Chapter Eighty-Three: On the Road
"Damn, this is the so-called winter hunt?!"
When Li Shimin's brigade arrived, and the people from all walks of life who were already in place gave the emperor a salute, Li Yuanjia's two eyes were almost straight - just going out to hunt, as for such a big battle?
Although he already knew that the emperor's private interview in the TV series was fake, and even the prince and the underage prince casually went to the minister's house to play and spend the night, but going out to hunt and taking more than 10,000 people on the road was also a bit beyond his imagination!
Li Shimin alone brought thousands of guards!
If you add in the ministers who went to the winter hunt with them, as well as the dozens of guards and retinues that each of them carried with them, more than 10,000 people would definitely be appropriate!
So when he understood all this, Li Yuanjia only had contempt for his second brother: "This guy always finds a reason for his hunting, saying that hunting is not for entertainment, but for caring about the people or something...... Sister, in order to hunt so many people, obviously working hard and losing money, you dare to write poems to boast? Sure enough, the name of the Emperor of the Ages must be matched with a thick skin of the Ages! ”
Li Shimin loves hunting, and everyone in the Tang Dynasty knows it.
One of his favorite things to do is show off his archery skills, or show off his prey after the hunt is over. Of course, as an immediate emperor, Li Shimin does have such capital.
However, if you have to pull hunting and Aimin together, Li Yuanjia looks down on it a little.
Listen to the poems written by Lao Li!
In the last sentence of "Out of the Hunt", Li Shimin said that the reason for his hunting was: "What he does is to remove the people's suffering, not to please the jungle." The meaning of the people is the sorrow of the people, so the poem written by the emperor wants to express a meaning, that is, he hunts not to enjoy the fun of hunting in the jungle, but to eliminate the harm of the common people!
Listen, what nonsense!
Let's not talk about anything else, "The residence of the Son of Heaven is also a ninefold guard; If it moves, it will go out to the police. "The place where the emperor lives must have a nine-fold guard, and when he goes out, he must clear the road and guard it, and at the same time prohibit the people from walking......
Hunting some wild animals is not considered to be a pest for the people, not to mention, Lao Li going out can definitely be regarded as disturbing the people, this Li Yuanjia is very sure!
Look at the battle in front of you, where can you not toss people?
Merely......
Li Yuanjia dared to say this kind of thing in his heart, after all, about the fact that the emperor likes hunting too much, not only Sun Fujia has admonished, Wei Zheng and Empress Changsun have also said, the question is that Lao Li doesn't listen to what to do?
And the entertainment methods in these years are too scarce, and it is indeed unrealistic for you to expect an emperor who has fought a war to stay in the palace all day long.
"Anyway, he's the emperor, just toss!"
Li Yuanjia's head was thinking wildly, and Han Lucheng, who was behind him, had already signed his spare horse, and said in a low voice: "King, you're going to set off soon, do you change into this horse?" ”
"Hmmm......"
His eyes narrowed slightly, and Li Yuanjia nodded subconsciously.
The white horse he rode before was directly given to his nephew Li You just now. Although the kid was a little polite, it seemed that he was really greedy for Li Yuanjia's mount, and finally accepted it - of course, when he also made it clear that he would give his eleventh uncle a good horse when he turned back, Li Yuanjia knew that he had definitely earned it!
He has no love for horses or anything, so the mount is just an average good horse, not even a famous horse. But Li You's kid is different, Li Yuanjia knows that he likes hunting and famous horses, and the return gift must be no different!
As for the outfit on the white horse, what is it worth?
Li Yuanjia, who took advantage of a small advantage, was happy in his heart, and when the horn sounded again, with the assistance of Han Lucheng, he first turned over and got on the horse, and at the same time asked: "By the way, have the carriages been arranged?" ”
"The king, it's all arranged!"
The corners of his mouth twitched, and Han Lucheng hurriedly nodded and said, "Just wait less than ten miles ahead, and you can change it directly after the king arrives." ”
Regarding his master's thoughts, Han Lucheng was also very confused.
With a distance of more than 100 miles, it doesn't take long to ride a horse, so how tired can you be? As a result, the king had to bring the carriage out...... If Your Majesty hears this, won't you call the king over and reprimand him?
It's a pity that like Li Yuanjia just now, Han Lucheng just dared to think about these words.
So when the horn sounded again, and countless people and horses began to move along with the tall yellow flag, Han Lucheng could only quietly call a small servant under his command and ordered in a low voice: "Let them prepare the carriage, and the king will ride ...... when he arrives later."
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After galloping four or five miles on his war horse, Li Shimin finally took a long deep breath and slowly tightened the reins in his hand!
Enjoyable!
It's so enjoyable!
Although the speed of running is not very fast, it still makes Li Shimin feel comfortable.
Being locked up in Daxing Palace every day, Li Shimin felt that his bones were about to fall off. And the thrill of galloping along the way made him even want to run to the hunting ground in one go...... Of course, whether his little belly has bulged up and whether his tall body bones can stand it, Li Shimin will never think about it, after all, in his opinion, when he led the troops, he survived a few days and nights of unsightly days, what is this more than 100 miles away?
It's just that the slight tingling sensation on the inner thigh tells the emperor that your heart is big, but your body can't stand it.
Moreover, the horse can't stand it either.
So after grinning unchecked, Li Shimin slowly slowed down and began to let the horse trot forward. And when he saw that none of the old brothers around him had followed except for his own guards, Li Shimin was proud that the sword was not old, and the first thought that rose in his heart was ......
"For the rest of the road, do you want to just take the car...... Ahem, no! ”
Shaking his head, Li Shimin quickly dispelled this sudden thought.
If you abandon your horse and ride in a car, don't you have to admit that you are old?
Absolutely not!
After gritting his teeth, Li Shimin rode his horse and continued to move forward, and continued to run for more than ten miles before stopping.
Running twenty miles in one go, this is not a short time.
A large army of tens of thousands of people naturally cannot really march together, and the distance between front and back is probably more than ten miles. In addition to the army in front of him who was responsible for guarding and opening the way, after Li Shimin stopped, many people caught up one after another.
When Li Shimin was looking at the people and horses who were arriving one after another with satisfaction, a guy who looked like an officer suddenly dismounted and came to him at a trot.
After saluting, this guy stepped forward and said something, and then saw Li Shimin's face was angry at first, and then after listening to the other party say something, he gradually became surprised......