Chapter 106: The King of Qin Hunts the Crown Prince and the King of Qi at Xuanwu Gate (asking for monthly tickets)

Li Xiang looked up and saw Qibi Heli, who looked like a black bear.

Qibi Heli smiled at Li Xiang, with a somewhat ferocious expression on his face.

"Greetings, Prince." He stroked his chest with his hand and bowed slightly.

"General Qibi." Li Xiang smiled very upright.

He always felt like he had forgotten something, but then he thought, since he had forgotten it, it was not important, so he didn't think much about it.

Qibi Heli was also somewhat surprised at Li Xiang's demeanor. He always felt that the young man in front of him was almost cut from the same cloth as the Heavenly Khan he was loyal to.

He had met all three of Li Shimin's sons, but none of them could compare to the young boy in front of him.

"Why did you run away just now?" Li Shimin pinched Li Xiang's shoulder with a doting smile on his face.

Li Xiang replied: "Exercise and increase physical strength."

"Haha..." Li Shimin couldn't help but touch his head and said, "Go ahead and keep running."

Li Xiang made a classic soldier's greeting gesture, put two fingers on his forehead, waved at Li Shimin, and ran away again.

"How is my grandson?" Li Shimin asked Qibi Heli in a ostentatious manner.

Qibi Heli smiled and praised: "The prince is like an eagle on the grassland. Given time, he will surely soar into the sky!"

"Ha ha ha ha……"

Li Shimin laughed even more happily, and his hearty laughter echoed within the palace walls.

He spent another day accompanying Li Mingda in the Lizheng Hall... Actually, Li Mingda was looking at the music score while he was drawing blueprints on the side.

After returning to the East Palace in the evening, Li Xiang began to prepare for tomorrow's autumn hunt.

When setting out the next day, Li Xiang even loaded three whole carriages with the things he had stockpiled due to his hamster syndrome.

"So this is what you prepared?" Li Chengqian looked suspiciously at the dazzling array of food in the carriage: "Are you planning to stuff your prey to death?"

Li Xiang bared his teeth and smiled embarrassedly.

Autumn hunting is usually conducted in specially fenced hunting grounds. The people of the Tang Dynasty were tough and full of martial virtues. Li Xiang even saw several children under ten years old, carrying small bows and sitting on their horses with heroic spirits.

The Tang Dynasty royal family's passion for hunting can be said to have been passed down from Emperor Gaozu. Li Xiang's great-grandfather Li Yuan was an avid fan of hunting, and the most frequent record in the general imperial history books was "he had sex with xxx", and the records were changed by concubine.

Li Yuan was different. The most common records in history books are "the colonel hunted in Huashan", "the colonel hunted in Fuping", "the colonel hunted in Huayin", "the colonel hunted in Zhinanshan", "the colonel hunted in Gangu", "the colonel hunted in Mingduquan", "the colonel hunted in the south of the city, the prince, Qin and Qi kings all followed", and the hunting continued until "the King of Qin hunted the crown prince and the king of Qi at Xuanwu Gate".

Old Li loved hunting, and so did Old Li. Since the first hunt recorded in history after the Battle of Qianshuiyuan, Li Shimin never stopped hunting.

Interestingly, even Empress Changsun was advising Li Shimin not to hunt excessively, but Wei Zheng hardly stopped Li from hunting. He just told Li Shimin not to stop ministers from advising him to hunt, and told him that it didn't hurt to listen.

When it comes to emotional intelligence, Wei Zheng is definitely at the top level.

Autumn hunting is also an important part of national rituals. In ancient times, the emperor would go out to the suburbs for autumn tours and winter hunting to show his power and virtue. If the emperor did not want to go, the censors would persuade him to go quickly.

Since Li Mingda was almost recovered, she was also brought along for the hunt. Li Xiang and Li Mingda sat in the same carriage, with Sun Simiao sitting opposite them. The two children and an old man stared at each other until they felt the atmosphere was a little awkward, and then Li Xiang took out a deck of cards.

After finally reaching the base, Li Xiang's face was covered with notes.

He got off the carriage, grabbed the note and prepared to set up the tent first.

After all, we will be spending a few days in the hunting ground, so tents, sleeping bags and other things must be prepared carefully.

Considering that his aunt was not in good health, Li Xiang even got her a simple yet sturdy bed.

"What are you doing?" Li Shimin rode over on his horse and saw Li Xiang busy like a butterfly flying through flowers, so he couldn't help but ask.

"Make a bed for my aunt. After all, it's autumn now and it's cold outside. I'm afraid she will catch a cold." Li Xiang said truthfully.

Li Shimin looked at this great grandson with approval, saying that he really thought about what he thought and was concerned about what he was concerned about!

