I, the prince, only want to be deposed.

Chapter 362: Loving fathers often spoil their children!
"Shooting the halberd at the gate?"

Liu Che naturally had never heard of such a statement. After all, this was a high-energy moment of his adoptive father's killer Lu Fengxian about 300 years later.

However, he could understand the meaning of these four words. It was nothing more than drawing the bow and shooting the halberd under the palace gate or the camp gate. As for why it had to be under the palace gate or the camp gate, it didn't matter. Anyway, Liu Ju's intention was definitely to show off his archery skills in front of him.

"Exactly. From a hundred steps away, two stone bows were fired, hitting the small branch on the halberd."

Liu Ju also kindly explained to his cheap father what he was going to do.

"Okay! Okay! This is what you said, let's do it!"

Upon hearing this, Liu Che suddenly became energetic and said with a smile instead of anger:

"If you can do this, I will make you the King of Dunhuang. Not only Dunhuang, but also the neighboring Jiuquan County will be guarded by you. As long as you guard it safely for me for three years, no, just one year, I will issue an edict to commend your merits in guarding the country and reinstate you as the crown prince."

"But if you can't do it..."

"From now on, you must obey my arrangements and instructions. You must not complain or disobey me. Can you do it?"

Liu Che suspected that Liu Ju had no idea what the two-stone bow meant, and how dare he utter such outrageous words.

Bows and crossbows are completely different.

The Han crossbows were divided into eight grades, from one stone to ten stones. The ten-stone crossbow was the most powerful individual crossbow in the Han army, the famous "Dahuang Crossbow".

These Han crossbows are divided into arm-tension crossbows, foot-tension crossbows and waist-tension crossbows according to different tensions.

A crossbow that only weighs one stone is called an arm-drawn crossbow, and a well-trained crossbowman can string it with his arm.

The crossbows of two to five stones are pedal-drawn crossbows. The crossbowman needs to step on the bow arm with his foot and use his leg strength to draw the bowstring.

The more powerful crossbow is the waist-drawn crossbow. The crossbowman not only needs to use the strength of his waist, but also needs the help of a special waist hook tied around his waist to complete the stringing.

Among the generals of the Han Dynasty, those who could string a ten-stone crossbow and snipe an enemy general were all strong and brave...

The bow does not have the structure of a crossbow, and can only be pulled by the arms, leaving the leg and waist strength completely useless.

Let's just put it that way.

Anyone who can draw two stone bows can be called a strong man with extraordinary arm strength.

If Liu Che met such a person, he would most likely regard him as a talent and directly skip the Jianzhang Camp. At the very least, he would include him in the Qimen Camp for training and then let him guard the Weiyang Palace.

If such a person could hit the small branch on the halberd from a hundred steps away, he must have a lot of spare strength, otherwise it would be impossible for him to be so accurate.

Liu Che would definitely examine him personally. If he found that this person happened to have some outstanding qualities in military training, then in his eyes he would be a natural general and it would be a waste of talent if he was not used.

A few years ago, in order to select talents, Emperor Liu Che issued an edict seeking scholars of different ranks.

It can be seen from this that a strong man who can pull two stone bows is within the category of "scholars of different grades".

"Your Majesty, don't joke. Your Majesty's words are as good as gold. I, your son, shall obey."

Liu Ju bowed and responded.

How could Liu Che know that Liu Ju's choice of two stone bows was actually a way to control the score.

He had tried it before in Bowang Garden. Not to mention two-stone bows, even with three-stone bows he could easily shoot the halberd at the gate.

The reason for controlling the points in this way was to avoid alarming Liu Che and arousing his concerns.

After all, there were still some brave generals in the dynasty who could shoot the halberd at the gate with two stone bows, such as the deceased Li Guang and his grandson Li Ling.

As for the three-stone bow, those who can pull it are rare, and those who can maintain accuracy can be compared with the King of Chu...

Let’s put it this way, the Guinness record for bow pulling in later generations is only two hundred pounds.

Converted into the weight unit of the Celestial Empire, it is about 180 jin, and in the Han Dynasty, it was 360 jin, which is exactly three shi.

