After Emperor Wu of Zhou sat down, the celebration banquet officially began.

The crown prince took the lead in standing up, saluted Emperor Wu of Zhou with three glasses of wine, and wished the Great Zhou a stable and prosperous country. Then, he toasted the acting king three glasses of wine, praising the acting king as the god of war in the world, without the acting king, there would be no current peace. With the presence of the king, the ministers and the people will be at ease. also said that there is a younger brother of the king, and his brother is also down-to-earth.

For the prince's praise, the acting king was disdainful in his heart, but he modestly said that this was what he should do.

After the crown prince finished toasting, it was the turn of the three princes.

The three princes were brilliant, first composed a poem and slapped the sycophants of Emperor Wu of Zhou, and then praised the acting king as a hero in the world and an example for them to learn.

The fourth prince's literary style was no worse than that of the third prince, but he did not flatter Emperor Wu of Zhou and the acting king with flowery rhetoric like the third prince. He used simple but sincere words to compliment Emperor Wu of Zhou for his wisdom. As for the acting king, he showed his admiration and admiration for the acting king as his younger brother, and hoped that he could do his best for the court and the people like the acting king in the future.

His words were more sincere than those of the third prince. When many ministers heard this, they all showed expressions of appreciation.

The ministers had a very good impression of the four princes. Although the four princes are not very old, they are mature and steady, ladylike and chaste, and have outstanding talents. Moreover, the maternal ancestor of the fourth prince is the Li family. Many civil servants in the court supported the four princes.

Next are the five princes. What they said was similar to that of the three princes, a little exaggerated.

When the eighth prince toasted, Zhao Yao found that the expressions of the ministers were a little disdainful. The eighth prince knew that Emperor Wu of Zhou and the acting king didn't like him, so he didn't say much, and simply said congratulations.

When it was the turn of the Nine Emperor Princes, he talked a lot. Emperor Wu of Zhou thought he was too verbose, so he directly interrupted him and asked him to sit down.

In the end, it was Zhao Yao's turn, he deliberately pretended to be a little scared, and stammered words of congratulations.

Emperor Wu of Zhou did not dislike Zhao Yao for being timid. Seeing that he was a little uneasy, she smiled at him gently.

After Zhao Yao finished saying his congratulatory words, it was the turn of the ministers. First of all, He Xiang and Liu Taishi, the words of congratulations of a few of them are very simple, the world is peaceful, the five grains are abundant, and so on. As for the acting king, they praised the demeanor of Emperor Wu of Zhou when he was young, but it was still worse than that of Emperor Wu of Zhou when he was young.

For He Xiang and Liu Taishi, the acting king is very respectful. Hearing them say that he was not as good as Emperor Wu of Zhou back then, he was not only not angry, but very honored. He said that he could be half as powerful as Emperor Wu of Zhou when he was young.

Then there are Zhenguo Gong and Xuanping Hou. Zhenguo Gong also complimented him first, and then praised the merits of the king over the years.

The acting king listened to Zhen Guogong praise him to the sky, and sneered in his heart. He hurriedly told Zhen Guogong that he just did what he had to do, and he was not as great as Zhen Guogong said.

Before returning to Beijing, the acting king received a letter from the Marquis of Xuanping. In the letter, the Marquis of Xuanping told the acting king in great detail that the prince of Zhenguo and the crown prince had exalted his vicious methods in the court, and asked the acting king to pay careful attention after returning to Beijing.

Zhen Guogong also congratulated the acting king and Kong Taichang's youngest daughter.

Kong Taichang heard Zhen Guogong say this, and his heart suddenly chuckled, and an ominous premonition came to his heart.

The acting king and the Marquis of Xuanping also thought that the prince of Zhenguo was not well-intentioned when he mentioned this marriage. The two frowned slightly, and their hearts became vigilant.

When Emperor Wu of Zhou heard this, he raised his eyebrows slightly, and immediately waited for the next words of Zhenguo Gong with great interest.

To everyone's surprise, Zhen Guogong did not say anything about the marriage between the acting king and Kong Taichang's youngest daughter, but wished the acting king and Kong Taichang's youngest daughter to open up for the royal family after getting married, after all, the acting king has no heirs at present.

The acting king got married the year before last to marry the concubine, but so far the concubine and the concubine have not given birth to a son and a half daughter for the acting king. And His Royal Highness the Crown Prince already has an eldest son.

