There are four types of archery: big shot, bin shot, swallow shoot, and village shot.

The village shooting ceremony, that is, the shooting ceremony used by the doctor for the national soldiers, is often carried out at the same time as the deer singing banquet.

Zhu Yuanzhang was still really shooting arrows at that time, and later in order to take care of the scholars, he directly changed it to pitching pots, which was both fun and elegant - this kind of adaptation originated from the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period, and the "Book of Rites" has a special "pitching pot".

The Zhou Dynasty was extremely cumbersome, and it was simplified as early as the Han and Tang dynasties, and the Song and Ming dynasties became even more simplified.

Everyone quickly moved out of the hall, and even the table moved out together.

Originally, the Shao Prison (pigs and sheep) that were sacrificed to Confucius were also a place to shoot salutes, and they were carried to the corner under the eaves and placed. After the banquet, these sacrifices and leftover wine will definitely be snatched away by the invigilators, and grabbing the banquet has become a custom to please the head, and the court has repeatedly banned it.

Mu Kun and Gu Yuan sat on the main seat and asked the officials of Yunnan: "Who will be the division?" ”

No one responded.

Mu Kun sneered, and then asked, "Who will be the division?" ”

"I'll do it." A prefect stood up and said. He served as a promotion officer during the township examination, so he was also invited to participate in the Luming banquet today.

Gu Yuan appreciated this gentleman a lot, and it should be so. What's the anger of blind fighting, just brush the hair, Grandpa Mu is actually very easy to deal with.

The prefect went to fetch a bow and arrow, and said, "The bow and arrow are equipped, please shoot them!" ”

Gu Yuan immediately looked at Jin Wei and Wang Yuan, they were Xie Yuan, the head of the guests, and they should speak at this time.

Jin Wei didn't give Gu Yuan any face, and used silence to express his opposition.

Wang Yuan could only rely on the record of the "Book of Rites" and said to the prefect: "No, I can't, it's the second and third sons." ”

This is humility and etiquette, and it cannot be fired directly.

After the three invitations and three resignations, Wang Yuan, on behalf of the people of the current imperial examination, agreed to participate in the ceremony of township shooting.

The prefect held a bow and arrow, stepped on the steps, turned to Mu Kun and Gu Yuan and said, "Please shoot at Bin, Binxu!" “

Gu Yuan nodded and said, "Now that the ceremony has been opened, please shoot and match." ”

Matching is pairing, the two are a lotus, and the shooter who is close to the shooting skills is selected for the competition.

The Son of Heaven has six couplings, the princes have four lotus, and the scholars have three couplings.

Therefore, the shooter must select six people and divide them into three groups to compete.

"You two have to shoot arrows!"

Mu Ying pointed directly at Wang Yuan and Jin Wei, whoever made him unhappy, he made the other party even more unhappy.

Wang Yuan was speechless.

He was shot even while lying down, he was just playing a round, but he didn't expect to be remembered by Grandpa Mu.

There are still four people needed to make the ceremony, and Si Jie asked who was willing to sign up.

Today, the people of the imperial examination are silent, and among them, although there are many children of the guard, there are really no who are proficient in archery. A Guizhou scholar like Zou Mu may be relatively strong and dare to carry a knife to kill people, but how can he usually have the energy to practice archery?

Mu Ying suddenly showed a wicked smile on her face, and said: "Since no one has recommended themselves, then Xie Yuan is compared to Xie Yuan, Yayuan is compared to Yayuan, and the third is compared to the third, just six people make up three couples." ”

Except for Wang Yuan, the scholars who were named were instantly not good.

Guizhou Yayuan Tianqiu, usually often exercise, but he comes from a family of teachers, and he has never touched a bow and arrow in Dalian since he was a child.

This can't be refused, shooting is the six arts of a gentleman, and they are in the deer feast, so they should obey the etiquette and compare arrows.

Grandpa Mu seems to be arrogant and rude, but in fact, he has a bad stomach, in addition to seizing the main position and giving orders, all this he does is in line with Zhou Li.

"Namshooter!" Si Shou shouted.

Jin Wei and Wang Yuan went out together, and the former reluctantly went over and took a bow, four arrows, an arm guard, and a wrench.

The next step is to fix the shooting position, set the bull's-eye, and the winner (target reporter) holds the flag in the center.

The priest said to the six lifters: "Shoot in turn, and don't overstep!" ”

"How?" Jin Wei asked in a low voice.

"Learn from me." Wang Yuan replied.

Although Jin Wei has read through the Five Classics, the "Book of Rites" is not his original scripture, how can he still remember the details?

I saw Wang Yuan unbutton his shirt and take off the sleeve of his left arm. The thumb of the right hand is wrenched, the left arm is guarded, the left hand holds the bow, the right finger holds the arrow, and the other three arrows are inserted in the belt.

