Zhao Hongrun quickly signaled the Sixth Uncle to whisper. After all, according to the rules, Princess Yulong, Mi Jiang, and Mi Rui are not allowed to join the hunting team. After all, in the customs of the Wei people, hunting is a man's romance and a display of expression.
Manly entertainment.
This is completely different from the custom of the Yinrong tribe where women can also participate in hunting.
Even if the women in the Wei State go with the hunting team, at most they just sit in the carriage and watch the men in the team hunting prey from a distance, like Princess Yulong, Mi Jiang, Mi Rui, and other girls, pretending to be women.
It is against the rules to mix men's clothing among the clan guards.
It is undeniable that some of the rules, or customs, of the Wei State are very old-fashioned and stubborn. For example, Zhao Hongrun's younger brother Zhao Hongxuan has not yet reached the age of fifteen this year and is not yet qualified to leave the cabinet and establish a house. Therefore, even if he has a relationship with the hunter
The team traveled together to see the world, but they could only ride on the dragon chariot and stay with Emperor Wei.
If nothing else, this kid would not be able to leave his father's sight during this Autumn Hunt, except for a short period of time when Emperor Wei went to negotiate with the Yinrong tribe.
This is the treatment of princes who have not yet left the imperial court, and it is completely different from the treatment of princes like Zhao Hongrun who have already left the imperial court and established a palace and were given the title of king.
And even princes like Zhao Hongxuan must abide by this custom, not to mention the families of daughters like Princess Yulong, Mi Jiang, and Mi Rui.
But there was no way. Princess Yulong and Mi Rui insisted on participating in this grand event, and even roped in Mi Jiang. However, the little girl Yang Yanxing was more obedient and stayed in Prince Su's Mansion to look after the house.
"..." Looking at Zhao Hongrun's slightly pleading look, Zhao Yuanli, the uncle of the Sixth Prince, did not mention the matter of three girls disguising themselves as men and mingling among the Zongwei, but the expression on his face was no longer as high-spirited as when he came.
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No, after chatting for a few words, Zhao Yuanli led his group of clan guards to the front of the team.
Zhao Hongrun originally thought that Uncle Liu Wang would accompany him.
Uncle Six...it seems he really hates Yulong.
Zhao Hongrun felt a little puzzled by this.
Suddenly, he heard a resentful inquiry coming from his ears.`
"Hongrun, Uncle Sixth King, do you hate me very much..."
Zhao Hongrun was startled. He subconsciously turned his head and realized that Princess Yulong had driven a horse to his side at some point and asked him with a frustrated expression.
After hearing this, Zhao Hongrun quickly said: "How is this possible?"
"But..." Princess Yulong looked up at Zhao Yuanli's leaving figure and said faintly: "I always feel that Uncle Sixth Prince hates me. It was the same when we had dinner together in the mansion last time... Did I do something wrong?
?But I really can’t remember what I did wrong to make Uncle Liu Wang hate me so much.”
Looking at her aggrieved expression, Zhao Hongrun sighed.
Of course he would not think that Princess Yulong had done anything wrong to arouse the disgust of Sixth Prince Zhao Yuanli. After all, Princess Yulong had almost no contact with Zhao Yuanli in the past.
Perhaps, it's not because of Yulong, but because of Yulong's mother... Xiao Shu'ai? Did Xiao Shu'ai ever do anything that disgusted Uncle Liu? So much so that Uncle Six took out this hatred on Yulong?
Zhao Hongrun was thinking deeply in his heart.
In fact, it is not that he has not investigated this aspect, but unfortunately, in the palace, Xiao Shuai is as taboo as Prince Jing, and no one dares to mention the words Xiao Shuai in the palace.
Furthermore, Princess Yulong’s concubine, Xiao Shuai, passed away more than ten years ago. Zhao Hongrun knew very little about Xiao Shuai, including her origins, the cause of her death, and why Emperor Wei wanted to seal everything she had after her death.
, no one is allowed to mention it, this has become a mystery.
After more than ten years, even if Zhao Hongrun wanted to check it secretly, he could not find it. After all, Xiao Shuai seemed to have been erased. Even in the records of the Internal Affairs Supervisor Shang Gong Bureau, the records about Xiao Shuai were also erased.
Dropped.
Only Emperor Wei can do this.
But why?
Zhao Hongrun really couldn't figure it out.
He only knew that neither his father nor his Sixth Prince Zhao Yuanli liked Yulong, or in other words, it was because they hated his mother, Xiao Shuai, that they directed their hatred towards Yulong.
Explain why the Emperor of Wei had such a big prejudice against Yulong alone and tried to marry her to the distant country of Chu; only in this way can we explain why the Sixth Prince Zhao Yuanli's expression changed drastically when he saw Yulong.
Zhao Hongrun is secretly investigating this matter. Unfortunately, this matter is more troublesome than the unsolved case of the attack on Chu envoy Xiong Fen last year, and it is simply impossible to investigate.
If possible, Zhao Hongrun would like to ask Sixth Uncle Zhao Yuanli, but he also understands this Sixth Uncle's character. No one can dig anything out of his mouth about the things he doesn't want to talk about, not even Zhao Hongrun.
At the moment, the only thing Zhao Hongrun can do is to coax Princess Yulong in good faith and tell her that Sixth Prince Zhao Yuanli does not hold any prejudice against him.
Unfortunately, even Zhao Hongrun himself could not be convinced by these words, let alone Princess Yulong, who seemed careless but actually had a delicate heart.
"Please."
