After Emperor Wu of Zhou sat down, the celebration banquet officially began.
The prince stood up first, toasted three glasses of wine to Emperor Wu of Zhou, and wished the Zhou Dynasty a stable and prosperous country. Then, he toasted King Dai with three glasses of wine and praised him as the god of war in the world. Without King Dai, there would be no peace. With the king here, ministers and people will feel at ease. He also said that with his younger brother, Dai Wang, he felt at ease.
King Dai was disdainful of the prince's compliment, but he humbly said that this was what he should do.
After the prince made a toast, it was the third prince's turn.
The third prince's literary talent was outstanding. He first wrote a poem to flatter Emperor Wu of Zhou, and then praised the king as a hero of the world and a role model for them to learn from.
The fourth prince's literary talent was no worse than that of the third prince, but he did not use gorgeous words to flatter Emperor Wu of Zhou and King Dai like the third prince. He used simple but sincere words to compliment Emperor Wu of Zhou for his wisdom. As for Dai Wang, as his younger brother, he showed his admiration and admiration for Dai Wang, his elder brother, and hoped that he could dedicate himself to the court and the people like Dai Wang in the future.
His words were more sincere than those of the third prince. Many ministers showed expressions of appreciation after hearing this.
The ministers had a very good impression of the fourth prince. Although the fourth prince is young, he is mature, steady, chaste and talented. Furthermore, the fourth prince’s maternal ancestral family is the Li family. Many civil servants in the court supported the fourth prince.
Next is the fifth prince and the others. What they said was similar to that of the Third Prince, a bit exaggerated.
When the Eighth Prince was toasting, Zhao Yao noticed that the ministers' expressions were somewhat disdainful. The eighth prince knew that neither Emperor Wu of Zhou nor King Dai liked him, so he didn't say much and simply said congratulations.
When it was the Ninth Prince's turn, he talked a lot. Emperor Wu of Zhou thought he was too verbose, so he interrupted him directly and asked him to sit down.
Finally it was Zhao Yao's turn. He deliberately pretended to be scared and stammered his congratulations.
Emperor Wu of Zhou did not dislike Zhao Yao's timidity. Seeing that he was a little uneasy, she smiled at him gently.
After Zhao Yao finished his congratulations, it was the ministers' turn. First of all, it was He Xiang and Taishi Liu. Their words of congratulations were simple: peace, good harvests, and prosperity. As for the acting king, they praised him for being very charming like the young Emperor Wu of Zhou, but still inferior to the young Emperor Wu of Zhou.
King Dai respected He Xiang and Taishi Liu very much. When he heard them say that he was not as good as Emperor Wu of Zhou, he was not angry, but felt very honored. He said that it would be enough for him to be half as powerful as Emperor Wu of Zhou when he was young.
Then came Duke Zhen Guo and Marquis Xuan Ping. The Duke of Zhen Guo also complimented him first, and then praised the king for his achievements over the years.
King Dai sneered in his heart when he heard Duke Zhen Guo praise him to the heavens. He hurriedly told Duke Zhen that he just did what he should do, and was not as great as Duke Zhen said.
Before returning to Beijing, King Dai received a letter from Marquis Xuanping. In the letter, Marquis Xuanping told King Dai in great detail about the vicious methods used by Duke Zhen and the prince to flatter him in the court, and asked King Dai to be careful when he returned to Beijing.
The Duke of Zhen Guo also congratulated King Dai on the marriage of Kong Taichang's youngest daughter.
When Mrs. Kong heard what Duke Zhen Guo said, her heart suddenly skipped a beat, and an ominous premonition came to her.
King Dai and Marquis Xuanping also thought that Duke Zhen Guo had no good intentions when he mentioned this marriage. The two frowned slightly and became wary.
Emperor Wu of Zhou raised his eyebrows slightly after hearing this, and immediately waited with interest for what the Duke of Zhen would say next.
To everyone's surprise, Duke Zhenguo did not say much about the marriage between King Dai and Kong Taichang's youngest daughter. Instead, he wished King Dai and Kong Taichang's daughter to flourish in the royal family after they get married. After all, King Dai has not yet Heirs.
King Dai got married the year before last and married his concubine, but so far neither the princess nor his concubine has given birth to a son or a daughter for King Dai. And His Royal Highness the Crown Prince already has his eldest son.
