The twelfth year of Kangxi, spring.

"Charge!" The sound of trumpets pierced the sky, and the clouds reflected the newborn sun.

The soldiers of the Eight Banners lined up and raised their whips, rode their horses to charge, and Hao Hao Tang Tang drove forward. The horses neighed, the crowd gradually distanced themselves, and the enclosure was dusty. The horses' hooves stepped into the woods, and a flock of birds fluttered into the sky, startling the prey on the ground to flee in all directions.

This was supposed to be a hunt to review the strength of the army. The young son of heaven was full of spirit and rushed to the forefront of the crowd of warriors. Ignoring the minister's obstruction, he changed into the same uniform as a soldier and mixed in the army.

The Eight Banners warriors were full of murderous spirit, but no one dared to cross Xuan Ye to rush ahead. The yellow sand obliterated the horse's hooves, and the wind roared. In an instant, a horse came out of the formation, and the distance between him and Xuan Ye became closer and closer.

Xuan Ye suddenly felt that there was a wind, and before he could look back, he raised his whip and urged the horse, and the distance was pulled away again. When he was free, Xuan Ye glanced back at his opponent and showed him a smug smile.

The man pursed his lips and chased after him with all his might.

"Smack"! An arrow plunged into the trunk of the tree, and a deer in the woods sprang out like lightning, crossing between the two men. Xuan Ye galloped in front of him, heard the sound of the horse rushing behind him, and looked back, the opponent's war horse front hooves were flying, standing in mid-air and neighing. And the person on horseback has a graceful posture and a radiant look.

Xuan Ye returned to his horse and said to the man: "You can't catch up with me." "It's so unpleasant!

The man said unconvinced: "If it weren't for that deer coming out to make trouble, you see if I can catch up." ”

Before they knew it, they had traveled hundreds of miles. From the flat meadow into the dense woods. Through the trees, one or two Eight Banners warriors could be seen - there were very few people who followed.

"Click." A few pine cones hit Xuan Ye's head. Looking up, a squirrel was poking its head out of a tree hole in a tall branch and looking around.

"Dare to throw me with a pine cone? Do you know who I am! Xuan Ye drew his bow and arrow, and was about to aim, when suddenly his hand was empty. After a pause, Xuan Ye angrily said to the man: "Why are you snatching my bow?" ”

"It's just that he accidentally dropped a few fruits and hit you, so you are not allowed to shoot him!"

Xuan Ye said: "I'm too lazy to talk nonsense with you, return the bow to me, and run away if you don't shoot him again." As he spoke, he reached for his bow.

The man quickly jumped off his horse, picked up a pine cone from the ground and threw it at the squirrel's head. It slammed into its head, startling it into a hole.

"You can't get along with me today, do you?"

"I just can't get used to seeing you look like you're invincible."

"Originally, I just wanted to scare it, but the more you stop me, the more I have to catch it." Xuan Ye dismounted and gritted his teeth, "I'll climb a tree to pull it out of the hole!" As he spoke, he opened his teeth and danced his claws, grabbed from side to side, and tried every means to climb up.

The man wanted to grab him, but as soon as he stretched out his hand, he heard a "zi" sound, and only tore Xuan Ye's clothes.

The tree was very high, and Xuan Ye climbed fast, so the man had to follow him if he couldn't reach it.

"Smack!"

"Ouch!"

- The two fell down together.

The man propped himself up, sat down on the ground, patted the soil on his forehead, touched his head again, and removed the leaves from his head.

"I said you should get up quickly." Xuan Yedao pushed the man, "Crush me." ”

The man found himself sitting on Xuan Ye, stood up slowly, and glanced at Xuan Ye secretly.

Xuan Ye was getting up with his hands on the ground, when suddenly, the man's legs went limp, and he fell down hard, and his elbow hit Xuan Ye's stomach hard.

"Ahh Xuan Ye screamed in pain.

"I'm sorry, I'm sorry. Are you alright? He frowned, his eyes full of anxiety as he lifted Xuan Ye's clothes, gesturing to check on his injuries.

"Come on." Xuan Ye opened his hand angrily.

"What's your name?" Xuan Ye asked.

"Nalan Chengde, the word Rongruo."

Xuan Ye sneered: "Who should I be? It turned out to be the son of the Pearl family. I have long heard that Mingzhu has a good son, who is the number one talent of our Manchu Qing Dynasty. When I saw it today, it was really good. The words changed, "Nalan Chengde, you are so bold!" ”

Xuan Ye continued: "Don't think I didn't see you snickering, you deliberately injured me with your elbow, did you want to avenge the squirrel?" I haven't caught it yet. ”

Xuan Ye's aggrieved tone made Rong Ruo angry and funny. He stood up and reached out to pull him.

Xuan Ye ignored him, got up and lowered his head to pat the dust off his clothes, suddenly raised his eyes, and said, "I heard that your martial arts are also good." As soon as the words fell, a series of kicks attacked Rongruo. Rong Ruo blocked with his hand, snapped, and his strength brought up a strong wind, and he was shocked back several steps.

