Although it was just September, the territory of Xia Kingdom, located in the northwest, was already cold and bleak, giving people a feeling of entering winter. Especially when a gust of autumn wind blows violently from the northwest, it makes the world suddenly cold, and the plants and trees are low, as if an emperor is coming and the people kneel down.

The cold wind brought not only the bone-bone coldness, but also the screams of countless wild beasts, which made the originally calm wilderness look extremely chaotic. After a while, a team of many large and small beasts appeared on both sides of the north and south at the same time, running away desperately, including timid beasts such as rabbits and deer, as well as wild wolves and boars that make a living by hunting. But at this moment, they no longer care whether they are traveling with prey or enemies, but they just rushed forward quickly, thinking about rushing to escape from this dangerous area.

Therefore, it was because behind them there was a strong cavalry team driving and chasing them. When they were close, they were slashing their spears, and when they were a little farther away, they were slaughtering their crossbows, which made them so that the many beasts that should have been fat enough to survive the cold winter could only abandon their homes and run wildly towards the west that was left without any effort.

After chasing this for a long time, just as the beasts were exhausted and even the deer who was best at running began to slow down, a cavalry team suddenly rushed out of the thorn. With the sound of shouting, arrows flew towards the beasts like raindrops. For a moment, many beasts were already falling into pools of blood, and then they were grabbed by the cavalry that rushed up later and cheered.

Sun Tu, who was in the middle of the team, has truly experienced the style of mass hunting in this era. More than a thousand cavalry were divided into three routes, encircled and drove away on both sides. Then the elite in the middle suddenly attacked, and he could hunt and capture the prey that was originally extremely difficult to hunt, like a sack. In just half a day, he almost captured all the big and small beasts in a radius of dozens of miles.

However, Sun Tu was not very interested in this way of bullying beasts with power. Except for the two beasts that flee in the first place, he did not take any action. However, Xi Fengchang, not far away, was particularly energetic at this time. In the blink of an eye, he shot three or four arrows, constantly shooting the hare and wild deer in front of him to the ground. At the same time, he was still screaming happily, with murderous intent.

It was not until the sun set and the sky became dark that everyone finally let go of other beasts that had already run out of exhaustion and had only tried their best to escape to save their lives. Then tents were built up in the somewhat desolate wilderness, and piles of bonfires were formed, and new prey had been roasted on the fire. More than a thousand people who had been running all day could finally rest here for a good night.

Of course, this cavalry team that came out of Shunjun City did not come for hunting. In fact, they were more than 200 miles away from the city to go to Xingqing Prefecture, Xiadu. Because less than two months will be the birthday of the current emperor of Western Xia, Li Qianshun. As an important minister in the court, Xifeng clan leader Xifeng Yechang, who has been guarding the eastern border for many years, naturally had to make some statements, so he sent his son Xifeng, who is still in Shunjun City and can walk freely, to celebrate his birthday on his own.

The current Emperor of Xia State, Li Qianshun, is one of the few heroes in the Dangxiang clan, and is also the wise ruler of the Xixia Zhongxing. As early as when he ascended the throne in his childhood, Xixia was full of internal and external troubles. The dictatorship of the Liang clan of the mother party was a disaster, and corruption was even more popular in the court, and the Dangxiang tribe was even more disinterested. In addition, the threat from the Song State may cause the Xixia regime, which had only been established for several decades, to embark on the road of destruction.

Fortunately, the Liao Kingdom helped suppress the Song people at that time, which allowed the Western Xia to survive. When Li Ganshun grew up, he finally eased all these internal worries with his skills and courage far beyond his peers. The Liang clan, including his mother, was killed, and then suppressed the whole country with iron fist, so that all tribes in the country would submit to the court, show weakness and friendship, so that the Song Dynasty would not raise troops for the time being, so that Xixia would have a chance to recuperate, so that the national strength could be revived and safe.

It was also under such circumstances that the former eight tribes of the former Dangxiang tribe, which had already controlled a considerable amount of military strength, were removed by the court by various means. Now, only the Helian tribe, who had always been loyal and reliable, and the Xifeng tribe, which was far away from disputes, retained its own troops. Even the Weiming tribe, who had made great military achievements for the rise of the Xia Kingdom, had only a few tribesmen who were officials in the court at this time.

It is precisely because Li Ganshun is one of the rare wise kings of Zhongxing in the Xia Kingdom, and he still holds absolute imperial power and suppresses the powerful heroes of the whole country. So even though decades have passed since the bloody changes, Xi Feng Yechang is still respectful to the emperor. Not only did he send his two sons to Xingqing Mansion as hostages to show his loyalty early, but this time he sent Xi Fengchang to celebrate his birthday.

