Wei Ni

Chapter 10

The afternoon sun in summer and April is already quite hot.

Stepping out of the east hall, I came to Xia Houhui who was waiting in front of the emperor's royal driver, but after waiting for a quarter of an hour, my forehead was already sweating.

Others such as Qin Lang and Wang Su are no exception.

There is no way, both of them are wearing court clothes!
This crimson suit looks mighty, but it is actually airtight. It doesn't feel much indoors or in the shade. Once it is under the scorching sun, it is a kind of suffering.

From this point of view, the honor of accompanying the driver is not so easy to enjoy.

And while waiting to drive, you can't talk to each other, otherwise you will be impeached by others for the crime of disrespect.

For example, after returning to Luoyang, the capital, and seeing Qin Lang's Xia Houhui for the first time, he just bowed his hands and greeted him while the other party nodded and smiled lightly, even if they had greeted each other.

As for Xia Houxian of the same clan~
He took an official position in the Central Command Army, and after the former general of the military guard Xu Chu died of illness, he often led the imperial guards to attend meetings and trips. He was currently urging the soldiers to get ready and had no time to talk to Xia Houhui.

About half an hour later, the emperor Cao Rui, who had changed into a swallow uniform, finally walked out of the east hall with Cao Zhao, who had also changed into a uniform.

Needless to say, everyone bowed and bowed their heads to show respect when the emperor stepped down the steps.

But when Xiahou Hui was staring blankly at the stones under his feet, Emperor Cao Rui came up to him and said in a very gentle tone, "Xiahouqing, straighten up and raise your head."

"only."

Responding to the words, Xia Houhui straightened his body and held his head up, looking at the emperor at close range for the first time.

In the east hall before, the emperor was sitting on his knees and wearing a crown, so he couldn't see his face clearly.

Now, he discovered that the emperor Cao Rui is not tall, about seven feet or more, and his appearance is very ordinary, and there are still a few acne marks on his face with a light beard.Not too strong, with tight cheeks, a straight nose, and slender eyes with piercing eyes, which added a bit of power.

At this time, Cao Rui was also looking him up and down.

Different from Xia Houhui who thought he was very ordinary in his heart, his eyes were full of appreciation at the moment, and he reached out and pinched Xia Houhui's arm, and then he said in praise, "Qing is dignified and quite majestic, worthy of me After the great Wei meritorious service!"

After the words fell, before Xia Houhui was modest, he added another sentence, "Well, I heard that after drowning in Yanshi in the past, Qing abandoned literature and practiced bow and horse. How is the effect now? Can you dance sword?"

Hearing the question, Xia Houhui quickly bowed his head and answered loudly.

"Returning to Your Majesty, Hui Nai learned the art of fighting on the battlefield from his father's trilogy. He is not good at martial arts like a ranger, so he can't dance it. However, Hui has a little courage. If he is not as good as an ordinary strong man In a fight to the death, the living must benefit. Moreover, Hui has a lot of experience in archery. If you shoot from foot, you will never miss a shot within [-] paces. Hui has never been in battle to beg for thieves, so he dare not speak falsely."

oh~
In front of the emperor, this son is not humble and evil!
After Cao Rui listened, his eyebrows raised slightly, and a strange look appeared in his eyes.

Because of Xia Houhui's words, he discovered that Xia Houhui's shoulders were very broad, which was called a bee waist and a tiger back, and his arms seemed to be longer than ordinary people.

It was born with ape arms!

Those with ape arms are also called "猨 arm".

It is said that the arms are as long as apes and can move freely.

"Tai Shi Gong Ji Biography of General Li" has a saying: "Biography of general Li is broad, long-standing, with long arms, and he is good at shooting and also born by nature."

"good."

Suddenly thinking of Sima Qian's description of Cao Rui to Li Guang, he couldn't help clapping his hands and praised, "Since you dare to speak boldly, if you have leisure in the future, I will go hunting with you. If your archery skills are as good as you say, I will reward you!" And if you speak exaggerated words, you will be punished for lying! Hahaha~~"

After saying that, he turned around and went to Yujia.

Even when he boarded the car and sat down, he seemed to remember something.

After glancing at Xia Houhui with a slightly slanted head, there was a hint of teasing at the corner of his mouth, then he waved his hand to invite the servant to whisper a few words, and after watching the servant salute, he left in a hurry before letting the driver drive forward.

Xia Houhui also noticed this small detail.

So I feel a little bored in my heart.

Judging from Cao Rui's experience of repeated tests these days, he feels that he will definitely not usher in good things in the future
Also a little angry.

As the emperor, you always play tricks that don't make it to the stage, why are you so frivolous?

Alas, worry.

In fact, his hunch was right.

This time the emperor planned to go out of the palace to hold a banquet to have fun with poems and poems, and he also invited He Yan, who was a redundant official, and He Zeng (also known as He Jian), a general of Diannong Zhonglang.

He Yan, courtesy name Uncle Ping, is the adopted son of Wei Wu Cao Cao.

But the difference between him and Qin Lang is that neither Wei Wen Cao Pi nor today's son Cao Rui pays much attention to him.

For example, Qin Lang is now the general of Xiaoqi and the leader, and he is still in his idle position. Only when the emperor Cao Rui set up a literary club, did he invite him to have fun—to put it bluntly, Cao Rui regarded him as a literary expert "Advocate excellence".

And He Zeng, the word Yingkao,
The He family of Chenjun, who was born in Zanying for generations, is the son of He Kui, the eunuch.

