The blue sky is like washing, the snow-capped mountains are silver-makeup, the grasslands are vast, the flowers are like brocade, May is the best season of the year in Rongmi country, and the Hunting Beast Festival is held in this month. This year's Beast Hunting Festival is set up in the last few days of the end of May, and the hunting ground is set up in the Xilunci grassland, 300 miles away from the royal capital, which is a famous pasture in the country of Rongmi, where three rivers crisscross and nourish the creatures of a radius of hundreds of miles.

There are not many restrictions on the Beast Hunting Festival, and those who are willing to participate in the festival can bring their own horses, bows and arrows from all directions, and there are animals such as yellow sheep, yaks, red deer, wild horses, grouse, and hares, as well as black bears, cheetahs, wolves, lions and tigers.

Warriors who are able to hunt beasts of prey can rush to the king's tent two days before the end of the festival to offer their prey to King Rongmi and participate in the competition for warrior qualifications. Every year, 100 warriors are selected by the king to join the royal court guards and become dazzling bronze sword warriors.

The Beast Hunting Festival has been going on for three days, and the 66-year-old Rong Mi Wang Hu dares to ride on the wind-chasing horse, and the white beard flutters in the wind, and the power is not diminished. The four pro-armies Flying Tiger, Flying Biao, Flying Lion, and Flying Eagle formed a net, driving their prey past his horse. Tiger dared to hold a bow and arrow, looking at the galloping yellow sheep and hares unmoved, and the guards behind him saw that he did not fire a single arrow, so they had to hold their heads and wait patiently for the king to shoot the first arrow.

There was a roar of a bear outside Lixu, and the tiger dared to gallop towards the place where the sound came from, and the people behind him hurriedly followed, the black bear was mighty, and the beasts were hiding, and the black bear must not be allowed to hurt the king. A short distance away from the slope was a black bear standing at the bottom of the slope with a few arrows stuck in its back, apparently wounded.

The Golden Protector General Yu Leda urged the horse to catch up with the Tiger Darre, and said in a loud voice: "King, the injured bear is more ferocious, let the ministers take care of it." Twenty-three years ago, he fought the lion hand-to-hand on the Beast Hunting Festival, and was selected as a personal guard by the tiger, and later with the tiger daring to fight in the east and west, he made great achievements, and was gradually promoted to one of the top ten golden protectors, and was loyal to the tiger.

Hu Dare smiled and said: "Yu Leda, do you think that this king is too old to pull a bow and shoot arrows." Step aside, let you see that this king is especially heroic. ”

He didn't dare to persuade him again, but he didn't worry that the tiger dared to hunt the bear alone, so he urged the horse to gallop towards the black bear from the side, and let out a loud shout from his mouth to attract the black bear's attention. The black bear was really alarmed by the horse, and when he saw the approaching horse, the man stood up, waving a huge bear paw and preparing to slap the horse's head.

The black bear man stood up, the vital point on his chest was revealed, the tiger dared to kill hundreds of black bears in his life, knowing that the white spots on the black bear's chest were the key points, he bent his bow and arrow, and shot an arrow at the black bear. The arrow pierced through the white spot with precision, piercing the black bear's heart, and the black bear let out an earth-shattering roar and pounced on the tiger. He swept past and slapped the tail of the arrow with one palm, slapping the exposed shaft into the black bear's body, which fell heavily to the ground.

The cheers poured like a tide, and the cry of "Long live the king, long live the king" resounded through the clouds, startling the birds to flee desperately, and the tiger dared to proudly raise the golden-backed bow in his hand, showing his might to the soldiers in all directions.

The horns whined, the horse's hooves sounded, the arrows only intertwined into a net in the air, falling towards the scattered beasts, the blood spilled on the grassland, the savagery showed martial bravery, this feast of blood and flesh was a sacrifice to the nature of heaven and earth.

In the evening, the prairie gradually quieted down after a day of hustle and bustle. The glow dyed the sky red, countless bonfires were lit, connected with the red glow on the horizon, the faint sound of the piano sounded in the heaven and the earth, and the laughter resounded throughout the grassland.

Countless tents were set up around Huhulie Lake, and the king tent of Hu Dare was set up in the leeward of the West Mountain. The camp tent was heavily guarded, and countless watchtowers monitored the wind and grass on the grassland, and teams of scouts and horses shuttled

Coming and going, guarding the safety of the royal court.

