My Three Kingdoms is not right

Liu Bei and his officials stood together on the city wall.

This is a temporary platform built with wooden planks and rammed earth. It is more than three zhang high and about twenty paces wide. Reed mats are laid on the platform, pillars are erected at the four corners, and sunshade cloths are hung.

At this moment, seeing the emperor's heroic figure with his bow drawn and arrow nocked, everyone subconsciously held their breath.

"When Qin lost its mandate, the whole world scrambled for it."

If the emperor could hit a deer with his first arrow, the political implications would be self-evident.

The bowstring vibrated, and the golden arrow flew out of the bow.

Under the watchful eyes of countless people, the arrowhead pierced the air and embedded itself in the tree trunk.

It was so close.

Liu Xie bit his lip and drew another arrow.

The second and third arrows were even further off target.

The girl put down the bow, her tense face flushing slightly.

Cao Cao rode forward, cupped his hands, and said, "Your subject requests to serve Your Majesty."

coming! coming!

A classic scene from a play!

Liu Xun had been waiting in ambush for a long time.

According to the fictional script, Cao Cao should then use the emperor's golden arrow to strike the deer squarely in the back. The assembled officials and generals, seeing the golden arrow, would mistakenly believe the emperor had hit the deer and shout "Long live the emperor!" But Cao Cao would instead ride straight ahead, standing in front of the emperor, and openly accept the congratulations of the crowd…

Based on Liu Xun's current experience, the overlap between the world he is in and "Romance of the Three Kingdoms" is not very high.

However, just in case, he prepared a backup plan.

"Minister Cao," he said with a smile, stepping in front of Cao Cao, "use my bow."

Cao Cao was slightly taken aback, and subconsciously took Liu Xun's black lacquered horn bow.

As soon as I held it in my hands, I immediately sensed that something was wrong.

The bow has a thick, sturdy frame and is covered in a dark, dull lacquer finish. A two-finger-wide, inlaid bronze bracelet is fastened to the bow tip. The string is a stiff, twisted ox sinew string, about the thickness of a finger, and is stretched extremely taut.

She tried to pull it, and her brows furrowed.

It was indeed a powerful bow made of three stones.

Ordinary soldiers couldn't even string a bow, let alone draw it.

But she had already spoken, with the Emperor and Liu Xun watching beside her, not to mention the guards and attendants behind her, and not far away on the city wall, half of the court's civil and military officials were standing.

……

Looking up at the city walls, the officials watched from afar as the emperor missed with his three arrows, and couldn't help but whisper among themselves.

When they saw Cao Cao holding a bow and ready to shoot, many people's expressions changed noticeably.

During the Autumn Hunting Ceremony, it was a ritual for the emperor to shoot arrows.

Even if you miss the first time, just drive the prey closer and shoot again.

As a subject, Cao Cao overstepped his bounds and ordered the shooting of a deer... It's hard not to have wild thoughts about this.

Could it be that "the Han dynasty lost its deer, and the Cao family hunted it"?

Liu Bei sighed inwardly.

The decline of the Han dynasty has indeed reached this point.

Just then, a delicate shout rang out from ahead, and Cao Cao drew his bow to its fullest extent.

Arrow fired!

The arrow, swift and rapid, whistling through the air, struck the stag squarely in the hind leg.

But the deer was very strong. It let out a neigh, grabbed the arrow shaft, and charged out of the open area in the center of the enclosure, disappearing into the forest.

"What a pity! What a pity!" Liu Xun shook his head with a regretful expression, but secretly he was laughing to himself.

This time, you can't keep up the act anymore!

Cao Cao missed his prey, put down his bow, and looked at Liu Xun, who had a sly smile on his face. His lips twitched slightly.

"When I saw Your Highness practicing archery at the other residence, you were using a one-stone bow. Why have you switched to such a heavy bow today?"

Liu Xun looked completely innocent: "It's a rare autumn hunt, you know. I was thinking we might encounter a big beast, so I thought I'd try something different."

