Twenty miles out of the city, across the Ba River, there is a dense forest. Follow the dense forest path to the end, and you will reach a mountain. There is a small opening in the mountain, hidden in the dense forest. When you enter it, you will suddenly see that it is a valley.
I went out in the morning and arrived here after a long journey. It was almost noon. However, the group did not feel tired at all. Li Mu was excited because he saw his valley for the first time, while Li Chengqian and the students from Chongwen Hall were like a group of people who had escaped from the cage.
The little bird wants to fly high, but it is too late to rejoice, so it will feel tired.
There was only one person who was really tired. Not only was he tired, but he was about to fall apart. This person's surname was Kong Yingda. He was carried here early this morning. The journey was so bumpy that he almost vomited bile.
"Li Mu, you said you wanted to go to class, why are you here in such a wilderness? The prince has a distinguished status, and these students are also very human beings. If something unexpected happens, can you afford it? I can no longer indulge you, I will
If you read this book, I will make you sick!!"
Li Mu jumped down from the carriage, patted Kong Yingda on the back, and said: "Old Kong, if I were you, I wouldn't say such things now. You also know that this is a barren mountain. If I'm in a bad mood,
If you kill him and bury him on the spot, do you think anyone will know?"
Kong Yingda's face turned green and he said in shock: "You dare to threaten me?"
"I dare to kidnap you, why not?" Li Mu chuckled and said: "Besides, Lao Kong, I can bring these students here, which has something to do with you. If you don't agree,
How can I bring it out?"
Kong Yingda gritted his teeth and said, "I was deceived by you!"
"Who are you relying on? You are stupid." Li Mu chuckled, and turned around and shouted to the students: "Each person has a bow and ten arrows. Today's rule is that you can only eat your own prey, and you can't shoot it.
The prey is hungry and deserves to die of starvation, do you understand?"
"Got it!" All the students were eager to give it a try.
Li Mu waved his hand to Li Chongyi, who understood and went to distribute bows and arrows to the students. Kong Yingda looked on, his heart tightening, and murmured to himself: "If someone is hurt, how can I explain this?
If I hurt the prince, how should I face your majesty?"
Li Mu took a bow and arrow, handed it to Kong Yingda, and said, "Old Kong, are you going hunting?"
Kong Yingda pushed back and said angrily: "I don't know how to bow and arrow!"
"That's not right," Li Mu teased, "Old Kong, among the six arts of a gentleman, there is 'shooting'. You can't do it. You are really ashamed of your ancestors."
Kong Yingda glared and argued: "The six skills of a gentleman are etiquette. Shooting means white arrows, Shenlian, Yanzhu, Xiangchi, and Jingyi, that's it."
"Okay, okay, don't throw your book bag away from me. If you don't know it, you just can't. What's the explanation?" Li Mu threw the bow and arrow back to Li Chongyi and said, "Anyway, the rules are set. If you come out today, you can only eat what you have hunted."
If you don't know how to use a bow or arrow to catch the prey, you can use a shovel to dig a trap, or you'll starve."
"I would rather be hungry!"
"Then just go hungry, who are you trying to scare?" Li Mu said "", left Kong Yingda behind, and got on the carriage again.
In the valley, although it is not as cold as outside the valley, there is still a rustling cold wind. Kong Yingda's clothes were worn to teach students in the palace and could not withstand the cold wind. He was not like Li Mu, who wore a tiger-like suit that was impervious to cold and heat.
Pi Qiu, after standing for a while, began to tremble a little.
Kong Yingda looked at Li Mu's carriage and wanted to have some backbone, but then he thought, he wouldn't care if he wanted to have backbone with people like Li Mu. After hesitating in his heart, his backbone gave way, and he shrank his hands in his sleeves.
Climbed into Li Mu's carriage.
Li Mu's carriage is spacious, and it can accommodate three or four people, not to mention one more person. When Kong Yingda got on the carriage, he thought he would be ridiculed by Li Mu, but to his surprise, Li Mu saw him getting on the carriage.
After taking one look, he lowered his head and continued tinkering with the machine in his hand.
Seeing Li Mu tinkering with the things in his hands, Kong Yingda was also a little curious. He stared at it for a while, frowned and said uncertainly: "Is this the Zhuge Crossbow?"
"Oh!" Li Mu was quite surprised and raised his head and said, "You actually recognize Lao Kong?"
"My guess is that it is quite similar to the records in the book." Kong Yingda had a straight face and did not feel happy because of Li Mu's praise. He took another look and said, "The Zhuge Crossbow has been lost since the Wei and Jin Dynasties. This one you made
Whether a crossbow is good or not, don’t just pretend.”
