After setting up camp in the Xishan paddock, Emperor Cheng Jing dined with all the officials.

Yan Yunhe sat under the right hand of Emperor Cheng Jing, with Jinyi guards and Jinwu guards standing on either side to protect His Majesty.

Yu Qin was also among them, holding a golden sword at his waist. He looked alert and cold, not allowing offence.

You Liang was also among Jin Wu's guards, with the familiar peace charm hanging on his waist.

Sensing Yan Yunhe's gaze, she winked at him.

Yan Yunhe instinctively withdrew his gaze and realized that this was too obvious, so he smiled at You Liang.

Fang Zhizhou did not attend the banquet and went somewhere unknown. Perhaps he was not in the mood to eat and hid alone.

Or maybe Emperor Cheng Jing had other plans for him, so he didn't show up at the banquet.

Song Wen poured a glass of wine for Yan Yunhe and looked at the first seat to the left of Emperor Cheng Jing. It was still empty, and the person who was supposed to sit there had been delayed in coming.

Emperor Cheng Jing glanced at the place with a sad expression, as if he, as the king of a country, would not dare to hold a banquet if that person did not come.

After waiting for who knows how long, the officials could no longer bear their temper and started talking about it.

Song Wen came close to Yan Yunhe and whispered: "Sir, Uncle Jiang Guo is really impudent. He dares to ask so many people to wait for him alone."

Yan Yunhe curled his lips: "He is so big It's a gift from your majesty. But you will know if Jiang Qiankun dares to accept it." As soon

as he finished speaking, Jiang Qiankun came quickly with his legitimate son Jiang Tao. In this winter, he unexpectedly came out. His face was covered with sweat and he was walking in a hurry. It looked like he attached great importance to the banquet, but there was a compelling reason for arriving late.

As expected, when Jiang Qiankun saw Cheng Jingdi, he loudly apologized, saying that he was not late on purpose, but only took Jiang Tao to patrol the Xishan Paddock. He was late because of the safety of His Majesty.

Jiang Qiankun straightened his waist when speaking, but he did not even kneel down when he saw His Majesty, which was extremely presumptuous.

Not only did he not kneel, but Jiang Tao also followed his father without moving his knees.

Facing the arrogant father and son on the table, Emperor Cheng Jing pressed his hands on the table, leaned slightly, and said repeatedly: "I know that Admiral Jiang has good intentions, how can I blame him? My dear, please take a seat."

Song Song Wen didn't know much about the affairs of the court, but after Yan Yunhe returned to the capital, as a long-term follower, he had to understand the situation before he became clearer.

Although it has always been clear that the Queen Mother has been behind the curtain for many years and has been reluctant to hand over power to Emperor Cheng Jing, the Jiang Party has grown stronger over the years.

But he didn't know that Jiang Qiankun dared to be so arrogant, and that Emperor Cheng Jing actually backed down and turned a blind eye to the rude behavior of him and his son.

He looked at Yan Yunhe and saw his elder frowning slightly, obviously dissatisfied with Jiang Qiankun's unreasonableness.

"Is Uncle Jiang Guo like this on weekdays?" Song Wen asked quietly.

Yan Yunhe sneered: "If he was so careless, the Jiang family would have destroyed themselves long ago. Why should Your Majesty bother."

"Then why is he acting like this today?" Song Wen asked in confusion.

Yan Yunhe glanced at him: "This is a demonstration to His Majesty."

He said this half-hidden and half-hidden words, which made Song Wen confused, but it didn't matter, Yan Yunhe had the only purpose of bringing him here today. One is to keep an eye on this uncle.

Jiang Tao was sitting on the right side of his father. When he saw that the wine glass was empty, he couldn't help but became very angry. These dog slaves dared to neglect the father and son.

Facing the empty wine glass, Jiang Qiankun said nothing, but stretched out his hand to pour the wine himself.

However, Jiang Tao is still young after all and does not have the patience of Jiang Qiankun.

Jiang Tao raised his hand and casually pointed at the Jin Yiwei beside him: "You, come here and pour me wine."

The person he pointed at slowly turned around, the silver embroidered python's body floated in the dark light on the robe, and the Jin Yiwei's full face was revealed. It was Zhang Ming. People looked at the face and felt amazed, but Jiang Tao suddenly looked like he had swallowed a fly.

To Jiang Tao, the Jin Yiwei was just a vicious dog raised by the Jiang family, and the commander of the Jin Yiwei was just the most obedient of the dogs.

It was just the rumors about Yu Qin and Queen Mother Jiang that made Jiang Tao despise Yu Qin even more.

These palace officials relied on Emperor Cheng Jing to neglect the father and son, so he wanted to find face elsewhere.

The Jin Yiwei used to be the emperor's royal servants, but now they don't have to serve the Jiang family and serve them tea and water.

Jiang Qiankun glanced at his son, implying a warning.

Facing his gaze, Jiang Tao flinched, but the words had been released, how could he take them back.

What's more, Yu Qin actually made a move at this time. He walked to the side of the Jiang family and his son, picked up the wine glass, and performed the palace affairs in full view of everyone.

All the civil servants showed disdain for Yu Qin's flattery. What's more, some people covered their noses with their sleeves, as if dining with such people would spoil their appetite.

Song Wen clearly heard the sound of broken porcelain coming from beside him. He looked around in fear and saw Yan Yunhe expressionlessly put his hand under the table. The wine glass in his palm was completely shattered, and even some of the fragments were turned into powder.

There was an undercurrent surging in the banquet, and Emperor Cheng Jing seemed completely unaware of it. He only raised his glass and invited all the officials to drink with him.

