The big-leaf paddock in March, not to mention the grass grows and the warbler flies, but it is also a scene of wind and sunshine, and the sky is high and the clouds are sparse. The blue sky reflected the green grassland, with the warm breeze in front of the oncoming people, and the green sun on horseback couldn't help but take a deep breath of the air with the fragrance of grass.

He looked at his father's guard of honor, his eyes were still a little dazzling in the early morning, but he squinted his eyes and still saw the mother concubine sitting next to his father, and it happened that the mother concubine was also looking at him, Qingyang Xiu grinned and hurriedly waved his hand at the mother concubine.

Seeing Qingyang Xiu with such a wanton smile, Xin Zixi couldn't help but whisper to Mu Qingmo on the side: "The mother-son relationship between the prince and the virtuous concubine is really envious of others. ”

"Yes, not only envy others, but also make people feel incredible. I heard that the prince's biological mother was the first queen, when the first queen died of illness, the prince was still young, the emperor wanted to choose someone to raise the prince, at that time the harem only the virtuous concubine had nothing to do, so the prince was raised under the knee of the virtuous concubine. But as you can see today, the prince and the virtuous concubine seem to be their own mother and son. Hey, Zixi, I heard that your aunt died of illness here, but is it true? ”

"Shhh, Qingmo whispered, the death of my aunt is a pain in the emperor's heart, everyone is secretive, don't mention it again."

Mu Qingmo saw that Xin Zixi was so serious, smacked his tongue, rolled his eyes, and quickly changed the topic.

"Zixi, I didn't expect you, you would ride a horse today, I thought you would squat in the tent with Huanting and play while waiting for us to come back with the prey."

"When my cousin came to visit during the Chinese New Year, my father invited him to come with him for spring hunting. My father was afraid that my cousin would be unfamiliar with the spring hunt for the first time, so he asked me to come with me. ”

"Cousin? Who? ”

"Oh, the one over there who is dressed in white and tied with a green jade crown." Xin Zixi pointed to a sixteen or seventeen-year-old boy not far away.

"I remember that you once said that you had a chivalrous cousin from Sword Shadow Villa, and that was him?"

"Exactly."

"Hmph, even if your cousin is from the rivers and lakes, don't want to compete with me for prey this time. My golden horn was bred according to the regulations of war horses, and I begged my father for a long time before he rewarded me. This is the first time I have worked with Golden Horn, and we will definitely work together to win the first prize."

The two were talking about rising, suddenly hearing the sound of drums, Qingyang Xiu, who was sitting on the guard of honor, got up, picked up a bow and arrow, and shot towards the target with a picture of a group of heroes chasing a deer on the opposite side of the viewing platform, hitting the red heart. At this time, the ceremonial officer shouted, "The auspicious time has arrived, and the spring hunt is prosperous." Mu Qingmo hurriedly clamped his crotch and dismounted the horse, and ran out towards the woods in the distance, shouting in his mouth, "Zixi, I won't wait for you, I am bound to get the emperor's reward this year." ”

The teenagers who were originally preparing to go in the pasture also galloped away, and Xin Zixi saw this and quickly whipped his horse and followed the large army.

As soon as he entered the woods, the crowd dispersed, but Xin Zixi had no intention of hunting, so he simply believed in the horses and let the horses run around in the forest.

I don't know how long I ran, Xin Zixi suddenly saw a white shadow running in front of him, just took off the bow on his back, and was about to set up an arrow and bend the bow, only to see two feathered arrows of different colors flying from the side and shoot the rabbit to the ground. Xin Zixi looked in the direction where the sound of horses' hooves came

"Brother Yan! But your arrows? ”

Xiao Yan, the young owner of "Xi'er" Sword Shadow Villa, saw his cousin, pulled the reins, and slowly walked towards Xin Zixi. At this moment, Sima Liang also rode his horse to arrive, he dismounted and picked up the rabbit, looked around, and saw Xiao Yan who was side by side with Xin Zixi, so he stepped forward with a smile and saluted and asked:

"Dare to ask this yellow feather arrow engraved with the word "Xin", but is it from the brother? I'm afraid that the sister of the Xin family doesn't have such strength. ”

"Third Brother Sima is really making fun of it, it is indeed Brother Yan's arrow. Introduce the two brothers, this is my cousin, Xiao Yan of Sword Shadow Villa. This is the third son of Prime Minister Zuo's family, Sima Liang. Xin Zixi dismounted with Xiao Yan and walked in front of Sima Liang.

