Chapter 32 Not bad

At the emperor's order, the Ministry of Justice, the Censorate, and the Dali Temple began to operate at full speed. Yang Su's former subordinates, Yang's in-laws, and the officials who followed Yang Xun in the uprising, as well as their relatives and friends,
Of course, there were exceptions. Dozens of children of high-ranking officials, including the nephew of Chief Censor Pei Hongde, the son of Left General Zheng Guo, and the son of Right Feathered General Dugu Huai'en, followed Yang Xun in the rebellion, but none of them were implicated.

But a large number of people who had nothing to do with this matter were involved.

There have even been cases of people falsely accusing others because of hatred or interests, and the scope of those implicated has continued to expand.

For people like Pei Hongde, whose family members were implicated, the "severe punishments" were even more severe, for fear that the scale of the implicated people would be small and the emperor would be dissatisfied.

The whole of Luoyang became a place where everyone was in danger and panic, and everyone was worried about being implicated.

It was in this context that the autumn hunt, led by Murong Ying himself, began in Yique.

Yique Pass is located at the mouth of Longmen Mountain and Xiangshan Mountain. The two mountains are sandwiched together, and the Yi River flows through them, hence the name Yique. In the Eastern Zhou Dynasty, it was an important pass in the south of the capital, and it was the only way to go south from Luoyang and north from Ruying. In the Eastern Han Dynasty, it was designated as one of the eight passes in Luoyang. The valleys in between were connected, and it has been a key defensive location since ancient times.

This is also a famous ancient battlefield. In the 14th year of King Zhao of Qin, in order to defeat Bai Qi's attack on the Han and Wei armies at Yique, he annihilated 240,000 troops of Han and Wei, which is the famous "Battle of Yique".

An ancient battlefield that can accommodate hundreds of thousands of people fighting is certainly large enough for thousands or even tens of thousands of knights to gallop as a hunting ground.

But in Li Yuanhui's view, this hunting was more like a military exercise.

Tiansheng Emperor Murong Ying personally led a temporary cavalry team composed of royal family members, descendants of meritorious officials, and heroes who suppressed the rebellion in the center, while the two wings were respectively supported by the Left Yu Lin General Wei Guangdu and the Right Yu Lin General Duke of Lai Lou Jushi.

There was also a light cavalry led by the royal family member and former general Murong Kan, who was responsible for driving the prey into the enclosure.

As the emperor, Murong Ying galloped on horseback under the twelve large banners, and behind him were flags of various colors. Li Yuanhui, as a member of the entourage, was also a member of the central army, following his brothers. Seeing the endless flags fluttering in front and behind, he was also impressed by the magnificent momentum.

As the emperor, Murong Ying was even more heroic at this moment. He rode forward, galloped on his horse, and shot and killed several elks and an adult tiger.

Of course, Li Yuanhui, who was in the cavalry, only felt from a distance that the tiger's movements seemed a little slow, as if it had been injected with some kind of drug.
During the whole morning of hunting, Li Yuanhui basically just rode his horse and followed the team. The person in charge of his team happened to be Murong He, so he only had to keep an eye on the flags.

In the afternoon, there was a big banquet. Bonfires were lit in the middle of the camp, and the racks were filled with today's prey.

The emperor sat on the ground in the middle, with high-ranking officials, noble sons and heroes who had contributed to the suppression of the rebellion sitting on both sides in three rows, forming a large circle.

Compared with the Han tradition, this kind of banquet style is undoubtedly more characteristic of the Hu people.

There were also dancers dancing in the middle of the venue. The veiled Hu Ji had a charming and looming figure, dancing the very intoxicating Hu Xuan dance.
Li Yuanhui said that he loves to watch it under his real name.

Another person who likes to watch it is Lao Liu. After all, Li Yuanhui has been baptized by the short video and still remains very calm, while Lao Liu is almost drooling.

After the singing and dancing performance, there is sumo wrestling.

The two tall and strong soldiers wrestled against each other, drawing cheers from all the dignitaries.

Finally, the right general Pu Gusu personally came out to fight with the left general Zhao Yi, which pushed the enthusiasm of the banquet to a climax.

Right General Pu Gusu was a Xianbei man of very humble origins. He rose from a small soldier in the frontier army to the position of Right General, all thanks to his military exploits and the appreciation of the previous emperor.

At the same time, he was also the prince's internal commander when Murong Ying was the crown prince, and was extremely brave on the battlefield.

Not to mention Zhao Yi, who was a master of martial arts and fought on equal terms with Pu Gusu.

When Li Yuanhui saw Zhao Yi's strong body on the court, he seemed to be thinking, is this Song Yizu?

It’s really powerful.

Probably, this person will be the biggest threat to the Li family in the future, right?
But then he looked at his second brother who was watching intently on the side, and thought to himself that this was probably his second brother's destined enemy, the Emperor Taizong of Tang and the Emperor Taizu of Song had come together.

