On the first day of the second year of Yuande, Weiyang Palace was brightly lit, and countless maids shuttled between the ministers carrying dinner plates.↗

The most distinctive feasting part of the Han Dynasty's New Year's ceremony has begun.

The so-called banquet is a banquet hosted by the emperor to entertain and reward his ministers.

More than a hundred years later, Ban Gu praised the scale of banquets in the Eastern Han Dynasty in his "Ode to the Eastern Capital": So there were thousands of items in the court, tens of thousands of wines, gold pans, jade cups, Jiazhenyu, and big prisons.

At this time, the banquet scale of the Han Dynasty was naturally far smaller than that of the Eastern Han Dynasty.

But in essence, the banquets in the Han Dynasty were actually entertainment sessions where the emperor and his ministers enjoyed themselves together.

The so-called food master respects, and the swallow master rejoices.

Banquets were also one of the few occasions in the Han Dynasty where ministers could flatter the emperor openly without being criticized.

The flatterers are naturally like the Eight Immortals crossing the sea, each showing his magical powers.

These kinds of flattery, if repeated once or twice, would still be very pleasant to listen to.

But when there were too many people talking, Liu Che seemed a little impatient.

"Do you think I'm an idiot? I'm playing monkey?" Liu Che couldn't help but curse in his heart.

All we can say is that the flattering methods and techniques of the Han Dynasty’s flatterers still need to be strengthened!

Fortunately, the sycophants still had the ability to observe words and emotions. After discovering that Liu Che's attitude was a bit cold, they immediately stopped.

After the banquet, the great court ceremony came to an end.

Under the escort of the army, various bureaucrats began to respectfully leave their seats.

Liu Che had also left Xuanshi Palace and came to Changle Palace.

For him, today's work tasks are not yet completed!

Han family system. After the banquet of the previous dynasty, the people of the later dynasty would have a family banquet.

Today's Han Dynasty family banquet participants are, of course, Bo Dou and Chen San's relatives. In addition, there are Liang Wu, Liu Wu, his wives, concubines, concubines, and children, as well as Xiaozhu and Liu Che's new cheap brother.

"Your Majesty!" As soon as Liu Che's chariot entered Changle Palace, Wang Dao got the secret report, and then ran to Liu Che to report: "Princess Guantao has just sent a secret message..."

Liu whoring?

Liu Che, who was a little lazy at first, suddenly sat upright. He looked at Wang Dao and ordered: "Bring it here!"

Liu Prostitute will never send secret messages without any reason!

It seems that there is a problem at the East Palace.

Wang Dao bowed and took out a piece of silk cloth from his arms and handed it to Liu Che. Liu Che opened it. After just one glance, his expression suddenly changed.

There is only one sentence in the silk book: The Empress Dowager wants to make the Emperor’s tenth brother the King of Jing!

The tenth emperor brother is naturally a little pig!

King Jing...

A hint of killing intent escaped from the corner of Liu Che's mouth.

"Why not just make him the King of Chu?" Liu Che sneered.

Liu Che knew very well that the Empress Dowager Dou was a soft-eared old woman, and she was also blind. On weekdays, she usually stayed in Changle Palace and listened to Huang Lao sect's magnates explain Huang Lao's studies. In recent years,

Because of Chunyu Yi, Yu gained another hobby of health care and massage.

That's why Liu Che was able to seize power so quickly.

Otherwise, if you change the empress dowager to a different personality, Liu Che will probably have to worry about the pro-government affairs, and he will have to stay in Weiyang Palace and play in the mud every day.

The old lady's ears were so soft, which naturally gave many people an opportunity to take advantage of her.

A typical example is Guantao. Relying on his old mother's favor, he played the game of organization minister in Chang'an City.

Others also showed their talents and made plans for the old queen one after another.

In the past, Liu Che was too lazy to pay attention to these political vultures, because even if he did, it would be useless.

But, these guys are now so brave that they dare to interfere in the internal affairs of the royal family?

Liu Che really didn't know whether he should praise them for being so kind or applaud their desperate behavior.

