I started a boy band in ancient times

In early November, the Royal Winter Hunt.

The paddock is located in an open space in the outskirts of Beijing, commonly known as the Xijiao paddock.The western suburbs paddock has both vast grasslands and dense forests with steep slopes. It is the largest hunting place around the capital.Except for the occasional royal requisition, it is also open to the children of officials and eunuchs in Beijing at ordinary times.

Due to the large size of the paddock, the annual maintenance fee is not a small expense. A few years ago, some civil servants wrote to cut down the area of ​​the fence, but it was sprayed back inhumanely.

It can be seen that many people in the DPRK love to go hunting there, which is exactly the case in fact.Chengguo favored martial arts, and the first emperor also loved riding and hunting. Even the sons of civil servants would take riding and archery lessons for several years when they were studying. The paddock in the western suburbs is the best place for actual combat.

Therefore, this winter hunting, the number of people following them is very considerable.Most of the military generals participated, and those who knew some martial arts among the civil servants also signed up. Otherwise, they would also like to join the heirs of the Fasai family, because according to past experience, the hunting rewards are not only rich, but it is easier for those who stand out to fight in front of the emperor. And so on.

As for Beiyong, He Lanyi and Princess Yue'e each brought ten attendants, all of whom were elites selected from a hundred, and they were completely innocent.

Chu Qi rode a horse and followed the team casually, looked back at the dark crowd behind him, couldn't help touching the silk paper in his sleeve with his fingers, and sighed slightly in his heart.

That day in Hanzhang Palace, he ran too fast and too early, and he didn't talk to Liu Jiyue after that. He didn't know in advance what the so-called game related to the national destiny was. Except for a map, he didn't know anything else. This "cheating" made his eyes darken.

But he thought about it again, Liu Jiyue had probably already handed over the so-called task of suppressing Beiyong to others, and he didn't need to worry about it.

At half past noon, the group arrived at the paddock in the western suburbs.There was already a Imperial Guard stationed near the paddock, and at this time the field had been cleared, and they were patrolling three steps, one post and five steps, one sentry to prevent idlers from entering.

Chu Qi took the bow, arrow and dagger, tied up the protective gear, and was about to pick up a good horse and a fine dog, but saw Chun Yaer slipping over in a hurry, "The emperor wants to see you."

"……Um."

Chu Qi was not surprised, but he still felt a little uneasy.He wondered what Liu Jiyue was looking for him for, did he finally remember to mention the cheating mission?Or comment on the results of his purging the atmosphere in the capital a few days ago?Or just... simply want to meet him?

The answer is neither.

Liu Jiyue changed into a dark and strong outfit, and was riding an obedient and handsome sweat horse. She was gently stroking the horse's mane. When she saw him coming, she bent her eyes and stretched out her hand, "Come up."

It's like nothing happened the other day.

Chu Qi opened his eyes slightly, hesitantly: "This, it's not good..."

It's not that he doesn't know how to ride a horse, so if he wants to be seen by so many people, wouldn't the gossip that had just subsided a little bit before revive again.

"Come up, do you want me to say it a third time?" Although Liu Jiyue's tone was tough, his tone was still gentle, he said with a smile, "I am afraid that I will fall off the horse, so I want Ai Qing to watch over me, okay? "

Chu Qi saw that his complexion was indeed not very good, his eyes were slightly black and blue, and he knew that he had not slept well these few days, so he couldn't help but soften his posture, held the palm of the emperor, and got on the horse.

As soon as he sat down, feeling the warm breath behind him and the hands around his waist, he felt something was wrong, "...well, I should sit at the back, it's safer!"

"Isn't it safe for me to hug Aiqing tightly?" Liu Jiyue laughed lightly, he tightened the reins of the horse, pinched the horse's belly, and shouted in a low voice, "Drive!"

With the emperor leaving first, the first day of winter hunting began.

Chu Qi was secretly annoyed in the gust of wind, why not be afraid of falling off the horse, this is not a great ride, can you pretend a little more!

But Liu Jiyue told him that he could.

"How is Chu Qing's archery skill? I have already spent so much effort to control the horse, and I can't spare my hand to aim."

As he spoke, he freed his hand to draw three arrows from the quiver on Chu Qi's back, and then untied the quiver and threw it away.

In this way, it will be more able to stick to the back.

Liu Jiyue handed the three arrows to Chu Qi's hands, and whispered in his ear: "I will give you three arrows to hunt the animals I want."