Zhao Hongrun rode his horse and came to Mi Jiang's side and entrusted the matter to Mi Jiang.
"..." Mi Jiang glanced at the frustrated Princess Yulong who was whispering something to her sister Mi Rui, and nodded slightly.
I don’t know since when, the two of them had an incredible tacit understanding.
For example, sometimes, even though Zhao Hongrun spoke very vaguely, Mi Jiang could still understand what he really meant.
It's as if there is a so-called telepathy.
But it is undeniable that this feeling is quite subtle.
On that day, the large hunting team camped about thirty-four miles west of Daliang. The Huben soldiers who were responsible for protecting along the way began to set up camp and build tents.
The Huben Army, to be precise, the Huben Guards, is a relatively special elite army affiliated with the Imperial Guards. It is not responsible for guarding the palace, but is only responsible for serving as guards and honor guards during the Emperor Wei's tours. The number is not large.
There are about five to six hundred people. Although Zhao Hongrun does not know the combat effectiveness of this army, it is undeniable that the weapons and equipment of this army are at the same level as the Sixth Battalion of the garrison. After all, this is the emperor's escort army.
While the Huben Imperial Guards were setting up camp, there were some restless young men in the autumn hunting team, and the princes of the noble families took their generals and guards to the surrounding areas for hunting.
During this period, Zhao Hongrun also saw Zhao Chengxiu, the eldest son of Prince Yuanyang, whom he had met twice before. It suddenly dawned on him that during the autumn hunting, these princes were also on the hunting list.
"Your Highness, let's go hunting too."
Perhaps because he saw more and more people successfully hunting good prey, Zongwei Mu Qing couldn't hold it anymore and urged Zhao Hongrun frequently.
However, Zhao Hongrun was not in a hurry. While tidying up his sleeping bed, he said casually: "Why are you so anxious? We haven't arrived in Zhongyang yet."
Yes. The real hunting grounds are in the mountains and forests of Zhongmou, Zhongyang, and Yangwu. There, the imperial court has already sent people to set up paddocks in advance, and sent troops to drive large numbers of prey into the paddocks. The prey there is rich. As for
At the moment, it's just an appetizer before the main meal. Only those guys who can't stand it will take the time to go hunting with the guards while the team is camping.
But having said that, the forest paddocks in Zhongmou, Zhongyang, and Yangwu are not actually the real hunting places in Zhao Hongrun's mind.
He had already heard from Sixth Prince Zhao Yuanli that this hunting was roughly divided into two parts. The first part was of course a normal royal hunting activity, the same as in previous years. It was held in the three counties of Zhongmu, Zhongyang and Yangwu.
Hunt wild animals in the forest paddocks in the area.
Most of the people in Zhao Hongrun's current team, such as those from aristocratic families who hope to gain royal connections, will hunt here.
In other words, he was "inexplicably" "abandoned" by a large group while hunting.
During this period, Emperor Wei will take a small group of people to Chenggao Pass. In the wilderness outside Chenggao Pass, he will contact the leaders or representative envoys of the Yinrong tribe to negotiate about borrowing the pass.
The "hunting ground" outside Chenggao Pass was the hunting place that Zhao Hongrun longed for.
The next day, the large team arrived at the paddocks in Zhongmu, Zhongyang, and Yangwu areas.
At this time, Zhao Hongrun was surprised to find that the person responsible for the security of this paddock was actually the Zongwei Yulin Army of the Zongfu.
It has to be said that as soon as they arrived at the paddock, the princes and buddies of the noble families, including the crown prince Zhao Chengxiu and other princes of the Yuanyang Prince, rushed into the paddock with their respective guards like a flood.
Surprisingly, Hongli, the crown prince of the East Palace, was also among them, but his expression did not look so happy.
Well, it seems that the emperor plans to let the East Palace stay in the paddock here to appease those who have been "abandoned"...
Zhao Hongrun thought about it and guessed the reason.
Sure enough, in the afternoon, Emperor Wei rode a horse instead, without making any announcement, and headed towards Chenggao Pass under the protection of Huben guards.
Fortunately, Uncle Sixth Prince Zhao Yuanli sent someone to notify Zhao Hongrun in advance, otherwise, even Zhao Hongrun and his party might have been left in the paddock near Zhongyang.
The team at this time was much smaller than when it left Daliang. In addition to the Emperor Wei and about 600 Huben Imperial Guards, there were only Sixth Prince Zhao Yuanli, Yong Wang Hongyu, Xiang Wang Hongjing, some officials from the Ministry of Rites, and Lin Yuyang.
, Yu Ziqi, two ministers of Zhongshu and a few other people.
Most of the people were left in Zhongyang's paddock, including Zhao Hongrun's younger brother Zhao Hongxuan.
However, Zhao Hongrun is not worried about this. After all, the paddocks in the Zhongyang area are protected by the Yulin Army of the Zongfu. They are Zongwei who are not inferior to Shen Yu and others.
In contrast, Zhao Hongrun was more worried about hunting with the Yinrong tribe during the Chenggao hunting period.
On July 7, the team led by Emperor Wei finally arrived at the foot of Ximang Mountain, twenty miles west of Chenggao Pass.
There, the invited chiefs and envoys of the Yinrong tribe had already built a campsite together.
There are so many people...
Just taking a look from a distance, Zhao Hongrun felt inexplicably uneasy in his heart.
Although Chenggao Pass is only twenty miles away from here, and soldiers can arrive to help almost in the morning and afternoon, but even so, it still cannot dispel the inexplicable bad feeling in Zhao Hongrun's heart.