The memorial ceremony was full of surprises, which made Zhao Bing so angry that he couldn't help but suspect that God looked at him differently, was against him in every way, and felt that today's scene was not chaotic enough. But when he came to the scene, he couldn't laugh or cry.

I saw a group of ragged and dirty children running around in the field, fighting for the offerings before the funeral. Of course, the people in the mansion refused and stepped forward to stop them. However, those children were nimble enough to dodge and take away the offerings.

Things just run away. They chase here and there, and naturally they become a mess.

"Stop, how can you hit people at will!" The children disrupted the ceremony, and the people in the mansion were very angry. They grabbed the people and stretched out their hands to beat them. Zhao Bing was a good young man in his previous life, how could he tolerate this kind of bullying behavior?

Under his own eyes, he hurriedly shouted to stop.

"Your Highness, I don't know where so many 'little monkeys' came from to cause trouble and fight for the offerings. They can't even be blasted away!" Zhao Bing shouted, and everyone on the field stopped chasing and stood there, responsible for maintaining the situation.

Zhao Mengliang, who was in order, reported back, but he still held a child by the neck collar and did not loosen it.

"Who are you, and why are you disrupting the festival?" Zhao Bing waved his hand to make Zhao Mengliang let go, and asked the child.

"Your Highness, we are the children of the generals accompanying the army. We came here to 'drink blessings'. We didn't mean to cause trouble, but we didn't expect that Prince Wei's Mansion was so stingy." The other children were frightened when they saw a group of people coming out with Zhao Bing in an aggressive manner.

All of them hung their heads and didn't dare to say a word, but this child stood up, dusted off the dirt on his body, gave a salute and said, his tone not only did not mean to admit his mistake, but instead seemed to blame him.

"Drinking blessings?!" Zhao Bing was stunned after hearing this. He thought about it and thought that there seemed to be no such item in the ceremony, and he didn't even know what it meant.

"Your Highness, drinking blessing is..." Zhuang Shilin saw His Highness's confused face and quickly leaned down to explain in his ear.

Only then did Zhao Bing figure out what was going on. It turned out that people in the Song Dynasty had always attached great importance to sacrifices. The offerings were naturally very rich, including wine, meat and fruit plates. In larger festivals, "three animals" were used, namely pig heads, sheep heads and

Cow heads, these three items are all raw, and they can be taken home after the memorial ceremony. If the weather is too hot and the memorial ceremony is too long, it will easily stink in the middle.

So the people of the Song Dynasty made improvements. While offering sacrifices, they also 'smoked the animals' - roasting the pig's head, the sheep's head and the cow's head. After the ceremony, the roasted animals were cut into pieces and placed on the table.

They eat and drink the offerings together on the spot, which is called drinking blessings, which means that eating the offerings and drinking the wine can bring blessings to the living.

"Oh, in that case, let's share..." Zhao Bing wanted to laugh after hearing this. Song people were really romantic. There was an offering table in front of the tomb, and a charcoal oven next to the offering table. The fire was blazing, roasting "three animals."

", the roasting smell filled the graveyard, and then everyone gathered around the tomb to drink wine and eat meat. The scene must have filled people with daydreams.

"Your Highness..." As soon as His Highness finished speaking, he was interrupted by Zhuang Shilin, who kept giving him winks.

"..." After hearing this, Zhao Bing looked at everyone and immediately realized that he was about to commit 'public outrage'. Everyone was scared of hunger a few days ago. Now they have just eaten for a few days, but there is still very little oil and water. In order to prepare for the festival

He spared no expense to prepare a large number of offerings, and there were quite a few sent from various places. Everyone expected to satisfy their cravings after the festival was over, but of course they were not happy when a group of people came to share the food.

"Hmph, I asked why Prince Wei is so stingy. It turns out he has a stingy master." The young man saw Zhao Bing's eyes flickering as if he was hesitating, and said with a cold snort.

"To slander Your Highness like this, if I hadn't seen you as a child, I would have beaten you half to death!" Zhao Mengliang was furious after hearing this, shaking his fist and saying.

"Let's go. You still say that King Wei is the most generous when it comes to righteousness and wealth. He has to come to ask for stuttering. Now you see clearly, he is just a stingy guy." The child was not afraid, and stretched out his hand to pluck

He opened Zhao Mengliang's fist and waved to a group of children on the field.

"Haha, you have a bad temper. Even if you came to participate in the blessing ceremony, did you bring an offering, perform a ritual ceremony of one penny, or pay homage in front of the spirit? It's obviously because of your own lack of etiquette, and you are accusing us of it.

There's no reason to be stingy!" Zhao Bing didn't get angry after hearing this, and sneered back with a smile.

Zhao Bing looked at the child in front of him as he spoke. He was only eleven or two years old. He was not afraid of being surrounded by people. He could still talk and talk some nonsense, and he was vaguely the leader of the group of children.

Looking at the clothes on his body, although they look old, they are brocade robes, which are definitely not something ordinary people can afford. He should be a child of a well-to-do family. When he said he didn't have enough to eat, he was obviously lying, but he seemed to be deliberately causing trouble.