The distance was too close, and the horse galloped so fast that Chu Qi didn't dare to turn his head. He was afraid that he would kiss somewhere. He felt that his ears were red and about to bleed, but he still managed to maintain his composure, "... What if the three arrows fail?"

Liu Jiyue said: "I will really marry Mingyao to Beiyong."

"..."

"Then what if the prey is not what His Majesty likes?"

"Then Mingyao stayed in Beijing to marry Beiyong."

"........."

—— Poor Mingyao, I made a bet with His Majesty, but you are the one who loses miserably!

At this time, Mingyao, who was happily eating melons in the prime minister's mansion, sneezed loudly, "Ah, ah, ah chirp~"

Chu Qi puffed his mouth: "It seems that it has nothing to do with me."

Liu Jiyue smiled and said: "That's just right, isn't Chu Qing free from psychological burden?"

——Why is this person so bad!

Chu Qi pinched the three arrows with light yellow tail feathers, and took off the bamboo bow pinned to his waist.He chose a delicate short bow, which has a short range and low lethality, so he can only hunt small animals, because he had no intention of hunting those sheep and deer.

But this time is enough.

He knew exactly what the emperor's favorite animal was, and he had planned to hunt it in the first place.

At the beginning of November, the first snow fell half a month ago, and there was another one yesterday. At this time, there is still a thin layer of snow on the grassland, and when you look around, you can see pure white.

Suddenly, in this flawless pure white, some extremely hard-to-detect colors were mixed into it.

It was at this moment, whoosh!Three arrows were fired at once, forming a three-point enclosure. The hard shaft of the arrow firmly restrained the small animal that wanted to escape, unable to escape left and right, and could only kick its legs in a panic.

Chu Qi ran over quickly, picked up the snow rabbit's ears, hugged it in his arms and stroked its fur, and then walked back to Liu Jiyue, "Well... still kicking me, Your Majesty, be careful not to get hurt."

Liu Jiyue received it in her hand, glanced at the bright red scratches on the snow rabbit's ears, and said sadly: "Because I was injured."

Chu Qi choked, thinking that it is not easy for me to trap a snow rabbit with three arrows and only scratch it, and he didn't even hear a word of encouragement and praise, so he couldn't help but muttered: "Your Majesty only said that you can hunt it, but you can't kill it." Said to be unscathed, the minister has completed the task, right? Then... about Mingyao?"

——Mingyao, brother Xi, I tried my best.

Liu Jiyue looked at him slyly, "I didn't say that after completing the task, Mingyao would be able to continue her flair."

Chu Qi: "..."

——Comrade Xiao Ming, you are really asking for more blessings.

"Then His Majesty is playing tricks on me." Chu Qi whispered.

"Why, you can't play?" Liu Jiyue smiled and said very straightforwardly, "I haven't said any other rewards yet."

——I don't want your self-righteous reward!

"My reward is—I give it a name, Mu Xi!"

"..."

Would I be happy to give the rabbit my name, ha ha!

Chu Qi felt that he should be angry now, and he was indeed a little angry, but it seemed that it was not worth it because of this matter. No matter how you looked at it, he was a little bit angry and coquettish, too arrogant.

He tried his best to pretend to be calm, pinched Mu Xi's three-petal mouth, "Don't give me fat."

Muxi bit him mercilessly.

When he went back, the emperor was still sitting behind him and driving the horse, while he hugged the struggling and dying Muxi with difficulty, trying to make him quieter.

I met many people along the way, Chu Qi watched them exchange glances, and felt that the work of rectifying the capital's discipline in the past few days was really in vain.

However, the speed of going back was still slow enough, and it was almost dark when I dismounted.

Chun Ya'er had waited anxiously for a long time, it seemed that it was time for the emperor to take the medicine, Liu Jiyue handed the snow rabbit to a veterinarian to bandage, and turned around and said: "Excuse me, Chu Qing, let's go back and rest today."

Chu Qi was taken aback, he realized that Liu Jiyue's tone was more businesslike, and he was very childish when they were alone.

He took a closer look at Liu Jiyue's face again. Although he was in good spirits, he seemed to be deeply tired after being physically exhausted, and coughed again in a low voice.

Chu Qi felt sad for a moment, and cursed himself for what he was doing. It's not that he didn't know that Liu Jiyue was prone to illness, and that it would be safe to ride a horse for an afternoon in winter.

— But Liu Jiyue knows her body better, Chu Qi thought, why are you still playing like crazy.

Because he will be happy, a voice in my heart said, not only him, but me and him are very happy.

Chu Qi watched the emperor enter, and saw the veterinarian carrying the snow rabbit in, and thought to himself, Mu Xi, you have to be good.

