Chapter 2872: Clash in the Enclosure, Really Accurate Calculation!

Lin Daiyu looked at the proud little Ruyi, her smile became more and more charming, her eyes narrowed into a slit, she hugged her into her arms, rubbed her pretty face against little Ruyi, as if teasing a little pet, and said happily.

"Oh, our little Ruyi is really amazing, of course your young master is even more amazing, so cute!"

Little Ruyi also loves Lin Daiyu very much, and does not resist, enjoying Lin Daiyu's favor, and her round little face is very happy.

Spring goes and autumn comes again, the leaves on the trees have begun to turn yellow, and the people are busy with autumn harvest. The hard work of the year will be rewarded at this time. The yellow leaves are falling, adding a bit of autumn chill, and the air of killing is filled between heaven and earth.

In addition to traveling to enjoy the scenery, the emperor's larger-scale activities are going out hunting.

The emperor's hunting ceremony is very grand. First of all, the hunting enclosure must be determined, taking Mulan enclosure as an example. The officials of the princes and ministers, courts, and temples must express their willingness to endure hardships and protect the emperor by reporting and requesting the emperor's order. The day before departure, the emperor would order the ministers who accompanied him to worship at the Fengxian Hall and ask the gods of the ancestors to bless him with good luck.

When setting out, the emperor would wear military uniforms and set up a procession to leave the palace. The civil and military officials who followed him would also be equipped with bows and arrows and dressed in military uniforms. The team was so powerful that it could reach tens of thousands of people. The princes and ministers who stayed in the capital must all wear court robes to escort the emperor out of the city.

Along the way, the emperor rode or sat in a sedan chair. With the support of the Yulin Guard, the Qianfeng Camp, the Jianrui Camp, the Shenji Camp, and the princes and ministers, he entered the enclosure and stationed in the heavily guarded imperial camp.

The emperor's imperial camp consisted of yellow tents, curtain cities, and net cities, and around it were layers of heavily guarded guard tents. When the emperor was hunting, he handled government affairs and issued decrees as usual. Therefore, all the functional agencies of the emperor's government had to be moved to the enclosure together and set up near the imperial camp, which became a temporary political center.

The huge enclosure was divided into 72 small enclosures according to the terrain changes. Hunting was only carried out in some of the small enclosures every year, and the location was rotated once a year to allow the beasts to reproduce.

The emperor usually hunted in autumn, when the beasts and animals had completed their reproduction. This could demonstrate the emperor's benevolence and righteousness, and he would also be lenient in the hunting. This could be regarded as a kind of showmanship of the ancient emperors.

As one of the leading figures of the nobles, Jia Chang was naturally also among the entourage of this hunting. Not only Jia Chang, but also Jia Huan, as the general of the Yulin Guard, was responsible for guarding the imperial camp, and Jia Lan, as the companion of the seventh prince, also participated in this autumn hunting.

On this day, Emperor Yuan Kang began to hunt, and naturally the Yulin Guards set up the enclosure for him. The two wings of the team spread out, initially 30 to 40 miles long. When the two wings closed, they began to narrow the encirclement under unified command, and finally reached the level of people shoulder to shoulder and horses shoulder to shoulder, which was considered to have completed the task of setting up the enclosure. After the first human wall was set up, a second heavy wall was set up. If the enclosed animals escaped from the first wall, the soldiers of the second wall had to kill them. If the animals escaped, they would be punished.

After the enclosure was set up, Emperor Yuankang went to the enclosure. The hunting activity began. The emperor first practiced archery and horse riding to chase the beasts. The princes and ministers on horseback and the soldiers of the Shenjiying followed closely behind, leading dogs, driving eagles, passing arrows, and never leaving Emperor Yuankang's side.

In such a large enclosure, only Emperor Yuankang hunted, to show that the emperor was the only one. The prey he shot had to be recorded in the daily records.

When Emperor Yuankang finished hunting, he would return to the city to watch the enclosure. Through watching the enclosure, you can see whether the princes, clan members, and military generals are skilled in riding and shooting. It is also an important opportunity to select talents. Through hunting, the ability of military generals and princes can be assessed as the basis for rewards and punishments. Therefore, everyone who participated in the hunting was brave and took the lead and did not dare to relax.

Jia Chang rode on his horse bored, followed by three people, namely the Seventh Prince, Jia Huan, and Jia Lan. Now that Emperor Yuan Kang had finished hunting, there were naturally people from the Shenjiying Camp who were responsible for protection, and Jia Huan also wanted to go hunting. As for the Seventh Prince and Jia Lan, they were only good at archery. Although they had never thought of being in the limelight, they could not embarrass themselves, so they followed behind Jia Chang, hoping to get some prey.

