In front of the paddock, thousands of soldiers bowed in unison.
Welcoming Emperor Xia's review.
The Wanshan Paddock is actually a continuation of the Wanjue Mountain Range. It is located on the outskirts of the mountain range and there are no high-level ferocious beasts.
These thousands of soldiers are actually standing patrols to prevent ferocious beasts from coming out of the mountains to harm the people in the villages!
There are actually many villages near this mountain range.
For villagers, although there is theoretical danger, there are many things that can be sold in the mountains.
For example, some rare herbs, such as ordinary beasts!
Although encountering ferocious beasts can be very dangerous, sometimes, some people are willing to take risks for the sake of life.
"These people are not weak!" Chu Ze looked around and found that the sergeants in Wanshan Paddock seemed not to be weak in cultivation.
Beside him, Dou Hu smiled and said: "That's not weak. These people are here all day long. In addition to patrolling, they are looking for ferocious beasts everywhere. Although they are far away from Kyoto and inaccessible, the advantage is that they can eat some ferocious beast meat from time to time.
! Even in Kyoto, there are not many people who can be treated like this. Sometimes you can even get some ferocious beasts and let merchants transport them back to Kyoto for sale. If you put aside the living conditions, this place is considered a good place!"
Chu Ze smiled and said: "To put it this way, it's really good."
But he also knows that this so-called good is very limited!
First of all, this place is boring and it is located in the wilderness. Even if you have money, you have nowhere to spend it. This is one of the reasons.
Secondly, even if these soldiers are nourished by the flesh of some ferocious beasts, their talents are limited after all. Most of them are physically stronger, and they are far from being particularly strong in cultivation.
Moreover, many people actually have some misunderstandings about practitioners.
I feel that the so-called cultivation means to practice hard, work hard, and climb to the top bravely. You can give up everything for the sake of cultivation.
But in fact, there are only a very small number of such people.
Or basically none.
For most ordinary people, practicing martial arts is essentially the same as learning a craft. Although their goal is to become stronger, the ultimate goal of becoming stronger is to make themselves better in life through strong cultivation.
day!
What you pursue is the pleasure of lying drunk on the knees of a beautiful woman, waking up and holding a murderous sword, rather than just immersing yourself in hard work!
So being assigned to this kind of place is considered a privilege to a certain extent, but after all, there are only a few people who are willing to stay here all year round.
At this time, Emperor Xia also brought condolences to these people, including fine wine and meat, as well as brocade cloth.
Each one of them made these sergeants smile.
"How often will the sergeant take turns guarding this place?" Chu Ze was a little curious.
"Five years!"
Hearing this number, Chu Ze couldn't help but take a breath of air.
To be honest, he would not be able to stay in a place like this for five years.
"This place, the time is too short. Just getting familiar with the terrain will probably take a few months. Now that you are finally familiar with it, you won't want to stay for a year and a half and then leave, right?" Dou Hu said with a smile: "
So those who come here are usually younger sergeants paired with a relatively older general."
Only then did Chu Ze realize that, as Dou Hu had said, the general in the army had gray hair and beard, while most of the sergeants were young.
"If you get this for me, I'll probably go crazy!" Yin Ziting interjected from the side.
Dou Hu whispered: "No nobles will be sent to a place like this. All those who come are soldiers from ordinary families. This place is too torturous."
Obviously, this is an unspoken rule in Daxia.
Finally, Emperor Xia finished his condolences and everyone entered the Wanshan paddock.
Set up camp.
When all preparations were completed, Chu Ze was preparing to rest when a eunuch came to send a message, asking Chu Ze to ride to Emperor Xia's camp.
This was beyond Chu Ze's expectation, and he immediately separated from Yin Ziting and others and headed to Emperor Xia's camp!
By the time Chu Ze arrived, hundreds of officials had gathered, including the royal family, and many distinguished disciples, all dressed in armor and accompanying him!
Seeing Chu Ze coming, Huang Qi stepped forward and said with a smile: "Your Majesty said, you and your left and right are fine. This patrol station will not be too much for you, not too much for you. Let's go hunting with His Majesty!"
Of course Chu Ze would not refuse!
At this time, Chu Ze saw Liu Changfeng waving to him in the crowd!
"Brother Chu, come here! Come quickly!"
Chu Ze rode over and found Liu Huier next to him, also wearing armor and riding on a horse.
