Although it has only just entered September, the territory of Xia Kingdom, which is located in the northwest, is already cold and gloomy, giving people the feeling of entering winter. Especially when a hunting autumn wind blows violently from the northwest, it makes the heaven and earth suddenly cold, and the grass and trees are low, as if the emperor descends and all the people kneel and worship.

And this gust of cold wind sent not only the bone-chilling cold, but also the screams and cries of countless beasts, which made the originally peaceful wilderness suddenly seem extremely chaotic. A moment later, a team of large and small beasts appeared on the north and south sides at the same time, fleeing for their lives, including cowardly beasts such as rabbits and deer, as well as fierce beasts such as wild wolves and wild boars that hunt for a living. But at this moment, they no longer care whether they are traveling with prey or enemies, they just rush forward quickly, only thinking about escaping from this dangerous area as soon as possible.

Therefore, the reason why so many beasts could flee in such a hurry was that behind them there was a fierce cavalry team chasing them, slashing with swords and spears at close range, and shooting with bows and crossbows a little farther away, so that these many beasts that should have been waiting to survive the cold winter had to abandon their homes and run desperately towards the west that had been left behind.

After a long pursuit, just as the beasts were exhausted and out of breath, and even the most adept of running deer began to slow down, a cavalry team suddenly rushed out of the oblique thorns, and with the shouts, the arrows rained down towards the beasts, and in a moment the screams continued, and many of the beasts had fallen in pools of blood, and then they were grabbed by the cavalry who had caught up with them, and cheered again and again.

Sun Tu, who was in the middle of the team, really understood the style of large-scale hunting in this era, more than 1,000 cavalry were divided into three ways, outflanked and driven on both sides, and then the elite in the middle suddenly attacked, and the original extremely difficult to hunt and kill the prey like a bag to hunt and capture, only in just half a day, almost all the beasts and beasts within a radius of dozens of miles were wiped out.

However, Sun Tu was not too interested in this kind of bullying beasts, except for the first two arrows that hit the two beasts that fled in a hurry, he didn't make a move. However, the fine seal not far away was particularly energetic at this time, and in the blink of an eye, three or four arrows had been shot, constantly knocking the hares and wild deer in front of him to the ground, and at the same time, he was screaming with joy in his mouth, and he was full of murderous energy.

It wasn't until the sun was sinking and the sky was getting dark that everyone finally let go of the other herds that had long been exhausted and had only managed to save their lives by spurring the last bit of strength to flee forward. Then tents were erected in the desolate wilderness, and piles of bonfires were being lit, on which the new game was roasted. More than 1,000 people who had been running all day were finally able to rest here for the night.

Of course, this cavalry team that came out of Shunjun City did not come for hunting, in fact, they were already more than 200 miles away from the city to go to Xingqing Mansion, the summer capital. Because less than two months will be the birthday of Li Qianshun, the current emperor of Western Xia, as an important minister in the court, and the head of the Xifeng clan who guards the eastern frontier all the year round, Xifeng Yechang, naturally wants to express something, so he sent his only son who is still in Shunjun City and can walk freely to celebrate his birthday.

Today's Xia Emperor Li Qianshun can be said to be a rare British lord in the party, and he is even more western

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Xia's Zhongxing Mingjun. As early as when he ascended the throne at an early age, the Western Xia could be described as having internal and external troubles, both the dictatorship of the Liang clan of the parent party was a disaster, the government and China were even more corrupt, and the party and all ethnic groups were even more detached, coupled with the threat from the Song State, the Western Xia regime, which had only been established for decades, could be put on the road of collapse and extinction at any time.

Fortunately, at that time, the Liao State stepped in to help suppress the Song people, which allowed the Western Xia to survive. When Li Qianshun grew up, he finally relied on his skills and courage far beyond his peers to eradicate all these internal worries. The Liang clan, including his mother, were all killed, and then suppressed the whole country with an iron fist, so that all the tribes in the country were subordinated to the imperial court, and then showed weakness and friendship, so that the Great Song Dynasty did not raise troops for the time being, so that the Western Xia was given a chance to recuperate, so that the national strength could be revitalized, and the danger turned to safety.

It is also under such circumstances that the old tribes of the original party and the eight clans, which originally had a considerable part of the troops, were uprooted by the imperial court by various means, and now only the loyal and reliable Helian tribe and the Xifeng clan, which has always been loyal and reliable, and the Xifeng clan, which is far away from disputes, still retain their own soldiers and horses, and even the Weiming tribe, which had made great achievements for the rise of the Xia State, had very few clansmen who were officials in the court at this time.

It is precisely because Li Qianshun is a rare Zhongxing Ming monarch in the Xia Kingdom, or he holds absolute imperial power and suppresses the powerful lord of the whole country, so even if it has been decades since the bloody changes at the beginning, he still respects the emperor, not only sent his two sons to Xingqing Mansion as hostages to show his loyalty, but also sent the fine seal Chang to congratulate him on his birthday this time.