The lights in the king's tent were bright, and the two warriors in the middle of the tent were wrestling and winning, and the king of Rongmi, who was sitting in the middle, dared to hold a wine glass with a smile on his face to persuade his subordinates to drink, and the tent was full of laughter.

There is a table on the left and right sides of the Tiger Dare seat, which is the position of the eldest prince Hu Rui and the second prince Hu Li. The previous time the eldest prince Hu Rui organized a coalition army to invade Shasu, was driven out, and lost thousands of people and horses, not to mention, the original subject country of Shasu and Qianglan turned to the country of Xiuli as the suzerain, and the two countries of Yuche and Jusu were robbed by Xiuli, Tianwei, Wengu and other countries, although mediated by the Rongmi country, but each ceded two counties, the vitality was greatly damaged, and he did not dare to say it, and he was very resentful of the suzerain.

When the commander of the coalition forces, Bei Qisi, led the army back, Hu Rui immediately pleaded guilty and asked the lord of the country to dare to punish him. In fact, this invasion of Shasu is the intention of the lord of the country, and Hu Rui did this to save Hu Kang's face, knowing that Hu Kang would not give him any punishment, at most he would make a show in front of the ministers.

As he expected, Tiger Dare was furious, and the board was raised high, but it fell gently, and he was fined 2,000 taels of silver to compensate for the casualties, and a hundred guards were recovered. Seeing that Hu Rui's punishment was so light, the people of the second prince's faction asked for the release of the second prince who was imprisoned at home, and the side princess also cried and begged in front of Hu Dare, and Hu Dare's heart softened, and the second prince Hu Li appeared in the court again. After the last lesson, Hu Li was a little less frivolous, and his behavior became more conformist, and he was very relieved to see Hu Kang's eyes, but in Hu Rui's eyes, his heart was condemnable.

The defeat of the conquest of Shasu, the prestige of the Rong Mi Kingdom declined, and the Rong Mi Kingdom was originally in the top position among the five heroes, but now Xiu Li and Le Li have their own thoughts, and the Yang of the country is against the Yin, and the situation of the Rong Mi Kingdom has become delicate. Hu dared to know that in order to save his reputation, only a battle to show Rong Mi's powerful combat power could deter the allies and suppress the subject countries, and the object of this war was naturally Zheng Guo.

Hu dared to let his cronies reveal the intention of the Eastern Crusade at the court meeting, but was unanimously opposed by the ministers headed by the prime minister. If you want to launch the Eastern Crusade again, once you lose, I am afraid that the national capital will be shaken, and the gains will outweigh the losses, so you will lead a large number of civil servants to risk death to advise and dissuade the tiger from retracting the intention of the Eastern Crusade.

The worries of Qiu Linda and others are not unreasonable, the loss of the Stowe Oasis and the failure of the northern invasion of Shasu caused shocks in the country, the army and the people were unstable, and the two wars lost a large number of reserve materials, Rong Mi gave Wei Che and Jusu some property to appease them, as a prime minister, he naturally felt that his financial resources were stretched.

But as the lord of the country, Hu dared to see a more far-reaching crisis, in Zheng said, "Mu Xiu will be destroyed by the forest wind", Rong Mi Guo has been tough for decades, and has set up many opponents, Rong Mi Guo can not see it when it is strong, and this time it was frustrated, and all kinds of bad spearheads have emerged one after another. If you follow the approach of the Great Minister, the opponent will not give Rong Miguo time to recuperate and recover, and the situation of Rong Miguo will only become more and more difficult. He had already received a spy report that Zheng Guo was building the barracks of the Anxi Protectorate in Jianhuazhou, and when the army of the Anxi Protectorate was stationed in Huazhou, he lost any opportunity, so he dared to invade Zheng again before the Anxi Protectorate moved to Huazhou.

