Hunting by the Son of Heaven has a long history and is a tradition that has existed since the Zhou Dynasty.Regular hunting, one is to practice battle formations and review military horses; the other is to give these princes raised in the deep palace a chance to exercise.

The paddock in the suburbs of Beijing is surrounded by more than a thousand miles. The mountains are divided into trunks, and there are many valleys. Since the current emperor came to the throne, there has been a practice of hunting here in autumn.

Not long after the prince got married, it was time for the annual hunting.

In this autumn hunt, apart from a few older princes, a few concubines who have been favored recently also had the honor to accompany them.Hunting is not a test of fighting alone, the emperor also specially selected dozens of capable guards for each of the princes to accompany them.A group of relatives of the emperor, plus the maids and eunuchs who waited on them, and the accompanying bodyguards, there were thousands of people in the group, and the carriages were connected end to end like a long dragon.

Although the paddock is not far from the imperial palace, it takes nearly a day to ride a horse all the way down, and the road is bumpy all the way, until arriving at the palace near the paddock in the suburbs of Beijing at night, the inside of Li Jinghuan's thigh is already bright red, and some parts are even torn.

After several years of practice, Li Jinghuan's riding skills are actually pretty good, but he usually rides for an hour or two at most in the palace, and he has never ridden for such a long time. Delicate, after a day, the inner thighs are hot and painful.

Gritting his teeth, he took off his trousers and simply applied some ointment, which finally relieved a little, but Li Jinghuan still had a headache thinking about riding a horse and hunting tomorrow.

After thinking about it, Li Jinghuan found a gauze and wrapped the inner thighs a few times, then changed into a new pair of pants, walked out of his room, walked to Li Jingyu's room, and knocked on the door lightly.

After a while, there was a sound of footsteps inside, and the door opened with a creak. Li Jingyu stood at the door and looked at him in surprise, "Second brother? Why are you here?"

Li Jinghuan loosened his hair when changing clothes just now, now his black hair is scattered, he is dressed in green clothes, his eyes are half downcast, his posture is a little leisurely and lazy, but his complexion is solemn, faintly has the majesty of the heavenly family, and has a good demeanor .

Li Jinghuan looked Li Jingyu up and down. He also rode a horse for a day, but he looked calm, not at all as embarrassed as himself. Could it be that he has some special horse riding skills?

"I came here alone to see you. It's been a day's journey. It's hard work."

"It's okay," Li Jingyu nodded slightly, "Second brother must be tired too."

Li Jinghuan nodded reservedly, "I'm fine, it's just... the fifth brother seems to have worn his thigh from riding a horse today, and I'm afraid that he will delay tomorrow's hunting, so I came here to ask if there is any good way for the fourth brother to help the fifth brother .”

Li Jingyu sneaked a sneak peek at Li Jinghuan's thigh, seeing that his standing posture seemed a little weird, so he automatically replaced the fifth younger brother he was talking about with himself.Tsk tsk tsk, the fifth brother is taking the blame for the second brother again.

"Second brother, I don't have a way to ride a horse without hurting my thighs, but I have some medicines that can treat trauma..." This is quite euphemistic.

Li Jinghuan bowed his head and remained silent. He had medicine himself, but after all, there was no immediate effect. No matter how good the medicine was, it was impossible for his thighs to heal immediately tomorrow.

Although Li Jingyu doesn't know what Li Jinghuan is struggling with, he can probably know that it is disgraceful for the dignified prince to be so fragile. The second brother must not want the second person to know, and if this matter spreads, the second brother's reputation will also be affected. It's unfavorable, but in this way, he doesn't know what to do.

Li Jinghuan struggled for a long time, and finally made up his mind, "Then you get the medicine to Gu first, and Gu will give the medicine to the fifth brother later, but the fifth brother is thin-skinned, and this matter must not be known to others."

"I understand." Li Jingyu nodded, then turned and went back to get the medicine.

Li Jinghuan took the medicine and went back to his room, looked at his wound, and applied some ointment on it. I don't know if Li Jingyu's medicine is really better. It hurts.

Early the next morning, before going out, Li Jinghuan put some soft cloth on the inner lining of his trousers, together with the ointment from before, even though he was still struggling after getting off the horse, it was already much better than the day before.

All the princes closely followed the emperor's Luanjia. Wherever they passed, all the princes fell to the ground. Li Jingyu's heart was surging when he saw it. He looked at his brothers. Although they were not visible on the face, they were all eager.Among the crowd, the listless Li Jinghuan was particularly conspicuous.Li Jingyu couldn't help feeling a little worried, and asked with his eyes from a distance: "Is the second brother okay?"

Li Jinghuan cheered up and gave him a smile back.

Li Jingyu also knew that the second elder brother was spoiled and spoiled since he was a child, and he hadn't even done any heavy work. It was indeed a bit hard these two days, and I'm afraid he was a little overwhelmed.But it was not easy for him to say much on this kind of occasion. He was afraid of causing trouble in the eyes of caring people, so he could only nod his head, silently slowed down, and followed Li Jinghuan.

When they arrived at the paddock, the rest of the princes were all dressed in military uniforms and sabers, riding on horses in high spirits, with their heads held high and their chests held high, revealing the aura of the emperor's aristocrats.Soon, the emperor also arrived, also in military uniform, with a sword hanging from his waist, and rode to the hunting ground on horseback.Seeing the emperor coming, Li Jinghuan immediately led all the princes to bow down and shouted long live.

The emperor rode on the horse with his head held high, his pupils shone with excitement, and he said to the people present in a voice like a bell, "I will not be with you today, and you will be more comfortable without the distinction between monarchs and ministers. There is no distinction between monarchs and ministers, young or old. , everyone needs to fight bravely to be the first, and the one who gets the most prey will be rewarded with this precious sword."

