Chapter 2 Hunting for Yingjiao

The matter of field hunting has existed since ancient times. The ancient ancestors of the pen and the fun www.biquge.info did not know how to farm, and they lived by fishing and hunting all day long. By the time of the Shang and Zhou dynasties, when farming had become the main means of livelihood for the people, the symbolic meaning of field hunting far exceeded its practical significance. Since Zhou Gong made a weekly ceremony, field hunting has become a part of the "ceremony". Spring search, summer seedlings, autumn hunting, winter hunting, hunting at four o'clock. One is to eliminate the damage to the field and protect the crops from the ravages of birds and beasts; Second, the birds and animals hunted should also be supplied to the temple to worship the ancestors. The three are also for driving chariots and horses, bending bows and riding and shooting, which can also be regarded as a kind of military training. Finally, the delicacies of the mountains and wild game obtained from the field hunting are also used for feasting guests and "filling the king's house". Therefore, Cao Cao proposed Qiu Qiu at this time, and everyone naturally did not doubt him.

It's just that the matter of field hunting should always be proposed by His Majesty, and then the courtiers seconded it, so that there will be special people to prepare. Whether it is the choice of the hunting place, or the arrangement of the time, the construction of the camp will be reported one by one. After everything is in order, the emperor and the civil and military officials will enter the hunting ground and hunt in the fields. But now the matter of Qiu Qiu is Cao Cao's decision, which can be regarded as unprecedented.

Moreover, Cao Cao was above the main hall, and his words and deeds all put great pressure on Liu Xie. This time, it was more of a notice than an application. The place of hunting, Cao Cao has decided; When the hunt is rounded, it is the day after tomorrow. Even the construction of the camp, the residence of hundreds of officials, and all the arrangements have been made by Cao Cao. It can be said that you only need to wait for the approval of the Son of Heaven, and you can travel immediately. Cao Cao's trespassing, how could Liu Xie not be angry in his heart?

Speaking of himself, since he arrived in Yingyin, although Cao Cao is quite good to himself, he has everything in the palace. But there is one thing, I don't have much power in my hands. Although Cao Cao respects himself as His Majesty, over the years, he has to make whatever decree he wants. On the contrary, I want to promote some henchmen, but it is difficult. Not only is there no army in their own hands, but even many important positions cannot be placed in the hands of people. Although the former ministers of Donggui were nominally reinstated, in fact, the power in their hands had long been divided by Cao Cao's people. In this way, what is the difference between himself and when he was in the hands of Dong Zhuo, Li Dao and others? If you don't have the right, what's the point of being an emperor.

This is also the reason why he recognized Liu Bei, the imperial uncle, in public. Although I don't know if he is really a member of the Han family, this person is quite capable. Although he is trapped in the temple, he still knows a lot about the major events in the world. He named him General Zuo, also in order to be able to compete with Cao Cao. Especially Cao Cao also needs the orthodox name of the Han family, and he rewards Liu Bei in public, even if he Cao Cao is unwilling in his heart, he is helpless. It's just that I didn't expect Cao Cao's counterattack to come so quickly.

Thinking of this, Liu Xie, who was above the main hall, immediately spoke: "Cao Aiqing, that Yuan Shao's heart is obvious, and now he is stationed in Hebei, and the soldiers are directly aimed at Yingdu. You want to hunt in the field at this time, I'm afraid it's not appropriate. ”

When Cao Cao heard this, he laughed and said, "Your Majesty's words are wrong! ”

As soon as these words came out, the ministers of the DPRK and China were even more surprised. Although those who write history often comment on the merits and demerits of the emperor, even the ministers will tactfully argue when confronted with the emperor's wrong opinions. But like Cao Cao, he bluntly said that the emperor was wrong in public, and since the founding of the Han Dynasty, he may be the only one. This kind of behavior, how can these old ministers not be frightened?

However, Cao Cao's face was full of indifference, and then he said: "Although Yuan Shao has the heart of disobedience now, but under the power of my Han Tianwei, what is there to fear!" Moreover, the ancient emperors, searching for summer seedlings in spring, hunting in autumn and winter, went out to the suburbs at four o'clock to show their martial arts in the world. The law of the ancestors and the gift of the saints cannot be easily destroyed. Moreover, if there is chaos today, and the princes are fighting separately, and the four seas are in turmoil, His Majesty should borrow the field to hunt and talk about martial arts. Show force in the world, so that the princes are stable, and the four Yi surrender. Autumn is at the right time, so what's wrong? ”

When Liu Xie heard this, his pupils suddenly shrank. If Cao Cao's tone of saying Qiu Qiu was like a notice just now, now his tone is to tell himself clearly that the matter of Qiu Qiu has been decided, and you have to go if you don't go. As soon as Cao Cao's words fell, Liu Xie looked at Yang Biao, Dong Cheng and others in the court, only to see that these people were all silent, and they knew in their hearts that this time, they really couldn't go.

Therefore, Liu Xiechang sighed and said: "Since Cao Sikong has said so, then let it all be arranged by Sikong." The day after tomorrow is the day after tomorrow, as long as everything is ready. ”

When Cao Cao heard this, the corners of his mouth rose slightly, and he chuckled: "Your Majesty, rest assured, everything has been arranged." ”

When Liu Xie heard this, he could only nod helplessly. It's just that what he didn't expect was that the things that made him even more angry were still to come. On the day of the field hunt, Cao Cao had already selected good horses, famous eagles, handsome dogs, bows and arrows, gathered troops outside the city early in the morning, and all the civil and military officials were waiting for Liu Xie's arrival at the city gate. These were originally the normal processes of field hunting, and Liu Xie had already been familiar with them, but it was nothing. It's just that what annoyed Liu Xie's heart was that when Cao Cao knelt down and kowtowed to worship after his Luan drove away, he was the only one who stood with his fists in his hands, just bowing and arching his hand was considered a salute. Although Liu Xie was angry in his heart, he didn't attack immediately, but asked, "Cao Aiqing, where are my horses, bows and arrows?" ”

Cao Cao then pointed ahead and said, "The free horse is here, please get on the horse." When Liu Xie heard this, he was even more displeased. The so-called free horse is a horse specially trained for the nobility. Because after a long period of training, this horse walks quite smoothly, does not bump, and is more comfortable to ride. But in front of the public, asking yourself to step on a free horse, isn't it a mockery that you don't know how to equestrian? Although everyone knows this matter in their hearts, wouldn't it damage the majesty of my emperor if it is made public like this!

