Chapter 164: Competition (Second update, please vote for me)
Everyone looked at the third elder brother.
The third elder brother suppressed his displeasure, smiled and nodded to everyone, rolled up his horseshoe sleeves, and picked up a hard bow from the bow stand beside him.
When the Mongolian men saw that the prince looked elegant and weak, they didn't take it seriously at first.
Seeing him holding a strong bow, some people kindly came forward to persuade him: "Your Majesty, this is a ten-power bow. Be careful of hurting your arm. Your Majesty, you'd better get another one..."
Otherwise, if you show off your strength and get hurt, everyone will be in trouble.
The third elder brother smiled and said: "It's okay, I will try it first."
Next, the third brother started to try to pull the strings, and it didn't look like it was easy.
The Mongolian warriors didn't know his details, so they looked even more worried.
The ninth elder brother and the tenth elder brother murmured: "Pretend, what are the ink marks..."
The tenth elder brother said with a "hehe" smile: "If this is not the case, how can it surprise people! The third child has been a thief since he was a child. When we first entered the study room, he always came over to play with us and said that the prince did not study.
It didn’t matter, but in the end he lit the lamp and boiled the oil himself, and his eyes almost burned out..."
"Why don't you remember this?"
It has been more than ten years, and Brother Jiu is a little confused and has no memory at all.
Brother Ten looked at him and whispered: "How old was he at that time? Twelve years old! Is he a black heart or not... Anyway, stay away from him in the future, don't be fooled by him..."
Brother Jiu nodded and said: "Of course. If you don't take advantage, you just want to talk nicely. Who would be stupid enough to get close to him..."
Brother Thirteen was nearby and didn't pay attention to the two people's murmurings. He stared at the field intently.
The third elder brother really excelled. Three arrows in a row were filled with arrows and hit the target, which immediately aroused a burst of cheers.
"The county prince is awesome!"
A Mongolian boy clapped his hands.
“This is what the Han people say: ‘You should not be judged by appearance’…”
The Mongolian prince next to the eldest brother also expressed his heartfelt praise.
Several princes and elder brothers on the field, the youngest of whom were still half-grown children, were already very good at archery.
This three-county king looks gentle and graceful, but his arm strength is impressive, no less than that of a Mongolian warrior.
The Mongolian man was straightforward and showed no hesitation in his admiration. When they saw the third elder brother's outstanding shooting skills, several people gathered around him.
The third elder brother put down his bow, put down his sleeves, and said humbly: "I haven't fired my bow for a long time, it's a bit difficult..."
A burly Mongolian man next to him said: "I didn't expect the prince to be so powerful. The ten-power bow is so easy. The twelve-power bow is about the same, right?"
The third elder brother waved his hand and said: "It's nothing..."
The latter question is ignored.
The man was very excited and said in a loud voice: "Your Majesty, let's compete with each other, using a twelve-power bow..."
The third elder brother did not move, his smile was a little stiff.
The eldest brother looked on, strode out, took a bow from the guard next to him, and called to the man: "That day, my hands were itchy, and I came to compete with you. The prize is the one in my hands."
Take the bow..."
Risong was attracted that day and came over. Looking at the gold foil on the bow, he said excitedly: "How to compare? Or is it a barrel of arrows?"
The eldest brother shook his head: "What's the point of just standing up a target? It's also a living target!"
There are some cages next to them, containing some birds, which were temporarily prepared for this competition.
Two people have five standing targets and five living targets.
They are all twelve-power bows.
When pulling the bow, the tendons on the elder brother's arms jumped up due to the exertion, showing a heroic and majestic appearance.
The Thirteenth Brother looked at the tendons on the Eldest Brother's arm and his mouth watered. He followed the Ninth Brother and said, "It would be great if we could be as tall and strong as the Eldest Brother..."
Brother Ninth glanced at the figure of Brother Thirteen, who was shriveled up, and felt a little proud: "I can almost catch up, but you may have no hope..."
Brother Thirteen was puzzled: "I am three years younger than Brother Ninth, and I can grow for several years. Why is there no hope?"
