Chapter 19: The Autumn Hunt (I)
In the land of Liaodong, after the autumn harvest, it has always been colder and colder day by day, and since the rise of the people more than ten years ago, for the people outside the Saiwai, whether it is the Zahu tribe or the powerful family, in the autumn and winter, they have added a serious farm work to do - that is, chopping firewood!
Of course, since the first campfire was lit by the Flints, fuel has been a constant necessity for mankind. {with}{dream} Ρ{suimΠ΅ng][lΔ}
However, in Liaodong, where the land is sparsely populated and the mountains and forests are dense, this kind of large-scale hoarding of firewood always seems to be rich in local characteristics, because at this time, there is generally a national hunting operation at the same time.
And hunting is an activity that can always arouse the emotions of almost everyone, and a good hunt can not only bring a rare surplus wealth to a family, but also bring enough honor to the hunter. If anyone could shoot a tiger or a bear, the main hunter at that time would even be famous to a certain extent, and it would be the talk of the town all winter.
However, the activities of autumn hunting tunmu that gradually emerged in the previous years were unprecedentedly lively in the first year of Guanghe, and even outstanding good families and fierce rangers from other counties went to Liaodong to participate in hunting...... And all of this, just because Liaodong is too guarded by the high and high dukes, he actually wants to personally lead his subordinate county officials, big households, and soldiers to carry out a semi-official hunt!
That's right, Taishou issued an official notice through the bulletin boards of pavilions and inns in various places, and the notice reads: 'The old man chats about the madness of youth, the left leads Huang, the right Qingcang, the brocade hat mink Qiu, and the thousand horsemen roll Pinggang. In order to repay the city with the Taishou, I should shoot the tiger in person and reward the civil defense! β
Do you see it? After the autumn harvest, the county was governed, and then the Liaodong Gao Taishou actually wanted to take the opportunity of the autumn firewood to visit the hunting ground, shoot the tigers, follow the customs of the border areas, and reward the people, how happy is this? And such words made the blood of the young men in the county boil? It's no wonder that those other county sons and rangers who want to find a way out are so eager to try, ready to show their faces in front of Gao Taishou...... Well, the officials of this county didn't figure it out for a while, and they all thought that their own Gao Taishou had suddenly changed his sex, let alone these people who were coaxed?
"Wen Qi misunderstood me!" Inside the gate of the county government's temple, Gao Yan held the hand of a person in front of him, reluctant to move. "I only promised you to reward civil defense, when did it become a personal autumn hunt?! And your proclamation is too untrue...... How can a mortal shoot a tiger? β
"Fujun!"
Gongsun Xun was crowned and armored, but he was dragged by the other party's hands, and it was not easy to drag the dignified county guard out of the door, right?
Therefore, this guy could only be helpless, and explained seriously: "No one let the prince personally shoot the tiger, the statement is not a resignation, as long as you go to the hunting ground in person to show your face, and then you will drink and fry vegetables at the high level, sing to the sky, and come back that night, and then leave all kinds of things to me!" You're safe! β
"That's not safe, is it?" Gao Taishou shook his head again and again. "In these days, fierce beasts have attacked people, where are you not going to provoke him? Wen Qi, don't you know, before our Liaodong Ping Guo Ling, we rode a horse on the road when I was patrolling the county, and then was bitten to death by a tiger who suddenly came out of the roadside...... You said that you asked me to ride a horse around the hunting ground, I'm afraid it's not easy to say anything, right?! β
"No horseback riding!" Gongsun Xun hurriedly spoke. "Just take the car!"
"It's not safe to ride in a car!"
"I'll send another twenty guards and cavalry to protect the prince of the mansion throughout the whole process," Gongsun Xun is really helpless. "These knights were all brought back from Yanmen, and after the Northern Expedition, they were all first-class elites...... Twenty people, all wearing armor and holding spears, swords and bows, even if there are really tigers and bears, it is not enough for them to poke each person with a spear! β
Gao Taishou spread out one hand and twisted his beard for a moment, but he still hesitated: "You said that this hunting thing is extremely bloody, why do people still regard him as a custom?" Won't you let me come forward to inspect my prey? β
"No, I'll leave everything to me!" Gongsun Xun replied without hesitation, and at the same time, he was probably angry, so he couldn't help but say half a reminder and half a warning. "Don't delay any longer, you know it's a local custom...... Since you are the king of a county, you should reward the customs and let the people inspire! And now that the whole city and the whole county are waiting for you alone, why can you continue to delay? β
Gao Taishou was helpless, so he could only stretch out his head and look at the left and right of the gate of the county government...... And sure enough, at this time, the street in front of the county government was already full of people and horses, and it was covered with flags!
