Great Han Arrow God

Chapter 464
"What is Liang Xiao doing at home?"

"What else can he do, prepare to marry the Lord Huainan." Han Yan curled her lips, and there was something indescribable in her tone.

The emperor looked back at him, the corners of his mouth were slightly raised, with a hint of sarcasm.He knew that Han Yan and Liang Xiao couldn't get along, but Han Yan was not as ostentatious as Yan Zhu, thinking that after reading a few books, being a close minister of the emperor would make him arrogant.Perhaps because of being in the palace for many years, he knows when to show off and when to restrain himself.

Therefore, he could ignore Jiang Dulie Wang Liu Fei, but he would not take the initiative to provoke Liang Xiao.Even if he had an opinion on Liang Xiao, he would hide it in his heart and only show it a little bit in front of him, and it was just right to make people feel pity, but not disgust.

"Yan Zhu and Zhu Maichen are dead, and Mei Gao has yet to return from an envoy to Qiang, so the palace is a bit deserted." The emperor sighed softly. "There are so many things going on recently, and I don't have time to go out of the palace. It's really depressing."

Han Yan rolled her eyes, and immediately understood what the emperor meant.However, he didn't want Liang Xiao to be a palace guard because of this. "Chang'an City has recently visited a lot of scholars, and many of them have written letters seeking advancement. Why doesn't Your Majesty choose some talented and virtuous people from among them to enter the palace and support the maintenance?"

The emperor snorted softly: "Those scribes, even though they are well-educated, are just high-spirited talk, not practical, what can they praise?"

Sensing the emperor's displeasure, Han Yan was not nervous.He laughed and said, "Your Majesty, it's not that all scribes are unrealistic, they just don't have the opportunity to show off. The most popular topic in Chang'an City these days is strange skills and obscenity, so they naturally talk about everything, and don't care about it. If Your Majesty proposes a topic, Asking about the current affairs of the world, how can we not find knowledgeable talents? Liang Xiao is a native of Jiangdu, and he can manage border affairs, but people who were born and raised here can't?"

The emperor pondered for a moment, feeling that Han Yan's words were reasonable, and his face turned pale.

"Furthermore, the Xiongnu invaded the border, and they have personal pain. If His Majesty sends troops to conquer and calm the chaos in Jingbian, they will definitely go all out, and they will not be complacent and stay out of the matter."

The emperor frowned, and his face was a little unhappy.Han Yan's words hit his pain point.Liang Xiao would rather grow vegetables than go out to war. Although the root cause was his suppression, Liang Xiao's counterattack made him very uncomfortable, and he always felt a sense of disappointment of being let down.

"It makes sense. You go to Wang Huilai to determine the most important border affairs, and use them as topics to ask the world."

"Wei!" Han Yan went with a smile, and arranged for someone to pass on Wang Hui to see him.

The emperor stood in the corridor, thinking for a long time, and suddenly found that there was no one around him, so he couldn't help frowning. "Where's Huo Qubing?"

Guo Sheren stood up from the corner. "Your Majesty, Huo Qubing hasn't entered the palace for some time. I heard that he is practicing archery?"

"Practice archery? Why don't you practice archery in the palace? Is there no place to practice archery in the palace?"

"Uh——" Guo Sheren hesitated for a moment, then stopped talking.

The emperor was even more unhappy when he saw him, and asked Guo Sheren to find Huo Qubing.Guo Sheren went away and didn't come back for a long time. It was not until the emperor became impatient that Guo Sheren dragged Huo Qubing into the palace.Seeing Huo Qubing's displeasure, the Son of Heaven couldn't laugh or cry, and said with a stern face on purpose: "What are you busy with, why haven't you been seen for several days?"

"I... I am retreating."

"Retreat?" The emperor laughed dumbly. "Why, do you want to be a master?"

Huo Qubing thought about it, and told him that he wanted to worship Liang Xiao as his teacher, but was rejected by Liang Xiao and recommended to Huan Yuan instead, and Huan Yuan also wanted to investigate him.The emperor was very curious when he heard this.He asked Huo Qubing to demonstrate it, but he didn't see any mystery.

"Are you sure this is the bow-opening style taught by Huan Yuan?" the emperor asked, "I don't think it's the same as what ordinary people use."

Huo Qubing said: "I was a little skeptical at first, but the Liang family's trilogy training always uses this open bow style."

The emperor thought for a moment. "Then how are they practicing?"

"Everyone's talent is different, the degree of hard work is different, and the effect is also very different. Some have obvious progress, and some have not."

The emperor felt a little weird. "How come your tone of voice is similar to Liang Xiao's?"

"Is there?" Huo Qubing was also very surprised.He didn't feel it himself.

The emperor was angry. "What the hell is Liang Xiao doing? Let him enter the palace, I want to ask him face to face."

Seeing that the emperor was angry, Han Yan was in the middle of her arms, and immediately took the initiative to invite Ying to pass the edict to Liang's family.

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Liang Xiao is busy at home.The wedding is approaching, and many matters need to be confirmed by him.The old lady Liang said that he is no longer an ordinary person, and he married a woman from an ordinary family, so don't be careless.If something goes wrong, not only will Huainan King look down on him, but he will also be laughed at by other nobles.

Liang Xiao felt a lot of pressure.He is very unfamiliar with these etiquette systems. He has never seen what a real nobleman's marriage looks like, and there is no such person around him.He often ran over to ask Liu Ling. Unfortunately, although Liu Ling was a real nobleman, he didn't know much about these etiquettes.

It was also the first time for the eldest girl to get on the bridal sedan chair.