Li Mu clicked the last spring into position, calibrated the crossbow arm, and said: "Old Kong, you can doubt me about anything, but you can't doubt my skills. When did the things I, Li Mu, make turn out to be just what they show?
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"I just don't believe it. Everything you make is suitable."
Li Mu smiled and said: "That's right for you. Not everything may be suitable for use, but I won't take out the ones that are not suitable for use."
"..."
Li Mu fastened the quiver, stuffed ten short arrows into the quiver, handed it to Kong Yingda, and said: "Old Kong, with this sharp weapon of mine, you will definitely be able to hunt something, why don't you give it a try?"
"I won't try!" Kong Yingda said angrily: "Li Mu, you did it on purpose today. You didn't do it for class, you just tormented me, and you just led the students to make mischief."
Li Mu raised his eyebrows and said: "Old Kong, if you see through my educational methods, I will write "Teacher's Theory" in your place."
"You!" Kong Yingda was so angry that his beard stood up, and he hummed, "I'll wait and see."
"Just watch." Li Mu said and jumped out of the carriage. Just at this time, the students who had finished shooting ten arrows came back, including Li Chengqian.
In the suburbs at this time, unlike later generations, not even a bird could be seen. In this valley, there were all kinds of birds and animals. If the archery expert were here, ten arrows would be able to catch three or five prey, but for these little Jinyi
It was a bit more difficult for the princes of Yushi. Li Mu looked at the things in the hands of those who returned. Those who were lucky could hunt a pheasant and hare, but those who were unlucky, like Li Chengqian, didn't even get a single hair.
"You are a bunch of trash!" Li Mu came to the dejected crowd and cursed rudely: "The shooting is really fast. Where are the prey? Just a few pheasants and hares, are they enough to fill the gap between your teeth? And you!" Li Mu!
He looked at Li Chengqian and said, "You keep saying you want to be a general, but I thought you were somewhat capable. Where is your prey? You don't even have a hair on your head, so you're just going to be a general?"
"It's almost! If I had one more arrow, I would definitely be able to hit that hare!"
"On the battlefield, things are changing rapidly. Did you know that in the real confrontation, it is very good for the archers to have ten arrows? More often, they don't have five arrows! Even if they do, they are not as good as the ones you use. The arrow feathers are not as good as the ones you use.
They are all complete, many of them are bald, and there are no arrow clusters. Just use a knife to sharpen a point, and won’t you kill the enemy as well?”
Li Mu glanced at the crowd and scolded: "Your fathers, every one of them, fought hard on the battlefield. Which of them can't draw a bow and shoot an arrow? Look at you, ten arrows can't hit the prey.
Do you still have the nerve to stand in front of me?"
After the range attack was completed, Li Mu aimed at Li Chengqian and output firepower, saying: "Chengqian, it's okay if others can't hit. Maybe it's because you don't have the talent, but if you don't hit, it's definitely your own problem!"
"In the past, Queen Dou's father, Dou Yi, was in the Shangzhu Kingdom in the Northern Zhou Dynasty. He believed that his daughter was not an ordinary person and could not marry an ordinary person. So he thought of a way to have two peacocks painted on the door screen.
Anyone who hits a peacock's eye with two arrows will be chosen as his son-in-law. Dozens of people missed the shot. It was the Emperor's turn to test, and both arrows hit the target. When the Emperor was young, he had the ability to pierce a poplar with a hundred steps, so His Majesty
Needless to say, at the age of fifteen, you led an army on an expedition and could draw a bow to kill enemies with your eyes closed. How come you are here and can’t even shoot a rabbit? What do you look like, Li Chengqian!"
Li Chengqian lowered his head in shame, clenched his fists tightly, and said, "Brother, I will definitely practice hard!"
"Just know your own shortcomings." Li Mu scolded him to his heart's content. He picked up the Zhuge Crossbow and said, "Follow me, and I will show you my latest invention."
"What's the latest invention? I want to see it too."
When Li Mu heard this familiar voice, his body froze and he slowly turned around. He saw Li Shimin with a sinking face. Behind him was Eunuch Gao. Looking back, he saw a group of Black Armor Forbidden Army. Although there was some distance between them,
It still looks heart-wrenching.
Everyone hurriedly bowed down. Li Shimin came to Li Mu and said angrily: "Li Mu, you are so brave. You dare to bring the prince to this wilderness without my permission. How many brains do you have? How dare you be so presumptuous?
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"Your Majesty, I am here to teach the prince. This is something I have discussed with Kong Jijiu. Why, didn't Kong Jijiu ask you for instructions? This old Kong is really confused!"
"Oh, put the responsibility on Kong Yingda." Li Shimin was prepared. As soon as he stretched out his hand, Eunuch Gao quickly handed over a folded note. Li Shimin threw the note to Li Mu, and it was Kong Yingda's handwriting on it.
