Yan Zhen felt that it was boring for this group of people to keep running into the woods, so he asked people to set up an archery target sixty feet away from the banquet, and ordered the Tianzi team and the Xuanzi team to compete one-on-one in the form of a wheel battle. The one with the higher score would
win.
The gamblers were all staring at the red hearts on the target, and there was silence all around, except for the harsh sound of the wind.
In the first round, the Tianzi team sent out the right general Langmu, who was in charge of 50,000 guards in Kyoto. He was once a subordinate of Prince Zheng, and later he was promoted to general within two years due to his outstanding achievements.
When everyone saw the tall and majestic Lang Miao coming out of the queue, they couldn't help but exclaimed and applauded in support.
Su Yan knew this general. He was one of the best generals in Kyoto. He was proficient in archery and close combat, and his tactical experience was unrivaled by few. The remaining two were slightly inferior. One was Hong Jing, the Minister of War.
, although he has been on the battlefield, but that was many years ago. Although he is now involved in marching and fighting, he is still working as a civilian, and his practical experience, whether it is wielding a sword or a gun, has long been unfamiliar; the other one is Dong Gong
Chen Xiaoyao, the general of the Imperial Guard, was also a brave warrior, but his archery skills were unknown.
Although she didn't know the three young men of the Xuanzi team, their performance and skills during the hunting competition should be pretty good. Among them, the one with the most accurate archery skills was the young man in blue who had been silent all the time, and the other in white.
The boy was also very accurate, but unfortunately impatient. The remaining child, who was the youngest and thinnest, had the least ability and the weakest endurance.
Thinking of this, Su Yan came up with a plan and immediately moved to the Xuanzi team and secretly said a few words to them.
At this time, General Lanmiao had already set up his arrows and fully drew his long bow. He only heard a strong wind whistling past, and the gray hair on his temples was lifted up and could not stop in the air for a long time.
"General Langmu hit the red heart!" the eunuch who recorded the results shouted loudly.
General Lanmiao looked at the Xuanzi team and said with a smile: "Little kids, if you give up in spite of difficulties, I won't laugh at you!" After saying that, he patted the shoulders of his teammates next to him, and several people echoed.
And laugh.
The white-clothed young man in the Xuanzi team was so angry that he said, "Why did General Lanmiao say this? We have also been trained for more than ten years. Have you forgotten that we just won the first place?"
Lang Miao said disdainfully: "It's just a fluke!" He raised his armor. The silver armor was very dazzling in the light, making the whole person particularly dazzling. "It's a good thing for a little kid to have confidence. That's fine. I'll take a look.
What skills do you have? If you can convince us seniors, I, Lanmiao, will accept you as my disciple immediately!"
"Does the general mean what he said?" asked the youngest child.
“Realer than real gold!”
The little baby shouted to King Yao on Su Yan's side: "Brother, you can hear me. If I defeat General Lanmiao, don't envy me for entering the military camp!"
Everyone present was stunned, who is this little doll?
King Yao laughed twice and said to him: "If my father can agree, then I, too, will be happy."
When Lan Miao heard this conversation, he knelt down on one knee in panic and said, "I don't know if I am the prince, please forgive me!"
The young prince, who was only about the age of dancing spoons, was very handsome. He looked at Lan Miao with a pair of big and smart eyes: "General, there is no need to panic. I never like to use my status to pressure others. Since we are competing here, there is no need to be cautious. This
The first game is up to me!" After saying that, he took the long bow from the attendant, tremblingly opened the bow, and aimed it at the target in the distance.
Whoosh——
Impartially, he shot the tree trunk next to the target. He lamented and said: "Sure enough, archery is not my specialty. It seems that there is no hope of entering the military camp!" After saying that, he looked at King Yao disappointedly, thinking that he could
After being comforted by the royal brother, he unexpectedly took a big sip of wine with a sinister smile on his face.
Lang Miao was sweating profusely and felt very happy: If he really won and entered the military camp as he wished, Your Majesty would not be able to cut him into pieces!
