As the days passed, the day of winter hunting was getting closer.

Because Li Yue promised Zhao Xun to perform well, he didn't dare to neglect on weekdays, and sooner or later he made time to practice riding and shooting.

In the evening of this day, after Li Yue finished his practice, he didn't go back for a long time.I don't know if it's because the day of winter hunting is getting closer, Li Yue always feels a little uneasy.It seems that Dongshou has gradually become important without knowing it, so important that he is already a little timid.

"Your Majesty, it's cold outside..." Fuxi reminded from the side.

"I want to stay outside for a while." Li Yue said.

Fuxi never dared to disobey Li Yue's wishes, so he had to change the way of persuasion: "If you don't go back according to the schedule, the third prince should be in a hurry."

It's okay not to mention the third prince, but Li Yue sighed heavily when he was mentioned.Ever since he and Zhao Xun talked about the "Rites of the Duke of Zhou" last time, he felt very embarrassed, and he still doesn't have the nerve to pester Zhao Xun to make out.

It can be said that it is a great psychological shadow for a man to encounter such a thing.

Although Zhao Xun never made fun of him, or even mentioned the matter again, Li Yue couldn't overcome the hurdle in his heart for a while.

"It's not that the third prince treats me like a child, so he won't be worried if he doesn't see you for a while. You don't know him too well." Li Yue said quietly.

Hearing this, Fuxi raised her eyes to see the handsome man coming from a distance, raised her eyebrows and said: "Your Majesty, the Third Prince has already arrived."

When Li Yue heard the words and turned around, seeing that Zhao Xun really came, he hurriedly stood up to meet him and said, "Why are you here?"

"Come and see you." Zhao Xun smiled and squeezed Li Yue's hand, but did not hold it.

Zhao Xun's complexion has improved a lot in the past few days, presumably the medicine prescribed by the doctor has had some effect, and his body has gradually recovered to before he was infected with the cold.

He turned his head and glanced at the shooting range not far away, and said, "I haven't shot an arrow for a long time, and I suddenly want to try."

"Okay, I'll be with you." After saying that, the two went to the shooting range.

Zhao Xun picked out a bow and an arrow in his hand.Li Yue watched from the side, but felt a little uncomfortable. With Zhao Xun's current body, he might not even be able to draw the bow.

Sure enough, Zhao Xun took the arrow and drew the bow, but before the bow was drawn, his arms trembled a little.Seeing this, Li Yue suddenly walked behind Zhao Xun, wrapped Zhao Xun in his arms, put his hands on Zhao Xun's hands, and helped him pull the bow away.

The arrow left the string and missed the target.

"Let's do it again." After Li Yue finished speaking, he wanted to fetch the arrow again.

But Zhao Xun stopped him and said, "Forget it, I just had a dry addiction."

Li Yue didn't insist on hearing the words, for fear of poking Zhao Xun's sore spot.Zhao Xun didn't look sad, and took Li Yue to walk slowly towards the target. When the two arrived at the target, Zhao Xun reached out and touched the red bull's-eye.

"After the winter hunt, it will be your birthday." Zhao Xun said.

"Well, you still remember." Li Yue said.

Zhao Xun rubbed his fingertips on the arrow target for a moment, then turned his head to look at Li Yue, and said, "You are the emperor of the real dragon, and you have the blessing of heaven. You will definitely get the biggest lottery in winter hunting, and then it will be counted as a prize." My birthday present to you."

"I..." Li Yue was a little puzzled when he heard the words, why did he win the lottery, and it was Zhao Xun's congratulatory gift to him?Did Zhao Xun say something wrong?

"Go back, don't come here tomorrow, your riding and archery is good enough, you don't need to waste time like this." Zhao Xun said.

Li Yue said: "But I think it's not enough, I'm afraid..."

"Don't be afraid, trust me, this lottery will definitely be ours." Zhao Xun said.

Li Yue was pleased by the "we" in Zhao Xun's mouth, and immediately the anxiety and cowardice in his heart dissipated a lot, and on the contrary, he gained a little confidence.

When the two returned to Changning Palace, Shen Xuan was waiting at the door with a few furs in his hand.

"Shen Shilang, what are you doing?" Li Yue saw him from a distance and asked.

Shen Xuan hurriedly saluted and said: "Your Majesty, someone asked me to hand this over to the Third Prince."

Li Yue immediately thought of Zhao Xiaowu. Before that, Shen Xuan helped to arrange Zhao Xiaowu outside the palace, but now Zhao Xiaowu must have settled down there, and he still wanted to send something to Zhao Xun.

"Go in, what are you waiting for outside?" Li Yue greeted.

"Your Majesty is not here, I dare not be presumptuous." Even though Shen Xuan said so, there was a bit of a smile on his face.

