Princess Consort of Tang Dynasty

Chapter 2 Horse Selection
Not long after, the three of them arrived at the hunting ground. The periphery of the hunting ground was heavily guarded by soldiers. The guards surrounding the hunting ground were all full of energy, strong in physique, and dignified.

Seeing the three people coming, someone immediately came to inquire, "See the three young masters, the other young masters have arrived, please hurry up and pick the horses, the three young masters, my emperor will be there soon."

After listening to the words, the three thanked the gatekeeper and walked in quickly.I saw that there were already 12 people in the field, all wearing simple horse clothes. The twelve young men were tall and vigorous, about seventeen or eighteen years old. The different highlights show different temperament styles.

The people in the arena seemed to have selected the horses. There were about a dozen horses around. Some people got off the horses, and some rode on them to test the horses. They got together and talked happily. I don’t know if all these people know each other, Shen San asked. Thinking, if they all know each other, with so many people, it seems that they are going to reveal their secrets.

Seeing the three people coming, everyone took a step forward and said hello, "Why did the three young masters come here?"

"I'm delayed on the road, time is running out, let's go to the horse selection first, see you later."

After all, the three of them walked towards the stables.Li Lanyi went to choose the horse by himself, Wang Hongyi had to help Shen San ask the horse first, "Brother Shen, what kind of horse do you want?"

"Well, a horse with a gentle temperament and a good eye will do. Thank you, Brother Wang."

After walking around among the horse herd for a while, Wang Hongyi chose a black, muscular horse. It looked like a good horse to pick just in case. The horse's hooves were very powerful in pacing.

After visiting the two stables, Wang Hongyi picked out a pure white horse for Shen Sanwen. The horse was not bad in size, very tall, spotless, and simple and honest. This kind of horse should also have a docile temperament.However, at first glance, the limbs are still strong, but the walking is careless and weak.After taking it out and taking a look, Shen Sanwen fell in love with this handsome and tall horse.

"It's a good horse, very beautiful, and very much to my liking."

After the horse selection, Li Lanyi rode their horses and paced forward among the crowd. Seeing Shen Sanwen's white horse, Li Lanyi was a little puzzled, "Brother Shen, why did you choose such a horse?"

"It's okay, horses are like people, just beautiful." Hearing these words, the three of them laughed together.

Everyone heard the three laughing and came up to ask what happened.After finding out what was going on, someone immediately laughed, "Master Shen, you have a unique vision for horse selection, I admire you." Everyone thought that Brother Shen had a unique vision, and even used the appearance of the horse as the basis for selecting horses, and laughed.

But a young man surnamed Xue kindly dissuaded him, "Brother Shen, there are three classes of horses. The first class horses can travel thousands of miles a day, walk like flying, can understand human nature, and know the master and the way; the second class horses have short and straight limbs, flexible movements, and can be easily trained with a little training. Obey the whip order, advance and retreat well, and have strong limbs, speed and endurance. Third-class horses are full of energy, smooth gait, full of food, can run short distances, and can be used for freight.”

"This horse is majestic and elegant, with a tall body, flexible and graceful movements, and more than gorgeous. In fact, it can't hunt down prey, and its load is limited. I'm afraid it will drag Brother Chen down when hunting later."

Everyone persuaded Shen Sanwen to choose another good horse.Shen Sanwen just smiled lightly, "It's nothing, I'm not good at horseback riding and archery either, today I just want to see everyone's demeanor, good horses and bad horses are actually fine."

This group of young masters have extraordinary conversation, elegant manners, graceful and luxurious, calm temperament, and quite a lot of experience in hunting, it seems that they are also masters who often have fun, their words are lazy, and their demeanor is calm, which is completely different from the migrant workers in the teahouse. Even if he was ridiculed for choosing a bad horse, Shen Sanwen didn't feel underestimated. On the contrary, there was a kind of frankness in it, and he was really an unworldly young master.

Listening to the exchange of people around, I roughly know the surnames of the princes, but people don't know the names.

Shen San asked quietly pulling Wang Hongyi, "Who is the son named Xue who just advised me to choose another horse?"

"This person, Xue Shao, is the son of Princess Chengyang, the sixteenth daughter of Emperor Taizong. Princess Chengyang is the same mother and sister of my emperor. Xue Shao's father, Wei Weiqing Xue Huaiyu, is an official residence of the third rank. He is in charge of weapons, weapons, and cultural relics. The Third Department of the Palace. Xue Shao is the youngest son in the family, ranking third, he is very favored in the family, he is modest and has a good reputation, he is a well-known romantic son in Chang'an City."

(End of this chapter)