After standing for a while, Chu Qi was about to go to rest, but saw He Lanyi in a vermilion riding outfit, swaying over without hesitation, "Where's my new fiancée?"

Mingyao?

"He was ill two days ago, His Majesty excused him from this trip."

This statement is actually half-truth and half-false. Mingyao was tired for two days before, but now he has already rested and is still alive and well.It's just that he hates reading first, riding and shooting second, and he doesn't want to run into He Lanyi, so he took the opportunity to pretend to be sick and avoid this winter hunting trip.

He Lanyi shook her head regretfully: "Unfortunately, he won't be able to see my heroic appearance when I was hunting."

"At this time, he is probably having fun." Chu Qi smiled, and suddenly his mind moved, "The fourteenth prince should stop talking about his fiancée first, and he didn't even write a word. If you find your old friend soon Isn't it going to be a joke?"

He Lanyi's eyes changed slightly, she stared at Chu Qi, and asked, "Oh? Then in the past few days, have you found a qualified candidate? I can go and recognize him another day."

"Well... there are quite a few of them." Chu Qi said slowly, "There are so many that I thought the fourteenth prince was lying to me, but in fact they were all ironic. What about the man from Jingqianli?"

He Lanyi's pupils shrank sharply, and she suddenly restrained her smile, her expression became dangerous and cold, "Do you know him?"

Chu Qi paused: "...Did you really guess right?"

"Where did you know? Where is the other person!" He Lanyi's complexion changed instantly, and he raised his voice and shouted, attracting a crowd of people from the side to watch.

Although Chu Qi had guessed, he didn't expect his reaction to be so huge. Just as he was about to say something more, he saw Princess Yue'e coming over and scolded He Lanyi in Beiyong language, asking him to pay attention to the situation.

He Lanyi responded impatiently, took a deep breath, and looked at Chu Qi again with burning eyes.

Chu Qi: "...Unfortunately, I was just guessing."

"Really..." He Lanyi stared at him coldly for a while, and after a long time, he resumed his usual playfulness and frivolity, "Forget it~ If you find a suitable candidate this time, you don't have to bring it to me. Just dig out his eyeballs and give it to me for collection."

Chu Qi: "..."

After finishing speaking, He Lanyi left without looking back.Princess Yue'e watched him go away, and waited until there were not many people looking around, then turned her head and said in a low voice: "My imperial brother has lost his manners, my son, please don't be offended."

Chu Qi greeted her, and said in surprise, "You speak the Chengguo dialect?"

"I only know some common sentences, which are very unfamiliar." Princess Yue'e said.Today she was wearing a military uniform suitable for riding a horse, her long hair was also tied up, and she had a crossbow box and a dagger pinned to her waist. She looked heroic and heroic. Although she was still wearing a veil, it could be seen that she was in a good mood.

Chu Qi nodded, but found that Princess Yue'e didn't seem to have the intention to leave after explaining, but rather restrainedly wandered her eyes, as if hesitating to speak.

She raised her eyes to look at the palm of Chu Qi's palm, and looked at her with a glance, "How is your master's riding and archery?"

Alarm bells rang in Chu Qi's heart, and he took half a step back without any trace.Princess Beiyong will be a concubine in the future. Although she is in public now, it is best to avoid suspicion.

So he spread out his palms and said with a helpless smile, "It's all just to accompany me."

The pads of his fingers were smooth and tender, without the thin calluses that should have been seen in years of practice with arrows, so his skill level was not very good.

But this is his modesty. He has been away from Beijing for ten years and has been fleeing for six years. He has already practiced riding skills very thoroughly, and he is very talented. His archery accuracy is also excellent.What's more, if he has the heart, he can use the marrow washing technique to add the previous skill points to riding and shooting, and he will be proud of the crowd in minutes.

But today's protagonist is not him, so there is no need to be so.

Chu Qi thought for a while, and then said: "I heard that everyone in Beiyong is good at riding and archery, and loves hunting, so His Majesty specially organized winter hunting activities in advance, and I hope the princess will like it."

Princess Yue'e frowned when she heard the words: "I heard that Emperor Chengguo is not in good health and doesn't go out of the palace very often. In previous years, the five-day plan would be shortened to three days, and the three-day plan would be shortened to one day. Who knows? Will it be a disappointment later?"

Chu Qi was startled at first, and then a strong annoyance arose. He laughed angrily at her words, and even his lips trembled a little, but when he was about to speak, he thought of the identity of the other party, so he forcibly suppressed his anger and endured it. Liao Ren said, "The princess will also enter the palace in the near future, and she should put her identity on when she speaks."

