Sections 395 and 396 Nanyuan Qiuwei The line between life and death
Li Luo followed the King of Goryeo the year before last and later "dismounted and flew away", so he was no stranger. But when he came to "dismount and fly away", he was still a little surprised.
It turned out that today is still the day of the emperor's autumn siege hunt, not only Kublai Khan came, but also many noble ministers came, and the shadow of the cowardly Xue guards and pro-army could be seen everywhere.
They were all riding horses, carrying strong bows, and all of them were wearing hunting costumes, and many of them were holding hounds, and eagles and falcons were on their shoulders, which looked very heroic.
Kublai Khan's black-tailed and white-tailed Sulu ingots used when he went out on the expedition stood high on a gentle slope, which seemed indispensable, and under the Sulu ingots, the golden canopy was faintly visible.
Under the guidance of the lieutenant officials, Li Luo rode his horse through the valley of the dense forest river and headed towards the place where Kublai Khan was located. Along the way, many officials and nobles couldn't help but show sarcasm when they saw him.
Who is this? Why did you come in court clothes, go to court? There are no hunting suits, no eagle dogs, no bows and arrows, what are you doing here?
And those who recognized Li Luo knew that he was the former general of Zhengdong, the prince of Jianghua County, and the capital of Morgenbadu.
Li Luo dismounted on the hillside, walked to Kublai Khan's canopy, knelt down secretly, and said respectfully: "Weichen Li Luo, meet the Great Khan, long live the saint, long live long live!" β
Then, he saluted the real golden prince beside Kublai Khan and said, "Weichen Li Luo, I have seen His Royal Highness the Prince." Adult Chitose Chitose Chitose. β
What the? Hooray, hooray, hooray? Chitose Chitose Chitose?
The guards and noble ministers around the canopy all had strange faces. They had never heard anything like long live, long live, long live. Hehe, this person is really good at making up good words.
The Prince of Zhenjin, who heard this for the first time, was a little stunned, while Kublai Khan, who had already heard it once, laughed happily.
"Okay, hooray, hooray, hooray! Mergenbatu, you're finally here. However, you are the only one who came here dressed like this. Well, flatten your body! Kublai Khan, who was surrounded by the stars and the moon, sat on the mazar and smiled, looking very kind.
"Wow! Xie Da Khan! Li Luo stood up, and only then did he have a chance to glance at Kublai Khan.
Mongolia is still white, Kublai Khan is wearing white armor embroidered with gold thread, and two white whips are exposed under the white helmet, which reflects the solemn and resolute face, which looks more majestic.
Li Luo also saw several women in hunting costumes, one of whom was still an acquaintance, and it was Jin Guangruo, who was unusually named Concubine Li. According to Mongolian custom, women were also allowed to hunt and even kill enemies if necessary.
When Jin Guangruo saw Li Luo, his clear eyes showed a hint of joy, and he smiled and nodded to Li Luo.
"You did a good job in Fujian, I am very satisfied, and I did not disappoint me." Kublai Khan gave Li Luo a rare compliment.
Li Luo stroked his chest and saluted: "How can Weichen be virtuous?" All of this depends on the Great Khan's power and blessings, and Weichen can do his errands well. β
Kublai Khan nodded, did not speak to Li Luo again, he stood up, pointed to the south with a whip, and said in high spirits: "We are hunting here in autumn, and we are instigating to go to Annam with 200,000 troops to hunt." This is all hunting, and there is no difference, except that our prey is wild beasts, and the prey of the capital is the Annamite. β
"Now, the Japanese state has been destroyed, and the Japanese province has been established. But if Annan dares to be disobedient, it can only be destroyed and become an Annan province. β
The noble ministers stroked their chests together and saluted: "Great Khan, my Great Yuan will definitely win!" β
The Privy Council envoy Boyan came out and said: "Great Khan, it's not a slave who spoils the fun, the first time he conquered Annan, the army returned in vain, but it was because the Annan people were not only cunning like foxes, but their terrain was not conducive to the galloping of the Great Yuan Iron Cavalry. This time he instigated Annan to fight, and he may not be able to win a big victory. β
Although what Boyan said was euphemistic, the meaning was clear. In his opinion, it is possible to fail.
Li Luo felt that Boyan was more sober, and the other ministers were too optimistic. Annan is not so easy to fight. In history, the Yuan Dynasty conquered Annam three times, all of which ended in failure, and hundreds of thousands of troops were lost. The reasons for the failure, without exception, are related to the terrain and climate.