This practice was not new. Other princes had helpers, either from their mother's family or from ministers they had won over. In short, if they relied on hunting alone, the final results would inevitably be unsatisfactory and they would become the object of ridicule.

Jia Chang was too lazy to help, and turned a blind eye to the pitiful looks of Jia Lan and the Seventh Prince asking for help. He looked around, and the bow and arrow that was placed on the horse had not been used until now. Helplessly, Jia Lan could only look at Jia Huan for help again.

Jia Huan now looked like an elder. Seeing the poor Seventh Prince and Jia Lan, who had not been able to shoot any prey until now, he chuckled and said.

"Let me help you!"

After that, Jia Huan slapped the warhorse under his crotch and rushed out, holding a strong bow, the bow was like a full moon, and the arrow was like a meteor. In an instant, it shot into the lush vegetation. A wail sounded, and a sika deer fell down.

The eyes of the Seventh Prince and Jia Lan lit up. Finally, they opened the business. With this sika deer, even if there was no prey later, it would not be too embarrassing.

The Seventh Prince smiled and said to the guards following behind.

"Hurry up and collect the prey. We are finally open!"

Jia Chang looked at the Seventh Prince with contempt and said with disdain.

"Look at your achievements. It's just a sika deer!"

The seventh prince was not annoyed either. He had been with Jia Lan for a long time and often went to Duke Wu's mansion to visit Jia Chang. In addition, the age difference between the two was not big, so they were familiar with each other. He did not expect Jia Chang to help him fight for the throne. There is no need for skill and it is very comfortable to get along with him.

"Wu Guogong is indeed brave, but what's the use if he doesn't take action!"

"I am a contented person. Even if I hunt rabbits and pheasants, let alone sika deer, I will quickly put them away. It's better than nothing!"

When Jia Chang heard this, he chuckled, nodded with satisfaction, and said.

"You have a good attitude. Keep it up. As long as you are content, you will live a good life!"

When the seventh prince heard this, he nodded. He understood the meaning of Jia Chang's words and did the same thing. He was content and happy. In the future, he just wanted to be a prince. If not, it would be fine to be a county prince.

With Jia Huan's help, the Seventh Prince soon harvested a lot of pheasants, hares, roe deer, foxes, and even a bad wolf. Although he was not outstanding among the other princes, he would not be embarrassed either. The prince was very satisfied.

Among the whole team, only Jia Chang didn't have any prey. He didn't look down on ordinary prey at all, and he didn't bother to fight first. He just dealt with the problem and took a pheasant from Jia Huan's harvest. It meant something. That’s all.

At this moment, they ran into a group of people, followed by guards. Wuyang Wuyang looked so majestic. This group of people stopped in front of Jia Chang and others. The first person came out and glanced at Jia Chang. , seeing that he only had one pheasant, a sarcastic look appeared on his face, and then he looked at the Seventh Prince. Seeing that he didn't have too many prey, he became even more arrogant and said with a smile.

"Xiao Qi, did you hunt just this little thing? It's better not to follow Duke Wu. He only hunted pheasants himself. How can he help you?"

"Why don't you follow me, uncle? I guarantee that you can stand out among the other princes!"

The person who came was none other than King Zhongshun. Jia Chang had killed the chief minister of his house, and the two had formed a rift. Later, in order to give Jia Chang a step forward, the second emperor reprimanded King Zhongshun and demoted him to the rank of county prince. The grudges continued. It's deeper.

When King Zhongshun saw that Jia Chang had no prey, he naturally stepped forward to show off his power and mock him.

Jia Chang rolled his eyes and was too lazy to pay attention to King Zhongshun. This is a paddock, so he can't do anything. If it were a battlefield, if King Zhongshun dared to say this, he would dare to let King Zhongshun die heroically and become a heroic martyr of Daqian, giving him a reputation of bravely killing the enemy but unfortunately dying in battle.

The seventh prince glanced at Jia Chang awkwardly. He also knew that King Zhongshun and Jia Chang were not on good terms, and he had no friendship with the uncle. King Zhongshun had eyes above his head. He usually had a crush on the seventh prince, but today he didn't. It was just because Jia Chang was present and he was mocking him.

"Thank you, uncle, for your kindness. I will be satisfied with these prey!"

"It's worthless!"

King Zhongshun raised his head, wearing bright clothes and an angry horse. He said something casually and ignored the seventh prince. When he saw that Jia Chang didn't say a word, he became even more proud. He shook the riding whip in the air and let out a crisp sound. Noise, sneered.