From the largest local household, the former Xuansu Taishou Gongsun Domain, to officials at all levels in the county; From the well-equipped private servants of the Gongsun clan to the county guards and county guards of the county, one by one they either stood spears and bows, or crossed the sword to support the flag...... And now, these people are either riding horses or standing solemnly, and they are all looking at themselves with expressionless faces.
To be honest, Gao Taishou really didn't want to do this kind of thing in his heart, but no matter how stupid he was, he knew that his delay had provoked public anger, so he was even more reluctant to go against the will of the public. In addition, he thought that he had a lot of gifts from the Amway since Gongsun Xun arrived in his back house, and he couldn't erase his face. He could only pinch his nose and walk out for a while, and then let Xiangping Linggongsun Xun help him into the car, and finally went out of the city in front of everyone.
Of course, it seems inevitable to drive the barking hound to the back team.
"Such a powerless scribe doesn't want to be a doctor of the Five Classics in the court, why do you want to come to a key place like Liaodong to be a taishou?" The speed of the car was slow, and the gray-haired Gongsun Yu rode a horse and walked behind, seeing that the Goguryeo Eagle Slave with the mighty Haidongqing was also driven to the rear team, he really couldn't bear it. "It's a good thing, but he spoils his interest!"
"The five counties outside the Saiwai are self-contained, and the imperial court always has rules." Gongsun Xun couldn't help laughing. "From time to time, some officials from the interior have to be sent over to serve as border county governors, which also means to prevent the localities from becoming bigger...... As for interest, my brother doesn't have to worry too much, he will naturally sit idle when he goes to the place, and everything can be done by you and me. β
Gongsun Yu shook his head again and again: "As his subordinate, you naturally have to defend him, but what you said is too perfunctory...... Where is this something from the mainland? Your father-in-law is also from Qinghe, Jizhou, why can he win the battle? Xuanwu County's drama Taishou is also a native of Beihai, Qingzhou, and I heard that after he arrives, he will also open a bow and dance knife. Why is it that we don't even dare to see a little blood all day long?! β
Gongsun Xun smiled but did not answer...... Wouldn't that be better? Otherwise, how dare you take matters in front of you privately?
In fact, Gongsun Xun himself also has such a weird feeling about Gao Yan and Gao Taishou, he always feels that the other party is a little too timid, could it be that he is pretending to be a pig and eating a tiger? But after a long time of slow contact, I really determined the level of this guy.
And what Gongsun Xun didn't know was that in another time and space, this Gao Taishou was in Shanggu, he was also a border county, and he also held heavy troops, but he died immediately after the chaos, and the death was extremely incomprehensible - Yuan Shao asked him for money to fund the Kwantung Coalition Army after escaping from Luoyang, and it was still not enough after he sent all the money out, so Yuan Benchu asked him to offset with his life in a letter, and then this Shanggu Taishou really wiped his neck to offset his life!
This kind of death, I don't know if he is cowardly to a certain level? Or is it considered to be in a hurry, showing a martyr's style at the end of the Han Dynasty with his life?
In short, this kind of person is actually quite good to be the top boss to some extent.
In this way, everyone talked and laughed, and the horses with banners and eagles and yellow dogs came all the way to the foot of the mountain in the east of the city...... The mountains and forests in the east of Xiangping City are part of the so-called Thousand Mountains Mountains, which is a branch of the Taibai Mountains, the mountains are vertical and horizontal, known as the Thousand Mountains, the large and small mountains are countless, and the mountainside is full of dense forests, which is suitable for hunting in detachments.
After the large-scale hunting is over, ordinary households, including women, children, and children, can be assured to go into the mountains to cut firewood and pick up dead branches...... The so-called killing multiple birds with one stone.
At the foot of the mountain, the flag is displayed, and from time to time you can see what Pingguo County Tiger Hunting Team, what Xuanwu Volunteer Team, and what Luo Township Civil Defense Team and other words, and these people see the arrival of the Taishou honor guard, they also bow down one after another, and raise the flag to show their names.
