Chapter 1815: Tiger Hunting (Wall for monthly votes)
Chapter 1816 Tiger Hunting (Wall for monthly votes)
Brother Jiu asked and then dropped the matter.
There are so many brothers, how can they all agree?
Not everyone is as popular as him.
He had discovered a long time ago that the brothers above him rarely formed gangs, but they all acted as one-man gangs.
Even if some people were close to each other when they were in the palace in their early years, they will not be as close as they were when they were children after they set up a palace.
He is the only one among brothers who has always had such a close relationship with his eleventh elder brother.
The tenth elder brother was eating pork jerky and thinking about the gossip about the thirteenth elder brother in the past two months.
At first, there was a suspicion of flattery; but after the hunt last month, there was a sense of belittling.
If something comes out of nowhere, there must be a reason.
Is the Thirteenth Prince suspicious of the Eighth Prince?
Brother Ten thought about it and let it go and had nothing to do with him.
When the city gate opened, the carriage headed for Haidian.
A quarter before the beginning of the morning, everyone was already waiting outside the gate of Changchun Garden Palace.
When the royal chariot came out, everyone got on their horses, got on their carriages, and marched toward Nanyuan.
Only he and the tenth elder brother were left on the carriage of the ninth elder brother.
The fourth elder brother and the thirteenth elder brother both changed horses.
Brother Jiu opened the car curtain and took a look.
The Thirteenth Brother was riding alongside the Seventh Brother, and the two brothers did not know what they were talking about.
Next to the fourth elder brother was the eighth elder brother.
The horses of the eldest elder brother and the third elder brother were next to the imperial chariot, accompanying the emperor.
"Fifth brother is in the car..."
The ninth elder brother turned his head and said to the tenth elder brother: "Recharge your batteries. It's rare that the fifth elder brother also has a competitive spirit."
The tenth elder brother said: "Fifth brother has never been afraid of others when riding and shooting!"
Brother Ninth nodded.
My hope that my fifth brother would not be able to run the horse was about to come to nothing.
But it doesn’t matter, as long as you persist, the second to last will be the second best.
Changchun Garden is more than fifty miles away from Nanyuan Paddock.
At noon, the group arrived at the paddock.
When Brother Jiu got off the carriage, his legs were almost numb.
The paddock occupies a large area, and they used a quarter of the area last time for the paddock. This time it was time to go south.
There is Nanhaizi over there, which covers a vast area, and now the ice is frozen solid.
To the southeast of Nanhaizi is the Palace Deer Garden, where many doe deer are raised.
The ninth elder brother said to the tenth elder brother: "I'll go to the Deer Park later. I'm still thinking of picking out some doe deer!"
Naturally, the tenth prince had no objection.
At this moment, an imperial guard came over and sent a message: "Ninth Master, Tenth Master, the Emperor has ordered you to come to the eagle-flying platform to meet the emperor."
The ninth elder brother and the tenth elder brother lowered their hands and listened.
Brother Jiu asked: "Isn't the trip to Wei tomorrow? Has the time been changed?"
The guard shook his head and said, "I don't know, either."
He came here to deliver a message to the princes, and there was the Thirteenth Brother behind him, so he apologized and went to the Thirteenth Brother.
Brother Ninth was a little worried. He looked at Brother Ten and said, "Isn't it because Khan Ama is just sitting idle and testing everyone's standing shooting?"
If you really want to do that, you won't be able to hide your shortcomings, and you will be embarrassed.
The tenth elder brother couldn't guess, and said: "Ninth brother, don't worry, even if there is a rehearsal, not everyone will be called on, and there will be guards."
The imperial father also cares about face and will not ask Ninth Brother to play.
Brother Jiu hurriedly told He Yuzhu: "Go and pick up the food quickly. If you don't pay anything else, I want a pot."
Everyone arrived at the palace at noon and settled down. It was almost the end of the day, and there was only half an hour left before the end of the day.