. But now he has damaged himself for a long time, and supposedly his goal has been achieved, but he said to leave, but did not move. There was something weird in it, which made Zhao Bing have to suspect that he was deliberately irritating himself. Of course he couldn't fall for it.

Otherwise, it would be a shame to fall into the hands of a child.

"This..." The child obviously did not expect that the young prince would ask such a question. He was speechless for a moment, but he did not give up. He rolled his eyes and said, "It is not a blessing to say that His Highness is stingy. You only accept those who are stingy."

The officers and soldiers in your own fiefdom are righteous and brave, but it is stingy to ignore us, like us, who are warm, hungry, and fed."

"Your Highness, the soldiers have their own food and pay to take home for their own use. This little monkey with his sharp teeth is just setting up a trap for Your Highness. There is no need to reason with him anymore and just throw him out." Even an honest man like Zhao Bing could see it.

There was a ghost, and of course old Jiang Hu Zheng Huchen saw through his trick and waved for the guards to take action.

"Your Highness, this is not the case. We are really the children of soldiers who died in the army. Although the court has established regulations, we have not had full quota for several months. Everyone has been hungry for a long time. We just want to take advantage of the opportunity to have a good meal!

"Seeing that his trick was discovered, the child became a little anxious and dodged while shouting.

"Your Highness, this..." Zheng Huchen noticed that His Highness's face turned ugly. He was thinking something bad and just opened his mouth but was interrupted before he could say anything.

"Nonsense, you dare to slander the imperial court like this. What are your intentions?" After hearing this, Zhao Bing suddenly turned his back and shouted sternly, "Come here, take them all down and send them to the West Courtyard to be dealt with!"

"Your Highness, they are just children, so..." His Highness suddenly changed his mind and changed his mind, which surprised Zhao Mengjin. He meant to kick these people out, but he did not expect to take them, but he thought they were His Highness's children.

My mind is intolerant of hearing bad words, so I was annoyed for a moment and hurriedly reminded him.

"General Zhao, didn't you understand what His Highness said?" Zheng Huchen, who was standing aside, winked at Zhao Mengjin before His Highness could answer.

"Ah...yes, I obey!" Although Zhao Mengjin didn't understand what it meant, he knew that Zheng Huchen would never hint to him for no reason. He hesitated and replied, then held the child down first. Zheng Huchen also breathed a sigh of relief.

, and Zhao Bing flicked his sleeves and returned to the house with a sullen face...

Then there was a flurry of excitement in the house. Those children were just able to take advantage of others when they were unprepared. Now that everyone is prepared, no matter how hard they try, they are no match for the adults. Therefore, in a short time, a hundred children were captured.

They all were caught and imprisoned. But in everyone's eyes, this was just an interlude and they didn't take it to heart. They started busy preparing to drink blessings, and everything quickly returned to calm.

"Your Highness, those children have been locked up. What should we do with them?" Zhao Mengjin went into the main hall to report. Those children were very capable of tossing, especially the leader. Even after being locked up, they were still noisy and could not be beaten or frightened.

Don't be afraid, it will give him a headache.

"Your Highness, they are still children after all. Most of what they say is the truth. Let them go after being taught a lesson!" Huang Xianyao saluted His Highness and said. Judging from his own experience these days, everyone knows that the children are definitely not right.

Fake.

"Well, we can't let them go just yet. Let's get them some food first!" Zhao Bing nodded but did not agree.

"Your Highness, why..." Huang Xianyao said in surprise after hearing this, and most people in the hall also looked puzzled, obviously equally puzzled. This was very different from His Highness's usual behavior.

"Major General Huang, don't ask anymore. Your Highness is very considerate. If you let him go now, it will probably harm them and us." Quanzhou Sicheng official Cai Wanyi, who was sitting aside, interjected.

"Master Cai, why is this?" Huang Xianyao was even more confused and couldn't help but ask again.

"Oh, you don't want to think about it. This morning, the imperial court just issued a decree to honor the martyrs who died, and also granted you the honorary title. It was an act of kindness. But suddenly a group of children in the mansion claimed that the imperial court had withheld military personnel's salaries and rations. How do you explain this to Your Highness?

, and there are so many fish and dragons in the house, it is inevitable that the walls have ears, and once it is heard by the Holy Spirit, it will inevitably lead to disaster." Cai Wanyi sighed and said.

Zhao Bing didn't say anything after hearing it, as if he acquiesced to what he said, but he nodded secretly, thinking that there were still people in the government who could understand his thoughts. Although he had no experience in politics in his previous life, he had also experienced office struggles.

At that time, I worked hard to get a bonus in order to encourage my subordinates, but soon after, someone complained because they did not meet their personal expectations. As a result, it spread to the ears of the boss. The matter had nothing to do with me, and he was not the instigator.

, but in the end he was scolded, and a few of those who complained were fired. Therefore, when he heard the child tell the truth in public, he realized that it was not good, and could only scold him in public to show his gratitude.

attitude and placed them in protective confinement

"Oh, that's it!" Everyone in the hall was stunned when they saw His Highness recognized him. If those children went out to talk nonsense after they were full, wouldn't it be a slap in the face of the emperor and the court? If it is investigated, the prince may be fine. They and others
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