It was far away and the arrow hit could not be seen. If you just look at Xue Ne's actions, most people would think that he is finished.
When shooting an arrow, shouldn't you aim for a while and then let go?
But Xue Ne was different. He didn't stop for the first nine arrows, and he didn't hesitate for a moment until the last arrow.
Although Xu Ze's expression in the distance could not be seen, just seeing him waiting for the arrow to stop, then stepping forward to pick up the target and running this way, we knew that his performance would not be bad.
Sure enough, there were nine arrows stuck in the center of the target, and the last arrow landed at about the eighth ring, still at the junction of the eighth and ninth rings.
Seeing this result, and thinking of Xue Ne's hesitation in taking the last arrow, Li Xian knew that this guy definitely gave himself a step up on purpose.
"The humble job failed to hit all of them, which made His Highness laugh."
Seeing Xue Na's naive look, Li Xian couldn't help but be wary of him. This guy may be a master at pretending to be a pig and eating the tiger. The name is dull. A person is stupid, but that doesn't mean he is stupid. Just like the choice of the last arrow just now, it is not a decision that ordinary military guys can make. This is obviously the most brilliant method in later generations' human relations and sophistication.
With a sigh, Li Xian took the steamer from Li Yun's hand, handed it to Xue Ne with both hands, bent down and said: "Master Xue doesn't have to be like this. Although I am a prince, I don't feel ashamed to become a disciple in order to learn skills. On the contrary, you Deliberately shooting an arrow crookedly makes me ashamed! It can be seen that your archery skills are indeed the best archery of the Tang Dynasty."
Facing Li Xian's etiquette, Xue Na was frightened. He bent even lower, then took the steamer and said excitedly: "Your Highness, don't be like this. It is a humble honor for your humble skills to be favored by you." .”
Pushing the steamer into Xue Ne's hand, Li Xian stopped being polite and made it clear: "Xue Ne, this is the palace's martial arts arena. There are no outsiders here, so I will not respect you no matter what." It is your duty to influence people up and down. Eat your buns quickly and teach me how to use a bow and arrow first."
Xue Ne was stunned for a moment and didn't know what to say.
Xu Ze walked over from the side, bumped Xue Ne with his shoulder, and said with a smile: "Okay, don't worry, I can teach His Highness how to teach him. It's okay to curse a few times when he's angry. His Highness has a broad mind and is willing to do so." Enduring hardship will never bury your teachings.”
Li Yun also smiled and said: "Don't worry, Young Master Xue. We can do whatever we want in the martial arts arena. At most, we can discuss the distinction between master and servant after we go out. Now the steamed buns in the steamer are at their peak... It’s better to eat quickly.”
With Xu Ze and Li Yun as "guarantors", Xue Ne felt relieved. He opened the steamer drawer and was very confused when he saw the white things inside. But when I saw that there was a gap on this thing, it seemed that it had been cut open, and I immediately understood that this was the prince's meal.
Knowing that this is the friendship given by King Yong, there is no reason to refuse. After swallowing, Xue Ne ate all the remaining buns in the steamer.
Only when you eat it do you realize how delicious this thing called steamed buns is. However, when King Yong picked up his long bow, Xue Ne quickly swallowed what was in his mouth and stepped forward to stop him: "If your highness wants to give it a try, you should start with a one-stone soft bow. This is not a humble boast. Zhang Gong has about four or five stones of strength, which you can't use."
"Can't use it?"
The more people say this, the more I want to try it.
Li Xian gritted his teeth, grabbed the bow with his left hand, and grabbed the bow string with four fingers of his right hand. He took a deep breath and wanted to pull it open.
But it backfired. He had obviously put in all the effort to feed himself, and even the breakfast was so packed that it was about to burst out of his throat. The bow was still only stretched in a small arc. With such an arc, it was impossible to shoot an arrow. impossible.
Only when things cannot be done should you let go. This is a smart person. It is already very stupid to just face the difficulties. Therefore, Li Xian simply let go of the bowstring and handed the bow to Xue Ne.
"Your Highness, your posture of holding the bow string is wrong, and the position of holding the bow is also wrong. Come on, I will show you how to do it."
Seeing Xue Ne starting to demonstrate how to use a bow, Li Yun took a soft bow from the side and handed it to Li Xian.
Li Xian picked up the soft bow and began to learn with Xue Ne.
Li Xian spent the entire morning teaching how to use a bow. In Xue Ne's view, the first thing a good archer must learn is to make the bow and arrow a part of his body, not a burden. When you encounter an enemy, you must have your bow ready as soon as possible and be ready to attack at any time.
Although I don’t know if what he said is right or wrong, it is always right to practice it.
But simply practicing bow postures would be a waste of time. So, after Li Yun got involved, Li Xian started practicing while squatting on horseback...
Every day, someone would write a secret report about what happened in Prince Yong's Mansion and send it to the palace.
One of them was given to the Queen of Heaven. Because the maids and eunuchs used in Prince Yong's Mansion were all selected from the palace, she could naturally place many of her own people there.
The other part was naturally given to the saint.
Nowadays, after handling government affairs every day, it is gradually becoming Li Zhi's habit to read the secret reports from Prince Yong's Mansion.
While eating buns stuffed with locust flower stuffing, Li Zhi murmured: "It's not bad, at least I have won over Xue Ne. Although Xue Ne looks dull, in fact he has learned everything from his father's family. Although now he He has done nothing as Cheng Menlang, but if there is no outstanding figure among the generals, this guy will definitely be the first choice. Boy, it depends on whether you can control this guy who is dull on the outside but shrewd on the inside."
Putting down the secret report, he took another bun. Feeling the soft feeling from the bun skin, Li Zhi sighed and waved to Jiang Hao.
Jiang Hao bowed, then turned and left immediately, not daring to stay for a moment longer.
Although he was known as the emperor's personal eunuch, in fact, the emperor was not allowed to be around when he was doing many things.
Not long after Jiang Hao left, a man wearing a black robe to cover his appearance walked into the imperial study and waited for the saint's instructions.
After taking a bite of the bun, Li Zhi said, "How is Xue Rengui doing now?"
The man in black robe replied: "General Xue still feels that he is not adapted to the climate of Xiangzhou. Instead, he has become interested in hunting wild beasts. He often takes people hunting. Xiangzhou has a small population but a lot of wild beasts, so every time he goes hunting, General Xue I’m very happy to be able to return home with a full load.”
Li Zhi nodded and said: "In that case, let him go. However, Xiangzhou's food is vulgar, and he is burdened with the name of exile. I think the food will be unsatisfactory. Go to the imperial dining room and see if you can make this bun Steal the recipe and send it to Xiangzhou to improve General Xue's diet."
The man in black robe smiled bitterly and said: "Your Majesty, since you and General Xue have decided to be exiled, you can't be too shameful. As for the recipe, you'd better ask King Yong for it. After the cook in the imperial kitchen learns it, he will give it to you." It’s burning, and you won’t be able to get him to speak unless you force him to do so.”
After hearing this, Li Zhi rubbed his temples and said, "In that case, I will go and tell Xian'er about this bun in person someday. General Xue is also sixty-one this year. At such an old age, he still plays a bitter trick with me. Is it right?" I'm sorry, so if I can give you more preferential treatment, I'll give you more preferential treatment."
