Ding Tian's Ancient Life

Mi Ying saw the emperor's smiling face, and it immediately lengthened, the smile disappeared, and the happiness disappeared.

"Come so early in the morning, is it a sign of saying goodbye to King Ning?" Emperor Yongqing knew all the virtues of his son: "

The New Year's Eve doesn't stop. "

"Your Majesty, these princes are just here to wish you New Year's greetings." What could Mi Ying say?

Don't add fuel to the fire at this time.

"Bring them all in!" Emperor Yongqing thought for a while: "Take them to the dining hall and have a meal."

"According to the order."

The place where the emperor eats is in the side hall of the Qianqing Palace, and the rules of eating are very strict. Sitting there, Wang Zuo is feeling cold all over his body.

gas.

Because across from him, there were four people sitting.

To be precise, the four princes...

The eldest prince is the oldest, thinks he is the most magnanimous, and has always acted as the boss among them, but Wang Zuo just doesn't buy him

What's more, Wang Zuo is older than him, and he doesn't give them good looks on weekdays.

Moreover, Wang Zuo was not polite to them. When it was time to fight, he would absolutely attack without explaining.

The First Prince and the others actually wanted to win over His Highness Prince Ning, but they didn't dare to be too blatant.

The two groups of people, sitting here, made a posture of "clearly distinguishing each other".

Wang Zuo let out a cold air, and the four princes on the opposite side also kept a straight face and didn't talk to him.

When Emperor Yongqing came and took a look, he could tell that the atmosphere of these young people was not harmonious at all.

All of a sudden, I became even more worried: "Look at you, you are like a fighting cock, if you don't like it, don't come to eat here, don't be afraid

I'm so angry! "

As soon as Emperor Yongqing finished speaking, the princes all smiled, sincere smiles... But Wang Zuo still kept a straight face, he was such a person, it didn't matter whether he smiled or not.

As for Emperor Yongqing, he praised Wang Zuo: "Prince Ning is still the same!"

Smiling, like a loving father looking at his awkward son.

Looking at my four sons...it's really sad.

These four guys were fine when they were young, but when they grew up, they began to miss his dragon chair. Of course, it's okay to miss, but they can't ignore the overall situation.

The faces of the four princes froze, why did the father look at this guy differently?

"The emperor is still the same, not old at all." Wang Zuo said bluntly: "Take good care of yourself, don't get tired. ,,

The words were harsh, but Emperor Yongqing knew that he was sincere: "I know, I know!"

Wang Zuo remained silent.

The smiles on the faces of the four princes on the opposite side were all a little forced, and they were about to be unable to hold on.

Emperor Yongqing said: "Let's pass on the meal!"

On the first day of the first lunar month in the palace, the imperial dining room served the emperor with special attention, such as two dragons spitting out pearls and phoenix spreading their wings. The names are nice, the meaning is auspicious, and the cooking is exquisite and authentic, but Wang Zuo eats it well. rare.

He missed the leftovers he ate with Ding Tian in the morning. The five-spiced mandarin fish was not as delicious as Ding Tian's "surplus" dish.In fact, Dingtian's "more than one year after another" is just catfish and silver carp stewed in miso.

The recipe is simple, not to mention the presentation. The dish served in the royal banquet in the palace is exquisite and the presentation is also beautiful, but he just doesn't think he wants to eat it.

"What's wrong with Prince Ning?" The eldest prince obviously noticed Wang Zuo's absent-mindedness, and immediately got into trouble: "Father Emperor's

Tired of imperial meals? "

"Snapped!"

Emperor Yongqing put down the chopsticks in his hand: "Don't let people eat? You can't eat or sleep. Didn't your mother and concubine teach you when you were young?"

The eldest prince was shocked, this was not a good word, it involved his upbringing and the virtue of his mother and concubine.

"Father, this son-in-law didn't mean that... I mean... I saw that King Ning ate a little less... Do you have any thoughts about the imperial meal?" The eldest prince couldn't maintain his smile.

