Tang Dynasty: The pot is tied to the duck nest, the little rhinoceros is here!

"Your Majesty! You are mighty!"

Someone, skilled in flattery, shouted, and the soldiers in the army immediately followed suit, shouting, "Your Majesty, so mighty!"

It took a while for things to quiet down.

Zhang Anan then approached Li Shimin and said admiringly, "Your Majesty's archery skills have improved even further, congratulations..."

Li Shimin: "..." Ananda, do you think... it has a lot to do with my archery skills?

However, Li Shimin dared not accept Zhang Anan's compliment: "Anan, you are mistaken. It is not that my archery skills have improved."

Instead, it's all thanks to this folding bow. Go, fetch my bow and arrows, I'll give it a try...

To verify the difference between the folding bow and the ordinary bow, Li Shimin still personally tested the second arrow.

Li Shimin's bow and arrows were made of mulberry wood (southern sandalwood, northern mulberry wood), and the bow's belly was made of rhinoceros horn.

The arched back is covered with layers of finely pounded cow back tendons, firmly bonded with fish maw glue, and then tightly wrapped with silk.

The bow is coated with lacquer for moisture protection. The handle is wrapped in birch bark, which is warm and smooth to the touch.

The bow is twice as wide and long as an ordinary war bow, making it a powerful bow with a draw weight of five stones. Even a strong man with all his might would find it difficult to draw it fully.

The bowstring was drawn to its fullest extent, and his arm began to tremble slightly. The five-stone bow was not something an ordinary person could draw.

As Li Shimin fired his second arrow, the eagle-feathered arrow flew straight towards the target.

It hit the bullseye, but only barely; the arrow didn't even fully penetrate the target. Compared to a folding compound bow, this is quite different.

The difference was immediately apparent; the gap wasn't just a little, but a huge one, which made Li Shimin so fond of the folding bow in his hand.

Little Sizi made her dazzling entrance. She watched as her grandfather hit the bullseye, and everyone cheered her on.

Little Sizi, naturally unwilling to be outdone, wanted to show her brother how formidable she was.

Jiang Fan was speechless. He loaded her gun with BBs and pointed to the bullseye that Li Shimin had hit.

He said to the little rhinoceros, "Rhinoceros, can you aim at that red bullseye?"

"Mmm, mmm, you're good at this. You've learned how to shoot, so you'll be my friend!"

When he tried to aim, he realized there was no support stand, and he had to lie on the ground to prop up his air rifle.

But looking at her brand-new clothes, Little Si couldn't bear to get them dirty.

Little Sizi didn't hesitate at all and immediately lay down on the ground, but these clothes were bought by her older brother...

No, I can't get it dirty. It was a gift from Guo Guo, it's very precious. Just as Xiao Sizi was at her wit's end,

Jiang Fan smiled and squatted down, directly placing the air rifle in Xiao Sizi's hand on his shoulder:

"Sizi, your brother will help you. Come on, start your performance!"

"Okay, let's take a break, pot!"

Just then, Xiao Sizi pulled the trigger.

"Snap—"

The sound of the bullet being fired immediately drew Li Shimin's attention away from the folding bow.

Looking at the target again, the eagle-feathered arrow that Li Shimin shot at the target with his five-stone bow was directly knocked away by Xiao Sizi's spear.

Li Shimin: "..." What happened?

Xiao Sizi saw the result of his shot through the scope.

A perfect shot to the bullseye... that eagle-feathered arrow, isn't that amazing?

"Little Sizi, mighty!" Little Sizi called out, then looked at Jiang Fan with longing eyes.

"Little Sizi, mighty!" Jiang Fan sighed and shouted helplessly.

"Princess Jinyang, mighty!" Upon seeing this, Cheng Chumo immediately organized people to shout, the sound completely drowning out Li Er's earlier shout.

Little Sizi was very proud, happy, and satisfied.

At this moment, Li Shimin threw away his imperial bow and looked at the folding composite bow.

It doesn't seem to smell as good anymore. It doesn't smell as good as the weapon in my little darling's hands.

He strode over: "Sizi, quick, let your grandfather see what you're holding in your hand..."

Seeing this, Xiao Sizi quickly picked up the air gun, which was taller than himself, and ran away.

While running, they shouted, "Grandpa, don't come any closer!"

However, in Li Shimin's eyes, the little rhinoceros's shouts were automatically drowned out.

Now, all Li Shimin could see was the air rifle that Xiao Sizi had actually fired; he could see nothing else.

Three seconds later, the short-legged little Sizi couldn't escape his grandfather's "clutches" and was directly "grabbed" into Li Shimin's arms.

He laughed and said, "Sizi, you can't handle this kind of weapon. You should leave it to your grandfather for safekeeping!"

Upon hearing this, Xiao Sizi's eyes widened immediately: "No, Grandpa! This gun was bought for me by my father, not for you!"

How could you steal Xizi's gun? It will break Xizi's heart!"

"If Grandpa doesn't help you keep this gun safe, Grandpa's heart will only ache more."

"Sizi, can you really bear to watch your grandfather die of heartbreak...?"

Little Sizi nodded with absolute certainty: "Grandpa, you're sure."

"You've got it, I'll prepare the biggest and most sumptuous feast for you..."

Speaking of the banquet, Xiao Sizi's mouth watered uncontrollably.

Upon hearing this, Li Shimin was almost sent away on the spot. What did it mean to prepare the biggest and most sumptuous feast for himself?

Does the grandfather have to risk his life just to attend a banquet?

Isn't the cost of this banquet... a little too high?

In the end, it was Jiang Fan who stepped in and persuaded Xiao Sizi for quite a while.

Only then did they manage to persuade Xiao Sizi to agree to give him his air rifle.

The word "lend" is used to describe lending something to your grandfather, not giving it away.

Little Sizi emphasized this point repeatedly, and he said it loudly in front of his grandfather.

I repeated it three times, afraid that my grandfather wouldn't understand or would try to renege on his promise.

After Li Shimin repeatedly assured him, Xiao Sizi finally handed the gun to his grandfather.

Li Shimin's eyes lit up instantly after he took the gun.

Holding it in my hand, I felt its weight, and it seemed... very light.

But how could such a light "gun" hit the bullseye at such a distance?

Li Shimin studied it for a long time, but couldn't figure it out.

Just then, Li Jing, Cheng Yaojin, Yuchi Gong, Hou Junji,

Li Ji and the other generals who had come to accompany him on the hunt all approached.

They saw that Li Shimin was turning a blind eye.

Upon arriving, they all bowed to Li Shimin, but Li Shimin turned a blind eye and simply waved his hand, saying, "No need for formalities!"

After saying that, he continued practicing aiming.

Li Jing couldn't help but step forward and ask, "Your Majesty, what is this?"

"Look at my new weapons..."

After speaking, Li Shimin felt that he had also learned to aim accurately and could now show it off to his generals.

He pulled the trigger directly.

"Snap—"