After several people entered the hall, Zhao Xun took the leather away, thanked Shen Xuan, and asked about Zhao Xiaowu's current situation.In fact, he had already learned about Zhao Xiaowu's recent situation from Liu Li, but he still had to hide a thing or two in front of Li Yue.

In order to show that he valued Shen Xuan's trip, Zhao Xun took the leathers and put them away with his own hands, without pretending to be someone else's.

He took the pile of leather into the house, and then opened them one by one, and he saw a topographic map of the hunting ground drawn on sheepskin inside.

He was very familiar with the way the picture was drawn, and it looked like it was drawn by Zhao Xiaowu.It seems that Zhao Xiaowu has gained Liu Li's initial trust, otherwise Liu Li would not have allowed him to pass the news through Shen Xuan.

That being the case, Liu Li and Shen Xuan had initially reached an agreement with Zhao Xun on secretly helping Li Yue take charge of the government, and of course Zhao Qingming also had a share.This map was originally supposed to be given by the other party, but Liu Li must have considered it for a long time, knowing that it would be more natural for Shen Xuan to come.

Shen Xuan and Li Yue had a friendship since they were teenagers, so they are naturally close.

"Where's your cat?" Li Yue asked casually.

"I brought this leather, because I was afraid it would be unhappy, so I didn't bring it." Shen Xuan said.

Li Yue couldn't help laughing with him, and the two of them talked about the winter hunting.According to the rules of Dayu Winter Hunting, the first day of hunting will be rewarded by the emperor, and within the specified time, the person who has harvested the most will get it.

But Li Yue, as the emperor, cannot participate in this link. The prize he needs to fight for will come later.

In the last hunt, everyone involved can find a helper to help them pick up prey or carry arrows, but they only have one bow.The person who hunts the most prey before sunset will win, and according to the rules, everyone will congratulate him that night.

This is the lottery that Zhao Xun wants Li Yue to take.

"Needless to say, if Liu Li is not here, of course I am the most suitable to be your helper." Shen Xuan said: "I am not as good as you in riding and archery, but you don't need me to shoot arrows. I just pick up prey and I will not give it to you." Hold back."

Shen Xuan is modest, actually he dare not say that he is superb in riding and archery, but compared to most of the princes and princes in the capital, he is by no means shabby.

"Pan Taibao's youngest son, Pan Wenbin, is nineteen years old, and he is good at riding and shooting; Hongluqing Yan Mingren's nephew, Yan Li, is seventeen years old, and Pan Wenbin is one of them. Ninth, cavalry and shooting are far above the first two, and they are also my biggest opponents in this winter hunting." Li Yue said.

Shen Xuan was quite surprised when he heard the words, and said: "You even know all this? It seems that you are bound to win this lottery!"

However, Li Yue said not so optimistically: "The riding and shooting skills of these three are among the best among the princes and princes in the capital. As long as I have a slight difference, I may lose to them."

On the other side, Zhao Xun came back after putting away his things, just in time to hear these words, so he interjected: "These three people are not in the same faction, Pan Wenbin and Yan Li are considered to be Pan Taibao's people, and this Chen Ziming...his father is The Minister of the Ministry of Officials, and the Ministry of Officials is under the control of Zheng Yukun. In my opinion, before His Majesty takes action, the three of them can solve it internally, and the rest may not be a problem."

"Hahaha, the third prince is wise." Shen Xuan clapped the table and said, "This trick is really perfect, but how can we make them fight?"

Zhao Xun smiled and thought, if they don't do anything, they can fight themselves.Just looking at the situation between North Korea and China during this period, we can draw conclusions.

During this period of time, things in the courtroom were still the same as before. The two auxiliary ministers were at odds with each other, and the courtiers, except for their respective teams, just waited and remained neutral.

Regarding the selection of the governor of Liuzhou last time, all the court officials originally decided to let the person recommended by Pan Taibao be in charge, but Taifu Zheng refused to suffer, and secretly made a lot of small tricks. People who are close to the edge picked up the bargain.

The two auxiliary ministers should now be dazzled by power.

Now is a good time to attack them.

"It's not difficult for them to fight, but Master Shen, please work harder then." Zhao Xun said.

"Third Prince, please tell me." Shen Xuan hurriedly said.

Zhao Xun paused, and glanced at Li Yue, who was looking at him without blinking.Zhao Xun immediately raised a smile and said: "Make the lottery bigger and arouse the desires of the three of them. If necessary, we can sacrifice some immediate benefits first, but as long as they are willing to take the bait, it is easy for us to get it back." .”

The two were puzzled, and Zhao Xun said again: "Master Shen is a person trusted by His Majesty, and they are opponents to both of them. As long as Lord Shen appears, they will work extra hard every time they hunt."

As long as the opponent is in a hurry, things will be easy to handle.

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