Picturesque Rivers and Mountains in the Red Chamber

Chapter 142 Chapter 3.49
Volume Three

3.49 Spring Hunt is an opportunity for Wuxun families to recruit talents.
"It's all you, now how do you want me to behave with sister Yongjing!" The small fists without reservation were hitting someone almost non-stop. In the background was the door that was still half-open and shaking, and the sound coming from outside the door. With the sound of the door closing heavily, Princess Yongchang was so ashamed that she completely lost her usual spirit.

"How could I have thought of-" Zhou Yang couldn't help but complain, but he also knew that this kind of thing should not be pushed to women, "Okay, stop fighting, the most important thing now is how to deal with it. I remember Princess Yongjing is very talkative. "I don't have more than one music box there, so why not give her another one to let her go?"

"What I just said is, how do you want me to see her in the future!" Princess Yongchang's cheeks turned red as she continued to hit someone, "That girl is easy to talk to. She used to be a little sister in front of me, but when we meet again in the future. "

"Oh, Rong'er, be good, I was wrong, can't you do it if I was wrong?" Zhou Yang quickly grabbed the little fist that was still pounding hard, hugged the girl tightly and pretended to be a bear, "Didn't she go back to take a nap just now? How could I have thought that she would come back? Isn't that———————————————————————————————————————————————————————————

"Hmph!" Princess Yongchang took a few deep breaths, rolled her eyes at the flattering person in front of her, and kicked him hard on the calf. Seeing his distorted expression and jumping feet, she couldn't help but smile, and understood He straightened his clothes, turned around and went out to the next door.

"What the hell is this? It was a very happy day, and my girlfriend Happy and I were hit by my sister-in-law!" He shook his head speechlessly and found a chair to sit down. Zhou Yang gently touched the calf where he had just been kicked. "Hiss" - this bitch really kicked just now!

The time for waiting for the "sentence" is always very long, but in less than a stick of incense, Zhou Yang actually had the illusion that "one glance lasts for thousands of years". However, this room was decorated with obvious consideration for soundproofing. He was worried about the room next door. I could only vaguely hear the conversation, but I couldn't figure out the content at all. Fortunately, it didn't last long, and I heard Princess Yongjing's laughter coming from outside, followed by the dull banging sound of the door being slammed shut.

"Rong'er——" Zhou Yang quickly licked his face, but was pushed away by the girl. After a while, Princess Yongchang went to the next room holding a brocade box, and after half a stick of incense, she came back with a straight face. .

"This damn girl, let her look good sooner or later." Letting Ailang hold her in his arms and urging him to close the door, Princess Yongchang muttered, looked up to see a face that deserved a beating, and instantly became angry. While beating him, he said, "It's all you who made me lose face. I was laughed at by that girl. Fortunately, she agreed."

"Actually -" Zhou Yang muttered in a low voice, "I thought about it later, even if we didn't do anything, His Highness Yongjing would not and could not spread the word. She is a little girl, no matter how thick-skinned she is, she would not dare to talk about this. kind"

"Who told you this!" The intensity of the beating increased obviously, and Princess Yongchang was very happy. "Does this palace still know? I just want to be laughed at by this girl when we meet again in the future! Also, that look I gave her the half-length mirror, you must find another one for me, at least it can’t be worse than this one!”

"Isn't it? Where did you ask me to go - oh, stop, stop, stop, I will find it!" The beating was replaced by "kicking". Who could bear this? Zhou Yang simply picked her up and entered the bedroom. , "Let's talk about 'Spring Hunting'."

I don’t know how long he had been there, but Zhou Yang let out a long sigh and saw Princess Yongchang lifting the brocade quilt and jumping off the edge of the bed. She ran to the tea table and picked up a cup of herbal tea and rinsed her mouth repeatedly. After a long while, she returned to the big bed and gave it to someone. With a roll of his eyes, he carefully took her into his arms and covered her with the brocade quilt to avoid catching the cold without clothes.

"When the Zhou Dynasty was first established in Jinling, there was no such thing as a 'spring hunt'." After a long rest, Princess Yongchang said, "Later, Emperor Taizong went on a northern expedition to unify and returned the capital to the capital. In less than 30 years, The martial arts of the imperial court showed signs of decline, so they imitated the old practice of the Qing Dynasty's 'Mulan Paddock' and created their own 'Spring Hunting'."

"Promise them, 'spring hunting' is not a rule only for those slaves." Zhou Yang remembered the original COSPLAY training, "China has existed since the pre-Qin Dynasty. Although the purpose is different and the time is different, the overall meaning is the same. That is to say, the Zhao family’s success in winning the country was not upright, and few people mentioned it since they became cowardly.”

"Of course I know." Princess Yongchang gave him an angry elbow, "It's just that this dynasty's 'Spring Hunt' is basically a replica of the fake Qing Dynasty's 'Mulan Paddock' in terms of procedures and regulations. It just doesn't go to Chengde anymore. Instead, it is located in Tiewang Mountain in the west of the city. The scale is not as large as that of the Puppet Qing Dynasty, but those who are qualified to participate are all heroes of the Wu Xun lineage, and the grade is higher.

