"You are such a rude hawk, how can you hurt people so casually!" The young man in brocade shouted angrily.
Hu Liang was shouted at by the young master in brocade clothes, and he laughed angrily: "This is a beast, not a human being, so how can it be polite or rude? Besides, this Haidong Qing is a hunting falcon. If it's not ferocious, who would want it?" Not to mention a stranger, even an owner like me has to wear leather gloves to touch it. If he reaches out and touches it randomly, he is asking for it if he gets pecked!"
"You——!" The young man in Jinyi was furious and was about to scold him when he was grabbed by another boy. He whispered a few words in his ear. The anger on the young man in Jinyi's face lightened a bit and he said to Hu Liang: " That's all, you're lucky today, I won't argue with you!" After that, he helped the injured boy and left.
Encountering this unreasonable disaster, Hu Liang's thoughts about going falconry faded away, and he was hesitating whether to go back altogether. Anyway, from his original intention, he didn't really want to go falconry today. While he was hesitating, the boy who had just led him into the brocade barrier came over, bowed to Hu Liang first, and said: "My master knows what happened just now, but it is someone else's fault. Please don't do it, Master Hu Liang." Angry, please show off your skills about the falconry today and let us broaden our horizons!"
Hearing what the boy said, Hu Liang felt a little embarrassed. He stood up and said, "This matter is also my fault. My eagle is too ferocious. I should have worn muzzles and claws on weekdays. It won’t hurt anyone!”
"I would also like to invite the young master's hunting falcon to show off his skills and open up my master's horizons!" The boy bowed and retired. Since this mysterious master was so humble, Hu Liang couldn't leave, so he had to ask his followers to put muzzles and claws on the falcon to prevent something like this from happening again.
Soon it was time to set off. Hu Liang got on his horse and rode off with his followers on their falcons. He looked around curiously at the hunters in different colors in the ranks. Although he had participated in hunting many times when he was in Japan, this was his first time in Chang'an. Because large-scale hunting in ancient times was actually a very complex activity, and could even be understood as a military performance. How to march, disturb, pursue, surround and hunt, when and what kind of prey should be hunted, whether with bow and arrow, crossbow, dog or falcon, are all very particular. If one is not good, it is a trivial matter to let the prey run away, and it is not surprising to injure one of the own people. But until now, the rules have not been declared to everyone. Could it be that everyone already knows it and you are the only one who knows nothing? That would be terrible!
"Sir, look over there!" the attendant on the side whispered. Hu Liang looked in the direction of the attendant's finger, and saw a luxuriously decorated four-wheel carriage not far behind him, followed by a man on horseback. Beside the horse window, he was talking to the person in the carriage. That person was the young man in brocade. Judging from the position of the four-wheeled carriage in the team, I am afraid that even if the person in the carriage is not the mysterious owner, he is also the core figure in this hunting.
"Sir, the identity of the person in the carriage must be unusual. Is that boy in brocade clothes trying to accuse us?" the attendant whispered.
"It doesn't matter!" Hu Liang looked at the young master in brocade clothes and said, "Let's walk and sit upright, whatever he says. Besides, didn't the master send someone to tell us? This matter is not our fault!"
"What do you mean, people's hearts are sinister!" The follower said: "When hunting, we all carry bows, arrows, spears, and spears. If we have bad hands, anything can happen. We must not have the intention of harming others, but the intention of guarding against others. It can’t be without it!”
"Then what do you think we should do?" Hu Liang asked.
"Master, wouldn't it be nice if you could wear a locking curtain under your outer robe?" The attendant smiled and said, "As long as you choose a larger outer robe, it will look a little unfitting on the outside, but you can't tell what you're wearing underneath! Here we are. In the hunting ground, as long as I don't use a spear or a crossbow, I won't be able to hurt you at all!"
Hu Liang felt that what his entourage said was quite reasonable, so he walked to the woods beside the road, took off his coat, put on the lock curtain, changed into a loose coat, and returned to the queue.
The group of people walked upstream along the Wei River for more than twenty miles before reaching their destination, which was the hunting ground. An unknown river in the Qinling Mountains in the south crosses the valley and enters the Guanzhong Plain, where it joins the Weishui River, forming a beautiful arc. Abundant water sources and flat land make this place densely covered with swamps and reeds reborn, giving it a Jiangnan atmosphere. In this dense swamp, there are not only a large number of water birds, but also groups of wild boars, wild deer, roe deer, wild donkeys and other wild animals, and even large beasts such as wolves and tigers. Therefore, this place was designated as a hunting ground for officials, and ordinary people were prohibited from entering to cultivate and poach.
