In the early morning in the Weiyang Palace, Liu Hong, the son of heaven who had just turned fourteen, slept until he woke up naturally.

Since the daily affairs of the court and the central government are handled by the prime minister, unless there is a major event, he generally does not need to be asked by the little emperor, so he is also chic and comfortable in the palace.

However, as Liu Hong, who became the emperor halfway, his daily life was still full of arrangements, and he needed to learn all kinds of etiquette knowledge.

Here, Liu Hong was served by the palace maid and dressed neatly, and the eunuch in the imperial dining room over there began to be responsible for putting the three dining tables together and laying out the table sheets.

Waiting for Liu Hong to sit down, the eunuchs holding red lacquer boxes lined up and quickly served various dishes, meals, soups, etc. to the table.

There is a Taiguan in the palace who is in charge of food and drink. There is also one Zuo Cheng, Gan Cheng, Tang Guancheng, and Guo Cheng, Zuo Cheng is the main eater, Gan Cheng is the main dining utensils, Tang Guan Cheng is the main wine, and Guo Cheng is the main fruit.

Therefore, although the dishes looked very rich, Liu Hong couldn't muster his appetite at all, and he was tired of eating these foods.

So after a few perfunctory bites, he ordered the food to be removed.

At this time, Cheng Huang, the regular waiter, carried the food box and rushed in, "Your Majesty, I'm so happy!" ”

Liu Hong, who was bored, saw Cheng Huang's embarrassed appearance, and didn't take it seriously, and asked in a coated tone: "What's the matter, panicked?" ”

Cheng Huang opened the food box with a smile on his face and took out a few small plates from it, which contained steamed dumplings of various flavors.

"Your Majesty, this is Nanyang Taishou Chen Qiujin's Taixu food, you can taste it."

"No!" Zhongchang Guo Sheng and Taiguan Ling Yangheng exclaimed at the same time.

The Taiguan Order is in charge of the imperial diet, which is specifically responsible for the diet of the emperor and the inner palace, as long as the food that appears in the palace must be checked by him, otherwise there is any problem, but he will be questioned.

And Guo Sheng is jealous, and he is also a regular servant, Guo Sheng is more valued by Liu Hong than Cheng Huang. Now Cheng Huang is offering too much food, whether it is good or bad, stop it first.

Seeing them like this, Cheng Huang couldn't help sneering: "Why, do you think that the emperor is not worthy of eating?" ”

The two hurriedly denied it: "The origin of this food is unclear, and no one dares to guarantee that there is no problem." ”

Seeing that Liu Hong was a little hesitant, Cheng Huang hurriedly knelt down and said with tears in his eyes: "Your Majesty, the old slave has great courage, and he doesn't dare to harm you!" Before coming, the old slave had already eaten one first, and felt that only His Majesty deserved to enjoy such a delicious taste, so he didn't dare to eat more, if His Majesty didn't blame the old slave for being greedy, the old slave would eat another one now! ”

"Accurate!" Liu Hong nodded.

At that moment, Cheng Huang no longer hesitated, carefully picked up a steamed dumpling, put it in his mouth and chewed it slowly, and tasted it slowly, with a very happy expression on his face.

I don't know how long it took, Liu Hong's voice interrupted Cheng Huang's enjoyment.

"I can eat it now, right?"

"Your Majesty, wait a minute, let the old slave try it too!" Guo Sheng licked his mouth and said that he was aroused by Cheng Huang's eating appearance, and wondered if this too empty food was really so delicious.

As soon as he picked up the chopsticks to pick up the steamed dumplings, Cheng Huang snatched the chopsticks and scolded angrily: "Bold Guo Sheng, Your Majesty's food, you dare to grab it!" ”

After speaking, he showed a flattering smile at Liu Hong and said, "Your Majesty, eat it while it's hot, this too empty food is sent from Nanyang four hundred miles in an urgent manner, and it's not much." ”

Liu Hong suddenly became interested, and no longer ignored Guo Sheng and Taiguan's order to stop him, he picked up a steamed dumpling, took a bite gently, and immediately looked moved when he tasted it, with a look of surprise in his eyes, "Okay, I have decided, I will eat this for every meal in the future." ”

Zhongchang Guo Sheng and Taiguan Ling Yangheng watched Liu Hong eat happily, and couldn't help but look at each other, and at the same time showed a helpless wry smile, they have never seen this food, how can they meet the emperor's requirements, it seems that they will only be closer to Cheng Huang in the future.

