12. Leopard Room

There is a palace at #, this palace looks ordinary from the outside, but people who know it unconsciously walk around, this is the favorite place of Emperor Zhengde today - the leopard room, enter the inside, you can first hear a roar, the voice is high-pitched and fierce, making people shudder. This cry is often made by the most ferocious animals, and these animals are kept in large cages, with shiny skin, fat and strong, and they seem to be impatiently locked up, and their eyes are fierce and fierce.

In front of an iron cage, there is a man about thirty years old who is sitting on the side, with a smile on his face, staring at the cage with appreciation, this person's black and shiny hair is tied to the top of his head by a hosta, and he is wearing #, he is sturdy, muscular, full of fire-like enthusiasm, this person is the emperor of the Ming Dynasty - Zhu Houzhao, he sits in front of the iron cage, a dissolute, full of care, without a little imperial solemnity and majesty. There are three or four young people around him, all of whom are in their twenties, the tallest of which is the celebrity next to Zhu Houzhao - Jiang Bin, he is quite trusted by Zhu Houzhao, and was named # by Zhu Houzhao, standing next to Jiang Bin with a smile on his face is #, he is dressed in cloth, he was originally a street performer, and then he accidentally met Zhu Houzhao, and the two chatted quite speculatively, so they entered Zhu Houzhao's eyes, and the remaining person was short, but with a brave and aggressive look on his face, this person is the son of #, Back then, he also went to the battlefield with Zhu Houzhao to kill the Tartars, these three people and Zhu Houzhao all had a look of eagerness on their faces, and the behemoth locked in the cage in front of the four people was a colorful tiger, this tiger was dressed in gold, and was walking around the cage irritably, eager to rush out of the cage at once and splash it to his heart's content.

In the roar of this eye-catching tiger, Zhu Houzhao frowned, and said impatiently: "Why hasn't this kid Ding Dewu arrived yet?" ”

Several people behind him glanced at each other a few times, Jiang Bin cleared his throat and was about to speak, when suddenly a person ran from outside, and shouted loudly: "It's late, it's late, it's strange." ”

This person didn't care about Zhu Houzhao's presence at all, and Zhu Houzhao didn't feel angry, slapped his face and said, "Ding Dewu, you're finally here." ”

It turned out that it was Ding Dewu who came in in a hurry, he was dressed shortly, and he looked even more energetic and bright.

While speaking, Zhu Houzhao stood up while rolling up his sleeves, and said with great interest: "Come, old rules, roll the dice, whoever is older will come first." ”

Several people obviously have a tacit understanding, Ding Dewu wiped his sweat while Jiang Bin and the three of them surrounded Zhu Houzhao, Zhu Houzhao's eyes were shining, and the waiter had already sent three jade dice to Zhu Houzhao's hands, only to see Zhu Houzhao shake the dice for a while, and then threw it, everyone hurriedly surrounded it, but it was a # thrown, Zhu Houzhao laughed and said: "This time maybe it's my first." As he spoke, he was ready to go.

Jiang Bin glanced at Ding Dewu without a trace, Ding Dewu nodded, looking confident, and the four of them threw the dice one after another, and after Ding Dewu finished throwing, Zhu Houzhao beat his chest and paused, it turned out that Ding Dewu threw a #, which was just bigger than Zhu Houzhao.

Ding Dewu laughed and said to the four of them: "This time I have good luck, let me tame this tiger first." ”

It turned out that this tiger had just been sent to the leopard house, and the wildness had not been removed, and the five people were rolling the dice here for which one would end up taming the tiger first.

Although Zhu Houzhao didn't take the lead, he was still interested. It didn't take long for the guards to push the cage of the tiger into a circular field, which was about seven or eight zhang in circumference, and was surrounded by an iron fence. At this time, Ding Dewu was also equipped to stop, he had already covered his upper body with a pair of armor like armor, and the vital points were tightly protected, wearing a helmet on his head, only his eyes were exposed, and the guards next to him had already sent a long whip to him, Ding Dewu threw a whip flower casually, and the sound echoed crisply, and the tiger heard the sound and stared at it with eyes like copper bells. Ding Dewu was not afraid at all, and after the guards opened the iron door, he twisted his body and rushed in, and at the same time, a group of guards covered in armor had already gone in to guard the surroundings, just waiting for an accident to come forward to help.

The tiger didn't notice the guards standing in the four corners at all, just stared at Ding Dewu, and made a "hmm" sound in his throat, obviously taking Ding Dewu as the target of attack, Ding Dewu didn't dare to be careless at all, his feet were firmly nailed to the ground, and his body was full of accumulated strength.

The tiger lowered his head, his eyes were fixed on Ding Dewu, and suddenly he pounced forward, and it was really a thunderous speed and rushed over, Ding Dewu was ready when he saw the tiger in a posture, the tiger just jumped up vigorously, he was already in front, his body was faster than the tiger, he jumped three feet, his feet kicked the iron fence next to him, his body turned into the air, and the long whip in his hand burst out of a spring thunder, and "snapped" on the tiger. As soon as the tiger pounced, he was whipped by Ding Dewu again, screaming in pain, turning his body around, his head was facing Ding Dewu, and he pounced again with his mouth open. As soon as Ding Dewu stood still, he felt a gust of wind rise in front of him, and he knew that the tiger was about to pounce again, so he hurriedly shortened his body, and the tiger grazed his scalp and pounced again. Ding Dewu took advantage of the tiger's not yet turned around, the long whip in his hand was forced, and he pulled it against the ground, hitting the tiger's right hind leg, the tiger was in pain, and his anger was completely aroused. At this time, everyone in and out of the field didn't even dare to breathe, Zhu Houzhao held his breath and concentrated, his hand firmly grasped the corner of his clothes, he only felt extremely excited at this time, and he couldn't wait to fight with the tiger in the field. The guards in the field were also ready, and when Ding Dewu was slightly defeated, they rushed forward and subdued the tiger.

Everyone present was thrilled, but Ding Dewu was not panicked at all, in the blink of an eye, he had already made several moves with the tiger, but no matter how powerful the tiger was, he couldn't touch the corners of Ding Dewu's clothes, but was whipped a few times by Ding Dewu, it was irritable for a while, and it was even more ferocious, and it wanted to tear Ding Dewu to pieces immediately. At this time, Ding Dewu was already sweating profusely, but the two eyes that were exposed were not afraid at all. At this time, the tiger pounced again, with the wind pressed over, Ding Dewu hurriedly flashed to the side, easily avoided the past, but the tiger was very cunning, Ding Dewu's body has not yet stood still, it flicked its tail, "snap" on Ding Dewu's face, Rao is Ding Dewu wearing a helmet, but also felt a pain on his face, at this moment, the tiger turned around early, and jumped again, towards Ding Dewu, Ding Dewu was just drawn by the tiger's tail and did not stand firm, how can there be time to miss this pounce, seeing that the tiger is about to press under the palm, And the guards next to him didn't have time to rush forward to save him, Zhu Houzhao couldn't help but "sigh", and his heart was about to jump out of his throat.