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After that, Xiao Yan went several times on and off, and soon finally got out of the state of stumbling horse control and weak and inaccurate archery.

He began to be able to skillfully control the white horse that was originally intended for the Lich, began to be able to draw the elf longbow and shoot arrows accurately on the horse, began to be able to catch up with the prey, and shot the prey calmly and steadily.

And in this training, he became familiar with Zhu Rufeng, Gan Rulin, and Wei Fanjun, and the guard formed by Zhu Rufeng gradually took shape.The young and immature faces of the guards and the same youthful riding and shooting made Xiao Yan feel less lonely, but the equipment of the crossbow allowed them to get started quickly, and their advances and retreats were well-founded. Xiao Yan quietly said to the Lich: "I wish you The wind seems to be training the guards in the same way an army is trained."

Lich said: "This is Duke An's sincerity, you can rest assured that someone is in your hands."

Xiao Yan shot an arrow with a long bow in his hand, and the arrow accurately shot through a snake hanging from a tree.

Lich appreciated: "Not bad, eyesight has improved a lot."

Xiao Yan raised his head to see the winding and twisted tail of the snake, and the dark cloud had already approached the arrow from the branch as if walking flat, and stretched out his claws to tease the poisonous snake, Xiao Yan smiled: "I know, it was you several times before. Put magic on the arrow, let me hit it, comfort me."

The Lich said: "You always need encouragement to have the confidence to continue learning. The elder elves who taught me archery when I was young also did the same."

Xiao Yan turned his head and held his bow, raised his eyebrows slightly: "You learn this quickly, don't you?"

The Lich denied: "Generally, in the team of elves known for their agility and lightness, they will appear clumsy."

Xiao Yan was greatly comforted: "But the elves must not have a young magician like you."

The lich was amused by his serious and unconditional helpful tone.

In July, the fire is flowing, the horses are fat and the grass is yellow, and the autumn hunting in Xishan is finally held.

Before Prince Duan Xiao Ji went, he asked Xiao Yan’s cavalry and archery master about the emperor’s cavalry and archery level. He learned that the emperor was sick most of the time, relatively weak, and had not trained much, so he wanted to take Xiao Yan mainly to watch and hunt. , mainly to relax, and asked Qin Huaigang to circle a small forest in advance, put some small animals in it, and planned to teach Xiao Yan how to ride and shoot.

But when he saw the little emperor dressed in hunting clothes, with a long knife on his back, a dagger and a quiver on his waist, and a blue longbow in his hand, turning over and riding skillfully on his horse, Xiao Ji was in a daze for a while, and suddenly felt that he might not be needed taught.

It has been a few days since I saw the little emperor, and he has grown taller again. The black golden dragon hunting suit is full of heroism on him, and he does not have the weak and gentle feeling of wearing a loose and heavy dragon robe on weekdays. The slender arms holding the longbow, The straight waist and skillful riding skills on the horse show that the little emperor must have been trained hard.

And when the horn sounded and the knights and hunters rushed into the woods together, Xiao Ji soon saw the little emperor skillfully catching up with the prey, drawing his bow steadily on the horse, and accurately shot and killed the first of the autumn hunts. Only prey, a fox.

Historically, in the autumn hunting led by the emperor, the guards drove the prey to the front, and everyone would surround the emperor and drive the horses to chase, and let the emperor shoot the first prey, which was the beginning of the whole autumn hunting.

But Xiao Ji didn't expect that the little emperor who participated in the autumn hunting for the first time could do so well.It was so good that when the arrow passed through the fox's neck, the cheers of the guards and ministers were much higher than usual. The drummers beat the drums, and the athletes shouted loudly. The banners were strong, and the whole hunting ground was excited and excited. .

Not only did Xiao Yan shoot the first prey accurately, but he also skillfully drew the bow again and again, and shot and killed three prey in a row, and the arrows were all shot. Then he slowly retracted the bow, with a straight posture, and waved his hands to order everyone to start hunting.Tens of thousands of arrows piercing the wind, the sound of blares, and galloping horses, everyone is full of ambition, vying to show their elegance in front of the emperor.

