Great Han Arrow God

Chapter 231 Distance Produces Beauty

According to Liang Xiao's limited Greek knowledge in his previous life, Paris seems to be the prince of Troy who abducted the beautiful Helen, killed his elder brother, and finally shot the Greek hero Achilles to death.

That's right, that guy is indeed a sharpshooter.

Liang Xiao reached out and pressed Paris's right shoulder. "Try shooting another arrow."

Paris raised the bow in his middle hand, drew the string with his left hand, raised his shoulders, and was about to use force when Liang Xiao squeezed it hard.Paris yelled "Oh!" and jumped away, looking at Liang Xiao angrily.Liang Xiao didn't speak, reached out to take the bow from Paris, squatted down, patted his left shoulder, and signaled Paris to press it on his shoulder.

Paris didn't understand what he meant, but still put his hand up.Liang Xiao drew the bow and released the arrows in a kneeling position, and shot five arrows in a row. The five arrows flew thirty steps away, almost hitting the same place, like a peacock spreading its tail.Paris was speechless, surprised and delighted.

"Understood?" Liang Xiao pointed to his shoulder.

Paris blinked, thoughtfully.Liang Xiao returned the bow to him and walked away slowly.Paris scratched his head and tried a couple of times, but he couldn't control his shoulders habitually raised, and the shots became more and more chaotic, and he almost couldn't even hold the bow.

Old Andrew stood in front of the packed carriage, looked at Liang Xiao who was slowly approaching, bowed and saluted, and said a few words.Guo Wenbin translated: "My lord, Mr. Andrew thanks you for teaching Paris archery. He said that Paris was born to like archery, but it's a pity that no one has taught him."

"Why didn't he teach?" Liang Xiao said, "He should have been a warrior before."

"He was indeed a warrior, but he was an infantry, not an archer. In Dawan's army, only barbarians can be archers."

Liang Xiao was surprised.With the help of Guo Wenbin's translation, he communicated with old Andrew.Old Andrew was very excited to have the opportunity to talk about his fighting career when he was young.He put on the carriage, asked Liang Xiao to sit beside him, and talked cheerfully while changing the scene.

This said, it was most of the day.

After listening to old Andrew's memories, Liang Xiao realized that Dawan was originally a part of the Kingdom of Bactria, and Bactria was a part of the Seleucid Dynasty. There are many descendants of Greek soldiers like him, and their status is very high.When he was in his 30s, a group of barbarians came from the east. They captured the fertile land between the two rivers and separated Dawan and Bactria into two countries.

Old Andrew was impressed by those savages.He was wounded in the battle against the barbarians, and he bid farewell to the army and became a herdsman.However, apart from regret, he feels that he is still lucky.The barbarians occupied the land in the middle of the river, and the Kingdom of Bactria launched counterattacks many times, causing heavy losses. Many of his comrades in arms were killed and scalped by the barbarians.

Listening to old Andrew's emotion, Liang Xiao and Guo Wenbin analyzed it carefully.The barbarians mentioned by old Andrew were somewhat confused, there seemed to be several groups. According to Liang Xiao’s own understanding, there should be both Sai people and Yuezhi people. The Sai people were driven here by the Yuezhi people. Batkeria discarded their helmets and armor and occupied the land in the middle of the river, while the Yuezhi people and Huangque followed, and beat the Cypriots again, and continued to flee south.

The Xiongnu's attack on the Yuezhi was like a tsunami, advancing westward in waves, changing the pattern of Central Asia.

Of course, this is just the beginning.It won't be long before the Huns at the edge of the tsunami will also be defeated by the big Han and migrate westward, triggering a bigger tsunami until it affects the entire western pattern.

In this world, big fish eat small fish, and small fish eat dried shrimps.Without strength, one can only be bullied.

While Liang Xiao was listening to old Andrew's storytelling, Paris was riding on horseback, groping for the skill of drawing a bow.He practiced for a long time, but he couldn't find the trick, and he was very frustrated.I wanted to come over and ask, but I was too embarrassed, so I rode my horse and kept circling in the distance.After setting up camp at night, Andrea made dinner and called him several times, but he didn't hear her.

Andrea got annoyed, ran forward, pulled him off the horse, and dragged him in front of Liang Xiao and Andrew.Paris blushed and stood behind Andrea.Andrea yelled loudly. After hearing this, old Andrew nodded repeatedly, turned around and pulled Guo Wenbin aside, and muttered a few words.

Guo Wenbin was a little embarrassed, pondered for a moment, nodded, walked over, and said to Liang Xiao in a low voice: "My lord, old Andrew wants to pay with two good horses, please teach Paris a little basic of archery. If your lord thinks that Paris Reese's aptitude is not bad, he is willing to give Paris to Sir as a servant, and dedicate five of the best horses."

"What does squire mean?"

"It's similar to a doorman, but without personal freedom, it's closer to a slave."

"They are proud Greeks, willing to be slaves?"

Guo Wenbin smiled with a bit of indescribable pride. "To the Cypriots and Yuezhi people, they are proud Greeks. But to us Han people, they have nothing to be proud of. Let alone them, the nobles of Dawan are very polite when they see us Han people."