Li Mu couldn't help but be angry. He didn't expect Lao Kong to have such a skill.
At this time, Kong Yingda also heard the sound and got off the carriage. When he saw Li Shimin, he fell down quickly as if he had seen a savior: "Your Majesty, have you seen my note? Li Mu is so bold that he blackmailed the prince and everyone in Chongwen Hall.
Student, he cannot escape the blame!"
"He said it was for teaching," Li Shimin looked at Li Mu with a half-smile, and said, "Boy, I will give you a chance. If you can teach something serious, I will treat it as if you are teaching. Otherwise, you will hold the prince accountable.
You can't escape, I have to punish you."
"Of course I am giving a lecture. I want to teach the prince a method of military training." Li Mu said bravely. In fact, he was already panicking. He brought Li Chengqian out today mainly because he wanted to see
Looking at this valley, I wanted to test the power of Zhuge's crossbow. At the same time, I felt sorry for Li Chengqian who was always holding back in the East Palace. I took him out to let him have fun, and by the way, I gave him a set of military chess that he had carved when he had nothing to do.
What Li Mu calls "the method of military training" is military chess. Of course, the chess pieces have been slightly changed. There are no modern titles such as commander, army commander, and division commander. They are replaced by generals, generals, generals, captains, and captains.
The titles of "Zheng", "Gang leader" and "Shan leader" are easier to understand. Bombs and mines have also been changed to "Skyfire" and "Trap", which have the same effect.
Li Mu himself didn't know if this was a military training method, but for an eleven or twelve-year-old boy, it would definitely be fun. Now that Li Shimin asked, Li Mu had no choice but to take out the military chess, but he didn't expect the effect to be extraordinary.
, this set of military chess not only attracted the attention of students from Chongwen Hall such as Li Chengqian, but also Li Shimin fell into it and had a great time. With him playing, other children could only watch helplessly, and Li Mu even looked down upon him.
He had no choice but to remind in a low voice: "Your Majesty, it's almost done. This is prepared for the prince. It is used to learn military drills. It is not a toy."
"It's really interesting." Li Shimin put down the chess piece with some unfinished thoughts, and said: "Although this thing cannot fully understand the changes in the battlefield, it is a rare good thing for beginners. Especially the 'dark chess' gameplay, which is closely related to the formation of troops.
The essence of the formation is wonderful! Li Mu, you have never led troops, how did you come up with this idea?"
Li Mu coughed lightly and said modestly: "Your Majesty, I have only read through "Sun Bin's Art of War" a few times. It is still very rough. I will study it again when I have time."
"It's already very good." Li Shimin rubbed the chess pieces and couldn't hold it back, saying: "You can also carve one for me. I have nothing to do, so I came to study it. Maybe I can make your chess set even better."
Unknown.”
What else could Li Mu say, so he had no choice but to agree. Li Shimin played another round of secret chess and killed Li Mu until no one was left alive. Then he left the chess piece behind with satisfaction and gave it to Li Chengqian and his classmates.
"Is this the Zhuge Crossbow?" Li Shimin had long noticed the crossbow arrow in Li Mu's hand, reached out to take it, and examined it carefully. In his military life, he had seen almost every kind of weapon, but this was the first time for him to see this Zhuge Crossbow.
When you see the real thing, you will be amazed by the exquisite structure.
"Can you really shoot ten times in a row?"
"Your Majesty, you might as well give it a try."
Li Shimin nodded, looked around, selected a small tree that was neither thick nor thin, about fifty steps away, straightened his arm, pointed it, and asked: "Pull this mechanism?"
"Yes, this thing is called a trigger." Li Mu introduced from the side: "The gap in the middle here is called the crosshair. Whatever target your Majesty wants to shoot, just align it with this gap. For a distance of fifty steps, there is almost no need to adjust
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"Is it so magical?" Li Shimin was a little skeptical, but he still did as Li Mu said, aimed at the gap, and pulled the trigger.
call out!
Strong wind and arrows! Li Shimin was startled. He looked at the small tree again and saw that the iron arrow had pierced the trunk. If he were a person, he would definitely be dead.
"So powerful!"
"Your Majesty, continuous fire."
Li Shimin nodded and continuously pulled the trigger, firing the crossbow arrows one after another. The force of the machine's rebound made his arm muscles a little sore. He persisted in shooting all ten arrows, and Li Shimin's arm drooped and he gasped.
With a cold breath, he said: "This crossbow, the force of the rebound is so powerful!"
"What do you think of its power, Your Majesty?"
Li Shimin looked at the small tree that had been riddled with holes, and exclaimed: "It's amazingly powerful, it's really a sharp weapon!"