Great Han Arrow God

Chapter 379 Left out in front of the door
Strictly speaking, Arikan's marriage to Lie Jiaomi is also a marriage.The difference from the marriage between the Han and the Huns is that the status of Arikan is obviously not what the princess of the Han family who married the Huns could have expected.

The fundamental reason lies in strength.Compared with Wusun, the Huns are more powerful, and Arikan has the strength of the Hunxie King's Department to support him, so he can influence Lie Jiaomi's decision, and can also win benefits for the Hunxie King's Department.Arikan's marriage was actually a rope for the Huns to control Wusun.

The princesses of the Han family were on the contrary. The Han Dynasty was not strong enough, and the Huns did not take the Han Dynasty seriously. No matter how rich the dowry of the Han family princesses was, it was just another form of tribute.It is obviously wishful thinking to rely on peace to maintain peace.

Emperor Wen and Emperor Jing may not understand this truth, but at that time their strength was limited, and the obstacles in the court were strong, so they could only swallow their anger.Emperor Wu is not Emperor Wen or Emperor Jing, and the current national power is not comparable to that of Wen Jing. The emperor has the heart of revenge against the Huns, and he himself is not willing to bow his head to the Huns.

The reason why he hesitated, but did not refuse outright, was because of the opposition of the veterans in the court on the one hand, and on the other hand, because the emperor was not sure of victory.Li Guang won the battle in Longyou, and when he turned around, he was frantically retaliated by the Huns.The northwestern border was full of wars, and domestic discussions were raging, and the emperor had to be scruples.

Liang Xiao was different from them all.He neither simply opposes peace, nor simply supports peace.He recognizes that peace is a means of maintaining peace, but there is a premise: it must be backed by strong force.Marriage should be a means of restraining the Huns, not a tribute.

This suggestion was made because Liang Xiao knew that if the simple issue of face was put aside, the benefits of marriage would outweigh the disadvantages. Even after Emperor Wu of the Han conquered Sibari, the marriage policy was still implemented.In fact, throughout human history, marriage has been one of the most commonly used methods to maintain the relationship between different tribes and turn people who have no blood relationship into blood relations.

Since different families can marry each other, why can't different ethnic groups marry each other?Whether you have face or not does not depend on whether you get married, but whether you have the initiative to get married in your own hands.

Liang Xiao's suggestion is the most suitable for the emperor's current thinking.What the emperor objected to was definitely not the marriage, but the shame brought about by the marriage.If there is a peace like the Xiongnu and Wusun, the emperor will never hesitate.

Sure enough, before Liang Xiao finished speaking, the emperor nodded repeatedly, showing his approval.

"In this way, marriage and counterattack are not contradictory, but complement each other." The emperor nodded in satisfaction. "This jade from another mountain is good, it is indeed very good." He glanced at Liang Xiao, "This is the real jade from another mountain. The Greek system is just the wrong way. Liang Xiao, don't you think so?"

Liang Xiao was silent for a moment, then bowed and said, "Your Majesty, I... don't know if I'm right."

When Mei Gao heard this, his heart skipped a beat, and he gave Liang Xiao winks again and again.He is a close minister next to the emperor, and he knows how much the emperor has spent on the Greek system, and what kind of attitude he has.Before that, he had already disclosed it to Liang Xiao in detail, and he just didn't want him to make a mistake on this issue.Unexpectedly, Liang Xiao didn't hear it in his heart. Facing the steps given by the emperor, he was so stubborn that he wanted to miss a great opportunity.

Sure enough, the emperor's eyes became stricter, and his voice became more majestic.Not only Mei Gao complained endlessly, but Wang Hui on the side also frowned secretly.

"Then tell me, what are the merits of this Greek system."

"Your Majesty, I don't know much about the Greek system, so I dare not use superficial views, grandstanding, and presumptuous comments."

The emperor's eyes twitched, he was quite surprised by Liang Xiao's answer. "Do you think that the Greek system still has merit?"

Liang Xiao answered without asking. "I dare to ask Your Majesty, Alexander, with a weak crown, commanded an army of tens of thousands, conquered from east to west, and established an empire of thousands of miles in a few years. Is there any merit?"

The emperor was at a loss for words for a moment, his face flushed slightly.

When I read those books from the Western Regions and heard about Alexander's deeds, it was impossible not to be indifferent.Alexander inherited the throne at the age of 20, which is about the same age as he is now, but the career he created was beyond his imagination.But when I think about it carefully, when Alexander ascended the throne, his strength could not be compared with the current big man.He could not deny the greatness of Alexander.

But let him admit the superiority of the Greek system, let alone him.Otherwise, what reason does he have to promote the reduction of feudal vassals and strengthen the central imperial power?

"Then you mean that the Greek system..."

"Your Majesty, what I mean is that I don't know much about Greece, so I don't dare to comment on it. Please forgive me for a period of time, and wait until I do some research on Greek classics before I dare to report the pros and cons to your majesty. Self-righteous, I'm afraid I've misunderstood both myself and Your Majesty."

The emperor suddenly realized and nodded again and again. "Yes, your attitude is the attitude of learning from others, but I am a little anxious."

"Thank you, Your Majesty."

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After leaving the palace, Liang Xiao let out a sigh of relief, but his heart was still heavy.

