Ji Wei followed the prestige, and saw a big man with a black face and beard coming out of the crowd, clenching his fists and raising his voice:

"The minister only wants to be able to compete with Commander Ji, and he doesn't need those gold and silver rewards from Laoshizi, and he also asks His Majesty for permission!"

He looked directly at the general on the stage, his face was respectful, but the corners of his eyes showed faint disdain, which made the Li Zhou guards chuckle in their hearts. What is the commander of the season, it is clearly directed at His Majesty!

Everyone knows that Wang Yanshi is a person who takes down his chin to see people, and walks sideways in the camp with the fame of the palace test in the past, but his martial arts attainments are indeed very high, and he also likes to take the lead in encircling and suppressing thieves and bandits, so every time Tongzhi and Qianzong are angry, they always break their teeth and swallow them in their stomachs.

He secretly voted to the pearl who was born at an untimely time, and the emperor was killed within two years of the palace test, otherwise with Fanjing's attention to him, the Ministry of Rites would have to transfer him back to the capital from this remote place. Everyone knows that they are dissatisfied, especially the new emperor who has been on the throne for a few years - what does a child know, he is really honest and old.

There is nothing to be ashamed of if he loses even if he singles out the commander of the River Drum Guard, if he plays well, maybe he can be transferred out of this small Lizhou. Everyone especially understood his thoughts, and many people sweated for him: although this majesty has not put up a fight since he entered the camp, it is not something that a military attache can take at will? Not to mention that the commander is still present, and as soon as his majesty leaves, he will definitely be punished.

Commander Xie pulled back his senses from the dizziness, the matter was already a foregone conclusion, and he didn't want to take all the consequences on himself, so he said angrily:

"Commander Ji, look at this ......"

Today, he stood on the stage with his hands in his hands, showing some expressions of watching the play.

Ji Wei threw down the sword in his arms, lowered his head and saw that his clothes were full of dust, and said to Wang Yan cheekily:

"I'm afraid that Lord Servant will do real kung fu before Zongqi and others, and they will all shrink back one by one and dare not compete on stage. Adults might as well consult with Ji after today's selection?"

Wang Yanshi suddenly frowned at the two thick eyebrows, and Ji Wei hurriedly added: "It is also in front of these children, and the prestige of adults will never be broken." ”

Imakami coughed lightly.

Ji Wei has never entered the army seriously, he grew up in the palace since he was a child, and there is no problem in letting him assassinate someone and train some of the guards in Jinghe who also deal with high-ranking nobles, but in words, it is inevitable that he will be weak when dealing with soldiers who are provocative. The commander is too solid-eyed, if it weren't for the fact that this temperament didn't hinder the official duties of the internal guard, he would have been released from Beijing a long time ago.

Commander Xie's tightly knit brows relaxed slightly, and even the high-ranking officials of the River Drum Guard spoke in such a gentle tone, presumably he wouldn't be too angry today.

Wang Yanshi happily responded with a few words of thanks, and then asked for instructions to step down with great ambition, and waited on the side to observe the table of the little soldiers.

Imakami and the conductor said goodbye to the envoy, and then found a chair to sit in front of the stage. The soldiers who came for the reward and the position rushed out of the queue to draw lots, and in a short time the group was decided, and the general flags and the rest of the guards who wanted to replace the hundred households were ready to take the stage in turn.

The general platform is generally used as a point of soldiers, and it is the first time to stand on it to face the training, plus there are not only their commanders and fellow intellectuals sitting below, but also the lord of the country and the internal guards who have come all the way from Fanjing.

Commander Xie accompanied Jinshang to watch for a while, first practiced, and then the winner was examined by Mr. Qian and a few internal guards. Because there are many more candidates at once, half of them are placed tomorrow, and it is estimated that they will be able to finish before the end of the day.

These boys are absent-minded one by one...... He thought to himself that he must be waiting for Wang Xuan and Ji Wei to come to power.

So he also looked absent-minded, and Jinshang seemed to be aware of it, and lowered his voice and asked:

"Lord Xie, how long has this Lord Wang been in Lizhouwei?"