"Miss Liu is here. I've never heard of her practicing martial arts." Chu Ze asked curiously.
Liu Huier shook her head slightly and said: "It is true that I have never practiced martial arts, I just followed it to see."
She bit her lower lip lightly, glanced at Chu Ze with a pair of wonderful eyes, and summoned the courage to ask: "Does it look good on me wearing this armor?"
To be honest, Liu Huier's facial features are soft, and she doesn't have any heroic spirit when she puts on this armor. Of course, she must look good, after all, her face is there!
"It looks good!" Chu Ze said with sincerity: "Miss Liu puts on this armor, which is very different from the past. It really makes my eyes shine!"
Listening to Chu Ze's praise, Liu Huier's face showed a smile, extremely sweet!
While several people were talking, suddenly a greeting came from behind Chu Ze: "Young Master Chu was summoned by the Emperor alone, which shows how much you value Mr. Chu! I heard that Mr. Chu showed great power a few days ago and overpowered many of the generals of the Five Guards and Eight Battalions.
To be ranked first, and to be able to handle it can be said to be unparalleled!"
Chu Ze looked back, but it was Zhao Jizhe.
But he didn't know when it came behind him.
"Your Highness Jizhe is so ridiculous, I am just lucky!"
Chu Ze said modestly.
"When we are hunting later, why don't we go together? With Brother Chu at our side, we will surely gain a lot!" Zhao Jizhe suggested.
Chu Ze had never participated in this kind of hunting before and asked curiously: "Will we hunt separately soon?"
"Yes! This is an annual event. Your Majesty will lead the royal family to hunt in various directions to see what prey they can catch! If you hunt more, the emperor will be rewarded." Zhao Jizhe explained.
Chu Ze frowned slightly and asked curiously: "The four of us are traveling together. If we kill prey, how will we distribute it?"
"Of course it's all going to be blamed on Brother Chu and Brother Liu. I'll just join in the fun." Zhao Jizhe also knew that Liu Hui'er didn't know martial arts, so he didn't count Liu Hui'er either.
Chu Ze was a little surprised. He didn't quite understand. If this guy didn't want prey, why would he follow him?
As if feeling Chu Ze's doubts, Zhao Jizhe explained with a wry smile: "I, among the royal family's children, are mostly the ones who are ordered by others. If I follow them, I will get nothing. I still have to be ordered by others to follow the Chu brothers.
, feel more comfortable."
Hearing this, Chu Ze couldn't help but feel a little uncomfortable for this guy's situation.
He is obviously a child of the royal family, but his status is so humble.
"Then let's act together!"
Chu Ze agreed.
While several people were talking, Emperor Xia had already come out of the tent. He was wearing golden armor and shouted loudly in front of everyone: "The hunting will begin soon. Within three days, you can do whatever you want. Behind you, there are five people."
Soldiers from the Eighth Battalion of Wei will assist. Anyone who has hunted down prey or is in danger can sound an arrow as a signal! There will be sergeants to assist. Those who kill more will be rewarded heavily by me!"
After Emperor Xia finished speaking, he shook his long whip and rushed out on horseback. Next to Emperor Xia, there was Xu Yue riding a black and golden ferocious tiger, and a kind of tiger-mounted guard sergeant accompanying him!
All the noble disciples and the royal family members also traveled on horseback.
Chu Ze was also in the crowd, but before he took two steps, another person stopped the four people and shouted to Zhao Jizhe: "Jizhe, follow me! What have you done?"
Zhao Jizhe shrank his neck!
He looked at Chu Ze with humble eyes, and the intention of asking for help was very obvious in his eyes.
Chu Ze looked at the man, his eyebrows and eyes were somewhat similar to Zhao Jizhe's.
He chuckled softly and said: "His Royal Highness Ji Zhe wants to wait for Tong Tong with me. Who are you? You want to come too?"
The man frowned and said, "You don't even know me? I am the sixth son of the Third Prince Yongxiu, the sixth brother of Zhao Jizhe, Zhao Jiyuan. We are not together anymore, just let Jizhe follow me!"
He naturally has his own plans. Zhao Jizhe's cultivation is not weak. He is a good helper by his side. If he kills the prey, it is all his own.
But what if we were traveling with these people in front of us!
Neither Chu Ze nor Liu Changfeng are easy to bully.
It will not be beautiful then.
