Chapter VII: Distress
And the civil official team is all planted with blue flags, there are rabbits, eagles, mountain eagles, etc., obviously winning by quantity.
On the central table was a large white-haired tiger with a horse tethered to the clearing.
The Emperor said. "Xia Yi, you're here, come and see, this is a pure wild horse!"
"Look at this figure, look at this amount of hair. This body is a circle larger than an ordinary horse, and this hoof is also half the size of a normal horse. ”
The old prince was also amazed by such a horse, and praised it again and again.
The group took a few more steps towards the wild foal, trying to get a closer look.
From time to time, the courtiers said, "Look, even this horse's tail is half a cut longer than an ordinary horse." ”
The Wenchen team also felt a light on their faces, and they all held their heads high, looking at the dead white-haired tiger with a little disdain in their eyes.
Not to be outdone, the eldest prince said: "The second brother's horse can be sent to Baishou Garden for domestication first, and I think it is faster to make a cloak made of white tiger skin." ”
The second prince was just about to fight back, but was pulled by the person next to him, took a step back angrily, pretended not to hear, and continued to sigh with the emperor.
Xia Qingqing quietly walked to the side. Everyone stood aside, waiting for the attendants to count their names.
The sound of the number was reported one after another, and the ministers cheered and enthusiastically watched each other to congratulate each other.
"It's just that who will spend this color is still up for debate."
Prime Minister Wen stood up, bowed deeply to the emperor and said. The concubine of the second prince is the daughter of Prime Minister Wen, and Wen Chen has always supported the second prince in a group.
The eldest prince is the sister-in-law of the current queen, the husband and wife are in love with each other, they have never blushed for decades, the queen was born in the Lin Mansion, and is the daughter of the late Marquis Lin, but unfortunately, Marquis Lin died early.
Nowadays, most of the heirs in the family are not high or low, which has led to the decline of the lintel, and there are many people in the army who support their eldest prince.
The eldest prince stood up excitedly and said, "Father, you have obviously promised to give your son the sword that sharpens iron like clay. ”
The second prince's cold voice said unhurriedly, "Big brother, don't worry, my father just let you take the reward, and didn't say that he would give it to you directly." ”
Qi Heng, the son of General Qi, also stood up to support the eldest prince at this time, and said: "Your Majesty, look at the white tiger body of the eldest prince Liede, the body of this white tiger is as tall as a person, and the horizontal, vertical, arc-shaped, and curved light gray dark lines are very regularly dotted on the snow-white hair, like a picture drawn by people.
Qiu Ye, the son of General Qiu, continued: "Your Majesty, you want to say in the book that the fur is golden yellow, and there are eighteen silver hooks on the claws. It also symbolizes his status as the king of the forest. The limbs are athletic, and the teeth, teeth, and claws are extremely sharp. ”
"You can imagine how mighty he was when he swaggered through the mountains and forests, and according to the guards who followed him that day, it made a human voice from its mouth, which made people tremble."
"Look at its beard," he said, stretching out his hand, "the length of a palm, with a large, round head, and several pale black horizontal stripes on its forehead, which are colluded in the middle, very much like the word king." The tail is thick and heavy, and when it is thrown over, it can directly break a person's ribs. ”
"From the body shape, it can be seen that this tiger has a strong physique and amazing speed, which is enough to see that the eldest prince has made careful arrangements and done his best when hunting tigers."
Du Yuheng, the son of the head of the household, subconsciously blurted out: "The second prince's wild horse foal is also a rare prey, not to mention that it is still a living one!" At this point, I couldn't help but feel proud.
Qiu Ye's face turned red with anger, and he just wanted to speak, but was grabbed by the person next to him.
It was the old prince who stood up and played a round game, so that the two stopped arguing.
The emperor did not answer directly whose prey was superior, and said indifferently: "The rewards of the rest of the people will be distributed by the inner servants according to the quantity." ”
The ministers also had a great deal of interest in not intermingling with the emperor's family affairs, and let the eldest prince and the second prince fight in front of the emperor.
The emperor himself stroked his sleeves, picked up his tea, and watched as the two continued to argue with a calm attitude.
The eldest prince Jiang Yuting said: "Beforehand, I promised my father that I would hunt a white tiger for him, and now this proves that I have done what I say." What about you, second brother, how did the bear that you said become a wild horse foal? ”
The second prince, Jiang Yujun, gritted his teeth and said, "Can it be my problem if I don't see a bear in the mountain?" You're not alone. Now I've got a better than the bear. ”
The eldest prince shouted: "Of course the bear is better than the wild horse, the bear paw is a great tonic, and the bear body can be used as medicine." Bearskins can be used for clothing, and they're much better than the mustangs you've caught now! ”
"This wild horse has a stubborn temperament, and disobeys discipline at first sight. You can only look at things that can't be used, what's the use of asking for it? ”
The two of you come and go, fighting with each other, and they can quote scriptures and classics to tell their own truths.