This time the autumn hunt was held very successfully - the return of the autumn hunt with a full load symbolizes the prosperity of martial arts, and the rule of culture and martial arts, naturally, both must be combined. The ministers who participated in the hunt felt excited this day.

This time, there will be three days of hunting in the Xishan Palace, but it is only the first day, no matter whether it is Prince Duan or the accompanying generals, they all look at the little emperor with admiration.

It's just that in the palace, no matter how beautiful the day is, the insides of Xiao Yan's legs are inevitably worn out.

In the inner hall of the palace, the Lich rubbed the medicine for him. Xiao Yan leaned on the soft couch and put his legs on the Lich's lap. Just feel cool.

The weather in July, even in Xishan, is unnervingly hot, probably because he was too tired during the day, Xiao Yan leaned on the pillow and felt drowsy, but there were still people outside reporting: "Prince Duan has come down."

Xiao Yan forced himself to stand up, the Lich pulled Zhang Bo and covered his legs, and the figure disappeared in a flash.

When Xiao Ji entered the room, he was slightly taken aback. He felt that the inside of the room was much cooler than the outside, but when he looked closely, he could not see the iceberg. Then he saw that the servants were all guarding outside, and there was no one accompanying him.The little emperor was half lying on the couch, packing his robes.

Xiao Ji said quickly: "You don't need to get up, the emperor is tired today, right? Lie down, I will leave if I come to talk about something."

Xiao Yan said: "Uncle, please tell me."

Xiao Ji said: "Tomorrow and daytime, in Yanbo Haomiao Pavilion, the ministers will have a banquet for the children of several great families in the south of the Yangtze River. The emperor can attend in modest clothes."

Xiao Yan was startled: "Which big families?"

Xiao Ji said in a deep voice: "The Yu family, the Wang family, the Chu family, the Cui family, the Lu family, etc... All of these aristocratic families have young daughters who are about the same age as the emperor, with excellent talents and looks."

Xiao Yan was silent for a while and said: "Uncle Huang is going to choose another queen for me? These aristocratic families once even dared to refuse marriage to the royal family. If you don't want to be a queen, how can you enter the palace?"

Xiao Ji said: "At this time and at that time, the family also needs to rely on the prestige of the emperor. Before I went to Jiangnan, I also wanted to contact you in advance. I didn't expect the emperor's wife to plan your wedding so early. The plague delayed the trip, and since the emperor appointed Sun’s daughter as his wife, I let it go. But now that Sun’s daughter is staying at home, things may not be harmonious for three years. The day before yesterday, I had a discussion with Pujue Guoshi. I said, the emperor star is prosperous and unstoppable, but the phoenix star has faded, which is very ominous. I think the granddaughter's fortune is poor, if I hadn't made a plan early, of course it wouldn't just let the emperor break his promise and the family would voluntarily send the daughter as a concubine. "

"This time, it is just a banquet for the children of the family, to see if they are talented and learned, and I can decree to entrust the Imperial Academy to serve the emperor, not to discuss marriage."

Xiao Yan thought for a while but smiled again: "Uncle Huang, I'm afraid they have already selected me for a round today, they have seen me first and are satisfied, and that's why the Uncle Huang's banquet came, right?" Concubine, who would believe it?It's nothing more than knowing that Marquis Cheng'en is no longer in power, and he has big plans in three years. This is to see if he can support himself first. If there is an opportunity, then there is naturally a lot of room for planning in the middle, after all, the Sun family has not yet formally hired. However, the clans are intertwined, and it is not yet known who will be able to stand up.

Xiao Ji's face was slightly embarrassed, but he still said: "Today, the emperor is mighty, and the children of the family really worshiped him after seeing it. The emperor is young, and the minister is a military commander. He governs the country and discusses politics. The minister is a layman. The cabinet... the minister cannot interfere. The minister can't control it either. The emperor is now young and handsome, gifted with intelligence, if he gets the help of the family, he will be able to protect my great Yan for a long time."

