Yang Guang was reassured by the large-scale Fenyang Army. With this team as his own safety guarantee, he no longer stayed in Yanmen, ordered the end of the northern tour, and led his ministers back south. Before leaving.
Before, the once heroic emperor climbed to the top of Yanmen City and looked north, as if he was planning to write a poem. After staring at the heavy smoke and clouds outside the mountains for a long time, he finally just let out a long sigh.
, nothing was written, not a single word was written.
"Perhaps His Majesty is still upset about Khan Shibi's betrayal of the alliance!" The ministers guessed privately, and then they began to be cautious one by one. Thunder and rain are all the grace of the king, and whoever happens to bump into Thunder will be
It was extremely unlucky. This depressing feeling accompanied everyone as they walked through Xinkou and across the Lanhe River. It was not until they saw Fenyang Palace in the distance that everyone's hearts in their throats slowly returned to their stomachs.
Fenyang Palace was one of the palaces specially built for the Holy Emperor's Northern Tour. Although the surrounding area was desolate, it could not hide the splendor and magnificence of the dance pavilion and singing platform. For Yang Guang, who was known as a gifted scholar, appreciating the magnificent palace and the wonderful
Music, singing and dancing are two of the best means of relieving worries. Just as the ministers were secretly rejoicing that the dark clouds had dispersed, to everyone's surprise, Yang Guang ordered not to enter Fenyang Palace, but left a large force of troops to repair Fenyang City. He only
He took five thousand elite soldiers and dozens of civil and military ministers to go hunting in the autumn of Bailu Mountain, two hundred miles away.
"I haven't been on a war horse for a long time, and I already have fat around my waist. If I don't get off the chariot and move, I'm afraid there will be a camel's hump on my back. The scenery here is very good, everyone should stretch their muscles and take a look at me.
The Sui Dynasty is like a painting of mountains and rivers!" Yang Guang said to the confused ministers.
The ministers had no choice but to mount their horses and follow them. Only after they were far away from Fenyang did some attentive people notice that Yang Guang's horse had followed a huge silver wolf at some point. Beside the wolf,
There was also a general named Xuanjia who was riding a black horse and holding a bow. He had a strong back and strong waist. He and his mount were two feet taller than the other guards following Yang Guang.
"It turns out that General Li is protecting him. No wonder His Majesty is so adventurous!" General Zhendian, who saw Xu Zi and Gan Luo and feared that Yang Guang would be assassinated, let out a long sigh. "General Li has a reputation of being able to defeat Yang with a hundred steps.
If he is here, ordinary people will not be able to harm His Majesty, let alone disturb him." With this thought in mind, he slowly relaxed his mind, and his whole body slowly merged into the boundless autumn scenery around him.
It's late autumn and early winter, and the wilderness in the north has become extremely empty. Looking into the distance, you can pass by the pale yellow weeds and the bright red but sparse autumn leaves, all the way to the end of the sky. The pieces are broken into various shapes by frost.
Fallen leaves of various colors float down in the blue sky, attracting people's attention like butterflies.
Yang Guang's mount is an authentic Dawan horse, which runs like the wind on the grass. He changes the direction of his progress at will, making it difficult for everyone to keep up. In less than half an hour, except for dozens of imperial guards and
Except for the more than a hundred elite frontier troops carefully selected by Li Xu, the rest of the troops were left far behind in the smoke.
"The horse under your crotch is Teller, and it probably hasn't exerted its full strength yet. Let's run for a while and see whose horse has better foot power!" Yang Guang looked back at Li Xu, who was on full alert, and said with a smile. It took a long time.
He had never played so much, and a flush appeared on his originally pale cheeks. It was as thick as the fallen leaves floating in the sky, and his breathing was as heavy as the north wind in winter.
"Your Majesty's body is rich in gold!" a guard whispered to advise. After he finished speaking, Yang Guang's horse had already been swept over the sea of grass in front of him, and Li Xu's horse "turned" into a black smoke, black smoke.
After the smoke, there is a silver ganluo, jumping up and down, like a bolt of lightning piercing the night sky.
I have to admit that Yang Guang once had very good riding skills. His body rose and fell with the saddle, as if he had no weight at all. The Dawan horse ran away and refused to slow down to wait for his companions behind him.
.Soon, the sound of horse hooves behind became increasingly sparse, until only a few wisps were left.
Li Xu rode Heifeng and kept behind Yang Guang. He held a bow in one hand and the horse's reins in the other. He also held an eagle feather in the corner of his mouth. If there was an accident around him, he could nock the arrow in his mouth in the shortest possible time.
He reached the bow arm and sealed the attacker's throat with an arrow. Riding in this posture was very difficult. Several times Heifeng tried to pass in front of Yang Guang, but he held him tightly and was unable to show its true speed.
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"Stop running, let's not tire out Gan Luo!" After galloping for three or five miles, Yang Guang was finally satisfied and tightened the horse's reins. He didn't notice the protest coming from Hei Feng's nostrils, but he was very concerned about it.
Can Silver Wolf's physical strength keep up? "If you hadn't already agreed to the damn Ashina Bone Tolu, I really wanted to keep Gan Luo by my side. I have raised tigers and leopards before, but I have never seen them.
Pass such a human beast!"
Silver Wolf Ganluo quickly flew out of the grass clippings brought up by the horse's hooves, and landed silently in front of Heifeng. This position happened to be where Yang Guang could see it. Looking back from his perspective, it was easy to think that
It was Gan Luo who was chasing his own footsteps.
"I just want to see this guy fall in love with each other, nothing else. National affairs are more important than my preferences!" Seeing that Li Xu's face was a little stiff, Yang Guang didn't want to cause misunderstanding, so he took the initiative to explain. "Look at this guy, he also knows how to understand.
