On the morning of the third day of the Lunar New Year, Wang Pang was ready and waiting for the guards sent by the palace to pick him up.

Today's clothes were carefully chosen by Yuexia. Watching Wang Pang change his clothes and walk out of the room, Yuexia was stunned.

I saw Wang Pang's hair tied up in a bun with a white silk scarf. He was wearing a snow-white straight-breasted robe, and a wide belt embroidered with moonlight and auspicious cloud patterns in silver silk around his waist. There was only a white star on it.

Jade pendant. Covered by a pure white fox fur cloak. On the cloak, the slender snow-white fox trembles in the breeze.

Looking at Wang Pang's face again, he has handsome features and sharp edges. There is a bit of unruly face in the delicate eyebrows, but under a pair of sword eyebrows are a pair of black and white eyes, full of amorous feelings, the nose is like hanging gallbladder, the lips are red and the teeth are white, and he smiles slightly but not smiling.

Qiao. When I looked at it under the moon, I felt like a little deer in my heart, and my face turned red.

Wang Pang smiled slightly, winked at Yue Xia and said, "Why do you think your husband-in-law is so handsome that you like him so much?" Yue Xia was struck by what he said and turned away shyly. Wang Pang just said

After teasing her, Lu Shenyan came in and said that the guards accompanying the king had arrived.[

The king followed the guards to the South Imperial Garden. Only when they entered the garden did they see the grandeur. The Forbidden Army was lined up in the courtyard of the city. In the middle of the viewing platform were the Emperor Renzong and the Queen. The emperor had not come yet. Behind the seats were supposed to be the prince and the prince.

, Princess, Mrs. Zhijun. Her name is Renzong, but when she saw Zhao Zongshi standing behind Renzong, she remembered what she had heard recently that Renzong wanted to establish a crown prince.

The two shorter viewing stands on the east and west side of the main stage are where envoys from various countries are seated. The second one on the east and west are the seats for civil and military officials. Seeing the arrival of the king, General Manager Shi arranged his position. Naturally, it was relatively close to the side, but it was still considered

Can see clearly.

At this time, officials and envoys took their seats one after another. With the sound of clear stomping, the band played. Then the emperor's chariot arrived. Emperor Renzong went to the main room to see the empress dowager and sat down on the throne. The king saw the emperor wearing a crown of heaven and body.

Wearing a red robe, he is very majestic.

From that side of the viewing platform, the king distinguished the envoys from various countries: the ambassador of Liao wore a golden crown, with a rear eaves as long as a lotus leaf, wore a narrow purple robe, and wore a gold stiletto (an ornament on his waist). His deputy envoy Zhan

Wrapped with a gold belt, for example, when an ambassador in Hanfu worships, he uses the Khitan etiquette to stand on his left foot, kneel on his right foot, and put both hands on his shoulders as a bow, that is, kneel on one leg, without kowtowing, and put both hands on his shoulders at the same time. The deputy envoy kneels in Han ritual.

The ambassador and deputy envoys of Xia State all wore short golden crowns and narrow crimson robes, and they crossed their hands and bowed.

The envoys from Goryeo (now Korea), Nanfan, and Jiaozhou followed the same etiquette as the Han people.

Uighur envoys all have long beards, high noses, their heads are wrapped in silk, and their robes are loosely draped.

The Khotan envoys all wore small gold floral felt hats, gold silk war robes, and belts, and brought their wives with them.

When the five surnames of the Southern Barbarians entered the court, they wore black felt buns with vertebrae and used monk etiquette.

In addition, envoys from Chenla (now Cambodia), Dali, Dashi (Persia) and other countries also traveled thousands of miles to come to the Song Dynasty to congratulate them. They all knelt down and worshiped the emperor according to Han etiquette.

Seeing this scene, King Pian couldn't help but sigh. It was the first time he had seen such a spectacular scene in this life, not to mention that in his previous life, he could only watch handshakes and the like on TV.

However, during observation, Wang Pang found out that there was no ambassador from the Wonun Kingdom. Just as he was wondering what the little devil had done, the archery competition began.