Zuo Prime Minister Sange, who succeeded Ahma, hurriedly said: "Great Khan, the slave thinks that Annan is a small country after all, even if he is proud for a while, how long can he hold out in front of my Dayuan Iron Cavalry?" Japan is separated by the vast ocean, hasn't it been beaten down by my Dayuan? Not to mention the mere Annam. β
Li Luo lost no time in coming out and said: "Shengshang, Weichen thinks that the Annan Mountain is high and dense, the miasma is rampant, and the Dayuan warriors are not accustomed to the battle of the mountains and forests, and they are not accustomed to the water and soil, and the cavalry is difficult to reckless. With 200,000 strong troops in the southern army, Annan will definitely be vulnerable, but if the Annan people burrow into the forest like monkeys and clear the wilderness, this battle will be difficult to fight. β
Li Luo's meaning was the same as Boyan's, and he also said euphemistically, not optimistic about instigating the capital.
Kublai Khan glanced at Li Luo deeply, looked around at the ministers and guards, and said in Mongolian: "When I was young, my grandfather, the great Genghis Khan, once said something to me. Genghis Khan said, my favorite grandson, Kublai Khan, there are only two kinds of people in the world. β
"The first type of person is the hunter. They are warriors, industrious rulers, masters of bows and arrows and horses, noble men favored by the Eternal Heaven. β
"The second is prey. They are cowards, weaklings conquered by fear, lazy cowards, lowly slaves. They had to sacrifice their flesh and blood to the hunters. β
When Kublai Khan said this, his tone suddenly changed and became indescribably gloomy, "But the great grandfather told me again, Kublai Khan, you remember, people are either hunters or prey. When you don't want to be a hunter, then you naturally become a prey. A person, it is impossible not to be both a hunter and a prey, there is simply no third option. β
When Li Luo heard this, he had to admit that the words of Temujin relayed by Kublai Khan were extremely philosophical and were the wisdom philosophy of the strong.
Kublai Khan picked up a bow, stroked the back of the bow, looked full of reminiscence, and continued: "Genghis Khan also said, Kublai Khan, hunters and prey are interchangeable. When you don't work hard, when you lose courage and fighting spirit, you become a prey. And when a prey has courage, it can become a hunter. This is the most terrifying! β
"That's the scariest thing! Therefore, a hunter must fight forever, keep hunting, and when the nearby prey is gone, he will shoot the prey in the distance. When the distant prey is gone, shoot the prey farther away. In this way, you can constantly acquire new prey and always maintain the courage of the hunter. β
Kublai Khan pulled out the strong bow, but did not trigger, the momentum was like a dragon and a tiger, and he said in a deep voice: "My Great Mongolia began with Genghis Khan, and kept conquering the Quartet, attacking the world, and never stopping!" Even if Dayuan conquers all the kingdoms, he will have to find new enemies! Keep fighting! β
Li Luo nodded secretly, Kublai Khan deserved to be the hero of Mengyuan's generation. His idea is actually the imaginary enemy strategy of later generations, just like the ugly country of later generations, constantly fighting wars and always maintaining a strong military strength.
Throughout the Mengyuan era, foreign wars were fought every three years and every five years, and they never stopped. Mengyuan had more foreign wars than all dynasties combined.
"Some useless Han people are corrupt and persuade me not to raise troops repeatedly. Hmph, apart from reading a few books, what do they know? If you don't fight, will the Dayuan warriors become peaceful dogs who don't know swords? β
Kublai Khan let go of the bowstring with a "boom", and a sound of the dart suddenly pierced the sky, and then, the pro-army who had been waiting for the emperor's order for a long time began to drive away the beasts in the forest garden within a radius of dozens of miles.
Nanyuan Qiuwei officially began.
"Whoa!" Thousands of falcons, with small wooden signs with the owner's name and number written on them, soared into the air, and the sky above the hunting ground was suddenly black and oppressive.
At the same time, thousands of hounds roared like wolves and rushed into the dense forest.
This is called driving the mountain, using eagle dogs to force a large number of wild beasts out of the high mountains and dense forests, and then let the emperor and magnates bend their bows to shoot and hunt.
"Go and fight, and whoever returns empty-handed, beware of my whip!" Kublai Khan smiled half-truthfully. But the ministers who knew Kublai Khan knew that the emperor was not joking. If you can't shoot your prey, you'll be whipped.
