After sending Su Mei away, Fang Wenqing breathed a sigh of relief, and seeing that Jiang Yun was still looking at him, he continued to analyze the trend of the political situation: "The princess's biggest enemies in the court are none other than Qi, Zhao, and Han. There are many cities in Qi and developed industry and commerce, so the national strength is strong. Qi Xiang was in the new Soviet Union for many days. I guess it's because Emperor Su is worried that the Qi Kingdom will become bigger. This allowed the princess to enter the court to check and balance Qi Xiang. But this Qi Xiang is by no means a mediocre person, and he must have understood the meaning. Since it will inevitably be the same in the future, it was originally an enemy. There's no reason not to preemptively thwart the princess's spirit. The princess doesn't have to avoid it, otherwise everyone will be in harmony, won't this Su Huang waste his efforts?"

Jiang Yunge smiled: "If it is just as Fang Gongzi guessed. So this time, Dabi... According to my understanding of Qi Xiangguo, an old horseman, he can really play tricks. In this way, in this first encounter, we can't weaken the momentum. ”

"Uh.... What Fang Gongzi said is extremely true, the rumor of the chivalry I mentioned, saying that this chivalrous man had a conflict with Qi Xiang's young son. This young son of Qi Xiang made a special trip from Qi to participate in the imperial examination. When General Li heard Fang Wenqing's analysis, he thought of the martial arts competition. If you fight to be scolded again, you have to say it.

"Oh...?So what the hell does this rumor say? General Lee elaborated on it. Su Wenqing was quite surprised, this rumor was spread so carefully, I'm afraid it wouldn't be chasing after the wind.

"I don't think I'll say it, so let's call someone and let them say it. General Li didn't want to touch his head again, so he called a few people in.

Fang Wenqing asked people to narrate one after another. Removing the chaff, and finally adding it up, I found that the various rumors were not much different. And everyone has mentioned Qi human demons. I'm sure I'm not bad as I expected.

Jiang Yun listened carefully to the chivalrous appearance and behavior habits described by everyone. After rewarding some money and retiring from everyone, Jiang Yun and Fang Wenqing glanced at each other and said in unison: "It's him."

...........

The palace is perched high on the top of a hill in Sinsu. Suxian City is like a museum of palace architecture of various dynasties. The styles are very different and the styles are mixed. The palace style of Xinsu is more like the Bianliang of the Song Dynasty. In the middle of the top of the mountain is a lake, more than a dozen heavy eaves halls are located in the south of the lake, carved beams and painted buildings, high walls and green tiles. A ring of walls separates the palace from the rest of the city. Around the lake to build the whole royal garden, in the meantime pavilions, pavilions, corridors, flowers, rockeries, strange stones, not formal details and emphasize the shape of the gods, cranes flying in the meantime, is a fairy where the gods are.

Su Wen originally wanted to be with Le Weixuan and Zhang Ziling, but unexpectedly made a fuss. He didn't know where Le Weixuan lived, and Le Weixuan forgot to arrange someone to pick up Su Wen. In desperation, Su Wen walked out of the hospital with the edict in his hand, and the road was smooth and unimpeded, and when he arrived at the square in front of the main gate of the palace, he saw that the palace gate was tall and magnificent. This is not surprising to Su Wen, who is accustomed to seeing modern architectural civilization.

When you look up, you can see dozens of suspended platforms surrounded by greenery, on which small painted pavilions are placed, and suspension bridges connect them. The mist at the top of the mountain is filled, and the birds are faintly shuttling in the clouds, but it is really like a fairyland. I had never seen such a scenery before, and Su Wen was so drunk that he walked around the periphery of the palace wall, and when he came back to the aftertaste, he found that he was lost.

It's easy to turn back to the palace gate. But I didn't see the flow of people who were still going to the banquet just now. In desperation, I had to ask the guards on duty. The guards checked the edict, and a chamberlain led him into the palace. Su Wen accosted him several times, but the chamberlain did not respond, and after some tossing and turning, he finally arrived in front of a large hall.

