Great Han Arrow God

Chapter 382 Undercurrent
Embarrassed, Sima Tan repeatedly winked at the child, and at the same time bowed deeply, pleading guilty: "Your Majesty, I...have no way to discipline and offend Your Majesty."

When the childish boy heard the word Your Majesty, he covered his mouth with a letter in fright, his eyes widened, he looked at the emperor, carefully put the letter in his hand on the bookshelf, returned to the emperor, and tidied up his clothes , raised his hands high, and bowed to the end.

"Son of Taishiling Sima Tan, I am here to pay my respects to Your Majesty."

Although Sima Qian was young, his voice was trembling, but his saluting posture was reasonable.When the emperor saw it, he couldn't help smiling. "This is your son?"

Sima Tan nodded repeatedly, feeling extremely embarrassed. "I am fond of reading, and I vowed to read all the books in the world. I heard that there are many books in the palace, so..."

The emperor laughed and looked at Sima Qian, the more he looked at him, the happier he became.He turned around and said to Meigao and the others: "You say you read a lot, but now you have an opponent." He turned and walked to the desk near the end of the room, and sat down on the table. "Come on, tell me about Emperor Mu's journey to the west. If you speak well, I will allow you to enter and leave the palace and come here to study."

Overjoyed, Sima Qian raised his head and glanced at his father Sima Tan.Sima Tan also felt very lucky.Bringing someone into the palace privately is not a small crime. Fortunately, the emperor is in a good mood today, so he may be able to escape.He gently pushed Sima Qian.Sima Qian understood, stepped forward with a small step, and saluted again.The emperor was even more pleased to see his courtesy and thoughtfulness.

"Your Majesty, when I heard about King Mu, the founding father of the Zhao Kingdom drove a chariot of eight steeds for King Mu. He went hunting in the west and saw the Queen Mother of the West. She swam on the West Sea and was so happy that she forgot to return. After King Xu Yan returned, King Mu got a thousand-mile horse. Back in the day..."

Sima Qian's childish voice was crisp and clear, and after a few words, the timidity gradually receded, and his voice was stable, revealing a bit more confidence.The emperor listened, nodded again and again, and ordered someone to give him a seat. "King Mu is going west, do you have a map?"

Sima Qian tilted his head, thought for a while, and shook his head. "I haven't seen any ancient books that record this matter, let alone maps."

Sima Tan suddenly said: "Your Majesty, King Mu doesn't have a map for his westward journey, but he has a map of mountains and seas."

The emperor was overjoyed and asked Sima to talk about getting the map of mountains and seas.The map of mountains and seas was drawn on a piece of yellowed silk. Sima Tan spread it out carefully. The emperor looked at the map and searched carefully. His eyes finally fell on Kunlun Mountain.

"Liang Xiao said that there is a river flowing eastward here and beautiful jade is produced here, which is similar to Kunlun Mountain. Could it be that the Nanshan Mountain south of Khotan is Kunlun Mountain?"

Everyone looked at each other in blank dismay, no one was sure.Han Yan blinked and said with a smile: "Your Majesty, it's better to be more cautious. If you make a mistake, you will be talked about and despised."

Mei Gao frowned slightly, and a look of worry flashed in his eyes.The emperor frowned. "It's a pity that Liang Xiao has gone home, otherwise, he can come and take a look."

Han Yan smiled even more happily. "Your Majesty, Liang Xiao didn't come home."

"Didn't go home?" The emperor was overjoyed. "Then where is he, let him enter the palace quickly, and see if this Nanshan is Kunlun Mountain."

"That won't work either." Han Yan shook her head. "Although he didn't go home, he went to Li Guang's house."

The emperor's face suddenly darkened.Mei Gao saw it in his eyes and was anxious in his heart, but there was nothing he could do.Only then did Yan Zhu feel better, and couldn't help but smile.Liang Xiao offended Han Yan, and his life might be difficult in the future.

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Huainan.

Liu Ling pushed open the door of Liu An's study, and stood at the door pretty, smiling sweetly.

"Father?"

Liu An raised his head and glanced at Liu Ling, very surprised. "Ling'er, why are you here?"

Liu Ling smiled back and asked, "Why, I can't come?"

Liu An laughed and waved repeatedly. "Come in, come in, it's cold outside. It's not that the father doesn't want you to come, it's because you don't want to come." He asked Liu Ling to sit beside him, and patted her unpainted face affectionately. "Why are you willing to leave your courtyard today to see your father?"

"Father, I heard that Liang Xiao is back."

Liu An froze for a moment, put away his smile, and frowned slightly. "You came for him?"

"I'm for my father." Liu Ling smiled like a flower. "Father, the Empress Dowager passed away, Xu Chang and Zhuang Qingzhai were dismissed, and now there is no one in the court who can stop the emperor from abandoning Huang Lao and practicing Confucianism. Although Tian Fu is the prime minister, he worships Confucianism and can't be counted on. ..."

When Tian Fu was mentioned, Liu An was even more unhappy.He interrupted Liu Ling. "What Tian Fu can't do, Liang Xiao can do?"

"My daughter doesn't know if Liang Xiao can do it, but it is absolutely true that Liang Xiao doesn't like Confucianism. He has made such great achievements before he was young, which shows that he is a talent. If he speaks to the emperor, maybe the emperor will listen to him." two."

"What if the Son of Heaven cannot listen?"

Liu Ling smiled even more happily, his eyes curved like crescent moons. "Father, it would be better if the emperor doesn't listen."

Liu An looked at Liu Ling hesitantly, not knowing what Liu Ling meant by this.