"Wow!" The ministers received the order, rushed down the hillside, mounted their horses, and rushed to the huge hunting ground with their guards. Even Prince Zhenjin and the others had to go hunting alone.
"Lord Prince, let's hunt with Lord Prince." Li Luo hurriedly said to Prince Zhenjin.
Following the prince of Zhenjin, Zhenjin will at least give him a prey, and he will not have to be rewarded with a whip by Kublai Khan.
Zhenjin smiled: "Then Mergenbadu will shoot with the palace." Come, send a bow and arrows to Morgenbaldu. β
Immediately afterwards, a cowardly Xue guard of the East Palace took down a pair of one-and-a-half-stone riding bows and handed them to Li Luo. The guard smiled and said, "Mergenbaltu must be able to pull this bow, so give it to Mergenbaldu." β
The guard bit the word "Batu" very hard, as if he intended to ridicule it. Perhaps, he didn't think that a little white face like Li Luo could pull a stone and a half a horse on a horse.
Li Luo took the one-and-a-half-stone riding bow, sat upright on the horse and twisted his waist, which was worthy of pulling away the full moon, but it was not easy.
Li Luo's strength is not small, and he has practiced archery for another year and a half, and he can pull a two-stone step bow on the ground. But now on a horse, it is very difficult to draw a one-and-a-half-stone riding bow.
But Li Luo knows very well that his archery accuracy is extremely average, and his ability to ride and shoot is even more unsuccessful. It is almost impossible to shoot a fleeing prey ten feet away on a galloping horse.
The guards were a little surprised to see that Li Luo could pull away. A one-and-a-half-stone riding bow is already considered a strong bow. Most of the riding bows are one stone.
"Sure enough, it's Morgenbadu!" The guard gave a thumbs up.
"Let's go!" Zhenjin whipped his whip and rushed to the mountains and forests to the north with Li Luo, his retainers and guards. The roars of all sorts of beasts are coming from there, and there must be a catch.
As soon as everyone rushed over, a large group of wild beasts were driven out of the forest, and Li Luo saw sheep, deer, wild boars, wolves and other wild beasts at a glance, and when he saw everyone, he was scurrying around.
"Whoosh!"
"Whoosh!"
The real golden prince has quick eyes and hands, superb riding skills, and fired two arrows in a row while riding a horse, a goat and a sika deer, and suddenly was hit by an arrow in his back, and he fell to the ground and struggled.
"Adults shoot superbly, Weichen is never as good as it." Li Luo hurriedly flattered.
Zhenjin laughed, "Li Luo, if you don't open the bow again, the prey will run out!" β
At the same time, a group of East Palace guards also outflanked from both sides, surrounded the prey, and released arrows one after another.
In the sound of "whooshing" breaking through the air, the guards galloped on horseback, and shot down the fleeing prey one by one with great skill, and there were few false hairs.
There were even a few guards who were particularly skilled in archery, and each arrow hit the prey in the eye with precision.
Li Luo was secretly frightened when he saw it, the riding and shooting skills of these guards were really powerful. What is even more terrifying is that such people in the Mongol army grabbed a lot of them.
At this time, Li Luo didn't have time to think about it, he pulled his bow and arrows, reluctantly pulled out a stone and a half riding bow, rode a horse that was bumping up and down, and shot at a fleeing wolf more than ten feet away with the idea of a blind cat hitting a dead mouse.
Li Luo didn't expect to hit this arrow at all. Not to mention one arrow, even ten arrows, he may not be able to shoot it.
However, weird things happen that are fucking up.
The wolf let out a wail, and a feathered arrow had been inserted in its stomach, which seemed to be the arrow shot by Li Luo.
Although the wolf that was shot did not die, he fell headlong, got up and ran a few steps, and then fell again.
No way! Is that okay? Li Luo couldn't believe it in his heart, he slowly beat the horse over, came to the side of the seriously injured and dying wolf to take a look, and finally determined that he shot it.
"Haha, Morgen Batu, archery is going to be done!" The real golden prince not far away laughed.
Li Luo's face was a little feverish, and he covered it up with a smile: "The prince has won the award, and Weichen's archery skills are really not worth mentioning." β
The guards not far away shouted to the real golden prince: "My lord, chase after him, the prey is running away!" β
Li Luo put the prey into a sack and carried it behind the horse, and when he was done with all this, there was no one around. The real golden prince and the guards all went after the prey.
