At the banquet, the prince did not stand stupidly as King Yong said, but no longer paid attention to the ministers and the emperor, picked up a small bowl, picked up a pair of chopsticks, and ate directly at the big table.

The emperor asked curiously, "Why did the prince eat alone?" ”

Putting down the dishes and chopsticks, the crown prince Li Yu said respectfully: "Father, oil with hot cakes is the most delicious in the world, and it is also the hard work of the people, Li Yu is reluctant to waste it." ”

He Zhizheng was gasping and wanted to open his mouth to help explain, but was preempted by the emperor, "Is it?" You see me glaring at you, right? ”

The prince didn't explain, maybe he choked on eating bread, and took a big sip of a bowl of soup.

The Emperor said loudly: "This is what I dislike most about you. Three knives on both sides. You are in the mansion of the Sixteen Princes, deliberately made it tattered, the house is broken, the windows are leaky, and there are not even maids, you are clearly putting on a show for me. ”

"I heard that someone built a palace for you in Lingwu, which is better than my Calyx Tower!"

The emperor was furious.

The crown prince did not choose to retreat this time, dropped the hot cake that was being torn in his hand, looked like a tiger calf, and faced the emperor and said loudly: "No matter what my father thinks of me, I, Li Yu, always regard the saint as my own father!" ”

"Then you're wrong! I am the saint of the Tang Dynasty! The Emperor retorted sharply.

Okay, I talk to you about family affection, but you don't care about the relationship between father and son, and do business with me? Li Yu gritted his teeth and bowed down, and shouted loudly: "Okay, then please sage, give the teacher a seat!" ”

He Zhizheng's eyes were moist, and he shook his head in pain.

Seeing that the emperor was full of anger and did not nod, the prince simply turned around, grabbed a piece of bread, took a piece of meat, and strode towards his teacher He Zhizheng.

The emperor looked at this rebel, so angry that he walked over from the other direction, and even Lin Jiulang, who came back from Dengdong, saluted, and pushed it away, directly lifted the stool blocking his way, and stood in front of He Zhizheng and the prince, he wanted to see what this rebel was going to do today.

The prince Li Yu walked in front of the teacher, personally sandwiched the meat, and respectfully fed the teacher He Zhizheng, who was moved, and the old tears were all over the place, at this time, knowing that the prince who couldn't stop him, could only open his mouth with tears and eat the meat.

At this moment, the love between teachers and students is beyond words.

The emperor saw it in his eyes and was sour in his heart, his son had never seen half of his filial piety, but he was better than his father to his teacher.

"I'm disappointed in you and your teacher!"

The prince sneered: "In Li Yu's heart, the teacher is more like a father than his father!" ”

Well? Cannot! He Zhizheng hurriedly stopped it with his eyes, how could he say such a big rebellious word?

The prince ignored it and continued to patiently feed the teacher.

was disgraced by his own son, he can't make a fuss out of control in order to fight for such a trace of filial piety, right? Besides, is the filial piety that is fought for still filial piety?

The emperor turned around and walked back to the dragon chair in disappointment, "Listen to the prince, give a seat to He Lao." ”

The prince personally brought a stool and helped He Zhizheng to sit down slowly, the old He Zhizheng was trembling, sitting down with his hands on the dining table, no one noticed that the place where he pressed was the mutton cutting knife issued by everyone.

The people of Dengdong returned one after another, and the right minister, Yongwang, and the crown prince also returned to their seats.

The waiter of the Ministry of Rites stood up and said loudly: "Zhang Mouyan, the waiter of the Ministry of Rites, has a banquet on the first night, and the ministers are drunk, and the people of the world enjoy the strange lanterns, and ask for smooth wind and rain, and I will be in the Tang Dynasty for thousands of years!" Kneel! ”

"Long live my emperor, long live, long live!"

The emperor also sat at the big table, feasted with hundreds of officials, raised a cup full of grape wine, and signaled to Lin Jiulang: "Right Prime Minister is hard." ”

Lin Jiulang was flattered, and hurriedly got up to salute and drank a full glass.