After arriving at the destination, the people who participated in the hunt erected tents on the high ground beside the swamp for the accompanying women to rest. Although Hu Liang had a small number of people, he had no female dependents, and he had been accustomed to camping and marching on the island since he was a child. He and his followers went to the bushes to cut more than ten long wooden poles and several large bundles of reeds, and then cleared out a In a small open space, long wooden poles were set up on a shelf, then covered with furs, and reeds were spread outside. After three steps, five divided by two, a spire hut was erected, which was enough for the five masters and servants to rest. Then they unfolded all kinds of hunting arrows and hunting equipment on the packhorse. While feeding the horse, they teased the accompanying hounds and falcons. They looked as if they were full and the horses were full. They waited until the master called and announced the hunting rules together.
At this time, Hu Liang waited for more than an hour before he got a slave and asked him to go to his master to discuss the hunting matter.
"May I ask, who is your master?" Hu Liang asked while putting on his deerskin gloves.
"You don't know?" The servant was surprised: "Didn't you receive the invitation?"
"No!" Hu Liang said with a smile: "I am the emperor's Qianniu Bishen. I was dragged in by a colleague. However, he injured his foot again and did not come today, so I don't know who your master is?"
"Prepare yourself with a thousand oxen? That's no problem!" When the servant heard about Hu Liang's identity, he immediately laughed: "My master is the Crown Prince of Han. He must like a young and promising gentleman like you. ,"
"The Crown Prince of Han?" Hu Liang nodded. After he came to Chang'an, he spent a lot of time on the status of Chang'an nobles. He had also heard of the reputation of the Crown Prince of Han. Judging from his bloodline, In fact, he is already a little far away from the current emperor. This prince is not only good at dancing, but also inherited his father's talent in calligraphy, painting and literary arts. He has a wide circle of friends in the upper class of Chang'an and has a good reputation.
"Not bad!" The servant led the way and said with a smile: "Mr. Sir, please come with me. You should be the first to pack up. You can chat with the prince more!"
"The first one?" Hu Liang smiled: "I looked at the others, and it seems that they all brought their female relatives, so it will naturally be a lot of trouble! But why do you need to bring so many female relatives when hunting? Do women also need to hunt?"
"Hahaha!" The servant laughed and said: "You don't know, in fact, at this time in the past, our prince would go to Zhongnan Mountain or Lishan Mountain to escape the summer heat. This year's hunting is the first time. I heard that a nobleman said it, prince We just changed the arrangement, that’s why it’s such a mess!”
"A noble person? Who is he?"
"I only heard that he came from the palace!" The servant laughed and said: "I can't know who it is, but I can't know who it is!" At this point, he pointed to a large lavender tent in front of him and said with a smile: "My master is inside. I would like to ask you your surname and official position, so that I can inform you!"
"My name is Hu Liang, and I serve the emperor in the palace!" Hu Liang said with a smile.
The servant's face changed slightly. He had obviously heard the name Hu Liang. He hurriedly bowed to Hu Liang and ran towards the tent. After a while, an official in a scarlet robe came out and asked Hu Liang. Liang cupped his hands and said, "I'm the Chief of the Palace of Han Dynasty. Mr. Liang, please come with me. The prince is waiting in the tent!"
Hu Liang entered the tent and was about to kneel down to the Crown Prince of Han who was looking up to him. However, the Crown Prince walked down quickly, took Hu Liang's arm and pulled him to his seat and asked him to sit down: "My father and your father have forgotten their years." "Jiao, you and I have been brothers for generations. I didn't know if you were coming today, otherwise I would have other plans. You don't need to be restrained later, just treat yourself like your own family!"
Compared with Yanliang, who was born a king, Huliang, who was a concubine, was much better at observing words and expressions. He could feel the nervousness hidden under the outward enthusiasm of Prince Han, and he paid his respects to Prince Han. : "Hu Liang grew up in the Japanese country since he was a child. He doesn't know the etiquette of the above country. Please forgive me for anything I did wrong!"
"You're welcome, you're welcome!" Prince Han said with a smile: "Young master is an extraordinary person, how can you treat him with courtesy? Besides, you usually serve the emperor without making any mistakes, so why would you do anything wrong when you are on a hunting trip?" Discourteous?"
