At the end of the ceremony, Xie Qian, as the presiding officer, began to read out the rules of the hunt and the rewards for the winners of the hunt.

As Xie Qian finished reading, the horn sounded, and the soldiers of the three armies shouted together, and the generals and colonels who were going to participate in the hunt this time all turned over their horses, prepared their bows and arrows, tightened the reins, and galloped their horses just after an order.

The last time the school performed artillery, the military generals rarely attended, because the decision on whether to cast the Buddha Lang cannon was the business of the emperor and the ministers, and the generals only had to obey the order.

At that time, the people who attended the artillery drill in the school were all important ministers and princes and nobles of the court, and the generals' understanding of the Franc cannon mainly came from some "gossip", and this time there was an order from the top to let them wait for the cannon to be released before setting off.

They weren't very interested in the Franc cannon, and at this time they only looked at the various animals in the enclosure, thinking about how they could hunt more prey.

Most of the generals of the Gyeonggi garrison came from noble families, and now it was a time of peace and prosperity, so it was basically impossible to go on the battlefield to make meritorious achievements, and it was rare to show their abilities in front of the emperor, and they all wanted to make good use of this opportunity.

Xie Qian nodded to Shen Xi, meaning to ask if he could start firing the cannon? As with the previous rules of the school field, Emperor Hongzhi would personally order the cannons, which made Zhu Youzhu more involved.

Emperor Hongzhi picked up the order flag, and at this time, Zhang Laowu, who was in charge of firing the cannon next to Shen Xi, and the helper who was in charge of loading the cannon, were all nervous.

The military generals of Wenchen, as well as the Uliangha people who came to envoy, all looked at Shen Xi.

At this time, Shen Xi stood in front of the artillery, gave a thumbs up, half-squinted his eyes, carefully judged the various shooting elements, and after a simple calibration, he personally released the first cannon.

As soon as Xie Qian raised his hand, the sound of drums and trumpets on the scene stopped, and only the whirring wind could be heard outside the entire Nanhaizi Palace, Shen Xi had already found out the direction of the wind before, and it was just a tailwind to put the cannon under the altar, which would make the cannonball fly farther in the air, so the angle of fire of the cannon had to be adjusted appropriately.

Xie Qian kept staring at Shen Xi's movements, and after seeing Shen Xi turn his head and point to him, he immediately walked up to Emperor Zhu Youzhi of Hongzhi and said, "Your Majesty, you can start." ”

At this time, everyone present was already waiting a little impatiently...... Hunting is hunting, so why bother? Isn't it artillery, if you want to play artillery, you should go to the school field, why put it in the hunting ground?

Xie Qianlang said: "The saint bows to the body and can't personally get on the horse to carry the bow, today the Zhan Mansion Right Chunfang Right Yude and the Hanlin Academy will repair Shen Xi, instead of Your Majesty to fire six cannons in a row, thinking that Your Majesty will hunt in person." ”

After Xie Qian's announcement, the Ming army was a little disappointed, especially those generals, who originally thought that Emperor Hongzhi would hunt with them, but now they knew that Emperor Hongzhi only ordered someone to participate in the way of firing cannons instead of him, so that the generals would have less opportunity to "fight side by side" with the emperor.

As for the Wuliangha people, one person came out and said in the impure Ming official words: "Please Emperor Daming give us a chance, and we will also participate in the hunt and compete with the Ming generals." ”

"Woo! Woo! ”

Several Uliangha people raised their arms and chanted to express their dissatisfaction with the hospitality of the Ming Dynasty...... In the hunting they are best at, they are not allowed to participate, which is too bullying!

The envoy of the "friendly countries" personally made this request, which made Xie Qian a little embarrassed. He didn't dare to make a decision on this kind of thing, so he could only ask Emperor Hongzhi to call the shots, but before he could speak, Zhu Youzhi first asked in a low voice: "What does Mr. think?" ”

Xie Qian was about to ask for instructions, but when he heard Emperor Hongzhi's words, his open mouth closed again...... Since the monarch has doubts, he can only rely on him, a confidant minister, to share his worries. Xie Qian said: "Your Majesty, if you don't do this, how about you first look at the cannon and then make a decision?" ”

"Hmm."

