In addition to piano, chess, calligraphy and painting, he likes to ride horses and shoot hunting.

I want to come to Gaozu Rong Ma for a lifetime, and lay down the rivers and mountains of Dashu on horseback. When Gao Zu was born, Bao Yuan Ling succeeded to the throne, and he was only a sixteen-year-old boy at that time.

Although the country of Dashu has been decided, although there are Li Renhan, Zhang Ye, Zhao Tingyin and other old ministers in the court, but the Empress Dowager Li has a very strict family education, and has urged him to practice horse riding and archery since he was a child.

I heard Zhiqiu say that several of Baoyuan's siblings, Renzhen, Renyu, and Rencao, have also been riding horses and archery with their brothers since childhood, and they are all extraordinary.

Now Ren Zhen is the general of Zuo Weiwei, Ren Yu is also the general of Zuo Weiwei, and Ren Cao is the general of the right leading army.

When government affairs are not busy, Bao Yuan often practices archery with Ren Cao in the orange orchard west of the study hall.

The orange orchard is not very large, and in late summer and early autumn, the oranges turn yellow, and the sweet fragrance of the fruit wafting in the orchard is very refreshing and invigorating, and I guess this is the reason why he practiced shooting in the garden.

That day, I slipped away from the study hall to peek at them practicing shooting, but I didn't expect that the extremely gentle and gentle benevolence on weekdays could hit three arrows in a row.

I got carried away and was caught by them.

Bao Yuan asked me what I was doing, and I came to see how his archery skills were, and I deliberately made a disappointed expression and sighed repeatedly.

I don't want him to be disgusted, the orange orchard is close to the study hall, he thought of me practicing painting over there today, so he was distracted and couldn't shoot well, so he lost and Ren Cao.

When Ren Cao heard this, he sneered at the two of us, and called me embarrassed. Seeing that the two of them were very chic when they drew bows and arrows, they suddenly wanted to try it themselves, so they begged Bao Yuan to teach me archery.

At the beginning, Bao Yuan only thought that I was on a whim, and I didn't want to teach me well, but once I decided to do something, there was no reason to give up halfway, so I would go to the garden to practice when I had time.

He saw that I was wearing a skirt, and it was very inconvenient to step and draw a bow, so he ordered the Shangyi Bureau to buy me a riding pants.

The riding shooting uniform imitates the Hu suit, and it has been specially improved according to my usual dress preferences, every time I stand on the field after dressing to practice shooting, Bao Yuan will praise with a smile for a long time, and say that I am heroic and cool, and I will not let the eyebrows.

In order to live up to this uniform, I was even more interested, and I had time to practice, and my body was a lot stronger.

In the spring of the following year, I was able to follow Baoyuan and shoot arrows.

There are two courts in the Peony Garden, and the big stadium is not only used for large-scale "bowing" competitions, but also used to practice riding and archery on weekdays.

The stadium is located near the Suzaku Gate, where the Imperial Castle and Miyagi meet, and is large and wide.

At the time of practice, the inner supervisor puts rabbits in the field and prepares the dogs. After Bao Yuan rode a purple horse and I rode the "Little White Dragon" in, the inner supervisor released the dog to chase the rabbit, and the two of us chased and shot, and the field stirred up bursts of dust and smoke. Precisely:

The Suzaku Gate is open and the stadium is empty and dusty.

Pre-arranged white rabbit and pale dog, waiting for the king to come according to the falcon.

Whenever this time, I will have a feeling that the birds are returning to the forest, and only at this time, I believe that I am the only one in Baoyuan's eyes. Therefore, every time I go to the palace to arrange a spring riding and shooting day, I will be very happy.

In the spring of the fourth year of Guangzheng (943 AD), Bao Yuan summoned his ministers and the children of the royal family to Shanglin Yuan to hunt.

Shanglin Yuan is a royal hunting garden opened by Gaozu, located outside Yangma City.

On this trip, Bao Yuan not only took me along, but also followed the Empress Dowager's decree and took Jinyan and Zhang Xianru together.

I only knew that Jinyan was very good at riding, but I didn't know that she could also shoot and hunt, I thought that she would learn Buddhism and practice without killing, I was afraid that I didn't like such an occasion, but I didn't expect her to really come.

Today's Shanglin Garden is sunny, and the flaming rhododendrons on the mountain are also green shrubs, which makes people feel refreshed and happy from a distance.

