Chapter 899: Returning with a full load or empty-handed
The five men and five horsemen rushed down the hill with their whips and hooves, and then each galloped away in five different directions.
After Guo Ye and Li Ke and others left with bows and arrows, His Majesty Li Er outside the tent suddenly had a whim, and actually beckoned Concubine Yang, Princess Wencheng, Chai Shao and others to come into the tent together, and opened the handicap by themselves, and let everyone bet on who would win this competition.
The first person who was eager to try was naturally Chai Hehe, who jumped out and took out her purse as soon as possible, poured all the broken silver on the table, pushed it to His Majesty Li Er in one go, and shouted: "I bet on my brother-in-law, and I win!" ”
Everyone present can see that this girl is determined not to marry anyone, and no one can look down on her.
Chai Hehe made such a fuss, and his father's natural face was gloomy, how could it be that among these four candidates, Li Ke, the prince of Shu of the Tang Dynasty, was also involved.
Chai Shao walked up to His Majesty Li Er awkwardly and explained: "Your Majesty, the little girl is stubborn, and Weichen is negligent in discipline on weekdays, and I hope that the emperor will ......."
"Haha, there is no need to be nervous," His Majesty Li Er waved his hand and smiled generously, "He He, this girl's temper towards me, is even more like the style of the imperial sister back then, haha, look, the little leather armor and red cloak are alive and well as a red lady." I really like this kid. Happy today, don't blame the child for ruining the atmosphere and ruining the fun. ”
After His Majesty Li Er said this, Chai Hehe became even more proud, and even pushed her sister Chai Xiuxiu and brother Chai Lingwen to bet all the money on their bodies to buy Guo Ye to win.
Xiuxiu and Chai Lingwen were so troubled by her that they couldn't cry or laugh, since they didn't even care about the emperor, they naturally let it go.
By the way, even Princess Wencheng had a ghost to buy the broken silver on her body Guo Ye won alone.
It seems that Guo's market is bullish.
Among the people present, only Chai Shao and Concubine Yang's faces were the most ugly.
Chai Shao was worried about Guo Ye's troubles, and if Guo Ye really won, it would inevitably destroy his plan to hunt and choose a son-in-law. Especially among these alternative sons-in-law, there is also Li Ke, the prince, how embarrassing will it be in front of the emperor and Concubine Yang when the time comes?
And what about Concubine Yang?
But it was because none of the people present were optimistic about their son, and they all said that the mother was not ugly, and the mother would not be stupid. In Concubine Yang's opinion, her Ke'er has always been the best, but she never thought of becoming an unpopular in the eyes of everyone, this is simply a dog's eyes looking down on people, and the Ke'er who looks down on his own family is not as good as the Yizhou Hou Guoye who was born in a pickled family.
Coincidentally, in an instant, Concubine Yang and Chai Shao shot out together, and both piled up the silver in their hands on the table and staked it in front of His Majesty Li Er-
Buy the king of Shu Li Ke to win.
Concubine Yang naturally did this to cheer for her son, and if she loses, she won't lose the battle.
Chai Shao is even more understandable in doing this, among the four alternative sons-in-law, he is more inclined to kiss the emperor and then add relatives, and marry Chai Hehe to the king of Shu as a concubine, you can't say that you don't choose any four, right? Therefore, Li Ke, the king of Shu, is the candidate for Chenglong's son-in-law in Chai Shao's mind.
Judging from the bets on the table, Guo Ye accounts for four, Shu King Li Ke accounts for two, and the other three are all fried cold rice and upset, it is obvious that Helan Chushi, Hou Yutong, and even Fang Zhizhi were all selected by Chai Shao to make soy sauce, and no one cares about the three of them at all, and no one is optimistic about the three of them.
His Majesty Li Er glanced at the two piles of broken silver on the table with a smile, and then looked at the sky outside the tent, and said: "Now there is still a long time before they return from hunting, and they are idle, taking advantage of the good weather today, why don't you go outside to play and play, don't let down this great cool climate." ”
Saying that, he instructed Concubine Yang: "Concubine Yang, you take Princess Wencheng, the county lord of Pingyang, and the county lord of Linyang out of the three of them, and I will talk to the big horse about other things." ”
Concubine Yang knew that His Majesty had state affairs to discuss, so she got up with interest, and then said ten thousand blessings with all the women, and led the people out of the tent.
Chai Lingwen was about to leave with a few women, when he was suddenly stopped by His Majesty Li Er and shouted: "Lingwen, you stay, what do you avoid when I talk to your father?" Sit down, and when I finish talking with your father, I'll ask you something about the silver trumpet, for if the silver trumpet can be connected to the world, it will be of great benefit to the country and the people. ”
Chai Lingwen's face turned overjoyed when he heard this, and he secretly speculated, isn't it that the emperor is also interested in the silver horn and wants to support our Changle Fang Daqian Village? Tsk, today is really the right time, recently in the south because of the obstruction of the seven great families of Guanlong, it has not been going well. Perhaps Your Majesty can help us solve this difficulty.
Immediately, he honestly sat back in his place and quietly listened to the conversation between the emperor and his father.