Zhu Youzhu was not interested in hunting, but he decided to hunt just to show the prestige of the Ming Dynasty, and he remembered Queen Zhang more in his heart.

Xie Qian said: "Your Majesty has a will, let's discuss it later!" ”

As Xie Qian's words fell, Zhu Youzhi raised the order flag in his hand, and then put it down suddenly, so that he could be regarded as giving the order to open fire.

Shen Xi picked up the torch, he wanted to personally fire the first cannon, before the cannon was fired, he made the only explanation: "You must do it quickly and accurately!" ”

"Understood!"

Zhang Lao Wu and the others, who were still the same as dough just now, suddenly had an indomitable momentum.

Shen Xi put the torch on the fuse at the moment, almost instantly, there was a loud "boom", and a dazzling fire came out of the muzzle, which frightened the people present, and before they could react, there was a violent explosion in the distance, and everyone followed the reputation, only to see the smoke of gunpowder, the grass and trees were flying, but unfortunately the cannon did not hit the target, and it was still more than ten zhang away from the fence, and the animals in the fence were frightened and scurried around.

"Haha......"

The Uliangha people were the most direct, and when they saw such an interesting "firecracker", they thought it was funny and laughed.

And the face of the Ming monarch and minister is very ugly.

Shen Xi said: "Adjust the right by half a point, increase the elevation angle by half a point, and load the gun!" ”

With Shen Xi's order, everyone performed their duties, coordinated with each other in an orderly manner, and when the muzzle of the cannon was adjusted, Zhang Lao Wu personally put the gunpowder fuse in, and Shen Xi lit the second cannon.

"Boom!"

This cannon was impartially hit in the center of the established fence, because the coverage of the artillery was relatively wide, and when the cannon went down, hundreds of live beasts in it, some of them were blown up into the air, and some were directly blown up to the flesh and blood, but more of them were rampage in the fence, eager to escape.

Inside and outside the fence, bloody pieces of animal flesh were scattered everywhere, and animals that had lost their limbs kept hesitating, making miserable cries from time to time, and combined with the thick smoke of gunpowder, the scene was extremely tragic.

The Ming monarchs and ministers, as well as the envoys of Wuliangha, were all shocked by the strange sight in front of them, and they couldn't help but be stunned.

"Third shot!"

Shen Xi finished the second cannon, his heart was much more steady, since he hit the target, he didn't need to play in person after the last four cannons, and handed over the important task of igniting the cannon to Zhang Lao Wu.

Here's when Zhang Lao Wu and his brothers performed!

"Boom-"

"Boom—"

Another shot, and now even the fence was shattered by the shock wave set off by the cannonballs, and the animals that were lucky enough to survive fled into the woods, and before they could run a few steps, the fourth, fifth, and sixth cannons followed.

At the end of the six cannons, there was silence outside the palace of Nanhai Ziyu Palace, only the sound of the whirring wind came into their ears - everyone was shocked and could not extricate themselves.

When the dust and smoke cleared, I saw that the originally flat fence was already full of devastation, animal corpses were everywhere, blood was dripping, and those animals with broken legs and injuries were struggling non-stop, but basically there was no ability to resist.

Looking at the previous proud Uliangha people, all of them were like ashes at this time, and they took it for granted that they substituted themselves into those beasts, imagining that they were blown apart by these six shells, and they were missing arms and legs.

Shen Xi's timely recital broke the silence and interrupted everyone's thoughts: "Your Majesty, the six cannons have been released, please show your Majesty!" ”

Zhu Youzhi himself is an extremely benevolent monarch, seeing this scene of flesh and blood, even if he is far away, he feels a burst of nausea, especially the smell of blood in the air has been transmitted, and his vision and sense of smell are really a little unbearable. However, he was still very satisfied with the effect of the six cannons.

Shen Aiqing...... Well done, I'll be rewarded when I look back! Zhu Youzhu said loudly.

Shen Xi said: "Your Majesty, the minister is just firing a cannon on behalf of the Son of Heaven, how can he take credit?" ”

Zhu Youzhu coughed twice and waved his hand to signal that Shen Xi didn't need to say anything.

