Although it is said that raising a tiger is also a very foreign thing, but it is too dangerous to raise this thing, what if it breaks out and hurts people?

"Long'er, I don't object to you wanting to raise it, but after all, this is a fierce beast, wild and untamable, what if you bring it back to the mansion and hurt people?" Xuan Shijing said.

"Master Hou doesn't have to worry, this is handed over to Long'er, and Long'er will definitely tame it well." Long'er patted her chest with confidence.

"Okay, if you can tame it, then you can keep it, it just so happens that there are few people in the Hou Mansion, and it is not bad to raise a caretaker." Xuan Shijing hesitated for a moment and agreed: "Take it back in a while, don't let the royal guards in the hunting ground kill it again, by the way, bring back the cubs in its nest, anyway, a sheep is also released, and a group of sheep is also released." "Xuan Shijing is completely holding the mentality that there are more lice and are not afraid of biting, and he is ready to put the tiger in the Hou Mansion to raise, this thing is much stronger than a dog if it is well raised, anyway, the Hou Mansion will definitely be able to raise it in the future.

"Master Xie!" With Xuan Shijing's approval, Long'er was overjoyed, patted the tiger's head, and said to it: "In the future, you and your children will follow me to ensure that you are full of food and drink and not hungry, but you don't hurt people, otherwise, me." I ......" Long'er thought for a long time, didn't come up with any threatening words, and said indiscriminately: "Anyway, if you hurt someone, I don't want you." ”

The tiger was also psychic, and after listening to Long'er's words, he raised his head and rubbed Long'er's palm.

"Let's go, Long'er, let it take us and bring its cub back, see it like this, it's a little later, don't starve the tiger cub to death." Xuan Shijing said.

"Yes." Long'er nodded, and then said to the tiger: "I have to give you a name, otherwise you won't know how to call it in the future." Little Hou Ye, you can help give it a name. ”

Xuan Shijing glanced at the tiger lying on the ground: "It's such a big one, and you like it so much, it's called Dabao." ”

"Dabao? Hahahaha. Long'er couldn't hold back and laughed: "Little Marquis, I see that you stay in the study all day long and read so many books, but I didn't expect your name to be so earthy." ”

"The name Dabao is so foreign, I won't argue with you, it's almost noon, we have to rush back to cook and eat." Xuan Shijing glanced at Long'er angrily.

"Yes, yes, the little marquis said to be called Dabao, and it will be called Dabao." Long'er smiled and patted Dabao's head: "Hear it, Dabao, go, take us to your house and take your Xiaobao over." ”

Long'er got up, returned to the place just now, and carried the bamboo basket placed on the ground on her back

Under the guidance of Dabao, Xuan Shijing and Long'er found the tiger cub in the nest, Long'er stepped forward to check it, turned her head to Xuan Shijing and said, "Master Hou, there are two tiger cubs, and one has died." Long'er was a little sad.

Dabao stepped forward and arched the two cubs, and also found that one of his children had died, and he screamed sadly, lying next to the two cubs, and there were vague tears flashing in the tiger's eyes, and he let out a whining cry.

Xuan Shijing didn't know what to do, looking at Dabao's sad eyes, he could only tell Long'er to dig a pit on the spot and bury the dead cub.

Since the Zhenguan period, first there was a war with the Turks, and then there were natural disasters, and people couldn't live anymore, not to mention animals, Dabao and his two cubs were not hunted and eaten by people, which was already considered good luck.

"Okay Long'er, pick up the rest of this cub, let's go back, it is estimated that Your Majesty and they have almost caught some prey." Seeing that Long'er buried the dead cub, Xuan Shijing spoke.

"Yes." Long'er walked up to the remaining cub, bent down to pick it up, and said to Dabao: "Let's go, let's go back to eat, and when you are full, you can feed your child." ”

The two of them walked along the road they came from to the camp where Li Shimin was stationed.

After walking for a while, before he could get close to the camp, he heard a commotion.

"There are tigers!"

"Quick! Protect Your Majesty and Mother! ”

The guards quickly stood still, bent their bows and arrows, and aimed at Dabao.

"Stop!" Xuan Shijing shouted: "I am Xuan Shijing." ”

The chief of the guard motioned to his subordinates to aim their bows and arrows at the ground, and shouted loudly: "Little Hou Ye is trapped by that fierce tiger? ”

"No, this is my maid's tamed pet, I plan to bring it back, you don't have to be nervous, don't worry, it won't hurt anyone." Xuan Shijing said as he approached the crowd with Long'er and Dabao.

