Chapter 84 Spring and Autumn Brushwork

(Recommended reading: 'Winter hunting' began, the location was selected in a hilly mountain range fifty miles north of Xuchang City, where the terrain is undulating, the mountains and forests are dense, and there are several rivers running through it, which is very suitable for wild beasts to inhabit and reproduce, as large as jackals, tigers and leopards, as small as pheasants and hares, there are many kinds, everything, it is a natural hunting treasure land.

Such a piece of feng shui treasure land can not be idle, in addition to hunting, this is also a large military camp, most of the soldiers and horses around Xuchang are stationed here, even Cao Cao's 'tiger and leopard cavalry', is also secretly trained in this place into an army, garrisoned in the wilderness, not only can maintain the vigilance and combat effectiveness of the soldiers, prevent them from being corrupted by a comfortable life, but also can use the rich output of this place to supply the army, can be described as killing two birds with one stone!

After learning that the Son of Heaven and hundreds of civil and military officials wanted to come here to hunt, tens of thousands of garrisons poured out, under the personal command of the clan generals Xiahoudun and Xiahouyuan, and arranged in all directions, surrounded on all sides, and opened a big hunting ground for more than 200 miles in Zhouguang!

"Woo! …… Whining! ”

"Roar! …… Roar! ”

Early in the morning, the sun rises in the east, the hunt began, the little emperor Liu Xie changed a set of dragon pattern dark gold soft armor, wearing a gold crown, hanging the royal treasure eagle bow and gold arrows around his waist, sitting on a Yuan Rong chariot, by the waiter - Fu Wan is responsible for driving, Prime Minister Cao Cao holds a sword and rides, walking slowly in the wilderness, and the rest of the civil and military officials, each riding a good horse, carrying goshawks, hunting dogs, bows and arrows, lined up on both sides of the chariot, accompanied by escorts.

Thousands of other soldiers lined up in the wilderness, shouting loudly and striking the shields in their hands with their blades, driving out the wild beasts that lurked in the mountains and forests for those who were in high positions to shoot and hunt.

"Son of Heaven, the gift of winter hunting!"

No matter what the Chinese do, they pay attention to a ceremonial system, first by the ceremonial officer with a medicinal cloth wrapped around his arm - Kong Rong roared, and then the little emperor raised the treasure carving bow and shot an arrow at the fleeing beasts, and the group of ministers shouted 'Long live' three times, and the hunt officially began!

"How! ~~Howl! Howl! ”

At the beginning of the hunt, the generals who had already been gearing up rushed out, each holding a bent bow, shouting and screaming to chase and shoot those beasts, under the high spirits, they also tried each other's archery skills, you come to a 'bow to shoot the moon', I will use a 'two dragons out of the water', individual riding and archery skills are exquisite, and can also shoot the fast arrow of 'Seven Stars Beads', as fast as wind and rain, the arrow is not missing, and it won the applause of everyone.

In this era, the martial arts of the Han people are strong, almost everyone knows some martial arts, even Xun Yu, Xun You and other old masters can pull out their swords to play a few times, although it is difficult to fight, but they will never cut their feet.

As for riding and shooting, it is a very important two of the 'six arts of the gentleman', which belongs to the compulsory courses of the children of the scholar family, just like the children of later generations must learn English, no matter the level, they can always say a few words, at least ask 'good morning' is no problem!

"Outflank left and right, release the hounds, the old man is going to kill today...... Wow yes ......"

As the saying goes, the loser does not lose the battle, and the ministers also stepped on the good horses, took bows and arrows, and with the help of a large group of servants and hounds, pressed on the panicked prey, and couldn't pull away the strong bow, so they used a soft bow, and couldn't shoot the tiger, and couldn't shoot the rabbit.

The bow was like a thunderbolt, the arrows were like a torrential rain, and the howls of the beasts resounded through the wilderness......

Soon, the saddles of the civil and military officials were full of prey, pheasants, hares, foxes, ......, and the larger prey, such as roe deer, wild deer, etc., were carried back to their own team by the slaves, and they did not forget to hold them high and show off to their colleagues!

Everyone was happy to hunt, but Xiao Yi, who was the 'Condor Shooter', did not fire a single arrow, but quietly immediately beside Yuan Rong's car, this level of hunting is really not challenging for him, besides, the rain of arrows on the paddock is like flying, in case of accidents, he must be careful to guard!

Whether it hurts the little emperor or Cao Cao, it's a big deal!

