Yi Tu was unconvinced by the defeat and said that Zhao Yao's archery competition did not count. He asked Zhao Yao to compete with him in an upright and fair manner and was not allowed to use any tricks.
When Zhao Yao heard Yi Tu say that he wanted to compete openly and openly, he thought it was very funny and couldn't help laughing.
Hearing Zhao Yao's laughter, the ministers also laughed.
Yi Tu didn't know what Zhao Yao and the others were laughing at, but he could tell that these Zhou people were laughing at him. His face was livid with anger, and he roared at Zhao Yao, asking him if he dared to compete again.
Zhao Yao naturally dared to compete with him again, and generously asked Yi Tu to set the rules of the competition.
The Huns were good at riding and shooting. They often hunted prey on horseback. He proposed riding a horse instead of archery. After hearing this, Zhao Yao readily agreed.
Hu Yanping asked Zhao Yao not to agree in a hurry because Yi Tu's riding and shooting skills were very good. If Yi Tu really beat Zhao Yao in riding and shooting, it would not be a glorious thing.
When Uwei heard what Hu Yanping said, he rolled his eyes in disdain. However, as Hu Yanping's companion, he had to cooperate with him and hypocritically persuaded Zhao Yao not to compete with Yi Tu in riding and shooting.
After listening to what Hu Yanping and Uwei said, Yi Tu's face full of pride showed a proud look. He "kindly" persuaded Zhao Yao that it was still too late for Zhao Yao to admit defeat now, otherwise he would cry if he lost later.
Zhao Yao sneered at Yi Tu's kind advice. He raised his chin, looked at Yi Tu with his hands on his hips, and said that the Zhou people would never admit defeat to foreigners.
As soon as he finished speaking, Shen Hu immediately loudly agreed.
Shen Hu and the other four generals echoed Zhao Yao's words and said that they, the Zhou people, would never admit defeat!
Although Zhao Yao was short and thin in front of Yi Tu, the aura he exuded was not low at all.
He cowardly said that he would not lose, but Yi Tu would lose. He also taunted Yi Tu, telling him not to drop his bow and arrow again if he loses later, not to mention that he won by tricking others.
If he can't afford to lose, don't compete with him now.
Yi Tu's face turned blue, then white, then red when Zhao Yao said it, and his hands were clenched into fists, making a crunching sound.
Zhao Yao also specifically asked Hu Yanping if all the Xiongnu warriors were so petty and could not afford to lose.
Hu Yanping quickly said no. He also said that Yi Tufang was joking and was not really angry.
Zhao Yao said that since Yi Tu would not throw his bow and arrows again after losing, he was willing to compete with him again.
Yi Tu suppressed his anger and told Zhao Yao with a sullen face that he would not lose!
The racecourse is right next to the martial arts arena. Soon, someone set up targets at the racecourse.
When Yitu and his group of Huns entered the palace today, they specially brought their horses in. Because they wanted to have a friendly discussion with Dazhou, they couldn't do without their war horses.
The emperor graciously allowed them to bring their horses into the palace.
The horses of the Xiongnu and the horses of the Zhou Dynasty are naturally different. The Huns' horses were very tall and strong. The horses of the Zhou Dynasty were more "refined" than the horses of the Xiongnu.
Zhao Yao and Yi Tu each had five arrows. There are five targets on the racecourse, and the distance between each target is different. Five arrows must hit the bullseye of each target. If one arrow misses the bullseye, it means losing. Zhao Yao asked Yi Tu to shoot first, but Yi Tu was not polite and got on the horse first to start the competition.
Out of five arrows, Yi Tu hit four, but the last arrow missed the target.
It was Zhao Yao's turn, and all five arrows in his hand hit the bullseye of each target.
Seeing this scene, the ministers of the Great Zhou Dynasty cheered for Zhao Yao.
