Rebellious Minister Part 1

In the afternoon, even if the dazzling sun hangs high and the yellow sand is rolled up by the cold wind, it is like a huge net is spread in the air, covering everything below, and nothing can be seen clearly.

"Ruirui, uh, no, it's General Jing..." Ai Qing hurriedly changed her words.

"The end is here!"

"I said before that I'm going to the South Campus to inspect the new army, right?" Ai Qing's voice sounded dull, as if she was covering her mouth while speaking.

"Yes. Your Majesty's current location is in the South Campus, that's right."

"So, I also said that there is no need for special treatment?"

"Yes. You said you would stand with the soldiers, and they are right in front of you." Jing Tingrui's deep and pleasant voice sounded above Aiqing's head.

"General Jing!" Ai Qing's beautiful eyebrows frowned, "Although these two things are all true, this, this is not right at all!"

"What's wrong?" Jing Tingrui asked.

"It's all! The way I look now is really weird!"

Aiqing couldn't help roaring out, but fortunately, the wind and sand were so strong that no one else could hear his complaints.

"It doesn't look like I'm reviewing the drill of recruits? It's more like a snowman on horseback!" Ai Qing pulled off the brocade veil covering her face.

He and Jing Tingrui ride together on a shiny black horse called Black Dragon.Aiqing was very happy at first, but unexpectedly, Jing Tingrui didn't let him dismount when he came to the school grounds, and he still maintained the posture when he came.

That's all.

Aiqing complained that she was like a snowman because before coming here, Jing Tingrui ordered Xiao Dezi to put on the thickest cloak for the emperor. So, a shawl with a snow silk face and mink velvet lined in tribute from Jiangnan, wrapped on him.

Inside the shawl, Aiqing had already worn a silk mink fur blouse to keep out the wind and cold, and inside was a dragon robe, a silk cotton jacket, and obscene clothes.

There are three layers here and three layers outside, and his whole body is chubby, and his waist is gone.

But Jing Tingrui still said it wasn't warm enough, so he asked Xiao Dezi to bring a wind and snow hat. This snow silk hat with cotton batting and gold trim was excellent in workmanship, but it was too big.

After Aiqing put it on, even his head was as white and big as a boiled glutinous rice ball, not to mention he was wearing a pair of ferret fleece riding boots!

"You are warm enough like this." But Jing Tingrui was very satisfied, and quickly picked him up on the horse and rushed to the school grounds together.

The wind and sand in the school grounds was really big, so Jing Tingrui put a veil on him.The new recruits are like clouds arranged neatly on a chessboard, forming four square formations. Everyone is holding brand-new weapons and wearing the lightest marching uniform with a black background and a red lapel edge, but no one is shivering in the cold wind. They shouted grandly in unison, "Long live my emperor, long live, long live!"

Aiqing couldn't sit still anymore, and wanted to get off the horse, but Jing Tingrui's arms were tightly wrapped around his waist, and she didn't intend to let go.

Even if she liked Jing Tingrui very much, Aiqing couldn't bear it, so she complained.

"Do you want to go on like that? It's cold on the ground." Jing Tingrui's tone showed hesitation. In fact, he didn't have to parade the army on horseback. It was just that there would be a battle performance on horseback in a while, and with rockets and artillery, he I am worried that Ai Qing, who has never seen these scenes up close, will feel scared.

If he retreated in fear, the soldiers would misunderstand the emperor as a weak man.

This is the first reason, and the second, Jing Tingrui does not deny that he just wants to hug Aiqing.

Aiqing's body exudes a very good fragrance of calligraphy. When he was a child, he was only a little bit in his arms. He was very young and cute, and Jing Tingrui would not feel tired of holding him for a whole day.

Now, Aiqing is 16 years old, she is naturally in the figure of a teenager, and it is more comfortable to hold her, as if she is addicted, and she does not want to let go of her arms at all.

But today, Yan is not there, no one will shout about it, and the recruits will protect the young emperor as generals, and they will not have any objections.

All in all, he can take the opportunity to hug Aiqing and satisfy his selfish desires.

But Jing Tingrui didn't expect that Aiqing didn't want this. He twisted his waist restlessly, kicked his legs, and wanted to get off the horse.

The black dragon planed its iron hooves unhappily, making a clicking, clicking sound.

"Okay, the general will know." Jing Tingrui sighed, let go of his arms, jumped off the back of the horse, and hugged Aiqing down again.

"This shawl is too thick, I can hardly walk." After Aiqing got off the horse, with a happy expression on his face, he untied the ruby ​​buckle of the cloak on his own initiative, and threw it to Jing Tingrui.

