As soon as the emperor ordered, a group of waiters and palace maids hurriedly began to serve the food.

Different from the rules of later generations, the dining rules of the Song Dynasty were very special, and the first dishes were not edible, but the so-called "looking at the plate". That is, a number of fruits are placed in the blue and white porcelain plate, one by one the plates are served, the host and guest chatting while looking at the rare fruits on the plate, after reading, remove the plate, and then persuade the wine and food, at that time the host and guest first drink a glass of wine, and then can eat the vegetables.

The Song people looked at the plate mainly for fruits, and when the Song and Liao countries were harmonious for a hundred years, the envoys of the Liao State came, and the plates were mainly based on beef and mutton, which was also to respect the eating habits of the guests, but it was also the same to see and eat.

If anyone doesn't know what is going on and eats the fruit on the plate, it will naturally make a big fuss.

Zhao Huan has been accustomed to all the etiquette habits of the Song Dynasty in recent years, and when the palace people put a large boxwood carved table in the hall, he sat down first, because he saw Yue Fei's father and son restrained, he smiled and said: "Don't be polite, don't be restrained, although I met Qing and others for the first time, I was really happy in my heart, if I was restrained and didn't dare to be casual, it would be a pity that I specially ordered someone to prepare a table of good dishes." ”

Zhao Ding is in a high position, every time Zhao Huan sees him, he often keeps the banquet, which is more casual than Yue Fei's father and son, and when Zhao Huan sits, he will also sit down, and at this time he also helped the emperor persuade him, and said with a smile: "Your Majesty is indeed by nature, and I don't like too much etiquette." Taizu removed the prime minister from the seat of deliberation back then, and the so-called three princes sat and talked about it, which has long been out of the court. His Majesty restored the Han and Tang Dynasty systems last year. The Prime Minister, the Deputy Prime Minister, and the Privy Councillors, when they saw His Majesty talking and talking, they all sat down and talked eloquently, which was actually to summon the ministers. It is also a sitting and talking, and eating at one table when leaving a meal, not too much of a host and guest. If General Yue's father and son have heard of it, they should know that what I said is true. ”

Zhao Ding said this. Yue Fei had heard of it for a long time, and some had never heard of it, seeing Zhao Ding sitting beside the emperor with a big grin, Yue Fei was cool and heroic by nature, so he immediately put away a little uneasiness in his heart, sat under Zhao Huan, and let Yue Yun sit beside him.

After everyone sat down, the fruit bowl was served first, but it was embroidered with high gluttony and eight fruit bases. With fragrant rounds, real oranges, pomegranates, oranges, goose pears, milk pears, hawthorn, papaya and eight flavor fruits, the splendid ball, thousands of purples and thousands of reds.

It's just that these fruit bowls, although beautiful, are just one dish. After a short pause on the table, it was removed, and then it was a dish.

Zhao Huan first picked up the wine cup and smiled at Yue Fei: "The imperial court has been thrifty with the expenses of provincial officials to pay for worship, in order to fund military and civilian use, although I am the emperor. But to set an example for hundreds of officials, this is enough to look at the plate, just a false story, and you can't blame me for treating it lightly. ”

Yue Feici was about to get up to answer, but Zhao Huan smiled again: "Qing has always been thrifty and self-disciplined. I know it very well, so I know that Qing definitely won't blame me for being stingy. ”

The emperor said so. Yue Fei had to nod and smile, raised the wine cup in his hand, and when he saw Zhao Huan drinking, he also touched his lips slightly, and then put it down.

Naturally, this is a lesson he learned after drinking last time, and he is determined to quit drinking and never drink again.

Zhao Huan smiled secretly, but he didn't make a sound. only persuaded Yue Fei: "You can try this yellow finch catfish, it is not watery, it is all wiped with wine, with wheat yellow, red yeast rice, salt, and shredded green onions, and then marinated and then soaked in wine, the end is good." ”

Yue Fei didn't dare to resist the emperor's intentions for a while, so he also picked up a piece and put it in his mouth, but he didn't dare to chew it carefully, and he bit the yellow finch and swallowed it in his stomach in just three or two clicks.

Zhao Huan laughed when he saw it, and repeatedly persuaded him to be casual, Yue Fei ate with the shelf for the first time, the wine could not be enjoyed, and the dishes could not be arbitrary, Zhao Huan knew that he could not let go completely, so he had to give up.

After the sheep's head soup was served, it was to order the soup, Yue Fei held the soup bowl in his hand, and when Zhao Huan put the bowl down, he also stood up, bowed and said, "Thank you, Your Majesty for the banquet." ”

Zhao Huan smiled and waved his hand, and said, "That's it, I know that you don't eat fragrant here, so I won't force you." ”

In fact, the nobles ate originally a lot of false stories, how could anyone dare to take a real gluttonous meal, Zhao Huan was not reluctant, let people remove the remnants of the table, and ordered tea. After everyone took a sip, Zhao Huan ordered: "Someone go and summon Yu Yunwen." ”

Yue Fei knew that the emperor's summons this time was by no means as simple as seeing his own side, at this time, seeing that the emperor was already sitting in danger, although Zhao Ding was here for the appointment of the queen, he was also solemn, sitting on the side and silent, his heart moved, knowing that there must be something important to order, he immediately pressed his hands on his knees, sat still, and just waited for Zhao Huan to speak.

