Chapter 3 Spring Hunting
Li is not like other countries, the people are open, this kind of spring hunting, if it is placed in other countries, I am afraid that only the princes and grandchildren can participate. But Li is different, as long as you are skilled in riding, whether you are a prince or a common man in Tsing Yi, whether you are a young man or a delicate girl, you can come to participate, so spring hunting is one of the most popular activities in Li country.
The spring hunt is also a good time for the imperial court to recruit talents, and the imperial court clearly stipulates that anyone who has the first place in the spring hunting can directly appoint the title of general, holding 30,000 male soldiers, and wearing a first-class official rank.
How many people want to emerge with spring hunting, and since then they have been on the rise and become a great minister. But how can there be such a cheap thing in the world? Spring hunting is not just ordinary hunting, ordinary hunting is mostly for those princes who know how to use three-legged cat kung fu for fun, putting the temperament of the animal into the hunting grounds, and then shooting with a bow and arrow, it does not require much strength.
Spring hunting is different, the animals on the hunting ground are not those more docile animals, they are native to the hunting grounds, tigers, lions and the like, if you are lucky, you may also encounter poisonous snakes.
The hunting grounds are different every year, and the emperor personally chooses the venues, and no one knows in advance. Those who sign up for the competition must first make a life and death statement, and if they accidentally lose their lives on the hunting grounds, their family members and relatives are not allowed to cause trouble once. It is also stipulated that long-range objects such as bows and arrows are not allowed to be used in the hunting grounds, and only daggers can be used to enter the hunting grounds.
Participants are not allowed to bring dry food, water or anything else that can satisfy hunger, and the competition lasts for three days, and the first to come out and hunt the most wins.
Therefore, although many people covet the position of general, in the end they only come to participate in the poor family and the likes of the six relatives who cannot rely on them, and there are often not many such people who have the ability to participate. After all, being born in such a family, it is a problem to be fed and clothed, so how can you have the spare money to go to the master to teach yourself kung fu.
As for those sons and brothers who are well-dressed and well-fed, most of them will not participate, relying on the family, they can not worry about the life of the rest of their lives at all, unless they are the kind of people who want to gain fame with their own strength, otherwise they don't need to gamble with their lives.
Therefore, there are very few people who participate in the spring hunting every year, especially in recent years, when the difficulty has increased, and none of the participants have come out alive within the specified time.
There are unusually many people who come to participate in this year's spring hunting, because the hunting ground stipulated by the emperor is a forbidden land that has always been known as the "Forest of Death", which covers a very wide area, and no one can usually go there, so what the situation is and what will be encountered in it Everyone does not know. That's why people who are curious and self-conscious are coming to sign up.
Another reason is that Her Royal Highness, the only princess of the royal family, will come to participate in this hunt, and the people want to take this opportunity to see the princess's face.
In addition to preventing cheating, you can also help count the results of the participants, so you don't have to work hard to bring out the results as before, and you can also protect the lives of the participants. The Ouchi masters equipped with them have all been trained since childhood, and they only obey the orders of the emperor, so there is no need to worry about someone paying a lot of money to buy them.
As soon as the rules of this year's competition came out, the whole country was in an uproar, calling the emperor Shengming. However, some people learned from the grapevine that the rules of the Spring Hunt were put forward by Her Royal Highness the Princess, which can not only ensure the personal safety of the participants, but also ensure the fairness and justice of the competition.
This gossip somehow spread among the people, causing the people to say that this is the blessing of the people of the Li country, and the princess who has this wisdom and incomparable has attracted more people who want to come to peek at the princess's demeanor.
No matter how bad the rumors were, Lanyue Villa was still calm, at least on the surface.
"What?! Your Highness, you're going to take part in the Spring Hunt?! Freehand voice suddenly rose a few degrees.
"Your Highness, do you know the dangers of hunting? Why would you want to participate in such a competition? Good words also spoke out to stop it.
Xianchen rubbed his ears that were shocked by freehand, looked at Liangyan's worried face, and then said unhurriedly: "You don't know the danger in this hall?" Good words, freehand, you have been by my side since childhood, and it has been thirteen years now, don't you know the reason for this? ”
Xian Chen's bland rhetorical question made the good words and freehand silence.
Yes, outsiders may not know, but they do. The royal heirs of the Li Kingdom are thin, and the princess is both a princess and a highness, and the royal honor and disgrace are tied to His Royal Highness. Originally, they also called Her Royal Highness a princess, but since the princess was three years old, no one was allowed to call her a princess, only His Royal Highness. The princess originally cried and didn't accept it, but since she went to the queen's palace once, the princess has never refused the title of Your Highness.
At first, I didn't understand why the queen mother had to be so strict with Her Royal Highness, and even ordered Her Royal Highness to practice diligently. In the first few years, when I looked at His Royal Highness's small body to get a bow and arrow bigger than her, I couldn't help but feel distressed in my heart, and I couldn't help but complain about why the queen treated Her Royal Highness like this, Her Royal Highness was her only daughter, how could the mother be ruthless, and let Her Royal Highness live alone in this Lanyue Villa since she was a child. When the children of other families were so young, they were all pampered by their own mothers, and His Royal Highness almost never enjoyed such a vein of warmth.