Jing Tingrui felt an ominous premonition in his heart.

Sure enough, Aiqing took off the blouse inside as if she was addicted to undressing, revealing the bright yellow silk single-gold dragon robe, and he also took off the snow cap, revealing a thin gold top emerald top feather crest.

He looked like he was dealing with political affairs in the inner palace, and he was dressed very coolly.

"The soldiers all wear so little, there is no reason for me to dress so warmly, making people laugh." Aiqing said righteously, Jing Tingrui had no way to disobey the holy will, so he had to put the cloak and hat he took off on the The black dragon is on.

Afterwards, Aiqing resisted the stinging pain from the wind and sand blowing across her face, walked into the middle of the dark square formation, took a deep breath, and said loudly, "You are the elite soldiers of the Great Yan. To defend the palace, we will never winter or summer, Practicing day and night is really hard work!"

Although the voice was not deep and powerful, it was very grand, and even Jing Tingrui was surprised that Aiqing could raise her spirits so much!

"—To serve the emperor, we will die!" The soldiers responded in unison, like thunder rolling over the school field.

Aiqing was very moved, he strode through the queues.Unlike previous emperors who only paraded troops on the general platform, he inspected the young soldiers one by one from beginning to end, from left to right, and said, "I thank you! Only with you guarding me can I be at ease. State affairs, sharing worries for the people."

"Your majesty is wise! Long live my emperor, long live, long live!"

The soldiers were terrified, especially those who had just entered the palace.They had never seen Long Yan before, and they did not have such an opportunity, but now they were able to see the emperor at close range, and the emperor spoke to them so kindly, thanking them for their hard work, everyone was very moved, and knelt down to thank them.

"All the generals are free!"

Aiqing smiled and said, Jing Tingrui followed closely behind Aiqing, and after he inspected all the soldiers, he announced the start of the drill!

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"Dong dong——!"

"Dong, dong, dong——!"

The giant drum on the tower of the school grounds rang. The sound was long and solemn, shocking!

More than a thousand infantrymen held bright red-tasseled guns, let out a resounding "Drink!", stepped forward with their right foot in neat movements, and stabbed forward fiercely!

"Drink——!" Immediately afterwards, they spun around and attacked the imaginary enemy behind them.

This move is so sharp and done in one go!Ai Qing took a step forward involuntarily, admiring their might!

As the rhythm of the drums changed, the infantry changed their formations from time to time, or outflanked the enemy from left to right, or lined up for tight defense, which made Aiqing dizzy.He asked Jing Tingrui from time to time, what kind of formation is this?What is that weapon for?

Aiqing has read a lot of military books, but the military books are all about theory. When it comes to actual practice, one has to adapt to the situation, that is, to formulate different offensive and defensive formations according to different battlefield situations.

So Aiqing felt extremely novel, and he was also eager to learn, remembering everything Jing Tingrui taught him in his mind.

After the infantry, the rumble of iron hoofs, the earth-shaking cavalry entered the field.Their mighty phalanx formation and flexible response opened Aiqing's eyes again, and she couldn't help shouting, "Well done!"

After infantry and cavalry, artillery and arrows also made their debut.The wind and sand, the sound of horseshoes, and the sound of artillery, although Aiqing grew up in the deep palace and was loved by everyone, he didn't feel scared at all when he saw such a scene full of swords and guns, and he was very proud. How much he wanted to have One day, I will also be able to ride on a steed and gallop on the battlefield to protect Dayan.

As the saying goes, a man's ambition is everywhere, his father often goes to war, and his military exploits are outstanding. His father is also a generation of famous generals. If he will only be protected by Yan and Jing Tingrui, then he is ashamed to be the emperor of Dayan!

"Your majesty..." Jing Tingrui watched Aiqing silently from the sidelines. This drill was specially arranged for the emperor. He wanted Aiqing to know how powerful the imperial guards are. Being able to fight the enemy bravely, they are not just patrolling and standing guard in the imperial garden, they have the real ability to defend the life and home of the emperor.

Although the life in the palace is rigid, it is also the safest place for him.

"General Jing, look! That's Commander Song! He's about to break through the blockade!" No matter how loud the sound of the cannon was, Ai Qing didn't reach out to cover her ears, and no matter how violent the wind and sand were, he didn't turn her back to avoid it.

Noticing Aiqing's brave and calm performance, Jing Tingrui couldn't help sighing in his heart, "Qing'er is worthy of being a real dragon emperor. Although it's the first time to practice with real swords and guns in person, there is no trace of timidity in his eyes."

