"People are in high spirits during happy events. You should drink a few more drinks when you are here." Yang Ming held a banquet in Cheng'en Hall of the East Palace to entertain everyone.
Jiancheng is leaving soon. He is the minister of etiquette and the host and guest. It will be the same with or without him.
It stands to reason that this official position is not small, but the Great Sui Dynasty was like this. With Comrade Yang Guang traveling abroad all year round, there were not many people in all the yamen in the imperial city. There was either a shortage of people here or there, so many people On weekdays, I have to wear multiple hats, which is quite confusing.
Jiancheng smiled and said: "The people of the world are what they are today, thanks to His Highness's support. If he dares to forget his roots in the future, I will be the first to deal with him."
Can you deal with it? Looking at your kindness, Yang Ming smiled and said:
"Shimin is almost an adult. You may not be able to manage them in the future."
"Impossible," Jiancheng, who was already drunk, said with a smile, "I am the elder brother, and I am ten years older than Shimin, but he is still afraid of me."
Hopefully, in Yang Ming's heart, he is actually closer to Jiancheng. His personality is that of a trustworthy person with not much scheming. He and he have known each other since they were young, so their relationship is very good.
As for Shimin, he was not born to be inferior to others. Yang Ming even considered that before he died, he must kill Shimin to prevent him from being disadvantageous to Yang Rui.
In the whole world, no one understands Li Shimin's abilities better than himself.
Su Lie and others are also ready. The seventeen people who came up for the martial arts competition this year will follow Su Lie. In addition to those familiar figures in history, there are also some who are not obvious in history for various reasons. Reputation but not necessarily worse than those people.
One of them, Wang Jing, a young man from a branch of the Wang family in Langya, was extraordinary. He was not only good at fighting, but also very resourceful. He was originally assigned to the Youwu Guard, and was spotted by Li Jing. He mentioned it to Yang Ming many times in private. This person.
"Take the scientific examination to become an official, this is just the beginning. Now that the country is using troops, it is a good opportunity for you to make achievements," Yang Ming raised his glass and said to the crowd:
"The food must be eaten one bite at a time, and the road must be walked step by step. You are all selected by Gu, and you have gone to work under Mai Tiezhang. Don't embarrass Gu, lest others say that the candidates selected by the prince this year are not useful."
Cheng Yaojin raised his glass and stood up and said: "Prince, don't worry, I will fight to the death and never retreat."
Others echoed.
If they go down, they won't be given any military positions. Yang Ming has already written to Mai Tiezhang in advance, letting him arrange it. This is to train talents for the country, not Yang Ming's intention to train confidants, so Mai Tiezhang will be appointed according to the situation. If you really can't use it, just throw it aside.
After all, it is about physical strength, and the test is about martial arts, not the art of war. Among these people, there are very few people who have read military books.
However, as long as they can perform meritorious service, they will have the opportunity to study military science in the future, because the Sui Dynasty military also has a place for generals to study, the Ministry of War.
In the Ministry of War's Staff Department, this department is in charge of maps, city gods, towns, forts, beacons, and all matters related to conquest and defense. Generals with potential will be selected and trained.
What does this potential mean? The technology itself is excellent, and the backend is also excellent.
If you want to study without a background, it's impossible.
However, since the training department of the Staff Division was established, not a single famous general has been trained here.
Real combat experience is gained from battle after battle, and those who have experience will not teach it easily.
If Li Jing wasn't Yang Su's disciple and Han Qinhu's nephew, he wouldn't know how to be a soldier. Learning from these two people would be much better than going to the Ministry of War for training.
And these famous historical generals sitting in front of Yang Ming now all have experience in fighting one game after another. When they were just starting out, they were also little ones.
At the banquet, Yuchi Jingde felt a little unconvinced. Although he had a relatively high official position now, he had not made a name for himself during the scientific examination and was far inferior to Shan Xiongxin, who had the highest qualifications.
Among them, whoever is the most famous will have a better future. This is for sure. After all, everyone has a similar background.
He had a relative named Yang Yichen, and Shan Xiongxin also had a benefactor named Zhang Xutuo.
As a warrior, he was vulgar. He directly asked Yang Ming at the banquet to allow him to have a game with Shan Xiongzhi.
What a coincidence. Yang Ming also wanted to know who was the stronger of the two.
So a banquet competition began.
Shan Xiongxin held on for a long time, but was still defeated. On the contrary, Cheng Yaojin, who ended up with itchy hands, had a deadlock with Yuchi Jingde.
Yang Yuanqing, who was standing behind Yang Ming, was also itching and begged Yang Ming to let him go.
"You three come together," Yuan Qing was so domineering.
Yuchi Jingde couldn't stand the insult, so he stabbed him straight away.
Warriors like to compete for the first place. If Yang Yinjiang hadn't stopped him, Yang Yuanqing would have wanted to unseat his uncle Xuanting to prove that he was the best in the capital.