Yanzhen spread his hands and said, "Look, this is strength!" He stood up and applauded the Tianzi team, "General Lanmiao is worthy of being a veteran who has been on the battlefield for ten years, and he is not inferior to the young people today."
General Lanmiao hurriedly waved his hand and said: "General, you are ridiculous. If I can't even do this, how can I protect the gate of Kyoto? But I have to thank the general. If the general is my opponent, I will definitely lose."
, the great general is the one who always wins, I can only hold him back and dare not take the credit!"
Yan Zhen was complimented so much that his heart blossomed. Only then did Su Yan understand why Yan Zhen wanted to change the rules. It turned out that he also saw that these little kids were full of clever ideas and used all kinds of "dirty tricks" in the woods.
A narrow victory, if you continue to indulge them, I am afraid they will win all at once! So let them play archery head-on, and the little kids will naturally be no match for the veterans who fall asleep holding their bows and arrows every day!
However, Yan Zhen never expected that Su Yan would have a countermeasure already.
Su Yan pretended to be discouraged, pushed the money he had just won to Yan Zhen, and said desperately: "If you lose the first game, there is no point in competing anymore!" As he was about to stand up, his shoulders suddenly felt heavy.
, she heard someone say behind her: "The game is not yet decided, why rush to lose?" Before she could turn around, a heavy bag of money was thrown in front of her. Good guy, this bag is probably half a year's salary of a third-rank official in the imperial court.
! I couldn’t help but secretly rejoice, this is really a blessing from God, someone fell from the sky to help her act!
Then he patted his chest and said to everyone: "Although General Lanmiao narrowly won the first round, there are still two rounds left. I, Su Yanke, will never make mistakes. If you want to change your mind, you still have time!"
Everyone looked at her with disgust and fell silent...
In this round, everyone still dominated the Tianzi team.
Because the Tianzi team won the first battle, they were the first to shoot arrows in the second round. This time they sent out General Chen Xiaoyao of the East Palace Guards, who was also a man of great military exploits. Some people in the crowd began to discuss in a low voice:
"It is said that this general once rescued the enemy and was a popular figure in the East Palace!"
"It seems like last year, he stabbed the dead man to death with a sword. Your Majesty promoted him two levels in a row and went directly to the prince to command the imperial guards in the East Palace!"
"So is he good at archery?"
"It shouldn't be bad, but I heard that General Chen is most powerful in close combat. He used a short sword to save His Majesty."
Su Yan raised his eyebrows, feeling confident.
The discussion stopped suddenly, and only a loud sound was heard from the other end. An arrow was already inserted into the target sixty feet away, but it was not in the middle of the red heart, but just touched the bullseye.
How to calculate this score?
Yan Zhen touched his chin with some embarrassment. After thinking for a long time, he said guiltily: "This can also count..."
"Allow me to say a few words." Su Yan stood up and protested: "The Tianzi team are all brave and capable generals, while the Xuanzi team is just three fledgling teenagers. They are not all like General Yan.
Wouldn't it be unfair to hold such a natural-born war god to the same standards?"
Yan Zhen had expected that she would be serious. If it were anyone else, he would not listen to her. But Su Yan was different, so he said to her: "What Mr. Su said makes sense..."
"Why didn't you bring it up in the first game? You obviously knew you were going to lose, so you made excuses!" Someone in the crowd resisted.
Su Yan said: "Don't worry, everyone, I don't mean to be cheating, I just want to make a small request so that I won't break the rules."
Yan Zhen asked: "What request?"
"The general's arrow was inserted impartially on the edge of the bull's eye. However, Rong's archery rules throughout the ages do not seem to have judged this situation. Therefore, if it is necessary to calculate points, then as long as the Xuanzi team's arrow lands on the edge of the bull's eye,
Team Xuanzi must win! We are all seniors, so we should give way to the juniors, right?"
Someone ridiculed: "Huh! Team Xuanzi shot the arrow on the tree in the first game. Do you still think you can hit the target in the second game?"