Song Zhizheng was riding on horseback, wielding a broadsword, and leading the soldiers to the opponent's fortress.Even though the sandbags were burning with fire, the horse still jumped up under his encouragement, smashed the "enemy camp" line of defense, captured the "enemy leader" - a blue command flag, and won a complete victory!

At this time, there was a din of gongs and drums, the shouts shook the sky, and the enthusiasm of the soldiers was like a sea of ​​fire, making Aiqing's eyes moist.

"Your Majesty!" Song Zhi rode a fast horse, galloping towards him like an arrow, holding the command flag in his hand, dismounted from the horse, knelt down on one knee, raised the flag above his head, and dedicated it to Ai Qing.

"Commander Song, thank you for your hard work!" Aiqing took it with both hands.At this moment, Song Zhi seemed very excited again and said, "Your Majesty, the brothers' skills were all taught by General Jing. The brothers have said that, and I really want to take this opportunity to see General Jing's mysterious archery again!"

"In front of the emperor, how dare the last general show his ugliness." Jing Tingrui bowed.

"Hey, General Jing, I also want to see your legendary archery skills!" Aiqing smiled and said in a straight voice, "Yan is a country with strong soldiers. The emperor once said that cavalry and archery are used by soldiers." The most important thing is the foundation of Dayan's country. Therefore, General Jing, all the officers and men sincerely invite you, so don't refuse."

These words were spoken very loudly, coupled with Aiqing's sunny smile, Jing Tingrui had no reason to refuse.

"The last general obeys the order!" Jing Tingrui clasped his fists, and then said to Song Zhi, "Bring my bow and arrow."

"Yes!" Song Zhi hurried away.

"--Long live!"

"Your Majesty! Please wait for your escort!" At the entrance of the school grounds, there was a sudden shout, and Ai Qing looked back in surprise. It was the old court officials.

When they heard that the emperor was inspecting the imperial guards at the South Campus, they hurried over.

"Excuse me, all the Qing family just missed a wonderful performance, but there is still a grand finale!" Aiqing smiled and asked the courtiers to accompany her.

The veterans were so moved that they craned their necks to look around the school grounds, "I just heard that, General Jing, you want to go to the court in person to try your skills?"

"Exactly." Jing Tingrui bent down and replied.

"Back in the day, you shot only three arrows at the garden party archery competition held by the Supreme Emperor, and your skills surprised everyone. You were especially favored by the Supreme Emperor. At the young age of ten, you became a guard with a sword in the palace. Yanhuang Palace is unprecedented." Sister Wang Kun, [-] years old, stroking his silver beard, a bachelor of the Imperial Academy, sighed.

"My lord Wang is overrated, but it's just old things." Jing Tingrui acted calmly, even a little coldly, to these compliments and flattery.

Aiqing was very interested, because since he was a child, he heard the maids talk about Jing Tingrui's first entry into the palace, such as how the bow was not in vain, how he pierced the willow with a hundred steps, and his arrow skills were so superb that the generals present were amazed , It also made Father Huanglong's heart happy!

Aiqing really wanted to witness the grand occasion at that time with her own eyes, but he was only one year old that year, even if he saw it, he couldn't remember it.

"Your Majesty! General Jing! My lords!" Song Zhi came back on a fast horse, and to Aiqing's surprise, he was followed by two guards.

They need to work together to lift Jing Tingrui's bow and arrow uniform, which shows how heavy the general's bow is.

The ministers have heard about it for a long time, and now they are lucky enough to witness it, and they all want to touch the legendary "General's Bow" and the special, super long, sharp-pointed feather arrows with their own hands, but I don't know if it is because of Jing Ting Rui's aura was so intimidating that no one dared to reach out.

Aiqing looked at the giant bow carved with fine tiger stripes with great interest, noticing that the bowstring was as thick as an adult male's finger, she raised her eyebrows in surprise.

If you don't have the strength to pull the mountain and carry the tripod, let alone hit the target, you may not even be able to draw the bow!

Not only Aiqing admired it, but the ministers also exclaimed, saying repeatedly, "This is really amazing!"

But Jing Tingrui turned a deaf ear to this, and thought he was well prepared, but before the next test shot, he bowed to Aiqing first, and then rode the black dragon and jumped into the school field.

Immediately, the flags were flying, and the shouts of the soldiers shook the sky!

Jing Tingrui raised the bow with his right hand, the movement was as light as if he was holding an ordinary bamboo bow, and the soldiers cheered again.

Aiqing looked around, there were burnt sandbag fortresses, and bombed chariots, and behind them was an archery target, which seemed very far away, and the bull's-eye could not be seen clearly.