The hunting ground has already been divided by Yu Linwei with colored flags, one area is the royal camp, and the other area is the hunting ground.

Bao Yuan told me that the hunting ground is divided into two parts, one is the shooting field, that is, the place where the children of the royal family have archery competitions; The other is the hunting ground, and today we are mainly active in the hunting ground.

When I came out of the tent in a snow-white riding suit, Bao Yuan was already waiting outside with a purple horse.

Today he wore a purple uniform, a silver crown and tied his hair, and he looked very heroic. Bao Yuan helped me onto the "little white dragon" and walked forward with me.

The close ministers and the children of the royal family in Shanglin Yuan have already converged neatly, and the flags are fluttering on the shooting field.

After Bao Yuan and I entered the shooting range, he took the reins of the horse around the field, smiled and raised his whip to greet the ministers, and immediately the voices of the ministers were like a tide, and I couldn't help but be excited when I rode on the horse.

"Sister, you're here." Jinyan drove her horse to her side, and the ice blue riding outfit made her a little more cool in her demureness, which was very different from usual. I greeted her happily and agreed to have a competition with her later.

As he was talking, Zhang Xian came like a horse, wearing a red beard and a dazzling appearance, and stepping off the green horse was even more vigorous.

She came straight to Bao Yuan and said with a smile: "Your Majesty, do you want to test your riding skills with your concubines today?" ”

Bao Yuan glanced at me when he heard this, and smiled back: "If you win Rui'er and Jinyan, talk to me again." ”

Zhang Xianru looked disdainful, and raised her head to me and Jinyan: "Two sisters, don't let each other go when the time comes." ”

I was about to refute her, but I saw a man in brown galloping from among the courtiers. He stopped in front of Bao Yuan, clasped his fists with both hands and said, "Minister Zhang Ye see the emperor." ”

"The prime minister doesn't have to be polite."

"Father!" Zhang Xianru drove forward, showing the delicate appearance of her daughter's family.

"!" Zhang Ye responded in a deep voice, and turned to Baoyuan and said: "The courtiers have been arrogant since childhood, and they are afraid that they will lose their honor in front of the emperor, so please treat the emperor more." "Eyes swept over me.

Is this Zhang Xianru's father, the important minister of the first emperor Tuogu, and the current official residence Wuxin Jie Du envoy Tongping Zhangshi, the left servant and the Zhang Ye of the Zhongshu Shilang?

I looked at him with a smile on the shelf of the palace concubine.

This man has a broad face, thick eyebrows and thick beard, a magnificent figure, and a powerful appearance.

This Zhang Ye had hardly seen a banquet in the palace before, and he thought that he was scornful of the elegant affairs of the literati, so he disdained to come.

It is thought that if he can lead the post of prime minister, he should not be a brave and unscrupulous person. When I saw him today, I was a little curious about how he gave birth to such a charming and playful daughter as Zhang Xianru.

Thinking of this, I looked back at Xianru and took a closer look, thinking that Zhang Ye's wife and concubine should be a beauty, otherwise...... A chuckle burst out loud.

Zhang Xianru stretched out his hand and shook it in front of my eyes, and said, "The emperor is gone!" ”

I brushed her hand away, and was about to sour her for a few words, when suddenly I was playful, and raised my eyebrows at her and smiled evilly: "Let's go, beauty!" Don't flash your waist. ”

This woman is not too yin, and occasionally she can meet my appetite, I laughed and whipped up, and rode to chase Bao Yuan.

"Hey~! Who you said flashed his waist, you tell me clearly. Zhang Xianru was so angry that he chased after him all the way.

During this period, the Ming and Huang pennants have been erected in the hunting ground, and dozens of healthy horses galloped into the field. Pheasants, hares, and small animals were already running in terror in the field. Bao Yuan's mount was ahead, and everyone was the only one to look forward to.

The horn sounded, and Zhang Ye raised an arrow on the right side of Baoyuan and asked, "Please ask the emperor to shoot the first arrow." ”

Bao Yuan took the arrow and drew the bow and shot the first arrow. "Medium!" The palace people cheered, released the dog to retrieve the prey, and it turned out to shoot a pheasant.

Bao Yuan smiled and closed his bow, turned sideways and motioned to all the ministers, and the princes and ministers were ordered to shoot with bows one after another.

For a time, the rabbits and birds in the hunting ground were frightened, and the sound of bows and arrows was endless. I didn't like slaughter, and the Yan Yan next to me was even more beautiful, and I couldn't bear it when I thought about it.

