"Mr. Zhao, your house feels more like home than my palace."
Li Shimin looked at Zhao Chen's Zhao Mansion. The room had been decorated again. Although it was not big, the arrangement of various furniture was very tasteful. The most important thing was that no matter how you looked at it, the whole house was very warm.
Li Shimin stood by the wall and looked at the paintings. Not far away, Changle and Queen Changsun were taking care of their children. Queen Changsun was teasing Zhao Chen's daughter. Cheng Yaojin, Fangxuanling and the others were sitting in the living room, drinking drinks and talking to each other.
The whole room was full of people. Cheng Chumo and the others were also here, and Li Chengqian was naturally coming too. Everyone who was relevant was basically here, so the room was extremely lively.
Zhao Chen stood next to Li Shimin and said with a smile: "Your Majesty, do you like this painting?"
"Mr. Zhao, this painting is quite strange. I can't appreciate it. It seems completely different from traditional Chinese paintings."
Li Shimin frowned slightly and looked at the painting in front of him.
Zhao Chen laughed: "Your Majesty, this is called oil painting. I painted it accidentally when I was bored. The name of this painting is "Starry Sky". Our traditional painting method is called ink painting, while oil painting is almost Western-style. European painting techniques.¡±
"When you say that, I become more and more curious about how different the so-called Europe is from my Tang Dynasty."
While chatting, Zhao Zhong had already quickly prepared a large table of rice. The oversized round table was just like the one in later generations. Then the chairs were arranged, a turntable was placed on top, and the dishes were served one after another.
Li Chengqian also met Li Tai. After seeing Li Tai, he couldn't help but be stunned.
"Qingque, why are you so haggard?"
Li Tai smiled and said: "I think too much. The steam engine recently made me feel a little dizzy."
Li Zhi sat there, looking at the dishes on the table eagerly, as if his mouth was about to drool, and he wanted to reach out to grab it, but he was slapped on the paw by Empress Changsun.
Li Zhi was aggrieved, but Zhao Chen's second daughter also slapped Li Zhi on the face and shouted to Li Shimin: "Grandpa, grandpa, he wants to steal the food."
Li Zhi's eyes widened, and Zhao Chen's second daughter turned her head and said in a sweet voice: "Look at me, look at me, look at me again, I'll call you daddy and stew you."
Queen Changsun didn¡¯t know whether to laugh or cry, but she was also moved in her heart. Isn¡¯t it a good opportunity for Zhao Chen¡¯s three daughters to kiss each other?
¡°And this second daughter seems to be a good match for Li Zhi.
Thinking about it this way, and taking a closer look, the sweet and fierce second daughter, and the cute and aggrieved Li Zhi, do seem to be a good match.
Although Li Zhi is a few years older, this difference is completely negligible.
Cheng Yaojin laughed loudly next to him. Cheng Chumo and others stood beside him. Cheng Yaojin proudly said to Fang Xuanling: "Old Fang, let's take a look. In the battle of Songzhou, my two sons , It didn¡¯t embarrass me, it is indeed a son of my old Cheng family, not bad, not bad.¡±
Li Chengqian was sitting there laughing. The whole atmosphere was much better than the previous New Year's Eve dinner.
He still remembered that the previous New Year's Eve dinner was just a few members of his family sitting down to eat. Even Li Ke and the others were not qualified to come in. The New Year's Eve dinner was naturally a time for Li Shimin to scold him as his father. Every time the New Year's Eve dinner tasted, he I don't even remember it, I only remember Li Shimin scolding him.
And gradually, it seems that after Mr. Zhao came out of the mountain, his father gradually became different.
Although this was a lunch, the feeling of this lunch gave Li Chengqian a great feeling.
It really feels like home.
Moreover, the father did not reprimand so much. Instead, he encouraged him. He even pointed out clearly what he should do as an emperor and what qualifications he needed to be an emperor. Although he is not qualified yet, he is working hard for it. .
Zhao Zhong came over and said in a low voice: "Your Majesty, Master, the meal is ready."
"Oh? Is lunch ready? Okay, let's get to the table and have dinner."
Zhao Chen smiled and said: "Your Majesty, let's go."
Li Shimin also laughed: "I have long wanted to try Mr. Zhao's delicacies."
Li Shimin sat down, and the others also sat down one after another. The table was large and could accommodate more than twenty people.
Everyone sat together, Li Shimin was quite curious: "Mr. Zhao, this table is actually round, which is quite strange."
"Hey, Your Majesty, this is wrong. Fang has its own advantages. FangThe benefits of roundness, Your Majesty, do you know why it is better to use a round table for this kind of New Year dinner? "
The others also looked at Zhao Chen. Empress Changsun and Chang Le were holding their children, and they did not let the nanny hold them. Instead, they sat together at the table.
Li Shimin asked: "Mr. Zhao, please don't sell out and speak quickly."
Zhao Chen smiled: "It's very simple, because with this kind of round table, everyone is a family, there is no hierarchy, everyone is equal at this moment, and eating New Year's dinner is all about an atmosphere. If there is so much emphasis on hierarchy, there will be no fun. , and the table is round, then everyone is equivalent to sitting at the front seat."
Li Shimin chewed on this and said with a smile: "It makes sense."
"Come, before we eat, we first invite Comrade Li Shimin, the kind and enlightened man of the Tang Dynasty, with unparalleled meritorious service, the supreme commander of the three armies of the Tang Dynasty and the supreme ruler of the Tang Dynasty, to give a speech."
Changsun Wuji was shocked. Is this a direct name?
This is taboo.
And Li Shimin laughed loudly: "Okay, then I will just say a few words."
Li Shimin didn¡¯t care that much, everyone was looking at Li Shimin.
Li Shimin coughed: "This year has been a year of disasters. The more important thing is the flood in Luoyang. At present, Tang Jun has not returned from Luoyang and is still dealing with the post-disaster work in Luoyang. Then there is the Tubo invasion of Tuyuhun." , but, no matter what, these were overcome by Datang."
Zhao Chen added: "Under your Majesty's wise command."
"Hahaha, yes, under my wise command, all in all, this eleventh year of Zhenguan was not a smooth one, but there were no dangers. Therefore, I hope that the next twelve years of Zhenguan will continue to be smooth and the country will be peaceful and the people will be safe."
Zhao Chen applauded: "Okay! Why are you standing there in a daze? Applaud."
Poof!
Cheng Yaojin almost couldn¡¯t help laughing, but he still applauded vigorously.
"Your Majesty said it well."
Li Chengqian also smiled and clapped. This kind of atmosphere is truly unprecedented.
Li Shimin coughed again and said, "In that case, let's also ask Mr. Zhao to say a few words."
Everyone at the dinner table also looked at Zhao Chen.
And Zhao Chen coughed and waved his hand directly: "I announce that we have officially started cooking!"
Poof!
Everyone at the dinner table was amused.
Li Shimin said: "Okay, let's raise a toast together and celebrate the New Year."