My country, you can pinch it

As soon as Emperor Shun left, the frozen atmosphere in the hall slowly eased. The hearts of all the officials seemed to be tightened by one hand, but now they gradually relaxed. They did not leave in a hurry, but their eyes fell on the two princes in the hall.

Duan Wangluo's fate was broken, he walked in front of Liu Ke, suddenly pinched his hands, grabbed Liu Ke's collar fiercely, and asked, "Lao Qi, do you think you are right for me, brother?" Not thin, you treat me like this? You really have a hard heart!"

With Liu Ke's skills, he can naturally break free from King Duan, but he doesn't know if he is too lazy to move, or because he feels nothing to be afraid of. He just raised the corners of his mouth and let King Duan move with a sarcasm: "The surname is Liu, do you still expect me to be merciful? Is it? If you and I cut open the skin and take a look, Brother Emperor, the color of the heart, liver, spleen and lungs, yours is much darker than mine."

"You are afraid that I will block your way!" Duan Wang said coldly.

"Isn't this nonsense?" Liu Ke leisurely raised his hand, grabbed Duan Wang's wrist, and twisted it slightly. The latter suddenly showed pain on his face, and subconsciously let go.

While smoothing his skirt, Liu Ke showed a grateful smile and said, "If it weren't for Brother Duan's wolf-heartedness, how would I have been able to achieve justice and kill my relatives smoothly? If it is spread out, the common people will love it."

"People are nothing, so don't be complacent. You are so disobedient to your father today, even if you become the crown prince, you will not be able to sit on the throne!" Having said this, King Duan grinned grimly, as if he had already seen Liu Ke's end, and lowered his head. He sneered, "Now it's just because you are still useful, but once the situation is stable, Lao Qi, you might as well go back and read this allusion, lest you don't know how to die!"

Liu Ke raised his eyebrows slightly, and said slowly, "It seems that you still don't give up."

"Heh, if you can come back after you leave Beijing, can't I?" Duan Wang has recovered his elegance and dignity at this moment, as if the gaffe just now was an illusion.

"Brother Rong, let me remind you that you are fifty years old." Liu Ke said.

Duan Wang's face contorted for a moment.

"If you kick your feet at this age, it can be called joy and mourning."

Duan Wang clenched his fists violently.

Liu Ke looked down, and said, "I really want to beat you up, why don't you give it a try? It just happens that the land is far away, and it's troublesome to send Dian Yi there."

"Liu Ke—" Duan Wang's eyes spewed fire, burning his mind instantly.

"His Royal Highness Duan, you must calm down!" Finally, before he could make a move, several ministers rushed over and hugged him.

"Prince Ning is already the crown prince of the emperor's Jinkou Yuyan. If you do something, you will offend the next and the last, and it will not be worth it!"

Everyone persuaded them one by one, and finally pushed down Duan Wang, who was almost out of control. The latter blushed and said cruelly, "Wait and see!" After speaking, he broke away from everyone and left angrily. The emperor was different, a sense of embarrassment lingered in his back.

His Highness King Ning stayed until the end with his mouth open. At this moment, he looked handsome, handsome, imposing, and radiant no matter how he looked at it.However, all the ministers left in the palace couldn't express their expressions when they looked at him. Even the nobles who had already boarded the pirate ship were hesitating whether to go all the way to the dark or jump into the sea halfway.

Everyone was waiting for this person to say a few words, but they heard Liu Ke asking in one direction: "What time is it now?"

The little eunuch who was waiting was taken aback for a moment, and then hurriedly replied: "Reporting to Your Highness, the hour of Xu has passed."

In fact, it was neither too early nor too late, the music and dance rehearsal had just skipped halfway, and then the emperor left in anger.

But when Liu Ke heard it, he didn't say anything, turned his heels, and hurriedly walked towards the outside of the hall with big strides, looking anxiously at his back.The palace is still a little far away from Prince Ning's mansion, and he is still waiting to go back to watch the new year with Shang Jinling, so how can he have time to chat with these people.

By the time Liu Ke returned to Prince Ning's Mansion on a fast horse, the ion time was not far away.

The snow outside had stopped unknowingly, forming a thick layer in the yard. Liu Ke walked towards Shang Jinling's yard step by step. Candlelight shone through the closed window, cutting out a shadow at his desk.

Seeing this, Xiao Tuanzi behind him said happily, "Your Highness, the young master really didn't rest."

"He's waiting for me." When Liu Ke said these four words, a warm current seemed to flow through his body. At this moment, his heart was extremely peaceful. The hustle and bustle of the palace banquet and the extravagance were not as warm as Shang Jinling's candlelight.This is the feeling of home, there are people he has held hands with all his life inside, suddenly he feels like a dream, a little too happy.

He stood at the door for quite a while without pushing the door open, Xiaotuanzi couldn't help wondering: "Your Highness, won't you go in?"

"Tuanzi, I'm a little scared."

When Xiaotuanzi heard this, he immediately sighed, "Isn't it? Today's big banquet is really thrilling, and I sweated a lot for you! Your Highness, although you have won the crown prince, you will be the king of Duan. Your Highness kicked out of Beijing, but what he said is correct, the emperor is probably dissatisfied with you, you have to be more careful in the future." He reminded quite solemnly.

However, Liu Ke waved his hand, not caring, "Be careful, no matter how dissatisfied the old bastard is, he can only hold back, what can he do to you? I like to see them gnashing their teeth."

Xiao Tuanzi chuckled inwardly, and asked doubtfully, "Then what are you afraid of?"

"God gave me such a good Ling Ling, I was afraid that he would not like me, and suddenly took it back, so what should I do?"

Xiaotuanzi was silent for a while, and after a long time he whispered: "I don't know if God will take the young master away, but if you don't go in, the young master will take you away."

