Chapter 46: The Hunting Storm Rises (1) (2)

Fendong Mountain, that is, Longquan Mountain in later generations, is about hundreds of miles long and is the eastern boundary line of the Chengdu Plain.

There are large forests here, sparsely populated, and there are many birds and beasts, although it is not the best hunting place, but it is the closest to Chengdu City, and it is safe. There are no large beasts here, most of them are wild boars, pheasants, hares and some birds, although there are rumors of tigers and leopards here, but it is difficult to determine whether it is true or not. In the 21st century, it is estimated that there are a few hares that are not bad, and there are tigers and leopards, which can only be seen in the zoo, and don't even think about the wild.

This hunt was the first time Li Yi came out after arriving in Chengdu, so the momentum was huge, except for some officials left in the Chengdu government, other middle and senior officials and generals were all dispatched, and most of them dragged their families with their mouths. Among them, there are many women who bring their own families, because the palace released words, His Majesty is choosing a princess for King Shou, and officials who have ideas are naturally moved by the news.

In addition to civil and military officials, Li Yi also led 5,000 Shence troops and 1,000 Tiance troops to accompany him, but did not bring the Xichuan army, which shows that the emperor has great trust in Li Ye, the emperor's younger brother, otherwise he would not let him lead a thousand Tiance troops to accompany him.

As soon as he left Chengdu City, Li Yi got out of the carriage and rode his horse to gallop on the official road with Li Ye and others, and hundreds of cavalry around him followed closely. Seeing the emperor riding a horse, other ministers and generals who could ride horses also gave up their carriages one after another, wanting to show themselves in front of the emperor.

In addition to Li Bao, the king of Ji, several clans accompanying him, including Li Ye, King Mu, King Fu, King Ze, Princess Anhua and Princess Changning, also rode horses. And those generals in the army naturally ride horses, and there are many other civilian officials who ride horses, and there are many women among them. Seeing this scene, Li Ye also sighed a little.

I am afraid that since the Qin Dynasty and the Qing Dynasty, in the feudal dynasties of more than 2,000 years in China, I am afraid that it is not uncommon for civil and military officials in the Tang Dynasty to be able to ride horses, and even many civil officials can ride horses in their skills comparable to military generals. And the Yuan and Qing dynasties, even the struggle for power established by nomads, was not so popular.

The clan basically rides horses, including King Mu Li Yi, who is not in good health, and because of this period of recuperation, his health has improved a lot, and he also rode a horse on this trip. And King Ji, who did not ride a horse, was a little unusual, or unsociable.

For this Sixth Emperor Brother, Li Ye also knew something during this time, he was gentle, quite talented, and knowledgeable, which was many times stronger than Li Yike. And King Ji has a good reputation among the ministers, which is a little annoying for Li Yu, the emperor, and the people below sow discord from time to time, causing Li Yu to have a very bad impression of this sixth emperor brother.

Even Li Yi, the king of Mu, was rewarded with a lot of property by Li Yi because of Li Ye's relationship. Although King Keji also received some rewards, he was not as good as King Fu and these side branch princes, and the gap was too obvious.

And one thing, Li Ye's relationship with this six emperor brothers is not very good. To be precise, some of Li Ye's practices made King Ji unaccustomed to it, including taking charge of the army, serving as the general of the Tiance Army, and accepting the 'thank you gift' from local officials in Chengdu Prefecture. Li Ye is not so cheap, people ignore him, and he will not go to the hot face and stick to other people's cold butts, so the relationship between the two brothers is average.

"King Shou, you have to seize the opportunity to hunt this time, and if you like a woman from any family, just tell me, and I will help you match. For your sake, I asked my father to greet those ministers, and you can see that there are many unmarried women in Yunying on this trip. ”

Riding on the horse, Li Yi smiled and Li Ye said, after Li Ye heard it, he was a little embarrassed, "Brother Huang, the younger brother is only 14 years old, isn't it too early." ”

"King Shou, what you said is not right, you are 15 years old. Emperor Xuanzong said that a man can marry a wife at 15, and you are almost the same. And today is just looking for you, you can settle things first, and when to marry into the palace, you have the final say.

This is a kindness from His Majesty, and King Shou should not live up to the grace of God. King Fu on the side said.

King Fu is the oldest of all the clans, he is 28 years old this year, he is the grandson of the first generation of King Fu, according to his generation, he is actually a generation older than Li Yi's brothers, and he is their uncle, but because he is not a few years older than Li Yi, and he also likes to play polo, so he usually does not call him Uncle Wang, but directly calls King Fu.

As soon as King Fu finished speaking, King Ze also coaxed on the side, and Li Ye couldn't say anything, so he could only nod and accept his fate.