The Liao envoy was trying out a crossbow for archery. He first placed the crossbow about two hundred meters away from the grass target, and then a Liao man wearing a brocade coat and a little futon with bound feet came forward and stepped on the crossbow.

Opening, spinning, nodding an arrow, aiming, all the movements are very skillful.

The Liao envoy walked up triumphantly, took aim, released the trigger in his hand, and the crossbow arrow shot out like lightning, hitting the red dot of the bull's-eye, which immediately attracted cheers from everyone.

When the cheers subsided, a member of General Song also came forward. I saw that this man was burly, with thick arms and round waist. He looked like a man who had been practicing for a long time. His two somewhat sleepy eyelids occasionally opened and his eyes were serious.

It was a sharp look, and his eyes swept across the crowd who had just finished cheering and were still unfinished. Everyone in the crowd suddenly felt a chill all over their bodies.

When the crowd stopped shouting, the Song general stepped on the crossbow without anyone else's help, danced, nocked the arrow, aimed and shot the arrow in one go. In the blink of an eye, the arrow had already flown out and hit the target. Cheers.

Thunder.

King Pang couldn't help but ask an official sitting next to him who this person was, and the official said: "This person is Zhong E, the son of Zhong Shiheng. Deputy envoy Zuo Zangku, he was appointed magistrate of Qingdong City with his father's power."

When Wang Pang heard Zhong E's name, and heard Zhong Jianzhong talk about this fifth uncle in Yanzhou, he felt a bit of admiration in his heart.

But the Liao ambassador laughed loudly, stepped forward and raised his hands to Emperor Renzong and said, "May I ask if the archery general just now is cheating?" [

Renzong was sitting on the throne behind the stage. He had already had a clear view of the situation under the stage. Seeing the Liao envoy coming forward, he said: "Liao envoy Xiao Ying, this is the first time that the Liao Kingdom has sent you to my court to celebrate the New Year.

No wonder you don’t recognize our general, the general who just tied with us is General Zhonge."

Renzong used the word "tie" to show the demeanor of a great country. Everyone can see clearly that in the Liao Kingdom, two people shot arrows, but one of our generals has already hit the target. I have already given you face.

Unexpectedly, Xiao Ying, the ambassador of the Liao Kingdom, looked up to the sky and laughed. After laughing, he said: "I think Liao has won this time."

Renzong smiled and said, "Listen to the truth."

Xiao Ying said with a disdainful expression: "Although this is my first time coming to the Central Plains, I heard that during the archery competition last year, this same general came to compete with me. We have an ambassador from the Liao Kingdom.

They can all be shot. Is this the only general after General Di in the Song Dynasty?"

After he finished speaking, the group of envoys from the Liao Kingdom burst into laughter.

Seeing how arrogant this man was, the king thought that the envoy of the Liao Kingdom was deliberately making things difficult. It turned out that there were naturally archers and crossbowmen in the forbidden army. It would be wrong to say that no one could shoot arrows, but it would be wrong to say that this general of the Song Dynasty might be the same as the ambassador.

It would be different if a general of the same level comes to compete. You cannot compete with soldiers who train day and night, otherwise you will lose your appreciation.

So Renzong smiled and said, "I have to answer these questions."

Xiao Ying said: "I have always asked the civil servants of your country to be fickle in their words. If the emperor does not admit what I said, then forget it. Can we call it a draw?"

Renzong looked at the look of Lai, the Liao envoy, and thought it was a draw. What was going on?

He thought to himself: I had heard that the Liao envoy was going to make things difficult for him this time, and it was indeed the case. He had already seen Wang Pian sitting at the end. Ordinarily, the distance was not too close, but Wang Pian was so close to these people.

Among the officials wearing purple and green court uniforms, the one in white is particularly eye-catching. This handsome and upright young man will attract people's attention wherever he goes. Renzong had already planned in his mind.

Emperor Renzong ordered Wang Pang to stand up, and then said to Xiao Ying of Liao State: "Maybe you have heard of Wang Pang and Wang Ruo?"

