Chapter 42: Planting Willows and Flowers Unintentionally
Wang Yongan looked back and saw that there were dark people surrounded by two noble children of the Tian family.
"See King Jin, Princess Jinyang." Wang Yongan hurriedly put down his horse's hooves and bowed to see him.
"No need to be polite, I and my sister come to the stable for a walk." Although I am only eight or nine years old, Li Zhi spoke in a stern manner and had a princely manner.
"Brother Jiu, this horse's sole is injured, it's so pitiful." Princess Jinyang's big eyes were still staring at the worn horse's hooves.
"Why did this horse's hooves get hurt?" Li Zhi also asked curiously.
Wang Yongan bowed and said, "Return to King Jin, Princess, this horse follows the villain for a long time. This time, from Chang'an to Luoyang, he rushed to Huaiyang to welcome the genius doctor Xie the day before yesterday. He ran for a long distance, and the road was not smooth, so the horse's hooves were mostly worn."
Xie Yi took the opportunity to say, "Your Highness King Jin, if you want to ride a horse, can you do these things?"
"Yes!" Li Zhi nodded, turned around and said to Wang Yongan: "It's a pity for this horse, so you can change to another mount!"
"Yes, the villain obeys the order." Wang Yongan nodded slightly, as if he was reluctant to leave.
Even the four-year-old Princess Jinyang saw it and whispered: "Brother Jiu, he seems to be reluctant to leave this horse..."
Wang Yongan sighed: "I will not hide it from the princess. This horse is a bit reluctant to follow the villain for a long time. It is just that the horse's hooves are worn and worn. There are countless war horses eliminated in the army every year, which is inevitable."
Li Zhi asked curiously: "Will all horses be like this?"
"If you pay attention to your highness, if you cherish your horsepower, the problem will not be very big. But in every war, long-distance raids and rushing to rescue are inevitable. At that time, the horse's hooves were worn the most severely, which is also the reason for the large number of military and horses after every war." Wang Yongan told the truth.
Li Zhi had no expression on his face and fell into deep thought.
"The horse's soles were injured, so pitiful... Can you make Brother Jiu's forehead not hot, can you make the horse's soles good?" Princess Jinyang, who was standing beside him, was in tears and suddenly grabbed the corner of Xie Yi's clothes.
"this……"
Wang Yongan glanced at Xie Yi sympathetically and said softly: "Your Highness, all horses are like this. From ancient times to the present, there is no way to change it."
"No? The horse is so pitiful!" Princess Jinyang had red eyes, her innocent heart was extremely kind. She had just been worried about her brother, but she began to worry about the horse's hooves again.
Alas! Looking at the little princess with tears in her eyes, who can bear to hurt her innocent heart?
Xie Yi squatted down and said softly: "Since the princess thinks the horse is pitiful, put on shoes and the soles of his feet will not be injured."
Well……
Wang Yongan couldn't help but feel black. Doctor Xie couldn't ignore moral integrity in order to coax the princess, right? It's not good to speak nonsense. Putting shoes on horses isn't it funny!
"Okay, the horse is like a rhinoceros. She puts on her shoes and does not hurt her feet when walking." The innocent and cute Princess Jinyang immediately agreed.
Now even King Li Zhi of Jin was a little uneasy and said leisurely: "How do horses wear shoes?"
"Do Your Highness, King of Jin, think it's feasible?" Xie Yi asked with interest.
Li Zhi hesitated and said, "This...it's not possible, but since you said that, maybe... I hope you don't lie to Sister Yizi."
Xie Yi said slowly and gently: "Your Highness, why not for the little wish of Your Highness, Princess, let's explore and give it a try, how about it?"
"Okay!" Li Zhi's answer was not loud, and he obviously had no confidence. In fact, except for Princess Jinyang clapping her hands and applauding, everyone else's faces looked ugly. Did Doctor Xie be crazy? This joke was too big.
Xie Yi smiled and said, "Okay, Your Highness, let's first analyze what kind of shoes the horse needs?"
"This... the one who is injured is the horseshoe, the most important thing is the sole, but..." Li Zhi shook his head and said, "Whether it is cloth shoes or leather boots, if you put them under the horseshoe, you will break if you can't run far, and it's useless!"
Xie Yi nodded in praise: "Your Highness is right. What is important is that the soles, cloth and leather will break, so how about changing to iron?"
