The chief eunuch on the side, Fu'an: said, "It's the eldest prince." ”

The emperor hurriedly said, "What's the matter? ”

"Did something happen to the eldest prince?"

Fu An cautiously glanced at the emperor's face and responded, "Great prince, in order to hunt this white-haired tiger for you, I chased it to the depths of the jungle alone. Cut on the arm by a branch. Fortunately, there is no major problem, and the doctor is treating him at this time. The white-haired tiger was also captured. ”

When the emperor heard this, the joy on his face turned into worry, and he said: "This great prince is also right, just let his subordinates chase him, what are you doing alone in such a deep forest?" ”

The old prince said in a round on the side, "This is all the filial piety of the eldest prince to you!" He must still want to come out on top today, and I think if there is no better prey on the second prince's side, then the dagger forged by your master will probably be given to the eldest prince. ”

"I don't know if you're reluctant? Last time I was in your study, you didn't even let me touch it. As the old prince spoke, he looked even more low-eyed.

The emperor turned his head and smiled helplessly: "You old boy, is that why I won't let you touch it?" It was obviously just wiped. As soon as you touch it, it will be wiped in vain, so you can wait, the essential oil will dry well, and you will not wait. ”

The old prince also put on a look that I don't listen, I don't listen, it's just that you won't let me touch it.

The emperor spread his hands and said helplessly: "This color head still can't be changed, why don't you go to the library to have a look, if you fancy anything else, you can take it home."

Hearing this, the old prince showed a smile on his face and said, "It's about the same." ”

Fuhai smiled in his heart; After so many years, the way the emperor and the old prince speak has really not changed at all, and he sighed with emotion that now only the old prince dares to speak to the emperor like this.

As he was talking, the eldest prince was wearing a red dress, his arm was bandaged, hanging around his neck, strode towards this side, greeted him and saluted: "Erchen see his father, this time it is not only a white-fronted tiger, but also a huge white tiger, if there is no one next to him who can hunt better prey, then this first place is Erchen's!" ”

The emperor had just coaxed the old prince well, and the eldest prince came to invite merit, and the emperor looked at Xia Yi with a smile on his face, and said: "It seems that the first place today is yours, and the dagger will be taken by yourself over there!" ”

"It's the sons who obey the order."

The eldest prince stood up neatly, and his steps revealed joy.

The emperor sighed in the back: "My son, boss, always likes to ask for credit. Second, there are a lot of ghost ideas. The third child is not doing his job day by day, the fourth is a fool, not to mention the fifth and sixth children, who are only good at riding and shooting, not good at books. ”

"The old seven and the eight, they are still young, not to mention the old nine and ten. Nothing is perfect. ”

The Emperor continued slowly: "Look at which prince will inherit my great cause in the future? ”

The old prince coughed lightly and said, "I don't know about this, don't come to ask me, the son you like will pass the throne to him?" ”

"Ask me, I don't know. It's your family's business, not mine! ”

Saying that, the old prince no longer cared about the emperor, and swaggered towards the bedroom, leaving the emperor only in place with his teeth and claws, pointing behind him and scolding loudly: "You old horseman, don't you just don't get the lottery?" As for being so angry? Just leave me here. ”

No matter how the emperor jumped and scolded in the future, the old prince strode and walked without looking back.

Here, after the second prince got the news that the eldest prince had hunted the white tiger, he looked in the direction of the camp with resentment.

With just one glance, he immediately tightened the reins of the horse in his hand, and said to the guard: "I can also find the beasts he can hunt, and then send people to the mountains to find them, and arrange more traps." ”

"I don't believe it, could it be that there is only such a tiger in this mountain!"

"Yes"

With an order from the second prince. The two squads scattered and rode into the mountains. The horse galloped for a while. There is no road as far as the eye can see.

The entourage hesitated a little to dissuade but didn't dare to speak, and said to him: "Second prince, you have already entered the hinterland of the mountain. Shall we dismount here and follow the trail of our prey first? ”

As soon as the second prince pulled the reins, the horse roared towards the sky, startling many birds.

"Phew, dismount."

The second prince said, and then, slowed down, "Prepare the bow and arrows, once the prey comes up, you have to kill, be careful, don't make the fur spent!" ”

"Yes"

A few of the attendants replied softly.

The trees in the deep mountains are extremely tall and stout, and some even have to be hugged by three or five people.

The fierce sunlight shone through the dense leaves, and it became dim, and the few people walked for a little half a cup of tea, and there was no trace of the beast until now.

The second prince couldn't help but be secretly anxious, and cursed in a low voice: "What's the use of you people, I told you to go to the mountains in advance to arrange, but now I haven't caught a single prey." ”

While he was looking around, there was a cuckoo in the southeast that was calling two short and one long.

The second prince and the others immediately set up their bows and arrows and hurried over cautiously.

