Chapter 546: The nobles compete in art, and the ministers are fighting

Feathers are like forests and strong, and the long wind flies thousands of miles. The eagle bow shoots the geese in the clouds, and the brocade-armed eagle comes immediately. The cliff is close to the fence, and the peak hunting is open. From the minister's pen to the long Yangli, he is ashamed to be ashamed of his talents.

Although Jin Youzi's poem "Hu Hunting Poem" is not very majestic, and it is difficult to compare with those famous poems in ancient and modern times, Zhu Di does not pay much attention to the poetry path, but he is quite satisfied with the artistic conception of this poem. At this moment, seeing that more than a dozen nobles who accompanied him had already gone to the shooting range, he was sitting on a horse and watching, he stretched out his hand to summon Yang Rong and Jin Youzi to step forward, and then looked around again, and called Zhang Yue forward.

Since the 300,000 horses arrived in Kaiping, Zhang Yue only met with Cheng'anhou Guo Liang and Xing'an Bo Xu Heng once, and then was put aside. Fortunately, he felt very comfortable with a leisurely life, so he took the opportunity of no one to take care of him in the free time of the march, and wrote some random thoughts and miscellaneous feelings on the horse, planning to show Du Zhen after returning to Beijing, just for fun. So he never expected that just now he was clearly hidden in a large number of people and no one paid attention, but the emperor, who seemed to have forgotten about himself, saw him and called him over in front of countless people.

"Among the generals who are now on the field, who do you think is capable of beating the crowd?"

Even though Yang Rong is skilled in military affairs and Jin Youzi is proficient in government affairs, he still can't help but be stunned when he hears such an extremely unobtrusive question. And Zhang Yue couldn't hide his astonishment, and quickly glanced at the crowd of people who were on the scene, and he couldn't help but think about it in his heart.

Before, it was a soldier's skill, limited to three arrows, and those who hit the target with three arrows were rewarded with a bite of cattle and sheep, and two silver bowls with two bills. Although the reward was rich, there was no shelter on the grassland, and sometimes there was a strong wind, and this was not a static shot but a mounted shot, and only five of the thirty elite soldiers were rewarded. And at this moment, it is limited to ten arrows, and the winner wins, and the nobles who end up are British Gong Zhang Fu, Anyuan Hou Liusheng, Ningyang Hou Chen Mao, Gongshun Bo Wu Kezhong, Wu'an Hou Zheng Heng, Xing'an Bo Xu Heng...... There are more than a dozen people. At this time, from a distance, everyone is gearing up to win, but who can guarantee that whoever will win?

Yang Rong knew that the emperor must have asked casually on a whim, but he still took a serious look at the nobles who were preparing for a while, and then said: "All the generals are the emperor's humerus, and this archery skill must be the emperor's best understanding, and the ministers dare not say who can win in the end." It's just that just looking at their mounts, the minister still thinks that Marquis Anyuan and Marquis Wu Anhou have a big grasp. It is important to know that riding and archery is the first to control the horse, and the two mounts are still as stable as Mount Tai at such times, which shows that their main riding skills are superb on weekdays. ”

Zhang Yue on the side suddenly smacked his tongue in his heart, secretly thinking that such a small problem, Yang Rong would observe it so carefully, no wonder he won Zhu Di's trust. And before he could figure out how to answer, Jin Youzi also opened his mouth.

"Back to the emperor, what Mian Ren said is certainly reasonable, but all generals are generals, and riding is the most fundamental one. Now the wind is strong, the arrow from the string must be fluttering, plus the ten small flags as a target are far away from eighty paces, and it is a windward move, in addition to riding, it is more eyesight and arm strength, judging from the previous hunt, Ningyang Hou Iron Arrow once penetrated a wild sheep, this contest riding and shooting, he can probably have a good performance. ”

At this moment, Zhang Yue is completely convinced. It's a little bit of a trivial matter, and these two cabinet bachelors have to compete for the level of the competition, which is really breathtaking. Seeing Zhu Di's gaze turn to himself, he bowed down honestly and said, "Back to the emperor, the minister thinks that the British prince will not disappoint the emperor." ”

Zhu Di has long been accustomed to Yang Rongjin and Jin Youzi's mutual scheming, so after listening to the first two words, he just laughed, and when he heard Zhang Yue say this, he couldn't help but raise his eyebrows: "Oh, aren't you afraid that I will say that you are partial to your own family?" ”

"The minister is just telling the truth. The minister had never seen other princes practice martial arts, so he didn't dare to talk about others, but when he lived in the British Mansion temporarily, the minister had seen the British public morning practice in the early morning. At that time, it was also set up in the martial arts arena, riding and shooting at a distance of 100 steps, and only resting after shooting three bags of arrows in the morning, and ten arrows could often hit at least nine. Nowadays, although there are many wind masters, archery lies in diligent practice, and the British Duke is a battle-hardened general, so he will definitely not lose his standard when the emperor is watching in person. ”