Jin Wei did the same as he drew the gourd, but fortunately he and Wang Yuan were coupled. Replaced by one who doesn't read "The Book of Rites", both of them will be blind at this time, and they can't even understand the basic etiquette of the township shooting ceremony.

The four people in the middle and bottom couples were also relieved when they saw this, and they remembered these details well, and when it was their turn for a while, at least they would not make jokes because of this.

Grandpa Mu suddenly felt a little bored, and became more and more dissatisfied with Wang Yuan. His intention was to play tricks on the new imperial examination, and as a result, there were experts in the couple, so he couldn't see jokes in this link.

Si arched his hand to the north and saluted the emperor in the capital, which means that this salute was held exclusively for the emperor to take the soldiers. He waved at Mu Kun and Gu Yuan again, and then shot four arrows with his bow - this is a bait shot, that is, the division shoots to demonstrate to the players.

Retrieving the four arrows that had been fired, Si Archery shouted, "No shot, no hunt!" ”

The meaning of this sentence is: do not shoot at the target reporter, do not disturb the target reporter.

"Shoot! The upper coupling is in place! ”

Wang Yuan and Jin Wei walked to their respective shooting positions, pulled their bows and arrows, and aimed at the bull's-eye.

Jin Wei exerted his strength to feed, and his neck was swollen red, but he could only pull the bow away a little.

"Hahahaha!"

Grandpa Mu laughed heartily, the seven-bucket bow he deliberately chose was finally able to watch a good show now.

While this guy was happy, he also sneered: "This Xie Yuan Xianggong, do you want to change to a three-bucket bow?" ”

Governor Gu Yuan couldn't sit idly by and watch people lose face, so he immediately asked people to send Jin Wei a three-bucket bow.

Jin Wei used all his strength, and this time he finally pulled the bow away, but he could only pull it to six points. A "whoosh" arrow was fired, almost hitting the target reporter, and the target reporter was so frightened that he fell to the ground and trembled.

"Hahahaha!"

Grandpa Mu was extremely happy, laughing loudly and slapping the case. He laughed for a long time, and finally pointed at Wang Yuan and asked, "That Guizhou Xie Yuan, why don't you shoot?" ”

Wang Yuan replied: "It's not interesting to win." ”

"It seems that you are really good at archery," Mu Kunle said, "This is a shot, no better than winning or losing, just shoot casually." ”

A shot is a test shot, and the results are not counted.

I saw Wang Yuan raise his arm and draw the bow, and without much effort, he pulled the seven-bucket bow like a full moon.

"Whew!"

An arrow is shot three inches from the bull's-eye.

It's not that Wang Yuan can't shoot accurately, it's that each bow is different, and it must be adjusted by test shooting.

"Good shot!"

Everyone cheered in unison, and Wang Yuan finally regained a little bit of face for them.

Mu Kun was slightly surprised, and while he was curious, he looked at Wang Yuan carefully.

"Huh." Zuo Bu's political envoy Wei Ying sneered twice.

Ding Yanghao, the political envoy of Youbu, asked: "Brother Wei was in the military affairs of the governor of Guizhou before, do you know this Xie Yuan?" ”

Wei Ying couldn't help laughing and said: "This son has long been famous in Guizhou, and he is an all-round talent in civil and military affairs. ”

In fact, Wei Ying couldn't laugh, Wang Yuan gave him advice back then, spreading rumors to force the An clan to send troops. This strategy was brilliant, but as a result, the imperial court and the local government dragged their feet, resulting in the rebellion in Guizhou has not yet been quelled, and he, the governor of Guizhou, was demoted to Yunnan as a political envoy.

Grandpa Mu couldn't help asking, "What's your name?" ”

Wang Yuan replied: "Wang Yuan, if the words are empty, Guizhou Xuanhui Siren." ”

"But the children of the guard?" Grandpa Mu asked again.

Wang Yuan replied: "Farming for generations. ”

Although Grandpa Mu lives in Yunnan, he does not discriminate against Guizhou people, his title is the Duke of Qianguo, and Guizhou is his nominal fief. If Wang Yuan replied that he was from the guard, Mu Kun would definitely be very happy, because it was his own people who were soldiers.

It's a pity that Wang Yuan came to say "farming for generations".

After all four arrows are shot, the first shot (test shot) is over, and then the second and third rounds of shooting are officially held.

Jin Wei's face soon turned red, and he didn't know if he was using too much force or being ashamed. Four arrows were tested, eight arrows were fired, and the arrows were all executed in public, leaving people with countless laughing stocks - when he shot arrows, the target reporter even ignored etiquette, and every time he ran to the sidelines to avoid it.

On the other hand, Wang Yuan, from the time he tried to shoot the second arrow, the arrow hit the bull's-eye, and he didn't take a breath after the eight arrows.

