Outside the king's tent of King Tuli, the leader of the six tribes of Dongyue clan, Mu Sheng and several personal guards prepared gifts and waited for King Tuli's summons with some anxiety.
After a while, a Dongyue clan knight came out of the king's tent and reported, "Jun Changping, the king invites you to come into the tent to discuss matters."
Mu Sheng followed the guard and walked into the largest tent in the middle. After entering the big tent, he saw a tall middle-aged man with a deep nose and high eyes sitting in the middle of the tent. He looked like a traditional Huns man. The person is none other than the leader of the six tribes of Dongyue clan, King Ruimuqiu of Tuli.
Mu Sheng calmed down, stepped forward, bowed and saluted and said, "Mu Sheng comes to see King Tuli."
Seeing Mu Sheng enter the account, Rui Muqiu smiled and stretched out her hand to invite, "Chang Ping Jun, please sit down without any courtesy. Why does Chang Ping Jun have the time to come to this king?"
Mu Sheng knew that Rui Muqiu was asking questions knowingly, but he still said with a smile, "Your Majesty, since I saw your grace and demeanor at the conference, this junior also yearns for you, so I came here to visit and befriend you, your Majesty."
Mu Sheng clapped his hands, and the guards outside the tent brought two large boxes of gifts and offered them, "I have prepared a small gift, but please accept it with your Majesty's approval."
Ruimu Qiu smiled and said, "You're welcome, Mr. Changping. I'll come as soon as I come. Why spend so much money?"
"Come here! Serve the wine."
Several maids put the wine and barbecue on the table and then retreated. Mu Sheng looked at the white and sticky wine in the glass, and there seemed to be a hint of milky fragrance in it.
Ruimu Qiu raised his glass and invited, "Mr. Changping, this is the unique horse milk wine of our grassland people. Please taste it, Mr. Changping."
Mu Sheng picked up the wine glass and took a sip, frowning slightly, and couldn't help but praise, "Good wine, smooth in the mouth, with a moderate taste. This wine is different from ordinary kumiss. It seems that there are many spices mixed in it, which almost eliminates the milky smell. It not only retains the mellow aroma of mare’s milk, but also retains the thick taste of mare’s milk, which is indeed a good product!”
Ruimu Qiu smiled and said, "Mr. Changping knows his stuff. This wine contains a lot of precious spices brought from the Western Regions. Our Dongyue clan will only serve this wine when entertaining distinguished guests."
Hearing this, Mu Sheng clasped his fists and saluted, "Your Majesty shows your love, this junior is flattered."
At this time, a young man came outside the camp. Mu Sheng looked up and saw that this man looked very similar to Ruimu Qiu. He knew in his heart that he should be the heir of King Tuli!
Sure enough, the man stepped forward and saluted, "Father, did you ask me to come?"
Ruimu Qiu pointed at the man and introduced to Mu Sheng, "Mr. Changping, he is my eldest son Ruimu He."
"He'er came to see Lord Changping."
Ruimu He stepped forward and bowed his hands, saying, "I have met Mr. Changping. He won the first place in the riding and shooting competition that day. I originally wanted to make friends with you, but I didn't expect you to come here to visit me."
Mu Sheng stood up and returned the greeting, "Your Majesty has promoted me, but his meager skills are not worth mentioning."
Mu Sheng raised his wine glass and toasted to them and said, "The king and the prince were both heroes at that time. It is a great honor for me to be a guest of the throne here. I will drink this cup to the full."
Ruimu Qiu smiled and said, "Mr. Changping, you're welcome."
After the five flavors of food and three rounds of wine, the three of them chatted for a while. Prince Ruimu He proposed to go hunting. The few of them got excited after drinking, so they went out of the camp and rode horses to the hunting ground.
The three of them got on their horses and went hunting with hundreds of guards behind them. This grassland man acted so casually. Mu Sheng naturally did not dare to neglect in order to make friends with King Tuli.
After everyone arrived at the hunting ground, they were free to hunt. Mu Sheng rode on horseback and shot an arrow at a wild boar. The guards behind him suddenly cheered.
Prince Tuli and his son also hunted a lot of wild animals. Three teams of safari horses galloped in the hunting ground with horseshoes in formation. Everyone cheered endlessly after hunting the trophies.
At this moment, a group of southbound geese flew over the sky.