Gongsun Xun tried not to look at those strange flags and team names, and reluctantly turned back to Gao Yan and explained: "This hunt, with the county officials, the township civil defense as the team, in addition, the county outside the county, brave people, if you can gather 50 people, regardless of identity, you can also form your own team to sign up, all those who sign up into the team 87 teams, this time bring their own weapons, food and water, draw lots to divide the mountain, each according to their own ability to go hunting and capture. β
Gao Yan was absent-minded, just sitting in the car with his head on his chin, but signaling the car to speed through a circle. And Gongsun Xun had no choice but to give up, and hurriedly followed the other party past a group of teams and went to a hillside.
And as Gao Yan got out of the car and walked to the hillside, Gongsun Xun took over the command, and he could only simply order the county officials to shout orders to prevent the cold.
"It is not allowed to fight for the prey, it is not allowed to cross the line to intercept others to pursue the prey, it is not allowed to steal and hunt others, it is not allowed to shoot young beasts without authorization, and the violators will be severely punished!"
"For a period of three days, three days after the noon fair weighing comparison, among them, a single prey more than 200 pounds to double the weight, more than 300 pounds to triple the weight of the theory, Xiong Hu Yu doubled! The top three winners will have a big prize! β
"The hunting itself is all owned by the team, and it can be sold directly, or you can use the coarse salt sponsored by the Amway for pickling on the spot for free, and the government doesn't care about it!"
"There are brave people who shoot tigers and kill bears, and they are especially rewarded!"
The county officials who gave the order carried the flag to convey the order everywhere, and with the words in their words, the edge of the mountain forest full of flags in front of them finally boiled in an instant, many people were gearing up, and there were also similar teams holding flags to demonstrate each other.
However, with all kinds of weird names on their banners, it always makes people laugh.
"Click on the drum at noon to start hunting! Now let's set up a tent and ascend to the church! "Seeing that Gao Yan and Zhang Jian and a few Confucian scholars began to drink and have fun on the hillside, obviously there was a county on the side, but Gongsun Xun commanded the various matters of this hunt, but others had no intention of refutating." As soon as the people leave, they will demarcate their responsibilities and divide the area, from the weighing scale to the coarse salt for curing meat, all must be prepared in advance, and it must be in order! β
For a time, the officials in the county actually acted safely.
"Wen Qi isn't going to try his skills?" Gongsun Yu, who was arranging the bow and arrows on the side, asked curiously. "I see that your subordinates have also gone to ......"
"Yes, Zhengnan took the Xiangping county officials, and Han Yigong took my righteous servants, divided into two teams and also entered the mountain. But since Gao Taishou doesn't want to take care of the mundane things here, I'm going to take care of this matter, so I can't go......"
"Then what are you doing with the crest of the armor?" Gongsun Yu was speechless.
"Isn't that imposing?" Gongsun Xun is also honest.
Gongsun Yu was speechless for a while.
"What, does my brother also mean to give it a try?" Gongsun Xun smiled and looked at the other party.
"Didn't the proclamation say it? The old man talked about the ...... of the teenager's madness," Gongsun Yu, who was nearly fifty years old, said. "Although I have been idle for ten years, my body has not stopped for a day, and I have only hunted for three days, which may not be worse than that of a young man! Besides, even if you don't care about the individual, you always have to take care of the ...... in the countryside if you live here for a long time The elders of Yongning Pavilion in our city found me, why am I embarrassed not to be this team leader? β
"That's just as well." Gongsun Xun hurriedly bowed his head. "If you don't be the team leader, brother, I'm afraid Yongning Pavilion won't dare anyone to do it......"
Gongsun Yu was proud for a while.
"But why didn't my nephew come with my brother this time?" Gongsun Xun suddenly asked curiously. "Isn't he in his prime now?"
Gongsun Yu's beloved son died early, and later he came to see Gongsun Du, who was the same name and age as his beloved son, and helped the other party marry and help the other party seek a background, but he had a father and a mother, and he couldn't really accept him as a son...... There is a righteous son, but there is no name of a righteous son. However, this year, it is important to pay attention to an inheritor of incense, so he finally accepted an ethnic group of his own family as a righteous son.
But the elderly, firstly, the son died early, so the son who died imagined infinitely beautiful; Second, the former substitute Gongsun Du is really a character, and he is indeed very good...... Then the two by two add it to the extreme unbearable foil of the son who was adopted later, and it is no wonder that Gongsun Xun, the old brother, has a nose that is not a nose and a face that is not a face when he mentions his righteous son!
