Great Han Arrow God

Chapter 398
A big tree attracts the wind, Liang Xiao understands this truth.

All along, he didn't want to be too ostentatious.He practiced archery hard and wanted to become an official with military merit. On the one hand, military merit is the only way to satisfy his old lady's title of marquis. On the other hand, it is also because the army is the best place to hide the identity of a traverser.There are so many rough men in the army, even if he says some weird words, he will not attract people's attention, at most he is smart.Scholars are different, they are likely to find some unusual clues from his way of thinking.

However, the emperor now wants to set him up as a model.

He can understand the good intentions of the emperor.If you want to expel the Huns and expand your territory, you must have a large number of soldiers, and the people must have the heart to join the army.However, the military merits used to reward military achievements have been reduced to tasteless, and they cannot play such a role at all.In order to arouse the enthusiasm of the people to serve in the army again, he wants to set an example of making progress with military exploits.

However, Liang Xiao knew that no matter how hard the emperor tried, he would not be able to make the Military Merit Lord take on such a mission again.Because the military meritorious title at this time is no longer the military meritorious title established by the Qin Dynasty. No matter how hard they try, it is difficult for ordinary people to reach the pinnacle of life through accumulating military merit.

After the frenzy passed, people realized that he would be the target of public criticism.Before that, his typical performance must be performed in full cooperation with the emperor, not to mention that every battle must be preceded, at least he must participate in most battles, and he will not be able to retreat if he wants to.The battlefield is dangerous, and Liu Ya doesn't care whether he is a typical or a traverser, who knows when, which Liu Ya will kill him.

Today's glory is likely to be redeemed with his life.

But Liang Xiao didn't want to do that at all.In fact, after he became a marquis, he already wanted to retire.Don't worry about food, don't worry about clothes, have money and leisure, beauties with good wine, nice cars and BMWs, what a wonderful life this is.Why bother to work hard and endure the pain and suffering of struggling between life and death?
Seeing Liang Xiao's complex eyes, Mei Gao gloated a little. "Did you remember Lao Tzu's teaching?"

Liang Xiao rolled his eyes, held his head up, and walked away pretending to be chic.

Mei Gao let out a long sigh full of sympathy.

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As Meigao said, for several days in a row, the Liang family had a flood of guests, both acquainted and unfamiliar, and people came to congratulate every day, and gifts piled up in several rooms in the backyard.At the beginning, Liang Xiao's mother and son were very excited to count, but in the end, they were no longer interested in watching, only a growing number remained.

Liang Xiao soon had a family fortune of more than five thousand gold.Now, he no longer worries about how to support those people, what he worries about is how many times he has to die to pay off these debts—of course not to the gift giver, but to the emperor.

Five days later, Liang Xiao accompanied his mother to Chang'an to thank him.

At the gate of Weiyang Palace, Liang Xiao was congratulated by his former colleagues.The Lang officials surrounded him, chattering and looking enthusiastically.They knew that Li Danghu and Li Shuyun were both named marquises, and almost all the officials who went west were also rewarded.In their view, joining the army and conferring meritorious service is already a shortcut.The eyes of those who went to Dongou with Liang Xiao but failed to go west with Li Danghu were full of regret.

After chatting with his colleagues for a while, and making an appointment to invite them to drink, Liang Xiao took his old lady into the palace.

The emperor quickly received them.

The emperor was in a good mood, so he comforted Liang Wei a few words, and then asked someone to take her to meet the Queen Mother and Queen Chen.Liang Xiao was left behind.

"When you entered the palace, did you feel that the officials' hearts were different?"

Liang Xiao nodded, but said again: "I'm afraid they will be disappointed in the future."

The emperor frowned and laughed. "It seems that you haven't been overwhelmed by wealth. It's good to be prepared for danger in times of peace."

Liang Xiao smiled wryly. "Your Majesty has a solution?"

"Not yet, but I have already thought about this issue. We have been discussing these issues these days when you are collecting money." The emperor changed the subject. "Master Dong came here a few more times. He said in the "Gongyang Spring and Autumn Annals" that: In a peaceful world, barbarians should be governed, so that the world is as one as it is far and near. What do you think?"

Liang Xiao thought about it. "Does he mean that he is willing to support His Majesty's conquest?"

Tianzi nodded with a smile. "Yes. He has changed a bit after being robbed by you. I was worried that he would be as pedantic as those old masters."

Liang Xiao pouted, extremely disdainful.Seeing this, the emperor couldn't help laughing. "Why, you still don't like him?"

"Your Majesty, I believe that his hasty change of thought, just like his inexplicable insistence before, is not the conduct that a true scholar should have. If his previous theory was really well thought out, he would not change it easily. If he had His theory is immature, so it is meaningless for him to insist on it. How can such a volatile person have real knowledge. "

"Liang Xiao, you are too cynical." The emperor put away his smile and criticized: "The way of a master is to be loyal and forgiving. After all, Master Dong is an elder. Don't you think it is too much for you to be so mean?"

Liang Xiao sighed secretly, so he had no choice but to shut up.It doesn't matter whether Dong Zhongshu's reasoning is right or not, the important thing is that his reasoning suits the emperor's appetite, and hasty refutation will only be counterproductive.