Through the secret letter passed by Guan Tao, Liu Che knew, almost without any investigation, that one or two people could persuade the Empress Dowager to make a decision on the issue of confederation.

Without the concerted efforts of more than a dozen people and a well-timed performance, how could Empress Dowager Dou come off the stage to confer the title of king to Liu Shen?

Of course, Liu Che also knew that this was his cheap mother-in-law and aunt who was using his hand to eradicate dissidents!

The caring people and little cotton-padded jackets around the old mother, her Guan Tao alone is enough!

"Yi Di is Ying, Jing Shu is punishment..." Liu Che muttered: "What a good method!"

If Xiaozhu is made King of Jing, Liu Che will have no excuse to object.

After all, Xiaozhu was still young and was also his younger brother. Although his mother made mistakes and was punished by the late emperor, she was even thrown into the cold palace and was almost deposed.

But in the Han Dynasty, the eldest brother was the father, and the older brother must also protect his younger brother from wind and rain.

Not to mention that Xiaozhu was only implicated by his mother. He committed a crime himself and was caught by Tingwei and sent to Liu Che. Based on the current universal values ​​and ethics, Liu Che could not touch him at all, and even had to show mercy to him.

He said: I cannot bear to punish the king.

Not to mention that King Jing itself is a derogatory title.

If the elder brother is not willing to give King Jing to his younger brother, will the people in the world not be in an uproar if they see it?

However, it was precisely because of this that Liu Che was angry!

This made him feel like he was being threatened!

Imperial power will never yield in the face of any political coercion.

Because once you give in, it will be the starting point for the collapse of imperial power.

"Check carefully to see who are making noises and instigating people!" Liu Che ordered Wang Dao.

What does the embroidery guard do?

That’s what it’s for!

For Liu Che, it no longer matters whether Xiaozhu can be crowned king or where.

The important thing is that those who are playing tricks behind the scenes must be severely punished!

This is about the majesty of the emperor!

If these people are not dealt with, who will respect the imperial power in the future?

Of course, Xiaozhu wants to be King Jing? That’s impossible!

Since ancient times, Jing and Chu have been one, and this was especially true in the Han Dynasty.

Although Liu Wu, the previous King of Chu, was relatively stupid and died in an unclear manner, he was considered to have died in the line of duty after all.

Although his sons followed Liu Bi in rebellion, most of his ministers also rebelled.

However, Liu Wu has a good father and grandfather.

King Liu Jiao of Chu Yuan and King Liu Yingke of Chu Yi were still very popular among the scholar-bureaucrats in Chu State.

What's more, now, King Yuan still has a son!

Zongzheng Liu Li, Honghou Liu Fu. How could these people sit back and watch their ancestral property being robbed?

Liu Che didn't even need to do anything himself, he just needed to spread some rumors. Liu Li and Liu Fu would probably come to the East Palace to cry to Qin Ting.

The relationship between these two clan princes and the East Palace is not distant.

If Liu Che remembers correctly, in his previous life, Empress Dowager Dou had to work hard for Liu Li to become the King of Chu.

After thinking about this, Liu Che stuffed the silk book into his arms.

The car drove along and arrived at Yongshou Hall in a short time.

At this moment, there are many people in the Yongshou Hall.

Although the three relatives of Bo Dou and Chen have relatively few direct descendants, they have many side branches!

Dou Ying, for example, was born as a descendant of a branch of the Dou family.

In addition to the children, wives and concubines brought by King Liang, the Xiaozhu brothers and the late emperor's princesses, the Yongshou Hall was also full. Of course, the scale of the banquet in the Xuanshi Hall was incomparable.

In total, there are only three to four hundred people in the Yongshou Hall.

Empress Dowager Dou liked such lively scenes very much, and Empress Dowager Bo seemed to also enjoy such an atmosphere.

However, the new queen Chen Ajiao was a little uncomfortable with it.

She thought that this year, just like last year, she could have fun at this banquet.

However, reality told her: Your Majesty the Queen, please pay attention to the impact.

The eunuchs and maids around her performed their duties conscientiously. It took countless efforts to get Chen Ajiao to sit in her seat without moving.

But this is already the limit.
To be continued...