Chapter 37 Winter Hunting (2)(1/2)
The afternoon sun is dazzling, and the light spreads all over the mountains, forests and fields.
On the viewing platform, families from various governments watched the prey coming and going below, and were already a little tired, and started chatting with the "neighbors" in the tents.
The tent of the Duke of Qing is adjacent to the left of the tent of the lord of Pingyang Hou Mansion.
Shi, the wife of Duke Qingguo, was a passionate and talkative person. In addition, she had met Gu Xiyan several times and felt quite familiar. At this time, she was chatting with Gu Xiyan through a railing.
"Min'er, my family, is just over twelve years old, and will send him to the military camp for training next year... He said he would go hunting with his thin arms and legs, and he hoped he could hunt anything! He was just following his father to play and join in the fun."
After saying that, Shi pointed to the prey piled up in the open space in front of the curtain of the Marquis of Pingyang Mansion, and praised him, "Marquis of Pingyang is really brave and cherishes his wife! Look, taking advantage of the hunting forest, he actually bought all the leather jackets that his wife used in winter!"
After hearing this, Gu Xiyan said humbly with a wry smile.
In just a moment, a small open space in front of the Pingyang Hou Mansion tent was almost full of prey.
It would be fine if there were too many people, but Xiao Rang was an unusual path. The ones who came back were either fur-smooth fur, or ferocious leopards, brown bears and others.
Fortunately, the viewing platform was a little far from the open space where prey was placed. Otherwise, with Gu Xiyan's courage, he would have fainted several times.
Looking around, I saw only a few rabbits and birds piled up on the open space in front of the civil servants' tents around.
Even in front of the military officer's tent, there were only a few beasts such as deer, roe deer, sika deer, wolf, etc. - there were no one who could hunt like Xiao Rang with real swords and guns!
If you continue hunting like this, I am afraid that the birds and beasts in the Fanglin paddock will be halfway through Xiao Rang Hunting!
At that side, Shi continued to praise Xiao Rang for “cold outside and hot inside, it’s really considerate!”
Gu Xiyan responded perfunctorily for a few words, and then saw a guard coming from a distance.
The guard turned over and dismounted, stood on the observation deck and bowed, "Miss Mother, the Marquis caught a lively deer in the forest, and specifically asked his subordinates to come down to ask if he liked it. If he liked it, he would keep it in his captivity."
Gu Xiyan stepped forward and saw that the deer had no wound on her body, and her legs were tightly tied to her front and back. She was crying non-stop at this time, and she was really cute.
After hearing the sound of the deer, Han'er hurriedly ran over and looked at the deer with a naive look on her face, "Cousin is so amazing!"
"Sister-in-law, would it be good to raise a deer to play with Han'er?"
On the right side of the tent of the Marquis of Pingyang is the account of the Hu Wenzhong family, the deputy magistrate.
Just now, the guards of Hu's mansion sent back a roe deer. Mr. Hu's eight-year-old grandson was playing in the tent with the female family. When he saw the roe deer, he was happy and was happy that he finally had roe deer meat to eat.
Unexpectedly, I saw the lively deer on the horse of the guards of Pingyang Hou Mansion, and then looked at the pile of prey like a hill in front of the tent of Pingyang Hou Mansion. I burst into tears on the spot.
But Han'er is a childish person and insists on running to the side to tease people through the railing. "A little bit ~ they are all older children, and they are still crying, and they are embarrassed."
The eight-year-old child cried even louder after hearing these provocative words.
When Gu Xiyan saw this, he hurriedly asked his mother Gui to take cakes and snacks to coax the children, and then apologize to the female family in the Hu family.
After all, it is a well-educated and well-educated family. The daughter-in-law of the Hu family thanked Gui's mother softly, and said that the child was crying and disturbing Mrs. Pingyang. She was really sorry.
After seeing the tribute and coaxing the child, I gave up.
Gu Xiyan glanced at Han'er, who was sitting on the little slut with an innocent look on his face, waved his hand and said to the guards, "Stay it."
The guard bowed and was about to turn around and return to the hunting ground.
But Gu Xiyan called the man in front of him and whispered, "There are few people in the mansion and can't use so much prey, so just ask the Marquis to hunt less."
What's more, Your Majesty has always promoted 'benevolent government', and God has the virtue of being a virtuous person, so he told the marquis not to kill too many animals!"
The guard was stunned when he heard this, and immediately responded to "yes", then he turned over and galloped away.
Gu Xiyan looked at the guards' figures away and sighed secretly.
It would be fine if there is "benevolent government" or "benevolent government", but on this viewing platform, the families of civil and military officials were sitting and watching! As the saying goes, comparing people with others will make people angry.
If the contrast is too tragic, how can other people have faces?
Gu Xiyan didn't know that when Xiao Rang was the prince of the Marquis's family, he had won the title of the top spot in Fanglin hunting several times.
Later, when Xiao Rang went to the battlefield to fight with real guns and swords, the number of enemies killed by Xiao Rang alone was piled up, and he was afraid that there were more than dozens of times that of such a mere prey.
Furthermore, Xiao Rang has always been domineering, so how could he care about the gaze of others?
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Deep in the dense forest, beside the Jiuqu shallow stream, a tall and plump doe is bowing her head to drink water.
Not far from the stream, several arrowheads stretched out from the grass on one side, aiming at the doe that was bowing its head and drinking.
It was the arrow on the string and was ready to go, Prince Li Cong suddenly stretched out his hand and blocked the bow and arrow of the guard beside him, "Let's go!"
