For the happiness of his sister Zhu Ningyun, Zhu Gaoxu, the younger brother, was heartbroken.
He got up early in the morning and wandered outside the house where Li Xiao lived.
He didn't want to disturb the other party. After seeing Li Xiao going out, he went to talk.
"Prince Xu, good morning."
Li Xiao also smiled and said hello, "I wish you could train with the prince."
This Zhu Gaoxu is an acquaintance, and Li Xiao knows this person's future.
King Zhu Gaoxu of Han Dynasty was one of the heroes of Zhu Di's future Jingnan campaign. He risked his life several times to save Zhu Di from danger.
It can be said that without Zhu Gaoxu, Zhu Di might not have made it to the end.
Zhu Di patted him on the shoulder several times and said: "The prince is often sick, you should encourage him."
But in the end, the throne was not about to fall on him. He felt dissatisfied and the rebellion failed. His nephew Zhu Zhanji covered him with a big cauldron and burned him to death. He became a braised chicken...
Historically, Zhu Gaoxu has been evaluated as fierce, lewd, cunning, dangerous, and domineering...
"It seems that history books are written by later generations, and they may not be true."
When Li Xiao looked at him now, he was not as recorded as he was. On the contrary, he felt that he was easy to get along with.
Moreover, Zhu Gaoxu seemed to have a very good relationship with Princess Yong'an, so Li Xiao naturally wanted to get along well with her.
"Let's go to the martial arts arena and run around twice."
Zhu Gaoxu waved enthusiastically.
Not long after.
The two of them came to a small martial arts arena in the palace.
The martial arts field is almost as big as a football field. It has a horse racing track, archery targets, and weapon racks filled with various weapons and bows and arrows.
Zhu Gaoxu and Li Xiao ran several laps on the track.
After a few laps, I was sweating profusely and strengthening my muscles and bones.
However, it is obvious that the physical difference between Li Xiao and Zhu Gaoxu is not even a little bit different, and the other one doesn't even breathe much.
"That's okay, Brother Li Xiao. It seems that he doesn't exercise less."
Zhu Gaoxu was somewhat satisfied again. Although he was not as good as himself, he was much stronger than ordinary people, at least several times stronger than his elder brother Zhu Gaochi.
"Prince, thank you. I am a farmer. I am usually a farmer and have two strengths, but compared to the prince, I am still far behind." Li Xiao said with a smile.
This body is quite healthy since time travel, and as a farmer who makes a living by farming, his physical condition is not too bad.
At least my body is much stronger than the one I had after working overtime in my previous life.
Li Xiao is still very satisfied with this.
"Can you shoot arrows?" Zhu Gaoxu asked.
"It's okay to run around for two times..." Li Xiao smiled awkwardly: "I really can't do archery..."
Zhu Gaoxu picked a four-stone bow, and then picked a one-stone bow and threw it to Li Xiao.
"Come, let me teach you."
"Being respectful is worse than obeying orders."
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Southeast of the martial arts arena.
It happens to be Yong'an Pavilion. From the third floor, you can clearly see the action on the martial arts field.
Zhu Gaoxu invited Li Xiao to come to the martial arts arena. In addition to one purpose, he also wanted his sister to see Li Xiao and get to know him better.
You can't bring it to the meeting, how embarrassing would that be?
"Princess, come and take a look. Young Master Li Xiao is following Prince Xu in the martial arts arena..."
After noticing the movement, Zhang Cuicui took Princess Yongan to the third floor.
Zhu Ningyun was unwilling at first, but couldn't bear Zhang Cuicui's persuasion. Besides, there were no other maids in Yong'an Pavilion, and there were no outsiders, so she simply went.
When I arrived on the third floor, I happened to see Zhu Gaoxu and Li Xiao running on the martial arts field.
"Princess, look, this Young Master Li Xiao is also in extremely good health. He can actually run so many laps with Prince Xu..." Zhang Cuicui shouted in surprise.
You know, one lap of this martial arts arena is 500 steps, and five laps is 2,500 steps. Ordinary people can't run that long in one breath.
Zhu Gaoxu has been practicing martial arts since he was a child, eating fine meat and refined grains to temper his body.
Not to mention five laps, even ten laps is not a problem.
