Chapter 107: The Six Arts of a Gentleman
Cheng Kang nodded, looking at Tian Chuan this time, he was not as awkward as before, his face was still solemn, and he said: "What you are asking for, at present, is really not a trivial matter. If you can really pass the six levels of Juxian, I will consider myself to be all for you. But the ugly words are ahead, if you can't break through, I will never help you in any way, this is the rule. ”
"Boy understands." Tian Chuan nodded heavily and said solemnly: "Thank you, King Jun." ”
"Let's go." Cheng Kang didn't say much, glanced at Tian Chuan, and then took a group of wise men to the highest Juxian Building in the mansion.
Cheng Zhen was also entourage, and when he passed by Tian Chuan's side, he bowed slightly to him, and Tian Chuan naturally returned the salute.
Juxian Building, a total of six floors high, each floor of an art, the examination of the school gentleman six arts.
The rules of Juxian Building are very simple, that is, according to the standards of the six arts. Moreover, it is also eclectic, allowing multiple people to enter at the same time, which can complement each other's strengths and weaknesses, and can also be counted as yin. In short, no matter what method the person who goes in use, in the end, only one person can come out to be qualified.
At this moment, the night is four, the sky and the earth are dark, and the entire Dezhuang has fallen into darkness, only this Juxian Tower is brilliantly lit.
The entire sixth floor of Juxian Building is brightly lit, bright as day, and from a distance, it looks like a pagoda that glows, pointing out the direction for the world.
"The six arts of a gentleman: one is five rites, two is six music, three is five shots, four is five masters, five is six books, and six is nine numbers." Under the brightly lit attic, Wang Chengkang of Pingnan County stood with his hands in his hands, behind him, there were countless sages and scholars, and in front of him, there were two weak young men, he said loudly: "In order to facilitate the assessment, I will shoot and control separately." It is placed in the martial arts arena behind the Juxian Building. If these two items are passed. You can go up to the third floor. If not, please go home. ”
After that, led by the king of Pingnan County, the group went to the martial arts arena again.
The martial arts arena of the Pingnan County Palace, the venue is very wide, eighteen kinds of weapons are lined up, and countless torches are burning vigorously.
"Are you going to be together, or are you sending someone to be your representative?" Cheng Kang glanced at the two of them lightly. There is no expectation in my eyes.
looks like the young master, he has no skill at all, a little like a martial artist, and his internal strength is not very deep.
Among the people, there are many strong martial artists, and when they saw this, they all shook their heads.
"I'll do it." Yang Xiao stepped forward a little hangingly, rolled up his cuffs casually, twisted his waist, and kicked his legs. He took the bow and arrow from the servant.
Seeing this action, some people immediately frowned. I can't get used to it.
"Why does this kid look like a scoundrel?"
"Isn't it? How can such a person ascend to the hall of elegance? ”
"Let's just look at it, don't talk about five shots, I can't pass one shot, I pity this kid's sister and teacher."
When Tian Chuan heard these words, he just hooked the corners of his lips coldly, pointed to the sky above his head to the person who turned back to him, signaled to hurry up, and then ignored everyone's reaction, and said loudly: "Solve it in a quarter of an hour." ”
1. A quarter of an hour......
As soon as everyone showed a dumbfounded expression, they saw the bastard nodding to the practitioner on the field.
Immediately, a white dove fluttered up and circled the sky in the night.
The bastard bent his bow and arrow, his black and white eyes aimed at the target, pointed, his eyes narrowed, his hand loosened, and with a "boom-" sound, the white arrow passed through the white dove, just revealing the white arrow.
The white dove landed, and someone on the field immediately picked it up, and then got off the field and presented it to Cheng Kang with both hands.
When everyone saw the arrow that had just revealed the white arrow, they were all surprised.
"The force is moderate, and it is exactly the same."
"This bastard's internal strength is indeed not strong, but when I look at his movements, it is rare for the standard to be in place."
"Yes, it's not about arm strength, it's about skill."
Cheng Kang glanced at Yang Xiao carefully, and saw that this kid was still smiling heartlessly, and he didn't know how to look at him, so he paid a little attention to it in his heart.
These two brothers, I'm afraid they really have some ability.
Also, there is a prodigy-like sister, this younger brother can't be any worse.
Cheng Kang's face was half expression, and he said lightly with a paralyzed face: "'White Arrow' has passed, and 'Shenlian' has begun." ”
No matter how plain his voice was, Yang Xiao's first hand really attracted everyone's attention, so as soon as his voice fell, everyone watched the venue closely.
Five shots, namely: white arrow, ginseng, 剡注, Xiang ruler, well instrument.
The voice of the king of Pingnan County fell, and the arrow in Yang Xiao's hand was aimed at the arrow target, there was no long aiming process, once he found the right point, he let go decisively.
The first arrow, right in the heart.
The second arrow, straight through the first arrow, is right in the heart.
The third arrow, piercing the second arrow, hits the heart.
The fourth arrow, straight through the third arrow, is right in the heart.
The arrows went one after another, and the arrows hit the four arrows in front and back, but in the end, only one arrow stood upright on the target.
"Good!" As soon as everyone said a good word, they saw that the king of Pingnan County directly waved the order, and did not give a chance to take a breath at all, so they began to note.
Yang Xiao is not flustered, take the arrow at the target, find the right point, squint his eyes, loosen his hand, the arrow is shot, the tail of the arrow is high and the arrow is low, and it is slowly moving.
When everyone saw this, they knew that they had passed it, and they applauded.