The square to the south of the main hall was already crowded with people. But the imperial banquet had already begun, and hundreds of people were sitting at more than a dozen long tables to eat, and there were soldiers standing in twos and threes on the periphery. There are rows of guards standing outside the main hall, but the guards are much stricter, and from a distance, the hall is also full of people, presumably it is a banquet place for those who honor their status. Su Wen knew that he didn't have any identity, so he simply learned how to eat a flowing water table, ran to the end of the table, found a pair of dishes and chopsticks, and ate it, although there were not many dishes, someone could add them at any time. The taste is exquisite, and the Su Wen who eats it heartily........

In the palace, it was a different situation, the emperor and queen sat on the platform in the north of the main hall, and sat in front of them according to the position of a few floors, and the closest floor to the emperor and queen was naturally the three princes and nine kings and a number of important ministers. The rest of the officials sat farther away, and they couldn't hear clearly. Although they couldn't hear clearly, the people in the main hall didn't move their chopsticks much. They all held their breath and listened to the big drama on stage.

The emperor is an ordinary-looking middle-aged man, wearing a dark crown and a crown of 12. Sitting upright behind the dragon case, looking down with interest, although the queen's face has traces of wind and frost, she can still see the peerless appearance, more like a beautiful woman in her thirties than her actual age. A pair of phoenix eyes also followed the emperor's gaze. The corners of his mouth were full of smiles.

A tall high-ranking official in a gorgeous costume got the emperor's consent, took a glass of wine, saluted Jiang Yun from afar, and said: "Princess Xiang Guo came from afar, and Ben Xiang brought a group of colleagues to toast the princess." This Song country is far away, and Xiangcheng, where the princess is located, is just a small city in the Song Kingdom, and it is even more remote. I heard that the King of Song wants you to be an auxiliary country, but this Jingshi has a population of millions and tens of thousands of people in the whole country, don't you regard this auxiliary position as a child's play, I am about to talk to the King of Song. It's really hard to see you in this tiring journey. Why don't you find an official house and rest more. Later, I will appreciate the prosperity of Kyoto, but it is not in vain to travel thousands of miles and make a hard trip. ”

Jiang Yun is dressed in gorgeous clothes, and she is rarely dressed up, which is naturally jeweled and glamorous. Standing and toasting, waiting to drink. Hearing this, he dropped the wine glass, stepped on the dining table, splashed the soup everywhere, rolled up a sleeve, stretched out an arm as white as a lotus root, pointed at the other party and scolded:

"You're an old horseman. How dare you scold me for being a country girl? You dare to be rampant with an old lady even if you are a defeated general. The king of Song can trust me, so he naturally sent me into Beijing, and whether he can enter or not depends on the emperor's grace, whether he is an auxiliary country or not, and it is also the emperor's care, and it is your bird business?!!"

Qi Xiangguo is not young, he was scolded on the head, he was stunned for a moment, and his hands and feet trembled angrily: "Look at it, look at it This Jiang Yun is an uneducated yellow-haired girl, how can she be a high-ranking third prince, how can I be virtuous and convincing people?"

"Let go of your mother's fart, is the old lady educated, and it is your turn to take care of it? Whether to do the third prince or not is the emperor's business, you are pointing fingers here, can you try to rebel?" Jiang Yun scolded heartily, and the beads on his head shook around, clanging, but it was very good-looking.

The ministers were slightly stunned when they saw the two of them scolding the street above the court. hurriedly lowered his head, for fear of being seen squirting out wine and food. There was the young guard under the corridor, who couldn't help but laugh, and one by one the suffocated muscles burst out, and his face was flushed.

"Your Majesty, this shrew is untrustworthy, how can the old minister have the heart of disobedience, this woman is the femme fatale, murderous female devil. Qi Xiangguo's angry hands covered his chest, his nose couldn't help opening and closing, and after he finished speaking, he immediately gasped for breath.

