Chapter 66: The Hunt Begins
The ritual of hunting is very solemn. Emperor Hongzhi was dressed in military uniform, Le Ma was stationed at the gate of Zhengde Gate of the Forbidden City, and the civil and military ministers surrounded by him were also wearing military uniforms with bows and arrows on their waists. Behind him was a black-armored janissary, with a neat appearance.
"The whole army is open!" Emperor Hongzhi gave an order, and the janissaries surrounded the emperor and his ministers and began to slowly advance.
The army came to the Fengtian Temple. In front of the hall, young monks and children of the royal family from various sects and sects had gathered, and Xu Ming was standing among them.
Guan Chunuan and Chu Feng did not participate in the hunt, Chu Feng said that he wanted to go shopping in Shangjing, but he got up early in the morning and didn't know where to go. Guan Chunuan also went to the villa where the Ziyang Sect stayed. When she heard that Guan Shanyue and Liu Nianchu had also arrived in Beijing, she couldn't believe it, and it wasn't until Xu Ming nodded and admitted that Xiao Nizi went to the other garden with surprise and joy. Therefore, Xu Ming could only be alone, against the cold morning breeze of autumn, and came to the Fengtian Hall early to wait.
Emperor Hongzhi turned over and dismounted and walked onto the high platform in front of the Fengtian Palace. The sacrificial ceremony began.
The sacrificial ceremony was grand but boring, if it weren't for the music being too loud, Xu Ming would really have fallen asleep standing up.
Suddenly, inexplicably, Xu Ming felt a beam of unkind gaze. He looked up and saw Dongfang Yuntian behind Emperor Hongzhi, looking at him with a strange smile.
Xu Ming looked at him with a calm expression.
“...... The magnificent scenery has endured for hundreds of generations. The emperor of the ancients, the spring harvest and summer seedlings, the autumn and the winter hunt. At four o'clock, he went out of the neighborhood to show his strength in the world. Now that the epidemic has just recovered, when the field hunts to talk about martial arts, and bravely to calm the people. ”
Emperor Hongzhi's voice stopped, and there was suddenly a terrifying silence in front of the Fengtian Palace.
"Spring planting and autumn hunting have been the same since ancient times. You are all the proud sons of the sky, and the pillars of my future vision. Emperor Hongzhi looked at the audience, and his voice was like a Hong Zhong, "This autumn hunt is the most grand autumn hunt since the founding of Dajing, and I think it is about Wu Anmin." Please behave well, and the widow will be rewarded!"
"Thank you, Your Majesty!" replied loudly and neatly.
"That being the case, the whole army is out!"
On the way, Dongfang Yuntian unsurprisingly found Xu Ming.
Xu Ming looked at him, and for some reason he didn't have the inexplicable disgust he had before. Although he was still very unhappy, his eyes were flat and firm when he looked at him.
"What do you want to do?" Xu Ming asked him.
The young man in front of him smiled: "Let's see how you are prepared." ”
"Oh, then can you see how prepared I am?" Xu Ming asked with the corners of his mouth slightly hooked.
Chen Wang nodded: "It seems that you are very confident!"
"It's okay, at least it wasn't too ugly. Xu Ming also nodded.
"Didn't the prince come this time for the autumn hunt?" Xu Ming asked as he looked at Dongfang Yuntian, who chose to walk side by side with him.
The young man raised his eyebrows: "Jinling is busy with government affairs, and the imperial brother can't come to Beijing, so he didn't show up." What's the matter? Miss your sister?"
Xu Ming smiled: "Fortunately, my sister should be doing well, I'm relieved." ”
The boy smiled and did not speak.
"A question popped into my mind. Xu Ming said suddenly.
"What's the problem?"
"My sister is your sister-in-law, so what do you have to call me?" Xu Ming smiled evilly, "Do you have to call me brother?"
Dongfang Yuntian was choked, looked at Xu Ming with a strange expression, and then snorted coldly and left.
Seeing this, Xu Ming hummed a little song happily. Soon, they came to Frost Mountain.
Frost Hill is a royal garden. But Frost Mountain was not a mountain, but a mountain range, and the royal family had only explored one or two of its smaller hills, while the wider depths of the mountain range had not yet been explored.
It is said that the depths of the Frost Mountain Range are very evil, and there is a place that can distort space. Someone once went into the mountains to explore, and after a few days, they appeared in the waters of southern Xinjiang. As a result, Frost Mountain is also known as the "Five of the Four Forbidden Lands", and few people explore the depths. And this autumn hunt, the location is in Frost Mountain.
"Isn't it too dangerous?" said someone who looked at the deep mountains in front of him.
King Ning, the "commander-in-chief" of the Frost Mountain Autumn Hunt, Dongfang Ning replied with a smile: "Don't worry, I have laid a ban in the depths of the place, and with your strength, you can't break through." ”
King Ning is a master of returning to the virtual realm, and he said that nothing naturally makes people feel at ease.
"This autumn hunt adopts a point system, and whoever can catch the most prey in the mountains and the highest quality will win the final victory. King Ning explained to everyone the way of this competition, "As for how to calculate the scores of different beasts, the tokens prepared for you are all written. At the same time, this token can also absorb the spiritual power of the beasts you hunt, which can be used to score points. Also, when you are in danger, crush this token, which contains one of my three powerful blows, which will help you deal with all the beasts in this mountain. And I will know that I will go and bring you out. ”
King Ning said, his eyes glazed: "So don't use this token to attack others." ”
"Yes!"
"Got it?"
"Got it!"
"Okay, then enter the mountain range!" King Ning waved his hand, and the guards standing on both sides of the mountain pass dispersed.
The frost mountain autumn hunt has begun.
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The young monks and royal disciples walked towards the depths of the Frost Mountain Range, while Emperor Hongzhi and his ministers made their way to the outskirts of the Frost Mountain Range, where the royal hunting grounds were.
When Emperor Hongzhi came to the hunting ground, the elders and sect masters of the sect who had come to participate in the hunt had already arrived. The leader is naturally the Sect Master of the Ziyang Sect, Guan Shanyue.
"Sect Master Guan, I haven't seen you for a long time!" Emperor Hongzhi said as he bowed his hand towards Guan Shanyue.
Guan Shanyue returned the salute and said with a smile: "Long time no see, Your Majesty,"
Guan Chunuan, who was standing behind Guan Shanyue, also walked up and saluted: "Participate in Your Majesty." ”
"No courtesy, no courtesy!" Emperor Hongzhi smiled, looking very happy, "This autumn hunt, Sect Master Guan can come to Beijing in person, and he is very happy!"
Guan Shanyue smiled and touched Guan Chunuan's little head dotingly: "I heard that my apprentice and daughter are in Beijing, so I have to come and see them, I haven't seen them for more than a year, and I still miss them." ”
"Hahaha, the young eagle must learn to spread its wings!" Emperor Hongzhi laughed and pulled Guan Shanyue into the hunting grounds.
Guan Chunuan raised his head and looked into the depths of the Frost Mountain, a worried look flashed in his eyes.