Chapter 16 Autumn Fire(1/2)
Nothing happened that night. The huge autumn hunting team set off from Xinghua and continued northward along the Luanhe River, but stopped for a while in the wilderness between the upper reaches of the Luanhe River and the upper reaches of the Luoma River... This is a natural hunting ground, and the prey is in a
The fattest stage of the year.
Therefore, a massive hunt was launched on the spot as a matter of course, making this autumn hunting event worthy of the name and also raising everyone's emotions to a higher level.
On that day, the fifteen-year-old Emperor Wanyan of Jin Dynasty came out with his horse and took the lead in shooting the sky with his bow, thus kicking off the great hunt.
Under the leadership of the leader of the country, the civil and military ministers and tribal dignitaries also enthusiastically joined forces... Needless to say, those officials from ethnic minority groups who were originally fishermen and hunters. Even Qin Xianggong, deputy envoy of the Privy Council, was hit by an arrow.
, shot a weasel in front of the emperor, which attracted public praise from the king Wanyan Hela.
However, the real climax of the hunt occurred in the evening of the third day.
That evening, everyone checked the prey and were shocked to find that the fifteen-year-old king Wanyan Hela had actually shot and killed 127 rabbits in three days!
This is a remarkable thing. It’s not just that the king is better than the Zhao Song official family in the south at such a young age, nor is it about how the king’s move demonstrates the great fishing and hunting tradition of the Jin royal family... The key is that the young
The king easily used these prey to refute the rumors. He was not the so-called 'Han family' in the rumors at all!
Even though he looks like a Han, dresses like a Han, and talks like a Han, he is still essentially a Jurchen! Otherwise, how could he have so many prey?
It cannot be said that during the past three days of hunting, he was not hunting alone. The ancestor Wanyan Qilibo and Taizu Wanyan Aguda were both possessed, right?
If he is really possessed, it means that the king is a great man descended from heaven and is blessed by his ancestors!
Similar remarks reached a peak after the imperial reward session that followed.
In this link, the king first announced on the spot the establishment of a royal guard army directly belonging to him, and then used this as a reason to promote a large number of children of all ethnic groups who had outstanding performance in hunting to serve as his attendants; for the elderly, there were
Those who hold official positions will be rewarded with large amounts of gold, silver, horses, and goods; that's not all, the real drama comes later... At the suggestion of King Wanyan Wushu of Wei, the young king made a large number of kings on the spot!
It was really a large-scale crowning of kings! Dozens of kings and nobles were thrown out in one day!
Not only the dozen uncles of the king of the country have been awarded the title of king one after another, but many officials who have contributed to the establishment of the tripod have also become so-called kings... Wanyan Yinshu became the king of Shu, and Wanyan Talan became the king of Lu.
, Wanyan Pu's slave was the King of Wu, Wanyan Xiyin was the King of Chen... there were also many dead people, the dead former heir Wanyan Xie was also posthumously named the King of Yan, and the man who presided over the Jingkang Revolution was not dismissed.
He was posthumously named the King of Song Dynasty, and the Lou family was posthumously named the King of Yue... Even the sons of the expelled former king were included. Wu Qimai's eldest son, Wanyan Puluhu, was named the acting king, and several others
His sons also had royal titles, and the king also issued royal honors and rewards in public, and had them delivered immediately.
For a moment, the crowd was excited and everyone showed their faces. Of course, they had to raise their glasses again and shout that the Lord is one hundred and twenty years old!
In this way, the three-day hunting was over, and everyone continued to go north, and soon came to an endless pine forest... This is the famous flat pine forest.
Arriving here means arriving at the original origin of the Khitan tribe and the Xi tribe.
In later generations, the flat pine forests were affected by human activities and greatly shrank or even disappeared. However, at this time, this endless pine forest with an area of almost a thousand miles spread from the southern section of the Daxingan Mountains to the upper reaches of the Luoma River (northwest of Songshan), and was isolated on one side.
It prevented the invasion of the Mongolian Plateau to the west, while at the same time providing the Khitan and Xi people with a huge amount of survival resources.
The Khitan people relied on this pine forest to grow and develop, and then achieved hegemony... During the Liao Dynasty, there were countless records of this pine forest. The so-called green cow with white horse came out of the flat pine forest.
Then follow Huangshui to Linhuang Mansion.
