Chapter 5: Jun'en (No. 5)

The large-scale situation of the Fenyang Army made Yang Guang feel at ease. With this team as his own security, he no longer stayed in Yanmen, and ordered the end of the northern tour and led the ministers to return to the south. Before leaving, the once heroic emperor climbed to the top of Yanmen City and looked north, as if he was going to make a poem. After staring at the heavy smoke clouds outside the mountain for a long time, he finally just let out a long sigh, without saying anything or writing a word.

"Maybe Your Majesty is still annoyed by the betrayal of Shibi Khan!" The ministers speculated privately, and then one by one began to be cautious. Thunder and rain are all Jun'en, and anyone who accidentally happens to touch the thunder is unlucky. This feeling of oppression accompanied the group, passing through Xinkou and crossing the Lan River, until they saw Fenyang Palace in the distance, 163

Fenyang Palace is one of the palaces specially built for the Holy Driving Northern Tour, although the surrounding area is desolate, it cannot hide the splendor and magnificence of the dance pavilion. For Yang Guang, who has the name of a talented man, appreciating the magnificent palace and the beautiful music and dance are the two best ways to relieve his worries. Just when the ministers were secretly glad that the dark clouds had dispersed, to everyone's surprise, Yang Guang ordered not to enter the Fenyang Palace, but to leave a large team of soldiers and horses to repair in Fenyang City. He only took 5,000 elite soldiers and dozens of civil and military ministers to Bailu Mountain 200 miles away for autumn hunting.

"I haven't stepped on a war horse for a long time, and I have fat around my waist. If you don't move again, I'm afraid that there will be a camel hump on my back. The scenery here is very good, everyone is moving their muscles and bones, and by the way, take a look at the picturesque mountains and rivers of my Dasui! To the confused ministers, Yang Guang said. \\kk163

The ministers had no choice but to follow each other. After leaving Fenyang for a long time, only attentive people noticed that Yang Guang's war horse was following a huge silver wolf at some point. Beside the wolf, there was also a Xuanjia general riding a black horse and holding a bow, born with a tiger's back and a bear's waist, and his mount was two feet taller than the other guards who followed Yang Guang.

"It turned out that it was General Li who was protecting, no wonder Your Majesty's wandering spirit is so strong!" Seeing Xuzi and Ganluo, the Zhendian general, who was afraid that Yang Guang would be assassinated, let out a long sigh. "General Li is known as a hundred steps through Yang, with him, ordinary people say that they will hurt His Majesty, I am afraid it will be difficult to even disturb him." Thinking so, he slowly relaxed his mind, 163 speed.

It's late autumn and early winter, and the northern wilderness is extremely empty. As far as you can see, you can sweep over the pale yellow weeds and the sparse red autumn leaves until you reach the end of the sky. Fallen leaves of various colors that have been beaten by frost float down in the blue sky, attracting people's eyes like butterflies.

Yang Guang's mount is an authentic Dawan good horse, running like the wind on the tip of the grass. He changed the direction of his way at will, making it difficult for the people to keep up. In less than half an hour, except for dozens of imperial guards and more than 100 elite cavalry soldiers carefully selected by Li Xu, the rest of the men and horses were left far behind the smoke and dust.

"The horse under your crotch is a telephony, and it shouldn't have been fully sent. Let's run a little more and see who has the better foot strength! Yang Guang looked back at Li Xu, who was on guard, and said with a smile. \\ It's been a long time since he's played so much, and a flush appears on his otherwise pale cheeks. It was as thick as fallen leaves drifting in the sky, and the sound of breathing was as heavy as the north wind in winter.

"Your Majesty's golden body!" One of the guards whispered admonishment. Before the words fell, Yang Guang's mount had already swept half of the wind across the sea of grass in front of him, and Li Xu's war horse "transformed" into a puff of black smoke, and behind the black smoke, it was a silver Ganluo, jumping up and down, like a lightning bolt that pierced the night sky.

I have to admit that Yang Guang once had good riding skills. His body rose and fell with the saddle, as if it were completely weightless. Dawan Mayo, who stepped down, ran away, refusing to slow down at all and wait for his companions behind him. Soon, the sound of the horse's hooves behind him became more and more sparse, until only a few wisps remained. \\kk163

Li Xu rode the black wind and kept protecting Yang Guang. With a bow in one hand, a horse's reins in the other, and a carved feather in the corner of his mouth. If there is an accident around, he can put the feather arrow in his mouth on the bow arm in the shortest possible time, and seal the throat of the attacker with an arrow. This posture is very hard to ride a horse, and there are several times when Black Wind wants to overtake Yang Guang, but he is firmly held by him, unable to show its true speed.

"Don't run, let's not get tired Ganluo!" After galloping for three or five miles, Yang Guang finally tightened the reins of the horse with satisfaction. He didn't notice the protest from Black Wind's nostrils, but he was very concerned about whether the silver wolf's physical strength could keep up. "If it weren't for the fact that you'd already promised the damned Ashina Bone Toru, I would have wanted to keep Ganro by my side. I've raised tigers and leopards before, but I've never seen such a humane animal! ”

The silver wolf Ganro quickly flew out of the grass clippings brought up by the horse's hooves, and landed silently in front of the black wind. This position happened to be where Yang Guang could see, and looking back from his angle, it was easy to think that Gan Luo was chasing his footsteps.