Prince Ruimuhe rode his horse to Mu Sheng's side, pointed at the wild geese and said, "Jun Changping, I heard that you are a rare sharpshooter among Jin people. Why don't we compare whether we can shoot down the wild geese in the sky?"
"Okay! That's exactly what I meant."
Mu Sheng raised his head and looked at the wild geese in the sky. He roughly estimated the distance in his mind. He raised his bow and arrow helplessly and said, "Your Majesty, my bow is only a hunting bow of about six stones. To shoot the wild geese in the sky, I need at least ten stones." Only the above-mentioned hard bows can catch wild geese."
When the prince heard this, he looked at it and smiled and said, "I made an oversight. What Chang Ping-Jun said is that we are so far away and have no sharp weapons in our hands, but there is nothing we can do about it..."
At this time, King Ruimuqiu of Tuli turned his head and said a few words to the guards around him, and the guards turned around on their horses. In the blink of an eye, the Huns guards came back with a bow in their hands. In front of Ruimu Qiu, he carefully handed it to him.
Ruimu Qiu said, "Mr. Changping, I happen to have a twelve-stone ancestral treasure bow in my hand. Is it enough for shooting wild geese?"
Mu Sheng looked at the long bow in his hand and nodded repeatedly, "Your Majesty, that's enough. This is definitely enough."
Seeing this, the crown prince Ruimuhe took the big bow and said, "Father, why don't I shoot an arrow first."
Ruimuche drew out the arrow, opened his bow and nocked the arrow. For a long time, sweat broke out on his forehead. He didn't expect that it would be so laborious to draw a twelve-stone bow. He took aim at the wild geese for a long time, and then closed the bow in his hand.
The prince shook his head and said with a bitter smile, "Father, firing this twelve-stone bow takes too much effort on your arms. You can't even keep shooting stably."
Ruimu Qiu said in a serious tone, "That's for sure. This bow requires at least five thousand kilograms of arm strength to control it stably. You are still far behind. I usually ask you to practice hard, but you don't pay attention. Now you are embarrassed, right?" ?”
After Ruimuqiu scolded the prince, he took the big bow, opened the bow and aimed an arrow at the flock of geese in the sky. He loosened the bowstring cleanly, and only heard a hissing sound. A wild goose fell from the sky, and all the guards of the Dongyue clan shouted loudly. Long live the king!
Seeing this, Mu Sheng clapped his hands and cheered, "Your Majesty, your skills are great! I would also like to borrow your precious bow to try it out."
Ruimu Qiu smiled and said, "Okay, I'm going to see what Changping-kun is capable of."
After saying that, Ruimu Qiu threw the big bow directly to Mu Sheng.
Mu Sheng took the bow and saw that the big bow was wrapped in precious animal skins. This bow was heavier than ordinary bows. The walls of the bow were white in color. The two corners of the bow head were inlaid with golden animal heads. The animal's mouth was biting the bow string. , the bow is actually made of monster bones, and the bow string is also made of an excellent material, it can be called a work of art.
Mu Sheng couldn't help but admired, "What a good bow, what a good bow."
With this artifact in hand, he looked up at the wild geese in the sky, took out two arrows from the quiver and placed them on the bowstring.
King Tuli and his son were slightly shocked when they saw him. Could it be that this son wanted to kill two birds with one stone?
Mu Sheng nocked his bow and loaded the arrow. At this time, he had entered a state of selflessness. He could only see the flock of wild geese in the sky. After a while, he only heard a whooshing sound. Two wild geese fell from the sky at the same time. Such a miraculous shooting skill. Everyone was amazed.
Everyone in the Dongyue clan shouted and cheered when they saw that Young Master Sheng was so good at shooting. They couldn't help cheering for him. Prairie men respect warriors very much. Whether they can win their respect depends on their strength.
Rui Muqiu also praised, "Chang Pingjun is indeed a dragon and a phoenix among men. Such magical skills are rare in the world!"
Mu Sheng was a little embarrassed by the praise and said with a smile, "Your Majesty, that's a compliment. If a worker wants to do his job well, he must sharpen his weapon first. Your Majesty, your precious bow is very useful. The younger generation can use this magical bow to show off their skills and show off their embarrassment." "
Ruimu Qiu smiled and said, "Since ancient times, heroes have emerged from young boys. You are very good."
After the hunting, everyone went back to the camp to drink and have fun.