Zhang Xianru was eager to try, but I didn't move with Jinyan, her position was low, and it was not easy to come forward, so she was just anxious to look at me.

"Hey, didn't you say you wanted to compete? Let's go! I motioned to Jinyan, reined in the reins, and went out of the hunting range, followed by Zhang Xianru riding a horse.

This competition is limited to the periphery of the hunting ground, and the speed of the competition is tested along the edge, and the one who returns to the starting point first after three laps wins.

The three of us agreed on a test route, and the commander in the field raised the flag and gave the order, and the three riders rushed out at the same time, Xianru was on the left, Jinyan was on the right, and I was in the middle.

At first, I took the "little white dragon" speed, a horse in the lead, but I don't want Zhang Xianru to ride, although the speed is not as good, but it is endurance, compared to the second lap, she was overtaken, the heart is not convinced to raise the whip to urge the horse, how can the riding skills is not as good as Zhang Xianru's practice, always slower than half a body.

When he was in a hurry, Jin Yan next to him gradually approached.

"Rui'er, are you okay?" I think it's rare for me to gallop like this, Jin Yan asked worriedly.

"I'm okay!"

"Don't be so rushed, your legs should be clamped, I look at your unstable body from behind, it's very scary."

"yes, okay." I answered, but my men didn't stop.

"I see that you have the heart to win that Zhang Xianru." Jin Yan sighed.

In the blink of an eye, we have entered the third circle, and Jinyan and I are half a position behind Zhang Xianru. At this time, I obviously felt that my physical strength was exhausted, so I had to urgently ask for help from Jinyan and said, "Sister, I'm afraid it won't work." But sister, you are good at riding, you will definitely win her for me. ”

"Good!" Jin Yan responded crisply, "Drive ~~~~~"

Before I could think about it, Jinyan beside me had already passed me, and I saw her ice blue clothes flying in the wind, sassy and heroic.

Although she is used to seeing Jinyan on the polo field on weekdays, she doesn't want her to be so good at riding, and she has gone hand in hand with Zhang Xianru in a short time.

Zhang Xianru saw Jinyan catching up, and hurriedly whipped the horse, and the horse neighed under her crotch.

Jin Yan didn't raise the whip, but leaned over the horse's back and shouted: "Yunyan, go." ”

But when she saw the black horse under her crotch, she galloped away when she heard the sound, and took the lead until the end.

I followed Zhang Xianru to the finish line, turned over and dismounted, and pulled Jinyan to rejoice, heh, this game is really beautiful!

Zhang Xianru saw that the two of us were happy, bit her lip and glared, slammed the whip on the ground, and left angrily.

"Sister, I never knew you had a magic horse." I happily reached out to touch the horse.

The horse snorted and was in high spirits.

"Yunyan has a background" Jin Yan still had a gentle smile on his face, and said eloquently: "Yunyan and Hua Liu, one of the eight horses of King Zhou Mu, are of the same species, not only fast, but also have extraordinary endurance. ”

"Oh, really?" I was pleasantly surprised, "Isn't that the legendary BMW?" Where did my sister get it? ”

"That is, it was a congratulatory gift I received when I entered the palace." For some reason, Jin Yan paused when she said this, and her brows tightened. Come to think of it, this horse should be a gift from a close relative!

While we were talking and laughing, I suddenly saw a woman come to us in front of the crowd, and saluted: "See Mrs. Hua Rui, see Chongyi Niangniang." ”

Look closely at the woman, dressed in a purple hunting suit, with pear vortices at the corners of her mouth, gentle and heroic.

I heard Bao Yuan mention earlier, in addition to me and Zhang Xianru, Su Jinyan and other concubines in today's hunting, the princes and close ministers also brought their daughters.

Although the Great Shu Kingdom is still riding and shooting, unlike the Khitans who are riding and shooting all over the world, the hunting of the Han royal family is actually just a pastime, so the whole hunting activity is like an upper-class party.

"Are you ......?" I don't associate with princes and daughters all my days, so I don't know this woman.

"Sister, this is General Zuo Weiwei's wife." Jin Yan whispered to the side.

"Courtesy Huo Haitang." The woman blessed herself and said.

