I'm in the Red Mansion

Chapter 186: Can draw an eagle bow like the full moon

During the hunting at Tiewang Mountain, the old fellow Prince Yizhong will take the opportunity to rebel.

Feng Ziying was injured during the event, which meant that the scene was extremely dangerous.

If you go by yourself, there are risks.

So, should you take the risk and participate in this hunt?

He could feign illness and avoid the disaster.

However, doing so is not entirely without danger.

Because he pretended to be sick and refused to go, and Prince Yi Zhong happened to rebel, it was bound to arouse the suspicion of Emperor Yonglong afterwards.

And there are also benefits to going.

Because he already knew in advance that the old man Yizhong Qiansui was going to rebel.

Then as long as he stays by Emperor Yonglong's side, he will definitely have the opportunity to show his abilities.

As long as the performance is good, it will leave a good impression on Emperor Yonglong as a loyal protector.

And even if he had not gone, Prince Yoshitada would not have succeeded.

Even Feng Ziying was only slightly injured.

With the participation of a sharpshooter like himself, the rebels would have no chance of success.

Overall, the pros outweigh the cons.

In that case, it’s time to go hunting this time.

Thinking of this, Jia Cong couldn't help but start preparing.

Of course I have to wear the armor that Xue Pan gave me.

It is best to put on a layer of leather armor inside.

This way, you can be sure that nothing goes wrong.

At the same time, you should also bring more arrows.

Do you want to bring the rifle as well?
Now his marksmanship has almost reached perfection.

Carrying a spear will definitely give you more power.

However, carrying a long spear for hunting is somewhat inappropriate and will inevitably arouse the suspicion of Emperor Yonglong and that old man Yi Zhong.

In this case, you can't carry a spear.

Well, then take a long sword for self-defense.

Being equipped with a long sword is a very common thing.

And his swordsmanship has reached perfection.

Although the sword is shorter than the spear, it is more than enough for self-defense.

Thinking of this, Jia Cong has begun to prepare.

Soon, it was March 28th.

Jia Cong got up early before dawn.

After some exercise and washing up.

Jia Cong then put on new clothes.

He was wearing a warrior outfit, which covered the chain mail underneath.

He wore a white cloak on the outside, and after riding on the white horse, the white horse and white robe made him look so majestic.

For a moment, Qingwen, Hongxiu and Xiangling could not help but stare in a daze.

It was not until Jia Cong rode out of the house that the three girls woke up in shock, with embarrassed looks on their faces.

Jia Cong came to the outside of the palace and waited quietly.

After waiting for more than an hour, the sky was bright and the sun was high in the sky, but Emperor Yonglong's dragon chariot had not yet left the house.

Teams of internal guards swarmed in.

The flags are flying, the armor is shining, and the military discipline is strict.

Lines of soldiers stretched out in a long line, with no end in sight.

Seeing this, Jia Cong couldn't help but be shocked.

I'm afraid there are tens of thousands of troops here?
When there are more than ten thousand people, there is no end in sight. Now that I see it, it is indeed so.

It turns out that the emperor’s hunting trip was such a grand occasion.

It's completely different from what I imagined.

Soon, the soldiers lined up in rows with a flag every five miles.

After a while, a ceremonial guard marched out from the palace gate.

Surrounded by the ceremonial guards, the dragon chariot drawn by six horses followed out.

Behind the dragon chariot, all the officials followed. It turned out that on a hunt, the emperor would not only go alone, but all the officials would also go with him.

Jia Cong could not help but look at the dragon chariot, and saw that the body of the chariot was carved with auspicious patterns of dragons and phoenixes, fully revealing the royal elegance and luxurious style.

Feng Ziying was guarding the emperor on one side of the dragon chariot. When he saw Jia Cong, he waved and called him over.

Jia Cong followed Feng Ziying and the hunting army officially set out.

At this time, the entire northern city of Beijing was under martial law.