"In Xia Xiaoyan, Brother Sima conceded it."

"Where is it, in Xia Sima Liang, I just saw that Brother Xiao's feather arrow had pierced the hare, and his strength was amazing, and I admired it. I have heard of the Xuanguang swordsmanship of Sword Shadow Villa, I don't know if Sima Liang is lucky enough to have a discussion with Brother Xiao here. ”

"Brother Sima is modest, Brother Sima is not too strong, if Brother Sima doesn't dislike it, please give me advice." As he spoke, he drew his sword and took a stance. Sima Liang laughed loudly, drew his long sword, struck first, and stabbed at Xiao Yan diagonally.

Seeing that the two were entangled and stopped, Xinzi Hope took a few steps back and led the horse to watch from a distance. Mu Qingmo, who was already carrying a rabbit in his hand, happened to be passing by, and when he heard the sound, he came and saw the two people who were fighting, and whispered to Xin Zixi.

"Zixi, I see that your cousin is just as foolish as the third brother of Huanting, and he is fighting if he doesn't want to let his prey go. It seems that the emperor's reward for them has not been blessed. I just found something good in the woods over there, and you come with me. ”

When the two of them didn't advance much, they suddenly faintly saw that in the distant forest, there seemed to be a wild boar figure flashing. Mu Qingmo rolled his eyes, signaled Xin Zixi to tie the horse to the nearest tree, and tiptoed into the forest.

Looking around, Mu Qingmo chose the thickest tree and climbed up, seeing that Xin Zixi was still under the tree with a blank face, Mu Qingmo lowered his voice and shouted

"Zixi, it's dangerous, find a tree to climb up."

When Xin Zixi rode steadily on the branch, Mu Qingmo covered his eyebrows with his hands, squinted his eyes and poked his head into the depths of the woods. It was easy to see the wild boar in the distance, and quickly took the arrow and tried to shoot the boar with the bow. It's a pity that he lost his head, but it angered the wild boar, seeing that the wild boar was looking around uneasily, Mu Qingmo rolled his eyes, ripped off the edge of his clothes, and tied one end to the tree and the other end to leave a little length. Then blew the whistle to lure the wild boar over, and when the wild boar struggled to collide with the tree pole, Mu Qingmo swung to the nearest tree with strength, and after standing firm in the dense branches, while the wild boar had just slackened a little after hitting it, and before he could accumulate strength for the next collision, Mu Qingmo grabbed the knife that was originally pinned to his waist with both hands and jumped down, and struggled against the top of the boar's head.

But the strength was still not enough, the knife was slanted into the back of the wild boar, the wild boar was in pain, and jumped wildly on the spot, throwing Mu Qingmo to the ground. Fortunately, he didn't fall on the trunk of the tree, Mu Qingmo rolled on the ground a few times, only to feel that the sky was spinning suddenly, and there was a hot sting pain in his back and arms, seeing that the wild boar was already furious, his eyes were scarlet and wanted to rush towards Mu Qingmo. Mu Qingmo hurriedly endured the pain and tried his best to climb the nearest tree. The wild boar stared at Mu Qingmo's hiding place, hitting the trunk again and again, and the stinging pain in his arm and back made Mu Qingmo unable to pull the bow away and cause damage to the wild boar, so he had to hold on to the branches under him in order not to be knocked off the tree.

Xin Zixi was so anxious when he saw all this in front of him that he immediately wanted to shoot the wild boar with an arrow, but his arm strength was not even enough to shoot the angry wild boar. She thought about it, this place was not too far from the competition place between Brother Yan and Third Brother Sima, maybe her shouts could lead them to come to the rescue.

