29. Second prince =Beef?

The day when King Dai returns to the capital is getting closer, and the atmosphere in the capital is becoming more and more subtle, with an undercurrent surging in the court. However, these have nothing to do with Zhao Yao.

  Today, he was in a very good mood. On the way to Wende Hall, his little face was always filled with a happy smile, and his little mouth was always humming a cheerful tune: "Two tigers, two tigers. Running fast, running fast, one has no ears, and one has no tail..."

  "Your Highness, why are you so happy today?" Tongxi was very surprised to see Zhao Yao's happy look. "Don't you hate going to Wende Hall the most on weekdays?"

  "Tongxi, have you forgotten what day tomorrow is?"

  "Tomorrow?" Tongxi thought about it carefully, and then a look of realization appeared on his face, "Tomorrow is the day for Your Highness to rest." No wonder Your Highness is so happy.

  "Yes, tomorrow is my day off." Zhao Yao walked with his hands crossed and holding the back of his head. "I've been looking forward to it for a long time, and finally I have a day off." Tongxi

  leaned close to Zhao Yao's ear and asked in a low voice: "Your Highness, are we going out of the palace tomorrow?"

  "Not tomorrow."

  "Ah, not?" Tongxi looked incredulous, "Aren't you looking forward to a day off so that you can go out of the palace?"

  "We'll go out of the palace tonight." Zhao Yao said, and a greedy expression appeared on his little face, "We'll go to my second uncle's house tonight to eat delicious food."

  Tongxi's eyes lit up when he heard it: "Your Highness, what delicious food are we going to eat tonight?"

  "I have written to my second uncle and asked him to make hot pot. The taste of hot pot made by my second uncle is unique." Zhao Yao just thought about it, and his mouth was full of saliva.

  Tongxi also swallowed his saliva greedily: "The dishes cooked by the second master are the most delicious." I have a good time tonight.

  "What delicious food are you thinking about, and your saliva is flowing out?" The eighth prince suddenly appeared and said.

  Zhao Yao reached out and touched his mouth, but didn't feel any saliva, so he glared at the Eighth Prince.

  "My dear, I'm not drooling."

  The Eighth Prince reached out and gently pinched Zhao Yao's little mouth, jokingly saying, "My mouth is full of saliva because of greed."

  "No way." Zhao Yao didn't admit it.

  "What delicious food did you think of?"

  "Spicy, hot hot pot." There was no hot pot in the Great Zhou Dynasty originally, but Zhao Yao in the dream liked hot pot very much and ate it often. He brought out the hot pot that Zhao Yao ate.

  "Hotpot is indeed delicious. I'll have hotpot tonight." The Eighth Prince invited, "Do you want to eat with me?"

  "Eighth brother, I won't eat hotpot with you tonight." Zhao Yao said mysteriously, "I have something to do tonight."

  The Eighth Prince asked with interest, "What's your business?"

  "After school tonight, I'm going to have a good sleep and make up for the sleep I missed from studying during this period." Zhao Yao said, shaking his fingers lightly, "I will also have a good sleep tomorrow." The

  Eighth Prince remembered that Zhao Yao had a day off tomorrow, "Are you planning to sleep for one day and two nights?"

  Zhao Yao nodded vigorously: "Yes, I've been getting up early every day to study during this period, and I haven't slept in. I want to make up for the sleep I missed. And the most important point is that children need more sleep so that they can grow taller." Eighth brother, I'm sorry, I didn't lie to you on purpose, but I can't let you know that I sneaked out of the palace, so I can only lie to you.

  "You can grow taller only if you sleep more. Where did you hear this nonsense?"

  "This is not a nonsense, this is the truth." Zhao Yao pouted and said, "Anyway, I want to sleep more and grow taller. My brother, don't come to me tomorrow, don't disturb my sleep, and don't hinder my growth." The

  Eighth Prince laughed and said, "Tomorrow, I won't take a day off, so I won't hinder your great cause of growing taller."

  "That's right, my brother, you won't take a day off."

  Zhao Yao and the Eighth Prince did not take a day off on the same day. The princes took turns to take a day off. He was the last one to take a day off among all the princes because he was the last to enter school. Before he took a day off, the Eighth Prince and the others had already taken a day off.

  Looking at Zhao Yao's smug look, the Eighth Prince pinched his little face and said, "Why are you so happy? I've already taken a day off."

  "That's right, but when I think that I will take a day off tomorrow and you will study in Wende Hall, I'm happy, hehe..."

  "When I take a day off, you are also studying."   

  "No matter, I'll take a day off tomorrow, you guys can study."

  The Eighth Prince said helplessly and dotingly, "You..."

