3. Autumn hunting in Yunyangyuan
In front of the six-curved screen in his mansion, Gao Yue held his hands behind his back, listening to Guo Zhuan's detailed narrative, and couldn't help but sigh:
Unexpectedly, in the history of this plane, I actually joined the eunuch party group.
Since the emperor moved to Fengtian City, the military power of the two imperial guards of Shence and Shenwei (one field battle, the other inner court) and the guard commander have been owned by the eunuchs, and the money and silk of the emperor's inner treasury were also under the control of the eunuchs. In general, the emperor was relying on the Hanlin scholars and the Zhongguan group to seize the power that was originally the prime minister of the Southern Ya. The Daming Palace was gradually replacing the southern Ya and becoming the center of the government.
Some ministers naturally did not want to see this situation, and the conflict between scholars and eunuchs arose from this.
Regardless of whether Dou Shen was intentional or unintentional, he had begun to touch the interests of the eunuchs. These eunuchs were not fools, nor were they good people. They naturally began to win over Dou Shen's opposite, that is, they came from themselves.
"Do Wei Nankang know about this?" Gao Yue turned his face and asked Guo Zhuan.
Guo Zhuan approached and said that the judge of Xichuan, Liu Pi, had also come to the capital and secretly operated the romance. He should have reached an agreement with the central officials of the inner court.
Gao Yue nodded, knowing that Wei Gao is particularly capable of doing things and will never be willing to fall behind.
"Tell all the eunuchs and officials that they will leave the capital and go to Fengxiang Mansion halfway. I will go to Fengtian City to pay homage to the military officer Tan." Under the faint candlelight, Gao Yue gave a brief explanation to Guo.
Guo Zhuan was overjoyed. When he was about to leave, Gao Yue called him and said, "Guo Juesi, you are right again this time, but it is not a temporary achievement to overthrow Dou Shen. Can you bear it in the past two or three years?"
"This is nothing to me, Guo Duan." Guo Juansi, a famous tumbler in the capital of the Tang Dynasty and survival expert, said with a sigh.
In September of autumn, the emperor presided over a large-scale hunting began.
As Dong Zhongshu said in "Spring and Autumn Floods", autumn is the beginning of murderous aura, and it is especially suitable for expedition or hunting. The so-called "Jin is the beginning of murderous aura. Establish flags and drums, sticks and slaughter to kill thieves, ban tyranny, and gather. Therefore, mobilizing the masses to build troops, and conquer the principles. When they go out, they will be in charge of the troops. When they enter, they will be busy and revitalized. Because of searching and hunting, they will not forget to die, and they will not forget to be dangerous, repairing the city walls, repairing the walls, reviewing the bans, and ordering the soldiers..." Now Xifan no longer dares to face the autumn moon.
The Tang family launched an invasion northwest, Gao Yue had just pacified the Dangxiang of Dongshan, and the towns in the sea were each at peace. The court had reached the level of "well-off" in the military conquest. Therefore, the emperor issued a special edict to hold a hunting ceremony in Yunyang, at the junction of the capital and Weibei. In the edict, he said: "There is no danger in the world today, and only hunting is used to teach war. I have the power of the gods. I have nothing to do in the army. I will hunt out the city from the fields. Since I am on the border of the army, I will try my best to see the movements of the six armies!
That is to say, the emperor's purpose of autumn hunting is three:
First, boast about the court's martial arts and intimidate Fang Zhen;
Second, he deliberately led the army to hunt in Yunyang, and was also testing the movements of the six governments in Weibei;
The third is to use hunting to train troops and inspect the cavalry and shooting skills of the imperial guards, the so-called "watching the movements and stillness of the six armies."
