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Chapter 62 Fu Zhaoxin

"This is the bow."

Li Yi picked up a horn bow at random, picked it up and hooked the bowstring with his fingers. The bow had a force of about one stone.

Speaking of which, including the bow he made when he was a child, Li Yi has nearly ten years of archery experience.

There weren't many entertainment activities in this era, and after focusing on one thing for many years, he had already become proficient in it. It wasn't a big deal to be able to estimate the strength of the bow just by feeling it.

What's more, Li Yi is quite talented in riding and shooting.

"You only want three arrows?"

Seeing that Li Yi only took out three arrows from the quiver and did not seem to be planning to take more, the maid Xian'er could not help but be surprised.

"Three is enough." Li Yi said with a smile, "On the battlefield, if you can shoot three arrows before engaging the enemy, you are already a good fighter. There is no need for more."

"Oh." The maid Xian'er nodded, not quite understanding.

Li Yi said no more and waved to the servant who was leading the horse. The servant quickly led the horse over.

"What a good horse!" Li Yi stroked the horse's mane and couldn't help but praise it.

Horses can be divided into good and bad types, including riding horses, draft horses and war horses, with huge differences.

War horses are also divided into different grades. There are tens of thousands of war horses raised by the imperial army, but less than half of them can be called superior.

Compared with the nomadic peoples of the grasslands, the cost of raising war horses in the Central Plains is too high, and raising good horses is even more expensive. Horses have to compete with the people for food, and they eat much more than humans.

Moreover, raising war horses requires sufficient space to move around, otherwise the horses will be useless.

Li Yi remembered that there was a research data from later generations, which said that in the ancient Central Plains, a piece of arable land that could originally feed more than 20 people could only support one war horse.

This behavior of disregarding the lives of the people in order to enhance military strength is tantamount to drinking poison to quench thirst.

It is said that carefully raised war horses are superior in all aspects to free-range horses on the grassland, but where can we get so much land?

Since the loss of the horse-breeding land in the Hetao Plain and the constant wars in the Central Plains, most of the war horses of the Five Dynasties countries now have to be purchased from the grasslands. Border residents are even encouraged to steal horses from nomadic areas, and the government then purchases them at high prices.

Of course, these are not things that Li Yi is qualified to worry about now.

Perhaps by the time he starts to worry about this, he will have already reached a new level of status and position...

"These horses were brought by the Khitan general who defected to the King of Wei last year. There are only about twenty of them in total. The Second Lady said that these are excellent war horses that cannot be bought with money."

Perhaps because she heard Li Yi praising the horses, the maid Xian'er said proudly, "The King of Wei really treasures these war horses. If it weren't for my Second Wife sending someone to secretly..."

At this point, the maid Xian'er suddenly realized that she had spoken too much, and was so scared that she immediately stopped talking.

"Don't worry, I wouldn't dare damage the King of Wei's beloved horse."

Li Yi smiled. This maid was quite entertaining. Not only was she lively and cheerful, she also had a big mouth.

It seems that Fu Erniang must be very close to this maid. Maybe she was the maid who served her personally when she was young. Otherwise, how could she have such a slightly presumptuous personality?

However, a lady who has been kept in the boudoir for many years should not have many playmates around her, so her feelings for her personal maid must be very deep.

Li Yi said no more and jumped onto the horse with clean and neat movements.

Riding on the horse, he stretched out his hand to feel the breeze, and the wind direction was just right. It was a good time to draw the bow and shoot the arrow.

He estimated with his eyes that his current position was about a hundred steps away from the target.

Then he put the three arrows in his mouth, held the bow in one hand and the reins in the other.

"drive!"

Li Yi squeezed his legs hard against the horse's belly, swung the reins, and the warhorse leaped out.

In an instant, he let go of the reins, quickly took out an arrow, drew the bow and drew the arrow in one smooth movement. With a "whoosh", an arrow flew out.

Bang!
The arrow hit the first target instantly, and the arrow body was still trembling... it hit the bull's eye!
Without waiting for everyone to cheer, Li Yi's expression condensed slightly, and he drew his bow again and shot another arrow.

However, what shocked everyone was that the arrows were shot at the same target——

Ding!
The second arrow hit the tail end of the first arrow, and the two arrows were inserted straight together, and the atmosphere in the field stagnated in an instant.

Immediately afterwards, Li Yi shot the third arrow -

Ding!
Unexpectedly, but also reasonably, the third arrow hit the tail end of the second arrow, three arrows in a row, three stars in a row!

From a distance, the three arrows connected end to end, perfectly as if they had been precisely calculated.

"Good! Brother Yi is awesome!"

Ma Renyu was the first to react, laughing and cheering. Even though he and Li Yi had been close for many years, he was still surprised by this move.

He took a few quick steps and came to Li Yi. He stretched out his hand to grab the reins and said excitedly, "Brother Yi, when did you become so skilled in archery? This, this..."

Ma Renyu didn't know what words to use to describe it.

"It was just luck..." Li Yi shook his head slightly.

He was telling the truth. Although he was very confident in his archery skills, he had only practiced the three-star combo in private, and his success rate was very low.

The fact that he could succeed in one go was beyond his own expectation... Originally, he just wanted to show off his ruthless words and shock the ladies in the boudoir.

Unexpectedly, God gave him face and allowed him to successfully achieve this goal.

As for being able to hit the bull's eye with an arrow from a hundred steps away, Li Yi didn't think it was difficult.

"Enough of the nonsense, it's time for us to leave..."

Li Yi chuckled, turned over and got off the horse, and what he said made Ma Renyu stunned.

"Just leaving like this?"

