Chapter Seventy-Seven: The First Emperor's Physical Fitness Demonstration
Zhao Si stood on the right side of the First Emperor, accompanied by thousands of soldiers.
Zhao Gao fell behind, looking at Zhao Si, who was standing beside the First Emperor, with a hint of deep thought between his eyebrows.
The First Emperor summoned Hu Hai, which is a good thing, but what is the intention of the First Emperor? At this juncture when he is losing more and more favor from the First Emperor, Zhao Gao can't afford to think about it.
It's only for a while, but I don't have a clue.
The First Emperor hung his bow and reined in his horse and waved his horsewhip!
The mighty procession marched towards Jingshan.
Jingshan is a relatively famous mountain in Chu State, prolific jade, high quality, so famous in the world, but with more and more mining, Jingshan is not easy to find high-quality jade, so the flow of people near Jingshan is gradually scarce, and today, there are only a few townships around Liao Liao, and the interior of Jingshan has returned to the tranquility of the past.
Jing Mountain is very large, surrounded by large and small peaks, but the terrain is not steep, and the slope is relatively stable.
The entourage fell far behind, ensuring the safety of the First Emperor and avoiding disturbing the First Emperor's hunting interest.
And the hundred elite knights led by Zhao Si took the initiative to take on the responsibility of finding the way and driving away the prey.
As luck would have it, the Pathfinder hadn't gone far before the Pathfinder spotted a few hares.
Hundreds of soldiers surrounded a few hares and drove them in the direction of the First Emperor, and some of the soldiers made noises to alert the First Emperor that there was prey approaching, so that the First Emperor was ready to hunt the prey.
When the First Emperor heard the sound, he took out his longbow, took the arrow out of the quiver, and looked at the place where the sound came from.
After a while, I saw the figure of a soldier scurrying, and a few gray cunning rabbits walked through the dense forest of Suosuo.
The First Emperor immediately drew his bow and arrows, and his eyes were keenly aimed at one of them.
The longbow bent a full moon, aimed for a moment, and with a thud of arrows burst out of the air.
A cunning rabbit that was rushing from side to side was pierced by an arrow, nailed to the ground, and was killed instantly.
"Shoot the arrows!" The First Emperor frowned and looked at Zhao Si, Zhao Si saw that the First Emperor had taken off the good start, and he also pulled his bow and arrows with a smile.
It didn't pull it apart much, but the three-stone hard bow was enough to deal with this group of rabbits if it was pulled away a little.
Zhao Si stared at one of them keenly, holding his bow and arrows.
The head is still accurate!
Zhao Si's archery talent is very good, and he shoots up and down.
Hu Hai was not idle, and followed closely with his bow and arrows.
Unfortunately, perhaps because I was too nervous, my head was not very good.
However, with Zhao Si's skilled archery, none of the cunning rabbits escaped, and a piece of family brushing lay on the ground, and some soldiers took down the prey and picked up the arrows and sent them over.
There were a total of eight rabbits, Zhao Si shot three and didn't shoot again, the first emperor shot four, and Hu Hai shot only one because he was nervous.
The First Emperor released a total of seven arrows, and four of the seven arrows were hit.
Zhao Si released a total of three arrows, three arrows and three hits.
As for Hu Hai, Zhao Si didn't even understand for a while, the quiver was empty, and only one was shot, and the main thing was a miracle with a large amount.
"Good archery." The first hunt was auspicious, and the first emperor was obviously in a good mood.
The most important thing is the feeling of being young who has been away for too long, although the First Emperor has not opened a bow and shot arrows for a long time, but the archery skills are not too rusty.
"It's still Your Majesty's good shot, and I'm still missing Your Majesty." Zhao Si specified that he could not steal the limelight from the first emperor.
The First Emperor just smiled and didn't answer, or this kid sometimes looks like a courtier, talking nonsense with his eyes open, and slapping the sycophants hard, this kid is really capable.
"You're going to practice more in this archery." The First Emperor turned his head to look at Hu Hai, but his face was not so stern.
Hu Hai was frightened and inexplicably a little relieved, father, it seems that he really doesn't care about those things anymore?
The prey is in the bag, and the move on......
The further in, the more primitive it becomes.
Originally, there was a road, but if you go inside, the road is no longer a road, and there are shrubs, vines, and weeds, and because it is spring, there are various unknown wildflowers, bees, and other insects that move in it.
The pathfinder in front is also responsible for opening the way.
Wild hunting is still not as good as the special hunting grounds of the First Emperor, mainly because there are no smooth roads for galloping.
But there are really a lot of prey.
After all, it is spring, the season of recovery, reproduction and mating.
The soldiers shouted and drove their prey to the First Emperor, who only needed to draw his bow and arrows.
As we went several miles, we went deeper and deeper, and the number of prey we caught increased again and again.
The First Emperor shot three more roe deer and a wild deer.
Zhao Si's mind was not on hunting, in the process of patrolling the world, Zhao Si had nothing else to do except drive, that is, to talk about life with the maid given by the first emperor, and occasionally make cameo patrols.
Most of the rest of the time was called out by Wang Li to have fun, and there was no less hunting in the wild, and there was no less hunting on the back of the first emperor to steal wild game small hot pot outside.
Zhao Si was mainly curious about why the First Emperor suddenly summoned Hu Hai to accompany him, regardless of his previous suspicions.
