Chapter 212: Protecting a Dog's Life

It is hard to imagine that the emperor would give the prince a dog when he was idle, and Li Chengqian had a lot of speculation about this dog before. It's just that this answer is too cruel for him to be unwilling, or dare not think about it.

After pondering for a while, Li Shimin nodded: "That's right, Cheng Qian, this is a level you have to go through." If you want to achieve great things, you must be ruthless, you are just a hunting dog, you must know that what I killed back then was a war horse that had been raised for many years! ”

It seems that this should not be a compulsory course for the royal family, but a compulsory course for the old Li family!

Looking down at the stupid black charcoal head, and then at the few eunuchs who had already dismounted, Li Chengqian let out a long sigh, turned around and took the sheathed long sword from the horse.

It seems that if he doesn't make a decision today, these eunuchs will help him make a decision.

The long sword was unsheathed, and Li Chengqian deliberately walked in front of the black charcoal head and used his body to block its dog head.

Taking off his coat, the long sword came out of its sheath and slashed through the dog's neck, and the black charcoal head screamed and fell, and his lower body twitched a few times.

The coat that had just been taken off was just covered with black charcoal, and Li Chengqian just sat there without saying a word.

Seeing that there were blood stains oozing out from under the white silk, Li Shimin sighed, turned around and left with the eunuch. Originally, according to the rules, this animal that grew up together was to be chopped up with a knife, but he had already experienced it once, so he understood his son's feelings now.

It wasn't until the emperor left that Zhang Yun came up, and when he saw Li Chengqian in tears, he said: "Your Highness, the slave knows that you are very sad, but this is a level that the heir of the empire must go through." There is no record in the history books, but we eunuchs have passed it down from mouth to mouth, and we can always know a lot of strange royal rules. Some dynasties even killed the prince's nurse so that the prince would become hard-hearted. "Mobile One second to remember β†’.\B\\\\.\\ for you to provide wonderful \ novel reading。

Li Chengqian didn't know if his heart could become iron, he only knew that he had cut himself, it turned out that his mother hurt so much!

Seeing that except for a Zhang Yun who surrounded him, all of them were soldiers led by the prince himself, Li Chengqian sighed and rolled up his coat.

The coat was rolled, and the dog who had just fallen to the ground and had convulsions a few times stood up unscathed, still wagging his tail!

What's going on?

Zhang Yun's eyes shrank, and he saw a wound on the prince's hand. Looking back at the series of movements of the prince just now, it seems that the speed is fast and dazzling, but if it is really successful, how can it be so neat? Moreover, who would have thought that a hunting dog would learn such a skill as playing dead, and he would be so proficient.

Rubbing the dog's head, Li Chengqian turned his head and said to Zhang Yun: "Zhang Yun, you owe Lone a life, although Lone didn't tell you, but now I have to ask you for this favor." Of course, if you don't want to, Lone won't say anything about you. ”

With a sigh, Zhang Yun arched his hand and said: "It is difficult to be small between the two majors, and the slave knows that she owes His Highness a life, so she is naturally willing to listen to His Highness's orders in order to repay the emergency." Your Highness can rest assured, since Zhang Yun can follow His Majesty, he still has some hard work, and he will not lose his life because of this. ”

Seeing what he said, Li Chengqian also breathed a sigh of relief and began to deal with his wounds.

There is no way, if he wants to give the dog a sword, it is better to give himself a sword. The dog-headed military doctor in the grassland has still gained something, at least he has studied some blood vessels on the surface of the human body very thoroughly. Just like this sword just now, the wound is not deep, but it has cut off a lot of blood vessels, although the blood flow is like an infusion, but it can also recover quickly.

It was only now that he dared to believe that the nurse who stabbed her boyfriend and avoided the key points was indeed not hype.

The sun has taken on the meaning of going west, and the sweep of the small prey is almost underway, and then it is time for the revelry.

Since the Zhou Dynasty, the hunting of the imperial court has been divided into four seasons of field hunting: spring search, summer seedling, autumn hunting, and winter hunting. There are certain etiquette rules for field hunting, and hunting without etiquette is a tyrannical thing. The ritual law stipulates that field hunting does not hunt young animals, does not collect bird eggs, does not kill pregnant animals, does not injure young animals that have not grown up, and does not destroy bird nests. In addition, hunting and killing should be encircled but not combined, leaving room for all the killings, and it is not possible to catch them all at once, and cut down the grass and eradicate the roots.

