Chapter 174 The heroic young general Lin
The emperor came over and picked Yuanruan up, wiping her sweat off her face. "What kind of weapon do you like, Ah Ruan? I'll find you a master and make sure you learn it happily."
Yuanruan's face was almost wrinkled into a chrysanthemum, and her chubby little hands were shaking desperately: "No, no, practice martial arts."
System: [Hahahaha… Ah Ruan only likes to watch, not sweat. ]
Yuanruan: [Yes, yes, yes.]
The emperor pinched Yuanruan's face.
At this time, the sound of horse hooves rang out.
A group of cavalrymen wearing red capes jumped out of the jungle, led by the heroic Qi Yue.
Qi Yue's originally pale skin had now turned a healthy wheat color. She was tall, with slender limbs but some muscles already bulging. She dismounted from her horse a hundred meters away from the emperor.
Qi Yue rushed over to pay his respects, and the cavalrymen behind him also dismounted and came over to pay their respects.
The emperor raised his hand and said, "No need to be polite. Xiaoqi, you have worked hard."
Qi Yue first reached out to support Yuan Ruan who was about to fall, and then said calmly: "Father, it's not hard."
System: [Ah Ruan, today is such a straightforward comparison. How can looking at a bunch of weak scholars who can't even do anything be as interesting as looking at a sunny young man? Going to court is boring.]
Yuanruan: [Yes, yes, yes.]
The officials standing behind the prince: ...
System! Don't bring the bad little national teacher with you!
The Minister of War snorted and took a step forward, but was stopped by the Prince's Tutor, the oldest civil official.
The old master walked out somewhat unsteadily, patted the warhorse, and suddenly said, "What a good horse! What a good horse! If I could ride a horse like this, I would dare to gallop on the battlefield."
System: [You are exaggerating. This old man with a white beard may not even be able to draw a bow.]
The emperor paused, and instantly realized that the old tutor was expressing his dissatisfaction with the system's previous remarks that it was weak.
Considering Yuan Ruan's frequency of attending court, the emperor gave him a slap in the face and said with a smile, "Haha, good. An old horse in the stable still has ambitions to go a thousand miles! Xiao Qi, take the bow and arrow to the Master."
The Grand Tutor took the bow and arrow, jumped on his horse without saying a word, and galloped away.
He had not run far when he saw the tutor stop and suddenly point his arrow upwards.
“Swish! Swish! Swish!”
“Bang! Bang!”
The Master shot several arrows in succession, and after a moment, dark shadows fell from the sky.
When the tutor rode back again, Yuan Ruan saw that he was holding up two big birds in one hand. His long sleeves had slipped down, revealing his arms. His skin was white, but his muscles were clearly defined, and he looked very strong and powerful.
System: [Ah, this... this old man with a white beard... cough, a strong man, he is quite powerful. ]
Yuan Ruan was also stunned: [I suddenly thought of Confucius, who was strong and powerful. Among the six arts of a gentleman, riding and archery is one of them. The ancients were not deceiving me.]
The Grand Tutor was satisfied, and he gracefully let down his long sleeves, turned over and dismounted, saluted and said: "Your Majesty, my old eyes are dim, and I only shot down two. I have to admit that I am old."
The other civil officials also felt relieved after hearing this, and they all boasted about themselves: "If I had not been selected as an honest and upright official in the past, I would be a military general today", "The Legend of the Condor Heroes! It's easy", "If I were on the battlefield, I would kill seven people in and seven out"...
The corners of the military officers' mouths twitched constantly when they heard this, but everyone could see that the civil officials were targeting the system, so the military officers remained silent.
In this environment of flattery, Yuanruan's inner voice suddenly rang out:
Yuan Ruan: [Come to think of it, Tong'er, what are they going to do in Shanglinyuan? ]
The people who were praising each other froze:...
Oops, I forgot something.
System: [Let me see. ...This vocal melon is awesome! Daxia has produced a "Huo Qubing"! ]
People who eat melons: ???
Who is Huo Qubing?
The Minister of War was somewhat unhappy when he heard this. How could Huo Qubing be compared with Young General Lin?