The carefully simmered bear paws were served, and Tiger dared to order the attendants to cut the bear paws into small pieces, and a little was served to each table for everyone to taste. Hu Li and Hu Rui took the lead in kneeling down and chanted loudly: "May the king's body be safe and healthy, and the majesty will not be diminished in the past." ”

Tiger dared to get up with a wine glass and said: "This king shot a bear today, the arrow only shot half a foot, and he had to make up for it, hehe, this king could shoot through the bear body back then, and now he is old." I don't know if this king will be able to open his bow and shoot today

Xiong, I'm afraid I won't be able to invite your ministers to eat bear paws in the future. ”

Holding the white whiskers under the chin, the tiger dares to sigh infinitely. Hu Li said with a smile: "What did my father say, my son is still waiting for my father to take us to pacify the Quartet." ”

The ministers responded with a bang.

Hu dared to look at the ministers who were kneeling on the ground, and asked in a loud voice, "Are you serious?" ”

At this point, no one dares to say that we are just talking about it to make you happy. Daxiangqiu said that it was not good, but he could only follow everyone: "There is no lie." ”

"Okay, all of us are united, we are united. All the ministers have an enterprising heart, and this king does not care about his old body, Zheng Guohuazhou is like a delicious bear's paw, and this king is willing to shoot a fierce bear for the princes. Come, drink this cup together. In the excited cry of the tiger daring, everyone drank it all.

After the feast, two princes and several important ministers were left in the king's tent, and Qiu Dalin had a bitter face, since the lord of the country had decided to go east, as the prime minister, he could not but give his full support. Tiger dared to take a look at the big man who was three years younger than him, and half of this kid's hair and beard were actually black, and he was well maintained. He has great trust in Qiu Dalin, who has been the prime minister for 16 years, and has been dedicated to the country, although sometimes his political views are contrary to his own, but out of public intentions, the most rare thing is that he will do his best to complete the things after his decision, no matter how much he opposes them in advance.

"Chutarin, it's time to be sad about your hairs this time." Tiger dared to joke and instructed the waiter: "Brew the Qingwu tea purchased from Zheng Guo, and let the great minister relieve his sullenness." ”

Qiu Dalin smiled bitterly and said: "Since the king knows that his ministers are depressed, why not invite another master." ”

"This king can trust you." Hu Dare waved his hand, signaling that Qiu Dalin did not need to persuade again, and said: "This Eastern Crusade cannot be changed, and the Great Minister should do your duty." ”

The tea was brought up, and it was fragrant, but it was thick bitter in Chutarin's mouth.

"The main purpose of this quick battle is to seize the grain, plunder the people, destroy the buildings, and if it goes well, the military camp site of the Western Capital of Zheng Guo'an will be burned down, and the confidence of the people of Zheng Guo will be hit." Tiger dared to point to the map spread out on the table and introduce the purpose of the eastward march to the crowd.

Qiu Dalin was relieved to hear that Hu dared to introduce that it was not a large-scale invasion but for the purpose of plundering supplies, so that he could dispatch supplies much easier. The Western Regions' war against Zheng Guo has always been to feed the war with war, and I heard that Zheng Guo's tuntian is going to have a bumper harvest this year, if he can successfully capture the tuncang and transport the grain back, it will be enough for Rong Mi to save for several years.

It has been discussed until midnight, and everyone agrees on the approximate steps, starting tomorrow, Tiger Dare plans to take the opportunity of the Beast Hunting Festival to replenish the source of troops, and Hu Li rushes to take this matter. Looking at his elated younger brother, Hu Rui had an idea and said: "Father, my son-in-law heard that the guest secretary of the Yuan Tianjiao has recruited a lot of people in Zheng Guo, why don't you let them cooperate with the outside world, so that they can break through the pass as soon as possible, and save yourself from being blocked outside the pass for a long time Zheng Guo's reinforcements are coming, which is not conducive to the war." ”

Hu Li and the people of the Yuan Tianjiao are very close, Hu Rui proposed to let the people of the Yuan Tianjiao start from within Zheng Guo, and the big war will inevitably lose the manpower of the Yuan Tianjiao and weaken Hu Li's help.

"That's right, it's time for the Yuan Tianjiao to do something." Hu Dang thought for a while and said: "Li'er, you go and tell Liu Keqing that as long as the Yuan Tianjiao can successfully open the Jingmen Pass when the army arrives, no matter whether this battle is won or lost, I, Rong Miguo, will hand over Yuanyi County to him for autonomy." ”

Yuanyi County is located in the east of the Rongmi country, and has been invaded by the Kesoduo Desert for more than 100 years, and has become a barren county with only more than 300 families left.

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