Chapter 194: The Art of Archery and the Queen's Anger
"Whenever you shoot, you must hit the mat while you are sitting, with one knee on the stack and one knee across the mat. When you hold the bow, you will definitely hit it, and when you hold it in the middle, you should keep the center of the string..."
Wang Shouren also presided over the provincial examination and became the most famous person in the country. He also held classes in the capital to tell young scholars his summary of his many years of experience. The spiritual philosophy that once shone brightly in history has now begun to take shape.
However, it was the first time that he, a serious civil servant, taught archery to a young man from an aristocratic family.
He had once told his friends and scholars to practice martial arts to strengthen their health. However, it was not the Tang Dynasty when all the scholars were armed with swords, nor was it the Song Dynasty when the court strongly encouraged the formation of bow and arrow societies. With peace and quiet for a long time, the court wished that the common people would stop dancing with swords.
Great, let alone a scholar? Even his father Wang Hua disapproved of his hobby, and even scolded him, but he didn't expect it to be put to use at this time.
At this time, there was a gap in training. Five hundred young troops were replenished and sat on the ground. They all looked curiously at Wang Shouren, who was standing there holding a bow and arrow. Many people were even whispering curiously. The reason is simple.
, the difference between civil servants and military generals is so easy to recognize these days, no one expected that it would be a young civil servant practicing archery at this moment.
"The shelf looks nice..."
"I don't know if I can hit it! By the way, I heard that our Mr. Xu was impeached by many bosses before. Maybe he arranged this deliberately just to make the head of the Ministry of War look embarrassed?"
No matter what the people below were talking about, Zhu Houzhao was quietly reciting the "She Jing" recited by Wang Shouren, his eyes unblinking as he looked at the protagonist who was unhurriedly stringing the arrow. He heard him read "focus on it with your eyes, and focus on it with your hands".
"Point it with your heart and interest it with your heart." When Wang Shouren, who was riding a horse, suddenly let go of his hand, an arrow suddenly flew a hundred steps away and plunged into the target. The next moment, someone stood aside and volunteered to watch.
The target's maqiao trotted to the side of the archery target, took down the archery target and rushed over happily.
"Hit the heart!"
For a moment, there was an uproar below. Although Zhu Houzhao often watched military generals shoot willows during the Dragon Boat Festival, it had to be said that among the performances of the bunch of nobles and military generals, except for one or two who stood out, most of them had or
It was more or less a mistake. At this time, seeing that Wang Shouren, a civil servant, had such good skills, after the initial daze, he blurted out and praised: "Good!"
Having just witnessed the innate intelligence of this young prince, and now seeing that he was also sincerely interested in archery, Wang Shouren felt relieved, thinking to himself that this dandy was not hopeless. So, he simply waved his hand and ordered the man
Ma Qiao put the target back, spurred his horse back to its original position, and fired five more arrows in succession. Although this time he only hit four of the five arrows, there was still a loud sound in the sky. At this time, Wang Shouren turned his horse's head.
When he came back, he jumped off the horse neatly and bowed his hand to Zhu Houzhao.
"Some of my hands are raw, and the bowstring is a little soft."
When Wang Shouren saw Xu Xun thoughtfully holding a bow and meditating, he immediately said: "Commander Xu, today I tested the shooting skills of these young troops, and there were only twenty-two people who could shoot. But this is not surprising.
After all, to practice archery, you first need to have a good bow, and then you have to spend countless feathers and arrows. These people all come from relatively well-off families. As for the rest, some can’t even draw a bow."
"It's not easy to have twelve people who can shoot. It takes more effort to change them from being able to shoot to being good at shooting." Xu Xun smiled slightly and said immediately, "I've already thought about it.
In the first month, let them practice formation, advance and retreat. These martial arts are only used for entertainment during daily breaks, to whet their appetite and interest. As for starting from the second month,
Let them start to practice formations, and those who can shoot will concentrate on practicing their shooting skills. When the two armies compete, the first is tactics, the second is momentum, the third is coordination, and the fourth is individual bravery."
"good!"
Wang Shouren nodded without thinking, and was about to add something when Zhu Houzhao's loud coughing sound came from the side. He turned around and saw the Shouning Hou Crown Prince looking unhappy. Only then did he remember his promise, and he suddenly had a headache.
When Xu Xun saw Zhu Houzhao's obvious gaze, he smiled and said, "Do you also want to try your hand, little Marquis?"
"Yeah yeah!"
Zhu Houzhao nodded repeatedly without thinking, not seeing the weird faces of the eunuchs around him. At this time, Xu Xun winked at Ma Qiao over there, and when Ma Qiao nodded knowingly, he suddenly started blowing again.
Bamboo whistle, all the young soldiers around who had just watched the excitement happily had to get up one by one, and then he pointed at Zhu Houzhao with a weak hand.
"1 Little Marquis, behind the houses over there is a martial arts arena. I have set up targets there. You might as well go there and practice."
"Okay, okay!"
Seeing Zhu Houzhao excitedly urging Wang Shouren to go to the other side, Liu Jin and others hurriedly followed. Xu Xun withdrew his gaze and stood there hesitating. Suddenly, he heard a cough coming from beside him.
"Prince Xu."
"Ah, it's Eunuch Xiao!"