I saw that His Majesty Li Er also waved his hand to Chai Shao and made a gesture of pressing down, motioning for him to sit down, and then asked: "Big horse, a few days ago, the old uncle Gao Shilian sent someone to send a song to the palace, saying that the matter of supervising the construction of the imperial tomb in Yong'an Village encountered some obstacles. I want you to take a run, what do you think? ”
When Chai Shao heard this, he didn't want to say it immediately: "I don't dare to ask for it!" ”
His Majesty Li Er was overjoyed and praised: "Great goodness, the big horse can work hard for me to make a trip." After you go to Yong'an Village to meet Gao Shilian, you only need to ......"
Gao Shilian obviously encountered obstacles in supervising the construction of the imperial mausoleum in Yong'an Village, otherwise he would not have personally written a letter to ask for help to His Majesty Li Er.
His Majesty Li Er said slowly to Chai Shao, and taught him the opportunity to solve the matter
In the blink of an eye, Guo Ye and the others had been out hunting for nearly three hours, and the sky was gradually darkening.
For the sake of safety, the Imperial Forest Army had already been on alert around the tent, because in about half an hour, His Majesty Li Er's camp would evacuate the hunting ground and return to the palace.
Suddenly, a rumbling and deafening sound of horses' hooves sounded, and Guo Ye's five men and five horses gathered at the bottom of the hillside, and they were slowly riding their horses up the hillside with their prey to the outside of the tent.
This movement naturally alarmed Chai Hehe and the others, and even more alarmed His Majesty Li Er and Chai Shao in the tent, and walked out of the tent one after another.
In the blink of an eye, Guo Ye and the five returned from hunting, turned over and dismounted and gathered outside the tent, waiting for the review of His Majesty Li Er's judgment.
For a while, Chai Hehe, Princess Wencheng and others all surrounded them, and His Majesty Li Er instructed several eunuchs to go forward to check and count the spoils of the hunt.
After some counting and inspection, several eunuchs stepped forward to report to His Majesty Li Er:
"Helan Chushi, hunted five hares and one wild deer."
"Hou Yutong, three hares, two wild deer."
"Fang Zhizhi, uh...... Hunted a pheasant and reported to His Majesty that the pheasant of Fang Gongzi did not seem to have died from an arrow, but was beaten to death with a wooden stick. ”
Rumble~
The onlookers and eunuchs laughed one after another, and Fang Yi lowered his head so low that he almost got into the crotch of his pants, which was embarrassing.
His Majesty Li Er raised his right arm, signaled everyone to be silent, and then shouted at the eunuchs: "Report again, it is also beneficial to the state marquis Guo Ye, what about Li Ke, the king of Shu?" ”
A eunuch stepped forward and exclaimed, "Marquis of Yizhou, have hunted three wild deer, five pheasants and five hares." ”
Guo Ye's hunt alone turned out to be the sum of Helan Chushi and Hou Yutong, and it was obvious that Helan Chushi and Hou Yutong were eliminated by PASS.
The two of them suddenly became excited for a while, and their eyes were even more hostile when they looked at Guo Ye.
Chai Hehe seemed to have seen the dawn of victory, babbling and babbling in the crowd where his sister, brother and father were, constantly waving his arms at Guo Ye.
Guo Ye shrugged his shoulders and smiled at His Majesty Li Er: "Your Majesty, the minister's horse is not burdened enough to climb the hillside, so he also threw three roe deer under the hillside, you might as well let the soldiers go down and pick it up, although the roe deer meat is fishy, it is good to use it to improve the food for the soldiers." ”
As soon as these words came out, everyone was surprised, it seems that the remaining Shu kings want to win Guo Ye, but it is too difficult.
His Majesty Li Er gave Guo Ye a thumbs up and praised: "Yes, yes, it seems that although Guo Qing left the army, he did not throw away his ability to ride and shoot." What about Ke'er? Ke'er hunting geometry, huh? ”
The last sentence was naturally directed at the eunuchs who were inspecting the booty.
The eunuch walked up to His Majesty Li Er with his head down, and replied weakly: "Your Majesty, His Royal Highness the King of Shu has gained zero, and there is not a single prey. ”
"What?"
His Majesty Li Er looked at his Li Ke in disbelief, and even Guo Ye looked at Li Ke in confusion.
Everyone present was even more in an uproar, and Chai Shao and Concubine Yang were even more dazed, muttering in their mouths: "How is this possible?" Impossible, impossible......"
His Majesty Li Er didn't say a word, and rushed behind Li Ke to untie his quiver, and after counting it, he was suddenly shocked, and his face changed suddenly: "Ke'er, you tell your father, why are all the arrows in your quiver there, and there is not one missing?" Did you go out hunting today and not even shoot an arrow? ”
Li Ke, who heard His Majesty Li Er's question, shook his head silently and did not speak, as if he had a word of suffering.
Guo Ye was also confused by His Majesty Li Er's question, in his opinion, although Li Ke's riding and shooting skills are not as good as his own, it is impossible for him to not even shoot a prey, even Fang Yizhi can beat a pheasant to death with a wooden stick, how could Li Ke return empty-handed?
Incomprehensible, even incomprehensible!
Not only Guo Ye, but everyone present was puzzled, and they all looked at the silent Li Ke with an unbelievable look.