If it weren't for the one hundred strings, even if he beat Old Wei to death, he wouldn't have rushed over in such a hurry.
As the saying goes, poor people have short ambitions, while horses are thin and hairy. Wei Zheng felt that he was deeply oppressed by rich people like Zhao Chen.
Didn't he help carry the carcasses of the beasts up from the mountain col one by one?
Didn't he borrow the cart from someone else?
One hundred pounds of personal money made Wei Zheng want to go back to six days ago and punch himself hard.
Why should Zhao Chen be in last place if everything goes smoothly?
If Zhao Chen was ranked first in this bet, wouldn't he be able to sit in front of the emperor and ask for money from him?
Alas, man's calculation is not as good as God's calculation.
"Mr. Zhao, you are so fast. I was just about to pick you up!" Wei Zheng said to Zhao Chen with a smile.
For the sake of those one hundred guans, Wei Zheng was completely shameless.
Changsun Wuji looked at him with disdain on his face.
Isn't it just one hundred guan? His eldest grandson Wuji is not short of money.
Fang Xuanling just kept smiling and said nothing.
"I don't dare to bother you, you just said a lot of bad things about me." Zhao Chen said casually.
It was as if I had been standing here just now.
Wei Zheng quickly shook his head.
He was planning to complain to the emperor about Zhao Chen, but he didn't say it out loud.
Zhao Chen even criticized the official who was talking nonsense.
"No, I am a person with a bottom line no matter what. How could I do such a dirty thing?" Wei Zheng said to Zhao Chen with a righteous look.
"Okay, let's go. By the way, have the results of the Spring Hunting been calculated?" To Wei Zheng's surprise, Zhao Chen did not say anything to make things difficult for him.
Instead, he asked about Harukai’s results.
"It seems that the prince hunted eighty-two, surpassing Luo Tong's eighty, and took first place."
"It's a pity that the prince bumped into you again." Wei Zheng looked at Zhao Chen and slowly shook his head.
Wei Zheng sometimes felt that Li Chengqian was a little pitiful.
I finally tried my best to surpass everyone, but suddenly I was forced down.
The four carts carried a total of 108 prey.
This spring hunting was destined to fail for Li Chengqian.
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Li Shimin stood under the high platform and saw Zhao Chen leading the horse from a distance.
Changsun Wuji and others looked exhausted, and their bodies were stained with varying degrees of blood.
A dozen Imperial Guardsmen came pushing carts.
The cart stopped in the middle, and no one made a sound.
A huge tiger lay in the middle of the cart, and its colorful tiger stripes were clearly visible under the light of the torch.
The blind bear who occupied half of the cart was motionless, with sharp wounds all over his body.
Wild wolf, wild deer, fox, rabbit.
All animals that can be seen in the mountains and forests can be seen on these four carts.
The faint smell of blood filled the huge camp.
"Gu——" Fang Yi swallowed hard and gently touched Changsun Chong with his arm.
Changsun Chong didn't make any movement. Fang Yi glanced at him. Changsun Chong seemed to have lost his mind and stared at the tiger in front of him.
Li Chengqian looked at the corpse of the beast on the cart, with an inexplicable look of panic in his eyes.
"This..." Li Shimin wanted to speak, but found that his voice was a little hoarse.
"Your Majesty, these beasts were all caught by County Duke Zhao in traps." Seeing that the emperor could not open his mouth, Fang Xuanling took the initiative to hold hands with the emperor.
"This was caught in a trap?" Li Shimin looked at Zhao Chen, and he already knew how to describe his mood at this moment.
What kind of trap can catch such ferocious creatures as tigers and blind bears?
At least, Li Shimin himself had never heard of such a terrifying trap.
If Zhao Chen killed these beasts with a sky-blasting cannon, Li Shimin could still believe it.
But then, this beast would never be preserved so completely.
Except for the damaged fur at the wound, everything else is perfect.
Even this tiger only had huge wounds on its eyes and jaw.
What kind of trap could kill a tiger so quickly?
"Although it is hard to believe, it is true. I have seen with my own eyes the trap set by Duke Zhao. Even if an army of a hundred people enters, the entire army will be wiped out in an instant."
"The Duke of Zhao County is a great talent, and I admire him very much." Changsun Wuji took over the conversation and said to everyone.
He bowed his hand towards Zhao Chen again.
Even now, Changsun Wuji felt as if he was dreaming.
Not to mention other people who have never seen the trap with their own eyes!
Fang Xuanling would not panic, and there was no need for Changsun Wuji to help Zhao Chen conceal the matter.
What the two of them said, no matter how hard it is to believe, it should be true.
Li Shimin opened his mouth and looked at Zhao Chen.
He now wanted to grab Zhao Chen by the collar and ask him how he did this.
But with so many people watching, he couldn't do this.
"Is there such a terrifying trap in the world, where even ferocious things like giant insects and blind bears can be caught?"
"I never thought that there would be such a trap in the world."
"The adults will definitely not deceive us. County Duke Zhao is really talented."
"If it doesn't sing, that's all. If it does, it will alarm the world."
"In this spring hunting, I thought His Highness the Crown Prince's performance had already surprised us, but I didn't expect that County Duke Zhao would be even more powerful!"
The officials' opinions are no longer the same as before.
Before, I thought that Zhao Chen might be an escaped official, but now I fell in love with Zhao Chen like a grass on the wall.
"Du He, you kid, keep shouting!" Du He, who was beside Fang Yizhi and Li Chengqian, shouted loudly.
"I didn't expect that sir, even if he stays in the camp every day and doesn't go out, he can easily hunt so many prey."
"Hahahaha, you still dare to laugh at our husband, I think you Du He just don't know how to live or die."
"The clown."
The students in the academy were sarcastic and sarcastic at Du He.
Let go of all the resentment from being teased by Du He.
Being laughed at by them so much, Du He's eyes turned red.
But he didn't dare to say anything.
Cheng Chumo and Qin Huaiyu were staring at him intently.
It is estimated that if he said this again, these two diehard Zhao Chen would have to rush forward with fists to deal with him.
Du He felt that he should endure it.
"Your Highness, this Zhao Chen..." Du He noticed that Li Chengqian looked very ugly, but he didn't know how to comfort him.
Li Chengqian's fingers turned white when pinched, but there was no angry expression on his face.
How much thought he put into getting the first place in Spring Hunting.
He even didn't hesitate to go deep into the dangerous mountains and forests, but who knew that he would be no match for Zhao Chen who had been staying in the camp.
Li Chengqian felt extremely aggrieved.
Looking at Zhao Chen's face, the joy in his heart had already turned into overwhelming anger.
Empress Changsun listened to the flattery of the officials towards Zhao Chen. Although she knew that they were all flattering, she could not hold back the joy in her heart.
Sure enough, Zhao Chen didn't lie to her.
He is indeed sure to win this spring hunt.
Zhao Chen has stayed in the camp because he can easily catch wild beasts without going into battle himself.
Big bug, blind bear, except Zhao Chen, there are so many people, who can catch one?
Even if you encounter them, you will run away.
However, it was Zhao Chen who caught these things easily.