Zhao Yao mocked Yi Tu unceremoniously, saying that the riding and shooting skills of their Huns warriors were not even as good as his eleven-year-old child.
Yi Tu's face was distorted with anger. Hu Yanping was worried that he would lose his mind and do impulsive things like before, so he asked him to back off.
Hu Yanping first praised Zhao Yao, and then made excuses for Yi Tu. He probably meant that Zhao Yao was a prince and a child, and Yi Tu had not used his true strength just now.
The ministers of the Great Zhou Dynasty were very disdainful of Hu Yanping's words.
Song Dekang directly said that the Huns should not compete if they could not afford to lose. If in the next competition, the Huns still "retain" their strength and dare not really compete with Dazhou, then don't compete, just pack up and return to the grassland.
Hu Yanping did not expect the Zhou people to be so direct. This was different from the Central Plains people he had learned about.
The emperor also spoke, saying that since it was you Xiongnu who proposed the discussion, then show your true skills and don't hide it. If you don’t dare to show your true ability to compete, then don’t compete.
Hu Yanping hurriedly said that in the next competition, they will show their true skills and will never show mercy.
The next competition was between the most elite cavalry from the Hun royal court brought by Hu Yanping.
The Huns sent a man who was not very strong to play. Young looks to be in his twenties.
Da Zhou sent Shen Hu's deputy general.
The two were sitting on horseback. The Huns held a scimitar unique to the Huns, and Shen Hu's lieutenant held a sword in his hands.
Neither of them rushed towards each other in a hurry, but looked at each other with cold and sharp eyes.
Zhao Yao seemed to see lightning and thunder between the two of them.
The Huns moved first, holding a knife in their hands and rushing towards Shen Hu's lieutenant.
Shen Hu's lieutenant rushed forward unhurriedly.
The swords collided together, making a sharp metallic sound.
The Huns were very ferocious and their moves were deadly.
Shen Hu's lieutenant did not panic and defused the Huns' offensive with ease.
The two fought less than ten times before the scimitar in the Hun's hand fell to the ground, and then he fell off the horse.
Hu Yanping and the others couldn't believe they lost.
There were constant cheers and cheers from Da Zhou.
Next, it’s three people versus three people.
The Huns came menacingly, but in the end they were beaten to the ground by the three soldiers of Da Zhou.
Then, it was five people versus five people. In the battle, formations were used.
The Huns thought they would win this time, but unfortunately they lost in the end.
In the end it was ten people versus ten people.
The Huns still lost to the Zhou people.
Hu Yanping and the others couldn't believe that they lost every game, and they lost very ugly.
The emperor looked at Hu Yanping and said tolerantly that if they wanted to compete again, Da Zhou would continue to accompany them.
Chu Ying sarcastically asked Hu Yanping, "Did they fail to show their true abilities just now, that's why they lost so miserably?"
Song Dekang said that if the Huns were not convinced, they could continue the contest.
Hu Yanping naturally could not accept this result. He hoped to continue competing with Da Zhou.
The emperor readily agreed to him.
So, the two sides competed again, with seven people fighting against seven people.
In this competition, the Huns were not knocked off their horses as quickly as before, but in the end all the Huns fell off their horses, while two people in Dazhou did not fall off their horses.
The emperor thoughtfully asked Hu Yanping if he wanted to compete again.
Hu Yanping's face looked very ugly for a moment, but it quickly disappeared. He smiled coquettishly and said that they were convinced that they had lost.
After the discussion, Hu Yanping and the others did not stay in the palace for long and quickly returned to the post house.
As soon as he returned to the post house, Hu Yanping angrily cursed Yi Tu and the others for being useless and losing completely.
Uwe sat aside and watched with gloating.
Yitu and the others were so ashamed that they were scolded by Hu Yanping. In fact, they were no less shocked than Hu Yanping. They never expected that the Zhou people would be so powerful. They never thought they would lose to the Central Plains people.
