Chapter 8: Shoot the white deer with a strong bow

In the early winter of October, the temperature on the cotton is cool, and the earth is dry and yellow.

From a distance, the soldiers of the Zhao clan, who had harvested the left ear and head of the enemy army on the battlefield, had become hunters in the countryside at this time, preparing to capture the prey that had been recuperating for a whole year and had been nourished by the earth to become fat and strong.

With the sound of the deer flute, the creatures in the Mianshang Hunting Garden began to jump and run among the sparse grass, hares, colorful chicks, flower deer, elk, geese, their chase and death, will bring the nobles full of bloody excitement and pleasure.

And Zhao's car formation was slowly unfolding from behind.

The skill of hunting lies in the encirclement, and driving the prey to the predetermined hunting ground can not only improve the efficiency of hunting, but also have a strong military training significance.

Of course, every year, spring harvesting, summer seedlings, autumn hunting, and winter hunting are carried out during the agricultural slack, which is also the way for the Spring and Autumn lords to train the bow and carriage driving, and everything must be in order: do not violate the agricultural time, do not pick bird eggs, do not kill pregnant female beasts, do not hurt the small beasts that have not grown up, do not destroy the nests, and open the net when hunting, leaving room for ......

However, excited young people don't care much about these rules if they are not supervised.

Overlooking from a high place, the first to move on the field was Bolu's Chinese army, although Zhao Bolu's personality was mild, and many things were unwilling to fight, but under the pursuit of several younger brothers, and at the instigation of some retainers who took the initiative to serve, he sometimes had to fight. Now, with the help of Jia Sima, he commands the entire convoy with a copper axel in his hand, and drives the prey to the glade to kill by changing the formation.

At least so far, he is the eldest son of the most promising heir to the family!

The right moment moved, and Zhongxin, who had believed in the incomparably noble car battle since he was a child, held on to the car rail, and secretly swore that he must capture more prey than Zhao Wuxian, so that the arrogant cheap son could understand what an upright aristocratic teacher is.

His royal Rong Cheng He was covered with a white silk ribbon on his face, and there were a little traces of blood printed on him, and Zhao Wuxian was not punished, which was really beyond his expectations. With unwillingness, Cheng He shook violently, the horse was in pain, and he galloped away with the bulky chariot.

And Shu Qi's beardless face couldn't smile anymore, he calculated and calculated, the original intention was to make Wuxian and Zhongxin grudge. Although the current situation is similar, Wuxian's performance today not only overpowered Zhongxin, but also threw him off who had been watching. It's like a fisherman waiting for cranes and mussels to fight, and suddenly finds that the crane is not trapped by the mussel shell, but eats it dry and cleans, and is about to soar for nine days!

He urged the car to wade and hunt hard, for fear that he would fall behind Wuxian again and become a useless person in his father's eyes.

Finally, Zuo Ju also moved, Zhao Wuxian rode on horseback, carried a horned bow, and took the two lieutenants of Yu Xi and Mu Xia, urging the horse to raise his hooves and step into the hunting ground. Behind them were seventy-two apprentices wielding bronze daggers to scare and drive away the beasts, as well as several wagons carrying their prey.

In the Spring and Autumn Period, when the Xia countries fought or hunted in formation, the right was respected, and the left was slightly lower. But in general, this position is still important, Zhao Wuxian knows that he has crossed a hurdle and officially received Zhao Ying's first recognition, and can be listed in the formation and compete with his cheap brothers!

When the opportunity comes, he has to seize it, because only by taking the position of the family son and becoming the heir can he change the fate of the Zhao family and his sister Ji Huan.

Zhao Wuxian's eyes were like torches, and he shot left and right with a strong bow and arrows, and the arrows were not missing, but unfortunately most of the front of the left moment were small prey. After a while, the rear cart was full of more than a dozen hares, although the number was many, but the weight was obviously not enough.

What's more, after all, he was only thirteen years old, and his body had not yet fully grown, and when he pulled a stone horn bow more than ten times in a row, his arm was a little sore, and his rhythm gradually slowed down. Think about the Tartar emperor who shot 300 rabbits a day in later generations, and was nicknamed "Rabbit Shooting Maniac" by historical ticket friends. Xuan Ye, Zhao Wuxian felt that he was really out of reach.

And Yu Xi and Mu Xia were born in stables, and they have no experience in large-scale hunting, and their archery skills are limited, so their secondary role is actually very limited. It seems that it is not easy to win the first place in this competition.

At this moment, the wind blew the grass low, and a rare white elk appeared in front of everyone's eyes, causing bursts of exclamations.

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The blood-pumping hunt belonged to the young people, and Zhao Ying and Le Qi sat opposite each other on the high platform, handing cups and lamps while watching this battle of chasing man and beast.

Although there was a brief disorder before, Zhao Ying is still very satisfied with the performance of the Zhao team. Yuren, who just went to look for Gubu Ziqing, reported that no one was found near Jie Zitui's tomb, which made him very disappointed.

That's when it happened.

"Deer, it's a white deer!" Someone shouted.

Are there really white elks? Zhao Ying was secretly happy in his heart, and couldn't help but stand up and look.

