Bi Tao panicked and hit her head on the door frame, turning around quickly. When she heard no movement behind her, she didn't know which nerve she had misdirected, so she turned back again, touched the edge of the table with her eyes closed, and put the ice on the table. Put the block down.
"Slave Ice Cube, I put you down..."
I kicked the stool with my foot and knocked my knee on the stool. I endured the pain and turned around to run out, but was almost knocked down by the threshold again.
Yinyue picked her up outside and lifted her up by her collar to stand up.
"What's wrong with you? Why is your face so red?"
Following her line of sight, the door was half open. Did something happen inside?
He stood by the door and asked: "Your Highness?"
Shen Moran cleared his throat and asked: "Your Highness, why don't you get up? Didn't I say that I want to watch you shoot archery..."
Zhou Zhan couldn't look directly at the word "archery" now, so he nibbled on her lips again in retaliation. Shen Moran vaguely remembered the conversation last night, covered his lips and laughed.
"We are already an old married couple, and His Highness is still shy..."
There was no answer inside, so Yinyue asked Bitao suspiciously.
"Are the two masters really okay? There are no assassins in the house?"
Bitao made a big blush and pinched him hard on the arm. The house was heavily guarded, what could happen to the masters!
"I……"
Yin Yue thought of something and stood there awkwardly, wishing she had never appeared.
Zhou Zhan dressed neatly and walked out of the room. He saw him standing alone in the yard and asked, "Why are you standing there stupidly? Go prepare the bow and arrow target."
The notice from the court was so sudden that no one had time to prepare. Zhou Rong fully drew his bow and shot at the target a hundred meters away.
Zhuo Wen praised: "Among the princes, His Highness has the best riding and shooting skills. He will definitely come out on top this time!"
The servant handed over an arrow, and Zhou Rong took it, shook his swollen arm and sighed: "But since I was injured last time, my chest feels tight whenever I lift my breath. Now it's not as good as before."
Zhuo Wen also knew that the strategy he used at the beginning had a higher cost, but in exchange for some skin injuries, although it did not achieve the expected results, at least no one mentioned the past things again.
"Every gain must come with a loss. Your Highness, please be more open-minded and do your best to obey fate. Your Highness does not need to embarrass yourself too much."
Zhou Rong snorted and aimed at the bullseye with another arrow.
"Then I'll take advantage of my father-in-law's good advice!"
Prince Chen's Mansion.
Zhou Chen tried several times, but due to lack of communication, seven or eight times out of ten his shots missed, and the one or two times he hit the target were just close to the target.
He threw the bow on the ground, and a servant brought a chair. He leaned back and sat in the chair.
"No more practice!"
Zhou Chang had just practiced with him a few times, and he was a little better, but he didn't dare to show off too much in front of Zhou Chen, for fear of arousing his resentment.
"Third brother, my father attaches great importance to this exercise. If we embarrass him, it will not end well..."
Zhou Chen kicked the boy next to him and asked him to pick up the bow.
"Anyway, when the time comes, my father and the others will be far away and it will be difficult to see who is who. I will find a substitute to come over and fool them first. After the drill is over, I will go and admit my mistake to my father!"
Zhou Chen said it nonchalantly, but Zhou Chang thought about it and stopped trying to persuade him.
"Father is just afraid that he will be angry."
Zhou Chen smiled and said: "Don't worry, second brother. You know this and I know it. No third person will know about it. When we get to the court, what will the other brothers do if they find out? I will expose me in front of my face in front of the whole world." Are you going to embarrass your father in front of me?"
Zhou Chang echoed: "Then third brother, be careful."
Zhou Chenrang waved his hand to summon the guards, selected a guard with a similar figure to him on the spot, and handed the bow to the other party.
"Try to cum."
The guards are all skilled, so riding and archery is no problem. Even if they can't come out on top, they can at least be fooled.
The guard responded, pulled out the arrow from the quiver, and with almost no aiming movement, hit the red heart with a whoosh.
