"What is Liang Xiao doing at home?"

"What else can he do? I'm going to prepare to marry the Master of Huainan." Han Yan curled her lips, with an indescribable tone.

The emperor looked at him, and raised the corners of his mouth slightly, bringing a little ridiculous. He knew that Han Yan and Liang Xiao could not talk, but Han Yan was not as arrogant as Yan Zhu. He thought that after reading a few books and becoming a close minister of the emperor, he could be arrogant. Perhaps because he had been in the palace for many years, he knew when he could be arrogant and when he had to restrain himself.

Therefore, he could not take Liu Fei, the King of Jiangdulie, seriously, but would not take the initiative to provoke Liang Xiao. Even if he had any opinions about Liang Xiao, he would hide it in his heart and only reveal it a little in front of him, and it was just right, making people feel pity but not feeling bad.

"Yan Zhu, Zhu Maichen is dead, Mei Gao is on the mission to Qiangzhong and has not returned. The palace is a little deserted." The emperor sighed softly. "There are many things recently. I can't take time to leave the palace even if I want to go out. I feel a little depressed."

Han Yan's eyes rolled and then understood the emperor's meaning. However, he did not want Liang Xiao to enter the palace guards because of this. "There have been many traveling scholars in Chang'an City recently, and many people are looking for progress. Why not choose some talented and virtuous people from them to enter the palace and Xiangzan the maid?"

The emperor snorted: "Even if those scribes are well-educated, they are just talking big and unreasonable. What can they praise?"

Han Yan was not nervous when he felt the emperor's unhappiness. He smiled and said, "Your Majesty, not all literati are not practical, they just don't have the opportunity to show it. Now the hottest topic in Chang'an City is strange skills and tricks, so they naturally talk about everything and have no limits. If Your Majesty asked the questions and asked about the current affairs of the world, how could they not find knowledgeable talents? Liang Xiao is a native of Jiangdu, and he can manage border affairs. If he was born here, then those who grew up here cannot?"

The emperor pondered for a moment, and felt that Han Yan was right and his face cleared a little.

"Besides, the Huns invaded the border, and they felt the pain of their own. If Your Majesty fights and calms the border and reconciles, they will definitely do their best. They will not be complacent in their achievements and stay out of the matter."

The emperor's brows trembled and his face was a little unhappy. Han Yan's words touched his pain point. Liang Xiao would rather grow vegetables than go to war, although the fundamental reason was his suppression. However, Liang Xiao's counterattack made him feel uncomfortable and he always felt a sense of loss of being disappointed.

"It makes sense. Go and find Wang Hui to determine a few of the most important border affairs, as a question, and ask the world."

"Ye!" Han Yan went with a smile and arranged for someone to go and send Wang Hui to see him.

The emperor stood in the corridor and thought for a long time. Suddenly, he found that there was no one around him. He couldn't help but frown. "Where is Huo Qubing?"

Guo Sheren stood up from the corner. "Your Majesty, Huo Qubing hasn't entered the palace for some days. I heard that he is practicing ejaculation?"

"Xiying? Why don't you enter the palace if you are smart? Is there no place to use smart shooting in the palace?"

"Uh" Guo Sheren hesitated for a moment, and wanted to speak but stopped.

When the emperor saw this, he was even more unhappy and asked Guo Sheren to find Huo Qubing. Guo Sheren went there and didn't come for a long time. Until the emperor was impatient, Guo Sheren pulled Huo Qubing into the hall. Seeing Huo Qubing looked unhappy, the emperor was amused and crying. He deliberately said with a face that he said, "What are you busy with? Why are you missing for several days?"

"I'm in seclusion."

"In retreat?" The emperor laughed in silence. "What, do you want to be a master?"

Huo Qubing thought about it and thought that he wanted to worship Liang Xiao as his teacher, but was rejected by Liang Xiao and recommended it to Huan Yuan. Huan Yuan also told him about it. After hearing this, the emperor was also very curious. He asked Huo Qubing to demonstrate it, but he couldn't see any mystery.

"Are you sure this is the bow-cutting style passed down by Huan Yuan?" asked the emperor: "I think it is different from what ordinary people use."

Huo Qubing said: "I was a little suspicious at first, but the Liang family's training uses this kind of bow-opening style."

The emperor thought for a moment. "How did they practice?"

"Everyone has different talents, different levels of hard work, and the results are very different. Some have obvious progress, and some are not obvious."

The emperor felt a little weird. "Why are you talking like Liang Xiao?"

"Is that true?" Huo Qubing was also very surprised. He didn't feel this.

The emperor was angry. "What the hell is Liang Xiao doing? It is said that he entered the palace, and I want to ask in person to understand."

Seeing that the emperor was angry, Han Yan was right in his mind and immediately volunteered to go to the Liang family to pass on the imperial edict.

Liang Xiao is busy at home. The wedding date is approaching, and he has to confirm many matters. My mother, Mama Liang, said that he is no longer an ordinary person now, and he is not a woman from an ordinary family, so he is not careless. If something goes wrong, he will not only be looked down upon by the King of Huainan, but will also be laughed at by other noble people.

Liang Xiao felt very stressed. He was very unfamiliar with these etiquette systems. He had never seen a real aristocrat's marriage before, and there was no such person around him. He often ran over to ask Liu Ling, but unfortunately, although Liu Ling was a real aristocrat, he had only a slight understanding of these etiquettes.

The big girl is in the sedan chair, and she is the first one.