They did not reserve their strength before and used all their strength, but they still lost to the Zhou people.
Hu Yanping has lived half his life and has never been so embarrassed as he is today.
Uwe interrupted Hu Yanping's scolding: "Zuo Danghu, it's useless for you to scold me."
Seeing Uwei's calm expression, Hu Yanping's eyes suddenly became very sharp.
"Uwe, what do you mean?"
"Zuo Danghu, I have been reminding you not to underestimate the Zhou people, but unfortunately none of you listened to me." Uwei looked directly into Hu Yanping's eyes without fear, "Now that you have lost to the Zhou people, do you have any Wake up?"
Hu Yanping choked when Uwe asked. He had a gloomy face and said nothing.
"Today's competition is just the tip of the iceberg of Dazhou. I'm afraid Dazhou's real power is far more than that." Uwei was not as angry as Hu Yanping and the others. He was very calm. "This is the reason why King Zuo Xian opposed attacking the Great Zhou Dynasty."
He added: "Chanyu and King Youxian thought that Da Zhou was just like Da Xia before. If they frightened Da Zhou a little, Da Zhou would be scared to death, and then he would obediently send us money and food. Now, you guys After seeing it, do you still think Dazhou looks like Daxia?"
Hu Yanping had a dark face and said reluctantly: "We underestimated Da Zhou." At this moment, Hu Yanping did not dare to underestimate Da Zhou at all. "Dazhou is more powerful than we thought."
"Zuo Danghu, what are you going to do next? Are you still staying in Dazhou to inquire about the situation?"
Hu Yanping was in a panic at this time and didn't know what to do for a while.
"What do you think?"
"I don't think we need to stay in Dazhou to inquire about the situation." Uwe said, "Even if we stay, we probably won't be able to find out much information."
Hu Yanping's eyebrows furrowed. He hesitated for a while and said, "You mean we go back to the grassland right away?"
"The sooner the better." Uwe said with a serious look, "If we stay in Dazhou any longer, we will only be in danger. Maybe we won't be able to return to the grassland by then."
Hu Yanping's expression changed drastically after hearing this.
"You mean if we continue to stay in Dazhou, the people of Dazhou will be disadvantageous to us?"
"Zuo Danghu, haven't you seen that the Zhou people are very hostile to us and they are eager to go to war with us." Uwe guessed, "If we die, the Shanyu will be very angry and will definitely send troops. Going south is just what Zhou wanted."
"You mean Da Zhou wants to attack us?"
Uwe nodded and said, "That's right."
Hu Yanping looked shocked: "How dare they..."
"Zuo Danghu, the Emperor of the Zhou Dynasty is an emperor with means and ambitions. It is impossible for him to be indifferent to us." Uwe said, "The Emperor of the Zhou Dynasty knew in his heart that the people harassing the northern border of the Zhou Dynasty were not bandits, but Wang Ting, do you think Emperor Zhou will pretend that nothing happened?"
He asked: "If it were Shanyu, what do you think he would do?"
Hu Yanping said without any hesitation: "The Chanyu will take revenge on Dazhou." As he said, he sighed softly and said, "Dazhou will also take revenge on us."
"So, we have to leave Dazhou as soon as possible."
Hu Yanping felt that what Uwe said was right, and nodded in agreement: "Okay, we will go back in two days." After saying that, he waved to Yitu and others, indicating that they should retreat.
Like a defeated rooster, Yi Tu returned to his room dejectedly.
Seeing Hu Yanping sending Yi Tu and others away, Uwei knew that Hu Yanping had something important to say to him.
"Uwei, I have to go out to meet someone tonight. You can help me cover him at the post house." Hu Yanping said with a solemn face, "This person is from King Youxian. He is very important. I must go and see him." he."
When Uwe heard this, he was surprised in his heart, but it didn't show any of it on his face. He also pretended not to care and said, "Don't worry, Zuo Danghu, I will help you cover him."