"Brother Yan, Brother Yan! Help me! The wild boar heard that there were other people on the tree beside him, and suddenly turned around and rushed towards Xin Zixi. Mu Qingmo hurriedly took the bow and arrow and shot it at the wild boar, although the feather arrow only fell softly around the wild boar, but it could also disturb the attention of some wild boars.

After a while, Xiao Yan and Sima Liang rode their horses to arrive, and when they saw the two people in the tree and the wild boar that was still struggling to hit the tree, they instantly understood the situation. I saw two soldiers split into two paths, shooting arrows at the wild boar from two directions to attract its attention. Chased by a wild boar, one person galloped hard, and the other followed the boar to concentrate on archery. If the boar reverses, the two rotate their roles again.

Unable to parry the wheel battle between the two, it didn't take long for the wild boar to fall to the ground with feathered arrows stuck in its body. Sima Liang dismounted and saw that the wild boar's limbs were still twitching slightly, fearing that it would be difficult to clean up after regaining his strength, he drew his sword and gave the wild boar a good time.

The four men found a rope and tied the boar, and one took one end and tied it to the horse, and the four of them dragged the boar to the meadow where the camp was located.

On the other side, it has been two hours since the spring hunt began, and the young men who hunted have also returned to the camp one after another, and the ceremonial officer reported the hunting results to Qingyang Xiu

"The right prime minister's son hunted three hares and two birds"

"The son of the Household Shangshu Mansion hunted five hares and one bird"

。。。

Suddenly, I heard the sound of horses' hooves in the distance, and a guard shouted

"Report! The prince hunted a deer."

The first group of ministers under the viewing platform suddenly became lively, the prince Qingyangrun was only fifteen years old, and he hunted wild deer with his own strength, which shows that he is extremely brave and very human. I don't know who took the lead

"The prince is a promising young man, he is really strong, I am a big Tao"

One after another, some people reconsidered the words "the prince is brave, it is really the great luck of Dingtao", Qingyang Xiuben does not like to sing the sound of merit and virtue, but this time it is difficult to hide the pride and joy on his face.

Qingyang Run was dressed in bright red armed armor, covered with silver and white thin armor, and the red ribbon of his hair was woven with gold threads, fluttering and shining in the wind in the sun. He presented the severed antlers to Qingyang Xiu,

"The son will dedicate this antler to his father, may his father live Jin'an."

"My son is brave, get up quickly, but is he hurt? Go down with your mother and rest for a while. After saying that, he picked up Qingyang Xiu and patted him on the shoulder approvingly.

When Qingyang Run and Concubine Xian retired for a while, the internal attendant reported to Qingyang Xiuyu, "The three sons of Prime Minister Zuo's Mansion, the two young ladies of Anguohou's Mansion and Dingyuan's General Mansion have returned, and they look like dragging a wild boar from a distance." ”

"Wild boar? Pass it on."

The four of them stepped forward and told Qingyang what had happened.

Listening, Qingyang Xiufu Case laughed loudly,

"Okay, the girl of the Mu Yuan family is brave, the girl of the Xin Chongming family is strategic, and the three sons of the Sima family and the nephews of the Xin Chong Ming family are even more heroes. Come and get a reward! ”

Qingyang Xiu suddenly turned his gaze to Mu Yuan on the right,

"Mu Yuan, have you ever remembered the palace when you were young, you and I were only fifteen or sixteen years old, returning late from autumn hunting, passing by the mountains and forests. My horse was suddenly frightened and galloped, and immediately lost contact with the guards, but unexpectedly a lone wolf sprang out of the forest, jumped and bit the horse's neck, and the horse threw me out in pain, I saw the lone wolf disemboweling the horse, but the beast was not satisfied with this, and paced towards me. ”

"When the minister arrived alone with a torch, His Majesty was stained with horse blood, but his eyes were sharp, and he was not afraid of the lone wolf at all, and he was confronting him with a sword."