When Cao Rui was the Marquis of Pingyuan, he served as a literary officer, and he was regarded as a minister of the hidden residence. Therefore, after Cao Rui succeeded to the throne, he was transferred twice. Now he is the general of Diannong Zhonglang who is in charge of the capital of Luoyang.

He is equally talented and knowledgeable, and he is also a frequent visitor to the Wenhui set up by the emperor.

As for why the emperor had to leave the palace for the banquet~
That's because Dong Zhuo moved his capital to Chang'an in the early years and set Luoyang on fire, and was later repeatedly affected by wars. Therefore, the imperial palace of the previous dynasty was dilapidated, and only the ruins remained.Today, the palace where the monarch and ministers of the Wei state manage the government is the Jianshi Palace built under the order of Wei Wu Cao Cao.

And only this building can be named a palace.

The rest of the fortifications built later were all temporary needs, very simple and low, and can only be called buildings rather than palaces.

Originally, after Wei Wen and Cao Pi succeeded to the throne, it coincided with the battle of Yiling between Shu and Wu, and it was entirely possible to take this opportunity to repair the palace.

But it's a pity.

This narrow-minded monarch actually reigned for less than six years, but when he was teased by Sun Quan willingly, he became furious and defeated Wu three times regardless of the opposition of his officials.

Of course, the result was that not an inch of land was harvested, and countless food, fodder and luggage were consumed in vain.

Also missed the best time to repair the palace.

When Cao Rui succeeded to the throne, he was busy cleaning up the mess left by Cao Pi, implementing the national policy of resting with the people, and Zhuge Liang, who was also the prime minister of Shu, made the Northern Expedition year after year, so there was not enough manpower and material resources to repair the palace.

Therefore, if Cao Rui wanted to find some leisure and leisure, the palace that was already crowded with various departments such as the court hall, the emperor's bedroom, the Zhongling Army Office, the Shangshutai, and the Sangong Mansion naturally couldn't provide a clean place, and he had to leave the palace.

However, it's okay.

Although the new palace buildings are not yet ready for construction, the site has been reserved in advance, and there are soldiers stationed all year round.

The emperor went out of the palace to play in his spare time, and he didn't need to worry about safety or disturbing the people.

The so-called loose riders, when they enter, they will admonish their mistakes, prepare for the emperor's adviser, and when they leave, they will ride horses and follow them.

The emperor's close ministers drove out of the palace, so they would not walk in the car.When the emperor drove out of the Daxia Gate, the northernmost gate of the palace, the attendants who had already heard the news had already prepared the horses for the nearby ministers to ride.

Among them, there is a horse that is particularly handsome.

I saw that the good horse was completely black, except for a white mark in the center of the forehead, and the yellow-white mane was soft and long, especially elegant under the sunlight.

Looking at its slender limbs, wide and flat back, thin neck, straight and small head, square snout, bright eyes and many other characteristics, it is clear that it must have a Wusun horse (Ili horse)—— That is, the lineage of the "Xiji Horse" named by Emperor Xiaowu of the previous dynasty.

In fact, this steed came from the Western Regions.

It was after the resumption of the Silk Road in recent years that Hu merchants wanted to get more quotas for silk customs clearance, so they donated several horses to the governor of Liangzhou.And the governor didn't dare to hide it privately, so he made a special trip to Luoyang.

Emperor Cao Rui's favorite is the horse in front of him.

It's just a pity.

This divine steed was domesticated as a war horse and had already recognized its owner, so after being sent to the palace for imprisonment, it was also unruly.

Regardless of whether Cao Rui wanted to ride a draft horse or use it as a royal driver, it was impossible for him to do so.

For this reason, Cao Rui also found someone who is good at taming horses to train him.

But every time after the horse is tamed, the man who trains the horse rides on his own without any hindrance, but if it is someone else, he will not obey, and Cao Rui is so angry that his teeth itch many times.But he couldn't bear to kill it, so he kept it idle.

Now people bring him here, not because he wants to ride, but because he just heard Xiahouhui's boast, and wants to use this divine steed to temporarily replace Xiahouhui's riding horse.

In this way, regardless of whether Xia Houhui can control it or not, it is something that can make him happy.

Going out of the palace in your spare time is naturally for fun.

Therefore, after Wang Su, Qin Lang, He Yan and He Zeng, who had just been recruited, were all led by the attendants to ride the poor horses as the mounts for transportation, the emperor Cao Rui pointed to the divine horse with jokes in his eyes and said, "Xiahou Your Majesty, this steed is your mount."

At this time, Xia Houhui had also kept his eyes on that divine horse.

He has never seen such a steed, and he has been practicing horse bowing all year round, so he is very happy with the horse.

When he heard the emperor's words, he froze for a moment, his eyes full of disbelief. Immediately, his face was filled with joy, and he paid homage immediately.

"Wei! Thank you Your Majesty for giving me the horse!"

After saying that, he got up and rushed to Liangju excitedly.

Cao Rui, the emperor who stayed in vain, was dumbfounded.

Heaven and earth can be seen!

He just wanted to let Xia Houhui try to control this good horse, but he really didn't intend to give the good horse~
Who would have expected that Xia Houhui would thank him and say that he had rewarded him?
Since ancient times, you have no jokes.

After Xia Houhui thanked him so much, Cao Rui really couldn't claim that he didn't intend to give the good horse.
This Zongzi's character is so straightforward!
Or, it was very cunning and deliberate, so that I had no choice but to give the horse?

Looking at Xia Houhui who was walking towards Shenjun with a dull gaze, the emperor Cao Rui was indignant and suspicious.

(End of this chapter)