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Chapter 343 Eagle Guard ()

On the second day, Jiang Shaohua continued to inspect the guard camp.

Liu Hengchang led the guards to practice. Jiang Shaohua watched for a long time, and then said to Liu Hengchang privately: "The guards recruited later are indeed a little more tender, and they still need to be trained hard."

Liu Hengchang nodded: "The princess has a keen eye. Most of the old people in the guard camp are sent out to serve as errands. Today, 70% of the people in the school martial arts field are recruits. However, even these recruits are sent out in turn to meet In this world, everyone dares to kill with a knife, and there is no coward."

The best training is to practice in actual combat. The Guards Battalion, as servants of the Tang family, protected and delivered food, and encountered countless refugees, victims, and mobs along the way. I have done it many times, and now I have developed my courage.

Jiang Shaohua's eyes showed approval: "That's good. It doesn't matter whether your skills are good or bad, as long as you are loyal and bold, and you can practice the rest slowly."

Then he asked casually with a smile: "Where are Li Tianxi's team? I, the princess, go over and take a look!"

Li Tianxi took two months of wedding leave last year, married a daughter-in-law, and officially became Liu Hengchang's son-in-law.

Liu Hengchang was full of pride when he mentioned his son-in-law, but his face remained calm and composed: "Li Tianxi is leading the people to train eagles. I will accompany the princess to see him."

Two years have passed, and the eaglets found from the mountain that day have gradually grown up. Later, Li Tianxi led people to find eaglets one after another. This team of fifty people raises more than sixty eagles in total. Now, there are only a dozen or so that can fly into the sky and come in handy.

Li Tianxi, who looks ordinary, is full of aura when training eagles, showing the demeanor of a general. I saw him blowing a sharp eagle whistle, and a majestic eagle flew from his arm, flying into the air in a few breaths.

Li Tianxi's sharp whistle sounded again, and the eagle circled several times in mid-air, then suddenly spread its wings and flew away without a trace.

Jiang Shaohua couldn't help but praise: "This eagle is well tamed!"

Li Tianxi's face turned red after being praised by the princess, and his eyes were shining: "This is nothing. Princess, wait a moment and see."

Jiang Shaohua asked enthusiastically: "What will happen if we wait a little longer? Could this eagle be able to catch a rabbit?"

Song Yuan and others on the side all laughed.

Li Tianxi chuckled: "The princess will know later."

About a stick of incense later, a black spot suddenly turned down from the clouds.

Everyone looked up and saw clearly that the goshawk was flying closer and closer, and there was indeed prey in its talons. However, it is not a white and cute rabbit, but...

Looking at the long and fluttering prey, Chen Jinyu's pupils suddenly widened and she screamed.

Ma Yaozong also felt a little numb in his heart, but he forced himself to calm down: "Don't be afraid, Chen Sheren, it's just a snake."

Jiang Shaohua's smile was also slightly stiff.

She can kill tigers and dare to kill people, but the only thing she is afraid of is snakes. This has nothing to do with boldness or skill. It's just nature that doesn't like such long, soft animals.

The eagle grabbed the long snake and flew in a circle above everyone's heads with great power. Li Tianxi's eyes sparkled and he blew an eagle whistle again. As soon as the eagle's claws were released, the long snake fell to the ground with a snap, twitched several times, and then became motionless.

Chen Jinyu narrowly escaped being frightened into tears. Because the snake landed exactly three feet in front of her. Of course, it was even closer to the princess...

"Princess, don't be afraid, the snake has been thrown to death." Li Tianxi said with a smile: "Don't be afraid, Chen Sheren. This snake is not poisonous. We just made snake soup at noon today. It is very delicious."

Liu Hengchang's mouth twitched and he glanced at his silly son-in-law. I thought, father-in-law, I would have to give you a good beating if you didn't do it in front of everyone. Jiang Shaohua held back his nausea and said to Li Tianxi with a smile: "This eagle is really well tamed, so I will give you the snake as a reward."

Forget about snake soup or anything like that, it's not in her recipe.

Just as Li Tianxi was about to speak, he saw his father-in-law glaring over at him. He was startled and finally reacted: "Thank you, Princess."

He immediately ordered the guards behind him to take away the dead snake.

……

Jiang Shaohua secretly breathed a sigh of relief and continued to watch Li Tianxi and others taming the falcon.

Generally speaking, it takes three to five years to train an eagle. Now in just two years, there are more than a dozen eagles that can patrol and catch prey, which shows Li Tianxi's ability and hard work.

Jiang Shaohua never hesitates to praise and reward those who are capable and capable. At noon that day, Jiang Shaohua, Liu Hengchang, Li Tianxi and Weng's son-in-law had lunch together.

A large pot of snake soup was boiled, which was shared among the Eagle Guards and was not served to the table.

After lunch, Li Tianxi reported in a low voice: "Princess, I have been training falcons recently, and an idea suddenly occurred to me."

This silly boy, don't talk nonsense in front of the princess.

Liu Hengchang winked at his son-in-law calmly.

However, the son-in-law was sometimes smart and sometimes just a stick. He didn't even notice his father-in-law's advice and kept talking about his plan: "This is what I planned. The eagle I have raised now has to be used." , sixteen in total.”

"One of them can be specially trained to fly to the palace. On weekdays, it takes a day to send a letter to the palace and back. If it is an eagle delivering a letter, the letter will be delivered in less than an hour."

Jiang Shaohua perked up after hearing this: "Tell me carefully."

Liu Hengchang's anxious heart was relieved, and he listened with long ears.

Li Tianxi had obviously thought about it for a long time, and was not motivated by passion: "A tamed eagle can detect the terrain, give warnings in advance, and of course can also deliver messages."

"It is possible to use the Guard Camp and the Nanyang Palace as fixed locations and let the eagles fly back and forth. At that time, we only need to send two eagle guards to stay in the Palace for a long time."

"There are also fourteen counties in Nanyang. The distances vary from short to long. Some can be reached in one or two days, while the longest journey takes five or six days. To send an official document back, it will take a lot of time on the road. If the tame eagle is After being divided into fourteen counties, any orders from the princess can be sent to each county in the shortest possible time."

"Nanyang County is very peaceful now. If there is any disaster or war in the future, there will be eagles to send messages, and news can be exchanged in the shortest time."

Li Tianxi became smoother and smoother as he spoke, with bright eyes: "Now there are fifty people in the Eagle Guard team. I have taught them for two years. They have learned five or six of my skills, and they have no problem serving, eating, drinking, and training falcons. It’s not interesting to stay in the guard camp all day long.”

"The princess can send them to fourteen counties respectively to serve and raise goshawks."

Jiang Shaohua's eyes lit up, and he looked at Li Tianxi as if he were looking at a rare treasure: "Your idea is very good. Did you come up with it yourself?"

Li Tianxi smiled naively: "Yes, I have been thinking about it secretly, and even my father-in-law never told me."

Liu Hengchang finally caught the opportunity and kicked Li Tianxi gently: "You bastard! How dare you hide such an important thing from me!"