After listening to this explanation, Zhu Di couldn't help laughing, and immediately pointed at Zhang Yue with a horsewhip: "A good one to tell the truth, a good one will not lose the standard, you are bold!" I thought you were going to play tricks, saying that everyone under my command was a warrior, and even if they behaved differently in the future, it was because Jun Qian was too excited. Hmm, I have written it down, Youzi is optimistic about the Marquis of Anyuan, Mian Ren is optimistic about the Marquis of Ningyang, and you Zhang Yue is optimistic about the British Duke. Come, let's come forward and enjoy my general's archery together! ”

Because the emperor has repeatedly come up with various ways to compete with art along the way, for the riding and archery competition at this moment, all the generals have their own thoughts, and only a small part of them are calm, and some people even secretly sweat. At this time, when they were warming up and preparing, the royal car actually moved from a distance, and these generals who used to lead troops in the past couldn't help but feel nervous, some checked their bows and arrows, some checked their mounts, and in addition, the weather was hot, and everyone's faces were red.

Peng Shisan had crossed the Ming Road, unlike other people who were isolated from afar, he was waiting behind Zhang Yue at this time. Seeing that Yongshun Bo Xue Bin, who was in the head, had already galloped out of the horse, and a competition had begun, he got closer and said in a low voice: "I used to accompany the master to practice riding and archery, and this is the clearest. The young master is waiting and seeing, the master will definitely be all hit. ”

Zhang Yue didn't mean to say goodbye to people in this kind of trivial matter, so he nodded and smiled slightly. Just watching those young or old or old generals and nobles draw their bows and shoot fast, he couldn't help but think of Zhang Chao. He was able to accompany a civil official on this expedition to the north, but these two people who were obsessed with martial arts could only stay at home, and I have to say that God was joking.

At this moment, Yang Rong in front of him suddenly turned around and said with a smile: "Yuan Jie, you just cared about talking about others, don't forget your little Lord Zhang." In the previous letter, the envoys sent by Warat also emphasized that someone in Xinghe City shot an arrow to kill the son of Arutai and lost his pinch, and an arrow shot down the Tatar Daxu, which expressed a lot of panic. ”

Zhu Di, who was paying attention to the generals in the field, suddenly remembered that there was such a thing, and there was a little more smile on his face that had just recovered his solemnity: "The previous things are different from each other's songs, and you are better yourself, so you simply vaguely attributed all the credit to the soldiers and soldiers." Now that there is an opportunity, I must listen to the truth and not hide a word. I forgot that those Jingying warriors who went to Xinghe with you are now in the Chinese army, and you can still let them come to confront you. ”

Regarding Yang Rong suddenly turning over the incident of half a year ago, and there was a lot of meaning in his words, Zhang Yue couldn't help but feel extremely suspicious. But at this time, the emperor had already opened his mouth to ask, and he had to tell the truth one by one, when he said that he was carrying a magic spear and was originally going to the person who was guarding the flag, but he accidentally hit the Tatar Daxu, Zhu Di laughed again.

"Okay, good, this mistake is ingenious! Now it seems that it was right to transfer you to the Arsenal Division in the first place, if it weren't for the fact that you frequently ran to the War Bureau and the Ordnance Bureau, how could you have the experience of using firearms? ”

Seeing that Yang Rong was also smiling beside him, Jin Youzi suddenly frowned, and then interjected unhurriedly beside him: "What the emperor said is extremely true, but this is good luck, but if there is no new weapon sent by the War Division in private, the Mongolian people will not know that I have a sharp weapon that spans four hundred steps, and I will never be unguarded." ”

Although he was on the rise, Zhu Di was such a shrewd person, and he frowned when he heard this. At this moment, Liu Yongcheng, the eunuch of the imperial horse who was accompanying him, approached and explained with a smile: "The old slave has heard of this matter. When Lord Xiao Zhang was ordered to go to Xuanfu before, wasn't there still Gonggong Lu, the overseer of Dongchang, with him? As a result, the little guy in the War Bureau sent two more boxes of fresh gadgets to Father-in-law Lu in order to tie the knot, and he didn't expect to be able to do a miracle. ”

Lu Feng was so bold?

Zhu Di instinctively looked to the side, and immediately remembered that for some rumors and to ensure that he could keep track of every move of the Jingshi, he had ordered someone to transfer Lu Feng back to the Jingshi to preside over the East Factory. Although he reluctantly put the matter down, the good mood just now was less than half, and it was Yang Rong who diverted the topic and said that Alutai had fled north with his family, and he sneered.

"Thieves are the best at deceit, and such words cannot be believed. Zhang Yue, the plan between you and Wu Anhou before was not enough, and the impeachment of Yushi suppressed it for you. If it weren't for Wu Anhou's reminder, in order to catch a few spies, you actually planned to use such an idea, it would really be a big fuss, and it would not be as long-term as Wu Anhou's long-term ......"

