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Chapter 154: Hunting

Li Chengqian was alert to any news about Yangzhou.

To a certain extent, he seemed to look amazing on the surface, but Chen Zhengtai knew that there was a deep inferiority in Li Chengqian's bones.

After all...his father is Li Shimin.

Most of his younger brothers are excellent.

Although Li Chengqian did not admit it, he knew in his heart... there were many flaws in his nature, which was why... he was insecure.

In fact, Chen Zhengtai thinks this guy’s mentality is wrong.

What Li Chengqian is concerned about is whether he is better than his brothers.

But Chen Zhengtai knew... he didn't need to compare like this, because... he just had to prove that his younger brothers were terrible.

As long as he is not the worst one, the position of the prince can be consolidated forever.

In other words, you can be idle every day, not study hard every day, and do something incomprehensible every day, but as long as the prince's brothers are worse, then the prince is a good prince.

Obviously, Li Chengqian was too young to understand this.

Chen Zhengtai has not pointed it out now, because it is very simple. If it is pointed out, according to Li Chengqian's virtue, his bad luck will break the lower limit.

Three days later, the mighty guards surrounded the emperor's carriage and began to travel, and the hunting ground was in Nanshan on the outskirts of Chang'an City.

The Emperor of the Tang Dynasty loved hunting very much. Since Li Yuan started, there have been a large number of records of Li Yuan hunting in Tang history.

For example, the colonel hunts Fuping, the colonel hunts Huachi, and the colonel hunts Nanshan. Hunting almost runs through Li Yuan's entire career. He not only loves hunting, but also his sons. Every time he hunts, Li Jiancheng and Li Yuanji will follow him. Li Yuanji often says to people: "I would rather not eat for three days than hunting for one day."

So, after the Xuanwu Gate Incident, Li Jiancheng and Li Yuanji were fond of hunting, which became their absurd evidence.

However, criticism is criticism, and after Li Shimin ascended the throne, he still has to be spared when he should hunt.

Moreover, Li Shimin felt that this small-scale hunting method was not satisfied, so the scale began to grow larger and larger.

This is a rare opportunity for him to come out of the palace and relax. At the same time, it is also his purpose to use this to inspect the three armies.

A few months ago, for this hunting event, the Ministry of War had already sealed the mountains near Nanshan, and the military and horses of the various cavalry palaces in Yongzhou had already set up camp here.

Therefore, as early as a month ago, there were flags here and the camp was waving for several miles.

The royal tent has been laid out long ago, just on a hill, standing here, Li Shimin can climb high and look into the camps in the plains at the foot of the mountain.

Chen Zhengtai accompanied him along the way. Yesterday, he asked Erpigou Cavalry Mansion to come here to station under Su Lie.

As for Xue Rengui, he agreed to be his guard first, so he would be with Chen Zhengtai.

Xue Rengui seemed very excited when he saw such a vast hunting scene for the first time. On the way he came, he was close to Chen Zhengtai and always asked questions, "Why should the emperor be respectful?" The emperor is really General Chen's mentor? What did the emperor teach you? What weapons did the emperor use and so on.

This kind of question made Chen Zhengtai speechless. Chen Zhengtai was too lazy to answer him, so he just asked him to be by his side and not cause trouble. Sometimes he would hit Li Shimin.

Li Shimin's place... has been strictly protected by the imperial guards, and only a few close ministers can get close to it.

Li Shimin was wearing military uniform and half lying on the imperial carriage. At this time, he was holding several memorials in his hand.

He has actually read these memorials many times and is often kept by his side. Obviously, it is very important to Li Shimin.

Chen Zhengtai joked: "Your Majesty, but I don't know where this memorial came from?"

"Yangzhou." Li Shimin raised his eyes and looked at Chen Zhengtai, but did not hide it from Chen Zhengtai.

When Chen Zhengtai heard Yangzhou, he was worried and said casually: "Oh, is there any news about Junior Brother Yue? Oh, I want to die of him. He has been in Yangzhou for more than a month, and I don't know if he is doing well. I dreamed of him the day before yesterday."

Li Shimin smiled and put the memorial aside: "Yes, it's been more than a month. At first, I was angry with him. Now I think that he would be a vassal at such a young age. From then on, I bid farewell to my parents. The mountains and rivers are far away, thousands of miles apart. He must be very sad. Fortunately... after he arrived in Yangzhou, he changed his mind. This memorial was sent by the governors of Yangzhou and Yuezhou, as well as the chief of the Yue Palace. They all said in unison that after Qingque arrived in Yangzhou, he would be obedient and take good care of the people... I hope... he can be more sensible."

This is what the parents think. No matter how much resentment is, once the child is far away, the past disappointment will be wiped out with time, and more of it is expectation for the child.

In addition to so many memorials, Li Tai's many measures to love the people in Yangzhou and Jiangnan made Li Shimin gradually feel relieved.

After all... the naughty child in front of you is the most annoying, and the children far away in the sky are even more worrying.