When Cheng Huang heard Liu Hong say this, his heart suddenly burst into flames, and he couldn't open his eyes with laughter, "Your Majesty, don't worry, the old slave will arrange it and call all the relevant people to Luoyang." ”

Liu Hong nodded, and unconsciously ate a little bit, then stopped, and found that there was not much left of a box of steamed dumplings by him, and couldn't help but be a little annoyed and said: "Why did I finish eating, and I still want to send some to Empress Xiaoren, she is used to living a hard life, and she must have never eaten such delicious food!" ”

Cheng Huang immediately knelt on the ground, kept kowtowing, and at the same time kept blaming himself: "It's all the old slave who is confused, Nanyang Taishou originally sent two dishes to eat, and after the old slave tasted it, he made his own opinion, and offered the dumplings with thin skin and more filling to His Majesty first, and left the buns with more skin and less filling in the imperial dining room." ”

Liu Hong raised his hand and said with a smile: "Get up, I forgive you for your innocence, come on, go and fetch the buns for me." ”

After a while, a little eunuch carried a steaming bun and put it in front of Liu Hong.

Looking at the delicious food in front of him that constantly exuded an attractive aroma, after all, he was not very old, how could Liu Hong resist such a temptation, and he didn't care about the fact that he had eaten just now, he reached out and picked up one, took a bite, chewed it carefully, frowned and said: "It's really not as good as the dumplings just now, but this is also a rare delicacy." ”

Then he said to the Taiguan Ling Yangheng who was standing aside, "You send these steamed buns to Empress Xiaoren's residence, ask for opinions, and make more improvements in the future, I want everyone in this palace to enjoy this Taixu delicacy." ”

Yang Heng received the order and was about to withdraw, but was stopped by a person's words.

"Wait," the person who came was the eighty-one-year-old Taifu Hu Guang.

Seeing Hu Guang, Liu Hong hurriedly got up and saluted, "I've seen Taifu, I don't know why Taifu called Taiguan's order." ”

Hu Guang waved his hand and motioned for everyone to go out.

Everyone knew that this was the Taifu who wanted to lecture the emperor, and they didn't dare to slack off.

After a while, all the people in the main hall retreated, and Cheng Huang and Guo Sheng took the gate and guarded the door.

Hu Guang saw that there were only two people in the main hall, he and Liu Hong, so he said with a serious face: "The old minister knows that His Majesty still has a grudge against the Empress Dowager, but after all, more than a year has passed since Dou Wu committed the crime, and the Empress Dowager did not participate in this matter at the beginning, so she was implicated and moved to Nangong Yuntai to live. This dynasty has always ruled the world with filial piety, and His Majesty, as the son of heaven of the Han Dynasty, should be an example for all the people in the world. ”

"Although Empress Hyoin is His Majesty's biological mother, His Majesty inherited the Jongmyo Temple, and the Empress Dowager is His Majesty's nominal mother. If His Majesty is a reborn mother and despises the Queen Mother, it will inevitably attract unscrupulous discussions and cause turmoil in the court. ”

"It's just a meal, why should Taifu make a big fuss." Liu Honghun didn't care, and picked up a bun and broke it to see the filling inside.

For a long time, due to the framing hints of the eunuchs around him, he thought that Dou Wu wanted to be the second of Liang Ji, so that he could only be a puppet, maybe one day he would be unhappy, so he would kill himself and set up a new emperor. Therefore, he has had several nightmares, which is also the root of his alienation from the Empress Dowager Dou Miao.

Hu Guang had a headache, and everyone in the world said: 'Ignore Bo Shi in everything, there is Hu Gong in the middle of the world', but who knows his difficulties.

