The end of the year has come.

It's rare that there was no snow on this day.

In the warm pavilion, Emperor Hongzhi sighed and gambled...... It's today.

Originally, he wanted to ignore it.

But early in the morning, the cabinet scholars were summoned into the palace, and Emperor Hongzhi ordered someone to open the window and take a look at the sky outside the warm pavilion.

The sky was overcast, and now, it was early in the morning, and Emperor Hongzhi suddenly sighed and said, "The arrows that Fang Jifan is waiting for are just today, right?" ”

Regarding this matter, the entire Jingshi is boiling and moving, and Liu Jian and others, even if they want to ignore it, it is impossible.

People have a natural passion for competition.

What's more, it also involved the Ming Dynasty and Tatars, and between the two countries, there were deep grievances, and the military and civilians were not very optimistic about this matter, but they also talked about it.

The entertainment of this era is too poor, even if it is an indescribable thing, it is impossible to go all the time, and it will hurt the kidneys.

What could be more eye-catching than an arrow in this world?

"Yes, Your Majesty, right today." Liu Jian said: "Because it involves the envoy of the state and the Xishan Academy, this time it is the Shuntian Mansion Yin, and the venue for testing the arrow is in the urn city of Dongcheng, where the military camp has been abandoned for a long time and has been renovated. ”

Emperor Hongzhi said: "Hey, this is conniving at them to mess around." ”

Although he said this, Emperor Hongzhi said: "Zhu Qing thinks that if Fang Jifan loses, he will cut himself?" ”

This was what Emperor Hongji was worried about.

Liu Jian thought for a while and said, "The old minister thinks that it shouldn't be." ”

Emperor Hongzhi looked at Xie Qian.

Xie Qian was categorical: "No." ”

Li Dongyang was silent for a moment: "Fang Jifan is a witty person, and the ministers are also expected...... Won't ......"

“……”

The ministers of the cabinet are all conclusive.

It reassured Emperor Hongzhi a little, he couldn't let Xiurong be widowed, right?

But...... Since that Fang Jifan will not judge himself, but he has to gamble, this is ...... It's hard to put into words.

Emperor Hongzhi pretended not to care: "Zhang Sheng, the secretary of the Ministry of Rites, preside over the arrow test, let him be cautious." ”

Zhang Sheng's illness has been cured, and now he has been on duty in the ministry, Emperor Hongzhi asked the Ministry of Rites to go, and he hopes that this time the competition will be conducted by both sides to abide by the rules and never make any changes.

Liu Jian nodded: "The minister obeys the order." ”

…………

An edict was sent to the Ministry of Rites, Zhang Sheng received the will, and then went to the urn city, in this urn city tower, the officials of the Shuntian Mansion had already arrived and came here to maintain order.

On the tower of the city, many people came, and the crowd was crowded.

Zhang Sheng has been in a bad mood these days, he frowned, and couldn't help but scold Shuntianfu Yin: "How can there be so many people, in this matter, the fewer bystanders, the better!" ”

Zhang Sheng has his own ideas, Daming Chongwen is not martial, this matter is already in an uproar, now that so many people are watching, it is inevitable that it is not solemn enough, it is easy to make trouble, and things may be uncontrollable.

Shuntianfu Yin smiled bitterly: "Zhang Butang, the lower officials are also helpless, the princes and clans in the capital are all coming, how can the lower officials stop them?" ”

He looked aggrieved: "What's more, even if you want to drive people away now, I'm afraid you can't drive them away." ”

In fact, there is still nothing to say about this mansion Yin, not only the public and some people who cannot be offended, but the Shuntian Mansion does not dare to stop it, but also a lot of businessmen or honest people who secretly bribed the people of the Shuntian Mansion, etc., and also let them in.

This Shuntianfu is already in deep contact with the three sects and nine streams in Beijing, so it is inevitable that there will be many 'related households' coming in if the Shuntianfu itself assists in presiding over this competition.

Zhang Sheng didn't continue to entangle, he only glanced deeply at Shuntian Mansion Yin, sat down, and looked down from this city tower, the urn city below was extremely empty, and the surrounding city walls were already overcrowded.

After a while, Zhu Houzhao and Fang Jifan came.

The two climbed the city tower, and Zhang Sheng and others led people to salute Zhu Houzhao.

Zhu Houzhao glanced at Zhang Sheng with a smile: "Zhang Qing's family, there is no need to be polite. ”

Zhang Sheng invited Zhu Houzhao to take a seat.

Zhu Houzhao shook his head: "The palace wants to cheer for the protégés of the palace, and if you don't sit, Master Zhang will be at will." ”

Zhang Sheng always felt that Zhu Houzhao's eyes were weird.

Fang Jifan looked at Zhang Sheng with a smile: "Gong Zhang, it's polite." ”

Fang Jifan is also very polite today, this is not like Fang Jifan's style.

Anyway, his son is now studying at Xishan Academy, and he doesn't know what is going on now, Zhang Sheng wants to inquire, but he can't bear to inquire. Fortunately, there is a academy, at most, my son is a little angry, and his life is not hindered. He has mixed feelings, these days, he is wondering if his son will be bullied, will he ......

He was so distraught that he simply didn't care about the prince.

In fact, many times, he wanted to ask Fang Jifan how Zhang Yuanxi was doing, but when he wanted to speak, everyone watched, but he finally swallowed it in his stomach.

