Straight man of steel

Chapter 168 One Side Becomes Two Sides

After eating, Wei Qing could no longer speak.

In this hot summer day, Zhang Yuan admired him for having such a good appetite.

After eating a bowl of corn, Zhang Yuan couldn't eat anymore, so he started to eat the watermelon on the plate with a bamboo skewer.

"Young brother, eat slowly, didn't His Majesty ask you to have a month's interview outside?
How about we make a deal? "

Wei Qing moved his head out of the big bowl and asked Zhang Yuan.

"What deal, and how does this relate to my mission?"

The rare birds and animals in Shanglin Garden have long made Zhang Yuan a little greedy. These days, the pigs raised in the home do not grow up at all, and a pig that weighs only three hundred catties is considered fat.

This weight calculation is still based on the current weight unit of the big man, and it is only less than two hundred catties of later generations.

From the day Zhang Yuan moved to Shanglinyuan, he wanted to get some wild boars to cross-breed with the domestic pigs at home.

After one or two generations of cultivation, the effect can be seen.

These pigs are omnivores and can eat anything, so it must be good to be heavier.

It would be great if some wild deer could be caught and raised in captivity.

"There are still more than 20 days left, how about you hunt near my house, it is best to catch some live wild boars and deer for me.

I want to use it for breeding. Every morning, noon and evening, I will ask the chef to prepare meals for you and the two attendants, so that you can eat to your heart's content every day. "

Wei Qing glanced at Zhang Yuan angrily, thinking it was a big deal.

"Can't you let the servants at home do these things?
Brother Yuan, you are too timid. If you had the courage to rescue me with Gongsun Ao, you wouldn't dare to catch a wild boar. "

Zhang Yuan touched the back of his head and smiled.

"Aren't I worried about leaving some excuse for His Majesty?

You see, although I am the left supervisor of Ting Wei, if it weren't for the fact that the fief is here, I probably wouldn't be able to enter Shanglin Garden without a decree.

You see, you are different, Jianzhang Jianye, who is in charge of the officials and guards of the first palace. To put it bluntly, you are the people who accompany His Majesty on hunting and playing, and it is your job to catch some wild boars and deer.

Oh, why are you so entangled now, do you really want to do it?

If I don't do it, I will go to Chu Da, who is now in charge of Shanglin Garden, so such a trivial matter can be done in a blink of an eye. "

"Okay, I'll catch it. I didn't expect that I, a high-ranking official with a thousand stones, would want to catch breeding pigs for your family. It's a shame."

After Wei Qing sighed, he buried his head and continued to eat.

Just now when Zhang Yuan said he was looking for Chu Da, he just mentioned it casually. After seeing Chu Da once before leaving Chang'an last year, he never saw him again this time when he came back.

Many people know that Zhang Yuan and Wei Qing are sworn brothers, if they keep it hidden, it will arouse others' suspicion.

But Chu Da was different. Although he often stayed at Zhang Yuan's house before, that was also official business, and no one would say anything.

Now I have to avoid suspicion when I come back. It would be even more injustice if I was labeled as a collusion between the Shaofu officials and the Tingwei officials.

"I won't let you catch pigs for nothing, I will give you a good idea later, which can increase the combat effectiveness of the cavalry.

Tomorrow you go back to Jianzhang Palace first, show this idea to His Majesty, and then come back to catch pigs for me. "

Wei Qing didn't even eat the meal, put the bowl away, and dragged Zhang Yuan up abruptly.

"Brother Yuan, tell me what your idea is. The war horse is outside. Show it to me."

"Don't you eat?"

"The culprit, are you still hungry?"

"I'm not hungry, let me ask you."

"It's not like I'm running out of food tomorrow, let me talk about your idea first."

The obsession in Wei Qing's heart may be just that, so Zhang Yuan took him out directly.

The three war horses that Wei Qing brought with him when he came were still outside the door. Old Zhao found someone to look at him. When Zhang Yuan arrived, the man stepped aside.

"Young brother, take off that horse's stirrup together with the rope."

Zhang Yuan pointed to another batch of horses without horseshoes in the stable and said to Wei Qing.

Wei Qing immediately followed what Zhang Yuan said honestly.

Zhang Yuan took the stirrup from Wei Qing's hand, and put it directly on the saddle of Wei Qing's horse.

In this way, there are saddles on both sides of the war horse.

"Brother Yuan, what are you doing?"

Zhang Yuan didn't directly say the intention of doing this, but asked Wei Qing with a smile.

"Young brother, what do you think of Brother Yu's riding skills?"

Wei Qing touched his nose, not knowing how to answer.

"Tell me the truth?"

Zhang Yuan was stunned for a moment, then nodded.

"to be frank."

"Since Brother Yuan asked my younger brother to tell the truth, then my younger brother will speak the truth.

Little brother, I have never seen a rider as bad as Brother Yuan. I am a big man, and any man who can ride a horse has better riding skills than Brother Yuan.

Your riding skills can only ride some good-looking and docile spring horses. "

To be honest, Wei Qing's truth made Zhang Yuan feel offended.

"Then do you think brother Yu can control your horses?"

Wei Qing still believed in his mount, and shook his head without any hesitation.

"This horse has a bit of a temper, I'm afraid it will hurt Brother Yuan."

"Okay, young brother, just watch."

Zhang Yuan untied the reins of Wei Qing's war horse and let it out.

The war horse kept panting and snorting, as if very dissatisfied, Wei Qing stepped forward to touch it to feel better.

"Brother Yuan, let's change to another horse."

Wei Qing persuaded with a worried face.

"That's the only one, young brother, just wait and see."

Zhang Yuan stepped on the stirrups and pulled the saddle. Although he turned over and landed on the horse's back steadily, compared to people like Wei Qing, it still seemed a little difficult.

As soon as he sat firmly, Zhang Yuan immediately stuffed the soles of his feet into the stirrups so as not to be thrown off.

Sure enough, just as Wei Qing said, this war horse became a bit more tempered. Just as Zhang Yuan sat firmly, the war horse realized that the one on its back was not its owner, so it began to jump and wanted to throw Zhang Yuan off the horse.

But Zhang Yuan firmly grasped the rein with both hands, and hooked the soles of his feet on the stirrup again. This horse obviously couldn't do anything to Zhang Yuan.

At most, after Zhang Yuan came down, he would have to vomit for a while, the churning in his stomach was really uncomfortable.

After a while, the war horse was also tired. After realizing that Zhang Yuan could not be thrown off, he gave up directly.

Zhang Yuan also let go of the reins, took the bow and arrow from one side of the saddle, and then completely turned his body to the side, bending the bow and nodding the arrow with both hands.

The war horse realized that this was an opportunity and began to jump again.

"Be careful."

Wei Qing yelled to be careful, and wanted to get on the horse and uniform, but he didn't expect that Zhang Yuan was not thrown off, and he smoothly completed the whole process of bending the bow and setting the arrow on the side of the horse's back, and then shooting the arrow.

"How is Young Brother? Brother Yu, has he ever lied to you?"

"Little brother really admires Brother Yuan now."

(End of this chapter)