When my father was in power, the 'Spring Hunt' was held every year. Countless talents were discovered and recruited into the army through this method. This was regarded as compensation for the Wuxun families due to the martial arts examinations. Later, due to the lack of successors to the Wuxun family, this was allowed. They recommended quotas to participate, which is another way to continue the family until February of the 32nd year of Longwu."

"Is this Prince Yi Zhong?" Zhou Yang asked carefully.

"My elder brother had a good idea, but it was a pity that he was ruined by his unscrupulous subordinates." Princess Yongchang said bitterly, "After that, my father was not in good health, so he stopped the 'Spring Hunting' thing. After the emperor ascended the throne, things became complicated. I just couldn't care less about it; it's just that over the years, I saw that those martial artists were becoming more and more ineffective, so I started to think of promoting them." "Unexpectedly" Zhou Yang remembered that he, a die-hard martial artist, didn't even get a spot on the periphery. , it seems that this group of martial arts completely regarded this spring hunting as their own vegetable garden.

"Humph!" Princess Yongchang understood what he meant, "These unmotivated people cannot produce anyone who is worthy of the spotlight at home, so they block the channels for outsiders to advance. However, they don't want to think that they are not just sons. They support talented people." It's not impossible for a scholar to arrange a marriage for his family's back house. It was obviously a plan to kill two birds with one stone, but they themselves screwed it up."

"So, His Majesty is very angry?" Zhou Yang asked with a smile. If Princess Yongchang dared to give the quota to herself, then it must be because Emperor Yonghe gave her a chance, and it would never be given to just herself.

"Your Majesty is preparing to issue an imperial edict tomorrow. On the sixth day of April, there will be a spring hunt in Tienmen Mountain. All the good families of the Zhou Dynasty can come and attend." Princess Yongchang snorted coldly and said, "But I still saved face for them. The imperial edict only left a lot of people." In ten days, only the Gyeonggi region can come; and with the addition of a 'recommendation' title, this spring hunt is an opportunity for Wuxun families to recruit talents."

"From now on, it will be once a year to provide Wu Xun with a channel to 'train private individuals', and also to add fresh blood to the army of the Zhou Dynasty." Zhou Yang understood, "Coupled with the talents recruited by Wu Xun, the two are complementary and competitive, and the former rises more Counting the upper levels, the latter have no choice but to control the middle and lower levels, which will not only help improve the combat effectiveness of the army, but also prevent one family from becoming dominant in the army, which is beneficial to the country and also beneficial to the royal family."

"That's right, but it's not once a year, but once every two years!" Princess Yongchang glanced at Ai Lang in surprise. She didn't expect that Emperor Yonghe's painstaking arrangement could be seen through at a glance, "This time you behave a little better. In the eyes of the imperial brother, as long as you perform meritorious service in the future, you will be promoted very quickly. As long as you have enough status, even if our affairs are exposed, it will become a 'good story'."

"I've wronged you!" Zhou Yang hugged the girl tightly, lowered his head and kissed her carefully.

"Hmph -" Princess Yongchang hit him a few times angrily, but still endured her shame and let him do whatever she wanted, "Wait a minute, you...didn't you do it just now?"

"This is not enough!" Zhou Yang didn't like the feeling of being neither good nor bad, but there was no way to accept the charming girl in his arms. He could only complain, "Obviously Dongfang is here, but you sent him away. Otherwise, how could it happen?”

"Do you think Bing'er is like you, claiming the title of Jinshi in vain and not being awarded an official title?" He pushed her into the brocade quilt half-forcedly, and Princess Yongchang naturally had no objection, "The spring hunting is around the corner. I will definitely check it several times, isn’t Bing’er in the past?”

Zhou Yang always felt that something was wrong. Logically speaking, Dongfang Bing only had the title of "second-class bodyguard", but he was actually the commander of Princess Yongchang's bodyguards. Spring Hunter Security was part of the palace's security system, including the Imperial Guards, Dragon Guards, etc. The forbidden captain and the senior guards, but it shouldn't be Dongfang Bing's turn anyway, but considering the unclear identities of the master and servant, Zhou Yang decided not to ask more questions.

"By the way, why did Princess Yongjing come back just now?" Of course, not all questions cannot be asked.

"Hmph!" After patting someone's arm to signal him to let go, Princess Yongchang raised her head and said, "Sister Yongjing originally wanted to come back and ask me to borrow a music box. I'll wait until you deliver her music box and then return it. I don’t want her to bump into the box that Gong just sent over.”

"That's it!" Zhou Yang breathed a sigh of relief and pressed Her Royal Highness into the brocade quilt again.

Meanwhile, the next room.

Carefully string the music box and place it gently on the table. Listening to the sound that barely formed music coming from the box, Princess Yongjing showed a look of satisfaction on her pretty face, but she soon discovered that the sound of the box was getting smaller and smaller. , she had to lie down next to the box in order to hear clearly, until she heard the sound disappear.

"Sister Huang must have used it too much, and the machine spring has lost its strength, so it won't last long." Princess Yongjing muttered, and re-winded the music box. However, when she wanted to bend down and listen again, something went wrong in her mind. The figure that she had seen Princess Yongchang crouching down not long ago appeared, and her cheeks instantly turned red to the root of her neck.
(End of this chapter)