Chapter 8 In-depth assessment of the second son of Qin and Xue
As the eldest son of the emperor, no matter how low-key Li Chengjing behaves, people cannot ignore his existence. His origin is destined to attract attention. Especially, the current uncertainty of the East Palace of the empire makes him, the eldest son of the emperor, stand out from the crowd.
After all, the current emperor is not the kind of emperor who cares about ancient rituals. The establishment of a direct line of succession depends entirely on the emperor's thoughts, and no one can interfere.
Winter winter winter!
As the drum beat sounded, Li Chengjing took a deep breath and started running.
Draw the bow, nock the arrow, and release!
The first arrow was very powerful and hit the target instantly.
Although his qualifications are mediocre, he is better because of his hard work and strong endurance. He may not be able to do the best in anything, but he can do it to his limit.
Li Zhiyun looked at his son riding and shooting back and forth in the field, and suddenly felt very comforted in his heart. He knew very well about his eldest son. He had always learned very hard, but because of his weak temperament, he rarely complained in front of him.
No matter how his son behaves, Li Zhiyun feels that he should comfort his son after the end. Of course, sometimes, he will feel sorry for his son and want to take care of him, but he cannot do so, because this is not taking care of him, but harming him.
Got him.
Halfway through the burning of the incense stick, Li Chengjing began to assess the moving target a hundred steps away in the second half of the assessment. This time, like most people, he was in trouble. The arrows he shot rarely hit, and with the heavy consumption of physical strength,
His shooting speed is also much slower.
In the end, he completed the assessment with a below-average score.
Li Zhiyun smiled and said: "My son is trying his best."
Xue Shou said: "The eldest son of the emperor is serious about his work and does not give up just because he is unable to do his job. Your Majesty is really a good teacher."
"Haha, Jing'er has been like this since she was a child." Li Zhiyun said with a smile.
Soon, one candidate after another took the stage, and finally it was Xue Li's turn.
After a while, exclamations of exclamation rang out from the school grounds.
"Excellent archery skills!" Zhang Shigui couldn't help but stand up and said, "I haven't missed an arrow so far?"
Yuchi Gong, Qin Qiong and others also looked solemn.
In the field, Xue Li's face was tense, his energy was sinking in his Dantian, he was riding the horse smoothly, his arrows were flying without missing a beat, and he was sure to hit the target. His score far exceeded that of other candidates, catching up with Qin Huaiyu, who performed best.
The candidates all stared at Xue Li's running figure without blinking.
"It's amazing." Li Jingheng, the son of Li Daozong, said. His performance just now was barely up to standard, not a shame, but compared with Xue Li, he was not even a little bit worse.
Cheng Chumo said in a solemn tone: "This guy's archery skills have improved greatly."
Qin Huaiyu's eyes flickered and he said nothing. He knew who his real opponent was long before the assessment.
Now that I see Xue Li acting like this, I am even more sure.
In the second half of the first part of the Hundred-Step Archery Target, Xue Li's performance was also remarkable, leaving people speechless.
"What a good boy." Cheng Yaojin asked, "Whose family does this boy belong to, and he has such martial arts skills?"
At this time, Xue Shou, who had always been eating melons, stepped forward to claim the child and said proudly: "He is my son, Xue Li, Xue's son from Hedong."
His son Xue Yuanchao is young and is still studying. It is Xue Li who is taking the assessment this time. Therefore, he has been speechless before and can only watch other people's children shine. Now that the children in the clan are doing well, he can't help but stand up and show off.
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Li Zhiyun has always paid close attention to Xue Li, not only because of his fame in history, but also because of his daughter Yongning. Now that he sees Xue Li doing so well, he feels very happy.
"I heard that this son is a descendant of Xue Andu?"
"To be honest with you, Your Majesty, that's exactly what it is." Xue Shou said, "It's a pity that this son's family is in decline and he is poor since he was young."
After it turned out that he was a famous general, the ministers present all nodded secretly. If Xue Li was born as a commoner, they would be ashamed. Compared with Xue Li's riding and archery performance, their son is too poor.