It's really the little marquis, and the guards are talking about it.

"This little marquis is so powerful, he actually tamed the tiger."

"Didn't you listen to what the little marquis just said, it was tamed by the maid beside him."

"Ah, I can't see it, you see that girl is innocent and cute, she can beat the tiger."

The chief guard glared, and the guards immediately stopped talking.

While speaking, Xuan Shijing had already arrived in front of the crowd, but the chief guard stopped Xuan Shijing.

"Little Marquis, I'm afraid that this tiger can't enter the camp, Your Majesty and the queen's golden body, if you go out of business, the lower officials can't afford it." The chief of the guard motioned for his men to put away their bows and arrows, and then clenched his fists and said to Xuan Shijing.

Xuan Shijing thought about it carefully, and then said: "Long'er, just place Dabao not far from our carriage, don't let it get close to the crowd, you go and settle it first, and I'll take the groom to send Dabao something to eat in a while." He turned his head to look at the chief guard: "This lord, this tiger cub in my maid's arms is only half a month old, and there is no danger, so let us take it with us so that it is easy to take care of, how about it?" ”

As soon as Xuan Shijing said this, the chief guard found that there was still a tiger cub lying in the arms of the little maid beside Hou Ye, and then turned his eyes to Xuan Shijing, nodded and said, "It's okay." ”

Xuan Shijing nodded to the chief of the guard in thanks, and walked to his carriage, while Long'er went to settle Dabao.

Back at the camp, Xuan Shijing saw that Li Shimin and the civil and military officials had already returned, and before Xuan Shijing stepped forward to say hello, Cheng Yanjin saw Xuan Shijing.

"Jing'er, come, come to Uncle Cheng's side." Cheng Yanjin beckoned to Xuan Shijing.

Xuan Shijing walked over and bowed: "Uncle Cheng." ”

"Don't learn those sour Confucians at a young age, do you feel okay when you come out this time?" Cheng Yanjin asked with concern: "You are young and have a bony body, and my sister-in-law didn't come with you this time, but are you still used to it?" ”

"Uncle Cheng bothered, this time I came out, it feels good, Uncle Cheng, how many prey did you hit?" Xuan Shijing asked, except for Cheng Yanjin and a few princes here, everyone else is not very familiar with it, and there is a big treasure waiting for its rations outside.

"Hahaha, Jing'er, you don't know Uncle Cheng's ability yet, if it weren't for the guards who couldn't take it, your Uncle Cheng would be able to get all the panting beasts back in this royal hunting ground." Cheng Yanjin laughed, and was very happy to hear Xuan Shijing ask about his harvest, because among all the ministers, he had harvested the most prey.

"Hee-hee, this. Uncle Cheng, can you give some of the prey you hunted to Jing'er? Jing'er has two pets, and she hasn't eaten yet. Xuan Shijing said with some embarrassment.

"Okay, how much do you want, just go and get it, if it's not enough, Uncle Cheng will get you some after noon." Cheng Yanjin didn't care what kind of pet Xuan Shijing had, and waved his big hand, arrogant.

"Then Jing'er will thank Uncle Cheng."

Now that Dabao's rations were gone, Xuan Shijing hurriedly said goodbye to Cheng Yanjin, found his own groom, and took him to the place where the guards placed the prey, and found the prey that Cheng Yanjin brought back.

"There are really a lot of things, it seems that the Royal Forest Army really didn't bother to think about it before." Xuan Shijing muttered to himself.

Looking at the prey scattered on the ground, from wild boars to pheasants, there are more than a dozen kinds of them, most of which are fatal with one arrow.

The founding nobles of the Tang Dynasty are really not in vain, and the subordinate officials of the Tiance Mansion in the past are not military generals, but also civil ministers, who can carry long knives on the battlefield to cut down a few enemies.

Picking a fat roe deer, Xuan Shijing asked a guard to carry it with his own groom and found Long'er.

At this time, Long'er in the woods was retreating Dabao's wounds, and the guards who came with Xuan Shijing saw a spotted tiger at first glance, and he was so frightened that his hand slipped, and the roe deer fell to the ground. ”

The guard nodded, trembling and leaving.

The groom lifted the roe deer alone and put it in front of Dabao.

"Why is Your Majesty's guard's psychological endurance so poor, and he was scared like this by an injured tiger." Xuan Shijing couldn't help but despise it, it was better than his own groom.