With Zhao Bing's insistence and guarantee, Wen Tianxiang compromised and reached a consensus - to secretly arrest Qin Linfeng, escort him to the Ming Dynasty, disband the Weisheng army and eliminate the number, and at the same time, he sent capable people to the Fujian-Guangzhou area to rectify the administration and eliminate hidden dangers. However, this matter cannot be accomplished by the two of them alone, and it also requires the cooperation of other armies, which is also the real purpose of this meeting.

A moment later, Jiang Jin, Han Zhen, Dong Yicheng, Xie Fangde and others came in to meet and worship. After greeting each other, Zhao Bing ordered a banquet. The banquet was placed on the top floor of the building, from which you can look north at the Yangtze River. The scenery was still good. Braziers had already been lit inside to warmly bake it. The ground was covered with thick wool felt, so he asked someone to put a long table next to the window, and everyone sat around the ground, making it look more intimate.

There are not many people, and everyone is considered close ministers. It is said to be a welcome banquet but it is more like a casual banquet. Everyone knows that the little emperor has always been frugal and does not like waste. Those who are just formal watches are also spared. They are not surprised, but they do not think they are outsiders, so they do not think they are pestles. However, the food prepared is very exquisite and tastes very good.

"You are the best friends who have fought for several months, and today they have finally achieved success. They gather on the bank of the Yangtze River. I will give you a cup first!" Zhao Bing stepped back and left, leaving only Su Lan to lead two palace maids to serve him. He raised his glass and said.

"I dare not take credit. If you don't come to help thousands of miles away, how can you easily win Ezhou!" Everyone drank it all, and Wen Tianxiang said with politeness.

"Your Majesty should be the first merit to be able to occupy the Yangtze River more. I am ashamed!" Jiang Jin also politely said. He had already learned from the war report and Dong Yicheng that the young emperor led the guards to win consecutive battles, annihilated tens of thousands of enemies, took the lead in capturing the Jiangsu and Zhejiang areas and recovering Jiangdong. But his progress was slow until His Majesty captured Ezhou City and he took Jiangling.

"Your Majesty can not only plan and lead the army to conquer cities and plunder land. No one in this dynasty can match except Taizu!" Han Zhen also politely said. He has been following Your Majesty for ten years since Jiazi Town. From his reluctance at the beginning to his dissatisfaction later to his respect now, he can be said to be a fan.

"I can achieve what I have done today, all my dear friends can support me. Let's drink another drink!" Zhao Bing raised his glass again and said with a smile.

"Official family, don't drink too much!" Everyone drank the second cup, but Su Lan refused to pour wine for the little emperor and persuaded him.

"Miss Su is right, Your Majesty is still young and cannot drink enough, so you must not drink too much!" Wen Tianxiang also advised with a smile.

"Hey, Your Majesty will be the year of wearing a crown next year, and he can't be young. And he will fight on the battlefield, how can he lose alcohol!" Jiang Jin disagreed and waved his hand. Speaking of which, their Jiang family has a lot of relationship with the little emperor. He has formed an indissoluble bond since Jiang Wanzai. His cousin Jiang Jin was also the imperial teacher, and he also supported him as the throne in an extremely dangerous environment. However, the little emperor also gave them the right to them. At present, Jiang Jin was the Minister of War and was also the assistant minister of the Privy Council. It was only a step away from becoming a prime minister. The glory of restoring the Jiang family's three ministers is just around the corner.

"Haha, I really can't drink much, so I'll accompany you with half a cup!" Zhao Bing smiled awkwardly and took a way to compromise, but even so, Su Lan only poured him half a cup, barely counting as no empty cup.

"Your Majesty, what kind of dish is this?" As he said that, the second dish came again, but Wen Tianxiang had never seen it before, so he sniffed and asked.

"Braised lamb!" Zhao Bing said.

"In a few days, these dishes were all created by the government. This dish was made of mutton and tasted so beautiful!" Su Lan said, and first picked up two pieces for the little emperor and put them in a dish, then scooped a spoonful of soup and served it into a bowl.

"How about you guys, how about it?" Zhao Bing said as he picked up a piece of meat and put it in his mouth and ate it. He drank a sip of fresh soup and nodded as if he was very satisfied.

"Well, the mutton is crispy and crispy, which is good!" Wen Tianxiang chewed the meat slowly, and said after savoring it.

"This soup is also very delicious, and I feel refreshed when I put it in my mouth!" Xie Fangde took a sip of the soup first and said in surprise.

"Well, it's really good. I didn't expect that Your Majesty also has research on cooking. This mutton is more delicious than boiling with light fire!" Jiang Zheng said while eating.

