"I admire Duke Cao Guo's amazing shooting!" Xu Huizu also said with cupped hands, "We brothers and sisters are willing to be inferior!"
Suddenly, Li Jinglong felt as if he had punched cotton with his fist.
He wished he could use all his strength and exert all his abilities. However, the other party just said lightly, "You win."
"Please, Duke Wei!" He smiled bitterly and said, "I haven't seen Duke Wei's archery skills for a long time!"
"Me?" Xu Huizu smiled, "I won't do any tricks!" He said, rubbing his big hands together, "When we were young, we competed in bows and arrows in the East Palace. I am not your opponent. Now at this age, I have already mastered archery skills.
It’s useless, let alone your match, so I won’t make a fool of myself!”
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Bang bang bang!
Li Jinglong wanted to say something more, but he heard applause coming from the pavilion.
Zhu Yunxi stood up and clapped softly, and said with a smile, "Li Aiqing's archery skills are well-deserved, and they opened my eyes today!" He said, pointing to the jade pendant on the table, "This prize is yours!"
"I feel ashamed to receive this!" Li Jinglong saluted.
"It's just a piece of jade!" Zhu Yunxi thought about it and said, "I will reward you with another job!" He said loudly, "You will be the examiner for this year's assessment of the Fifth Army Governor's Mansion!"
In an instant, Li Jinglong was overjoyed and said, "Thank you, Your Majesty, for your kindness!"
In the scholar examination, those examiners are called mentors by the candidates, and they must be respectful to them throughout their lives. The same is true for the martial arts examination. In addition to military merit, the most critical part of the promotion of officers in the Ming army lies in the annual personal skills assessment.
Since the founding of the Ming Dynasty, it has been a rule that those who are not skilled in archery and horses cannot serve as lieutenant generals in the army. Zhu Yunxi gave this task to Li Jinglong, who will definitely be highly valued. You must know that the assessments in previous years were all done by the older generation of princes.
Sitting in battle, Li Jinglong is the first person among the second generation of nobles to have this honor.
"The shooting skills of the four girls of the Xu family are also extraordinary!" Zhu Yunxi continued with a smile, "Ten pieces of brocade will be rewarded!"
"Your Majesty, I thank the Emperor for His grace!" Xu Miaojin saluted and said softly.
"Who did you learn your shooting skills from?" Zhu Yunxi asked with a smile.
"Follow brother!" Xu Miaojin cherished words like gold and stepped aside after speaking.
This is true for students, so how can the master be any different?
Zhu Yunxi thought to himself and looked at Xu Huizu. The latter stood with his hands lowered respectfully, neither humble nor overbearing, and his big hands hanging down did not move at all.
"I'm afraid his shooting skills are even better than Li Jinglong's!"
Zhu Yunxi thought to himself, "It's just that he never likes to show off, so he never shows it in front of others!"
Those who are good at fighting have no great achievements!
People who hide their clumsiness can always go further and be more practical than those who show off.
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When Zhu Yunxi left Xu's house, it was already dusk.
In the back house of the Xu family, Xu Huizu changed his clothes and freshened up before sitting at the dining table.
The family tradition of the Xu family is different from that of other nobles. The founding heroes of the country have been poor for several lifetimes and suddenly became rich and powerful. They could not wait to eat the best and use the best, and they were able to live in luxury.
The Xu family, on the other hand, has always been low-key and frugal. With Xu Hui's respect as the father of the motherland, dinner is just a few simple side dishes.
The woman Zhang smiled and served Xu Huizu, and said, "I thought the emperor could stay at our house for dinner, but I asked the cook to kill a sheep. You can try this mutton pie, and I will bake it myself.
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Xu Huizu did not drink alcohol and ate his food carefully.
"Master!" Mrs. Zhang waved her hand for the servants to go down, and suddenly whispered, "Tell me, does the emperor have a crush on our mistress?"
"Huh?" Xu Huizu was startled.
Mrs. Zhang continued to smile and said, "In the afternoon, I saw that the emperor looked at our mistress for a long time and couldn't move his eyes away!"
"Nonsense!" Xu Huizu frowned and said, "How can such a thing happen?" He said, solemnly giving instructions, "I tell you, don't talk about gossip. What will happen if it spreads outside?"
"Isn't this just chatting with you, Master!" Mrs. Zhang said with a smile, "What we say between husband and wife can never be spread outside. Although I am a country girl, I am not stupid!" As he said this, he came closer.
Some, "But I've been here before, and the way a man looks at a woman can't be fake! At Xiaosi's age, it's long past time to talk about marriage. If you delay any longer, you'll become an old girl. You, the eldest brother, are not in a hurry?"
Xu Huizu ate the cake absentmindedly and sighed, "I'm anxious too, but we can't help but marry our family members ourselves."