The ministers begged me to ascend the throne

Chapter 15 The Provocation of the Ninth Prince
Just as the Ninth Prince and the Seventh Prince were arguing, a burly man with a rough appearance came over.Seeing him, Ninth Prince and the others immediately shut up, not daring to argue anymore.

The man's name is Qin Su, and he is a general of Wuwei.In the early years, he fought around with Emperor Wu of Zhou and made a lot of military exploits.Later, because of an injury to his left foot, he became lame and could no longer go to the battlefield, so he was sent by Emperor Wu of Zhou to teach the princes how to shoot arrows.

Qin Su's archery is the most exquisite among all the soldiers.Although he is lame, the princes dare not underestimate or despise him.

The third prince took the lead to salute Qin Su, after all, Qin Su was their husband.

Qin Su nodded lightly, then looked at the Seventh Prince and the Ninth Prince, and said expressionlessly: "The seventh and ninth princes seem to be in good spirits. Today, the seventh and ninth princes will shoot arrows first."

The Seventh Prince felt that he had been conned by Qin Su, and his face was a little ugly, but he didn't dare to put on a pose in front of Qin Su, so he could only be obedient.

"Yes, sir."

The Ninth Prince wished that the two of them would start first.He suddenly thought of an idea, and smiled maliciously: "Sir, I have a proposal."

As soon as the Seventh Prince heard what the Ninth Prince said, he knew what the Ninth Prince was planning, and immediately frowned.

Qin Su said: "What proposal?"

The Ninth Prince smiled and said: "I want to compete with Seventh Brother, whoever loses will be punished."

Sure enough.

The Seventh Prince said with an ugly face: "I don't agree."

"Brother Seven, are you scared and dare not compare with me?" The Ninth Prince crossed his arms, with undisguised contempt on his face, "I didn't expect Brother Seven to be so timid."

The seventh prince ignored the ninth prince's provocation, reached out to take the bow and arrow handed over by the eunuch, stood in front of the target, and began to practice.

Qin Su glanced at the Ninth Prince: "Your Highness, it's time for you to practice."

The small calculation in the Ninth Prince's heart didn't work out, so he curled his lips in displeasure, and continued to laugh at the Seventh Prince: "Brother Seven, as the son of the Empress, you are so cowardly."

The Seventh Prince was very angry, but he would never be fooled by the stimulation and compete with the Ninth Prince in archery.He knew in his heart that if he tried archery with the Ninth Prince, he would only humiliate himself.

Seeing that the Seventh Prince ignored him, the Ninth Prince didn't say anything, took the bow and started practicing.

The Seventh Prince shot three arrows, one missed the target, and two arrows barely hit the edge of the target.As for the Ninth Prince standing beside him, one arrow hit the bull's-eye, and two arrows hit the eighth ring.

The Ninth Prince squinted at the Seventh Prince, and said mockingly, "It's really useless."

"Your Highness the Seventh Prince." Qin Su had a serious expression on his face, "It's too bad."

The Seventh Prince blushed with embarrassment when he was said that in public, "I..."

"Brother Seven, with you like this, how dare you be the emperor's son."

Qin Su said sternly to the Seventh Prince: "Your Highness, hard work can make up for one's weakness."

"Hahahahaha..." The Ninth Prince laughed out loud, full of mockery.

The Seventh Prince was angry and felt that Qin Su was deliberately embarrassing him, but he didn't dare to say anything, so he could only grit his teeth and say, "I know."

"Third Highness, Fourth Highness, Fifth Highness, Sixth Highness, Eighth Highness, Tenth Highness, it's your turn."

"Yes, sir."

Zhao Yao and the Eighth Prince stood together.He asked the Eighth Prince worriedly: "Brother, are you really okay?"

The Eighth Prince smiled reassuringly at Zhao Yao: "I can do it." After speaking, he drew up his bow and shot an arrow.With a bang, the arrow hit the bullseye precisely. "Can you rest assured now?"

Zhao Yao gave the eighth prince a thumbs up: "It's great." After finishing speaking, he also shot an arrow, which also hit the bull's-eye.

In reading, Zhao Yao was very stupid, but in riding and shooting, he didn't pretend to be stupid anymore.As a prince, you can't be stupid in every aspect, such a prince will be looked down upon.Emperor Wu of Zhou attached great importance to the riding and archery skills of the princes, and Zhao Yao decided to perform a little better in riding and archery.

