Chapter Twelve The Eldest Princess's Pride
In the past few days, the eldest princess was in a good mood. Yunfeng had gained face for her, especially not being intimidated by the emperor's brother, and was willing to be the head groom in her house. This made her happy, but at the same time, she also felt a little bit in her heart.
It’s a sweet feeling. When I feel good, I want to go outside for a walk, so I decided to hunt!
The weather in mid-July (now early August) was hot, but what puzzled Yunfeng was that the ancients didn't care about this. There were about fifty people including the eldest princess, himself, guards, and maids, all wearing cowhide soft clothes.
A, riding a war horse, gallops towards the hunting ground fifty miles away. This was built by Liu Cong, the leader of the Han Dynasty, after the Shanglin Garden during the reign of Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty, and was also named Shanglin Garden.
According to historical records, Shanglin Garden in the Han Dynasty was grand in scale, with many tall palaces, covering an area of more than 300 miles, and hundreds of animals were raised in the garden. Among them, there were 70 palaces, which could accommodate thousands of rides and had various functions and entertainment contents.
The scale of Shanglinru in the Xiongnu and Han Kingdom was much smaller, with a radius of only about a hundred miles, and only a few palaces scattered around, all of which were simple and low. The only function of the entire park was to serve as a hunting and outing venue for the royal family.
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But even so, as soon as they arrived, Yunfeng couldn't help but be amazed. The entire hunting ground was densely forested, lush grassland, and the river was crystal clear. From time to time, deer, deer, white rabbits, muntjacs and other wild animals could be seen running around.
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Just as he was wandering around the natural scenery in the hunting ground, the voice of the eldest princess came from beside him: "Yunfeng, I have seen your skills with spear, sword and riding, but I don't know how good your archery skills are?"
"Huh~?" Yunfeng was stunned. Although he was highly skilled in martial arts, he had never touched a bow and arrow in his past life. In modern society, in addition to the archery team, I am afraid that even the native herdsmen on the Mongolian grasslands have also
He couldn't shoot an arrow, let alone Yunfeng. He couldn't help but feel embarrassed.
Seeing him showing such a look, the eldest princess felt happy for no reason. She waved to the guards behind her and said, "Go and get my Ziyun Bow."
"Yes, eldest princess." After receiving the order, a guard reined in his horse and galloped back, and soon came back with a large purple bow.
After the eldest princess took it, she handed it to Yunfeng and said: "This bow is called Ziyun. It requires the strength of seven stones to pull it open. It was obtained by the emperor's brother from the treasury when he conquered Chang'an, the capital of Jin, two years ago. He gave it to me. Today,
I will lend it to you for the time being. If you are satisfied with what I have obtained, I will give this bow to you."
Yunfeng felt helpless for a while, and took it with a wry smile. He found that the bow was made of yew wood as the main body. The inner side of the bow wall was pasted with thin slices of horn, and the outside was pasted with beef tendon. They were glued together with glue, and then wrapped with silk thread to stabilize the appearance.
The paint is purple, and the bowstring is made of twisted rawhide.
He tried to pull hard, but the bow string only vibrated slightly. Yunfeng couldn't help but secretly praise the bow.
"Yunfeng!" The eldest princess pointed her horse whip forward and said, "Shoot the deer in front of you, so I can see how good your archery skills are."
Yunfeng looked forward and saw the deer nibbling on leaves, about thirty steps away. He couldn't help but feel proud, thinking that although I had never drawn the bow, I would not miss it at such a close distance. So he put up a pose
I learned the shooting posture I saw on TV in my previous life. I sat on the horse and lowered my waist, straightened the front legs, bent the hind legs, clamped the horse's belly, took an arrow, put it on the bow, exerted all the strength in both arms, and slowly
He slowly drew the bow string.