Su Yan shrugged and said, "God knows, what if God yawned and made a mistake?"
The man sneered and didn't believe it at all.
Yan Zhen frowned and thought for a while, couldn't this be Su Yan's trick?
General Chen was a little impatient in waiting and said to Su Yan: "Let alone getting close to the target, if the little kid from the Xuanzi team can put the arrow on the target, I will count him as the winner!" He laughed.
Su Yan cupped his hands and said: "General, please give in. We still follow the old rules. The Xuanzi team's arrow must land close to the bull's-eye to be considered a winner."
General Chen looked at Su Yan doubtfully, wondering where she got her confidence.
Su Yan winked at the young man in blue in the Xuanzi team. The young man immediately raised his hand and said, "Junior Cai Cong, please teach me!"
Cai Cong?
Su Yan looked at the boy in blue, and it turned out that he was the little Cai Cong, the only child of his father's good friend Cai Hezong! After so many years, he turned out to be so old! Time flies so fast, it feels like he is in another world.
To everyone's surprise, and even more to Su Yan's expectation, Cai Cong's archery skills were unusually stable and accurate, and the arrow hit the target!
Everyone was speechless. Only the person who supported Su Yan spoke: "Look, there is still a chance of improvement before everything is settled."
Yan Zhen pursed his lips and said unconvinced: "It's just a draw. It's too early to be happy. You will definitely lose in this third round. Although this member of our Tianzi team is currently working as a civilian, he was also a veteran on the battlefield.
, the bows he has touched and the arrows he has shot are better than those of your Xuanzi Team...what is his name?"
"Mu Chengji, the son of the junior minister of rites, has met the general." The young man in white from the Xuanzi team smiled energetically and at the same time bowed his hands to Yan Zhen.
In the end, Mu Chengji competed with Hong Jing, the Minister of War. Everyone nervously clenched their fists and gritted their teeth, waiting for the final match that would decide the outcome.
Su Yan looked at them quietly, not seeming to be worried about losing, but Ah Ni was so anxious that he murmured to himself from time to time: "After all, Mr. Mu is just practicing archery in the school field, how can he compare with a veteran who has been on the battlefield for a long time? There is a huge disparity in strength."
Come on! Sir, why are you not in a hurry? If we lose this time, we will be paupers!"
Su Yan ignored her and still watched quietly.
With the arrow on the string, Mu Chengji suddenly broke into a cold sweat. The string in his hand had been stretched to the limit, but the bullseye in his eyes was a little erratic. Suddenly there was a force on his shoulder, and it was Su Yan who whispered in his ear: "Don't
Be anxious, calm down, and then aim for the bull's-eye, don't hesitate."
"Mr. Su, if I lose, will it make you lose everything?"
Su Yan didn't expect that this child would still be carefree and care about whether she lost money at the critical moment. She couldn't help but be touched, "You don't care whether I win or lose. You are competing now. You are the key point for Team Xuanzi's turning point.
You can’t be impatient, you have to calm down.”
He nodded, closed his eyes, and used Su Yan's method to calm his mind. After a long time, he suddenly opened his eyes, used all his strength to draw the long bow and aimed at the bull's eye. With a whoosh, the arrow pierced the sky and landed steadily.
On the target.
Ah Min breathed a sigh of relief, patted his chest and said, "It's okay, it's okay, at least it didn't go anywhere else!"
When Wei Yao heard what Ah Yu said, he couldn't help but feel depressed: "My arrow is already very close to the target. I don't seem to be satisfied with what you mean!"
Ah Yu said aggrievedly: "I don't understand the rules, don't laugh at me!" He just looked up and saw that it was King Yao. His face turned pale with fright, and he apologized quickly, "Your Majesty, please atone for your sins! I spoke so freely, please please Your Majesty atone for your sins."
!”
"I haven't read books and don't know the rules. Please forgive me, Your Majesty." Su Yan happened to see this scene and hurriedly came to the rescue. He saluted Wei Yao and changed the subject: "Did Your Majesty also suppress the Tianzi team?