Of course, even this thousand-mile pine forest in the ancestral land of the Khitan people is now just a game place for Jurchen dignitaries to shoot tigers and show their bravery to the king. Entering the east side of the flat pine forest, all the way north, everything is calm and peaceful.
The biggest news of the two days was that someone went into the forest and shot a tiger, and then presented it to the talented young king.
However, early in the morning on the third day, some of the drama that was to come came. An envoy from the King of Liao, the eldest of the three ruling brothers, came from the northeast. He said that the Khitan people and the Xi people were so shocked when they heard that the king was coming that they contacted each other.
, seems to be a little unstable, the King of Liao only has two people to join forces in Meng'an. Just in case, he asked the king of the country and the King of Wei to send reinforcements to him first and let him stabilize the situation in Linhuang Mansion. The so-called cleaning up and then letting go
The Lord of the Kingdom has arrived.
King Wanyan Wushu of Wei directly agreed without hesitation. Immediately, Wu Lin responded to Tai's wish and led his five companions, Meng'an, to go north first.
To this, no one around had any objections... After all, since the Jinhebo Alliance meeting last year, the tentacles of the Yelv Dashi reached the border, and many Khitan and Xi people were ready to make a move, otherwise the leader of the country would be the first to go on his first autumn hunt.
Why choose Linhuangfu as your first stop?
In a sense, it is everyone's consensus that political incidents or even bloody incidents will occur. Only the military power of the Jin Kingdom is still unrivaled on this side of the Yellow River, so there is no need to worry about things going wrong.
Therefore, the entire team was still calm, and there were only a few Khitans. The officials from the Xi tribe were a little nervous, but they were personally summoned by the leader of the country who performed increasingly well to comfort them, and then inevitably burst into tears of gratitude.
In the evening of that day, the huge team routinely stayed at a place seven or eight miles away from the outer edge of the flat pine forest. Specifically, it was on the other side of a shallow tributary of Huangshui River. There were only a few simple small pontoons on the river to facilitate access.
It's just a pine cone in the pine forest to light a fire... There is a saying for camping like this. Camping by the water is for the convenience of water, and a little further away from the pine forest and stationed on the other side of the river is because the pine forest must be strictly guarded against fire in autumn. In case of fire, the small river
It can effectively prevent the spread of fire.
This is common sense to Jurchens who come from fishing and hunting backgrounds.
It can only be said that the Zhao Guan family is not the only one who pays attention to environmental protection these days, the Wanyan family is also at the forefront of the times.
And others did not mention it. They only said that Qin Hui, the deputy envoy of the Privy Council, had dinner in the king's tent that night. When he returned to his camping place, he only asked personally about the two items that King Wei had just rewarded a few days ago.
Ten soldiers, and then went into the camp early to close his eyes and rest... Ever since he got these twenty soldiers, this Qin Xianggong has been like this, and he no longer has the problem of running around at night.
As usual, the sun sets and darkness falls, but there is constant noise in the camp. If you go out and wander around, although it can't be called brightly lit, it can be regarded as dotted with stars.
However, today seemed different from the past. Half an hour later, there was a faint sound of wind coming from outside the tent. This wind was not an ordinary sound, but the autumn wind was blowing up the vast forest sea several miles away, and the forest sea was rolling into waves.
There was a roaring sound, occasionally mixed with the howling of wild beasts, which was truly breathtaking.
Sitting cross-legged on the couch, Qin Huizhi, who didn't even take off his clothes, opened his eyes and listened to the roar of the wind attentively. For some reason, he was fascinated by the sound and thought of countless strange things.
After a while, the wind gradually died down and there seemed to be no other movement in the camp. Qin Hui sighed and prepared to sleep in his clothes.
But at this time, suddenly, an imperceptible shout came from the east... It was like the howling of a wild animal, like the sound of wind blowing through some gap, and it also sounded like a human voice.
Hearing the sound only for a moment, Qin Hui turned over and sat up.
However, the sound only flickered and then disappeared. Then there was still a slight breeze and it was as quiet as ever.
Qin Huizhi sighed, then smiled bitterly. He felt that he was too careful. Maybe the king of Wei gave him twenty soldiers that day just to warn and monitor him because he deliberately pretended to be a coward in the court and refused to do anything for him.
I was not what I thought... As soon as I thought of this, Mr. Qin turned over and fell down, then closed his eyes and fell asleep.
Then, he was startled by the sudden shouting of killing and fell off the simple wooden couch!