"Here," Gongsun Yu sneered again when he heard this, and then pointed to the place where the curtain was being pulled up on the hillside in the distance. Holding a copy of "Shangshu", he said that he wanted to consult Taishou Knowledge...... I don't understand, the border county eunuch in our Gongsun era, you have to know some side things first, right? If you don't set up martial arts, what scriptures can you talk about? Isn't that putting the cart before the horse? In this way, I'm afraid that the Liaodong branch of the Gongsun clan is going to die at his hands? β
Gongsun Xun immediately shook his head and smiled: "After all, it's my own son, why should my brother worry too much?" But with our relatives in the clan who can have some way out, it is always inevitable that he will have a place to settle down. β
Gongsun Yu packed up his bow and arrows, and then looked up and down at his very young brother, but he sneered calmly: "If Wen Qi has something, and come back, we don't have to worry about ...... between our brothers."
Gongsun Xun immediately nodded knowingly.
The time came to noon in a flash, and listening to the beating of drums around him, Gongsun Xun, who lived on the slope of the mountain, saw with his own eyes a team of five or six thousand people marching towards the mountains according to their respective routes...... For a while, the flags were clear, the swords and guns were shining, and the hounds were galloping and howling, but it really had a bit of a battlefield atmosphere.
Of course, it is a pity that the so-called 'fruit dismounting', that is, the dwarf horses commonly used in the mountains, can only be used to carry prey...... In these days, only the Goguryeo cavalry would use this kind of pony as a war horse because of the terrain they were in, and other places were just used to carry goods...... In short, most of the horses used for galloping on the plains were left in place, and the horses that were not strong enough were inevitably a little less imposing.
And what made Gongsun Xun feel even more pity was that so many strong men in front of him, who could be called an outstanding soldier, were recruited by Taishou with a notice, and they would disperse in a few days, which had nothing to do with him...... I wonder if today's things will be done.
"Lingjun!"
Just when Gongsun Xun was wearing a crown of armor and sitting on the slope of the mountain watching the hunting team march towards the mountain, Wang Xiu held the account book in his hand and stopped talking, he was one of the few Xiangping county officials who did not take the initiative to participate in the hunt, not the one who was swept down.
"What?" Gongsun Xun didn't reply.
"That's right, the coarse salt and bounty provided by the Amway have been delivered, but there is not much food and forage for the horses and garrisons left behind by the troops everywhere...... You see, is it possible to let the county send out some grain and grass from the city at a medium speed? β
"This is a major event in the county," Gongsun Xun got up suddenly, and then walked back with his hands in his hands, as if he had been prepared. "Where can I get the county to pay for it, isn't Taishou just on the mountain?"
Wang Xiu's face was stunned, but he kept silent, just holding the account book in his hand and following his county monarch to the mountains to find Gaoyan!
"Wen Qi came just in time!" Gao Taishou had already lost his previous timidity and helplessness at this time. "I didn't expect that after the people left, it was quite quiet here, and it had a unique flavor when drinking and talking...... Come and sit! β
"Where can I sit?" Gongsun Xun couldn't help but smile bitterly. "Shuji."
When Wang Xiu heard this, he hurriedly stepped forward, but he told him about the grain and grass.
Gao Yan didn't care at all when he heard this, and even called someone to come over to make the paperwork and prepare to use the seal to adjust the grain.
"Fu Jun wait," At this moment, Gongsun Xun suddenly stepped forward and sat on Gao Taishou's side, and then stopped the other party's action of unsealing with his hand. "It's too much trouble!"
"What does that mean?" Gao Yanden was puzzled.
"Hui Fujun," Gongsun Xun said calmly, a stone's throw away from the other party. "I'm afraid that the county government needs to mobilize grain and straw more than this time, and some grain and straw will be mobilized in the past three days; When he returns from the hunt after three days, he will call for some money and food when he rewards the people; After this incident, there will be a year-end reward for the Civil Defense Parade when winter comes; In addition, I am planning to hold a Kemari tournament in the winter, with the participation of all 11 castles in the prefecture, in order to boost morale...... This is another grain crop! β
"Where did Wen Qi get so many tricks?" Gao Yanden was speechless. "Hunting is a local custom, and it is for the people to hoard firewood for the winter, so I did it.
"Fu Jun Mingjian," Gongsun Xun explained. "This move is to deter Goguryeo!"..
