Wang Cheng froze on the spot, sweat breaking out on his forehead.
"Wang Cheng?"
When Zhao Yanxun called his name again, Wang Cheng was so excited that he stood up from the stool like a spring.
Glancing at the wooden box next to me, I saw that the honor just now seemed particularly hot, but I didn't just don't want this thing.
Gritting his teeth, Wang Cheng made his decision and walked to the middle of the banquet.
I saw Wang Cheng kneeling directly in the snow, kowtow and said: "Your Majesty, I am guilty!"
Those who knew about it naturally understood Wang Cheng's choice, while those who didn't know about it were deeply shocked when they saw this scene, and had no idea what was going on.
At this moment, Qianhu Duan Hong also stood up from his chair, came to Wang Cheng's side, knelt down together, and then kowtowed: "I am also guilty!"
With Duan Hong's statement like this, Cui Xing'an and Tan Lu couldn't sit still. They stood up one after another and came to Zhao Yanxun. After paying homage, they claimed to be guilty.
Zhao Yanxun was not surprised by this. Xu Hong and others next to him were almost shocked.
What are these people doing?
At this time, I heard Zhao Yanxun ask: "You claim to be guilty, what crime are you guilty of?"
This question asked the onlookers' thoughts, and everyone looked at Wang Cheng.
"In order to win the first place, the four of me discussed in private, gathered the strength of the four of them, and recommended me to be the first!"
As soon as these words came out, the crowd was excited.
Everyone worked hard to catch the prey. They thought it was a fair and just game, but who knew that Wang Cheng and others actually cheated in tandem.
Although Xu Hong and others were angry, they did not dare to explode on the spot as Zhao Yanxun was present.
Just when they thought that Wang Cheng and others would be scolded and severely punished, they heard Zhao Yanxun say: "Did I say that you are not allowed to hunt together? Did I say that you are not allowed to exchange prey?"
This sentence not only stunned Wang Cheng and others, but also stunned the bystanders around him.
What does this mean? Should we let them go?
"I only said that the one who catches the most prey will be given a precious sword!"
Having said this, Zhao Yanxun stood up and walked around the table towards Wang Cheng and others.
Seeing him getting up, Xu Hong and others also got up and stood in attendance.
They felt dissatisfied, thinking that Zhao Yanxun favored Wang Chengji and others, and they longed for fairness and justice.
When he came to Wang Cheng and others, Zhao Yanxun said in a calm tone: "Just like commanding a battle, the purpose is to win. As long as you can win... you can try any method!"
Zhao Yanxun said these words while looking at Wang Cheng and others, which can be regarded as an affirmation of them.
Then he glanced at Xu Hong and others and said: "When encountering a strong enemy, a general must be flexible and adaptable, dare to innovate, and work closely with all departments. This is the way to win!"
"If this is not the case, no matter how strong each department is, it will still be a headless fly, a piece of loose sand... and it will not achieve anything big!"
Being stared at by Zhao Yanxun, Xu Hong and others looked ashamed. From this perspective, they had indeed lost.
"Now you are hundreds of thousands of households, and you can only lead hundreds or thousands of troops, but in the future you will lead thousands of troops. You should demand yourselves as a general!"
"Do you understand?"
Xu Hong and others nodded repeatedly and replied: "I will obey the prince's teachings!"
When he came to Wang Cheng's table and opened the box containing the sword, Zhao Yanxun took the sword in his hand.
Hearing a "crack" sound, Zhao Yanxun drew his sword out of its sheath.
"It is indeed a good knife!"
Zhao Yanxun praised, then put the sword back into its sheath, walked up to Wang Cheng again and said, "You are number one, this sword is yours!"
Wang Chengtuo raised his hands, took the sword from Zhao Yanxun, kowtowed and said, "Thank you, Your Majesty!"
After returning to his seat and sitting down, Zhao Yanxun raised his hands and said: "Okay, you all get up!"
"Remember what I said today. After you go down, you must think more about how to deploy your subordinates and how to respond to reinforcements if we really have to fight a tough battle!"
"I will keep this in mind!"
Wang Cheng and others returned to their positions. Although they understood what had happened, they still had lingering fears.
With such a mentality, they also felt that they had no appetite for delicious barbecue at this moment.
Just when Zhao Yanxun was thinking about what he should say about the second thing, Xu Hong stood up and said: "Don't worry, Your Majesty, I will work together to make more contributions to the palace!"
This was a very common scene. Just when others were about to follow up and express their loyalty to Zhao Yanxun, they heard Zhao Yanxun say: "Do more meritorious deeds for the palace... The palace is just a house, and the food still has to be shared."
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Even though everyone present here was not an old fox like the Chief of Staff or the Privy Council, they could clearly hear something was wrong in his words.
What does it mean to eat from separate pots?
"After all, people are close to each other, and those who are close will naturally want to stay closer. Do you think so?"
Except for a few hundred households in the Guard Department, the rest of the people began to feel uneasy again. They already understood what Zhao Yanxun meant.
"Xu Hong? Tell me, why did you have to get together with Fang Sheng, Gao Zhengan, and Fang Tong when the hunt started?"
When Zhao Yanxun called on him, Xu Hong stood up from his chair tremblingly. He didn't know how to answer this question.
He couldn't say that the four of them were guards of the royal palace, so they were closely related to each other.
In this way, wouldn't it mean that Duan Hong and others are regarded as outsiders, which is contradictory to what he just said just now, that he should work together with everyone to make meritorious deeds.
"It's hard to say? Then I will tell you for you!"
"Isn't it just because the four of you are all royal guards, so you have similar relationships, so you get together!"
"On the contrary, the reason why Wang Cheng and the four of them joined forces is because they all belong to the Military and Horse Division!"
The last two sentences directly named eight people.
Everyone was uneasy. The army was a public weapon, but the leaders did have their own selfish desires. It was not a good thing to be pointed out at this time.
"You all tell me, is this true?"
Everyone was silent. They were beaten repeatedly today. This meal of roasted whole lamb was very heart-wrenching.
"I am terrified!"
"I am terrified!"
Good guy, for a moment everyone stood up and expressed their truest thoughts.
Scanning the crowd, Zhao Yanxun's eyes turned cold. This second problem was indeed extremely serious.
Hilltop doctrine is the most taboo thing in the military. Let’s not talk about whether it will shake Zhao Yanxun’s authority. Hilltop doctrine can easily lead to internal strife, and working together becomes an empty talk, so it must be beaten.
But Zhao Yanxun also knows that the appearance of mountains is unavoidable. After all, people always have to separate themselves from near and far.
Even today, if he smashes the mountains with the same origin, it is easy for people from the same hometown and age, as well as the personal dependence of superiors and subordinates to appear behind him.
Only by constantly replenishing fresh blood, taking advantage of the situation, and severely suppressing those who take the lead can the mountain top be controlled and utilized.
"Afraid? What are you afraid of?"
"As long as you harvest more grain and chop more firewood, so that the treasury is full, the rice can be eaten in separate pots!"
In a word, as long as you do your job well, it's no big deal if it's a little bumpy.
But after what happened today, everyone present will definitely restrain themselves a lot, and the military's mountainous trend will also slow down a lot.
In fact, Zhao Yanxun had never thought of beating his subordinates today, everything was his impromptu decision.
"Okay, everyone, sit down...this lamb is getting cold!"
But at this moment, who still wants to eat barbecue?
But when Zhao Yanxun eats them, they must sit happily and then eat with great satisfaction.