However, Cao Cao didn't care so much, so he asked the little eunuch to help Liu Xie get on the horse, and brought him a treasure carving bow, and the quiver was full of golden arrows. Cao Cao also turned on his horse and followed Liu Xie to the hunting ground. Cao Cao sat down as his favorite horse, not only tall and mighty, but also solemn. Only because the whole body is snow-white, only the color of the horse's hooves is golden, so it is named claw yellow flying lightning. Compared with the free horse and the claw Huang Feining, it is really too bad. Cao Cao even marched with Liu Xie, only one head worse than Liu Xie. Behind him are Dian Wei, Xu Chu, Li Dian, Le Jin and other confidants, as for the civil and military officials, they all follow behind. The three Liu Bei brothers, naturally, also carried bows and arrows, wore armor to cover their hearts, and held weapons, and on the march, they walked behind their uncle Dong Cheng. It wasn't until after the field hunt started that he had the opportunity to go to Liu Xie's side.

Cao Cao's actions today can be described as extremely arrogant, and you can imagine how angry Liu Xie's heart is. Especially Cao Cao is now riding a horse and standing beside him, which makes his mood even more unhappy. Only then did the order be sent to Liu Bei to step forward. As soon as Liu Bei arrived, he immediately rolled the saddle and dismounted, knelt down and saluted: "Minister Liu Bei, meet Your Majesty." ”

Liu Xie glanced at Liu Bei, and his mood was slightly better. Although Cao Cao's old thief is powerful, Liu Bei is also very human. As long as it is used well, it may not be impossible to destroy the Cao thief. Thinking of this, he immediately said: "Uncle Huang, let's be even." I summoned Uncle Huang to come, but I really wanted to watch Uncle Huang shoot and hunt. ”

When Liu Bei heard this, he immediately got up and bowed in response. Then he turned over and got on his horse, and a hare suddenly sprang out of the woods. I think that Liu Bei is also a person who practices martial arts, and he has been in battle for a long time, and he is like a meteor with a bow and arrows. An arrow hit the hare. Liu Xie saw it and praised it even more: "Uncle Huang is really good at archery!" ”

Suddenly, an elk popped out from the other side, and Cao Cao on the side suddenly said: "Now that the elk is on the left, just as Your Majesty shoots it, why don't Your Majesty give it a try?" ”

Liu Xie is already weak, and he has not practiced any martial arts over the years, his four bodies are not diligent, and he does not distinguish between grains, where can he shoot arrows. What's more, although the treasure carving bow is not a strong bow, it also has the power of two stones. Now that all the ministers are behind him, Liu Xie was forced by Cao Cao's words, and he was already annoyed in his heart, but at this time, he was even more angry, and fired three arrows in a row, but the arrows missed. Hearing Cao Cao's contemptuous smile on the side, his heart was even angrier. looked back at Cao Cao and said, "Why don't Cao Aiqing shoot it?" Let me also see Cao Aiqing's archery skills. ”

But seeing Cao Cao, he smiled lightly and said, "The minister came out today, but he didn't carry a bow and arrow." Your Majesty wants to see the archery skills of the ministers, and please ask Your Majesty to borrow my bow and arrows to use. ”

When Liu Xie heard this, he didn't think much about it, but handed the treasure carving bow in his hand directly to Cao Cao. All the time, the golden arrow was pulled out of Liu Xie's quiver by Cao Cao. Cao Cao stretched out his arms, buckled the bowstring, and shot out with an arrow, right in the neck of the elk. Seeing this, Liu Xie could only hold back his anger and praise Cao Cao's divine shooting.

It's just that Liu Xie didn't think that the generals and colonels who had already been scattered around, as well as the hundred officials behind him, saw the last arrow, the golden arrow came out, and the elk fell in response. No one noticed that the arrow was fired by Cao Cao. To tell the truth, the only people who know about this matter are Liu Xie, Liu Bei, Cao Cao and his henchmen, and those ministers are far away, where can they tell clearly? Therefore, the generals and ministers all thought that this arrow was shot by the emperor. Therefore, everyone enthusiastically went to the emperor and shouted long live.

When Liu Xie heard this, he was already embarrassed. Where did you think of it, Cao Cao was even more excessive, and he stepped forward directly, walked directly to his front, and calmly accepted everyone's praise. Guan Yu behind Liu Bei immediately opened his eyes angrily, and immediately raised the Qinglong Knife and was about to go out. Liu Bei on the side hurriedly pulled Guan Yu's arm and shook his head to signal him to be calm. It's just that this scene has already fallen in the eyes of "people with hearts".

The mountain call was over, and Cao Cao turned around and congratulated Liu Xie. It's just a treasure carving bow, Cao Cao hangs himself on his horse, but he has not returned it. Liu Bei even stepped out and praised loudly: "Sikong is really a divine shot!" ”

When Cao Cao heard this, he carefully glanced at Liu Bei, and then smiled lightly: "Xuande is praised, thanks to Your Majesty's blessing, hahahaha!" ”