Chu Ze opened the Eye of Root and the Eye of Comprehension and looked at Zhao Jiyuan.
Root bone: ninth grade
Comprehension: Sixth Grade
Very strong bones!
Chu Ze narrowed his eyes slightly and said with a smile: "We have already agreed to hunt together. If His Highness Jiyuan doesn't want to, please do it yourself."
This person spoke in a commanding tone to Zhao Jizhe, and coupled with what Zhao Jizhe said, Chu Ze knew very well that this person was probably bullying Zhao Jizhe all the time.
He was on the same level as Chu Ze's two older brothers, and he didn't like this kind of person.
"Jizhe." Zhao Jiyuan's tone contained a threat, and he looked at Zhao Jizhe with fierce eyes.
"You fucking ears are stuffed with chicken feathers? Didn't you hear Brother Chu say that Jizhe is coming with us? What the hell are you yelling at? Don't block the way. I'm still in a hurry to hunt for ferocious beasts. If I can't catch the ferocious beast, who's to blame?
?You delayed me, believe it or not, I asked my father to go to His Majesty to file a complaint against you?"
It was Liu Changfeng who spoke. This guy really didn't like Zhao Jiyuan.
Even though he knew he was the third prince's heir, he was still rude and acted like a jerk when he spoke.
Zhao Jiyuan felt a little embarrassed when he said something harsh to him!
However, I don't want to have a head-on conflict with him.
After all, Liu Qianshan is now the prime minister of the dynasty. Not to mention him, even his father, the third prince, may not be able to offend him!
Zhao Jiyuan glanced at Zhao Jizhe fiercely, then glared at Chu Ze, then turned and left!
Seeing his appearance, Chu Ze was very dissatisfied. He turned to look at Liu Changfeng and said, "He just glared at me, didn't he? Why didn't he glare at you when you obviously said bad words to him? Isn't this bullying and fear of the strong?
"
Liu Changfeng grinned and said: "There is no way, my father is the prime minister. If you want this treatment, you have to turn my father into your father."
There was a hint in his tone, and he glanced at Liu Huier.
Chu Ze didn't think too much, but he was delayed by Zhao Jiyuan for so long, and everyone else had already left.
They are the only ones left.
"Which direction should we go?" Zhao Jizhe breathed a sigh of relief and asked curiously as he was not called away.
Chu Ze thought for a moment and said, "I suggest that we go for a walk around the military camp in Wanshan Paddock first."
"Why?" Liu Huier asked curiously.
Chu Ze smiled and said: "Think about it, they patrol the paddocks in this mountain range all day long. They always know something about where there are ferocious beasts. If you want to inquire with them, it is best to get a map or something like that."
Things, how much trouble does that save us?"
While talking, the four of them found the correct direction and rushed towards the location of the military camp.
Anyway, there are three days. In Chu Ze's view, as long as the location is found correctly, the hunting efficiency will be greatly increased.
Several people rode away, but Chu Ze discovered that Liu Hui'er had a yellow-maned horse on his hip. It was extremely handsome. Even compared to his own Jade Night Photo Lion, the horse Liu Changfeng rode was relatively ordinary.
Got it!
Zhao Jizhe also rides a very handsome BMW. After all, his mother's family is a wealthy businessman. His status may not be high, but his financial resources are definitely not bad.
Chu Ze looked at Liu Changfeng and asked curiously: "Why is your horse so much worse than Hui'er?"
When mentioning this matter, Liu Changfeng looked aggrieved: "My father said he was afraid that I would sell the good horse at home, so he refused to give me a good one!"
Chu Ze was immediately speechless!
If you really give him a good horse? It should be there during the hunt, but after the hunt, can you still take it home?
It is estimated that there is a high probability that he just sold it and went to Biliu Yuntian to reward himself.
Due to Liu Changfeng's horse restrictions, the speed of the few people was not too fast. Along the way, the four of them encountered a village.
However, there was not even a single figure. When a few people entered the village, they were immediately shocked by the sight before them!
There was blood everywhere and broken limbs.
It was obvious that he was attacked by a ferocious beast!
When had Liu Huier seen such a scene, she couldn't help but vomited immediately!
Fortunately, it was the twelfth lunar month of winter, so there was no rancid smell of blood.
The four of them quickly passed through the village. Liu Changfeng frowned and said, "It's too tragic for this village to be attacked by ferocious beasts."