You're jealous. Don't scare my mount. Hey, it's a horse and it's naturally afraid of you!"
As if he understood the other party's language, Gan Luo stopped demonstrating to Dawanma. He turned around and ran away for a few steps, jumped on a stone towering out of the grass, adjusted his breathing, and then looked up to the sky and let out a long roar, "Ouch -
―――Woo――――”
"Ouch--woo--" the shrill howl of the wolf resounded through the wilderness. Now, not only was the Dawan horse frightened, but Heifeng could not bear it any longer. He raised his front hooves high and neighed incessantly.
"Okay, okay, Gan Luo, stop shouting. Heifeng, stop, stop! Your Majesty, Your Majesty, be careful!" After a series of exclamations, Li Xu jumped off his mount in embarrassment, rushed forward, and stretched out his hand.
He tightened the reins of the Dawan horse tightly. The usually docile Dawan horse kicked up its hooves until its mouth was bleeding from the bit, and it had to stop its desperate struggle.
Yang Guang, who was being tossed around like duckweed on horseback, was so frightened that his face turned pale, but there was no anger in his eyes. "Gan Luo, scream again, scream again, I like to hear you howl. I am the emperor, no
I will be thrown by this beast. General Li, let me go and let me show you. I don't need anyone's help, my riding skills are beyond your imagination!"
"Your Majesty, forgive me!" After the Dawan horse had completely calmed down, Li Xu let go of the reins and bowed to salute.
"Your Majesty, forgive me!" The guards who hurriedly caught up were so frightened that they almost flew out of their wits. They formed a circle and trapped Yang Guang, Li Xu and Gan Luo firmly in the circle.
"Go away, go away, go away. I finally found some of the feeling I had back then!" Yang Guang waved his hand impatiently, "General Li, don't leave, you and Gan Luo, I'm not talking about you!" After that, he turned over.
He jumped off the horse, took off his bow and arrow from behind the saddle, and strode out of the circle.
The guards did not dare to stop them, so they had to form a half circle from a distance and follow Yang Guang. Yang Guang walked a few steps, looked back, and scolded ungratefully, "What are you doing? You are surrounded so tightly, I
How is it possible to catch prey? I wonder if this area is called Bailu Mountain? The white deer have been scared away by you, so what's the use of me taking the silver wolf?"
"If Your Majesty wants to shoot a deer, we have to let Gan Luo run farther away. Otherwise, if we smell its scent, the deer will have disappeared." Only then did Li Xu, who was sweating, understand why Yang Guang suddenly wanted to go hunting. These days
He took advantage of the opportunity to summon Li Xu and touched Ganluo many times that day. Every time we parted, he was as reluctant to part with it as a child looking at a toy. Although he was not as superstitious as the Turks and regarded Ganluo as a sacred object, he must have felt it in his heart.
I also think that the white wolf is a good omen. Today I saw on the map a white deer with the name of a mountain nearby, so I deliberately brought the gray wolf with me as a sign of good luck.
Driving away the wolf and chasing the white deer, this is the pride that an emperor should have. But this kind of pride appeared on Yang Guang at this time, which seemed very uncoordinated. His arm holding the bow was still strong, but it would tremble slightly from time to time.
.His riding skills are still outstanding, but because he has lived a leisurely life, he has lost the ability of a rider to control the rhythm of his mount, and instead blindly accommodates his mount's instinct. Even his feeling for hunting has completely gone wrong.
Li Xu was certain that although there might be many prey in the wilderness in front of him, Yang Guang would not be able to track any of them if no one took the initiative to drive the beasts over.
"I forgot, Gan Luo is not a hunting dog. No matter how courageous a deer is, he will have to flee for his life when he hears the howl of a wolf!" Yang Guang soon understood that Li Xu's reminder was correct, walked up to Gan Luo, and gently
He patted it on the forehead, the expression on his face was full of love, "I don't want to drive it away. If it is not with me, hunting will be no fun."
"Your Majesty, I need to change to a walking bow. The riding bow in my hand is not as stable as the walking bow, nor does the walking bow have a far range!" Li Xu pondered for a moment, but did not correct Yang Guang's mistake. Deer's sense of smell is more sensitive than hearing, and Gan Luo has
The smell of blood is very strong and can easily be heard and traced by prey.
He just wants to remind the opponent to pay attention to the weapons in their hands. If he shoots from the foot, the advantage of riding a bow will not be used at all. After switching to the foot bow, he can easily shoot the feather arrow 200 steps away. At this distance
, maybe the prey will not be disturbed by the wolf smell on Gan Luo's body, and the monarch and his minister still have a chance to shoot.
"It's okay, I can shoot a hundred steps away with my riding bow. Don't crowd around me, spread out and drive all the nearby beasts over!" Yang Guang's understanding of hunting was completely different from Li Xu's, and he shook his head.
He shook his head and shouted orders.
"Yes!" Half of the guards left behind to continue to protect Yang Guang, while the other half galloped out on horseback. Understanding Yang Guang's meaning, Li Xu also turned around and waved lightly to the following protective cavalry further away.
He struck a few times and then shouted: "Spread out and drive the prey over for Your Majesty!"
At a distance of hundreds of steps, the soldiers couldn't hear his shouts clearly. But that gesture was a flag commonly used by the Sui army, "outflank!" Soon, the clever captain Zhang Hong understood what the general meant, and quickly
Divide the people into several small teams, shout and disappear above the autumn grass and under the long sky.
Where the wind blows, tobacco is like waves. (To be continued)