It turned out that no one was like Li Luo, who dismounted and collected a prey when he shot it. The prey they shoot is carried with arrows engraved with their names and official positions, and it is easy to distinguish who the prey is. Only after the end of the hunt will the prey be collected.
Li Luo breathed a sigh of relief, the real gold prince was gone, and he didn't have to shoot anymore, so as not to be embarrassed. This wolf is lucky, but where is the luck all the time?
Just as Li Luo was about to get on the horse, suddenly the horse snorted, neighed, threw up its hooves and ran, almost kicked Li Luo, and disappeared in a blink of an eye.
Damn horses! Still bullying strangers?
Li Luo couldn't wait to shoot an arrow over, this horse was not his, but the official horse of the capital, Li Luo only rode for half a day. However, the officials and horses are all well-trained, how can they suddenly go crazy and run away?
Li Luo suddenly felt that something was wrong, he turned around abruptly and looked at it, and he was directly stunned on the spot.
Only seven or eight feet away from him, there was a tall man-bear, looking at him with a smile. Its brown fur is similar to the color of dead grass, which was not even noticed before.
Li Luo felt that his throat was dry, his legs were weak, and his heart was about to jump out of his chest nervously.
At this time, Zhenjin and the guards were chasing their prey, and they were already miles away. His horse ran away without any righteousness. The royal hunting ground was huge, and even if he shouted for help, it would definitely be too late for others to come to his rescue.
This man-bear looked at it, standing up two meters high, weighing at least seven or eight hundred pounds, and now at a close distance, it can pounce on it with just one sprint.
Li Luo couldn't escape at all. As for hitting... Hehe.
At this moment, Li Luo didn't think of anything, didn't think about the romantic police flower, didn't think about his son, didn't think about Tang Guo, and didn't even think about himself, he only had this giant bear in his eyes.
In a desperate situation, Li Luo suddenly calmed down surprisingly, and the large amount of hormone secretion in his body actually made him enter a strange excitement caused by fear, like taking a stimulant.
Before he knew it, Li Luo's bow and arrow were aimed at the neck of the huge man-bear. At this time, for some reason, his strength seemed to increase a lot all of a sudden, plus standing on the ground, the bow with one and a half stones was pulled to the limit effortlessly, and it was firmly manipulated in his hand, and the pain in his fingers when he usually pulled the bow also disappeared surprisingly.
This is, the power that fear generates, the potential!
At this moment, Li Luo seemed to have entered a state of half-fiction and half-reality, his face was red, his eyes were bright and fearful, he didn't blink, and his expression was hideous and weird.
"Roarβ" The man-bear roared, and as soon as his body moved, the withered grass was invincible, like a tank, and swooped down with a fierce and wild aura.
The speed of the bear is not slow, and the movements are not clumsy at all. The distance of seven or eight zhang is only available in an instant.
When it was too late, the vicious face of the man and bear magnified sharply in Li Luo's eyes, and rushed to his eyes like lightning.
At this moment, Li Luo, who seemed to be controlled by some kind of force, finally shot the feather arrow with all his strength like a ghost.
With a "poof", the powerful feather arrow, only two zhang away, passed through the thick fur of the man and bear, shot into its neck, and actually passed through.
If there is a bystander here, he will definitely be able to see Li Luo's arrow shooting fiercely, chasing and steady, it seems that he is a warrior who has collapsed in front of Mount Tai and his color has not changed.
"Roarβ" The man-bear let out a terrible roar, and the speed of its rapid pounce dropped sharply, and the pain was so great that it could only hit it by inertia.
Li Luo dodged, turned around and ran away.
"Roarβ" The furious man-bear, with an arrow through his neck, roared and chased after him, but at a much slower pace.
Li Luo ran wildly for more than a mile in one breath, and the speed of the man-bear became slower and slower, and when he chased within ten zhang, he finally fell to the ground and could not get up again.
Li Luo's eyes were dark, his legs were weak, and he sat on the ground gasping for breath.
At this time, he realized that his whole body was sweating like pulp, his underwear was soaked with cold sweat, and his face was also hot, like a high fever.
Both arms were also sore, and both fists were difficult to clench, as if they had just gone through an extremely strenuous exercise.
He didn't know that at that time, he pulled the bow to the extreme, like a statue, and held this posture for nearly half a minute, draining the strength in his body.
