Yunyue past events

Xia Lie's team marched out of Yindu City Gate.

The monarch's chariot was in front, and the crown prince's chariot followed closely behind, with nearly a hundred followers.

Zhaoling rides with the crown prince, it is the first time for him to leave the capital and go to the countryside, he can't hide his excitement all the way, looking around.Seeing the stream along the way, the village feels comfortable and comfortable, and when passing through the crop fields, seeing the ox pulling the plow in the paddy field also feels simple and honest.

Within the double city walls of the capital and Miyagi is the place where Zhaoling has lived for 15 years.

Only when I was young, I turned into a bird in a dream, flew out of the city wall, and traveled in the mountains and forests. I still remember the wonderful experience at that time many years later.

The carriage moved forward with bumps and bumps. From early morning to noon, Zhao Ling finally became tired, lay down on the car and fell asleep, closed his eyes and waited for the destination to appear.

One piece of forest connects to another, stretching as far as the eye can see, the hunting team arrived at a misty mountain—Nanshan.

Hearing that the prince said that Nanshan had arrived, Zhaoling raised his head and saw the majestic mountain surrounded by clouds and smoke.

Lin Feng carried water vapor across Zhao Ling's face, and he immediately felt the breath in the wind was very familiar, and felt that the foggy mountain in front of him seemed similar.

Could this be the foggy mountain that he flew over as a bird when he was a child?

Seen on the pier of the capital city, the Yue slave living in Yubeiying, could it really be the boy who rescued him and imprisoned him back then?

I am afraid that the dream I had back then was really not a dream. No matter whether it is a mountain or a person, they all really exist.

"A Ling, look at the col."

The elder brother's call made Zhaoling look towards the mountain depression. A herd of deer appeared and disappeared among the white clouds and tall trees. He also heard the sound of the deer's cry, echoing in the valley.

Zhaoling had never seen such a deer before. They were different from the sika deer raised in the palace. They were larger in size and had magnificent horns on their heads. He asked, "Brother, what kind of deer is this?"

The prince replied: "Big moose."

Maybe it was the detection of the arrival of the hunting team, or maybe it was because of the wild beasts in the forest, the deer suddenly ran away, and the agile shadows quickly disappeared into the green mountains and green waters.

The carriage climbed slowly, the mountain road was steep, the crown prince leaned leisurely in the carriage, Zhao Ling grabbed a cluster of wild flowers beside the road, and lowered his head to smell the scent.The sun shone on his face, he was a young man with black hair and white skin, with picturesque eyebrows and eyes.

"Eighth brother, we're here!"

Zhaorui's carriage followed Zhaoling's carriage, and he cheered in the carriage.

I saw a flag in the distance, hidden in the lush woods, where the flag is, it is the camp.

The carriage drove to the camp, and the people in the car got off one after another. The attendants set up the tents and were busy. There were all kinds of tents, all of which were tall and gorgeous.

"Want to see the hunting ground?" The prince was carrying a bow and arrows, and he was accompanied by four guards, who were leading two long-legged, strong dogs.

"Go!" Zhaoling followed immediately.

Zhaoling was dressed in the same attire as his elder brother, wearing a light hunting suit, with a red bow hanging on his waist, arrow receptacles on his back, and a jade reel on his thumb for fastening strings.

When the two brothers left the barracks, Zhaorui also wanted to go when he saw this, so they walked towards the hunting ground together.

There are many ferocious beasts in the mountains, several guards with swords and bows lead the way, two hounds bark towards the forest, there is no danger, it is just a hare.

The mountain road was difficult, and Zhaoling was sweating from walking, the prince grabbed his hand and pulled him up to a high ground, his eyes suddenly opened up, and the valley wind blew his clothes down.

The prince shouted against the wind: "Ah Ling, look down."

At the foot of the mountain is a valley. In the valley, dozens of figures are busy repairing the fence of the hunting ground. Some of these people are logging, some are transporting, some are planing, and some are erecting wooden poles.

Among the busy crowd, there were soldiers in armor and many ragged slaves.

"Brother, are these slaves Yue people?" Zhao Ling relied on guessing. Although the clothes of the slaves were tattered, some clothes could still be seen in style, and it could be seen that they were not clothes that blended with people.

The prince replied, "It's from Yue."

Zhaorui has never had much sense of presence. When the two brothers talked about Yueren, he hurriedly said: "I met several Yueren singers at my fifth brother's house. Not only singers, but also a Yueren cook who specializes in fish cooking." born."

"It seems that the fifth brother followed Huan Sima to Mengyang City to quell the chaos. He didn't make any contribution, but he brought back a lot of spoils." The prince's tone was quite disdainful.

Zhaorui scratched his head, realizing that he shouldn't mention this matter.

"Come on, let's go down." The prince greeted the two younger brothers.

As soon as he entered the hunting ground, Zhao Ling recognized the boy wearing the snake-shaped necklace from among the slaves working.

He was working with his partner to lift a log. The log was heavy and bent his partner's waist, while he straightened his back and supported it alone.

His feet were wearing shackles, which made it inconvenient for him to walk, not to mention he had to carry a heavy weight to move forward. Every time he took a step, the shackles made a dragging sound.

Zhao Ling recognized him this time, not by relying on the pendant, but by directly identifying him from his eyebrows and eyes.

"My eighth brother is here for the first time, so I don't know how to hunt. He will first set fire in the forest to create thick smoke, and then drive the wild animals out of the forest."

Zhaorui took the initiative to describe the hunting scene to Zhaoling. He participated in the hunting last year and gained experience.

