Great Han Arrow God

Chapter 544 Bet
Might makes right.

Although Yan An didn't say these five words, his tone and demeanor had already revealed it.Liang Xiao and Wei Qing's victories at the front gave him enough confidence.The general in charge of the army has already wiped out Minyue. If he still can't deal with Lu Jia, wouldn't it seem that a literati is too useless.

Do we still have to wait for Liang Xiao to come back and get rough with Lu Jia like last time?

For a long time, Yan An's impression of Nanyue's monarchs and ministers was more elegant, at least not as arrogant as Liang Xiao.Seeing Yan An's threatening words today, he was stunned for a moment.Lu Jia stared at Yan An with sharp eyes and looked again and again, and couldn't help sighing secretly.Zhao Guang slackened the battle and missed an excellent opportunity. No matter what he said now, Zhao Hu could not get rid of the shadow of the mighty Han army.

Zhao Hu looked pale.He is not an idiot, how could he fail to understand Yan An's implication.Wei Qing's five hundred cavalry may have no malicious intentions, but Han Anguo and Wang Hui's army is not vegetarian.Especially Wang Hui, Han Anguo took care of Minyue, and Wang Hui didn't take credit for it yet, he certainly wouldn't mind taking Nanyue's knife and beating the Marquis.

The Zhao family inherited the thinking habits of the Qin people. They didn't believe in literature and virtue at all. What they believed in was strength.Obviously, today's South Vietnam no longer has the strength to go to war with the Han Dynasty, and Minyue is a ready-made example.The status quo may still be maintained for a period of time if they surrender and accept hostages. If the Han Dynasty is really forced to use force, South Vietnam's good days will come to an end.

Zhao Hu gave Lu Xiang a wink.Lu Xiang understood and quickly smoothed things over. "Haha, since Marquis Changping has no malicious intentions, it is of course the best. Although he is not an envoy, he is in favor of me in Nanyue for rescuing the crown prince. Your Majesty, we should treat you warmly, so as not to neglect your nobleman and be laughed at by celebrities in the Central Plains. "

Zhao Hu immediately picked up the conversation, forced a smile and said, "That's right, that's right, Mr. Lu, what do you think?"

Lu Jia's heart was bitter, but he also understood that the situation was stronger than others, Zhao Hu and Lu Xiang had been subdued, and he could not support himself alone.He sighed and bowed in salute. "What the king said is true, and the minister obeyed."

Zhao Hu was relieved. "Since this is the case, Lu Xiang and the lieutenant will be in charge of receiving distinguished guests from the Han Dynasty."

Lu Xiang was in the middle of his arms and bowed to accept the order.

Seeing Zhao Hu's happy appearance, Lu Jia felt sore and couldn't bear to look any further, said a few words about the scale of reception, and got up to leave.Zhao Hu felt uncomfortable seeing his sad face, so he let him go, leaving Yan An to talk.Lu Xiang was in the best mood. Zhao Yingqi's expedition was the result of his efforts. Now that Zhao Yingqi has returned victorious, he is the first to contribute.In the future, when Zhao Yingqi ascends the throne, he will naturally be rich and honorable.

More importantly, according to the practice of the Han Dynasty, after the Nanyue internal control, important positions such as the prime minister and lieutenant should be appointed by the central dynasty.The Son of Heaven is not familiar with the situation in South Vietnam, and the reports of Yan An and others will serve as an important reference.He has such a close relationship with Liang Xiao and Yan An, the position of lieutenant must have been saved, and there may be some surprises.

Zhao Hu asked him to be responsible for receiving the envoys from the Han Dynasty. If he didn't take this opportunity to perform well, his official career all these years would be in vain.

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In mid-January, Liang Xiao and others arrived at the mouth of the Pearl River.

Zhao Guang led the navy to meet him.

Zhao Guang and Liang Xiao had been in contact for a while, and although they were not close, they were still acquaintances.Just because of their familiarity, when Lu Jia decided to deal with Liang Xiao, he transferred Zhao Guang away from Panyu to "exterminate" the pirates.After a few months, they met again. Liang Xiao and Zhao Yingqi had become close friends. With Liang Xiao's help, Zhao Yingqi changed from a prince who grew up in a deep palace to a "famous general".

Looking at Zhao Yingqi's clairvoyance, which he couldn't put it down, and often didn't forget to lift it up to look twice, Zhao Guang felt very uncomfortable.When he first saw Clairvoyance, he was very jealous, but he didn't have the nerve to ask for it.Now that Liang Xiao and Zhao Yingqi have such a good relationship, there is no need to get closer to him.It became almost impossible for him to get a clairvoyance.

Seeing Zhao Guang, Liang Xiao was in a good mood and made a joke. "General Zhao, what is the progress of the extermination of the pirates? Our journey has been very peaceful, and we haven't even seen a hair of the pirates. It must be the general's efforts to wipe out all the pirates."