Turning his head and seeing it was Xiao Jing, Xu Xun was stunned and quickly raised his hand. Xiao Jing glanced at the military formation over there that was being practiced in full swing, and then said meaningfully to Xu Xun: "Your Majesty, you are so attentive.
After a few months, these young troops will definitely be in a state of purge. It is expected that the elders will have nothing to say at that time. However, Your Majesty, don’t forget the root cause, that is His Royal Highness. It is precisely because His Highness has shown great favor to you.
, you are what you are today, but you let him hang out with Wang Shouren. If His Highness lets Wang Shouren turn around, even if he is recommended by you at that time, it will not benefit you from now on!"
Xiao Jing is now the Chief of Ceremony, and there is no way for him to go higher up. Therefore, what he hopes is that he can continue to protect the descendants of the Xiao family for a while, consolidate the Holy Family, and have a chance to retire. Therefore, at one age
He really couldn't believe that Xu Xun, at a young age, was willing to destroy the Great Wall to help others. Just like Xiao Jing, although he was friends with many civil servants, how could he not know that most people were so evil?
Do you look down on him as a eunuch? People are wary of him, and he is also wary of others!
Wang Shouren is completely an uncontrollable factor. In contrast, Xu Xun has the leverage in his hands and will accept his kindness!
"Thank you so much, Eunuch Xiao, for your advice. I appreciate your love and care." Xu Xun bowed, straightened up and said with a smile, "Since Eunuch Xiao won't go with the Crown Prince to practice archery, can you go with me to a place?"
After bypassing the rows of willow trees behind the inner school grounds, Xiao Jing felt that his eyes suddenly opened up. There was actually a long galloping road with an archery target every twenty steps or so on both sides. It was obviously for people to practice galloping.
At this time, Xu Xuncai said: "I discovered this place when I was patrolling at night. I heard from people that when Xuan Miao was young, he practiced galloping here.
Although it has not been used for many years, it has been well preserved. However, galloping archery cannot be mastered in a short time. To practice archery, one should start from practicing archery." Xu Xun said and walked away from the shelf set up beside the galloping road. He took out a bow, put on the quiver, strode to the center of the Chi Road, and calmly drew the bow and fired the arrow. When his arms were completely tensed and straightened, he just gave a soft drink, like a full moon. As if the bowstring was suddenly released, there was a low clang sound, and the sharp arrow left the string. The next moment, a small schoolman inside rushed out holding an archery target.
"Congratulations, sir, you hit the target!" Zhu Jing saw an arrow stuck in the red heart of the target. He couldn't help but stepped forward to Xu Xun's position and took a visual look. He saw that it was fifty steps away and he couldn't help but take a bite. Surprised. Didn’t it mean that Xu Xun was led astray when he was young and never became a martial artist? How come his shooting skills are so accurate?
"The prince calls this..."
"It only took me a month or two to practice. However, because I was my uncle Qi Qi, I didn't dare to use the weapon rashly, so I held the bow in the room first, and my father taught me how to practice. After I got the appointment, My father really taught me step by step. Now the accuracy is still unclear. If it's a rifle shot, it's a 50-50 shot if it hits or misses." Seeing Xiao Jing thoughtfully, Xu Xun said, "To be honest, I Instead of just thinking about this opportunity to train troops in Xiyuan and staying with His Highness, it is better to think about whether those bosses will find fault with me again in three months."
"Okay, now that you are successful, our family has nothing to worry about!"
When sending Ben Jing away, Xu Xun was also thinking about Zhu Houzhao. He knew this prince roughly six or seven times since he came into contact with him. He was smart and alert, but not long-lasting and patient. Today's Wang Shouren is still nen Moreover, I don’t know the true identity of the master Zhu Houzhao. If the time comes, I really have to give up halfway, and he will be indispensable to clean up the situation!
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In the evening of that day, as soon as Emperor Hongzhi stepped into the East Nuan Pavilion of Kunning Palace, he saw Zhu Houzhao lying on the warm couch with a sad face. Seeing several eunuchs sweating profusely and squeezing his arms for him, Zhu Houzhao let out a burst of misery from time to time. Huh, he couldn't help but change his face. At this time, Queen Zhang on the side couldn't help it, and she started to complain a lot. In the end, Emperor Hongzhi couldn't resist it, and took advantage of Zhu Houzhao's another cry of pain to kill Queen Zhang. After sending the order, he took the opportunity to sneak outside and called over the few servants who were following the prince today for questioning.
"Taiban, what's going on?" Liu Jin and Gu Da used Ma Yongcheng to knead Zhu Houzhao's sore muscles inside. At this moment, everyone else suddenly looked at Zhang Yong. Zhang Yong saw nothing, so he had to He gritted his teeth and said: "Reporting to the Emperor, Your Highness is practicing archery with the King of the Ministry of War today, but it took a long time to practice, so..."
Knowing that Zhu Houzhao had been practicing archery with Wang Shouren all afternoon, Emperor Hongzhi was slightly startled, and then asked: "What about Xu Xun?"
"Prince Xu... is training troops and is not following around." Emperor Hongzhi frowned when he heard this, then relaxed, asked a few more casual questions and waved his hand to tell them to leave, and then walked back to Dongnuan Pavilion. I feel very satisfied.