Chapter 486 We Xianbei People

On the martial arts field in the Luoyang Palace, a nimble knight rode his horse, drew his bow like a full moon, and shot six arrows, all of which hit the bull's eye.

Not far away, a group of children cheered and shouted "Uncle is mighty, uncle is mighty!"

After the knight finished demonstrating his archery, he dismounted and walked up to the children and said, "Archery is our Xianbei's specialty. You should also learn it well."

"But uncle, my father said I am Han Chinese, not Xianbei?"

A ten-year-old boy said loudly.

Murong Kexie was stunned for a moment after hearing this, then patted his shoulder and said: "Your father is Han Chinese, and your mother is Xianbei, so you are considered Han Chinese, but you also have the fighting blood of our Murong Xianbei in your body, just like your uncle, my mother is also Han Chinese, and my father is Xianbei. Whether you are Xianbei or Han Chinese, you still have to learn horse riding and archery. Although your father is Han Chinese, his horse riding and archery are superb. He shot and killed the enemy's general on the first battlefield and turned the defeat into victory. Even among the Xianbei people, few can compare with him."

This child is the eldest son of the King of Qi, Li Chengping. He inherited the good looks of his parents and is extremely handsome.

Li Chengdao, the second son who is the same age as Li Chengping, is much stronger than his brother and has a tough look. However, he reacted rather coldly to Murong Kexie's performance.

The ten-year-old boy already knew that although he had to call them uncles, this Uncle Murong was not as close to him as the two uncles from the Zhang family.

But because his mother taught him to be respectful to his elders, he was also very respectful in doing so.

Li Yuanhui, who was thirty years old, already had ten sons.

Among them, the eldest son Li Cheng'an and the ninth son Li Chengyu were both born to Princess Murong.

The second son, Li Chengdao, and the seventh son, Li Chengyong, were born to Concubine Zhang.

Mrs. Tan gave birth to the third son, Li Chengzong, and the tenth son, Li Qianli.

Lady Shuangjiang gave birth to her fourth son, Li Chengjian.

Mrs. Pei gave birth to the fifth son, Li Chengxun.

Mrs. Duan gave birth to the sixth son, Li Chengzuo.

Mrs. Zheng gave birth to the eighth son, Li Baishou.

The eldest son, the second son, the third son and the fourth son are now old enough to go to school, and the civil and military studies of these young men are all arranged by Li Yuanhui. Today, he specially asked his brother-in-law Murong Kexie to teach the children archery.

Murong Kexie now serves as a regular attendant of the imperial guards, a secretary of the Tiance Palace, and concurrently as the military commander of the King of Qi. His position is very noble, but he only follows his brother-in-law and serves as a guard when he goes out. Occasionally, he is allowed to participate in military affairs. But he has no real power.

Murong Kexie also knew that he could not go out to command troops like other generals, after all, his identity was too sensitive. As a member of the royal family of the previous dynasty, the youngest son of Emperor Zhaowu, he was able to survive to this day only because of the care of his sister and brother-in-law.

Four of his elder brothers had been emperors, but they were all gone now, so his sister often told him to stay within his means.

He knew that this was for his own good, so he was usually very cautious. But his brother-in-law was still quite generous to him.

Now, he was asked to teach archery to a few young princes.

Murong Kexie's riding and archery skills can only be said to be quite good, but compared with the generals under Li Yuanhui, they are definitely not ranked top. But it is more than enough to teach these kids.

Among them, Li Chengping and Li Chengdao had already started practicing horseback archery, while the younger ones had just started practicing drawing the bow.

For the entire morning, Murong Kexie made several young men practice with specially made bows, teaching them how to hold the bow, how to draw the bow, and how to aim.

As for the two big ones, they have already mastered the basic postures and techniques, and all that remains is to practice diligently.

Although he has Xianbei ancestry, Li Chengping is not as good as his second brother Li Chengdao in riding and archery, and he is not as strong as the other.