"You're pretty good." The sneak attack was unsuccessful, but he felt sorry for each other, Xuan Ye said to Rong Ruo: "For your father's sake, I don't blame you." We don't know each other. ”

I?

This surprise was not trivial, Rong Ruo looked at Xuan Ye with wide eyes and disbelief. Finally, he remembered the appearance of the emperor, slapped his sleeves three or two, and hurriedly knelt on the ground: "Slaves see the emperor!" ”

Xuan Ye snickered proudly: "No need to be polite. I'm not an emperor now, just a warrior in the paddock. ”

The man was at a loss, and the heroic posture of Fang Cai suddenly disappeared, and a wisp of melancholy unconsciously climbed up his eyebrows.

"The Emperor's ......"

Xuan Ye responded: "If you have anything to say, don't talk about it." ”

"There are many arrows and horses in the paddock, the emperor might as well go back to the Eagle Terrace ......"

Without waiting for Rong Ruo to finish speaking, Xuan Ye raised his hand: "Needless to say, I didn't expect you to be as knowledgeable as those pedantic ministers." If you don't want to stay with me, go away. Xuan Ye turned over and got on his horse.

Director Jun is sexual, ignoring the worries of the ministers. If the master makes a mistake or returns to the void, who will take care of it? The young son of heaven didn't know the arrangements below, on the Eagle Drying Platform, he was intimidated by the momentum of the Eight Banners soldiers, and his heart was rippling, he only knew that he was their leader, and he wanted to lead this group of iron-blooded men to gallop on the battlefield and pacify the country. The men of Manchuria are all heroes on horseback!

My father often said that "a companion is like a tiger", and Rong Ruo couldn't understand his father's worries. He saw that Xuan Ye's back was so heroic and extraordinary, and he suddenly felt his heart swaying, and with the pride of the horse field, he turned over and ran to Xuan Ye.

"Your Majesty, let's compare who shoots more prey!" Rong Ruo shouted at Xuan Ye. Through the sound of the wind brought by running, the sound is warm and heartwarm.

Xuan Ye smiled secretly: "Okay! Just as the sunset is limited, I want to see if you are Nalan Rongruo's ability, or if I am a step ahead! As he spoke, he tightened his grip on the reins and raised his hand to raise his whip: "Drive!" ”

Before and after, a monarch and a minister, galloping in the morning light, in the grass.

"Nanhaizi":

The wind moved slightly, and the nine doors opened, and Nanmo left the palace and planted thousands of willows.

The grass color is horizontally sticky to the horse, and the water is flat and occupies the eagle platform.

Jin Yan wanted to go between the waves, and Jade was suspicious to return from the island.

Since it was soft and red, the Heavenly Sect came here to wash the dust.

Rong Ruo later wrote a poem to record the scene at that time, but what moved Rong Ruo the most at that time was not the charming spring, but a sentence from Emperor Kangxi: "I have written down the friendship you have treated, and I will cherish you." ”

The spring color was really beautiful that day. There is a lake with sparkling water outside the paddock, and through the soldiers guarding the fence, you can see the willows on the bank and the flowers are gorgeous. In the paddock is horses stepping on Feiyan, a faction of battles. Xuan Ye and Rong Ruo galloped and shot on the ground of tender grass like felt, surrounded by peach blossoms and pine waves.

After hunting all morning, Xuan Ye and Rong Ruo sat under the tree to rest. Two horses waited, carrying all sorts of prey. Xuan Ye took the kettle to drink water and found that there was no water in it.

"Your Majesty, the slave will go and fetch water for you."

"No, I'll drink yours." Xuan Ye took the kettle in Rong Ruo's hand and took a sip of it, wiping his mouth, "It's been a long time since I've hunted so happily. When Emperor Taizong entered the customs and laid down the Qing Dynasty, I have always regarded him as an example. However, the world has been decided, and there are still many things waiting for me to complete. We will open up a prosperous era of the Qing Dynasty that will be leveled by the four seas, so that the world will return to the heart and live up to the ancestors. ”

Rong Ruo looked at Xuan Ye's face, and the blueprint of the prosperous era he described seemed to appear in front of him, and he had a little more longing for Xuan Ye. Suddenly thinking of something, his expression sank, and he bowed his head and said nothing.

Xuan Ye handed back the kettle to Rong Ruo, and seeing his lonely face, he asked, "What's the matter, are you unhappy that I drank your water?" ”

Rong Ruo took the kettle: "No, the slave is just touching it for a while." The slave is very envious of the emperor and has a broad mind and ambition. And the minions, who only know how to chant poems and paint at home, are useless. ”

"Haha." Xuan Ye laughed and said, "Why is it useless? You are a great talent of our full family, and many people can't envy you. ”

"Friends carry love." Yung Ruo did not continue the topic. The king's ambition aroused the courtiers' desire to assist and follow, but Rong Ruo thought that he was close to the age of the weak crown, and he still achieved nothing. People praise his poems in many ways, but few pay attention to the ambition in his poems? Does talent bring him scenery or shackles?

