Seeing the prince's order, Zhang Xuan had no choice but to bow and leave.
Indeed, as the prince said, everything that should be prepared for things like the autumn hunt has been started from the day the saint finalized it. If everything is not ready in more than ten days, the ministers may as well retire and return home.
Seeing Henry Zhang leaving, Li Xian returned to his seat and sat down, and then felt his shoulders were extremely heavy.
It can be seen that Li Hong's hiccups caused both the emperor Li Zhi and Zhang Xuanze and other court officials to want to train him as a prince in the shortest possible time.
It's just that when they do this, it feels like they are backing things up without even realizing it.
In fact, Li Xian does not refuse to be tested, nor does he refuse to accept "cultivation". People should not stick to the status quo, but should maintain a learning attitude.
No matter what knowledge you have learned, there is always an opportunity to put it to use.
However, this does not mean that he likes to be forced.
But now, both the superior Li Zhi and the court officials are like cats that have smelled something fishy, pressing forward step by step.
"It's just that, you bastards, aren't you afraid of exhausting me to death?"
After extending his middle finger in the direction of Daming Palace and Changlefang, Li Xian got up and prepared to practice archery.
Although there is still a little more than a day before the official start of the autumn hunting, he still has no intention of ending his "sharpening his guns before battle".
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"The Rites of Zhou" records that kings hunted in the four seasons, which were called spring hunting, summer seedlings, autumn hunting, and winter hunting. Hunting as a ritual was inherited by later rulers. Before the Warring States Period, hunting was a military ceremony and a way to train troops. Comprehensive exercise.
"Zuo Zhuan" also says: "Search in spring, seedlings in summer, hunt in autumn, and hunt in winter."
Hunting can be said to be the most important thing for humans before they mastered farming technology. Even after mastering the farming technology, food alone is not enough to feed the tribe. Hunting is still more important than farming.
In today's era, although ordinary people dig food in the land, they still have a desire for meat. As for trapping rabbits or something, it is still necessary.
Common people hunt to satisfy their hunger. The original purpose of the hunting organized by the imperial court was to strengthen the army.
As for now....
It has to be said that Autumn Hunting, which was originally aimed at strengthening the army, has gradually evolved into a game after thousands of years, a game exclusively for nobles, especially the royal family. The purpose of dispatching troops to protect is much higher than the purpose of strengthening the army.
Because of this, when the great ancestor Li Yuan came to the throne, he temporarily abandoned Qiu Hunting. After Taizong came to power, he also abandoned it in the early stage. Along with becoming the "Khan of Heaven", after restarting Qiu Hunting, it got out of hand and even continued. Hunting started during the autumn harvest, disturbing the people.
And it was Liu Rengui who finally stopped Taizong.
After Li Zhi succeeded to the throne, he worked hard in the early stage but was in poor health in the later stage. In addition, Li Hong's health was also not good, so the number of autumn hunts was extremely rare.
But now that Autumn Hunting is restarting, the most excited people are some of the new generals.
Autumn Hunting is not only a game, but also a platform for military commanders to show themselves. High-level generals need to go through autumn hunting to prove that they have not gained weight and can still go into battle to kill the enemy. As for ordinary soldiers, if there are one or two with superb archery skills who scratch the emperor's itch, they may immediately rise up and become captains.
Compared with the generals who were inexplicably excited, the civil servants were relatively calm.
Now that the world has been stable for a long time, although there are still a few civil and military talents in the court, more courtiers have begun to distinguish between civil and military affairs. Unlike in the early days of the Tang Dynasty, the prime minister might be able to kill a few people with a knife.
The activity of autumn hunting, apart from reciting a few poems and composing a few pairs, was basically no fun for them.
Early that morning, Li Xian put on a rideable Lightning, wore his own suit of Cold Arrow MAX-absorbing armor, and led the team from the East Palace to the Danfeng Gate.
On the street of Danfengmen, Qianniu Guards occupied the front of Danfengmen. Further south, there were the imperial city defenders. After that, there were the government soldiers summoned this time, and most of them were cavalry.
The equipment of the soldiers must be equipped by themselves. A BMW in this era is definitely equivalent to a BMW in later generations. Therefore, even if the ordinary soldiers have horses, the horses are not very good. Compared with the imperial city defenders, they can be said to be incomparable.
As for Qianniuwei...
The guy who really eats the royal food will have no shame to come out to see others if he doesn't have a BMW.
Compared with the turbulent Tang people, the envoy's team was like a single tree in the wide river. It looked very pitiful.
In particular, the Qianniu Guard confiscated their bows and arrows for the safety of the saints, so they looked like prisoners.
After driving his horse to Danfeng Gate, Li Xian came to the front seat and waited quietly.
Not long after, the saint's ceremonial staff came out from the door. The Qianniu Guards' guards smoothly separated part of them, followed the ceremonial staff, and opened the way. After Li Zhi's carriage drove out, another part of the Qianniu Guards , assigned to guards on both sides.
The last part of the palace, the Qianniu Guard's protection of the saint, is complete.
Seeing that the Qianniu Guards' team had completed their protection, Li Xian let go of Lightning's reins and followed behind. Behind him were the civil and military officials.
If someone were standing in the sky at this time, they would be able to see a torrent of people and horses pouring out along the Danfeng Gate. Every time the team passed an intersection, some soldiers would follow and join the team. The number of people who escorted the emperor alone reached 20,000.
As for the hunting ground, there are now 30,000 soldiers and horses who have been camping for many days.
To go hunting, 50,000 people would be needed. It is no wonder that Li Zhi was unwilling to hold autumn hunting before. Because today's autumn hunting, once held, is really no different from a waste of people and money.
Li Zhi's carriage was moving very slowly, or in other words, his honor guard was moving very slowly. With this slow progress, even Li Xian felt that he could adapt.
Just when he was secretly rejoicing, Jiang Hao rode a horse from the front. After turning around, he cupped his hands and said, "Your Highness, everyone calls you over."
"Um."
After agreeing, Li Xian lightly whipped the lightning with a horsewhip, causing it to speed up, pass through the Qianniu Guards, and come to Li Zhi's carriage.
The car curtains opened, but what was revealed was not Li Zhi's face.
"Silly boy, you're obviously not good at riding a horse, so why don't you know how to put a cushion on the saddle? Come on, this is your mother's cushion, hurry up and put it on."
Seeing the queen's expression of motherly love, Li Xian was stunned for a moment, then smiled, reached out to take the cushion, and stuffed it into his crotch bit by bit.
"Thank you for your concern, grandma. With this cushion, I will feel much more comfortable."