Xia Qingqing sat in the back seat and listened to it word for word, and complained in a low voice, the two of them were really boring to quarrel. Then she changed her gaze to the people who were receiving the thanksgiving, and suddenly her eyes were attracted by the treasure that the literati had also obtained, and her eyes were full of envy, which was a hand-carved wooden tower, extremely delicate, made of mortise and tenon structure, and the base was made of pure gold.
She kept measuring the size and weight in her mind, and sighed that when converted into RMB, it must be less than 500,000! He stood up sharply, as if to take two steps forward, closer to take a closer look.
The fourth sister-in-law saw that she was so excited and coughed lightly.
She just wanted to divert her attention, but as soon as she opened her mouth, she said: "Fourth sister-in-law, you see that wooden pagoda is really exquisitely made!" ”
As soon as the words fell, I felt ridiculous, my ears instantly turned red, and the fourth sister-in-law quipped: "Are you looking at the wooden tower?" It's obviously the golden base under the wooden tower, and at first glance it is made of pure gold, which is delicate and generous, but it is also slightly clumsy. ”
She said nonchalantly: "Go back and let your fourth brother go and come with the literati, so I will use a delicate eye to maintain it for him, and find a way to help you remove the all-gold base and replace it with a wooden base of the same color, that is." ”
Xia Qingqing tried her best to make herself look less fussed, and her tone kept slowing down, and said, "Fourth sister-in-law, you really understand my mind." ”
"If the fourth brother can help me do this, the fourth sister-in-law said the cloud cake last time, I will let Xiaoqing do it again."
"You're a ghost girl waiting for me here, aren't you?"
Xia Qingqing flattered the fourth sister-in-law vigorously.
At this moment, the tall prey tower piled up in the center of the hunting ground collapsed, and the nearest chamberlain was also frightened and took a few steps back.
It was too late, but it was fast, and a wolf that was not yet dead opened its blood basin and bit it at the emperor's back.
The nearest literati also swung his sword out of the sheath and directly cut the beast down two zhang away from the emperor, and the wild wolf fell to the ground with a bang, and the dust flew for a while.
The Emperor slowly turned around and looked at the current situation, the originally lively and cheerful Colosseum was as if cold water had suddenly been poured into a hot pot, and the scene was silent.
Fu'an cautiously looked at the emperor's expression.
The emperor had a strange expression, looking at everyone present, and everyone knelt down as if they had just woken up from a dream and shouted: "The emperor spares his life." ”
"The Emperor spares his life"
The Emperor said thoughtfully, "Go and find out what caused this beast to have the guts to attack me when it was dying." ”
Fu'an, who was on the side, immediately said, "The slave obeys the order," and he left in a hurry with a few people.
The emperor walked back to the table, took a sip of tea, was silent for a moment, and said, "Get up, no one is allowed to leave until the matter is settled."
"Xia Yi, you follow me everywhere."
The old prince said loudly: "The minister obeys the order." ”
The two of them walked away leisurely, leaving behind a crowd of people who looked at each other.
After a short time, he walked to the river where the third prince fell into the water, and the emperor smiled bitterly: "My old brother, who do you say wants my life now?" ”
"Back then, it was thanks to you, relying on General Lin, that I ascended to the throne. It's been a smooth passage of these decades. When it came, these people became restless. ”
The old prince smiled dryly: "Your Majesty, what are you talking about?" ”
"Beast, beast, because he doesn't understand human nature, it's common for him to lose control for a while, presumably because this beast is wild and untamable. His subordinates were also not attentive when they were inspected. “
"Turn around and beat them well, and dozens of boards will be angry. How do you bring up these words? ”
In the evening, the sun is about to set, slowly turning into a faint yellow ball, and the sun shines on people, not like the feeling of the sun in the sky at noon.
Reflecting the emperor's current situation, he has entered the age of no confusion, his sons are gradually growing up, and no one can say the worries and uneasiness in his heart.
He whispered like a dream, "It's different, it's different after all." There was a scene many years ago, but at that time I was standing next to you, standing those who had long since left. It's just that now, I'm truly a loner. ”
"I'll see them soon."
The old prince was shocked, and immediately knelt down and said, "The minister is guilty." ”
"The emperor can't think like this, even if someone does something wrong, you can't be so discouraged."
The emperor glanced at him and said angrily: "When did you also learn to flamboyant?" ”
"This is the heartfelt words of the old minister, Your Majesty!" Xia Yi shouted and kowtowed.
"Besides, the matter has not yet come to light, and everything has not yet been decided."
The emperor said "heh" and said with a smile: "Make a conclusion? What more conclusive conclusions are needed? Look, the wolf's hind legs have already been opened by the bow and arrows. He didn't bite anyone in the hunting ground, but he pounced on me? ”
"Doesn't that mean anything?" The emperor said unhurriedly.
The old prince didn't dare to take the stubble, and swallowed his saliva.