Chapter 350: Rui Beast
By the evening, Tang Suzong and Concubine Hui were dressed in military uniforms and were ready, escorted by more than a dozen masters.
It is said that in this enclosure appeared a wild beast, with white hair like a horse and horns on its forehead. The description is superb, but the capture is ineffective and he does not dare to set a trap to hunt, so Tang Suzong can only come to see the style of Rui Beast in person.
Li Shan didn't know whether the so-called Rui Beast was nonsense or someone did it on purpose, in short, Li Shan didn't believe in any Rui Beast. And even if there is a rui beast, it shouldn't come out at this time, according to Li Shan, what comes out at this time should be a fierce beast guessed correctly.
Because he was afraid of disturbing the Rui Beast, he didn't dare to use too many guards to protect him, so he could only be closely protected by Lijing's guards, and all intersections of the entire western suburbs paddock had been blocked. An Lushan took the lead and led Tang Suzong and Concubine Hui inside. It is said that An Lushan was the first to discover this beast.
Li Shan looked at An Lushan and felt more and more uneasy, this person was actually a wolf with an amid face, and Li Shan intended to forcibly get rid of him. But after thinking about it, in fact, the fault is not An Lushan, there are many villains in the world like stars. Even if An Lushan died, maybe there would be other people waiting for the opportunity to make trouble, but the real problem was that the Tang Dynasty's qi began to decline.
The decline of the Tang Dynasty caused by the gradual disorder of the entire dynasty also needs to be treated accordingly.
But at the moment, it seems that Tang Suzong can't adopt his suggestion, and there are two people who hinder Li Shan, Yang Huifei and Li Linfu.
"Your Majesty, you see this is where the minister first discovered the Rui Beast, and there are still the biting marks left by the Rui Beast here." An Lushan pointed to the traces of being eaten on a bush.
Li Shan took a closer look and didn't see anything special, but Tang Suzong and Concubine Hui were indeed surprised. Probably they've never seen a nibbled leaf.
"Your Majesty, the traces of the Rui Beast have been discovered." A sergeant came to give the report.
Tang Suzong was overjoyed and said, "Hurry up and lead the way." ”
Sure enough, after walking a short distance, I saw that there was indeed an animal in the dense bushes in the distance, which resembled a white horse, and it should be said that the white horse was already the best among horses. After all, there are not many animals with pure white hair, and another special feature of this horse is that there seems to be a pimple on the forehead, like a horn that has not yet grown.
An Lushan said: "Your Majesty, you see, that is the Rui Beast. ”
Tang Suzong sighed: "There is really such a divine thing in the world, like a horse and a deer, could it be that a unicorn came into the world?" ”
Concubine Hui also smiled: "It's really strange, but I don't know if I can order someone to catch it, if it can be used as a mount, it would be great." ”
Li Linfu said: "It's better to order the soldiers to surround it quietly, and set up a tripwire to capture it." ”
Tang Suzong said: "How can this Nai Rui Beast be so rude? If you annoy the beast, wouldn't it be self-defeating? You must be cautious and never hurt the beast. ”
An Lushan said: "Your Majesty, the minister has met this beast several times, and the minister feels that this beast is peaceful and stable, and it does not hurt people." Since it has come here, it must be the will of Heaven to bless Your Majesty. The minister is willing to ask Ying to tame the Rui beast and dedicate it to His Majesty. ”
For the Rui Beast, after all, there are some mythological colors, and everyone is still a little jealous. Unexpectedly, An Lushan actually took the initiative to invite Ying to go to recover the Rui Beast, Tang Suzong looked at him with admiration and said: "Okay, Aiqing is really a brave general, if you can subdue the Rui Beast, I will give you a hundred taels of gold and a thousand households." ”
Concubine Hui was more interested in Li Shan, and said: "The king of Zhennan is both civil and military, and there must be a way to capture this beast, why don't you see the words of the king of Zhennan?" ”
Li Shan knew that this Rui Beast was just a unique-looking horse, and he had a lot of experience in taming horses, and Li Shan, who had trained war horses in the army before, also had a set, and said with a smile: "Okay, this king also wants to see what ability this Rui Beast has to be called a Rui Beast." ”
An Lushan was shocked: "By all means, how can the golden body of the King of Zhennan take the risk If he is accidentally injured by the Rui Beast, isn't it our sin?" Let's let the little ones try it first. If I wait for things to be unfavorable, will it be good for the king of Zhennan to come forward? ”
Li Shan secretly said in his heart, this person can really speak. Obviously afraid that I would rob him of his credit, but it seems that he thinks about me everywhere. In Li Shan's view, there is a chance that this matter is a farce directed and acted by themselves, as long as An Lushan is aware, it is unknown who else is involved.