The doe not far away was shocked when she heard the sound and immediately jumped away clumsyly.
The personal guard on the side was puzzled and bowed, "Your Highness, this deer is extremely tall. I have never seen anyone who can get out of his right hand after years of hunting! If I could hunt, the emperor would definitely be happy when he saw it..."
Prince Li Cong heard this and waved his hand, "Looking at the figure of this doe, he must be pregnant with a deer fetus for several months.
How could this prince hurt his two lives for the sake of false reputation?
If the father knew about it, he would definitely not be happy."
After hearing this, even though his subordinates were unwilling to accept it, they could only bow, "Your Highness is kind."
While talking, the wind blew around him, and a big white-browed tiger jumped and jumped in front of everyone.
I saw that the big tiger with white eyes was covered in blood and two silver arrows were inserted. It was too late to do anything and was unable to move.
Prince Li Cong had quick eyes and quick hands, pulled the bow and arrow, and repaired the leopard's heart.
The big tiger with white eyes could not dodge at all, and immediately got a sword, roared, and then fell heavily to the ground.
When the guards from the Prince's Mansion saw it, they turned over and checked whether the tiger still had a breath.
The guard stretched out his hand and looked in front of the tiger's nose, and it was indeed dead.
At this time, horse hooves came from the woods on the side. Pingyang Hou Xiao Rang and Huainan King Li Su galloped over with a group of people and horses. When they saw the prince's men and the tigers on the ground, they immediately stopped to salute: "I have seen the prince!"
The personal guards of the Prince's Mansion just checked the dead big tiger, and naturally saw the arrowheads on the big tiger, a wooden lotus painted with the Marquis of Pingyang, and a camellia painted with the Prince's Mansion in Huainan.
At this time, when the two masters arrived in front of them, they immediately whispered to the prince's ear.
When the prince heard this, he smiled and bowed, "It turned out to be the tiger hunted by the marquis and the prince. The marquis, the prince is extremely brave. I really admire him!"
Xiao Rang held the golden whip of horse racing and waved his hand, "Your Highness is humble.
Just now, I waited for several arrows to shoot, but only hurt the fur of the beast. If we really talked about it, this big tiger with white eyes and white forehead was hunted by His Royal Highness."
The prince looked embarrassed, "This... how can this be so good at snatching love..."
Whenever there was a hunting in Fanglin, the emperor would take the opportunity to promote or remove the official titles based on the loyalty and ability of some civil servants and military generals.
In the past, every year, ministers were appreciated by Emperor Cheng'an for showing their wit and courage and fearlessness in the face of danger.
Some civil servants were even promoted in one go because of their offerings.
Although the hunting of Fanglin today has achieved great results, so far, no one has hunted such a beast. If Emperor Cheng'an saw this big white-headed tiger with white eyes, he would be very happy.
Whoever wins the tiger to kill, whoever wins the favor will fall on.
When the King of Huainan saw it, he also said, "It's just a little tiger, and your highness doesn't need much politeness."
The words were over, and the prince couldn't refuse after hearing this. He immediately took the prey and bowed his hand to his side with his guards.
The people and horses ran away in a mighty manner, and a burst of birds were startled in the forest.
The King of Huainan looked at the prince's departure and was quite entertaining, "I have always heard that the prince is known for being kind. When I saw him today, he was indeed well-known."
Xiao Rang took a piece of brocade from the guard Liuyun, lowered his head and wiped the black iron bow and arrow in his hand carefully. Hearing this, he said lightly, "The emperor thinks it's good, it's kindness.
The emperor thinks that it is cowardly.
The good or bad things are not something we can judge.”
When the King of Huainan heard this, he sighed, "It's really hard to predict your heart. Being with you is like a tiger!"
The big tiger with white eyes and white forehead was very fierce and agile just now. Xiao Rang and Li Su rode their horses to chase two hills before hitting the vital part. Unexpectedly, the tiger was cunning. While the group was not paying attention, it jumped and ran away in panting.
When Xiao Rang and Li Su chased after him, they found that the tiger was lying under the horse of Prince Li Cong, motionless, and was obviously dead.
Xiao Rang and Li Su have made great achievements in combat, so naturally they need to be wary of the troubles of the great achievements that shock the master.
Therefore, today I only hunted some wild game to play, and it was only on a whim that I chased and hunted the big tiger with white eyes.
If it is true, neither of them is going to show off their skills in front of Emperor Cheng'an today.
Therefore, he simply followed the situation and gave the prince a favor without hesitation.
The fourth prince is fighting with the prince now, and the dispute over the crown prince is almost on the open.
It is unclear if it is not clear who will fight to death, and neither side will offend it. It is naturally true.
The King of Huainan was smashing his mouth and savoring the court situation for the past two days, when he suddenly hit a small white shadow coming from the south.
The King of Huainan was shocked and immediately pulled the bow and took the arrow, and hit it with one blow.
The guards of the royal palace came forward to pick up prey and picked it up to the King's Horse in Huainan - it turned out to be a rabbit.
Today, everything went wrong with the King of Huainan. As soon as he entered the dense forest, he was arched by a wild boar and almost turned over and fell off his horse.
After entering the depths of the yard, Xiao Rang was transporting his prey one by one, but the King of Huainan could only see some wild pheasants, robes, rabbits and the like.
The King of Huainan stared at the snow-white rabbit for a while, reached out and threw the bow and arrow to the guards beside him, looking gloomy, and was quite confused, "It's evil. It's fine. I don't have much hunting for the marquis today, but why can't I compare to my princess?"
To be continued...