It was a wild horse with a shiny black coat, a whole circle larger than the horses they raised in the capital, and he secretly admired it, what a handsome horse.

Then he put down his bow and arrows and gestured to his cronies: Don't hurt his life, catch him alive!

Catch it alive!

A few people nodded and began to scatter in all directions.

Fortunately, the guards he brought today were all those who had followed him for a long time, and they were full of tacit understanding and indented to the inner circle at the same time, not far away

The horses stopped at the water's edge and bowed their heads to drink, but at this time, it seemed that they also felt a strange movement, and their ears began to move non-stop.

They all stopped in unison, and saw that the horses were about to run away with their next breath.

The second prince gave a quick command, and in the blink of an eye, several people stepped on the wind and stepped on the leaves to use their light skills.

As soon as the wild horse saw that there was someone, he immediately spread his hooves and was about to run.

Several people began to take turns to chase and intercept, and the second prince was in a hurry, but he was afraid of approaching rashly.

He was hurt by the horses again, and he was afraid that they would hurt the horses, so he could only shout anxiously from the periphery: "Attention, pay attention, put on the reins, take the rope and put it on first."

The four of them began to fly up and down around the wild horse foal, and the wild horse rampage, and in an instant, they rushed towards the second prince, and several people shouted: "Be careful." ”

The second prince could not dodge, and just as he was about to strike, the chief of the guard closest to him stepped forward and knocked him down, and the wild horse swept past him and burrowed into the mountain like a gust of wind.

He quickly got up and scolded angrily: "Why don't you chase quickly?"

Several people once again performed light skills and went into the mountains and forests. The second prince got up and was about to chase after him, but the guards around him followed step by step, and asked hesitantly, "Second prince." Let's wait outside, this mountain is densely wooded, and if you are not careful, you will step on the swamp. Left and right, there are all our people nearby, this beast has already appeared, we don't have to worry about not being able to catch it. ”

After such a fright, the second prince felt powerless to look at the dirt on his sleeves, he patted it angrily, and said, "Okay, just wait outside!" ”

From time to time in the woods came the shouts of the subordinates: "This way, this way!" ”

"Surround it."

"Okay, hold on. Hold on. ”

After a while, several people appeared in the eyes of the second prince with a wild horse cart that was tied to the reins, and his nervous expression relaxed, and he snorted: "Damn little brute." ”

The good news spread to the palace in the camp, Xia Qingqing, who was with his grandfather, retreated from the subordinates, and let his cronies guard the door.

Drinking tea and chatting, he said: "The hot pot I ate with my fourth sister-in-law just now was really a little greasy, so I just drank a cup of tea to clear my mouth." ”

Soon a little servant came to report and said: "Lord, county lord, the second prince has captured a fiery foal alive, and he is on the way back to present it to His Majesty." ”

"The emperor wants to invite you to go with you,"

The two glanced at each other, and the old prince and the old god were holding the tea bowl on the ground and said, "You go down first." ”

"Grandfather, why did you say it was so coincidental?" Xia Qingqing exclaimed.

"The eldest prince said that he would definitely be able to hunt a tiger, and he really found it."

Then he sighed in a complicated tone: "Second prince, although I didn't catch a black bear, it is not easy to catch a wild horse foal alive."

"The hunting ground is as big as a dozen mountains, inaccessible to people, and there are heavy soldiers guarding around on weekdays, what is there in this mountain? Most of the nobles also knew in their hearts that it was nothing more than putting a few lethal but can't hurt people in the hunting ground when the emperor was interested, how could it be so coincidental? ”

"It allows these two to catch such a precious thing one after the other."

Grandfather put down the tea bowl and said gloomily: "It's a little trick, you can't wear a thousand sycophants!" ”

"They are also in order to make the emperor happy, that is, this is the mountain that can easily transport the beast into the hunting ground, I am afraid that in time he may not be able to transport a few simple beasts."

Xia Qingqing nodded and said, "It's my grandfather, I may not be able to see anything today, but what if I come to Japan?" This mountainous and wild place is inaccessible. It is all wilderness trees, if you really hoard grain and grass in this mountain, and train your own soldiers. I really can't find it for a while. ”

The old prince couldn't help but sigh: "The royal father and son will still come to this day after all, when the imperial power of the past dynasties is alternated, there will always be people who will shed blood and sacrifice for this." ”

"Our family recognizes the imperial power, no matter who ascends the throne as king in the future, we will only listen to the orders of that one."

When Xia Qingqing heard her grandfather say this, she didn't show any intention of refuting it, but agreed with her: "Grandfather, you have the final say in these things. ”

The two of them got up, "Let's go, let's go first." ”

The first day of hunting ended early.

The emperor and the hundred officials sat together, and the hills were stacked high in the center of the hunting ground, and at a glance, there were deer and horses, but they were distinct.

The camp of generals with red flags on the left hand side are all large reindeer, roe deer, wild wolves, and so on.