"Everyone said that Duke Wu was brave and good at fighting. Now it seems that he is not worthy of his reputation. He was just lucky enough to achieve military exploits and steal the title of Duke. It is really shameful!"

Jia Chang hadn't paid attention to King Zhongshun, but Jia Huan couldn't sit still. King Zhongshun said this, but he didn't agree and spoke.

"Your Majesty, what you said is wrong. Duke Wu's achievements are well known to both the court and the public, and the title was given by His Majesty. What you said is disrespectful to His Majesty!"

When King Zhongshun heard this, his narrow eyes narrowed into a straight line, he looked at Jia Huan with a cold gaze, raised the corners of his mouth slightly, and sneered.

"Jia Huan, General of Yulin Weiwu De?"

"Who do you think you are? You're just a fifth-grade military general, but you dare to be so arrogant in front of me. Who gave you the courage, Duke Wu?"

King Zhongshun was furious. He swung the riding whip in his hand instantly and hit Jia Huan's face. King Zhongshun also practiced martial arts. This whip was very powerful. If it fell on Jia Huan's face, his skin and flesh would be torn apart. Leave him disfigured.

Jia Huan's expression remained unchanged, without any fear, and he watched the whip fall quietly. Even if he was disfigured, he did not want anyone to slander Jia Chang.

Seeing that the whip was about to fall on Jia Huan's face, Jia Chang finally spoke. His voice was not loud, but it was like thunder, making King Zhongshun stop the whip.

"King Zhongshun, if you dare to drop this whip, believe it or not, I will shoot you!"

Jia Chang put his hand on the strong bow, his expression was stern, his eyes were cold, and he did not hide his murderous intention.

King Zhongshun's face changed, becoming livid and gloomy, his eyes flashed with thought. In the end, he still did not dare to risk his life. He knew how crazy Jia Chang was. He actually dared to strangle Zhang Changshi to death in front of him that day. He still remembers it vividly and had countless nightmares.

"Jia Chang, don't be too proud. Sooner or later, I will let you see how powerful I am!"

The riding whip in King Zhongshun's hand swung again and made a crisp and loud sound in the air, threatening Jia Chang with a bluff.

Jia Chang let go of his bow and arrow, and said coldly with disdain and sarcasm on his face.

"Prince Zhongshun, are you afraid you haven't woken up yet? You are just an idle prince, but you really think you are the Supreme Being. What can you do to me?"

Jia Chang is now the Duke of Wu. He has made great military exploits and is a meritorious official of the Great Qian Dynasty. He also voluntarily gave up the military power. Neither Emperor Taizhen nor Emperor Yuankang would do anything to kill the donkey. Jia Chang has already done this. After all, if you still can't tolerate him, it will definitely chill the hearts of all the officials and put everyone in danger.

Jia Chang's words hit the heart of King Zhongshun, making him furious. He glared at Jia Chang, gnashed his teeth, and twisted his features, wishing to cut him into pieces.

"Jia Chang, you are so presumptuous!"

"I am so presumptuous, so what!"

Jia Chang would never indulge King Zhongshun, and he looked at him arrogantly and mocked him.

"Good! Good! Good!"

The good words of King Zhongshun came out from between his teeth, his face full of resentment and hatred, his cold eyes stared at Jia Chang, his body leaned forward slightly, and threatened viciously.

"Jia Chang, you don't need to be proud. I can't do anything to you!"

"But I can deal with Rongguo Mansion and the people around you! I heard that you have a maid who grew up with you, Xiao Ruyi, right!"

"You actually recognized her as your sister, you must care about her very much. If she died suddenly one day, I wonder if you would be sad!"

Jia Chang's face sank, his eyes narrowed slightly, and murderous intent and anger appeared in his eyes. A murderous aura gathered, making the air dull.

Zhongshun Wang was very happy to see Jia Chang angry, laughing loudly, extremely rampant, and said loudly.

"She is just a maid. Even if I kill her, my father and His Majesty will only give me a few words of admonition at most! Can I be asked to pay for her life?"

Jia Chang touched the bow and arrow, and had the urge to shoot an arrow at Prince Zhongshun. Seeing this, Jia Huan shook his head slightly, signaling Jia Chang not to be impulsive. After all, Prince Zhongshun was the most beloved son of the retired emperor and the brother of Emperor Yuankang. If Jia Chang killed him, it would shock the court and the public, and he would be punished by the emperor. It was not worth it.

Jia Chang took a deep breath, released the bow and arrow, and thought about it. He really couldn't kill Prince Zhongshun openly. There would be too much trouble and too much noise.

