Chapter 593: Imperial Test Arrow 2

As soon as the chamberlain told everyone about the method of comparison and shooting that Zhao Fujin said just now, there was chaos inside and outside the Zichen Palace.

  These guards and ministers of the Great Song Dynasty are naturally mainly to watch the excitement, but they are also divided into two factions, one is headed by the crown prince Zhao Huan, who is worried that the seats of Zhou Nan and others will be taken away, and their faces will be gloomy, but the official family has passed down the will, and it is impossible to change it; And the other faction of the third prince, Zhao Kai, was overjoyed, as if Zhou Nan had now lost his seat in the Zichen Palace.

  Xiao Jiu hurriedly said to Zhou Nan, "Lord of the village, isn't this Southern Dynasty clearly bullying people?" ”

  Li Feixing also said angrily, "That is, it is clear that they are bullying our Great Liao Country, and the Jin people have taken away my Great Liao territory, and now they are conniving at them and giving them the opportunity to bully us in the middle!" ”

  Zhou Nan turned his head to look, and sure enough, the two golden envoys not far away were full of undisguised viciousness and cruel laughter on their faces, and they seemed to have eaten Zhou Nan and the three of them.

  It is true that among the three people in Zhou Nan, only Zhou Nan is slightly taller, but he is not the kind with a strong physique, judging from the clothes he wears, he is almost the same as a weak scholar. Li Feixing is also naturally thin, not to mention Xiao Jiu, who is thin and small, if he tries on the upper spine of the house, I am afraid that Xiao Jiu will throw off the distance between the two golden people and a few Bianjing cities.

  Zhou Nan looked into the Zichen Palace, and could faintly see a treacherous look on Zhao Fujin's face, as if he was smiling proudly at him. Zhou Nan naturally understood that Zhao Fujin took revenge on him for not borrowing from the car-making craftsmen.

  Zhou Nan smiled bitterly and said to Li Feixing and Xiao Jiu, "Let's compare!" That Jin man is just a head and two arms, what is there to be afraid of?! They wanted to snatch the seats from us, so they had to ask me first...... My little nine, hahaha! ”

  Xiao Jiu was full of pride when he heard Zhou Nan say at the beginning, and was about to put two cruel words, but as soon as he heard Zhou Nan change his mouth, he stuffed the shooting to him, and hurriedly said, "Master Dazhai, when it comes to archery, I am not as good as Brother Fu." If you lose, how is that good? ”

  Zhou Nan was relieved, "How many people can there be in the world who are like Brother Fu's archery?" I only ask you, the two golden men over there, in terms of archery, can they compare to Brother Fu? ”

  "How can those two golden men compare to Brother Fu?!" Xiao Jiu said proudly, "Brother Fu is using his feet, those two golden people can't win even if they're afraid!" ”

  "Still! The golden people's arrows are only long and heavy, and if it comes to the quasi-leader, it is not their strength. "Zhou Nan fought with the Jin soldiers under Yanjing City and understood the merits of the Jin people's archery.

  "This time, whether you sit next to the emperor or be arranged to go to the corner of that row of corridors is up to you!" Zhou Nan puffed up Xiao Jiu.

  "Dazhai master rest assured! Although Xiao Jiu'er can't compare to Brother Fu, these two golden people don't take it to heart! Xiao Jiu was finally aroused by Zhou Nan to win.

  Amid the whispered discussions inside and outside the main hall, the envoys of various countries who would participate in the contest were quickly decided.

  Zhou Nan's group of people can't escape as the "champion", if they don't shoot, they will automatically give up their original seats, which means concession and timidity to these challengers for Zhou Nan and others. Needless to say, even Xiao Jiu will never give up shooting.

  The first to sign up were the two envoys of the Kingdom of Jin. As a representative of a country, only one person can sign up, but two golden people insist on two people signing up. Everyone present understood that this was a blatant show of force by the Jin people. However, now that the Jin and the Great Song Dynasty have an alliance, for the monarchs and ministers of the Great Song Dynasty, they just regard this kind of show-off more as a manifestation of barbaric people who do not understand etiquette and act rashly, and because the Jin and Liao countries are now hostile relations, since they are hostile relations, for the Jin people who are brave and ruthless, they naturally refuse to let go of any occasion.