Commander Xie hurriedly put down the porcelain cup, leaned over and said, "Back to Your Majesty, it has been seven and a half years since I came to Lizhou after gaining fame. ”

I don't say anything about it.

Commander Xie speculated that Wang Yan's affair had finally touched the scales, and this unlucky case should not be counted on his head. He wants to manage it, but can he manage it?

As the evening wore on, more than an hour had passed, and the clouds in the western sky began to turn red.

The last group also decided the winner, and seeing that the time was about the same, Ji Wei quietly came to Jinshang's side and said in his ear:

"Your Majesty, it's ready. ”

The corners of Sheng Yunyi's lips hooked, and he got up from his chair, and several military attaches under the stands and a large number of Li Zhouwei who were still on the field stood solemnly.

Wang Xuan, who had removed his armor, appeared on the side of the stage, his thick and dense beard was gone, and with his wide nose and mouth, big shoulders and round waist, it was surprisingly funny.

Commander Xie was surprised by Tongzhi and said: "Only our veterans on the battlefield will cut their beards before the battle, is this guy really here?"

Ji Wei didn't change out of the plain river drum guard clothes, and was thinking about opening his mouth as planned, and he took the lead in saying to everyone:

"The commander just told him that he had just learned that Wang Yan was going to compare his archery skills with him, but unfortunately he was injured only a month ago, and his injuries were on his fingers, so he probably couldn't compete with him personally. ”

The whole audience was in an uproar immediately, there was no excitement to see, what are they still doing here? Just now, the commander ordered that those who had nothing to do could go back to the camp first, and they had waited for so long in vain!

Poor Ji Wei didn't open his mouth or dare to shut up, he wanted to cry and look at Jinshang without tears, Wang Yanshi's eyes were as big as copper bells, as if he was going to tear him down!

Sheng Yunyi glanced at him, and Ji Wei subconsciously covered his right hand and said, "Ah, Ji can't help Wang Yan, I'm hurt...... Oh, that's a pity. Look, my lieutenant is still good at training?"

Commander Xie was suspicious in his heart, and he was playing a round at the moment: "Wang Xuan, Lord Ji is a guest from far away, can you pick two adults from the capital tomorrow to compare with each other?"

His eyelids jumped suddenly, and his eyes suddenly gathered behind Imajo with extreme anxiety, and sure enough-

"You don't need a lieutenant. Do you think that if I am the commander on the field, I will still be worthy of what you are doing today?"

Commander Xie was dumbfounded.

He was not the only one, except for the internal guards, everyone in the field was so shocked that they couldn't react for a long time.

However, the king responded happily: "It is the luck of the ministers to be taught by His Majesty!"

Sheng Yunyi said lightly: "Commander Lao makes a judgment. Without saying more, his left sleeve was raised, and his eyes were still looking straight ahead: "Bow here." ”

When the most ordinary bamboo bow was presented, Li Zhouwei burst out into a shout of excitement, and even a few young river drum guards had tacit permission to beat the drums there to help.

Ji Wei felt that his face had been lost by the lord, how did he know that His Majesty was going to find this excuse! Fortunately, no one cared about him now, and he ran back to a group of internal guards with his feet up, and was also laughed at by his subordinates, and he was so resentful that he couldn't do it.

The audience was divided into camps, and they almost didn't bet on the silver, and when another bow was placed in front of everyone, whispers came out uncontrollably.

Wang Yanshi pointed to the Zhemu longbow and said: "Your Majesty is humble, and the minister is really afraid." The bow wood is on top and bamboo is on the bottom, which is rude, but His Majesty has let the minister take the lead, which is really ......"