September 9th is both the Double Ninth Festival and the Sun. The beasts in the wild have grown up and the wheat and millet harvest of the people have been completed. It is the best day for hunting and hunting in autumn. After the emperor issued the edict, the northern garden of the Daming Palace was bustling with people. The middle-aged officials were placing utensils, Shenjing, and Shenwei archery officials were checking bows and crossbows on the crossbow field. Princes, ministers and close ministers gathered here, and all rode horses and carried bow bags on the backpack. All were full of spirits. There were officials from the Yu Department of the Ministry of Works to Yunyang ten days ago to measure the vastness and narrowness of the hunting ground and the roads, mark the flags, and be responsible for settling the surrounding people.
Next to the Feilong Horse Stable next to Xuanwu Gate, Gao Yue was wearing a brocade dress with a flower-patterned tribute from Yuezhou, a short gray robe, a deer-skin Hu Lu bag hanging on the saddle, and thirty goose feather arrows were inserted inside. He was in front of the stable, looking at the vast grassland and fruit trees in the North Garden.
"Isn't this a senior year?" A sweet and lazy female voice came.
Gao Yue turned his head and saw Princess Yiyang, wearing a crimson-red narrow jacket, carrying a bow and arrow, combed a bun of hair, climbing on small boots, riding a maroon war horse, looking like a ball of flames.
Gao Yue hurriedly saluted, Princess Yiyang smiled, then pointed at the famous general behind her dressed up, and said cheerfully, "This is my husband, I just entered Beijing a few days ago."
The young army general saluted Gao Yue.
Gao Yue knew that this was not someone else, but Wang Shiping, the second son of Wang Wujun, the governor of the German army: the emperor spent a lot of money to settle down the three Heshuofang towns, namely Chengde (Hengji), Lu Long (Youyan) and Tianxiong (Weibo).
After Wang Shiping got married with Yiyang, he served as the "messenger" of the town and the court, and frequently traveled between Chengde and Chang'an.
At this moment, the horse's hooves were lightly raised, and Princess Lingxu took off her feathered clothes. Today she was wearing a purple grape-standing grass-sleeved dress, riding a brocade saddle, carrying a ponytail-style braid, and a red forehead. She was heroic. She also participated in field hunting and rode a white horse.
Looking at Gao Yue wearing a hunting suit, Lingxu's eyes showed a color of admiration.
"Senior High School, I heard that you were blocked by Dou Shen when you asked correctly?" In the secluded hall in Feilong Stable Courtyard, Lingxu took the initiative to hand Gao Yue a red shirt. This shirt looked very eye-catching from a distance. Hunters had to cover them to prevent accidental injury by others' archery.
Yiyang and Wang Shiping were dressing and feeding horses in another hall. Wang Shiping seemed not surprised by Lingxu's actions. It is said that although he and Yiyang had a good relationship, they played with each other in private and did not interfere with each other.
Gao Yue didn't say anything about Lingxu's question.
This made Lingxu a little scared. She was afraid that Gao Yue would hate her father and daughter because of this, so she explained: "Now Dou Shen has the Central Plains and Fang Zhen of Jianghuai is a reliance. Sometimes I can't help but feel helpless. You will compromise. Sooner or later, there will be a day to see each other."
"I know." Gao Yue said this.
But while he was talking, Lingxu actually put the red robe on him step by step. His slim body touched his back from time to time, warm and soft, Gao Yue was a little embarrassed, but before he could say anything, Lingxu pulled out the black and white cloth and tied the joints of Gao Yue's sleeves tightly, which was conducive to attracting the bow and firing the arrows.
Lingxu lowered his black eyebrows. When he was tying his cloth belt, he bit his lips slightly, and his serious look made Gao Yue's heart leap a few times.
No, no, I rejected it at the beginning.
Gao Yue warned himself in this way.
At this time, the continuous sound of horns sounded, and the emperor's guard of honor must have left the Daming Palace.
"We have to keep up." Lingxu said so, then turned over and rode his horse.
The next day, clouds spread everywhere in Yunyang and the woods were dyed red. The Ministry of Works Yu and the Ministry of Works mobilized tens of thousands of people in advance to level the entire hunting ground as much as possible, and surrounded it with hunting nets and barriers on three sides, leaving only a citadel on the south side.
Chapter completed!