Her Royal Highness is stubborn, but whatever she believes in, she must do her best to do her best. Although His Royal Highness came back from the Queen's Palace that day and didn't say a word, he clearly felt that His Highness was much more serious than before, at least His Highness never complained in front of them that he didn't want to go to class or anything, nor did he hear His Highness cry out in pain after being injured in martial arts. His Royal Highness's injuries have always endured the pain and taken the medicine well, and the second day he practiced martial arts in Mosang Pavilion as usual, day after day, year after year, whether it was sunny or rainy, it never stopped.
Now that I heard His Highness say this, my heart was confirmed.
Sure enough, Niangniang wanted His Royal Highness to inherit the throne, so these people were not allowed to call His Royal Highness a princess. The reason why His Royal Highness has been practicing martial arts and archery since he was a child is probably because of the preparation of Niangniang for today's spring hunting, the purpose is to let His Highness win the first place in this competition, so that those ignorant people can believe that His Highness has enough strength. As for the rumors circulating outside, it is estimated that it is also the rumor that the queen mother ordered people to release it, just to win the hearts of the people for Her Royal Highness, and when Her Royal Highness ascends the throne in the future, the people will not be so difficult to accept a woman as emperor! Although the Li people are open, since the founding of the People's Republic of China, there has never been a precedent for a woman to be the emperor, and it is conceivable that this road is impossible to walk.
Good words freehand heart palpitations for a while, and at the same time I can't help but feel a little distressed.
From the beginning of His Royal Highness's birth, the path to be taken was designed by the mother early in the morning. I believe that this spring hunt is the first step taken by His Royal Highness to inherit the unification, so does the emperor know these things? Or is this what the emperor meant? In the past few years, they have always thought that the path taken by His Royal Highness should be like that of ordinary women, choosing the most outstanding man to match, and then waiting for the emperor to return for a hundred years, and the horse will ascend the throne, and His Royal Highness only needs the mother of the world.
Although Liangyan understood the detours, he couldn't help but be a little worried, and still persuaded without giving up: "Your Highness, this is not a joke, you go and talk to Niangniang, maybe Niangniang will change her mind?" ”
"Well, yes, yes, Your Highness, if you don't tell the emperor, the emperor loves you the most on weekdays, and he will definitely not agree to let you go on an adventure." Freehand also echoed on the side.
"This is what I proposed to go to, my father has agreed, I have made up my mind, there is no need to say more." Xianchen said with a hard breath.
"That'...... Does the boy know about this? He agrees too? Seeing this, Liangyan had no choice but to give up, and wanted to persuade His Highness to retreat from another direction, so he had to propose the little prince.
The little boy in Liangyan's mouth is the purple-eyed young man brought back by Xianchen five years ago, and the people in the villa know that Xianchen is the most spoiled by him, and generally his request will not be refused.
Hearing the good words mention An An, Xian Chen's expression softened, "I'll tell him about this myself later." ”
Lanyue Villa, flowers bloom building.
"Sister, you are back, An An misses you so much." When the young man saw Xian Chen, he hugged Xian Chen's waist, buried his head in Xian Chen's neck, and said coquettishly.
The coquettish boy like a large pet is Yun Chang'an, when Xian Chen brought him back and asked him what his name was, he didn't speak, Xian Chen had no choice but to name him Yun Chang'an, hoping that he could be as free and unrestrained as the cloud, and at the same time, he also hoped that his life would be good from now on, and he would no longer be displaced.
Yun Chang'an, who had just arrived at the villa, had a strong sense of vigilance, and except for Xian Chen, the rest of the people couldn't get close to him. Xian Chen went to practice literature and martial arts, he listened to Xian Chen's words, obediently stayed in Huakailou, did not go anywhere, and kept staring in the direction of Mo Sang Pavilion, his eyes did not blink. Xiao Chang'an didn't know how to eat by himself at that time, and he didn't let people get close to him, Xianchen remembered that once he had a business trip to homework, and was trained by Taifu for a long time, and it was already very late when he returned to Moshangge. The next person came to report that the son did not see her, refused to let others feed her, and is still on an empty stomach.
Xianchen had no choice but to rush over and feed Xiao Chang'an spoonful. Later, for the sake of convenience, he ordered someone to repair the flower building next to the Moshang Pavilion and let Chang'an live, and then Xianchen tried to do his best in his schoolwork, so that he could come back to accompany Chang'an to eat. Chang'an's dependence on her has also increased with the passage of time. Five years have passed, and although Chang'an no longer only allows Xianchen to get close to him as before, he is still very close to Xianchen.
Xianchen stroked the young man's hair, and pretended to be calm and spoke: "An An, my sister is going out for a while in two days, can you stay in the village obediently and wait for me to come back?" ”
Xu is Xianchen's voice changed slightly, and the young man sensed something, and hurriedly raised his head and asked, "Sister, where are you going?" ”
Xianchen didn't know how to speak, thinking about how to deceive her, but before she could find a suitable excuse, the young man said quietly: "Sister, are you going to hunt in Chunqiu?" ”
Xianchen didn't know how to answer for a while, so he had to be silent.