Han Shizu

Chapter 1407 Hunting rabbits today, hunting enemies tomorrow

During the private conversation between the emperor and the empress, there was another wave of cheers erupting in the arena. The competition has reached the fourth round. Outside, the fast horse was galloping, and two arrows were fired at the same time. Both hit the target, straight into the bull's-eye.This kind of ability can already be called a miraculous skill.

Even Emperor Liu paid more attention in this warm atmosphere, pointed at the officer, and ordered Chao Yantuo: "Go and ask, who is this?"

"Yes!" Yan Tuo was ordered to step down without any delay, and went to investigate.

Seeing this, Fu Hou smiled lightly and said: "The officials are happy to see Lie Xin again, and love talents?"

Emperor Liu replied naturally: "I have always been like this! At any time, the most important thing is talent. I naturally hope that there will be an endless stream of talents in the world, and we will share the prosperity of the Han Dynasty and the era of peace!"

"The officials' minds are as broad as ever!" Fu Hou also said some compliments.Of course, half-truths and half-false, Emperor Liu's style throughout the ages may be narrow-minded, but Yu Gong has always taken care of the overall situation and is full of capacity.

"You and I, husband and wife, don't need such compliments!" Emperor Liu said this, probably because he was used to the dignified and uprightness of the talisman, and Emperor Liu was not used to flattering people.

Soon, Yan Tuo returned, walked quickly to the front of the imperial court, stood still and leaned forward, and said respectfully: "Officials, this young general is named Chen Jia, a native of Jincheng, Yingzhou, and belongs to the First Army in the left wing of the Longqi Army. A hundred generals who participated in the Northern Expedition, fought bravely and made great achievements in battle, were later transferred to Beijing to fill the ranks of the Longxi army, and are famous for riding and shooting. This time hunting, they will be selected by the Dianqian Division to perform in front of the imperial court."

Yan Tuo's inquiries were quite detailed. After listening to his report, Emperor Liu smiled a little, and said, "He is a member of the Longqi Army!"

After all, the Longqi Army is the army started by Emperor Liu. With this relationship, it is equivalent to blessing the soldiers of the army with a special honor. After so many years, more than 20 years, they have always been the number one among the Sanya Forbidden Army, overwhelming the entire army , not only has the name of "pro-army", but also is known as the most powerful army in the world.

Yan Tuo naturally understood Emperor Liu's closeness and affection for the Longqi Army, noticed the smile on his mouth, and immediately praised him: "Thanks to the kindness of the official family, the Longqi Army has a lot of talents!"

Hearing his words, Emperor Liu twitched his mouth. As the first army of the Sanya Forbidden Army, he enjoys the most abundant resources. The soldiers inside and outside are eager to look forward to it. Elite soldiers and strong generals are all transferred in. Naturally, talents come out in large numbers.

Seeing that Emperor Liu didn't respond much to his compliments, Yan Tuo didn't care either. After all, he didn't always flatter Emperor Liu and get positive feedback.

"Does the official want to summon him?" Seeing Emperor Liu's interested expression, Yan Tuo asked for instructions again.

But Emperor Liu refused: "No, proceed as usual!"

Today's Emperor Liu is no longer the same as in the past, who spared no effort to exert influence and buy the morale of the army. A small general, no matter how superb his riding and archery skills are, it is difficult for Emperor Liu to easily catch him. The current Han army is already stable. It is even more talented, and there is no need to go to great lengths to find and recruit talents like in the past.

Of course, what really touched Emperor Liu was that this was another officer who had made his fortune from the bottom, without any background or background.In recent years, the rising stars in the Han army, there is no doubt that the second and third generations of the army are the main ones, and those who have achieved some fame are either the sons of heroes or the descendants of famous generals.

This is unavoidable. Heroes and nobles are born to die and make contributions. In addition to power and wealth, sheltering their children and grandchildren is also an important pursuit. The second and third generations of the army rise up, gradually inherit the glory of their ancestors, follow their footsteps, and develop in the army Forging ahead is also in line with the principles of nature and humanity.

And these people, with the rich resources given by their parents and grandparents to use, have a good foundation, and have high literacy that is different from ordinary people, naturally it is easier to get promoted.In recent years, veterans and veterans have gradually withered, or have gone behind the scenes. Of course, there are still a group of veteran generals still standing in front of the stage, but the honorable generals are also gradually rising, replacing the elderly, holding important positions, and becoming the backbone of the army.

This is an irresistible general trend, and it has already been reflected in Kaibao's Northern Expedition.The old coaches and veterans still play their remaining heat and even preside over the overall situation, but the juniors also performed well.After the beginning of spring, during the rectification of the army by the Privy Council, there were indeed a group of middle-aged and young generals who were promoted to take on more important military positions, and most of them were the second generation of nobles.