Tang Suzong said with a smile: "Taifu still don't go, I don't want Taifu to have any damage." Besides, although Taifu is both civil and military, he is a scribe after all, and the battle is more important than strategy, not bravery, how can he be alone in danger? It's better to let his subordinates go, Taifu can sit in the rear and command. ”
Li Shan nodded and said, "I'd better stay here and watch, so as not to rob them of the juniors' credit, let these guards show their skills." ”
An Lushan led the order and led his guards to quietly approach the Rui Beast.
The beast didn't notice it, it was still grazing leisurely, and when it knew that An Lushan and his men had completely surrounded this group of white horses and were about to capture them, the white horses were alert.
But at this time, it was already embattled, and An Lushan did not move forward, but hid aside and waited. Let their men go and tease the white horse, which is obviously wild and untamed, and does not recognize people, and becomes impatient, and leaps from side to side to break through. But the guards pulled up the ropes and raised their clubs, so that the white horse could not escape.
However, this white horse is very athletic, even if it is trapped in this side of the area, it can dodge left and right, and it does not allow the guards to get close, and several guards tried to roll over the horse, but the white horse kicked them to the ground.
Concubine Hui looked very excited and said coquettishly to Tang Suzong: "You see that the Rui Beast is about to run away, the emperor, you must catch the Narui Beast, the concubine wants it as a mount." ”
Tang Suzong said to the guards beside him: "You also go and help catch the Rui Beast, you can't let the Rui Beast escape." ”
At this moment, suddenly the white horse found a loophole in the guards' round-up, and jumped directly over the heads of the two with a hoof, and was about to run away. Concubine Hui exclaimed and said, "Don't let it run, catch it." ”
At this time, An Lushan, who had been waiting patiently, waited for an opportunity to come out, and a lunge went directly to the back of the white horse.
The white horse jumped repeatedly, and it was too much to handle, and it was time to relax just after getting out of trouble, but I didn't expect that there would be a person who attacked it. I didn't pay attention, and I didn't have An Lushan and climbed on horseback.
How could the white horse be willing to be ridden and gallop away with An Lushan. In the blink of an eye, he threw the guards a few feet away, and there was no way to surround them anymore.
Concubine Hui was disappointed and said: "How did you let it run, you people are really useless, go and chase me quickly." ”
Tang Suzong was also quite displeased and said: "Go after it, you must not let the Rui Beast escape." ”
Li Linfu said: "Your Majesty, since it is a rui beast that is brave and abnormal, it is not their fault that these soldiers are difficult to win for a while. There are fences all around this paddock, and if the beast can't get out, it's only a matter of time before it catches it. Besides, An Lushan has already jumped on horseback, and he may be able to successfully bring back the Rui Beast Tamer. Now that it's getting late, please ask the emperor and the mother to go back to the palace to rest. ”
Concubine Hui and Tang Suzong's faces did not improve, no one believed that An Lushan could tame the Rui Beast, the bravery of the Rui Beast was already obvious to everyone, how could An Lushan tame it by himself?
Li Shan didn't think so, he saw An Lushan's last posture on the horse. Although the horse was angry and didn't let people get close before, he galloped out with An Lushan after that. But Li Shan found a subtle detail, after An Lushan got on the horse, the white horse did not have a leaping action at all, as a horse tamer, Li Shan knew that if a horse was not willing to let people ride, it would definitely jump up and down and fall people down.
But this was not the case when An Lushan got on the horse just now. Perhaps in the eyes of outsiders, An Lushan jumped on horseback by luck. But Li Shan seems to have no objection to An Lushan jumping on his back, which means that this white horse knows An Lushan, which makes Li Shan even more sure of his thoughts. This matter, from beginning to end, is a play directed and acted by An Lushan, with the purpose of getting the appreciation of Tang Suzong and Concubine Hui. (To be continued.) )