181. Chapter 180
On the first day of this autumn hunt, the emperor shot the first arrow, prayed to the heavens, and then the soldiers competed with each other on the school field, and those who won the first prize could get the emperor's reward. Over the years, it has been common for people to be promoted to knighthood.
On the second day, the children of the family compete with each other, if there are many good children in the family, and they are unwilling to take the road of martial champions, the competition on the hunting ground is also an excellent way to enter the ranks. There are many generals in the court who have entered the ranks in this way, such as Zong Zhengyu, who was a model of being promoted by the first emperor to the first emperor in the autumn of the seventeenth year of Xingping.
On the third day, Zheng Guifei replaced the queen to perform the ceremony, and then it was the competition between the women of the family and the harem concubines and female officials, but the women's competition was not as exciting and lively as the previous two days.
Women have always had very few public activities, which can be regarded as a prosperous age.
Zhang Yan took out Si Yisi's newly made cyan riding suit from his baggage, held it in his hand, and stroked it very preciously, "Such a beautiful riding costume, I am really reluctant to wear it." Zhang Yan looked at the screen and asked, "My lord, are you alright?" Come out and take a look! ”
Ann tied her waist and turned out from behind the screen leisurely, wearing a purple corset riding suit, which was not held at the waist, and her hair was tied into a high ponytail with a headband, fixed with a crown of green silk hair.
"Wow, sure enough, people rely on clothes! Adults look so different from what they look like on weekdays! Zhang Yan asked An Sui to take a look around, the purple riding clothes on An Sui's body were not only clean and refreshing, but also looked very capable, so he couldn't help but sigh with emotion, "Adults are wearing this, they are very beautiful!" ”
An Sui smiled and pushed Zhang Yan to the back of the screen, "Okay, let's hurry up, the emperor will get up to eat in a while, don't you always want to ride a horse?" Now that I have a chance, let's not hurry up! ”
Zhang Yan pushed An Sui out, "Then you go first, anyway, the emperor doesn't want me to serve closely." ”
An Sui smiled and walked out of the tent, "Then you should dress up and dress up!" Just don't delay the hour. ”
On the third day, the competition was mainly horsemanship, but Zong Zheng Yangqing's horse still had a bow and an arrow hanging on his horse. Zheng Guifei started the competition directly after the ceremony, Zong Zheng Yangqing was dressed in a red riding suit, with a brown horse, heroic and not lost to the man, but Xing Hou came over, patted the horse's neck, and said with a smile, "This horse is a good horse, but I don't know if this horse's own master buried this horse." This is also a bow and arrow on the horse, this bow is also a rare good bow, put it here for you, what a waste, if you give it to this king, this king will never let down this good bow! ”
Zong Zhengyang's eyebrows straightened, "What do you mean by this?" Do you look down on Hongu's archery? Don't think that only you can shoot arrows, Bengong will too, your little effort, Bengong doesn't look at it! ”
When Xing Hou heard this, not only was he not angry, but he laughed, "If this Hou is a little bit of kung fu, then what is your kung fu, three-legged cat?" With that, Xing Hou reached out to get the bow and arrow.
Zong Zheng Yangqing slapped away Xing Hou's outstretched hand, and his beautiful eyes were stunned, "Don't look down on people!" If you have the ability, don't talk about it, let's try to compete! ”
"Okay!" Xing Hou was immediately aroused, "It's better than that, is Ben Hou still afraid of you being a little girl?" Go ahead! Than what? ”
Zong Zheng Yangqing pointed to Shanglin Yuan, "It's like hunting, within an hour, see who shoots more prey." ”
"That's fine! But if I shoot a deer and you shoot a rabbit, how can that compare? If we just shoot a few kinds of prey, you won't have to take any risks! Xing Hou raised his eyebrows and asked, "What do you think of this?" ”
Zong Zhengyu heard the movement and walked over, and when he heard that Xing Hou and Zong Zheng Yangqing were going to compete, he couldn't help but be interested, "How did my cousin deal with a little girl?" ”
Xing Hou smiled, "This little girl is quite unadmitted, she must have a competition with me!" ”
Zong Zheng Yangqing turned his head and snorted coldly, "I'm a little girl, and I will definitely convince you stinky men and make you look down on women!" ”
When Ji Xuanyuan heard this, he laughed and praised repeatedly, "Good! Sure enough, she is a good daughter from the Zongzheng family, yes, I am very angry with you, I must give you a testimony, and I will definitely not let Xinghou, a stinky man, bully you! ”
Zong Zheng Yangqing used a military salute and knelt on one knee, "Thank you, Emperor!" ”
"Get up!" Ji Xuanyuan laughed, "I also heard that the daughters of the Zongzheng family are also equipped with special skills, so I can open my eyes." ”
When Zong Zheng Yangqing heard this, he glanced at Xing Hou fiercely, Xing Hou received that very murderous look, and couldn't help but touch his nose, "Since you said so, Ben Hou can also let you have some, so be it!" You can find a helper......"
"Who wants you to give up, you are afraid of losing, I can let you find a helper, and I will also find a woman to join me!" Zong Zheng Yangqing directly interrupted Xing Hou's words.
