After rebirth, I made the princes cry

The much-anticipated first prize ceremony has finally been officially announced.

The first hunt ceremony in autumn follows the old rituals of the Daji Dynasty. Compared with other rituals, the wild animals shot by the winner of the first hunt competition will become the prison sacrifice during the hunting ceremony. Offer sacrifices to heaven and earth, praying for the eternal succession of the country. The hunting sacrifice is different from ordinary sacrifices. Instead of using solid-colored cattle, sheep, or hogs as sacrifices, tigers, leopards, bears and other wild beasts are preferred. This is also for the purpose of the royal hunting ceremony - to practice military affairs - only shooting deer. Rabbits and other wild animals certainly cannot demonstrate the power of bravery.

The head ceremony is the most important ritual before the hunting ceremony. It lasts for five days. On the first day, His Majesty the Emperor leads a team to hunt. Naturally, many ministers will accompany the hunt. However, the hunting on the first day will not go deep into the inner circle. In the evening , a banquet will be held in the camp, and the hunt will be cooked into delicious dishes, which will be rewarded to the ministers in the name of the monarch.

Many of the palace family members will move from the palace to the camp during the Touhou Festival. Naturally, they cannot participate in the Touhou Hunting. However, unless there are special circumstances, they cannot miss this five-day celebration. Until the end of the hunting festival, they will return to Kyoto with their chariot. .

Qiao Bin seemed not to care about the outcome of the first prize.

At this moment, she had just watched the palace people arrange the tent where Mrs. , presented it to Mrs. Xie, and complained to Nanji with a smile: "Today Wulang doesn't have to go to the hunting ground. I thought he would come to say hello to Mrs. But seeing that he never came, I sent someone to ask, only to find out that he was with Shiro and Shiro. Xiao Lingcheng was discussing the hunting competition.

Wulang is not very good at hunting. This time His Majesty asked him to form a team with Togiya and Shiro, just to let him participate. There is really no need to be so concerned, just win, the glory is the prince, and the credit must go to Shiro , if I say it, actually there is no need to even participate. "

Mrs. Xie took a sip of goat's milk and put down the porcelain cup. She leaned on the table lazily, as if she didn't even want to raise her eyelids: "I think the same as you. I don't care about the results of the hunting. I might as well be here." It's better to hide in the palace. Living in this tent still makes people feel depressing. However, after coming to the paddock, I still have to meet the people organizing the ceremony. I am still a little curious. What is the purpose of this hunting competition? What kind of rules are there to determine the winner on the fifth day?"

"Why don't I call Wu Lang and ask him to explain it to my wife in detail?"

"That's inappropriate." Mrs. Xie smiled: "Even if Wu Lang doesn't compete for glory and credit, if Wu Lang takes the competition lightly, it will look bad in His Majesty's eyes. Haven't you noticed? Your Majesty still seems to be expecting the Crown Prince this time. The only group that can win is that the prince group is led by palace guards and central army troops. Although the other group is also led by two princes, the troops are all lord soldiers. This time, it is not a confrontation between princes. It is a competition between the Chinese army and the feudal soldiers.

Let's not delay Wu Lang. To ask these things, we only need to call Di Xiu. After a while, Alu also arrived. Let's all hear what Di Xiu knows. "

Concubine Qiao was still smiling, but her eyelids were drooped.

Mrs. Xie must have been able to tell that she had been estranged from the Lu family for a long time, but she pretended not to notice, which was just to beat her up. Don't just rely on being able to go to Zhaoyang Palace to flatter her all the time, and just try to surpass the Lu family and be more valued by Mrs. Xie. This is really something that makes Qiao Bi extremely aggrieved.

When Yingshu heard that "Aniang is inviting me," she was chatting with Mr. Xuan Dian. Mr. Dian did not disturb their mother-daughter reunion. He only said: "You must sit with me at the banquet in the evening. I won’t find the banquet boring if you’re here.”

"Don't worry, Lord. The banquet in the paddock is not as good as in the palace. You can talk and laugh freely. Only in this way can you show that the monarch and his ministers are enjoying themselves. I heard that in addition to the position of emperor and empress, even the princes You can choose where to sit. We try to stay away from the elders as much as possible. Even if we sit by the Qingying Lake, it’s up to us. It’s a pity that none of my best friends can come to the paddock with us this time, otherwise it would be a lively night. .”

