While the Ninth Prince and Seventh Prince were arguing, a tall, rugged-looking man came over. When they saw him, the Ninth Prince and the others immediately shut up and did not dare to argue again.
The man's name is Qin Su, and he is a general of the military guard. In the early years, he followed Emperor Wu of Zhou in various battles and made many military exploits. Later, because his left foot was injured and he became lame and could no longer go to the battlefield, he was sent by Emperor Wu of Zhou to teach the princes archery.
Qin Su's archery skills were the most exquisite among all the soldiers. Although he was lame, the princes did not dare to underestimate or despise him.
The third prince took the lead in saluting Qin Su. After all, Qin Su was their husband.
Qin Su nodded slightly, then looked at the Seventh and Ninth Princes, and said expressionlessly: "The Seventh and Ninth Highnesses seem to be in good spirits. Today, the Seventh and Ninth Highnesses will shoot arrows first."
The seventh prince felt that he was being connoted by Qin Su, and his face was a little ugly, but he did not dare to show off in front of Qin Su and could only obey obediently.
"Yes, sir."
The Ninth Prince wished that the two of them would start first. He suddenly thought of an idea and laughed maliciously: "Sir, I have a proposal."
When the Seventh Prince heard what the Ninth Prince said, he knew what the Ninth Prince wanted to do, and his brows immediately wrinkled.
Qin Su said: "What proposal?"
The Ninth Prince said with a smile: "I want to compete with Seventh Brother. Whoever loses will be punished."
Sure enough.
The seventh prince said with an ugly face: "I don't agree."
"Brother Qi, are you afraid and don't dare to compete with me?" The Ninth Prince crossed his arms, with undisguised contempt on his face, "I didn't expect you, Brother Qi, to be so timid."
The Seventh Prince ignored the Ninth Prince's provocation, reached for the bow and arrow handed over by the eunuch, stood in front of the target, and began to practice.
Qin Su glanced at the Ninth Prince and said, "Your Majesty, it's time for you to practice."
The little calculation in the heart of the Ninth Prince failed. He curled his lips unhappily and continued to laugh at the Seventh Prince: "Brother Seven, as the son of the Queen, you are so cowardly."
The Seventh Prince was very angry, but he would never be fooled by the excitement and compete with the Ninth Prince in archery. He knew in his heart that competing in archery with the Ninth Prince would only bring humiliation to himself.
Seeing that the Seventh Prince ignored him, the Ninth Prince said nothing, took the bow, and started practicing.
The Seventh Prince shot three arrows, one missed the target and two missed the edge of the target. The Ninth Prince standing next to him hit the bullseye with one arrow and the eighth ring with two arrows.
The Ninth Prince glanced sideways at the Seventh Prince and said mockingly: "It's really useless."
"Your Highness Seventh." Qin Su said with a straight face and a very serious expression, "Too bad."
The Seventh Prince's face turned red with embarrassment when he was said so in public, "I..."
"Seventh Brother, how can you be so embarrassed to be your father's son?"
Qin Su said sternly to the Seventh Prince: "Your Majesty, diligence can make up for weakness."
"Hahahahaha..." The Ninth Prince burst out laughing, his laughter full of mockery.
The seventh prince was angry and felt that Qin Su was deliberately embarrassing him, but he did not dare to say anything. He could only grit his teeth and say, "I know."
"Your Highness, Third Highness, Fourth Highness, Fifth Highness, Sixth Highness, Eighth Highness, Tenth Highness, it's your turn."
"Yes, sir."
Zhao Yao and the eighth prince stood together. He asked the Eighth Prince worriedly: "Bago, are you really okay?"
The Eighth Prince smiled reassuringly at Zhao Yao: "I can do it." After saying that, he pulled up his bow and shot an arrow. With a bang, the arrow hit the bullseye accurately. "Are you relieved now?"
Zhao Yao gave a thumbs up to the eighth prince: "Awesome." After saying that, he also shot an arrow, which also hit the target.
When it comes to studying, Zhao Yao behaves very stupidly, but when it comes to riding and shooting, he no longer pretends to be stupid. As a prince, you cannot be stupid in every aspect. Such a prince will be looked down upon. Emperor Wu of Zhou valued the princes' riding and archery skills, and Zhao Yao decided to perform slightly better in riding and archery.
His riding and shooting skills were not the best among the princes. If it is the best one, it will be too pushy and attract attention, which is not what he wants. Although not the best, it can still be ranked in the top three.