Xing Hou had never been treated like this, and he was stunned for a moment, then smiled bitterly, touched his nose and said, "This temper is really not flattering!" ”
Ji Xuanyuan laughed, "Cousin, it's rare that you will also be deflated!" ”
"It is also an honor for Weichen to be able to make the emperor laugh, and it is not a shame to be deflated by a little woman once!"
Ji Xuanyuan said, "Then King Tang will follow your team!" Ji Xuanyuan looked at Zong Zheng Yangqing, "Nan'an, who do you want to be with you?" ”
Zong Zhengyangqing's gaze was fixed on Ji Xuanyuan's back, and everyone present looked behind Ji Xuanyuan's side, only a female official with light eyebrows was standing, although she was wearing a purple riding uniform, she looked like a character painting splashed with ink.
Zong Zheng Yangqing stretched out his hand and pointed directly at An Sui, "Your Majesty, the courtiers want Lord An, I don't know if the emperor can agree?" ”
"Ah Sui?" Ji Xuanyuan's eyes were full of inquiry, and he laughed softly, "Could Nan'an choose the wrong person?" I'm afraid this female official next to me may not be able to tie you up! ”
"Then I'm afraid the emperor doesn't know much about Anda's talents!" Zong Zhengyang laughed, "Your Majesty, the courtiers just want Lord An to help, and the emperor just waits to watch the show!" ”
Zong Zheng Yangqing stretched out his hand and pulled An Sui over, threw a provocative look at Xing Hou, and then rode away with An Sui.
Zong Zheng Yangqing asked people to take a large barrel of arrows to An Sui, and hung the quiver with his own hands, far away, the emperor and the Marquis of Xing and the King of Tang also arrived at the specified place, but Zong Zheng Yangqing disdained it, but said to An Sui, "Lord An, those stinky men dare to look down on us, let's teach them a good lesson!" Don't be afraid, Lord An, just show your skills and show them well! ”
Ji Xuanyuan personally lit the incense, "I'm waiting for your good news here, go!" Be sure to come back here before the incense is finished, and I will witness it to you myself! Ji Xuanyuan personally sounded the gong, and the four of them immediately turned their horses' heads and galloped towards the depths of the forest garden.
The cheers and cheers around came and went, and even the cheers outside could be clearly heard in the upper forest garden.
Xu Mingchang brought a cup of tea and gave it to Ji Xuanyuan, "Your Majesty, this competition will not end for a while and a half, why don't you go to the side and rest first?" ”
Ji Xuanyuan waved his hand, "I'll just wait here." ”
Xu Mingchang understood, and hurriedly gave a look, and Xinzhi brought the emperor's throne and asked the emperor to sit down.
Concubine Zheng also sat down beside the emperor, took a sip of tea leisurely and said, "The emperor's interest today is quite good!" I didn't see the emperor care so much about the event yesterday and the day before, but because of Tang Wang and Xing Hou? ”
Ji Xuanyuan said with a smile, "I think it's really interesting, I haven't seen such a competition, Nan'an is interesting, his temperament is so strong and competitive, I really want to see if Nan'an and An Sui can win Tang Wang and Xing Hou." It's always been the third day, and it's always a riding competition, and I've been watching it for many years, and I'm tired of it. I thought, this civil and military officials also want to see this unprecedented competition! ”
Zheng Guifei was a little disapproving, no matter how good this Zhengyangqing's ability is, Tang Wang and Xing Hou are also men, not to mention Xing Hou's riding and archery is also quite good, Tang Wang is also a child of the royal family, so naturally it will not be bad.
As for Zong Zheng Yangqing, she is a real woman who grew up on the border, but An is not strong with her, this is a fact that everyone in the palace knows, and Zong Zheng Yangqing is naturally unprecedented.
Since this is a competition without suspense, she also knows the results, she really doesn't want to watch this competition, plus she is not used to the life here, and she can't sleep well at night, she is really a little tired, and she just wants this competition to end quickly!
It's a pity that Ji Xuanyuan was full of interest, and Zheng Guifei had no choice but to accompany him, and after thinking for a while, he found a few words of gossip and said, "Your Majesty, the concubine met King Tang on the school field these days, and then I remembered something." Speaking of which, the age of this Tang King is already seventeen, and if he is a child of another royal family, I am afraid that he will marry the princess early, even if there is no princess, there should be people or concubines in this room. Everything in the queen's palace is complicated, and the Tang King has no concubine to take charge of, so he thinks it has been ignored! Now that the concubine saw King Tang and the laughter between Xinghou and Mrs. Xinghou, she remembered this incident. ”
Concubine Zheng glanced at Ji Xuanyuan's expression in a blink of an eye, and didn't seem to agree very much, so she wondered if she had said the wrong thing, and quickly changed her tone and said with a smile, "Does the emperor think that the concubines are too troublesome?" The concubine just felt that although the concubine was not in a high position, since she had won the trust of the emperor, she naturally wanted to share the worries of the emperor and the queen. This thing ......"
"Your concubine has a point!" Ji Xuanyuan was noncommittal, "When I go back, the concubine will ask the queen to discuss with King Tang." ”
When Concubine Zheng heard Ji Xuanyuan say this, she put her mind at ease and began to plan carefully.