Even the guards of the public mansion who came with Mu Kun showed a look of horror and admiration at this moment. They can also shoot accurately with the Seven Bucket Bow, but this is twelve arrows in a row, and they haven't shot a single arrow!

After the upper coupling was completed, Wang Yuan won.

The two sub-elements formed a central couple, and came to the shooting position with a helpless face.

Yunnan Yayuan is a native of Kunming, and he can't even pull the three bucket bows, so he can only change the bucket bow to shoot.

Tian Qiu is also a Guizhou scholar no matter how he says, and his strength is quite large, and he can fill the three bucket bows. He aimed at the bull's-eye, his bow was like a thunderbolt, and the arrow went straight to the target announcer on the sidelines.

What the fuck?

The target reporter hurriedly dodged, and the whole person was in a state of confusion: Lao Tzu has already dodged so far, you can still shoot over, sincerely!

The palace guards laughed.

Mu Kun was not very happy, because Wang Yuan made him feel diaphragm, feeling like he was being pressed to the ground and slapped wildly.

When all the three couples and six lifters finished shooting, Mu Kun suddenly stood up, pointed at Wang Yuan and said, "You and I compete!" ”

This is also a matter of observance of the weekly rites, where the guest of honor is coupled to each other.

Wang Yuanzuo smiled and said, "Mr. Mu, please!" ”

Mu Kun took off his clothes on his left arm, revealing his strong biceps, and exclaimed, "Change a stone bow!" ”

"Yes." Wang Yuan was accompanied to the end.

Wang Yuan's strength has been increasing, and now it is not too difficult to pull a stone bow. He drew his bow like a full moon and tried to shoot an arrow, about an inch closer to the bull's-eye.

Mu Kun has long been accustomed to his own bow, and the test shot directly hit the bull's-eye.

"Good!"

The guards cheered loudly.

The test firing of the four arrows was quickly completed, and the official competition began.

It was another eight arrows in a row, and Mu Kun and Wang Yuan each hit the bull's-eye, which amazed everyone present. The person who pulls a stone bow can be called tiger power, and there are not a few people in the whole Yunnan, and the two people in front of them are as simple as eating.

"The guest of honor is all in the middle, regardless of victory or defeat!" The target announcer shouted.

Mu Kun really didn't believe in evil, and shouted: "Do it again!" ”

Wang Yuan said with a smile: "Mr. Mu's Mansion, the three times have been completed, and it is not etiquette to shoot again." ”

"Talk a lot of nonsense, shoot again!" Mu Kun said angrily.

Wang Yuan shot an arrow, his arm was faintly sore, but he still hit the bull's-eye accurately.

Mu Kun was also holding on, and it was difficult to pull away with a one-stone bow, let alone shoot twelve arrows in a row. His hands were trembling now, and he was struggling to shoot an arrow that was more than four inches from the bull's-eye.

Wang Yuan smiled and shot another arrow, five inches away from the bull's-eye.

"You don't need to let me," Mu Kun threw his bow angrily, "Lao Tzu lost!" ”

Wang Yuan arched his hand and said, "Accept." ”

Mu Kun felt his face swept away, brushed his sleeves and wanted to leave, suddenly stopped and looked at the arrow target, then laughed inexplicably, pointed at Wang Yuan and said, "Hahaha, you kid can do it." Come to my house tomorrow, Lao Tzu will set up a banquet for hospitality. Speaking of this, he looked at the political envoys left and right, and specially added, "You can go through the main gate!" ”

The two political envoys looked unhappy, and they didn't bother to entangle with this guy.

The officials of the three divisions were forced to walk through the side gate of Mufu, but Wang Yuan was able to walk through the main gate alone, which was not only to give Wang Yuan face, but also to lose face to the civil officials.

Why do you want to give Wang Yuan face?

Because of the last arrow, Mu Kun was four inches away from the bull's-eye, and Wang Yuan was five inches away from the bull's-eye, and the latter was likely to be deliberately missed.

Wang Yuan expressed two meanings: first, you don't compare with me wherever I can point; Second, I don't want to win you, so I'll leave you with enough mercy and go down the steps.

Grandpa Mu is not a fool, but he lost his father when he was a child, and he was cheated by civil officials when he was a teenager, and his personality became very rebellious.

Since Wang Yuan has given enough face, he just got off the donkey, and it did not damage his wisdom. To the outside world, he can claim that he values Wang Yuan Wuyong, and it has nothing to do with whether he is a scholar or not.

And Wang Yuan's performance also saved face for the new imperial examination, otherwise the scholars present today would definitely be swept away.

"If Brother Void is really a divine shot!"

Everyone came to make friends, and even lonely people like Jin Wei were convinced by Wang Yuan - on the premise of having a common enemy, it is easy for the same kind to get close together, and Grandpa Mu is that enemy.