Settled in the Tang Dynasty

Chapter 264 The Winter Hunt Begins

It's a good idea.

Princess Pingyang shook her head resolutely, and said: "I have resigned from office, and now the general guarding Weizeguan is General Li, not Pingyang. How can I take over as my substitute? The winter hunting still needs to be presided over by General Li. Pingyang is not in good health, so go back first." Mansion. General Li, please!"

After that, he took the people back to the house.

As soon as Princess Pingyang left, the soldiers were a little restless: "General!"

The tone was rather reluctant.

Li Hongjie stepped up to the main seat, with a solemn face, and ordered: "Bang the drum! Pay tribute to the princess!"

The sound of drums sounded one after another, and Princess Pingyang couldn't help but pause when she left, and couldn't help but look back at the well-formed soldiers——

"General take care!"

Princess Pingyang didn't speak, turned her head and left without looking back.

Xue Lang was overwhelmed by the sight, leading the army to Princess Pingyang, is it considered complete?

"Get on the horse!"

Following Li Hongjie's order, this year's winter hunting officially began.

Xue Lang rode on his docile filly and walked slowly in the team.The hunting ground of Dongshou is the nearby mountains. Because of fear of beasts without long eyes breaking in, the hunting team operates in units of battalions.

Dr. Su Hansu wore leather armor, mixed in Xue Lang's trilogy, followed Xue Lang, and participated in the winter hunting.At the foot of the mountain, the battalions were separated. Xue Lang stood in front of his trilogy team and mobilized: "This is our first group activity. My archery skills are basically unreliable. Can I eat wild game today? It depends on everyone's performance! I have asked the cook at home to prepare delicious seasonings and prepared enough drinks. Today I only have one purpose, which is to let everyone eat well, drink well, and play well! That's all, everyone, work hard !"

What this mobilization did was really messed up.The trilogy first burst out laughing, and then suddenly responded, "Here!"

Xue Lang also laughed, raised his hand to signal silence, and the team quieted down. Xue Lang said again: "Leave a team to help me make a fire, and the rest will wait in the mountains to hunt! Remember to hunt more delicious food, pheasants and so on. Don't ask for it!"

The parts laughed loudly, and responded one after another: "Understood!"

After mobilizing the whole series, Xue Lang bowed his head to Baozi and Mantou and said, "You guys also go with Su Han, remember not to hurt yourself."

Baozi let out a "bark", shook his tail, and ran to Su Han's side.Seeing this, Mantou bowed his head and walked to the side of Baozi, with a full guard posture.Seeing this, the she-wolf who was named Hong Tailang hurriedly followed her, as if they wanted to act together.

Youtiao didn't follow, but looked at the soy milk, which was full of strict wife control.Soymilk rubbed against Xue Lang's leg, wagging its tail, Xue Lang reached out to pat it on the head, and said, "Go soymilk if you want, don't get hurt."

Soy Milk wagged its tail again, and ran to meet Bao Zi and the others at a leisurely pace.You Tiao immediately followed, as if he wanted to rub the soy milk, but was directly pushed away by the soy milk, without any face.

Xue Lang compared his hands and asked Su Han to lead people into the mountain.Ask Wanfu to unload the oven and charcoal from the carriage, and ask the remaining team to set up the oven and light the fire.

Compared with the looseness on Xue Lang's side, the hunting on the army's side is more standardized and more rigorous.After all, this is a big event once a year, aimed at training the team and stockpiling meat for the winter.

In ancient times, there were large-scale hunting activities in four seasons every year. Spring was called Chunsou, summer was called Xiamiao, autumn was called Autumn, and winter was called Dongshou.People in the Tang Dynasty were martial arts, and they especially liked field hunting.

The hunting activities of the emperors in the Tang Dynasty included large-scale four-season field hunting and casual, flexible and informal small-scale hunting.Winter hunting is regarded as an important activity of the country and is included in the military salute.

The field hunting of the emperors in the Tang Dynasty was quite powerful.From the preparation in advance to the specific implementation process, as well as the distribution and rewards after the hunt, there is a set of complicated etiquette.After a hunt is organized, it is almost a well-planned and well-organized war preparation.It can not only strengthen the body and boost morale, but also demonstrate to neighboring countries and demonstrate force.Hunting was regarded as a national event by the emperors of the Tang Dynasty.

