There is a palace in the Imperial Garden, and the palace is built on the edge of the lake because of the mountain, and the scenery is very beautiful.

In the evening, the lights in the main hall of the palace were bright, and the Son of Heaven set up a banquet to entertain the two princes of the Northern Desert and the ministers of civil and military affairs. Today's prey became a meal on a plate, and the royal chefs turned it into a delicacy and served it to the table. According to the usual practice, at this moment, the hall is already full of cups and drinks, laughter, and the generals who are qualified to go to the palace of the sixteen guards are not convinced by each other, I am not convinced by you, I have not won on the hunting ground, and I cannot admit defeat on the wine field.

However, the atmosphere of tonight was a little dull, after the hunt was over, the prey was weighed, although the sixteen guards had the advantage in numbers, but they could not defeat the wolf riders of the Northern Desert, Shi Fang was so angry that he brushed his sleeves away on the spot, and the generals of the sixteen guards looked at each other. On the other hand, the six people who entered the temple in the Northern Desert to drink were talking and laughing loudly in the desert language, drinking in large gulps, eating large pieces of meat, and occasionally pointing at Da Zheng's general, although the words were incomprehensible, but the meaning of contempt jumped on the paper.

Li Man looked at the Taiwei Zhu Wennan opposite, and said with a smile: "During the day, I listened to Taiwei Zhu's comments on the length between Da Mo and Da Zheng, and there was an unfinished meaning between the words, so please ask the old Taiwei to solve Xiao Wang's doubts." ”

Zhu Wennan ignored him and looked at the Son of Heaven. Shi Fang really intended to boost morale, and immediately said: "Taiwei might as well say to the second prince of the Northern Desert, and save the Northern Desert from underestimating my Central Plains." ”

With the permission of the Son of Heaven, Zhu Wennan said: "The Northern Desert is a grassland people, who live by herding horses, men and women grow up on horseback, and they specialize in one thing all their lives. My Da Zheng's strength lies in the strength of the city, which has been shown in the battles over the years. I have developed a winch crossbow and other sharp weapons in the Ministry of Industry, and they have already shown great power in the battle of Huangsha Pass. My minister heard that there are still several weapons being tested by the Ministry of Industry, so it is inconvenient to say them here. ”

Li Man was secretly shocked in his heart, Ah Shi and the Hun tribe were merged into the command of the eldest brother after the war, according to Ah Shi Zhimo, he was already able to capture Huangsha Pass, but it was blocked by the winch crossbow. Da Zheng has this sharp weapon is already a problem in the desert, listening to the old man Zhu said that there are still a few things, it seems that Da Zheng is full of confidence, thanks to his father Khan did not act rashly.

"In view of the characteristics of the northern peoples, several capital protectorates are discussing tactics, this time Liao Jianhui defeated the Ashi and Hun tribes in Huangsha Pass, is to use a newly developed cone formation to break the enemy's method, with my strength to overcome the enemy's shortcomings, the two armies meet, my big Zheng Tieqi is not weaker than the desert wolf horse."

Li Man pursed his lips, this old man was blowing nonsense, Hun Zhi Yelu explained this cone formation, it may be effective at first glance, since this formation has been known to me in the desert, and it is ridiculous to use it to defeat me.

Captain Zhu stroked his silver beard and shouted at the generals under his command: "One by one, they are dejected, how can they be like a soldier, they are ashamed and brave, and if their skills are not as good as others, they will practice more, and they will naturally succeed if they sweat and sweat." One day, I, Da Zheng Tieqi, will ride on the grassland. ”

As soon as the reprimand was reprimanded, all the generals in the seat got up together, bowed to the old captain, and said, "Thank you for the teachings of the captain, the last general dares not to die." ”

Shi Fang really saw that the morale of the generals was greatly boosted, and secretly said that Jiang was still old and spicy, raised the cup in his hand, and said with a smile: "Zhuqing, for the birthday of Taiwei Zhu." ”

