Chapter 19 If there is no one next to you First, I would like to recommend a collection
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Cheng'en Palace, the atmosphere has become more and more solemn. (Like this book, please collect biquge.info) The nine old men with different appearances on the left put away the relaxation on their faces, and kept looking at the eight princes, not knowing what they were thinking about. The elite children of the family behind them also felt this unusual atmosphere, and they sat upright one by one, showing the good cultivation of the children of the family to the fullest.
Qin Xueling, who was sitting in the first row on the left, wanted to get up, but was stopped by Old Man Qin with his eyes. Who knows if His Majesty is watching everyone! On this occasion, Qin Xueling's behavior greatly represented the attitude of the Qin family.
"Your Majesty has arrived!"
Li Zhenyuan, the emperor of the Tang Dynasty, walked in with a tiger's step, and a pair of tiger eyes swept over the eight princes sitting upright, with a meaningful smile on his face.
"Ladies and gentlemen, this is my eight immature sons, and today I will take this spirit beast banquet to let all Aiqing take a look. The Emperor said with a smile.
"Your Majesty, each of the eight princes is a masterpiece among people, heroic and extraordinary, worthy of the royal bloodline. Old Duke Qin Mu was the first to speak.
"Haha! The old marshal said this too much. I didn't let them all come out today to listen to your flattery. The Emperor said with a smile.
"Your Majesty has brought us all the old bones, the spirit beast banquet is just a pretense, and it is true to introduce the princes. It's just that the old minister has something unclear, according to the practice of the Tang Dynasty, the prince will only enter the court when he is sixteen years old. Although the princes are extraordinary, I'm afraid there are some problems in terms of age, right?" said an old man with crane hair and a childish face on the second table on his left hand, he was Hu Jianhao, the head of the Hu family. The Hu family is the oldest family in the imperial capital. Before the establishment of the Tang Dynasty, the Hu family was a big family in this land. It has been passed down for hundreds of years, and has experienced all kinds of stormy crises, and the background is unfathomable. It was only because the Hu family's status in the court was inferior to that of the Qin family that Hu Jianhao would be second.
"Old Hu, do you old courtiers understand my intentions? Hehe, but don't be in a hurry now, let's enjoy the spirit beast banquet first. The Emperor smiled slightly, his face a little mysterious.
With the emperor's order, the spirit animal feast began. A large number of palace maids with outstanding appearance shuttled before the various tables and banquets, placing plates of delicacies in front of everyone. A rich aroma wafted throughout the Cheng'en Temple.
Li Lin looked at the table full of delicacies with some consternation, although these were not main dishes, they were all carefully cooked from the refined meat of the quasi-rank spirit beasts. The essence contained in these lean meats is not much higher than the ordinary lean meat that Li Lin eats every day.
Li Lin was depressed. I thought that the supply of spirit beast essence meat every day would improve my treatment! I didn't expect that I was still put in the imperial dining room. The essence contained in five hundred catties of ordinary spirit beast essence meat is probably not as good as fifty catties of these quasi-rank spirit beast essence meat, let alone the more advanced first-order earth dragon essence meat. No, Lao Tzu can't suffer this dumb loss. Li Lin secretly decided that he would definitely go to the imperial dining room after this banquet.
The last main dish was served, which was the Dilong essence meat that Li Lin had eaten. Looking at the golden earth dragon essence meat that was cooked, Li Lin only felt that the gluttonous worms in his body were hooked.
"Ladies and gentlemen, although this earth dragon is a first-order spirit beast, it is rumored to contain the blood of the divine dragon in its body, so its strength is the top in the first-order. Speaking of which, the acquisition of this earth dragon is very lucky, so please taste it!" After His Majesty finished speaking, he picked up the chopsticks on the table.