Zhao Huan didn't talk about business first, only asked Yue Yun some martial arts things, Yue Yun was fashionable and restrained at the beginning, and talked a few words, but he felt that the emperor was very expert in riding and archery kung fu, and he was happy in his heart, but he was asked and answered, and gradually danced with his hands, and said to Zhao Huan: "Your Majesty said that the light cavalry swept the array and shot the arrows, outflanked the two wings, and then attacked by the heavy cavalry. Fortunately, Your Majesty is not a general of the Jin Kingdom, otherwise our battle will be more and more difficult. ”

He paused for a moment, and then said: "If the ministers are in charge of the troops, they can also break Your Majesty's method." Elite soldiers, strong bows and crossbows, heavy armor, the use of the magic in one mind, according to local conditions and move the whole body, to lead the enemy by the nose, but not stupid enough to be trapped by the enemy's tactics and fight with the enemy. Breaking the enemy's shortcomings with one's own strengths is the only way to use this art of war. However, if the minister commands 30,000 light horsemen and 50,000 heavy horsemen, he can be invincible in the world. ”

He was a young man, and he didn't pay much attention to the wording when he spoke, but fortunately, Yue Fei was also fascinated by listening, thinking about what Zhao Huan said about the method of riding and fighting, but he didn't care about it.

Zhao Huan was also happy when he saw Yue Yun like this. Yue Yun young army is simply growing up on a horse, the annals are full of records of his small number of cavalry to attack the enemy position, such a cavalry general, in the Han army is really one in ten thousand, the situation of the Song Dynasty without horses has gradually improved, and in the future there will inevitably be a horse herding supervisor to raise a large number of horses, such as Yao Duan Although a general is good at commanding the cavalry, in the end he is old, and it is difficult to change the mindset, and Yue Yun is a young general, a little mention will become an excellent cavalry general beyond the times.

He listened to the rise, but he also knew that it was too early to talk about cavalry at this time, because he had already sent someone to summon Yu Yunwen, and even if he summoned an attendant, he ordered: "Bring the things that have been prepared." ”

A few chamberlains went according to the order, and after a short time, they only heard a chaotic noise outside, and three or four chambers carried a body of armor into the temple gate, although everyone held hands, but they were still tired and sweaty, and their faces were flushed.

Yue Yun laughed in his belly, but he didn't dare to be presumptuous in front of the emperor, Zhao Huan saw that he couldn't stop taking his eyes, so he smiled and said: "Yue Yun go next, wear it on your body and let me take a look." ”

"Yes, the minister obeys."

Yue Yun couldn't wait for this sound, and immediately got up and stepped forward, stretched out his right hand, and had already easily taken the armor. A few of the attendants only felt that their hands were light, and when they looked again, Yue Yun had already begun to tie armor on his body.

Because he came to see the emperor, he was just wearing a military attaché robe, and at this time, he heard the emperor's order, took the outer robe, stretched out his hands, and draped the entire armor on his body, and then tied the belt in a knot, and straightened his body, and the whole armor was already worn on his body.

"Okay, it's really a famous person!"

Zhao Huan got up with great joy, stood in front of Yue Yun, looked carefully, and after a long time, he smiled at Zhao Ding and Yue Fei again: "This is the new infantry armor created by the Ordnance Supervisor. It weighs fifty catties and has 1,825 armor leaves, and when worn on the body, a strong arrow within fifty steps may not be able to penetrate it. Yue Yun said that because of my strengths, I can control the enemy's shortcomings, and this is the empirical evidence. ”

The Song army has no horses to plague the Song Dynasty for a hundred years, and building heavy armored infantry has always been the guiding ideology of this army, the armor is getting thicker and thicker, but the protective effect can not increase with the increase in weight and have more growth, this so-called ground human armor, in fact, is because of the Song and Jin battles, the horseman riding and archery kung fu is at stake, and the abduction horse of Wanyan Zongbi is three horses connected together, the knight is heavily armored, and the horse body also has armor, and when the three horsemen rush straight over side by side, it is the heavy tank of the world.

Although the Song army bows and crossbows, it still needs heavy infantry to block the enemy's iron cavalry, so the study of heavy armor is on the agenda, in the past two years with the strong support of Zhao Huan, and because of the gradual relaxation of financial endowments, the process of research has been greatly shortened, and the step armor that only appeared in Shaoxing ten years in the history books can be produced in batches.

Although such heavy armor is too bulky to cause the infantry to move slowly, a large number of infantry equipped with this armor can obtain extraordinary protection capabilities. The chain mail composed of small armor leaves far exceeds the armor of the previous generation in terms of protection, not only can the arrows not penetrate, but the weaker knife slashes the spear, and cannot cause fatal damage to the infantry in the battle armor. Although the Jin soldiers have the power of the impact of the iron cavalry, the Song army has a bronze wall composed of foot armor, and most of the soldiers of the Song army are only slightly injured, and the return fire is far inferior to the golden knife of the Song army, but most of them are seriously injured and died. Yue Fei's troops were able to defeat the main force of the Hewan Jin soldiers on the frontal battlefield, which was also the reason why the power of the heavy infantry group of the Song army had developed from these armors to the extreme.

All the people in the hall, one is the privy of the court, and the other two are all generals, looking at the armor on Yue Yun's body, how can they not understand the joints. Everyone was happy, and only said: "With this armor, there is no fear of the golden soldiers." ”

Zhao Huan smiled, very proud, and said: "This armor is not easy to forge, and everyone in the army cannot wear it." Still according to the past, in the sword hand to select the elite and strong, wearing the foot armor, holding a knife or axe, when the enemy rides, the foot armor in front, the god arm bow in the back, so that the golden soldiers are not afraid. ”