Brother Jiu showed off: "What do you eat every day? What do you eat every day?! Your sister-in-law Jiu is thinking of ways to recuperate and nourish me. How can this head be worse? In less than two months, I have grown." One inch... It takes a year and a half, let alone catching up with the boss, it would not be unusual to surpass him..."
After hearing this, the thirteenth elder brother had a look of dissatisfaction on his face. He looked at the fifth elder brother and then at the ninth elder brother, but he hesitated to speak.
Brother Jiu raised his eyebrows and said, "What are you looking at? Are you going to say it or not? Don't mutter in your heart..."
The Thirteenth Brother puffed up his chest and said, "I wasn't muttering in my mind, I was just thinking about the size of the Fifth Brother, and the Ninth Brother should not be much different from now on..."
Having said this, he said seriously: "When the time comes, I will definitely be taller than Brother Ninth..."
Not only because of this, but mainly because Concubine Yi is not tall and is the shortest among several concubines and concubines.
"A dragon begets a dragon, a phoenix begets a phoenix", this is a superficial understanding that the Thirteenth Brother still knows.
I have a tall forehead, how can I be shorter?
Brother Ninth stretched out his hand to touch his forehead and pressed down: "What are you sure about? How can you be sure?! Brother Five was used to it by the Queen Mother. When he was a child, he was a picky eater and wouldn't eat this or that. He was so young and fat. Not tall..."
The fifth elder brother happened to come over. After hearing this, he felt unhappy and scolded the ninth elder brother: "Whose rules are to talk about elder brother behind his back? Why am I not taller? We competed during the Chinese New Year, and I am taller than you." It’s an inch taller…”
Brother Ninth's chin was raised: "Brother Five also said it was the Chinese New Year, and now it seems that more than half a year has passed... Come... Come... Let's compare again!"
The fifth elder brother stood close and looked at the shoulders of himself and the ninth elder brother. They were about the same height, and their faces were a little dark.
Brother Jiu's lips curled up and he looked towards the shooting range.
The standing target has been shot.
The live target has entered the fourth round.
Each of them made a discovery.
In the last round, the remaining half cages of quails and sparrows were released.
"Flapping at the edge", the birds flew around in random directions.
There is a sparrow. The first one out of the cage flies the highest.
Above the flock of birds.
Two arrows flew over at the same time and landed on the sparrow.
With a "click" sound, two arrows fell to the ground with the sparrows.
Two arrows, one shot through the sparrow's left wing and one hit the right armpit.
That day, Song was convinced and pointed his thumbs at the eldest brother: "The county prince's archery skills are like this..."
The eldest brother put the strong bow in his hand into Narisong's arms: "Brother, you are not bad, you are worthy of this bow!"
This strong bow, like the Thirteenth Brother's dagger, was a gift from the Emperor Kangxi.
Risong was surprised that day, holding the bow and laughing from ear to ear.
The Mongolian warriors who had been watching for a long time swarmed forward and surrounded Narisong and the elder brother.
The third elder brother stood outside the crowd, still wearing a reserved smile, but a little indifferent.
The thirteenth elder brother was full of admiration and danced happily: "The eldest brother is still the most powerful!"
Brother Jiu was not convinced: "The years are kept there. I eat more than ten years of food than others..."
Brother Thirteen thought for a while and said: "Brother Ninth is right. When I am as old as my eldest brother, I will definitely be able to draw the twelve-power bow..."
Brother Jiu didn't say anything, thinking of Shu Shu's Wuli Bow...
He didn't want to continue this topic. When he saw that the lamb was being roasted not far away, he pointed over there and said, "Let's go over and have a look. I promised your sister-in-law that I will roast a double spicy lamb leg for her..."
The tenth elder brother was eager to give it a try: "I said hello to the eldest brother first, and he has already asked someone to leave a sheep for us..."
As he said this, he looked at the area where the roasted lamb was being roasted. He recognized a man turning roasted lamb in front of the fire. He was the bodyguard around the elder brother, so he took several elder brothers there.
There are about a dozen fires in this area, and on each fire is a skinned and deveined lamb roasting. It has been roasting for a while and is sizzling with oil.