These rituals are of positive significance for the protection of wildlife resources and the maintenance of the ecological balance of the natural world, but they have little meaning in front of gluttonous people. Pigs will get old after a long time, let alone beasts. The old beasts were skinned and cramped by them, and the meat was thrown aside. The most popular is lamb, which has a delicate meat and is an excellent choice for both the pot and the grill.

The civil and military officials praised the barbecue eating method researched by the prince. In the past, after the autumn hunt, they all roasted meat around the fire and ate it, just like savages. Well, now that I have a barbecue, it's a lot more elegant. Even if you are a vegetarian, you can brush it with vegetable oil and grill it on the barbecue grill, so that people can enjoy the fun of picnic.

There is very little wine, only a small amount, and even the people at the national level can only get a bowl. This is not Chang'an, but a hunting ground, although there are 40,000 troops on the periphery, but it is still prone to accidents.

The barbecue grill where the emperor is is naturally full of top people, Li Jing has said to the outside world since he was resurrected that he has a leg disease and needs to recuperate, and he has been recuperating until now It is the first time he has gone out.

Seeing that the prince came from the side in despair, he dragged him to the corner and whispered, "Don't blame the old man for not helping you, and don't blame the old man for leading His Majesty to you." You must have this in your life, otherwise who would dare to put an empire in the hands of a man who has only the kindness of a woman? ”

Li Chengqian shook his head, pushed Li Jing away, and still stubbornly walked forward.

This is the first time that a barbecue grill has appeared in the Tang Dynasty, or in other words, it is the first time that it has appeared in front of the Tang Dynasty monarchs and ministers as a whole.

The most particular thing about roast mutton is that it is slow and even, like Wei Chigong, who puts it in a place where the charcoal fire burns vigorously, and it is strange if it is not burned.

Seeing the prince coming over, the corners of Li Shimin's mouth twitched, but he still reached out and patted him on the shoulder: "It's just right to come, the first time I used this thing, I didn't bake it well, since you are the best at scratching on eating, and it is the barbecue grill you researched, help me grill it." ”

The words were gentle, but Li Chengqian was now extremely disgusted with this man. In other words, I am extremely disgusted with the so-called "rules" of the old Li family and even many families.

Why do you have to train people to be a pervert? Li Yuan in Da'an Palace, now I'm afraid that he regrets what he did before! forced his son to kill his beloved war horse, and when he was ferocious, he was also ruthless to his brother and brother.

This bastard Li Shimin will also regret it, needless to say, Li Tai will also go through such a course, as for Li Zhi, it is estimated that this bastard thinks this kind of education is not suitable, so he did not teach. Otherwise, the royal killings shouldn't have eased a bit.

Take the lamb skewers, put them on the shelf and start grilling, and after a while, turn them over and change the face.

The most important thing about roast lamb is patience, and in later generations, as a know-it-all in the catering industry, he naturally knew the difference between real lamb skewers and fake lamb skewers. Those lamb skewers that are cooked on the charcoal fire are actually medium-cooked in advance, and they are just reheated when they are put on the charcoal fire. Real lamb skewers must be grilled slowly to bring out a different flavor.

If you recall the events of the future in your heart, you won't be bored, so Li Chengqian can grill two large handfuls of mutton skewers slowly and carefully.

I feel that it is almost there, so I grab a handful of seasonings and sprinkle it evenly, lamb meat, eight or nine medium cooked, so that the meat will be fat but not greasy, cooked but not burnt.

Putting the grilled skewers on the plate and raising his head, Li Chengqian found that a large group of people were surrounded by his barbecue grill.

What is this for?

Seeing that the prince was surprised, Fang Xuanling smiled and said: "The old man used this barbecue grill for the first time, it was very novel, but the baked things were either half-cooked or burnt. ”

Du Ruhui smiled, and a small sycophant was offered: "His Royal Highness is concentrating on barbecue, and there is no distraction, so what is roasted under my realm must be a masterpiece, and I don't know if the lower officials can share a bunch?" ”

Needless to say, the number of two large handfuls of lamb skewers is just enough for these people to have one skewer per person.