Zhao Guang was very embarrassed.

Liang Xiao sized up Zhao Guang's warship, and suddenly changed the topic. "General Zhao, we have competed several times before, and I lost all of them. Can you give me a chance to win once?"

Zhao Guang looked at him in surprise. "What do you want to compare?"

Liang Xiao smiled and took off his clairvoyance, and weighed it in his hand. "Battle with water. If you win, this clairvoyance belongs to you. If you lose, spit out all the money you won from me. I know you are not rich, so I won't ask you for interest. How?"

Zhao Guang hesitated.He is not blind, how can he fail to see the strength of Lou Chuan.However, he was also very curious and wanted to know how these large ships performed on the battlefield.Liang Xiao brought the boat to Panyu, of course not just to send Zhao Yingqi back, but also to demonstrate.It is a helpless fact that the South Vietnamese cavalry is not as good as the Central Plains. If the Navy cannot win the game, then South Vietnam will not even be qualified to negotiate.

Zhao Guang looked at Zhao Yingqi, who pretended not to see him.Zhao Guang didn't understand what it meant, and it was not easy to drag Zhao Yingqi to the side to ask, so he said, "How do you plan to compare?"

"Anyway, we are just five large ships. Just show off all your housekeeping skills." Liang Xiao looked a little careless. "Just pretend that His Royal Highness was kidnapped by us, and you come to save people. As long as your people can rush to His Royal Highness, you will win."

"So simple?"

"It's that simple." Liang Xiao grinned, showing a harmless smile. "We're just competing in martial arts, not fighting to the death. There's no need to make it so complicated. Don't you think so?"

Zhao Guang heaved a sigh of relief, he didn't ask Zhao Yingqi for instructions, he answered straight away, turned around and went to prepare.

When Zhao Guang left the building, Zhao Yingqi let out a long sigh: "Junhou, why are you doing this? Do you have to strip my Nanyue's face clean to be satisfied?"

Liang Xiao and Wei Qing exchanged a look.Judging from Zhao Yingqi's tone, it seems that the thoughts along the way were not in vain.Zhao Yingqi already knew how powerful Lou Chuan was, so he didn't have the slightest desire to win.

"Your Highness, I did this for your sake."

Zhao Yingqi smiled wryly, shrugged his shoulders, and disapproved.

"Your Highness understands righteousness, and knows the feelings of obedience and adversity. After returning to Panyu, he will definitely persuade the king to accept hostages and become ministers. But I am worried that not everyone understands things as well as His Highness, and there may be some people who will obstruct it. Zhao Guang is Nanyue is a rare capable general, and he is commanding the best navy in Nanyue, so defeating him is more convincing than defeating Yu Shan."

Zhao Yingqi frowned, thinking it made sense.Zhao Guang was deeply trusted by Lu Jia, and it was more useful for him to convey the strength of the Han army to Lu Jia than the prince himself.

"Are you so confident?"

"Of course I have confidence. What I'm worried about is that Your Highness doesn't have confidence." Liang Xiao smiled slightly. "Prince, please sit down and see the power of our army's buildings and ships, so that His Royal Highness will make this trip worthwhile."

"Okay." Zhao Yingqi didn't refuse any more, asked someone to bring a chair, sat down on the Feilu, and waited to watch the battle.

Liang Xiao called Wei Qing aside and discussed it.Although Wei Qing didn't talk much, but his mind was very alert. He understood Liang Xiao's intentions as soon as he heard it, and said confidently: "Bo Ming, don't worry, unless Zhao Guang has the same number of building boats, we will definitely win." gone."

"You're so sure, I'm relieved." Liang Xiao smiled with satisfaction. "If I really want to lose Clairvoyance to Zhao Guang again, I will be too embarrassed."

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When Liang Xiao came to Feilu, someone brought a chair. Liang Xiao and Zhao Yingqi sat side by side, crossed their legs, leaned back, and stretched. "Haha, the money I lost will finally come back."

Zhao Yingqi squinted at him. "Are you so sure? Zhao Guangke has a lot of ships, and the soldiers under him are all skilled fighters."

"Don't worry, Your Highness, no matter how good they are at fighting, they don't have wings, and they can't fly up to the upper boat. You and I can watch the battle here with peace of mind. If Your Highness feels bored, how about we take a gamble?"

Zhao Yingqi thought about it. "Okay, what's the bet?"

"Small bets are fun, but big bets hurt the body. We don't need to gamble too much, so as not to hurt our feelings." Liang Xiao pondered for a moment. "Your Highness, how about betting on a Dendrobium sea pearl? The diameter is more than one inch."

"Cough! Cough cough!" Zhao Yingqi lost his breath and coughed violently. "A sea pearl with a diameter of more than one inch? Even if I search all the treasures of my Nanyue Palace, I can't guarantee that I can find a sea pearl as big as a dendrobium. You still call it a small gamble?"

