The princes who took part in the hunting had already mounted their own good horses, with bows and arrows, and were ready. After hearing the order announced by the eunuch Wang Gonggong, the head of the Imperial Palace, they all urged their horses to go straight to the royal hunting ground in the forest.
All kinds of wild animals were scared to flee from the forest, and then they flew to the forest.
Prince Zhao Hong is riding a pony. It seems insignificant, but it has good endurance and explosive power. It is especially suitable for shuttling among trees and forests.
Originally, the horse did not belong to the prince. It was Wang Yongzhong, the leader of the east palace guard of the prince's residence. One day, he saw Mongolian businessmen selling the horse in the horse market in Lin'an, asking for 100 liang of gold.
At that time, the people who bought and sold horses in the horse market laughed when they heard what the Mongolian businessman said. They all said that the Mongolian businessman was crazy. Such a short and thin horse asked for 100 liang of gold. I'm afraid it's crazy to think about gold.
In the face of public ridicule, the Mongolian businessman did not care at all, still insisted on the price, and gradually no one paid attention to it.
Wang Yongzhong has been fond of riding horses since he was young, and he once got some knowledge of horse matching from his father. Therefore, he is very accurate in judging whether a horse is good or bad.
When I saw the horse that the Mongolian merchant was selling, I knew that it was a rare horse. So I didn't bargain, so I paid the Mongolian merchant 100 liang of gold and bought the horse.
After Wang Yongzhong bought the horse, in order to please the prince, after carefully feeding for a period of time, he gave the horse to the prince.
At the beginning, the prince was not very satisfied with the horse. He told Wang Yongzhong that he would never ride such a bad horse.
After listening to the prince's comments, Wang Yongzhong was not angry. Instead, he asked the prince to use the horse to take part in a horse race between princes in Lin'an. The prince was not willing to ride the inferior horse he thought, but with Wang Yongzhong's insistence, the prince reluctantly rode the horse to the race.
The result is out of the prince's expectation. The pony has excellent endurance. In the long run of the race, it came from behind and won the first place at one stroke.
The crown prince never won the first place in such competitions before, so after winning the first place this time, he was really overjoyed and cherished the horse.
Because today's race is very important to him, the prince rode the horse out again, hoping to bring him good luck.
After the emperor entered the woods, he slowed down, holding a bow and arrow in one hand and the reins of the horse in the other, and looked around to see if there were wild animals.
Just as the prince is looking around, Prince Zhao Hong suddenly hears the sound of horse's hooves coming from behind him. He turns to see that Zhao Yun, the king of Yi, urges the horse to come behind Prince Zhao Hong.
Seeing that the prince turned around, Zhao Yun, king of Yi, said with a smile: "Your Highness is really very fast and skillful in riding. I really can't catch up with you, brother Huang. I don't know if I have found any prey again."
Prince Zhao Hong has always regarded this king of Yi Zhao Yun as his rival for the throne, so he has no good feelings for him. However, because emperor ningzong was also very fond of him, and many ministers in the court supported him, he didn't dare to show his disgust for him. On the surface, he was very kind, so he met Yi Wang Zhaoyun took the initiative to say hello to himself and said, "Oh, who do I say it is? It turns out that it's Huang Di, and your speed is not slow. Usually your riding and archery are the best among our brothers. Today, I'm afraid that I'm going to fall behind. My father's family will be very happy at that time."
When Zhao Yun, the king of Yi, heard the words of Zhao Hong, the prince, he said, "Your Highness has been praised too much, and his younger brother's skills are not so good. Your highness is the crown prince of our country, and he is the model of our brothers."
Prince Zhao Hong gave a cold smile and said, "why should the emperor be too modest? I think we'd better go hunting separately. Don't delay here."
Hearing what Prince Zhao Hong said, Zhao Yun, king of Yi, gave his hand to Prince Zhao Hong and urged the horse to move forward.
At this time, suddenly in front of a wild deer.
Seeing this wild deer, Zhao Yun, king of Yi, and Zhao Hong, Prince of Yi, were both overjoyed. They both took up their bows and arrows and prepared to shoot the wild deer.
In terms of distance, Zhao Yun, king of Yi, is in front of Zhao Hong, Prince of Yi, so it is more convenient to shoot the deer.
The prince was behind Zhao Yun, the king of Yi. He wanted to shoot at the deer with a bow and an arrow. But looking at Zhao Yun's back, he thought: today, it's not God's will. Now if he shoots an arrow at Zhao Yun, the king of Yi will be killed with one shot. In this case, among his brothers, he will have no ability When the time comes, after ten thousand years of his father, he will be able to inherit the throne.
After all, he was the brother of one of his father's compatriots. Although there was some discord in his daily life, the prince could not bear to let him shoot his brother himself. However, in the face of the throne, the prince still gritted his teeth and shot at his brother Zhao Yun, King Yi.The prince's bows and arrows were all made by the royal family. They were very good. Seeing the arrows like meteors, they would hit Zhao Yun, the king of Yi, in his heart. However, Zhao Yun, the king of Yi, did not know.
At this time of crisis, a stone suddenly flew from nowhere and hit the arrow that the prince shot at Zhao Yun, king of Yi. Hearing the sound behind him, Zhao Yun turned around and saw a long arrow falling on the ground not far away from him. He said, "what's the matter under the prince's palace? How did your arrow fall on the ground today? Is there something wrong with your bow and arrow It's a problem
Seeing that his long arrow had been knocked down, Prince Zhao Hong thought that Zhao Yun, king of Yi, had secretly sent someone to protect him. He was shocked. However, looking at Zhao Yun's expression, he felt that Zhao Yun, king of Yi, did not seem to realize that he was shooting at him with a long arrow behind him. He laughed awkwardly and said, "I haven't shot a long arrow recently. Maybe I'm a little strange. I don't want to shoot an arrow to the ground On, Emperor younger brother, you shoot quickly, lest this wild deer run away
According to Prince Zhao Hong, Zhao Yun, the king of Yi, was not modest. He shot at the deer with a bow and arrow.