One

In the battle of Qingkou, Yang Xingmi successfully repelled Zhu Wen and marched into Huainan, and officially became a strongman of the times side by side with Zhu Wen and Li Keyong. At this time, the Tang Dynasty had been divided, and although Li Ye of Tang Zhaozong had the ambition of rejuvenation, he had no auxiliary ministers. The princes of all walks of life are grabbing land for their own personal interests, no one really cares about the country, whoever occupies a piece of territory is whoever, and the Tang Dynasty has lost control over all forces, and there is nothing to do except be sad, hateful, and scolded. The imperial court could only maintain nominal unity through rewards, allowing the princes to check and balance each other in exchange for the survival of the royal family. In 902 AD, in order to win over Yang Xingmi to contend with Zhu Wen and Li Keyong, the Tang court canonized him as "King Wu". Of course, at this time, the princes of all walks of life also needed the orthodox title of the imperial court to prove the legitimacy of their existence, and then sought a reasonable excuse for themselves to continue to expand their power under the slogan of protecting the imperial court.

Since the king is crowned, the canonization ceremony and celebrations are indispensable. Xu Wen also brought Xu Zhixun, Xu Zhihe, and Xu Zhixun's three older sons over, first, to let them see the next scene, and secondly, to let them get to know the children of their colleagues. After the canonization ceremony, Yang Xingmi held a grand banquet, and he and Xu Wen, Zhu Yanshou, Li Yu and other "thirty-six heroes" and Wang Maozhang, Zhang Hao, Zhou Ben, Chai Zaiyong, Zhu Jin, Li Chengsi and other old generals staggered, pushing cups and changing lamps, the scene was very lively. Yang Xingmi first expressed his gratitude, saying that in the future, he would share weal and woe with everyone and create a great cause, and then everyone came forward to congratulate and said that he would follow King Wu to the death.

Two

For the current Xu Zhihe, this occasion is not his business, and he is also bored, because Xu Zhixun took Xu Zhixun to play somewhere, but he didn't call him, and he felt very uncomfortable. However, Xu Zhihe has become accustomed to it, although he has respected Xu Zhixun very much in the Xu family in the past few years, Xu Zhixun behaved arrogantly in front of him, always ignoring him and even deliberately ridiculing him. Xu Zhihe had to wander around the hall alone, this was his second time here after almost five years, what a familiar place, Xu Zhihe would touch the pillars of the room for a while, and touch the flowers on the wall for a while, immersed in the memories of the past.

"Yo, I thought it was who, isn't this Peng Nu? Oh, no, it should be called Xu Zhihe. This sudden voice interrupted Xu Zhihe's contemplation, and he turned his head to see that it was Yang Wu. Xu Zhihe was also surprised, he didn't have a good impression of Yang Wu, and he had nothing to say to him, so he turned around and prepared to leave.

"Ouch, being the adopted son of the Xu family, my temper is bigger than before! It seems that Xu Wen's meal is good, and he hasn't eaten fat for a few years. Seeing that Xu Zhihe wanted to leave, Yang Wu deliberately raised his tone and said to the people around him. Xu Zhihe knew that Yang Wu was a high-flying and domineering person, and he didn't want to intensify the conflict with him, so he said: "Son, raise ......"

"Call me the son, from today on, my father is King Wu, I am the son, the next person is the next person, I don't understand the rules at all." Yang Wu arrogantly interrupted Xu Zhihe's words.

"Yes, Shizi, my adoptive father is very good to me, thank you Shizi for your concern."

"Why aren't you with Xu Zhixun? Is he bullying you and not taking you to play? It's okay, he bullied you, you just tell me, I promise he won't dare to break your head. Yang Wu said provocatively. Xu Zhihe knew that Yang Wu did it on purpose, but he tried to control his emotions.

"Shizi laughed, the eldest brother is very good to our younger brothers, and we all respect him."

At this time, Xu Zhixun and Xu Zhixun happened to pass by, and when they saw Yang Wu and Xu Zhihe, Xu Zhixun was very surprised, "Yo, it's so lively, you are catching up on the old days!" Xu Zhixun said loudly, still with that flamboyant appearance. Xu Zhihe called "big brother", but Xu Zhixun didn't respond, just glanced at him. Xu Zhixun and Yang Wu have known each other since childhood, they are both the same age, and they are the eldest sons of the two families, so Yang Xingmi and Xu Wen let them play together since they were children, but their personalities are not compatible. Yang Xingmi had rebelled before Yang Wu was born, and as he grew up day by day, Yang Xingmi's power and official position also grew day by day, and more and more people surrounded him. And Xu Zhixun is a natural personality with a very flamboyant and conceited personality. Therefore, although Yang Wu and Xu Zhixun have known each other early, they do not have much in common.

"Xu Zhixun, you have to take someone with you, don't think that someone is the adopted son of the Xu family and bully others!" Yang Wu said first.

"Hmph, our Xu family is a family of etiquette, unlike others who will only call others to be the current people." Xu Zhixun said.

"Brother Yang misunderstood, my father and mother treat us equally, regardless of whether they are high or low." Xu Zhixun added, and habitually called Brother Yang.

"I really don't understand, Xu Wen has a lot of sons, and he has to adopt a son, what do you want so many sons to do. Oh, I understand, how powerful my son is, does Xu Wen also want to learn from my father back then, and find a chance to rise up! Haha......" Yang Wu said defiantly.

"You ......" Xu Zhixun was about to retort, but coincidentally, Yang Xingmi and Xu Wen and his party came over. Yang Xingmi heard Yang Wu's laughter, thinking that they were talking happily, so he asked from afar, "What are you talking about?" Laughing so happily", thus interrupting Xu Zhixun. Seeing the adults coming, Xu Zhixun and Xu Zhixun hurriedly called Yang Xingmi and Xu Wen Shili, "Lord, father". Yang Xingmi saw Xu Zhihe, seeing that his forehead was full, his nose was wide, his eyes were bright, and his upper body sleeves were long. And Xu Zhihe also saw Yang Xingmi again five years later, he wanted to call his father-in-law, but he felt that it was inappropriate, so he hurriedly learned from Xu Zhixun and Xu Zhixun and saluted Yang Xingmi and Xu Wen respectively: "Lord, father." Yang Xingmi was very happy to see that several children were very knowledgeable about etiquette, and said, "Okay, you brothers continue to play!" They are all their own brothers, and you must know how to respect each other in the future, ah! With that, he left.

Just a few steps away, Yang Xingmi said to Xu Wen beside him: "You adopted son is a talent, you and my son may not be as good as him in the future!" "I like it in words. Xu Wen was very happy to hear Yang Xingmi praise Xu Zhihe so much, because he also thought that this child was different. So he hurriedly said: "King Wu has a good reputation, but in fact, King Wu has a good eye!" He is my adopted son, and he is also your adopted son, and I only hope that he will be loyal to King Wu and serve Huainan in the future. Yang Xingmi nodded and smiled slightly after hearing this, thinking that he hoped that he had not seen the wrong person.