Rong Ruo sat and looked at the sky and didn't speak, Xuan Ye felt bored, got up and patted him on the shoulder: "Okay, don't think nonsense, come to me and help me, I will give you an official position." ”

"Your Majesty, you are too underestimated to be virtuous." Rong Ruo also got up, "If the emperor does not give up, the slaves will gain fame and serve the emperor." ”

"Okay, as long as you get into the Jinshi, I will reuse you."

"It's a deal." Rong Ruo nodded, walked past Xuan Ye to the horse, and said with a triumphant smile: "Your Majesty, our game is not over yet!" After saying that, he stepped on the pedals and urged the horse to run.

Xuan Ye came back to his senses, not to be left behind, and chased after him.

The forest is not very dense, and the shallow grass on the ground only buries the horses' hooves, and this area is rarely visited on weekdays, and the birdsong is crisp and pleasant. The horse's hooves were flying, and there was only the sound of galloping wind in his ears, and the whole person was refreshed. Rong Ruo ran vigorously, and suddenly felt that the mount was beaten, and the war horse screamed miserably, and threw him off the horse like crazy.

It turned out that the horse's hooves were caught in the trap of the beast.

Unexpectedly, Rong Ruo fell from the horse, and wanted to use his hand to support the ground to reduce the force of the collision, but as soon as his hand touched the ground, the ground sank down, and the person suddenly lost his center of gravity - there was a trap!

Xuan Ye was shocked to see that he dismounted and grabbed Rong Ruo's hand, but was dragged into the trap by the falling force.

The trap was very deep, Xuan Ye fell, hit his head on Rong Ruo's wrist, and heard Rong Ruo snort in pain.

"What's wrong?" Xuan Ye asked.

"Nothing?" Rong Ruo hid his right hand behind him.

Xuan Ye turned his face sideways, and saw that there was a thin stone where Rong Ruo's hand was just now, and there was blood on it. Xuan Ye's expression changed, and he grabbed Rong Ruo's right arm and said in a deep voice, "Let me take a look." ”

"Nothing to look at." Rong Ruo withdrew his hand.

Xuan Ye tugged at his hand and accidentally touched the injury on Rong Ruo's wrist, causing Rong Ruo to cry out "ouch".

"Don't move."

Xuan Ye carefully untied the blood-soaked cuffs.

The wound curled up, wrapped in stone chips, and the blood snaked like a nimble snake down the wrist to the fingers and dripping to the ground.

"I don't want to see so much blood!" Xuan Ye tore a piece of cloth from his clothes and bandaged him.

Rong Ruo bit his lip and endured the pain, but when Xuan Ye saw it, he couldn't bear it.

If it weren't for Rong Ruo's hand, it would have been his head that had been punctured. The sharp stone was so close that Rong Ruo was far away, and he understood that Rong Ruo had deliberately reached out to block the stone for him. For a while, I was even more distressed.

Xuan Ye said gently: "Just call it out if it hurts." ”

Rong Ruo groaned lowly: "Your Majesty, don't worry, this little injury can still be endured." ”

Xuan Ye said: "Why are you so stupid to block me? If you hurt your muscles, how will you write poetry in the future? ”

"As long as the emperor is fine, it is worth it for the slave to die for the emperor. The emperor is the lord of a country, and he has worked hard for state affairs, and there should be no more mistakes. Rong Ruo looked at Xuan Ye, "The slave believes that if it is the emperor, your words, will definitely make the world settled, the Manchu and Han families, and everyone will live and work in peace and contentment." ”

The Manchu family.

Yes, this is not difficult to say or not easy to say, it has always been on Xuan Ye's mind, but it was gently broken by Rong Ruo.

Xuan Ye looked at Rong Ruo's eyes and his heart moved. He has seen a lot of flatterers, and the ministers in the court have an attitude of not seeking merit, but seeking no fault, and have done nothing. He Xuanye has the ambition of Dinghai to help the world, but it is a pity that Qu is high and widowed. I didn't expect that in this dark pit, I saw the expectations for myself from a man's eyes!

"I have written down your friendship with me." Xuan Ye said, "I will cherish you." ”

"Yes."

He was a wise monarch, and he was willing to be his courtier, and he would follow him all his life.

The day's hunting was finally over, and Xuan Ye returned to the eagle drying platform.

The emperor was safe and sound, the spring breeze was proud, and the hanging hearts of the courtiers were finally put down. It was nightfall, and the bonfires reflected the faces of the warriors. The emperor rewarded the warriors according to how much they had gained. Among them, Xuan Ye and Rong Ruo are not the ones who have gained the most. Acting spontaneously and returning home as soon as possible, this hunt, Xuan Ye's biggest gain is to get acquainted with Rong Ruo.

Ministers always like to speculate on the emperor's bearing with the heart of their courtiers, thinking that the emperor should be the first, and it is fortunate that he will not be angry if he loses his honor. There is only one person who understands the king's ambition.

Through the firelight, the two monarchs and ministers looked at each other.