  Immediately following the Jin people to sign up was the envoy of the Western Xia Kingdom wearing a crimson narrow robe, only to see the envoy of the Western Xia Kingdom spread his hands and bowed, and said, "My warriors of the Western Xia Kingdom naturally want to compete with the Liao envoys, and if they are lucky to win, they can also be close to His Majesty the Emperor of the Celestial Empire." ”

  The goal of the Western Xia Kingdom is naturally Zhou Nan and others, although the Jin Kingdom is now in full swing, but in front of the Great Song Dynasty monarchs, if they are timid and tolerant of the Jin people, then after returning, I am afraid that they will also give the emperor a knife. Now since the Emperor of the Great Song Dynasty is to make the seat of the Liao envoy a lottery, it doesn't hurt to compete for it. If you can win the Liao and Jin people in a row and win the first place, it can be regarded as revenge for the resentment of the Jin people fighting for the post house.

  The envoys of the Jin Kingdom and the Western Xia Kingdom signed up to participate in the competition, which was expected by everyone, and the envoys of the Goryeo Kingdom, who had always used the Han poetry and ritual culture as the education of the people, also signed up. The envoy of the Goryeo Kingdom said with a smile, "Today is a rare and unprecedented event, and the little envoy is willing to join in the fun, so that everyone can laugh." ”

  In addition, those small countries such as Dali, Dashi, and Jiaozhi are not even interested in signing up, and they are purely excited to see the excitement.

  The person who shot had been decided, and after the waiter reported to Zhao Ji, Zhao Ji immediately ordered to drive and go upstairs in Xuande. Suddenly, the imperial guards with bright silver hammers in their fingers took the lead to open the way, surrounded Zhao Ji, and walked up the Xuande Tower. Those royal princes and ministers of the Great Song Dynasty, as well as those envoys who did not sign up for the competition, all went to Xuande Tower with Zhao Ji's guard of honor.

  As the envoys of the participating countries in the competition, Zhou Nan and others, under the leadership of the Tongshi Sheren, passed through the Xuande Gate and came to the open space outside the Xuande Gate. The east and west towers in front of Xuande Gate stand with the door, and the width of the royal street in the south is the same between the two towers, and there are 200 steps away. This distance is enough to be used as an archery competition venue.

  At this time, although the sky is not yet dusk, but originally after the feast, the monarch and the ministers went to the Xuande Gate Tower to enjoy the lanterns, so all kinds of lanterns have already been hung on the royal street outside the Xuande Gate, even the Xuande Gate Tower and the Xuande Gate on both sides of the Que Tower, and even in the Dragon Protector River, there are already lanterns everywhere.

  The people of Bianjing City, who had eaten early and were ready to enjoy the lanterns with the official family, sent a decree from the attendants in the palace, saying that before the lanterns, envoys from Jin, Liao, Xixia and other countries would try to shoot arrows in front of the emperor outside the Xuande Gate. The people in Bianjing City, who have always liked the bustle, spread ten, ten and hundred, and actually blocked the water around the south bank of the Hulong River outside the Xuande Gate, and the people who could not see it behind actually carried tables and chairs, wooden ladders, and even people with good deeds to find wooden planks and build a high platform to watch. For a time, there was a lot of people, and there were a lot of people. Fortunately, there were imperial guards defending on the north bank of the Dragon River and blocking the lively people on the south bank of the Dragon River Protection.

  Zhou Nan and other envoys of archery competitions all stood under the East Que Tower with the Tongshi Sheren. Four arrow stacks have been placed in front of the West Que Tower opposite. It's just that the arrow buttress is not next to Xique Tower, and it is about sixty steps away from Zhou Nan. At such a distance, you don't have to worry about the weak person's arrow missing, and you can compare the accuracy of the archer.

  The royal guard brought four bows and four pots of arrows, and the game was about to begin. Like Song Chungui, please collect x Song Chungui.