He has a somewhat impulsive personality, and really doesn't like Wang Zuo's behavior, so he wants to make trouble with him, but he doesn't dare to look for him in private, for fear that Wang Zuo will beat him up!

In front of his father, he was no longer afraid, and couldn't help but want to stab Wang Zuo.

But he was too complacent, Wang Zuo didn't dare to beat him up in front of the emperor, but at the same time, the emperor would never allow anyone to be presumptuous in front of him!

"The elder brother really loves to care about people, but shouldn't you care about the father first?" The second prince took the opportunity to attack the elder prince.

"This is the dining hall of the father, and the banquet is hosted by King Ning. My highness doesn't care about the guests, but cares about the master, the father. Isn't it a bit of a show?" The eldest prince may be reckless, but He is very smart.

He has always been eyeing the crown prince.

After all, he was born of a noble concubine, and he was the eldest son... Although he was not a direct son, Emperor Yongqing's original spouse died young, and the empress who was established after ascending the throne died of dystocia!

There are four major concubines in the harem, noble, virtuous, virtuous, and virtuous, and the biggest is his mother concubine.

As he got older, the eldest prince's ambitions grew stronger and stronger.

He is already married and has no intention of marrying a wife, because he and his mother and concubine are looking for someone, whether this one is good or that one is good.

It's just...he has been vacillating, and Emperor Yongqing didn't make a statement, so the two of them didn't say anything.

The second prince is also in a hurry, although he is the second child, he is a favorite of Concubine De, Concubine De's natal family is rich!

why?

Because Concubine De's grandfather was in charge of the House of Internal Affairs during the late emperor's reign.

The eldest has fame and the second has money.

The third child has a literary name.

Back then, I wanted to develop in the military, and I also wanted to be a "all-rounder in civil and military affairs" to wear on my head.

In the end, the pretense was not done well, and his father exposed it, and he was ashamed and didn't appear in front of people for a year.

Although the fourth prince was born of Concubine Xian, Concubine Xian has the most trust of Emperor Yongqing. It is said that Concubine Xian is really virtuous!

I don't know if it's true.

Emperor Yongqing said to Mi Ying: "Let someone make a fried eel with vegetarian dishes for King Ning. By the way, there are also Shandong sea cucumbers and pearl fish balls. Make one for King Ning and send it to his table."

"According to the order!"

Dining with Emperor Yongqing is not on a big table, but a rectangular table for each person, with a tablecloth on it. The plates are huge, but contain very little to eat.

There are also eunuchs serving food, and the dish will be taken away after eating half of it.

Instead of a dish, during the whole meal process, you will eat dried fruit, candied fruit, pastry first, then pickles, appetizers, and meal soup...

It is very particular, but Wang Zuo has almost memorized this rule by heart since he was a kid.

Wang Zuo saw that Emperor Yongqing's food was not very appetizing, so he said, "Then you can have another dish of pickled peppers. Let's have an appetizer." The sauced peppers belong to one of the braised pickles.

Because the yellow sauce and red pepper are used as the main ingredients, it invigorates the spleen and appetizers, and it is delicious with rice.

The sauced peppers are exquisite in workmanship, exquisite in materials and unique in taste. The most important thing is that the sauced peppers in the palace use fresh red peppers cultivated in the greenhouse, not dried peppers.

"Alright, serve me a plate of pickled chili peppers." Emperor Yongqing asked Wang Zuo, "What were you thinking just now?"

"I was thinking, how come there is no surplus in the palace's imperial meals?" Wang Zuo smiled faintly, and rarely mentioned this topic to Emperor Yongqing: "This morning, I ate the leftover fish from yesterday. It is said that this fish ...."

Emperor Yongqing knew about the fact that he used to celebrate the New Year at Ding Tian's hometown, and he really mentioned the "more than one year after another" in it.

It's just a folk custom, and the palace doesn't pay much attention to it.

"That's right!" Emperor Yongqing ordered Mi Ying: "Let the people in the imperial dining room make a dish that has lasted for more than a year. Really, I forgot about it."