Three months after the prince got married, the princess had good news, and the next year she gave birth to the emperor's eldest grandson. Now, the prince's side concubine is pregnant, and the imperial doctor diagnosed it as a little highness.

In terms of heirs, the crown prince temporarily won the king.

Although the acting king has been married for two years, most of him has been in turmoil outside in the past two years, and it is not surprising that the acting princess and concubine are not pregnant.

When the ministers saw that the king had no heirs, they did not feel anything. The acting king himself didn't pay much attention to this matter, but he also knew that if no heirs were born, there would inevitably be rumors in the court. The prince's party will definitely attack him with the matter of the heir. He has decided to stay in the capital this year and let the princess and the side princess conceive his child.

Originally, the fact that the king had no heirs was not a big deal, let alone a strange thing, but now when I heard Zhen Guogong talk about it, everyone suddenly felt that this matter had become a little different.

At this time, the eyes of everyone present looking at the acting king became a little subtle. The acting king naturally felt it, and his face instantly darkened.

At this time, the crown prince echoed Zhen Guogong's words, "Second brother, the most important task for you to come back this time is to give birth to a grandson like you to your father as soon as possible." The crown prince said in a good brother's tone, "Next month, Kong Taichang's youngest daughter will be married, and you can marry her, and hurry up to give birth to a big fat grandson for your father." ”

When Xuanping Hou heard this, his eyebrows furrowed slightly. His daughter is the concubine of the acting king, and she has been married to the acting king for two years and has not been pregnant. He didn't take this matter to heart, after all, the acting king had very little time in the capital in the past two years, and it was normal for his daughter to not be pregnant. But now he doesn't think so.

If Kong Taichang's youngest daughter is the first to become pregnant, then his daughter's situation and status will be affected.

Xuanping Hou knew in his heart how important Kong Taichang's youngest daughter was to the acting king. When Kong Taichang's youngest daughter enters the palace of the acting king, the acting king will definitely favor her. Once Kong Taichang's youngest daughter is pregnant, then she becomes more and more important in the heart of the king. This is not a good thing for his daughter.

The Confucian family was extremely important to the acting king. If Kong Taichang's youngest daughter took the lead in giving birth to the eldest son for the acting king, then ...... Thinking of this, Xuanping Hou didn't think about it anymore. Emotionally, he felt that in the heart of the acting king, the Kong family was definitely not as important as their Yu family, after all, the Yu family was his maternal family. Intellectually, he also thought that the acting king would definitely reuse the Confucian family over the Xuanping Marquis Mansion in the future.

After thinking about it like this, Xuanping Hou suddenly felt that it was a little unfavorable for their Yu family to marry Kong Taichang's youngest daughter on behalf of the king.

Marquis Xuanping could think of this, and Emperor Wu of Zhou naturally thought of it too. He originally thought that the Zhenguo Guild would make a fuss about this marriage, but he didn't expect the Zhenguo Guild to sow discord.

The corners of Emperor Zhou Wudi's mouth raised a smile of unknown meaning.

The acting king didn't think of this, he thought that the crown prince and the Zhenguo doll couldn't laugh at him.

Man, how can you allow others to say no!

"Father, don't worry, my son will definitely give birth to a grandson for you this year!" If there is no good news in the palace this year, I am afraid that people all over the world will think that he is not good.

The atmosphere of the scene was somewhat delicate. The ministers all bowed their heads and put on a "they didn't hear anything" expression.

The three princes and several of them looked dumbfounded. They didn't expect things to turn out like this.

The fourth prince and the eighth prince all looked like they didn't care about themselves, while Zhao Yao lowered his head and ate the beef.

Not only did he eat it, but he also secretly took some of it and let Tongxi take it. After tonight's celebration feast is over, he will be able to eat a few more meals of beef.

Zhao Yao thought that no one was paying attention to his actions of stealing beef. In fact, Emperor Wu of Zhou had long seen it.

A smile appeared in Emperor Zhou Wudi's eyes, and he scolded with a smile in his heart: The stinky boy is really promising.

It suddenly occurred to him that his eldest brother had done something like this. Every time he ate a meal, the eldest brother would secretly hide meat, snacks, and other delicious things, and then quietly bring them back to give them a few younger brothers to eat. At that time, he was the youngest, and his eldest brother loved him and would give him the best food every time.