Rebirth of Wu Ba Spring and Autumn

Chapter 657
Zeng pointed to the wild boar, elk, sika deer and other prey that he had brought on a military chariot behind him, and bowed to Young Master Hong: "Young Master, I have prepared a lot of prey for you, please take care of these prey. Shoot an arrow, and you will be the prey of the young master."

"This……"

Young Master Hong's expression was rather hesitant.

Zeng pointed out and said: "Young master, it is not too late. This winter hunting, the king asked the young masters to start hunting, with deep intentions!"

"The one with the most prey can get the Pure Jun sword. However, the deep meaning of it may be that the king intends to test the archery skills of the princes. How could the prince not take this opportunity to make the king favor the prince more, thinking that the position of crown prince is a step further?" ?”

Hearing this, Young Master Hong thought for a moment, then said slowly: "Zeng Zi, Wu Hong appreciates your kindness."

"I, Wu Hong, dare not call myself a gentleman, and dare not say that I am an honest and noble person."

"However, my father set up a hunt this time and ordered my brothers to hunt, how dare Wu Hong deceive my father?"

"Son..."

"Needless to say!"

Wu Hong waved his hands, making Zeng Dian beat his chest and feet, quite annoyed.

Is Young Master Hong so pedantic?

Not necessarily.

For Qingji's winter hunt this time, let the young masters start the show on their behalf.

In the huge Shanglinyuan hunting area, but there are only prey like hares, how can there be no deep meaning?
However, what is unpredictable is, does Qingji want to see the young masters stealing and cheating, or does he want to see the young masters treat each other honestly?
No one can figure it out.

But what Gong Zihong chose was to abide by his heart and not to deceive his father.

Three hours passed, and all the princes took military chariots one after another and returned to the camp where Qingji was.

At this time, Qingji had already inspected the three armies. He was sitting on the Sifangtai, having a banquet with all the ministers and dignitaries of Wu, enjoying singing and dancing.

It is the so-called green plum wine.

Due to the problem of filtration technology in ancient times, some impurities were precipitated in the wine. Boiling the wine was for the taste and to remove the impurities.

Boiled wine is hot wine. There was no distillation technology in ancient times, so it is generally fermented wine with a relatively low alcohol content.

When drinking, people like to scald it with hot water, and at the same time, there is a cloth to filter the impurities in the wine, so it is also called sifting wine.

Especially in winter, many people like to drink hot wine...

Nowadays, Wu country is rich in products and grains are plentiful, so Qingji has already planned to improve the technology of distilling wine to make Wu wine popular in the market.

"Father!"

The princes returned to the camp one by one, and handed over the prey to the guard standing aside to count them one by one.

There are many kinds of prey, including wild rabbits, pigs, wolves, sika deer, elk and so on.

Almost every young master returned home with a full load...

Except Young Master Hong!
With a smile on the corner of Qingji's mouth, he put his eyes on Young Master Hong, and said slowly: "Wu Hong, why did you only kill eleven hares in three hours?"

"Father..."

Prince Hong lowered his head, bowed to Qingji and said, "Please forgive me, my son and minister are not good at learning, so there are eleven hares, which can be harvested today."

"Hahahaha!"

Hearing this, Qing Ji stroked his beard and smiled and said, "Hong'er, you are fine, the widow did not misjudge you."

"Come here, give the widow's Pure Jun Sword to Wu Hong!"

"promise!"

After receiving the order, the order from the CRRC mansion, Jiao Hua, immediately brought the Chun Jun sword to Young Master Hong.

This made Young Master Hong very surprised, and all the young masters were very dissatisfied.

All the ministers and officials present also had puzzled expressions on their faces!

"Father, didn't you say that the one who hunted the most prey at the beginning of this round will be rewarded with the Pure Jun Sword?"

Gongzi Fan was very puzzled and said: "My brother has the least hunting income, why did the father give the Chun Jun sword?"

"What is the reason, you will know in your heart."

Qingji squinted his eyes and said, "Before the winter hunting started, the widow ordered people to clear the hunting ground, leaving only the hares. Now look at the prey you got, how many hares are there?"

"And the one who hunts the most hares is Wu Hong. This pure Jun sword, he... deserves it!"

As soon as this remark came out, everyone present basically understood Qing Ji's thoughts.

That's it!

Qingji intends to take this opportunity to test whether the young masters can be honest.

It seems that except for Gong Zihong, none of the other princes are honest.

"My son is guilty!"

All the young masters couldn't help lowering their heads, and said with a face of shame.

Qing Ji waved his hands, and said with a smile, "What's wrong with you?"

"The widow did not explain that it is not allowed to obtain prey from outside the hunting ground with artificial hands."

Obviously, Qingji didn't intend to hold the princes accountable.

Why?

No need!
This time the test was just Qingji's impromptu idea.

Gongzihong's performance did not disappoint Qingji.

Wu Heng, Wu Fan, Wu Xi and other young masters also performed at a normal level...

Which one is good stubble?

Integrity, of course, is a rare quality.

But in Qingji's view, honesty should be divided into time, occasion and object...

For example conscience.

If the money is gone, it can be earned again.

Without a conscience, you may earn more!

……

This time the winter hunting was held in Shanglin Garden for three full days.

The guests and hosts enjoyed themselves so much that Qingji could see Wu's current martial arts style, and the heroic appearance of the noble children...

However, in this year, a very influential person in Wu State passed away.

The Taibao of the State of Wu, the former Minister of Qi, Yan Ying, died at the end of winter at the age of 83.

Yan Ying is undoubtedly a great figure who has made great achievements in the fields of politics, culture, and diplomacy.

Of course, for Wu Guo, Yan Ying's achievements lie in culture.

For most of his life, Yan Ying served as Qi Linggong, Zhuanggong, and Jinggong three dynasties, assisting the government for 50 years.

He is famous for his political foresight, diplomatic ability and simple style.

In the state of Wu, Yan Ying often went to the palace school to preach and receive karma for the young princes.

He even went to Jixia Academy from time to time to give lectures, recruited many disciples, spread his own ideas and theories, and cultivated many useful talents for Wu.

Qing Ji was impressed by Yan Ying's outstanding cultural contributions to Wu, so he gave him the posthumous title of "Ping", known as "Ping Zhong" and "Yan Pingzi" in the world.

Yan Yu, the son of Yan Ying, was also promoted by Qingji to the prefect of Wu County in recognition of Yan Ying's achievements.

Of course, with Yan Yu's achievements and qualifications, he is indeed qualified to be the sheriff of Wu County.

On the occasion of Yan Ying's funeral, Qingji went to offer his condolences in person, and all the sons of Wu also took Yan Ying as their enlightenment teacher, and followed him to worship and guard Yan Ying's spirit for three days.

"Alas! Master, when you go, our country of Wu will lose a good teacher, and the world will lose a great sage!"

Young Master Xi couldn't help but knelt on the floor, wiped his tears, and said heartbroken: "I, Wu Xi, can't listen to Master's teachings day and night, why don't people feel sad? It's a pity..."

(End of this chapter)