The sixth day of October was auspicious, the weather was just right, and it was a rare warm day. The sun shone on me, which made me feel quite warm.
It's just that winter has entered, the grass and trees have withered, and the leaves on the trees have long since dried up and fallen off. There is really not much to see. The breeze blows, and a few withered yellow leaves flutter on the gray-yellow ground, and are soon trampled by horse hooves.
Have to be crushed.
Rouge snorted, pawed with her front hooves, and wanted to continue running. The five-year-old pony has not yet settled down, and is still at an age where it likes to have fun.
Liu Xiang patted its neck gently, signaling it to calm down. This child had been raised in the palace, but when it went to the wild, it was a little too excited. In the winter, if it loses its strength, it is easy to get sick.
This is the Royal Forbidden Garden at the northern foot of Zhongnan Mountain. It is the southern hunting ground of Shanglin Garden. It is eighty miles away from Chang'an. Thousands of people are busy setting up camps in the hilly areas at the foot of the mountain.
Gray-white tents and curtains were scattered among the hills and plateaus, covering an area of five or six miles, guarding the big tent in the center, where Liu Xiang was stationed.
Today was a day for hunting. After worshiping the social gods in the western suburbs in the early morning, he proposed the first test: a forced march.
Let him go through the red tape and listen to a bunch of rotten people?
Sorry, I don't have that spare time.
He did not have the patience to carry the ceremonial guard, led a large number of officials, and hurried away, and then he galloped away with three thousand Yulin troops.
The main reason is that there are too many people participating in the winter hunt. There are tens of thousands of officials from Chang'an, large and small, with their children from their seven aunts and eight aunts' families, plus their ceremonial guards, bodyguards, and servants.
The number of wild animals in the hunting grounds may not be as large as their number.
Liu Xiang could understand the thoughts of these people. During the first field hunt after the founding of the dynasty, he made it clear that he wanted to examine young people. This was an opportunity for the children. As a parent, who doesn't want their children to show their faces in front of the emperor?
.
What if Jane is in the emperor's heart?
Reach heaven in one step.
But there are too many people brought here. When will the exam be held?
So he left a message: "I'm waiting for you at the foot of Zhongnan Mountain. If you can't make it tonight, you can go home by yourself."
After saying that, he left first.
Only those who can arrive before midnight are qualified to appear in front of him.
Seven hours and eighty miles, and there are no restrictions on the way they travel. It is a little difficult, but it is not impossible to complete. Those who are good at riding and those with a tenacious temperament will have no problem.
Don't get in your way, those dandy boys who cannot bear hardships. If they are punished in public, it will disgrace their parents and make them unworthy.
He set an example and arrived before dusk. Three thousand Yulin troops had begun to set up camp. Those children only had to grit their teeth and it would not be difficult to reach this place.
In fact, there was already a wave of people following the footsteps of the Yu Lin Army, and then rushed to the hunting ground. Counting the entourage, there were about two hundred people, many of whom Liu Xiang knew.
The vast majority are young people in their late teens and early twenties.
There are only a few who are real children.
The calf-like Cui Qi, the tiger-headed Dian Man, the inexplicably excited Sun Quan, the effortless Lu Yu, and the exhausted Zhuge Liang.
I really didn’t expect that Prime Minister Zhuge, who in my memory could only lead troops on a four-wheeled vehicle, now grew up under his rule and was able to practice riding skills. It was because of his good friendship with Cui Qi and Lu Yu.
Are those who are close to red red?
It's good. It's not easy to die if you practice your riding skills well.
He glanced at the snow-treading Wu Zui under Zhuge Liang's crotch, then turned to tease Cui Yi: "Are you even willing to do this?"
He knew the Taxue Wuzui. It was originally Huangfu Song's mount, a top-notch Dawan horse. He had blackmailed him into it during the battle of Xiaquyang, and later gave it to Cui Yi.
Cui Zian's baby is as big as his eyeballs, and even if an ordinary person touches it, he will be beaten.
Is he willing to borrow a horse?
Liu Xiang didn't believe it.
Cui Yi had a grimace on his face, as if he couldn't help himself, and said in a sullen voice: "My son sneaked out to help his friend, so I can only pretend not to see him, and then beat him when I get home."
"Hahahaha." Liu Xiang laughed out loud at Cui Yi's aggrieved expression.
This person looks tough outside, but he is afraid of his henpecks. So far, he has not even taken a concubine. The old couple only has a son like Cui Qi, who is very precious. Beating his son when he comes home is probably just a matter of
It's a happy mouth.
Fortunately, Cui Qi did not develop bad habits. Liu Xiang liked this child very much.
"Qi'er is a loyal person. I beg for mercy on his behalf, so that he can be exempted from punishment. There are a group of young stallions raised in the imperial garden until they are three years old. Let the children choose one later, so as not to worry about your precious war horse."
"Thank you, Your Majesty!" Cui Yi happily agreed.
Your Majesty has rewarded you, so there is no need to hesitate to refuse. It is too fake and hypocritical.
The two of them were of course talking about the group of Dawan horses. The mares should be kept to breed offspring, and the male horses only needed to keep enough stallions. There were more than a dozen young stallions, and it was time to separate them into groups to avoid fighting.
It was originally going to be sent to other horse farms to optimize the bloodline of You and the war horses.
Now, he thinks it’s good to praise the children’s loyalty behavior. To promote truth, goodness and beauty, it starts with me!
Cui Yi is not good at strategizing, and Cui Qi is modeled after his father. It is good to be friends with Zhuge Kongming.
Avoid being plotted by others without knowing it.
As for the question of who is wooing whom, he doesn't want to pursue it. There is no need to taboo overt contacts. Those who hook up in private are behaviors that he dislikes and needs to guard against.
Liu Xiang smiled and watched Cui Qi and Lu Yu resist Zhuge Liang from his horse. The future Mr. Kong Ming frowned and grimaced, like a duck, spreading his legs and walking with a splayed figure, limping.
Wandering around.
I guess the skin on the inner thigh is abraded.
Sun Quan next to him jumped up and down, probably showing off his skills. Dianman sat on the horse and waved excitedly to his father, looking full of energy and ready to ride back and forth one more time.
By the way, except for Cui Qi and Zhuge Liang, the other three children are only thirteen this year, right? They don't seem to be old enough to participate in this field hunt.
Liu Xiang turned around and glanced at Dian Wei, who was commanding the Yulin army to set up camp, and Sun Ce, who had a complicated expression and was staring at the distance.
Following his gaze, it turned out that he was staring at Ma Chao who was resting.
Ma Mengqi and another extremely strong young man were alone outside the crowd, resting their horses next to a low bush.
Jin Ma Chao, who was originally famous in Liangzhou, now has no colorful clothes and no mink fur to keep out the cold. He only wears an ordinary jacket, which makes him feel quite miserable.
The person next to him was also dressed in shabby clothes, but could not hide his strange appearance. He was more than eight feet tall, had a black and yellow face, and his neck was thicker than his head, as if he had a triangular muscle bump on his shoulder.
Stronger than a silverback gorilla.
Liu Xiang suspected that he might not be able to turn his head back because the muscles in his neck were so big that the angle of turning his head was completely blocked.
"Bo Fu, do you recognize that person?" He couldn't help but ask Sun Ce about Qi Xingzhong who stayed with Ma Chao.