Among the ministers, Zhang Daozhi, the chief minister of the cabinet, looked at the face of Emperor Shenwu and was horrified. No one knew better than him, the chief minister, how complicated the government affairs of the imperial court were. However, a seventy-five-year-old man could still be like this. The energy is really incredible.
Although His Majesty was once fair and healthy, his spirit was not so good.
After thinking for a moment, Zhang Daozhi suppressed the worries in his heart and focused on the matter in front of him.
However, when his eyes swept across a figure beside His Majesty, a flash of inspiration seemed to flash in his mind, it was him!
In his sight, there was a monk in white standing not far behind the emperor. His eyebrows were cinnabar, his face was handsome, and he looked calm and elegant.
Is he the national advisor appointed by His Majesty a few months ago?
While Zhang Daozhi was sizing him up secretly, Su Ming's expression moved slightly. He turned around and saw that at the forefront of the civil servants' team, a middle-aged official wearing a red official robe with a colorful golden pheasant embroidered on his waist and abdomen was sizing him up.
A second-grade official?
Su Ming was stunned for a moment, with a faint smile on his face and nodded towards him.
When Zhang Daozhi saw the shameless young monk nodding towards him, his expression turned cold and he ignored him.
Is this a problem with me?
When Su Ming saw Zhang Daozhi's unkind look, he shook his head in a subtle way. Civil servants are indeed arrogant.
After that, there was a series of processes. The emperor's hunting naturally followed the rules of the emperor's hunting. It took half an hour to complete before it was finally completed.
Later, Cao Yuchen, the chief chamberlain, announced the rules for this Qianqiu hunting:
All military officers and nobles can participate, but each person can only bring five guards. They will be ranked according to the value of the prey. The top three will be rewarded by Your Majesty. In addition, civil servants can also write poems and lyrics for this hunting meeting, which will be tasted by hundreds of officials and ranked. The top three will also be rewarded. At the same time, the hunting time is limited to three days. After three days, the grand formation will be opened, and there will be no waiting after the expiration date.
The most important thing is that the prey of the emperor, the prince, and the king of Qi will not participate in the evaluation. This makes the generals breathe a sigh of relief.
Later, as Cao Yuchen, the chamberlain's chief chamberlain, took the jade talisman and made a complex seal, suddenly, a large formation shrouded the outside of the mountain forest suddenly appeared, and mysterious characters appeared.
Immediately after the formation, a portal suddenly appeared.
"My dear friends, please come!" In the main hall, Emperor Shenwu said loudly with a smile on his face.
"I obey the order!" All the generals shouted in unison, and quickly left the palace, met with their own guards, mounted their horses, and stepped into the formation.
Although there has been no war in the court for a long time, many of these nobles have practiced martial arts to an advanced level, and even the guards around them are as good as a hundred.
At this moment, all over the mountain and forest, eyes emerged from the silence, seeming to notice something.
In the palace, there were only a few civil servants, Emperor Shenwu, the prince, King Qi and others left.
"Your Majesty, this hunting conference is rare, you should go too."
"I understand!" Prince Li Xian and King Qi Li Nian looked at each other, and a spark seemed to appear in the air. Then they both turned and left at the same time, leading their guards into the Yulin Garden.
However, the generals can bring up to five guards, and the two of them brought a full fifty guards. These guards were all selected from the Longxiang Forbidden Army, and among them were the emperor's secret guards hidden among them, which was enough. Protect their safety. .
After they left, Emperor Shenwu glanced at the ministers, a smile appeared on his face, and said to Su Ming beside him, "Master, please!"
"Amitabha, your majesty's kindness is appreciated by this poor monk. However, this poor monk is a monk and should not act rashly with murderous thoughts. I hope your majesty will learn from it." Su Ming recited the Buddha's name, with a hint of apology on his face, and replied slowly.
Emperor Shenwu looked solemn, "What the Imperial Preceptor said is wrong. Who said that hunting requires killing? No killing, and no killing. Hundreds of officials gathered at this grand event, and the enjoyment alone is not as good as the enjoyment of everyone. How could the Imperial Preceptor not participate? ?”
Now that the words had come to this point, Su Ming couldn't refuse. Originally, he only planned to make a public appearance and observe the civil and military officials, but he didn't expect that he would be put on the shelf.
If you ask me, a monk, to hunt, isn't this making things difficult for me?
Su Ming secretly cursed and could only agree. Then, he refused the guards sent by the old emperor and entered the formation with a single step.
"My dear friends, I am waiting for your poems." Seeing that everyone who should go in had gone in, Emperor Shenwu showed a meaningful smile, took out a treasure bow, and stepped into the formation surrounded by the guards. And his bodyguards numbered more than five hundred people.
When the figure of Emperor Shenwu disappeared, the civil servants in the court breathed a sigh of relief in unison. His Majesty's aura became more and more powerful. Just standing there still put an invisible pressure on the ministers, as if It was the same as facing Emperor Shenwu from forty years ago.
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The mountain road is rugged, and there are towering ancient trees and vines everywhere. At the farthest point, you can see the cliffs, and you can faintly hear the roars of apes and monkeys on them.
Although the road was tortuous, it was smooth for Su Ming.
Not long after, he climbed to a small mountain peak and stopped to look into the distance. He saw mountains stacked on top of each other, lush and lush. It turned out that the scene outside the formation was only a small part of the Royal Forest Garden. Unexpectedly, it was actually a whole. The entire mountain range.
Su Ming looked at his feet and frowned. Although this mountain range is beautiful and gathers earth energy, there is no aura at all here. Along the way, the beasts he saw had no demonic aura at all, not even blood. Somewhat poor and weak.
How can it be?
Although the spiritual energy was also thin outside Shangjing City, it was not completely absent. Even the great sun energy in the sky could not be felt at all by him.
This place has become a real forbidden place.
Then, Su Ming remembered what the servant had said before, that many monsters were sealed here. No wonder there is no spiritual energy here. It turns out that it is to seal those monsters.
There is no spiritual energy, no great sun energy, lunar moonlight, and it cannot be replenished for a long time. Let alone increase the cultivation level, it will be difficult for the monsters who come here to even maintain their realm.
Moreover, although this place is a mountain range with many wild beasts, in the eyes of those monster beasts, this little energy and blood is not enough to break through the seal, let alone leave.
Su Ming himself is a great demon, and he has read many books in the Great Zhou Library, so he naturally knows these common senses.
"Huh~"
After thinking about this clearly, Su Ming let out a breath. Since the old emperor asked him to hunt, let's look for it. In three days, he can always find a suitable prey.
Along the way, Su Ming encountered many wild beasts, but he looked down on those wild beasts. Since the old emperor asked him to hunt, he could not lose his status as a national master.
Therefore, what he is looking for is a monster, and only monsters are qualified to be hunted by him.
