Li Hong was unmoved, and continued to snatch the meat from Yiyang's hand and said, "Oh, you just let him take a few looks, and there will be no shortage of meat." ”

"No, that guy is a thief, and he is not a good person at first glance." Yiyang said angrily.

Hearing Yiyang say this, Li Hong also began to be a little curious, in the Tang Palace, there are still people who dare to stare at the Tang princess? Didn't anyone warn the princes and little khans of those small kingdoms when they came?

At this time, the Linhu Hall has been lively, the courtiers are drinking and greeting each other, and the foreign guests are enjoying the singing and dancing, carrying the wine jug, looking for the official they want to find to pull the relationship, set close.

The people of the military department were surrounded by the envoys of Silla, and they hoped that the Tang Dynasty would send troops to help them resist the siege of Goryeo and Baekje. Baekje and Goryeo hoped that the Tang Dynasty would send troops to help them destroy Silla together.

But these have nothing to do with Li Hong and the others in the corner, Li Hong turned around and looked at Yiyang's eyes, and saw a young man about the same age as Li Zhong, who was squeezing his eyebrows in his direction, teasing Yiyang who was puffing up next to him, and behaving very arrogantly.

Li Hong frowned, knowing that this was the little khan of the Western Turks, Ashinu, and the ceremonial officials had already reported their names when they met their father in the Taiji Hall just now.

Yiyang turned his head angrily, his little hands tugging at the hem of his clothes and sulking. The only one in this palace who can stand up for her is Li Hong, Li Sujie has become timid and cowardly since her mother was moved to the deep palace. Li Xiao and Li Shangjin were even more preoccupied with Li Hong, and at this time, Li Hong did not move, and they did not dare to do anything to Ashinu.

Li Hong looked around and no one was paying attention, and the envoys of the Western Turks seemed to be talking loudly with their father, emperor, mother, and Li Zhong, so they got up from the futon and walked to Ashnu's side.

After Ashnu glanced at Li Hong who walked to his side, he ignored it, as if Li Hong was air and not worthy of his attention. Then he put one arm on the desk more presumptuously, and the hand on the desk was on his head, and he looked at Yiyang with a flushed face even more unscrupulously.

"Hey, that's pretty much it, hurry up and eat your meal." Li Hong stood aside and said.

Ashinu glanced at him, and continued to maintain the posture of looking at Yiyang, not taking the three or four-year-old child in front of him to heart at all, and expected that he would not dare to make any outrageous moves in this court.

Li Hong looked at Ashinu's indifferent and indifferent attitude. I know that I was ignored by the other party! Is this worth it? So he stopped talking, looked around again and saw that no one was paying attention to them, so he raised his calf, and when the two sisters Yiyang and Gao An just turned their heads to look over, Li Hong's little feet were imprinted on Ashinu's face.

Yiyang and Anyang, who turned their heads, happened to see Li Hong's little feet imprint a footprint on Ashinu's face, and both of them were so frightened by Li Hong's bold move that they couldn't help but scream, and their little hands hurriedly covered their mouths, afraid of being discovered.

"I can't understand if I talk to you well, do I, I have to treat you like a brute before I can react, right?" Li Hong retracted his foot and looked at Ashinu with an angry face and said provocatively.

"You ......." Ashnu was furious, but he didn't expect a three- or four-year-old boy to dare to kick him in the face.

With angry anger in his eyes, he stood up from the futon, and reached out to grab the clothes on Li Hong's chest, so as to teach this Tang prince who dared to insult him a lesson.

I saw Hua Meng appear as if out of thin air, and he kept grabbing Ashinu's outstretched hand, and said in a dark manner: "Little Khan, at my Tang banquet, you should also pay attention to your behavior." ”

Ashinu and Li Hong were both startled, neither of them found out how this eunuch appeared in front of them, just like a ghost, suddenly appeared.

Ashinu looked at his wrist that was grabbed, and pulled it hard a few times but didn't pull it back, his wrist seemed to be clasped by an iron hoop, no matter how hard he tried, this person with a smiling smile on his face didn't move at all, as if he was nailed there.

Li Hong smiled, raised his head and said to Ashinu easily: "Pay attention in the future, you can see not everyone, take care of your eyes, be careful of losing it." ”

Li Hong didn't know that after coming to the Linhu Palace, Wu Mei called Hua Meng aside and gave him a few words of advice, asking him to watch the little leather monkey and not let him make a fuss today.

And where the ministers were concentrated, the Western Turkic envoy and the Guizi envoy were obviously encouraged by people with intentions, and at this moment they were in the lobby and said loudly to the crown prince Li Zhong: "His Royal Highness the prince, you have to use your hands to eat meat, we can't learn to use chopsticks like you Datang, and it doesn't conform to the Taoist ideology of Datang." We should give up using chopsticks and use our hands no matter what we eat, this is the most noble way to use food. ”

Li Zhi and Wu Mei frowned when they heard this, these envoys obviously intended to make things difficult for the honest and cowardly prince, just to make Li Zhong make a fool of himself in front of everyone.

"Chopsticks are a rule handed down by our ancestors, so we naturally have to abide by them." Li Zhong stammered, and squeezed out a sentence after a long time.

The Western Turkic envoy saw that Li Zhong was honest and cowardly, and poured a glass of wine for Li Zhong with a wine jug and said, "Come, I salute His Royal Highness the Crown Prince with a glass." ”

Li Zhong was helpless, followed the cup and drank a cup, as soon as he put down the cup, he saw the Western Turkic envoy on the table next to him, grabbed a piece of meat and said: "The Tang Dynasty is a country of etiquette and civilization, and it follows the Tao and the law, why use two wooden sticks to eat, isn't this move against human instinct, forgetting the root of the Tao and nature, and losing the etiquette and civilization that should be?" Therefore, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince should also give up using those chopsticks, and using your hands is the noble way to eat. ”

Li Zhong didn't know how to change it, and just picked up the chopsticks in his hand, because the messenger's words were not put or taken.

