On the eighth day of the first lunar month, Ran Min led the princes and the Manchu Dynasty civil and military, as well as some of the children of the scholar clan to Jingshan to hunt.

This is a traditional custom handed down from the pre-Qin era in ancient times, and it is for field hunting. Today's China still retains the tradition of martial arts, so when there is nothing to do, the emperor leads the ministers and doctors to go out hunting, which is a must-do.

Field hunting, also known as "hunting", is commonly known as hunting.

The reason why hunting is called "field hunting" is because hunting evolved from field hunting, and the original role of field hunting was to eliminate pests for the field and protect crops from the ravages of birds and beasts, so it was called "field hunting".

The second is to provide sacrifices to the temple.

The third is to drive chariots and horses, bend bows and ride and shoot, mobilize the army, and conduct military training.

The four-season field hunting system includes spring search, summer seedling, autumn hunting, and winter hunting. There are certain etiquette rules for field hunting, and hunting without etiquette is a tyrannical thing.

The ritual law stipulates that field hunting does not hunt young animals, does not collect bird eggs, does not kill pregnant animals, does not injure young animals that have not grown up, and does not destroy bird nests.

In addition, hunting and killing should be encircled but not combined, leaving room for all the killings, and it is not possible to catch them all at once, and cut down the grass and eradicate the roots.

These rituals are of positive significance for the protection of wildlife resources and the maintenance of the ecological balance of the natural world, but they cannot be strictly enforced.

Ran Min was on the square stage, drinking and feasting with several princes and ministers, pushing cups and changing lamps, staggering, and the guests and hosts who drank for a while enjoyed themselves, and they were very happy.

"Zhuqing, have you ever been unfamiliar with your bow and horse skills?"

Naturally, there is no need to say that the generals fight on the battlefield all year round, they are skilled in bows and horses, and their riding and archery skills are not ordinary. As for those Wenchen, they also know a little bit about horseback archery, not much to talk about, but they can make a look.

Shang Shu ordered Cui Hao to get up and said: "Back to Your Majesty, the minister has not driven a horse to hunt for many years, and his riding skills are acceptable, but this archery skill is really average." ”

Ran Min smiled faintly: "It's okay." Today's field hunting, just for a good time! Even if Lord Ling Jun can't hunt a single prey today, presumably the generals will definitely return with a full load. Just wait for the bonfire tonight! ”

"Hahahaha! ......" The generals on the side all burst into laughter, gearing up and eager to try.

Governing the country, they are not as good as these civil ministers, but when they fight wars and hunt or something, they are not ready to capture?

Ran Min glanced at the several princes sitting on the side, they were the crown prince Ran Ming, the second son of the emperor Qin Wang Ran Zhi, the third son of the emperor Han Wang Ran Xi, the fourth son of the emperor Zhao Wang Ran, the sixth son of the emperor Jin Wang Ran Rui (the fifth son of the emperor died young, and the king of Taiyuan was posthumously crowned), the seventh son of the emperor Wang Ran Yu, and the eighth son of the emperor Chu Wang Ran Cao.

There are a total of seven princes, the eldest Ran Ming is seventeen years old, and the youngest Ran Cao is only twelve years old.

Originally, Ran Min didn't plan to bring Ran Yu and Ran Cao here, but these two sons were extraordinary, and they could drive a full seven or eight stone iron tire hard bow. They were already so powerful at a young age, so Ran Min was thinking about cultivating them more.

"Ah Ying, you don't practice this riding and archery technique on weekdays, right? As the saying goes, raising soldiers for a thousand days, using soldiers for a while, now is the time for you to behave! ”

Ran Min took out a piece of jade Ruyi from his arms, and said with a smile: "Whoever of you hunts more prey today, I will give him this piece of jade Ruyi as a color head." ”

"Thank you, Father!"

Jade Ruyi or something, the princes don't really want it, what they want is the importance of Ran Min, the father.

Not long after, the princes and the ministers were ready, and with Ran Min's order, they all drove out and set off with their respective retinues.

The whole Jingshan has been surrounded by the Wei army, and the prey in the mountains has been driven to a place, surrounded by bamboo fences, and it is strictly forbidden for idle people to enter and exit, and there are no special circumstances, and not a single prey is allowed to escape.

"Boom! ......" came with the sound of horses' hooves.

A herd of sika deer, which were drinking water by the river, were frightened and fled.

"Whoosh! ......" The knight on horseback immediately drew his bow and arrows, aimed at the prey, and began to shoot.

Heaven has the virtue of a good life, but the weak eat the strong, the fittest survive, if you can't escape being shot by others, it's no wonder that you go to heaven.

