483, Taming the Horse (Part 1)
When it comes to horse training, one has to mention a story, the story of Wu Zetian and Wu Mei Niang.
It is rumored that Tang Taizong had a fierce horse named Shishi Cong, which no one could tame, but Wu Meiniang claimed that she could tame it, but she needed three tools: an iron whip, an iron hammer, and a dagger.
First of all, if the strong horse refuses to obey, it will be beaten with an iron whip. If the strong horse still refuses to be tamed, it will be beaten on the horse's head with an iron hammer. But if he still refuses to accept it, he will cut off the horse's head with a dagger.
Naturally, Gu Qianxue would not follow Wu Meiniang's example in beating up the Jin Yanma. Let alone whether this method is effective, she only said that if she beat the Jin Yanma, the emperor might punish her.
What's more, this matter was recorded in "Zi Zhi Tong Jian", which was told by the empress, in other words, it was bragging. But if you really use this method to tame horses, all the good horses will be killed, and the ones tamed are also a group of poor horses.
The reason is simple, Wu Meiniang is trying to scare the horse, but there is one thing to be aware of, no matter how human a BMW is, it is just a beast. At the same time, the better the horse, the stronger the temper of the horse, and the more willing it is to die than to surrender. Only a weak coward will surrender out of fear.
To really tame a BMW, one needs to conquer it with strength, so that the horse fears and loves the tamer, cannot leave, and submits sincerely, only then can the goal of taming be achieved.
Gu Qianxue brought some props, including wooden planks, iron nails, and bags of rice and soybeans from the imperial dining room.
The crowd was silent, staring at Gu Qianxue and a group of craftsmen, wondering what he was trying to do.
I saw that Gu Qianxue first ordered the craftsmen to dig a few holes, and then buried the wooden boards deeply. The four wooden boards formed four walls, leaving only a narrow door.
Then, fill in the soil, nail the four boards with iron nails, and then nail several layers of boards outside. After a while, a small wooden house with a roof rose from the ground. Because of the several layers of wooden boards inside and out, the whole house is extremely strong, even stronger than bricks and stones.
Gu Qianxue personally tested the firmness of the wooden house, and then nodded. "Please bring the Golden Flame Horse in."
Everyone was in an uproar.
The horseman didn't dare to act rashly and signaled to the emperor. After the emperor nodded in agreement, he led the golden flame horse into the cabin.
Under Gu Qianxue's command, the craftsman nailed a wooden board to the door.
"Okay, let's pour in the beans." Gu Qianxue said after checking the degree of explanation on the door panel.
The craftsmen didn't know why, so they asked the emperor, and the emperor said, "You can do what Qianxue says." While speaking, shrewd eyes flashed gloomy.
The artisan begins to pour the beans.
"Master Qianxue, what are you doing?" An official asked at Prime Minister Pei's signal.
Gu Qianxue also answered seriously, "It's training a horse, my lord, don't be impatient, you'll find out after a while."
Jin Yanma didn't care at all, not only didn't have any sense of crisis, he even lowered his head and ate beans, enjoying himself.
Some officials in the crowd sneered, it was a group of military officers.
The military officers paid special attention to riding and shooting, and admired Princess Anran's down-to-earth skills. Not only did they not agree with Princess Qianxue's opportunistic methods, they even scorned them.
Gu Qianxue heard the sneer and turned a deaf ear to it, just quietly waiting for the filling of soybeans.
When the soybeans filled half of the wooden house and submerged the golden flame horse's limbs, the golden flame horse finally felt a sense of crisis and wanted to struggle, but found that its limbs could not move at all, and began to neigh uncomfortably.
"Stop, fill in later." Gu Qianxue said.
The craftsmen retreated to the sides, watching the changes.
Gu Qianxue stood quietly in front of Jin Yanma, and Jin Yanma seemed to know that everything was the trick of the girl in front of her, so she roared wildly at Gu Qianxue, and stretched out her neck, trying to bite her.
Gu Qianxue stood right in front of the horse, making sure not to be bitten by the horse, and at the same time giving the horse the illusion that it was within reach.
The roar of the golden flame horse became more and more crazy, and the emperor was also worried. He was afraid that Gu Qianxue would really hurt the horse. Can't you win?" He thought that Gu Qianxue was trying to force him.
Gu Qianxue said, "Your majesty, please come to me. If my method works, this horse will become the emperor's exclusive golden flame horse."
The emperor was taken aback for a moment, and finally couldn't bear his curiosity, so he really walked over and stood beside Gu Qianxue.
Because the emperor was wearing a bright yellow dragon robe, and the real dragon part was embroidered with gold silk, which shone golden in the sun, and was more conspicuous than Gu Qianxue, who was beside her in hibiscus-colored clothes, so that after the emperor arrived, the golden flame horse no longer looked at Gu Qianxue. Qian Renxue shouted, but roared at the emperor.
The roar was hoarse, as if he was on the verge of death, which made the emperor feel bad.
"Qianxue, forget it, Jin Yan is too painful, can I count on you to win?" The emperor looked nervously at the Jin Yan horse. Although he couldn't ride it, it was still a pleasure to look at, and he couldn't bear to ruin it.
Gu Qianxue said, "Your Majesty, please rest assured that no horses will be hurt." Then she turned her head and said to the craftsman, "Start now, filling the rice."
This method of horse training was not imagined by Gu Qianxue, nor was it invented by Gu Qianxue, but a piece of news that I occasionally read in modern times. A westerner uses this method to train a horse. The principle is to make the horse angry and exhausted, and finally squeeze it with soybeans to make it difficult to breathe. A kind of dependence, the same principle as the conventional horse training method, but with some scheming.
Horses are animals, so they can't see the culprit of their victimization, and they also know who saved them, so they are taken advantage of by cunning humans.
"Your majesty, don't worry, it really won't hurt it, just wait a moment." While Gu Qianxue was speaking, seeing that the rice had been filled in even with the beans, she asked the craftsman to stop.
Because the tiny rice grains filled the gaps between the soybeans, the golden flame horse that was buried just now felt more and more frightened because of the poor breathing. It shook its head frantically, trying to smash the wooden wall with its head, but found that no matter how It couldn't even touch the wall with its head, and something more terrible happened, it was thirsty.
What the horse was most afraid of was not hunger, but thirst. After struggling for a while, Jin Yanma finally lost his strength, stopped struggling, and lowered his head to pant heavily.
Gu Qianxue brought an iron plate over and poured some water, "Your Majesty, come and feed Jin Yan some water."
With a gloomy face, the emperor looked at the iron pan filled with some water, and then at Gu Qianxue, frowning. After a while, he took the iron plate and handed it over.
Seeing that there was water, Jin Yanma struggled for a while, but couldn't bear the thirst after all, and bowed his head to drink water.
There is very little water on the iron pan, let alone a horse, even a thirsty man is not enough to drink.
After drinking the water, Jin Yan greedily licked the plate, and finally the plate was licked clean but still thirsty, so he prayed to the emperor with his eyes.
Seeing this, the emperor was overjoyed, "Quick! Get water quickly, and fill it in a bucket!"
Gu Qianxue said, "No, you have to use an iron plate."
484, Taming the Horse (Part 2)