Great Han Arrow God

Chapter 4 The Best Times
Liang Xiao became angry from embarrassment. "Don't talk big, just give it a try, maybe it won't be as long as me."

The prisoner didn't say a word, and raised the wooden stick in his hand with one hand, pointing at Liang Xiao.

Liang Xiao's expression changed drastically, and he shivered involuntarily, as if what the prisoner was holding was not a wooden staff, but a murderous crossbow.

The prisoner said indifferently: "Courage is commendable, but strength is too weak, it is difficult to enter the hall of elegance."

No matter how dull Liang Xiao was, he knew he had met a master.Don't look at the crossbow in his hand, he only has a wooden stick in his hand, and he is still a lame man. If he really wants to use his hands, it is really uncertain who will live and who will die.

The bachelor didn't suffer the immediate loss, Liang Xiao put away the crossbow and cupped his hands. "The boy doesn't know the heights of heaven and earth, and shows off to Fang's family. Please forgive me, Mr. Huan."

The prisoner put down the stick and patted his injured leg lightly. "You're smarter than that idiot."

Liang Xiao was taken aback for a moment, then understood.Tu Niu'er came from the western suburbs with his crossbow, and the prisoner also came from the west, so he must have seen this crossbow.

"Mr. Huan has good eyesight." Liang Xiao half-truthfully praised him.

"Of course, to see the magic of archery, you need not only arm strength, but also eyesight. A hundred steps away, a human face is like a bean. If you don't have extraordinary eyesight, how can you achieve a hundred steps and a hundred shots?"

Liang Xiao was dubious.He has always had reservations about such things as walking through Yang with a hundred steps.As the prisoner Huan Jun said, a person's head looks about the size of a bean from a hundred paces away, and he can't even see it clearly.

"Whether you can do it in a hundred steps or not depends first on whether you have the talent, and secondly depends on whether you have trained well. One of the two is indispensable." The prisoner glanced at Liang Xiao. "Don't think too much. Throughout the ages, there are only a handful of people who can really do it."

Liang Xiao rolled his eyes: "Then, can Lord Huan walk through Yang with a hundred steps?"

"No." The prisoner shook his head without thinking. "Although my eyesight is good, I don't have the talent to walk through Yang with a hundred steps."

The corner of Liang Xiao's mouth twitched slightly, and he asked, "What can Lord Huan do?"

The prisoner stared at him for a while, then suddenly laughed. "Do you know how many types of archery are the best?"

Liang Xiao shook his head.He really didn't know.In his previous life, he knew nothing about archery. In this life, he also knew very little. It was just because of his talent, he could shoot better than ordinary people. It was too far away from the magical skill of piercing Yang with one hundred steps.

"Shooting is one of the six arts. Literature is used to observe virtue, and martial arts is used to stabilize the country. In ancient times, there were five shootings: Baishi, Shenlian, Shanzhu, Xiangchi, and Jingyi, which focused on etiquette. Today there are Yinqiang, Yifei, trace shooting, shooting sound, the emphasis is on actual effect."

Liang Xiao listened with gusto, but the prisoner stopped talking, stared at Liang Xiao and said, "You follow your mother's surname, who is your father?"

Liang Xiao blinked and shook his head. "I don't know, I never heard my mother say that."

The prisoner pondered for a moment, then suddenly said, "I'm tired."

Although Liang Xiao was regretful, he also saw that the prisoner was unwilling to say any more, so he nodded disconsolately.The skill belongs to others, and if he wants to learn it, it depends on others' willingness to teach him.If people refuse, he can't force it.Fortunately, living under one roof, getting along day and night, there will be opportunities in the future.

With the thought of learning art in Liang Xiao's heart, his attitude also took a big turn.After discussing with his mother, he slaughtered a chicken, bought some wine, made a big pot of rice, and treated the prisoners to a full meal.The prisoner was not polite either, he shook off his cheeks and ate a whole meal. He ate a chicken by himself. He didn't even leave any soup for Liang Xiao. He ate half of the big pot of fragrant rice by himself, leaving only Give some of the bottom of the pot to the mother and son of the Liang family.