"Huo Haitang? Begonia~! I was a little familiar with the name, and suddenly remembered the rumors I heard in Jingyi that day, I smiled and hurriedly dragged her hand and said, "Sister, don't be polite, it turns out that you are Rencao's newlywed wife." ”

I pulled the begonia to Jinyan and quipped: "I once heard that Ren Cao planted begonias all over the general's mansion, and I wondered, today I can be regarded as knowing the original reason, it turns out that the name of Mrs. Yin Jun is called Begonia, it seems that Ren Cao is very affectionate to the newlywed lady." ”

Haitang blushed and said with a smile: "How can Haitang and her husband be as good as the mother and the emperor." ”

When I heard this, I saw Jinyan pursing her lips and snickering, her face was a little embarrassed, she grinned, and asked her about the current situation with a begonia.

The three of us walked and talked, and when we went to the shooting range, I heard Zhang Xianru shouting there with a group of female dependents, thinking that she was looking for someone to compete, and it seemed that she was going to take the opportunity to show her skills today.

"Sister, do you want to go over and have a look?" Jin Yan said.

Have you fought with her in the past? I didn't want to waste this great spring day, so I hurriedly shirked and said: "I'm a little tired from horse racing, and I don't want to listen to people's noise anymore, so my sister wants to go over?" ”

"I don't want to go either!"

As he was talking, he suddenly heard a cheer from the hunting ground, as if something had happened.

called Liang Shouzhen to ask Fang Zhi, Gao Lieyang, the son of General Gao Yantao, shot two wild pheasants with an arrow and was rewarded by Bao Yuan.

The tall general is prestigious, although I live in the deep palace, I have long heard of it, but I don't want his son to be so heroic.

"Do you want to go over and have a look?" Liang Shouzhen asked.

"Sister, shall we go and see it together?" I saw that Jinyan's eyes kept looking at the hunting ground, and I thought it was also curious.

"Hmm......" Jinyan seemed to hesitate, and said for a moment: "The hunting ground is too bloody, let's just go to the hunting platform to have a look." ”

The hunting platform is a temporary wooden stand next to the hunting ground, which can accommodate the queen to rest and watch the hunting.

Just as he was about to sit down, he suddenly heard a burst of cheers, and the attendant on the hunting ground sang loudly: "Captain Renyong is high and strong, and an arrow is captured." ”

It seems that today's Renyong Captain is out of the limelight, and I got up to see what happened. But there was a lot of commotion on the hunting ground, I only knew Bao Yuan and a few princes and generals, and I didn't know which one was Gao Lieyang!

I was about to call Liang Shouzhen to ask, but I heard Haitang say softly: "Sister, the person in the dark clothes in the west of the field is a high school lieutenant." ”

"Oh." I looked at Haitang, and I saw a man in a sturdy black robe leaping immediately, and he felt heroic from a distance.

"This high lieutenant feels that he is a strong martial artist at a glance, Haitang, do you know him?"

"Hui Niangniang, my grandfather and General Gao are also world friends, so I know the high school captain."

"Hey, if there are more such heroic people in the court, the emperor will have less worries." I sighed.

"What Niangniang said is true, but I heard that this high school lieutenant did not want to enter the court as an official." Begonia said.

"Oh? Why? I raised my eyebrows.

Haitang thought for a while and said, "I don't know the reason, but I vaguely remember that my brother once mentioned by chance that the captain of the university was unwilling to accept the official position, and he had traveled away from home alone!" ”

It turns out that this Gao Lieyang is still such a free and easy person, listening to what Haitang said, I have a little more affection for this high school lieutenant, looking back at Jin Yan and smiling: "Sister, what do you think of this high school captain?" ”

Jinyan saw me ask her, but she was speechless.

I wanted to follow her temperament, I was afraid that it was inconvenient to answer, and I regretted being abrupt, but I was shocked that her face was wrong, and she was pale for a while, and I couldn't help but worry: "Sister, but I'm tired, do you want to sit down and rest?" ”

"Well, I'm a little tired." Jin Yan sat back in her chair, her face becoming more and more ugly.

I wanted to tell Ming'er to call the accompanying medical officer to come and take care of Jinyan, but she didn't want to do anything, so she had to give up.

She only said that she hadn't moved for a long time, and she had just been a fierce riding race, and she was a little tired, just a little rest, and said that it was difficult for me to go out for a walk, and I should go around to enjoy the beautiful scenery down the mountain.

At this time, seeing that Jinyan's face softened, I was relieved. looked at Begonia and said with a smile: "It's rare to go out, why don't Begonia accompany me and go for a walk in the forest." Saying that, he left Ming'er to take care of Jinyan and walked towards the nearby forest.