The cry of death came from the east. Qin Huizhi, who was sleeping in his clothes, fell to the ground. He hurriedly picked up a pair of boots that had been placed beside the tent door and ran out of the tent barefoot. Then he just turned around and
Seeing the flames in the east, there were still people shouting loudly... Some were shouting to avenge the capital marshal, some were shouting Qingjun's flanking attack on Wushu, some were shouting long live the Great Khitan, and some were even shouting about the control of Zhao Guan's family.
The officer is leading the whole gang here... but I don't know if he has watched "Water Margin"?
The shouting was very lively, and the chaotic camp was even more lively, but Qin Hui only listened to a few times, put on his boots, and then turned around to meet the twenty soldiers who were also in a hurry:
"Everyone! King Wei has sent you here just for today's matter. Take me across the river to the west as soon as possible!"
There was a leader in this group of soldiers. Hearing this, he was startled at first, and then frowned: "You don't have to go see the king and the king of Wei?"
Qin Hui was finally furious: "If I know where the Lord of the Kingdom and King Wei are, you can take me there!"
The leader of the soldiers looked at the brightly lit tent of the king, and became more and more confused. However, King Wei had given instructions beforehand, so he no longer delayed, but directly pushed away the servants of the Han official and protected him.
This Han official went directly to the west.
Qin Hui ignored his servants and instead took the initiative to point out the location of the floating bridge and urged the soldiers to hurry over.
When they arrived at the pontoon bridge, there were indeed serious and well-prepared soldiers waiting. They took Qin Hui and his party over, and then asked the soldiers and his entourage to stay on the east bank to fight against the enemy, and then led Qin Huizhi alone to a certain place on the west side of the river.
Go up an inconspicuous hill.
There wasn't much fire on the slope, but Qin Huizhi was born with sharp eyesight, and he saw the King of Jin in a cloak and the King of Wei in full armor from a distance. The two were standing on the slope, watching the chaos in the camp opposite.
Like...but I can't see their expressions.
Qin Hui gathered his mood and went to say hello, but unexpectedly when he came down the slope, he was taken directly to the place by the soldiers, as if he was not allowed to come forward easily to disturb... This was no problem, but what made Qin Huizhi feel speechless was that in the dim
Under the bright light, two acquaintances were waiting here early. It was Hong Ya!
And his relative Zheng Xiunian who is hiding behind Hong Ya!
These two bastards can actually run faster than myself, nicknamed Qin Changjiao?!
However, it was hard to say much at this point. The three of them just bowed their hands slightly and saluted under the light of the fire. Then they huddled in the shadows, just staring at the uncle and nephew who were only a few dozen steps away on the slope, and then raised their eyebrows.
Just lift your ears.
After waiting for a while, a voice finally came from the slope, breaking the silence.
It was none other than the young king Wanyan Hela, but his tone sounded a little bad:
"Fourth uncle, which family is causing the trouble? Or was it arranged by you and your uncles to cause the trouble?"
After all, the king of the country is fifteen years old. Under the hill, Qin Hui and Hong Ya looked at each other, but they couldn't say what they wanted to say.
"There is actually only one person who actually led the troops to cause trouble tonight, and that is your uncle Puluhu (Wu Qimai's eldest son)..." Wanyan Wushu's voice was equally cold. "This man has always been a scourge. It will be difficult for you if he is alive.
An, the three of us are also in trouble, so I and your two uncles used a trick to deliberately lure him here."
This answer did not make the two Han ministers below react at all, but the young king was speechless because this answer obviously made him sober... You must know that many people in Puluhu are just Fengxun.
The former leader of the country, Wu Qi, bought his eldest son. Once this person succeeds in his rebellion, no one else will know about it, but he, the leader of the country, will definitely bear the brunt. He will be the most unlucky one no matter what!
Moreover, this answer also solved another mystery, that is, who has the courage to attack the ceremonial guard of the king in the wilderness of the country, which is protected by two Hezha mengan?
You must know that this is the most elite army in the world! They were carefully selected from an army of 200,000 to 300,000 people when the Kingdom of Jin was in its heyday!
However, if it is Puluhu, it seems natural, because when Hezha Meng'an was first established, only Aguda, Wu Qimai, and Nianhan were qualified to establish Hezha Meng'an. Among them, Nianhan's
The two Hezha Meng'an were given to the Lou family before the Yaoshan War and remained in Hedong. However, two of the remaining four Hezha Meng'an in Yanjing City were built by Wu Qimai himself.
To be continued...