His riding and archery skills are not the best among the princes.If it's the best one, it's too showy, too much attention, and that's not what he wants.Although it is not the best, it can also be ranked in the top three.

Zhao Yao's riding and shooting skill is worse than that of the Ninth and Eighth Princes, but better than other princes.

Qin Su corrected the postures of the princes one by one.The prince who had been corrected by him hit the bull's-eye with an arrow.

Under Qin Su's guidance, the Seventh Prince could hit the bull's-eye, but when it was his turn, he could barely miss the target.

The Ninth Prince deliberately humiliated the Seventh Prince, and shot his arrow into the seventh prince's bullseye. The angry Seventh Prince wanted to shoot him with an arrow.

Just when Zhao Yao and the others were seriously practicing archery, the prince suddenly appeared in the martial arts arena.He came to care about his brothers.

Qin Su had a straight face to the other princes, without any expression, but he was pleasant to the prince, which was the most unacceptable thing for the seventh prince.

The prince first asked about Qin Su's situation with concern.Qin Su's lame leg would hurt whenever it was rainy.

Qin Su was flattered by the prince's concern, and quickly said that he was fine.

The prince then asked his younger brothers about their riding and archery lessons with concern.Qin Su answered truthfully.

Knowing that the seventh prince's riding and archery skills are not good, the prince first comforted the seventh prince, and then taught the seventh prince how to shoot arrows.

The prince looks weak and weak, and looks like he will fall down when the wind blows. It is easy to be misunderstood that he has no strength to restrain a chicken, and it is impossible for him to be good at riding and shooting.On the contrary, his riding and archery skills are not bad, of course not as good as Dai Wang.

Among the princes, only the crown prince and Dai Wang were personally taught by Emperor Wu of Zhou to ride and shoot.

When the prince was a child, Emperor Wu of Zhou had not yet ascended the throne.Whenever Emperor Wu of Zhou was free, he would personally teach the prince.It can be said that the prince's riding and archery skills were taught by Emperor Wu of Zhou.

The seventh prince didn't want to be taught by the prince, but he had to accept it.

"Brother Prince, Seventh Brother dare not compete with me, why don't you compete with me instead of Seventh Brother?" The Ninth Prince felt that his riding and archery skills were better than the Prince's, and wanted to take this opportunity to embarrass the Prince. "By the way, let us be younger brothers to experience the archery skills of the prince's elder brother."

The prince doesn't like acting king, nor does he like the ninth prince, because the two brothers are too arrogant.

"Ninth brother, do you want to try archery with Gu?"

"Yes, I don't know if the prince brother dares or not."

Qin Su was very dissatisfied with the Ninth Prince's attitude and tone towards the prince, and said in a deep voice: "Ninth Prince, pay attention to your tone and attitude."

The prince waved his hand and smiled gently: "It's okay." He looked at the Ninth Prince, "Ninth Brother, if you lose, you can't cry."

The Ninth Prince raised his chin and said arrogantly: "I will not cry, and I will not lose." The reason why the Ninth Prince is so confident is that his riding and shooting was taught by the king.

"Then I will play with you."

Qin Su respectfully handed the bow and arrow in front of the prince, "His Royal Highness, please use it."

The prince smiled slightly, then directly took out three arrows and put them on the strings.In an instant, three arrows cut through the air and hit the bull's-eye sharply.

Seeing this scene, the Ninth Prince widened his eyes in shock, opened his mouth wide, and said in disbelief, "How is it possible?"

Zhao Yao was not surprised by this scene at all.The prince's elder brother is the first son of the father. When he was young, the father must have taught him many things, including riding and shooting.

Brother Jiu thought that the prince's brother was not good at riding and archery, and wanted to humiliate the prince's brother through archery, which was really naive.

The prince smiled and said, "I haven't shot arrows for a long time, I'm a little rusty."

Qin Su said: "Your Highness is too modest." Then, he raised the corner of his mouth and chuckled, "Your Highness, your archery was taught by the Emperor himself."

Hearing Qin Su's words, the crown prince suddenly remembered what happened when he was a child, and a nostalgic smile appeared on his face: "Yes, when Gu was four years old, the father began to teach Gu how to shoot arrows."

When he was young, his father still liked him better, and personally taught him to read, archery, and horseback riding.Later, the father became more and more busy, so he never taught him again.

Although Dai Wang was also taught by his father when he was a child, compared to him, his father did not teach Dai Wang many times.

When he was young, Dai Wang was not as good as him, but now Dai Wang... When the prince thought of this, his face turned cold.

(End of this chapter)