Cheng Kang immediately stepped forward, stretched out his hand to take the bow and arrow handed by the servant, stood next to Yang Xiao, bent the bow and arrow, looked at him, and said, "Good boy, this ruler, I will shoot with you." ”
The Xiang of the ruler, read let, is the minister and the king shoot, let the ruler meaning.
Needless to say, Yang Xiao immediately retreated a foot and did not stand side by side with the king of Pingnan County.
When the people saw this move, they knew about it, and he passed it again.
"Bastard, there's one last item, you have to be careful." The king of Pingnan County was on the field, and the others immediately hugged their chests and greeted them.
"Don't worry, everyone, look at this posture, this kid really has two brushes."
"It's really strange, isn't there a prodigy everywhere in the world these days? Or, are all of their Tian family prodigies? ”
Hearing this half-truth, everyone laughed and shook their heads, and then looked at the field.
On the martial arts field, under the dark sky, a white dove flew again, a white dove that had just been released. I fly freely into the sky. Completely unaware that danger was approaching.
Yang smiled and took an arrow. Aimed at the white dove, launch.
I saw the white light flash four times in succession, and the white dove pierced the night sky with a miserable scream, and then fell to the ground heavily.
The servant quickly picked up the white dove and showed it to the people.
Even the four arrows, all shot at the position of the pigeon, up and down, left and right are lined up into a 'well' figure.
"Perfect!"
"This shooting skill is really amazing."
"Bastard boy. Why do you want to be a follower in the Tian family? Your archery skills can enter the cavalry and archery camp! ”
"Yes, even if you don't enter the barracks and enter the mansion as the chief of the guard, it's not impossible, it's better than being in the Tian family, right?"
In addition to the admiration of everyone, they came up with an idea for Yang Xiao, and dug up the corner of the wall in front of Tian Chuan, the Tian family.
Yang Xiao threw the bow and arrow to the servant and jumped over in a few steps. smiled heartlessly: "I think it is more promising to continue to follow the girl." ”
Everyone shook their heads. When he saw that he could not be persuaded to do so, he gave up.
The next five royals are also carried out by Yang Xiao.
Five royals, namely: Ming and Luan, chasing the water song, passing the monarch's table, dancing and crossing, chasing the bird left.
Yang Xiao drove past the designated venue, and from the beginning, the bells on the car echoed each other and sounded in harmony. As it passed through the twists and turns of the waterway, the frame was stable and did not fall into the water. When passing through the gap between the erected poles, the body does not touch the poles at any point. As the frame rotates over the road, the beat is like a dance. Finally, when chasing the prey in the grass, drive the prey to the left so that the owner sitting on the left can shoot.
A movement, smooth and coherent, without the slightest negligence, makes people admire, there is nothing to say.
Cheng Kang watched from the sidelines, nodded with a wooden face, and said reservedly: "Not bad." ”
Then he turned around and led everyone to Juxian Tower.
The group went straight up to the third floor, looking at the words in the hall, Cheng Kang asked the two: "This time, who of you will come?" ”
"Of course it's him." Yang smiled and let Tian Chuan out, turned over and sat on the guardrail, supporting his chin and swinging his way in an irregular manner, and at this moment, seeing his bastard appearance again, no one scolded him casually.
Tian Chuan played the hem of his clothes, Shi Shiran walked to the middle of the field, and when he walked forward, he heard everyone ridiculing him.
"Boy, don't embarrass your sister."
"That's it, your sister and your master are still waiting for you to save their lives."
"That's it, don't let everyone down."
Sister, Brother Xuan, I won't let you down.
Tian Chuan looked at the sacrificial items in all directions, and in his dark eyes, a resolute and fierce light crossed by.
Everyone in the world knows that today is still martial, but before that, the emperors of all dynasties worshiped literature and claimed to be the state of etiquette, so the importance of etiquette in Changguo was quite high.
There are five categories of ceremonies in Changguo, namely: auspicious rites for sacrifices, fierce ceremonies for funerals, military rituals for field hunting and military affairs, guest ceremonies for court meetings or exchanges between princes, and Jia rites for banquets and celebrations.
Among them, auspicious rites include: 1. Worship the heavens: the gods and Buddhas of the heavens, the sun, the moon and the stars. Second, the sacrificial palace: Sheji, mountains, forests, rivers, white things in all directions, and small gods. 3. Sacrifice to people and ghosts: ancestors, ancestors, etc.
There are also fierce rites: funeral rites, desolate rites, condolence rites, funeral rites, and compassionate rites.
The military salute also includes: the gift of the master, the gift of Dajun, the gift of Daejeon, the gift of the great battle, and the gift of the great seal.
Jiali is divided into: the gift of eating, the wedding, the crown ceremony, the gift of the guest shooting, the gift of the swallow, the gift of the belly, and the gift of celebration.
There are also courtesies, meetings with princes and envoys.
Not to mention the variety of etiquette, the time of each ritual is still different, the utensils used are varied, the identities of the people involved are also different, and even the actions and prayers are different, and among them, it is not okay to mess around.
It is conceivable how high the complexity of the process is, that is, the family that attaches great importance to etiquette, and not every family owner can remember these thoroughly, many of them have an impression first, and then temporarily hug the Buddha's feet, and set up their own prompts on the spot, so as not to make jokes.
And now, in such a floor, it is necessary for people to do all the etiquette thoroughly, and in the meantime, there can be no mistakes, which is indeed very difficult for people, and it is really difficult for ordinary people to do. (To be continued......)