And Li Xiao can also run five laps in one breath, which shows that his physical fitness is quite good.
In the hearts of ancient women, the body of a husband is particularly important, and a man full of vitality is more attractive.
"It seems that Prince Xu and Young Master Li Xiao hit it off immediately, chatting and laughing. I heard that other people stay away from Prince Xu when they meet him."
"That seems to be the case."
Zhu Ningyun couldn't help but feel happy.
He knew Zhu Gaoxu's character very well. He had a bad temper and didn't have many friends, but once he became a friend, he was extremely loyal.
The younger brother may be willing to contact someone with Li Xiao's status because of himself.
However, judging from the current situation between the two of them, Gao Xu did not pretend, he really got along with this Li Xiao.
That's not right... Li Xiao is somewhat talented, but his younger brother is a rough guy and doesn't like elegant literati?
With a look of doubt, Zhu Ningyun continued to look.
Looking at it, he couldn't help but laugh.
When we met yesterday, Zhu Ningyun's impression of Li Xiao was that he was a farmer, an interesting farmer, a farmer who liked reading and had some talents.
As a princess, she has been exposed to high-ranking officials and dignitaries since she was a child. This is the first time she has encountered ordinary people of this class.
Therefore, Li Xiao's poem yesterday really shocked him.
It is said that people should not be judged by their appearance, and there are often hidden masters like this among the people.
I even thought that maybe Li Xiao was good at both civil and martial arts...
But now that Li Xiao was holding his bow and arrow, he looked so clumsy and deflated... Zhu Ningyun was actually much relieved.
After that incident, Zhu Ningyun's heart was very sensitive and fragile...
If Li Xiao showed kindness in everything, Zhu Ningyun would feel ashamed.
And Li Xiao's failure in archery gave her the feeling that he was an ordinary person, a person just like me, and he also had shortcomings...
Perfect people will give people a sense of distance, while ordinary people with shortcomings are easy to get along with. This is a kind of psychology.
"I thought Li Xiao would surprise people with his martial arts skills, but I didn't expect him to be incompetent in martial arts..." Zhang Cuicui muttered.
Zhu Ningyun glanced at her and frowned slightly: "Let's go, let's go, you're still looking... Yesterday you said you would serve me for the rest of your life, but today you just stare at the man without showing your eyes... Are you ashamed?"
"Isn't this a look at my future uncle..."
"Cui Cui, you are asking for a beating..."
"Hehe... Princess... take one more look and leave..."
"You will be punished for copying books..."
"Ah... Princess, this slave is wrong..."
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A martial arts arena.
Li Xiao, who was practicing archery, had his jaw cracked.
This stone bow is the weakest bow in the martial arts field, with a strength of more than 60 kilograms.
Without practicing bow-drawing strength and skill training, it is really not easy to shoot the arrow smoothly.
"Damn...it's a bit difficult!"
Li Xiao shook his hand and accidentally uttered a Chinese quintessence sentence.
Realizing that he had made a mistake, Li Xiao quickly stopped, looked at Zhu Gaoxu and said, "It's a joke."
"Oh, it doesn't matter."
Zhu Gaoxu waved his hands indifferently and said: "When we men talk to each other, there is no need to be formal. Pay attention to this and that. I don't like being like my elder brother..."
"Brother Li Xiao, do you know that just because you dared to refute me just after meeting me? You are really brave. I like your temperament!"
"Speak directly and freely. Unlike some people who, after knowing my identity, speak in a submissive manner, which is unpleasant and boring."
Zhu Gaoxu didn't like studying. He liked to hang out with the generals in the palace, and secretly followed them to fight in the northern grasslands.
The military generals are all rough guys, and they talk dirty when they open their mouths.
Over time, Zhu Gaoxu became happy to deal with such people.
It turns out that it was for this reason. It seemed that he had won Zhu Gaoxu's favor by mistake... Li Xiao thought to himself.
"Brother Li Xiao, you can't master horseback riding and archery overnight. Take your time and don't rush. When I have the chance, I will take you to hunt tiles on the grassland. That's what men do."
After finishing speaking, Zhu Gaoxu changed the subject and stated his purpose:
"Come on, today, I will take you to meet an expert."