He Zhizheng, who was sitting at the bottom of the seat, said: "Sage, please let me get up and walk a few steps, the old minister is old, and he has been kneeling for too long, and his legs and feet are a little swollen." ”

"It's up to the old man to do his own thing."

"Thank you, saint!" With the support of his subordinates, Old Man He slowly got up, walked in the direction of the saint with a cane, and sighed in his mouth: "I'm old, I can't do anything." ”

The emperor smiled and said: "Hehe, He Lao, my Tang Dynasty respects the old and values filial piety, even if you are old, you will have a good death." ”

Old man He sighed and said, "I hope so! My own child was sent to the south to join the army, and I haven't seen him for more than ten years. Adopting He Fu is regarded as one's own. People say that I am doing good deeds and cultivating virtue. In fact, I also hide my selfishness, hoping that there will be a filial child around me. Now, it's gone. ”

Old man He really felt these words, but who cares? How can there be friends above the court? It's all friends! They are all eating by themselves, after all, what does it matter to us whether other people's sons live or die? They are not relatives, but political enemies.

The emperor comforted and said: "He Lao, how enviable you are! Students, adopted children, all have the same heart as you. What about me? My own son doesn't know my intentions. ”

As he spoke, he sighed and looked back at the crown prince and the Yongwang.

He Zhizheng didn't dare to agree, but said in a circle: "What is pitiful? Your own son, get pity! If it is not good for the children of your own family, how can you protect all the people in the world? ”

This sentence is both an answer and an exhortation.

The emperor, of course, understood, and did not make a sound, but turned around and picked up the flask, and poured the wine glass.

He Zhizheng didn't dare to hold it up, and hurriedly took it up flattered.

The emperor also picked up his golden cup and said with a smile: "He Lao has endured it for fifty years, and he is finally willing to say what he thinks." ”

After speaking, raise a glass and drink it all.

Sending the old man He back to his seat, the chamberlain came to report, "Sage, ugliness is coming, the red-chip girl has arrived, all the people are waiting, whether to light the lamp." ”

"Wait, the main course I've given you hasn't served yet."

"Whoa!" The waiter stepped back and ordered the main dish to be served, and several subordinates carried a large dish and carefully placed it on the table, right at the end of the table, coincidentally, just in front of He Zhizheng.

Yan Taizhen of the female dependents said worriedly: "Xu Hezi is coming, and she will stand on that platform with the saint in a while, and stand together for a long time...... It's been too long! It's really worrying. ”

The tone is not only worried, but also seems to be unconfident in himself.

Soon, the lid of the big dish on the main table was opened, from top to bottom, layer upon layer of golden bowls, the lower layer was fruit and vegetable desserts, the middle was sashimi dishes, the top was rare caviar, etc., from bottom to top, a total of nine layers, in the shape of a pyramid, and the top three layers were also arranged with Tai Chi Bagua patterns, such a big dish, it was very shocking.

"Come on, you don't have to be formal, today, we share this dish. Do it! The Emperor said.

The ministers looked left and right, looking at each other, and no one dared to move. The prince sat dumbfounded, not looking in the mood.

The emperor seemed to be specifically targeting him, and once again ordered his general, "Prince, you are already a role model for hundreds of officials, take the lead." ”

This......

After hesitating for a moment, the crown prince Li Yu surrendered his hand: "Thank you, father." ”

Walking step by step to the front of the big dish, Guo Lishi swallowed his saliva and wanted to prompt, but unfortunately, the prince didn't understand.

Seeing that the prince who didn't know why, he was about to reach out and touch the dish, Guo Lishi couldn't stand still and shouted loudly: "Feng Shenwei! I don't understand the rules more and more, what's the name of this dish? Hurry up! ”

"Huh? Yes! Yes, sir! Feng Shenwei, the red-robed servant standing on the side, was excited.