Spring and Autumn I Am King

Chapter 8: With a strong bow, shoot a white deer

A fierce cold wind blows, and the clouds fly miserably. In the winter season in early October, the temperature on the cotton is cool and the earth is dry and yellow.

From a distance, the soldiers of the Zhao clan, who once harvested the enemy's left ear and head on the battlefield, have now become hunters in the countryside, preparing to capture the prey that has been recuperating for a whole year and has been nourished by the earth. .

With the sound of the deer flute, the creatures in the Mianshang Hunting Garden began to jump and flee among the sparse grass. Hare, colorful chicks, deer, elk, geese, their pursuit and death will bring blood to the nobles. stimulation and pleasure.

And Zhao's car formation is slowly unfolding from the rear.

The skill of hunting is to surround and drive the prey to the predetermined hunting ground, which not only improves the efficiency of hunting, but also has strong military training significance.

Of course, spring hunting, summer seedlings, autumn hunting, and winter hunting are carried out every year during the slack farming season. This is also the way that the lords in the Spring and Autumn period train bow horses and carriages. Eggs, do not kill pregnant female beasts, do not injure ungrown small beasts, do not destroy bird nests, and when hunting, you must open one side of the net to leave room for...

However, if the excited young people are unsupervised, they will not pay much attention to these rules.

Looking down from a height, the first move on the field was Bo Lu's central army. Although Zhao Bo Lu had a gentle personality and was reluctant to fight for many things, under the pursuit of several younger brothers and the encouragement of some vassals who took the initiative to serve, he sometimes But had to fight. Now, with the help of the family Sima, he is commanding the entire convoy with a copper tomahawk in his hand. By changing the formation, he drives the prey to the glade to kill.

At least so far, he is the eldest son who has the most hope of inheriting the family!

The right moment moved, and Zhong Xin, who had believed in chariot warfare since childhood, held onto the railing and swore secretly that he would capture more prey than Zhao Wuxie, so that the arrogant **** would understand what an upright noble teacher is. .

His Yu Rong Cheng He was covered with a white silk belt, with a little blood on it. Zhao Wuxi was not punished, which was beyond his expectations. Unwilling, Cheng Hezhi's bridle shook violently, the horse was in pain, and ran away with the cumbersome chariot.

And Shu Qi couldn't smile any longer on Bai Mianwu's face, he calculated and calculated, his original intention was to make Wu Xie and Zhong Xin have a grudge. Although the current situation is similar, Wu Xie's performance today not only overwhelmed Zhong Xin, but also left him, who had been on the sidelines, to no end. It's like a fisherman who is waiting for a fight between cranes and mussels, and suddenly finds that the crane is not trapped by the mussel shell, but eats and wipes it up, and is about to fly away for nine days!

He urged Che Zuo Shetuo to hunt hard, for fear that he would fall behind Wu Xie again and become a useless person in his father's eyes.

Finally, Zuo Mo also moved. Zhao Wuxi rode on horseback with a horned bow on his back. He brought Xu Xi and Mu Xia with him, and urged the horse to step into the hunting grounds. Behind them were the seventy-two pawns who were wielding bronze daggers to scare away the beasts, and several carriages that were responsible for loading the prey.

In the Spring and Autumn Period, when the countries of the Xia Dynasty fought or hunted, they respected the right side, and the left side had a slightly lower status. But in general, this position is still important. Zhao Wuxi knows that he has passed a hurdle and has officially received Zhao Yang's first approval. He can be listed in the array and compete with the cheap brothers!

When the opportunity comes, he has to seize it, because only by winning the position of the family heir and becoming the heir can he change the fate of Zhao and his sister Ji Ying.

Zhao Wuxi's eyes were like torches, and he used a strong bow and arrow to shoot left and right, and the arrows were not empty, but unfortunately, most of the small prey in front of the left moment. After a while, there were more than a dozen wild rabbits hanging on the rear carriage. Although there were many, the weight was obviously not enough.

Besides, after all, he was only thirteen years old, and his body had not fully grown yet. After pulling a stone horn bow more than ten times in a row, his arm was a little sore, and the rhythm gradually slowed down. Thinking of the Tartar emperor who shot 300 rabbits a day in later generations, and Aixinjueluo Xuanye, who was dubbed the "rabbit-shooting madman" by fans of history, Zhao Wuxi felt that he was really far behind.

As for Xuanxi and Muxia, who were born in stables, they have no experience in large-scale hunting, and their archery skills are limited, so their secondary roles are actually very limited. It seems that it is not easy to win the first place in this competition.

At this moment, the wind was blowing and the grass was low, and a rare white elk appeared in front of everyone, causing bursts of exclamations.

The **** chase belongs to young people, while Zhao Yang and Le Qi sit opposite each other on the high platform, handing over cups and cups while watching the battle between man and beast.

Although there was a brief disorder before, Zhao Yang is still very satisfied with the performance of the Zhao team. Yu Ren, who just went to find Gubu Ziqing, reported that no one was found near Jie Zitui's tomb, which greatly disappointed him.

at this time.

"Luzi, it's a white deer!" someone shouted loudly.

Are there really white elk? Zhao Yang was secretly happy, and could not help but stand up and look at it.