"Yes, we were so young and vigorous at that time, and we felt that we had the strength to fight it, and we didn't think about whether there were wolves around. Luckily, the guards followed the firelight to find us and shot the lone wolf on the spot. Saying that Qingyang Xiu's eyes met and drifted into the distance, his expression was quite stunned, his youth had passed for many years, although he was like a cloud of smoke, he still couldn't help looking back, and in a blink of an eye, it was the time when his children were in high spirits.

Qingyang Xiu was stunned for a moment, and continued, "In the past, Mu Yuan and I fought a lone wolf, and only his daughter accompanied him to kill the wild boar, okay, Mu Yuan, your daughter is really a tiger girl." Qing Mo, when you become an adult, I will allow you to be the imperial guard. ”

"Chen Muyuan, thank you Your Majesty for loving the little girl."

"Courtiers Mu Qingmo, thank Lord Longen."

"There is courage and no strategy, fortunately, today's blessings of Your Majesty have been extended and blessed you, and thanks to the rescue of the girl of the Xin family and the two young heroes, you got out of danger. Otherwise, you will still be destined to accept Your Majesty's reward. Mu Yuan, who knelt on the ground to thank him, buried his head and taught Mu Qingmo on the side.

Hearing his father's words, Mu Qingmo was a little afraid, but at that time, he only wanted to hunt wild boars and stand out in the spring hunt, and he didn't think about what it would be like if no one rescued him and he fell off the tree with all his strength.

Hurriedly thanked the lord Longen, thanked Xin Zixi, Xiao Yan and Sima Liang, and then returned to the tent with the servants who came to treat the wounds.

"Fortunately, it's just a little broken, you fool, your father said that you were brave and unscrupulous, but he really didn't wronged you. The boar was so powerful, of course, it hid and attacked with arrows, but it still ran around in a rage, and when it reappeared with blood loss and fell to the ground, he dealt it a fatal blow with a dagger. Whoever comes up will use a dagger. Your mother and I also hunted a wild boar when we were young, but we have never been as embarrassed as you. Wen Yuze was distressed about drugged his daughter, and at the same time, he couldn't help but educate.

"The mother is strategic, and the daughter is taught." After rehearsing what his mother said in his mind, he felt that it was very reasonable, Mu Qingmo hurriedly lowered his eyebrows and replied to Wen Yuze's words with a slight flattery.

"But mother, isn't there anything worthy of your praise about your daughter? The emperor also praised me for being a tiger girl. Mu Qingmo got dressed, leaned his head on Wen Yuze's lap and said coquettishly

"Okay, our family is clear, brave but not thoughtful, but still does not lose my demeanor. When your uncle learns of this, he will praise you. ”

"My daughter hasn't seen Uncle Yu for a long time, and my daughter remembers that Uncle Yu taught her daughter boxing when she was a child."

The mother and daughter were warmly affectionate, and someone outside the tent reported that Miss Sima and others had come to visit. Mu Qingmo hurriedly got up, straightened his clothes, and asked the guards to lead them in.

"Say hello to Aunt Wen"

"Don't be polite, I'll go and see Qingge and get up from a nap, come and sit."

When everyone saw Wen Yuze come out of the tent, Sima Huanting ran in front of Mu Qingmo in small steps

"Qingmo, what's wrong with you, the wound is still serious?"

"Qing Mo, you were thrown to the ground by that wild boar at that time, but it scared me" Xin Zixi also walked forward quickly

Although it was inconvenient for Sima Liang and Xiao Yan to get close, they also cast concerned glances.

"It's okay, the skin is traumatic, the doctor has already come to see me, and my mother has also given me medicine. I'm going to eat a few more bites of this boar at dinner, and call it rampant today. Mu Qingmo gritted his teeth and smiled.

"It's okay, Qingmo, do you know where there is next to this big leaf paddock?" Sima Huanting suddenly approached mysteriously and said

"Where?"

"The old ruins of the Divine Palace."

