The small group of cavalry that Li Xu brought to follow Yang Guang for hunting were all elites. After they dispersed, they quickly drove over some small animals hiding in the grass and bushes. The hares had been fattened all summer.
, the pheasant panicked and ran past Yang Guang's eyes, jumping up and down. Yang Guang obviously didn't have much interest in these small guys, so he fired a few arrows and put down the bow. Gan Luo was just playing around.
He was like a fish in water. Not only did he catch Yang Guang and Li Xu's catches one by one, he also independently killed a hare and a pheasant.
"Your subordinates are very powerful!" Yang Guang wiped the sweat from his face with his hand and praised with a smile. He was an emperor on horseback, and he roughly knew how to use troops. Judging from the skillful cooperation between several groups of frontier soldiers,
, and then roughly judge the opponent's true strength.
"It was Old General Yun who led them well." Li Xu did not dare to say that he had kidnapped most of these people from Xiongwu Camp, and gave all the credit to Yun Dingxing. "Your Majesty is a master of archery, but I think I am not as good as him!"
"Glancing at the prey that Gan Luo dragged back, he added with a smile.
This sentence is not entirely flattering to Yang Guang. Xuzi just saw that Yang Guang only fired five arrows in total before putting down his riding bow, but he shot three running prey. For those who usually rarely
For Yang Guang, who is an expert in bows and arrows, this is already a very good result. Even ordinary military generals would find it difficult to achieve such a high accuracy without long-term practice.
"I'm getting old, and my muscles and bones are not as strong as they used to be. I think when I was as old as you, I basically hit every target!" Yang Guang shook his head with a smile, and there was a hint of regret in his eyes. Maybe he was touched and hidden in his heart.
The memory deep in his heart, after laughing, he actually stopped talking for a long time. He just watched Gan Luo walking back and forth on the top of the grass, sniping and dragging away some small beasts that ran past his eyes.
Seeing that Yang Guang stopped killing the beast, Li Xu had no choice but to put down his bow. He had been controlling the rhythm just now and did not dare to shoot faster or more accurately than Yang Guang. But Yang Guang obviously had no intention of giving in to this.
I appreciated it, and after staring at the empty wilderness for a while, I turned my head in surprise, waiting for my eyes to ask: "Why don't you cum anymore? Do you have less physical strength than me?"
"I never shoot these little things accurately. I don't dare to show my shame in front of the experts, so I have to passively slow down my work!" Li Xu scratched his hair and gave an answer that Yang Guang could accept.
"That's true. You usually shoot at generals on horseback. It's really boring to bully these little things who have no power to resist!" If kings have a thousand faces, Yang Guang often shows what Xu Zi sees in front of him, which is undoubtedly
The most open-minded and considerate one.
"It's not boring, it's indeed difficult to shoot accurately. The general can't feel the same as when fighting, and can hardly aim at them." Li Xu thought for a while and answered.
"Hunting is different from fighting. When fighting, you know that you only have one chance to fire an arrow, so you can concentrate on it and unite your bow and arrow. But now there are so many opportunities, but you can't show your true strength!"
"Your Majesty is absolutely right. The general was just wondering why he couldn't feel anything. After hearing His Majesty's words, he suddenly became enlightened!"
"You try again. As I said, imagine that you are on the battlefield, and the prey on the opposite side has a knife in its hand..." Yang Guang likes to be a persuasive teacher, so he grabbed the bow again, explaining and demonstrating at the same time.
"Gan Luo, help!" Li Xu shouted intentionally to make Yang Guang happy, and then put his finger to his lips and whistled. Upon hearing this, the silver wolf Gan Luo immediately jumped out like lightning, circling three times and two times. He drove a hare that had run out of strength into the range of the bow and arrow.
Yang Guang held his breath, and the arrow left his hand. With a "whoosh!", he shot the hare through the neck. Gan Luo stepped forward, grabbed the dead hare in his mouth, and jumped back. He threw the hare at Li Xu's feet, and then ran again. Will go out and chase the next prey.
