This time, the autumn season was probably the same as the last time, the royal family and clan nobles rested overnight after entering the mountain, and the hunt officially began in the early morning of the second day.

The men were dressed in hunting gear and riding horses, while the few women stayed on the lookout to eat tea.

If there is a difference from last year, this year the emperor changed into a hunting robe and walked off the lookout.

"My father is finally willing to enter the hunting garden with his sons and ministers." The crown prince was overjoyed to see his father coming, and his own riding and archery was taught by his father, and now he has not galloped on horseback with his father for many years, and indulged in hunting and shooting.

"It's not that I don't want to have fun with you, it's just that once I go with you, you will always be very restrained, so I have been reluctant to participate in recent years." Donglin Xun smiled: "But watching the juniors draw the bow, I am really itching, that's it, my old bones will also be loosened with you!" ”

"My father is in the prime of life, where can I be the word 'old'!" The prince waved his hand and said loudly.

Su Yan on the side also spoke: "The emperor's outstanding achievements in the hunting garden back then, the ministers are still beyond reach, and it is the honor of the ministers to see the emperor riding and shooting and drawing the bow again." ”

Tanglin Xun looked at Su Yan, who was already higher than his small class, as if he saw another person in his eyes, and he sighed: "Speaking of when I was young, when I first entered the hunting garden, I was with Yan'er and your father, and our brothers worked in pairs, and in the past three days, they hunted almost half of the prey in the hunting garden, really fast, fast!" ”

After Donglin Xun sighed, he found that Su Yan also had a moment of frustration in his eyes, and he patted him on the shoulder and said, "Ah Jin will be very pleased to see his son so good in the sky now, no less than his father." ”

"Thank you to the emperor for his false praise, the minister's ability is not as good as his father's, but the minister's loyalty and patriotism are the same as his father's."

The emperor looked at Su Yan movingly, "Okay! This is my good son-in-law! ”

At this time, Sikong Shaoyang brought the royal horse, Donglin Xun took the reins, kicked on the horse's back neatly and vigorously, and then said loudly to everyone: "Since entering the hunting garden, the autumn season has officially begun, everyone can hunt as much as you like, and those who hunt the most fruits will be rewarded, and this year's lottery will be doubled!" With that, he raised his horsewhip and entered the hunting garden, followed by the prince, and Su Yan and Sikong Shaoyang also quickly followed. Subsequently, all the clan men who participated in the hunt climbed on horseback one after another, shouted three times "Long live the emperor, Dongzhao Yongchang" and rushed into the hunting garden.

The dependents on the observation deck, looking at the upright backs on horseback in their best years, couldn't help but feel excited, as if they saw the Xi Dynasty of the entire country.

As soon as Tanglin Xun entered the hunting garden, he plunged into the west of the Bamo paddock, which is also the deepest part of the entire hunting garden. It is home to the most numerous, rarest and most ferocious beasts.

The west side of the hunting garden is naturally the prince's favorite place, and other painless places can't get into his eyes at all, so he runs after his father's figure.

Su Yan clamped the horse's belly, although his heart was also to the west, he deliberately slowed down his speed, and distanced himself from the pair of heavenly father and son.

At this time, Sikong Shaoyang was about to follow tightly, Su Yan raised his hand and grabbed him and said, "Hey Shaoyang, it's rare that Ah Yi and the emperor have the opportunity to be alone, so let's not disturb it." ”

Sikong Shaoyang simply refused: "No, my duty is to take care of the emperor's safety, how can I leave the emperor's side." ”

"The escort is the escort, let's just watch from here not far away." Su Yan said and pointed around.

"No, this is beyond the maximum distance between me and the emperor on weekdays, I want to keep up as soon as possible."

"Shaoyang, you are really rigid and inflexible, and I don't know what my maid likes about you." Su Yan shook his head helplessly.

Sikong Shaoyang suddenly stopped his horse, looked back at Su Yan and replied to him very seriously: "Be responsible." ”

"Come less, if you are responsible, her brother and I are not bad."

"Then why did Ann and Princess run away?" After that, Sikong Shaoyang didn't wait for Su Yan to react, and rushed towards the deep forest with a few whips without looking back.

"Sikong Shaoyang!"

In the first two days of the hunt, the emperor and the crown prince returned with a full load, and Su Yan also had a lot of fruits, as for the rest, even if they didn't have no arrows, they had their own gains.

The courtiers all said that this was a good omen for the autumn harvest, and the emperor was very happy, and ordered that after the end of the hunt on the third day, a banquet should be held to celebrate and congratulate him.

Since there are only three days of real hunting in the autumn of this year, on the third day, everyone has made enough efforts to win the first place in the final hunt and win the emperor's favor. You must know that although this autumn festival is an entertainment tradition of the royal family, it is also a shortcut to get the emperor's attention, be promoted and make a fortune.

As the deafening sound of gongs resounded through the mountains and forests, everyone raised their whips like arrows and rushed to the hunting garden. Compared with the first day, although the emperor still participated in the hunt on the third day, the courtiers had reduced many of their restraints and concerns.

"Father, when the retainers came out of the West Garden yesterday, they saw a silver fox figure flashing by, only because the gong to stop hunting had sounded at that time, so they didn't catch up, and today I must find the little guy and bring it back to make a neck for the queen mother."

"Foxes are cunning by nature, not like ordinary beasts, they are big and fierce but they are not difficult to handle, not to mention that this fox was frightened yesterday, but I am afraid that it will not be so easy to appear." Sikong Shaoyang looked around vigilantly from the side, it was his duty to protect the emperor and the crown prince.

"It's not easy to get interesting, otherwise how to prove its preciousness." Obviously, Tanglin Yi had no intention of stopping.

Donglin Xun looked at his son, exactly the same as when he was young, waved his hand and smiled: "It's rare to have fun, and the last day will be up to him." ”

With his father's permission, Dongling Yi was overjoyed, "Thank you, father!" ”

"But Su Yan didn't come, the prince ...... alone" Sikong Shaoyang always felt that it was inappropriate, Su Yan was unwell this morning, Su Yan invited the accompanying imperial doctor to come over, and he couldn't come to the garden until later.

"This is my heart for the queen mother, naturally I want to do it alone, no one is allowed to follow! Father, you just wait for the good news from your sons! With that, Dongling Yi rode his horse to Xiyuan.

It wasn't until Dongling Yi walked out of a distance that the emperor spoke again: "Shaoyang, you follow Yi'er from afar, don't let him find out, help him if necessary." ”

"But the emperor, you ...... yourself"

"It's okay, I'll walk around the neighborhood at will today, and the people behind will follow after a while, so go and follow Yi'er."

Sikong Shaoyang weighed it again and again, Xiyuan is the most dangerous part of the Bamo enclosure, the terrain is complex and there are many fierce beasts, he really doesn't worry about Dongling Yi going deep alone, so after saying goodbye to the emperor, he chased the direction of Donglin Yi's departure.