It's dangerous. Just now it was a complete escape from death. If he had come up and run away, or had not unleashed his potential, he would have been torn apart.
"Daughter-in-law, son, I'm sorry, I almost couldn't come back, I almost didn't die in the hands of Yuan Bing, but was eaten as a snack by a brute." It was only at this time that Li Luo thought of his family and couldn't help feeling guilty.
Today is a lesson. In the future, you can't be so careless.
Li Luo didn't know that facing a desperate situation today, being so close to death, but being solved by him dangerously and dangerously, had sublimated the courage in his heart, as well as the ruthlessness and calmness of going out and desperately.
This kind of ruthlessness, courage, and calmness in the face of death was something that Li Luo did not have before. If Li Luo was not a warrior before, then from now on, he really has the heart of a warrior.
Li Luo himself was not aware of this.
After sitting for half an hour, Li Luo had just regained some strength when he saw a large group of people roaring over, and the most eye-catching thing was the Nine Black Tail Nine White Tail Sulu Ingot Da Xu.
Kublai Khan is coming!
"Great Khan! There's a man-bear in front that has been shot to death! "A guard flew on horseback.
A man-bear shot to death?
When Kublai Khan heard this, he stepped forward to take a look and said with a smile: "It's still a male bear." The man and bear are fierce, but they are not easy to shoot, and I have shot countless hunters, and I have only shot a few dozen. I wonder which warrior shot it? β
Li Luo ran over quickly and bowed to Kublai Khan's horse, "Weichen Li Luo, I've seen the Great Khan!" β
Hey? Kublai Khan saw Li Luo appear, and pointed to the bear corpse not far away, "Li Luo, this bear is your prey?" β
Li Luo said: "The Great Khan, this man-bear, is the prey of the Great Khan." β
Kublai Khan was stunned for a moment and shook his head very honestly, "Although I have gained a lot today, I have never shot a human bear. This is not my prey. β
Li Luo said: "Thanks to the Great Khan Hongfu, Weichen was lucky enough to shoot this bear." In order to thank the Great Khan for his grace, Weichen specially dedicated this bear to the Great Khan. So, it's the prey of the Great Khan. β
"Hahaha!" Kublai Khan laughed heartily and pointed at Li Luo with a horsewhip, "Okay, you are a Goryeo child, you are really smart!" You can also hunt people and bears, and you are worthy of the name of Mergen Batu. Anyway, I'll take your love! β
Every time Li Luo met him, he could make him happy, and Kublai Khan couldn't help but have a better impression of Li Luo.
"Thank you for the grace of the Great Khan!" Li Luo solemnly thanked him.
The surrounding guards and ministers all looked sideways at Li Luo. This man is very good at pleasing the Great Khan.
Kublai Khan sat on his horse, stroked his beard and said with a smile: "Morgen Batu, I have accepted your gift, and you have to thank you, which is not in line with the rules of the Mongols." I can't be stingy, and I'll reward you later. Well, you just follow me and shoot with me. β
"Wow!" Li Luo took the order, borrowed a horse, and mixed in with the ministers of the guard. I thought to myself, go back and reward me? What will be the reward?
Along the way, Kublai Khan, who was nearly seventy years old, galloped on his horse, and his arrows were not in vain, and he was worthy of being a long-lived man who lived over 80 years old.
The guards were only responsible for encircling the wild beasts, but they did not shoot and hunt, so that the emperor was only entertained.
After shooting more than a dozen more prey, Kublai Khan ordered him to rest, prepare to barbecue the prey, and hold a picnic feast.
Soon, Prince Zhenjin and other ministers also rushed to the location of the imperial camp.
"Li Luo, why did you fall behind?" Prince Zhenjin smiled when he saw Li Luo.
When he learned that Li Luo actually shot a human bear, he couldn't help but be even more impressed by Li Luo. This Li Luo is not only smart and clever, but also very good at archery, and he is really a talent with both civil and military skills.
An hour later, the meadow was filled with the smell of barbecued meat, the sound of rough laughter everywhere, and the picnic feasts that the Mongolian nobles often attended began.
ps: I wanted to write this chapter for a long time, and it has been dragged on until today. It's kind of an explanation for the male protagonist's own nirvana.γ I think it's hard for a man to become a hero if he doesn't have a warrior's heart. As always, we ask for support! Crab crab oh, everyone has a lot of top me, there is no exposure, I can only fight for the ranking.
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