After a while, the Tatar envoy Abhua arrived, and he was full of red light, and when he climbed the tower, several officials of the Ministry of Rites greeted him, and he saluted one by one, but said, "Hello, Captain Fangdu." ”

Fang Jifan didn't expect that this Abhua was actually calling himself, turned around, and looked at him strangely: "What's the matter?" ”

"I am on the order of the fifth prince, especially to make it clear, this time the arrow, if it is just an ordinary archery target, it is not interesting, we Tatars compare arrows, it is a pair of shooting, the fifth prince heard that the Ming Dynasty actually made a special arrow target, so that the two sides shoot arrows, a comparison of high and low, this, not very satisfied. Du Wei, a person on the grassland, has a tradition on the grassland, this time the win or loss is so big, it is still a pair of shots, so that the two sides of the competition can do their best. ”

Counter-Shot ......

When Zhang Sheng heard this, his face suddenly turned cold: "If this is the case, what if you hurt someone?" How is it that these demands are being made now, without warning? ”

Abuhua smiled and said: "At first, we also thought that it was a pair of shots, who expected to learn about the layout of the Ming court, only to know that it was just an archery target, in the desert, only Huangkou Xiaoer, only with an arrow, to shoot an arrow target, the fifth prince is a hero, how can he still play the trick of Huangkou Xiaoer?" ”

All of a sudden, there was an uproar in the castle tower.

Abhua said: "Duel on the grassland, the emphasis is on life and death, if anyone wins, they will take everything from the other party." Naturally, the fifth prince also knows that you Han people like the comparison of crepe, but if it is just an archery target, then the fifth prince simply does not compete. Of course, if you want to compete, once there are any deaths and injuries on both sides, they are all to blame, here, is a handwritten life and death contract of the fifth prince, you Han people call it a life and death contract, the fifth prince has pressed his handprint, but I don't know, the Ming court dare. ”

“……”

Zhang Sheng frowned, he knew that this was a trick by Abhua and the fifth prince Jochi, they kept quiet at first, but when the world knew and everything was arranged, they said that they would shoot at each other, if the Ming Dynasty was not allowed, they would be ridiculed as ashamed of themselves, and they would not dare to fight a life-and-death duel with the Tatars.

Zhang Sheng snorted coldly.

"Okay, okay, then shoot, this palace likes to watch shoots the most." Zhu Houzhao said with a smile: "I will sign this life and death contract with you on behalf of my apprentice, if he dies, his skills are not as good as others, and he will take the blame." ”

Zhu Houzhao rushed to draw a charge.

Fang Jifan was also excited, and rolled up his sleeves: "Your Highness, let me come, after all, it is the ministers who have made an appointment with them, and it is most appropriate to let the ministers sign and draw the pledge." ”

"This palace is his master, who will come if this palace doesn't come?"

Zhu Houzhao squeezed Fang Jifan away, he was very excited, signed the contract of life and death, Zhu Houzhao liked it, for him, these two people only shot arrows at the target, it was really not interesting, it was still so interesting, the skills were not as good as others, so they died.

He hurriedly took the deed of life and death and signed it.

The officials of the city tower, all dumbfounded, all looked at Zhang Sheng, Zhang Sheng was helpless, but helpless, said in his heart, His Royal Highness the Prince, His Royal Highness the Prince, you make your own opinion, but when the time comes, I don't know who died in the urn city because of you, Your Highness...... It's so capricious.

It's just that His Royal Highness the Crown Prince has already made the decision, and the rest of the people have nothing to say.

Seeing that Zhu Houzhao had signed the contract of life and death, Abhua was even more red-faced, and said, "His Royal Highness the Crown Prince is really a warrior, and I admire him very much." ”

Zhu Houzhao said: "If you shoot the fifth prince, don't cry." ”

Abhua laughed heartily: "We Tatars are the most faithful, and the matter of duels, life and death are the arrangements of the eternal heaven, I will never cry, no matter what the result is, I am willing to accept it gladly." ”

Abuhua smiled.

I thought to myself, today, let the fifth prince let you see the power of the Tatar cavalry and shooting, just to avenge the original arrow!

Seeing that he was full of confidence, Zhang Sheng and the others felt a little empty in their hearts.

That Shuntianfu Yin didn't dare to speak in front of His Royal Highness the Prince, but he didn't know the bottom of his heart, and kept looking at Zhang Sheng with his eyes.

Zhang Shengtie's face was blue, but he didn't say a word.

As soon as the drum was completed, the gate connecting the inner city and the outer city opened at the same time.

From this outer city, I saw the fifth prince Chishu dragon walking out of the tiger, he carried a bow and arrow, full of ambition.

When he walked into the urn city step by step from the doorway outside the city, the spectators at the surrounding city walls were extremely quiet.

Countless people whispered and whispered, this person was the red art, said to be the Tatar archer, and even more so the Tatar prince......

"Hey, why did anyone want to remove the arrow target in the urn city?"

Recently, this telescope is out of stock, many people bought this expensive telescope, it is for this competition, countless people have raised the telescope, see this urn city, there are Shuntianfu servants, began to dismantle the arrow target.

"I heard that you want to shoot, life and death!"

"Ah, this is what happened, this Tatar, I'm afraid that he wants to justifiably kill the scholars of our Xishan Academy."

At the same time, the gate of the inner city was opened, and after a long wait, there was no figure in the doorway.

Well? Person...... Hasn't it come out yet?