Chapter 653: Hunting on the Prairie
Originally belonging to the Liao Dynasty, there was a group of cavalry of the Great Song Dynasty galloping on the grassland of Fengsheng Prefecture, the rumbling sound of horses' hooves was like a marching war drum, playing a majestic movement on the grassland, Zhao Zhen sat on the back of a galloping horse and sighed in his heart, maybe this is the most primitive war drum.
The world is so wide, the endless sea of grass seems to make people's hearts become extremely lofty, no trivial things can not disturb themselves, it has been more than three months since the capture of Fengshengzhou, during this time Zhao Zhen understood why some emperors in history love to lead troops to fight.
This kind of pleasure of galloping horses and slashing the enemy chief is indeed addictive, and even the originally gentle and elegant Zhao Zhen has more and more killing intent on him.
Killing is the most primitive instinct of people, this is the gene left by the ancestors in the body of future generations, through more and more killing, the most primitive instinctive desire hidden in the hearts of the people is developed, no wonder it is difficult for the warriors in the original forbidden army to integrate into the lives of ordinary people.
A gray-brown prairie hare, perhaps alarmed by the sound of a majestic horse's hooves, sprang out of the meadow with such speed as a brown lightning bolt that it could move quickly even when it was running, like a swift elf.
Sou...... A sharp arrow struck its body accurately, nailing it straight to the ground, letting out a feeble wail, and its body was still twitching rapidly.
Zhao Zhen glanced at Di Qing beside him, and reluctantly put down the crossbow arrow in his hand, using a bow and arrow on horseback is more agile and accurate than a crossbow arrow, and the horse treasure bow is a good match by nature.
Finding an excuse for himself, Zhao Zhen put away the crossbow arrows, and took Di Qing to hunt without any fun, all the targets were nailed to the ground, and the guards around him were even more smiling, forget it, who said that he told Di Qing not to show mercy to his subordinates.
Di Qing galloped on his horse, bending down to pick up the arrows on the ground when passing by the hare, the whole action was like a swallow skimming the water, light and agile, it was hard to imagine that this was a strong man's doing.
"Sure enough, it's a fierce general under my command, this rabbit shooting is called an accurate ...... Ha ha! ”
Even Zhao Zhen himself couldn't help laughing when he said such sour words, and the guards around him laughed even more, but after Zhao Zhen's unhappy eyes, he quickly stopped his voice, who has nothing to offend the official family? Even the official family can't be so unscrupulous.
Di Qing knew why Zhao Zhen suddenly wanted to go hunting, so he grabbed the reins and offered the hare: "Di Qing is His Majesty's courtier, and the rabbits hunted by the ministers are naturally also hunted by His Majesty, just like cormorants, the fish caught must be dedicated to the master after all!" ”
Zhao Zhen weighed the hare in his hand a little and smiled helplessly: "When did you Di Hanchen learn to be sycophant?" This is not your personality, is my unhappiness so obvious? ”
Di Qing bowed his head and was silent, and the guards present were also silent, everyone knew about the matter of Tokyo City, everything Zhao Yunrang did made the official family lose face, although everyone in the world was accusing Zhao Yunrang, but as a clan, he was really hitting the official's face.
After all, he Zhao Yunrang is a relative of the official family, not to mention being in Wufu, he is still a cousin of the official family, and he stabbed him in the back during the Northern Expedition of the official family, isn't this a big joke? Isn't this a denial of the official family's cultural governance, and what is it?
But after all, all this is a family affair of the official family, and no one can explain it too much, so they can only work hard to make Zhao Zhen happy. The guards are no better than others, they are Zhao Zhen's personal guards, the most trusted people, when Yang Huaiyu hid far away and pretended not to know anything, when Cao Wei took this opportunity to play and call out his illness, when Xia Zhu hid in the military tent and tried to check the accounts that were already penniless, they had to accompany the official family to relieve him.
Everyone knows that the official family is in a bad mood because of the matter of Zhao Yunrang in Tokyo City, and since others dare not get involved, then those of them who have handed over their lives to the official family have to bear it.
Zhao Zhen sighed and looked at the guards and Di Qing around him and said, "Am I the emperor a wreck?" Even my own relatives have to oppose it, am I the emperor cruel, and I don't even let go of my own relatives? ”
Naturally, no one would have answered this question, but the knight with the feathered on his back galloped in, and he was the only one who broke the dull atmosphere of the scene.
Zhao Zhen took the song and browsed it for a while, and then threw it to the knight to burn: "Spread my will, and declare to the outside world that Zhao Yunrang and his family all died in the fire, and the only bloodline was brought up by the queen in the palace herself, so don't mention it again at this time." ”
Di Qing breathed a sigh of relief, and finally left an heir for Zhao Yunrang's family, if this is spread out, at least he knows the benevolence of the official family. Recently, Zhao Yunrang's matter has been spread by the highway, and even the military and civilians of Xijin Mansion and Fengsheng Prefecture know the news.
Zhao Zhen will not do this kind of thing, and he doesn't bother to do it, he originally planned to leave an idea for Zhao Yunrang, but who knew that this product was too scheming, and in the end, it was smart but was mistaken by cleverness, thinking that it would take the lives of three hundred and twelve people in the whole family to exchange for one person to survive, which was really too smart!
Dark people always imagine others to be dark, Zhao Zhen looks down on such people the most, even if Zhao Yun rebelled against Zhao Zhen, he was not very angry, but he took the whole family to Nai He Bridge to drink soup, but this behavior made Zhao Zhen feel very disgusting.
"Your Majesty's matter in Tokyo City has ended, can the army advance to Datong Mansion again, the soldiers have not fought for several months......"
Zhao Zhen waved his hand to interrupt Di Qing's words: "It's not time yet, the Liao people are constantly gathering troops in Zhongjing Road but they are lawless, and Yelu Zongzhen is also sticking to Datong Mansion, this is waiting for the opportunity, I have already grasped the initiative, why should I be in a hurry?" Even if it consumes, it consumes them to death. ”
Di Qing didn't see it that way, and thought for a while: "But the more this is the case, the more beneficial it is to the Liao people, just give them time to recuperate, and when the northwest strikes, the vast land occupied by my Great Song Dynasty will inevitably be overwhelmed!" ”
"You're right, but I still don't plan to do it, and they all say that offense is the best defense, so isn't defense the best offense? During this time, the province was already on the right track, with roads, factories, academies, and even the Ordnance Department beginning to develop, and commerce was booming.
The grain transported from the south filled the granaries of various places, and the soldiers who came from the hinterland of the Central Plains were even more sufficient, all of which were adding stones to the body of the Liao Dynasty, and one day the Liao people would not be able to withstand the pressure and be dragged down, shouldn't the assembled army consume grain and grass? Don't you want people to defend the city? Our Great Song Dynasty can afford it, can they Liao Dynasty afford it? ”
Di Qing thought for a long time and said: "I can't afford it, but if the war drags on for a long time, it will inevitably be turbulent in the army's heart, and the homesickness of the soldiers has become more and more intense." ”
Zhao Zhen smiled: "All this is all good, you just wait!" I have a way of guaranteeing that no matter the officials or soldiers, everyone will be satisfied! ”