Qing Yan

Qiyuan seven years, autumn.

Huayang paddock in the suburbs of Beijing.

The banners are flying, the bows and arrows are dazzling.All the generals, clansmen, especially the children of various families, all dressed in fresh clothes and furious horses, wore strong bows and sharp arrows, just waiting for the emperor's order to show off their skills in this hunting ground.

This Huayang paddock is the royal hunting ground of Dazhou.

The royal family of the Great Zhou Dynasty won the world with bows and horses. In order not to let future generations forget the brave spirit of their ancestors, since the founding of the Tai｜Zu, every autumn, the emperor will bring all his ministers, generals, and clan children to hunt here to promote The majesty of the country.

Even Emperor Renzong, who was frail and sickly, had to shoot a few arrows symbolically at this time when he was in power, to show that he had not forgotten his ancestor's virtue.

However, since the death of Emperor Mingzong, this Huayang paddock has been abandoned for seven full years.Just because Emperor Yu Wenrui was young, even though she knew about the ancestral system, she couldn't help but eager to try it out, but Empress Dowager Duan and Jing Yan were afraid that she would make any mistakes due to her young age, and they would definitely not allow her to make any mistakes.Without the emperor's auspices, this matter of autumn will naturally be put on hold.

Until this year, starting from the first day, the little emperor Yu Wenrui turned 15 years old and could finally be in charge.At this time, one is that she is considered an "adult"; the other is that the chair next to the dragon chair in the Taishi Hall has been removed from then on, and the days when Queen Mother Jing was in charge of politics have become history. In any case, she is not good at interfering Yu Wenrui's "Emperor's Dignity".

What's more, since the beginning of the year, Yu Wenrui has had to grind his sister-in-law to host Qiu Xi every now and then.Jing Yan was tortured to the point of helplessness. He watched her leaping forward, almost taller than him, and sighed in his heart, "the child will grow up one day", so he simply put his hands away.

With the permission of his mother-in-law and sister-in-law, Yu Wenrui couldn't help being happy as soon as summer came, looking forward to today so much that his heart itch.

Now she is sitting astride the saddle, and in front of her are the sons and daughters of the bright and well-armed families. Looking up, the mountains are faint, the wilderness is endless, the grass is full of grass, and there are lush green trees among them——

What a sight!

Yu Wenrui's heart was filled with joy, his blood was surging, and he felt his heart expand for a moment, as if everything in this world was under his control.

She really wanted to let out a whistle and gallop the horse.But then he thought of his responsibilities as the emperor, hurriedly restrained his mind, curled his lips, and said loudly——

"My dear friends, all my sons and daughters! Today is the day of my Great Zhou and Autumn Ceremony! It is also the first time since I ascended the throne! Ladies and gentlemen, please take a look..."

As she spoke, she raised the golden whip in her palm, and swept it into the distance.

"This Huayang paddock has been abandoned for seven years."

Everyone followed her guidance and looked over.

"It has been seven years since I inherited the great rule. Seven years, is it just a flick of a finger? When I was young in the past, I always wanted to grow up quickly, so that I could show my fists and show my great power to comfort me. Ancestors are in heaven!"

Everyone couldn't help but feel agitated when they heard her bold words.

"The paddock in front of you, my lords, is where my great Zhou ancestors showed their pride. My Great Zhou established the country with martial arts, and I will never forget the heroic style of my ancestors, and I don't want you to forget even the slightest bit! Therefore, today's Let me see your spirit and ability! Those who are brave will be rewarded! Those who are lazy will be punished!"

As Yu Wenrui said, he raised his golden bow with his hands, "I will give this bow to the one who gets the most hunting!"

"Hooray! Hooray!"

The crowd in the paddock was immediately excited.

Especially those descendants of the aristocratic clan, it is the first time to see the true face of the little empress——

But I saw her wearing a jade crown, her black hair tied up, a bright red embroidered dragon headband on her forehead, her sword-shaped eyebrows plunging into her temples, her nose bridge is straight, her lips are thin, and she has a small jade-like face, which is complemented by a silver-white dragon on her body. The arrow sleeves, the bright yellow cloak, and the bright yellow boots under his feet are like a silver doll.In addition, she has a snow-white war horse under her crotch, with only four black hooves, named "Ta Mo", and it is a famous Dawan horse, which makes the horse look very heroic and impressive.

