There was a harmonious atmosphere at the luncheon, and the Huns did not do anything provocative at the banquet. However, Hu Yanping secretly stirred up the relationship between His Highness the Crown Prince and His Highness the King. Of course, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince and His Highness the King Dai did not fall for his trick.
Although His Royal Highness the Crown Prince and His Highness the King of Dai have become at odds over the matter of seizing the direct heir, they will never fall out of harmony in front of foreigners and let foreigners laugh at them.
Hu Yanping saw that His Royal Highness the Crown Prince and His Highness the King Dai were unmoved by his words, and he was not disappointed. He continued to toast He Xiang and the others politely.
He Xiang responded to him politely, but Taishi Liu did not give him any face and directly told Hu Yanping that he did not drink.
Hu Yanping had heard some things about Grand Master Liu, and he was wary of this cunning Grand Master. He quickly said it didn't matter, and then toasted to others.
Zhao Yao sat next to the eighth prince, feasting on meat while secretly observing the interaction between Hu Yanping and Marquis Jingyang. Marquis Jingyang is the father of Concubine Liang, the grandfather of the sixth prince, and the head of the Yuan family.
When Hu Yanping toasted to Marquis Jingyang, he was just like everyone else and was very polite. Marquis Jingyang also behaved very normally, looking polite but not friendly.
When Zhao Yao saw this scene, he complained sharply in his heart: These two people are good at acting.
After Hu Yanping finished his toast, Uwe started to toast again.
Uwe looks good, speaks well in Zhongyuan, and smiles like a spring breeze. It is easy to win the favor of others. However, the ministers of the DPRK and China did not relax their vigilance towards him.
When Uwei toasted to the Eighth Prince, Zhao Yao specially observed the expressions on his and the Eighth Prince's faces. Seeing their polite and distant expressions, he sighed in his heart: Bage and Uwei's acting skills are even more superb.
Uwe toasted to the Eighth Prince as usual, and then toasted to Zhao Yao. During the toast, Uwei also complimented Zhao Yao and praised him for his good archery skills.
At this time, Zhao Yao felt that the eyes that had been staring at him suddenly became sharper, as if they were trying to poke a hole in him.
Uwe also praised Zhao Yao for his young talent. Zhao Yao first thanked Uwe for the compliment, and then humbly said that his archery skills were average. His royal brothers are much more powerful than him.
When the emperor heard what Zhao Yao said, he smiled and said to Uwei that Zhao Yao was his most incompetent son. He was the worst among all his sons in terms of reading, riding and shooting.
Zhao Yao felt a little unhappy when he heard the emperor say this to him. However, he didn't show it on his face.
He turned to look at Yi Tu, who had been staring at him, with a bright and innocent smile on his face. He pointed at Yi Tu and said that although his archery skills were not as good as those of his imperial brothers, he was better than Yi Tu.
Ever since Zhao Yao walked into Fengyang Palace, Yi Tu had been staring at him.
When Yi Tu and his party first entered the capital, Yi Tu wanted to show off his skills to intimidate the people of Zhou Dynasty, but unexpectedly, he was overthrown by a hairless child. Because of this incident, he has been laughed at by Uwe.
When Yi Tu heard Zhao Yao say that he was better than him, his face turned red with anger. Just when he was about to get angry, Hu Yanping glanced at him with a cold look, and he immediately stopped. However, the look he looked at Zhao Yao became more and more fierce.
He originally thought he would scare Zhao Yao, but he didn't expect that the tenth prince of Zhou Dynasty was not only not afraid of him, but also looked at him provocatively.
Zhao Yao pointed at Yi Tu and asked the emperor: "Father, I will compete with him in archery later."
The emperor did not expect that Zhao Yao would make this request, and there was a look of surprise on his face.
What is this brat Xiao Shi planning?
Zhao Yao looked at Yi Tu and asked with a very arrogant expression: "Do you dare to compete with me?"
Just what Yi Tu wanted.
Yi Tu didn't wait for Hu Yanping to tell him. He stood up and glared at Zhao Yao fiercely and said, "Whoever is inferior to you is a grandson."
He found that after agreeing to the competition, the people of Dazhou seemed to be laughing at him.
Seeing that Yi Tu agreed, the emperor naturally had no reason to object, so he agreed to the competition between the two of them.
