When did this kid kill a chicken?
Li Zhi knew very well what kind of temper Li Xian had before. Not to mention killing chickens, even if he saw chickens being killed, he would avoid it.
Why is it so easy to kill a chicken now?
Could it be that he also learned it when he was in the fiefdom?
Li Xian didn't know that the emperor attributed his abnormality to the life in the fief. In fact, there was only one reason why he killed chickens so neatly, and that was because of his experience.
When I was a child, I lived in the countryside. Not to mention butchering chickens, I personally killed pigs out of curiosity. Although the butcher made fun of him for a long time, at least when it came to slaughtering livestock, he was not that afraid.
After killing two chickens in a row, Li Xian turned his attention to the sheep.
He originally thought about walking over and slaughtering the sheep easily, but when he turned around and saw Li Zhi's surprised look, he realized that he might have gone too far.
It’s not okay if you’re not cruel, and it’s not okay if you’re too cruel! Just imagine, which emperor would really dare to cultivate a prince as fierce as a wolf? The case of King Zhao Wuling can be called the greatest shame in the history of emperors. It was precisely because of him that subsequent emperors were actually very wary of the prince.
Thinking of this, Li Xian put his lips between his teeth and bit hard.
It hurts my heart!
As he walked toward the goat again, his movements became slower and slower. He handed the knife to the goat's neck, but it couldn't go down.
The eunuch who controlled the goat was surprised when he saw the obvious blood stains on the corner of King Yong's mouth. He raised his head and bit his lip towards the emperor behind him.
Seeing the eunuch's signal, Li Zhi felt relieved.
That’s right!
Killing a chicken is nothing, but if Li Xian is so cruel as to kill a sheep, that would be a big deal.
But looking at the crisp and clean look on his face just now, I guess the fierce energy he brought up now has been almost exhausted!
With a slight smile, Li Zhi stretched out his hand and waved it.
Just when Li Xian was hesitating about how long it would take to slaughter the sheep, the eunuch who was controlling the goat unexpectedly pushed the goat over.
The dead eunuch controlled it very well, and the knife was inserted right into the goat's blood vessel, pushing Li Xian to sit on the ground, and a stream of blood immediately flowed out of the goat's neck.
Li Xian was frightened by this scene and did not get up. He quickly backed away using his hands and feet. He was not afraid of the eunuch's behavior, but was frightened by the sheep's blood.
If this sprays on your body, won't it kill you?
And his actions finally made Li Zhi laugh.
Today I made an impromptu trip to the imperial dining room just to see this scene.
Just killing a sheep, boy, is it so easy to be a prince? One day, you will be like me...
Looking at the fat cook, Li Zhi motioned for him to come up and take over.
The fat cook bowed his waist and agreed, and quickly called the cooks to come over and take over the prince's place.
It was probably the first time for the poor prince to kill a sheep. Good guy, his face turned pale with fright.
Li Xian breathed a sigh of relief as the blood didn't splash on his body.
When he stood up again and looked at Li Zhi, he put on an embarrassed look. His lips moved a few times but no words came out.
Li Zhi almost burst out laughing behind his back, but he still frowned and said to Li Xian: "You can't even kill a sheep, how can I trust you to hand over the Tang Dynasty to your hands? It doesn't matter, you are frightened, rest for a while. Go cook, it doesn’t matter if I eat later.”
Li Xian shook his head and walked to the kitchen, ready to let the cook grind the hastily bought star anise pepper into powder.
The father and son passed each other alternately without anyone seeing them. After staggering their positions, a smile appeared on each other's faces.
For freshly killed sheep, it is better to make mutton skewers. As for the chicken, there is no time to handle it carefully, so the method of making beggar's chicken is good.
So, when the fire was prepared, Li Xian brought some skewered mutton, beef, chicken wings and drumsticks, and ordered the cook to hold two big prepared mud balls and came to the fire.
Just throw the big mud ball into the fire, but the emperor cannot let the mutton skewers do it, so Li Xian ordered the fat cook to grill the skewers with him.
Li Zhi originally just wanted to watch, but after watching for a while, he suddenly wanted to do something. He personally took two skewers and grilled them close to the fire.
Looking at the thin slices of mutton on the skewers, Li Zhi frowned, chased away the fat cook, and called a few more eunuchs to come over and grill them.
While brushing oil on the mutton skewers, Li Zhi said to Li Xian angrily: "If you want to shock the ministers and the world, you cannot have the kindness of a woman. As an emperor, you cannot be weak when you should be ruthless. In the final analysis, the most critical aspect of the innate imperial power is to control the power of life and death.
Although the advice of the ministers is a shackle to restrain this power, in many cases, this power is not afraid of those loose restraints. Just like Xu Yanbo, if you find him annoying now, you can only ask your mother to use frame-up methods to deal with him. But after you become the emperor, if he offends you and wants to kill him, just kill him.
Of course, I am telling you this not to say that this power can be used indiscriminately. I just want to tell you that when you become the emperor in the future, if you want to kill someone, it will be no more difficult than killing a sheep today. "
When Li Zhi was telling this, the eunuchs accompanying him were all focused on the barbecue, and no one showed an inquiring look. This is all imperial doctrine. If it is leaked, their heads will not be enough to chop off.
Feeling that his roasted mutton was almost cooked, Li Xian sprinkled some salt and seasoning on it and handed it to the emperor.
"Aye, what are you saying? Why are you so confused? You tell me that you cannot be benevolent as a woman, and you tell me that killing people is easy. Finally, you warn me that you can't kill people easily. What do you want me to do? "
After taking a bite of mutton skewers, Li Zhi's eyes lit up. He took another bite and said while eating: "How can there be such clear right and wrong in this world? I am telling you this to tell you that you should kill someone." Don't be soft-hearted when it's time to kill. You must not kill indiscriminately when you shouldn't. Whether or not to kill requires you to weigh the pros and cons and make the final decision. You will still have a long time to observe politics in the future, and slowly think about it yourself. That makes sense."
After saying this, Li Zhi obviously lost interest in continuing to talk.
It was very new for him as an emperor to roast mutton by himself. Just when he asked for a pot of wine, he saw Li Xian's half-smiling look. He had no choice but to let Jiang Hao go. Get yourself some tea.
Barbecue is a time-consuming thing, but after listening to Li Zhi's words, Li Xian just used this time to think about it.
To be honest, he was very resistant to the power of life and death in the imperial power. If the person deserves to die, then killing is nothing. But the problem is, I don’t know how many people in history have become the victims of the emperor, or the chickens that were slaughtered for the monkeys.
At this moment, Li Xian can only keep telling himself that even if he becomes an emperor in the future, he should not follow the same path of previous emperors.
Life must be respected. People can kill enemies and enemies, but they cannot kill passers-by.
If he really lived like the emperors in history, I'm afraid I wouldn't be qualified to call myself a "traveler".
