The grass in the factory should be plucked

When the emperor wanted to go hunting in the southern suburbs, the East Factory, the Embroidered Uniform Guard, and the Imperial Guards would all send personnel ahead.

The royal hunting grounds housed a large number of wild animals for hunting by the royal family and nobles.

Large-scale hunting activities organized by the emperor were generally divided into four steps: setting up the hunting area, watching the hunting, practicing the hunting, and ending the hunting.

First, the imperial guards would lead the leading cavalry to "set up a circle" and drive the wild animals into a certain range, forming an iron barrel-like encirclement to ensure that there would be enough prey.

Secondly, after the emperor arrived at the hunting ground, he had to climb up the city wall to "watch the siege."

The first thing to do is to see whether the troops participating in the hunt are in order and what their morale is, which is equivalent to inspecting the army.

Secondly, they also need to observe how many wild animals there are in the hunting ground. If there are too many, they will order the surrounding troops to open a gap and release some of the animals to avoid danger to the hunters.

After all the preparations are completed, it is time to "hunt" - the hunting officially begins.

The emperor would start hunting first, shooting a wild beast that had been prepared in advance. Then it would be the time for the princes, grandsons of the emperor, princes and nobles, children of aristocratic families and officials in the court to show their skills.

The emperor would also go up to the city walls to watch the hunt, and any warriors who performed well would be rewarded and promoted by the emperor.

After the hunting is over, the princes, grandsons of the emperor, princes, nobles and court officials will present the prey they have obtained to the emperor, and the hunting results of the princes, grandsons of the emperor will be recorded in the royal files.

Therefore, every royal hunting activity was highly valued, and everyone wanted to show their skills in hunting and win the favor of the emperor.

After the hunting is over, a "stop hunting" ceremony is held and a banquet is held.

The emperor would reward the warriors who performed outstandingly in the hunting activities. Civil officials would compose poems and essays to sing praises of the emperor, and military generals would perform martial arts competitions to show off their military prowess.

The entire hunting process was a large-scale "autumn outing" organized by the royal family.

Xie Changan led the secret guards of the East Factory and followed the vanguard of the "Buwei" team and set out early to be responsible for overall control of the security of the hunting grounds.

Before the emperor arrived, he would deploy the East Factory secret guards to every corner of the hunting ground to ensure the personal safety of the royal family members.

On the official road late at night, Jiang Li rode a horse and followed Xie Changan.

It was the first time for her to see so many secret guards from the Eastern Depot. Each of them wore a black nightgown and a black mask, and their swords reflected a cold light under the moonlight.

She is petite and stands out among the tall secret guards.

Although there were many curious and inquiring eyes falling on her from time to time, the discipline of the Eastern Depot was strict, and the entire team was silent and orderly along the way.

Even the little eagle squatted obediently on Xie Changan's shoulder.

It can already fly, and really wants to spread its wings and fly in the vast sky. Xie Changan is afraid that it will fall behind, so he strictly orders it not to leave during the march.

The little eagle was a little unhappy, so Jiang Li coaxed it by saying that the hunting ground was where the mountains were high and the forests were dense, with many birds and animals, and the little eagle could play to its heart's content, and only then did it become happy.

After arriving at the royal hunting ground, Xie Changan unfolded the blueprint and began to assign tasks. After allocating the areas of responsibility of each secret guard, he let everyone go to the hiding place on their own.

"Sixteen, follow me."

The Yin Guards winked at Jiang Li. Jiang Li rolled his eyes at them and followed Xie Changan to the highest mountain in the hunting ground.

The little eagle circled excitedly above their heads.

Autumn is the most beautiful time of the year in the Royal Hunting Grounds. The forests are dyed in all colors, the mountains are all red, and leaves of various colors are intertwined together, which is extremely beautiful.

It was early morning. When Jiang Li and the others reached the top of the mountain, they just happened to catch the sunrise. Thousands of feet of golden light poured down from the layers of clouds, and the whole world seemed to be lit up.

This was the first time Jiang Li had seen such beautiful natural scenery since he had traveled to this alien world. He felt relaxed and happy, and at home, as if he had returned to the familiar Beast Taming Sect.

I really want to run freely among the mountains and dense forests, chasing and playing with the birds and animals.

"Do you like it?" Her joy was so obvious that Xie Changan couldn't help but smile.

"I love it! It's like coming home."

She was talking about the Beast Taming Sect, but Xie Changan thought she was talking about the country village where she grew up.

"Are you really some kind of mountain monster, as Yin Jiu said?"

She must have been very naughty when she was a child, hiding in the woods every day.

"If I were really a mountain monster, I would have escaped long ago. Why would I stay in the cold palace and suffer?"

Jiang Li would rather dress up as a wild monster.

As they were talking, Xie Changan brought her to a wooden house in the dense forest.

"This is our East Factory's temporary command post."

During every royal hunt, he would dispatch the guards here and take overall control of the situation.

"Will I live here too?" Jiang Li asked excitedly.

"Well, follow me first so that I can respond to any emergency at any time."

The wooden house is divided into inner and outer rooms, and has been taken care of by the factory guards. It is equipped with all daily necessities.

"Are you tired? Do you want to go and take a rest first? The bedding in the inner room is all new."

Thinking about having to stay in the same room with her for the next half month, his ears couldn't help but turn red.

"No. My Lord, may I take a look around here?"

Jiang Li was very excited. Like the little eagle, she yearned for this free and vast world and couldn't wait to run through the forest.

"Okay, be careful, don't run too far, and come back in an hour."

Seeing her excited expression and the same longing look in her eyes as Xiaoying's, Xie Changan couldn't bear to restrain her, so he nodded.

Jiang Li cheered and rushed into the forest like a monkey, moving nimbly between the trees and disappeared in an instant.

Could it be that this person evolved from a monkey?

Xie Changan couldn't help but curl up the corners of his mouth. It was hard to imagine that this forest elf-like girl was a weak little noble who was locked up in the cold palace not long ago.

When Jiang Li ran around and came back with two pheasants, Xie Changan was sitting at the desk in the outer room handling official business.

Jiang Li presented the two pheasants to him as if they were treasures: "Sir, look!"

Just like a child waiting for praise.

Xie Changan raised his lips slightly: "Not bad, how do you plan to eat it?"

"I want to eat roast chicken." Jiang Li looked at him expectantly with her bright eyes.

"And then?" He felt something was wrong.

"...I don't know how to bake." Jiang Li lowered his head embarrassedly.

Xie Changan suddenly felt a headache, and he knew it!

"Can you cook?"

"Yes! I can make bacon stewed with rice, scrambled eggs, and braised cabbage."

"that's it?"

"...There is nothing else in the cold palace."

Xie Changan stood up resignedly: "Give me the pheasant."

Fortunately, she at least knew how to make a fire and cook, unlike those rich girls who had never done housework.

Xie Changan watched her speechlessly as she diligently boiled a pot of water, made him tea, and squatted aside waiting to eat the roast chicken.

That eager look made him feel as if he had raised a daughter.

Xie Changan’s skill in roasting chicken is quite good. These people who have been on the road for years and have been on the edge of danger all have the skills to survive in the wild.

Jiang Li and Xiao Ying were gnawing on the golden roasted pheasant together, bubbling with happiness. They wished the old emperor would come hunting more often every year.