Spring is warm and flowers bloom and everything is reviving. It is a good time for hunting. Li Shimin threw a lot of government affairs to Changfang Xuanling and others, and took the King Gaochang who came to see him and the king of other countries to hunt. The Kunming Pond is located in the southwest of Chang'an. It is said that it was the place where Emperor Wu of Han used to practice sailors. However, it was abandoned long ago. Instead, because of the abundant water and grass, it became a good place for hunting.

In order to show his importance to King Gaochang and others, Li Shimin also called more important ministers such as Li Xiu and Changsun Wuji. If it were in the past, Li Xiu was actually reluctant to participate in such hunting activities. The main reason was that his riding and archery skills were too bad. It would be fine if he hunted privately by himself, but it would be embarrassing to have too many people. Fortunately, he has not been idle in recent years, and he has made considerable progress in riding and archery skills. In addition, he also wanted to meet King Gaochang, so he agreed happily.

"Swoosh~" A sharp arrow took off the string from Li Xiu's hand, and in the blink of an eye it shot a hare that came out of the grass to find food. This made the guards behind him cheer, and someone immediately drove him forward and picked up the hare.

It is not yet noon, Li Xiu has hunted six rabbits and a male deer, and the harvest is quite good. This is not only because of Li Xiu's archery skills, but also the royal hunting grounds around Kunming Pond, which are stocked with a large amount of prey. Guards around him help drive away the prey. It can be said that as long as the archery skills are not bad, the harvest will not be too bad.

"The prince-consort is such a good archery technique. He has already hit so many preys!" At this moment, a group of people suddenly turned out from the woods ahead and praised Li Xiu for one. When Li Xiu looked up, he found that it was Changsun Wuji and a group of children, Li Chengqian and his brothers.

"Sir, look, I've hit a few hares too!" When Li Chengqian saw Li Xiu, he immediately rode forward, holding up the hares in his hand with joy and said, as if waiting for Li Xiu's praise.

"Not bad, I'll personally roast the hare for you later!" Li Xiu first greeted Changsun Wuji, and then smiled at Li Chengqian.

Li Xiu was quite satisfied with Li Chengqian, the student. Under his own education, this child did not have so many problems like in the original history. In addition, he found that Li Shimin had a lot of problems in his son's education, that is, he criticized too much and praised too little, and was too harsh on his children. This is also the biggest problem in traditional education in the Central Plains. Therefore, he tried his best to praise Li Chengdao as much as possible to cultivate his confidence and improve his character.

Sure enough, when he heard Li Xiu's praise and could also eat the hare he roasted with himself, Li Chengdao immediately shouted happily: "It's great, I can finally eat what the teacher has made with him. Now we have a good time!"

While speaking, several children behind Li Chengdao also stepped forward to salute Li Xiu. One of them was about the same age as Li Chengqian, but he was handsome and looked like he was five or sixty-sixth of Li Shimin. This child also attracted Li Xiu's attention. This child was Li Ke, the son of Li Shimin and the former Sui princess.

Li Ke is actually the same age as Li Chengqian, but he is a little younger than his month, ranking third among Li Shimin's sons. However, because Li Kuanyao, who ranked second, died, Li Ke is actually Li Shimin's second son. This child not only looks like Li Shimin, but also looks very calm at a young age. Li Xiu also noticed that among these children, Li Ke caught the most prey, and he even had a half-large deer hanging on his horse's back, and he was killed with one blow from his left eye. This archery technique is much better than Li Xiu.

In addition to Li Chengqian and Li Ke, Li Tai is also here. He is also a student of Li Xiu. He often went to Li Xiu to study with Li Chengqian in the past. However, although Li Tai is smart, he is not very interested in what Li Xiu said. Instead, he is more interested in Confucianism and writes beautifully. In other words, this guy is a talent in liberal arts, while Li Xiu talks more about science, so Li Tai has been to Li Xiu's place much less often than Li Chengqian.

Li Xiu greeted several children, then smiled and stood up and smiled at Changsun Wuji, "Why has Brother Wuji become the head of the child? Aren't you hunting with His Majesty?"

"Don't mention it, Your Majesty has seen the tiger's traces in the west. He is afraid that a few children will be in danger of having children, so he asked me to come here with Cheng Qian and the others, and take the guards to hunt tigers!" Changsun Wuji spread his hands helplessly at this time and said, "He is the national uncle, so the task of taking the prince will naturally be handed over to him."

"Your Majesty goes to the tiger in person? What if something happens? Why don't your uncle persuade him?" Li Xiu couldn't help but blame him when he heard Changsun Wuji's words. Li Shimin is now the emperor and is in charge of the safety of the world. If something happens, the chaos in the world will not be unexpected. Therefore, all dynasties have attached great importance to the safety of the emperor, especially in the Ming Dynasty, the emperor was almost treated as a pet by ministers and was locked in the big cage of the palace, just for fear of the emperor's accident.