He had met the Son of Heaven many times before, but this was the first time he had formally met with the emperor and minister, and the power he felt was really different.Before, he already felt rich and powerful, but when he saw him today, he realized that the emperor had given him face in the past, and he was already low-key enough.

Liang Xiao walked into Weiyang Lang's office, and the Weiyang Langs gathered over, chatting with Liang Xiao in a hurry.Liang Xiao didn't really know many officials, and many new officials felt awe when they saw Liang Xiao, the former Weiyang Lang.

Liang Xiao didn't try to get close either.Weiyang Lang is the emperor's close servant, if he intends to win over, it is easy to break the taboo.

After talking and laughing for a while, the friendship faded away, leaving only a few old acquaintances.Liang Xiao asked about Li Guang's recent situation, and the officials said that Li Guang is currently at home, and his situation is very bad.When he went to Longyou, he was a knight he recruited with his own money, and he sold almost all his property.Later, he was imprisoned and spent a lot of money in order to atone for his sins. Now he is impoverished. It is said that if he wants to eat meat, he can only hunt by himself.

Liang Xiao felt very uncomfortable when he heard this, but he didn't say anything.After leaving Weiyang Lang's office, he reined in his horse, walked to the gate of the city, looked at the way home, hesitated for a moment, made a decision, and reined in his horse.

"Dahu, take them back. Niu Er and I will go find General Li."

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When Liang Xiao found Li Guang, it was already dark.It was pitch black in Li's house, and there was not even a sound at all.Liang Xiao knocked on the door for a long time before he heard the sound of Li Guangjian's footsteps on his shoes and his impatient complaints.

"Who, no one is safe in the middle of the night."

Liang Xiao laughed: "General, you just fell asleep just now?"

The footsteps stagnated, then became hurried, and the half-old wooden door was pulled open, revealing Li Guang's surprised face. "Liang Xiao?"

Liang Xiao smiled and cupped his hands. "General, you went to bed so early, are you practicing your vocal shooting skills, and you immediately recognized my voice?"

Li Guang also laughed, and tightened the clothes that were half draped over his shoulders. "What kind of shooting skills are you practicing? Your master is such a stingy person. How many times have I invited him to drink, but he still refuses to reveal the slightest bit of information. Why didn't you hear any information when you came back?"

"I just arrived in Chang'an three hours ago, and I just came out of the palace half an hour ago."

Li Guang frowned. "Boy, you have a conscience. After I was dismissed, the front of this door is very deserted."

Liang Xiao said with a smile: "It's not that Lang Shu's brothers don't come to see you, it's because they're afraid that you don't have money to buy wine and meat. They bring it, but you say they look down on you."

Li Guang was very embarrassed, his old face was slightly red.He stretched out his head to look, and saw that there was only Tu Niu'er behind Liang Xiao, he couldn't help but feel a little strange. "Now that you know that, why are you here?"

"I'm here, there are two things: first, the hostess asked me to bring you some things, but I couldn't bring them because I was going to enter the palace. I wanted to bring them to you in two days, so I made an appointment first, so as not to miss Sometimes the door is turned away. Second, I have a little experience in archery recently, and I want to ask the general to go hunting and compare the arrow skills."

"Little Zhuzi, dare to challenge Lao Tzu?" Li Guangda was overjoyed, and turned to enter the room. "You wait, I'll prepare the bow and horse."

Liang Xiao responded with a smile, but felt a little sore in his heart.Li Guang is so poor that he wants to be a trousers. There is not even a servant in the family, so he has to prepare bows and horses by himself.Taking advantage of Li Guang's opportunity to prepare the bow and horse, he called Lai Niu'er and asked him to rush to Wei Qing's house, where he called Wei Qing and asked Wei Qing to bring some wine.Hunting has game to eat, but wine must be prepared.

Tu Niu'er went, and after a while, Li Guang changed his clothes and led the horse out. Seeing that Tu Niu'er was gone, he didn't ask any more questions.When he went out, he saw Liang Xiao's mount at a glance, and praised him, "What a horse."

"do you like it?"

"Such a good horse, who doesn't like it."

"If you like it, I won't give it to you." Liang Xiao laughed loudly. "I earned it myself. If you like it, you can go to the Western Regions to grab it yourself, or you can ask the owner to grab one for you."

"Look at your arrogant face." Li Guang glared at Liang Xiao, couldn't help but put his own rein into Liang Xiao's hands, untied Mingzhu's rein, and got on the horse. "I don't want yours, just let me have a good time." As he said, he shook the rein and galloped away.

Mingzhu spread her hooves and rushed towards the inner gate, her movements were agile, as fast as a gust of wind.Li Guangzheng was complacent, but he forgot that the horse was more than a foot taller than ordinary horses. Before he rode the horse out the door, he straightened up as usual, but his forehead hit the front of the inner door, and there was a loud "bang", He fell off his horse, on all fours, and fell to the ground on his back.

"Boom!" The dust flew up.

Liang Xiao was shocked, he quickly got off his horse and helped Li Guang up. "General, how are you?"

Li Guang pushed Liang Xiao away, stood up, crossed his hips, strode out of the inner door in a big stride, looked at Mingzhu who had stopped, and laughed.

"Sure enough, it's a good horse. It bumps cleanly and falls comfortably."
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(End of this chapter)