I??

Mi Ying immediately said: "Slave servant, go and order!"

He hurriedly sent someone to remind him, he knew the allusion of more than one year after year.

There are no live fish in the imperial dining room, but frozen dead fish. These fish are all caught from the ice holes dug out of the river, and they freeze as soon as they come out of the water. Now it takes time to melt.

But the emperor and King Ning are not in a hurry, they chatted, and they talked about things in the Northeast, especially when King Ning told Emperor Yongqing that when he first went there, he was too cold to go out in the first winter. House, it's too cold!

The four princes wanted to make jokes, but they couldn't find a topic to show off their presence, so they just sat dryly and watched the monarchs and ministers chatting

The two chatted very well, and when the dishes came, they started talking about the food again. King Ning didn't talk much, but every time he could pick it up, it was good for him.

Emperor Yongqing was happy to talk to him, and Mi Ying said a few words from time to time, which could make people laugh.

The first half of the meal was extremely quiet, and the second half was full of enthusiasm.

After Emperor Yongqing finished giving the banquet, he sent his four sons away. No matter how unwilling they were, they had no choice but to leave in despair.After they left, Emperor Yongqing took Wang Zuo to the imperial study.

"These guys are becoming less and less worrying." Emperor Yongqing sighed. In front of Wang Zuo, he took off all his masks, and he looked like an ordinary middle-aged man with a lot of troubles.

"It's not that you are unwilling to establish a prince. If you establish a prince, the eyes of those people will definitely be attracted." Wang Zuo curled his lips: "Why do you have to fight like black-eyed chickens?"

It's so easy to set up a target, but it has to be carried to death.

"Establishing the crown prince is justified, who will sit in the back seat of the middle palace?" Emperor Yongqing was also annoyed: "These four will not succeed, no matter who becomes the queen or who becomes the crown prince, the remaining three will live." No."

The struggle in the palace has always been fierce, because they can't afford to lose, and if they lose, the whole family may not survive.

"Then choose from a few small ones!" Wang Zuo was a little irritable: "There is always such infighting, and it is the vitality of the court that is tossing. The firearms over there are well researched, and the war is getting smoother, but this firearm cannot always be used. Are you hiding it?"

Every day I have to worry about being discovered, but the firearm is very noisy. It is okay to hide it in the mountains now, but I am afraid that someone will find it one day...

Emperor Yongqing thought for a while, his sons, each with a lot of explosives and grenades, threw them on each other's heads... Then there was a "boom" explosion, and everyone went to the sky to meet their ancestors... It's too scary!

"Zuoer, you must keep an eye on that firearm!" 7 Emperor Bian Qing reminded him again and again: "Don't let those evil obstacles touch it, or the palace will be razed to the ground !"

Wang Zuo became even more irritable when he heard this: "Then find someone you trust to take over!"

"This is what you said, your emperor's uncle, the person I trust the most, is you!" Emperor Yongqing said cheerfully and happily: "With Zuoer helping me, I will feel at ease."

Wang Zuo unceremoniously picked up his teacup and took a sip of tea: "You are at ease, I'm going to be exhausted!"

The things he has mastered in private are enough to change the dynasty. Of course, he has no interest in becoming the emperor, and then the emperor's uncle will use him desperately.

"Oh, you're still young, and you can still do it. Do you have the heart to let your emperor's uncle die in front of the desk?" Emperor Yongqing said

The son learned to play tricks: "When your emperor's uncle marries a daughter-in-law and has a son, then hand over your share to the future prince.

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Suddenly... Wang Zuo's face stretched.

It's all up to him, right?

Emperor Yongqing's smile is an old man's comfort!

Wang Zuo left the palace with a dark face. Emperor Yongqing rewarded a lot of things in one breath. Among them, there were two, the richest one, which was sent to Prince Ning's mansion, and the other one, which was very special, was given to A family with a small title, Captain Yunqi, Ding Tian!