Chapter 5: The Family Feast

"Is Cousin Guangde here? Hey, brother, you're here too. Pen ~ Fun ~ Pavilion www.biquge.info"

At this time, a girl in a red dress broke in in a hurry, it was Yang Wu's sister. She was followed by several four or five-year-old children, but they were Yang Wu's younger brothers and sisters.

Originally, Yang Wu also had a fourteen-year-old second sister, but this time he didn't show up for some reason.

Yang Wu's sister is named Yang Jing, and her posture is beautiful, delicate as fat, and pink as greasy. No powder is applied and the color is like the morning glow reflecting the snow. Even Yang Wu, who is used to seeing beauties in later generations, is also amazed.

Yang Jing is from the concubine Wang family, only half a month older than Yang Wu, grew up together since childhood, and the relationship has always been excellent, often in front of Yang Wu to put her sister's score. She has a lively and active personality, some of whom are very aggressive, and likes to talk non-stop the most, and now she has attracted everyone's attention as soon as she enters the pavilion.

Thinking about the two childhood sweethearts in my memory, the two have no guesses, and they have a deep relationship, and they can't wait to stick together all day long when they are young. Even Yang Jing, who has grown up now, is still lively and active, and still likes to play with him and tease him from time to time. Thinking of these pasts, Yang Wu also felt very warm, in his previous life, as an only child, he never had any sisters and brothers, and now having such a sister who grew up together is also a good memory.

"It's a pity that it's my sister, it's impossible for me to marry her! I don't know which bastard will be cheaper in the future. Yang Wu muttered in his heart.

"According to historical records, at the end of this year, Yang Xing's secret meeting and Zhenhai Jiedu, who was entrenched in Zhejiang, made Qian Biao marry, and it seems that the bastard who got cheap at that time was a certain son of Qian Biao? It's a pity that the Yang family and the Qian family are old enemies, even if they get married temporarily, they will fall out again in the future, and I don't know if my sister will suffer after marrying in the future. ”

Taking advantage of this opportunity, Yang Wu concentrated and secretly looked at Yang Jing, and after a few seconds, he didn't see anything. Looking back at Mrs. Zhu and the others, there was no reaction at all. Instead, when you look at those people, you can see some numbers like 1 or 0.

"Yes, Mrs. Zhu, my sisters and brothers are not my subordinates, so naturally I can't see anything. And Xiaocui, Yang Liu and Zhu Siqing are their subordinates, so they will show their loyalty. As for these subordinates here, nominally they are also the servants of their eldest son, so they also have numbers, but they basically don't belong directly to themselves, so their loyalty is 0 or 1. I don't know how this special function determines whether a person is considered his subordinate or not. ”

But no matter what, the initial verification of one's ability to see the loyalty of his subordinates is still very exciting.

Coming to this troubled era, as the eldest son of King Wu, he will definitely inherit the great cause in the future. What Yang Wu is most worried about is that people's hearts are unpredictable! Now with this special function, I will be much more at ease in terms of employing people in the future.

The more Yang Wu thought about it, the more excited he became, if he wasn't still at the banquet now, he was afraid that he would have jumped up and shouted excitedly. It wasn't until there was a pain in his arm that he reacted, it turned out that Yang Jing had greeted him a few times just now, but he didn't react, and the angry Yang Jing had no choice but to stretch out his jade hand and pinch him fiercely.

"Dead brother, what are you thinking? After being in a daze for so long, you shouldn't even call you a few times. Do you have any bad intentions again, beware of me telling my father, let him teach you a lesson. My sister crossed her waist and asked with a rude expression.

"Ahem, it's my sister, I said you pinched it too much, right? If you get married in the future, will you pinch your husband like this? I see when who can stand you! Yang Wu snorted sullenly and laughed at Yang Jing.

"What's the matter with you, if you talk nonsense again, see if I can't strangle you!" Yang Jing was annoyed and ashamed, her face turned red, she threatened viciously with her teeth and claws, and was about to reach out and pinch his face as soon as she finished speaking.

Yang Wu didn't dare to make more trouble, Mrs. Zhu on the side was watching. He knew this sister's character, and if she made a fuss, she would definitely stop playing, so she quickly changed the topic.

"Sister, you don't stay in your own yard, why are you running here? It's enough to accompany Guangde's cousin with me here."

"Ah, I almost forgot to get down to business." When he asked this, Yang Jing covered her mouth and exclaimed, "Father sent someone to say that today they have a meeting in the front hall that is relatively late, so they are going to hold a banquet at home to invite a few generals." ”

"Sister, you are really very arrogant, such an important matter for you, if I don't ask, won't you forget it."

"What's going on late? It's almost noon. Which generals will come to the banquet? Mrs. Zhu, who was at the top, sat up straight and asked.

Her original plan was just to hold a small banquet in the inner mansion and invite the Yang family's family and a few staff members who often live on the west side of the Jiedu Embassy Mansion to attend, but now that Yang Xingmi has sent someone to order a big banquet, the original prepared banquet is obviously not enough.

"I don't know about this, anyway, I heard that there are many generals who came to the mansion to discuss matters today, so madam, you can prepare a little more."

