Barbarians have always had a forthright temperament, and even after staying in China for many years, Man Ying's character remains the same.
The prince smiled slightly and said, "On this good day and at this grand event, please use it!"
"Your Highness, please!"
Everyone answered in unison, and then, after waiting for the prince to move his chopsticks first, others began to pick up their chopsticks and eat.
However, everyone has different ways of eating.
For people like Manying, once he started eating, even the prince sitting above him could hear his smacking sound, and he would also toast to the other candidates sitting next to him from time to time.
Lu Qingbai, who is dressed like a young man and pays more attention to his status, doesn't know if he has eaten before coming, so he basically doesn't move his chopsticks.
He just picked up his wine glass and toasted a few times from across the table.
Other than that, he just keeps shaking his fan.
But King Tie Gualian always had trouble with his two iron balls, and he didn't let them idle during the meal.
Zhao Xiaole had been paying attention to how Princess Loulan ate. She turned her head, lifted the veil, drank the wine, and barely moved her chopsticks.
Zhao Xiaole picked up a peanut, put it in his mouth and started chewing it. He probably wouldn't be able to see Princess Loulan's face tonight.
Afterwards, there will be entertainment programs.
The performances were mostly tricks and acrobatics, and then there were some stand-up shows by artists.
In today's parlance, it is called a talk show, but in this era it was called a actor, an artist who specialized in making jokes for the royal family.
The artist's performance made everyone laugh. Zhao Xiaole had always liked listening to cross talk before, but now he was also made to laugh and even had a stomachache.
The one who laughed the loudest was Wang Fugui. His silly look made him look even more silly when he smiled again.
The steward of the Wang family next to him did not stop him, because the steward was also holding his stomach and laughing wildly.
After a few rounds of drinking, everyone got to know each other a lot.
He was no longer as reserved as he was at the beginning. Not long after, he suddenly heard someone crying bitterly at the banquet.
Everyone was stunned and turned around to see Liu Boxin sitting at the bottom!
Liu Boxin was the younger brother of Prime Minister Liu Bern. He himself was well-educated in poetry and literature, but he had never held an official position. His reputation was no worse than that of his elder brother.
Now that his brother is dead, he has come out to run for prime minister.
But why was he crying?
Everyone was puzzled, and the prince was the first to ask: "Xueshi Liu, why are you crying on this happy day?"
Only then did Liu Boxin stop sobbing, slowly stood up and reported back: "Your Highness, ordinary people can't help but feel sad when they suddenly think of their deceased brother!"
The prince looked embarrassed and tried to persuade him: "The prime minister died while serving the country unfortunately, and I am very sorry for it. Scholars, there is no need to be sad. If you can be chosen as the prime minister, it will be enough to comfort Mr. Liu's soul in heaven!"
Liu Boxin hurriedly stepped forward and said: "Your Highness, this is exactly what the common people meant. I just think that the person who set fire to the library of the Ministry of Civil Affairs is still at large, and I hate it extremely. If this had not happened, my brother would still be alive today!"
It can be said that there is no pot that cannot be opened!
The prince tried hard to suppress the arson incident in the library of the Ministry of Civil Affairs, but Liu Boxin wanted to bring him up, sincerely confronting the prince!
The prince sighed, "I understand the bachelor's mood very well. Now I have asked the Ministry of Punishment to investigate strictly. No matter who did this, he will be severely punished. I must give an explanation to the world!"
However, Liu Boxin continued to ask for instructions: "Your Highness, the common people are willing to go and investigate this matter on your behalf. The Minister of the Ministry of Industry is not dead, but my brother is dead. The latter is more important than the former. The common people do not want to hear and reach the princes, but only want the truth to be returned to them."
In the human world, please give me your permission!"
"This..." The prince paused and refused: "The Ministry of Punishment has taken charge of this matter. If the bachelor is elected as the prime minister, I can consider letting you interrogate the case. As for now... let's go through the second round of assessment first.
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The prince didn't have a good impression of the prime minister's family, and he didn't want to talk about any messy feelings, so he decisively rejected his request.
"Your Highness...!"
Liu Boxin still wanted to fight for it. Seeing this, Zhao Xiaole interrupted directly: "Everyone, this second round of assessment is not easy. Someone actually dared to kidnap an official of the imperial court on the street and despised the imperial court to such an extent. If I catch him, I will definitely kill him."
Cut him into pieces!"
Zhao Xiaole slammed down the wine glass in his hand.
Lu Qingbai laughed when he heard this and said: "Master Hou has great magical powers. I wonder if he can get any clues about the murderer this time? If there are any, I can tell them so that everyone can take a closer look."
Zhao Xiaole regained his calm demeanor and poured another glass of wine, "I didn't find much at this moment."
Then, drink it all in one gulp.
Seeing this, the prince said softly: "The Minister of the Ministry of Industry has suffered such a big change. Now his mental state is ups and downs, and it is difficult to come up with useful words. I know that this matter is difficult, so I can only trouble you to investigate this matter."
"If no one can find out this matter after one month, I will set up another assessment, so you don't need to worry!"
King Tiedan sneered when he heard this, "It's impossible not to find out. The person who kidnapped the Minister of Industry is probably one of the people attending the banquet today!"
Lihua Garden fell silent for an instant, and Lu Qingbai's shaking of the fan stopped. Only the sound of King Tietdan rubbing the iron ball continued to be heard.
Wang Fugui smacked his eyelids and opened his mouth. He couldn't help but break the calm by speaking out.
"Really or not?"
The Iron-Courage King ignored him and continued to rub the iron ball, as if saying a word to such a fool would ruin his reputation from now on.
Man Ying snorted coldly, "This matter... I think it's a done deal. Your Highness, why don't we arrest everyone present and put them in the Criminal Department for rigorous interrogation. The results will eventually come out!"
Wang Fugui cursed: "Old man, is there something wrong with your brain? Do you want me to accompany you to jail?"
Man Ying smiled and said: "Little fat man, if you don't go to jail with the old man, you might die one day. This is the best way. We don't have to kill each other. Your Highness, what do you think?"
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From the current point of view, Man Ying's character is not suitable for being a prime minister. If King Man hadn't sent hundreds of rare beasts, it would be difficult to collect the three hundred thousand taels of silver.
The prince did not answer directly, but sighed: "If you want to become the prime minister, you must not only have extraordinary qualifications, but also the ability to coordinate and control. After all, this is just a test. If anyone dares to harm the same kind...!"
"Even if the assessment is over, as long as the court's laws are still there, I will never let him go lightly!"
What the prince said was basically nonsense.
If the court can catch the murderer, why should they be asked to investigate?
This was a clear rejection of Man Ying's proposal.
However, this was not beyond everyone's expectations, because it was not that the prince could not be arrested, but that it was impossible to arrest people like them.