At this time, Taifu Chen Kang recommended someone.
"Your Majesty, I think there is still one person who can lead the troops into battle!"
Upon hearing this, the Emperor and Dugu Jie both looked towards the Grand Tutor. The Emperor asked, "Who?"
The Grand Tutor said, "Nangong Xian, the only daughter of General Nangong Jue!" He glanced at the displeased Crown Prince and whispered, "She is the Crown Princess appointed by the Emperor."
The emperor said nothing, and the prince was even more silent.
The Grand Tutor continued, "Nangong Xian has been training in martial arts and studying military manuals with the General since she was young. To be honest, as early as the day the General left for the northwest, Nangong Xian sought out my junior fellow apprentice, her teacher Li Wei. A few days ago, Nangong Xian had already predicted that war would break out in the north."
"In military affairs, Nangong Xian possesses remarkable foresight, no less capable than her father! Your Majesty, the court is currently short of military commanders. We must quickly train a new group of generals. Otherwise, when the Grand General and General Li Bing grow old, who will be able to defend the territory of the Luo Dynasty?"
In fact, when the Grand Tutor mentioned Nangong Xian's name, the Emperor was already interested.
The little girl Nangong Xian also grew up under the emperor's care. He often heard Nangong Jue praise how powerful his daughter was. He also said that if Nangong Xian was a man, he would definitely be more powerful than him if he really went to the battlefield.
The emperor didn't rush to make a decision. After the tutor left, he stared at his prince. "My son, you heard what the tutor said. What do you think?"
Dugu Jie: "When did the mighty Luo Dynasty need a girl to defend its territory?"
The emperor sighed softly, "It's not that we need girls to guard the territory, but the person most suitable to guard the territory happens to be a girl."
Knowing that his son was quite fond of Nangong Xian, the emperor softened his tone and sighed, "My son, I have long wanted to tell you that Nangong Xian is not suitable to be your Crown Princess. It is a waste of talent for a girl like her to be the Crown Princess."
Dugu Jie clenched his fists, his eyes filled with resentment. "But Father, I like her."
"But my son, an eagle should soar in the sky. It's wrong to keep it in a cage."
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"Miss, the eunuch from the East Palace just came and said that His Royal Highness the Crown Prince invited you to enjoy the maple leaves in Yulin."
Yu Lin’s maple leaves?
Nangong Xian looked up at the small courtyard outside the window and found that the leaves had begun to fall and autumn had arrived.
Nangong Xian said: "Change my clothes!"
When Nangong Xian walked out of the General's Mansion, she saw a luxurious chariot parked at the door.
She got into the carriage and saw someone sitting inside.
Dugu Jie was wearing a white, straight-hem, slim-fitting casual dress today, his black hair loose and accessorized with a black wooden hairpin. He sat upright on a soft stool, stroking a jade pendant in his hand.
Noticing the curtains were open, Dugu Jie looked up, his fair cheeks and red lips flushed. Nangong Xian noticed that His Highness's complexion wasn't looking good, paler than usual. She sat beside His Highness and asked him with concern, "Your Highness, are you feeling unwell?"
Dugu Jie shook his head.
He continued to stroke the jade pendant without saying a word.
Arriving at Yulin, His Royal Highness took Nangong Xian's hand and took her to admire the red maple forest covering the entire mountain. Nangong Xian, wearing a crimson silk dress, stood in the maple forest, her beauty was so stunning that one could not take their eyes off her.
Dugu Jie stared at her tender and beautiful face, and suddenly called out, "Nangong Xian."
Nangong Xian was stunned when her full name was suddenly called.
She looked up at Dugu Jie and asked respectfully, "Your Highness, do you have anything to say?"
Dugu Jie asked, "Nangongxian, are you any good at archery?"
"Your Highness the Crown Prince should know whether I am good at archery or not." After all, she had practiced on His Highness the Crown Prince before.
Dugu Jie picked an apple from the food box carried by his eunuch. He tossed the apple with his hands and said, "Nangong Xian, let's have a competition, okay?"
"Comparing what?"
"We'll compete in archery. We'll place an apple on each other's heads and shoot arrows at each other. Whoever hits the apple on the other's head loses. The winner can make a request to the loser, and the loser must agree to it, no matter how unreasonable it is."
Nangong Xian finally understood why the Crown Prince had asked her to meet him. If she won, the Crown Prince would agree to all his requests. If she lost, the Crown Prince would definitely ask her to be his Crown Princess!
Nangong Xian: "Okay!"
The two men each held a bow, an apple on their heads, and stood face to face at a distance of one hundred meters.
Nangong Xian had heard that the Crown Prince was a formidable archer, and that he had always come out on top in previous hunts. Nangong Xian and Dugu Jie simultaneously raised their bows, aiming for the apples on each other's heads.
Nangong Xian looked at Dugu Jie, a hint of hesitation flashing in his eyes.
My father-in-law stood aside and counted down to ten numbers.
"Nineteen eighty-seven six five four..."
"three!"
"two!"
"one!"
Nangong Xian suddenly loosened his right hand!
The long arrow broke through the air and shot towards Dugu Jie.
However, when his father-in-law counted the last number, Dugu Jie suddenly lowered his arms and gave up shooting.
After Nangong Xian saw Dugu Jie's actions clearly, her eyes widened.
Nangong Xian's long arrow hit the heart of the apple on Dugu Jie's head. The apple shattered into pieces, and the long arrow shot into the maple tree trunk behind Dugu Jie before stopping.
Nangong Xian strode to Dugu Jie. She looked up at his beautiful and handsome face and asked in confusion, "Your Highness! Why didn't you shoot?"
Not shooting an arrow is equivalent to giving up!
Dugu Jie resigned himself to his fate and said, "To ascend to the throne of the Eastern Palace, to be above all others and second only to one, I have done many cruel and ruthless things. I have never been a kind person, but now I realize that I cannot even shoot an arrow at you."
He raised the red bow in his hand, picked up the carving knife he carried with him, and carved the three words "Nangong Xian" on the corner of the bow.
Stuffing the bow into Nangong Xian's arms, Dugu Jie said, "It's called Zhuri, and it's my weapon. But it's been with me and has lost its effectiveness. Xian'er, today, I give Zhuri to you."
Nangong Xian held the Sun Chaser tightly in his hand and heard Dugu Jie say, "Young General Nangong, may this Sun Chaser arrow accompany you into battle and slay your enemies, galloping across the battlefield! I am in the capital, and I wish you will conquer the world and be invincible, and return as a young man!"
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