After dividing it, I found that there was still a string left.

Li Chengqian didn't have the heart to eat meat skewers now, and after eating two bites, he let out a long whistle.

Everyone was puzzled, and only a few people who saw the scene of the black charcoal head catching the hare knew what the prince was doing.

Li Shimin's face twitched, and he was about to pat his son's shoulder to comfort him, but he saw that in the afterglow of the sunset, a black hound ran over, wasn't it the one that died?

"What's going on?"

Without questioning the prince, Li Shimin directly turned his head and questioned Zhang Yun.

Zhang Yun fell to his knees and didn't say a word.

Throwing the meat skewer in his hand to the black charcoal head, in front of the Minister of Civil and Military Affairs and Li Jing, who was about to turn around and slip away, Li Chengqian smiled bitterly and asked: "Father, the ancients once said that the birds are good and the bows are hidden, and the cunning rabbits are cooked by the dead lackeys." Erchen's hound helped Erchen catch a lot of hares today, and now that the first day of the autumn hunt is coming to an end, is it time to stew it? ”

Hearing the prince's words, the faces of the civil and military ministers who were still eating skewers just now darkened. Among them, people such as Fang Xuanling and others have already guessed a few points.

The crown prince obviously tied them to his chariot as well.

The first time he heard the prince speak to himself, Li Shimin's eyes narrowed.

Looking at the bandages on his hands, and then at the dog that circled around his master, without a single scar on his body, he had already guessed the truth of the matter.

How to answer?

Do you want him to order the prince to kill this dog again in front of the minister of civil and military affairs? Are you kidding! Wouldn't that completely cool the hearts of these heroes? It doesn't matter when you say the phrase Asuka Lianggong, but in front of the emperor, especially the founding emperor and heroes, it is completely different!

Trembling hands but not knowing what to say, looking at the son in front of him again, Li Shimin found that this kid was no longer giggling as before, nor was he terrified when he saw him as before, but his eyes were full of anger, and he might roar at any time.

This expression....

Thinking of the way he questioned his father after killing his war horse, Li Shimin secretly sighed and reprimanded angrily: "How many times have I taught you a lesson, don't always scratch on your mouth, you know that dog meat is delicious, but you are a thin dog, how many taels of meat do you have?" Eating the hunting dog raised by my son, I don't have such a big heart, what I told you today is all jokes, forget it! ”

After speaking, regardless of his unfed stomach, Li Shimin turned around and went back to his tent.

Seeing the emperor's response, the civil and military officials breathed a sigh of relief, regardless of what happened between the emperor and the prince, it was just that the emperor teased the prince to eat dog meat

Well, that's all ....

Seeing that Li Shimin was gone, Li Chengqian breathed a sigh of relief, and couldn't help but stretch out his intact hand to touch the dog's head.

Today, it was a last resort to deliberately hang out this matter in front of hundreds of civil and military officials, and even envoys not far away.

An emperor, a father, educate his son, who would dare to mix in with outsiders? Even Li Jing had to avoid it when he saw it. Only by spreading out this matter in a bright and open manner can they be forced to face it squarely and stand on the united front with themselves.

Unlike a bastard who was not in the mood to eat barbecue, Li Chengqian was in a good mood at this time, and even took out his secret beef tendons and distributed them to the ministers of civil and military affairs present as reparations.

The stupid still didn't know what was going on, and he got the cow tendon from the prince, and even thanked him. But the shrewd ones didn't say anything, and they accepted the prince's reparation.

On the first day of the barbecue, few people mastered the essentials, so it could only be regarded as practice.

The next day, the hunting continued, and everyone was in high spirits, ready to take down all the good things in Qinling, put them all on the barbecue grill, and see what was roasted and delicious!

There are thousands of ways to make food, but when you put it on the grill and are neutralized by the seasoning, the flavor is a bit like it is converging all the way.

But Datang is unrestrained, and naturally likes this seemingly barbaric, but elegant way of eating. It looks like it's just roasting on the fire, but it's the spices that work the most. Spices that contain spices are actually eating copper coins with every bite. It's not so much that they enjoy the taste, but that they enjoy the taste of copper coins.