"It's almost time to get to the place, let's compare and contrast with each other to see who has the most gains, and the least will be punished when the time comes." Li Yi looked at the mountain in the distance, laughed, and then waved his horsewhip, and immediately galloped away.

"Your Majesty, that's what you said. I don't care, I'm worried about King Shou, your riding and archery skills are not very good! ”

"Uncle Fuwang, what you said is not right, it hasn't started yet, it's still early to say this."

As he spoke, a few people clamped the horse's belly, and then followed the emperor Li Yi, and the mountains in the distance became clearer and clearer. Today's weather is excellent, the wind is beautiful, and it is not hot, especially for traveling, but these two days, this quiet and peaceful mountains will definitely be very lively.

Near Fendong Mountain, there is a lake that catches everyone's eye, this lake is like a pearl among the mountains, which is particularly suitable for the scene. Seeing the wide meadow next to the lake, Li Yi directly ordered to set up camp here.

With the order of Li Yi, the emperor, to set up camp, a group of nearly 10,000 people began to set up tents under the arrangement of the people in the palace. There were 6,000 soldiers on this trip, some of whom brought domestic servants, and some of whom brought their own soldiers. Including the accompanying family members, there are as few as more than ten people and as many as hundreds of people, and the total number of people adds up to nearly 10,000 people.

Naturally, these ministers did not need to do such a thing as setting up tents, and the servants below would help them do it, and it didn't take long for thousands of tents to appear on these hundreds of acres of grass.

Li Yi's tent is naturally in the middle, and then there are tents of several princes, princesses, Tian Lingzi and others outside, and then there are ministers and generals outside, and the tents of the Shence Army and Tiance Army are on the outermost part, which is enough to ensure the safety of everyone.

In addition to the soldiers of the 1,000 Heavenly Army, Li Ye only brought a hundred personal soldiers to protect the safety of him, King Mu and the two princesses.

Unlike other princes and ministers who watched their subordinates build, Li Ye was busy with a group of pro-soldiers. He's not the kind of guy who just talks but doesn't do anything, and with him in hand, tent erection work is relatively fast.

On the side of his Shouwang Mansion alone, thirty tents were set up. He, King Mu, Princess Anhua and Princess Changning each have one, and the remaining twenty-six are for a few people's personal eunuchs, palace maids and personal soldiers to live in, and the tent of the personal soldiers is still in the outermost periphery. It's safe enough, but it also prevents accidents.

And just as they were setting up their tents, the Shence Army sent a lot of people into the mountains and forests. Although this was free hunting, just in case and to ensure that the hunt was rewarding, the soldiers would expel the beasts from the nearby mountains and forests, leaving behind suitable prey.

Unlike Chang'an, which has a special royal garden, Fendong Mountain is not a royal garden, so it is even more necessary for the soldiers below to do these things, and there can't be so many people to hunt, and there is no prey.

And in the corner of the south side of the lake near the woods, a charming woman and Sun Mei were directing the people below to lay the carpet and decorate the inside of the tent.

"Mei'er, the reason why my mother forced your father to bring our family here this time You also know that Your Majesty intends to choose a suitable woman for King Shou as Princess Shou. Wei Niang inquired clearly, this matter is in charge of Concubine Shu, and she will summon all the women of school age who come here, and then you will go with Wei Niang. ”

"Mother, this is not good." Sun Mei was a little reluctant, but her reddish pretty face proved that her heart was different.

Mrs. Song said in a slightly reproachful tone, "What's wrong, don't you like King Shou?" As a mother, this is also helping you, and as Princess Shou, it is a good thing for you and your father. I didn't see your second aunt's attitude some time ago, isn't it because your father is now dismissed from office at home, and your second uncle is from the third grade of Shuzhou Assassin History.

If you become Princess Shou, won't your father be able to make a comeback? ”

Originally, according to the rules, a person like Sun Ye who was dismissed from office could not come to participate in this spring hunt, but he came with Sun Ye's second brother, Sun Chen, the assassin of Shuzhou. The reason why Sun Chen rushed back from Shuzhou was also because Li Ye wanted to establish a princess, because Sun Chen also happened to have a daughter who was 15 this year, and she was also in the boudoir. Although he is one year older than Li Ye, he also wants to try his luck, of course, this is also what Sun Chen's woman begged, otherwise Sun Chen would not have rushed back from Shuzhou.

Originally, Sun Chen's wife didn't want the eldest Sun Ye's family to come with them, because she knew that Sun Mei was better than her daughter, but Sun Chen agreed, although she was dissatisfied, she could only give up.