In spring, when all kinds of beasts come out of their nests, the emperor invites all the officials of the court to go hunting in the woods. Playing is just one of them. It also has the added meaning of hunting harmful beasts to ensure the peace of the people.

People in later generations often took hunting for granted as pure enjoyment, but they did not think about how many ferocious beasts there were in the mountains during the Qin and Han Dynasties.

In this era of cold weapons, hunting in undeveloped wilderness is not so comfortable.

Of course, Liu Cang, the Shanglin Garden Order, also had to make the emperor's hunting as comfortable as possible. After all, Liu Hong was not the kind of emperor who liked to show off his bravery, and the Shanglin Safari was more about setting an example for the world.

The emperor went on a safari, accompanied by civil and military personnel. Jian Shuo dispatched the troops of the Seventh Battalion of Shanglin Garden, and set up a blockade a hundred miles east of Funiu Mountain. All the troops of the Seventh Battalion were fully equipped and patrolled the entire Shanglin area to prevent the hordes of ferocious beasts from causing unnecessary damage.

Confused.

Liu Cang led a single battalion, named "Xiajun". All members were dressed in black and equipped with bows on their backs, guns on their backs, and rope nets. They lined up at the entrance of Linyuan to welcome the holy driver.

"Your Majesty, Liu Cang, is here to see you." A general's platform has been set up in the open space at the entrance of Shanglin Garden. Liu Cang, dressed in fine attire, came to pay homage to Liu Hong.

Liu Hong rode a strong horse without any guard of honor. He was guarded by fierce tigers. He was flanked by Zhang Rang, Zhao Zhong, He Jin, and He Miao. He was followed by hundreds of officials and their children and descendants. Everyone talked and laughed softly, but there was little restraint.

"Well, I have lost weight. It seems that I have been working hard recently. Come on and follow me. Today is the time for young people to show off their talents. Have all the affairs in the garden been arranged properly?" Huben accompanied Liu Cang. Liu Hong looked at Liu Cang and seemed satisfied.

He nodded and smiled at Liu Cang.

"Your Majesty, everything has been arranged. The army has stationed troops to lead the way. Large ferocious beasts within thirty miles have been driven away. There may be tigers and bears fifty miles westward. If there is an emergency, reinforcements will arrive at the moment the whistle is blown."

Liu Cang replied, clasping his fists at the court official behind Liu Hong as he spoke.

"Your Majesty." Everyone responded politely without exchanging much greetings. Liu Cang got on his horse and followed Liu Hong. He Miao nodded to Liu Cang, while He Jin glanced at Liu Cang with disgust.

‘This kid seems to have grown taller?’ Many young people in the queue further back who were similar to Liu Cang were thinking to themselves.

Officials in the DPRK, both civil and military, Yang Biao, Ma Rixi, Lu Zhi, Yuan Wei, Huangfu Song, and even Cai Yong were all included in the safari team.

Most of these older people were wearing Hanfu and accompanying Liu Hong. They chatted and laughed as if they were visiting a garden. They obviously had no intention of having fun in the mountains and forests.

In addition to them, there were more young people wearing fancy clothes and carrying long bows on the outside of the team. Not only were there young men, there were even some young girls who gathered together to make fun of them.

Most of these young people are the children of officials, and they are also the main group for hunting and having fun. Hunting in Shanglin is also an activity for young people to compete and socialize.

The elders mostly nodded to Liu Cang, and Zhang Rang and Zhao Zhong were basically inseparable from Liu Hong.

Cai Yong looked depressed when communicating with others. Liu Cang vaguely heard that someone in his family had died. It seemed that Cai Yong was going to write an inscription for someone again.

Well, Cai Yong usually doesn't have much 'business', but at this time, Cai Yong should belong to the highest rank of epitaph writers in the Han Dynasty. Most wealthy families are proud to have Cai Yong record the inscriptions, and the life of the deceased recorded by him is also

Quite authoritative.