"By the way, Tai Shi Ling got the clairvoyance. He is very happy. Dazhi wants to rebuild the star map. However, the clairvoyance is a bit distorted, and the magnification is limited. Can you improve it?"

Liang Xiao's heart skipped a beat. "Your Majesty, why don't you discuss it with the Lord Huainan? She invented clairvoyance, and she may be able to solve this problem."

"Why do you need to find Lord Huainan, can't you? Even Lord Huainan couldn't solve that question, and you solved it."

"Your Majesty, I didn't solve that problem. It was Dongfang Shuo's inspiration from Xiyi books. Besides, solving a problem is not exactly the same as being a clairvoyant. In this regard, I am afraid that no one is better than Huainan Weng Lord." more experienced."

The emperor was very disappointed.He was silent for a moment, shaking his head. "Then let the testing room do a trial production."

Liang Xiao was very strange. "Your Majesty, it's just a few words, why do you have to make the examination room bother to study it?"

The emperor asked back: "The war is imminent, and I need more clairvoyance. Do I have to ask for it from Huainan? Shouldn't such a sharp weapon be in my own hands?"

Liang Xiao was speechless.The emperor's consideration is reasonable, and this key technology cannot be in the hands of others, especially the hostile King Huainan.

"You are proficient in Xiyi characters. If you have time, check those books to see if there are any relevant records. Since the colored glaze was originally made by Xiyi, there must be some clues in it." The emperor thought for a while, and said: "I summoned the protons of Yueshi and Dawan to study with you. Batu, the proton of Yuezhi, praised you very much. You should be able to cooperate."

Liang Xiao secretly lamented.This kind of specific technology is really not my forte.

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After thanking him, Liang Xiao took his wife back and went home together.Along the way, Liang Yu was silent, Liang Xiao asked several times, but she shook her head and said nothing.Liang Xiao was a little anxious, afraid that his old lady would suffer some anger in the palace again, and a good thing would turn into a bad thing.He asked again and again, but Liang Lai couldn't make it through, and then said: "I look at the Queen's face, she doesn't look like a barren person, how can she be childless?"

Liang Xiao heaved a sigh of relief, and laughed with a "puchi". "Mother, when will you be able to look at the picture? It's not her problem that the queen has no children, is it the problem of the emperor? If the problem is the emperor, how can Wei Zifu have a daughter?"

"Except for Wei Zifu, there are so many women in the palace, why didn't any of them give birth?"

Liang Xiao was speechless, and suddenly felt a little weird.

Seeing Liang Xiao's strange expression, Liang Nai turned around and comforted her: "Okay, don't think about it anymore. Just like you said, I don't know how to read faces. The queen has no children, and Princess Guantao doesn't know how anxious she is. She must have invited countless famous doctors and fortune-tellers, but they didn't see the problem, so what can I see."

"Mother, don't bring such a scary one." Liang Xiao patted his chest exaggeratedly.What the old lady said really frightened him. "You can't tell anyone what you said. The affairs in the palace are not just for fun."

"Do you need to remind me?" Liang Yu gave Liang Xiao a disdainful look, and stretched out her hand to give Liang Xiao the back of his head. "Your mother..." As she spoke, she suddenly felt something was wrong, and closed her mouth abruptly.

Liang Xiao suddenly remembered what Princess Guantao said to him that day, so he asked tentatively: "Mum, you... really have a sister in the Liang Palace?"

Liang Yu snorted vaguely, then turned her head suddenly, stretched out her hand to lift the curtain of the car, her eyes narrowed, and she tugged at Liang Xiao again.Liang Xiao leaned over and took a look.They had reached Portable Gate Bridge, where a carriage was parked under a willow tree.The carriage is very simple, without any signs, it looks like an ordinary family outing.

However, the driver who drove the carriage was very familiar. He was clearly Deng Guobin, a guest of the Huainan Palace.

"Lord Huainan?" Liang Xiao suddenly felt his heart beating like a deer, and his face was also a little hot.

Liang Yu squinted at him, with a half-smile. "Are you going to see her?"

Liang Xiao swallowed a mouthful of saliva.Liu Ling is so low-key, if he pretends not to see it, it makes sense.But I clearly saw it, and knew that Liu Ling was probably thinking of him, so pretending to be deaf and dumb, isn't it a bit too much?

"Mom, what do you say?"

Liang Yu looked out of the car and said quietly: "Xiao'er, you have grown up, it's time to make your own decision."

Liang Xiao licked his lips, looked outside again, gritted his teeth, and patted the car wall.The coachman let out a long sigh, reined in the horse, and stopped the carriage. Liang Xiao pushed open the door and looked around. Seeing that no one was paying attention, he jumped off and strode towards Liu Ling's carriage.

When Deng Guobin saw him, he laughed silently, pointed to the back, and raised his whip.Liang Xiao walked to the back of the car, and was just about to raise his hand to knock on the door, when the door opened, revealing half of his plain face, either happy or angry.

"Liang Junhou, are you safe?"
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(End of this chapter)