At this time the emperor called him into the palace, Liang Xiao actually refused in his heart.However, he also knows that the emperor is also a sensible person, if there is no important matter, he will not disturb him at this time.He immediately tidied up, changed into formal clothes, mounted his horse, and went straight to Weiyang Palace.

His home is very close to the north gate of Weiyang Palace, just a few steps away.But after entering the gate of Weiyang Palace, there are still several miles to reach Chengming Hall, so I can't do it without riding a horse.

The emperor was full of anger and waited for Liang Xiao to come, but when he saw Liang Xiao coming on horseback, carrying his clothes and trotting all the way into the palace, his forehead was sweating profusely, he laughed again.

"In such a hurry, aren't you afraid that Yushi will impeach you for being rude in the palace?"

Liang Xiao took out his handkerchief and wiped his sweat. "Your Majesty has an edict, and the minister can't care about it."

"What are you doing at home?"

Liang Xiao was stunned.You sent someone to call me into the palace in a hurry, and you just asked about this?What am I doing at home, don't you know?I can't believe you didn't send someone to care what I was doing.

"Preparing for the marriage." Liang Xiao scolded his mother in his heart, but he still said honestly: "I have been tossed about etiquette these two days. I don't study much, so I really don't know what the process of this prince's marriage should be. No, it's going on. Discuss with the Huainan Palace."

"Do you regret it now? If I had read more things with Mr. Dong back then, why would this be the case." The emperor sneered. "So, it's not enough not to study, to be ignorant and incapable of learning. It's not enough to be crowned with a monkey."

Liang Xiao twitched his cheeks twice, speechless.The emperor's mood is not right.Is he joking about my apprenticeship with Xiang Yu, or is it because I disrespect Dong Zhongshu?Liang Xiao thought for a while and sighed deliberately.

"This... I actually know some Confucian etiquette, but... I can't afford it."

"Can't afford to learn?" The emperor was stunned.If you don’t, you won’t, why can’t you learn?

"Yes." Liang Xiao spread his hands. "I heard that when His Majesty married Empress Chen, [-] jin of gold was used for the betrothal gift?"

The Son of Heaven nodded.

"Your Majesty is the son of heaven, and the subject is just a lord, a heaven, and a place, and they cannot be compared. But the Lord of Huainan is a princess, and her background is similar to that of Empress Chen. What should I do? How much dowry should I give? Two thousand gold, five thousand gold, Or [-] gold? To tell you the truth, I have emptied all the family property, and there is only [-] gold. Once this betrothal gift is given, I will not even have money for the wine."

Watching Liang Xiao settle the accounts with his fingers, the Son of Heaven was both surprised and amused.He was married before, but he didn't need to worry about these things. What to do and how much money to spend were all arranged by special people.He just has to follow orders.He was only ten years old at the time, what did he know?

Seeing Liang Xiao worry about getting married, he felt a real life.This is marriage. My own is purely a ceremony, and I am transferred around like a puppet. Not only do I not know why, but I don't even know why.Now let him talk about all kinds of etiquette, and he is also blind.

The emperor listened with great interest and forgot the topic for a while.Han Yan standing behind the emperor was a little anxious.He was waiting to see how the emperor blamed Liang Xiao for harming Huo Qubing, so he was not interested in listening to Liang Xiao's complaints.As a commoner, it is a great blessing to be able to marry the Lord, how dare you cry poorly here?What do you want to do, can't you borrow money?

"Your Majesty..." Han Yan tugged at the emperor's elbow, and pointed to Huo Qubing who was standing aside.

Only then did the Son of Heaven remember the intention of calling Liang Xiao into the palace, he coughed quickly and interrupted Liang Xiao. "This... about your marriage, we'll talk about it later. What happened to Huo Qubing, how did he become Huan Yuan's disciple?"

"Huo Qubing?" Liang Xiao glanced at Huo Qubing, who was pouting and bowing his head, and quickly explained: "Your Majesty misunderstood. He is not my master's disciple." He blinked Huo Qubing carefully again, and said with a smile: " I guess he won't make it in the end."

"Why?" Huo Qubing raised his head and shouted anxiously.

"Because with your current progress, it is impossible for you to meet my master's requirements within a hundred days." Liang Xiao raised his hand, signaling Huo Qubing not to refute in a hurry, his face darkened. "Have you touched the bow these two days?"

"Uh—" Huo Qubing was speechless, looking embarrassed.

"Would you like to see if you have improved?"

Huo Qubing rolled his eyes, and looked at the emperor for help.The emperor wondered: "Isn't he practicing archery? Why can't he touch the bow?"

Liang Xiao gave Huo Qubing a cold look, which made Huo Qubing tremble, but pricked up his ears and listened attentively.Like the Son of Heaven, he was very puzzled by the requirement not to touch the bow within a hundred days, otherwise he would not have broken the precept secretly.Now that he had the opportunity to listen to Liang Xiao's explanation, how could he miss it.

Liang Xiao withdrew his gaze and bowed. "Your Majesty, when you learn archery for the first time, you learn your mind, your muscles and bones, and not outside. If you stick to strength and care about the middle and the distance, your mind will be distracted, and you will inevitably go the opposite way. Besides, his muscles and bones are not yet mature, and he vainly seeks to draw the strong and reach the distance. Not only is it difficult to achieve success in archery, but it is also very easy to suffer from archery disease, which is tantamount to using pillars as firewood and wasting such excellent qualifications in vain."

If the emperor realizes something. "This seems to be somewhat similar to the principle of inner sage and outer king."
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(End of this chapter)