As he spoke, he untied the treasured knife at his waist. The scabbard was inlaid with shining gems. He pulled the knife out of the scabbard. The blade shone with a sharp cold light under the sunlight.

The eyes of the princes instantly lit up.This treasured knife has been hanging in the emperor's study room, it is his favorite thing, it was entered by the kings of the grassland ten years ago when the emperor was touring outside the Great Wall, cutting gold and jade, cutting iron like mud, the emperor has always regarded it as a treasure, It is never easy to show others, but this time it is going to be given away, which makes the princes who want to show their demeanor in front of the emperor all the more geared up and eager to try.

After the emperor finished speaking, the Imperial Forest Army that had been arranged immediately blew their horns, began beating drums, waving flags, and shouting again and again, and the birds and animals in the hunting grounds were frightened and ran around.

The princes who came this time include the first prince Li Jingrong, the crown prince Li Jinghuan, the third prince Li Jingye, the fourth prince Li Jingyu, and the fifth prince Li Jingxuan. The other princes were not allowed to participate in the hunt because they were too young, so Li Jingyi still made a fuss for a long time. , was finally reprimanded by the emperor before giving up.

As soon as the trumpets sounded, the eldest prince Li Jingrong immediately took the lead and rushed out with his own soldiers, followed by the rest of the princes, drawing their bows like a full moon, and their arrows flying like rain.

Because Li Jingye likes to read, he doesn't like to ride and shoot, so he is a little behind, and he joins hands with the younger fifth prince Li Jingxuan. One chases after the prey, and the other leads people to chase and intercept them. Almost all the prey that enters the encirclement are difficult. Get away with it.Those who were injured but not dead will be followed by Li Jingyu to make up an arrow, and a group of guards will follow behind to pick up the prey shot by their master.

Li Jingrong charged left and right in the herd of beasts, but he didn't seem to be satisfied with it. In the end, he gave up his bow and arrow and rushed to kill with a long spear.

Li Jinghuan's thigh hurts as soon as he got on the horse now, and he didn't want to show the limelight at this time. He ordered his guards to surround a corner on the east side. If there was any prey that broke in, he would hunt it down.

After a turbulent hunt, almost all the birds and beasts in the field were hunted down, Li Jinghuan secretly heaved a sigh of relief, threw his own bow and arrow to the guards, turned his horse's head and prepared to return to the emperor.

As soon as he walked halfway, he heard a commotion on the field. Li Jinghuan hurriedly reined in his horse and looked into the field from a distance. He saw Li Jingyu and Li Jingxuan riding on horseback facing each other. Arrow, curled up and fell to the ground.Judging from the posture of the two, it seems that they are confronting each other.

Li Jinghuan frowned, tightened the reins, and rode up to the two of them, "What's the matter?"

Li Jingye was watching from the sidelines, but when he saw Li Jinghuan coming, he said helplessly, "Didn't the fourth brother and the fifth brother shoot this deer at the same time while hunting? Now they are arguing over who shot it."

Li Jinghuan turned his head and looked at Li Jingyu strangely. The fourth brother was young and mature, and he was always stable. He rarely had disputes with these brothers. How could it be this time because of a little deer and the fifth brother?

Li Jingrong had already brought his own guards to start transporting the prey back, but seeing that something seemed to be happening here, he also rode over to see the excitement, "What's the matter?"

Li Jingye explained the matter again.

Li Jingrong laughed loudly after hearing this, "It's just a deer, what's the matter, why hurt the brotherhood."

Li Jingyu raised his eyebrows, "What the elder brother said is that the elder brother has a lot of prey, so naturally he doesn't care about this one or two. This is the first time for the younger brother to come to the paddock. The prey that was finally shot and killed is really unwilling to give it to others."

Li Jingxuan also nodded when he heard the words: "The fourth brother's words are reasonable, but my brother is also a person who admits death, so I don't want to let this deer out. Since the second brother is here, why not let the second brother come to judge. See Who should this deer belong to?"

Seeing that the ball was kicked to him suddenly, Li Jinghuan frowned slightly, and took two steps forward on his horse, lying between the two of them, "Fourth brother, it's just a deer, why bother with fifth brother."

Li Jingyu arched his hands at him, lowered his eyebrows and said pleasantly: "My younger brother listens to the second brother. Since the second brother wants the younger brother to give up the deer to the fifth younger brother, the younger brother naturally dare not refuse."

Li Jinghuan frowned even more when he heard the words, what does this mean? Could it be that he thinks he is helping Li Jingxuan?But this was a trivial matter, and Li Jinghuan really didn't want to make a big fuss, let alone bring it to the emperor, so he could only make his fourth brother feel wronged.

Li Jingrong didn't understand the meaning of his words. Seeing that the matter was settled, he smiled and said, "That's it, we are brothers, so why bother to fight each other, let alone the prey of the two of you, even if it is In addition, this deer can't get the first place, can't get the precious sword, why bother, and loses its grace."

Li Jingxuan put away his bow and arrow, and ordered his subordinates to pick up the deer, "Brother, that's a bad word. My younger brother just wants to get what he deserves, not for the prize."

Li Jinghuan looked at the scene in front of him, and suddenly his heart moved: the deer, the deer!

He glanced back at the faint bright yellow figure in the distance, father, what does he mean?

作者有话要说:感谢在2019-11-1615:13:54~2019-11-1711:13:32期间为我投出霸王票或灌溉营养液的小天使哦~

Thanks to the little angel who threw the mine: Feng Ruo 1;

Thank you very much for your support, I will continue to work hard!

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