Tang Dynasty: The pot is tied to the duck nest, the little rhinoceros is here!

Especially when turning or making a U-turn, Xiao Sizi can turn the steering wheel almost instantly.

Li Yuan, however, couldn't do it; he had to go back and forth several times before he could turn the chariot around.

That wasn't all; there were also more than a dozen Imperial Guards surrounding the vehicle, ready to lift it up at any moment.

They were afraid that the Emperor Emeritus might be too hasty in turning the carriage around and cause his old illness to relapse.

That would be a huge loss, which is why Li Shimin specifically instructed him to do so.

……

The next morning, Jiang Fan woke up the two little princesses early.

"Sizi, Chengyang, wake up!" The little princess smacked her lips a few times, turned over, and showed no sign of waking up.

Jiang Fan shook Princess Chengyang again, "Chengyang, wake up, it's time to get up."

Princess Chengyang rubbed her eyes, looking like she wanted to open them but couldn't.

The two little ones were so excited about going hunting with Jiang Fan that they didn't go to sleep until very late.

Jiang Fan did not wake them up again, and washed up with the help of the palace maids.

"Brother Fan, Lizhi is here!"

Li Lizhi had already gotten up and seemed to be ready. She was dressed in a modern, fashionable casual outfit and sneakers, and came over with two palace maids.

The palace maid saw Jiang Fan and quickly bowed.

"Sizi and Chengyang haven't gotten up yet. Keep an eye on them. I'll go check on my aunt's husband first."

Jiang Fan said to Li Lizhi.

"it is good."

When Jiang Fan arrived at the Lizheng Hall, he ran into Li Shimin, who was already preparing to set off and was just waiting for Jiang Fan to come and leave together.

"Jiang Fan, are you ready? The civil and military officials are already waiting at Chengtian Gate."

"Uncle, you guys go ahead. Sizi and Chengyang are still asleep. I drive fast, I'll catch up with you soon."

"Uh... then I'll let them go first, and I'll go with you." After saying that, Li Shimin opened the car door and plopped down inside.

Thinking to himself, "Jiang Fan is really inconsiderate this time. He didn't even offer to let me ride in the carriage, insisting that I get on. Who would want to ride a horse when there's a carriage? Of course, riding in a carriage is more comfortable."

Unfortunately, he asked his grandfather to borrow the car early in the morning, and his grandfather treasured it very much.

If I see it, I won't let him see it, let alone lend it to him. Otherwise, it would be so much more enjoyable for me to drive myself.

"Uncle, get off the bus quickly. This bus is for other people, you can't sit in it."

"???"

"Why can others ride in Jiang Fan's car, but I can't?" Li Shimin pouted, feeling utterly disheartened. This was too much of a bullying.

"Uncle-in-law, I'm doing this for your own good." Jiang Fan couldn't help but laugh and cry at Li Shimin's pitiful appearance.

"For my own good? Not letting me ride the bus is for my own good?"

"Uncle, think about it, the civil and military officials and the guards all ride horses."

"Only my aunt's husband is riding in a car; isn't that isolating him from the group? How can that boost morale?"

"Besides, how long has it been since my uncle rode a horse? He finally has a chance to ride and get some exercise."

Why are you taking a car? Wouldn't that be wasting such a good opportunity?

"Well……"

Li Shimin thought about it and it seemed to make sense: "Jiang Fan's words are reasonable, then I will ride over there."

Li Shimin closed the carriage door, got out, and prepared to have someone fetch his horse.

When Jiang Fan drove back to Fengyang Pavilion, the two little babies had already woken up, and two maids were helping them get dressed, while Li Lizhi watched from the side.

After the two little ones had washed and dressed, they ate breakfast.

Li Shimin had been gone for more than half an hour by then.

The hunting ground Li Shimin went to was Mount Li, which was only a few dozen miles from Chang'an.

However, the emperor had many rules for traveling, including a ceremonial guard. Even when riding a horse, he would walk slowly rather than gallop.

You can't go very far from here.

If they drive a little faster, they should be able to catch up with Li Shimin soon. Jiang Fan asked the two little princesses, "Have you two eaten yet?"

The two little ones nodded at the same time, "We're seven-tenths full!"

"Let's go then!"

"Mmm-hmm~"

The two little princesses each ran off to get their own water cups and their own little backpacks.

Whoosh whoosh!

The two little princesses and Li Lizhi got into the car, and Jiang Fan was about to drive away when...

Empress Zhangsun came out and instructed, "You all be careful."

"Okay, Auntie, don't worry!"

After driving out of Chengtianmen, head straight east to reach Tonghuamen.

Once you exit Tonghua Gate, you're out of Chang'an City. Inside Chang'an City, all the roads are paved with stone slabs.

After the vehicle left Chang'an, the road conditions deteriorated sharply, becoming a bumpy and rugged dirt road.

Because of his previous disaster relief efforts in Liangzhou, Jiang Fan knew the roads well and was driving an off-road vehicle.

If a car were to drive by, it would scrape the undercarriage in no time.

However, it posed no challenge whatsoever for his Wrangler, a rugged off-road vehicle.

It was just a bit bumpy.

Jiang Fan asked Li Lizhi, who was sitting in the passenger seat, "Lizhi, do you know the way to Lishan?"

Li Lizhi shook her head. Before she met Jiang Fan, she had never left Chang'an in her entire life.

"I don't know the specifics, I only know that after exiting Tonghua Gate, I went east."

"Alright! Let's walk forward and see what happens!"

Jiang Fan was initially worried that he didn't know the way to Mount Li.

However, after walking along the official road for a short distance, they saw attendants and palace servants coming out of the palace, all heading towards Mount Li.

"What are these people doing here? How did they get here so late?"

Li Lizhi looked out the car window and said, "I don't know either. They must be some attendants."

The emperor's hunting trips required a large entourage, including not only civil and military officials, but also guards, attendants, hunters, guides, imperial physicians, veterinarians, and so on.

There were also food supplies.

As they continued onward, they encountered more and more servants and wagons carrying supplies, all of them going hunting.

Although many people didn't know what a car was, their superiors did, and many had seen His Majesty ride in or drive it.

Seeing Jiang Fan drive over, he quickly ordered his men to drive the carriage down the official road.

It's troublesome to drive the carriage back up the official road after it has left.

Jiang Fan simply drove directly below, bypassing the official road, which was a pedestrian path.

It wasn't very smooth, but the off-road vehicle moved through it effortlessly.

Follow this road for about half an hour, and you'll see the large group of people ahead.

"No wonder the emperor's hunting trips were so extravagant and costly; the whole way was filled with hunters. It was quite a spectacle."

Jiang Fan said to Li Lizhi.

Jiang Fan originally thought that Li Shimin's hunting trip was just a casual outing with a few people, but he didn't expect it to be so complicated.

"After all, my father is the emperor, so this is the standard he uses when he travels."

Cheng Chumo and his companions, who were riding on horseback on the official road, saw a car chasing after them from behind.

The carriage belonged to Jiang Fan. Director Cheng recognized it beforehand, and upon seeing it, he immediately led his men on horseback down the official road.

"Young master, wait for us!" Cheng Chumo called out.

"Chu Mo, you're here too?"

Cheng Chumo chuckled, "His Majesty has decreed that almost everyone must attend this autumn hunt, so I brought a few of my buddies to join in the fun."