Field hunting in four seasons, the most solemn ones are autumn hunting and winter hunting.Weize Pass is located in the pass, which is an important place for military strategists.Except for winter hunting, field hunting is not organized in the other three seasons every year.Therefore, the once-a-year winter hunting is extremely solemn.

Xue Lang just came to join in the fun, and the leader of the army was not Princess Pingyang, and he was even less interested in being with the army. He just waited at the foot of the mountain for his family's part, and held up his binoculars to watch the army hunt.

People in the Tang Dynasty hunted in a variety of ways, such as attacking with fire, hunting with nets, lassoing, horseback riding and archery, etc., depending on the terrain and landforms.

The hunting of the army is naturally different from others, the cooperation is more closely, and the actions are more rigorous.Before the start, they each assigned a hunting site.Seeing that each battalion was advancing at a certain pace, each of them took their guys to hunt in their own designated territory, so Xue Lang put down his binoculars, withdrew his eyes from the crowd, and waited for his family to return from hunting.

In hunting with such a large number of people, the vigilant and timid little animals like hares have long been too frightened to come out of their holes.Xue Lang brought a lot of seasonings, and when the prey arrived, he would be washed and stripped, marinated with seasonings, and roasted together when the hunting team came back.

After waiting for more than half an hour, I saw a group of people coming down the mountain from a distance. The people walking in front were steamed buns and fried dough sticks. There seemed to be a deer between the two dogs——

deer? !

Xue Lang quickly raised the binoculars to see, the steamed buns and fried dough sticks were walking in front, one side, with an antler in its mouth, dragging a buck over, looking at the hideous wound on the buck's neck, obviously it was the steamed buns and the others booty!

Not too busy to think about it, Xue Lang hurried up to greet him, and the escort team immediately saluted Xue Lang: "I have seen the Lord."

"No courtesy, no need to be so polite. Is this a deer?"

Xue Lang asked eagerly.The team immediately said: "Return to the Lord, this deer was hunted by the five spirit dogs."

Xue Lang couldn't help being overjoyed when he heard that, and happily patted the heads of the four dogs one by one: "Steamed buns, fried dough sticks, steamed stuffed buns, soy milk, and Hong Taro, are these what you hunted?"

"Wang! Wang!"

Baozi jumped out, yelling loudly, and circling excitedly; Soy Milk also ran over, rubbing his head against Xue Lang's hand, the intention of begging to be touched was obvious.

Xue Lang couldn't help being overjoyed, he patted and rubbed the dog's head one by one: "Good job! Well done! Come, give a hug!"

He patted and hugged the four dogs one by one, and praised the four dogs. When it was Hong Taro's turn, Xue Lang gave a thud, looked at its white canine teeth, and gave up the idea of ​​hugging——

That's a wolf, not a dog!

Xue Lang couldn't help being overjoyed, and immediately asked people to wash and strip the deer, and first divided half of it among the four dogs and Hong Taro, a reward of a large piece of meat with bones and flesh.The rest are marinated.

"My lady, Xue Jianyi sent someone to send marinated venison, saying that it was the hunting of the spirit dogs, and gave it to His Highness to taste."

Mu Xue came in to report.Princess Pingyang was in her own courtyard, reading a book with a scroll in her smoked cage. Hearing this, she raised her eyebrows interestingly, and asked, "The hunting of the spirit dogs?"

Mu Xue said: "Go back to my lady, that's right. The person who sent it said that the spirit dogs hunted a stag together."

Princess Pingyang nodded: "What a good dog! Well, let someone set up a charcoal fire and a stove in the courtyard. The venison that the spirit dogs hunted, Xue Jianyi pickled, must be tasted."

"Here."

Mu Xue went down to deliver a message.After a while, the stove was set up in the courtyard and the barbecue began——

“It smells so good!”

Before the meat was roasted and served, the aroma was already wafting in, and Mammy praised it.Princess Pingyang smiled, put down the scroll, and said: "The scent is attractive, how can you read quietly! Well, it's not too late to satisfy your appetite before reading. Chuxue, heat a pot of white wine from Youyang. Enjoy the joy of winter hunting."

"Here!"

(End of this chapter)