Seeing all the brothers coming over, the guard paid his respects, made room, and grabbed a few more horses to tie them over.
"Today I am the chef!"
The tenth brother rolled up his sleeves, took a handful of horses and sat on one side, and took out two packets of spices from his arms.
The lamb is already roasted to some degree.
Brother Ten pointed at the two hind legs and made the assignment.
"This one is for Sister-in-law Jiu, and this one is for me... both are twice as spicy..."
As he said that, he pointed to the two front legs: "Those two non-spicy stuffing bags, one for Fifth Sister-in-law, Seventh Sister-in-law, and one for Fifth Brother and Ninth Brother..."
The Thirteenth Brother was sitting next to the Tenth Brother. Hearing this, he became anxious: "Tenth Brother, Tenth Brother, and me..."
Brother Ten said: "Just try it and it will be fine if you eat too much..."
Brother Thirteen's mouth was pursed tightly, obviously displeased.
The fifth elder brother greeted him: "I had a lot for dinner, come here and share this with your ninth elder brother..."
It was said to be dinner, but there was roasted whole lamb waiting. In fact, everyone just messed around in the front yard of Taiji Mansion for a few bites before the competition.
The Thirteenth Brother did not move, only looking at the two hind legs: "Fifth Brother, you can eat yours. My younger brother also wants to eat spicy food. How about I go and deliver the leg of lamb to Sister-in-law Ninth and share this with Sister-in-law Ninth..."
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Before he finished speaking, the eldest brother and the third brother arrived.
A guard had already been clever and brought a horse over.
The eldest brother sat down with a sword and a golden horse.
The third elder brother glanced at Maza with disgust, and after seeing the brothers sitting down, he followed suit.
The eldest brother moved his nose and said: "It smells so good! No wonder you all cook it yourself. Lao Shi is good at barbecue. He has a lot of experience!"
Brother Ten was very proud. He held the two seasoning packets in his hand and showed off a little: "The secret barbecue ingredients provided by Sister-in-law Jiu are the only one in the world!"
The eldest brother smiled and said: "Then I'll just wait and eat..."
Brother 10 couldn't help but be dumbfounded and looked at some lamb legs: "Does Brother want spicy food or non-spicy food?"
The eldest brother was confused: "Do you still want to share this?"
As he spoke, he looked at it, smelled the source of the aroma carefully, and pointed to a hind leg: "I'll eat this..."
Brother Ten quickly shook his head: "This is for Sister-in-law Ninth..."
"Then that one..."
The eldest brother pointed to the other hind leg.
Brother Thirteen hurriedly said: "This is between me and Brother Ten..."
The elder brother couldn't laugh or cry when he saw how he was protecting food: "Then the front legs can't be divided too..."
These bastard brothers have forgotten who prepared this sheep.
The thirteenth brother nodded hurriedly: "One is for the fifth sister-in-law and the seventh sister-in-law, and one is for the fifth brother and the ninth brother. They are not spicy... If the elder brother wants to eat spicy food, you can have the lamb chops, the lamb chops are delicious too...
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The eldest brother hummed softly: "I'm going to eat lamb legs tonight..." After saying that, he called the guards who were just here to come closer and gave a few instructions.
After a while, two guards came over carrying a grill. On the grill was a seven or eight-year-old roast lamb, which was bigger than the one roasted by the tenth prince.
The people following behind also took a lot of wood.
It turned out that the eldest brother asked people to keep two sheep, and the ones roasted on the bonfire nearby were also left by him.
Two bonfires merged into one.
The eldest brother and the tenth brother reached out and said: "Hand over the remaining seasonings, mainly the spicy ones..."
Brother 10 was only willing to give a big half, leaving a small portion of each item: "I have to spread the ingredients again later..."
The eldest brother greeted the third and fifth brothers: "We three brothers will share this one..."
The third elder brother sat over and said politely: "Then let's try brother's craftsmanship..." After saying that, he hesitated: "Brother, if I am rich, can I keep a leg of lamb?"
The fifth elder brother was nearby and also said: "Brother, I also want to keep it and give a copy to the Queen Mother and the Empress..."