"Your Majesty, are there any precious ingredients added to this dish? If there is really, my subordinates dare not use it. Otherwise, I would probably not be able to pay for the meal afterwards!" Dong Yicheng looked at the basin, but did not dare to move the chopsticks, and frowned.

"Haha, this dish uses ordinary ingredients, even ordinary people can afford it, so I can still give it the money." Zhao Bing said with a smile. He knew that although the Song Dynasty called it a lot of food, it was not as deep as later generations' research, and could not resist the continuous improvement of the gourmets. He was tired of eating it, so he "teached" several home-cooked dishes from his previous life to them, but almost made the taste of his previous life. These people are also used to the taste of the current moment, so they naturally feel delicious after changing it.

"Han Shuai, you are also a scholar. Is it okay to be more gentle?" Jiang Zheng tilted his head and saw Han Zhen sitting on his hand. He just couldn't stop eating, but said nothing and asked with a smile.

"Your Majesty once said that if you want to eat enough, you should not be gentle. You can only eat with a thick skin!" Han Zhen didn't care, so he picked up a piece of meat and put it in his plate, and said without changing his face.

"Yes, yes, we have to be faster, otherwise they will finish eating!" Wen Tianxiang found that half of the meat in the basin had been reduced after a moment. Dong Yicheng heard that he would throw his cheeks away and eat them without subsidizing the meal. He quickly asked others to grab them.

"Your Majesty is too stingy, but he refuses to prepare more food!" Dong Yicheng drank the soup in the bowl and complained unsatisfiedly.

"Haha, it's my fault for being delicious. I urge you to go to the kitchen to serve the dishes quickly!" Zhao Bing did not eat two pieces of meat in a basin of meat, but instead complained, shook his head and smiled.

"Official family, Dongpo pork!" The palace maid who was urging the dishes didn't take long, so she gave another dish.

"Your Majesty, this... this is not Dongpo pork!" Several people looked over and saw a square pork about two inches on the plate, with bright red. They looked at each other in confusion, and Xie Fangde shook his head and said.

"This dish has been improved by the official, please try it!" Su Lan said as she touched it gently with chopsticks, and the piece of meat immediately dispersed into several pieces. Before she could pick up a piece for His Majesty, the other people had learned the lessons from the previous one and took the lead.

"It's okay!" Seeing Su Lan stunned on the spot, Zhao Bing waved his hand and said, "The General's Mansion was just established back then, so it's good to have enough food. There are so many things to pay attention to, and they are all rushing to eat. If you start slowly, let alone the meat is gone!"

"What Your Majesty said is that when His Majesty and we were both at the same table, anyone who could have eaten dried fish would be happy for a long time. Thinking about it, it was lively to rush to eat at that time. Now the food is much better than that time. Fish can be eaten as food, but it has lost its taste back then!" Dong Yicheng looked at the meat on the chopsticks and sighed.

"You have not forgotten the difficulty of starting a business back then, and the food and clothing were hard-earned. At that time, almost all the income from the General Manager's Mansion was obtained from the enemy's hands. It can be said that every grain of rice was soaked in the blood of the General Manager's Mansion officers and soldiers." Zhao Bing said.

"Yes, I still remember that for the sake of two ships of food, Your Majesty did not hesitate to turn against Zhang Shushuai. Afterwards, I thought that he was worried about Your Majesty. At that time, we had less than a thousand people, less than twenty pairs of armor, and not everyone had swords and guns. His Majesty dared to lead us to confront him and force him to give in. But Your Majesty worked so hard just to make everyone eat enough. I will never forget this kindness!" Dong Yicheng ate the meat and said with tears in his eyes.

"Dong Tongzhi is really a kind and righteous person. Let's share a cup!" Wen Tianxiang raised his glass and said.

"Hey, Wen Xiang's words are not just like this. I think that as long as the generals in the army have a conscience, your Majesty has a destiny. Even if there is a sword and fire in front of you, no one will frown and rush forward. Therefore, you still have to respect Your Majesty!" Dong Yicheng stood up and said.

"Yes, I should pay my respects to Your Majesty." Han Zhen also stood up and said, "Your Majesty is a wise lord. I swear to follow you to the death in this life, and I have no different intentions."

"Why is this? Let's drink a cup together? There are good dishes below!" Zhao Bing was very pleased. Although Han Zhen was loyal before, everyone had already thought he was his own person, but he had never called himself a subordinate in front of him. Today he said it, indicating that he had completely returned home.