For foreign visitors from afar, Mianshang is the grave of Jie Zitui, a loyal servant who cut meat and feeders, but was burned alive by a man-made fire after avoiding seclusion, and his tragic deeds have spread throughout Kyushu.

But in the eyes of the old Qing clan of the Jin Kingdom, especially the Zhao family and the Wei clan, whose ancestors also followed the Jin Wen Gong and went into exile in other countries, there is not so much respect for Jie Zitui.

Is Zhao Yuan, who is following the Duke of Jin Wen, a second minister? He is good at diplomatic rhetoric, and has won the favor and help of the three overlords and quasi-overlords of Duke Wen of Jin, Duke Huan of Qi, King Cheng of Chu, and Duke Mu of Qin.

So for Zhao, the significance of this place is more than that.

Eighty years ago, a "difficulty in the lower palace" almost wiped out the Zhao family, but fortunately, the "Zhao orphan" Zhao Wu was spared, and the family was able to continue.

After Zhao Wu became an adult, it was on Mianshang that the new generation of overlord Jin Mourning Gong held a big salute, that is, a military parade. In this big bargain, he promoted Zhao Wu and officially granted him the position of lower secretary, which marked the beginning of the revival of the Zhao clan after many years of silence.

Therefore, the Zhao family regarded Mianshang as a blessed land, and when the office declined and Liuqing desperately carved up the territories of the Jin Kingdom, Zhao Ying did everything possible to divide Mianshang and its surrounding dozens of miles into his own rule.

Now, this blessed land has appeared again, and the long-awaited auspiciousness has finally appeared?

Zhao Ying stood on the high platform by the railing, he raised his big hand, "Pass the order, if anyone can capture the white deer, this carved lacquer bow given by the Son of Heaven will be a reward!" ”

"The Lord has decreed that whoever receives the white deer will be given a bow!"

"Those who get the white deer will be given a bow!"

Yu Ren conveyed Zhao Ying's order, and one after another, the entire Zhao convoy suddenly went crazy.

For the honor bestowed by the sovereign, but also for the invisible family lineage behind the honor.

Under the leadership of the four gentlemen, the Chinese army, the right moment, and the left moment all accelerated their speed and began to encircle on three sides.

The clever white creature sensed a danger coming, and it leaped and ran through the grass like a white spot of light flickering on the yellow-green earth.

At this time, Zhao Wuxian's advantage of riding a horse alone was revealed.

That's speed!

The formation is no longer important, the master and slave gradually overtook the big team and rushed to the front of the team!

And the chariots of his three brothers, no matter how skilled the royal warriors were, no matter how loud the whip was drawn, could not catch up with the speed of a single horse!

The galloping horse was getting closer and closer to the elk in front of it, and Zhao Wuxian could even see the dark white spots on its body.

Yu Xi and Mu Xia prepared to open their bows to aim, but when the bowstrings of the two were not full, the white deer entered the range of their young master, and the decisive Zhao Wuxian did not hesitate to draw his bow towards each other.

He pulled the compound bow in his hand into a half-moon shape, and aimed it at the elk's neck like an arrow!

"Medium!" Yu Xi and Mu Xia couldn't help but cheer softly for their masters.

However, the white female deer seemed to have expected it, and it sly jumped to the side, and actually dodged the arrows that left the string, and Yu Xi and Mu Xia couldn't help but let out a regretful sigh.

The white deer didn't give Zhao Wuxian another chance, it scattered its four hooves, and nimbly jumped up a small hill and ran towards the dense forest.

Zhao Wuxian did not hesitate at all, he clamped his legs, and manipulated the horse to wade briskly across the river, through the forest, and closely followed the footprints of the white deer.

The three brothers, who arrived later, were dumbfounded when they looked at the bumpy hills, the pebbled riverbed, and the bushy woods.

Panting apprentices and wagons loaded with prey arrived, but they all stopped.

Zhao Bolu sighed, he didn't say a word, and directly asked Yu Rong to turn the head of the car.

Zhao Zhongxin looked at Zhao Wuxian's master and slave who rode away in disbelief, and he ordered the coachman Cheng He to force his way forward, but he was caught by obstacles on the riverbed and bushes, and it was difficult to move an inch. This gentleman, who thought highly of himself, had no choice but to swallow the bitter fruit of defeat, threw his bow and arrows to the ground in hatred, and stepped on them a few times as if angry.

However, the saddest thing in my heart is the conspirator Zhao Shuqi, who knew that riding a horse alone was really so useful, so why did he bother to give Zhao Wuxian an idea? It's really hateful to press needlework every year, but in the end it makes wedding dresses for people!

The white elk is like the position of the son of the family, the four sons compete, but in the end, only one person can get the deer.

However, Zhao Wuxian and his entourage were not as smooth as outsiders imagined, and after they rushed into the woods with three horses, they were often hindered by branches and thorns, how could they compare to the elk that grew and multiplied in this forest. After a while, the white deer disappeared from view, and the withered yellow leaves all over the ground covered its tracks.

The three of them were very unwilling, and expanded the search area, but who knows, the elk was not found, but on the other side of the forest, they found a big guy and a down-and-out traveler who was confronting it.

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