Hu Yanping wanted to help Yi Tu refuse, but the emperor stopped him and said that his youngest son wanted to see the archery skills of the Xiongnu warriors on the grassland and have a good competition with the Yi Tu warriors.
After hearing what the emperor said, Hu Yanping couldn't say anything else.
After Zhao Yao sat down, the Eighth Prince hurriedly said to him: "Okay, why are you trying to compete with the Huns in archery?"
"Don't worry, Bage, he's not as powerful as me." Zhao Yao said with confidence, "I beat him once before, and I can beat him again."
The eighth prince noticed that Yi Tu looked at Zhao Yao with a very unkind look, and he couldn't help but feel worried.
"you……"
Zhao Yao interrupted the eighth prince and smiled at him reassuringly: "Bago, it's okay. Even if I lose, I won't be ashamed. After all, I am a child, and that Yi Tu is an adult." At this point , the smile on his face turned malicious, "Whether that Yitu wins or loses to me, he will end up badly."
Hearing what Zhao Yao said, the eighth prince knew Zhao Yao's purpose.
"You really are..."
"Little clever guy." Zhao Yao said to the eighth prince with a smile, "Bag, am I very smart?"
The Eighth Prince smiled helplessly and fondly: "Very smart."
"Bago, if we compete in archery, I can definitely beat Yi Tu." Although they have only fought once, Zhao Yao can see Yi Tu's level. "If we compete in wrestling, then of course I can't beat him."
Seeing Zhao Yao's confident look, the Eighth Prince couldn't bear to pour cold water on him and encouraged him: "Since you are so confident, then Brother Ba will believe in you."
"Bago, you believe that I am right." After Zhao Yao finished speaking, he lowered his head and continued to eat his favorite beef.
The emperor, who was sitting on a high seat, was drinking wine and observing his ministers below.
Sun Kui saw that the wine glass in the emperor's hand was empty and hurriedly filled it for him.
"Your Majesty, is it really okay for His Highness Tenth to compete with the Huns?"
The emperor picked up the wine glass and glanced sideways at Sun Kui, who was full of worry: "What do you think will happen?"
Sun Kui glanced at Yi Tu, who was eating meat, and then at Zhao Yao, who was drinking soup.
"Your Majesty, His Highness the Tenth Prince is still a child." The tall and tall Yi Tu Ren, the thin and petite Tenth Prince, was no match for him.
"This is Xiao Shi's advantage." The emperor was not worried about Zhao Yao at all. He smiled and said, "Xiao Shi will not lose."
Seeing that the emperor had so much confidence in the tenth prince, Sun Kui couldn't say anything else.
More than half an hour later, the luncheon ended, and then came the discussion between the two countries.
The emperor named Zhao Yao to compete with Yi Tu.
Yi Tu proposed to shoot birds, but there was no flying bird in the sky above the palace at this time.
Zhao Yao had long expected that the Huns would propose a bird-shooting competition, so he greeted them in advance and told them not to approach the palace today.
Seeing that there are no flying birds, I can only shoot at the target.
At this time, several targets have been set up on the martial arts field.
The Crown Prince, King Dai, King Jing, and the Eighth Prince all came to Zhao Yao, patted him on the shoulder, and encouraged him.
"Tenth brother, if you win, my eldest brother will reward you with gold, okay?" The prince knew from the eighth prince that Zhao Yao liked gold very much.
Upon hearing this, Zhao Yao's eyes suddenly lit up.
"Brother Prince, do you keep what you say?"
Seeing Zhao Yao's excited and expectant expression, the prince smiled gently and said, "Keep your word."
When the king saw that the prince wanted to reward Zhao Yao, he naturally couldn't lag behind. Besides, he is not a picky person.
"Tenth brother, if you win, the second brother will reward you with a good bow."
Zhao Yao said with bright eyes: "Second brother, keep your word."
King Dai smiled and said: "The prerequisite is that you have to defeat the Huns."
Zhao Yao patted his little chest and said, "I will definitely win."
As the elder brother, King Jing couldn't possibly show no sign at all. If Zhao Yao wins, he will also give him gold.
Needless to say about the Eighth Prince.
Before the official competition, the emperor saw Zhao Yao in front of him.
"You brat, you proposed this competition yourself. If you lose, watch your butt."
Zhao Yao subconsciously covered his butt and stared at the emperor. He puffed his face and said, "I won't lose."