Yuan's chubby face was shocked: [Hiss, Huo Qubing? Daxia has such a powerful general? Wait, could it be that "one to two" book boy? ]
System: [Right, right, right. It’s the younger brother in “One to Two”. Originally, after the death of the Du Shui Si Lang Zhong, the younger brother would leave Xia State and become a general of Chen State. But your brother pardoned the Du Shui Si Lang Zhong, and his two servants all stayed in Da Xia, and have already shown their talents on the border of Da Xia.]
Yuan Ruan thought carefully about the achievements of the two former servants: [Is it my younger brother who made the contribution this time? ]
System: [Aruan is really smart. It was his brother Lin Wenpeng, who was more radical in fighting, who not only defeated a medium-sized tribe, but also dragged the cattle and sheep of the medium-sized tribe and drove them all the way to harass other tribes on the border. He became the man that the Xiongnu hated and feared the most this summer.]
Yuan Ruan took a deep breath: [So awesome, are there any details? ]
When this thought came out, not only the emperor and others, but even the Minister of War became curious.
They only saw brief reports of the success but had no idea of the details.
System: [Let me see. This melon only has a few sentences of details. The Chen State pretended to be the Xiongnu and sent troops to harass the south together with the Xiongnu prince. General Li sent the main force to fight. The main forces of both sides fell into a stalemate within a month. In order to break the situation, Lin Wenpeng led a thousand cavalrymen from the east to the rear of the Xiongnu, thereby destroying the medium-sized tribe that provided them with supplies and obtained a lot of cattle and sheep. ]
Yuan Ruan: [He really has a bit of Huo Qubing in him. I wonder if he will say the classic line "How can I have a home if the Huns are not destroyed?" after seeing my brother's award! Hahaha...]
The emperor's pace forward froze:...
If the Huns are not destroyed, how can we have a home?
This heroic spirit not only made the emperor favor him more, but also the assistant minister of the Ministry of War had a great liking for Huo Qubing, whom he had never met before.
System: [Yes. The Minister of War learned from the news that Lin Wenpeng and his group had attracted the attention of the Xiongnu. For the purpose of protection, the Minister of War asked Lin Wenpeng and his group to return to the capital quickly on the pretext of replacing the saddles and horseshoes.]
Yuan Ruan: [Wait, so Brother and the others are going to meet Lin Wenpeng this time? ]
System: [Yes.]
Yuan Ruan was immediately excited. Who wouldn't want to see with his own eyes a young general who was like "Huo Qubing"?
She grabbed the emperor with her chubby little hands and said loudly, "Father, Father, where are you going today?"
The emperor patted Yuan Ruan's head with understanding, and said, "Today we are going to see the military commanders and heroes of Daxia."
"Wow!" Yuanruan's eyes lit up even more. "Award, I'll go too!"
The emperor picked up Yuan Ruan and said, "Let's go."
Yuanruan happily gave the emperor a mua.
The emperor and his entourage turned left and right and came to a lakeside where they could take a boat, and boarded a very beautiful three-story ship.
Yuanruan: [Wow, how far is it? We actually have to take a boat out to celebrate. ]
System: [No, this ship is not used to celebrate the victory, but to secretly escort people.]
Yuanruan: [Oh? Who is it?]
System: [Hehe, it’s the second prince’s wife and daughter who have been forming an alliance with your eldest nephew. ]
Yuan Ruan: [Ah? The second prince actually sent his wife and daughter as hostages? This... Although I don't support it, it does show that the second prince is determined to form an alliance with his eldest nephew. ]
System: [Pfft. This seems to be a little different from what you thought.]
Just at this moment, the big ship swayed to the shore.
Not long after, the sound of heavy footsteps was heard outside the cabin.
Yuanruan made a "huh" gesture to the system, then looked intently towards the place where the sound was getting closer.
The cabin door was pushed open with a "creak", and the first thing that came into Yuanruan's eyes was a tattered black helmet and a somewhat sloppy black and red cloak.
Then, the armored gentleman stopped a few dozen meters away from the emperor and took off his helmet with one hand, revealing his face with a very superior jawline. His facial features that were then exposed did not disappoint, with sword-like eyebrows and star-like eyes, and he was extremely handsome.
However, his most outstanding feature is his temperament, sharp eyes, and his body is like a bloodthirsty and sharp sword, which makes people have to avoid his edge.