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This is the dormitory of the Queen Mother of Wu, its main hall Cining Palace is in the middle, the front and back corridors, the yellow glazed tile heavy eaves rest on the top of the mountain.

At this time, a banquet was being held here, which was set up to celebrate the birth of Yang Wu's first daughter.

Not long ago, Zhong Xiuning gave birth to a daughter for Yang Wu, so she was named a concubine.

Although it is a daughter, both Yang Wu and Zhou Mengjie are very happy.

For Yang Wu, as a later generation, he naturally does not have such a heavy prejudice against giving birth to boys and girls, but feels that when he already has a son, it is better to have a daughter.

For Zhou Mengjie, her son is still Yang Wu's only son, which is naturally a good thing.

Even Zhong Xiuning himself is also happy that he gave birth to a daughter.

As a smart person, she naturally knew that if she gave birth to a son, she was afraid that she would inevitably be involved in the competition for the prince in the future.

The Zhong family is now extremely noble in Jinling, the two Zhong brothers are hereditary earls, and there is a younger sister in the palace for Zhaoyi, this dignitary is considered a top rich family in Jinling City.

But Zhong Xiuning knew that the status of the Zhong family was actually given by Yang Wu, but in fact, there was not much foundation in the Wu Kingdom.

The Zhong family is just a person who surrendered, and compared with the queen who has the support of Zhou Ben, a general with outstanding merits, it is really too far behind.

In addition, her relationship with Yang Wu was far inferior to Zhou Mengjie, so she felt that it was best to give birth to a daughter and avoid the future battle for succession.

The most unhappy may be He Yiyi.

She is now twenty years old, and she is no longer the innocent girl she was back then.

She has been married to Yang Wu for four years, but there has been no reaction in her stomach, and at this time, seeing that the other two have already given birth to children for Yang Wu, she is naturally dissatisfied in her heart.

However, at this point, Yang Wu now takes a lot of care of her, and often stays with her, but she still can't get pregnant, which is no wonder to others.

Of course, in addition to He Yiyi, there is another person who is also dissatisfied with giving birth to a daughter, and this is Yang Wu's mother, Mrs. Shi, who has been respected as the queen mother.

For Mrs. Shi, now that Yang Xingmi has passed away, her only reliance is Yang Wu.

Now with Yang Wu becoming Wang Liguo, her identity is naturally rising.

However, now Yang Wu's heirs are still too thin, and he only has a son, which naturally makes her feel uneasy, and during this time, Yang Wu has been persuaded to choose more women to fill the harem.

"Wu'er, you are now the king of Wu, but you still only have three wives and concubines, which is really too little. Do you see which big family in Jinling now, their sons are not three wives and four concubines? Even if your father is frugal by nature, he has more than ten concubines, and you should marry a few more to fill it in. Palace! ”

Yang Wu couldn't help but smile bitterly when he heard this.

After he hugged his daughter and looked at it again, he couldn't help but prick her pink little face with the beard he had just grown, which naturally aroused a burst of "protest".

Yang Wu hurriedly handed over his crying daughter to Zhong Xiuning, and then turned to Mrs. Shi and said, "Mother, don't ask about this matter, the child naturally has an opinion!" ”

It's not that he didn't want to marry a few more concubines to enter the palace, as early as last year, Gao Mian gave advice to Yang Wu, and Yang Wu also thought about it carefully at that time, and recognized Gao Miao's advice.

However, Yang Wu didn't plan to open the harem in the first place, but only planned to marry a dozen wives and concubines like his father, which not only ensured the fulfillment of the harem, but also did not really become a species. Horse.

Therefore, these dozen people must be selected well, and they cannot be selected at random.

So far, he has taken a fancy to several candidates, and it should not be long before the final decision is made, so he asked Mrs. Shi not to ask more.

However, Mrs. Shi obviously didn't want to let him go like this, and was still asking him about his specific plans.

Fortunately, at this time, Yang Wu's second brother Yang Longyan, third brother Yang Meng, and their little friends Liu Renzhen and Cheng Zong arrived at this time, but it gave Yang Wu a chance to get out of her mother's successive questions.

"The child met the queen mother, and saw the royal brother and the three royal sisters-in-law!"

"The kid has seen the queen mother, the king, the queen, and the two princesses!" After the four of them came in, they hurriedly saluted Yang Wu and the others.

Among the four little guys, the eldest is Cheng Zong and Yang Longyan, both of whom are eleven years old this year; And Yang Meng and Liu Renzhen are both nine years old this year.

Because they are still young, several of them are still living in the palace and have not moved out to live separately.

"Why, I've come so well today, but I have something to find Brother Wang?" Yang Wu turned around and said to Yang Longyan and Yang Meng with a smile: "You two little guys are getting older now, but you rarely take the initiative to come here as a brother, let's say, is there something you need from me?" ”

At this time, Cheng Zong and Liu Renzhen could only stand aside and listen to Yang Wu and his two younger brothers.