Soon, people arrived one after another.

Since it is autumn hunting, a large-scale official event, there must be a formal ceremony.

Not long after, the Grand Historian announced that the auspicious time had arrived.

The Imperial Astronomical Observatory, as it was later understood, was still called the Imperial Astronomical Bureau in those days. In the seventh year of Wude, Li Yuan changed the Imperial Astronomical Observatory to the Imperial Astronomical Bureau, with the chief officer being the Imperial Astronomical Officer, who was a fifth-rank official and was in charge of observing astronomy, verifying the calendar, and predicting the changes of the sun, moon, stars, wind, clouds, and weather.

After the Grand Historian finished his announcement, Lao Li began his speech.

Unlike the leaders' speeches, Lao Li's speech was very brief. The general meaning was that this hunt was divided into juvenile and adult groups, and those who caught the most prey would be rewarded handsomely.

After the speech, Li Shimin shot the first arrow, marking the official start of the autumn hunt.

That’s quite thoughtful, Li Xiang smacked his lips.

He was not good at archery, so he had no intention of competing for the first place in the junior group.

Let’s give opportunities to young people!

As soon as Old Li finished speaking, King Wu Li Ke, along with several guards, rushed out like a wild horse, as if they were afraid that Li Shimin would go back on his word.

He hasn't hunted for a long time and his hands are itching to death!

Li Yin originally wanted to follow Li Ke to avoid Yin Yuan and Liu Xuanyu, but Li Ke ran too fast, so he could only breathe a few breaths of exhaust gas at the back and then returned to his original position in disappointment.

"Need for Pegasus 1", Li Yin was defeated.

"Brother!" Cheng Chubi and others surrounded him, followed by a group of young knights.

"Wow, quite a few people are here." Li Xiang said with a smile. He stretched out his hand to Fubao who was not far away, motioning him to bring a carriage over.

Cheng Yaojin did not go hunting either. Compared to hunting, he was more concerned about the beef that Li Xiang took away.

Seeing Fubao leading the carriage forward, he also came over.

"Prince." Cheng Yaojin greeted Li Xiang, but his eyes were on the carriage.

I had already seen Li Xiang bringing several horse-drawn carriages, which were loaded with delicious food.

Li Xiang also knew what he meant, so he asked with a smile: "What kind of beef does Duke Lu like to eat? Is it chewy, or something like that?"

"I just love eating tendons and bones." Cheng Yaojin said with a smile.

Cheng Chumo and Cheng Chuliang standing by both slapped their faces, saying that they couldn't bear to look at their father.

There are a bunch of young people here. Why are you here to join in the fun?
"Fubao, bring 10 jins of tendons and bacon to Duke Lu." Li Xiang ordered with a smile, "Also bring some spiced broad beans and fried soybeans for Duke Lu and his men to drink with."

After a while, Fubao came over with braised beef in soy sauce. "Lord Lu, this is top-quality tendon meat, you have to taste it carefully..." Li Xiang didn't mention the word beef.

"clear."

Cheng Yaojin was holding the bag, and of course he knew what it meant, after all, the cow came from his family. After receiving the food, he left this side with a smile, and ran to the place where Yuchi Gong was sitting, ready to drink some wine to warm himself up.

How can you hunt without drinking? You have to drink a little to get tipsy first.

"Bros……"

Li Xiang turned his head and was about to say something, but he found that there were almost three layers of people surrounding him.

"Brother, this is Chongzhen from Uncle Wang's family in Hejian."

Li Jingren introduced him to Li Xiang enthusiastically.

Chongzhen? What Chongzhen?
Oh, Li Xiang then realized that it should be Li Xiaogong's son Li Chongzhen.

"Brother!" The young man, who looked to be about thirteen or fourteen years old, was extremely excited and clasped his fists towards Li Xiang.

"Brother Chongzhen." Li Xiang nodded at him and patted him on the shoulder.

Li Chongzhen, who was photographed, was very excited and pulled Li Xiang to say a series of words.

Li Xiang listened patiently until Li Jingren took him away.

"Brother, these are Dasu and Da'an from the family of Duke Zou!" Cheng Chubi also stepped forward and introduced the two enthusiastic young men to Li Xiang.

Oh, he is familiar with this, Duke Zou, Zhang Gongjin! The one that Xue Wanche and Feng Li called dad on the day at Xuanwu Gate. Aren’t these two kids the two cousins ​​of Jiangnan native dog Lao Zhang? Zhang Dasu and Zhang Daan, they also have a brother named Daxiang, right?

The boy didn't have a given name, so Li Xiang could only call him by his name.