Sheng Yunyi said: "Forty years ago, Huizong toured the south, and also entered the Southern Andu Division to practice arrows with soldiers. At that time, Huizong used a sword, and Song Wen, who was the commander of Chuzhou Guard, invited himself to use bamboo, and he retreated everywhere. It is also human nature to think about the Song command, but if Huizong is defeated, he will not be blamed. Unlike the Linhui Dynasty, the three southern provinces are in the same spirit, and at that time a reputable commander easily lost his official seal, and today I would like to use this as a basis to revisit the old precedent and dispel the worries and doubts of the local guards. ”

The crows were silent, and for a long time, Commander Xie led everyone to bow deeply to the ground:

"His Majesty is lenient, and the ministers swear to follow His Majesty to the death and guard Lizhou!"

The shouts resounded in the sky, and Sheng Yunyi slowly walked to the front of the formation with a bow, "I don't know what kind of comparison Wang Yan wants?"

Wang Xiao bowed down and said: "A pair of crescent painted halberds in the Beiyuan Gate Tree stood a hundred steps away and shot at the tip of the halberd. If you are in the middle of the city, it means that a small branch is shot again, and ten arrows are counted as the number of hits. ”

Today, I should go down without thinking, and I can see that the whole school field is boiling, and they all look at the gate in the distance, it is difficult to shoot the halberd head at such a long distance, and only Wang Yanshi can come up with such a tricky method. He got up earlier every day to practice archery, and his archery skills were superb for several years, not to mention Li Zhouwei, even Quan Qining could not find a match for it, and at the end of each year, he always won the championship in the bow of the local military attaché.

"Wang Xuan, you are too presumptuous!"

Commander Xie was very worried at this time, it would be good if Ji Wei lost, but it would always be unfavorable to him to lose face in public.

I only heard Jinshang say unhurriedly: "Wang Yanshi only treats me as an ordinary sergeant, and when I was in the Western Xinjiang Army, I also saw generals compete like this. Please leave it in advance. ”

Ji Wei said in his heart on the side, where is it that he has only seen it, when seven of the ten arrows were hit, they all went to the first emperor.

The river drum guard has set up a tall painting halberd, firmly inserted under the gate, the sunset shines from the side, and the pole of the white flower is very eye-catching.

Wang Yanshi took the Zhemu longbow first, and the people around him fell silent, waiting for him to debug with bated breath.

He strode over to the marker on the ground, narrowed his eyes slightly, raised his bow and compared the weapon a hundred paces away. The two moon-shaped blades in his sight reflected the sunlight and glowed with bright snow, and he stared at the tea for half a day, and finally saw it, raised his right arm and held the arrow into the string.

When he was throwing the bow to the extreme, his posture was facing backwards, and he leaned his right shoulder slightly, and his chest and back tightened for a while. Everyone's eyes were hooked on his solemn posture, and before he could come back to his senses, a very slender shadow suddenly flew out.

There was a "ding" sound in the distance, and the soldiers woke up like a dream, and they were all overjoyed:

"It's a big deal!"

The judge on the other side of the gate shouted at the top of his voice: "Lord Wang is at the tip of the halberd!"

Commander Xie said in a bad tone beside him: "Calm and quiet! You have practiced the basic skills to perfection, don't you know how to reflect on yourself after watching them one by one?"

The soldiers rolled their eyes silently, this is also called basic skills? Even if you are afraid that Your Majesty will not be able to come to the stage later, there is no need to talk so nonsense!

Wang Xuan calmly bowed to Jin, "Your Majesty." ”

Sheng Yunyi also praised: "My lord is a good arrow." ”

He didn't adjust his bow like Wang Xuan, and he didn't even move the soles of his boots forward by half an inch, he raised the bamboo bow with his right hand, shook it almost invisibly from left to right, and then opened his shoulders very quickly.

The onlookers were worried, it was too hasty, did they really want to compete with Lord Wang?

Thinking like this, Sheng Yunyi's eyes froze, and the feather arrow easily jumped away from the bowstring, and in a few moments, a crisp sound exploded in everyone's ears.

"Your Majesty has also been hit!"

The river drummer guard at that end happily announced.

The Li Zhou guards looked at each other, how could they ever have seen such a shot being able to hit! Just now, His Majesty casually pulled the bow and shot out?