He endured the loneliness, but the 'cabbage' who sat down was very dissatisfied, seeing countless of the same kind galloping and running, anxious it kept scraping the ground with its front hooves, neighing in a low voice, ten thousand horses galloping, it has always been the first horse, when has it been so cold, dissatisfied, too dissatisfied!

"Cabbage......, obediently, let those stupid guys run, let's eat good things!" Just like coaxing a child, Xiao Yi hurriedly combed its fur, and grabbed a piece of sweet wheat cake from his pocket and fed it, before he appeased the 'uncle'.

"The Metropolitan Governor has always been a master of the battlefield with 'cavalry and archery', why is he standing still today?" While watching, Princess Haiyan came to the front with her maid Lingling.

The two daughters are holding bows and arrows and wearing tight-fitting hunting suits, the difference is that Princess Haiyan has always preferred red, even the cloak, but the maid Lingling is always dressed in green, walking together, red flowers and green leaves, but also matching.

"The last general's meager skills, how dare you laugh at everyone, but I heard that Her Royal Highness the princess is skilled in bows and horses, and there are no arrows, why not go on the field to try your skills, and let the subordinates open their eyes!" Xiao Yi's face was as usual, and he didn't forget to say hello to Lingling on the side, the little girl was also sassy and heroic in a hunting costume, and her figure was delicate and attractive, but following the princess, people always ignored her beauty!

"Don't bother with the governor, this palace will try its skills, and let those guys who are 'eyes above the top' see that hunting is not just a man's game!"

Princess Haiyan is obviously still angry about what happened last night, she and Xiao Yi have clashed several times, but whether it is strategy, courage, means, literary ......, they are suppressed everywhere, which makes her how willing, especially the other party has no intention of pity at all, he is really a stingy man with a heart of stone.

"Hehe, in this way, the last general will help His Highness count the prey in a while, and be angry with those stinky men?"

"That's right, it's a stinky man!" Sending a big white eye over fiercely, Princess Haiyan scolded lightly, took Lingling, the prancing horse bent the bow, and rushed towards the hunting ground, one red, one green and two shadows, which immediately added a lot of color to the entire paddock.

"Mighty! Mighty! …… Your Highness is mighty! ”

Her Royal Highness the princess also joined the hunt, and the ministers immediately cheered in unison, not only gave up the best position, but also drove the prey they had encircled in front of the princess, in order to win a smile, they didn't dare to offend this highness at all, after all, not everyone has Xiao Yi's two hits!

However, the archery skills of the two women are good, Princess Haiyan sits on horseback, the small waist twists flexibly, opens the bow left and right, and the prey that is driven around is killed, and occasionally some slip through the net will also be made up by Lingling with an arrow, and soon the saddle of the two will be full of prey, winning bursts of applause.

But who knows, the two of them such skills, all forced out, for several years, the Han community is turbulent, even the safety of the royal family can not be guaranteed, in order to protect themselves in a dangerous environment, the master and servant have to hone their riding and archery martial arts as much as possible, for a long time, they have to hold a bow every night, head pill quiver before daring to sleep, crisis can stimulate the potential the most, there is such a riding and archery technology, it is not surprising!

"Woo...... Roar! ”

The princess showed her skills, and the emperor naturally could not be left out in the cold, some of the old ministers of the Han family who had a heart drove some weak, harmless prey to the vicinity of the Yuan Rong car, hoping that the little emperor could shoot a few arrows, even if it was a small rabbit, the historian in charge of recording could wave his pen and write on the bamboo slips, "In the third year of the first peace, Your Majesty's 'winter hunting' was in the north of Xuchang City, wise and martial, the arrows were not missing, and countless beasts were hunted, and the ministers congratulated ~~ and so on!" ”

"This is what is commonly referred to as the 'Spring and Autumn Brushwork', as long as it is done by the emperor, picking up a needle can be used as a spear, catching a rabbit as a tiger to celebrate, if you can get lucky on the battlefield to kill one or two enemies, obediently, that is the wise and powerful, invincible in the world, a sword swept a million enemy victories ~~~"

As a result, those 'beasts' who are likely to be recorded in the annals of history were driven to the vicinity of the Yuan Rong car one by one, some were scared and trembling, some threw their heads into the grass pit and did not come out, and some were chased in a hurry, crashing into the wheels, and before the little emperor could make a move, they kicked their legs and returned to the west!

"Your Majesty is mighty, and the golden arrow is a divine shot!"

"Hooray, hooray...... hooray!"

The ministers suddenly shouted in unison, and the drums and trumpets sounded all around, and now everything is ready, and the historians are even ready for pen and ink and bamboo slips, and they will send the little emperor to kill the world with one stone, and leave a name in history!

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