In the eyes of outsiders, the emperor and the crown prince are kind to father and filial to son. One is like an old cow licking a calf, and the other is like a lamb kneeling to breastfeed. They are actually examples for all people.
But in fact, Zhu Hengjia has never been at ease with Zhu Ruoji. Without him, who would not want to be the supreme person in the world? Don't my sons have any ideas? Maybe they wish me well in their mouths, but in their hearts they hope that I will die soon.
, so that you can ascend my throne.
Poor! Really pitiful! These emperors are so power-hungry that they are so lonely that they cannot even trust their own sons. They only care about the throne, for fear that others will take away their power. They are not as good as ordinary people who have no power and nothing to show for it.
Love, a family living harmoniously and beautifully.
In order to show his ministers that he was still in good health and to deter potential careerists, Zhu Hengjia decided to hunt in the royal paddock at the foot of Shogunate Mountain.
Royal hunting and common people's hunting are not the same concept. The two brothers Jie Zhen and Jie Bao in "Water Margin" were born in an Orion family. They are highly skilled in martial arts. They both use iron and steel forks. They are good at crossing mountains and hunting rabbits and chasing deer. They are even more daring.
He went up the mountain to catch tigers and made a living by hunting. He was known as the number one hunter in Dengzhou. But let alone the number one hunter in Dengzhou, he was the number one hunter in the world. Compared with the scale of royal hunting, it was simply not enough.
Royal hunts can involve thousands of soldiers and horses at least, tens of thousands or even hundreds of thousands at most. The scale is eye-popping. It is more like a military exercise than a hunt. In ancient times, there were many wild animals. In addition to training, you can also obtain
Economic benefits.
In the past, Tuoba Tao, Emperor Taiwu of the Northern Wei Dynasty, went hunting in Monan, leading tens of thousands of cavalry and driving millions of deer. In one hunting trip, he harvested 100,000 beasts and captured thousands of deer. He ordered the minister to send five hundred chariots and oxen to transport them.
Made a huge profit.
Zhu Hengjia felt that hunting could be done. It could not only show the emperor's majesty, but also show his ministers that he was still young and strong. It could also train troops, improve the army's combat effectiveness, and also obtain a large number of prey.
Of course we have to do such a good thing!
With a stroke of his pen, he decreed that the army should be dispatched for hunting. It was a grand gesture. Fifteen thousand elite soldiers were transferred to the hunting grounds, and all distinguished ministers, civil and military officials, were asked to accompany them.
Zhao Chengde, the eunuch in charge of the royal horse supervisor, personally brought the royal horse to His Majesty the Emperor: "Lightning".
This horse is a pure white Mongolian horse, which is said to be able to travel thousands of miles in a day and leave no trace in the snow.
"Your Majesty, please mount your horse." Zhao Chengde personally waited on him and handed over the riding whip. He was a high-ranking eunuch who was qualified to be a minister in front of the emperor, so he called the emperor "Your Majesty", unlike other eunuchs, "
"Emperor Grandpa" shouted.
"Yeah." Zhu Hengjia, who was fully armored, made a slight effort and flew onto the horse. At the age of sixty-six, it was actually quite hard for him to wear armor. But in order to show the ministers: I am okay and can still work for another twenty years,
But he pretended to be relaxed, and the movements of mounting the horse were smooth and smooth.
After getting on the horse, the emperor smiled at the nearly forty-year-old general Zhu Da and said: "I heard that you are good at painting, so I will follow you to paint my style. Hahaha!" After that!
, the emperor laughed loudly, the sound shook for miles, and he was full of energy.
"I obey the order," Zhu Da responded, got on his horse and followed the emperor's side.
He is a descendant of Zhu Quan, King of Ning. His real name is Zhu Tong (Lin at the top, Jin at the bottom), with the courtesy name Xuege and the nickname "Bada Shanren". When the Qing army came, he became a monk and later converted to Taoism and lived in Qingyun, Nanchang.