"I hope you, the rebellious son, will not regret it. Come with me!" Liu Che was too lazy to talk nonsense with him anymore. He immediately took a step and led him out of the hall.

When he came to the outside of the palace and saw Su Wen standing at the bottom of the stairs outside the door, he spoke:
"Su Wen, order someone to vacate the North Palace for me, and fetch a two-stone strong bow, and set up a halberd a hundred steps away. I want to see the horizon today."

"Uh……"

Su Wen didn't quite understand. What was His Majesty trying to do?
Come to think of it, I thought Liu Ju might have done something again. After all, wherever he is, everything becomes abnormal.

However, looking at Liu Che's current state, he doesn't seem to be angry, but rather seems to be sulking with someone.

"What are you still standing there for? Go!"

"promise!"

Su Wen didn't dare to delay and responded quickly.

Then he bowed to Liu Ju, as well as Wei Qing and Sang Hongyang who had been standing with him waiting, and ran hurriedly to deliver the message.

Yes, Wei Qing and Sang Hongyang are here now too.

Prior to this, Liu Che ordered Wei Qing to lead the inner court officials to formulate the rules for conquering Loulan and Gushi, and ordered Sang Hongyang to take inventory of the national treasury.

Now the two of them have come up with the preliminary charter and accounts, and just now they came to report to Liu Che. When they learned that Liu Che was talking with Liu Ju inside, they had no choice but to stand outside and wait with Su Wen.

Liu Che had naturally seen Wei Qing and Sang Hongyang a long time ago, and when he saw the bamboo slips in their hands, he already knew what they were here for.

However, the conquest of Loulan and Gushi is still in the planning stage and there is no rush.

So he nodded to the two of them, pointed at Liu Chuan who was following behind him and said:
"Wei Qing, Sang Hongyang, you are not outsiders. You have come at the right time. It is just right for you to go with me to broaden your horizons."

What the hell is going on here?

Hearing this, Wei Qing felt his scalp tingling, and subconsciously bowed and asked:
"Your Majesty, I wonder what exactly this eye-opener is?"

"Would you like to speak for yourself, or should I?"

Liu Che turned around and glanced at Liu Ju.

"Let me speak."

Liu Ju took a step forward, lowered his eyebrows and said,

"General, Sang Nong Ling, my father and I have an agreement that if I can shoot the small branch on the halberd from a hundred steps away with two stone bows, my father will make me the King of Dunhuang, and I will guard Jiuquan County. If I can't, I must obey my father's arrangements and teachings in everything from now on, and I must not complain."

"Since my father has invited you two to go with him, I believe he wants you two to be witnesses..."

The words have not yet fallen.

Wei Qing looked at Liu Ju's small body, which had nothing to do with strength, and his face changed slightly. He clasped his fists and advised Liu Che:

"Your Majesty, the eldest prince's words are nonsense, Your Majesty, how can you take them seriously!"

"Besides, as the son of His Majesty, the eldest prince should obey His Majesty's arrangements and instructions. This is the eldest prince's duty and the eternal filial piety. How can it be used as a condition for the bet?"

"Therefore, I beg Your Majesty to revoke your order and not let the eldest prince do whatever he wants!"

Damn, I finally found the root!
The reason Liu Ju became what he is today is all because he was spoiled by his father Liu Che!

Thanks to my and Zi Fu's efforts to be vigilant day and night, and to worry about Liu Ju's education all the time, reminding him to be careful with his words and actions from time to time, but in the end, the thousand-mile dike was still destroyed in the hands of Liu Che, this kind father!
A loving father often spoils his son!
What a spoiled son a loving father has!

Why didn't Liu Che understand until now and was still so indulgent and pampering to him? Did he really want to kill this good son with his praise?

Doesn't he think carefully about whether an ordinary person can pull a bow weighing two stones?

Even I have trouble pulling it up, let alone shooting the small branch on the halberd from a hundred steps away.

Did Liu Che lack common sense, or was he so doting on Liu Ju that he was blind? What was he thinking?
(End of this chapter)