"Big bears, bison, wild boars, there are all kinds of wild animals, and the most common ones are deer, big and small, all of them are driven to the hunting ground. That scene, let alone how spectacular it is!" Zhaorui said happily, A round face glowed.

"Eighth brother, seeing the thick smoke rising, hearing the horn, and the warriors began to drive away wild animals, you must hide on the viewing platform. Last time, the sixth brother was a hero, and he was obviously terrified to death. He insisted on going off to chase the prey himself. A male deer fell to the ground." When Zhaorui talked about this incident, he couldn't help laughing, obviously a little gloating.

Zhao Ling was absent-minded, he already knew about the hunting process that Zhaorui said, and when he heard the word "observation platform", he asked, "Where is the observation platform?"

Zhaorui pointed to a cliff in front of him and said, "It's over there."

If you look carefully, there is a platform carved out by humans on the cliff. It looks very low from a distance, but it is actually the right height for you to be close to the hunting ground and avoid the damage of wild animals.

The prince put his hands behind his back and said, "This is hunting. Driving the animals into the hunting grounds and then hunting them. Calling them hunting is a little bit less interesting."

Hearing what his brother said, Zhao Ling also felt that this was not hunting, but he didn't know what it should be.

The prince looked at Zhaoling, and saw that he was carrying a green arrow receptacle and a red bow on his waist. The prince said, "After the hunt tomorrow, I will take you to hunt deer in the forest. That is the real hunting with the bow and arrow in your hand."

At night, Zhaoling stayed in the prince's tent, lying in a soft quilt, the night in the mountains was cold, and it began to rain lightly in the middle of the night.

The first time she spent the night in the mountains, Zhao Ling couldn't sleep well, and woke up in the middle of the night, listening to the sound of rain.

The night was thick, the rain was pattering, and Zhao Ling lay in bed, wanting to have a dream of becoming a bird, soaring in Nanshan, looking for the sycamore trees and low-grass houses by the water.

The wish was not fulfilled, and he could no longer turn into a bird in his dream.

Zhaoling tossed and turned, waking up the people around her.

The prince woke up and asked, "Can't sleep?"

In the darkness, the prince heard Zhao Ling muttering: "Brother, if I ask my father to be a slave from Yue, will my father agree?"

"Why did you come up with such an idea all of a sudden?" The prince felt a little weird, he didn't notice that Zhao Ling's eyes fell on a Yue slave from time to time in the hunting ground during the day.

Zhaoling didn't tell the truth: "There are many Yue people in the fifth brother's family, and I want one too."

The prince replied: "You don't need to ask the father, just take him with you when you go back."

He mistakenly thought that Zhaoling had seen Yueren slaves in the garden during the day, and heard Zhaorui say that there were Yueren in the old five's family, so he came up with such an idea.

In the early morning of the second day, the sun was shining brightly, and the dewdrops on the leaves of the previous night evaporated without a trace. There were noisy voices in the forest, and the hunt was about to begin.

Zhaoling went up to the viewing platform early and sat beside his father.

At this time, the thick smoke has not risen, the hunting ground is empty, and there is not a single wild animal.

The monarch of Rongguo was chatting with his favorite ministers who were also on the viewing platform, while Zhao Ling was waiting, gradually feeling bored.

The crown prince and the other princes were in the forest, not on the viewing platform. They brought their own guards and came to the scene to direct the hunting.

Zhaoling scanned the mountains and forests, but saw no movement. At this moment, he faintly heard the sound of horns from the south, and stood up excitedly to look around.

However, the location of the viewing platform happened to block the direction from which the horn sounded.

Not far from the viewing platform, there is an unobstructed high ground, and there are many people standing on it. These people are also nobles, but their status is not noble enough to enter the viewing platform.

Taking advantage of his father not paying attention, Zhao Ling quietly went down from the viewing platform and walked towards the high platform with a wide view.Before he took a few steps, he noticed that someone was following him, and when he looked back, it was the two guards of the prince.

"Where is Master Ling going?"

"Not going anywhere."

Zhao Ling obediently followed them back, and obediently sat beside her father.

At this time, horns sounded everywhere, and it was hard to tell from which direction it came from. At the same time, Zhaoling saw a column of smoke rising from the forest, and everyone on the viewing platform stood up. The monarch took Zhaoling's hand and said :"here we go."

The sound of the horn is getting closer and louder, followed by the sound of rushing together, and the angry roar of various beasts.

The momentum is so great that there is an illusion that the earth is shaking and the mountains are shaking.

Countless wild beasts sprang out of the forest, and were threatened, driven, and driven to hunting grounds by people with spears, bows and arrows, and torches in their hands.

Those responsible for driving wild beasts are not all warriors, there are also soldiers and slaves.Among the barefoot slaves holding spears, Zhao Ling was surprised to find the figure of a young man wearing a snake-shaped necklace.

He and another young slave were spearing a bison, trying to drive it into the paddock from the west.

Zhaoling had seen the bison before, but only in the pictures, and now he saw the real body. It turns out that the bison has such a huge body and such a violent temper!It lowered its head, its two long horns were like sharp weapons, roared and stepped on its front hooves, and suddenly rushed to the two slaves who were driving it, knocking them to the ground.

Zhaoling was so startled that he grabbed the monarch's hand, and the monarch was surprised: "Ling'er?"

"Father, a big buffalo over there has gone mad!"

As soon as Zhao Ling's words fell, the boy wearing the snake-shaped necklace staggered and stood up, holding the spear in his hand again. He raised his face, blood was dripping from his forehead, and the blood was drawn on his angular cheeks. Road bloodstains.