Chapter 3: He Cao (7)
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"If it weren't for General Qian's mercy, Li Mou's three would have fallen within his face, how could he have a chance to shoot the general!" Li Xu said modestly, not daring to admit that he had won the competition.
Qian Shixiong was dressed in iron armor, and the feather arrows on his body could not make him lose his combat effectiveness at all. And desperate to shoot his face or war horse, and can't resist the kindness of his men. Therefore, Li Xu thinks that his arrow is purely opportunistic, and there is nothing to boast about if he barely wins, so it is better to admit defeat generously.
Seeing him so modest, Qian Shixiong didn't dare to admit that he had won, waved his hand, and said loudly: "If you hurt me with an arrow as soon as Fang gets on the horse, where will I have a chance to stab the first lance." If you win, you win, and I'm not the one who can't afford to lose! ”
The two of you push me to let go, and no one will consider themselves victorious. When they were sympathizing with each other, the herald sent General Zuo Wuwei an order and ordered the two to go to the general platform for questioning. Li Xu and Qian Shixiong looked at each other and smiled, led the war horse, held the iron helmet, and walked side by side to the front of the point.
At this moment, the brothers around the school were so lively that they were already boiling the pot. Although everyone has their own supporters, no one expected this competition to end up like this. Although the grain guards raised their eyebrows, the government soldiers also smiled and leaned back. It turns out that the rules of military exercises in the army, compared with the cavalry, the one who dismounts first loses. As long as one party dismounts, the other party must not chase and kill even if he has the intention of harming him. Therefore, when General Qian Shixiong had the upper hand, he repeatedly asked the other party to dismount and surrender, so that he could stop there. And the stunned boy who rode the black horse actually made money and the general shot an arrow, and then ran to the general and got off the horse. It is indeed impossible to judge whether you win or lose this time.
Everyone pointed fingers, General Qian was unlucky, and he was deceived by a hairy boy after fighting for half his life. As for the grievances between the two sides, they have long been left behind at this moment.
On the platform, General Zuo Wuwei Mai Tiecan, General Zuo Yiwei Yu Wenshu and others were also very happy. Everyone has seen cold arrows hurt people in the martial arts arena, but they have never seen cold arrows put so openly like Li Xu. I have never seen anyone who can push the opponent under the horse when he takes a step forward, but he takes the initiative to jump down and admit defeat. After laughing for a while, Mai Tiezhu ordered someone to present Qian Shixiong's helmet, looked at it repeatedly, stood up, walked to the side of the platform, and asked Li Xu: "Boy, you obviously won this battle, why do you have to admit defeat again?" ”
"General Qian has been merciful from the beginning, how can he not know what is good or bad. Besides, if it is really a comparison of life and death, who will give the lowly post a chance to bluff again and again! Li Xu arched his hand and replied politely.
This sentence was very much in line with Mai Tiecane's heart, and the old general secretly praised the hairy boy in front of him for knowing how to advance and retreat. nodded, turned his eyes to Qian Shixiong, and asked, "Xiao Qian, you can admit defeat in this battle!" ”
"The last general is incompetent, he has lost the face of the general, and he is willing to be punished!" Qian Shixiong blushed and arched his hand and replied.
"It's clear that Zhong Jian got off the horse first, how can General Qian be considered a loser!" Tang Gong Li Yuan and Liu Hongji and others also came forward and humbly retreated.
In front of the two armies, what they paid attention to was not giving in to their faces and showing no mercy when they raised their hands. No one dared to do Xiang Qian Shixiong's deliberate move of stabbing the long lance, and Li Xu's repeated emptying of the strings was even more impossible. If the two fight to the death as soon as they get on the field, the result of this contest is indeed unpredictable.
"Shude doesn't have to be polite, it's clear that this little brother under your command won, how can the old man be the one who can't afford to lose!" Mai Tiezhu became open-minded again at this moment, arched his hand at Li Yuan, and said.
Li Yuan's position was far lower than that of Mai Tiecane, so he hurriedly returned the fist. On both sides, you are Tang Gong, and I am an old general, and they are so close for a while that they are like they haven't seen old friends reunited for many years, and they put all the unhappiness behind their minds.
"In this case, according to the old man's opinion, even if the two sides are tied. I don't know what General Mai and Tang Gong will do? Zuo Yiwei's general Yuwen Shu saw that everyone had no hostility in their hearts at this moment, so he simply pushed the boat down the river and became a peacemaker.
"General Yuwen is very good at talking, if the old man is polite, won't he become that stingy person!" Mai Tiezhu turned his head, glanced at Yu Wenshu with a smile, and said.
"General Yuwenshu judged fairly, Li thanked the general for his kindness!" Li Yuan also turned his head sideways and expressed his heartfelt "gratitude" to Yu Wenshu!
The generals laughed in unison, and Dudao saw a wonderful competition today. Qian Shixiong's attainments on the lance are amazing, and the dark horse boy's cultivation on the bow is also extraordinary. After admiring for a while, Mai Tiezhu turned around again and said to Li Yuan: "Today is the first brother under my command to cause trouble, for the sake of the old man, I hope that Tang Gong will not care." ”
Things have developed to such a result, which has long exceeded Li Yuan's expectations. As a down-and-out five-rank lieutenant, how could he be more serious with the third-rank general with heavy troops. said two polite words that were not strict in discipline, causing his subordinates to be pampered and arrogant, and revealed the matter with a smile.