Princess Yue'e paused slightly: "...entering the palace, hmph."

She looked deeply at Chu Qi, with complex emotions flashing in her eyes, "I have been in Beijing for the past few days, and I have always heard some rumors... the prince and the emperor, but... what kind of relationship?"

"No!" Chu Qi quickly vetoed it, and his hair stood on end in embarrassment. After a long time, Princess Beiyong was still worried that she would "compete" with her, so she came here to spy on the military first?

He explained uncomfortably: "There are no things, there are many idlers in the capital, so they like to make up things. I have already dealt with the leader, so don't worry about it, princess."

Princess Yue'e really breathed a sigh of relief: "That's good."

While talking, the Chun Ya'er suddenly greeted everyone, saying that he had something important to tell.

The first day of winter hunting passed so smoothly, and everyone knew that things were not that simple. Sure enough, King Jing was wearing a military uniform, standing on the steps, calmly looking down at everyone present, and speaking on behalf of the emperor.

He said that this winter hunt was originally to celebrate the marriage with Beiyong, but it is too common for each hunting to be different, so why not add some fun and have a small competition between Chengyong and Beiyong.

A total of 22 people from Beiyong and the prince and princess came, and Dong Cheng also sent out the top 22 people in riding and shooting. The points were divided according to the difficulty of hunting the prey, and the team with the highest total score won.

As for the rewards for winning, Beiyong will give jewels and satin for victory, but Beiyong doesn't need to give anything more for Chengguo's victory, just gaining fame is enough.

Because Beiyong people were always good at riding and shooting, everyone had no objection to this proposal, and even began to gear up, waiting for tomorrow's competition.But now there is a question, there are far more than 22 people from Chengguo this time, so how should they be selected?

"Of course it's better than archery." King Jing said, and then took out a huge curved bow.

The arched feet are as tall as an adult man, the body of the bow is made of black iron, weighing more than a hundred catties, the string of the bow seems to be made of the back tendons of a giant python, the whole body is gilded, it seems noble and incomparable.It is the invincible weapon "Tunyang Bow" used by Cheng Tai/Zu when he fought all over the world. After he defeated the front court, he released the legend that the sacred beast of the state of Ji, the snake, skinned and cramped, and the snake tendons were made into bow strings. Most of them are just exaggerated and bragging words, but the power of Yang Swallowing Bow is still well known to the world.

After the founding of the first emperor, the Tunyang Bow has been hanging in the Ziwei Hall, and it was not taken down until Jia died, but he didn't want it to fall into the hands of King Jing.

But in King Jing's hands... maybe even more terrifying.

Chu Jingzhong is well-known in the four countries, and his popularity is as high as five points. Not only because he is regent, at least before he became the regent, his popularity in Beiyong must have been extremely loud.

Back then, he was the vanguard of the rebel army, a general under Liu Zhengrong, who led troops to sweep the Ji state army, even when it was several times smaller than the enemy's strength, he was still undefeated. Beiyong offered to negotiate a peace, and even 20 years later, it was still peaceful and peaceful, and the lingering prestige was still there.

And this person is strong because he is not only good at leading troops, but his own force value is even more outstanding.

Is there a problem with pulling the swallowing yang bow?no problem.

So he stood on the steps, put his hand on the string, and drew the bow to the full. Under the gloomy sky, at a distance of a hundred steps, he shot an arrow seemingly easily and normally.

Whoosh.

Bang-!

A hundred paces away, the red heart of the target picture engraved on the stone was just pierced, and the arrow's tip was buried deep in the stone.

The four fields are all silent.

"At a distance of a hundred paces, shoot ten arrows each, compare the ring numbers, and take the first twenty-two. If you can't compare, try again with Tunyang Bow."

After Chu Jingzhong finished speaking, he raised his chin, indicating that the competition can start.

When the people around came to their senses one after another, Chu Qi found that the first reaction of most of them was to turn their heads to look at him.

"..."

Thank you for your concern, Chu Qi thought with an expression on his face, his physical strength is full now, and he can probably draw the Tunyang Bow, at most, he is almost accurate.

But it's nothing to show off, he wouldn't use the marrow washing technique just to win a spot, so he had to keep a low profile.

What's more, even if you don't need to add points, your own strength is enough, and it is more than enough to get a top 22.And according to the laws of genetics, if he works hard, he will not be inferior to Chu Jingzhong.

Thinking so, Chu Qi took the lead to lead by example, picked up the longbow to the full, and let the arrow go.

Hit the bullseye!