Naturally, the horse racing outing will not be in front of Tokyo City, which is too lively to run away from the horse.

The group took the carriage to the south, and the paper kites in the sky behind them became farther and farther away, but the scenery became clearer and more beautiful.

Zhao Ta sighed on the horse: "The landscape of Dali is picturesque, and the daughter is amorous, this king has always longed for it, but I don't know what year and month I can be lucky to see it." ”

Duan Yichang heard the words "affectionate" of his daughter, and his heart was even more depressed, thinking that the matter was getting more and more tricky, he felt that this King of Qi was hateful.

There are no mountains outside of Tokyo, and there are only a few wooded slopes, which are Mount Gen, which has been built for several years in the north of the city.

There were several forks on the official road ahead, and Zhao Ta pointed to the west: "This king has been there before, the scenery has always been good, there is Polin River water, you can hunt and fish." ”

Duan Yichang looked at Zhao Ta's swaying appearance on the horse, and smiled: "Lord Wang, there is actually a hunting place near here?" ”

Zhao Ta nodded and said: "It's a big wild forest, there are some ups and downs, there are no big beasts, there is no shortage of small ones, if you don't want to eat what you brought, you can hunt some game to drink." ”

Duan Yichang said with a smile: "Yi Chang didn't think about this, he didn't bring a bow and arrow, I'm afraid he won't be able to fight." ”

Zhao Ta said: "This king has brought it, and it is in the carriage behind, if Prince Duan is interested, he can show his skills when he arrives." ”

Duan Yi said: "This is good, although I brought mutton, chicken and goose meat when I came out, I didn't always have a fresh and delicious meal." ”

Zhao Ta nodded: "Not only is there game in the forest, but there are also fish and shrimp in the river, even if it is washed and peeled, it is very convenient." ”

Duan Yichang nodded yes, a person got off the official road, the carriages and horses all went to the fork in the road, although the scenery here is more beautiful, but the tourists are immediately seen less, about two quarters of an hour later, only to hear the wind blowing the forest leaves, beasts and birds singing.

After finding a flat and dry place, the entourage set up a thin tent, Zhao Ta asked Lei San to take two pairs of bows and arrows, and said to Duan Yichang with a smile: "This king's archery is not good, if you can't hunt game, you will take advantage of Prince Duan." ”

Duan Yichang had just had a plan, and wanted to set up a lottery, and compare with Zhao Ta to see how much he hunted, and he had to promise more about a small thing, but when he heard Zhao Ta say this at this moment, he was gagged, and it was not easy to mention it again.

However, Zhao Ta's archery skills are not good and he expected it, Zhao Ta didn't like to hear martial arts yesterday, and it was common to see equestrianism today, and it was strange that archery would be good.

The two men rested for a while, and then the entourage burned the charcoal fire they had brought from the house, and then boiled water and made tea, and after drinking it, they rode away to the left near the forest.

The trees in the forest are sparse, and the horses are jogging without hindrance, but I saw that there were a lot of birds flying above, but they were not as heavy as the arrows, and they were smashed when they hit the body, Zhao Ta frowned: "It's good to bring a slingshot." ”

The prodigal children of Tokyo City, the Broken Gang play with slingshots, they shoot birds and pedestrians during the day, and shoot the doors and windows of the widow's house at night.

Duan Yichang secretly thought in his heart, this King of Qi is probably like this, otherwise what kind of slingshot will he look for when hunting.

The two of them walked slowly in the forest, and they didn't use their entourage to encircle the beasts, but they chased after them and shot when they saw them, and after most of the time, Duan Yichang had already gained a little, and he beat a few small beasts, but Zhao Ta got nothing.

Looking at Duan Yichang's prey, Zhao Ta's face was not good, and suddenly a small head appeared in the bushes in front of him, which was actually a gray-haired rabbit, Zhao Ta was suddenly overjoyed, took a bow and arrows, and shot straight out.

This time, as if it was a stroke of God, he actually had an accurate head, and it hit the hare, Zhao Taxi said: "Hit!" ”

Duan Yichang looked carefully, and couldn't help but be surprised, Zhao Ta's hunting failed again and again, either deviated too far, or passed by, but now this arrow was impartially pierced into the hare.

Zhao Ta was elated, and was just about to order his entourage to go to find the prey, when he saw the gray rabbit, he suddenly moved, and then with a feather arrow on his buttocks, he actually jumped and ran into the distance.

Seeing this, Zhao Ta's face changed, and he hurriedly hit his horse forward, and shot another arrow, but this time it was inaccurate, and the hare ran away without a trace with the whole arrow.

