Fierce horses, swords and bows, Qin Mubai and his three subordinates galloped wildly, and in a blink of an eye, they finished the thirty-mile official road, and waited for Wu Meiniang and them on a small slope into the mountain.

After waiting for half a stick of incense, Wu Meiniang and a group of women followed in embarrassment. Looking at that situation, it is obvious that he is also trying to catch up. But after all, these women can't be compared with Qin Mubai and others in Kong Wu, and the horses are not of the same grade.

"You scoundrel...... Wu Meiniang patted the horse over and chuckled, and patted the neck of the Huoyun Divine Horse and said, "It's really worthy of being a divine horse, it disappeared in the blink of an eye, and it didn't take a breath to throw us far away." It seems that the legendary 'A Thousand Miles a Day' is not a difficult thing for it! ”

"That's nature." Qin Mubai smiled and said, "I'll enter the mountain from here." In late autumn and early winter, when the grass and trees are withered and the wild beasts are nowhere to hide, it is a good time for hunting. Moreover, this mountain forest is not big, and it is estimated that there are no tigers, wolves and beasts in it, and it is very safe. ”

"What is there to fear if there are tigers and wolves?" Wu Meiniang smiled gracefully, "Aren't you there?" ”

"Haha!" Qin Mubai laughed.

Wu Meiniang is smart and can speak. A casual flattery is also so useful. If you are a junior brother who has not had much experience, you must be full of ambition when you hear this.

"What kind of mountain is this, full of loess? There seems to be a village in front of you. Wu Meiniang asked, pointing ahead.

"Longmen Village, the name of the mountain is unknown, and people nearby are used to calling it 'Cold Mountain'. It is probably in autumn and winter, and there is little decay and vegetation, which is quite cold. Qin Mubai said.

After letting the horses of Wu Meiniang and the others rest for a while, a group of eight people headed towards the mountain.

The area around Hanshan is full of loess mound slopes, forming a group of mountains that are not too high but relatively wide in Longmen Village. In spring and summer, the vegetation is lush, and birds and beasts are in an endless stream, so there are many hunters in this area. But in autumn and winter, perhaps due to the scarcity of evergreen trees and grasses, all eyes are withered and decayed, as if a person is bald. If a bird or beast passes through, you can see it clearly at a glance.

Qin Mubai had been here last time when he came to deal with Liao Lirong, and he was quite impressed by this place. In addition to being a good place for hunting, of course, it is also because of Xue Rengui.

Although it was only a hurried meeting, Qin Mubai never forgot him. Such a talent, a famous general in history, is still buried in the remote mountains and depressed, shooting geese for a living. I just met it, how can I say it if I don't bring it up. Moreover, a talent like him will definitely have a great future in the future, and when he is glorious, he will have many good friends in the future.

People are mixed in officialdom, and it is not good to have few party friends and close friends. Now although Qin Mubai has Li Ke, a friend who can be regarded as a friend, after all, there is a difference in identity between the two, and their ideals and ambitions are not necessarily the same, to put it bluntly, they are not the same kind of people at all, so it is impossible to really stick a knife in each other's ribs.

Looking around, there is really no real confidant and friend, and there is no one who can really help him when it comes to a critical time.

Yuwen Hongtai and Yin Yang can be regarded as old friends who have a good relationship, but now after all, they have their own masters; Pang Fei is still very tender, he is not in the climate at all now, and it is difficult to expect him to be great in the future, and he can only be Qin Mubai's right-hand man if he dies; Cheng Huaibi, although he is a friend of the world and a close subordinate, but because the two are both meritorious generals, there is always a little taste of secret comparison and competition, although the relationship is harmonious, but it is still not very iron.

Basically, these are the friends Qin Mubai made after Congrong. As for the civil service...... Qin Mubai didn't have much hope for those civil officials. They have their own circles and systems, and although they can make friends with them, it is difficult to form any sworn friends.

There are also his two elder brothers, although the brothers have a good relationship, but they are now mixed in general, with their limited abilities, it is difficult to say how great the future is. Although his father Qin Shubao's body is recovering, it is still unknown when he will make a comeback.

Wouldn't it be great if you could lift up one or two people and let them rise all the way to the sky, and be firmly tied to yourself in the future?

It is not so easy for a hero and three gangs to make a name for themselves in the Tang Dynasty of Hidden Dragon and Crouching Tiger.

Therefore, Qin Mubai came to Longmen Village today, in addition to accompanying Wu Meiniang to hunt and play, he also came specifically for Xue Rengui.

A group of eight people entered the mountain forest, all of them were more relaxed and excited, paying attention to the movements around them from time to time, looking for prey.

If you talk about hunting, it is naturally the main force of men. Although Wu Meiniang does know archery, she is only limited to shooting at the target, and it is really difficult to shoot arrows to shoot running prey.

At the beginning, one or two hares were found, and Qin Mubai asked Wu Meiniang to shoot first. She drew her bow and arrows, but found that she could not shoot steadily on the horse, so she hurriedly dropped off her horse and prepared to shoot, so how could the hare wait to die? Betake oneself to one's heels.