"Da Su, Da An." Li Xiang smiled and patted their shoulders. "Duke Zou was very brave and strong, and his deeds of ruling Feng Li alone, my father-in-law has told me many times. I also often heard Chu Bi mention you, but I have never met you. I hope we can visit each other more often in the future."

"Brother!" The two young men's eyes were filled with tears, they were so excited that they couldn't control themselves.

The second and third generations behind them also introduced new friends to Li Xiang. Relying on his reading of history books, Li Xiang was able to recount the deeds of their fathers one by one, and even those who were not so famous.

Li Yin was jealous when he saw this from the side. He was envious of the feeling of being the center of attention.

It’s not that he envied Li Xiang, but he envied the harmonious atmosphere among these young people.

He also wanted to fit in...

Unfortunately, these young men all disliked him, and he didn't know why, but he felt very wronged.

Yin Yuan and Liu Xuanyu also came over and asked tentatively: "My king, can you also take my brothers and me to meet the prince?"

"Ahem, there are too many people here now." Li Yan's toes were almost clenched, but he comforted the two without any embarrassment on his face: "Let's not squeeze with them. There will be fewer people then, and your two will leave a deeper impression in my nephew's heart."

The two looked at each other and felt that what Li Yin said made sense.

Li Xiang also noticed Li Yin and the two young men beside him.

As a half-trained fox, he could tell what was happening here at a glance.

The two young men looked expectant, but Li Yin was a little embarrassed. It was probably because his sixth uncle had boasted about something and now he couldn't fulfill it, so he was anxiously standing there.

He didn't plan to take the initiative to take care of it. After all, in this kind of situation, taking the initiative to take care of it and having others beg for help are two different concepts, especially for someone like Uncle Six who is a bit eccentric.

If you take the initiative to take care of something, you may not necessarily be well-received; but if someone asks you to do it, you will definitely be stepping on personal relationships.

After waiting for a long time, Li Xiang finally recognized all the brothers here. Seeing this, Yin Yuan and Liu Xuanyu couldn't help but get anxious.

"My king, when are we going..." Yin Yuan asked worriedly. He was almost dying of anxiety.

"This... wait a little longer, wait a little longer." Li Yin originally wanted to go up, but was afraid that Li Xiang would not give him this face, so he was a little torn for a moment.

"Wait a little longer, the prince will go hunting." Liu Xuanyu was anxious and blurted out: "Could it be that the king and the prince are not familiar with each other..."

"Who said that?"

Li Yan jumped up as if his tail was stepped on. He took a deep breath, gritted his teeth, stamped his feet, and said with determination: "Let's go, I will take you to meet Chang'an Ji Shiyu!"

Hearing the noise here, Li Xiang couldn't help but smile. So it was because of this.

"Nephew~" Li Yin walked up, waving his paws around, not knowing where to put them, followed by two young men.

His heart was pounding, fearing that Li Xiang would not give him face and make him lose face in front of so many people.

Li Xiang could see his hesitation, so he stepped forward and said with a smile, "Sixth Uncle."

He reached out and took Li Yan's hands, giving him enough face: "Since Sixth Uncle came early, why didn't you tell me?"

"Hahaha...I just got here."

Li Yin laughed out loud. He didn't expect Li Xiang to give him such face. He just breathed a sigh of relief and forgot what to say next.

Yin Yuan and Liu Xuanyu behind him were almost going crazy with anxiety, but they couldn't show too much anxiety at this moment.

"Who are these two?" The considerate Li Xiang smiled and looked at the two people behind him.

"Oh, oh!" Li Yin finally reacted and quickly pulled Li Xiang to introduce him: "This is Yin Yuan, this is Liu Xuanyu, they both told me that they have admired your reputation for a long time and wanted me to introduce you to them..."

"Since you are Uncle Six's friend, you are also my friend." Li Xiang said with a smile, "Come on, sit down. I just brought some food from home. They are all inconspicuous snacks. Let's have a try together."

"Brother, you are so polite!" the young men said in unison.

Li Xiang asked Fubao to drive the carriage over, took out the food that had been prepared long ago, spread a layer of cloth underneath, piled the food on top, and everyone formed a circle.

While greeting people, he did not forget to hold Li Yan's hand and asked him to sit next to him.

Li Yin suddenly found that he began to like this nephew.

Of course Li Xiang also noticed his expression and laughed in his heart.

In this case, it would be much easier to deal with him.

This Sixth Uncle may look like a rather muddled person, but he has a simple mind and isn't a crooked person. At least he's much better than Li You.

In order to make Li Shimin less troubled, he decided to correct this good sixth uncle.

But he never expected that this good uncle was about to stab his butt with a knife and give him a good beating.

(It took too long to look up the information, sorry...)
(End of this chapter)