"What is Liang Xiao doing at home?"

"What else can he do, prepare to marry Lord Huainan Weng." Han Yan pursed her lips, and there was something indescribable in her tone.

The Son of Heaven looked back at him, the corners of his mouth slightly raised, with a bit of ridicule. He knew that Han Yan and Liang Xiao couldn't talk, but Han Yan was not as flamboyant as Yan Zhu, thinking that after reading a few books and being a close minister of the Son of Heaven, he would be able to empty his eyes. Maybe it's because he has been in the palace for many years, he knows when he can be publicized and when he must be restrained.

Therefore, he can not take Liu Fei, the king of Jiangdu Lie, in his eyes, but he will not take the initiative to provoke Liang Xiao. Even if he has an opinion about Liang Xiao, he will hide it in his heart, only show a little in front of him, and it is just right, which makes people feel pity, but not a bad feeling.

"Yan Zhu and Zhu Maichen are dead, and Mei Gao has not returned from the envoy Qiangzhong, and the palace is a little deserted." The Son of Heaven sighed softly. "There have been a lot of things recently, and I can't spare time to go out of the palace, so I'm really a little depressed."

Han Yan's eyes rolled, and she immediately understood what the Son of Heaven meant. However, he didn't want Liang Xiao to enter the palace guards because of this. "Chang'an City has recently come to a lot of traveling scholars, many people have written to seek advancement, why don't Your Majesty choose some talented and virtuous people to enter the palace and praise the machine?"

The Son of Heaven snorted lightly: "Those scribes, even if they are rich and rich, they are just talking about high-mindedness and not doing practical work, what can they praise?" ”

Feeling the unhappiness of the Son of Heaven, Han Yan was not nervous. He smiled and said, "Your Majesty, it's not that all scribes don't have practical work, they just don't have the opportunity to show it. Nowadays, the hottest topic in Chang'an City is strange tricks and tricks, and they naturally talk about the world and the world. If His Majesty asks questions about the current affairs of the world, how can he not find insightful talents? Liang Xiao is a native of Jiangdu and can manage border affairs. People who were born and grew up in Sri Lanka can't? ”

The Son of Heaven pondered for a moment, feeling that Han Yan was reasonable, and his face was slightly pale.

"Moreover, the Huns committed a border, and they had personal pain. If Your Majesty sends troops to levy. When Jingbian is in turmoil, they will inevitably go all out, and they will not be complacent and stay out of the matter. ”

The Son of Heaven frowned, and his face was a little unhappy. Han Yan's words hit his pain point. Liang Xiao would rather grow vegetables than go on an expedition, although the root cause was his suppression, but Liang Xiao's counterattack made him very uncomfortable, and he always had a sense of loss that he had been let down.

"Makes sense. You go to Wang Hui to determine a few of the most important border affairs, as a topic, and ask the world. ”

"Yui!" Han Yan went with a smile and arranged for someone to pass on Wang Hui to see him.

The Son of Heaven stood under the porch, thought for a long time, and suddenly found that there was no one beside him, and he couldn't help frowning. "What about Huo Qu's illness?"

Guo Sheren stood up from the corner. "Your Majesty. Huo Qu was sick and didn't enter the palace for some days. I heard, he's practicing shooting? ”

"Practice? Why didn't Xi Shoot enter the palace? Isn't there a place in the palace to practice shooting? ”

"Uh-" Guo Sheren hesitated for a moment, and then stopped.

When the Son of Heaven saw it, he was even more unhappy, and asked Guo Sheren to find Huo Quai. Guo Sheren went and didn't come back for half a day, until the Son of Heaven couldn't wait patiently. Guo Shecai dragged Huo Qu into the palace. Seeing Huo Quai's unhappy face, the Son of Heaven couldn't cry or laugh, and deliberately said with a tiger face: "What are you busy with, why haven't you seen for a few days?" ”

"I ...... I'm in retreat. ”

"Retreat?" The Son of Heaven laughed dumbly. "What, do you want to be a master?"