Moreover, in order to prepare for the birthday gift to the emperor, as early as a few months ago, the fine seal Yechang had opened a large market in the jurisdiction, so that the people in the jurisdiction could take out the treasures they owned and trade. It is said that the local bazaar that allowed Sun Tu and Xi Feng Chang to meet in Wurahai City that day was set up for this purpose, and Xi Feng Chang did have a great harvest that time, not only bought a rare BMW in the country, but also harvested Sun Tu, a talent with both civil and military skills - at least in his opinion.

This time I went to Xingqing Mansion to congratulate the emperor on his birthday, of course, it is impossible to prepare only a horse, in addition to this main birthday gift, fine seal Yechang also took out a lot of gold jewelry shells and special furs, etc., which are now loaded in the camel team in the rear, but these are all foils, the real birthday gift is still this horse is more energetic after taking care of it, and the whole body, from beginning to end, there is not a variegated white horse.

It is naturally a great honor to be able to go to Xingqing Mansion to celebrate his birthday on behalf of the entire Xifeng clan, but the fundamental reason that can make Xifeng Chang seem so excited, and even chase all the way is that his status has been significantly improved now, and at the same time, the fine feudalism as an opponent is completely finished, allowing him to replace all powers.

Although in the end, the fine feudal Ye Chang still did not really execute his son - although it was on the surface that it was because of the continuous pleas of many officials and clansmen that he was spared the capital crime of fine feudalism - but the capital crime can be avoided and the living crime cannot be escaped, and in the end, the fine feudal was deprived of all his identity, and he will be permanently confined in his own residence, and he will not even be allowed to go out of the gate again. Moreover, many of his subordinates who were close to him were also convicted because of this, such as Xi Fengman, He Sichang, etc., who were beheaded and died on his behalf. Today's fine feudalism is no different from the dead in the eyes of the fine seal, and it can even be said that there is a life

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It's better to die, and continuing to live is just a matter of making people laugh.

And the fine seal is often himself, although he made his father a little jealous in the previous matter, but they are father and son in the end, and the fine seal clan really needs a talented and courageous young man to give people hope, so in the end, the fine seal Yechang still gave him the opportunity to go to the broader world of Xingqing Mansion to show his talents and ambitions.

As for the opinion of Sun Tu, it is currently a little ambiguous. But at least the fine seal Ye Chang still let him follow the fine seal and go with him instead of choosing to eradicate it, which is enough to see that the other party is useful to him. It's just that before leaving, Xi Feng often talked secretly with his father about what he said for one night, but Sun Tu didn't know.

But at least at this time, Xi Feng Chang still trusts and attaches great importance to Sun Tu, even if there are several more capable people under his command now, the closest person he shows is still Sun Qianli, who has helped him get to this point.

"Qianli, you shouldn't be interested in hunting, I haven't seen you shoot a few prey today." While raising a glass to Sun Tu, he asked with a smile.

Before Sun Tu could speak, another thin seal brown with a horse's face followed: "Could it be that you rarely hunt in Liao Country for thousands of miles?" That's a rarity. But there seems to be some deep meaning hidden in the words.

After taking a sip of the sour milk wine, Sun Tu said, "I actually like hunting, especially hunting fierce beasts like tigers and leopards. But it is not my pleasure to drive away wild beasts and flee into the wilderness, as they do today, and to shoot them like they are probing for things. Isn't it true that when a man is out fighting, he wants to fight against an even opponent? ”

"Well said, I can't imagine that Sun Qianli you still have such pride, I toast you!" These words immediately resonated with another man as tall as an iron tower next to him, and he raised his glass to each other as he spoke. This person's name is Zhu Zhenzhe, who was originally the captain of the personal soldiers around Xifeng Yechang, but this time he was sent to ensure the safety of Xifeng Chang, and he is a brave and loyal person.

Xi Feng Chang also nodded approvingly: "There is some truth in what Qianli said, so it seems that we don't have to hunt along the way with such fanfare in the future." Presumably, the harvest of these two days of hunting is enough for us to consume along the way in the future, even if it is not enough, we can hunt again. ”

"I don't mean to dissuade my son, I just don't like to be so extravagant." Sun Tu hurriedly explained, and then changed the topic: "By the way, but I don't know how far away from Xingqing Mansion is here?" The weather seems to be getting colder and colder, and I wonder if there will be any sudden snowfall......"

"If you go full speed, you can reach Xingqing Mansion in seven or eight days. But we don't have to be so anxious, three hundred miles further is Dingzhou City, we have to go to see the local king of Yue in the town and then go to Xingqing Mansion together. Xifeng often said with a smile, and when he mentioned King Yue, there was still a little joy and yearning in his eyes. This made Sun Tu a little puzzled, but he ignored that in addition to congratulating his birthday, in addition to congratulating his birthday, there was actually another more important task, that is, to find courtiers who were trusted by the emperor to help lobby together, and not to easily show his attitude in the Song-Liao dispute.

And this Yue Wang is where the confidence of the fine seal often thinks that he can do this!

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