"Why didn't you persuade him? But you don't know about His Majesty's temper. Moreover, he has liked hunting since he was a child. It is impossible to let him give up this hobby. But don't worry too much. Your Majesty has always been brave and doesn't know how many Xionghu died at his hands. Moreover, with generals like Cheng Yaojin, there will definitely be no problems." Changsun Wuji said helplessly at this time. He grew up with Li Shimin since childhood and knew Li Shimin's hobby and temper very well.

"Sir, don't worry about my father. It's useless for my mother to advise him. And with so many guards following him, there will definitely be no problem. Let's find a place to eat. My stomach is almost hungry." At this moment, the fat man Li Tai shouted loudly at this time. He had a big appetite since he was a child, otherwise he would not have gained such a fatty person.

Hearing Li Tai's words, Li Xiu and Changsun Wuji laughed almost at the same time. Then they brought a group of children to a clearing space outside the hunting ground, where they didn't have to worry about attracting any ferocious beasts during the barbecue. Then they asked someone to get water to clean up the prey, and the guards also cut firewood to make fire. A group of people started picnicking here. In fact, they killed and ate the prey, which was one of the greatest fun of hunting.

Li Xiu is a delicious person. He had prepared barbecue utensils before hunting, and all kinds of seasonings were also complete. At that moment, he skewed the cleaned prey on the fork for barbecue, and then put it on the fire while flipping it up and applying oil and seasonings. In a short while, a tempting aroma of barbecue spread.

Seeing Li Xiu do it himself, Changsun Wuji probably felt itchy, and he actually started grilling prey himself. After Li Xiu's first batch of hares were baked, Li Chengqian and his children immediately rushed over and distributed several hares to eat them in the blink of an eye. However, when Changsun Wuji's roasted hares were brought up, Li Tai and the others were very happy at first, but after tasting them, they were indifferent and no one could eat them anymore. This made Changsun Wuji smile bitterly, but it was not unfair to lose to Li Xiu in cooking.

Most of the prey in spring are not very fat. After all, they have survived a winter and consumed the fat in their bodies, so more than a dozen hares were eaten by several children. Li Xiu and Changsun Wuji did not eat them in one bite. Fortunately, there were also deer that Li Xiu beaten, which was already processed by this time and was roasted on an iron rack.

Li Xiu was barbecuing his prey while chatting with Changsun Wuji. Li Chengqian and his children were half full at this time and were competing for archery. The result was naturally needless to say, Li Ke's natural archery group, which hit the most prey, almost beat Li Chengqian's brothers. However, Li Chengqian didn't care, but instead talked and laughed with Li Ke, which also comforted Li Xiu. The biggest problem with Li Chengqian in history was his personality, but now he is much stronger in history.

When the venison meat was roasted, Li Xiu invited several children to eat the meat. He and Changsun Wuji cut a large piece of meat and placed it on the plate. He sat on the grass and chatted while eating. But at this moment, Li Ke suddenly came straight to Li Xiu and bowed respectfully and said, "Li Ke greets Duke Yan!"

"The King of Shu doesn't have to be too polite, why don't you go to eat barbecue?" Li Xiu couldn't help but smile when he saw Li Ke. After Li Shimin ascended the throne, his sons were also named kings. Li Ke was first named King of Han, and later changed to King of Shu, and it was not until a few years later that he was named King of Wu.

"I've been full just now, but I have always had a question in my heart that I can't figure it out. I asked several gentlemen, but they couldn't answer it either. It just so happened that I heard that Duke Yan was knowledgeable and talented, so I could definitely answer the questions in my heart, so I took the liberty to come and ask Duke not to blame him!" Li Ke replied very politely at this time.

"Oh? Do you have any questions to understand?" Li Xiu asked with interest when he heard Li Ke's words. He usually teaches a few children to study and helps them answer questions. In addition, he has the knowledge from this era, so he is not worried that he can't answer it.

"You are the Duke of the Kingdom. I read Qu Yuan's "Tianwen" before, and there were many questions in it that were not answered. Among them, what I am most interested in is the sentence "Where should the eight pillars be, and why should the southeast be damaged?" I wonder if the Duke of the Kingdom can help me answer it?" Li Ke stood up straight and said.

"The Heavenly Question" is Qu Yuan's question about all things and phenomena such as heaven, earth, nature and the world. There are many problems with imagination. Even if it is placed in later generations, it will feel very close to you. Li Ke asked, "Where are the eight pillars, and why does the southeast suffer?" The so-called eight pillars mean that there are eight pillars supporting the sky, but Qu Yuan expressed doubts about this, so he proposed where the eight giant pillars of the sky were, why no one has seen them before, and why the earth is low in the southeast? In fact, it is high in the west and low in the east?
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