The prisoners were full of wine and food, and went to rest by themselves.Liang Xiao looked at the leftovers coldly, thought for a while, stood up, and picked up the crossbow.

"Mom, you eat first, I'll go out for a while."

"What are you going to do?"

"I'm going to shoot some fish." Liang Xiao smiled: "You prepare firewood and water, I'll come back before dark, cook a pot of fish soup, and eat until I'm full."

Ordinary people in the Han Dynasty ate two meals a day. The morning meal was called Chaoshi, usually between Maochen, that is, eight or nine in the morning, and the afternoon meal was called Mushi, usually at Shenyou time, that is, between three and five in the afternoon.

For ordinary people, it’s okay to go to bed as soon as it gets dark after eating evening food, which not only saves lamp oil money, but also saves one meal.However, one of the mother and son of the Liang family had to work the night shift to weave brocade, and the other was growing up. He was only thinking about serving the army in the future and becoming a marquis.

It doesn't matter for Liang Yu to eat less, but she refuses to starve Liang Xiao.It was still early in the morning, so asking Liang Xiao to shoot fish outside the city now would be a good way to replenish food.People in Wu and Chu have rice, rice and fish soup. There is a big river outside Guangling City. There are many fish and shrimps.

Liang Xiao used to do this kind of thing a lot. Before it was dark, he shot a dozen big fish and disemboweled them by the river.

While handling the fish in his hand, Liang Xiao suddenly remembered that he seemed to have forgotten one thing that all travelers should do: what year is this year, what is this eve?
He sat down, threw the fish aside, and thought about it carefully.Although in the original Liang Xiao's memory, there seems to be no impression of the specific year, only knowing that it is the Han Dynasty, but there are a few pieces of information that are very valuable.

One is Jiangdu State.According to the memories of his later generations, the Jiangdu state in the Han Dynasty was not established for a long time, and it was passed down to two generations.It seems that the prince has not yet ascended the throne, and now the first generation of Jiangdu king, Liu Fei who was later called Yi Wang, should be on the throne.

There is another basis for Liang Xiao to make such a judgment: the prisoner said that he was from the state of Wu, and he was convicted for being attached to the king of Wu. This should refer to Liu Bi, the king of Wu.In other words, the Wu-Chu Rebellion had just passed, and the Wu-Chu Rebellion was during the reign of Emperor Jing of the Han Dynasty, and the Wu Kingdom would have to wait for the Three Kingdoms to reappear later.

Reminiscent of the new emperor ascending the throne two years ago, Liang Xiao can basically be sure that this should be the first year of Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty.

As soon as he came to this conclusion, Liang Xiao suddenly became excited.

The era of Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty is good. This is a passionate era. After six to seventy years of accumulation, the great Han is the time when the national strength is strong.Soon, Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty went to war against the Xiongnu, and famous generals such as Wei Qing and Huo Qubing were born, ushering in a new era.Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty defeated the Huns who had dominated the grasslands for hundreds of years, showing their prestige and ambition. The Han Dynasty swept away the bad luck of marriage for decades, and Han became the name of a nation.

For Liang Xiao personally, this is undoubtedly the best era.Before the appearance of the imperial examination, there was almost no way out for common people, but the era of Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty was an era when commoners were ministers and slaves were generals.All the examinations and imperial examinations are all sidelined. These days, military merit is the shortcut to success.

In the era of cold weapons, bows and crossbows are the most important weapons, and riding and shooting are almost a symbol of martial arts.I have a pair of ape arms, and I was born to be a good archer. It is only natural for me to serve in the army.No wonder my old lady is so confident, saying that I can be a marquis and a general.

Wait, my mother is so discerning, isn't she also a time traveler?

Liang Xiao shivered violently.If this is the case, then this world is too scary.

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