It is said that Yingshu is currently a female official and cannot sit at the table. However, since she has been temporarily assigned to Xuan Dianjun's "hands-on", whether she can sit at the table depends entirely on Dianjun's instructions, especially since Dianjun is also willing to choose " The "remote" seats would not attract much attention, and on an occasion like today, naturally no one would dare to ruin the atmosphere of the first-day celebration of the first ceremony and deliberately cause trouble.

When Yingshu entered Mrs. Xie's tent, she was listening to Concubine Qiao chatting with her aunt.

"I still remember that we also participated in a hunting event. Although it was not a ceremony, it was just for fun in the name of hunting on the outskirts of the city, but it was also extremely enjoyable. So many years later, I still remember it fresh. I remember, originally It was Alu's brother who suggested it. No one expected that he and Wang Lang would meet on the way. I just thought it was a coincidence. Later I found out that Wang Lang had heard some men from the Xie family talking about it and deliberately created it. By chance, Wang Lang had already fallen in love with Alu at that time. In the blink of an eye, more than ten years later, Wang Lang is still in harmony with Alu Qinse, which is really enviable."

Yingshu then looked at her mother-in-law, whose eyebrows were cold.

It’s not that A Niang doesn’t know how to socialize, but after all, she and Qiao Bin were once best friends. Now that their relationship has faded, she can’t just treat her as someone she’s never been acquainted with. Besides, what Qiao Bin said just now Although it cannot be said that she had any malicious intentions, she obviously did not have good intentions. She just pretended not to know the emotional "entanglement" between Mrs. Xie and A Niang, and acted out of intention.

Mrs. Lu didn't want to confront Concubine Qiao tit for tat.

Mrs. Xie saw Ying Shu first and said with a smile: "Come here quickly and try the refreshments that your mother-in-law brought to the camp. This crab roe cake was made by your mother-in-law herself. I didn't even ask Concubine Qiao to do it." Eat more, that’s why she teases your mother-in-law.”

In just a few words, the unpleasant atmosphere was resolved. Mrs. I love horseback riding and throwing pots, and the husband I married is indeed very brave. I heard that the marriage of A Ren’s eldest son is 70-80% discussed. The woman is the granddaughter of Dr. Xu. I wonder how well she does at home?"

This is something different from the previous life.

Yingshu couldn't help but pay attention silently.

"It's almost decided. It was only this time that I heard A Ren say that it was the Taijun of the Xu family who personally revealed his intention. Later, he formally invited Liang Shizi's matchmaker, and they have already asked for names and divination. Mrs. Xu is at home. "

"I don't know the temperament of the juniors of each family now. What kind of temperament does Xu Liu Niang have?"

"It suits Aren's temperament very well. He has a straightforward temperament. You also know that Fu'er is a soldier. I'm afraid he doesn't have much time to take care of his wife. Aren has always been worried that he will neglect his bride, so he hopes that the future bride will have a strong temper. If you are more cheerful, Xu Cai won't worry about the love between your children. In the past, it was true that she was more interested in girls from general families, but looking at Xu Liuniang, although she is the daughter of a poetry and literature family, her temperament is not weak, which is rare. I am very understanding and cheerful, so I am very satisfied with this marriage."

Yingshu remembered that Xu Liuniang was married to Liang Jiazi in her previous life, that is, Concubine Xinsu's brother. Xu Liuniang and Concubine Liang didn't get along very well, but they didn't have much of a conflict. Her husband-in-law Liang Quan was also in the military. Come to think of it... Xu Liu Niang and Qiao's cousin should be able to get along, right?

Yingshu certainly hopes that the marriage between Qiao and Xu can be successful. After all, Shangcailiang is also involved.

Don't look down on Cai Liang because Liang's death was unclear. He did break off relations with Sikong Yuehu, but in fact there was no enmity. According to Yingshu's speculation, maybe Shang Caihou was also aware of Sikong Beichen's suspicion at the time. The so-called The severing of diplomatic relations was actually intentional. Later, Sikong Beichen died, and Sikong Yuehu became the auxiliary king. The Marquis of Shangcai never deliberately opposed Sikong Yuehu on military and political matters, although... on the surface, he wanted to show his support to her as the ruler. The Queen Mother showed her loyalty and did not resume diplomatic relations with Sikong Yuehu, the auxiliary king.