To foreign visitors from afar, Mian Shang is the tomb of Jie Zitui, the loyal minister who was a meat-cutting owner, but was burned to death by a man-made fire after avoiding seclusion. Tragic deeds have spread all over Kyushu.

But in the eyes of the old elites of Jin, especially the ancestors of Zhao and Wei who also followed Duke Wen Chong'er of Jin into exile, they don't have that much respect for Jie Zitui.

Is Zhao Shuai, who follows Duke Wen of Jin, a second minister? He is good at diplomatic rhetoric, and won the favor and help of Duke Wen of Qi, Duke Cheng of Chu and Duke Mu of Qin, the three hegemons and quasi-overlords. Big?

So for the Zhao family, the significance of this place is more than that.

Eighty years ago, a "calamity in the palace" nearly wiped out the Zhao family. Fortunately, Zhao Wu, the "orphan of the Zhao family", was spared, and the family was able to continue.

When Zhao Wu came of age, it was on Mianshang that the new generation of overlord Jin Miao held a big search ceremony, that is, a military parade. In this big search, he promoted Zhao Wu and officially granted him the position of Xia Qing, which marked the Zhao family's revival after many years of silence.

Therefore, the Zhao family regarded Mianshang as a blessed land. When the imperial family declined and the six ministers were desperately dividing up the territories of Jin, Zhao Yang did everything possible to bring Mianshang and its surrounding dozens of miles under his own control.

Now, this blessed land has appeared again. Has the long-awaited auspicious finally appeared?

Zhao Yang stood leaning on the railing on the high platform, and he raised his big hand, "Go on, whoever can capture that white deer, the carved lacquer bow given by the Son of Heaven, will be a reward!"

"The Lord has an order, the one who wins the white deer, give the bow!"

"The one who won the white deer, give the bow!"

Yu Ren conveyed Zhao Yang's order, and one after another, the entire Zhao's team went crazy.

For the honor bestowed by the lord, and also for the unseen battle between the sons of the family behind the honor.

Under the leadership of the four gentlemen, the central army, the right moment, and the left moment all speeded up and began to encircle on three sides.

The clever white creature had a premonition that the crisis was coming, and it quickly jumped and ran in the grass, like a white light spot flashing on the yellow-green earth.

At this time, Zhao Wuxi's advantage of riding a horse alone became apparent.

That is speed!

The formation is no longer important. The three masters and slaves gradually surpassed the big team and rushed to the front of the team!

And the chariots of his three brothers, no matter how superb the Royal Rong's skills are, no matter how loud the whips are, they can't catch up with the swiftness of a single rider!

The galloping horse was getting closer and closer to the elk in front, and Zhao Wuxi could even see the dark white spots on its body.

Huanxi and Mu Xia were about to draw their bows to aim, but when their bowstrings were not full, Bailu entered their young master's range, and Zhao Wuxi, who acted decisively, drew his bows towards each other without hesitation.

He pulled the compound bow in his hand into a half-moon shape and aimed an arrow at the elk's neck!

"In!" Xu Xi and Mu Xia couldn't help but cheer for their master softly.

However, the white female deer seemed to have anticipated it, it jumped to the side slyly, and actually avoided the arrow that left the string, and Huan Xi and Mu Xia couldn't help but let out a pity sigh.

Bailu didn't give Zhao Wuxi another chance. It spread its four hooves, jumped up a small hill flexibly, and ran towards the dense forest.

Zhao Wuxi didn't hesitate at all, his legs were clamped, UU reading www. uukanshu. com manipulated the horses to cross the river briskly, through the woods, and followed the footprints of the white deer closely.

The three brothers, Uncle Bo Zhong, who arrived later, were all dumbfounded when they looked at the rough hills, the riverbed covered with pebbles, and the bushes.

The panting soldiers and the carriages full of prey arrived one after another, but they all stopped.

Zhao Bolu sighed, and without saying a word, he directly asked Yu Rong to turn around.

Zhao Zhongxin watched in disbelief as the three masters and followers of Zhao Wuxi, who were riding away, ordered the driver Cheng He to forcibly move forward, but on the riverbed and bushes, the wheels were caught by obstacles, making it impossible to move an inch. This self-confessed gentleman had to swallow the bitter fruit of failure, threw the bow and arrow to the ground in resentment, and stepped on a few feet as if venting his anger.

However, the most tragic in his heart is the conspirator Zhao Shuqi. If he knew that riding a horse alone is really such a wonderful thing, why bother to give Zhao Wuxi an idea? It's really hateful to press the needle and thread every year, but in the end, it is a wedding dress!

That white elk is like the position of the heir of the family. Four sons compete, but in the end, only one can return.

However, Zhao Wuxi and his party did not go as smoothly as outsiders imagined. After the three cavalry rushed into the woods, they were often hindered by branches and thorns. How could they compare to the elk growing and multiplying in the woods. After a while, the white deer disappeared from sight, and the withered and yellow leaves all over the ground covered its footprints.

The three were very unwilling and expanded their search range. Who knows, the elk was not found, but on the other side of the forest, they found a big guy and a down-and-out traveler who was confronting it.

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