With a burst of arrows, many fleeing sika deer fell in a pool of blood, screaming and curling up. It stands to reason that it is impossible to tell who shot so many arrows, but they are generally marked on the arrows, so you can tell who shot the prey at a glance.

And once there are several arrows among the prey that are shot, then those people have to use the method of guessing the fist to fight it out.

Of course, the whole Jingshan is so big, and more than 200 people are just hunting, but they can still let them ride and shoot by themselves. As for the entourage around these princes and ministers, they are only responsible for picking up prey or providing some help, and they cannot hunt.

Ran Min rode his fire dragon horse and galloped quickly through the mountains and forests, and saw a huge elk, and without saying a word, he shot an arrow through its throat, causing it to die.

"Good!"

"Color!" The ministers who were watching from the sidelines applauded.

Ran Min's technique was very skillful, almost sealing his throat with an arrow, and he didn't give the elk any respite at all. But his archery skills are superb, and he will not let his prey die too painfully.

It seems that those who shoot arrows into the ass or neck of their prey can't kill them with a single hit. The prey that was bleeding and screaming like this was so miserable.

"Your Majesty really has good archery skills! Looking at the soldiers of the three armies, no one has such superb archery skills as His Majesty. Cui Hao beside him said with a compliment.

"Your Majesty, look! There's another elk there! ”

It is illegal to shoot elk in modern times, because this wild animal is so rare that it is almost extinct. Whoever dares to kill this wild animal will be kept in prison.

Fortunately, in this era, there are many elk, and people in the world can kill and eat them at will.

Looking in the direction pointed by Liu Zhi's arm, he really saw an elk galloping, busy with his life.

As soon as Ran Min's eyebrows raised, he took his treasure carving bow and pulled out a powerful arrow, driving the fire dragon horse under his crotch to chase after him.

"Squeak--" Ran Min pulled the eight-stone treasure carving bow, and the bowstring was like a full moon, making a tooth-sore sound.

Ran Min was born with divine power, his arm strength was extremely strong, and throughout the entire history of China, the iron tire hard bow that the ancient military generals could pull was about twelve stones.

According to the "Book of Liang", Yang Kan's arm strength is overwhelming, and the bow used is up to twelve stones, and he immediately uses a six-stone bow. In other words, Yang Kan's arms are very strong, and the bow he uses can reach twelve stones, and the bow on his horse can also use six stones.

In ancient times, the bow force was measured in catties, "the upper force was one hundred and twenty catties, and after this, it was the tiger power, and it was not counted." The middle force is reduced by two or three tenths, and the lower force is half of it. ”

In the Ming Dynasty, one pound was about 591 grams in modern times. The standard bow and arrow in the army are 60 kilograms of modern bows, and the weak also use 30 kilograms of modern bows, and the strong ones can open more than 70 kilograms of strong bows, and the higher ones are collectively called "tiger power".

Looking at the generals of the Wei State, they are all iron-tired hard bows that can generally pull eight to twelve stones, and if they shoot arrows on horses, they will be halved.

The elk was still running, still running, and the faster it ran, Ran Min's arrow moved with its figure. Suddenly, Ran Min seemed to see something, frowned, and put down the treasure carving bow.

"Why didn't Your Majesty shoot?" Cui Hao asked very confusedly.

Hearing this, Ran Min pointed to the elk that had fled far away and said, "This is a pregnant beast, I can't bear to kill it, and I can't kill it." ”

"Your Majesty has mercy." Cui Hao sighed with emotion, and at the same time sighed in his heart.

Ran Min didn't know how many people he had killed, slaughtered millions, and millions of Hu people died under the "Killing Hu Order" he promulgated, and there were several massacres, which can be described as having blood on his hands. But this is the kind of Ran Ming, and he doesn't want to shoot the pregnant beast!

Ran Min handed the treasure carving bow to Liu Zhi who was on the side, and said with a smile: "Lord Lingjun, why don't you go hunting?" ”

Hearing this, Cui Hao said quite embarrassedly: "Your Majesty, the minister is already old, and this old bone really can't withstand the toss." The minister just beat a sika deer and two hares, and he was already exhausted, and his back hurt all over his body, and he really couldn't stand it. ”

"Being able to hit three prey, it seems that Lord Lingjun's riding and archery skills are not bad." Ran Min smiled and said, "Forget it." I also know your physical condition, Lord Lingjun, you must take good care of your body, I will not force you to practice the skill of riding and archery, but you must practice the five fowl opera diligently, which can make you live a long life. ”

"Your Majesty's auspicious words. Long life or something, the minister does not dare to hope extravagantly, as long as he can see the unification of my Great Wei mountains and rivers, the day when the world is peaceful, the minister will be satisfied. ”

"Yes, yes."

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Chapter 0599: Tian Hunting