"Thank you." Seeing that Uwe did not ask who this person was, Hu Yanping breathed a sigh of relief in his heart.
At night, Hu Yanping secretly left the post house under the cover of Uwe.
Marquis Jingyang was not surprised at all when he saw Hu Yanping. The two exchanged polite greetings first, and then got to the point.
Hu Yanping asked Marquis Jingyang very directly what chance of victory the Xiongnu had if they sent troops south to attack the Zhou Dynasty.
Marquis Jingyang told Hu Yanping without any hesitation that it would be three floors at most.
"With your Yuan family's secret help, what are the chances of winning?"
Marquis Jingyang said: "The three levels I just mentioned include the Yuan family secretly helping you."
"There are only three floors..." Hu Yanping couldn't believe that their chances of winning were so low.
"King Youxian wrote to me and asked, and I told him that Dazhou is not Daxia and is not that easy to deal with." Marquis Jingyang disapproved of the Huns coming to Dazhou, and was also very dissatisfied with Hu Yanping coming to him. , but he couldn't help but see it. "The current Emperor of Zhou Dynasty is very powerful and his methods are also very good. He is not something your Shan Yu can deal with."
Hu Yanping was not unhappy when Marquis Jingyang belittled Shan Yu. When he first met Emperor Zhou, he felt that Emperor Zhou was more powerful than Shanyu.
"Does Zhou want to attack the Xiongnu?"
"You will be fine if you don't offend Da Zhou, but you did, and came to Da Zhou provocatively." Marquis Jingyang said with a mocking face, "Before you came, I warned you repeatedly not to come, but you came anyway. Yeah, I offended someone I shouldn’t have offended.”
Hu Yanping's expression stiffened for a moment, and then a wry smile appeared on his face: "We didn't expect Da Zhou..."
"I advise you to persuade Shan Yu properly after you go back and stop treating Da Zhou as Da Xia." Marquis Jingyang said in a cold tone, "If you don't want to fight Da Zhou, then just apologize and give him gifts. Otherwise, when we really fight, Get up, what will happen to you..." Marquis Jingyang didn't say anything more, but the sarcasm in his tone said everything.
"Oh, I didn't expect it to be like this..."
"Also, don't contact me easily in the future." Marquis Jingyang frowned and said, "The current emperor is too smart, and he can't hide any trouble from him. If he discovers that I have contact with you, my Yuan family will be The whole family was copied and beheaded."
"I risked my life to see you tonight. I don't want to see you again in the future."
Hu Yanping smiled and said: "Jingyang Marquis, you won't be able to see me in the future if you want to, so I probably won't come to Dazhou again."
Marquis Jingyang snorted coldly: "It's best like this."
"I will tell Shan Yu what you say."
"Is there anything else? It's okay, I'll go back."
"It's okay, I won't disturb Marquis Jingyang tonight."
Marquis Jingyang stood up and reminded Hu Yanping again: "If the Chanyu still wants to continue to be a Chanyu, then listen to my advice and don't attack the Zhou Dynasty, otherwise his Chanyu will come to an end." After that, he He turned around and left.
Although Hu Yanping is a member of the new Morton Chanyu, he does not blindly trust the new Morton Chanyu. Now that he saw the Emperor of Da Zhou and the strength of Da Zhou, he believed that Marquis Jingyang's words were not intended to intimidate him.
After Marquis Jingyang left for a while, Hu Yanping left.
At this time, the news of the meeting between Hu Yanping and Marquis Jingyang had reached the Imperial Study Room.
The emperor had long known that the Yuan family had colluded with the Huns. The reason why he has not touched the Yuan family for a long time is because there is no evidence, and the second is because he is fishing for the big fish in the long term.
Emperor: Everything is under my control. Are you surprised or surprised?
Jingyang Hou: Horror JPG!
Emperor: How many times have I told you not to do anything under my nose, so why don’t you listen?
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