The fifth day of the first lunar month was a sunny day. A ray of warm sunlight came in through the east window, and Li Kuan opened the door to welcome the spring sunshine. Although Qian Wu left, he did not forget to remind Wang Huai and Zhao Qian of what Li Kuan needed to do on the fifth day of the fifth year.
Therefore, under the urging of Wang Huai and Zhao Qian in turn, Li Kuan got up from the warm bed and went to the stable without even having breakfast. Wang Huai and Zhao Qian watched Li Kuan go out with a smile, and they did not forget to tell Li Kuan a few words before leaving. A genius remembers Chinese in one second 8/1/z/o/m/
Li Kuan nodded lazily. He was yelled before he woke up. He finally rode into the imperial city and came to the stables. The periphery is full of three-meter-high brick walls, and there is a two-meter-high one on both sides of the east and west. After Li Kuan knocked on the door and explained his intentions, the officer hurriedly let him in and respectfully said: "His Royal Highness, do you choose by yourself or do you want to lead the way?"
"Lead the way!"
Li Kuan really knows nothing about horse selection. It would be much easier if Qian Wu was there. Based on his experience, he would definitely know what kind of horse to choose. At this time, Li Kuan suddenly felt that it would be nice to have a phone call, at least if something could be done. Contacting directly by phone is always better than having a headless flies, only let the prodigal officer lead the way.
Under the guidance of the magistrate, Li Kuan finally entered the stables and watched dozens of horses tied to the pegs. Li Kuan approached and found that the pegs of these horses were a bit special, not only carved with exquisite patterns. , And more like an exquisite statue.
The statue is rooted underground and is about one meter deep. The powerful force prevents the horses from breaking the reins or pulling up the tethers to escape. Li Kuan looked at these carefully taken care of imperial horses, with black manes, maroon horses, and all-white white horses. Li Kuan was dazzled.
"His Royal Highness, these imperial horses are the best horses carefully selected by the major horse farms!" The mackerel introduced respectfully.
Li Kuan nodded and asked, "You take care of these imperial horses?"
"Yes!" The mauler nodded and said, "The current emperor is the king of horses. Every year, one or two of the best horses from the major horse farms are selected and sent to the stables. In his spare time, the emperor will gallop his horses. They are all the emperor’s favorite horses, no matter which one is worth a thousand dollars, your Highness can choose at will."
Li Kuan nodded faintly, then continued to look at the row of imperial horses, and then at a place for training horses not far away. He pointed to one of the maroon horses and said, "Lead it. Come out, let me try first!"
The officer nodded and untied the rein of the maroon horse, leading it to come. The mauns are officials who specialize in caring for the imperial horses. Each horse is treated like an ancestor, and there can be no slack. Because the imperial horse was the horse used by the emperor, a slight difference would result in loss of officialdom or loss of head.
The masons are all experienced horse breeders, and each horse is usually taken care of by one person. He was very familiar with the habits of horses, and they also had a trusting relationship with each other, so the masons led the horses to the racecourse.
Li Kuan looked at it carefully. The horse's mane was maroon red, the other parts were chestnut hair, the limbs were short and thick, and the coat was thick. The horse's hooves stepped on the ground and made a heavy chuckle, showing that the horse is very strong and strong.
Li Kuan took the rein and jumped on the horse's back. The fur was very smooth, and Li Kuan sprinted quickly with two kicks. In an instant, Li Kuan felt a cold wind rushing toward his face. When he held the reins, a sharp roar came, and his two front feet were lifted up suddenly and quickly placed on the ground.
"Sure enough, it's much better than my horse!"
Li Kuan stroked the maroon mane, patted the horse's back and continued to run for a certain distance, and then turned the horse's head. Perhaps the physique is too heavy, making the horse run like a heavy motorcycle, and lack of stamina is its shortcoming. Li Kuan did not choose this horse. After dismounting, he was brought to another horse with cyan mane and rode a distance. Although this horse is not strong, it is faster, faster than the maroon horse before it.
If you run for a long time, I am afraid that it will be too much, which makes Li Kuan give up again. When he ridden all the horses, each had its own shortcomings, and there was really nothing that he really liked. However, Li Kuan can be sure that these imperial horses are indeed much better than his own.
"There are horses in that stable too?" The mackerel was taken aback when he heard the words, and quickly said: "The horses there cannot ride, and no one except the emperor can step into it!"
If it hadn't happened to see a horse on the east side of the horse when he tried the horse, he would never have noticed that there would be a horse there. Then, he looked around again and found not only on the east side, but also on the west side, he asked curiously: "Why?"
"The horses in the stables on the east and west sides are the horses of the current emperor when he fought in the four directions in the early years. There were originally six horses out of which Taizong could not be rescued because of his injury, but now there are only five horses." Said, "His Royal Highness, there is a forbidden place for stables. No one dared to approach him except the emperor and the adults in the palace.
The magistrate explained in detail the reason why they were forbidden. They were indeed excellent war horses, but they were old and old. Even so, their temperament is very strong, except for Li Shimin and a few close attendants who can approach the stables and they will be attacked, let alone try horses.
Because of this, the five horses are untamable and untamable, which is beyond the ability of the magistrates to tame them. This also makes even the officials in the stables helpless. For their care, the attendants next to the emperor are personally responsible, and the magistrates have no right to enter them.
In an instant, Li Kuan's mind appeared to have admired the stone carvings of the Tang Dynasty in modern times, including the "Six Horses of Zhaoling" stone carvings. According to relevant records, Li Shimin personally wrote compliments for the six horses to commend the achievements of the six horses.
If the imperial horses in the stables of the imperial city were Li Shimin's beloved horse after he became the emperor, then these six horses are definitely among the leaders and they have a very important position in Li Shimin's heart. When he became the emperor, the Tang Dynasty's strong national power made him rarely ride them on the battlefield, but Li Shimin did not discard them, but took care of them very well.
"His Royal Highness, I really can't go!" Seeing that Li Kuan refused to listen to the advice, the mackerel resolutely walked towards the east side stables. The other mackerels stopped one after another. However, Li Kuan turned a blind eye to hearing and continued to move towards the east. Walk to the side stables. New Bayi Chinese Website is first published https://(www).https://m/.x81zw./com/
"Hurry up and send the news back to the palace, and let the emperor decide!"
Seeing that he couldn't stop it, the chief officer had no choice but to send the news back to the palace. If these five horses have any mistakes, they can't afford it, not to mention that the person in front of them is still the prince, and they can't stop them.
Li Kuan had a rock carving about these six horses in his mind, and thought of seeing them with his own eyes today, which was a great joy, and silently thinking that if he could ride them for a full circle, it would be absolutely happy.
Tang Yun (end of this chapter)