These were the games that Li Xu and Gan Luo were used to playing by the Crescent Lake, but for Yang Guang, they were very new. In the blink of an eye, he forgot that he was "teaching" Li Xu and devoted himself to playing with Gan Luo. Thanks to Luo's cooperation, he actually hit four out of five arrows in this round. One of the arrows escaped by chance and was quickly knocked to the ground by Yang Guang with another arrow. It turned out to be an authentic art of continuous shooting, firing the arrow, stringing the bow, and drawing the bow. Once again, all movements are completed in one go, as coherent as flowing clouds and flowing water.
"Your Majesty is an excellent shot!" Li Xu was delighted and applauded vigorously. Among the Central Plains warriors he had seen, only Sun Jiu and Li Yuan could rival Yang Guang in their shooting skills.
"That's it. Fortunately, I haven't forgotten it!" After firing two rounds of arrows in a row, Yang Guang's physical strength was a little exhausted, and his voice was breathing heavily. "You can try it too and follow the method I taught you!"
Li Xu couldn't resist Yang Guang's enthusiasm, so he had to bend his bow and arrow again. This time he didn't dare to pretend to be inaccurate, and used the sunlight reflected on the arrow tip and the line between his eyes to "tether" a prey. The body slowly rotated with the movement of the opponent. The moment the prey jumped up again, the hand loosened the bow string, and with a crisp sound of "Stretch!", the arrow flew into the air and shot the prey away, landing far away in the grass.
"Good power! Good eyesight!" Yang Guang is a discerning person. When he saw Li Xu's movements, he knew that he had understood the essence of archery, and he clapped his hands in praise.
"Your Majesty taught you well!" Li Xu put down his bow, a smile appeared on his face.
"It's because you learn quickly. I just like how you are like this. You can learn everything at once." Yang Guang patted Li Xu on the shoulder proudly, "If all the generals in the court were as enlightened as you, I would also learn it now." It won’t be so difficult!”
"The general's qualifications are actually mediocre. Fortunately, he can always meet famous teachers!" Li Xu found that it is not difficult to flatter Yang Guang. His Majesty the Sui Emperor in front of him is actually very easy to coax, as long as you give the total credit. Give him half, and he will be very humble and leave room for you to express yourself.
"How can I be considered a famous teacher? I know what I am capable of!" Sure enough, Yang Guang soon began to be self-effacing. "However, I have always been proud that I did not misjudge you. I have promoted many people in my life, many of whom are exceptional. Everyone later failed me. Only you, not only were you loyal to me, but you also did things that others had nothing to say about!"
This time, Li Xu didn't have the ability to take Yang Guang's words. He always felt like he was looking at things in the court. Who had Yang Guang promoted in the past, but who had failed Yang Guang and Li Xu? I don't know anything about it, and there are no staff around me to remind me secretly.
Fortunately, Yang Guang didn't mind the other party's silence. He stretched out his limbs in the autumn wind and said with a sigh, "After you get to the place, you also need to know people and do their jobs well. You can't do everything by yourself. Otherwise, you will have to worry about the local chores." I’ll exhaust myself to death!”
"General, I will obey your Majesty's teachings!" Li Xu took half a step back, stood upright and clasped his fists. He couldn't keep up with Yang Guang's thoughts that were jumping around. One moment he talked about archery, then he talked about recognizing people, and the next moment he talked about managing the place.
At this moment, the other party sounds like a doting parent who always wants to impart all the skills and experiences he will have to his children, but he can never find a clue, so he has to fill a spoon here and there in a bowl.
.
"Being able to identify who is wise and who is foolish, who is really capable, who is the embroidered pillow, is the key to employing people!" Yang Guang smiled and pressed Li Xu's hands, preventing him from continuing to salute, "Don't be so serious, I was just saying casually.
.Everyday I say these words, no one listens attentively."
"General, I'm just grateful!" Li Xu began to speak awkwardly again, explaining in panic.
"If you are grateful to me, go and work hard as an official!" Yang Guang admired Li Xu's honesty and honesty. This made him feel reassured. "You hold the bow, and our monarchs and ministers will talk while walking. Maybe we can meet someone big in front of us."
Let me tell you, managing a place is like hunting. You can ask others to bring the prey to you, but try not to chase it yourself. Things are complicated and you don’t have so much time. And using people is like helping us catch the prey now.