Xie Qian was very satisfied with Shen Xi's reply, and thought: "I haven't seen you for a few days, this kid has become sleek, and if you say something good, it saves me from asking for credit for him." ”

Xie Qianlang said: "After the six cannons are over, the soldiers can go to the paddock to hunt." ”

"Oh! Oh! ”

This time, it was not the Wuliangha people who raised their arms and shouted, but the Ming soldiers...... These six cannons were too relieving for them, and although Emperor Hongzhi did not go hunting in person, it was more exciting for them than the emperor hunting in person.

Zhang Heling walked out with a smile and congratulated Emperor Hongzhi: "Your Majesty, there is no need to compare, who will hunt more prey than Your Majesty?" ”

In a word, when it comes to everyone's hearts, most of the prey in the fence just now died before they were released from the animal pen, even if they were lucky enough not to die, many of them were also hung with colors, and it is estimated that they would die because of the bleeding not long after rushing out.

Shen Xi fired on behalf of Emperor Hongzhi, which was equivalent to winning this hunting competition for the emperor.

Zhu Youzhu held the flagpole and shook his head: "The hunt is still ongoing, and the number of hunting I am not counted in the results!" ”

Since Zhu Youjiqin ordered Shen Xi to fire on behalf of the Son of Heaven, then he had to admit that he had completed the hunt just now, but he could not affect the enthusiasm of the soldiers for hunting.

Xie Qian said: "Spread the holy oracle, the hunt begins!" ”

"Oh!"

All the soldiers let out a heaven-shattering cheer, and then took their bows and arrows, and rode away, and the dust and smoke raised, the rumbling horses' hooves, and the whistling of the soldiers formed a great might, and the hearts of the Uliangha were shocked, and their faces turned pale...... Well, in fact, the main thing is that they did not come out of the shadow of the six guns.

Xie Qian looked at the Uliangha envoy and asked, "How many, do you still want to participate in the hunt?" ”

The envoy of Uliangha stepped forward, took out the credentials from his arms, and said respectfully: "We know the power of the great tomorrow, and we are willing to be loyal to Your Majesty forever......"

Although he did not kneel on both knees, he knelt down on one knee with the people behind him and presented his letter of allegiance to Zhu Youji.

Although this kind of national letter was only symbolic, it was very satisfying for Zhu Youzhu and the civil and military officials present, and the generals went to hunt for the competition, while the civil servants stayed to enjoy the joy of diplomatic victory.

Xie Qian personally stepped forward, took the national letter, and handed it to Zhu Youji, who glanced at it symbolically, turned around and said, "I am not feeling well, so I will hand it over to Mr. here." ”

Zhu Youzhu didn't look at it at all, because he only glanced at it and knew that the text used in the national book was not Chinese, and he couldn't read it. The bloody breath became heavier and heavier, and his stomach was turning over the river and the sea, but he couldn't vomit in front of the Uliangha people, so he simply let Xie Qian preside over it, and he took his relatives back to the palace for temporary refuge.

Xie Qian sent Zhu Youzhu into the main gate of the palace, only then turned around and came back, and said: "Your Majesty has a decree, treat the envoys of Wuliangha well, and all the ministers will be at their own convenience!" ”

In a word, it means that today's hunting activities have ended at the beginning.

There were many civil servants, especially those who were uncomfortable with the bloody scene, and they went to the nearby woods to vomit, and they had endured it for a long time just now, and now they could finally "vomit" happily, and some even stained their court clothes.

And the envoy of Wuliangha stared at Shen Xi with a calm demeanor since he got up...... In their eyes, artillery is terrible, but the most terrifying thing is the person who sets off the artillery, especially the thin-looking teenager, such a teenager can only be the lowest level of society in the grassland that advocates force, but now it is a "treasure" in their eyes.

Xie Qian asked the people from the Ministry of Rites to be responsible for entertaining the envoys of Uliangha, and he walked to Shen Xi, who was directing the cleaning of the Franc machine gun, and said with a smile: "Shen Yude behaved very well today, Your Majesty said, I will reward you heavily when I go back." ”

Shen Xi nodded, with a bright smile on his face, but he was thinking in his heart, if you want to be rewarded, you should be rewarded after the last school performance, why wait until now, don't be a blank check again.

Xie Qian said again: "Your errand is finished, you should have gone back, but Your Majesty has a special gift, you can stay here today and drink with the ministers." ”

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PS: The second update!

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