Gao Yanden panicked, and hurriedly grabbed the other party's wrist and asked, "What does Wen Qi mean that this Goguryeo is coming to invade my Liaodong?" β
To tell the truth, Gao Fujun's words turned to Gongsun Xun, who had all kinds of preparations, to stop him...... Obviously, he was concentrating on his own efforts and preparing to abolish Goguryeo, why did he become Goguryeo and invade? Ten brave men who don't dare to come to Liaodong, right?
If that were the case, everything would be easier, okay?
But...... Isn't that right?!
"What the prince said is extremely true!" Gongsun Xun suddenly grabbed the other party's wrist and said with a straight face. "As far as I know, the Goguryeo minister Myeongrindafu is becoming more ambitious, and it seems that he has been usurping the throne recently...... And the ministers, if they want to do this, they generally have to build martial arts outside the country in order to deter the country! In winter, the Hunjiang River froze, and for Goguryeo, it was suitable for the army to enter and exit the territory and assemble the invasion! β
"How's that going?!" Gao Yan became more and more flustered, and turned his head to ask the person beside him. "Yuan Jiegong, you have been here for a long time, can you know the situation in Goguryeo, is it as Wen Qi said?"
"Perhaps?" Zhang Jian had no choice but to fool around. "I don't know anything else, but it's true that Ming Lin Dafu intends to go further in China, and I've heard people say it......"
Gao Taishou's hands and feet became more and more cold.
"Fujun doesn't need to panic," Gongsun Xun hurriedly took advantage of the situation to speak. "We are in the eleven cities of Liaodong, and we are wide and wide, and if we really encounter him, we are not afraid of him. But because of this, it is necessary to boost morale and gather more people and county officials to practice! If the momentum can gradually rise, the people's hearts can be used, and Ming Lin Dafu will not dare to attack rashly if he wants to. β
At this point, Gongsun Xun's face did not change, and his heart did not beat, and he held his own Taishou and said calmly: "This is called the solidity of a country, there is no danger in Germany, and the so-called soldiers who surrender without a fight!" And these things don't need to be done by you...... Sit in the city, whether it's to boost morale or if there's an enemy to take the initiative, leave everything to me! β
"Wen Qi said it well!" Gao Yanden was overjoyed. "That's exactly how it should be...... You are a famous general in the sea, and I am relieved to entrust you with the matter! So, you just seem to want me to do something? β
"It's about the grain." Gongsun Xun said calmly. "This kind of training and gathering will be held in the event of Goguryeo, and the date will not be determined...... The government treasury needs to provide grain and straw immediately. Therefore, His Majesty took the liberty of asking the prince to send me a document that allowed me to transfer the treasury cheaply before the spring thaw, instead of asking for advice on everything. β
"That's fine," Gao Tai said thoughtfully. "You and I have a lot of hard work to save ......"
"I'm just afraid that the system is not compatible, right?" At this moment, a young man on the side suddenly interjected softly. "Fujun, my uncle is just the order of a county, and he is responsible for the affairs of this county......"
"What the boy said is very true!" Gongsun Xun glared fiercely at the righteous son of his old clan brother...... Sure enough, the mud couldn't support the wall...... Then he turned his head and looked angrily at Gao Yan who was close in front of him. "My father-in-law Sun Xun is a sincere heart for the public, if the government suspects me of overstepping my authority and asking the government treasury and having a greedy heart, please find someone else!"
As he spoke, he was about to get up and leave.
"What did Wen Qi say?" Gao Yanden grabbed the other party's sleeve and persuaded him. "If it were someone else, I would really suspect that he was suspected of embezzling the treasury, but Wenqi's family is rich, where will there be a shortage of money and food? So Wen Qi doesn't have to think about it, I'll write an official letter and allow you to call the treasury at will! β
"What about using methods such as hunting, drilling, and juju to gather people?" Gongsun Xun asked rhetorically.
"As long as you don't need me to show up, you can do whatever you want!" Gao Yan replied without hesitation. "By the way, I will make another document, allowing you to requisition the strong men of the eleven cities of this county at will for the purpose of prevention, how about it?"
"As long as the spring thaws," Gongsun Xun agreed. "After all, once the Hunjiang River and the Yalu River thaw, it will be troublesome to enter and exit Goguryeo...... Some people say that I have bad intentions! β
For a while, Gao Yan shook hands with Gongsun Xun and smiled, releasing his previous suspicions; Gongsun Yu's righteous son was pale and embarrassed beside him; Wang Xiu was silent; Zhang Jian eats with his head bored.
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