Looking at Zhao Ta's gloomy and speechless face, Duan Yichang smiled and said, "Lord Wang, it must be that arrow is blunt, so if it doesn't penetrate deeply, the rabbit will run away." ”

Zhao Ta glanced at him, and said with a smile: "Yes, yes, it's true that the arrow is blunt, otherwise wouldn't this king's arrow pass by?" I can let a little rabbit escape. ”

Duan Yichang's heart was slightly comfortable, although he was pitted by a horse, but seeing that this Qi King's skills were not good, and the embroidered pillow was average, he felt a lot better.

After this, he lost interest in hunting, and went to the river to catch fish, which did not require two people to do it, and any retinue could do it, but it was only a matter of a moment.

Zhao Ta sat on a fold-back chair by the river basking in the sun, listening to Duan Yichang talking about Dali's famous places and specialties, and suddenly said: "This king heard that Ling Zun traveled to the Central Plains when he was young, but is there such a thing?" ”

Duan Yichang was stunned for a moment, he didn't expect Zhao Ta to ask about this kind of thing, he couldn't figure out Zhao Ta's intentions in his heart, so he said: "The prince is well-informed, and he even knows that his father has traveled to the Central Plains. ”

Zhao Ta said with a smile: "This king has several subordinates, who were once people in the green forest of Jiangnan Road, and they have told this king about this, saying that when Ling Zun was the son of the world, he came to my Great Song Dynasty to explore the rivers and lakes, especially in the Jiangnan area, and made a lot of fame. ”

Duan Heyu was the son of Duan Zhengchun, the king of Zhennan, not the son of Duan Zhengming, the emperor of Baoding, who had not yet succeeded to the throne at that time, so Zhao Ta called him the prince, not the prince.

Duan Yichang thought for a while and said: "I heard my father talk about this, and even my mother often remembers Jiangnan, but Yi Chang regrets that he hasn't been there. ”

Zhao Tan raised his eyebrows slightly when he heard this, Duan Heyu's queen is from the Gao family of Quanchen, and there is nothing to do under her knees, Duan Yichang's mother is Concubine De Wang, who was not born in Dali's official eunuch family, and few people know about her origin, but listening to Duan Yichang's words at this moment, it seems that she has also been to Jiangnan back then?

He said, "Lingtang ......"

Duan Yichang smiled, there was nothing to hide about this kind of thing, he said: "My mother is not from Dali, but a woman from the Song Kingdom, who met my father in Jiangnan and then returned to Dali together. ”

"I see." Zhao Ta nodded and said with a smile: "If you want Ling Zun to be handsome and chic, and strong in martial arts, you must have met a lot of friends in the rivers and lakes, not to mention that there are also righteous brothers and the like." ”

Duan Yichang thought a little when he heard this, and felt that Zhao Ta had something to say, but he really didn't understand these things, so he said: "Lord Wang, this is asking me, Yi Chang has never heard his father mention these things, and he is his mother...... It was never said either. ”

Zhao Ta smiled: "It's this king who is curious. Then he said no more.

Duan Yichang was confused, and he didn't know the intention of Zhao Ta asking these words, saying that he was curious but seemed to be pointing, not as simple as asking casually.

At this time, several women came from the other side of the river, carrying wooden basins to the river to wash clothes, and they should be dressed as farmers from nearby farms.

They are not afraid of Zhao Ta and others, on the big bluestone diagonally opposite, they rolled up their trouser legs, revealing half of their white calves, laughing while doing laundry, and the voice was passed over, it was nothing more than the Zhang family, the Li family was short, and the Wang family's Xiaolang was so bold.

Zhao Ta looked at it interestingly and said, "Prince Duan, if you are in Dali, do you want to listen to the song in this kind of scene now?" ”

Duan Yichang glanced at the other side, the women laughed and looked over here, seeing him looking over, Duan Yichang suddenly blushed and said: "Lord Wang, I haven't seen it with my own eyes, but, it's just ...... Probably so. ”

Zhao Taqi said: "You haven't seen it?" ”

Duan Yichang said shyly: "Lord Wang, I rarely go out of the city in Dali, although I often hear about this kind of thing, I really haven't seen it with my own eyes." ”

Zhao Ta smiled and said: "Prince Duan, the joy is in the people, and the sorrow is also in the people, the temple is too high, and you can't see the market, how can you know the joy and sorrow of the people." ”

Duan Yi Changxin said, I have known these truths for a long time, but what does this have to do with the song? It's not that you covet my Dali daughter's affection, and you don't have good intentions.

He said: "The prince's words are better than ten years of study, and Yi Chang has been taught." ”

After a while, the game fish and shrimp were grilled, and the two chatted while eating until they were slightly drunk.

Duan Yichang saw that Zhao Ta was quite interested, and couldn't help but calculate in his heart, and said with a smile: "Lord Wang, how about a horse race for a while?" ”

(End of chapter)