For such a situation, Emperor Liu naturally had a clear understanding of the fire, and for a long time, he was happy to see the results.The military aristocratic class is the product of Emperor Liu's support and compromise to defend the imperial power and consolidate the ruling class. On the premise of ensuring that it will not backfire, it will not deliberately suppress it.

On this point, Emperor Liu is also confident and at ease.In the past 20 years, the implementation of many policies and the establishment of systems were all based on a balance consideration, and they were also carried out around this core idea.

However, Emperor Liu allowed the existence and growth of a class, but did not allow it to expand, so he began to balance the military elite. This is not difficult to do. After all, there are many factions within the nobles. Also according to the hills, the power to deploy troops is always in the hands of the imperial court, and the power to manage troops is also controlled and influenced by the imperial court.

At the same time, it is to support the bureaucrats of the common people. In recent years, it is especially obvious that Zhao Pu's appointment as minister is the most representative measure.

On this basis, the promotion of officers and men of the poor family and common people is also in progress.For example, last year, Emperor Liu personally received several officers and soldiers who had returned from Mobei to the Great Han, personally rewarded and promoted them, and promoted a low-level soldier Bai Yang, who was originally penniless, to an officer of the guard, and also supported these military aristocratic groups. The meaning of the foreign soldiers is inside, and at the same time it also inspires all the poor soldiers in the world to work hard.

As an emperor, every move, word and deed of Emperor Liu inevitably involved political considerations, and these almost became his instinct.

In the riding and archery competition, the final winner is not much of a surprise. The winner is the young general named Chen Jia. Not only is he an eye-catching surprise, but also because of the highest total points after several rounds, he is the best among all heroes. , won the championship in one fell swoop.

The performances in riding and archery were rewarded. Chen Jia got a complete set of BMWs, fine armor and weapons. It is a matter of course to be promoted.After all, it is a gilded experience in itself for the officers selected for the Imperial Contest.

About an hour later, Zhang Yong came to report that the hunting expedition was over, and the prince and the participating noble children returned from hunting one after another.

"Who hunted the most?" Emperor Liu asked Zhang Yong curiously.

Zhang Yong replied ably: "Your Majesty, according to statistics, Guo Shilong of the Suwei camp hunted the most, including 5 pheasants, 2 rabbits, 3 deer, 4 raccoons, and a leopard, totaling 15 species." prey!"

"You son of the general family, son of the Guo family, live up to the demeanor of his ancestors!" Emperor Liu smiled, and immediately said: "Reward!"

Guo Shilong is the grandson of Guo Congyi, Duke of Shangdang.

The princes also participated in the hunt. Of course, the brothers Liu Fang and Liu Min, who are the most skilled in martial arts, were not there, so naturally there were no outstanding ones. If anyone had an unexpectedly outstanding performance, Emperor Liu would be suspicious instead.

However, at this time, Emperor Liu was more concerned about the performance of the thirteenth prince Liu Ye. The performance of that boy just now was still useful in front of him, at least it aroused his interest.

"Where's Liu Ye?"

"The Thirteenth Prince has also returned to camp!"

"Xuan!"

Soon, Liu Ye was summoned to have an audience, which attracted almost everyone's attention. The emperor treated him specially, and the courtiers and guests were naturally very interested.

As for Liu Ye, he was still in the same attire as before, but his face was tired, and there was some dirt on his body, making him look a bit embarrassed, but his expression was a bit serious.

However, holding a gray rabbit in his hand, the fur was stained with blood, and said with a little regret: "I'm incompetent, I only hunted one rabbit!"

Emperor Liu was really surprised this time. He looked at the dead rabbit, and then noticed Liu Ye's calm face, which showed no nervousness or discomfort of killing at all, and sighed inwardly.

"Hunting rabbits may not be easier than shooting tigers. It is also a test of shooting skills!" Emperor Liu said with a light smile, "Little Shisan, it seems that I have underestimated you! Tell me, what reward do you want?"

Hearing this, Liu Ye finally showed a little smile on his little face, his eyes were obviously a little excited, it was an emotion approved by Emperor Liu, he shook his head slightly, and said excitedly: "I don't want to reward you, I just ask Daddy to accept this rabbit." !"

"Okay!" Emperor Liu replied without the slightest hesitation, "I accept your kindness!"

Beckoning to Liu Ye, let him come forward, stroking the back of his head, it was probably the first time that Emperor Liu spoke to him so gently and cordially: "Today, you only hunt a rabbit and give it to Dad. Dad waits for you to grow up. You can hunt the enemy for your father!"

"Yes!" Liu Ye nodded earnestly, his small face full of solemnity.

(End of this chapter)