And after Yang Longyan and Yang Meng brothers glanced at each other, Yang Longyan, who was still the elder brother, finally opened his mouth.

"Back to Brother Wang, the younger brother does have something to do with Brother Wang." Yang Longyan's face was tense, but he said in a resolute voice.

Yang Longyan is Yang Wu's younger brother, and he grew up with his own eyes.

When Yang Longyan was young, this younger brother often pestered Yang Wu to tell him stories.

Later, he got older, and Yang Wu was also busy with his official duties, so he rarely accompanied Yang Long to act.

However, the relationship between the two brothers has not been affected at all, and now Yang Longyan, in addition to being closer to Yang Wu, has also become more admiring.

Although this elder brother is only ten years older than him, he is already a world-famous figure, and the guards who guarded him often told him about Yang Wu's victory in the battle when he was fine.

Compared with other people's stories, listening to his brother's story naturally made Yang Longyan more interested.

For Yang Wu, although Yang Longyan is nominally his younger brother, in fact, he has always regarded him as his own child, and he is much closer to him than to other younger brothers.

"If my brother needs anything, just say it bluntly, as long as my brother can do it, I will definitely help you do it!" Yang Wu pointed to a few brocade stools next to him and motioned for the four of them to sit down.

"The little brother wants to go to the military school to learn the art of war!" Yang Longyan said suddenly.

"Yes, the younger brother also wants to learn the art of war!" Yang Meng also nodded hurriedly.

Although Cheng Zong and Liu Renzhen did not speak, the hope in the eyes of the two of them clearly expressed their thoughts.

Yang Wu couldn't help but be stunned, in his heart, whether it was Yang Longyan, Yang Meng's brothers, or Cheng Zong and Liu Renzhen, they were all still young now, and it was not time to learn any art of war.

What's more, although Yang Wu tried his best to train his younger brother Yang Longyan, he didn't expect him to lead the troops on his behalf, only hoping that he could help him sit in Jinling when he was not in Jinling.

So Yang Wu raised his head in some surprise and asked, "Brother, do you want to learn the art of war?" Why learn the art of war? You're still young now, isn't it good to learn literature from your husband? ”

Now Yang Wu spared no effort to train him in order to allow Yang Longyan to replace him in Jinling in the future, almost like cultivating a future prince, not only to find the best gentleman for him to teach, but also to personally check his homework from time to time.

"Of course, it's good to follow Mr. to learn literature, but if there is chaos today, the elder brother wants to calm the world, how can the younger brother stand by? Therefore, the younger brother must also learn the art of war, so that he can become a general in the future! ”

Yang Wu couldn't help but be even more surprised when he heard this, he carefully looked at Yang Longyan's eyes, as if he wanted to see something from it.

He wasn't worried that Yang Long's performance would affect his status after learning the art of war, but would it affect his son's succession in the future?

Although he loves Yang Longyan's younger brother, he has no intention of handing over Wu Guo to his younger brother to inherit in the future.

Brother to brother, this originally means turmoil, Yang Wu will never set this precedent, no matter how much he loves Yang Longyan.

But then, Yang Wu couldn't help laughing again.

First of all, now that Yang Longyan wants to learn the art of war, it should be out of his original intention, wanting to share the worries of his brother, rather than having other purposes.

Secondly, Yang Wu had already decided that he would hand over the throne to his son before his death in the future, and when the time came, he would have his own support, and when he was gone, he must have enough prestige for the successor he chose.

In addition, even though Yang Longyan is a hereditary county king, he usually does not hold military power in his hands, so he can only assist his son at most, but he cannot threaten his position.

And although Yang Meng's younger brother has a more distant relationship with Yang Wu, just like Yang Longyan, even if he learns the art of war, it is impossible to threaten his son in the future.

As for Cheng Zong and Liu Renzhen, they were originally prepared to be trained as generals, especially Liu Renzhen, who had high hopes for Yang Wu, so there was no problem for them to learn the art of war.

Thinking of this, Yang Wu couldn't help but smile and said: "It's not impossible for you to learn the art of war, but the art of war is not so easy to learn, and you need to pass some tests first." Well, hire an instructor for the Brotherhood to train you, and if you can meet the requirements, you will be allowed to learn the art of war, and the best general will be assigned to teach you four! ”

"Thank you, Brother Wang (King)!" The four of them hurriedly thanked them.

Yang Wu then said: "Don't be too happy, it's not certain whether you can pass the test!" And you can't waste your studies, if you can't do it, Lone won't allow you to learn any art of war! ”

"Brother Wang, don't worry, the little brother will definitely be able to do it!"

"Please rest assured, the king!"

The four of them hurriedly assured Yang Wu.