No matter how the people behind her looked at her, she just stood behind Emperor Yao, side by side with Wei Heyan.
Wei Heyan was also sizing her up. Before seeing it with his own eyes today, he couldn't believe that Si Yiluo's military exploits were actually achieved. He thought he couldn't do this skill. Maybe Ning Cheng could do it, but Ning Cheng's background
He comes from a family of military commanders and has received strict training since he was a child. Si Yiluo became a monk halfway and was not on the same starting line as him.
But she was able to do it so well that it was beyond his expectation.
After the joint military formation drill, there were displays of other military camps.
As soon as Shenji Battalion's gun formation appeared, it instantly stole the limelight from other battalions.
The more Xiao Yuanjin looked at it, the paler his face became. Even if he didn't want to admit it, the armaments of the Zhou Dynasty were indeed much stronger than those of the Northern Liao Dynasty. The Shenji Camp's firecrackers and cannons were so powerful. The two armies were facing each other, but they had not yet rushed forward.
, Dazhou’s cannons have already killed many of their men...
However, the formula of gunpowder was strictly controlled by the Zhou Dynasty court. Even if they obtained the formula, they lacked mineral veins in Northern Liao and could not produce it on a large scale, let alone use it on the battlefield.
With this alone, it would be impossible for him to reach the Central Plains...
Half of the drill was a competition between the princes.
I just took this opportunity to examine the abilities of all the princes.
The queen led her family members to watch the ceremony further away. The princes were all dressed in the same dress, except for the red tassels on their hats. Shen Moran saw Zhou Zhan from a distance. He no longer held back from the beginning of this competition. He was secretly looking forward to it.
Somewhat nervous.
Secretly sizing up the expressions of the others, the Queen's eyes also fell on the field. On the surface, she looked graceful and steady, but the handkerchief in her hand had been pinched and deformed.
Except for Princess Chen Bo Wanqing who was not too nervous, everyone else seemed to be holding their breath.
Shen Mingshu, who had not seen him for a long time, secretly clenched his fists and looked at the people in the field.
The six princes lined up in the middle of the field. A soldier holding a target a hundred meters away urged his horse to circle the field with a radius of a hundred meters.
Each of the princes had three barrels of arrows, and the arrows were marked. After the arrows were shot, the soldiers would count the number of arrows that hit the target.
The sound of drums means the start of the game.
Zhou Rong took the lead and shot three feather arrows in parallel.
Next came Zhou Chang.
Zhou Chen had half a mask on his face. Zhou Rong looked at him and frowned. After he shot an arrow, he asked, "Why is third brother wearing a mask? Are you feeling uncomfortable somewhere?"
The guards wearing Zhou Chen's clothes did not dare to say a word and looked at Zhou Chang, hoping that Zhou Chang could help him out.
Zhou Chang took out an arrow and aimed at the target, seemingly unaware of his predicament.
"Third brother?"
Zhou Rong looked at him suspiciously, attracting the attention of others. Zhou Chang then rode over and explained to him: "Brother, there is a competition now. Third brother may have some difficulties. Let's talk about it after the competition is over.
"
The guard drew his arrows and aimed them at the target. Although they were not always on target, at least they all stuck on the target.
Zhou Rong frowned, took out an arrow, and carefully aimed at the bull's-eye, but the arrow missed.
Looking at Zhou Chen again, he almost didn’t fail.
Looking back, I saw the other brothers. Zhou Yun was also taking aim seriously, but after all, his skills were a little behind.
Zhou Yu didn't squint his eyes, and for the sake of stability, he only shot one arrow at a time.
Zhou Zhan's quiver is still full. It's been a while since the competition started, but he hasn't even shot a single arrow!
In this competition, he couldn't guarantee that he would win. He fired three arrows in the opening to build momentum for himself, and he had to save the arrows in the back...
It was only then that the atmosphere on the tower became relaxed.
Bo'an praised: "I didn't expect His Royal Highness Chen Wang's riding and shooting skills to be so powerful. He almost missed his shots..."
Praising his son-in-law, Shen Panxing refused to lag behind.