Zhang Yue heard Liu Yongcheng's complaint, and his heart tightened, after all, it was his instruction that Lu Feng asked the fat eunuch of the military division to make a new firearm before. Just when he lowered his head and showed a look of obediently listening to the emperor's instructions, but his heart was a little impatient, a burst of earth-shattering cheers suddenly sounded around him.

Startled, he quickly raised his head, and immediately remembered that this seemed disrespectful. Fortunately, Zhu Di had already turned around, and everyone else followed his reputation, and no one cared about his little faux pas. It's just that the emperor in front of him and a large group of people from his entourage were in the way, and he couldn't see what was going on over there, so he could only do it in a hurry. But it was only a moment before a louder cheer came from there, and another flag officer stepped forward to announce it loudly, and he heard it clearly.

"Emperor Qiqi, the British Duke, the Marquis of Anyuan, and the Marquis of Ningyang are all ten arrows, the Marquis of Wu'an Zheng Heng is eight out of ten arrows, Yongshun Bo is seven out of ten arrows, and Xing'an Bo Xu Heng is seven out of ten arrows...... Ying Chengbo did not have any hits, and Long Pinghou did not test when he was sick. ”

More than a dozen names were reported, Zhu Di was still smiling at first, and then gradually gloomy, when he heard the last two names, he was even more furious, and immediately reprimanded: "Although it is a small drama of galloping, but the generals lead the armies, and riding and shooting is fundamental, if you regard this as child's play, how to lead the army!" Ying Cheng Bosun Heng temporarily dismissed the army, and Zhang Xin, Marquis of Longping, was removed from the post of governor and followed the army! ”

Zhang Yue, who was behind, was still glad in his heart, but when he heard Zhu Di's words, he quickly put away the smile on his face. This emperor is really a moody lord, and before the winner is rewarded, he first disposes of the last two unlucky bastards...... Wait, Ying Cheng Bo Sun Heng, this seems to be Sun Han's father?

Fortunately, after Zhu Di was furious, he finally remembered that this was a competition with rewards and punishments, and immediately ordered the British Gong Zhang Fu, Anyuan Hou Liusheng, and Ningyang Hou Chen Mao to have two cattle and sheep, ten bills, and a pair of golden bowls. This is mostly the spoils of sweeping the Tatar tribes along the road, and the three of them thanked them one by one, and after Zhu Di rewarded it, he turned his horse to look at Yang Rongjin Youzi and Zhang Yue.

"Each of you has guessed one of you, and your eyesight is good, and each of you will be rewarded with a horse."

The three of them dismounted together to thank them, and someone explained to the nobles the previous question of the Son of Heaven. While the generals suddenly realized, some disagreed, some laughed, and some whispered, but Zhang Fu couldn't help but smile at Liu Sheng and Chen Mao, who were also rewarded: "Bachelor Yang and Bachelor Jin are just as wise as a torch, but my nephew is all based on that impression in the past. If I miss out on it today, he'll have to lose face. ”

Chen Mao was already silent, but he laughed and said that the British Duke was humble, while Liu Sheng moved his shoulders nonchalantly: "Yang Rongjin Youzi is just comparing our eyesight, but Zhang Yue believes in you, an elder, and that's the truth." Originally, as a son and nephew, can you still turn your elbow outward and say that others can win? ”

It was almost evening when they were encamped, and the generals talked for a while and then dispersed. Since Yang Rongjin Youzi only brought two entourages with him on this northern expedition, Zhang Yue was always difficult to cross the two of them, so he had planned to take only one entourage with Peng Shisan, and the rest stayed in Kaiping. As a result, Peng Shisan went to mutter to Zhang Fu, leaving Lian Sheng and Lianhu in Kaiping, and a large group of people became the generals of the British duke. Now although he is a civil official, because he is appointed by the emperor, the camp tent is in the middle army, not far from the imperial tent surrounded by stars and moons. It's just that, for the first time in so many days, he has been summoned into that royal tent.

There was no magnificence on the outside of the tent, but inside it was extremely elegantly cleaned, with tables, chairs, and beds, and a thick brown wool felt blanket on the floor, which was extremely soft to step on. At this time, it was time for Zhu Di to eat, and the accompanying eunuch carried a small table up, and there were many pots and bowls on it, from braised mutton, steamed chicken, pepper vinegar goose to roast mutton, mutton soup...... In short, in addition to meat or meat, in addition to steamed buns. Zhang Yue, who was originally hungry, lost his appetite when he saw these dishes, because he had eaten too many of these things in the past few months.

Zhu Di did not have the habit of asking questions while eating, so he ordered Zhang Yue to be served by the eunuchs: "Young civil officer in the army, it is too dazzling for you to live alone, turn around and move to live with Yang Rongjin Youzi and them." ”