"Really? Can you eat anything? Li Hong didn't know when he ran to the prince's side, leaned on Li Zhong's shoulder and looked at the envoy below and asked, with his lazy evil smile on his face.

Li Zhi and Wu Mei, who were originally solemn, were relieved to see Li Hong suddenly appear, and they couldn't explain what the reason was, and at the same time thought that in this way, the prince would not lose face in front of everyone.

At the same time, Wu Mei glared fiercely at Hua Meng, who was not far from Li Hong, as if to say, "How did you release this leather monkey." ”

"That is, no matter what kind of food you eat, there is no honor like that of your hands." The Western Turkic envoy said unknowingly, and the other Turtle Emissary nodded in agreement.

"Okay, it just so happens that today I have prepared a new meal for my father, the emperor, my mother and others, and I will ask you to help me show how to eat with my hands in a while." Li Hong was boneless, hanging on Li Zhong's shoulder and said.

Li Zhi, Wu Mei, Li Yifu and Xu Jingzong in the court, as well as the eldest grandson Wuji and others who had been there all the time, were shocked after hearing Li Hong's words, and they couldn't help but look here, and they were all speculating in their hearts, what was wrong with the acting king's heart.

"Haha...... Good. The king has an order, and the minister will obey it. ”

"Summer solstice, get it ready and serve it quickly." Li Hongchong Hua Meng said.

When Hua Meng heard this, he hurriedly walked to the back, and after a while, he saw Mangzhong, Xia Zhi, Xiaoxue, Xiaohan and Hua Meng walking in with a plate of fish.

On each person's plate was a delicate brass hot pot, as well as several small plates and a small bowl, in which all kinds of raw meat were placed, and the contents of the bowl were like spices. Hot pot has been around for a long time, this is Li Hong's modified hot pot, which is easier and more convenient to eat than the previous one, and it is also much simpler.

The water in the copper hot pot is bubbling at the moment, and wisps of water vapor rise straight into the air from the copper hot pot, and now you only need to put the meat in the delicate small plate into the hot pot and cook it for a while.

Hua Meng put a copper hot pot on the table of the crown prince Li Zhong, and in the hands of the others, it was given to Li Zhi and Wu Mei, as well as the eldest grandson Wuji, Zhu Suiliang and others.

Li Hong giggled and picked up the chopsticks, Wu Mei and Li Zhi, who were watching everything here, and the other courtiers sighed helplessly, seeing this hot pot, they knew that the little guy was going to trick people again. It's really a shame that this little thing can come up with it, what is in this little head, he can think of such a bad move.

Li Hong picked up the chopsticks unfamiliarly, and while putting the meat on the small plate into the hot pot and stirring it around, he said to Li Zhi and Wu Mei: "Father, the queen mother, the sons want you to taste this meat today, and I just want you to taste this meat today, and I just want to give it to all the distinguished foreign envoys, they are meat experts, so they can naturally taste the quality of this meat at once." ”

For a short time, Wu Mei hadn't figured out how to say anything to stop Li Hong from attacking foreign envoys like this. But Li Zhi, the second goods who reacted half a beat slowly, came to the foreign envoy with hindsight, and said: "This is very good, it is rare for Hong'er to have a piece of mind, you should taste the quality of this meat." ”

The Western Turkic envoy and the turtle envoy and other envoys felt bad at the first sight of the copper hot pot. Now look at the boiling water in it, especially when I saw Li Hong put the meat into the pot with chopsticks, I already knew that I had fallen for the acting king, and when I was thinking about how to refuse, I didn't expect the Tang Emperor to be even more ruthless, and even ordered them to taste it?! Suddenly, the faces of the two became more ugly than the faces of dead people, and they looked at each other with each other, not knowing what to do for a while.

As soon as Li Hong heard Li Zhi's words, he laughed and almost fell off Li Zhong's shoulder, but thanks to Li Zhong's quick eyes, he helped him.

"Come on, there's also fresh spices here, this is a royal homemade secret recipe, you can't eat such delicious hot pot anywhere else." Li Hong usually uses a spoon, and he himself uses chopsticks, but today he has to use these chopsticks well in front of the envoys of various countries.

As if even God was helping him, Li Hong unexpectedly sandwiched a piece of meat into the seasoning bowl for the first time, and after dipping it in a few times, he chewed a piece of meat into his stomach with a small mouth.

Then he looked at the two messengers with red faces and sad faces and said: "Come on, use your most noble method to try whether our Datang hot pot is very delicious, of course, you can also buy some of our Datang hot pot and bring it back to your country to eat." ”

The turtle envoy looked at the boiling hot water, and the hands hanging on both sides clenched his fists tightly a few times, he originally wanted to embarrass the prince of the Tang Dynasty, but he didn't expect to make the three or four-year-old boy stumped.

Standing there with an embarrassed face and not knowing what to do, the Western Turkic envoy was also embarrassed, and after a few breaths of silence, he said nonsense: "Such hot boiling water is naturally not good, is it possible that who can put their hands in the hot oil pot to get something?" ”

"I can." The meat in Li Hong's mouth has not been chewed clean, and he said again without being shocking, he has the meaning of fighting with you to the end today.

"Uh......." The two envoys almost choked on Li Hong's words.