Seeing the fighting spirit in Zhao Yao's eyes, the emperor smiled with satisfaction: "If you lose, your little butt will bloom."
Zhao Yao said angrily: "I will not lose." After saying that, he saluted the emperor and immediately walked to the target to prepare for the competition.
Yi Tu didn't care that Zhao Yao was just an eleven-year-old child. In the Huns, a man is considered a man at the age of eleven. After all, the Huns have been hunting since they were very young.
Before the competition, Yi Tu spoke harshly to Zhao Yao in Zhongyuan dialect that he was not very fluent in. Because he doesn’t speak the Central Plains dialect well and doesn’t know many words, he can only say a few simple words, such as “I will make you look good later”, “I will make you cry”, “I will Let you know how powerful our Huns are" and the like.
Zhao Yao retorted without fear, saying that it would be Yi Tu who would cry later. Also, he would let Yi Tu see the archery skills of the Zhou people.
The visitor was a guest, so Zhao Yao asked Yi Tu to shoot the arrow first, but Yi Tu was not polite.
Yi Tu was a warrior on the Xiongnu grassland. Although his archery skills were not the best on the grassland, he was not bad at all. His first arrow hit the bullseye.
The other Huns who followed him into the palace cheered for Yi Tu.
"Tenth brother, you can do it!" the prince encouraged Zhao Yao.
Zhao Yao gave the prince and the others a smile and immediately drew his bow. The arrow in his hand cut through the air sharply and flew toward the target.
With a "click", the arrow shot by Zhao Yao hit the tail of Yi Tu's arrow, and the entire arrow was split into two halves in an instant. Then, Yi Tu's arrow that hit the bull's-eye fell to the ground. Zhao Yao's arrow hit the bullseye accurately.
Seeing this scene, everyone present was stunned, with dumbfounded expressions on their faces.
Yi Tu stared at Zhao Yao in disbelief.
The emperor was stunned for a while, and then quickly came to his senses. He stood up, clapped his hands, and praised loudly: "Good shot!"
The ministers of the Great Zhou Dynasty immediately came to their senses and praised the tenth prince for his good shooting.
Yi Tu also came to his senses, his face became very ugly, and his eyes looking at Zhao Yao were full of fierceness.
Zhao Yao smiled and bowed his hands to Yi Tu: "I accept it!"
"you……"
Just when Yitu was angry, Hu Yanping shouted: "Yitu!"
Hearing Hu Yanping's warning cry, Yi Tu felt a chill in his heart, and half of the anger in his eyes immediately faded, but the look he looked at Zhao Yao was still very fierce.
Zhao Yao crossed his arms and raised his eyebrows at Yi Tu: "Do you still want to compete?"
Yi Tu gritted his teeth and said, "Competition, keep competing. But this time, you cum first!"
Zhao Yao knew what Yi Tu was planning and said nonchalantly: "Okay, I'll shoot first." After saying that, he drew his bow and shot another arrow.
When the arrow hit the bullseye, the tail of the arrow was still swinging vigorously.
Zhao Yao looked at Yi Tu, who had a malicious look on his face: "It's your turn."
Yi Tu snorted coldly, immediately drew his bow, and shot the arrow in his hand at Zhao Yao's arrow that had just hit the target.
Zhao Yao had already guessed that Yi Tu wanted to imitate him and shoot his arrows, so he used more force when shooting.
With a thud, the arrow Yi Tu shot fell to the ground, but the arrow Zhao Yao had just hit the bullseye was intact.
Yi Tugao looked at his archery skills. Although his archery skills were not bad, they were not that precise. Although it hit the tail of the arrow, it did not hit the middle of the tail, and the arrow did not split into two halves in the middle.
As if unable to accept his failure, Yi Tu angrily threw the bow in his hand to the ground.
"Yitu!" Hu Yanping was worried that Yitu would do something irrational because he was too angry, so he hurriedly called him in warning.
Yi Tu glanced at Hu Yanping and saw Zuo Danghu's sullen face and his expression very unhappy. He was so frightened that he quickly picked up the bow that he had just thrown to the ground.
Hu Yanping hurriedly stepped forward and apologized to the emperor, asking the emperor to forgive Yi Tu's rude behavior.
The emperor waved his hand and said with a smile that the Yi Tu warrior had a good temper. He also said that if the Yi Tu Warriors couldn't afford to lose, then there would be no competition.
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