"Your Majesty, I have eaten this Dongpo pork before, but it is not as fragrant as the one I eat today. It is fat but not greasy, with a wine aroma, and it is bright red and has a mellow taste, and it is crispy and not broken!" After drinking the wine, everyone sat down again. Wen Tianxiang had heard from the words of several military officials that they were very loyal to the little emperor. Then they would get their full support for dealing with Qin Linfeng, and then he was very sure that he said to the little emperor knowingly.

"Your Majesty is really a god. This pork is not something you like, but it is cooked by Your Majesty and makes people reluctant to put their chopsticks!" Jiang Zhen said.

"I dare not take credit for it, but I have made some improvements in the cooking method of Mr. Dongpo." Zhao Bing smiled. In fact, in ancient times, mutton was the main meat consumed by nobles. In addition to sacrifices, pork was mainly eaten by ordinary families. However, because Su Dongpo was demoted to Huangzhou, he had to eat pork because he could not afford to eat mutton. The method was just to simmer it on low heat, and there was nothing strange about it. It was just that others accompanied it and continued to improve it to become famous all over the world. He just advanced this process.

"Your Majesty is a wonderful move. This modified pork is extremely delicious, just like mutton!" Xie Fangde savored slowly.

"Yes, so it's not all bad things to change. Some things are as delicious as this pork!" Zhao Bing said in a pun, "I have said that if a country governs, it's just like a small fresh food!"

While speaking, there were squirrel fish. Two dishes of shredded yam were served, which of course won unanimous praise from all the ministers. Everyone was no longer polite, and each plate was swept away. However, after several rounds of wine, the topic shifted to the current situation, especially how to consolidate the defense line and allocate troops.

"Your Majesty, the middle and lower reaches of the river have been recovered, but the enemy occupies Sichuan and can control the upper reaches of the river and threaten Jiangling at any time. Should we seize Sichuan and Shu and relieve the threat in the next step?" Jiang Jin asked.

"The newly restored land in Jiangnan has not yet stabilized, and the current troops are seriously insufficient, and the new recruits have not completed the training. We are not able to seek Sichuan and Shu." Zhao Bing took a bite of food and ate it again, "But there is no need to worry for the time being. In the short term, the Yuan of Inner Mongolia is not able to send troops from Sichuan and Shu, so our defense focus should be on the important town on the south bank."

"How can Your Majesty determine that the Mongolian Yuan would not send troops from Sichuan and Shu? The Mongolian Yuan first took Sichuan and Shu, and then went back to our rear to break Dali, thus bypassing the Yangtze River defense line." Jiang Zhen hesitated and asked.

"Yes, but you should know that Sichuan and Shu were no longer the Sichuan and Shu at that time, and there was nowhere to support the army's war!" Zhao Bing said, and everyone nodded with heavy expressions when they heard this.

During the Song Dynasty, the Sichuan-Shu Plain had been developed for thousands of miles after generations. It was called the country of Tianfu and an important source of national taxation. However, after the Mongolian Yuan Dynasty was unable to conquer the Jianghuai defense line many times, it turned to conquer Sichuan-Shu and carried out two large-scale massacres. After Chengdu was robbed, it set fire to the city. The fire was visible to hundreds of miles. The people in the city were massacred, and more than 1.4 million people were killed in Chengdu alone.

After slaughtering, Sichuan's population dropped sharply from more than 10 million in the early Southern Song Dynasty to about 600,000, resulting in the fertile Chengdu Plain being uninhabited for hundreds of miles. People were frightened when they heard the horse's screams and hid in the mountains and forests. With this small population, it cannot support large-scale military operations, and even if it can be grabbed, it can be grabbed, so Zhao Bing was not worried that the enemy would send troops from Sichuan and Shun to capture the Yangtze River defense line.

"Your Majesty makes sense, but after leaving Qiongzhou, the Western Route Army goes out, along Qinzhou, Nanning Road, Liuzhou, Jingzhou Road, Yuanjiang Road to Chenzhou Road, and Fengzhou Road to Jiangling. Among them, many prefectures and counties in Guangnan West Route have not been recovered, and Yunnan is also in the enemy's hands. Our flanks will be attacked by the enemy at any time. If the enemy falls, you can go deep into Jiangnan. You should try to recover as soon as possible." Jiang Jin said again.

"We don't need to consider the left wing for the time being, and our defense focus is still on the Yangtze River. However, there is no need to worry too much. Guangnan West Road has always been a settlement area for She people. Although they temporarily surrendered to the Mongol Yuan, they also rebelled against the Impermanence. At present, all the Mongol Yuan tribes have been annihilated. They may not surrender to our dynasty for the time being, but they will definitely take the opportunity to expel the Mongol Yuan forces and stay in seclusion, which leaves us with buffer space and strategic depth." Zhao Bing asked everyone to get up and come to the map, and drew a line on it.
Chapter completed!