In the end, the three of them definitely didn't go up together. After all, everyone wanted to lose face, so they lost to Yang Yuanqing one by one.
Han Shier and Li Mi had been cheering for Yuan Qing. After winning, they even praised Yuan Qing to the sky, which made the other people quite embarrassed.
This kid is really tough. What did he eat when he grew up?
Pei Xingyan couldn't hold it any longer and ended up having sex with Yuan Qing. Su Lie, on the other hand, didn't have the urge. He knew that he couldn't do this with force alone. After all, he didn't eat well when he was a child and his physical foundation was weak. .
I'm a vegetarian who eats glutinous rice, but it's not as good as other people's soup made with bones and big fish and meat.
As expected, Pei Xingyan was also defeated. He sat down and cursed, muttering about his lack of exercise recently and his lack of condition.
"I have specially selected the best armors and weapons for you from my own treasury. Come, bring them up." Yang Ming raised his arm, and a group of guards brought up a pair of lacquered armors and weapons. .
First of all, this is a batch of armor with the best craftsmanship in the Hedong refinery. Secondly, it is also painted for you.
However, most of them are bronze in color, and the painted parts are different, so each pair of armor looks very different.
Shan Xiong believed them, how had he ever seen this before? Everyone's eyes were straightened.
Military generals? There is no one thing they covet most: horses, armor and weapons. If there is, it can only be a woman.
The next step is to try them on. The armors are all of a unified standard, but there are gaps for modification at the joints. The fit can be modified according to each person's body shape.
In the hall, everyone's faces were filled with happy smiles, and they commented on each other's armor as if they were receiving year-end awards.
During this period, Yang Ming hooked his fingers at one of them, who hurriedly ran forward and squatted in front of Yang Ming.
"What's your relationship with Xuan Jie?" Yang Ming asked in a low voice.
It was obviously a whisper, so the officials in the East Palace did not dare to listen. Instead, they raised their voices and talked with others to cover up the prince's voice.
Zhu Can quickly replied: "I dare not hide it from Your Highness. I bought my official position in Qiao County from the Duke of Qinghe County."
This is not uncommon. As for an official, you don't have to spend money to choose one from the local powerful families. In fact, it is similar to the policy of restraining the local people in Lingnan, which is to rule the local people by the local people.
Where Qiaojun is located is in Bozhou, Anhui, bordering Shangqiu City, Henan.
This man is honest, and he doesn’t look like a man-eating demon king at all. Yang Ming smiled and said:
"Lead your troops well and don't let me down."
After saying that, Yang Ming waved his hand, and the latter quickly retreated.
So if any of these people in front of me makes a mistake in the future, Yang Ming will raise his hand if he can, but Zhu Can can't. If this person dares to mess around, he will be killed directly.
After the banquet, Yang Ming went directly to Gao Yue.
Lying in the other person's soft embrace, Yang Ming felt his whole body and mind relax all of a sudden, letting Gao Yue's palms caress his face and neck back and forth.
Yang Ming has no idea how this change in Lingnan will develop. After all, there has been no rebellion in Lingnan in history.
I am not a god, and I cannot understand everything.
"The state affairs are heavy. Since Your Highness is here, please stop thinking about those things." Gao Yue lowered her head to look down at Yang Ming, who was frowning, and felt heartbroken. Her only relative now was Yang Ming.
Yang Ming sighed, his eyebrows gradually stretched, he opened his eyes and said:
"It's sad to think that you and I will eventually be apart."
Gao Yue smiled and stroked Yang Ming's forehead: "I can stay with His Highness for at least another ten years. After ten years, I will be an old woman. Your Highness wants to see me at that time, and I don't want to see His Highness either."
"Appearance ages easily and youth fades away easily. This is the way of nature. I will not dislike you," Yang Ming said.
Gao Yue smiled and said: "I despise myself. When the flowers fade, I can dedicate my remaining beauty to His Highness. Gao Yue has no regrets in this life."
Yang Ming raised his hand and stroked the frown at the corner of the other person's eyes, and said: "Flowers will bloom again, and people will never be young again. We meet each other in a drunken atmosphere, so why should we have fresh flowers? You can't leave. You are the medicine that comforts me."
Gao Yue cried, tears falling on Yang Ming's face drop by drop.
She is already forty-three years old this year. Next, she will gradually age, her skin will become loose and wrinkled, and her appearance will no longer be the same as before. She wants to stay with Yang Ming for a longer time, but she does not want to face the world with gray hair. Yang Ming.
"The poem you just wrote was so good. Can you write another one for me?" Gao Yue choked.
Without thinking, Yang Ming said calmly: "You were born before I was born, and I was born before you were old. You hated that I was born late, and I hate that you were born early."
Gao Yue was shocked and completely collapsed.
That night, Yang Ming's body was covered in bruises and bruises, and there were a lot of tooth marks, but he told Gao Yue to keep it a secret and not to spread these two poems. Gao Yue grunted and agreed. (End of chapter)