What Li Mo and the others listened to was not a taste, what is called the reckless grassland, isn't this scolding the bald donkey in front of the monk. Li Man slammed the wine glass and gestured to a young man in the last seat, the man understood, stood up, and said in a stiff Zheng language: "In Xia Chamubu, he is the condor archer on the grassland, and no matter how dexterous the lark is, it can't compare with the eagle in the sky, the white-bearded old man just now said a lot, it's better to compare and see whose arrow shoots accurately." ”

Cha Mubu's disrespect to the old lady is disrespectful to the entire military circle of Dazheng, and the generals present who are not marksmen stand up and say: "Compare and compare, who is afraid of whom." ”

Shi Fang really saw that the army's heart was available, and clapped his hands and said: "The dry drink is tasteless, so let's try it and use it to accompany the wine." When someone comes, set a target outside the hall and take a bow and arrow. ”

The old lady picked up the wine glass and said, "Long live, let the old minister be presumptuous, and make wine for long live." Zhu Yifeng, you go to serve the prince. Zhu Wennan's move was to stand by the Son of Heaven to protect him, and ordered his grandson to protect the prince, just in case.

Shi Fangzhen of the Zhu family put 10,000 hearts at heart, and said with a smile: "Taiwei is old, so he will sit on my side, talk to me, and by the way, point out the archery skills of the sons." ”

Someone took a bow and arrows, and put down three stacks of arrows a hundred paces away, Chamubu shook his head again and again, and said, "Too close, too close." The arrows were placed one hundred and fifty paces away, and they were already out of the main hall, and some people in the seat sat back silently because they could not shoot the hearts of the red at such a distance.

Cha Mubu picked a suitable bow, stood in the hall, bent the bow and arrows, and the arrows hit the red heart, and sure enough, he was worthy of being the condor shooter, everyone cheered in unison, and Shi Fang really gave three glasses of wine. Ning Tao, the general of the Left Guard, won applause and wine with the same red heart in the arrow, and then several more people won this honor.

Shi Fangzhen smiled with satisfaction: "It seems that the archery skills of my generals are no less than that of the grassland condor archers. ”

Li Man reprimanded a few words in a dissatisfied, and Cha Mubu said: "The arrow stack is dead, and a real archer can shoot down the eagle flying in the sky." ”

Ning Tao said: "General Cha, I can't find an eagle this night, it's better to shoot an eagle and wait for tomorrow's hunt." ”

Chamubu stood in the hall, swept around, and took a fancy to the soothing incense lit at the corner of the hall, pointed to the incense head and said, "Shoot this." ”

Shooting out the incense head from 150 steps away is not an ordinary kung fu. You must know that the burning incense is only the size of a mung bean, and it is placed one hundred and fifty steps away, and ordinary people can't even see it, let alone shoot the incense head with an arrow. Seeing that the hall was quiet, Cha Mubu smiled proudly: "What's the matter, don't you dare to compare, then even if I win, my archery skills in the desert are better than those of the Central Plains." ”

"Compare to whom, who is afraid of whom?" Ning Tao roared. Everyone held their breath and watched the competition. The crown prince Shi Chongwei even stood up and looked out, Zhu Yifeng stood by the prince's side a little nervously, did not look at the incense, and paid attention to guarding against Cha Mubu, for fear that he would turn around and shoot.

Jiang Anyi sat at the end of the hall and saw that the guards had placed two half-foot-high incense burners, and inserted three incense sticks in each of the furnaces, with a distance of nearly two inches between the incense and the incense, in case they were extinguished by the arrow wind. In the dark night, the red light of the three incense heads is faint, flickering bright and dark, it is extremely difficult to distinguish, and ordinary people do not want to shoot incense heads, whether they can see clearly is a problem.

Ning Tao and Cha Mubu stood side by side, both of them got serious and stood in the hall to breathe. Chamubu took the lead in bending his bow and arrows, and "swished" three arrows in succession, only to see the three incense heads in the distance dissipate like small fireworks.

"Good", the cheers rang out loudly, resounding throughout the night sky.

