allendalepharm Chapter 133
Chapter 133
Chapter 133
The palace was less than ten miles away from the military training ground on the outskirts of Chang'an City. More than a dozen concubines had been overtaken by Yu Wenyun's carriage. These backward concubines and the driving eunuchs were either whipped or beaten.
Yu Wenyun drove to the teaching field in person, already feeling exhausted, the eunuch next to him immediately took a small brocade box.
Opening the brocade box, inside was a vermilion elixir the size of a longan. After Yu Wenyun ate the elixir, he immediately felt refreshed and full of energy.
There have been [-] imperial guards in the Jiaojun Field, all of them tall and majestic, with bright armor and full of knives and guns.
Outside the teaching army field, there is a post at five steps and one post at ten steps, and Qianniuwei stands facing outward.
In the outer circle are the family members of officials and ordinary people in the capital who got the news to watch the excitement, and there could be 5 to [-] people.
There are some nimble peddlers selling food.
Seeing the emperor Luan coming, the soldiers and civilians hurriedly saluted.
Surrounded by ministers, queens and concubines, Yu Wenyun took the little emperor Yu Wenchan to the temporary viewing platform and sat in the middle.
Immediately, envoys from Turkic, Northern Qi, Southern Chen, Fusang, Goguryeo and other countries also boarded the viewing platform, and presented gifts to Yu Wenyun and Yu Wenchan in turn. The other messengers took their seats one after another.
What made Xiao Chuan curious was that the Persian prince Kusahe was also among the emissaries.
Yu Wenyun said: "Erqin, what do you Turks want to compete with today?"
Erqin stood up, bowed slightly, and said: "The Supreme Emperor, we Turks are going to compete with Da Zhou in archery, martial arts and strength."
When Yu Wenyun heard that it was true, he couldn't help being contemptuous of Turkic in his heart, laughed loudly, and said: "Okay, the sky is as you wish."
Han Qinhu, fully clothed, came to the viewing platform, gave Yu Wenyun a military salute, took the military order, turned around, and shouted to the entire army: "The competition between the Zhou Dynasty and the Turks has begun. The first event is an archery competition. Separate shooting and mounted shooting.”
Erqin said: "Shooter, you go."
A Turkic stood up from Erqin and came to the teaching field.
The Condor Archer is tall and burly, especially his two arms are relatively long, and his fingers are thickly calloused due to frequent bow and arrow shooting.
Han Qinhu said: "Chang Sun Sheng."
A 27-year-old handsome general with a bee waist and a monkey back came out of the line and saluted: "The last general is here."
Han Qinhu didn't write any ink, and only said, "Let's fight!"
Changsun Sheng said, "Follow the order."
Two poles were erected at a distance of 150 steps, and three egg-sized rings were hung on the crossbars above the poles.
The Condor Archer looked arrogant, and said in blunt Chinese: "Today I want to shoot an arrow into the ring."
After speaking, the archer bent his bow and set his arrows, and three consecutive arrows passed through the ring.
The Turkic envoy group burst into warm cheers.
The audience on Da Zhou's side, no matter the officials or the common people, were all heartbroken. They deserved to be Turkic eagle archers, and their shots were so accurate.
Zheng Yi muttered in a low voice: "It's a bit difficult. Even if we hit all three arrows, we will still be tied with the Turks."
Liu Fang said: "Unless the pole is moved further, it will be very difficult to penetrate the Yang with a hundred steps. Now it is 150 steps, and the arrow will float if it is farther away."
Yu Wenyun was also nervous, put away his usual cynical look, and his face became gloomy.
Changsun Sheng unhurriedly took off the precious carved bow, put on the carved feather arrow, and said, "Hehe, don't bother, I'll show you what real archery is today. The first arrow of a certain man has a trick, Tell the phoenix to return to its nest."
The bow is drawn like a full moon, and the arrow moves like a locust. The arrows with carved feathers stably penetrated into the ring, but did not pass through. Instead, they rested on the lower edge of the ring, motionless.