But the second brother still has a great chance of winning.

After all, it was said that since ancient times, no one could match Li Shimin in military ability, and the second best was Zhu Yuanzhang.

But Li Yuanhui felt that if there were any emperors who could compete with Li Er and Zhu, besides Zhao Da, they should be two people with the surname Liu.

Liu Xiu and Liu Yu.

Although Liu Yu did not unify the country, he still controlled four sevenths of the country. His aura was as fierce as a tiger, and it was not an exaggeration. He chased thousands of people and killed them alone.
However, Liu Yu did not appear in the history of this time and space.

It's a pity that such a tough guy did not appear in history.

Thinking of this, Li Yuanhui picked up the wine cup and drank a glass himself.

At this time, the two generals on the field fell to the ground exhausted at the same time after a fight, and the game ended in a tie.

The emperor stood up from his seat and clapped his hands, "Good luck! Give the two generals some wine."

"Colorful, colorful, colorful."

Then the nobles around him all stood up and began to applaud. When the applause ended, Murong Ying raised his glass and said:

"Today is the autumn hunting day, and also a banquet for the meritorious officials who suppressed the rebellion. Some people advised me to hold the banquet in the palace, but I think that the vast space here is more suitable for my meritorious officials to drink to their heart's content."

"Everyone, drink this cup to the full."

After Murong Ying finished speaking, several ministers below immediately shouted:

"I wish the Saint a long life and a long reign for the Great Yan Kingdom!"

"I wish the Saint a long life and a long reign for the Great Yan Kingdom!"

Then the whole venue started cheering.

"I wish the Saint a long life and a long reign for the Great Yan Kingdom!"

"I wish the Saint a long life and a long reign for the Great Yan Kingdom!"

After drinking a cup, the emperor sat down first, and everyone else sat down one after another. At this time, a young man sitting in the second row behind the emperor looked in the direction of Li Yuanhui under the guidance of a eunuch beside him.

"The one wearing the orange-patterned round-necked robe, is that Li Silang?"

The young man was very handsome, wearing a brocade robe and a fu hat. His chest was slightly bulging, but he didn't have an Adam's apple, so he was more accurately called a girl.

After getting confirmation from the female official, he looked around for a long time but found that it was not clear enough.

"Call the person for me."

Then the girl stood up and whispered a few words into the emperor's ear. Murong Ying smiled and said, "Go ahead."

Li Yuanhui was talking to Li Erge and Lao Liu when he saw a junior eunuch of a high rank approaching him. "Li Silang, the nobleman wants to see you. Please follow me."

Li Yuanhui was a little stunned, "Ah?"

The young eunuch repeated, "The noble man invites you, please follow me."

Li Yuanhui nodded, then followed the young eunuch out of the meeting place and came to a tent.

This was a tent near the emperor's tent. When we arrived at the door of the tent, the young eunuch made a gesture of invitation.

Li Yuanhui asked, "Which nobleman wants to see me, eunuch?"

The young eunuch smiled and said, "My dear, please come in."

Li Yuanhui couldn't get any information out of him and felt very nervous. Could there be a naked woman inside?

As soon as you walked in, you started shouting "molest"?

But it shouldn't be possible for me to be called by a eunuch in public, right?

I gritted my teeth and pushed aside the curtain and entered the tent, but there was no one inside.

The young eunuch pointed at the cushion and said, "My dear, please wait a moment. You can eat and drink as you like."

Then he turned and left.

This was even more difficult for Li Yuanhui to handle. Look at the furnishings in the tent, all of which were valuable items. The food that the dwarf had placed were all well-made snacks, including water chestnut cakes, cheese, biluo, and milk tea.

But no one was there, could it be that these were prepared for me? They shouldn't be poisonous, right?
Li Yuanhui pretended to be brave and drank a cup of milk tea, and found it tasted good.

The milk tea at that time had a very modern flavor. It was made with milk and tea, with some sugar added. It didn't require any technology or hard work, and it tasted very good.

It is said that this recipe came from the Wei court, and Li Yuanhui could even be sure that this was another masterpiece of that predecessor.

Biro is a kind of pie with cherry filling. It can't be compared with the rich-flavored desserts of later generations, but the taste is acceptable.

After sitting in the tent for about two quarters of an hour, Li Yuanhui still saw no one coming, so he had to sit there alone, drinking milk tea and eating snacks.

Then he hummed a few lines of song in a leisurely manner.

"For many years, I have been sleeping in the wind and snow. I have had breakfast with the tiger. I have taken the fishing line and asked Wolong how much money he has."

The famous Luoyang song "Robber General" was composed by Emperor Xuan of Wei.
At this time, a young girl quietly looked through the gap and secretly observed Li Yuanhui's every move.

This young man seems to be quite good.

　After writing thirty chapters, I realized that apart from a maid, there seemed to be no female characters with names or surnames.
　　
　
(End of this chapter)