Wu Meiniang was angry, chased after her into the mountains and forests, and shot three or four arrows in a row without hitting. A group of people ran after her, laughing.

"I—I can do it! I don't need your help! Wu Meiniang blushed and pouted, "I must shoot a hare today!" ”

Qin Mubai laughed: "Looking at your situation, you must have never hunted." The archery foundation is good, and the style is also very authentic, but I don't know how to ride and shoot. ”

"Where, I know, huh!" Wu Meiniang smiled skillfully, but her mouth was still hard.

"Alright, let's see General Ben coming!" Qin Mubai smiled and galloped forward. When the arrow fell, a hare fell and was nailed to the ground by the arrow.

"Wow, that's amazing!" The group of women brought by Wu Meiniang all slapped happily.

"Hee-hee, hit, hit!" Wu Meiniang was even more excited, and hurriedly ran over to pull out the arrow and pick up the hare, but she was stunned and frozen.

Qin Mubai patted his horse and asked, "What's the matter, Mei Niang?" ”

"Mu Bai, you shouldn't shoot it......" Wu Meiniang bit her lip, looked up at Qin Mubai a little sadly, touched the hare's belly, and whispered, "Look, it's pregnant with cubs!" ”

"Oh?" Qin Mubai was slightly stunned and nodded, "It shouldn't be." ”

"Oh, that's pathetic...... Rabbits, rabbits, and unborn bunnies, I'm sorry for killing you by mistake......" Wu Meiniang said as she bent down, shaved off a piece of turf with the hunting knife she had with her, and began to dig into the soil.

"What are you doing?" Qin Mubai got off his horse, squatted beside her and asked.

"Bury them!" Wu Meiniang said with a little sadness, "How pitiful! …… Mu Bai, I don't know why, I just can't bear to hurt the pregnant animal, even if there is fish roe in the stomach, I don't want to eat it. I always feel like it's ...... Although it is the law of heaven to eat the strong, the unborn cub is innocent! They may have been human beings in their previous lives, reincarnated, but they were killed before they could be born. ”

Qin Mubai was speechless for a while.

He remembered some records and sayings about Wu Meiniang in history, specifically about Empress Wu Zetian.

In the patriarchal feudal world, a woman subverts the shackles of the whole world and breaks all conventions to ascend the throne as emperor.

How many talented people and queens have been produced throughout the ages, why is there only one female emperor Wu Meiniang? If she can become the emperor just by luck and womanhood, then the emperor is too worthless. This is not only the creation of the current situation, but also the embodiment of Wu Meiniang's extraordinary ability.

Her intelligence, her scheming, her city, and of course, her luck, are all unique.

But the history books left by the patriarchal world are more about how insidious, vicious and shameless she is, but they ignore how difficult it is for her as a woman to be the emperor, and what she needs to pay is a hundred times the hard work of a man to be an emperor.

Therefore, Wu Meiniang was seriously demonized by the history books, especially the Tang history written by the Song Dynasty, which directly described her as a demonic and vicious woman. This is inseparable from the beginning of the Song Dynasty, and Zhu Lixue is inseparable. Not to mention the Ming and Qing dynasties, when the suppression and enslavement of women were more serious, Wu Meiniang was more demonized step by step, and she simply became a demon who was scolded by all generations.

To this day, more people only know that Wu Zetian is a fierce woman, a wicked woman who eats all kinds of evil. but ignores her wisdom and achievements in governing the country, and also downplays the countless miracles she has created as a woman.

There are even some people who are always accustomed to working backwards from history, starting from the end of a person to liquidate his life, even from his birth. If he is a famous and virtuous person, he is naturally from a good background and has been admired since he was a child; If you are a man who has left a name for himself in history, there are many legends about him who have been notorious since childhood, and the words are intimidating.

is like Wu Meiniang, some anti-martial factions strongly believe that this woman has been planning to be the emperor since the moment she entered the palace, and she has been insidious and vicious since she was a child. I almost calculated how she did evil when she was not born in her mother's womb.

In fact, how much helplessness is there in a person's life? Who is not forced by circumstances to make changes?

In the harem, there are many treacherous and murderous opportunities, political struggles are always life and death, and history is never only written by the winners. In that environment, if Wu Meiniang doesn't kill people, it means being killed.

Who wants to be killed? Out of human instinct, who can not fight back?!

……

Seeing Wu Meiniang who was burying the female rabbit in front of him, a sensual string in Qin Mubai's heart was touched. Maybe he didn't feel how guilty he was because he killed a female rabbit, but was moved by Wu Meiniang's natural kindness and innocence.

Fifteen-year-old Wu Meiniang, far away from the palace and not entering the Hou Gate, of course she will no longer become a powerful female emperor like Wu Zetian in history, nor will she become a female killer in the history of the Song Dynasty.

At least at the moment, she is kind and innocent!