Institute. He is good at calligraphy and painting, mainly freehand ink and wash, with exaggerated and strange images, concise and solemn pen and ink, and a majestic and meaningful style. Zhu Hengjia heard that this person was good at painting, so he asked him to draw a "Hunting Picture of Emperor Guangwu" to record it.
I will post my heroic hunting appearance for future generations to see.
The emperor's hunting is different from the small hunting of ordinary hunters. How to trap prey and shoot it is a high-level art. It is necessary to ensure the quantity of prey without causing trouble. It requires careful planning and control.
The minister in charge of the encirclement this time was Yang Fuchen, Marquis of Xingye. He had already sent cavalry to pre-select the area. With an order, the cavalry went out in all directions, forming an encirclement and gradually shrinking it. They were accompanied by flag soldiers, guides, and hunters who hunted deer.
The gunmen patrolled together, and even thousands of well-trained greyhounds came to help. This kind of dog is called a "tiger-eating dog". It has a sharp beak, high feet, and a slender body. It is said that three of them can catch
To the tiger.
Some experienced veterans of the Ming army began to imitate the courting sound of male deer and blew long whistles. Female deer heard the sound and sought their mates, male deer heard the sound and snatched their mates, and wild beasts came one after another to eat the deer. Zhu Hengjia was the emperor on horseback and liked
How can I show my power if I don’t hunt ferocious beasts? In order to cater to the emperor’s hobbies, Yang Fuchen specially made a batch of long whistles to lure beasts.
Gradually, the circle of encirclement shrinks smaller and smaller, and more and more prey gather.
Yang Fuchen galloped to Zhu Hengjia, dismounted, knelt down and begged for orders, "Your Majesty, please take the first shot!"
There are many rules for royal hunting. The emperor must shoot first, then the princes and grandsons will follow, then other princes and nobles will shoot on horseback, and finally there will be a large-scale surrounding shooting.
Zhu Hengjia laughed loudly and shouted: "Bring me my precious bow."
He took out a specially made recurved large-tip bow. From the bow string to the arrows, everything was made by skilled craftsmen. At first glance, it was something extraordinary.
"Drive~drive~frame~"
The old emperor controlled the horse skillfully, followed by a group of guards.
A group of hares were frightened and flew out of the grass. It was too late, but it was too late. Zhu Hengjia took out his treasured bow, opened the bow and took an arrow. With a "whoosh" arrow, a hare was nailed to the ground in the neck.
It’s not possible.
"My emperor is mighty!"
"My emperor is mighty!"
"My emperor is mighty!"
The soldiers of the three armies cheered in unison, and the sound shook the world to show that the great emperor had shot a rabbit.
Zhu Da quickly dismounted, unfolded the scroll, and started writing "Emperor Guangwu's Hunting Picture".
As expected of a famous artist, this picture very vividly shows the dynamic moment when Emperor Guangwu and his close relatives, princes and ministers hunted and shot hares on the hunting ground. Zhu Da accurately and vividly portrayed the vigorous figures on the horses and the hares running for their lives.
, successfully demonstrated the creative theme of Emperor Guangwu's skillful riding skills and martial arts riding and shooting.
This world-famous painting was sold for a sky-high price of more than one billion yuan in later generations. According to historical records, Emperor Guangwu's hunting success was "nine rabbits among the Japanese", and his record was impressive.
The first arrow hit a rabbit. Zhu Hengjia was in a very good mood. He looked kindly at his three sons, the Crown Prince Zhu Ruoji, the King of Ji Zhu Ruodeng, and the King of Henan Zhu Ruofeng. He smiled and said: "In the past, my Taizu Gao
The emperor expelled the Mongolian Yuan and established the Ming Dynasty; I wiped out the Tartars and was determined to revive the country, relying on this riding and shooting. This riding and shooting is as important as articles, you must not slack off. Don't surround me, go hunting to your heart's content
Come on. Whoever catches the most prey will be rewarded heavily!"
"Yes!"
After all, the princes are young. Zhu Ruoji is only twenty-one years old, and Zhu Ruodeng and Zhu Ruofeng are only fifteen years old. The blood in the young people's bodies is hot. After listening to their father's orders, they happily lead their troops towards the prey.