Qi Xiangguo originally thought that Jiang Yun, as a princess, had just arrived, and everyone strictly followed the etiquette in the court. At most, in front of the emperor, he quoted scriptures and classics. He has prepared a lot of back-ups, and no matter what, Jiang Yun will not be able to get off the stage. At least he can't be allowed to take over his position as prime minister. Unexpectedly, this woman came up and scolded the street, when was this Qi Xiangguo's status and dignity pointed at her nose and scolded her on the street. Annoyed and angry, out of proportion.

After taking a breath, he took another deep breath before turning to Jiang Yun and said, "I have been friends with your father since childhood. You should have been disciplined by your father. I'm just saying that you are a woman with insufficient qualifications and do not conform to the rules to do those three high positions, where am I wrong? At the feet of the Son of Heaven, you are so rude, look at you like this.... What kind of system.... ”

"Qi Xiangguo, are you confused? You forgot the events of the year so quickly? You have personally disciplined me, my return gift... Are you satisfied? Why? Do you want to discipline again? Then this niece, I will prepare you with a bigger gift. Jiang Yun did not show weakness, and took a chopstick in his hand to beat the chopsticks.

"You ......" Qi Xiangguo trembled and couldn't speak.

The two people in the audience lost their etiquette, but they were both in high positions and princes with real power. No one dared to persuade these officials, and no one could persuade them.....

"The two of you, but don't quarrel, these many people are present and show people jokes. But it was the queen who spoke, and the two had to make a temporary truce, and Jiang Yun rolled his eyes after sitting down.

The queen lightly opened her lips and whispered to the emperor in an almost inaudible voice, "Since Qi Xiangguo insists that Jiang Yun is not qualified enough to take over the position of prime minister, the concubines have the courage to speak out, when the three princes of the dynasty, Qi Xiang should be old and strong, this General Feng is over the age of old, and he has played many times to ask the old man to return to his hometown, and he did not attend today." You can't go without a commander in the army for a day, so why not fulfill his wish? This vacant position of the Great Sima is just in line with the character of this fierce woman. ”

"What the queen said is reasonable, Rong Zhen thought about it first. Today's royal banquet is to catch the wind for Princess Xiangyang, which is a happy day, and must not hurt the harmony. Later, the martial arts opened, and there were many more programs. The forbidden army will also conduct military exercises to demonstrate the prestige of our new Soviet army. The emperor was not angry, he seemed to be a good-tempered and amiable guy.

Although the two of them were whispering, the three princes and nine secretaries in the row in front of this table heard it clearly. Everyone knows that there is a charter for this matter, so naturally there are those who know how to observe words and colors.

An old official with a white beard stood up tremblingly, saluted, and said, "The minister has something to do."

"Oh, Xu Fengchang, what's the matter with you? ”

This regular position is the first of the nine secretaries of the three princes and nine secretaries. According to the usual practice, the new auxiliary country will inevitably take up the position of the third prince, but the nine secretaries will not make major changes. As an important minister of the imperial court, this person should naturally speak, but other officials did not expect him to speak, just because this Xu Feng is old and frail, and his ears are not good, and he spends most of his time in the court.... There is something going on today, and even the emperor is interested.

"According to the old minister, Princess Xiangyang was born as a military general. Naturally, it is bold to act and not to be informal, otherwise will indecisiveness miss the warplane? It is difficult to make a circle without rules, and this etiquette is naturally very important to the court. But it didn't fit in on the battlefield....... Since Princess Xiangyang is not good at etiquette, why not take up a military position? I have been friends with Da Sima Nai for many years, he has been on the battlefield for a long time in this life, and has made immortal achievements, but the old injury has recurred, and he has been unable to stay for several months. ”

The ministers listened and whispered, in the past, I saw that this old man had first-class napping skills, and he stood down in the morning, and others were tired and had a sore back, and he could stand and sleep refreshed. What kind of elixir did you eat today? He said a lot of words so energetically. Although the reason in the words is extremely far-fetched, I am afraid that I have been prepared for a long time.... I don't know who meant.... I'll wait and wait...