?”
Wei Yao quickly corrected his position: "I have been a follower of Mr. Su from beginning to end, and I am optimistic about you!"
Su Yan's eyes lit up and he asked him: "Your Majesty is indeed very discerning, so...how much bet did Your Majesty make?"
"Well..." Wei Yao scratched his head in embarrassment and chuckled, "I was in a hurry and forgot to take the money!"
Why do you have the nerve to say support without placing a bet? Su Yan looked at him depressedly, but couldn't show any displeasure. He had to be grateful: "Haha! It's okay, as long as the prince sees what he wants!"
After that, he turned away, not wanting to talk nonsense with him anymore.
The posture of Mr. Hong from the Tianzi Team is quite bluffing. He took off his shirt, braced his horse, let out a cry from his Dantian, and drew his bow with almost all his might. At first glance, he looked like this
The bow is a bit worn out, but I heard from other officials that this bow was once a weapon used by His Majesty to fight on the battlefield, and was later given to General Lang Mu. I think General Lang Mu was worried about Mr. Hong's lack of ability, so he wanted to use hardware to help him.
.
But……
Su Yan was confident that Mr. Hong's performance would not be higher than Mu Chengji's, but he didn't expect that this former veteran, whom Yan Zhen praised so much, would actually shoot an arrow on the ground! No one dared to look directly at this spectacular sight.
, they all closed their eyes and sighed.
Yan Zhen patted his thigh in annoyance: "This old man Hong is too much of a bully. How did he fish in troubled waters in the Tianzi team? If he had known that he was so useless, he should have been kicked out!"
Su Yan suppressed a smile and said to him: "General, please don't be angry. Master Hong has been slacking off for so many years and his real skills have long since disappeared. Do you still expect his front wave to beat my young and strong back wave? Go to sleep!"
"You use the lower Xuanzi team to fight against the higher Tianzi team, then use the upper class to fight against the opponent's middle class, and finally use the middle class to fight against their lower class... You are borrowing the wisdom of the ancients and using it just right!" The person behind him spoke again!
Su Yan finally heard the voice and hurriedly turned around. Just as his eyes touched the man's clothes, there was an ink-colored cloud, connected with a piece of green bamboo, and falling snow.
There are not many snow scenes in my memory. Although the four seasons are distinct in the south, the snowfall is not always pleasant. Only the snow scene in Rongguo is the ultimate beauty.
Every year in the middle of winter, there would be heavy snowfall in Ruoshui, which lasted for three consecutive days, blanketing Kyoto. In the months before she left the capital, brother Wei Zhen would always come to the palace to play with her, wearing Yan Zhen's clothes and eating the same food as hers.
, and then accompany her to build snowmen and have snowball fights. Aunt Yuhou was still alive at that time, and Fo Zhen still liked to talk...
Su Yan suddenly remembered that Emperor Rong seemed to have treated Wei Zhen unkindly from that time on. Could it be that Wei Zhen's death was...
Su Yan looked away sadly. Many times, he thought Xilou was Wei Zhen, but he was not.
"What's wrong, you're not happy after winning?" Xilou stretched out a finger and flicked her forehead, smiling gently, "Look at your potential, you won't be able to leave after winning once. Fortunately, you are not a man. If you were
In the future, high school will be filled with joy and sorrow."
As soon as he finished speaking, a series of laughter broke out from the crowd.
King Yao took Ah Yu away, took her place, and said to Su Yan and Xilou: "Mr. Su is no worse than a man. Ruoshui, there are many men who are not as good as her!"
Someone echoed: "Yes, I think about how heroic and heroic Mr. Su's speech was when he led his students to break into Dali Temple!"
However, Su Yan became embarrassed and waved his hand modestly: "A prize, a prize, haha!"
Yan Zhen lost money and was robbed of the limelight. Although she was her biological sister, she felt a little panicked. According to her bad temper, she might have taken it out on Su Yan, but...