Chen Zhengtai couldn't help but sigh: "I had long said that Junior Brother King Yue was kind. Since everyone said that, it shows that what the students said was true."

Li Shimin smiled and said, "Okay, let's not talk about this, look at me hunting, I will take you to shoot a tiger."

Chen Zhengtai's face suddenly turned miserable and hesitated: "Students are tigers, and they can't bear to hurt their kind. Otherwise, let's shoot rabbits?"

Li Shimin turned his face aside: "I'll take a break for a while, and the big tent has arrived to wake me up."

Is this considered being despised again?

Chen Zhengtai was bored and had to leave in a bad mood.

After leaving the imperial carriage, he saw Cheng Yaojin and Zhang Gongjin coming towards him.

When Cheng Yaojin saw Chen Zhengtai, he immediately laughed: "Haha, come and see everyone. This is the disciple of the emperor, the county magistrate, and I...what...what is that...yes, Chen Zhengtai, the business partner, comes and see everyone."

"It's also my partner, let's make porcelain together." Zhang Gongjin smiled honestly.

The generals behind him all looked at Chen Zhengtai with sharp eyes.

Cheng Yaojin introduced: "This person is Liu Wu, Zhengtai, don't underestimate him. He can kill a cow with one punch. A boy like you can kill ten."

Chen Zhengtai smiled, looked at a man with a black face, and saluted: "See Uncle Dead."

"And this... is even more amazing. This is Liu Wu's son, named Liu Hu. Hu's father has no dog son. He is now a general of the Cavalry Mansion of Fufeng County. He has 1,200 people under his tent. He has trained all elite soldiers. Even His Majesty also appreciates this son. He will definitely be stronger than his father in the future. Liu Hu, you bastard, come and see my partner."

Liu Hu looked reluctant. He was wearing military uniform and looked down on Chen Zhengtai very much. After all, he was the back of the general, and Chen Zhengtai... What kind of cavalry general is he?

He looked at Chen Zhengtai in distantly, and his tone was not very good: "Is it that Chen Jungong got out gunpowder and flying balls?"

"That's right." Chen Zhengtai smiled.

Liu Hu said coldly: "The cavalry mansion in Fufeng County has been preparing for three years to conquer the Turks."

Chen Zhengtai never expected that the prince destroyed the Turks and would have such a great impact.

Oh, many people in the army must have hated him to the core.

Chen Zhengtai laughed dryly and said, "Haha...haha..."

"I heard that you are also General of the Cavalry, but not the soldier of the Cavalry Mansion in Erpigou. I want to meet you at that time." Liu Hu's words were a bit provocative.

Seeing this, Cheng Yaojin became a little angry and slapped Liu Hu's father Liu Wu's head with a big hand: "Look at your son's bastard, he is so rude, so he doesn't take my partner seriously?"

Liu Wu felt his head hurt, but in front of Cheng Yaojin, he had no temper at all, so he had to stretch out his big hand and slapped Liu Hu on the back of his head: "Hurry up, apologize."

"I don't apologize." Liu Hu said firmly: "I have always looked down on this weak scholar. Read his books and do his business. What's the matter of training? Dad, you can kill me."

When Liu Wu heard this, he became embarrassed. In order to prevent Cheng Yaojin from slapping his head again, he hurriedly hid aside.

When Cheng Yaojin heard this, he immediately started to jump back and forth: "What Nephew Liu said is not unreasonable. Zhengtai, can you do a good job? Why are you practicing soldiers? It's not that I don't help you. Some of the things in the army are too unsightly."

Chen Zhengtai stared at him, Damn, Uncle Shi, which side are you on?

So Chen Zhengtai looked at Zhang Gongjin and expected him to say something.

Zhang Gongjin was silent for a long time, but said, "Old Cheng said it well, I think so too."

"Then... goodbye." Well, nothing to say, Chen Zhengtai was too lazy to pay attention to them.

In the evening of that day, the imperial lord arrived at the Nanshan Camp, Li Shimin entered the tent, and Chen Zhengtai's tent was fifty steps away from the emperor's tent.

Perhaps because Chen Zhengtai was favored, the tent was spacious and comfortable.

Xue Rengui had never seen the world and seemed very surprised: "Oh, it turns out that living in a tent is so comfortable? I thought it was similar to sleeping in the mud. Look, the couch is covered with fox fur."

Chen Zhengtai wanted to kick him away: "Don't sleep in my bed, go outside and watch me."

Xue Rengui was obedient, and said seriously: "No!"

Hunting is very unfriendly for people like Chen Zhengtai who are not from military background, but for Li Shimin and those founding generals, it is like a fish entering the water.

As night fell, many camps suddenly lit up many bonfires. People sat around the bonfires, drinking and singing, and making noise until midnight.

Even Li Shimin became interested. He sat by the bonfire and drank a few sips of wine under the crowd of generals.

When he reached the middle of the year, he seemed to have returned to the glorious years and became energetic.
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