Wang Yanshi's face was full of shock, and he looked at Jinshang cautiously, Commander Xie was embarrassed and relaxed, his face was red and white for a while, and he was tormented.

His Majesty held a bow in his right hand, and his ministers bowed to the wind. ”

The atmosphere on the school field became even more eerie, and Imakami was moving so fast that almost no one noticed that he was using his left hand to draw the bow.

Sheng Yunyi lowered his sleeves and said: "Everyone has their own habits, and there is no difference between the left and right hands. Which branch of the halberd do you want to instruct?"

Wang Xuan said in a deep voice: "On the left, the minister implores to exchange bows and arrows." ”

Sheng Yunyi handed him the ordinary bamboo bow, took the Zhemu bow and stood on one side, staring intently in the direction of the halberd.

Wang Yanshi's back was straight, his right big finger pressed the bowstring, and then gradually leaned on his wrist. The sun sank little by little, beads of sweat oozed from his forehead, and his heart was certain, and his front hand quickly returned to the back hand, and he took out the arrow very solemnly.

Sheng Yunyi nodded.

After a while, the silence on the field was broken by an excited announcement: "Lord Shishi shot the small branch in the upper left!"

Li Zhouwei is boiling, their archery skills are the best peak, and they are not left behind in front of the guards in the capital!

"Your Majesty, please. ”

Sheng Yunyi held the arrow in his left hand, and then held the bow and lay horizontally, two slender fingers clasped on the string, evenly raised, slowly pulled back and placed under the chin, the bowstring showed a full moon shape.

The corners of his lips pursed out a line of arrogance embedded in the bones, and the dark pupils were as clear as a mirror, reflecting the long sand and dust on the school field. A soft force poured down from the back shoulder, the back elbow did not hang, the arrow had no momentum, and in an instant, the arrow rushed towards the gate like a meteor very lightly and quickly.

"Bell!"

Ji Wei picked up the feather arrow that fell in front of the halberd, and said in a loud voice: "Lower left!"

The silence on the field can even be heard when a needle lands.

Sheng Yunyi's eyebrows moved, and he said with a smile: "I forgot that I pointed out to you, this arrow can't be counted." ”

Wang Yanshi was aroused by the blood, raised his bow and sent out three arrows in a row, the last of the two arrows passed through the halberd and was stuck between the two small branches on the right.

The soldiers didn't dare to cheer anymore, and Jinshang didn't make a move, and he waited until he used up all ten arrows and reported the number of the winning bids before picking up the bamboo bow that had not yet been deformed.

The next scene seemed to be logical, Wang Yanshi hit six arrows out of ten, and as soon as the judging guard counted the sixth arrow on the day, he heard a commotion a hundred paces away.

It turned out that the bamboo handle could no longer bear it, and a crack appeared in the middle, and now it was broken into two with a little force.

Sheng Yunyi looked at the bow in his hand with some regret, and said with a smile: "Even if Lord Wang and I are tied." Today, I learned Li Zhouwei's skills, and it was worth the trip. ”

Commander Xie knew that this was a good intention, sighed, and led the head of the department to say: "Your Majesty tolerates the act of trespassing by the ministers, and the ministers are grateful. ”

Wang Yanshi had no objections at this moment, and said loudly convincingly: "In the future, the minister is willing to go up the sword mountain and go down to the sea of fire for His Majesty, and he will not give up his liver and brain!"

He spoke harshly, but no one laughed at him. Even the hardest of the guards were submissive, and who of them dared not trust the abilities of this young majesty?

Commander Xie considered it for a while, and planned to go to the Yamen of the Second Capital in two days, and now it seems that this camp can't stand casually, and now he will send them a letter under the pretense of Huang Zhizhou's hand, which is a dignified prestige. There are only more than 2,000 Li Zhou guards in Suiling, but today's events are spread by ten or ten, and I don't know how long I will talk about it in the city after a month.

He was beating a drum in his heart, and there was still a reverent smile on the corner of his mouth: "If Your Majesty doesn't dislike the simplicity of the guard, the minister has ordered someone to prepare dinner in the martial arts hall......"

