When it was suddenly announced that hunting would be carried out in Tienwang Mountain in autumn, the entire court was bewildered.
Hunting in Tienwang Mountain is certainly not a rare event, as long as today's rituals can be carried out every spring and autumn to show the emperor's importance to the spirit of bravery.
Forgot to mention, Tienwang Mountain is the royal hunting ground and the best place for the emperor to hold wild hunting activities.
It would not be a big deal to go hunting in Tiewang Mountain in autumn, but as the turmoil in the court has not yet subsided, it always feels quite strange to go hunting in Tiewang Mountain at this time.
"Please don't participate in this hunting. There will probably be big changes!"
In a private gathering, the elder told people close to him such as Lin Ruhai and Lian Er: "If Prince Yizhong wants to give it a try, he will definitely not miss such a great opportunity!"
"Don't you realize it now?"
Lin Ruhai said doubtfully: "I have been fighting with Prince Yizhong for so many years, it's impossible!"
The elder smiled solemnly and said leisurely: "I guess this time, I want to fish today!"
fishing?
Lin Ruhai was stunned for a moment, then suddenly opened his eyes in disbelief, and exclaimed: "Brother-in-law, what do you mean, is this a dangerous situation nowadays?"
hehe……
The elder smiled and said nothing, and his meaning was self-evident.
Obviously, there are many officials who want to understand the reason.
Just when the list of Tiewanshan's party was being prepared, officials in the court suddenly became ill on a large scale. At least one-third of the courtiers suddenly fell ill and were unable to travel.
Lin Ruhai was a little embarrassed at first, but seeing that his colleagues in the DPRK and China were so 'positive', he naturally followed suit.
"Brother-in-law, why don't you get sick for a while?"
When the elder came to visit him seriously, Lin Ruhai suggested with concern.
"No problem!"
The old man and his god are here, and he wrote lightly: "A mere war has little impact on me. Even if I am defended by thousands of troops, it will be easy for me to escape!"
Having said this, he paused and continued: "I am worried about the situation in the capital. If there is a rebellion, the West City side will receive special care!"
"Be careful, uncle, I've already prepared it!"
Lin Ruhai smiled and said: "Although the Lin Mansion is not as good as the Rongguo Mansion, it is not afraid of the attack of a small number of rebels!"
"So good!"
The elder didn't say much. After seeing it, he went back to the other courtyard and called Lian Er and Jia Zheng to give them some instructions. He didn't pay attention to the sudden change in the expressions of these two guys.
As the Minister of Industry, one of the big shots in the DPRK, the eldest man naturally had to accompany him to Tiewang Mountain. In addition, the eldest man was famous for his fighting skills, so now he was even asked to go with him.
What else is there to say?
The elder didn't show any pretense and agreed directly. After being fully prepared to set off today, he took a dozen or so powerful guards with him to the Iron Network Mountain.
The emperor's outing was astonishingly grand. The people in front of him had already left the capital ten miles away, while the horses and carriages behind him had just left the city gate. The crowd was like a long dragon sweeping through the city.
It's a pity that the queue, which should have been in high morale, now seemed to be in a low and listless atmosphere. Looking around, the elder saw that all the colleagues around him had gloomy expressions, and they were accompanied by enough bodyguards.
Haha, there really isn’t a single idiot in the court.
Originally, activities like the Tienwang Mountain Hunting were an excellent opportunity for the children of each family to show off in front of the emperor, and were also a stage for the royal family's children to perform, but this time the situation was completely different.
Almost none of the important ministers gathered in front of the driver came out with their wives and children. As for the situation of the large wave of middle and low-level officials following behind, the elder did not pay attention and did not bother to care.
Even the royal family members who were supposed to be active were not seen during this drive.
Today's heirs are not abundant, and there are only four or five sons and no daughters. Among them, only the first two sons have successfully reached adulthood, and the rest of the sons are either teenagers or children. At this time, the battle for the heir has not yet begun, but come to think of it.
Soon too.
Iron Network Mountain is just a hundred miles outside the capital. Although the group traveled slowly, they successfully arrived at their destination two days later and then went through the normal process.
Jin Jin showed some pretense and took the lead in shooting the first arrow. The guards rushed him towards him, but there was an elk just twenty or thirty steps away. Then Jin Jin was satisfied and said that the hunting had begun.
Knowing that something big was going to happen, the originally lively hunting scene seemed quite deserted, but they were just dealing with it a few times to save face, and no one really focused on the hunting.
The elder didn't care about so many things. Now let's hunt. He took the lead and fired a series of arrows with a strong bow in his hand. Looking around, all the prey within three hundred steps were in bad luck and were shot to the ground.
However, in just a short tea time, the eldest master and his party had already harvested a lot before they went deep into the hunting area. In the blink of an eye, each of the prey was returned to the temporary camp, making the other officials open their eyes wide and click their tongues.
