A sturdy man dressed in the costume of the imperial guard hurriedly ran out of the city gate tower, walked in front of Zhou Nan and the others, and said loudly: "There is a decree in the saint, archery is won or lost in two rounds. In the first round, he shot the wine glass hanging in front of the arrow stack. Whoever shoots the glass will have wine to drink. If you can't shoot, only tea will be served. ”

A golden envoy looked at Zhou Nan and said loudly: "If you shoot more than ten arrows, who can't shoot them?" What does that mean? ”

"The saint naturally thought of it, so each person can only use one arrow to shoot this arrow into the wine cup." The Imperial Guard reminded those who participated in the archery.

"In the second round, five arrows were shot each, but there was a saying. According to the Book of Rites, the first arrow is a "white arrow" and the second arrow is a "senlian". The Imperial Guard said aloud with a blank face.

"It's really troublesome, shoot an arrow, and what kind of white arrows and black arrows, listen to the big head." The golden envoys, who did not know the scriptures, shouted one after another.

In fact, Zhou Nan didn't know what a white arrow was, what was Shenlian, and Xiao Jiu didn't know, only Li Feixing explained to Zhou Nan in a low voice: "This is the ancient archery exquisite, and the army often plays, the white arrow is to use arrows to penetrate the arrow stack, Shenlian is the first arrow is shot, and the next three arrows must be shot out continuously, in fact, it is a continuous arrow." ”

"The princes and ministers are dedicated to shooting, and they are practicing etiquette. Wonderful! The envoy of Goryeo said loudly.

"The white arrow is the arrow piercing the arrow stack, and the link is that after an arrow is shot, the next three arrows are shot out in a row." Although the imperial guard had not read any etiquette, he often practiced archery as a game in his spare time, and glanced at the golden envoy with contempt, and explained loudly.

"Why waste time?" The golden man muttered.

"Shooters, please." The imperial guard stood to the side and shouted to Zhou Nan and the others.

The positions of the envoys of the four kingdoms from south to north were the envoys of Liao, Jin, Xixia, and Goryeo. Hearing the order to prepare the shooters, they all sent one person to stand in front. Zhou Nan naturally sent Xiao Jiu to play.

Xiao Jiu was just about to pick up the bow, only to hear someone upstairs say loudly: "Liao envoy stay!" It is said in the holy that whoever shoots an arrow and sits next to the official family for a while must be the one who shoots the arrow. ”

Xiao Jiu looked at Zhou Nan, and Zhou Nan reluctantly took the bow. If you can't sit next to the emperor then, it's Xiao Jiu who doesn't know anything, and it's a joke. The envoys of the other three countries also had adjusted personnel, and it is estimated that they were also due to the same considerations as Zhou Nan.

I saw a group of soldiers running to the front of the arrow stack, and in front of the arrow stack was placed a wooden shelf, on which a wine glass was hung with silk thread. As soon as they were arranged, the group of soldiers ran away again.

Zhou Nan saw that the wine glass in front of him was the smallest wine glass used at the banquet, while the wine glass in front of others was much larger than his own, and the largest was the wine glass of the envoy of the Goryeo Kingdom. Zhou Nan followed Xiao Lao Liu to drink, and naturally saw the appearance of wine glasses in this era. In front of the Goryeo envoy was a bronze bottle, which could hold half a catty of wine if it was used to hold wine, and there were protruding long feet and stigmas above and below the bottle, so it was naturally easy to shoot. The envoys of the Jin Kingdom and the envoys of the Western Xia Kingdom faced a bronze sword, with an oval belly, a handle on the top, and a ring foot at the bottom, although it was smaller than a bottle, but it was still the size of a fist.

The worst thing is the cup in front of me, which is the kind of wine cup that doesn't even have a foot and no place to tie silk threads, so I have to wrap silk threads around the wine cup and hang it on a wooden frame. Zhou Nan naturally understood that this must be Zhao Fujin instigating Zhao Ji and wanting to embarrass himself. I'm afraid that if there is an argument, Zhao Ji will also send someone to say something.

"How is this still big or small?" The people of the Western Xia Kingdom, who were next to the envoy of the Goryeo Kingdom, found that their drinking utensils were smaller than those of the envoy of the Goryeo Kingdom, and shouted loudly.

The Jin envoy who didn't shoot arrows in the back hurriedly dragged the envoy of the Western Xia Kingdom and pouted at the wine glass in front of Zhou Nan, and the envoy of the Western Xia Kingdom immediately stopped shouting when he saw it.

"Start shooting!" Seeing that the four of them were ready, the imperial guard stood on one side and ordered.

Although it is a small wine cup with a radius of only one inch, Zhou Nan still has enough confidence to shoot, he holds the bow in his left hand, holds his breath and concentrates on the string with an arrow in his right hand, and the fingers of his right hand are loosened, and the arrow goes like a meteor, only to hear a crisp sound of "dang", the small wine cup was hit by an arrow, took off the silk thread, fell on the stone brick, and shattered.

Before Xiao Jiu could shout, a burst of cheers broke out among the crowded people on the south bank of the Hulong River. These people can naturally see that the officials are deliberately embarrassing the Liao envoys, but this Liao people's archery skills are superb, and they can hit with one arrow without delay.

As soon as he saw Zhou Nan shooting, the Jin envoy had no choice but to shoot them in turn. It's just that what they shoot is a fist-sized bronze cup, so there is naturally no suspense when they shoot. Even the crepe-clad Goryeo envoy shot the wine bottle.

"All four noble envoys have been shot!" The imperial guards who were watching reported loudly to Zhao Ji and the others on the city gate.

"Give all the messengers a glass of wine, and the first place in the second round of the competition will be rewarded by the saint!" A chamberlain on the tower of the city gate shouted in a shrill voice.

Zhou Nan took out five arrows from the quiver and examined them first. If this woman holds a grudge against anyone, I am afraid it will be a very terrible thing. Fortunately, on the arrows, Zhao Fujin didn't let people do anything.

"The Liao envoy will shoot first, and the white arrows and the participating companies will shoot in order."

Hearing the decree of the imperial guards, Zhou Nan picked up an arrow, which was sixty steps away from the arrow stack, and it was not easy to shoot an arrow through the arrow stack.

Zhou Nan was calm, opened his bow, and was aiming at the bull's-eye, the moment his finger was released, the arrow was impartial, and it hit the bull's-eye, and even the bull's-eye with the arrow passed through the arrow stack and fell to the ground.

Zhou Nan knew that the arrow buttress at this time was different from the arrow targets of later generations, the bullseye of the arrow buttress was active, and if it was shot, it would naturally pass through the target with arrows from the bull's-eye.

At a distance of sixty paces, in the army, some soldiers were afraid that they would not even be able to shoot arrows at this distance, but Zhou Nan hit the bull's-eye with an arrow. The crowd on the south bank of the river was again a burst of thunderous applause, and there were people on the tower of Xuande Gate.

After the first round of shooting, Zhou Nan picked up the four arrows side by side with the fingers of his right hand, and without hesitation, four arrows were shot out in a row, and the arrows hit the arrow stack.

After Zhou Nan finished shooting, the people watching the archery didn't seem to have reacted, and when the imperial guard stood in front of the Xuande Gate and reported loudly to the city: "All four arrows are hit", the surrounding crowd came out with continuous cheers.

A series of arrows like Zhou Nan, which is as fast as one arrow, is really a feast for these people's eyes, and they can generally shoot three arrows in a row, so they are already masters of archery, not to mention that Zhou Nan shoots four arrows in a row, and all four arrows are hit.