Spring blossoms, all things recover, it is a good season for hunting, Li Shimin threw a bunch of government affairs to Changfang Xuanling and others, and took the king of Gaochang and several other countries to go to Kunming Pond to hunt, Kunming Pool is located in the southwest of Chang'an, it is said that Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty used to practice the place of sailors, but it has long been abandoned, but because of the abundance of water and grass, it has become a good place for hunting. Pen | fun | pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 ｉｎｆｏ

In order to show the importance of these people to King Gaochang, Li Shimin also called Li Xiu and the eldest grandson Wuji, these more important ministers, if placed in the past, Li Xiu was actually very reluctant to participate in such hunting activities, mainly because his riding skills and archery skills are too poor, even if he hunts in private, it will be very embarrassing if there are too many people, fortunately, he has not been idle in recent years, riding and archery have made a lot of progress, plus he also wants to see King Gaochang, so he readily agreed.

"Whoosh~" A sharp arrow came out of Li Xiu's hand, and in the blink of an eye, it hit a hare in the grass that came out to feed, which made the guards behind him also cheer, and someone immediately drove forward to pick up the hare.

It's not yet noon, Li Xiu has hunted six rabbits and a male deer, which is quite good, not only because of Li Xiu's archery skills, but also because of the royal hunting grounds around Kunming Pond, which are stocked with a large number of prey, and there are guards around to help drive away the prey, it can be said that as long as the archery skills are not too bad, the harvest will not be too bad.

"The horse is really good archery, and he has already hit so many prey!" At this moment, he suddenly saw a group of people turn out of the woods in front of him, and the first one praised Li Xiu, but when Li Xiu looked up, he found that it was the eldest grandson Wuji with a group of children, it was Li Chengqian and his brothers.

"Sir, you see I've hit a few hares too!" When Li Chengqian saw Li Xiu, he immediately rode forward, and raised a few hares in his hand with a happy face, as if he was waiting for Li Xiu's praise.

"Yes, yes, I'll roast a hare for you later!" Li Xiu first said hello to the eldest grandson Wuji, and then smiled at Li Chengqian.

For Li Chengqian, a student, Li Xiu is still quite satisfied, under his own education, this child is not like the original history has so many problems, in addition, he found that Li Shimin has a very problem with his son's education, that is, too much criticism and too little praise, and too harsh on children, which is also the biggest problem of traditional education in the Central Plains, so he usually tries to praise Li Chengdao as much as possible, so as to cultivate his confidence and improve his character.

Sure enough, as soon as he heard Li Xiu's praise and was able to eat the hare he roasted by himself, Li Chengdao immediately shouted with great joy: "Great, we can finally eat what Mr. made with his own hands, now we are blessed!" ”

While speaking, several children behind Li Chengdao also stepped forward to salute Li Xiu, one of them was about the same age as Li Chengqian, but he was heroic and martial, and he looked five or six points similar to Li Shimin, and this child was Li Shimin and Li Ke, the son of the former Sui princess.

Li Ke is actually the same age as Li Chengqian, but the birth month is younger, ranking third among Li Shimin's sons, but because Li Kuan, who ranked second, died young, so Li Ke is actually Li Shimin's second son, this child not only looks like Li Shimin, but also has a very similar personality, and he is very calm at a young age, and Li Xiu also noticed that among these children, Li Ke hit the most prey, and he even had a half-sized deer hanging on his horseback, and he was killed by a blow from the left eye, this arrow is much stronger than Li Xiu.

In addition to Li Chengqian and Li Ke, Li Tai is also here, he is also a student of Li Xiu, and he used to often follow Li Chengqian to study with Li Xiu, but although Li Tai's brain is smart, he is not too interested in what Li Xiu says, but he is more interested in Confucianism, and the articles are also beautifully written, in other words, this guy is a talent in liberal arts, but the content of Li Xiu's lectures is more focused on science, so Li Tai now goes to Li Xiu much less often than Li Chengqian.

Li Xiu said hello to several children, and then straightened up with a smile and smiled at the eldest grandson Wuji: "Why did Brother Wuji become the head of the child, didn't you hunt with Your Majesty?" ”

"Don't mention it, Your Majesty found traces of tigers in the west, and he was afraid that a few children would be in danger with him, so he asked me to bring Cheng Qian and them here, and he ran to hunt tigers with his guards!" The eldest grandson Wuji said helplessly at this time, he is the uncle of the country, and the task of taking the prince will naturally be handed over to him.

"Your Majesty personally went to the Tigers? What if there is an accident, why don't you persuade your uncle? Li Xiu couldn't help but feel a little guilty when he heard the words of the eldest grandson Wuji, Li Shimin is now the emperor, and he is concerned about the safety of the world, if he has any accidents, the chaos in the world is not unexpected, so all dynasties and dynasties attach great importance to the safety of the emperor, especially in the Ming Dynasty, the emperor was almost kept as a pet by the ministers, and the whole was locked in the big cage of the palace, just for fear that the emperor would have an accident.