At this time, the emperor summoned him into the palace, and Liang Xiao actually refused in his heart. However, he also knew that the emperor was also a wise man. If there was nothing important, he would not disturb him at this time. He immediately packed up, put on his formal clothes, rode his horse, and headed straight to Weiyang Palace.

His house is very close to the north gate of Weiyang Palace, which is only a few steps away. However, after entering the Weiyang Palace, it was several miles before he arrived at Chengming Palace. He could not ride a horse.

The emperor was full of anger and was waiting for Liang Xiao to come, but when he saw Liang Xiao coming on a horse, carrying his clothes, jogging all the way into the hall, running to sweat on his forehead, he smiled again.

"I'm not afraid that the censor will impeach you from the palace for impeachment?"

Liang Xiao took out his handkerchief and wiped his sweat. "Your Majesty has an imperial edict, but I don't care."

“What are you busy with at home?”

Liang Xiao was shocked. You rushed to send someone to summon me to the palace and asked about this matter? What am I busy at home? How can you not know? I don’t believe that you didn’t send anyone to care about what I was doing.

"Preparation for the wedding." Liang Xiao cursed in his heart, but he still said honestly: "I have been troubled by etiquette these two days. I really don't know what the process of marrying you is going to be. I'm discussing with the Huainan Prince's Mansion."

"Do you regret it now? If you read more things with Mr. Dong at the beginning, why would it be like this?" The emperor mocked him all the time. "So, if you don't read or learn, you will still not be able to do it. Being a monkey and being crowned is not enough to say anything."

Liang Xiao twitched his cheeks twice, speechless. The emperor was not very right. Was he joking about my teacher Xiang Yu, or was it because I was disrespectful to Dong Zhongshu? Liang Xiao thought about it and sighed deliberately.

"This minister actually knows some Confucian rituals, but he can't afford to learn it."

"Can't afford to learn?" The emperor was stunned. If he didn't know, he wouldn't. Why can't he afford to learn?

"Yes." Liang Xiao spread his hands. "I heard that when His Majesty married Empress Chen, he used 20,000 kilograms of gold to give him the betrothal gift?"

The emperor nodded.

"Your Majesty is the emperor, I am just a vassal king, one heaven and one earth, and it cannot be compared. But the prince of Huainan is the prince's daughter, and he is similar to Empress Chen's background. What should I do? How many betrothal gifts should I give? Two thousand gold, five thousand gold, or ten thousand gold? I will tell you that I have emptied all my family's assets, only two thousand five hundred gold. Once this betrothal gift is given, I have no money to hold the wine."

Seeing Liang Xiao settle the score with his fingers, the emperor was both surprised and interesting. He was married, but he didn't have to worry about these things. What should he do and how much it cost, there were special people to arrange it. He just had to obey the command. He was only in his teens at that time, so what did he know?

Seeing Liang Xiao worrying about the marriage, he felt a real life. This is marriage. His pure ritual was being transferred around like a puppet. Not only did he not know the reason, but he didn't even know the reason. Now he asked him to talk about various etiquettes, he was just as blind.

The emperor listened with relish and forgot the main point for a moment. Han Yan, who was standing behind the emperor, was a little anxious. He was waiting to see the emperor blame Liang Xiao for harming Huo Qubing, but he was not interested in listening to Liang Xiao complaining. You, a commoner, are already a great blessing to marry the Lord of the Manchu, and you are still embarrassed to cry poor here? What do you want to do? Can you borrow money?

"Your Majesty" Han Yan pulled the emperor's elbow and pointed to Huo Qubing who was standing aside.

The emperor then remembered the intention of summoning Liang Xiao into the palace, and quickly coughed and interrupted Liang Xiao. "I will talk about your marriage later. What happened to Huo Qubing? How did he become Huan Yuan's disciple?"

"Huo Qubing?" Liang Xiao glanced at Huo Qubing, who was pouting and lowering his head, and quickly explained: "Your Majesty misunderstood. He is not my master's disciple." He blinked Huo Qubing again and smiled: "I guess he won't be able to succeed in the end."

"Why?" Huo Qubing raised his head and shouted anxiously.

"Because with your current progress, it is impossible for you to meet my master's requirements within a hundred days." Liang Xiao raised his hand and signaled Huo Qubing not to rush to refute, his face slightly darkened. "Have you touched the bow these two days?"

"Uh" Huo Qubing was speechless and embarrassed.

"I want to try to make any progress?"

Huo Qubing rolled his eyes and looked at the emperor for help. The emperor said strangely: "Isn't he accustomed to ejaculation? Why can't he touch the bow?"

Liang Xiao looked at Huo Qubing coldly, and Huo Qubing shivered, but he raised his ears and listened carefully. Like the emperor, he was very puzzled by the requirement that he could not touch the bow within a hundred days, otherwise he would not have broken the precepts secretly. Now he has the opportunity to listen to Liang Xiao’s explanation, how could he miss it?

Liang Xiao closed his eyes and bowed. "Your Majesty, when you first learn ejaculation, you are practicing your mind and your muscles and bones, which are both inside and not outside. If you stick to strength and care about the distance, your mind will be out of the way and go. Besides, his muscles and bones have not been completed, and he is seeking to lead the strength and far away, which is to lose his foundation. Not only is it difficult to achieve success in archery art, but it is also easy to suffer from ejaculation diseases. It is tantamount to using pillars as firewood and wasting this excellent qualification in vain."

The emperor seemed to have realized something. "This seems to be somewhat similar to the principles of the inner saint and the outer king."

(To be continued.)
Chapter completed!