Three months after the prince got married, the princess got the good news and gave birth to the emperor's eldest grandson the next year. Now, the prince's concubine is pregnant, and the imperial doctor diagnoses her as a young highness.
In terms of heirs, the prince temporarily defeated the acting king.
Although King Dai had been married for two years, he had spent most of these two years fighting chaos, so it was not surprising that Princess Dai and his concubine were not pregnant.
When the ministers saw that the king had no heirs, they didn't think anything was wrong. King Dai himself didn't pay much attention to this matter, but he also knew that if no heir was born, there would definitely be rumors in the court. People from the prince's party will definitely use the issue of his son to attack him. He has decided to stay in the capital this year and let the princess and concubine conceive his child.
Originally, the fact that the acting king had no heirs was not a big deal, let alone a strange thing, but now that the Duke of Zhen was talking about it, everyone suddenly felt that this matter had become a little different.
At this time, everyone present looked at Dai Wang in a slightly subtle way. Dai Wang naturally felt it, and his face instantly darkened.
At this time, the prince echoed the words of Duke Zhen, "Second brother, the most important task for you when you come back this time is to give birth to a grandson like you as soon as possible for your father." The prince sounded like a good brother, "Next month, Kong Taichang My little daughter is about to have haircuts, so you can marry her and give birth to a fat grandson for your father as soon as possible."
When Marquis Xuanping heard this, he frowned slightly. His daughter is the royal concubine of Dai Wang. She has not been pregnant for two years since she was married to Dai Wang. He didn't take this matter to heart. After all, the king had spent very little time in the capital in the past two years, so it was normal for his daughter not to be pregnant. But now he doesn't think so.
If Kong Taichang's youngest daughter becomes pregnant first, his daughter's situation and status will be affected.
Marquis Xuanping knew how important Kong Taichang's little daughter was to the king. When Kong Taichang's youngest daughter enters Prince Dai's palace, Prince Dai will definitely dote on her. Once Kong Taichang's youngest daughter becomes pregnant, she will become more and more important to the king. This is not a good thing for his daughter.
The Kong family was extremely important to the king. If Kong Taichang's youngest daughter takes the lead in giving birth to the eldest son for King Dai, then... Thinking of this, Marquis Xuanping did not think about it any more. Emotionally, he felt that in King Dai's heart, the Kong family was definitely not as important as the Yu family. After all, the Yu family was his mother's family. Rationally, he believed that King Dai would definitely use the Kong family more than the Xuanping Marquis Mansion in the future.
After thinking about it carefully, Marquis Xuanping suddenly felt that marrying Kong Taichang's youngest daughter on behalf of the king would be detrimental to their Yu family.
Marquis Xuanping could think of this, and Emperor Wu of Zhou naturally thought of it too. He originally thought that the Zhen Guo Gong was making a fuss about this marriage, but he didn't expect that the Zhen Guo Gong was sowing discord.
Emperor Zhou Wu raised a smile with unknown meaning at the corner of his mouth.
King Dai did not think of this aspect. He thought that the prince and the Zhenguo doll were laughing at him.
Man, how can you allow others to say no?
"Father, don't worry, my son will definitely give you a grandson this year!" If there is no good news from the palace this year, everyone in the world will think that he is not good.
The atmosphere at the scene was a bit subtle. The ministers all lowered their heads and looked like they didn't hear anything.
The third prince and others looked dumbfounded. They didn't expect things to turn out like this.
The fourth prince and the eighth prince both looked like it had nothing to do with them, while Zhao Yao lowered his head and ate the beef happily.
Not only did he eat it, he also secretly took some away and asked Tongxi to keep them. After tonight's celebration banquet is over, he can have a few more beef meals.
Zhao Yao thought that no one noticed his hiding of beef. In fact, Emperor Wu of Zhou had already seen it.
A smile appeared in Emperor Zhou Wu's eyes, and he laughed and cursed in his heart: The brat really has a lot of potential.
He suddenly thought that his elder brother had done something like this before. Every time they have a feast, the eldest brother will secretly hide meat, snacks, and other delicious things, and then quietly bring them back to the younger brothers. At that time, he was the youngest, and his eldest brother loved him and would give him the most delicious food every time.