Cha Mubu smiled smugly, put away his bow and stood, looking at Ning Tao beside him. Seeing that the opponent was the first to take the lead, Ning Tao was slightly panicked in his heart, and the incense head in the distance was flying like fireflies in the night sky, teasing his mind.

Taking a deep breath, Ning Tao raised his bow concentratingly, the arrow came out like the wind, and a little incense was shot down. With a bang, Ning Tao pulled out another arrow, and with his hand, another little incense went out. The cheers were surging like a tide, and even the flames burning on the side were shaken "suddenly".

The last arrow, Ning Tao felt a little dizzy, the two arrows just now consumed too much of his mind, he was interrupted by cheers, and he did not shoot continuously, at this time his mental strength was exhausted, and he was afraid that the last arrow would not be able to be shot.

Taiwei Zhu saw Ning Tao's embarrassment, and said loudly: "Ning Tao, there is enough limelight, this last arrow is given to the old man's grandson, so that he can also show his face in front of Banzai." ”

Hearing this, Zhu Yifeng strode forward, took the bow and arrow from Ning Tao's hand, and said with a smile: "Uncle Ning, please give me more advice." ”

Ning Tao nodded at him gratefully and admonished, "Be careful." ”

Zhu Yifeng was calm, lightly stretched the bow with his ape arm, let go of the arrow, the incense was extinguished, and the sound of color rose again.

Shi Fangzhen said to Taiwei Zhu: "Old Taiwei, there are people in the Zhu family, I am very relieved, I respect Taiwei for a cup." ”

Zhu Wennan happily clinked glasses with the Son of Heaven and drank them all.

was tied by Da Zheng's tricks, Cha Mubu was unconvinced, his Zheng language was not good, he was so anxious that his face was red, and he muttered: "Cheating, it doesn't count...... Lai ...... "Obviously, Da Zheng's ministers ignored his protests.

Anger flashed in Li Man's eyes, and he shouted, "Chamubu, come back." Anba, you go and teach them a lesson. ”

An Ba came to the hall with his arms dangled and sneered: "You Central Plains people like to be opportunistic, and you are not heroes. Light the incense and come with a bow. ”

The three sticks of incense were rekindled, and Mba stood proudly, drawing three arrows from his quiver and placing them on the strings at the same time. One bow and three arrows, the arrows were like meteors, and the three incense heads were shot out together.

Quiet, the hall was silent, the wind blew the fire and made a "flickering" sound, some people couldn't help but swallow saliva, this archery technique is simply amazing.

"If any of you can shoot incense like me, I will serve you Da Zheng's archery skills are not under the desert, otherwise, you will be punished for drinking and admitting defeat." Ann said proudly.

There was a heavy breathing in the hall, and everyone was silent. Zhu Yifeng thought about it, he had never tried a bow and three arrows, and if he missed, he was afraid that it would damage the country's face.

"Why, didn't you respond? You Da Zheng people are all cowards, so it's okay to punish three glasses of wine. An Ba's arrogant words floated above the main hall, stimulating the hearts of the Great Zheng Junchen, especially the generals of the Sixteen Guards, who only felt a hot fever on their faces.

"What is this kind of archery, although my Da Zheng founded the country with Confucianism, but the gentleman has six arts, etiquette, music, archery, royalty, calligraphy, and mathematics, archery is only one of them, and there is no need for the generals here to shoot, just a scholar can shoot such an arrow."

Everyone looked at the end of the hall, only to see Jiang Anyi, a member of the Ministry of Rites, standing up and stepping forward.

Seeing that it was Jiang Anyi, everyone was deflated. The scholar is so big, only the pen is worth ten thousand soldiers, and it is okay to write poems and endowments, this is something to be tested for real, how can you brag, won't it make the people of the Northern Desert laugh even more later.

Although Shi Fangzhen praised Jiang Anyi's courage, the face of the relevant country on this occasion was not allowed to be messed around, and he just wanted to expel Jiang Anyi.

Taiwei Zhu on the side said softly: "Long live, this son is very clever, not like a person who doesn't know the importance of things, you might as well let him give it a try." ”