"I just watched this guy fall in love, and I didn't mean anything else. National affairs are more important than my preferences! Seeing that Li Xu's face was a little stiff, Yang Guang didn't want to cause a misunderstanding, so he actually took the initiative to explain. Look at this guy, he also knows how to be jealous. Don't scare my mount, hey, it's a horse, it's scared of you! ”

As if understanding the other party's language, Gan Luo stopped his demonstration to Dawanma. Turning his head and running away a few steps, he jumped on a rock that towered out of the grass, adjusted his breathing, and then raised his head to the sky and let out a long howl, "Woo--woo--"

The terrible wolf howl resounded through the wilderness, and at this time, not only the Dawan horse was disturbed, but the black wind was also a little unbearable, and raised its front hooves high, neighing incessantly. \\kk163

"Alright, alright, Ganro, stop screaming. Black Wind, stop, stop! Your Majesty, Your Majesty be careful! After a series of exclamations, Li Xu jumped off his mount in embarrassment, rushed forward, and stretched out his hand to tighten the reins of Da Wan's horse. The usually docile Dawan Liangju kicked his hooves until his mouth was strangled with blood, and he had to stop his desperate struggle.

Yang Guang, who was thrown around like duckweed on horseback, was so frightened that his face turned pale, but there was no anger in his eyes. "Ganro, call again, call again, I like to hear you howl. I am the Son of Heaven, and I will not be hit by this brute. General Li, let it go and let me show you. I don't need anyone's help, my riding skills are not what you think! ”

"Your Majesty forgives your sins!" After Da Wanma completely calmed down, Li Xu let go of the reins and bowed down.

"Your Majesty forgives your sins!" The guards who hurriedly caught up were so frightened that they almost flew away, and surrounded a circle, trapping Yang Guang, Li Xu, and Gan Luo firmly in the circle.

"Go away, go away, go away. I finally found a little bit of the feeling I had back then! Yang Guang waved his hand impatiently, "General Li, don't leave with Ganluo, it's not you who I said!" So saying, he turned and jumped off his horse, untied his bow from behind his saddle, and strode out of the circle.

The guards didn't dare to stop them, so they had to form a half-ring from a distance and follow behind Yang Guang. \\Yang Guang took a few steps, looked back, and scolded unappreciatively, "Why are you so tightly surrounded, how can I be able to catch the prey." I don't know if this area is called Bailu Mountain, the white deer were scared away by you, what is the use of me taking the silver wolf? ”

"If Your Majesty wants to shoot a deer, we have to let Gan Luo run farther away. Otherwise, if you smell it, the deer will run away and disappear. Li Xu, who was sweating profusely, then understood why Yang Guang suddenly rose up and wanted to come out to hunt. In the past few days, he has taken the opportunity to summon Li Xu many times to touch Ganluo, and every time he separates, he is like a child looking at a toy. Although not as superstitious as the Turks, Ganro was regarded as a sacred relic. But in his heart, he must have felt that the white wolf was a good omen. Today, I saw on the map that there were white deer with mountain names around, so I deliberately brought a blue wolf to respond to the lip gloss. 163

Driving the wolf and chasing the white deer is the pride that an emperor should have. It's just that this kind of pride appeared on Yang Guang at this time, and it seemed very incongruous. His arm holding the bow was still strong, but from time to time it trembled slightly. His riding skills were still outstanding, but because his life was too comfortable, he lost the quality of a rider to control the rhythm of his mount, and instead blindly accommodated his instincts. Even his feelings about hunting were completely skewed. Li Xu was sure that although there might be many prey in the wilderness in front of him, if no one took the initiative to drive the beast over, Yang Guang would not be able to track down any of the prey.

"I forgot, Ganro is not a hound. No matter how bold the deer is, he has to flee for his life when he hears the howl of the wolf! Yang Guang quickly understood that Li Xu's reminder was correct, walked up to Gan Luo, and patted its head gently, the expression on his face was full of pity, "I don't want to drive it away, if it's not by my side, hunting is no fun." ”

"Your Majesty, the minister needs to change the bow. The bow in his hand is not as steady as the bow, and the range of the bow is not far! Li Xu groaned slightly, and did not correct Yang Guang's mistake. Deer have a more sensitive sense of smell than hearing, and the smell of blood on Ganro's body is extremely strong, and it is easy for prey to hear and spot.

He just wanted to remind the other party to pay attention to the weapon in his hand, if he shot under the foot, the advantage of riding a bow would not be brought into full play. After changing the bow to the foot, you can easily shoot the feather arrow 200 paces away. At this distance, maybe the prey will not be disturbed by the wolf smell on Ganluo's body, and the two monarchs and ministers still have a chance to make a shot.

"Well, I can shoot a hundred paces away with a bow. Don't surround me, scatter and drive all the beasts nearby!" Yang Guang's understanding of hunting was completely different from Li Xu's, he shook his head and ordered loudly.

"Yes!" Several guards left half of them to continue to protect Yang Guang, and the other half rode out on horseback. Comprehending Yang Guang's meaning, Li Xu also turned around, waved his hand lightly to the trailing protective cavalry farther away, and then shouted: "Disperse and drive the prey over for Your Majesty!" ”

Hundreds of paces away, the soldiers couldn't hear him clearly. But that gesture was a common flag phrase used by the Sui army, "Outflank!" Soon, the clever captain Zhang Jiang understood what the main general meant, quickly divided the people into several teams, and disappeared above the autumn grass with a shout, under the sky.

Where the wind rises, tobacco is like a wave.