"Ok?"

"The child's hour is almost here."

As soon as the words fell, Liu Ke pushed open the door in an instant and shouted: "Ling Ling, I'm back!"

Liu Ke fiddled with the noodles in the big soup pot with chopsticks and a spoon, and found rice cakes, Sixi meatballs, three delicacies, dried whitebait and shrimp, peanuts and nuts... All kinds of ingredients were mixed in it. It forms a chowder, a full pot, even if the hungry person eats it, it is estimated that the belly should be round.

Facing the candlelight, Shang Jinling looked at him with a smile, and said softly, "Why don't you eat?"

Liu Ke picked out noodles with chopsticks, and asked in a low voice, "Lingling, you didn't make this, did you?"

Shang Jinling shook his head and gave him a strange look, "I don't know how to cook, so if I cook, do you dare to eat it?"

When Liu Ke heard the words, he was immediately convinced that no matter how strange the mix-and-match was, the taste would always be good if the kitchen dared to serve it up.

Palace banquets have never had much to eat, so Liu Ke managed to eat a few mouthfuls at the beginning, but in the war of words, that little food was also digested. The young and strong man was full of energy, and he was hungry after a while. Liu Ke was indeed starving.

He blew twice, opened his mouth and inhaled twice, and took a big mouthful of noodles into his mouth...Under Shang Jinling's expectant gaze, Liu Ke's face showed confusion, and he chewed twice, as if trying to distinguish the taste .

"How is it? Is it delicious?"

Liu Ke didn't answer, but asked, "Lingling, you really didn't do this?"

"of course not."

Liu Ke felt that this cook could no longer be needed, so he made such a ghostly thing on New Year's Eve.

"However, I made it with my eyes on the kitchen." Shang Jinling continued, "It is said that you should eat something good when you are young. I see some Sixi balls in the kitchen, so let me put some, and there are three delicacies, which means three things. Yang Kaitai, let me put some rice cakes in. The rice cakes are taller every year, so you can’t have less. Peanuts and nuts mean longevity..." He talked eloquently, and finally clapped his hands, "By the way, I wanted to put a fish , it’s more than enough every year, but the kitchen aunt refuses to live or die, so I can only let a spoonful of fish sauce she made..."

Liu Ke: "...What about the dried shrimp?"

"Fresh, there are sea cucumbers in it, have you eaten it yet?"

"Not yet." Liu Ke looked down at the noodles in the basin, his mood was a little delicate, he had to take back his previous thoughts, this cook is at the peak of his cooking skills to make these things taste like this, it's not easy, " Rewarded." He murmured.

"Is the taste okay?" Shang Jinling asked again.

Liu Ke wiped his face, "It's... okay, but Lingling, have you eaten?"

"No, I have to wait for you to come back tonight. I ate a lot of dinner, and this is for you." Shang Jinling put his hands on the table, holding his face, with a smile on his face, "It's a bit too much, if If you can’t finish eating, share some with me.”

"No, I can finish eating." Liu Ke blurted out, then looked down at the heavy heart, the corner of his mouth twitched, and murmured, "I should finish eating..."

It is said that apart from physical limitations, Shang Jinling is unable to practice martial arts, and everything he does is fast and accurate. The so-called outstanding talent is really not bragging, but there is only one thing that has seven senses and six senses, and he has no self-knowledge, and that is cooking .

Liu Ke couldn't understand why Shang Jinling always likes to put all the messy ingredients together and stew them in a pot, and they have to put some weird sauces. Is this stuff edible?Who gave him this illusion?

After failing time and time again, Liu Ke is still happy to pay attention to new mash-ups. Every time Liu Ke sees the finished product, he feels sorry for him.

While eating, he said: "I have been named the crown prince."

Shang Jinling's eyes brightened slightly, "What about King Duan?"

"Demoted out of the capital, and sealed in the west."

All of this was as expected, Shang Jinling settled down, but after a second thought, "Is the emperor mad?"

"If you don't move me for the time being, or you will strangle me to death." Liu Ke thought of the confrontation just now, excited and apprehensive, with inexplicable excitement in fear, contradictory, he picked a ball Put it in his mouth, chew it vigorously, and finally said, "Lingling, the emperor already wants to touch me. As long as the court is stable, I can guarantee that he will destroy me as soon as possible!"

Shang Jinling listened, and couldn't help shaking Liu Ke's hand. He knew that since Liu Ke chose to be tough, there was no turning back.

"So, before you push the New Deal to the right track and appease the court inside and outside, we must be prepared for the moment of change. I have already predicted it." His eyes are bright, beautiful as if covered with stars.

Liu Ke swallowed the rice cake in his mouth, and couldn't help but move forward, "When do you think it will be?"

"The moment Prince Duan was summoned back to Beijing, the palace changed."

Liu Ke's breathing suddenly became heavy, and the hand holding the chopsticks was suddenly tightened, "Lingling..."

The two looked at each other, their noses were entangled, Shang Jinling held his face and said: "If you want to stabilize the court, the emperor has to delegate power to you, and this means that you can seize power arbitrarily at this time and win over the courtiers." , Gathering one's own forces can even directly threaten his status. Facing such a powerful prince, if the emperor wants to hide everything, it is no longer so easy. Palace changes are inevitable, are you afraid?"

Liu Ke gave a short laugh, "Why would I be afraid, I am afraid that you will be afraid!"

"Together with you is the path I choose."

On a quiet night, a loud chime sounded outside the door, indicating that it was midnight.

They have passed this year together.

Shang Jinling moved forward and kissed his lips lightly, "Happy New Year!"

Liu Ke licked his lips, and while Shang Jinling raised his eyebrows, he raised his hand to hold the back of his head, pressed it back, and murmured, "Happy New Year!"

Next year will be a year of hard work.