He Yuzhu responded.
After a while, the lunch box was brought over. There was a dish of deer tendon stewed with radish in a pot, and the others were just braised venison and stir-fried venison.
The two brothers had lunch with the soup pot, and it was about the same time.
The two of them dressed warmly and rode to the falconry platform.
Brother Thirteen has arrived and is talking excitedly to a young guard.
He is a prince who has not left the palace. In the past few years, he has often accompanied the guards and is familiar with the inner guards.
Seeing the ninth and tenth elder brothers arriving, the thirteenth elder brother came to greet them.
"Brother Ninth, Brother Ten, Khan Ama sent us here to watch tiger hunting!"
Brother Jiu got off his horse and said, "There is a tiger in Nanyuan? Why didn't you hear about it last time?"
Brother Thirteen said: "They were brought from Mulan Paddock and kept alone. We are going to release two of them today!"
Brother Jiu was moved after hearing this and said: "Hunting tigers is good, hunting tigers is good!"
The last time I saw a live tiger was when I was in Rehe in the 39th year. The guards and guards cleared away the wild animals near the palace.
I wonder if I can rub some tiger bones...
The recipe for tiger bone wine at home is good, and everyone who has used it says it is good, so I can prepare some more.
At this time, the fifth elder brother and the seventh elder brother also arrived.
The fifth elder brother looked at the high falconry platform and said, "There are no wild ducks in winter, so why are you hunting here?"
Since it is an eagle-flying platform, it corresponds to a large pond in the south, where there are often flocks of birds in spring and autumn.
Release Triton here and you can witness the scene of Triton hunting birds.
Nowadays, the weather is cold and freezing, the big bubbles are frozen solid, and the birds are few and far between.
The thirteenth elder brother told me about the tiger hunt.
After hearing this, the fifth elder brother's eyes lit up and he said: "Is this tiger hunting at the Tiger Gun Camp? I wonder if we will end up..."
Fighting tigers and leopards, which man has never thought about it?
The ninth elder brother looked at the fifth elder brother and said: "Fifth elder brother, please don't end up causing trouble. Not only will you not be able to help when the time comes, you will have to hold back and delay several combat forces to protect you."
It was obvious that I had lost some weight in September, but after winter, I seemed to be fattening again, and my belly became bigger.
The fifth elder brother glared at the ninth elder brother and said: "You are looking down on others, aren't you? If you want to hunt a tiger, why should you hide..."
Having said this, he looked at the other brothers and said, "Except for my eldest brother and me, which one of you has ever played Tiger Spear?"
The Tiger Spear is a long weapon, measuring eight feet and four inches, and most people are really not used to it.
When the princes go to study, they learn weapons except bows and arrows, and swords, but not much else.
Seeing that there was no one to refute, the fifth elder brother said to the ninth elder brother: "Humph, when I finish, I will let you see how powerful I am."
Brother Jiu said: "Don't think about it today, Khan Ama will not let you end up. It's the Chinese New Year. Wouldn't that make the royal grandmother uncomfortable?"
The fifth elder brother was gearing up, but after hearing this and thinking about it, he felt a little disappointed.
Brother Jiu couldn't bear it when he saw it, and said: "If you want to hunt tigers, then let's take some people to Miyun later. There are tigers in the mountains over there..."
The fifth elder brother shook his head and said: "It's too far..."
The imperial court has rules. Without an edict, the clan cannot leave the capital.
If you go to the outskirts of Beijing, it's not against the rules. If you go more than a hundred miles, you have to ask for an order.
As the sound of horse hooves sounded, the group of people approached from far away.
It's the Holy Spirit who has arrived.
Several princes who had not yet appeared were riding around to accompany Kangxi.
All the princes rushed forward to greet him.
The eldest brother, the third brother, the fourth brother, and the eighth brother had already dismounted and stepped aside.
Kangxi was in a good mood. He got off his horse, waved his hands and called, and led the prince's bodyguard to the eagle-flying platform.