"Is this serious? But the Divine Palace in the Secret History of the Previous Dynasty? ”

"It's true, what Zixi's cousin said"

"Yes, Daye Enclosure is in Daye County, in the previous dynasties, it was not the emperor, that is, the fief of the Qingyang prince back then. Later, the people in various parts of the country accumulated grievances, and there were rebels one after another, and the people in Daye immediately responded and rose up. Then, the emperor passed by here and the people returned to obedience before it was divided into Dingtao land. The spring hunting enclosure changes every year, and the last time the emperor came to the Daye enclosure to hunt was ten years ago, and you don't know that there are old traces of the Shenjia Palace here, and it is normal. Xiao Yan then explained.

"Why did Your Majesty pass by here, and the people will be obedient," Xin Zixi felt a little puzzled.

"I have also heard of this, in the last years of the previous dynasty, many places built the palace of the gods to draw coolies, many farmers lack men to farm, and in the event of a great drought, the people have not yet stored grain to protect themselves, but the government is still leviing heavy taxes, sometimes there are people who fall into the grass, and there are sporadic uprisings in the country. At that time, the emperor's rule was sufficient, the people were obedient, and the nearby displaced people came to take refuge. However, there were too many people affected by the great drought, and the supplies and grain were stretched thin, so they prepared to bring the guards into the old capital to face the saint, give advice to the old entropy king, open the national treasury, reduce the tax burden, and distribute food to the victims. Daye was the place where the emperor had to pass through at that time, and the family members of Lu Yu were the rebels who were taken in as refugees, and these rebels were dragged to repair the strong men of the Shenji Palace, who worked hard day and night and were deducted rations by the officials, and if they fell down because they were powerless, they would be whipped. When the laborers heard that their relatives had been displaced by the drought, they angrily killed the foreman, grabbed the grain, and seized the local government, and prepared to send letters to their relatives to come and meet them.

At that time, the emperor persuaded these rebels that it was not a long-term solution to seize the palace, and after he faced the saints, the court issued relief food and exempted them from taxes, so that they could reunite with their families and return to their hometown to continue their lives. These rebels submitted to the emperor. After the chaos of the old capital palace, the people of Daye took the initiative to attach themselves to Dingtao, and then there was a Daye paddock of Dingtao. Sima Liang followed Xiao Yan's words and continued to explain to everyone.

"How can this entropy show the king be so hateful, when I read the secret history of the previous dynasty, he was only an emperor who didn't love the country and loved the beauty, but I didn't expect the truth to be even more shocking, and he deserved to die." Mu Qingmo was so angry that he clenched his fists and hammered towards the bed.

"Oh, Qing Mo is not angry, Zixi's cousin just said that the Shenji Palace, which is near the paddock, only has two sticks of incense to drive the horse. Don't you want to see what the shrine looks like in the book? Sima Huanting was sitting next to Mu Qingmo's bed, and when she saw that she was a little angry, she hurriedly fanned her with her hand.

"Okay, I'll come with you after lunch." As soon as he heard that he could go on a pilgrimage to the land in the book, Mu Qingmo was quite moved.

Sure enough, as Xiao Yan said, when everyone drove the horses for a short time, they flowed through the stream to the west of the camp, extended the winding path up the mountain, and after a short time, they reached the top of the mountain, and their eyes suddenly opened up.

Although the laborers fought hard to revolt back then, they did not destroy the Shenji Palace that they had worked so hard to build, so Mu Qingmo and others were also able to see this palace that had not yet been built. No one has taken care of it for many years, and the mottled exterior wall has climbed a lot of moss, and walked along the main road at the entrance of the hall to the inside, although the houses next to the cloisters are only set up with beams and columns, but the whole area of this shrine is very extensive, which shows the extravagance of the design at that time. In the middle of the palace is an empty square, with a high platform in the middle, and the ground in front of the stage is written with cinnabar "Descending Sendai". The five people climbed down the steps to the top of the platform, this descending Sendai is much higher than the surrounding exterior walls and houses, the scenery below the mountain is clear, the woods under the mountain, the grassland camp, the hunting forest in the east, and the city wall of Daye County in the north can also be glimpsed one or two.