Zhao Jizhe shook his head and said: "It is unavoidable. The imperial court has repeatedly issued orders not to allow these mountain people to live within the enclosure. However, some people still have a sense of luck. There are only a few thousand patrol soldiers. It is impossible to cover everything. It is really dangerous.
This is the result of a beast raiding a village."
Several people continued to move forward, and it was not until an hour later that they arrived at the military camp!
The military camps here are all rows of wooden houses, because they need to live for a long time and it is impossible to just build a tent.
There are guards on duty at the door!
When Chu Ze and others arrived at the door, they were immediately stopped!
"Who are you?"
"Chu Ze, grandson-in-law of Chen Guogong, along with Liu Changfeng, son of Prime Minister Liu Qianshan, and Zhao Jizhe, son of the third prince, want to see General Cai!" Chu Ze knew that the guard here was named Cai, who was the young man he had seen from afar before.
Old general!
"Just wait, I'll report it to the general!" The guard went in for a while!
Chu Ze and others were waiting quietly at the door, and Chu Ze also looked around.
The camp is located next to a valley, and you can see the river as far as you can see, but the river is now frozen.
"Hahaha, I don't know how many young masters came here, but I missed you from a distance! Please forgive me!" came an old voice.
Chu Ze looked back and saw that it was General Cai!
"Please invite me quickly!" General Cai invited Chu Ze with a smile on his face.
Chu Ze shook his head and said with a smile: "We won't go in. We are here mainly for one thing, because His Majesty ordered Xungui and I to hunt ferocious beasts. We want to inquire with the general about these ten thousand things."
Wherever there are more ferocious beasts within the mountain paddock, I can go there!"
Hearing that Chu Ze refused to go in, the old general did not force it. He thought about it for a moment and said: "These ferocious beasts, if there are many of them, they will form a group. Generally speaking, second-grade ferocious beasts such as the Howling Moon Canglang,
There are the most activities about a hundred miles east from here, but a group of wolves must have at least hundreds of them. Mr. Chu only has four people. If they are really surrounded by them, it will be difficult to deal with it!
There are also a lot of golden-backed apes. About three hundred miles northeast from here, a group of apes are all third-level ferocious beasts, and the monkey king is even a fifth-level one!
Although these ferocious beasts do not seem to be of high rank, they are extremely powerful physically. Although their numbers are slightly smaller, they are fierce and brave. They are not easy to deal with in battle. If there are more people there, they will scatter and flee. If there are fewer people,
They may not be their opponents!
As for the rest, I don’t know much about it. Although we have been here for a long time, most of our activities are on the periphery and rarely go inside the mountains!"
"What about the individual ferocious beasts?" Chu Ze asked: "Where are there more of them?"
"It's hard to say. The ferocious beasts will hunt each other, and their territories will change from time to time. It's hard to figure out."
This answer did not satisfy Chu Ze. He asked curiously: "Are there no ferocious beasts around here?"
"Not really! All the ferocious beasts around here that could be killed by our brothers have been killed!"
Hearing this, Chu Ze raised his eyebrows: "But when we came, we also found that a village seemed to have been attacked by a ferocious beast! It was extremely miserable inside."
Mentioning this incident, Cai Wenguang shook his head and said: "This incident was an accident. I was waiting for all the nearby villages to be equipped with rattling arrows. As a result, a group of howling moon wolves came from nowhere that day. They were huge in number. More than a hundred of them rushed in.
When we arrived at the village, all the people in the village were dead and injured. I led the people to fight with them and drove them away! Although some wolves were captured, they were too late to rescue. The people in the village had already been eaten.
Eat all the food."
Chu Ze asked curiously: "Then why weren't the bodies gathered and buried? If it's summer, wouldn't there be some disease?"
Cai Wenguang said helplessly: "This is a rule. Any person or village who is attacked and killed by a ferocious beast must preserve the body or the scene, and it can only be buried after it has been inspected by the nearby government office! I have already reported it to the government office. Should these days
Someone is coming soon!"
After some inquiring and getting some information, Chu Ze smiled and said: "Thank you so much, General Cai, I'll take my leave later!"
After saying that, he led Liu Changfeng and others to leave!
Cai Wenguang smiled with a smile on his face. He watched Chu Ze leave and then slowly calmed down. There was a trace of disdain on the corner of his mouth: "What an annoying noble son, he always wants to take shortcuts wherever he goes!"