"His Royal Highness Prince Yu is also good at riding and shooting."
Zhuo Wen is not willing to lag behind.
"His Royal Highness's three-arrow salvo on the stage was even more difficult, and every arrow hit the target. This shows that he never slacks off every day in private..."
The purpose of arranging the competition between the princes after the display of military formations in each military camp and before the competition between generals begins is to avoid foil.
No matter how powerful the princes are, they can't compare to the soldiers who train in the military camp every day.
Emperor Yao smiled and said: "It didn't embarrass me..."
Zhou Rong soon discovered something was wrong. Their brothers had studied together and had riding and shooting lessons since they were young. When had Zhou Chen's riding and shooting skills become so good?
Moreover, he didn’t say a word during the entire scene, which was not in line with his character!
If he could hit every shot, he would definitely show off by showing off, instead of being silent...
Zhou Rong hesitantly pointed the arrow at the side of Zhou Chen's face, and the arrow flew out. The queen on the city wall was shocked and asked: "Concubine Xian, what is Zhou Rong doing?"
Concubine Xian was also startled and looked nervously at the scene.
The feather arrows flew past the mask and pierced the edge of the target. At the same time, the masks on the guards' faces were also taken away. They could not see clearly from a distance, but the princes on the field could tell at a glance what they were wearing. The person wearing Zhou Chen's clothes is not Zhou Chen.
"Who are you? Where is the third brother?"
Zhou Rong asked sternly, and when the guard saw that he had been exposed, he hurriedly clasped his fists and explained: "His Royal Highness Chen Wang asked the villain to do this, and His Highness Prince Chang can testify!"
Zhou Chang did not expect Zhou Rong to fire a cold arrow. After noticing the situation here, he immediately rode over and the other princes also hurriedly gathered around.
"Brother, now is not the time to hold people accountable. Everyone is watching. We can't let our father lose face. Let's talk about it after it's over!"
Zhou Chang and Zhou Chen were so good that they could wear a pair of trousers. Zhou Rong snorted and asked, "My second brother has known about it for a long time but didn't stop it. Is he deliberately trying to embarrass his father?"
"On such an important occasion, the third brother is allowed to mess around. Does the second brother think that paper can contain the fire?"
This matter was caused by Zhou Chen's insistence, and Zhou Chang was unwilling to take the blame for him.
"Brother, what you said is wrong. I just found out about it. Brother looked up at the city wall. In addition to my father and all the civil and military officials of the court, there are also Prince Xiao and Princess Poyun of Northern Liao. It doesn't matter if we are embarrassed, but if we let Beili If Liao saw the joke, wouldn't it become a shame?"
"I hope my brother will put the overall situation first!"
Zhou Chang's words accused Zhou Rongan of not considering the overall situation. Zhou Rong counterattacked: "So, the third brother finding a substitute to fool everyone is the important issue. The second brother has no complaints in his heart and thinks it's fair?"
"Why did my father let us compete? Don't you have a clue in my second brother's mind? I must explain it clearly. No matter how openly and secretly we brothers fight, we must at least be honest. What is the difference between third brother's behavior and cheating in the imperial examination?"
Zhou Chang was expecting this matter to become a big deal, and Zhou Rong's insistence on not letting go was exactly what he wanted.
"What I want to do is my business. I just put forward my own suggestions. It's my business whether I want to adopt them or not."
Seeing the two of them quarreling, Zhou Yun stepped forward to talk to each other, while Zhou Yu stayed out of the matter and did not interfere.
He and Zhou Zhan also had a falling out over the incident at Jingshan Temple. They were far apart and he couldn't see Zhou Zhan's expression, but he just found it very interesting.
Except for Zhou Xian, who was adopted, they are indeed brothers. They are in a state of disunity when they are together. They also say that they won’t let people laugh... There are jokes everywhere, who is cleaner than the other!
The competition on the field stopped, and Emperor Yao turned around and asked, "Si Qing, do you see what happened over there?"
The distance was too far, so we could only get a rough look. Si Yiluo replied: "Your Majesty, it seems that His Highness Prince Rong almost shot His Highness Prince Chen. There may have been a dispute."