Jing Tingrui lowered his huge bow, and the soldiers immediately stopped talking.For a while, the school grounds were so quiet that only the wind howled.

"Crack, creak."

A cannon made of copper and iron was pushed out. Ai Qing had seen its power before, and it blasted out the big hole in the school field that could bury several people.

"Wait! What does this mean?" Seeing Jing Tingrui driving the horse unhurriedly, he turned around and stopped directly opposite the cannon, only two hundred steps away from the cannon. My heart suddenly raised to my throat.

"Your majesty, it's dangerous!" Seeing that the emperor was about to go down to the school grounds, the veterans hurriedly stopped him.

"Don't stop me." Ai Qing was so anxious that she forgot to call herself "Zhen".

This fierce artillery fire can blow up the iron chariot to pieces, it's no joke!

"General Jing!" Ai Qing couldn't help shouting.

But the gunner had already lit the fuse, and everyone retreated like a tide, their expressions were tense and panicked, and they were afraid of death, so there was no interest in admiring it!

Aiqing was closely guarded by the ministers and inner eunuchs. He was forced to stand at the end and could only stand on tiptoe, looking worriedly at the school grounds.

"Bang!" There was a loud noise, a cloud of black smoke rose, and the projectile filled with black powder flew into the sky at a speed that the naked eye could not catch, and hit Xiang Tingrui's position directly.

It was already a matter of life and death, but whether it was Jing Tingrui or the black dragon under his crotch, they all stayed in place like cast iron!

It was not until the bomb was almost in front of his eyes that Jing Tingrui used all his strength to draw the bow and set the arrow, only to hear a "boom", the taut bowstring flicked violently, and the nearly four-foot-long arrow shot out like a shooting star, with silver lights shining Before the eyes of everyone!

"Ding!" The sharp arrow tip hit the iron bullet head-on, and sparks shot out instantly!

"It's going to explode! Run!" Someone yelled in horror!

And that arrow pierced through the body of the bullet, its force was so strong that it forcibly split the iron cannonball into two, the gunpowder scattered and rubbed against the iron arrow, countless flames spewed out, just as dazzling as fireworks!

And even if the iron arrow destroyed the cannonball, its speed would not decrease at all. It split the wind and sand in two, and then hit the arrow target thousands of steps away!And the point of the arrow hit the bull's-eye, and the five-foot-thick wooden plate shattered at the sound, and the arrow clusters finally pierced into the sand, most of which were buried!

When the dust settled, the loudest applause suddenly erupted, and the soldiers almost boiled over, their spears and flags were violently waved, and even the usually serious veterans clapped their hands and rushed off the field!

They rushed to congratulate Jing Tingrui, praising his archery skills as unmatched in the world!

Jing Tingrui still had a cold expression, or his face was always as hard as the bow in his hand, completely ignoring all kinds of flattery from the ministers.

He looked over the cheering crowd and looked at the place where Ai Qing was standing, only to see him turn around and leave.

"What?" Jing Tingrui moved his body slightly, and the black dragon seemed to have sensed the restlessness of its master, and raised its neck and neighed, causing many ministers to scatter.

They also respect and fear this handsome and mighty black horse.

"All back down, the imperial guards still need to continue to drill." Jing Tingrui's words were like a basin of cold water pouring on those over-excited ministers. Their smiles were obviously stiff on their faces, but they were quickly covered up. This embarrassment, smiled and said yes, and walked back.

It wasn't until then that they noticed that the emperor was missing, and hurriedly got on the sedan chair and mounted the horse to look for the emperor.

"Calm down." Jing Tingrui stretched out his hand to caress the back of Ai Ma's neck, but these words were more for himself than to comfort Heilong.

"It's not the first time that Qing'er deliberately avoided me, so I don't need to mind that much, he might just be frightened by the gunfire." Jing Tingrui explained in his heart.However, he knew very well that Ai Qing hadn't left during the artillery battle before, and it was impossible for him to turn around and leave because of this shell.

Thinking of this, Jing Tingrui clenched the bow tightly again, and he found that his mood was getting more and more irritable and ups and downs, and he couldn't calm down at all.

Because every time Aiqing avoided him, he wanted to hold him tighter.

Even if he is the emperor.

"Is it possible that I want to rebel..." Jing Tingrui thought bitterly.That's right, having such a naked desire for the emperor is no different from treason.

You know, being disrespectful to the emperor is a death penalty for implicating the entire family!

"General?" Song Zhi came, and he was waiting for Jing Tingrui to give an order.

"The whole army re-arranges and practice again." Jing Tingrui said, tightening the reins, and made himself completely sweaty on the school field before giving up.

【Volume II】