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"If the two armies meet, and the two of you are adversaries, what will be the result of this shot?" Li Yuan smiled and asked Shimin.

Li Shimin's little face turned red immediately, and he twisted for a moment, and finally admitted that his father was right, nodded, and his voice was as thin as a gnat: "My arrow hasn't been shot yet, Brother Zhong Jian has already taken my life with an arrow!" ”

As soon as these words came out, Li Xu was also taken aback. When he learned to shoot, he was taught by others, how he shot himself, and he practiced hard if he couldn't do it. After listening to Li Yuan's teachings to his son, he realized that there were so many doorways among them. Thinking of this, I couldn't help but peek at Tang Gong a few times, and the more I looked at it, the more I felt that this person had a ravine.

"The second arrow, your feather arrow was blown away by the wind after it was shot, and Zhong Jian looked up at the branch before raising the bow!" Li Yuan smiled and continued to summarize.

"No wonder Brother Zhong Jian's arrows are not affected by the wind!" Li Shimin suddenly realized and happily added. The expression of frustration on his face because of the defeat dissipated in an instant, replaced by surprise after hearing the sermon.

"The situation on the battlefield is ever-changing, and any slight mistake is enough to kill!" Li Yuan is a very qualified father, and he is kind to his studious son. Pointing to the arrows that were still on the target, he ordered with a smile: "If you pull out both arrows, you will know how far apart you are from Zhong Jian's archery!" ”

Li Shimin obeyed his father's order to reach out and pull out the arrow, and he missed the arrow and pulled it away from the target with a slight pull. Li Xu finally hit the bull's-eye arrow, but he pulled and pulled, shook and shook, until the arrow edge was broken, and then he reluctantly pulled it out.

"If they are a hundred and twenty paces away, they are each clothed in heavy armor. Your arrow can only tickle Zhong Jian. And Zhong Jian's arrow is enough to make you fall off your horse! ”

"My son is taught!" Li Shimin stood up and respectfully bowed to his father. Then he held the jade in both hands and held it up in front of Li Xu: "Brother Zhongjian's archery skills are much higher than mine, and the younger brother is convinced!" ”

"I'm older than you, and the forces of nature are older than you. I don't understand the rest. So, let's still draw! Li Xu replied with a smile, still refusing to accept the lottery head sent by the other party.

The two sides were pushing and thanking each other, and Liu Hongji, who was standing next to watch the excitement, suddenly clapped his hands and interjected loudly. "In my opinion, it should be Tang Gong who really deserves this emerald!"

When everyone heard this, they listened to Liu Hongji and added with a smile: "The people of the world don't know the reason and can't do it, so they will naturally lose." Zhong Jian can do it without knowing the reason, and he can't be regarded as winning the game. It was Shibo's words that benefited the younger generations a lot. So, of course, this emerald should belong to Shibo. In the future, I will surpass Shibo in archery, and it will not be too late to win it and come back! ”

Everyone listened and applauded together. Li Shimin immediately held the jade and dedicated it to his father. Tang Gong was still about to resign, and heard Liu Hongji say with a smile: "When my father mentioned the matter of Shibo's arrow shooting a peacock's eye, the younger generation thought it was a false rumor, but today I heard Shibo talk about arrows, and it must be true!" “

In a word, it attracted everyone's attention again. Li Wan'er was the most anxious, and immediately pulled Liu Hongji's sleeve and asked him to tell his father's story. Liu Hongji swept Li Yuan with his gaze, saw that he had no displeased expression, smiled, and said, "That was the story of Shibo going to his aunt's house to propose marriage twenty-eight years ago......

At that time, the Dou Yi family of the Great Sui Wang clan chose a son-in-law, and there were hundreds of young people, and each of them was born in a noble family, and their family background and character belonged to the best choice. In order to show his fairness, Dou Yi ordered two peacock screens to be carried to the courtyard, and asked the young men to shoot arrows at the peacocks, and agreed that the one with the highest archery skills would be his son-in-law. As soon as the words fell, Li Yuan came out of the crowd and fired two arrows in succession, each arrow hitting a peacock. The teenagers didn't think they could do it anymore, and they didn't dare to shoot again. As a result, the Li Dou family became good friends of Qin and Jin.

"It was many years ago!" Tang Gong Li Yuan listened to his own youthful past as if listening to other people's legends. The cunning Dou seniors, colorful screens, and young men who are as prosperous as the nephews in front of them. Was he sixteen or seventeen? I don't seem to remember, but I vaguely remember that when I raised my bow, there was a ray of concern behind the window screen in the distance......

That glimpse is enough to let yourself step on the world's turmoil.

In the afternoon of the same day, Li Yuan prepared a family banquet in the mansion to wash the dust for the two nephews who came from afar. Liu Hongji and Li Xu were kind, but the host was gracious, so they had to pay respect. Several guests and hosts talked about the wine and talked about the changes in the world over the years, and they were full of emotion.