"Father, Liang Xiao refused my offer at the beginning because he wanted to go to Chang'an and serve the emperor. If the emperor does not use him, or does not reward him for his meritorious service like Li Guang, can he still stay in Chang'an?" Liu Ling blinked. He blinked, his eyes sly. "Father, don't you want to extend such a genius to the mansion?"

Liu An stroked his beard, pondered for a moment, and then sighed, "I really want to, but it's not worth it to pay for my daughter."

Liu Ling blushed, leaned on Liu An's shoulder, and shook Liu An's shoulder coquettishly. "Father, you are making fun of your daughter again. If this is the case, then you have made money. Think about it, although your daughter is married, she is still by your side. You just have an extra genius to expand your territory for you Why not do it? Don’t tell me you have to marry your daughter to Chang’an, where you won’t see her for several years, so you’re willing to do it?”

Liu An nodded as if waking up from a dream.

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Liang Xiao, Li Guang, and Wei Qing spent the night in the field, talked for most of the night, and then fell asleep at the farmhouse.After daybreak, Wei Qing took Huo Qubing to the palace on duty, Li Guang went home to catch up on sleep, he and Tu Niuer went around the city and went straight to Maoling.

It was already noon when we arrived at Maoling.When Liang Xiao walked into the house, he heard the sound of arrow feathers swishing in the east courtyard. He looked over his head and saw Paris and the others were practicing archery. , standing behind him.Liang Xiao snickered, didn't go in, and went straight to the backyard.

Liang Nai was sitting on the porch, holding Xiao Ping'an in her arms, chatting gossip, chewing soft cakes, and using her fingers to scoop out a bit of chewed cake paste, and put it on Xiao Ping'an's mouth.Li Rongqing and Yue Yue sat aside, Li Rongqing was doing work, but Yue Yue was holding the hand stove, resting her chin, listening to Liang Mi's storytelling.Hearing Liang Xiao's footsteps, she quickly stood up, her face flushed slightly.

"Mother, my husband is back."

Liang Yu glanced at Liang Xiao, her expression was not very good-looking. "Where did you go yesterday? I went out to the wild as soon as I got back, and I don't know how to go home first. The old ones, the young ones, are you so careless?"

Liang Xiao blushed. "Mother, I went to see General Li. Didn't Duo tell you?"

Liang Yu was taken aback. "Li Guang?"

Liang Xiao nodded repeatedly.The moon came over, stuffed the hand stove into Liang Xiao's arms, and took Liang Xiao's cloak, as well-behaved as a little daughter-in-law.Liang Xiao was very embarrassed.Although the moon had already given birth to a daughter for him, the number of times they met was actually limited, and that intercourse was the only time after being drunk, and he was not used to treating her as a family member.

Liang Yu's face softened a little. "How is General Li doing?"

"Not very good." Sitting on the moon seat, Liang Xiao stretched out his hand to catch Xiao Pingan who was rushing towards him with outstretched arms, a little flustered. "The house is completely desolate, without even a servant, and I can only hunt by myself for eating meat. I am going to send some money in the name of Li's family to help him survive the day."

"It should be." Liang Yu nodded in satisfaction, but also worried. "Ah Xiao, you...would you be like General Li and not be rewarded for your meritorious deeds?"

"This is something that is uncertain." Liang Xiao stood up and lifted his daughter high.Xiaopingan waved his arms, smiling happily, and saliva flowed down the corner of his mouth.Liang Xiao threw her up in the air, and reached out to catch her.Xiaopingan was even happier and giggled out loud.

Liang Yu was a little worried. "If you can't award a reward for such a great achievement, wouldn't your hard work be in vain?"

"How can it be said that the hard work was in vain?" Liang Xiao smiled and said, "Have you planted the seeds I asked Guo Wenbin to bring back?"

After hearing Liang Xiao's words, Liang Yu was even more worried. "Xiao'er, you are a hopeless Marquis, are you going to ask Tian to ask for a house, and you will be dismissed and returned to the land?"

Liang Xiao looked at his old lady in surprise, and couldn't help laughing out loud. "Mum, it's the court's business whether to be named a marquis or not. I'm not the first person who can't be named for meritorious service, and I won't be the last. But, no matter whether you are named a marquis or not, you have to live. Let yourself live Take it easy, is it okay?"

"Stupid child, riches and honors are the foundation of wealth. What's the use of being rich but not expensive? A lizheng can make you bankrupt. Without a title, you can't be exempted from corvee and taxes. Even if you have a hundred acres of fertile land now, sooner or later It was also occupied by people. Besides, how many people can be supported by this hundred acres of fertile land? Now it’s not you and me, mother and son, not to mention the part you just brought back, there are still several people in the family to support Woolen cloth."

Liang Xiao glanced at his old lady, not knowing whether to laugh or cry.However, he also knew that his mother's worries were justified.In this era, whether one can enter the ruling class and whether one has sufficient social status is more important than having money.Rich but not expensive, after all, is the object of being fished.

"Mum, don't worry, even if you can't be a marquis, rewards and promotions are always indispensable. I'm already a captain before I'm 20, and I'm a close minister of the emperor. Who else would dare to bully me? It's impossible , I will take you to the Western Regions to be happy and happy, no one dares to bully us."

Liang Yu rolled her eyes at Liang Xiao, and said angrily, "I've gone out and traveled so much, but I'm still useless. No matter how good the Western Regions are, how can they be better than my hometown? Even if you're king in the Western Regions, it's not as good as being a lord in the Great Han. If you want to go to the Western Regions, go, I'm not going. I still want to bury my old bones in the grave of my ancestors."
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