"How can I wear iron shoes? They are hard and cold..." Li Zhi didn't think much and immediately rejected it.
"Your Highness, don't draw a conclusion early, and try it with me before talking about it?" Xie Yi smiled and turned around and asked Wang Yongan, "Where can I build iron tools in the palace?"
"Iron tools? There is a stove in the Imperial Guards' camp, which is usually used to repair weapons, not far away."
Wang Yongan looked at Xie Yi's back with an incredible look, and a voice came out in his heart: Can he really put on shoes for horses?
Li Zhi and Jinyang followed Xie Yi to the stove and saw the King of Jin and Princess. All the soldiers and craftsmen were respectful and obeyed the orders.
After Xie Yi drew a pattern on the drawing, he handed it over to the craftsman and ordered: "Create it quickly according to this pattern."
The man in Huaiyang County is not famous enough, but with the signature of King Li Zhi of Jin, Xie Yi took advantage of the situation to "fake the power of the tiger", so the craftsmen naturally did not dare to disobey and neglect.
"A person without a long beard, are you making shoes on horses?" Princess Jinyang's tone was unique and her face looked cute.
King Li Zhi of Jin was suspicious and said, "It's really possible?"
Xie Yi smiled softly and said, "Your Highness is exploring with me, maybe you will be surprised after a while."
"All right!"
Fortunately, the craftsman was very fast and did not dare to delay. In a while, a few horseshoe-shaped ring iron pieces were built. Xie Yi asked for some iron nails that were comparable to it and smiled and said, "Your Highness King Jin, Your Highness Princess, let's go and wear shoes for the horse!"
Is this thing a horse's shoes? The craftsmen who built it suddenly felt cold sweating, as if they had become an accomplice of the "horse murder case", and they felt very guilty.
Princess Jinyang was naturally excited, while Li Zhi was ignited to be curious and wanted to find out. So, the crowd returned to the stable again.
"Let's try a horse!"
Upon hearing this, Wang Yongan subconsciously protected his beloved mount behind him, not wanting to participate in this risk-filled terrifying experiment.
"I'm sorry to find another horse." Xie Yi was very humane and didn't want to force him, but don't regret it then.
"Okay!" Wang Yongan had no choice but to find another ownerless horse, and the horse's hooves also had a certain degree of wear and tear.
Xie Yi immediately asked Wang Yongan to control the horses, but he personally nailed the horseshoe to the horseshoe. During this process, he was careful and always wary of the horseshoe flying up and kicking him, which hurt his handsome face and his majestic image in the hearts of the prince and the princess. That would be awful.
Princess Jinyang looked at Xie Yi's actions and said in surprise: "You put nails on the horse's feet, you're bad..."
Well……
The little princess was indeed kind, and Xie Yi quickly explained: "Your Highness Princess, don't worry, let's take a look first, does the horse hurt?"
Princess Jinyang then looked up at the horse, without neighing or screaming, it didn't seem to hurt, it didn't hurt, so strange! It hurts when the soles of her feet are padded, and does it hurt if the horse's feet are nailed?
Facing a questioning look, Xie Yi calmly nailed the horseshoe and smiled at Wang Yongan: "Would you like to try riding a horse?"
"Okay!" Wang Yongan was skeptical and turned over the horse with some trepidation, ready to be frightened at any time.
result……
No, everything was as usual, and the mount walked back and forth outside the stable with small steps without any discomfort. Moreover, Wang Yongan also felt that the mount was walking more steadily, the four hooves were stronger, the horse was walking slowly, and the whip was running.
I turned over and got off the horse, and then saw that the horse's hooves were not directly stepped on the ground. The one that really touched the ground was the small iron piece, and the horse's sole was not worn at all. So...
Wang Yongan widened his eyes and looked at the iron piece in disbelief, his eyes full of surprise.
Xie Yi smiled faintly, his eyes fell on Li Zhi and Princess Jinyang. Both brother and sister widened their eyes, a little surprised, but extremely excited.
This is so good, it is considered that if you are interested in planting willows and flowers. Judging from the current situation, the results are significant and meaningful. The green willows are in shade and the colorful flowers are just around the corner.
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PS: Thanks to book friend cc_CC, Wind Dancer 5638 for the reward.
Chapter completed!