Zhao Yao's riding and shooting skills are worse than those of the Ninth Prince and Eighth Prince, but better than the other princes.
Qin Su corrected the postures of the princes one by one. The prince who had been corrected by him hit the target with his arrow.
The seventh prince was able to hit the target under Qin Su's guidance, but when it was his turn, he could barely miss the target.
The Ninth Prince deliberately humiliated the Seventh Prince and shot his arrow into the Seventh Prince's bullseye. The Seventh Prince was so angry that he wanted to shoot him with an arrow.
Just when Zhao Yao and the others were practicing archery seriously, the prince suddenly appeared in the martial arts field. He came to care for his brothers.
Qin Su had a straight face and no expression towards the other princes, but he was kind to the prince. This was the most unacceptable thing for the seventh prince.
The prince first asked about Qin Su's situation with concern. Qin Su's lame foot would hurt when it rains.
Qin Su was flattered by the prince's concern and quickly expressed that he was fine.
The prince then asked with concern about his brothers' riding and shooting lessons. Qin Su answered truthfully.
Knowing that the seventh prince's riding and archery skills were not good, the prince first comforted the seventh prince, and then taught the seventh prince how to archery step by step.
The prince looked delicate and frail, and he looked like he would fall down if the wind blew. It was easy for people to misunderstand that he was incapable of tying a chicken and could not be good at riding and shooting. On the contrary, his riding and shooting skills are pretty good, but certainly not as good as Dai Wang.
Among the princes, only the prince and the king were taught how to ride and shoot by Emperor Wu of Zhou.
When the prince was a child, Emperor Wu of Zhou had not yet ascended the throne. Emperor Wu of Zhou would personally teach the prince whenever he had time. It can be said that the prince's riding and shooting skills were taught step by step by Emperor Wu of Zhou Dynasty.
The seventh prince didn't want to be taught by the prince, but he had to accept it.
"Brother Prince, Brother Seven does not dare to compete with me. How about you compete with me instead of Brother Seven?" The Ninth Prince felt that his riding and shooting skills were better than those of the Prince, and wanted to take the opportunity to embarrass the Prince. "By the way, let us as younger brothers see the archery skills of the prince brother."
The prince didn't like the acting king, nor did he like the ninth prince very much, because the two brothers were too arrogant.
"Ninth brother, do you want to compete with Gu in archery?"
"Yes, I don't know if Brother Prince dares."
Qin Su was very dissatisfied with the Ninth Prince's attitude and tone towards the prince, and said in a deep voice: "Ninth Prince, pay attention to your tone and attitude."
The prince waved his hand and said with a gentle smile: "It doesn't matter." He looked at the Ninth Prince, "Ninth Brother, if you lose, don't cry."
The Ninth Prince raised his chin and said arrogantly: "I won't cry, and I won't lose." The reason why the Ninth Prince is so confident is because his riding and archery was taught by the King.
"Then I will play with you."
Qin Su respectfully handed the bow and arrow to the prince, "Your Highness, please use it."
The prince smiled slightly, then took out three arrows and placed them on the string. In an instant, three arrows pierced the air and hit the bullseye sharply.
When the Ninth Prince saw this scene, his eyes widened in shock, his mouth opened wide, as if he had seen a ghost, and he said in disbelief: "How is it possible?"
Zhao Yao was not surprised at all by this scene. The prince's brother is his father's first son. When he was a child, his father must have taught him many things, including riding and shooting.
Ninth Brother thought that the Prince's brother was not good at riding and archery, and wanted to humiliate the Prince's brother through archery. He was really naive.
The prince smiled and said, "I haven't shot an arrow for a long time, so I feel a little rusty."
Qin Su said: "Your Highness is too modest." As he said that, he raised the corner of his mouth and chuckled, "Your Highness, your archery skills were taught by the Emperor himself."
When the prince heard what Qin Su said, he suddenly remembered what happened when he was a child, and a nostalgic smile appeared on his face: "Yes, when Gu was four years old, my father began to teach Gu archery."
When he was a child, his father was quite fond of him and personally taught him reading, archery and horse riding. Later, as his father became busier and busier, he never taught him any more.
Although King Dai was taught by his father when he was a child, his father did not teach him many times compared to him.
When he was a child, the acting king was not as good as him, but now the acting king... When the prince thought of this, his face turned cold.
