Qin Jiang was in a coma and no testimony could be obtained from him.

According to Su Cheng, the traitor of the Imperial Guard killed Qin Jiang's horse, took Qin Jiang's bow and arrow, and shot Qin Jiang while he was escaping.

Afterwards, after killing the traitor, Guard Cheng took back the bow and arrow and used it to shoot and kill the group of black-clad assassins.

"Duke Protector of the Country, these are all your one-sided words." said an official from Xiao Duye's camp.

Su Cheng raised his eyebrows: "So you think I was the one who injured Qin Jiang and killed two guards and so many assassins? You don't really think I have this ability, do you? Although I am indeed very powerful, you can see clearly that the two guards died from sword wounds, and my weapon is a knife! Also, my archery is not that accurate... Otherwise, why would I capture prey alive..."

When Emperor Jingxuan heard this, his eyes were cold enough to freeze a hundred fish.

If I had known that Su Cheng’s weakness was archery, would I have skipped all these complicated things and just shot at the target directly, which would have allowed Qin Jiang to win?

"Perhaps you can use a sword..." said the official.

Xiao Chonghua spoke slowly and calmly: "Minister Zhao, killing the Imperial Guards is a capital crime. The Protector of the Country has no grudges against the Imperial Guards. If he really did it, what did he want? To be beheaded when he returns? If he really wants to kill someone, he should kill Qin Jiang, right? After all, it was Qin Jiang who occupied his position all these years. Since he killed two Imperial Guards, he is doomed, so why let Qin Jiang go?"

Lord Zhao, the Left Vice Minister of the Ministry of Revenue, was successfully choked.

Su Cheng had no reason to attack the Imperial Guards. Of course, it can also be said that he wanted to attack Qin Jiang, but the Imperial Guards tried to stop him and were killed by him.

So what happens after the guards die?

Why did he keep Qin Jiang alive? Besides, they all saw how good Su Cheng's martial arts were. He was indeed better than Qin Jiang, but to say that he could seriously injure Qin Jiang, kill two guards, and shoot ten assassins by himself...

They won't believe it.

Emperor Jingxuan didn't believe it either, and couldn't believe it.

If he believed it, wouldn't that be admitting that Su Cheng's talent was greater than Qin Canglan's?

It is unclear whether evidence can be found to convict Su Cheng in the end, but it is estimated that the military power will belong to Su Cheng.

"Father, it's time to announce the results." Princess Jingning reminded softly.

Emperor Jingxuan had been playing dumb from the very beginning, using the excuse of investigating the case to avoid facing the consequences.

Princess Jingning's voice was not loud, but it was so quiet that everyone could hear it clearly.

Yes, the prey has been caught and the body has been found. Isn’t it time to announce the result?

Emperor Jingxuan frowned and looked reluctantly at the white-tailed fox in Su Cheng's bag.

As if he had seen through Emperor Jingxuan's thoughts, Su Cheng did not give him a chance to act, and said sternly: "I didn't say that it must be shot to death with an arrow, I just said that it's OK to hunt it!"

The point is... who hunts with their hands?

This was really unexpected.

Emperor Jingxuan's face turned even darker.

"Horse riding and archery competition... Qin Che wins!"

Emperor Jingxuan almost gritted out a few words through his teeth.

Many officials were so happy that they clenched their fists! It was strange. They were not optimistic about Su Cheng at the beginning, and they didn't even expect him. But Su Cheng's counterattack in recent days was too exciting. Even if they didn't participate in the dispute between the two families, they couldn't help but cheer for Su Cheng.

Emperor Jingxuan swept the entire audience with a cold gaze.

The officials straightened their expressions and returned to their usual expressionless state.

Only Qin Canglan and the old marquis were still grinning from ear to ear.

There’s nothing I can do, my son (nephew) is so competitive!

"Do n't be too happy too soon, there's still one game to go."

Emperor Jingxuan spoke calmly.

After these words were spoken, Qin Canglan and the old marquis' smiles froze, and they looked at Emperor Jingxuan strangely.

The others also looked surprised.

There is one more... Is it the Art of War? Of the three competitions, Su Cheng has won two. It doesn't matter whether he wins or loses in the Art of War, right? Emperor Jingxuan put on an innocent tone: "You have to win all three competitions to be qualified for military power. Why? Didn't I say that? Full of virtue and fortune?"

Eunuch Fu understood what was going on and knew that he had to take the blame again.

He bowed and said, "Your Majesty asked me to pass on the message, but I forgot... It's my fault, please punish me, Your Majesty!"

As he spoke, he knelt down in fear and trepidation.

How many people who can survive in the officialdom are not shrewd? Can't you see that Emperor Jingxuan is deliberately making things difficult for Su Cheng? If it was Qin Jiang who won two games in a row, Emperor Jingxuan would not say a word.

Ahem, that's too much. You can't be so disrespectful to Your Majesty, even in your heart...

But then again, Emperor Jingxuan did a really bad job in this matter.

Su Cheng is Qin Canglan's biological son and is qualified to inherit everything, but he has been impersonated by someone else for twenty years.

It was miserable enough that he had been wandering among the people and growing up with many setbacks, but now he had to take back what belonged to him in such an unfair way.

We finally won, but Emperor Jingxuan did this again.

Some neutral officials who had nothing to do with the matter were also unable to stand it anymore.

Su Cheng is so miserable.

But what could they do? Why go against Emperor Jingxuan?

There are some things they can fight for, but there are others they cannot.

The same goes for Emperor Jingxuan. He can be a rogue in some things, but not in others.

In this world, no one can act completely on his own. It all depends on who can find that delicate balance first.