The hunting army marched out of the north gate and headed towards Tiewang Mountain.

An hour later, they arrived at the foot of Tiewang Mountain.

The hunting pasture is the plain at the foot of Tiewang Mountain.

After arriving at the destination, Jia Cong discovered that soldiers had already been deployed at Tiewang Mountain.

All the soldiers added together, there are probably as many as 20,000 or 30,000 people!
Jia Cong was secretly astonished. He didn't know how much money would be spent on this hunting trip.

Next, these soldiers began to set up the siege. To demonstrate their virtue of loving life, they only surrounded the east, west and north sides, leaving a gap on the south side, as per the ancient ritual.

The hunting army marched in formation toward the center of the hunting ground, gradually narrowing the encirclement.

The Taichang Qing, who was in charge of clan sacrifices, would place 120 "drums, horns, flutes and horns" on the left and right of the emperor. Officials and soldiers on horseback in military uniforms would enter the hunting ground one after another accompanied by the sound of drums.

Next, Emperor Yonglong got off the dragon chariot and mounted a maroon horse.

All the officials and soldiers shouted "Long live the emperor".

Emperor Yonglong was the first to enter the hunting ground. When hunting in the hunting ground, the emperor went first.

Feng Ziying gave Jia Cong a wink, and Jia Cong understood and followed Feng Ziying, guarding Emperor Yonglong.

Not long after the group walked, a fiery red fox suddenly jumped out from the grass in front of them.

Upon seeing this, Emperor Yonglong quickly drew his bow and arrow, took aim for a moment, and shot decisively.

Jia Cong's archery skills have already reached the level of perfection and full experience.

It was obvious at a glance that the arrow shot by Emperor Yonglong was slightly off target and just missed.

Jia Cong picked up the bow almost without thinking and shot an arrow at high speed.

This arrow, which was fired later, arrived first, faster than Emperor Yonglong's arrow and just flew in front of the fiery red fox.

The fiery red fox was startled and quickly braked and prepared to change direction to escape.

At this moment, the arrow shot by Emperor Yonglong arrived just in time and hit the fiery red fox's neck.

The fiery red fox fell to the ground.

Emperor Yonglong couldn't help but burst into laughter when he saw this.

A young eunuch nearby quickly ran out and picked up the fox.

He knelt before the Yonglong Emperor's horse, held the fox high in the air, and shouted, "Your Majesty is a master archer. An arrow pierced his throat! Long live His Majesty, long live His Majesty, long, long live His Majesty!"

Emperor Yonglong laughed and said, "Reward!"

"Long live thanks!"

At this time, all the civil and military officials as well as the soldiers on the scene shouted "Long live the emperor".

After Emperor Yonglong finished shooting, the princes and dukes started shooting, put away the "Xiao Sui", and then the generals began hunting.

When the hunting officials have finished hunting, they will stop beating the drums, and the soldiers responsible for driving away the rebels will also stop.

Next comes the free hunting phase.

Emperor Yonglong turned around and looked at Jia Cong and said, "You are quite good, why don't you try your archery skills?"

"If you go, I'm afraid no one can compare with you!"

Jia Cong clasped his fists and said, "Your Majesty, I will not join in the fun."

Jia Cong came here this time not to show off, but just to earn some credit for protecting the emperor.

Naturally, I won't go hunting.

Wouldn’t it be nice for him to be protected by Emperor Yonglong?

At this moment, a dark shadow suddenly passed through the sky.

The black shadow suddenly roared down from the sky.

The originally inconspicuous black spot gradually grew larger in everyone's sight.

Soon, everyone saw that it should be a Saker Falcon.

I don’t know whether the Saker Falcon was frightened or stimulated by something.

He dived down without paying any attention to the many soldiers below.

The frightened soldiers quickly contracted their defense circle and prepared to protect Emperor Yonglong.

At this moment, Jia Cong raised his longbow.

(End of this chapter)