Rebirth of Wu Ba Spring and Autumn

Chapter 406
The hunting process can be divided into large-scale vehicle hunting by noble lords and small-scale hunting by ordinary civilians.

The hunting objects are all birds and beasts that are useful for people's clothing, food, and use.

Field hunting in the Spring and Autumn Period had many rules.

The first function of field hunting is to eliminate pests in the field and protect crops from being ruined by animals, so it is called "field hunting".

The second is to provide sacrifices to the ancestral temple.

The third is to drive chariots and horses, bend bows, ride and shoot, mobilize troops, and conduct military training.

Field hunting has certain rules of etiquette, and hunting without the rules of etiquette is reckless.

Etiquette stipulates that when hunting in the field, young animals are not caught, eggs are not collected, pregnant animals are not killed, young animals are not injured, and bird nests are not destroyed.

In addition, hunting and killing must be surrounded but not combined, leaving room for it, and it is not possible to catch everything in one go and wipe out the roots.

"Boom!"

On the vast grassland, dozens of military chariots galloped past, driving all kinds of prey, and fled towards the hunting place.

In mountain streams, forests, and various environments in Shanglinyuan, there are a lot of prey being hunted down.

The officials on the army chariot, or the nobles' sons, all raised their bows and arrows to shoot and kill their prey.

As nobles who are proficient in the six arts of gentlemen, hunting is naturally a no-brainer.

"call out!"

"Pfft!"

Zhao Yang stood on the military chariot, his eyes were piercing, and after drawing his bow like a full moon, he shot an arrow.

Right in the neck of an elk!

The severely wounded elk wailed, and fell into a pool of blood with a "wow", gradually losing its vitality.

"it is good!"

"color!"

Seeing Zhao Yang's superb shooting skills, all the attendants present couldn't help applauding.

Like the vast majority of princes and nobles, Zhao Yang likes hunting very much, and over time, he naturally developed a terrific shooting skill.

"Zhao Shangqing's sharp shot."

At this time, Qingji's hunting team had already rushed over.

Qing Ji praised him, but Zhao Yang lowered his hands flattered and said, "In front of Marquis Wu, I can't be called a sharp shooter. Zhao Yang heard that in the past Marquis Wu was able to hit a shot at a distance of [-] paces. an orange."

"Marquis Wu deserves the title of the best marksman in the world!"

"Zhao Shangqing doesn't need to be ridiculous."

Qingji smiled slightly.

Whether it is force or archery, Qingji is indeed second to none in the world.

However, this is not something he can be proud of.

"Zhao Shangqing, are Jin people as good at archery as you are?"

Qingji asked again.

"Don't lie to Marquis Wu, the people of Jin are good at archery. I am afraid that among the countries in the world, only Qin and Yan can be compared with our Jin country."

Zhao Yang was not lying.

Even if he deliberately made friends with Qingji, it's not easy for him to talk nonsense.

For example, in the Wu and Chu countries in the south, there are many mountains and mountains everywhere, and there are many hunters, but not everyone is good at shooting.

Li Shu of the Central Plains countries, archery skills are also average, and even don't know archery at all.

The Jin, Qin, and Yan kingdoms, because of the Rongdi barbarians bordering the northwest, were forced to be proficient in bows and horses and good at archery in the harsh war environment.

Qing Ji did not refute this either.

Seeing this, Zhao Yang raised his eyes and asked again, "Marquis Wu, Zhao Yang heard that there is a kind of bow in Wu State called 'crossbow', which has a long range and strong power, far better than ordinary hard bows."

"Zhao Yang has been in Wu for many days, but he has not seen his crossbow. I don't know why?"

Zhao Yang is playing tricks.

Qingji squinted his eyes and said, "Zhao Shangqing, to tell you the truth, our country of Wu does have such a crossbow, but it is used for military affairs, and the people should not have it. In my country of Wu, it is a serious crime to keep a crossbow and armor privately."

"I wonder if Marquis Wu can present Zhao Yang with a crossbow?"

Qingji smiled and said nothing.

Seeing this, Zhao Yang could only bow and say, "I'm sorry."

The crossbow is Wu's secret weapon, how can Zhao Yang get it?
However, as the war intensifies, it is believed that Wu's crossbow will be imitated one day.

It can be said that Zhao Yang's intention to enter Wu this time is extremely deep.

As an envoy to the state of Wu, come to the state of Wu to visit the mountains and rivers?

Not also!

The real purpose of Zhao Yang is to think of the state of Wu to "steal a teacher" and learn about the advanced system and various crafts of the state of Wu.

Nothing wrong with that.

Qingji will not stop Zhao Yang from doing that, because this is something that is on the surface and cannot be hidden.

Qingji, Zhao Yang and the others returned to the camp and took their seats in priority.

Between toasting and mingling, everyone was vaguely a little drunk.

Taking advantage of his drunkenness, Zhao Yang stood up slowly, bowed to Qing Ji who was sitting above him and said, "Marquis Wu, Zhao Yang has benefited a lot from entering Wu this time."

"Since Wu Hou succeeded to the throne, his literary and martial arts have surpassed the ancient sage kings. His rewards for farming and warfare, and his actions of opening fields to seal borders are even more advanced in the world!"

"Wu Guo can have today, and Wu Hou should be the first to do it!"

"Zhao Shangqing's absurd praise."

Qing Ji just smiled lightly, noncommittal.

Zhao Yang, as the suzerain of the Zhao clan in the state of Jin, ranks higher than the princes, so it is naturally impossible for Zhao Yang to flatter Qingji deliberately.

He really admired Qingji.

"Marquis Wu, Zhao Yang has seen all kinds of actions taken by the state of Wu and kept them in his heart."

"After Zhao Yang wants to return to the country, he will emulate Wu's government. I wonder if Marquis Wu minds?"

Zhao Yang asked tentatively.

"Hahahaha, Zhao Shangqing wants to emulate Wu's government, why not?"

Qingji didn't seem to mind.

Really don't mind?
This is natural!

Because not every country is suitable for implementing Wu's various policies of rewarding farming and fighting, and opening fields to seal borders.

The reason why Qingji was able to successfully implement the new law was that the national conditions of Wu State were quite similar to those of Qin State before Shang Yang's reform.

The power of the ministers of the state of Wu is not too great, and it has not yet endangered Qingji, the monarch.

However, Jin is not the case!
The Six Ministers of the Jin State are so powerful that they have almost emptied the Marquis of Jin. What can they use to implement the national policy of rewarding farming and war?
Of course, Zhao Yang is not yet the ruling minister of Jin, so he may just want to implement Wu's new law in his Zhao family's fiefdom.

However, the resistance will not be too small.

As far as Qingji knew, under Zhao Yang's rule, the Zhao clan was not monolithic.

Under the care of Han Qi and Wei Shuduo, Zhao Yang emerged in the political arena.

Unfortunately, the good times don't last long.

In 514 BC, the old birthday star Han Qi died, and Wei Shu succeeded him in power.

Han Qi is Han Xuanzi, the son of Han Xianzi Han Jue, one of the Six Ministers, and the ruling minister of Jin with a long political life.

The structure of the Jin State is basically that the six ministers take turns to control the government.

The three families of Han, Zhao, and Wei stand opposite to the three families of Fan, Zhi, and Bank of China, and do not confront each other.

At that time, Wei Shu was basically unable to control the order without the assistance of a heavyweight ally like Han Qi.

Although already in the ruling position, he can only compromise and maintain the stability and peace of Jin with difficulty.

However, the old and cunning Shi Yang (Fan Yang) could not let it go, and he began to brew a new conspiracy.

(End of this chapter)