But he was always unwilling to accept it, and he kept shooting while riding on his horse. But when he shot the last arrow, the horse shifted and the direction of his arrow changed. He turned back to look at the moon, and the arrow landed in the direction of its original back.

Li Chengping hurriedly reined in his horse and turned back, fearing that he might hurt someone. Fortunately, the arrow did not hurt anyone.

However, a few steps away from where the arrow landed, there stood a tall and handsome man.

Although he was wearing ordinary robes, he had an outstanding temperament. It was his Aye.

Li Yuanhui was speechless when he saw his eldest son's archery skills. This was probably what it means to "shoot an arrow and hit the drummer", right?
Li Chengping was startled. He wanted to rein in the horse, but he failed to do so and the horse galloped towards Li Yuanhui.

Seeing this, Li Yuanhui frowned slightly again. Is the horse frightened?
At this time, a giant man came out from behind, rushed forward suddenly, and forcibly restrained the horse's head, preventing it from running any further.

Then the guards came forward and carried Li Chengping down.

The giant man who reined in his horse was Li Yuanhui's bodyguard Wang Fobao, who was very strong. If it were someone else, Li Yuanhui might have had to actively give way.

But because of this person's presence, he can still stand there, motionless, demonstrating his concentration.

After Li Chengping got off the horse, although he was a little panicked, he still ran to Aye and said, "Greetings, Aye."

Li Yuanhui shook his head and said, "Don't say in the future that I taught you how to ride and shoot."

Li Chengping blushed when he heard this and didn't dare to look up.

On the other side, the second brother Li Chengdao was still riding his horse. This boy was very energetic. He seemed to be pulling the small bow while riding on the horse. Although his accuracy was average, every arrow hit the target.

Murong Kexie also rushed over and greeted his brother-in-law, but he was unable to answer a single question.

"I say, Vajra, why are you still hiding something from your nephew?"

Murong Kexie also saw what happened just now, and smiled awkwardly, not knowing what to say in response. Whatever he said now would be pale and powerless.

Li Yuanhui also smiled helplessly, then went over and rubbed his eldest son's head, "It's okay, you probably won't have to go into battle in the future. If you don't like hunting, you don't need to learn horseback archery."

Li Chengping said: "But my uncle said that horse riding and archery are the foundation of our Xianbei people's rise."

Li Yuanhui laughed when he heard this, "You Xianbei people?"

Li Chengping shook his head: "My mother said I was Han Chinese, and my uncle said we were Xianbei."

Li Yuanhui glanced at his brother-in-law at this time, and Murong Kexie broke out in a cold sweat, ".I.don't mean that."

Li Chengping also realized that he might have said something wrong, and then hurriedly made amends: "My uncle also said that you are Han Chinese, so I am also Han Chinese. In addition, you are an excellent archer and you shot and killed the enemy general in your first battle."

Li Yuanhui smiled when he heard this, "Then you should learn carefully what your uncle is saying."

Li Chengping thought for a moment and said, "Probably. I can't quite remember it."

On the other side, Li Chengdao, who had just finished shooting arrows, dismounted and said, "I know, Aye, I know what Uncle Murong said, I remember it all."

Li Yuanhui was a little surprised when he heard this, "You remember everything?"

Li Chengdao said, "Uncle Murong said, 'Riding and archery are our Xianbei's specialty. You should also learn them well.' Then my eldest brother said, 'But uncle, my father said I am Han, not Xianbei.' Later, Uncle Murong said, 'Your father is Han, and your mother is Xianbei.' That's it."

Li Yuanhui looked at Murong Kexie and asked, "Fazhe Luo, did he miss anything?"

Murong Kexie quickly shook his head and exclaimed: "Not a single word was missed. If I were to repeat it again now, there would be no way there would be no mistakes. Your Highness is really smart."

Originally, Li Yuanhui was very wary of Murong Kexie's words, but now his focus has changed. This second guy is not simple!

(End of this chapter)