Zhang Yun, who reappeared in front of the horse and led the horse, the corners of his mouth and eyes were a little blue, and the corners of his mouth seemed to be cracked a little.

Seeing him like this, Li Chengqian couldn't bear to say: "It's lonely that affects you." ”

Zhang Yun shook his head: "Your Highness, rest assured, this is the slave maid's will." Although His Majesty is angry, he will not kill the slave and maid, at most he will suffer this little flesh wound. If Your Highness feels that you can't bear it, it is better to introduce the slave and maid to those whom you are sheltering, so that the slave and maid will not have a place to go when they are old. ”

Zhang Yun said it easily, but it caused an uproar in Li Chengqian's mind!

His words seemed to be unintentional, but in fact he was revealing a piece of news to Li Chengqian

Emperor, know of the existence of the Alliance of the Inferior!

It's horrible!

I thought they were acting secretly and never revealed their whereabouts, but now it seems that it is not that they have not been exposed, but that the emperor has not been idle. But think about it, an organization that only wants to live a little like a human being, and has no intention of seizing power, if it is still killed with a heavy hand, it will be too cruel.

Involuntarily, the haze left by the emperor yesterday in his mind was dispelled a little.

"Zhang Yun, aren't you running very fast, then lead the horse and run, and you have to practice archery today."

Seeing that the prince was finally happy, Zhang Yun knew that his words had a role.

He laughed and immediately started running.

Are the escaped prey safe?

No, their heads are still on the steel knives, but their death has been delayed a bit. The role of the army of 40,000 is not only to deter those with ulterior motives, but one of its duties is to guard the perimeter and drive the prey that comes by.

The dispatch of 40,000 troops is for the entertainment of a few, and this is the emperor's hunting.

However, the autumn hunt is not useless, at least this is an opportunity for the emperor to personally review the ability of the generals.

Wei Chigong, Cheng Yanjin and others naturally don't need to say it. They are all generals killed on the battlefield, and if they can't play with bows and arrows, they can only use knives to cut people, except for him, basically all the generals who are still in the military position are good hands.

An arrow was fired, and the goat's eyes were right up, and when the knight on the horse rushed forward, he just stretched out his hand and pulled the fallen goat onto the war horse and laid it flat in front of the saddle.

This archery, this equestrianism, immediately attracted a burst of applause.

Stubborn and unthinkable, the general of the Eastern Turks, but now he is the general of the left leading army, and he is in the run-in period with the Tang Dynasty.

As long as you look through the past of obsessive thinking, you will know that the Eastern Turk nobles have died so much, why this guy can still live so nourishingly.

Whether it was the defeat of Weishui Koubian or Xiangcheng, he did not surrender if he lost his strength, only Jieli was captured, and after the fall of the Eastern Turks, he took the initiative to surrender in order to surrender to the tribes such as Hun and Husa.

For this kind of loyal general, who does not surrender until the last moment, even if it is of a foreign race, the emperor will subconsciously get close.

The archery skills of the steppe people were not bad, and they only succeeded if they lost their thinking power, and the envoys of the Western Turks knocked down a tiger with one arrow, and ordered their subordinates to carry it to the emperor and present this complete tiger skin.

Although it was an act of borrowing flowers to offer Buddha, the emperor still rewarded them, well, a barbecue grill and a bag of spices.

Because yesterday, these envoys were not qualified to be near the center of the camp, and they roasted meat around the fire.

In comparison, the archery skills of the Japanese people are very anxious, and they all use soft bows of one or two stones, not to mention tigers and goats, and even hares are difficult to shoot. They also probably sensed the atmosphere of this autumn hunt, and with the idea of winning glory for the country, several samurai took off their clogs, rushed into the forest with their knives in their bare arms, and soon came out with a tiger.

It's just that the tiger is covered with scars, and this good tiger skin is a complete waste.

The envoys of Silla Baekje did not look weak, but their archery skills were good, and they even shot a roe deer, and the emperor laughed and rewarded them with a barbecue grill.

It seems to be a meaningless blind reward, but in fact, if you have the heart, you will find that only one of the two countries next to each other will be rewarded.