Moreover, in order to prepare for a birthday gift with the emperor, Xifeng Yechang had already opened a large market in his jurisdiction a few months ago, and the people in the jurisdiction took out the treasures they owned. Speaking of which, the local market where Sun Tu and the others met Xifeng Chang in Wulahai City was set up for this. Xifeng Chang did gain a lot of money that time. Not only did he buy a rare BMW in the country, but he also gained a talent like Sun Tu, who is both civil and military - at least in his opinion.

This time, he went to Xingqing Mansion to celebrate the birthday of the emperor, and of course it was impossible for Xifeng to prepare only one horse. In addition to this main birthday gift, Xifeng Yechang also took out a lot of gold jewelry and specialty furs, which are now loaded in the camel caravan in the rear. But these are all foils. The real birthday gift is this one that looks more energetic after taking care of it. There is no variegated white horse from beginning to end.

It is naturally a great honor to be able to represent the entire Xifeng family to celebrate his birthday, but the fundamental reason why Xifeng Chang seemed so excited and even chased all the way was that his status has been significantly improved. At the same time, Xifeng, as an opponent, was completely ruined, allowing him to replace all his powers.

Although Xi Feng Yechang did not really execute his son in the end - although it was obvious that many officials and clan members kept asking him to avoid the death penalty of Xi feudalism - but the death penalty was not allowed to escape the crime of living. In the end, Xi feudalism was deprived of all its identity and was permanently imprisoned in his residence, and even the gate was not allowed to go out again. Moreover, many subordinates who were closely related to him were also punished for this, such as Xi Feng Man, He Sichang and others were even executed and died for him. Today's Xi feudalism seems to be no different from the dead. It can even be said that life is worse than death, and continuing to live is just a laugh.

Although Xi Fengchang himself gave his father a little fear in the previous events, they were father and son, and the Xi Feng family really needed a talented and courageous young man to give people hope. So in the end, Xi Feng Yechang gave him the opportunity to show his talents and ambitions in the broader world of Xingqing Mansion.

As for his views on Sun Tu, he is a little ambiguous. But at least Xi Feng Yechang still asked him to follow Xi Feng Chang instead of choosing to eradicate it, which is enough to show that the other party has the intention of using him. However, before leaving, Xi Feng Chang talked with his father intimately for a night about what he said, but Sun Tu didn't know.

But at least at this time, Xifeng Chang still trusted and attached great importance to Sun Tu. Even though he had more powerful people under his command, the one he was closest to was Sun Qianli, who helped him to this point.

"Qianli, shouldn't you be interested in hunting? Today I have never seen you shoot a few preys." As he raised his glass to signal Sun Tu, Xifeng Chang asked with a smile.

Before Sun Tu could speak, another thin Fenghuang with a horse-faced face followed and said, "Are you very few hunting in the Liao Kingdom in Qianli? This is really rare." However, there seemed to be some deep meaning hidden in the words.

After drinking a sip of sour milk wine from Sun Tu said: "I actually like hunting, especially hunting ferocious beasts such as tigers and leopards. But it is not my favorite to drive wild animals like today to escape and shoot like a bag. Isn't men fighting outside to fight against evenly matched opponents?"

"Well, I didn't expect that Sun Qianli, you still have such a passion. I'll give you a cup!" This immediately resonated with another man as tall as an iron tower next to him. As he said that, he raised his glass to respect each other. This person's name was Jie Eze. He was originally the captain of the personal soldiers beside Xi Feng Yechang, but this time he was sent to ensure the safety of Xi Fengchang. He was a brave and loyal person.

Xi Feng Chang nodded deeply and said, "What Qianli said makes some sense. It seems that we don't have to hunt along the way so much next time. I guess the income from hunting in the past two days is enough for us to consume the rest of the way. Even if there is not enough, we can still hunt again."

"I don't mean to dissuade the young master. I just don't like to be so extravagant." Sun Tu hurriedly explained, then changed the topic and said: "By the way, I don't know how long it is to get from Xingqing Mansion here? It seems that the weather is getting colder, I wonder if it will suddenly fall..."

"If we move forward at full speed, we can arrive in Xingqing Prefecture in seven or eight days. But we don't have to be so anxious. Three hundred miles ahead is Dingzhou City. We have to meet the local King of Yue first and then go to Xingqing Prefecture with us." Xifeng Chang said with a smile. When talking about King of Yue, there was still a little joy and yearning in his eyes. This made Sun Tu a little confused, but ignored that Xifeng Chang brought people to Xingqing Prefecture this time, in addition to celebrating his birthday, there was actually another more important task, which was to find ministers trusted by the emperor to help lobby together and not to easily express his attitude in the dispute between Song and Liao.
Chapter completed!