The afternoon sun is still a little dazzling, although there is a warm breeze blowing on the face, but when the five of them don't look at it for a while, they feel that the sun is slightly sweaty, so they slowly walk down the stairs.

"This palace is also very big, and my Zuo Prime Minister's Mansion is not comparable to it, and the ministers are really doing their best to please King Entropy."

"I don't know if there is still a remnant portrait of the demon concubine Ling, I really want to see what kind of heavenly posture the demon concubine Ling who brought disaster to the country and the people should be." Mu Qingmo's words were quite regretful

"Demon Concubine Ling, the first dancing girl in the capital of the former dynasty, her skin is white and snowy, her mouth is like Zhu Dan, her figure is exquisite, and her dancing posture is as light as a forest bird and as soft as a willow." Sima Huanting fluently recited the original text.

"But even if this demon concubine Ling is beautiful, the former dynasty is not a force to be able to get it alone" Xin Zixi felt that the secret history of the previous dynasty was a bit exaggerated.

Xiao Yan, who was originally silent and walked behind the three little girls, couldn't help but say when she heard Xin Zixi's words.

"Ah Yan traveled with his father last year, passing through the north city of Dirong, I am ashamed to say that Ah Yan fell ill because of the water and soil, and my father took me to the city for medical treatment, who knew that there was a harsh winter, and I suffered from wind and cold, so I lived in the hospital for a few months to recuperate. The clinic was run by a female doctor and her young nephew, who was admired by the local people for her skill and kindness. Her nephew and I were very like-minded, and we both regarded each other as confidants. One day, chatting about the demon concubine of the previous dynasty, the young man said that his aunt was an old person of the previous dynasty, and the harem fled out of the palace to join his brother, and his aunt told him that the demon concubine Ling was a victim of the scheme, and the so-called demon concubine disaster was just a foolish rhetoric of the former dynasty magnates who wanted to subvert the government and the opposition. The bewitching entropy shows that the king is looking for pills and asking for medicine, and building a lot of construction, but in fact, there are other people. ”

Everyone was a little shocked when they heard what Xiao Yan said, but it was a pity that Concubine Ling was peerless, but she was pushed to the forefront by this conspiracy to seize power, and she was scolded by the people for many years. But the events of the previous dynasty, now many rumors are mostly eye-catching jokes, who can tell the truth from the false.

"It seems that this is not the secret history of the previous dynasty, and the sentences mentioned in the preface are true," Mu Qingmo, a hardcore book fan of this language, and Sima Huanting sighed when they met each other.

"If it's a script, how can every word be true?" Xin Zixi laughed at the annoyed Sima Huanting and Mu Qingmo on the side.

The five of them lingered for a long time in the old ruins of the shrine, and when they saw that it was getting late, they set off to return to the camp.

"Brother Sima, when I first met Brother Sima today, I felt that Brother Sima's surname was quite familiar, and now I suddenly remembered why it was familiar." Xiao Yan, who was originally leading the way, suddenly thought of something and drove his horse to Sima Liang at the back of the team.

"Ah Yan, don't be so different, we are also good brothers who have fought each other, just call me Ah Liang."

"Ah Liang, I don't know if the two members of the Criminal Department, Yun Jinsi, Shuangjie, Sima Chen, and Sima Jing, have anything to do with Ah Liang?"

When Sima Huanting heard the prestige of her eldest brother and second brother, she also stepped forward.

"That's my eldest brother and second brother, what are you looking for them?"

"I really admired the name for a long time, but I never thought that Yun Jinsi Shuangjie was actually Brother Aliang. Su Wen Yun Jin Si Shuangjie is good at judging cases, and they have joined forces to crack countless strange cases, Ah Yan heard that a strange case has recently occurred in Yuanzhou Longxian County, and the Yuanzhou Criminal Department has sent two adults over. ”

"What is the case?" Mu Qingmo and Xin Zixi on the side heard the word strange case, and they immediately became interested.