Chapter Forty-Eight: The Prince's Search
It's hot again.
It was already noon, and the sun was hanging high in the sky.
Li Chengqian led his men out of the city and went straight to Weishui.
In this era of the Tang Dynasty, there are still many crocodiles, and in some places they are even more crocodiles.
In ancient times, the environment was good and people were scarce, so there were still many creatures in the water. As for why there are fewer and fewer generations in later generations, in addition to human environmental factors, there are also human factors.
There are quite a few creatures that have been exterminated by humans.
Nowadays, there are crocodiles in the water outside Chang'an City, especially the big crocodile, that is, the bay crocodile, the ancient Chang'an City, known as the eight waters around Chang'an.
Outside the city, there are eight water systems, and there are quite a few crocodiles in the river.
Especially in this kind of weather, crocodiles like to get up from the river, climb out of the hole, and then lazily bask in the sun near the water.
However, crocodiles are very alert and timid creatures.
Don't look at the fierce appearance of crocodiles, in fact, most crocodiles are still very bold. Usually when they are basking in the sun, they still listen vigilantly to the movements around them, and if they are alarmed, they will flee into the river.
Of course, some of them are still very ferocious, so crocodiles often eat people in ancient times.
"Da Da Da ......"
The sound of horses' hooves sounded, and some of the waterfowl by the river were startled, and flew quickly to a short distance, and then disappeared at the end of the sky.
"Your Highness, if we continue like this, we will not be able to find the crocodile." A bearded Turk spoke.
"Your Highness, we are riding horses, and the sound of horses' hooves will say that crocodiles are scared away, why don't we get off our horses and walk along the river, what do you think?" Another Turk spoke.
"Our movement is too big, and the crocodile should be scared by us and dare not come out at all."
"That's right, I saw a few crocodiles-like creatures just now, and they all escaped into the water."
"Then let's go, take our weapons and walk along the river."
“……”
Everyone rode by the river for two hours, and it seemed that they had seen crocodiles several times, but they could not get close to it.
Li Chengqian's heart is a little anxious, if he is taken first by Li Taijie, won't his impression in front of his parents be backward again?
Therefore, I must find the crocodile and win the favor of my parents.
"Well, what you said is right, no wonder we searched so much and didn't find it." Li Chengqian got off the horse, took his saber, and limped forward.
The people behind him hurriedly followed Li Chengqian's pace.
These guards, except for a few who are from the Tang Dynasty, are all Turkic.
The Tang Dynasty was strong, so some Turks were attached, and some of the children of the nobles were even in the court, such as the guards around Li Chengqian, who were Turkic nobles.
Most of the attendants around Li Shimin and Li Chengqian were children of nobles.
Everyone walked forward along the river, and suddenly, a sharp-eyed man stopped, then pointed to the grass not far away, and said, "Your Highness, look, look, there are crocodiles!" ”
Everyone looked over, and their faces showed joy.
Alligator!
A crocodile more than two meters long, is in a bush from it, lazy.
With a long mouth, I don't know if it's because the weather is too hot now.
A strange bird was biting the crocodile's teeth in its mouth, apparently eating the minced meat inside the crocodile's teeth.
The crowd was overjoyed.
I didn't expect to find it so soon!
Hurrying forward, the bird sensed someone approaching, flapped its wings, and flew quickly into the distance.
And the crocodile also noticed that people were approaching, turned his head, looked at Li Chengqian and the others with a pair of cold eyes, and then moved his four legs and quickly walked towards the river.
"Don't let this crocodile escape!"
"Quick, stop this crocodile!"
"Quick, quick, arrows! With arrows! ”
"Quick!"
“……”
"Whoosh ......"
One after another, a sound sounded, and I saw sharp arrows moving forward quickly.
Then, a number of arrows landed on the crocodile.
Some arrows landed in front of the crocodile, blocking the crocodile's path.
"Great, great!"
"Shoot him!"
"Quick, quick, don't let this big crocodile escape!"
“……”
The crowd was overjoyed.
As long as the big crocodile is beaten back, it must be a great achievement!
So, all the people are running forward faster.
Even Li Chengqian's speed is much faster than before.
At this time, everyone is getting closer to this big crocodile.
Hearing the cheers, although I didn't know what it meant, the big crocodile seemed to see that the pain on his body was caused by the group of people in front of him.
The big crocodile was in pain, and its way was stopped again.
Ferocity is also stimulated.
Angry, he turned around and quickly rushed towards Li Chengqian and the others.
Li Chengqian and the others, as soon as they saw that the situation was not good, quickly turned around and ran.
However, in the midst of the crisis, these people seem to have forgotten that Li Chengqian's leg is lame, and he can't run far at all.
As a result, I saw a huge figure appear in Li Chengqian's, and the huge mouth bit Li Chengqian's foot, and then shook it hard......
"Quick, save Your Highness! Save Your Highness! ”
"Oh no, this crocodile is crazy!"
"This crocodile is crazy!"
“……”
At this time, Li Tai was in the palace, being pulled by Li Shimin, playing chess.
Looking at the chess pieces on the chessboard, Li Tai suddenly felt a little helpless.
To be honest, Li Tai has played Go online and knows some of the rules of Go, of course, he is still far from being proficient.
However, it is more than enough to deal with Li Shimin.
Several times, Li Tai was about to break Li Shimin's big dragon, but Li Shimin ruined the chess.
Therefore, Li Tai came to a conclusion: Daddy is a stinky chess basket!
"Dad, why don't you play with your second brother." Li Tai asked weakly.
"Huh? What the? Look down on me? Li Shimin said with a glare.
"Daddy, you won." Li Tai said helplessly.
"What? Did you deliberately release water to me? Li Shimin said with a glare.
"Daddy, I won!"
"What? What do you mean? Do you dare to win with my chess pieces? ”
"Why don't we draw chess?"
"The chess field is like a battlefield, how can there be a chess match?"
“……”
Therefore, Li Tai sat next to him helplessly and played chess silently.
I was very helpless in my heart.
If you weren't my father, I would have beaten you up a long time ago, believe it or not?
At this time, a figure came towards the city in a hurry, and his face was pale.
Such a serious thing has happened outside the city, if this matter is not reported to Your Majesty, I am afraid that the people who follow out of the city will not be able to eat and walk around.