Some of these guards are very skilled but not very caring, some are serious about their work but not very skilled in their work. There are also some who are obviously not very skilled and not very good at what they do, but they pretend to be very hardworking and very capable..."
Yang Guang was very talkative today and the examples he gave were very interesting. "You sit in the position of the head coach and local officials, so you have to keep a close eye on those who are strong and not serious in their work. Rewards will be given when they are due, and time will be punished when they are due.
Don't be lenient. For those who are serious about their work but not very capable, find a way to teach them or give them a capable opponent. For those who can only pretend, kick them away as early as possible and don't stay around.
, lest they lead everyone astray!"
Is this His Majesty the Emperor of the Sui Dynasty? Listening to Yang Guang's endless instructions, Li Xu couldn't believe his eyes and ears. What Yang Guang just said hit the point of knowing and employing people, but in his court,
I'm afraid most people are the third type, incompetent but good at pretending. Yang Guang taught himself to eliminate this kind of people, but he himself knowingly committed the crime.
"Your Majesty is absolutely right! When I take office, I will live up to my trust. Your Majesty should also be more careful in court. I feel that some people are treating Your Majesty in a perfunctory way." There was an impulse.
The feeling surged in Li Xu's heart. He could no longer stay awake and blurted out words of advice.
Yang Guang was stunned for a moment, and his face instantly became very ugly. He was very unaccustomed to others talking to him in this way, but looking at Li Xu's frank eyes, he couldn't bear to act against him, so he had to suppress his anger and breathe heavily.
The sound was like a wounded animal.
"Your Majesty, please forgive me for being a warrior and not very good at talking!" Li Xu was startled by the expression on Yang Guang's face. Knowing that he had been too impulsive just now, he quickly spoke to make amends.
Yang Guang stared at Li Xu closely, and after a while, he thought deeply. He didn't want to get angry today, so as not to ruin the atmosphere between the emperor and his ministers. But he had to explain some of the other party's 'wrong' views. "You are not a reckless man.
, but a young boy who doesn’t know my difficulties!" After a few wry smiles, Yang Guang sighed and said. "You will understand after you go to the place and try it yourself. What I just said is easy to say, but really
It’s very difficult to do!”
"I will be taught. I will try my best and live up to His Majesty's teachings!" Li Xu didn't want to embarrass Yang Guang too much, so he took half a step back again and responded in a low voice.
Yang Guang was very sensitive to the dissatisfaction revealed in his ministers' words. He knew that Li Xu was making concessions to him, but this kind of concession made people feel extremely uncomfortable. "Only those who have experienced it will understand. My pain, You can't realize it at all now. Everyone can say something about a wise minister and a villain from afar. But who knows who is a wise minister and who is a villain?" He unknowingly raised his voice, sounding like a beast. Roaring, "I opened a secretariat to serve as a vacant post for the world's sages. Where are the people who came? You have also seen that they are all Kong Yingda, Lu Heng and others. Apart from writing books and making a name for themselves, they can't help me at all. I will open the imperial examination. , select people based on their talents. Those who passed the examination were either in the same league as others, or they had a bad temper and did not know how to adapt. They were dismissed within a few days, and they were not able to shoulder any important tasks. I I admired the wise and favored Li Mi, but he ran away within three months, and then instigated others to rebel. I single-handedly promoted Luo Yi from the army and handed over all the equipment and cavalry of the Sui Dynasty to him. Then, Others are dissatisfied..."
"Your Majesty, General Luo Yi may not have any objections!" Li Xu defended in a low voice after hearing Yang Guang mention his idol. "This time Ashina Gutuoru was forced to surrender, and General Luo Yi accounted for at least half of the credit. .If it weren’t for his fierce cavalry that had already left the fortress..."
"You don't understand! It's not that he didn't rebel, it's that he didn't find the right opportunity!" Yang Guang yelled in reply, "I can't touch him yet, otherwise others will say that I forced him to rebel. I'm the only one who is. Foolish king, they are all capable, straight, and loyal ministers. All the bad things are my fault, and they have no responsibility whatsoever!"
