Once again, he used the method of drawing a big pie to appease these captains, and Li Chengqian couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief.

The cultural level of the Tang Dynasty was basically linked to the social hierarchy at this time. It is always a minority who are literate, and even businessmen, a large part of them are illiterate, let alone these civilian-born soldiers.

The weather in March is still cold, and goods before winter are the most expensive at this time. Even the largest butcher in Chang'an can't support the consumption of a team of 2,000 people. In order to maintain the nutritional supply of the prince's relatives, Li Chengqian had no choice but to spend a lot of money to buy mutton.

But if it goes on like this, it won't be a long-term solution. It will take more than a month before the mountains and rivers thaw and the plants and trees return to green.

After reading the accounts of the barracks, Li Jing made a suggestion to Li Chengqian, that is, to send the prince to go hunting.

"Gong Wei, this is inappropriate. Sending troops to hunt? Isn't it a bit out of business? ”

Li Jing smiled and said to Li Chengqian: "This is nothing, the location where we are now is Weishui, not far from Qinling." In the depths of the Qinling Mountains, all kinds of wild beasts gathered, and after the ice and snow melted, there would always be some wild beasts scurrying around for food. Wild boars and so on, will always spoil people's fields, tigers and the like, and even attack people. Usually, every spring, the imperial court sends an army to hunt down a group of wild beasts. Now that the prince is out of the military department and is stationed at the edge of Weishui, the old man guesses that this year's hunting task will definitely fall to the prince. Instead of hunting passively for a while, it is better to kill the beasts on the periphery of the Qinling Mountains now.

Although the beasts in winter do not have much oil and water, they are of the highest quality in the form of bear skins. It's not that the old man is stingy, it's just that the prince uses the East Palace finances to support the army like this, when is it a head! ”

Li Chengqian could only smile bitterly, let Li Jing say this, he really had the idea of letting these soldiers be self-reliant.

"Since you said so, then I'll ask the military department for instructions."

Seeing that Li Chengqian did not give a direct order, but asked the military department first, Li Jing nodded secretly.

The crown prince personally said that it was not big or small, and that the transfer of 2,000 people, even if it was not under the control of the military department, would have to say hello to the military department. With 2,000 troops acting recklessly, even the crown prince can't bear the consequences of such nonsense.

I asked the military department for the results, and the results were available the next day.

The idea of the crown prince personally leading the hunt of wild beasts was unanimously approved by the military department and the emperor. Maybe it's just like what Li Jing said, even if you don't do it now, when the beasts come out of the mountain and disturb the people, the imperial court will not mobilize government soldiers, but directly let the prince personally lead the troops.

Despite the guards' persuasion, Li Chengqian still chose to go into the mountain with the prince.

If there is still an accident under the protection of the regiment of 2,000 elite soldiers, the probability of falling and dying is not much different from walking.

The Qinling Mountains are not only the dividing line between the north and the south, but also a place where soldiers have fought for since ancient times. Its unique geographical location determines its strategic value. Therefore, in the depths of the Qinling Mountains, it is not uncommon to occasionally see broken blades.

In March, there is not much snow in the Qinling Mountains, and even on some sunny sides, the grass has already turned green.

At the strong request of the accompanying guards, Li Chengqian sat in a simple sedan chair made of bamboo. The five hundred guards, each with their swords unsheathed and arrows stringed, were obviously in the center of the army, but they were still in a tense state of being full of soldiers.

A single stone stirs up a large army of pheasants.

Looking at the pheasants flying around, Li Jing said: "The pheasants don't have any taste, but it's no problem to practice archery, Fang Shuo!" ”

With Li Jing's order, Fang Shuo, one of the captains, pulled his bow like a full moon and shot out with an arrow at random.

With a whoosh, the pheasant that took off last to take off was shot down as soon as it left the ground.

Looking at the arrow that hit the pheasant's head, Li Chengqian couldn't help but stretch out his thumb: "Amazing!" ”

The one who can be selected by Li Jing as the captain can not only fight, but also have such powerful archery skills. Compared with him, the athletes who need to aim for half a day to hit the bullseye in a certain sports meeting are much weaker.

After receiving the prince's compliment, Fang Shuohan trotted out with a smile, picked up the pheasant that had died a long time ago, and threw it to the members of his team.

There is nothing to be surprised by the pheasant, and there is nothing to be surprised by the rabbit, but the appearance of the wolf made Li Chengqian sweat in the palm of his hand.

Although the wolves who had been hungry for a winter were very hungry, it was obvious that they did not have the courage to attack the army, so they just looked at it from a distance for a while and quietly left.

The "barren mountains and wild mountains" of the Tang Dynasty naturally did not disappoint Li Chengqian, and after the wolves, the sky-skimming monkeys who came forward to explore the way ran back with a colorful tiger all the way.

The tigers who didn't take the next meal were not as cautious as the wolves when they encountered humans, and they saw a lot of soldiers, but they still rushed all the way over.

No matter how fast the monkey runs, it can't be faster than the tiger, and the distance between the two is constantly shortening.

Just as the team in front was about to draw their swords to respond, Li Jing suddenly shouted, "Don't move." ”

After shouting, I didn't see how Li Jing behaved, and the two arrows flew out one after the other.

Whoosh!

Two arrows in quick succession, none of them empty, hit the tiger's eyes, and the sharp arrows went straight to its head.

Poof!

The forward rush came to an abrupt halt, and the whimpering tiger fell to the ground and rubbed forward for more than a meter before stopping.

"Father is mighty!"

"Wei Gong is mighty!"

This hand made Li Dejian and Li Chengqian excited.

Two arrows in succession, all of which hit the eyes of the running tiger, this is definitely not a coincidence, it is a real strength.

Ordering the soldiers to step forward and carry the tiger over, Li Jing smiled and said: "Like a tiger bear, only by shooting the eye, or the middle line of the body, can you get a complete fur." If you hurt a large piece, you won't be able to sell it at all. ”

Li Chengqian asked excitedly: "Gong Wei, when will you teach me archery!" ”

Take a bow and lead the arrow, there is no false hair, think about it is handsome enough!

Li Jing laughed: "Your Highness, you are looking for the wrong person, in terms of archery, the old man is at an average level in the army." If there is anyone whose archery skills impress the old man the most, it should be Your Majesty. At the beginning, the old man was fortunate to see His Majesty shoot three arrows at the same time, and the arrows hit. His Royal Highness is looking for an old man to study, which can be said to be a close and far-reaching goal! ”

Li Chengqian didn't expect that his emperor's father still had this means, Tang Taizong Li Shimin, Wenzhi martial arts, single-handedly created the emperor of Zhenguan and prosperity, naturally not those Taiping Emperors can compare.

People are accustomed to his identity as an emperor, but they don't know that he is also an invincible commander who has fought on countless battlefields.