The most important thing is that the First Emperor was not too harsh on Hu Hai, and he was very kind, or in other words, it is rare today, Zhao Si actually saw the normal father-son relationship mode from the first emperor and Hu Hai.
Under this relaxed atmosphere, Hu Hai's psychological pressure was somewhat relieved.
Therefore, the later play is getting better and better.
After all, he is a prince of the royal family, Hu Hai naturally has no shortage of bow and horse skills, and he is the son of the first emperor, his physical condition is there, and there are soldiers to drive away the prey, and the hit rate has also begun to increase significantly.
"Not bad!"
Hu Hai pulled his bow and arrows, and a mountain deer was killed on the spot, and the first emperor let out a sigh of praise with a smile on his face.
Hu Hai also showed a smile on his face, although he was still a little restrained, his heart was much more relaxed.
This feeling of relaxation made him feel like he had gone back years in a trance.
At that time, Hu Hai was only a teenager, and it was the time when he liked to ride a horse and shoot arrows.
The First Emperor has always favored Hu Hai, a young son who looks similar to himself, and at that time the First Emperor was still strong and often liked to take Hu Hai to hunt.
This is as good as that moment.
Later, as government affairs became busier and Hu Hai gradually grew up, the father and son began to be slightly estranged from each other.
Because of the interweaving of various factors, the father-son relationship between Hu Hai and the First Emperor gradually became the same as that of other brothers.
Today's safari made Hu Hai feel like he was dreaming back to the past.
However, while rejoicing, Hu Hai always felt a little different from before, and he couldn't tell what it was like.
It seems to be close, and it seems to be separated by a barrier.
Hu Hai, Zhao Gao, and even Zhao Si all have different thoughts.
The First Emperor rose more and more.
"Don't drive away the fierce prey, just let it in!" The First Emperor was sweating profusely, but he didn't feel tired at all.
As he drew his bow and arrows more and more, the First Emperor could feel that his long-neglected archery skills were gradually being picked up by him.
Sweaty, but you can also feel the most intuitive power of thin hair.
Even the two-stone strong bow in his hand feels soft and not sharp enough to use.
His body is about to really recover as before, although he is old, but his strength is not as good as when he was in his prime.
It's a pity that with the strength of the first emperor, the two stone bows are inevitably a little unhappy, and the three stone hard bows have to be cool, but the three stone bows of the first emperor have been given to Zhao Si, and the first emperor has no intention of winning people's love.
Just to ensure that the first emperor was not disturbed, most of the prey that were driven in were small and medium-sized prey, and most of the fierce beasts were driven away from it when they found it, which was inevitably a little not fun.
With so many soldiers, they have both bows and horses, so don't worry about safety, not to mention fierce beasts, even elephants have to be blinded.
The First Emperor gave orders, and the soldiers began to let go.
After all, it was a deep mountain and old forest, and it didn't take long for a big wild boar to be driven into the encirclement.
The soldiers sensibly encircled an encirclement to prevent the wild boar from escaping, and also to prevent the wild boar from colliding near the First Emperor.
Seeing this, Hu Hai immediately pulled his bow and arrow, but unfortunately, the shot was missed, but he used a stone bow, which was too light and failed to cause effective damage to the wild boar.
"Bow here!" The First Emperor had no intention of giving up his prey to Zhao Si.
Although Zhao Si was also interested in seeing the wild boar, he did not disobey the order of the First Emperor and handed over the three-stone hard bow to the First Emperor.
The wild boar rushed forward in the encirclement, rushed left and right, knocked over several soldiers, but could not break through the encirclement.
Just kidding, more than 3,000 soldiers, not to mention a wild boar, even ten tigers can't escape.
The First Emperor did not hurry to draw his bow and arrows, and the three-stone strong bow was pulled for a full moon.
"Tortoise! I'm afraid this strength is not much worse than Xiang Yu. Zhao Si could clearly see that the First Emperor's arms and fingers were very stable and did not tremble in the slightest.
The First Emperor looked at the wild boar that was advancing for a long time, locked on to the target, saw the opportunity, and let go immediately.
The arrow went straight to the boar and drove straight into the neck.
It's only spring now, and the mud armor on the wild boar is not thick, and the arrows of the three-stone strong bow are enough to break through the defense.
The second senior brother who ran through his neck let out a wail, and his ferocity was completely aroused, and several soldiers with large shields were knocked over one after another, and the first emperor was quick and shot three arrows in a row.
With the increase in injuries, the force of the big wild boar's collision was much less, and there was not so much threat.
After about a moment, he lay on the ground, struggling and struggling no longer to get up.
The First Emperor wiped a fine bead of sweat, and with a smile on his face, he threw the longbow back at Zhao Si.
Zhao Gao Huhai sent admiration, and Zhao Si also followed the crowd to pat a wave of sycophants, looking a little more interested, and continued to urge the soldiers to move inside.
With the first emperor ordering the beasts to be released, the fun of wild hunting became more interesting, and Zhao Si finally reluctantly got some interest.
It is indeed reluctant, Zhao Si has played all kinds of wilderness survival in his previous life, and Zhao Si really doesn't have much interest in this kind of target shooting activity.
But soon, Zhao Si became interested.
A low roar made Zhao Si's eyes light up.
Brain Tiger!
(End of chapter)