In the past few days, Mu Sheng would run to King Tuli whenever he had time, and gradually he became very familiar with the father and son.
Today, Mu Sheng suddenly came to King Tuli's camp again and invited his father and son to go hunting.
At this time, there was only King Ruimuqiu of Tuli himself in the camp, but his son was not seen. Mu Sheng knew clearly that he was afraid that King Ruimuqiu of Tuli had something to talk to alone.
Ruimu Qiu said, "Mr. Changping, please sit down."
After Mu Sheng took his seat as instructed.
Rui Muqiu raised his wine glass and said with a smile, "I have become very familiar with Lord Changping these days. No wonder His Majesty wants to make you a prince. You are indeed outstanding."
Mu Sheng smiled and said, "Your Majesty, I am very complimentary. I am able to have a good chat with you over wine. Your Majesty, you are the one who thinks highly of me. I am deeply honored."
After three rounds of wine, five flavors of food.
The two of them had almost finished drinking. Ruimu Qiu raised an eyebrow and said, "Jun Changping, you have come to make friends with me these days, maybe you have another purpose?"
When Mu Sheng heard what he said, now that everything was clear, he stood up, came to Rui Muqiu, bowed and saluted, and said, "Your Majesty Mingjian, this junior has something to ask your Majesty to fulfill."
When Rui Muqiu saw Mu Sheng paying homage, she also knew why he was doing this.
Ruimu Qiu stood up and stepped forward to help Mu Sheng up, patted his shoulder and said, "Of course I understand what you are doing. A few days ago, I was fully aware of your private tryst with my little girl. Yi'er is like this." I have been clamoring to see you, Lord Changping, for the past few days. Alas! It’s really hard for a woman to stay."
Mu Sheng was secretly happy when he heard this, it seems there is a way!
Unexpectedly, Ruimu Qiu changed the topic and said, "Logically speaking, with your character as Lord Changping, I really shouldn't stop the good things between you two. What a pity! I only have this daughter, and I usually regard him as my daughter." The apple of my eye, I really don’t want her to marry outside.”
Mu Sheng's heart moved, and he quickly expressed his position: "Your Majesty, please rest assured. If Princess Yi is willing to marry me, I swear that I will be completely obedient to her, and I will never let her down in this life."
At this time, Mu Sheng almost wanted to call King Tuli his father-in-law.
Ruimu Qiu looked at Mu Sheng, paused, and said, "Changping Jun, you are a good son. I only have this one daughter. If I have two daughters, I will definitely betroth Yi'er to you."
Mu Sheng smiled bitterly in his heart. In fact, he was prepared in his heart, but when the answer was actually revealed, he still felt bitterness for no reason in his heart.
Mu Sheng bowed and saluted and said, "Your Majesty, I understand. I'll just say goodbye today and won't disturb you, Your Majesty."
King Tuli nodded slightly and said, "Please, Mr. Changping."
After Mu Sheng left, a man came from the back tent, it was Ruimu He, the eldest son of King Tuli.
Ruimu He said, "Father, after getting along with me these past few days, I feel that Mr. Changping is a very good person. In terms of character and appearance, he is also the best choice. Third sister is in love with him. He is also your Majesty's personally named Mr. Changping. In terms of status, it is not an insult to our Ruimu family. Our Ruimu family has always been married to the royal family, so why is my father unwilling to allow them to do so?"
Ruimu Qiu sighed, "He is a good boy, what a pity! He is not the prince. The women of our Ruimu family can only marry the emperor of the Jin Dynasty, or the prince, or the prince of various ministries. Changping Lord is just a small feudal prince." You are not qualified yet. If he were the prince, I would send my daughter to his house in person even if I beat the gongs and drums and paid the bride price. Do you understand?"
Ruimu He said, "I understand, it's just that the third sister has been in a lot of trouble these past few days."
Ruimu Qiu didn't want to get entangled in this issue. He said to the prince, "This girl Yi'er is really giving me a headache. I originally asked her to find more opportunities to get close to the prince, but it's better for her to get involved with this Changping Lord." , now it’s life or death, go back and persuade your third sister to put the overall situation first and stop acting like a child.”
Ruimu He also understood the importance after hearing this, and sighed in his heart for the fate of the pair of mandarin ducks, so he had to go to Ruimu Yi's camp to patiently enlighten his third sister.