  As soon as the two entered the Wende Hall, they heard the Ninth Prince talking loudly, saying that the King of Dai would arrive in Beijing in two days.

  It seems that not only he is happy today, but also the Ninth Brother.

  "Eighth Brother, is the Second Brother really coming back?"

  The Eighth Prince nodded slightly: "Yes, he will be back in two days."

  "Then it will be lively then." Zhao Yao suddenly thought of something, and his face showed an expectant look, "The Second Brother is back, and the Emperor will definitely hold a celebration banquet for the Second Brother, so we can eat delicious food." When

  the King of Dai returned to Beijing, everyone was concerned about what rewards he would get and what he would do next. Only Zhao Yao was concerned about eating delicious food.

  The Eighth Prince laughed and said, "When the Second Brother comes back, the Emperor will definitely hold a celebration banquet for him."

  "At the celebration banquet, we can eat beef." Zhao Yao licked his lips and said, "I haven't eaten beef for a long time, I almost forgot what beef tastes like." The Great Zhou Dynasty stipulated that cattle could not be killed at will, and beef could not be eaten at will. Even in the palace, beef cannot be eaten casually on weekdays. Beef can only be eaten at important banquets.

  The rule of not eating beef casually was not specifically stipulated by the Great Zhou Dynasty. This rule has existed since the previous dynasty, or even the previous dynasty.

  Since the previous dynasty, every generation of kings has attached great importance to agriculture, and cattle are important "tools" for farming. Naturally, people are not allowed to kill cattle at will.

  The kings of the previous dynasty were tyrannical and licentious, which led to chaos in the world and the suffering of all living beings. In order to escape, the people could not farm well, and many fields became barren land. In addition, in order to fill their stomachs, the people killed a lot of cattle, resulting in a sharp decrease in cattle.

  When the Great Zhou Dynasty was first established, the first emperor asked officials to count the cattle in various places and found that the number was pitifully small. The first emperor issued an order not to kill cattle, let alone eat beef casually. Although the number of cattle in various places has increased a lot in recent years, it still cannot reach the point where every household has cattle, so beef cannot be eaten casually.

  Only when the cattle die accidentally or die of illness can it be eaten. Otherwise, under normal circumstances, it is still not eaten.

  Zhao Yao likes to eat beef very much, but he can't eat it on weekdays. He can only eat it at important banquets, so he is particularly looking forward to banquets and particularly likes festivals.

  "Is beef so delicious?" The Eighth Prince is not picky about food. For him, as long as he can eat enough, it doesn't matter whether it tastes good or not. In his opinion, all meat is the same.

  "It's delicious, very delicious, especially when beef is put in hot pot." Zhao Yao saw that the Eighth Prince looked incomprehensible, and looked at him strangely and said, "My dear brother, I have always suspected that there is something wrong with your tongue. Why can't you tell whether it is delicious or not?"

  "I am not picky about food." The reason why the Eighth Prince is not picky about food is that he often didn't have enough food when he was a child, so for him, having a full stomach is more important than eating delicious food. "You are just a little greedy cat."

  "If a man doesn't eat for his mouth, he will be punished by heaven and earth." Zhao Yao said proudly, "My dream in this life is to eat all the delicious food in the world."

  "You are really promising."

  "My dear brother, don't underestimate my dream. I tell you that food is very important..." Then, Zhao Yao told the Eighth Prince the importance of food.

  The Eighth Prince was stunned. After listening, he looked at Zhao Yao in surprise, and then smiled helplessly: "Tenth brother, if you put the mind you put into eating on studying, you would not be punished by father to write "The Analects of Confucius"." "Eighth brother

  , how can studying be compared with delicious food." Zhao Yao said very seriously, "I was born to eat in this life. When I grow up and leave the palace, I will travel around and eat delicious food."

  "It's still early for you to grow up." The Eighth Prince patted Zhao Yao on the shoulder and said, "Just wait."

  "Oh, if I were the third brother, I could leave the palace next year." Zhao Yao said with envy.

  The eighth prince pinched Zhao Yao's face again, "Instead of growing up, you should study hard first."

  When Zhao Yao heard about studying, his face immediately fell, and he said in a heavy tone: "Eighth brother, you ruined my good mood."

  The eighth prince shook his head and said with a smile: "You..."

  The two walked into the school. The ninth prince ran to them and said excitedly: "My brother will be back the day after tomorrow."

  "Second brother is finally coming back, that's great." Zhao Yao sincerely hopes that the King of Dai will come back, because the King of Dai's return means that he can eat beef.

  If the King of Dai knew that he was beef in Zhao Yao's eyes, I wonder how he would feel.

  (End of this chapter)