Since he entered the court when Emperor An, he has acted in the golden mean, constantly maneuvering between relatives, eunuchs and scholars, and has gone through the six emperors of An, Shun, Chong, Quality, Huan and Ling.

When his relative Liang Ji was in power, if it weren't for the fact that Hu Guang endured humiliation, acted impartially and righteously, and did not act for the tiger, I don't know how many upright officials would have been persecuted.

Later, when the eunuch came to power, outsiders said that he was a charming eunuch and kept the throne, but if it wasn't for him to uphold justice in the court, I don't know how many people died innocently, and the world of this Han Dynasty still doesn't know what chaos has become.

If today's son is young and is deceived and fooled by the eunuchs, he has the intention to change the status quo, but the eunuchs are powerful, and only by uniting others can they have a competitive strength.

He originally planned to find a suitable opportunity to let the empress dowager who had lost power return to Changle Palace and suppress the eunuchs, but who would have thought that the Son of Heaven would take his biological mother to live in Changle Palace, so that his plan would fall through.

I wanted to figure it out slowly, but the eunuchs framed in front of the Son of Heaven all day long, becoming more and more alienated from the Queen Mother.

I'm afraid that if this continues, the world will be a mess by the eunuchs, and then he Hu Guang will not be able to protect his late season, so it is better to resign and return to his hometown while his reputation is still there.

Thinking of this, Hu Guang couldn't help but burst into tears, knelt down in front of Liu Hong, and said:

"The old minister has been an official for more than 30 years, and he has been in six dynasties, all of whom have tried their best to assist the Son of Heaven in governing the world. However, everyone in the world thinks that the old minister has no loyalty, and the old minister is now hated by the people of the world, and he does not dare to occupy a high position anymore. ”

Liu Hong was stunned, why was he okay just now, and suddenly resigned, although he was young, he also knew that Taifu was not just anyone who could be a man, don't look at Hu Guang's age, but he can really solve something in the court, not only that, but he can also be regarded as doing his best in teaching himself, so Liu Hong can't let him resign, he has nothing to do with himself, and he doesn't want to be anxious about the affairs of the court in the future, so he hurriedly walked to Hu Guang, held his arm, and didn't let him kneel again.

"Taifu, why is this, please hurry up."

Hu Guang was unmoved, and continued to bow down and said: "Your Majesty is the Son of Heaven, you should focus on the community, and don't do it casually in the future, otherwise the old ministers will be ashamed of the emperors of the Han family." ”

Seeing this, Liu Hong could only make a gesture again and again, "Taifu don't want to leave me, I know that I am wrong, and I will definitely think deeply before doing things in the future." ”

At the end of the point, Hu Guang took advantage of the situation, supported Liu Hong, and said: "Your Majesty is tormenting the old minister!" ”

"Someone," Seeing that Hu Guang no longer mentioned the matter of resignation, Liu Hong shouted outside the door, and saw Cheng Huang and Guo Sheng coming in, so he pointed to the bun on the low case and said:

"You send this Taixu food to the residence of the Empress Dowager in Nangong Yuntai Pavilion, and at the same time tell her that I will not forget her to help establish the Holy Ming and inherit the merits of the temple."

Hu Guang nodded slightly, he was quite satisfied with Liu Hong's attitude, and his son could still be taught!

The two received the order, and just after leaving the palace gate, Guo Sheng said: "Cheng Huang, you should send it yourself, there is some gap between a certain and the queen mother, it is better not to see it." ”

After speaking, without waiting for Cheng Huang's reaction, he left in a hurry.

Cheng Huang didn't want to fall into the whirlpool at this time, and when he didn't know what to do, he suddenly had a plan when he saw the Yellow Gate Ling Dong Meng coming this way.

"Lord Dong, this is the food offered by Nanyang Taishou, and the emperor asked you to give it to the queen mother."

After speaking, he called a palace maid not far away and said, "You go with Lord Dong, and you must hand over the food to the queen mother." ”