Those young children from the aristocratic family heard the emperor say that the one who hunted the most prey would be awarded the imperial bow; and seeing the emperor's bright eyes, bright teeth, and smiling Yanyan, they couldn't restrain the agitation in their hearts, their blood surged up, and they only wished to die a hunt.Even if he can't be the one who wins the championship, it's good to be looked at by the Empress a few more times.

Don't say that everyone is eager to try, just talk about Yu Wenrui.

She pulled out a long arrow from the quiver, put it on the bowstring, concentrated her attention for a moment, and only heard a long sound of "嗖", the arrow shot straight, and disappeared in a blink of an eye.

"Hey——" everyone was shocked, secretly praised "my emperor is very skilled".

When the children of all the aristocratic families saw her show this trick, they were even more admiring, and some of them even secretly fell in love with each other, and moved the idea of ​​becoming an empress.The Great Zhou was a martial artist, and the status of women was quite high, so women with high martial arts skills were more respected.

How could Yu Wenrui fail to understand the inner drama of the ministers?

Hee hee, I haven't tried my best yet!She thought to herself with a smile.

If I use my real kung fu, this arrow won't reach the capital?

It is a tradition for the emperor to shoot this arrow in person, and it is called "one arrow fixes the country".

Gao Zu shot down the dragon flag of the Yang Zheng court on the highest point of the capital with an awe-inspiring arrow that day.

Therefore, after Tai | Zu gave up the position of Gaozu, every autumn, this ceremony should be used to start, from Emperor Gaozu to Emperor Mingzong, it was consistent.

Yu Wenrui shot an astonishing arrow, and shouted in a clear voice: "My sons and daughters! Let me see your abilities!"

The crowd cheered up, shouted "Long live", and rushed into the paddock.In an instant, thousands of horses galloped, covering the sky and the sun.

How could Yu Wenrui be willing to just watch the excitement, she had already rushed out in the first place.

Last night, Jing Yanqian reminded her to be careful and not to make any mistakes, but the situation in front of her was so interesting that her blood was throbbing, and she had long since left Auntie's advice to Java.

She is the emperor, who would dare to get ahead of her?

Therefore, when she ran wildly, she left everyone behind, and even the inner court guards who were closely guarding her were also left behind by her.

The foreground quickly swept back, the horse's hooves stepped on the shallow grass, and the crushed green grass exuded a faint fragrance, which was refreshing.

Yu Wenrui felt relieved, she grabbed the horse's reins abruptly, and stopped her beloved horse from galloping wildly.

The horse was galloping unscrupulously, but was suddenly stopped by the owner, still not happy, so it "treaded" and circled a few times on the spot, snorting "puff, puff, puff".

Yu Wenrui saw that there was no one around, laughed, and patted the white horse's neck: "Ao Jiang is good! I'll let you have a good time..."

She said, looking up at the blue sky.There is no cloud in the sky, and the blue tiles can't see the edge, only a small white shadow in the distance, moving extremely fast in the sky.

Yu Wenrui put the index finger and thumb of his right hand on his lips, pressed his lips hard, and let out a long whistle.

The little white shadow in the sky seemed to have sensed it, and rushed towards Yu Wenrui with a strong wind.

Getting closer and closer, it turned out to be a majestic white eagle.

The whole body of the white eagle is pure white, only its paws and beak are pale yellow.It looks quite ferocious, and its two wings are nearly a foot wide.

Seeing that it was about to pounce on Yu Wenrui, Yu Wenrui showed no signs of timidity. Instead, he raised his face to face the sun, squinted his eyes, and waited for the white eagle to land.

Sliding to a height of more than Zhang above Yu Wenrui's head, the white eagle folded its wings suddenly, and finally landed slowly on Yu Wenrui's shoulder.

Yu Wenrui smiled and raised his hand to brush the white eagle's feathers: "Bai Yu, you will fly away in chaos when you are full! Don't you even care about me?"

The white eagle seems to have human nature, staring at a pair of black and yellow eyes, tilting its head, as if thinking.After a while, it leaned against Yu Wenrui's head, and lightly rubbed Yu Wenrui's neck with its feathers.

"Hahaha... so itchy! Bai Yu, you are naughty again!"

Yu Wenrui curled his lips and said, "You must be greedy for meat again! No way! How much meat did you eat just now? Eat again? Turn into a big fat bird, let's see how you still fly?"

The white eagle continued to rub against her neck, Yu Wenrui wrinkled his nose: "You have grown up, you have to learn to find food by yourself! Do you want me to support you forever?"

