A few dozen meters away, the spectators were discussing animatedly.
"Why hasn't the competition started yet?”
"I've been waiting too anxiously!"
"Who told us to stand so far away?”
Imperial Censor Tao Qing's face darkened when he heard this. It was because of his strong suggestion that the Emperor and the civil and military officials were so far away.
It was safe here, but there was no sound at all. The viewing experience was really too bad.
Fortunately, Liu Sheng had sent someone to pass the news over. Otherwise, he would have been blamed to death by everyone.
"Yang Gate Shooting Halberd? Or is it 150 steps away?"
Hearing the news from the Imperial Army soldiers, the civil and military officials present all stared at each other.
If it wasn't for the soldier's repeated assurance that he wasn't wrong, they would have thought that the other party was lying.
"General Li Guang, you are a famous marksman in the army. Can you shoot through the small hole in the halberd from such a long distance?”
The old Prime Minister Shentu Jia said very directly. The surrounding people also turned their gazes over.
There was a widely circulated story about Li Guang's archery skills.
There are tigers in the right Beiping area, often hurting people, and the people are afraid of them.
When Li Guang was the prefect here, he often went out hunting.
Once, Li Guang led his men out hunting at night, riding the hazy moonlight, passing by a mountain villa.
The valley was crisscrossed and overgrown with vegetation. This was where tigers roamed.
Li Guang and his followers were walking in the jungle when they suddenly saw a huge creature lying in the grass beside a cliff.
Looking at it, it was a big tiger.
Li Guang quickly drew his bow and nocked an arrow. He exerted all his strength with both arms and shot fiercely.
With a swoosh, an arrow hit the tiger.
The attendant quickly ran over to take a look. The arrow was not shot by a tiger, but a huge rock that looked like a tiger. It was lying in the grass and looked like a tiger.
Looking at the arrow, it had already entered the rock along with the feather.
Even Li Guang suspected that he had such arm strength, so he returned to his original position and shot three arrows at the boulder.
However, when the arrow hit the hard rock, sparks flew, and the feathers of the arrow were broken. Not a single arrow entered the hard rock.
This was the origin of the story of shooting rocks to fight tigers.
"How much confidence do I have within a hundred steps?”
Li Guang pondered for a moment and finally shook his head.
The crowd was in an uproar.
Even Li Guang, who was widely acknowledged to be good at archery, couldn't do it. Could the Ninth Prince surpass him?
Wouldn't he become the number one shooter in the world?
Thinking about it, he felt that it was impossible.
Some people wondered if they were preparing to use this to scare the Xiongnu people.
However, the situation didn't seem like it. Liu Sheng had already raised his bow and nocked an arrow.
Wouldn't they be exposed if they continued?
Liu Sheng held a longbow that was taller than him with one hand and slowly pulled it into the shape of a full moon.
Everyone's breathing quickened.
"Sou!"
An inaudible sound was heard.
Everyone only saw a black shadow flash past, and in the blink of an eye, the arrow disappeared.
"How was it? Did you hit it?"
"The arrow was too fast. I didn't see it clearly just now!”
"This old man is blind and deaf. Who can tell me in detail?”
The group of civil and military officials asked around without caring about their image, but they soon found out the answer.
Cheers could be heard from not far away.
"Wan Sheng!"
"He hit it!"
" Ninth Prince Divine Shot!"
The Imperial Army soldiers guarding the Imperial Palace all had looks of worship on their faces.
The military revered martial strength, and nothing was more convincing than seeing this miraculous scene with their own eyes.
If it wasn't for his status, someone would have kowtowed to him on the spot.
"We lost. We're all finished this time!"
The Xiongnu envoy looked dejected and desperate.
Seeing this shocking scene, he couldn't even feel the slightest bit of hatred.
He could only blame himself for being too greedy and underestimating the heroes of the world.
If he died, he would die, but unfortunately, he would implicate his wife and children.
Thinking of this, he couldn't help but feel sad, and tears flowed down his face.
"So what if you lost? What's there to cry about?”
Liu Sheng asked curiously.
"I dare you to tell the Ninth Prince that, according to the customs of the Xiongnu, you will not be spared when you return.”
"It's fine if I die, but when I think about how my wife and son will die with me, I feel sad!”
"It's not a big deal to admit defeat.”
Perhaps it was because a dying man's words were kind, or perhaps it was because he admired Liu Sheng's martial arts.
The Xiongnu envoy suddenly lowered his voice and said,"
"However, there is something that I need to inform Your Highness in advance. Although I am an envoy, there are some things that I cannot decide.”
He was vaguely telling the other party that the Xiongnu royal court might not accept such an outcome.
To the Xiongnu, who valued strength, the word faith was insignificant.
Liu Sheng did not seem to hear the other party's hint. Instead, he frowned and said,
"Aren't you a noble from the White Sheep Tribe? Don't you have any status in the Xiongnu Kingdom?”
"Ninth Prince, you must be joking. Except for the Xiongnu tribe, all the other tribes are slaves to the nobles in the royal court.”
The Xiongnu envoy smiled bitterly. The Xiongnu Empire was not so much a country as a large-scale tribal alliance.
The core was the Xiongnu headquarters led by the royal family, the Ruanqi clan. The rest were tribes like Zhelan, Baiyang, Loufan, Xiutu, Hunxie, Hujie, and so on.
The White Sheep Tribe that he was in had some strength and could barely gather 20,000 cavalry.
However, in the eyes of the Xiongnu royal court, it was just that.
Not to mention him, even if the White Sheep King violated the rules of the Xiongnu people, he would still have to obediently stretch his neck and die.
If they resisted, the entire tribe would be wiped off the plains.
This was a bloody lesson.
Therefore, many people were dissatisfied with the Xiongnu, but they did not dare to show it.
"I have a plan that can save your family's lives. Are you willing to hear it?”
The Xiongnu envoy first nodded, then said first,""If you want me to betray the Xiongnu, then don't say it.”
It wasn't that he was loyal to the Xiongnu people, but because the strength of the Xiongnu people was so obvious that he couldn't resist.
"What if I am willing to marry the princess of your country?”
Hearing Liu Sheng's words, the Xiongnu envoy suddenly widened his eyes in disbelief.
The Ninth Prince of the Han Dynasty was too unexpected!
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