As the hereditary Tang Duke, Li Yuan has a lot of wives and concubines, but now that he is on official business, he naturally can't bring all his family members to the grain land, so at this time, only his wife Dou and the three men and one daughter born to Dou are left by his side. Among them, the youngest son, Yuanji, is only ten years old, and he is still in the stage of circumambulating his knees. When I saw the guests coming, I immediately went crazy and asked to sit down and drink together. Li Yuan scolded him a few times to no avail, so he had to smile and arrange him at the next head.

Mrs. Dou had a calm temperament, and she received a guest by Li Yuan's side, sipped half a jue wine, and then retreated. Li Yuan waited for his wife to leave, and immediately ordered someone to send a prostitute to come to play music and dance. These camp prostitutes are all prepared by him for the upcoming generals, and they are all very talented and good-looking. Everyone enjoyed the flowers while drinking, but they were also full of interest.

When the wine was half-drunk, Li Yuan asked about Liu Hongji's recent situation. Liu Hongji smiled bitterly and replied loudly: "Shibo doesn't know that my father didn't accumulate any money when he was in office. So my mother and brother and I had to make ends meet. This time, I received a letter from the imperial court, and I had no money to buy a war horse, so I had to walk to report. As a result, he missed the deadline and was arrested as a deserter by the magistrate. Thanks to my friend's help, I was able to get out of prison......"

"This foolish dog officer!" Li Yuan slapped the table angrily and scolded loudly.

Among the many officials in Huaiyuan Town, he was known for his good temper. Suddenly there was a nameless fire, and all the musicians and prostitutes were stupid, and they immediately broke the tune, stopped their wide sleeves, and were stunned in place one by one.

"It's none of your business, let's all retreat, and each person will get ten copper coins to buy wine!" Li Yuan knew that he was out of shape, waved his hand, and ordered with a wry smile. Since he was transferred by the emperor from a local official to a servant with no real power, he found that his temper was getting worse and worse. Especially after drinking, I always can't help but want to vent.

The musicians and prostitutes hurriedly thanked them, put away their instruments, and ran out in a hurry. Li Yuan looked at the backs of everyone and shook his head, turned sideways and said to Liu Hongji: "Your father is a rare clean official, who would have expected that it would be difficult for a good official." Hi! But don't be sad, we will have to return this "favor" sooner or later. I'll go early tomorrow morning and I'll make up for you as a brigade commander, and then write a letter to your home to prove your identity. I want to see which one has the courage to treat my cadres under Li Yuan's command as deserters! ”

"Thank you uncle for taking care of you!" Liu Hongji hurriedly stood up and thanked him. "This time, Zhong Jian and I got a hundred good horses from outside the Saiwai, and we plan to dedicate them to my uncle's army, so as to contribute to the country!"

"Hehe, you came well, there is a shortage of good horses in the army at this time." Li Yuan nodded, and said with a wry smile: "But it is better to dedicate it to the emperor than to dedicate it to the army, Your Majesty likes beautiful women and good horses the most!" ”

"But by Shibo's arrangement!" Liu Hongji arched his hand and replied. He now intends to gain fame, and if Li Yuan comes forward to do something, of course he can get twice the result with half the effort.

"Presumably, Zhong Jianxian's nephew went to Saishang with you to sell horses for the country, and he also missed the application date. You might as well hide one and hide it, hide two and hide it, it's better to come under my command, there is a shortage of food guards at the moment, and it is still empty! Li Yuan looked at Li Xu and promised with a smile.

"Team up?" Li Xu only felt that his head was buzzing, and his eyes were blank. When he first set foot in the world, he couldn't tell the difference between the temporary establishment of the marching treasury and the Great Sui Tiger Iron Cavalry. I only feel that with many years of military exploits, the infantry captain has won the rank of a six-grade captain. As soon as he joined the army, he had already mixed into the main position of the team, and he was only two levels away from the captain. For a while, he was so happy that he was a little dizzy, and he actually forgot to get up and thank Tang Gong.

This is a very rude behavior, and Li Jiancheng and Li Wan'er changed their faces immediately. Li Yuanji has the worst temperament, looking at his father and brother, he wanted to jump up and scold the rude man in the seat, he just raised his eyebrows, but was forced back by Li Yuan with his eyes.

With a long sigh, Li Yuan said with a wry smile: "Virtuous nephew, don't think that the position I arranged for you is low, although I have the false title of Duke Tang, my current real position is only a treasurer and governor." As he spoke, he raised the little finger of his right hand and shook himself to laugh at himself: "A small official with a sesame mung bean has no real power at all." However, if you hand over the war horses you offered, the emperor will probably award them again......."

"No, it's not like that!" Li Xu hurriedly stood up and explained. He wanted to say that he was dizzy just now, and this reason was really not suitable for publicity. When he was hesitating about how to arrange the words, Liu Hongji smiled and relieved him on the side.

"Shi Bo didn't know that Zhong Jian was in some trouble now. I'm afraid of causing you to get into trouble, so I don't dare to take the errand you give! With that, Liu Hongji stood up and walked to Li Xu's side with a smile.