Speaking of sadness, His Majesty the Emperor of the Sui Dynasty was actually filled with tears and his voice was choked with sobs. The guards didn't know why, so they had to stay away to prevent the fire from affecting the fish in the pond.
"If General Luo Yi rebels, General Luo Yi will immediately send troops to quell the rebellion for His Majesty!" Li Xu did not expect that His Majesty the Emperor would cry in front of him, and he was confused. "General, I really don't understand the matters of governing the country, Your Majesty." Don’t take the general’s words to heart!”
"You are no match for General Huben Luo Yi!" When Yang Guang heard that Li Xu was willing to fight for him, the aggrieved feeling in his heart became a little lighter. He wiped his face and shook his head.
"The general is willing to take the risk!" Li Xu seemed to be a newborn calf, not knowing that a tiger does not need horns to hurt people. He was more willing to face his opponents on the battlefield than to face Yang Guang, who was emotionally unstable. The latter The danger of the two can be felt, but the former is like a mist, with no idea what kind of opportunities are hidden in it.
"Don't be in a hurry, train your soldiers first!" Yang Guang sighed in a low voice with red eyes. "You don't know, Luo Yi's command is the most elite tiger and horse cavalry in the Sui Dynasty. They were left by the late emperor to deal with the Turks. , both men and horses are armored, and arrows cannot penetrate easily. Each of those armored horses is worth thousands of dollars. We spent the entire Sui Dynasty and several counties in Hebei Province to afford such a small amount. I have issued an edict that no one should be allowed anywhere. Then send money and food to Luo Yi until he is willing to come to see me. If he is determined to rebel, the Huben cavalry is insufficiently supplied, and he must go south to plunder. General Xue Shixiong is stationed next to him, and General Yang Yichen is also suppressing bandits in Hebei. .Coupled with your Fenyang army, the three of them working together may not be able to capture him!"
"It turns out that your Majesty has already made arrangements, but the general has been reckless again!" Li Xu was shocked when he heard this, but his face had to show an expression of realization. Over the past few years, the story of Huben General Luo Yi has been inspiring him to work hard.
Motivation. Unexpectedly, when troubled times come, everyone has changed.
The original friends have become enemies, the original mentors have become strangers. The original goal in life is that we will soon meet with swordsmen on the battlefield. In this immortal world, I really hope that people will live happily!
"I sometimes think that these are my fate!" After venting his anger, Yang Guang became very decadent, his back slowly bent, and his steps became weak and weak. "Maybe I shouldn't be the emperor, so why do I do anything?
"I can't do it well." He seemed to be confiding, and he seemed to be talking to himself, "But if I didn't give it a try and let my brother take the throne, he would have let me, my younger brother, who had conquered half of the world, let go.
What? Do you think he can?"
Yang Guang killed his brother to seize the throne, which Xu Zi had long heard among the people. But what His Majesty the Emperor asked at this moment was beyond the scope of what he could answer. He lowered his head and thought for a long time before sighing and saying: "Your Majesty
Forgive me, I really don’t know.”
"Hi!" Yang Guang couldn't get the answer he wanted and let out a long sigh again. If his brother's shadow wasn't always with him, he might not be so anxious about doing things. "Haven't you ever argued with your brother about something?
I was so angry at the time, but later I thought I might as well give in to him!"
"The general once had an older brother who died in Liaodong when I was two years old. The general didn't even know what he looked like, let alone fight with him for things!" Li Xu shook his head with a wry smile. Yang Guang said
I'm afraid that kind of disputes can only occur in some wealthy families! Poor children like him, who live in a poor family, have nothing to begin with, so how can they argue with each other?
"You know how to fight!" Yang Guang did not expect Li Xu to give such an answer in the end. Considering that the other person's life experience was really pitiful, he punched him and commented with a wry smile.
"The general doesn't even know how to fight, he keeps learning while fighting!"
"I said that you learn faster than anyone else." Yang Guang sighed and said quietly. "The ministers thought that I favored you and promoted you to a high position at will. But they didn't know that I went through several weighings. You go
After returning to Boling, don’t rush around looking for people to fight with. First, get familiar with the place and complete the Fenyang army. If you are short of money and food, I will find a way to get it for you!" (To be continued)