At that moment, Li Yuan called Liu Hongji and ordered him to make amends to the old general. Mai Tiezhu avoided it, pulled Liu Hongji's arm, and said: "The old lady is old and confused, it is inevitable that it is not light or heavy. Hit you with a whip, and don't want to go to your heart. After that, he ordered someone to take a big horizontal knife that had been tempered for thousands of years, which was regarded as an apology to Liu Hongji.
Liu Hongji couldn't refuse, so he had to put the knife away. Mai Tiezhu called Qian Shixiong again, and thanked him for his friendship in the martial arts competition for him. Then he ordered someone to take twenty pieces of green money, handed it to Qian Shixiong, and ordered in a low voice: "When everyone disperses later, you and Hongji go to the Qin brothers' house, and compensate others for all the things that the rabbit cubs smashed." If you don't have enough money, just ask the treasurer to join the army and withdraw it. Tell the little brother of the Qin family that in the future, whoever goes to his house to harass him will not give the old man a long face. Let him use the knife and the knife, use the arrow and use the arrow, and don't care about the old man's feelings! ”
As soon as these words came out, they were shocked. Zuo Wuwei's people still have to lose money after being beaten, which is tantamount to completely admitting that today's incident is their fault. Seeing this, Li Yuan hurriedly stepped forward to thank him, but Mai Tiezhu refused to take back what he said, and forced Liu Hongji and others to accept the money as a general. Then, he pulled Li Yuan with one hand and Yu Wenshu with the other, and said with a smile: "If the rabbit cubs make trouble today, we will rarely have a chance to get together." Since you are in our army, it is better to go and have a drink together. As for how those juniors toss, let them toss themselves! ”
The generals laughed, and a storm disappeared in the laughter. Naturally, there were no seats for unpopular military attaches like Li Xu and Liu Hongji at the banquet of senior generals, and the two looked at each other and said goodbye to Li Yuan, Mai Tiezhu and others. Qian Shixiong had a task on his shoulders, so he immediately took off his armor and led the war horse to follow.
In the first battle, Qian Shixiong let the light and lost well, and the grain guards were naturally polite when they saw him. Liu Hongji first arranged for two brigades to take the brothers back to the camp, and then called Qin Ziying at the edge of the school field, and in front of Qian Shixiong, he told the meaning of the wheat iron rod, hoping that he would not worry about today's affairs.
"How can a small courtyard gate be worth so much money! Besides, General Mai Lao did not pursue our fault in injuring his subordinates, Qin was already grateful, how dare he ask for compensation again! Qin Ziying stepped forward to greet Qian Shixiong and replied lightly.
He had a good family, and he didn't care about the damaged things. But Mai Tiezhu's insulting words today left a heavy shadow on his marriage to Miss He. Qin Ziying deliberately used the repair of the house and door to divert the topic of He Ruomei at that time, and she didn't know what the other party wanted to express? In his eyes, how could the damage left by Mai Tiecane and Yuwenshu's words in Mei'er's heart be compensated with money?
For a while, the scene was a little embarrassing. Qian Shixiong came on behalf of Mai Tiecane, and his face may not be in line with the original intention of repairing the relationship between Tang Gong and General Mai. Liu Hongji has always been old-fashioned, stepped forward and pulled Qin Ziying's arm, and suggested with a smile: "Ziying, why don't we invite General Qian to sit at home." He is the first general under General Mai, and he brought the meaning of General Mai, I think Miss He will feel better in her heart! ”
Today's events all depend on Liu Hongji's righteousness to achieve such a result. Qin Ziying is a knowledgeable person, of course, he can't help but give Liu Hongji face. looked at the people who were very interested, and then looked at Qian Shixiong, who was full of embarrassment, so he had to show a little smile and replied politely: "There is no need to apologize, if General Qian does not dislike it, you might as well come to my house and sit down." lest someone take advantage of General Mai's inattention in the future and use his name to find fault! ”
"No, General Mai has just said, whoever dares to go to your house to make trouble will not give him face! Although my Zuo Wuwei's people are reckless, they are not people with small stomachs! Qian Shixiong blushed and replied.
Everyone said a few words to ease the atmosphere, and together they got on the horse and killed Qin Ziying's house. Li Wan'er and Li Shimin's sisters and brothers like to be lively, and they also followed with their tails. When he arrived at the door of Qin Ziying's house, he saw the messy scene again, Qian Shixiong felt even more ashamed, jumped off the horse early, and bent down to clean up the gravel and wood at the door.
His real behavior made Qin Ziying a little embarrassed. Hurriedly stepped forward and stretched out his hand to hug each other, and asked Hu Benlang to enter the adult to drink tea first.
"Let it be, tomorrow I will send some brothers from the camp, it is not a matter of incense!" Wang Yuantong shouted while inviting the guests to the room.
"That's it, General Mai is polite, how can you use money to repair this courtyard!" Qi Poning smiled and played a round game. The two of them were in charge of the house and camp tents, and the other was in charge of armor and equipment, and it was naturally a matter of helping his friends repair the courtyard. Besides, although Qian Shixiong's official position is high, his shelf is not big, and he is very temperamental.
Everyone entered the courtyard with a smile, laughing and asking for tea from their younger siblings. Before he could reach the door of the guest room, two servant women who didn't know where to hide when they had just fought came up with red eyes.
As soon as Qin Ziying saw the faces of the two, her breath immediately stagnated, and regardless of the many guests around, she rushed to ask: "Mother Wang, Mother Li, where did you go just now!" What about Mer, how is she now? ”
"Sir, madam, madam, she's gone!" The two servant women replied with sobs.
"Gone, where did you go?" Qin Ziying asked a question, pushed away the two servants, and ran to the back house.