Thinking of this, Jia Chang had an idea in his mind, and a sneer hung on his face, and he said to Prince Zhongshun.

"King Zhongshun, there are unexpected events, and people are subject to misfortunes at any time. You'd better be careful. Every year, people get injured and die in the autumn enclosure!"

"I see that your eyebrows are dark, and there will be a bloody disaster soon. Be careful of your mouth!"

King Zhongshun just noticed Jia Chang's little action, and his heart was in his throat. He was only a little worried that Jia Chang would go crazy under impulse and shoot him directly. Fortunately, Jia Chang gave up in the end. He secretly breathed a sigh of relief and decided not to provoke Jia Chang in the future. The risk is too high and it is easy to get into trouble.

"This king is a noble and extremely noble. He has the protection of his ancestors. How can there be a bloody disaster?"

"This king will not worry about it. If you have the energy, you should worry about your little maid!"

A ray of starlight appeared in the depths of Jia Chang's eyes, and the murderous intent was strong. With a move of his mind, a thought flew out and fell into the body of a tiger in the enclosure.

Jia Chang and King Zhongshun mocked each other for a few more times, and suddenly a tiger quietly sneaked around. At the moment when the two teams separated, it suddenly jumped out from the grass and trees, and roared with a fierce wind.

"Roar!"

King Zhongshun was horrified and extremely frightened. The tiger fell and pounced directly on him and fell to the ground.

The guards were shocked and did not dare to shoot arrows, fearing that they would accidentally hurt King Zhongshun. They drew their swords and rushed to the tiger.

The tiger ignored the people who rushed over, stared at King Zhongshun with cruel and cold eyes, opened its bloody mouth, and bit King Zhongshun's shoulder, blood and flesh flew, and bones broke.

"Ah!"

King Zhongshun wailed in pain and struggled desperately. His whole face was twisted together, hideous and terrifying.

Jia Chang heard the noise, turned around and looked, with a smile on his face, picked up the strong bow beside him, pulled the bowstring, put the arrow on it, aimed at the tiger's head, and loosened his hand. The bowstring sounded, and the arrow shot through the tiger's head like a meteor, drilled out from its eyebrows, and nailed to the ear of King Zhongshun.

The tiger fell to the ground with a bang, and King Zhongshun was motionless, his forehead was full of cold sweat, his face was full of pain, and he wailed from time to time, staring at the arrow beside his ear with his eyes slanted, sweat oozing out. If the arrow was off by half a point, he would die like the tiger, and there would be no chance of survival.

"King Zhongshun, you are too careless. I warned you that you would be in danger, but you didn't take it seriously. It really came true!"

"If I hadn't rescued you, you would have been killed by the tiger!"

King Zhongshun's guards rushed to his side and rescued him from the tiger. His shoulder was bloody and his bones were exposed. His arm was probably broken.

King Zhongshun's face was pale and bloodless. He was throbbing in pain and stared at Jia Chang with resentment. He knew that the tiger must have been caused by Jia Chang, but he had no evidence and could not do anything to Jia Chang.

"Jia Chang, don't be too proud. Let's wait and see!"

King Zhongshun left with such a threatening remark and was surrounded by his guards. He needed the imperial doctor to treat him and did not dare to delay.

Jia Chang's eyes flashed with cold light, staring at the back of Prince Zhongshun, with a murderous intent hidden in his heart. He sneered and dissipated in the enclosure.

"If you really dare to have any thoughts, don't blame me for being cruel!"

The Seventh Prince, Jia Huan, Jia Lan and others also looked at Jia Chang with strange expressions. They also suspected that the tiger was Jia Chang's trick. There is no such coincidence in the world. Jia Chang just reminded Prince Zhongshun to be careful of blood disasters, and then he was attacked by the tiger. It was as if he was cooperating with Jia Chang.

"What are you looking at? Prince Zhongshun didn't check the almanac before going out today, he deserves it!"

"Why don't you let people take this tiger? This is my prey! With this tiger, let's see how King Zhongshun will mock me again!"

The seventh prince retracted his gaze, and had a clear understanding of Jia Chang's audacity, and secretly complained.

"My uncle didn't check the almanac before he went out, but before my father left the palace, the Imperial Astronomical Observatory calculated an auspicious day!"

"Hiss, it's terrifying to think about it. My father's auspicious day may not be a good day for my uncle. After all, my uncle is ambitious and has always coveted the throne. Now that he has been bitten by a tiger, it's possible that his arm will be disabled. How can a disabled person become the emperor?"

"The Imperial Astronomical Observatory is really capable. The calculation is really accurate. It is indeed an auspicious day for my father's autumn siege!"