After three rounds of drinking, Yan Yunhe would only set his sights on Yu Qin on rare occasions.

Yu Qin stood quietly behind the Jiang family and his son, with no look of humiliation on his face. He looked almost calm, as if he should be like this, this is something he has long been accustomed to.

Yan Yunhe looked away in embarrassment, picked up the wine glass that Song Wen had put on for him, and drank it all in one gulp.

Emperor Cheng Jing had already used the excuse of being drunk to return to his tent to rest.

Yan Yunhe should have left long ago, but he stayed at the banquet and refused to leave.

It wasn't until the Jiang family and his son left the table, and Yu Qin followed the Jinyi guards, that Yan Yunhe stood up from the table.

There was a stinging pain in the palm of my hand. It was the cut caused by the wine glass just now. His skin was rough and his flesh was thick, and the wine glass was broken into pieces, leaving only a little blood.

Looking at the faint blood in his hand indifferently, Yan Yunhe casually wiped it on his robe and walked towards the tent.

Jiang Qiankun opened the tent, and as soon as he stood still and turned around, he slapped Jiang Tao hard.

Jiang Taobei was a little dazed from the beating, and looked at Jiang Qiankun in astonishment: "Dad, what are you talking about?"

"Go down and receive ten lashes!" Jiang Qiankun said coldly.

Jiang Tao covered his face and was quite unconvinced: "You want to be punished, but you also want to let the child die."

"The reason why I don't kneel to Your Majesty is because the power of the fifth army camp is in my hands, and the Queen Mother is my sister, so When he ascended the throne, the Queen Mother and I personally supported him. How about you? You are just a small camp official, but you dare to be so arrogant. How can I trust the Jiang family to you?" Jiang Qiankun said sternly.

Jiang Tao went from being stunned to coming to his senses. Although he was arrogant, he was not so stupid that he couldn't understand what Jiang Qiankun was saying.

So in the end without saying anything, he bowed his head and walked out of the tent to receive his punishment.

Jiang Qiankun let out a long sigh, and the guard who had been with him for many years stepped forward to remove his armor: "Young Master is still young, why should you be so impatient."

"It's okay if you don't know how to advance or retreat. After all, Yu Qin is in the Empress Dowager's official position. He was complacent, thinking that this would embarrass the little emperor, but in fact he injured one thousand enemies and suffered eight hundred losses to himself. "

Jiang Qiankun said with some worry: "Besides, what is about to happen in the winter hunting is also due to Yu Qin's inquiry. If it's done, it's considered a success. No matter how much he despises this person, he should just pretend."

Guard: "My lord, you have been inspecting for a while, have you found anything wrong?"

Jiang Qiankun said with a contemptuous smile: "There is indeed a ghost in the Xishan paddock, but the little emperor thought that with that small amount of troops, he could surround and suppress the five military camps. How naive!"

"Earlier, I I was also worried that the news was wrong. The little emperor wanted to start this news during the winter hunting, but he wanted to motivate me to mobilize the elite soldiers and horses of the fifth military camp to the Xishan Paddock to mobilize the tigers away from the mountain. Now it seems that the news is true, but the opponent's troops are inferior. It's less than I thought."

Jiang Qiankun pondered: "If you were the little emperor, how would you use such a small number of troops?"

The guard lowered his head and said, "I don't dare to speak nonsense .

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That's it." Yan Yun He pushed down the flag representing military strength on the sand table: "To win with less, you have to use external force, such as traps, bows and arrows, and gunpowder."

Song Wen heard this in confusion. He pointed out the mountains in the sand table: "It is surrounded by mountains. You only need to bury the gunpowder in the mountains in advance, lure the snake into the cave, and then ignite it and detonate it. The huge rocks will naturally destroy most of these soldiers and horses. The most famous in the history of the Jin Dynasty This was the strategy used to defend against five thousand soldiers with three hundred troops.

"One is worth a hundred. This man is so powerful. Who is he?" Song Wen asked.

Yan Yunhe looked at the sand table: "Duke Yu is famous. The world only knows the prince's young master Yu Chang'en, but they don't know that the young master has protected Zhou Shanhe. In fact, Zhou Shanhe was not bad, but there were many famous generals in the world at that time, and his achievements were not conspicuous among them. "

After the Jiang party came to power, they couldn't wait to eliminate dissidents and killed countless famous generals in order to consolidate their power. The Dajin was defeated by the Tatars in those years, and the Jiang family also had a share of the credit.

" This week, after the death of the late prince, Shaobao died in a fire, along with his whole family."

Song Wen took a cold breath and said, "This is a tragic massacre."

Yan Yunhe looked heavy: "Those soldiers also. Who would have known that after many years of fighting, he did not die on the battlefield, but died at the hands of his own people?"

Song Wen was furious: "Jiang Thief deserves to die."

Yan Yunhe rearranged the sand table: "If there is internal trouble, there will be external trouble. If the day is unstable, it will always affect the border. As long as the court is in chaos, there will be another Jiang family. Your Majesty's restoration of the imperial examination and promotion of poor families is to weaken the family and bring order to the chaos

. Understand this, but he can also hear that this is not something that can be accomplished overnight: "Although His Majesty is wise and powerful, it is difficult to do this just at his age."

General Yan Yunhe's flag was firmly inserted into the sand table Among them: "Who said it only depends on your Majesty? Taizu, the late emperor, Prince Youyi, and your Majesty are all working hard to complete this matter."

Over the years, the throne changed.

The foundation for what Emperor Cheng Jing did was formed through the efforts of successive emperors.

Yan Yunhe looked at the brand new sand table: "It's time to regroup."