"Hmm... What Xu Fengchang said is reasonable, what do the Qing family think. If there is no objection, I will make my own decision after consultation with the Great Sima. After speaking, the emperor glanced at the front of the stage, if the three princes and nine ministers in front of the stage had no objections, this matter would be ignored.

When the ministers heard this, they all understood that this was what the emperor meant. It's no wonder that this Xu Fengchang is so old and can still stand in the court...... The crowd decided not to touch the mold.

...........

"The minister has something to do," As soon as the voice fell, a middle-aged military general stood up on the front of the stage, and it was Lang Zhongling, who was ranked in the second position in Jiuqingli - Zhao Zhang. This military general was not tall, with a white face, a wisp of goatee under his chin, and a military attache uniform, but he looked more like a civilian official.

The "quasi" emperor was slightly stunned, and his face was a little unkind.

"Princess, I beg your pardon for being rude. The minister has been in the army for many years and defends the Gyeonggi region. But I haven't heard of any famous generals in the Song Kingdom, and I don't know what kind of military horses the princess has led, and what kind of feats she has taken? For the position of Da Sima, he must have military merits to serve the public, and the emperor is also asked to be cautious. This Lang Zhong made Zhao Zhang's words serious and long, and it made sense to think about it carefully. However, Jiang Yun's leading troops to fight is a secret, but now it has become an inexperienced handle.

Although the people present knew Jiang Yun's deeds, the emperor didn't say that he could talk about it publicly, so he naturally pretended not to know. Seeing that there are some deviations in the development of the situation, according to the past process, the responsibility for this correction falls on the head of Wei Wei Le Guanghe, the leader of the Southern Army, who is closest to the emperor and understands the holy will the most.

He does not like words, and he has never made friends with close relatives. The reaction was a little slower, and the official next to him made a look before he realized, "Oh, it's my turn." Only then did he hurriedly salute and said, "The minister has something to do." ”

"Quasi-playing" The emperor and all the officials have been looking forward to him for a long time.

"The minister is a martial artist, and when it comes to appointing military generals, of course, I hope that he is from the army. The position of Da Sima is extraordinary, and he must be able to strategize in the account and win thousands of miles away. Weichen heard that there were monsters in various places, and the losses were not small, and there was also a large-scale beast tide on the border of the Song Kingdom, and a small city outside the Song Kingdom was wiped out. However, instead of tightening the defensive line, the Song State went out to the place where the demon beasts were infested and kept the enemy out of the country. I don't know if there is such a thing? I also asked Princess Xiang Yang to solve my doubts. After Le Guanghe finished speaking, he gave a salute to Yun.

Jiang Yun hurriedly put down his sleeves and went to fix the beads on his bun. After finishing his appearance, he solemnly returned the salute. "General Le doesn't have to be polite, the beast is indeed a problem. It's just that there are more young beasts in the herd, and the war has just begun, so it can't be said that the enemy has been outside the country. On that day, Lu Sima and Song Sangongzi and I were investigating the demon beasts in the border city, and it was just a coincidence. A copy of the detailed situation will be prepared and sent to General Le. This time, the demon beasts gathered in the wilderness between the Song, Wei, and Liang. I don't know where the intention is. I have arranged for someone to inform Wei and Liang. Ask them to keep an eye on what's going on. ”

Le Guanghe was obviously not satisfied with the generality of the answer, and hurriedly asked: "Has there been a field battle?"

When the play arrived, Jiang Yun stroked the hair that came out of his face, and said with a slightly reserved smile: "At that time, the people were surrounded, and the situation was urgent, so we couldn't say it, so we could only fight." ”

"How's it going?"