On the stage, a throne has been set up.
"Ouch..."
In the distance, two tiger roars were heard.
Everyone looked over together.
The guards were dragging two carts with cast-iron cages on them.
Brother Jiu was a little excited when he saw it.
The tiger is coming.
The reason why it is dragged by manpower instead of horses is because the horse cannot pull a live tiger, and the roar of the tiger will scare the horse.
This tiger cage was transported from Mulan Paddock on an ox cart.
The thirteenth elder brother stood under the ninth elder brother. He was also very excited. He looked carefully and said: "The cage is as big as the cage. The tigers are one big and one small. They are a pair of tigers!"
Listening to this, Brother Jiu thought of his pig farm in Baiwang Mountain for some reason.
This pair of tigers can be kept to have cubs. It would be a pity to kill them directly.
There are a total of 600 soldiers in the Tiger Spear Battalion. Today, 300 people have accompanied them to Nanyuan, and they are all in sight.
It is said to be for watching tiger hunting, but in fact the reserved tiger hunting ground is a full mile away from the falconry platform.
The son of a rich man cannot sit down in the palace, let alone the emperor.
The area from the hunting grounds to the imperial palace was not empty, and there were several layers of manpower deployed.
Next to the emperor are the guards of Qianqing Palace.
After the guards of Qianqing Palace, there are the foreign guards.
Behind the foreign guards are the officers and soldiers of the Royal Bird Gun Battalion and the Shanpu Battalion.
Since we are hunting tigers and we are looking at the power of the tigers, we will naturally not release two sick tigers.
When the cast iron cage containing the tiger was put down, everyone held their breath and concentrated.
Brother Jiu looked at it with sweaty palms.
How to release this?
If the moment the tiger is released, it rushes towards people, where will it be able to resist?
I'm afraid even the gunfire rescue might not be able to arrive in time.
Looking at the tiger spearmen a few feet away around the tiger fence, Brother Jiu could only admire him.
This is not the same as hunting a tiger on horseback.
This is a fight with a tiger. If you are not careful, you will be killed or injured.
Kangxi sat high and looked at the tiger in the cage.
Even if the king of beasts becomes a trapped beast, he will only be pitiful and embarrassed.
He turned his head, looked at his eldest brother, and then looked at his other sons.
Seeing this, the eldest brother remembered Mingzhu's words.
Mingzhu made it clear that it is okay to keep a low profile, but you must also flash your feathers appropriately, otherwise you will be looked down upon.
The eldest son of the emperor with prestige and the eldest son of the emperor without prestige are two different things.
Neither too light nor too heavy is good.
Even if you don't have a head-on confrontation with the prince, you can't really become an ordinary prince.
In that case, those who want to please the prince will come to him.
The eldest brother came out and said: "Khan Ama, my son has requested an order to hunt tigers!"
The fifth elder brother was eager to try. Seeing the eldest elder brother coming out, he followed behind and said: "Khan Ama, my son also wants to ask for permission!"
Seeing that Kangxi did not refuse immediately, the third elder brother and the thirteenth elder brother also stood up one after another.
Kangxi looked at a few people and then at the caged tiger in the distance with an unclear expression.
"You are so bold, you think this tiger hunting is child's play!"
The eldest brother said: "With Khan Amma's Tiger Spear Camp here, my son is not afraid!"
The third elder brother said: "I would like to imitate Khan Amma and hunt tigers and bears to strengthen the royal power."
The fifth elder brother said: "One hundred people hunt two tigers. My son is not afraid of the tiger, but he is afraid that he will not be able to get the seat in front of the tiger."
Of the three hundred officers and men of the Tiger Gun Battalion, one hundred are on the tiger hunting ground and two hundred are on standby outside.
Fifth Brother's worries are really not unfounded.
The thirteenth elder brother said: "Although my son has hunted tigers, he can use muskets, and he also wants to try the tiger gun..."