Xiao Ying shook her head: "I have heard of your country's civil servants and military generals, but I have never heard of Wang Pang."

After Renzong finished speaking, he ordered Wang Pang to be summoned. Wang Pang walked to the stage and said, "King Pang of the grass-roots people, kowtow to the emperor." Renzong bestowed upon Wang Pang a life of peace.

Xiao Ying saw that Wang Pang was indeed young and called himself a commoner, so he walked around Wang Pang twice. Seeing that Wang Pang was quite handsome, but he didn't even look at him, since he was also an ambassador after all.

Renzong asked: "I wonder why Emperor Song called this child?"

Renzong asked: "Wang Pang, did you just hear what the Liao ambassador said?"

Wang Pang was most annoyed with people calling him a child. He looked at the ambassador of Liao Kingdom. Xiao Ying was also tall and tall, but a little bit fat. He was about forty or fifty years old than me. He had a square face, a flat nose and a big mouth.

Son, with a shy belly.

"The common people heard it, but they still didn't understand what he meant by winning."

Xiao Ying sneered and said: "Our country can draw its bow as soon as its troops surrender. There are many wild soldiers and many generals. Your country only has one or two generals. Isn't this a win?"

Wang Pang sighed and said: "Ambassador, do you know that if you have a soldier and a general, you may not be able to compare with a general of the Song Dynasty? You have more soldiers than I have more people in the Song Dynasty."

The king continued: "A commoner like me will shoot at you with arrows, but I am afraid that you will have too many soldiers."

Xiao Ying squinted at Wang Pang with cold eyes, saying in his heart that this little child actually spoke arrogantly, and he was mentally disdainful. There were also discussions among the envoys from various countries. Wang Pang thought to himself, he doesn't know how to use a crossbow. He saw

Xiao Ying said disdainfully: "Ambassador Xiao, do you dare to compete with me in bow and arrow competition?" [

Xiao Ying said, "What's so difficult about this?" Renzong ordered people to set up arrow targets, and each person prepared a bow and arrows, each with three arrows, so that everyone could hit the target.

Xiao Ying knew in her heart that she had underestimated her opponent, but seeing that she had not lost, she said: "This is one shot per person, and at most it will be a tie."

Which king smiled and asked: "Excuse me, Mr. Xiao, please give me Geng."

Xiao Ying laughed heartily, stroked her beard and said: "Little baby, I am twice as old as you."

Wang Pang also burst out laughing: "According to Ambassador Xiao's calculation just now, doesn't the Ambassador still count as a loser?"

Except for the envoys from the Liao Kingdom, all the people watching were watching the excitement. The officials of the Song Dynasty were naturally angry at Xiao Ying's arrogance. When Wang Pang asked Xiao Ying her age, Xiao Ying threw herself into a trap and kept telling Wang Pang to find him.

The handle is also to relieve anger. The whole room burst into laughter after hearing this.

Renzong also smiled, and when he saw Xiao Yingying, he said: "This imperial shooting is for entertainment, not for winning or losing. Even so, it's a tie. Everyone wants to be happy."

Seeing Renzong say this, Xiao Ying smiled to show his Liao style and returned to the table. Emperor Renzong immediately gave the Liao envoy Han attire, brocade coats, etc. He also rewarded the king's side, silver saddles, horses, clothes, gold and silver utensils.

The story of Wang Pang's imperial shooting spread among the envoys from various countries. Let's not talk about how the envoys from various countries talked about Wang Pang when they returned home. After the imperial shooting, Wang Pang came out of the South Imperial Garden and rode the horse rewarded by the emperor on the imperial street.

The people in the city had already learned that Wang Pang was accompanying the Liao envoys. They cheered on both sides of the imperial court. There were even people here who had heard of Wang Pang's name.

King Pang is riding on a tall horse, high-spirited. Behind him, a pair of envious and jealous eyes are looking at him, and in the near future, that man will become the new king.
Chapter completed!