"What else? Should we wait until King Wei finds out that we sneaked into his daughter's courtyard and get furious?" Li Yi smiled bitterly. At this moment, he suddenly felt bored... He didn't know if he had lost his mind, but on a whim he actually sneaked into the inner courtyard of King Wei's daughter.

If the King of Wei knew about this, how would the two of them deal with it?

The maid mistakenly thought they were rangers, but they didn't want to explain and instead took advantage of the situation to get in.

No matter how I think about it, it doesn’t make sense!

Damn, now that he has achieved some achievements, he has become so arrogant. How dare he look down on Zhao Da... Li Yi cursed himself inwardly.

Besides...

He subconsciously glanced in the direction of the boudoir.

Now he was like a peacock, showing off in front of women. If the lady of the Fu family knew his true identity, she would probably look down on him for his behavior.

"Let's go."

Without any hesitation, Li Yi started walking away. Although Ma Renyu was confused, he didn't ask any questions and quickly followed him.

"What are you doing?"

At this moment, a shout came from outside the archway.

Immediately afterwards, a middle-aged man in a brocade robe walked in quickly. The man was in his thirties or forties and looked quite heroic. He scanned the courtyard and suddenly fixed his eyes on Li Yi.

"Li, Li Dushi!?"

Uh... Li Yi's face was suddenly filled with embarrassment. He knew the man who came. He was Fu Zhaoxin, the eldest son of Wei Wang Fu Yanqing and the commander of the Tianxiong Army.

At that time, Li Yi had naturally seen him when he was garrisoned in Xinzhou with the vassal troops led by Prince of Wei Fu Yanqing.

It seems that I walked too slowly and bumped into his brother directly. I'm afraid the King of Wei will know about this soon... What a fucking shit!
Li Yi could only bite the bullet and cross his hands in greeting, saying, "Brother Fu..."

Before he could finish his words, he saw the maid Xian'er suddenly kneel down on the ground, kowtowed in fear and cried, "It's all my fault, my maid, my maid..."

From what she said, it seemed that she wanted to take all the responsibility and was not prepared to push it onto Fu Er Niang.

She is a loyal maid to her master... After all, if this matter gets out, it will damage the reputation of the lady of the Fu family.

Fu Zhaoxin looked at the maid Xian'er in a deep voice, "What's going on? Li Du is here to pay his respects to the King of Wei. Why did you lead them to the wrong place?"

Ok?
Li Yi was stunned for a moment, then he realized that Fu Zhaoxin was trying to find a way out for both parties.

He quickly said, "Don't blame the girl. I was shocked by the splendor of the Prince of Wei's mansion and couldn't help but want to take a look around. Who knew I went to the wrong place?"

"It's all my fault for being so abrupt..."

"That's all right." Fu Zhaoxin turned to Li Yi, put on a smile, and said, "If Envoy Li wants to take a look around the mansion, I'm willing to accompany you. How about now..."

"No, no, I'm already a little tired from walking around, so I'll go and pay my respects to the King of Wei."

Li Yi immediately took advantage of the situation and took the opportunity to bring up the matter of paying a visit to the King of Wei.

Anyway, this is the purpose of my visit. Now that such an embarrassing thing has happened, I have to explain it to the King of Wei in person. I can't just walk away, right?

Fu Yanqing really couldn't do anything to him, the general of the imperial guards, but it was not worth it to offend the other party for no reason.

"If that's the case, then forget it." Fu Zhaoxin nodded. "Envoy Li, please follow me."

"By the way, this matter is my fault, Meng Lang. Brother Fu, please don't blame this young lady. If she is punished because of me, it will be my fault!"

Before leaving, Li Yi specifically pleaded with Fu Zhaoxin on behalf of his maid Xian'er.

This little maid is indeed quite innocent. Mrs. Fu's willfulness will probably make her take the blame in the end, and even her life may be in danger.

It was very common for wealthy families to beat their maids and servants to death.

Thinking of this possibility, Li Yi gritted his teeth and said shamelessly: "If it really doesn't work, I'm willing to pay to buy this girl..."

He said this not entirely out of sympathy, but because he felt that if it was someone else's family affair, he naturally had no right to interfere.

But now that he is involved, he has to take some responsibility and can't bear to see such a young life being lost.

"Envoy Li is truly a man of character, both brave and righteous."

Fu Zhaoxin chuckled, "Envoy Li, please rest assured. This maid is my second sister's personal maid. She has been by my second sister's side since she was a child, and they are very close. If anyone in the mansion dares to beat or kill her, my second sister will probably make a scene."

"And my father loves my second sister the most..."

Fu Zhaoxin said this with a hint of meaning. His words were like telling Li Yi clearly that this maid belonged to her second sister, and the King of Wei loved his second sister the most, so naturally no one would do anything to this maid.

"I'm just saying this, don't take it to heart, Brother Fu."

Li Yi smiled awkwardly, thinking that it was unnecessary for him to do so.

Fu Zhaoxin smiled and looked at the maid Xian'er: "Why don't you thank General Li for condescending to plead for you?"

"I thank General Li..."

　There is about one chapter left before the story of the Fu family is over. The protagonist will then reorganize the imperial guards and prepare to attack Hou Shu.

　　I am currently hesitating about which governor the protagonist should be appointed as...haha.

　　I have been busy with family matters recently and my mood has been so up and down that it’s hard to describe it in words.

　　This new author does have many shortcomings, and I would like to thank the readers for their tolerance.

　　Due to my recent poor condition, I am not satisfied with my writing and the updates are also slow.

　　The editor has notified me that it will be on the shelves tomorrow... Anyway, I have been to Sanjiang, so no matter how bad the results are, I am satisfied.

　　Thank you all for your support!
　　
　
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