Everyone watched the emperor move, and only then did they pick up the chopsticks on the table one by one, and how elegant and elegant the movements were. Those present here are either princes and ministers, or princes and princes, all of whom are educated nobles. Earth Dragon Essence Meat is nothing to those old guys whose strength is often at the high level of the Martial Sect. But for young people whose strength is generally below the martial sect, it is a good thing to make up, after all, the first-order spirit beast is at least the peak of the nine-rank martial artist according to the strength standard of human beings, and the earth dragon is stronger than the ordinary first-order spirit beast because it contains thin divine dragon blood in its body, which is also the reason why the earth dragon essence meat is helpful to high-level martial artists.
Smack!
The emperor put down his chopsticks, although the sound was not loud, but it was like a signal, everyone stopped the chopsticks in their hands and looked up at the emperor's majesty. The movements are uniform, as if they have been rehearsed countless times.
"Puff puff!"
Everyone's eyes were drawn to the three tables on the right, only to see that the main dish plate on the table of the three princes was empty. The three princes' cheeks were bulging high, and they were recklessly sweeping the spirit beast essence meat on other plates.
"Flutter!" a laugh came from behind Old Duke Qin. There is no need to guess, the only one who dares to be so presumptuous is Qin Xueling, the county lord of Xueling.
Old Marshal Qin's face twitched unconsciously, he thought that he was powerful enough to kill half of the earth dragon essence meat at once, but he didn't expect that there were masters on the other side.
His Majesty the Emperor was also suppressed. I choked back what I was going to say.
"Ahem!" The second prince, who was sitting on Li Lin's hand, coughed lightly.
Li Lin glanced at him, and the second prince just wanted to remind him, but he didn't expect this product to lower his head and bury his head in hard work.
"Grass, I haven't eaten in eight lifetimes!" the second prince was angry. He wasn't angry because Li Lin ignored him, but now the eight princes are sitting here, and their every move represents the face of the royal family. Even if you don't know etiquette, you should have some eyes. The second prince suddenly scolded himself, how can such a waste be worthy of his own jealousy.
The four princes sitting below would not remind him that the four princes wished that Li Lin would make a big fool of himself and then be punished by his father. The fifth prince remained silent, looking at Li Lin's eyes full of thought. The six princes swallowed and foamed enviously, the first-order spirit beast essence meat was also a great temptation for them. The Seventh Prince frowned, his face a little disgusted. The Eighth Prince directly sent his eyes of adoration.
"Ahem, all Aiqing!" the Emperor finally couldn't help it. If he didn't speak, the third prince would sweep away the food on the entire table.
Boom!
Li Lin swallowed the food in his mouth, and looked at the only lonely plate of spirit beast essence meat on the table with some pity.
With the voice of His Majesty the Emperor, everyone's eyes shifted from Li Lin and made a posture of listening carefully.
His Majesty the Emperor wanted to introduce the next topic with the help of the Earth Dragon Essence Meat, but his eyes inadvertently looked at the messy table of the three princes, and his heart was indescribably crooked.
"Change the table for the third prince!" said the emperor helplessly.
Soon, Li Lin changed a table in front of him.
Looking at the hot earth dragon essence meat on Li Lin's table, all the young people, including several princes, showed envious looks on their faces.
"Thin-skinned, can't eat, thick-skinned, eat enough!" Everyone finally had a new understanding of this sentence. We only get a piece of earth dragon essence meat in a proper manner, and you can eat two pieces of shameless meat. In these years, people who want to save face can't afford to hurt!
Looking at Li Lin's impatient eyes, the emperor's majesty was greatly depressed in his heart, and there was an interesting and unnatural embarrassment on his face, and for the first time, the wise and martial emperor felt uncontrollable in his heart.
"Ladies and gentlemen, this time I held a spirit beast banquet, in addition to sharing this rare delicacy with all Aiqing, it is also officially announced that my eight sons will enter the court in advance. You are all the pillars of the Tang Dynasty, and I hope you will help more. "His Majesty the Emperor didn't go around the bend and directly explained his intentions.