Zhou Chen laughed twice, patted the guard on the shoulder and said, "It's up to you. When the time comes, you can shoot the arrow for me and don't let the news leak out."
The guard should be.
"Second brother, you practice slowly. I'll go drink some tea and wait for you."
Zhou Chang picked up a feather arrow and aimed it for a long time. With a hiss, the arrow stuck next to the arrow shot by the guard. However, Zhou Chen had already left with his men and did not see his strength.
The second arrow still landed on the bullseye. After practicing several times, Zhou Chang felt it was boring, so he walked over and pulled out his own arrow and inserted it back into the quiver, looking forward to the drill two days later.
The two days passed very quickly. Whether it was sharpening the weapons before the battle or being prepared in advance, when the day came for the drill, the road from the palace gate to the school field outside the city was guarded by the Imperial Guards early in the morning.
Early in the morning, the three armies gathered together and stood on the tower, looking out at the vast ocean.
The clothes worn in different military camps are of different colors. At the front are the Jinyi guards in bright red armor, and on the left are the Jinwu guards in gold armor and the Yulin guards in silver armor.
After that, the Beijing camp was divided into several camps according to the three major battalions. The squadron that Xiang Xiao was responsible for training was on the far left.
Everyone watched the ceremony on the city wall.
Si Yiluo, wearing a red robe and a suit of armor, was riding on horseback, and he was particularly eye-catching among thousands of troops.
The sound of war drums was heard, and hundreds of thousands of people uniformly knelt down on one knee to pay homage to Emperor Yao. At this time, anyone standing on the tower would be greatly shocked.
Wei Heyan, who was following Emperor Yao, his calm heart suddenly started beating wildly, and his eyes turned to the red figure leading the way not far away. The figure was getting closer and closer, running towards him, and then horses began to follow behind him.
Go up, followed closely by the generals from each military camp.
A cloud of dust rose up from behind the horse's butt, and the formation formed a herringbone shape and quickly approached.
Wei Heyan was in a trance for a moment, as if he had seen another scene. It was a scene of the girl with her back to him, desperately running away into the distance, and chasing them was a rain of arrows...
He clearly felt the pain radiating from his heart and the indifference he pretended to...
"Si Yiluo, commander of the Imperial Guards, pays homage to the Emperor!"
"The commanding officer of the Jinwu Guard..."
"Commander of the Yulin Guards..."
"Left Army Governor's Mansion..."
"The Commander-in-Chief of the Right Army..."
"Fifth Army Camp..."
"Three Thousand Battalions..."
"Shenji Camp..."
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Xiang Xiao knelt on one knee, clasped his hands into fists, and spoke with a sonorous voice.
"Biao Banjun Commander Xiang Xiao pays homage to the Emperor!"
Emperor Yao was filled with excitement and waved his hand.
Several princes behind him who were also wearing armor took the flags, went down to the tower, and personally handed the flags to the generals participating in the drill.
As Emperor Yao's personal bodyguard, the Jinyiwei were the first to bear the brunt. Si Yiluo led thousands of households under his command to perform a set of sword skills, and the shouts of a team of hundreds shocked the three armies.
Then his subordinates pushed up a bed crossbow. Si Yiluo jumped on the bed crossbow and aimed it at the big drum erected three hundred meters away. Like a round-headed crossbow arrow as thick as an arm, it penetrated the gray sky and hit the big drum.
The thud shook everyone's heart.
The soldiers selected in advance from each military camp shouted and came forward to form various formations.
Si Yiluo finished his mission, returned to the high platform, and stood beside Emperor Yao to protect him.
She didn't look sideways, but there were many people peeking at her from behind.
Normally you wouldn't be able to tell when standing in the court, but with the hand she showed just now, if you look at the entire Zhou Dynasty, you won't be able to find anyone with such good accuracy.
Finally, someone believed that Si Yiluo's ability to gain a foothold in the military as a woman was not due to luck but to strength.
And she can also gain a foothold in the court, relying not only on Emperor Yao's favor, but also on her brains. A smart and powerful woman, if she marries a prince, she will definitely be even more powerful to that prince!