Lu Xiao heard the recommendation from the two men and said hurriedly: "Your Majesty, Chu Cangge and Qu Yanzhi are both responsible for guarding the vicinity of the capital. This time, the Holy Sage went on an autumn hunt and was accompanied by all the ministers. If we call them here again, the army will There is no commander in chief, which is really inappropriate."
"Master Lu, what you said is wrong." Huangfu Zheng, the minister of the Ministry of Industry, said immediately: "You recommend Xue Lingfeng to come here. Black Knife Camp and Xuanwu Camp are still outside the capital. Compared with Chu Cangge and Qu Yanzhi, Xue Lingfeng has heavier responsibilities and is not suitable to leave the capital. If even Xue Lingfeng can come to train horses according to the order, Chu Cang What's wrong with Ge and Ge?"
"That's right." Chen Lanting followed closely and said, "Even if the two of them come here on orders, they will naturally arrange the affairs in the camp, and after training the horses, they can return to the capital immediately, and there will be no major problems."
The ministers saw it in their eyes and knew it well, but they didn't say anything.
Lu Xiao seemed to be at a loss for words and looked a little embarrassed. Huangfu Zheng and Chen Lanting looked at each other with expressions on their faces.
Long Tai pondered for a moment, then looked at Sima Lan and asked: "Old Duke, in your opinion, I don't know whether I should call Chu Cangge and Qu Yanzhi over."
"Everything is decided by the Holy One." Sima Lan bowed and said, "However, these two horses today are really not easy to tame. If the Emperor summons Xue Lingfeng and three others, one of them will be able to fulfill the Emperor's expectations."
"In that case, let's call all three of them here." Longtai said with a smile: "These three people are our brave generals. I originally thought about letting the three of them accompany me on this autumn hunt, but I just considered them Everyone has military affairs, so there is no order. Chen Aiqing said exactly what he said, call them to tame the horses, and after training the horses, they can go back." The order said: "Come here, pass the order, call Chu Cangge and Xue Ling Feng and Qu Yan will come to attend you!"
Immediately, someone rushed to summon the three people.
"My dear friends, is there anyone who is willing to take the initiative to give it a try?" Longtai glanced at the ministers: "If you don't want to come up, then let's disperse first and wait for the three of them to arrive before training the horse."
Lu Xiao hesitated for a moment, then cupped his hands and said, "Your Majesty, there is actually one person present, it's enough to give it a try!"
"oh?"
Lu Xiao looked at Qi Ning and said: "Although Jin Yihou is young, he is a young hero. Previously, Hei Shan was frightened, and Jin Yihou risked his life to protect the emperor, showing his good skills. The Jin Yi Qi family is a family of great Chu generals, no matter what The old Marquis of Jinyi and the General of Qi are both extremely famous generals who are good at riding and shooting, but I wonder if the Marquis of Jinyi can show off his skills today?"
As soon as this statement came out, many people around him agreed. Not everyone thought highly of Qi Ning. Everyone shouted loudly, but they all had their own thoughts.
Naturally, there are many people who want to see Qi Ning make a fool of himself. After all, even the commander of the Guards cannot tame a fierce horse. How can Qi Ning do it at such a young age
However, many people hope that Qining can show off his skills and show off his power.
Before the King of Huainan committed suicide, Dou Kui and many others regarded Qining as their enemy and wanted to kill him quickly. However, after the King of Huainan committed suicide, the situation took a turn for the worse. Dou Kui and others were afraid that the Sima family would kill all of them on the charge of being accomplices of the King of Huainan. They all came to Qi Ning's side one after another, hoping that Qi Ning could keep them safe.
Qi Ning also took charge of the Ministry of Justice under Long Tai's deliberate arrangement. As a result, the Sima family's plan to eliminate dissidents was blocked, and Dou Kui and the others were counting on Jin Yihou to withstand the pressure of the Sima family. Everyone knew very well that once Jin Yihou lost power in the court, he would be in trouble, so for their own benefit, they also tried their best to help Qin Ning.
If Qining can tame the fierce horse today, according to what Longtai said, Qining can be promoted to the first level.
The consequences of Qining being promoted are completely different from those of ordinary officials. For ordinary officials, being promoted to one level is nothing more than a slight increase in status and salary. However, Qining has already been promoted to the rank of Jin Yihou. For such a person, as long as he is promoted to one level, he will be promoted to one level. Being named a Duke means that he is on an equal footing with Sima Lan's title. Although it may not greatly improve his actual strength, with the title of Duke, he will have more capital to compete with Sima Lan, the Duke of the Kingdom, in the future.
Many people under Sima Lan were indeed worried that Qining would be promoted to Duke if he really succeeded in training the horse, but more people felt that there was no chance that Qining would succeed, and they were just waiting to see Qining's jokes.
Chen Lanting glanced at Sima Lan. Although Sima Lan was calm and composed, Chen Lanting could clearly see Sima Lan's eyebrows tightening slightly. He was Sima Lan's confidant and had already guessed what Sima Lan was thinking. He said loudly: "Master Lu, As far as I know, Jin Yihou seems to have never practiced equestrian skills. If today is just an ordinary horse, it would be okay to try his skills. However, these two horses are too fierce. General Xu has been injured by the fierce horses. If he let Is there something wrong with Jin Yihou being involved in danger?"