As soon as these words came out, all the princes, including Li Lin, changed their faces at the same time.
"Your Majesty, do you mean to let all the eight princes enter the court to study government affairs?" asked Old Man Gao.
The Emperor nodded.
"Your Majesty, there is no such practice in previous dynasties, those who enter the dynasty to study government affairs are adult princes, and minor princes are somewhat inconsistent with etiquette. The old man in the fourth position on the left side spoke, he is the head of the Chai family, the Chai family has a close relationship with the royal family, from the opening of the Tang Dynasty to the present, a total of four princesses in the past dynasties have married into the Chai family, therefore, the Chai family also has the title of the first family of relatives. Of course, the Tang Dynasty was a Ming monarch in all dynasties, and the power of relatives was weakened by Yan zhòng, so although the Chai family's status was noble, it only sat in the fourth position. The Chai family's power in the court is mainly concentrated in the Ministry of Rites, and the Shangshu of the Ministry of Rites in the past dynasties have some relationship with the Chai family, and the Chai family's family style is the most important etiquette. In the past dynasties, the Chai family has not had a shortage of courteous officials who dare to find fault with the emperor.
"Ladies and gentlemen, the Tang Dynasty has been inherited for hundreds of years, and there have been many generations of Ming monarchs, in addition to the protection of my ancestors in the royal family, there is also the fact that my Tang Dynasty Prince has always been virtuous and not long. This is also to ensure the continued growth of our Tang Dynasty. Now my sons have come of age. The choice of the crown prince has also become an issue of endless debate between the DPRK and China. I am also very distressed, since the ancestors have rules, and the virtuous do not stand up, then I need to select the virtuous from the many princes. And how to choose, not to look at looks, not to look at age, not to look at martial arts talent, but to see their ability to handle government affairs. Therefore, I decided to let my eight princes participate in the government at the same time. His Majesty the Emperor said in a deep voice.
"Your Majesty is at the peak of the Spring and Autumn Period, why is it so urgent to determine the candidate for the prince, although my Tang Dynasty has been a virtuous person in the past dynasties, but the prince is the first son to choose the eldest son, if the eldest son is not able to be cultivated, he will choose the sage from the remaining princes. Now that the eldest prince has not been established as a crown prince, is it a little too anxious to cultivate other princes?" said the old man, who was sitting in the fifth place. This is the old man of the Wang family, Wang Zhenshan. The Wang family runs an auction house, and among the major families in the imperial capital, the wealth is second only to the Gao family. Moreover, the family business is located in several surrounding countries, and it can be regarded as a predator in the business sea. Several old men sitting in the back also nodded. After all, His Majesty's mention of the emperor is very unruly, and at this moment of change, all the heads of the family have chosen the safest way.
"I've made up my mind. Starting tomorrow, the eight princes will all enter the court, and as for what to do, Zhongshu Province is working out!" the emperor said arbitrarily.
Several old men have closed their mouths, and His Majesty has decided, what are they still messing with, not to mention that although the eight princes are not in agreement with the court, it is not impossible to be accommodating, and after all, this is a matter of heaven, and it would be good for His Majesty to be the first to inform them. As for how to decide, it is naturally His Majesty's own business. None of these old men are treacherous and ghostly, and they will not take refuge in the past until the crown prince is completely on the throne. These families, which have been inherited for hundreds of years, have their own set of survival rules. They are attached to the imperial power, but they will not be completely controlled by the imperial power. The crown prince and the prince don't mean much to them, so naturally they won't get involved. Because no matter that prince becomes the emperor in the future, as long as the major families submit and continue to provide a steady stream of talents to maintain the rule of the royal family, it is too late for the new emperor to borrow from the family, how can it be suppressed. Of course, if you completely tear your face with the new emperor, it will be another situation. After hundreds of years of rule in the Tang Dynasty, the top families that have been destroyed are no less than those here.
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