Datang Almighty Dad

Chapter 558 The Standing Prince
On the side of the banquet, the crown prince did not stand there stupidly as King Yong said, but ignored the officials and the emperor, picked up a small bowl, picked up a pair of chopsticks, and went directly to the big dining table to eat by himself. eat.

The emperor asked curiously: "Why is the prince eating alone?"

Putting down the bowls and chopsticks, Prince Li Yu respectfully said: "I tell my father, oil with hot cakes is the most delicious food in the world, and it is also the hard work of the people. Li Yu is reluctant to waste it."

He Zhi was gasping for breath and wanted to help explain, but the emperor preempted him, "Really? You are so eloquent, you saw me glaring at you, right?"

The prince didn't explain, maybe he was choking on the cake, so he picked up a bowl of soup and took a big gulp.

The emperor said loudly: "That's what I don't like about you the most. Two-faced and three-faced. Your mansion in the Sixteenth King's Courtyard is deliberately shabby, with broken furniture, leaky windows, and no maids. It’s clearly just showing me off.”

"I heard that someone in Lingwu repaired the Li Palace for you, which is even better than my Huae Tower!"

The emperor was angry.

The prince did not choose to back down this time, and dropped the hot cake that was being torn in his hand, and looked like a tiger, facing the emperor and shouting: "No matter what my father thinks of me, I, Li Yu, will always regard the saint as my own father!"

"Then you are wrong! I am a saint of Tang Dynasty!" The emperor retorted sharply.

Okay, I'm talking about family relationship with you, but you don't care about the relationship between father and son, and deal with business with me?Li Yu gritted his teeth and bowed down, shouting loudly: "Okay, then invite the sage to 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 cake and a slice of meat, and strode towards his teacher He Zhizheng.

The emperor looked at this rebellious son, and was so angry that he walked over quickly from the other direction. Even Lin Jiulang, who came back from Dengdong, pushed him away to salute, and directly lifted the stool blocking his way, and stood at He Zhi Right in front of the prince, he wants to see what this rebellious son is going to do today.

The prince Li Yu walked up to the teacher, picked up the meat himself, and respectfully fed it to the teacher He Zhizheng. He Zhizheng was so moved that he burst into tears. At this time, knowing that the prince above him could not be stopped, he could only open his mouth with tears in his eyes and eat. The meat is off.

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

The emperor saw it in his eyes, and felt sore in his heart. His son, who had never been filial to him, treated his teacher better than his father.

"I am very disappointed in you and your teacher!"

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

Um?No!He Zhizheng quickly stopped him with his eyes, how could he say such outrageous words?

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

Being humiliated by his own son, he can't make a fuss out of control just to fight for such a little filial piety, right?Besides, is the filial piety that comes from fighting for it still filial piety?
The emperor turned around in frustration and walked back to the dragon chair, "Listen to the prince, and give Mr. He a seat."

The prince personally moved a wooden stool, supported He Zhizheng to sit down slowly, the old He Zhizheng was trembling, and sat down with his hands on the dining table, no one noticed that the place he was pressing happened to be the place where every day Personally issued mutton cutting knife.

Everyone in Dengdong returned one after another, and the Prime Minister, King Yong, and the prince also returned to their seats.

The minister of the Ministry of Rites stood up and said loudly: "Minister Zhang of the Ministry of Rites said that there will be a banquet on the night of the Yuan Dynasty, and all the ministers will enjoy the strange lanterns with the people of the world. I hope the weather will be good, and I will be in the Tang Dynasty forever! Kneel!"

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

The emperor also sat at the big dining table, feasting with all the officials, raised a glass filled with grape wine, and signaled to Lin Jiulang, "Your Excellency has worked hard."

Lin Jiulang was so flattered that he quickly got up to salute and drank a full glass.

He Zhizheng, who was sitting at the bottom of the table, said: "Saint, please let me get up and walk a few steps. The old minister is getting old, and he just knelt for too long, and his legs and feet are a little swollen."

"You can do whatever you want."

"Thank you saint!" Old man He got up slowly with the help of his servants, leaning on a cane, and paced towards the saint, still sighing: "I'm old, I can't do anything anymore."

The emperor smiled and said, "Hehe, Mr. He, my Tang Dynasty respects the elderly and respects filial piety. Even if you are old, you will have a good death."

Old man He sighed: "I hope! My own child was sent to the south to join the army, and I haven't seen him for more than ten years. I adopted He Fu as my own. People say that I am doing good deeds and cultivating virtue. In fact, I also hid my selfishness, hoping to have a filial child by my side. Now, it's gone."

Old man He said these words sincerely, but who cares?How can there be friends in the court?They are all cronies!Everyone is eating on their own. After all, the life and death of other people's sons has nothing to do with us?We are not relatives, or political enemies.

The emperor comforted and said: "Old He, how enviable you are! Students and adopted sons are all of one mind with you. What about me? My own son doesn't know what I want."

As he spoke, he sighed and turned his head to look at the Prince and King Yong.

He Zhizheng didn't dare to agree, but tried to smooth things over by saying: "Why do you deserve pity? My own children deserve pity! If you don't treat your own children well, how can you protect the people of the world?"

This sentence is both an answer and an exhortation.

Of course the emperor understood, and without making a sound, he turned around, picked up the wine jug, and poured wine into the wine glass.

He Zhizheng didn't dare to take it too seriously, so he quickly took it and was flattered.

The emperor also picked up his golden cup and said with a smile, "Old He has endured for 50 years, and finally he is willing to speak his mind."

After speaking, he raised his glass and drank it.

Sending old man He back to his seat, the servant came to report, "Saint, the ugliness is coming, the red-chip girl has arrived, all people are waiting, do you want to light the lamp?"

"Wait a minute, the main course I gave you hasn't been served yet."

"Here!" The waiter stepped back and ordered the main dish to be served. Several servants carefully placed a big dish on the table, and placed it at the end of the table. Coincidentally, it was right in front of He Zhi.

Yan Taizhen from the women's family said worriedly: "Xu Hezi is coming, and she will stand on the platform with the saint in a while, and stand together for a long time...too long! It's really worrying."

His tone changed, not only worry, but also lack of confidence in himself.

Soon, the lids of the big dishes on the main table were opened, and from top to bottom, layers of gold bowls were stacked, with fruit and vegetable desserts on the bottom layer, sashimi dishes in the middle, rare caviar on the top, etc., a total of nine bowls from bottom to top. The floors are in the shape of a pyramid, and the top three floors are also decorated with Tai Chi and Eight Diagrams patterns. Such a big dish is very shocking.

"Come on, you don't have to be formal. Today, we will share this dish. Let's do it!" said the emperor.

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

But the emperor seemed to be targeting him specifically, and ordered his general again, "Prince, you are already a role model for all officials, take the lead."

This……

After hesitating for a while, Prince Li Yu bowed his hands and said, "Thank you, father."

Walking step by step to the front of the big dish, Guo Lishi swallowed and wanted to remind him, but unfortunately, the crown prince didn't understand.

The crown prince, who didn't understand why, was about to reach out to 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? Come quickly!"

"Ah? Ah! As ordered!" Feng Shenwei, the servant in red robe standing beside him, was shocked.

(End of this chapter)