It was also during that time that Ying Shu had several encounters with Xu Liu Niang. Aunt Ren's vision was indeed good, and Xu Liu Niang had a really cheerful temperament and was also an expert at running a house.

Qiao's cousin and Xu Liuniang would not have crossed paths originally.

Perhaps it was because of Liang Siniang's "rebellion" that Liang Qin, the Marquis of Shangcai, had no choice but to show his loyalty to the royal family by befriending Pingyi Qiao, or perhaps because he was worried that his granddaughter would offend Fan Yanglu sooner or later, so he took this step to consolidate the Shangcai throne. The "nouveau riche" status of the Cailiang clan.

In any case, looking at the overall situation, this marriage is beneficial to Nanji.

Yingshu glanced at Qiao Bi.

Her smile became noticeably stiffer.

Concubine Qiao probably thought that her eldest brother Qiao Zizhan must hate her, so even if Danyang Xu was not one of the powerful people, Concubine Qiao was not happy to see her eldest brother "get" such an in-law, Ying Shu I have basically given up on analyzing Concubine Qiao's mentality. There are some people in the world who are particularly good at making their relatives angry and their enemies happy.

"I think that Xu Liuniang is a lucky person." Mrs. Xie said with a smile: "Aren will be a good mother-in-law. She has no daughter herself, so she will definitely treat her daughter-in-law as her own."

At this point in the topic, Mrs. Xie saw that Yingshu had finished eating a piece of crab roe cake, and then said: "Okay, Di Xiu will also tell us, what kind of regulations will be followed for the next hunting competition? We have a plan in mind. , only then can we see some fun.”

"The first thing tomorrow will be is the offensive and defensive bid-winning trial. You can only choose another team leader who is not a hunter leader, and each will lead 300 troops to participate. The detailed stronghold for winning the bid will be announced by His Majesty in the morning. The first person to arrive at the stronghold can get one. The command flag is then sent to the next stronghold. The rest of the people guard the stronghold and cannot allow the opponent to obtain another command flag. Of course, this cannot be fought with bows and crossbows and cannot hurt people. The offensive and defensive sides are competing for their agility. The one who arrives at the stronghold last is the attacker, and can send any troops to the next stronghold. The defender can also decide whether to add troops to support the next stronghold according to the attacker's strategy. There are five strongholds in total, and the scores of the five strongholds are different. Points will be scored only when the flag is captured, and the one with the highest score wins.

The winner becomes the defender in the first game. On the second day, His Majesty will announce the wild animals that both sides need to hunt. The defender must meet the standard, and the attacker must exceed the standard. If the attacker hunts twice as much as the defender, Then offense and defense are mutually beneficial.

On the third day, it is called an offensive and defensive confrontation. The defender has the right to choose the hunting area first. If the defender reaches the hunting standard first, the defender can firmly maintain the advantage of the defender. On the contrary, if the attacking team reaches the hunting standard first , the offensive and defensive sides trade with each other again.

The fourth day is the decisive game. The hunter cannot end the game personally until this game. The defender goes hunting one hour in advance and can send personnel to guard the pass of the hunting area. The attacker must not conflict with the defender at the pass and must choose another one. Hunting area, but the defender must pay attention. When a pass is captured, the hunting standard will be doubled. If the standard is not met, it will be judged to be lost.

In the decisive round, only wild beasts can be shot, whether tigers, leopards, or bears. The black bear has the highest score, followed by the tiger, and the leopard. In addition, there are rules that if the defender occupies more than three passes and is attacked by the attacker If you are the first to hunt a black bear, the hunt ends immediately and the attacker wins. "

The rules sounded a bit complicated. Qiao Bin first said: "So the first three days of hunting are just about the attacking and defending teams, and only the last day is the real confrontation? In fact, there is no need. Why not just compete directly? Will we win or lose?"

Mrs. Lu knew the secret, but because Concubine Qiao raised the question first, she remained silent. Mrs. After putting down the lamp, he said: "Determining the offensive and defensive sides has pros and cons in terms of the final confrontation. Hunting is not just for fun, especially the royal hunting ceremony. The reason why there are so many rituals is for military exercises.

Dixiu, tell us again, what are the rules of the hunting competition just now? "