Chapter 34: Kamibayashi Spring Hunt (I)
As the crown prince, Liu Che participated in the emperor's spring hunting activities for the first time, riding on the sweaty and bloody horse obtained from Dawan in the Western Regions, and he was full of spirit. In the Han Dynasty, whether it was the emperor's relatives, the princes and nobles, or the common people, hunting was regarded as a "sports activity".
Speaking of spring hunting, we have to mention the royal hunting ground on the forest garden. Shanglin Garden was built during the reign of Qin Shi Huang. After Qin destroyed the Six Kingdoms, "the world's richest people moved to Xianyang for 120,000 households." The temples and Zhangtai and Shanglin are all in Weinan"; Ten years later, "it is the palace Weinan in the forest garden, and the first is the front hall of the house".
That's right! The famous Abang Palace is in Shanglin Garden! But it has been reduced to a piece of scorched earth, and only the ruins remain. Now it has become a royal hunting ground for the Han royal family to keep wild animals in captivity for fun. It is said that there are thousands of animals in captivity, such as leopards, elephants, and bison, which are not originally available in Guanzhong, and they are all collected in the Shanglin Garden.
Afang Palace is known as "the first palace in the world", and the Great Wall, the Mausoleum of Qin Shi Huang, and Qin Zhidao are called "the four major projects of Qin Shi Huang", they are the first unified symbol of China's surname building, but also the Chinese nation began to form the physical identity. In later generations, the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization investigated and recognized the Afang Palace, and recognized it as the world's largest palace foundation, believing that the Afang Palace is a well-deserved "world wonder". This means that Afang Palace is not only a legend in Chinese history, but also a treasure in the world's historical and cultural heritage.
However, it was such a "first palace in the world", but it was burned down by Xiang Yu, and Liu Che was very annoyed. I have to admit that Liu Che is a cheap/person, so when he saw the ruins of Afang Palace, he opened his mouth and read out the last few sentences of Du Mu's "Abang Palace Fu" in the Tang Dynasty: Woohoo! Those who destroy the Six Kingdoms are also the Six Kingdoms, not Qin; The Qin of the clan is also Qin, not the world. Woof! It is enough to make each of the six kingdoms love his own people; If Qin Fu loves the people of the Six Kingdoms, then the third generation can be the king of all generations, and who will be wiped out? The Qin people have no time to mourn themselves, and future generations mourn them; "If" posterity mourns and does not learn from it, it will also "will" make posterity mourn for posterity.
"Good! You can say that again! If future generations mourn and do not learn from it, it will also make future generations mourn for future generations. Emperor Jing, who was riding a horse on the side, was overjoyed when he heard this, and cheered, "Since the emperor knows this principle, he should take the violent Qin as a lesson and love the people well." ”
Liu Che readily agreed. But looking at the dragon chariot pulled by six white steeds behind the two, followed by many military vehicles and cavalry, and a large number of hunting dogs on the auxiliary vehicle, Liu Che was also a little speechless. Emperor, Daddy, can't we stay on the dragon chariot properly? I still want to gallop on horseback, but now I can't.
The emperor's spring hunt is one to two months after the animals hibernate. At this time, the animals are constantly going out to forage for food to replenish the energy burned by hibernation, and since this foraging has been going on for some time, it is also the time for the animals to get fat.
Spring hunting is divided into two categories, one is hunting and the other is shooting.
Hunting is usually carried out in the fields, and now the soldiers are engaged in this kind of hunting, which Liu Che considered unskilled. Thousands of warriors lined up with shields, bows and arrows on their backs, and swords and halberds. The rest of the people carried huge bird nets, spread out the nets that covered the fields, and waved red flagpoles with flags painted with the moon and the Big Dipper.
The cavalry galloped across the fields, constantly driving away the wild beasts that were too fierce in the fields. The soldiers, armed with knives and guns, beat the drums of war, drove away the remaining beasts from three sides. For a time, the light chariots shook the earth like thunder, the brave cavalry galloped like lightning, the excellent archers bent their bows and shot arrows, and there was no need to aim carefully, the birds did not have time to escape, and the beasts did not have time to escape, and they were caught one after another.
Falcon and hounds were let out to chase the pheasants that flew very high and the hares that ran very fast. Occasionally, there were some fierce beasts such as tigers and lions, and before they could get closer, they were pierced by the soldiers with countless throwing guns, and Liu Che's face was full of pain. I'll it! That's a tiger skin! So many tiger skins, put in the future generations, can be changed to a villa! While Liu Che was surprised by the abundance of products in the Han Dynasty, he was also glad that there were no animal protection organizations out to chirp crookedly.