Qin Qiong said: "In the future, if Xue Li can practice martial arts hard, he might become a tiger general."
The morning's assessment passed quickly. After a half-hour break at noon, the assessment began again. And this time, it was the second part of the cavalry moving target, the kind that shoots people directly. Although the arrows were removed, it was completely the same as the archery target.
different.
After all, the infantry is holding the archery target and running, so the speed is not very fast. However, when the cavalry moves the target, although the target becomes larger, the speed is far faster than that of the infantry, which is extremely close to actual combat.
This is also the highlight. Archery targets are nothing. On the battlefield, only shooting the cavalry to death is the most worthy of showing off.
After all, everyone is alive, especially the most mobile cavalry. Whoever leads a general who doesn't ride a horse will stand there waiting for you to shoot arrows. If you can kill an enemy general with a mounted shot, it will definitely boost your morale.
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In this second part of the assessment, nearly 70% of the candidates found it extremely difficult to deal with the fifty-step cavalry moving target. As for the hundred-step moving target in the second half, they were completely unable to hit.
The cavalrymen who were responsible for serving as archery targets did not let go. They used various angles and various postures to dodge the candidates' arrows without arrows, which made the candidates disgraced and extremely embarrassed.
"Hard!" Fang Xuanling sighed heavily as she watched Fang Yizhi being led by the nose like a headless fly by the cavalry's moving target.
This kind of performance will make you a living target for the enemy on the battlefield.
No one laughed at Fang Xuanling this time, because most of the sons of other families performed very poorly. Even the noble sons of the Wu family were the same. Facing the moving cavalry, it was very difficult. If you were lucky, you could only shoot one or two.
As they watched, they all understood that at this time, the only candidates who could compare themselves were Qin Huaiyu, Cheng Chumo, Yuchi Baolin, Luo Huaizhong, Li Yixie, Xue Li and other candidates with outstanding martial arts skills.
As they had guessed, at the end of the assessment, the only candidates who could really be seen were those candidates who had outstanding performance previously. For example, Li Chengjing only scored three arrows in the second part of the assessment, which was a very poor performance.
Finally, it was Xue Li's turn to come on stage, and behind him was Qin Huaiyu.
The two parts of the assessment are determined by drawing lots, so they are different.
"Huaiyu, I'll wait for you." Xue Li looked back at Qin Huaiyu, got on his horse, and entered the examination room.
Qin Huaiyu clenched his fists and exhaled softly.
"I'll wait."
The friends next to me were no longer as relaxed as before. The second part of the assessment was too terrible, and their performance was simply unsightly.
After Xue Li came on the field, he lived up to expectations. Facing the cavalry moving target, his performance was still very good. Although he did not have a guaranteed hit, his performance was outstanding. However, when he faced the hundred-step moving target, his performance declined slightly, but in comparison
Among those candidates who were completely unable to hit the mark before, Xue Li already stood out.
After Xue Li finished his examination, Qin Huaiyu rode past him on horseback and entered the examination room.
As a stick of incense was lit and drums sounded, Qin Huaiyu's eyes suddenly turned cold and stern. He raised his black long bow, urged his war horse, and shot an arrow from a long distance.
Hit with one arrow!
On the high platform, the emperor saw the black long bow and said: "I remember that the black bow is the two-stone treasure bow of the Uighur tribe. If you don't have a certain amount of arm strength, I'm afraid it won't be able to be pulled open."
Qin Qiong said: "It is the Uighur black bow that your Majesty rewarded me."
"Can Huaiyu be used?" Li Zhiyun asked.
"I can, but I can't hold on for long." Qin Qiong said.
Li Zhiyun admired this young man more and more, "What a good Qin Huaiyu, who made a desperate move and really has a bloody spirit. Qin Qing has taught a good son."
"It all depends on Your Majesty's merit." Qin Qiong said modestly.
On the field, Qin Huaiyu became more and more courageous as he fought, and his arrows were all missed. The audience watched in amazement. Soon, the moving target of the Hundred-Inch Cavalry in the second half of the second part of the assessment came one after another, making people reluctant to take their eyes away.