Chapter Twenty-Eight: Autumn Hunting in the Mullin Enclosure (1)
Nangong Keqing arrived at the Three Princes' Mansion, and was taken by the guards to meet with the Third Prince Yu Wenyue, the two of them had been seeing each other for more than a month since they last met, and they were very concerned about each other, after a period of greetings, Nangong Keqing said in a nonchalant manner: "Brother Xiaoyue is really getting more and more handsome, and he will be more attractive in the future!"
"My sister still likes to joke so much when she doesn't see her in January." Yu Wenyue said funny. Then he paused and said: "By the way, we don't want to be commensurate with sister and brother all the way, you are now my entourage, and it will be very troublesome to be recognized."
"Yes, my subordinates obey." As soon as he raised his hand and clenched his fist, he replied sonorously and forcefully, and immediately entered the state.
On the day of the departure of the army, the scene was magnificent, from the emperor, the prince, to the soldiers, a total of more than five or six hundred people participated in this royal hunting feast.
A hunt costs a lot, and it is also an important measure of the national strength of a period.
A loud horn sounded, and a team of hundreds of people lined up in a long line towards the Mulin paddock, Nangong Keqing rode a high-headed horse and walked behind the third prince Yu Wenyue decently, with a tall posture and a heroic posture.
At dawn on the day of the hunt, the large army began to set up camp, and the field was cleared early on the eve of the hunt, and more than 1,000 soldiers were sent into the enclosure first.
At this time, the beasts in the circle were already very dense, and the sky was bright, so someone came to report to the emperor that the circle had been closed.
The emperor sat on the platform of the arena on either side, flanked by the former princes, ministers, princes, and generals.
And Nangong Keqing was standing by Yu Wenyue's side, this was a close look at the emperor! A bright yellow robe is embroidered with the pattern of the dragon of the sea, under the turbulent golden waves at the corner of the robe, the sleeves are carried high by the wind, extremely noble, with god-like majesty and innate nobility, the whole person emits a kind of king of the world, more than fifty years old but full of red light, well-maintained, at a glance, you know that you must be very good-looking when you are young, think about Xiaoyue's younger brother completely inherited the advantages of this old emperor, it is simply carved out of a mold, Xiaoyue will look like this in the future, right?
At the emperor's hand were Prince Rui Yu Wenyan, Prince Chu and General Xiao...... On the other side is the prefect Zhu Zhengyuan, this old puppet is a faint official at first glance.
A majestic and loud voice sounded: "This autumn hunt, I hope everyone will return with a full load, win a big victory, and set off."
The emperor took the lead in getting up, wearing a bow and arrows, and left the stands to shoot, and everyone got up one after another.
One by one, they were neatly dressed, sat firmly in the carved saddle, and marched into the hunting ground to face the rushing beasts, and the emperor fired the first arrow of the siege, and then shot the bow in succession, and when the shooting was enough, he sent a message to the princes, ministers, princes, and guards in front of the emperor to shoot......
In the face of the prey fleeing in all directions, everyone went their own way, everyone rode a horse to find their prey, if there were bears, tigers and other beasts of prey, it was absolutely not to let go, everyone was in high spirits, hoping to shoot a few more birds of prey to get the emperor's reward.
I saw the emperor tighten the reins, "Drive." The mount sprang out with a thud.
When everyone behind him saw it, they were so strange, for fear that the emperor would be alone, so they hurriedly urged the horses to follow, and for a while the horses' hooves thundered, the dust rolled up, and the atmosphere in the paddock suddenly became tense.
Suddenly, the emperor reined in his horse suddenly, stood up and looked around, and his entourage also reined in their horses, looking at the saint, there was silence all around, only a few puffs of dust and smoke, drifting past the horses, and the emperor shouted loudly: "Stop." ”
After a while, I saw a colorful tiger burst out of the dense forest in the north, grinning its teeth, and pounced on it, and it was getting closer and closer, and in an instant, there were only more than thirty feet left, and the horse was so frightened that it raised its front hooves and neighed its neck, and turned around.
Although the riding skills of the masters are good, at this time, they can't control the horses, and they seem at a loss. Only the emperor and Prince Rui Yu Wenyan, and the third prince Yu Wenyue still jumped forward like an arrow as if he was nailed to the back of a horse......
Galloping between the mountains, forests and grasslands, the war horses neighed, the arrows rained, even the most ferocious birds and beasts saw it, and they were also frightened.