Ji Wei emerged from the crowd, "I bother Lord Xie to find a room where no one is around, Your Majesty will take a break, and then go to the martial arts hall." ”

The river drum guards hugged Jinshang farther and farther, and the guards who stayed in place suddenly opened the conversation box, buzzing and talking straight into the sky, and no one noticed that Commander Xie and his fellow acquaintances left the school ground silently.

The sky was completely dark, the inky blue clouds rolled like waves, and a half-moon with a few stars dotted on the sky.

The furnishings in the house were simple, and the pungent smell of lamp oil filled the air, but no one opened the windows.

Two shadows, one standing and one kneeling, are reflected on the wall.

Sheng Yunyi stood in front of the table and helped him out: "Lord Wang, please get up." ”

Wang Xuan raised his dark face, his eyes were faintly flashing with water, and he choked up: "The minister has been away from Beijing for many years, and he never expected to see His Majesty one day, but now his wish has been fulfilled, and he has no regrets in this life." ”

Sheng Yunyi said gently: "The hard-working adults accompanied me to perform this play, my father put the adults in Qi Ning back then, originally to leave me with help, and not to become a real loner when the rebels were cleared." The wives of the adults are all in Fanjing, and I have instructed the river drum guards to take care of them, so please be relieved. ”

Wang Xuan couldn't hold back the tears that came out of his eyes, and said in a dumb voice: "Your Majesty's demeanor reminds the minister of General Lu back then." After saying that, he raised his sleeves to wipe his tears, "When he was young, he was rewarded by General Lu and was able to learn from his teacher, and he wanted to honor his old man after gaining fame, but he was many years late. ”

Sheng Yunyi lowered his eyelashes, stood silent for a few moments, and said lightly: "It's all in the past, adults don't need to remember it so clearly." ”

He couldn't help recalling his years in the Lu family's army, Lu Li taught him to draw a bow and shoot arrows, and taught him to arrange troops.

Wang Xuan looked at Jinshang's moved expression, and couldn't help but feel sad. Over the years, he has disguised himself as a proud and competitive character, staying in the position of a servant and not moving, and only he understands the suffering. However, he is not the only one, there are many people who hold on day by day for their beliefs.

"My lord, go back now, lest others be suspicious. ”

Ji Wei gave him a heavy bag of rewards, Wang Yu thanked him, and walked out of the hut with a straight face after tidying up his appearance.

Sheng Yunyi faced the bare wall, gathered his mind, and asked, "What's the urgent report?"

Ji Wei took out a letter with fire paint from his arms, and the paper was floating with wisps of dark gold patterns in the dim light, which was extremely luxurious.

He swept his eyes, but didn't answer, "Read." ”

Ji Wei dismantled it according to his words, put it under his nose and quickly browsed it, but he couldn't say a word for a long time.

"Beiliang's?"

Ji Wei was full of energy: "Yes, the Northern Liang Dynasty agreed to the proposal of the Empress Dowager Yuwen after discussion, and intends to use the eldest princess of Anyang to marry Daqi and become a good person for eternity, so that April will go to Fanjing." ”

Sheng Yunyi was no longer embarrassed for him, and carefully read the gorgeous national letter from beginning to end, not only covered with the national seal, but also with the queen mother's phoenix seal.

"Do you want to go back?" Ji Wei said tentatively, "It clearly says Princess Anyang, Lord Su......"

He froze.

Sheng Yunyi gripped the piece of paper tightly, folded it in half twice, tore it into countless pieces, and watched them turn to ashes in the fire.

"Let the Ministry of Rites return, if you come to Beijing, I will return to the forbidden from Nan'an, and I will definitely set up a banquet in Hanguang Hall to welcome you. ”

It's an attitude of promise. Ji Wei didn't think that he would marry the rumored wayward princess of the Northern Dynasty, and if he wanted to marry, there would obviously be a better candidate.

"Don't tell her just yet. ”

Sheng Yunyi said in a low voice.