One stone weighs 120 kilograms, and seven stones weighs 840 kilograms. Yunfeng, not to mention his hidden strength, punched out with all his strength, which he estimated to be about 1,500 kilograms. But this is different from drawing a bow! There is kinetic energy in the punching force, while opening the bow is completely
It is static and relies entirely on the coordinated movement of the wrists, arms, waist and legs.
Therefore, he drew the bow with all his strength.
The surrounding guards and maidservants looked at his action of opening the bow, and their eyes widened more and more, until it finally stretched into a full moon, making everyone stand on the spot in shock! The seven-stone bow could be opened the best in the entire Han Dynasty.
There are only a few of them. Since this bow was given to the eldest princess, no one has ever pulled it open again, but the thin young man in front of me has pulled it open.
Yunfeng squinted his eyes and took aim at the deer, which was unaware of the approaching danger. Suddenly, he let go suddenly, and with a tensing sound, a black light shot out!
"Okay~!"
"Master Yun, what a great effort!"
"Master Yun's archery skills can lead to the gods, and he is actually the number one god in our country of Han!"
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The surroundings suddenly erupted into loud cheers! However, the sound had not disappeared from their ears, and everyone had not yet withdrawn their raised thumbs, and the flattery on their faces was still there, but everyone was stunned. Then
The deer was actually still there, and slowly turned its head to look this way, and then jumped up and down and disappeared into the bushes. As for the arrow, it had long since disappeared!
Shameful! It’s so shameful! Yunfeng couldn’t see his face, but he could feel that his cheeks were already burning hot. At the same time, there was a wave of unwillingness to admit defeat in his heart, and he secretly made up his mind to practice archery hard in the future.
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He looked at everyone awkwardly and murmured to the eldest princess with a smile: "Hehe~ I missed it, I missed it~!"
"Puch~! Cluck!" The eldest princess finally couldn't help laughing loudly. The guards and maids around her also covered their mouths with their hands, their faces turned red from suppressing their laughter, and they looked like they couldn't stop laughing.
After the laughter subsided, the eldest princess looked around and found a sika deer in the bushes about fifty steps away to the right. She waved to the maid, who gave her a bow and arrow. The eldest princess reached out to take it, bent the bow and nocked the arrow.
, glanced at Yunfeng proudly, took a casual look, then let go of the bowstring, and a cold light shot out instantly, hitting the deer's neck!
Immediately, several guards ran forward and carried the deer back, shouting loudly, "The eldest princess is invincible with arrows, and the eldest princess is a woman like no other!" and other such compliments.
The eldest princess was in a really good mood here. She felt that she had never been in such a good mood since she could remember. She could see that although this man, who was a slave, was respectful to her on the surface, he was never in a good mood in his heart.
She was very unhappy that he didn't treat her as his master. However, this man was very skilled in martial arts and well-spoken, but there was nothing he could do for a while. Now, she finally realized that he was not as good as herself, and the pride in her heart was simply overwhelming.
It was beyond words. He couldn't help but look at Yunfeng again.
Facing the eldest princess' provocative eyes, Yunfeng shook his head secretly, feeling speechless in his heart.
"Drive~!" The eldest princess looked away with a look of shame, whipped the horse's butt, and galloped forward first. The guards and maidservants behind quickly followed. For a moment, the sound of hoofbeats shook the sky, and smoke billowed. Everyone kept shouting.
She was killing the prey within sight, and Yunfeng was not idle either. He took the guards and taught him how to shoot arrows. Slowly, he also figured out the key. Although he did not shoot the prey, he could at least find the arrows he fired.
It hit the spot, which made him feel better.
It was getting dark, and the group of people returned to the camp after giving notice. They washed the prey in the river and grilled it on the bonfire. Not long after, the fragrance gradually spread, and everyone was moved by it, and they couldn't help it.
He eagerly cut up the roast meat. Of course, the best part was the eldest princess's. Although Yunfeng, the servant, was the head groom, his official position was not small, so the pieces of meat he was given were okay. He performed again
Chapter completed!