Chapter 32: Spring Search
Liu Yin turned his head and said with a smile: "Fifth brother, you are here too." ”
The person who came was Liu Chen, how did Zhao Hu Fang Yong not know the king of the northern land, and hurriedly saluted in fear. Even the king of Beidi admitted it himself, so Liu Yin is undoubtedly Liu Chen's cousin, but Zhao Hu Fang Yong was still surprised, since Liu Yin's identity is so noble, why should he condescend to be a Yu Linlang who guards the palace gate, which makes them puzzled.
Liu Chen said: "I just heard that the sixth child is making things difficult for you at the gate of the palace, how about it, it didn't embarrass you, right?" ”
Liu Yin smiled and said, "It's nothing, it happened that Lord Zhuge arrived just now, and he didn't dare to be too presumptuous." ”
Liu Chen looked at his armor and said: "Father is really the emperor, Brother Yin, you are also a member of the imperial family, how can you let you come to guard the palace gate, and when you see your father later, I will ask you for a favor and let him reassign you to an errand." ”
"Fifth brother, don't, your kind brother understands it, but it's good now, when I first joined the army, I got Yu Linlang's errand, which is already Your Majesty's grace. I also took this opportunity to train myself. I wonder what His Majesty summoned you to the palace? ”
"Isn't it just a matter of spring search? The day after tomorrow is the second day of the second month of February, and my father has already set a travel date, and today he summoned all the princes to come, and it must be to arrange hunting. ”
Liu Chen checked the waist card and entered the palace.
Liu Yin couldn't help but secretly slander himself, the Shu Han regime was already in turmoil, and it was rare that the queen Liu Chan still had such a good interest in pulling the family out for an outing and hunting, which cost the people and money.
"I don't know if it's our turn to escort this hunt?" Zhao Hu looked forward to the fact that every time the emperor traveled, half of the Yulin army in the palace would be divided, half would be left to guard the palace, and the other half would accompany him. The last two times Liu Chan traveled, Zhao Hu Fang Yong did not have the turn to escort, but stayed in the palace to guard, this time they were all looking forward to the opportunity to go out for a walk, guarding the palace gate every day, boring and boring.
As soon as he took up his post the next day, Liu Yin received a notice that their group would be transferred to travel with the car. Half of the entire Yulin Army was transferred, and the remaining half were still stationed in the palace, but the original two-hour changing of the guard was extended to four hours.
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On the second day of February, the dragon raised its head.
Legend has it that in ancient times, the Fuxi clan was heavy on agriculture and mulberry, and every year on the second day of the second month of February, "the queen mother sent rice, and the royal driver ploughed pro-seed". Liu Chan, who likes amusement, naturally did not go to the royal car to plough himself, but he still put the spring search on the second day of February.
In ancient times, the Son of Heaven often held field hunting at four o'clock, called spring search, summer seedling, autumn hunting, and winter hunting, and went out to the suburbs at four o'clock. In ancient times, the Son of Heaven attached great importance to hunting, and hunting was not simply hunting, but an opportunity to review the army and show the military strength, so as to show the world with martial arts, which was the true intention of the Son of Heaven to hunt at four times.
However, for Liu Chan, who likes to have fun, he regards hunting more as a matter of pleasure, and has a palace in Qingcheng Mountain, and every time he goes on a tour, Liu Chan will stay in the palace for a while, and he basically regards hunting as a pastime.
However, the princes obviously did not regard this spring search as a pastime, especially when they got the news that the prince Liu Xuan stayed in the palace and did not accompany the emperor this time, they were secretly riveted, although Liu Chan was ready to abolish the prince and set up another prince, although the news has not been officially recognized, but there is no wind and no waves, the princes all know that this spring search is naturally a stage for the princes to wrestle, who can be favored in front of Liu Chan, who is likely to climb the throne of the prince, such an excellent opportunity, It seems that there is no prince who is willing to be left behind.
The spring in Shuzhong is extraordinarily earlier than the Central Plains, in February, it is already full of spring, the whole Qingcheng Mountain looks at it from afar, verdant and green, and the mountain flowers are splendid.
When the Son of Heaven goes out on patrol, it is naturally a chariot and a ride, a banner is displayed, the attendants are guarded, the front is hugged and the back is clustered, and the scale of the honor guard is incomparable. Liu Chan rode in a six-horse carriage, Huang Luo umbrella cover, and Huang Hao, the commander of the car, personally drove the car. Liu Yao, the king of Anding, Liu Zhan, the king of Xinping, Liu Chen, the king of Beidi, Liu Xun, the king of Xinxing, and Liu Xuan, the king of Shangdang, each followed in a four-horse carriage, all covered with Qingluo umbrella covers.
After arriving at the paddock, these forbidden troops were scattered on the periphery, blocking all roads leading to the paddock and prohibiting all unrelated people from entering and leaving the paddock.
This kind of deployment is normal, if more than 2,000 people and horses of the Yulin Army and the Tiger Ben Army are pouring into the paddock, they don't want to hunt, and the animals such as elk roe deer and roe deer do not run away, so most of the forbidden troops are stationed around the paddock as guards, and only a small number of guards can really enter the paddock.
Liu Yin was one of the few guards who could enter the paddock. However, Liu Chan's surroundings were protected by personal guards, and Liu Yin and many Yu Linlang followed Liu Chan a few hundred paces away, forming a loose warning circle. The enclosure was no better than the palace, and there were dangers everywhere, and many of the guards were in good spirits, on full alert, and did not dare to have the slightest negligence.
Liu Chan had already gotten out of the car, changed to a yellow free horse, took a treasure carving bow, mounted a golden arrow, and chased the prey in the forest. All the princes rode their horses and followed each other, each holding a bow and arrow in their hands, scrambling to be the first, eager to perform in this spring search.
A big deer came out of the bamboo forest, Liu Chan was overjoyed when he saw this, he was lucky today, he just hit such a big prey as soon as he entered the field. He immediately drew his bow and arrows and shot them.
However, Liu Chan's level of shooting moving targets was really not flattering, and the big deer ran wildly, and the golden arrow did not even get a single deer hair. Liu Chan couldn't help but be a little annoyed, such a large group of people, in front of everyone's eyes, this arrow actually missed, which completely made him lose his face.
Liu Chan was unwilling, and immediately shot two more arrows, but the big deer ran fast, Liu Chan's last two arrows, the difference was even more outrageous, seeing the big deer running away, Liu Chan couldn't catch up, but raised the treasure eagle bow to the five sons behind him and said: "If anyone shoots this deer today, this treasure eagle bow will be given to him." ”
The five princes were all excited when they heard it, especially Liu Xun, his eyes lit up, among the princes, if he wanted to talk about archery, only Liu Chen, the king of the northern land, could compete with him, as long as he shot the deer, today's top spot would be decided.
Liu Chan Chrysostom said that he wanted to give a treasure carved bow, and in the eyes of the princes, it was just a good bow.
The flying horses galloped wildly, splashing countless spring mud, and the five princes and their attendants rushed into the depths of the dense forest with a cloud of smoke.