After finishing speaking, she raised her hand, "Go! Go! With such a big paddock, it depends on your ability!"

Seeing that flattery is futile, Bai Diao twisted his head, seemingly proud.

Yu Wenrui also said to himself: "However, even if you hunt and eat yourself, it should only be enough to fill your stomach, and you should not waste everything. Mr. Pei said, 'drying up the marsh to fish and burn the forest while hunting' is called destroying the ecological balance!"

Just at this time, there was a crisp sound of "da da da" from far to near, and a bay red horse galloped towards.

Bai Yu ignored Yu Wenrui again, spread her wings, flew straight towards the person who came, landed on the opponent's shoulder, and rubbed affectionately.

"Bai Yu is good!" The person who came was a beautiful girl in red clothes, red boots and red cloak. With the bay red horse, she looked like a raging fire.

The girl flicked Bai Yu's feathers, raised her eyebrows and stared at Yu Wenrui: "Sister Rui, you run so fast, I almost can't catch you."

Yu Wenrui also looked at her with a faint smile, and couldn't help teasing: "Yue'er, you know you won't be able to keep up with me, right?"

Jing Jiayue raised her eyebrows when she heard the words, "Who said that? Seeing that you are the emperor, I'm just saving face for you!"

Yu Wenrui snorted disdainfully: "Arrogance! You have never been able to catch up with me in horse racing, and you can't beat me in fists. I have been beaten since you were seven years old, and you can't read as well as me..."

Before she could finish speaking, Jing Jiayue's almond eyes were about to burst open: "Who says I'm not as good as you?!"

Yu Wenrui smiled: "You are not as good as me."

"Have the guts to compare!" Jing Jiayue shook her shoulders, and Bai Yu suddenly jumped up, and landed on a nearby low branch, staring at the two worriedly.

Want to compare again?The result is not the same?It's the same every time.

Bai Yu shook her wings helplessly, and with a scream of "Yi--", she flew away high, looking for food.

Yu Wenrui looked up and watched Bai Yu gradually disappear into a figure of white dots, "Look, you can't even look at Bai Yu anymore, you are insincere."

"Shut up!" Jing Jiayue shouted coquettishly, "Come on! Sister Rui, let the horse come here!"

"Come on!" Yu Wenrui twitched the corner of his mouth nonchalantly, "Let's say it first, don't cry when you lose, just like back then..."

"Stop talking!" Jing Jiayue stopped her.Is it annoying to talk about the past every time?

The two steered the horse to the same level, and at the same time raised their whips on the horse's buttocks.

The two horses didn't run smoothly before, now they got orders from their masters, and they all wanted to let "Herod" gallop away.

After all, Yu Wenrui's horse is one in a million horses. Even if she didn't put much thought into it, Ao Jiang was always half a horse ahead of Jing Jiayue's bay red horse.

Jing Jiayue became more impatient, leaned on the horse, and shouted angrily: "A Rui! If you don't run faster, Miss Ben will kill you and eat meat!"

Yu Wenrui's face darkened when he heard that, "Yue'er, didn't you tell me to change your name? Why are you still called this name?"

Jing Jiayue snorted dissatisfied: "Isn't that a good name? I think it's good!"

The corner of Yu Wenrui's mouth twitched: What a fart!Is it fun to name your mount with the emperor's nickname?

Jing Jiayue's voice became louder now: "A Rui! Didn't you hear? Don't run faster, go back and stew your meat!"

As he spoke, the plain hand reached to his waist, took off the long whip wrapped around his waist, and slammed it on the horse's buttocks with a "snap".

The whip was already mixed with gold thread, it was not ordinary, so how could the horse bear it when it was so harsh?Immediately, a long blood mark was drawn out.The horse suffered from pain, screamed wildly, and shot out desperately.

Jing Jiayue didn't want it to be like this, she staggered on the horse's back, almost fell, her face paled suddenly.

The horse ran wildly and crossed Ao Jiang, and when Zhan saw it, he ran away.

Yu Wenrui was stunned, thinking "not good", and hurriedly gripped the horse's belly.

Ao Jiang got the master's order and ran away with his feet.

After running for a while, she saw a mass of red in the distance, which was Jing Jiayue and her bay red horse.Yu Wenrui felt a little relieved, but still did not dare to relax, and followed closely behind.

Unexpectedly, there was a "rumbling" sound in her ears, and in the blink of an eye, Jing Jiayue and her horse disappeared.