Emperor Jingxuan picked up the teacup slowly, gently stirred the tea leaves with the lid, and asked, "Is the result out?"

Eunuch Fu hurriedly sent someone to ask.

Not long after, the young eunuch came back and told the results of the military examination.

Emperor Jingxuan suspected that he had heard it wrongly: "Tell me again, whose test paper is better?"

The young eunuch shuddered: "Su, Su Cheng..."

He mentioned two Qin Che in a row, so it seems that they are definitely not Qin Jiang.

At this time, Qin Jiang, who was lying on the ground, slowly woke up.

The first news he heard when he woke up was that Su Cheng had defeated him in the military strategy exam. His blood boiled, his eyes turned black, and he fainted again!

This time, the Ministry of War and the Hanlin Academy jointly reviewed the papers, and then handed them over to the Three Dukes for review. The level of importance and rigor were no less than those of the imperial examination.

Not only that, Wei Ting also went there in a swagger and took charge.

Of course, Emperor Jingxuan didn't ask him to go. It's just that he was so thick-skinned that no one could drive him away.

Emperor Jingxuan still refused to believe it and asked someone to bring the test papers of the two.

He glanced at the name on the test paper and immediately cursed whether it was a mistake. After all, Su Cheng's big and clumsy handwriting was completely different from Qin Jiang's handwriting. How could he win? The test questions were set by Emperor Jingxuan himself. It was not about memorizing various military books, but about expressing opinions on a naval battle where the minority was against the majority.

Our navy has 1,000 soldiers and 20 warships, while the enemy's navy has 10,000 soldiers and 200 warships.

They only had one night, as the enemy would capture the island at daybreak.

The island is surrounded by cliffs on three sides, which are natural barriers to block the enemy. Only the east side can be successfully landed.

Qin Jiang gave two strategies.

The first was to defend the east coast, use the terrain advantage to block the enemy in the water, and use smoke signals to request reinforcements from nearby navy.

It would take at least two days for the nearby navy to arrive, but the various defensive measures Qin Jiang had arranged were enough to sustain for three to five days.

It can be said to be a very successful defense.

His second strategy was to sacrifice 30% of the troops and ships to break out, in exchange for the greatest evacuation at the lowest cost.

He even described in detail how to deploy troops, how to set up the battle formation, and how to launch a surprise attack.

If you really have to break out by force, this is indeed the way to do it with the least casualties.

Emperor Jingxuan was very satisfied. He thought that Qin had been in the Qin army for twenty years. He had clear ideas and was very mature in the application of military tactics.

Look at Su Cheng's test paper again——

Emperor Jingxuan frowned: "He handed in a blank paper?"

The scholar from the Imperial Academy whispered, "...at the back."

Emperor Jingxuan turned over the test paper, and what caught his eyes was not densely packed words, but paintings with clear lines.

More intuitive and clear than words, a battle filled with smoke of gunpowder seems to jump out of the paper.

As night fell, the soldiers on the island began to modify the ship overnight under the command of the commander.

At the hour of Yin, twenty warships sank into the night in an orderly manner. The soldiers on the warships beat the war drums, their robes fluttering in the sea breeze like deadly ghosts.

The enemy's alarm was raised; they never expected that the other side would launch a desperate night attack.

This is simply seeking death!

The darkness blocked the view, but the enemy was able to accurately determine the direction of the warships by the sound of the drums.

"Shoot!"

Countless sword blades shot towards him like an overwhelming force.

The sound of the drums gradually faded away, and soon there were the sounds of soldiers screaming and falling into the water.

"Hit them! Charge! We must kill them all tonight! No one should be left alive!"

The enemy's warships swarmed over.

However, when they got closer, they gradually realized that something was wrong.

It's too quiet.

It seemed like everyone on the boat was dead!

No, they were all standing, but why... didn't they launch a counterattack against them? When they saw that the scarecrows standing on the boat were not real soldiers, they finally realized that they had fallen into a trap.

Among all the warships, only the soldiers beating the drums were real, but now... those soldiers had already been shot by them...

No, those people were not shot into the water by them, they jumped into the water on their own.

But they still don't understand the meaning of the other party's actions.

At this moment, a burning arrow came rushing from a distance and pierced through a wooden barrel on the warship.

The barrels ignited with a bang! Twenty ships full of kerosene exploded and burned on the sea, and the entire enemy warship was engulfed in flames.

Without losing a single soldier, we won a great victory!

If this person is not a talented general, who can be! The examiner, like Emperor Jingxuan, first read Qin Jiang's paper and felt that no one could surpass him. But after reading Su Cheng's, everyone felt as if they had experienced it themselves.

That was so exciting!

Emperor Jingxuan clenched his fists and could not utter a word for a long time.

The examination papers were sent down for circulation among the officials.

After reading it, the officials' admiration for Su Cheng reached its peak.

There are two reasons. The first is that this method is indeed unexpected and perfect. The second is that everyone’s expectations of Su Cheng are too low.

Even if Su Cheng only did three, they would be surprised and amazed. But Su Cheng did nine and ten. How could this not make people applaud? Emperor Jingxuan said in a deep voice: "Did you really answer this yourself?"

Su Cheng said: "Yes! If you don't believe me, I can draw it again for you. What father-in-law, can you lend me paper and pen?"

Eunuch Fu looked anxiously at Emperor Jingxuan standing beside him.

Emperor Jingxuan said coldly: "No need!"

He stood up and glared coldly at the unconscious Qin Jiang, "Qin Che, wins!"

My dears, do you still have monthly tickets? How about voting for Daddy Su? 　　 　 (End of this chapter)