This skill is very powerful. Not only does the archery require precision, but also the strength must be mastered. If the strength is strong, the arrow will pass through the ring. If the strength is weak, the arrow will fall before entering the ring. The center of gravity of the arrow shaft must be exactly in the ring. up to keep the balance.
"Okay! Divine Arrow!"
"What a phoenix returning to its nest! Beautiful!"
Changsun Sheng unhurriedly put the second arrow on the string, and said: "A certain second arrow made the turtledove seize the nest."
The string sounded and the arrow came out, and the tip of the second arrow hit the tail of the first arrow, knocking the first arrow to the ground, and then the second arrow hit the ring again.
"Good! Good! Good!"
Yu Wenyun also had bright eyes, and said, "Hahaha, I didn't expect Changsun Sheng to be able to play tricks, God likes it."
Changsun Sheng put the third arrow on the string, and said: "A certain third arrow will break the rope and make the eggs fly into the nest."
"Whoosh!"
The sharp point of the arrow severed the string hanging from the ring, and both the ring and the second arrow fell to dust.
"Okay! Divine Arrow!"
Tens of thousands of soldiers and civilians applauded and cheered together.
Changsun Sheng looked at the eagle shooter and said calmly, "How about my three arrows?"
The Condor Archer stretched out his thumb and said, "You are better than me in vertical shooting. Do you dare to compete with me in riding and shooting?"
Changsun Sheng said proudly, "Why don't you dare?"
The two got on their horses, holding the reins with one hand and the bow and arrow with the other, and the prancing horse started to run in the teaching field.
A few Turkic people had been prepared for a long time, opened a cage, and a few pigeons flew out from it.
The Condor Archer and Changsun Sheng bent their bows and set their arrows on the galloping horses at the same time, and two sharp arrows flew into the sky.
There is a dove on the arrow of the archer, and two doves on the arrow of Changsun Sheng.
"Wan Sheng! Wan Sheng! Wan Sheng!"
The [-] Da Zhou soldiers excitedly tapped their shields with their knives and guns, roaring.
"Wan Sheng! Wan Sheng! Wan Sheng!"
The ministers and tens of thousands of people also cheered.
The Condor Archer got off his horse, walked up to Changsun Sheng, knelt down on one knee, raised his bow and arrow with both hands, and said, "Your archery is unparalleled in the world. I lost, and I am willing to worship you as my teacher."
Changsun Sheng also stood up and got off his horse, wondering: "We are from different countries, so I can't accept you as an apprentice."
The Condor Archer pulled out a short knife, turned it upside down, put the tip of the knife on his chest, and said: "If Master doesn't accept me as an apprentice, I can only die."
Yu Wenyun turned his head to look at the Turkic envoy, and said, "Erqin, what does this eagle shooter mean? Why do you want to learn from a teacher and seek death?"
Erqin said: "The emperor, according to our Turkic customs, the people and weapons of the defeated belong to the victor. The victor can take the defeated as his apprentice or slave. If he is refused, the defeated can only commit suicide."
Yu Wenyun said: "Oh, this Condor Shooter is also good at archery. Sun Sheng, the chief messenger, should accept the Condor Shooter as his apprentice."
Only then did Changsun Sheng bow down to thank him, and accept the apprentice of the Condor Archer. The Condor Archer did not return to the Turkic Mission, but stood respectfully behind Changsun Sheng.
Han Qinhu said in a loud voice: "We won the first round! The second round is a martial arts competition."
A war horse rushed out from the Turkic team. Immediately, it was a man with a big shoulder and a round waist, wearing a leather hat, two big braids protruding from the back of his head, wearing leather armor, and holding a huge mace in his hand.
The general of the Great Zhou army also rushed out. The general on horseback looked less than thirty years old, eight feet tall, with a Chinese character face, sword eyebrows and tiger eyes, with a righteous face, wearing a red-tasseled helmet, with a ridge in the middle, and horns protruding from the forehead. There are ear protectors, and there is another layer of protrusions on the ear protectors. He is wearing Mingguang armor with dense iron armor scales. There are two plate-shaped chest protectors on the front chest and back, which are shimmering and reflective. He wears tiger-head combat boots on his feet and holds a big knife in his right hand.
(End of this chapter)