As soon as he finished speaking, he saw Qi Ning walking out slowly, looking at Chen Lanting with a smile, and asked: "Master Chen, when did you arrange your spy at Jinyihou Mansion?"
This sentence was really shocking, and many people changed their expressions slightly. Chen Lanting also changed his expression suddenly, and said anxiously: "Master Hou, you... what do you mean by this? Xiaguan... When did Xiaguan send an informant to the Jinyi Hou Mansion? "
"You really didn't set up an spy?" Qining's eyes were as sharp as a knife.
Chen Lanting's heart trembled, but he still said: "The Marquis is joking. The lower official is the Minister of the Ministry of Civil Affairs. The Marquis is not under the control of the lower official. Why... why do I have to send people to keep an eye on you."
"I see." Qi Ning said with a smile: "In this way, the performance of all officials in the imperial court are assessed by the Ministry of Personnel. In other words, both Beijing officials and local officials are under the jurisdiction of the Ministry of Personnel. So you’re sending spies to keep an eye on other officials?”
Qi Ning's words were shocking. Many people didn't understand why Qi Ning said this. However, the Jinyi Qi family and the Sima family had actually had a falling out during the emperor's wedding. As a close official of Sima Lan, Qi Ning pointed the finger. Targeting Chen Lanting is not unusual.
In fact, more people know it well. Although they don’t know what Chen Lanting said that offended Jin Yihou and was ridiculed by Jin Yihou in public, Qi Ning said that the officials sent eye spies to keep an eye on the officials, but in fact they went towards Sima Lan. , Sima Lan secretly collected evidence of the crimes of many officials, and officials in both the DPRK and the Central Government knew about this matter. For this reason, many officials were still servants in their own local governments, for fear that Sima Lan's spies would catch evidence of their crimes.
Chen Lanting showed a trace of annoyance and said: "Master Hou, before the Holy Lord, I hope you will be careful with your words."
"I'm just curious. Since you didn't send any spies to Jinyihou Mansion, how can you say that I haven't practiced equestrian skills? I am practicing equestrian skills day and night in the stables of Jinyihou Mansion, hoping to serve the imperial court one day. "Qining sighed: "Since you don't know, it seems that you really didn't arrange an informant in my house."
"Originally...it didn't exist in the first place." Chen Lanting's face looked rather ugly.
"Nothing?" Qining had a sharp ear and asked immediately.
Chen Lanting was annoyed, but he did not dare to blatantly offend Qi Ning. He could only say: "There are no eyes and ears in your house to begin with."
Qi Ning nodded with satisfaction and said with a smile: "That's very good." Turning to Longtai, he cupped his hands and said: "Your Majesty, you made a decree earlier that everyone present today, regardless of their status, can come out to tame horses. Although I am not talented, I am I also want to give it a try. These two horses are both excellent horses. I like them very much. I am worried that after Chu Cangge and the others come over, they will lose both horses, so I will give it a try no matter what. If you can tame it and lead a horse back home, if you fail, you won't regret not coming out." But I was thinking in my heart, you little emperor is really stingy, I have made a lot of contributions to you. , now there is gold but no gold, no jewels, no jewels. There is such a horse in the palace, but I didn’t know how to send one here before.
Long Tai said: "Since Jin Yihou is willing to try his skills, it's the best thing to do." He leaned forward slightly, stared at Qi Ning and said: "You are from the Jin Yi Qi family, so don't let everyone down."
Qi Ning didn't waste any time. He turned around and walked towards the field. Five or six steps away from Hei Shan, he suddenly raised his hand and said: "Lead this horse down and bring up Jinghong instead!"
Everyone was startled, thinking that the person Qin Ning had tamed was actually Jinghong.
Some people secretly laughed, thinking that both Xu Piao and Chi Fengdian fell at Heishan's feet. It seemed that Qining was afraid of Heishan and wanted to try another horse.
Black Flash had also calmed down at this moment, and the horse-riding eunuch had cautiously approached, took the reins of the horse, and led Black Flash down, while another horse-riding eunuch led Jinghong up.
Qi Ning looked around and said with a smile: "Don't think too much, everyone. This Black Flash has been raped by General Xu and Commander Chi one after another, and his strength has been almost exhausted. If I continue, even if I tame him, I will still be victorious." No force, sorry for General Xu and Commander Chi. Let Hei Shan go down first to eat some horse food and have a good rest. When Commander Chu brings them over, Hei Shan will be strong enough to accept their offer."
When everyone heard this, they thought that Qining's words made sense.
Although Qi Ning was from the martial arts sect, he was still wearing brocade robes. At this time, he had rolled up his sleeves and stared at Jinghong who was being led up.
Jinghong has fat legs, long legs, and is very strong. In terms of age, it is also the golden age of horses. It is pure white without a trace of color. It is naturally an extremely purebred horse. The Chu army captured it in Chen County. But I don’t know who the original owner is and where it came from.
The eunuch led the horse, let go of the reins, and immediately retreated. Hundreds of people in the audience were staring at Qi Ning and Jinghong, wanting to see how the young marquis would tame this fierce horse. .
But he saw Qi Ning with his hands behind his back, as if appreciating antiques, slowly circling around Jinghong, not as direct as Chi Fengdian just now.
Jinghong seemed to feel a pressure. One of his horse legs paved the grass, snoring, and his body trembled. Under the sun, his white hair rolled like a white wave, and his body seemed to be glowing with white light.