On days without work, Li Zhao suddenly felt quite free.
It was completely out of his turn to carry water, chop firewood, chop firewood, and prepare New Year goods in the palace.
He could only sit there like a useless person, occasionally reading books from this era.
It’s New Year’s Eve in a blink of an eye.
Li Zhao finally found his sense of existence, and the entire palace became really busy.
New Year's Eve means having reunion dinner and New Year's Eve dinner, and the customs in different places also vary.
The tradition here in Jiaozhou is that after getting up in the morning, the family starts cooking, then sets off firecrackers outside, and then the family sits together to eat together.
Li Zhao will cook in person today.
Knowing that the prince was going to cook, the guards and servants of Prince You's Mansion were very excited.
"It seems we are in for a treat today."
"I just don't know what new dishes the prince will make?"
"I don't know, but I'm looking forward to it anyway."
As we all know, Li Zhao's cooking skills are outstanding.
No matter what food he makes, it will definitely be delicious.
Today, Li Zhao took Li Qingwei and others to prepare for the New Year's reunion dinner.
There needs to be meat, fish, sheep, beef, chicken, duck, and vegetables on the table.
Pork can be made into braised pork, braised pork, stir-fried dogwood, braised pig ears and pork belly, and for stew pot, it is mainly sauerkraut and fat intestines.
These are all dishes prepared by Li Zhao.
Many of them appeared for the first time, and the royal chefs were stunned.
They thought there were only a few simple ways to cook pork, but it turned out they were wrong.
The fish is a big fish that needs to be whole, which means there will be more than enough every year.
The mutton is served in a stew pot. In winter, it is suitable to drink pure white mutton soup, which can warm the body and mind.
Li Zhao arranged the beef into two dishes, one is braised beef and the other is stewed beef. The taste of the two is completely different.
The imperial chefs also played tricks on dishes such as chicken, duck and goose, so Li Zhao was not worried at all.
When all these dishes are prepared, each table will have at least fifteen dishes.
It is already considered rich enough.
Boom boom boom——
While Li Zhao was still preparing, he could already hear the booming sound of firecrackers in the distance.
This means that some families have already started having reunion dinner.
In Jiaozhou, you are not allowed to visit other people’s homes before having a reunion dinner, and you are not allowed to say hello.
But as long as the reunion dinner is over, there won't be any problems.
Walking around the streets and sending blessings to each other is what the Spring Festival should be like.
Everyone gathered together to chat, eat, have fun, and talk about the changes and gains in the past year.
There are many people in Prince You's Mansion, so Li Qingwei has to worry a lot about preparing dishes.
Li Zhao had no intention of making any mess at this time. In Li Zhong's opinion, the servants should wait until the master has finished eating before eating.
Li Zhao objected. He thought it would be fun to have a meal together during the New Year.
When King You and his servants knew that they wanted to have dinner with Li Zhao, they were shocked and grateful at the same time.
With a big table set up and thousands of people eating and celebrating the New Year, the atmosphere is still very different.
Although Li Zhao didn't mind, Li Bin and Li Chong were very sober. They were lucky to be able to celebrate the New Year with His Highness today.
If they are still ignorant and want to drink wine, that would be a real sin.
Therefore, when Li Zhao toasted to celebrate, Li Bin and Li Chong, as well as the brothers who were on duty today, would not touch a drop of wine.
As the royal guards of the royal palace, they have their own professional ethics.
"Set off the gun——"
There were no firecrackers at this time, and all that was set off were firecrackers, which were more economical and environmentally friendly.
When Li Zhao fires off cannons, people in other places can hear and see them.
Li Zhao was so satisfied with the food that he didn't want to pay any attention to etiquette.
The New Year is all about eating and drinking well.
"cheers!"
"Thank you, Your Majesty!"
Everyone raised their glasses and drank, feeling very satisfied with the meal.
Until the end of the meal, Li Zhao's cheeks were red.
He never thought that the first Chinese New Year after traveling to this era would be so unique.
It's a sunny day today. Li Zhao is sitting in the courtyard of the palace enjoying the sun. Everyone in the palace is busy.
Xiaoqing and Xiaohong stayed with him, Xiaohong was responsible for reading, and Xiaoqing was responsible for massaging.
It has to be said that under Li Zhao's training, the massage skills of these two are already at the master level.
The roar of the explosion continued, and Li Zhao fell asleep unknowingly.
There was a small stove next to him, so he didn't feel cold at all.
"Your Highness, are you awake?"
Xiaohong brought Li Zhao a cup of warm tea to help Li Zhao wake up.
"Yeah!" Li Zhao pinched his eyebrows, feeling a little swollen. He looked at the sky and saw that it was almost dark.
He stood up, stretched and said, "Go to the study!"
"yes!"
Xiaohong followed step by step, twisting her slender waist.
Li Zhao took up his pen and wrote a letter to Emperor Wu and others. By the way, he mentioned the arrangements for the coming year, letting Emperor Wu know that the arrangements for the coming year would be beneficial and allowing Emperor Wu to be prepared.
By then, even if someone impeaches him or something, he will not be at a loss.
At the same time, he also let Emperor Wu know that he was not messing around here, and he had no wrong intentions.
Li Zhao knew very well how weak and cheap the friendship between the emperor's family was.
No matter whether Emperor Wu really loved his son or was just showing off, he would not touch the red line. You can never be too careful until you have enough ability to protect yourself.
Li Zhao thought for a while and still wrote a letter to the other royal brothers. Whether they believed it or not was not something Li Zhao could decide.
At least Li Zhaoxian made his attitude clear.
It's best if no one is restricting him. If someone really thinks he is a threat, he is not afraid.
Unknowingly, Li Zhao wrote it for two hours, sealed it with fire paint, and sent someone eight hundred miles to rush it to Kyoto.
Li Zhao had the best relationship with the fourth prince Li Yan. During their stay in Jiaozhou, the two exchanged letters frequently. It was precisely because of Li Yan that Li Zhao could accurately grasp the trends in the court.
In addition, Li Yan gave him great support every time, not to mention secret tools, materials, and money. If Li Zhao had to choose a supporter among the many princes, it would definitely be Li Yan.
But Li Zhao had no intention of taking a position. What he needed to support now was Emperor Wu. Before Emperor Wu had no choice but to take a position, all positions would be foolish.
Secondly, once his plan is started it cannot be interrupted.
If the crown prince's thoughts are inconsistent with his and he does not understand his plan to build a prosperous country with infrastructure, then he will certainly not support it.
If that's the case, then just be the enemy.
"Your Highness, it's getting late, go get some rest early." Xiao Hong said softly when she saw Li Zhao yawning.
"Not sleepy yet!"
"The villagers will come to see you tomorrow!"
"Ah?" Li Zhao looked up in surprise and looked at Xiaohong's delicate cheeks: "Are you coming to pay New Year's greetings on the first day of the new year?"
In Li Zhao's memory, the whole family stayed together on the first day of the Lunar New Year and did not move around to pay New Year greetings.