Huangfusong had just been dismissed from his official position and had his salary reduced. He was relatively silent at this time. When he saw Liu Cang, he didn't bother to talk to him and got together with Cai Yong and his entourage.

A group of people also gathered behind He Jin, forming another faint circle.

Liu Hong was surrounded by many clan members, and Yuan Kuai walked among a group of court officials. He seemed to deliberately lower his sense of presence and occasionally chatted softly with Yuan Feng.

Among the younger people on the periphery, some were already having fun, and there were many women who secretly pointed at Liu Cang and smiled coquettishly.

"Don't bother people here and let yourself go, and take your entourage and go to the garden to play around." Some young people outside were letting their horses run, Liu Hong smiled and waved, and everyone gathered together to say hello.

Dispatch everyone, the so-called entourage refers to the soldiers brought by Liu Cang to garrison the troops. Liu Hong spoke, and Liu Cang left behind to distribute the accompanying soldiers to the people who wanted to go hunting in the mountains.

Zhang Rang and Zhao Zhong led Liu Hong, and a group of senior court officials followed Liu Hong and left in the direction of Jianzhang Palace.

Liu Hong had no interest in hunting, so the veterans of the court followed Liu Hong to Jianzhang Palace to rest and talk.

Liu Cang dispatched soldiers and generals to accompany the hunting young men into the mountains. Private soldiers were not allowed in Shanglin Garden. The Shanglin garrison soldiers would act as guards when people hunted, and could also help them do chores and carry prey.

Liu Cang led his troops in formation near the entrance of Shanglin. As long as there were people who went deep into Shanglin Garden, regardless of whether they were alone or in groups, Liu Cang would assign some soldiers to follow them.

"Haha, Haoxuan has been living a happy life recently. He is really envious of his brother." Liu Hong and the old minister stayed away, while Huangfu Heng and a group of young people rode up to Liu Cang.

"I saw that General Huangfu looked gloomy, and my brother was smiling cheerfully. Be careful that Uncle Huangfu is seeking bad luck for you." Seeing Huangfu Heng laughing, Liu Cang, who was already bored, teased Huangfu Heng.

"I've met Uncle Wang." Liu Cang joked with Huangfu Heng, and four or five of the young people who came with him asked Liu Cang for greetings.

They were all descendants of the clan, among whom Liu Cang also knew Liu Fan and Liu Dan. Liu Cang was used to waving his hands, and he carried an aura of calmness that made many people have a strange look in their eyes.

"Okay, I heard that Your Majesty has prepared a hunting reward. What do you want to hunt? Tell someone and someone will take you hunting." Liu Cang said with a friendly smile, trying to be as close as possible.

"Haha~ Liu Haoxuan is famous for his work in Lin Yuanling. I heard that you have killed a lot of wild wolves recently, and you are very talkative. Can you tell me where to find tigers and leopards?" Before anyone could reply, another person came.

A small group of troops arrived, and one of them, Yuan Shu, raised his voice to ridicule.

"Go away." Liu Cang curled his lips and scolded. Seeing that everyone around Yuan Shu had the same hatred and wanted to quarrel, Liu Cang frowned and glared at Yuan Shu's horse.

"Lü~~" There was a sound of horses roaring, and Yuan Shu and his entourage were riding horses until they stopped moving forward.

The horse groaned and trampled its hooves, terrified. When Yuan Shu was angry, several people around Yuan Shu looked shocked.

"Haha, General Liu is so impressive. This Shanglin Garden is the land of crouching tigers." The hearty laughter came out again.

This chapter is not finished yet, please click on the next page to continue reading the exciting content! I saw Fu Xie coming with a young man dressed as a scribe. The scribe was very arrogant. He did not call Liu Cang Uncle Wang, but he also called him Uncle Wang.

A clan relative.