Xiao Yan was silent for a long time, then suddenly bowed deeply: "Thank you, Uncle Huang, for planning for me."

Xiao Ji stretched out his hand to support him and did not allow him to salute, and sighed: "Uncle Huang just found out today that he has ignored you for too long, and before he knew it, you are already good at riding and shooting, good at strategy, and a young emperor who strives hard to rule. Although there are disadvantages, for the emperor, the advantages outweigh the disadvantages, I believe that with the emperor's sensitivity, the relationship between the family and the cabinet will be balanced."

Xiao Yan's eyelashes drooped: "The emperor's uncle is loyal and courageous, and he took great pains, and I don't want to let down the emperor's painstaking efforts."

Xiao Ji said happily: "Your Majesty, don't think that I have other plans."

He is not a talkative person either, seeing that Xiao Yan understood what he meant, he stood up and left.

Xiao Yan remained silent, and the Lich reappeared: "Unhappy? Sounds like a local nobleman?"

Xiao Yan cheered up and said: "Yes, King Lu Cui Zheng is a famous family with four surnames. After several dynasties, he is a family of officials and officials. He is a scholarly family. He is often the mainstay of history books. He is popular with Confucianism. They all come from these clans. In the previous dynasty, many princesses were married to them. In this dynasty, because the founder of the country was born in a grassroots family, the clan disdained them. It is said that they once refused to marry. The clans mentioned just now have been waiting in the south of the Yangtze River. Prosperous places get married with each other, intertwined, connected with each other, and only produce talented scholars and beautiful ladies."

"The aristocratic family has always been noble. The emperor's uncle was able to convince so many people to come to Beijing, and deliberately avoided the empress dowager, planned a safari in the western mountains, and held a banquet in the palace. This is really for me."

"After all, the cabinet ministers of the former government were very strict. I was taught by them, and I can only ask them about politics in the future. The emperor probably knows that it is difficult to deal with. One set of rules and another set of etiquette. They are all students from the same hometown. If the harem is really controlled by the Marquis of Cheng En, it is not enough to compete with the cabinet. Marrying the daughter of the family is indeed the way to break the situation. At the beginning, the uncle probably thought that The cabinet and the queen mother were in a stalemate, he might have had time, but he didn't expect the plague to get in the way, and then I suddenly issued an order..."

The Lich said: "Master Pujue has some virtues. Miss Sun is indeed dead. Lord Bone Lord can't be a queen and can't give you an heir. Although King Duan doesn't know about it, you are indeed You can choose another queen, from what you say, marrying a noble family is really good for you, and since you are from a famous family, the daughter must also be good-looking and talented, so you can choose the one you like."

Xiao Yan was slightly disgusted: "Thinking that they came to pick me out first, they judged me too much..."

The Lich smiled, and pulled up the quilt to cover him: "Go to sleep, then you will pick them well when the time comes."

Xiao Yan crumpled the silk into a ball, closed his eyes and lay down. After a while, he opened his eyes and looked at the Lich: "Tomorrow, you can attend with me. Since it is a micro-service, I might as well bring more people."

The Lich didn't care: "Okay."

Xiao Yan tossed and turned for a while, Lich took a book and read it beside him, waved his bony hand slightly, and the room cooled down again: "Is it still hot?"

Xiao Yan whispered: "Jiu Yao...have you ever been married?"

The Lich didn't take it seriously: "No, if you know you're going to die, how can you still get married."

Xiao Yan asked again in a low voice: "Then do you have a woman you like?"

The Lich said: "No, I am addicted to magic, love affairs will only waste time."

Xiao Yan: "I don't want to get married."

The Lich said indifferently: "Then don't get married."

Xiao Yan's eyelashes trembled slightly: "You also support it?"

The Lich said: "That is your freedom."

Xiao Yan let out a long breath: "Don't you think I'm deviant?"

The lich said coldly: "My way is different from that of your world."

Xiao Yan suddenly smiled: "You are quite right."