"In that case, Your Highness, would you also like to shoot an arrow?" Cao Cao handed him the black lacquered horn bow, his voice tinged with a hint of gritted teeth.

If we're going to make a fool of ourselves, let's all do it together!

"Okay!" Liu Xun smiled slightly.

Let's give it a try!

Having a cheat code, of course I'm not afraid.

I didn't want to stand out like this.

scheming woman

You forced me to do this!

He rode slowly forward, watching the frightened prey driven out of the forest, but hesitated to make a move.

Rabbits, pheasants, foxes... nothing decent.

It would be truly impressive if a tiger or a bear suddenly appeared.

"Has Your Highness not made a choice yet?" Cao Cao urged.

Just then, a cry of an eagle came from the sky. Liu Xun looked up and saw two eagles fighting in the sky, their wings flapping and their talons clashing, seemingly fighting over a rabbit.

Liu Xun raised his hand and pointed to the sky.

"These two hairy beasts are too noisy, otherwise Your Majesty would have shot them already. Your Majesty, I request permission to drive them away."

Upon hearing this, the surroundings immediately fell silent.

Eagles are no ordinary birds; they fly high and fast.

Even though they are currently fighting and chasing each other, they are far beyond the reach of bows and arrows.

Before they could react, Liu Xun had already nocked an arrow.

[Activate the Bond Skill: Shooting the Halberd at the Gate!]

Archery skills were instantly boosted to level 9.

A vast power flowed into Liu Xun's body from nothingness, and his vision became incredibly clear.

The heavy bow, weighing over three stones, was easily drawn to its full extent.

The movements of the two eagles slowed down in his eyes.

The frequency of wing flapping, the angle of the strike, the trajectory of the body in the air...

In the blink of an eye, the arrow left the bowstring.

"Zheng!!"

The strings resonated like thunderclaps.

The moment an arrow leaves the bowstring, few can even see its trajectory.

A dark glint pierced the wind, drawing an almost straight line across the sky. The eagle high above, about to flap its wings and turn, was pierced through the chest by an arrow; almost simultaneously, the eagle below, just as it rose upwards, was also pierced through the wing by the same powerful arrow!

The two giant birds spun and plummeted with mournful cries, crashing onto the open ground of the enclosure.

The entire hunting grounds were now completely silent.

Killing two birds with one stone!

Even the generals who were most proud of their archery skills did not believe they could do it.

"good!!"

The emperor was the first to shout it out, his beautiful eyes filled with surprise.

Immediately afterwards, a deafening roar of cheers swept across the entire paddock.

Needless to say, the excited soldiers and generals, even the usually reserved and self-disciplined civil officials couldn't help but shout excitedly at this moment.

Liu Xun looked at Cao Cao with some pride: "How was that arrow?"

"What a magnificent shot!" Cao Cao looked at the spirited young man before him with a complex expression.

With this brilliant opening, the atmosphere of the hunt immediately became lively.

According to the procedures of the autumn hunt, after the emperor fired the arrows, he should return to the city to watch the ceremony. Liu Xie rode back under the protection of the Imperial Guards. Wherever he went, the soldiers knelt on one knee and shouted "Long live the Emperor!"

The shock startled the birds in the forest into taking flight.

"Your Majesty is divinely mighty!"

"The Han Dynasty shall rise again!"

On the city wall, officials bowed respectfully, uttering auspicious words. Although it was Liu Xun who had just shot down both eagles, everyone tacitly attributed the glory to the emperor.

After all, Her Highness the Princess was acting on behalf of the Emperor to drive the eagle, so this arrow was naturally a display of the Emperor's majesty.

Liu Xie ascended the high platform, sat down in the main seat, and raised his hand to signal everyone to rise.

"Today's autumn hunt is to demonstrate the martial virtue of our great Han Dynasty." Her clear voice carried on the early autumn breeze. "My lords, you may all display your abilities and hunt any game. Those who achieve outstanding results will be rewarded by me."

"Thank you, Your Majesty!"

Next, it was time for the royal family and officials to go hunting.