Huo Quzhi thought about it. He wanted to worship Liang Xiao as a teacher, but was rejected by Liang Xiao, and recommended it to Huan Yuan instead, and Huan Yuan also wanted to investigate him. When the Son of Heaven heard this, he was also curious. He asked Huo Quzhi to demonstrate, but he didn't see any mystery.

"Are you sure this is the open bow style passed down by Huan Yuan?" The Son of Heaven asked, "I don't think it's the same as what ordinary people use." ”

Huo Quzhi said: "I was originally a little skeptical, but the Liang family's training is all in this open bow style. ”

The Son of Heaven pondered for a moment. "And how are they doing?"

"Everyone's aptitude is different, the level of effort is different, and the results are very different. There is obvious progress, and there is not. ”

The Son of Heaven felt a little weird. "Why is your tone similar to Liang Xiao?"

"Yes?" Huo Quzhi was also very surprised. He didn't feel that himself.

The Son of Heaven was furious. "What the hell is Liang Xiao doing? Passing him into the palace, I want to ask him face to face. ”

Seeing that the Son of Heaven was angry, Han Yan was in the middle of it, and immediately took the initiative to ask Ying to go to the Liang family to pass on the edict.

——

Liang Xiao is busy at home. The wedding date is approaching, and many matters need to be confirmed by him. The old lady Liang Yuan said that he is no longer an ordinary person, and he is not marrying a woman from an ordinary family, so he is careless. If something goes wrong, not only will you be looked down upon by King Huainan, but you will also be laughed at by other nobles.

Liang Xiao felt a lot of pressure. He was very unfamiliar with these etiquette systems, and he had never seen what a real aristocratic marriage looked like, and there was no such person around him. He often ran over to ask Liu Ling, but unfortunately although Liu Ling was a real nobleman, he also knew little about these etiquette.

The eldest girl got on the sedan chair, and she was also the first time.

At this time, the Son of Heaven summoned him to the palace, but Liang Xiao's heart actually refused. However, he also knew that the Son of Heaven was also a sensible person, and if there was nothing important, he would not bother him at this time. He immediately packed up, changed into formal clothes, mounted his horse, and went straight to Weiyang Palace.

His house is very close to the north gate of Weiyang Palace, which is a matter of a few steps. But after entering the gate of Weiyang Palace, there are still several miles to reach Chengming Palace, and you can't do it without riding a horse.

The Son of Heaven was angry and waited for Liang Xiao to come, but when he saw Liang Xiao coming on a horse, carrying the hem of his clothes, trotting all the way into the hall, and running with sweat on his forehead, he laughed again.

"In such a hurry, I'm not afraid that Yushi will impeach you for being rude in the palace?"

Liang Xiao took out his handkerchief and wiped his sweat. "Your Majesty has an edict, and the ministers can't take care of it."

"What are you busy with at home?"

Liang Xiao was stunned. You were so anxious that you sent someone to summon me into the palace, and you asked about this? What am I busy with at home, can you not know? I don't believe you didn't send anyone to care about what I'm doing.

"Preparing for a wedding." Liang Xiao scolded his mother in his heart, but he still said honestly: "I have been choked by etiquette in the past two days. The minister doesn't read much, so I really don't know what the process should be for this feudal monarch to get married. No, I'm discussing it with the Huainan Palace. ”

"Do you regret it now? If I had read more things with Dong Gong at the beginning, why would this be the case. "The Son of Heaven mocks as much as he wants." Therefore, if you don't study, don't learn, you can't do it. Mu monkey and crown, insufficient and words. ”

Liang Xiao's cheeks twitched twice, speechless. The mood of the Son of Heaven is not quite right. Is he joking with my mentor Xiang Yu, or is it because I am disrespectful to Dong Zhongshu? Liang Xiao thought about it and sighed deliberately.

"This ...... In fact, the minister also knows some Confucian etiquette, but ...... I can't afford to learn. ”

"Can't afford to learn?" The Son of Heaven was stunned. No, no, what can't you learn?