"Why didn't you persuade him, but you don't know Your Majesty's temper, and he likes to hunt since he was a child, so it's impossible for him to give up this hobby, but don't worry too much, Your Majesty has always been brave, and I don't know how many Xiong Hu died in his hands, and there are generals like Cheng Biting Jin to follow, there will definitely be no problems." The eldest grandson Wuji said a little helplessly at this time, he grew up with Li Shimin since he was a child, and he couldn't be clearer about Li Shimin's hobbies and temper.

"Sir, don't worry about your father, it's useless for my mother to persuade him, and with so many guards following, there will definitely be no problems, let's find a place to eat, my stomach is almost hungry." At this moment, I saw the little fat man Li Tai shouting loudly at this time, he has had a big appetite since he was a child, otherwise he would not have grown so fat.

Hearing Li Tai's words, Li Xiu and the eldest grandson Wuji laughed almost at the same time, and then they took a group of children to a clearing on the periphery of the hunting ground, where they didn't have to worry about attracting any fierce beasts when barbecuing, and then let people bring water to clean up the prey, and the guards also cut firewood to make a fire, and a group of people started a picnic here, in fact, the prey was killed and eaten, which was also one of the greatest pleasures of hunting.

Li Xiu is a delicious person, he has prepared barbecue utensils before hunting, and all kinds of spices are also very complete, at the moment he skewered the cleaned prey on the fork used for barbecue, and then set it on the side of the fire while flipping it forward to smear oil and spices, and after a while, a tempting aroma of barbecue came out.

Seeing Li Xiu do it himself, the eldest grandson Wuji probably felt a little itchy, and even began to barbecue the prey himself, and when Li Xiu's first batch of hares was roasted, Li Chengqian's group of children immediately rushed up, and in the blink of an eye, they ate a few hares, but when the eldest grandson Wuji sent the roasted hares, Li Tai and they were very happy at first, but after tasting it, they were not interested, and no one ate it anymore, which made the eldest grandson Wuji smile bitterly, but he was not wronged to lose to Li Xiu in cooking.

Most of the prey in spring is not very fat, after all, they have survived a winter, and most of them have consumed the fat in their bodies, so more than a dozen hares were eaten by several children, Li Xiu and the eldest grandson Wuji did not eat a bite, fortunately, there are also deer that Li Xiu hit, which has also been processed at this time, and was roasted on the iron shelf.

Li Xiu was barbecuing the prey, while chatting with the eldest grandson Wuji, Li Chengqian's group of children were also half-full at this time, and they were competing in archery at this time, the result is naturally needless to say, Li Ke, who hit the most prey, was naturally excellent in archery, and almost beat Li Chengqian's brothers, but Li Chengqian didn't care, but talked and laughed with Li Ke, which also made Li Xiu quite comforted, the biggest problem of Li Chengqian in history is his character, but now he is much stronger in history.

When the venison was roasted, Li Xiu beckoned a few children to eat meat, and he and his eldest grandson Wuji cut a large piece of meat and put it on the plate, sitting on the grass while chatting and eating, but at this moment, I suddenly saw Li Ke come straight to Li Xiu, and saluted very respectfully: "Li Ke greets Yan Guogong!" ”

"King Shu doesn't have to be polite, why don't you go to eat barbecue?" Li Xiu couldn't help but smile when he saw Li Ke, after Li Shimin ascended the throne, his sons were also crowned kings, Li Ke was first named the king of Han, and later changed to the king of Shu, and was not named the king of Wu until a few years later.

"I've eaten enough just now, but I have always had a question in my heart that I can't understand, I have asked a few gentlemen, but they can't answer, it just so happened that I heard that Yan Guogong is erudite and talented, and he can definitely answer the questions in my heart, so I took the liberty to come to ask for advice, and please don't blame Guogong!" Li Ke replied very politely at this time.

"Oh? Do you have any questions you can't figure out? Li Xiu also asked with interest when he heard Li Ke's words, he usually teaches a few children to read, and he is also quite experienced in helping children answer questions, plus he has far more insight than this era, so he is not worried that he will not be able to answer.

"Qi Guogong, I read Qu Yuan's "Tianwen" before, and there are many questions in it that have no answers, among which I am most interested in the sentence 'What is the Eight Pillars, what is the loss of the Southeast', I wonder if Guogong can help me answer it?" Li Ke stood up straight at this time and said.

"Tianwen" is Qu Yuan's question about the phenomena of heaven and earth, nature and the human world, there are many questions with outstanding imagination, even if it is placed in the later generations, it will feel very advanced, Li Ke asked the sentence 'What are the eight pillars, what is the loss of the southeast', the so-called eight pillars, refers to the legend that there are eight pillars supporting the sky, but Qu Yuan doubts this, so he asks where are the eight optimus pillars, why no one has seen them, and why is the earth low in the southeast, in fact, it is high in the west and low in the east?

Regarding Li Ke's question, Li Xiu also smiled indifferently, and immediately organized the language and was ready to answer, but he didn't notice that the eldest grandson Wuji next to him had been staring at Li Ke with blazing eyes, and the expression on his face seemed to be a little strange.