"General Le doesn't need to be in a hurry, he said that the conflict is not big, and he slightly killed and injured some tiger demons. So to this day, the monsters are avoiding the war. ”

Jiang Yun said lightly, and before his voice fell, the hall was like boiling oil with cold water, and it boiled in a blink of an eye.

The high-ranking officials present had obviously received the news through their own channels, but the person concerned confirmed it personally, and it still had a great impact on the officials---- Someone has torn a corner of the haze that has shrouded human heads for thousands of years.

Even if he is as stable as Emperor Su, he can't suppress his excitement. threw away the agenda at hand, beckoned, and asked Jiang Yun to come up to the front to give a seat, and talked secretly through the case..... After a while, the queen didn't care about her majesty, and asked people to move her seat to the side of the case.

Qi Xiang and Lang Zhongling Zhao Zhang secretly glanced at each other, but they couldn't see their expressions....

Although the officials don't know the content of Jiang Yun's secret conversation with the emperor and queen, they at least understand who the position of Da Sima is.

Regardless of the outcome of the deliberations of this Golden Temple. In front of the palace, it was very lively. Unlike the imperial examination, the composition of the people who should take the martial arts examination is complicated, including the generals and the children of the generals recommended by the officials, the sons of good families, the rangers and high-rollers recommended by various places, and the invitations issued by the government according to the legends of the rivers and lakes, such as Su Wen.

As the saying goes, things gather by like, and people are grouped. Su Wen has nothing to do with anything.

When a group of ranger high-rollers first entered the palace, they were naturally a little restrained. When the banquet began, it slowly became lively, and gradually the guards who did not care about it were strict, although they did not dare to drink in a big bowl, but they called friends and drank friends, introduced each other, and after a while, it became lively.

Most of the disciples were neatly draped, sitting upright, and it could be seen that they were well-trained, and they exchanged a few brief greetings with each other, and their eyes were full of disdain for the high rollers.

Liangjiazi is a little bland, although he seems to be obedient and virtuous, his eyes are full of desire that cannot be concealed.

Su Wen was full, where could he still sit, and saw that there were a few good boys with beautiful eyebrows around him. He moved his ass from the bench and said, "Brother, is this just eating and not speaking to the leader?"

The person next to him was slightly stunned when he saw Su Wen dressed as a scribe and with his bare hands. But he still replied: "Someone said it just now, but I didn't understand it." ”

Su Wen thought secretly: Rub, I met a bosom friend here. Luckily I was late, and even if I wasn't, I couldn't understand.

"Alas, brothers, are there any activities after so many people have eaten? Huh? Why do you still have swords? I rub it, there are spears under the seat? Is this a rebellion?" After eating, Su Wen found that not only were these people fully armored, but also had a variety of weapons under the table. I was shocked when I remembered the rebellion drama on TV.

The man looked at Su Wen like an idiot: "Are you in the wrong examination room?"

"Hmm, what kind of martial arts are you playing? Brother, don't be anxious, you look like a chivalrous hero, tell me brother, what is the situation?" Su Wen was bored, what is playing martial arts? Tang Ruirui didn't say it? After thinking about it, it's bad, she's a doctor, I'm afraid I really don't know.

The sedan chair was carried by everyone, and this person was praised, and he suddenly felt that this brother was good, so discerning, then I definitely want to help you: "Brother, more than 800 people came today, and there are only 50 tokens." A sign brings five people into the formal examination room. Wait a minute, the military is forbidden to practice martial arts, and after the martial arts are performed, it's time for us to fight for these fifty tokens?

Su Wen suddenly couldn't cry or laugh, how could there be such a rule?: "Brother, how can you grab the sign later? Fifty of the eight hundred people who killed each other are too cruel, right?"

"You don't have to fight, you don't have to fight, fairy arts, bows and arrows, spear skills, other blades or skills, and you can see the results after the drill. Take the top 10 of each. There are still ten places left for those who call the battle. If you go up or even bring your mount to the school field to call the battle, no one will respond to the battle, and you will win. ”