"Please, you are the prince of Nanyue, the future king of Nanyue, and I am more or less the champion of three or four thousand households in the city. Do you want us to gamble a few small money like children in the village? I said, you don't have confidence, you know You will definitely lose, don’t you dare to gamble?”

Zhao Yingqi is also a teenager at heart, and he is used to joking with Liang Xiao. Hearing this sentence, he immediately became motivated to fight. "Okay, one hu is just one hu. I can't afford it now. At worst, I'll pay you in installments later. However, if you make such a big deal, you have to spend the corresponding amount of gambling money to justify it."

Liang Xiao grinned happily. "I'll give you two choices: two high-quality horses from Dawan, or a piece of fine jade from Khotan, how about it?"

Upon hearing the word Dawan, Zhao Yingqi's eyes lit up immediately.He knew that Liang Xiao had a group of Dayuan horses named Mingzhu and Persian named Gasats, but he had never seen them before. He only saw the Wusun horse Xinyue that Liang Xiao had snatched from Yu Shan.In his opinion, Xinyue was already a rare horse, but Liang Xiao said that the real Dawan horse was even better than the Wusun horse, which tickled his heart.

Now, Liang Xiao wanted to bet on two real Dawan horses, how could he easily refuse.Even though he knew that he would win more than he lost in this match, he still had to take a gamble, at worst, he would lose Liang Xiaoyihu and the superior Haizhu.Although sea pearls with a diameter of more than one inch are rare, as long as he is willing to spend money to buy them, he can still buy them.

"That's it." Zhao Yingqi raised his hand, overjoyed.

Liang Xiao leaned over and clapped three times with Zhao Ying.

When the two were betting, Wei Qing had already arranged the battle formation, rushed over with a few guards, took a seat on the flying hut, laid down the commander's table and general's flag, and a group of military officials stood aside.When he didn't speak normally, he always looked a little dull. Now, as soon as he entered the handsome seat, he immediately seemed to be a different person.

Zhao Yingqi glanced at it, couldn't help being a little surprised, subconsciously put away his smile.He turned his head to look at Liang Xiao, but Liang Xiao didn't take it seriously.Many people think that Wei Qing became famous because of his elder sister Wei Zifu, but they forget that if Wei Qing didn't have that kind of talent, how could he become one of the twin stars shining in the Han Wu era.Li Guangli is also a great general from a foreign relative, but can he compare with Wei Qing?Not even a pair of shoes.

Not to mention Li Guangli, even Dou Ying, who was once a great general, might not be able to compare with Wei Qing.Perhaps Zhou Yafu could do it, but Liang Xiao had never met Zhou Yafu, so he didn't dare to make a judgment.All in all, in Liang Xiao's opinion, no matter how awesome Wei Qing's performance is, it should be done.

Therefore, Liang Xiao was not in the mood to watch Wei Qing's performance, he was always gossiping with the two Amazon female warriors, Beta and Xia. "Have you ever seen a sea pearl with a diameter of more than one inch?"

Beta and Shia shook their heads.They are female warriors, but also women, and love pearls.In Panyu City, Liang Xiao bought pearls for them, but they were not as exaggerated as an inch in diameter, and it was not easy to have half an inch in diameter.

"When His Highness the Crown Prince fulfills his promise, I will reward each of you with one."

"Thank you master."

Zhao Yingqi curled her lips in disdain after hearing this. "Should I order a set of harness inlaid with gold and jade first? Without such a good harness, how can it be worthy of a real Dawan horse?"

"I advise you, don't worry about it." Liang Xiao said with a smile: "Next time, you will definitely lose this time."

"Besides, the battle hasn't started yet, who will win and lose, who dares to say?"

"Me." Wei Qing interrupted suddenly. "If I lose, I don't need to pay the champion. I'll lose you two real Dawan horses."

Zhao Yingqi was startled and straightened up. "Why, you gang up on me to bully me?"

Wei Qing turned his head, glanced at Zhao Yingqi, and said flatly, "Because I won't lose, so I'm happy to be a favor."

Liang Xiao laughed, but Zhao Yingqi was choked with anger.He stood up, took two steps back and forth, called a guard, and shouted: "Go and tell Zhao Guang. If he loses this competition, I will lose money, and I will gamble if I don't raid his house." debt."

The guard was stunned, not knowing how to respond.Zhao Yingqi was furious, ran over, kicked his bodyguard, and staggered. "Not going soon?!"

Seeing that Zhao Yingqi didn't seem to be joking, the guards didn't dare to neglect, they got off the boat quickly and rushed to Zhao Guang's handsome boat in a small boat.Zhao Guang was arranging his troops, and his cheeks twitched involuntarily after hearing the order delivered by his personal guards.He raised his head, looked at the huge buildings in the distance, and a dark cloud floated in his mind.Liang Xiao and Wei Qing obviously came prepared, they wanted to use him as a chicken to warn some monkeys in Panyu.
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(End of this chapter)