While they were talking, people came from outside one after another. The Crown Prince of Han received them one by one. He spoke elegantly and laughed happily. No matter who they were, they were the guests and hosts. However, Hu Liang noticed that no matter where the powerful children came in, the Crown Prince of Han They didn't greet each other at the lower level like he did, holding hands and talking to each other. Is it really like what he said, that his father and the King of Han have such a deep friendship?
While Hu Liang was thinking about it, a man and a woman came in. The leader was none other than Mr. Jinyi, who had previously had a conflict with Hu Liang. When he saw Hu Liang sitting next to the Prince of Han, he was furious. He took a few steps forward and pointed. Zhu Huliang shouted: "Who are you? You dare to sit here?"
Hu Liang frowned. He didn't want to have such a meaningless conflict with others, but the problem was that in front of everyone in the tent, if he didn't make any reaction, people would think that he was afraid of the other party, and he would be afraid of endless troubles. .
"Why can't I sit here?" Hu Liang smiled: "Even in the emperor's palace, I am standing not far from the emperor!"
"You——" The Jinyi Young Master was furious. Before he could speak, he heard someone say: "I asked Young Master Hu Liang to sit here. Young Master Yang, please respect yourself!"
"Master Hu Liang?" Master Jinyi's expression suddenly changed. He looked at Hu Liang, paused and ran out. Prince Han was about to ask someone to chase him, but he heard the woman who came in with Mr. Jinyi said coldly: "What are you chasing? Are you going to continue to embarrass yourself after this idiot comes back?"
Prince Han laughed bitterly when he heard this: "Since His Highness said so, then so be it! But I'm just afraid of offending the noble concubine this time, and I'm afraid of causing another trouble!"
"Trouble is trouble!" The woman sat down directly on the other side of Prince Han: "You are afraid of coming and going, but you are getting more and more trouble!"
Prince Han shook his head and smiled bitterly, and said to Hu Liang: "Mr. Hu Liang, this is the Emperor's only sister. Today is the first time you meet, so I will take my place -"
"This is not the first time I have met him!" The woman interrupted Prince Han's introduction and smiled at Hu Liang: "Master Hu Liang, don't you think so?"
"Isn't this the first time we've met?" Hu Liang was startled when he heard this. The woman in front of him was only twelve or thirteen years old. She had been wearing a bright red tight-fitting hunting suit all her life. Her head was wrapped with a red gauze scarf, and her face was as bright as the moon. , with picturesque features, is a rare beauty. If I had seen such a woman, how could I not have any impression of her?
"It's just what happened just now, can't you remember it?" Princess Taiping smiled and said: "That eagle of yours is so handsome!"
Hearing the other party mention his hunting falcon, Gu Liang suddenly remembered it and said in surprise: "You are that boy, yes, you were the one who persuaded him to leave!"
"Yes, it's me!" Princess Taiping smiled: "If it weren't for me, I'm afraid you wouldn't have been able to escape so easily."
"But it doesn't matter if I pecked a boy," said Hu Liang, "To say the least, it's not my fault. He reached out to touch the falcon's feathers. Didn't he deserve to be pecked?"
"What a strong tone, he is worthy of being the son of General Wang!" Princess Taiping's eyes lit up: "But have you ever thought that since I can dress up as a boy, is it really just a boy that your eagle pecked? ?”
"This -" Seeing Princess Taiping's gloating smile, Hu Liang's expression changed drastically: "Then he is -"
"It's not him, it's her! That one was also disguised as a woman!" Princess Taiping said with a smile: "That one is the niece of my emperor's brother's favorite Concubine Yang. Although she is a niece, she is only three or four years younger than Concubine Yang. Those who grew up together are the closest. She will definitely cry to her aunt when she goes back, so you are just waiting for bad luck!"
Hearing the truth, Hu Liang was already dumbfounded. He never thought that such a nonsense would cause such a big trouble to him. If he had known this, he would have killed himself and not participated in this hunting. After he returned, he must kill Qu Tu. Cheng gave him a good beating. If it wasn't for this bastard, how could he have gotten into such big trouble?
"Are you thinking of giving Qu Tucheng a good beating when you go back?" Princess Taiping suddenly asked.
"How do you know?" As soon as Hu Liang finished speaking, he immediately reacted: "It was you, the one who asked Qu Tucheng to drag me here for hunting?"
"Yes, it's not that stupid!" Princess Taiping said with a smile: "But compared with your father, it's far behind. He is really a tiger father and a dog son!" (End of Chapter)