"In that case, you should be prepared. Jing'er, your sister and brother are here to accompany Guangde, and I will arrange the banquet first. ”

"Yes, ma'am, you go first. I'm enough here. Yang Jing replied in a big way.

For a while, only Yang Wu and others were left here in the pavilion, chatting with each other. Fortunately, Yang Jing is the most lively, talking non-stop, and Zhu Guangde, a person who is bent on flattering Yang Jing, is flattering on the side, and the atmosphere is not very cold. Only Yang Wu looked a little bored on the side.

After a long time, Yang Wu was a little hungry and panicked, but the banquet never started, which made everyone complain. It was not until the end of the day, that is, when it was almost 13 o'clock in the later life, that Yang Xingmi came to the back house with many generals. This is the official start of the banquet.

The generals who stayed in Guangling at this banquet were basically all there, and Yang Wu knew Zhu Jin, the deputy envoy of Jiedu, Li Chengsi, the judge of Jiedu, Zhou Yin, the general Li Shenfu, Xu Wen, the commander of the army, Wang Maozhang, the envoy of Ma Bujun, Zhou Ben, the secretary of the department, and Dai Yougui, the staff member. In addition, there are many people that Yang Wu doesn't know, and there are more than a dozen seats full.

"Today's banquet is prepared in a hurry, and everyone is discussing at this time, I'm afraid that my belly will be hungry, and my mouth will be broken, right? Come, let's drink this first glass of wine together. At the beginning of the banquet, Yang Xingmi raised the wine glass in his hand and said to everyone with a smile.

Everyone shouted yes, and they all raised their wine glasses and took a sip.

"I don't say much, I'm my own brother, don't worry about those etiquette, in short, you let go of your hands and feet to eat meat and drink. Don't go back and complain to your mother-in-law that you don't have enough wine and meat in my house! That loneliness is absolutely unattached! Yang Xingmi's words were still so concise, and as soon as the words came out, everyone burst into laughter.

"Don't worry, the king, we won't be polite to the king. My old king has been coveting the wine in the palace for a long time, and now that he finally has the opportunity, he must drink it happily! "The person who spoke was a stout bearded man, and the one who spoke in a loud voice was the commander of Huainan and the general Wang Maozhang.

Li Shenfu and the others also said with a smile, "General Wang's words are reasonable, speaking of which, the king was canonized as Queen Wu, and this is the first time to entertain everyone, you should toast to the king." ”

Everyone was staggered, and they didn't pay attention to any etiquette, and it didn't take long for each other to make a fuss, and even those scribes were also learning from the generals to make a fuss, and the atmosphere was not lively for a while.

It's no wonder that Yang Xingmi can get the support of his generals, just seeing that he is now the king of Wu, but he doesn't have any arrogance, he still treats his subordinates like before, and everyone obeys him.

Yang Wu, his second brother Yang Longyan and Zhu Guangde were all arranged at the end of the generals, and there were also several small officials in the mansion. As for Yang Wu's sister and several other younger siblings who were still young, they opened another seat in the courtyard and were taken care of by their respective mothers.

The atmosphere at their table was relatively dreary. Zhu Guangde was still thinking about what Yang Wu had just said about reciting poetry in public; Yang Longyan is still young, he only cares about the table full of good dishes, and he may still hate his brother who spanked him in his heart, so he doesn't say a word, just cares about eating vegetables; As for the other people, they are just small officials around Yang Xingmi who are not very important, and there is a big gap between the identities of Yang Wu and the other three, seeing that the three of them don't say much, they don't dare to talk much, just bury their heads in eating and drinking.

Yang Wu hastily filled his stomach, while observing everyone, he was thinking about his own thoughts.

"After all, my father was born in a reckless manner, and these old brothers who followed him from birth to death did not regard him as a noble King Wu, but only as a superior and an old brother, and my father himself did not think about changing these. In short, at present, the forces under my father's command are only feudal towns, not countries. As a country, the rules of superiority and inferiority are extremely strict, and there will never be such a messy situation as it is now. Therefore, when my father was there, he was able to get the support of the generals, but once he was gone, the generals had different thoughts. Yang Wu shook his head secretly on the side.

While everyone was drinking with each other, Yang Wu secretly observed everyone in the field.

"Sure enough, these generals are not my subordinates yet, so I can't see anything at all. But even if they are their subordinates now, I'm afraid their loyalty will not be very high. Yang Wu thought in his heart, "Seeing that they and their father are drinking so casually, I, a person with no prestige, even if I am staring at the identity of the eldest son, how can I get their loyalty?" ”

"No, if I go on like this, I must be following the old path of history, I must not go on like this, wait until my father dies a few years later, and then inherit the throne without fame and all the generals are dissatisfied. How can you make a name for yourself? ”

Yang Wu sat on the chair and thought about it, only to feel that the many wines and meats on the table tasted the same as chewing wax.

At this time, Mrs. Zhu suddenly stood up and said to Yang Xingmi with a smile, "The king is now feasting all the generals, just drinking is too boring, it just so happened that Wu'er also said that he had recently composed a few poems to be recited on the spot at the banquet, and now all the adults are here, just in time to appreciate Wu'er's poems." I wonder what the king thinks? ”