At dusk, a grand feast is held in the depths of the mountains and forests, the game barbecued by the bonfire is fragrant, the large bowl of wine is poured, and the joy of singing and dancing is followed by an intoxicating sleep.
There is only one siege every day, and after the siege is stopped, the emperor will lead the servants to return to the camp, count the prey, and reward the entourage......
Nangong Keqing also returned with a full load, hit several elk, she didn't celebrate with them at night, and returned to the camp tent not long after the opening, she was also worried that she would have too much fun, and the scene would be found at the ** place, so she went back obediently, she couldn't create danger for Xiaoyue.
On the first day of hunting, Emperor Yuwen beat a colorful tiger, the whole army was boiling, Yuwen Yan also beat a black bear, and Emperor Yuwen was very happy to reward him with a jade belt.
Nangong Keqing had a lot of fun and hunted a lot of prey, Yu Wenyue also came to see her when she was fine, and chatted a few words, the hunting range on this seventh day was very wide, and the army advanced into the depths of the deep forest.
At first, the two princes followed Emperor Yuwen to the depths of the deep forest, but after walking for a while, a cheetah appeared in one direction, and Yuwenyue led people to run in another direction......
The emperor shouted happily: "In the future, the emperors are all good, I am hunting a bird of prey, and I can't be compared to the emperors."
Nangong Keqing followed behind Yu Wenyue, observing the surrounding environment all the way, and said a few words to Yu Wenyue from time to time, "Master, be careful, this forest is dangerous in the depths, you can't be careless, and your subordinates always feel uneasy." ”
Yu Wenyue said vigilantly: "Hmm...... I'm going to protect my father. "He has always been by the emperor's side, and the guards and others have not left an inch.
At this time, the sound of salsa was heard not far away, from far and near, and the troops did not move forward, but listened carefully...... Suddenly, everyone's eyes revealed incomparable horror, what kind of sound was this...... When it gets closer, the "hiss......" sound is clearly the "hiss" sound made by the snake when it spits out its core, or the sound of rubbing against the ground or flowers and trees when moving quickly...... Suddenly, one of the people in the crowd was terrified and shouted, "It's a snake...... It's a snake...... It's a bunch of snakes. ”
Nangong Keqing instantly got goosebumps, her eyebrows were furrowed, she was most afraid of this kind of cartilaginous animal, and snakes were one of them...... How can there be a large number of snakes in and out of this place?
"Don't panic...... Everyone stand back. Yu Wenyue shouted loudly.
Someone in the crowd shouted, "We're surrounded, we're surrounded by snakes." Only the people on the periphery could see that large snakes were pouring in from all directions, spitting letters and holding their heads high...... Red snake, red dot snake, black browed snake, black snake, neck groove snake, emerald green snake...... There were many kinds, and I saw that the soldiers present vomited nauseously on the spot.
Emperor Yuwen calmly shouted to everyone: "Don't panic, everyone, stay vigilant, and don't take the initiative to attack."
While worried, he clenched his fists angrily, how could there be snakes in this place?
At this time, the front half of the snake's body contracted and was ready to attack, and everyone panicked, and their legs were weak, and they all shrunk into a ball, and everyone held a sword in their hands, trembling.
Nangong Keqing's palms were sweating, she couldn't help but shiver, she closed her eyes, when she opened her eyes, her eyes were a little more sharp, she took out a bunch of realgar powder from her sleeve and handed it to Yu Wenyue, "Xiaoyue, realgar powder, send it down quickly and sprinkle it around." ”
She gave it to a small group of soldiers and sprinkled them around, and the snakes did not dare to come any further.
And where they didn't spill, the snakes were enraged and attacked the other crowd, the horses neighed violently, and the howls of soldiers filled the eardrums......
"Escort." Yu Wenyue shouted and ordered.
There was a fight, knives rose and fell, horses were bitten alive by snakes, and the soldiers surrounded the emperor in a central circle.
Nangong Keqing didn't have time to think, took out a handful of poison from the space, and said loudly, "Everyone hold their breath." Then a handful of them spilled out, only to see the snakes fall one by one......
The soldiers watched the group of snakes being subdued, and one by one they came to their senses, rose up to resist, and slashed at the head of the tongue snake......
Emperor Yuwen also joined the battle, and his sword fell cleanly. Everyone's face was splattered with blood, and they were exhausted after the fright......