Even now, seeing the continuous harvest of the eldest master and his party, the corner of his mouth could not help but twitch, and he said to Dai Quan, who had a serious face next to him: "Jia Enhou, this guy is really not polite at all!"
Dai Quan said with a stiff smile: "Maybe it's because people who are good at art are bold and don't care much about possible changes!"
"snort!"
Now he snorted, and he didn't know whether it was envy or other thoughts, but his mood suddenly became bad, which made Dai Quan feel frightened for a while, fearing that something had happened.
The elder doesn't care what other people think. Since he's going out hunting, he should enjoy the fun of hunting. He doesn't think about court disputes at all, and he doesn't want to be overtired at all.
One afternoon, the forest area that he had savaged was in a complete mess. All the prey that appeared within 300 steps of the surrounding area were killed without exception.
When they returned home in the evening, the carcasses of the prey were piled near the eldest man's camp. The colleagues around him were jealous, but the eldest man had no intention of sharing at all. They could only look at him with jealousy. How could they be so shameless?
Is it possible to come to ask for it?
The old man really regarded this trip to Tienwang Mountain as a pure hunt. There was no trace of caution in his behavior. He should play when he should eat and sleep when he should. His overall mental state was too good to be true.
, he seemed out of place and stood out from the colleagues around him who were overworking their brains and looking depressed all day long.
"Jia Enhou, I heard that you gained a lot in the first day, but why don't you share it with your colleagues?"
Now I couldn't stand it anymore, so I took the opportunity to ask directly: "You can't even bear to part with such a small thing, right?"
"That's not true!"
The old man said leisurely: "It's just that you have to do it yourself to have fun in hunting. What's the point of always taking advantage of other people's harvests?"
Damn, Jia Gongbu is really not a toy. Those who don’t know think that we care about his little prey?
The surrounding courtiers were so angry that their faces turned red from suppressing their anger. Dozens of pairs of dissatisfied eyes stared at the elder, as if this could cause harm to the elder.
Jin Jin smiled and shook his head. He was speechless at the elder's calm attitude. This guy really regarded this trip to Tienwang Mountain as a hunting trip. What else could he say?
Under the trembling precautions of the ministers, the first day of hunting was passed safely, and there was no rebellion as imagined. This made the ministers secretly relieved.
These days of worry are really unbearable, and they don't know what Prince Yi Zhong will do. They don't believe that this royal nobleman who has been fighting against the present for nearly ten years will give up so easily.
The eldest master didn't think about this. He divided most of the prey he caught in one day and sent his guards back to the capital, so that Lin Ruhai and others at home could have a try.
Early the next morning, he took his remaining bodyguards, who were less than ten, and galloped to the Tienwang Mountain hunting ground, completely ignoring the envious and jealous looks behind him.
The eldest man acted openly and aboveboard. Since he would not hesitate to personally take risks and fish in the name of hunting, the eldest man said he was not interested in playing with him. Anyway, it was an internal dispute within the royal family and had nothing to do with him.
The more magnanimous he behaves, the less he will be concerned about him afterwards, whether he is the present one or Prince Yi Zhong wins the victory. Anyway, he has no intention of getting involved in this matter.
Sure enough, seeing the eldest master behaving so openly, it's hard to say anything now. You can't just call the eldest master back and ask him to protect you to show how much he values his skills, right?
This matter should have been understood by the ministers on their own, but now they will not be looked down upon by their subordinates.
"This Marquis Jia En has a wishful thinking!"
Dai Quan, who was not in a good mood now, said: "Don't he know that if something unexpected happens, he, a wandering guy, is the most vulnerable to attack?"
Dai Quan was speechless. What should he ask?
He didn't know how strong the eldest master was. Anyway, it seemed that the eldest master himself was quite confident at the moment. There was nothing wrong with him no matter how unhappy he was.
At the same time, I was also a little shocked. Since I said such words to him now, I obviously value the strength of the great master. I don’t know how strong the great master is?
"Your Majesty, how about I talk to Marquis Jia En secretly and tell him not to run away so happily?"
After thinking about it for a while, Dai Quan cautiously suggested: "I'm not saying I want him to come back, just don't run too far!"
kindness!
Jin Jin was silent for a long time. Just when Dai Quan thought that he would not respond, Jin Jin gently said favor and his face softened. He was obviously very satisfied with Dai Quan's proposal.
Unfortunately, neither Jin nor Dai Quan expected that Prince Yizhong would not give them the chance to find anyone to guard them.
Just at noon, the smoke from the camp that stretched for more than ten miles was curling up, and the aroma of food was everywhere. Jin Jin and the ministers were preparing to wait for their meal. Suddenly, a horn sounded in the distance, followed by the rumble of horse hooves.
A total of five hundred horsemen rolled up the smoke and dust in the sky and roared towards the current camp with an unparalleled majesty.
"Enemy attack!"
The guards guarding the camp let out a shrill scream.