"why?"

"Because we are the land of silk." Guo Wenbin's smile became brighter. "My lord, don't forget that a simple horse worth seven hundred renminbi can be sold for four or five thousand renminbi here, and a literary horse worth a thousand renminbi can be sold for ten thousand renminbi here. In their eyes, we big men are simply human A fairyland where people are clothed in silk and gold is everywhere."

Liang Xiao was dumbfounded, this is probably because distance produces beauty.

"Besides, the best future for Paris is to join the army. To be an ordinary archer, even if you want to be a nobleman's attendant. It is his blessing to be able to follow your lord. Why don't you want to? What he is worried about is your lord. Look down on him."

Liang Xiao understood.Even Guo Wenbin, who has a lot of money, wants to be in his favor, and Paris is even more so.He thought about it. "What do you think of Paris, can he be a qualified attendant?"

"Paris is smart and smart, he can raise and train horses, and he also knows a little Chinese, so he should be able to help a little." Guo Wenbin lowered his voice. "My lord, although the old Andrew's family is not considered rich, they have nearly a hundred horses, and there are a few of them that are considered good. They are nothing here, but they are quite a fortune if they are brought to Chang'an."

Liang Xiao glanced at Guo Wenbin.As expected of a businessman, this calculation is really shrewd, and he is thinking about his family's property.However, what he said was right. Dawan was rich in good horses, and Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty did not hesitate to start a war for Dawan's horses.If I can bring back a few good horses, I guess the round-trip travel expenses will be enough.

"Don't worry, let's take another look. We don't know him well. If we misunderstand the person, wouldn't it be troublesome? Besides, our future is uncertain now, so we can't delay him. Tell him, they saved my life Fate, I can teach him some basic things, whether he can practice it or not depends on his luck."

Guo Wenbin nodded, and went back to talk to old Andrew again.Old Andrew was very happy, and pulled Paris to salute Liang Xiao.Liang Xiao took Paris aside, and showed him the practice method of opening the bow with bare hands, but he didn't explain why, and let him practice by himself.

Paris was skeptical and left in a daze.

Liang Xiao didn't say much.Accepting apprentices depends on fate.He has been a man for two lifetimes, so he can settle down to practice archery. Paris is still a young man. Whether he has the patience and understanding depends on his good fortune.

Although Liang Xiao didn't accept Paris as his attendant, after all, he had the grace of passing on the art, and the old Andrew's family was even more polite and attentive to them.

Looking at the smiling family, Liang Xiao secretly felt thoughtful.

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"Here we come, we come." Li Rongqing put down the rice basket in his hand, walked quickly to the door, and opened it.

A servant in Tsing Yi stood at the door, and a carriage with two horses was parked behind the servant.Li Rongqing was a little nervous. "You... What's the matter?"

"Excuse me, ma'am, is this the residence of Mr. Liang Xiao's little man?"

"Yes, yes, you are..."

"I am Feng Wubing, the slave of Feng Jun, the prefect of Yanmen. I am ordered by Feng Jun to send Liang Jun's concubine back." Feng Wubing said, turned around and walked to the carriage, and opened the door. "Miss Moon, you can come down now."

Under Li Rongqing's surprised gaze, a girl with fair skin, round face, and a bit swollen appearance came down, glanced at Li Rongqing, blushing on her face, and glanced at Feng Wubing for help.Feng Wubing smiled and said: "Miss Moon, don't be nervous, from now on, this is your home. As long as you take good care of Auntie, you will definitely not suffer."

Yue Yue nodded again and again, walked up to Li Rongqing, saluted timidly, was about to speak, suddenly covered her mouth, rushed to the side, retched for a while, but spit out nothing but a puddle of clear water.

Li Rongqing's complexion changed, and he quickly stepped forward to support her. "Are you pregnant?"

The moon blushed and nodded.

Li Rongqing immediately had mixed feelings, but he didn't want to say anything, so he quickly invited Yue Yue and Feng Wubing in, and then invited Liang Yu out.After listening to Feng Wubing's explanation, Liang Yu couldn't help raising her eyebrows when she looked at the moon.Without saying anything, she asked Li Rongqing to take two gold cakes and send Feng Wubing out.

Feng Wubing went happily.This errand was very hard, but it was not bad to get two gold rewards.

When Li Rongqing returned to the hall, Liang Yu was still talking to the moon.Walking from Yanmen Pass to Chang'an, Yue Yue learned a lot of Chinese, barely able to converse with Liang Yu.She told about her life experience, about being captured by Liang Xiao, and about the white horse with the same name as herself.After Liang Mi heard this, she was filled with pity, and asked Li Rongqing to arrange a room in the east wing of the backyard, which was next to Liang Xiao's room.

Liang Yu asked Li Rongqing to invite Tu Hua'er over again.

Hu Xijun is five months pregnant, and most of the housework falls on Li Rongqing, who is already a bit too busy. With the addition of the moon, Li Rongqing is struggling alone, and Liang Yu asks Tu Huaer to come over to help.Although the Liang family has servants and maidservants, Liang Yu is still willing to trust Tuhuaer who knows everything.
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