After a while, the carriage in the team was already full of mountains of prey, which made Liu Che have the urge to rush back to Chang'an City immediately and open a game restaurant.
Just when Liu Che was yy, Emperor Jing suddenly accelerated forward, galloped his horse, galloped into the distance, bent his bow and shot arrows, and a fleeing baboon fell in response. Suddenly, the accompanying soldiers shouted long live, which shocked Liu Che and shook his eyes. I'll it! It's really good at showmanship, I found a lame baboon, and the soldiers below really gave face, this sycophant was really good, it was really leveraged. Well, Liu Che only dared to complain in his heart, if he really wanted to say it, he was afraid that he would be beaten to death by the emperor's father.
The team marched for a long time before they reached the foot of a large mountain. In the distance are the continuous mountains, which are obviously very far away from Chang'an. Liu Che estimated the distance a little, I am afraid that he has reached the northern foot of Zhongnan Mountain, and he can't help but feel smacked at the vastness of Shanglin Garden. The pickaxe is waterlogged, and the surplus is a snake, and the business is within it. Swinging across the eight rivers, diverting from each other and being different. East, west, north and south, galloping back and forth. "It's true.
After a while, the accompanying soldiers had already set up the cloud platform, and the emperor and his ministers were all sitting on the platform, obviously not planning to participate in the hunt anymore. I think that when I get to the foot of the mountain, I have to go to the dense forest on the mountain to shoot and hunt. If the emperor is allowed to enter, if something happens, I am afraid that few of these people who come with him will survive.
No wonder the emperor's father wanted to be nervous to come to such an arrow just now, it's rare to come once, so he has to gain something. Otherwise, the historians of later generations do not know how to bury it, and it is very likely that they will say: In a certain spring hunt, the emperor did not send an arrow, and he found nothing. In this way, it will be left behind for 10,000 years.
Liu Che hit his horse and came to the dense forest, hesitated for a moment, and gave up his plan to go in and hunt. He didn't want to go into the dense forest, with his current small physique, if he really had to meet a lion and tiger alone, the chance of survival was almost zero. Don't think that traversers are omnipotent, even if they know martial arts, an eight-year-old child can subdue a lion and subdue a tiger, then it is not a historical novel, it is a fantasy novel. As for bringing his personal guards in, Liu Che really didn't think about it, what if he encountered a fierce beast, and staged a bloody scene of the savior of the guards, shouting that the prince would go first, and then he would die in the tiger's mouth? Liu Che has not yet reached the point where he doesn't care about the lives of others for fun. Besides, he himself is afraid of death, and those who have died once cherish the opportunity to do it all over again.
repeatedly instructed Li Danghu not to go too deep into the dense forest, and Liu Che released the little plums who had already been boiling and eager to try back into the mountains and forests. But Gongsun He stayed by his side honestly, and he didn't plan to hunt at all. Obviously, smart people are afraid of death, Liu Che secretly comforted himself.
However, God seems to be very unaccustomed to smart people, and just when Liu Che was about to drive towards Yuntai, he suddenly felt that the entire ground was shaking, and a huge sound sounded behind him, like ten thousand horses galloping.
Liu Che turned his head suspiciously, and almost didn't pee scared. This is ten thousand horses galloping, it is clearly ten oxen galloping. I saw more than a dozen rhinoceros rushing out from the edge of the dense forest and rushing towards the place where Liu Che was.
I'll it! How can there be a rhinoceros in Guanzhong? And so much? Aren't rhinos solitary? If there was a zoologist around Liu Che now, he would tell him that this was a white rhinoceros, which usually lived in groups of about ten. Of course, the current Liu Che is not in the mood to think about this, but to find a way to escape. More than a dozen rhinoceros, which weigh a few pounds, are not much different from tanks, in case they are hit and fall to the ground, and they will not be trampled into meat puree? It's lucky to be able to keep a whole corpse.
The saddest thing is that Liu Che believed in the reins just now, and he was already far away from the group of guards. There was only one Gongsun He left beside him, who was trembling with fright, and he definitely couldn't count on it.
"Separate ways!" Liu Che let out a loud shout, waking up Gongsun He in fear, and the two immediately rode their horses and galloped in two different directions in tacit understanding, trying to avoid the route of the rhinoceros herd.
I rub! Why did you come specifically for me!
Liu Che galloped wildly for a while, but felt that the roar of the ground behind him was not far away from him, and when he turned his head, more than ten rhinoceros were following him deadly, and none of them even paid attention to Gongsun He in the other direction.
For a while, the cold sweat on Liu Che's back quickly penetrated the thin underwear.
(The fourth update is over, no, I'm going to sleep, I haven't closed my eyes for almost forty hours, and the next chapter is very critical, and I can't write in this state.) )