Liu Mingzhi nodded slightly and casually put away his hands on top of the stove.
"Pass it on."
"yes."
Little Chengzi immediately trotted outside the palace gate and gently shook the fly whisk in her hand.
"His Majesty dictates the banquet."
As soon as Xiao Chengzi finished speaking, a large group of palace maids and eunuchs lined up in two rows, each carrying a steaming tray and walked into the hall.
Young Master Liu walked to the exquisite carpet in the center of the hall and sat down cross-legged. He glanced at the civil and military officials on both sides with a smile.
"My lords and ministers, dear ministers, have you all had breakfast before you enter the palace to go to court?"
Upon hearing Young Master Liu's question, the civil and military officials were startled, and they all looked at the trays in the hands of the eunuchs and maids.
"Back to Your Majesty, I got up too late and didn't have breakfast."
"Your Majesty, my wife has already prepared a satisfying breakfast for me.
Unfortunately, I was so anxious to enter the palace to attend court that I didn't even get a bite to eat."
"Your Majesty, my belly is empty."
Liu Mingzhi looked around at the civil and military officials in the palace, and casually rolled up the cuffs of his dragon robe.
"Are you sure you haven't had breakfast? Don't wait until later just to cater to my kindness.
If this is the case, it will be you who will suffer when the time comes."
Hearing Young Master Liu's question again, the civil and military officials shook their heads without hesitation.
"Go back to Your Majesty, I'll be sure."
Young Master Liu nodded happily, raised his head and waved to the palace maids and eunuchs standing on both sides.
"Let's have a feast."
"Slave, please obey."
A large group of eunuchs and palace maids immediately walked towards the civil and military officials on both sides with the trays in their hands.
Little Chengzi took the tray from a young eunuch, walked slowly to Young Master Liu and stopped.
"Your Majesty, this is yours."
"Well, let it go."
Little Chengzi placed the tray in front of Young Master Liu, picked up the spare pair of chopsticks on the tray, and picked up a dumpling from the bowl.
Liu Dashan saw Xiao Chengzi's behavior and waved his hand casually.
"No need, there are so many people who want to harm me."
Little Chengzi nodded quickly, put the dumplings back into the bowl, and retreated to Liu Song with the chopsticks in her hand.
"Yes, yes, I obey."
Liu Mingzhi picked up the exquisite rice bowl with one hand and the chopsticks next to it with the other hand, and turned to look at the civil and military officials on both sides.
"Dear ladies, today's imperial gathering is the first imperial gathering this year.
Now that spring has just entered, the weather is still cold in the morning, and it is not very comfortable to be hungry.
So, I am in charge of the food today.
However, I don’t know what your taste is, dear friends.
After thinking about it, I realized that the Lantern Festival had just passed yesterday, so I asked the imperial kitchen to prepare some dumplings and glutinous rice balls for us.
In addition, add a bowl of dumpling soup and a pile of pickles, after all, the original soup becomes the original food.
As for whether you like to eat it or not, that's all."
"Thank you very much, Your Majesty. Long live our Emperor."
"Then use your chopsticks."
"Thank you Your Majesty for the banquet."
"By the way, I would like to remind you that today's dumplings are filled with leek and egg. You must be careful after eating the dumplings to avoid inhaling the surrounding colleagues."
When all the civil and military officials heard Mr. Liu's joking words, they all laughed heartily.
"Hahahaha, thank you Your Majesty for reminding me, I will pay attention to it."
"Your Majesty, if you didn't tell me, I still wouldn't know.
Later, after I eat the leek and egg dumplings, I must smoke this old thing, Lao Du."
"Also, the pickles on your tray are pickled by the Queen herself.
You are not allowed to be left behind.
Otherwise, the Queen will be unhappy when she finds out."
"Your Majesty, if you say that, then I will only eat this plate of pickles."
"It's very true. Even if I don't eat, I dare to live up to the queen's craftsmanship."
"Colleagues, this is not how flattering works.
If you only eat the pickles made by the Empress herself, you won't be afraid of being caught.
However, I am different. My hometown is Sichuan, and I grew up eating kimchi made by my parents themselves.
I don’t like anything else but a bite of pickles.”
"Hey, Lao Wang, when it comes to being thick-skinned, you are the old guy."
When Liu Dashan saw the civil and military officials teasing each other, he picked up a dumpling.
"Okay, then use your chopsticks and let's talk about business while eating."
"Thank you, Your Majesty."
After Young Master Liu ate four or five dumplings in one go, he turned sideways and looked at Liu Song and Xiao Chengzi who were standing behind him.
"Yanagi Song, Xiao Chengzi."
"The little one is here."
"The old slave is here."
"You two, stop standing around. Aren't there still a few bowls of dumplings and glutinous rice balls left? You two should sit down and eat together."
"Hey, thank you young master."
"Old slave, thank you, Your Majesty."
Young Master Liu swallowed the dumplings in his mouth and waved the chopsticks in his hand casually.
"Go, go, have breakfast quickly, it won't taste good when it's cold."
"I understand, little one."
"Old slave, go right away."
Young Master Liu took a sip of dumpling soup and looked at the civil and military officials on both sides with a faint smile.
"My dear friends, is there any other dear friend who has a copy that he would like to report?
If you have the skills, you don’t need to get up and just reply directly.”
"Your Majesty, I have a report from Honglu Temple."
"allow."
"Your Majesty, Haining Hou An Jianghe has not given any information to the court for nearly half a year..."
After listening to the reply from Honglu Temple Qing Wang Hezheng, Liu Mingzhi smiled lightly and picked up another small bowl of glutinous rice balls.
"I have my own plans regarding the Haining Houan River."
"Yes, I obey my orders."
After Wang Hezheng picked up the bowls and chopsticks again, Liu Mingzhi turned and looked at Xia Gongming, the chief minister of the cabinet.
To be continued...