Two hours passed quickly, and now the sun was rising high, shining warmly on people.
During these two hours, Zhao Yanxun first shot an arrow on the shooting range, and then built two snowmen with Huang Rongrong.
Finally, he took his beloved concubine for a walk in the snow.
Anyway, today is extremely happy and satisfying for Huang Rongrong. This is what she begged for.
Two hours have passed. It is now noon that day, and it is time to eat.
Zhao Yanxun took the main seat, which was actually a simple table with a will placed behind it.
There are three long tables on each side in front of his seat, which are for hundreds of families.
In the middle of the "half frame" they formed, three sheep were roasted with charcoal. Today they ate the whole roasted sheep.
The mutton is roasted sizzling and looks particularly appetizing. This is a rare delicacy in this era of relative scarcity of supplies.
Behind Zhao Yanxun's position was a tent specially prepared for Huang Rongrong. At this moment, she had already entered the tent knowingly.
Sitting on the chair, Zhao Yanxun took the tea from Lin Quan and asked: "Who is number one?"
"Reporting to the prince, it's Wang Cheng!"
Zhao Yanxun nodded. This was consistent with the result discussed by Duan Hong and others, which was not surprising.
Zhao Yanxun then asked: "Who is the real number one?"
Lin Quan immediately replied: "The Royal Guards of the Hundred Households!"
Wang Zong is a ruthless person who doesn't talk much. This kind of person is suitable for being a tool, and he can't be expected to exert too much subjective initiative.
About ten minutes later, a dozen riders came quickly, bringing with them snowflakes flying along the way.
Soon, a dozen riders arrived outside the paddock, and their speed slowed down.
Finally, they stopped ten feet away from Zhao Yanxun, and then jumped off the saddle one after another. There were many prey they had hunted hanging on the sides of the horses.
The prey species were nothing more than foxes, rabbits, etc. Wang Zong also hunted a wild boar, which weighed nearly a hundred kilograms.
After everyone dismounted, they all walked to Zhao Yanxun's place. They paid homage to Zhao Yanxun across the whole roasted lamb in the middle and said, "I will see you, Your Majesty!"
"No need to be polite, just get up and find a place to sit!"
All the generals were seated. At this moment, more than a dozen guards had rushed to the horses and were counting the prey.
"You've been in the forest for two hours, and it looks like you've all gained a lot!"
"The prey you caught today will be taken home later. The New Year is approaching soon... You can also have a good New Year!"
After Zhao Yanxun finished speaking, Xu Hong stood up and replied: "As the new year approaches, the prince will continue to reward you. Even if I have no harvest today, I can still have a good year!"
This flattery was so smooth that Xu Hong gave himself a thumbs up in his heart.
Zhao Yanxun smiled, motioned Xu Hong to sit down, and then said: "The more, the better. If anyone feels that he has too much, then give it to his brothers!"
Everyone laughed. Although the words were a bit funny, they were more laughing with Zhao Yanxun.
They just chatted with each other, the whole sheep on the fire exuded the fragrance, and the guards also finished counting the prey.
Soon Lin Dagui rushed over, and after saluting, he reported: "Your Majesty, the one who has captured the most prey is Lord Wang Chengwang!"
Zhao Yanxun nodded and signaled Lin Dagui to continue.
"The second-place Hundred Household Wang Zong..."
"Third place Qianhu Xu Hong..."
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"Eleventh place... Deputy Qianhu Fangtong!"
"Twelfth place...Deputy Qianhu Cui Xing'an!"
After finishing reading, Zhao Yanxun signaled Lin Dagui to step back, and then said: "I have something to say first. The one who wins the first place will get the treasured sword!"
After he finished speaking, Lin Quan came over carrying a wooden box.
"Wang Cheng, this knife belongs to you!"
When Lin Quan walked up to him, Wang Cheng had already stood up, bent down and carefully received it in his hand.
After Lin Quan retreated, Wang Cheng walked out of his seat holding the wooden box, came to the middle and stood facing north.
I saw Wang Cheng lifting the wooden box above his head, then paying homage and saying: "Your Majesty, Wang Cheng, thank you for your kindness!"
Zhao Yanxun said calmly: "You deserve this, go back and sit down!"
Wang Cheng was filled with joy and returned to his seat directly, receiving envious looks from most people present.
"You all hold high positions, and most of the time you are stuck in paperwork, with little time to move your muscles and bones. That's why I brought you together today to hunt!"
"Of course, I will take this opportunity to celebrate the New Year with you in advance!"
When Zhao Yanxun finished speaking, all the generals stood up and said, "Thank you, Your Majesty!"
Once again gesturing for everyone to sit down, Zhao Yanxun said calmly: "All of you are heroes, and today's hunt will definitely be exciting!"
"What surprises me deeply is... why did Cui Qing, whom I called upon the entire army to learn from, become the last one today?"
Cui Xing'an's head trembled when he heard these words. Why was he the last one? It wasn't because he gave away the most prey.
Now that we have decided to push Wang to be the first, we have to divide the prey among the remaining three people.
Duan Hong from Qianhu had the least amount of prey, and Tan Lu was unwilling to give up too much. Cui Xingan had no choice but to give up more.
In fact, Cui Xingan had his own considerations for being willing to be taken advantage of.
In the past two months, he has been set as a role model for senior military officers, which has brought him honor but also great pressure.
As the saying goes, anything good in the forest will be destroyed by the wind. Cui Xingan also knows that being in the limelight is not a good thing, so he is willing to be the last one.
Just when Cui Xing'an wanted to reply, he heard Zhao Yanxun's voice change and said: "I just said that today's hunting will be exciting. Let's talk about...the process of harvesting the prey!"
"Lin Quan, when the meat is cooked, ask someone to share it with you!"
"As you command!"
Seeing a group of eunuchs picking and picking meat with knives, some were salivating over the meat, while others looked thoughtful and had a different look on their faces.
"Don't just look at the meat, there's enough meat today!"
Hearing Zhao Yanxun's words, all the generals laughed, but some of them laughed dryly.
At this moment, the first plate of meat was placed in front of Zhao Yanxun. Zhao Yanxun cut off a piece with a knife and said: "Wang Cheng, you are the first place today. Tell me how you hunted so many prey." ?”
Having said this, Zhao Yanxun put the roasted meat into his mouth, chewed it and said with a smile: "Tell the truth, don't lie to deceive me!"
If Zhao Yanxun hadn't said the last sentence, Wang Cheng would have naturally insisted that he listed it and then made up a perfect story.
But after hearing the next sentence, Wang Chengcheng felt guilty if he told lies again.
The power of heaven is unpredictable, and Zhao Yanxun is undoubtedly higher than the sky to him. The look in his eyes that seems to be smiling but not smiling makes Wang Cheng feel chilled all over.
At this time, the other officers also had barbecues placed in front of them, but each one of them started to eat, and instead glanced at Wang Cheng.
Most people don't understand why Wang Cheng doesn't say a word. How can such a pretentious moment be wasted?
At this time, Wang Cheng glanced at Duan Hong, his eyes seeming to be asking for advice.
But at this time, Duan Hong couldn't say much, so he could only look firmly at Wang Cheng and nod slightly, in order to let him tell the truth.
No one dared to deceive Zhao Yanxun, at least not Duan Hong. Wang Cheng could only hope for his own blessings.
In the tent, Huang Rongrong could see the situation outside through the gap.
Just listen to her muttering: "Why is that number one like a fool? Could it be that he is a mute?"