"Yes." Liang Xiao spread his hands. "I heard that when Your Majesty married Empress Chen, the dowry cost 20,000 catties of gold alone?"

The Son of Heaven nodded.

"Your Majesty is the Son of Heaven, and the minister is just a feudal monarch, a heaven and an earth, which cannot be compared. But Lord Huainan Weng is the princess, and her background is similar to that of Queen Chen, what should the minister do, and how much dowry should be paid? 2,000 gold, 5,000 gold, or 10,000 gold? To tell His Majesty that the minister had emptied all his family resources, there were only two thousand five hundred gold. As soon as this dowry was given, the minister didn't even have the money to make wine. ”

Watching Liang Xiao break his fingers to settle accounts, the Son of Heaven was both a little surprised and amused. He was married, but he didn't have to worry about these things, what to do, how much it would cost, there were special people to arrange. All he had to do was follow the command. He was only a teenager at the time, so he knew something.

Seeing Liang Xiao worrying about getting married, he felt a real life. This is marriage, my own pure ceremony, like a puppet being transferred around, not only don't know why, but even don't know what it is. Now let him talk about all kinds of etiquette, and he will be just as blind.

The Son of Heaven listened with relish, and forgot the topic for a while. Han Yan, who was standing behind the Son of Heaven, was a little anxious. He was waiting to see the Son of Heaven reproach Liang Xiao for harming Huo Quai, how could he be interested in listening to Liang Xiao's complaints. You are a common man, it is already a great blessing to be able to marry the lord of Weng, are you embarrassed to cry poor here? What do you want to do, can't you borrow money?

"Your Majesty......" Han Yan tugged at the elbow of the Son of Heaven and pointed at Huo Quai, who was standing aside.

Only then did the Son of Heaven remember the intention of summoning Liang Xiao into the palace, and hurriedly coughed and interrupted Liang Xiao. "This ...... I'll talk about your marriage later. What happened to Huo Quai, how did he become Huan Yuan's disciple? ”

"Huo Quai?" Liang Xiao glanced at Huo Quai, who was pouting and lowering his head, and hurriedly explained: "Your Majesty has misunderstood. He is not yet a disciple of my master. He blinked Huo Quai's eyes carefully again, and said with a smile: "I guess he won't be able to make it in the end." ”

"Why?" Huo Quzhi raised his head and shouted anxiously.

"Because with your current progress, within a hundred days, it is impossible for you to meet my master's requirements." Liang Xiao raised his hand and signaled Huo Quzhi not to refute in a hurry, his face was slightly gloomy. "You've been touching the bow for the past two days, haven't you?"

"Uh-" Huo Quzhi was speechless and looked embarrassed.

"Want to see if you're improving?"

Huo Quzhi rolled his eyes and looked at the Son of Heaven for help. Tianzi Qi said: "Isn't he practicing shooting, why can't he touch the bow?" ”

Liang Xiao glanced at Huo Qubing coldly, and saw Huo Qubing trembling, but he pricked up his ears and listened attentively. Like the Son of Heaven, he was very puzzled by the requirement that he could not touch the bow for 100 days, otherwise he would not have secretly broken the vows. Now that he has the opportunity to listen to Liang Xiao's explanation, he is not willing to miss it.

Liang Xiao retracted his gaze and bowed. "Your Majesty, when you first learn to shoot, what you learn is your mind, and what you learn is your muscles and bones, not inside and outside. If you stick to your strength and care about the middle and far, your mind will be out of the way, and you will inevitably go in the opposite direction. Moreover, he has not yet achieved anything, and he vainly seeks to be strong and far, which is to sacrifice his roots, not only is it difficult to achieve anything in archery, but it is also easy to fall into archery, which is tantamount to using pillars as firewood and wasting this good qualification in vain. ”

The Son of Heaven has come to his senses. "This seems to be somewhat similar to the truth of the Inner Saint and the Outer King." ——

(To be continued.) )