There are quite a few clansmen in Luoyang, including a large number of juniors who are not well-known in later generations. Yuan Shu and his party also include Liu Cong, the son of Liu Biao, and the young man Fu Xie is traveling with is Liu Song, the son of Liu Kuan. Since he showed his arrogance, Liu Cong

Cang Ye was too lazy to pay attention to him.

"General Fu, are you alright?" Liu Cang smiled at Fu Xie.

"Everything is fine. Fu is now as happy as Haoxuan. The daughter Juan at home wants to find a baby fox. Does Haoxuan know where to find a snow fox in the garden?" Seeing how many of Liu Cang's disciples have gathered here,

Fu Xie didn't make much greetings, and asked Liu Cang again with a bit of self-deprecation.

"Snow fox? Pan Feng." Liu Cang called, and Pan Feng came out.

"Take someone with General Fu to look for the fox." Liu Cang ordered, and when Pan Feng responded, there were people in the garrison who knew where the fox often went out and took the initiative to step forward.

"Thank you, General Pan." Fu Xie knew Pan Feng and respected him.

"Nothing, General Fu, please." Pan Feng smiled and said to let the horse go. Fu Xie held his hands and followed Pan Feng away.

"Liu Cang, we want to find ferocious beasts, and we will send troops to accompany us." Fu Xie left, and Yuan Shu spoke arrogantly.

Some people accompanying Yuan Shu were cautious, and some were teasing, but they knew that if they were injured by a wild beast in the garden, Liu Cang would be in trouble.

"Dian Wei!" Liu Cang was annoyed.

"Here~!" Dian Wei shouted in response.

"Lü~~" There was another burst of horses roaring, and Dian Wei was seen to be filled with evil spirits. Not to mention Yuan Shu and others, many of Huangfu Heng's horses were trampling their hooves impatiently.

"Dian Wei, take Mr. Huben to hunt the beast with Mr. Yuan. Bring more people. If Mr. Yuan can't chew it, don't lose the reputation of Huben. Help Mr. Yuan drag it back and present it to His Majesty." Liu Cang's lips twitched.

sneer.

"Here!" Dian Wei went first, and then hundreds of cavalry came out with a cold expression. They did not even say hello to Yuan Shu, but just started running with Dian Wei.

Yuan Shu was angry at the contempt in Liu Cang's eyes and wanted to quarrel with Liu Cang, but saw Dian Wei and his entourage running away. When he saw Liu Cang curled his lips again, he snorted and chased after him, while Yuan Shao beside him seemed to be deliberately slowing down half a step.

"General Liu.

"Yuan Shao frowned. He was not familiar with Liu Cang, and he was also proud. He didn't say anything specific, but there was a hint of exhortation and warning in his tone.

"Don't worry, I don't dare to do anything to you Yuan family's children." Liu Cang waved his hands boredly, Yuan Shao snorted and rode away.

"Hmph, the Yuan family is arrogant. Uncle Wang should let them suffer more." Liu Dan looked at Yuan Shaoyuan's back with an unhappy face and said.

"Second brother, don't talk nonsense." Liu Fan glanced around and scolded Liu Dan.

Nowadays, the descendants of these clans are relatively weak in the face of Yuan Shu and other aristocratic families. Most of Huangfu Heng's group are neutrals who do not fight or rob. They don't like the Yuan family, but they will not continue the topic after Liu Dan's words.

"Haha, don't talk about those boring things, Haoxuan, we would like to invite some women to hunt with us, and send us some good men." Huangfu Heng said with a smile, and Liu Cang naturally would not refute his face.

Arrangements were made for garrison troops to take them to places with better environment for hunting. The group of disciples said hello and invited some women from aristocratic families to accompany them.

Before Huangfu Heng left, he whispered to Liu Cang, "The war in Liangzhou is not going well."

When everyone had dispersed, the guards sent a message to Liu Hong to summon Liu Cang for questioning. Liu Cang slumped his shoulders and let his horse go for a stroll towards Jianzhang Palace.
Chapter completed!