At the moment of life and death, the beautiful boy Yuan Yeping still maintained a charming demeanor, he took out a silk handkerchief, elegantly wiped the beads of sweat that did not exist on his forehead, threw a wink at all the men present, and then used a magnetic, neutral tone, slightly opened his red lips and spit out two words: "Bow Jian!" ”

Yuan Yeping is deliberately looking for death.

Although he was not in a hurry, in fact, when he opened his mouth now, he showed the helplessness in his heart, because according to the rules, he should have presented his three swords: Taidao, Dadao, and Rib Difference to Zhao Xing for inspection, but he skipped this procedure and directly asked for the identification of bows and arrows, but it showed that he forgot the procedure in a panic.

According to the rules, two people should choose their own bow from a pile of bows and arrows. It's not that Zhao Xing doesn't want to have a fair game, but because he is usually used to pulling a hard bow, that kind of soft and fluttering bow, the arrows he shoots are extremely unstable, and it is unfair to him to use this kind of bow to fight with Yuan Ye Ping.

Let Yuan Yeping use the soft bow and Zhao Xing use his own bow, okay?

It is allowed by the rules. However, the Great Song Dynasty forbade the common people to travel with bows and arrows, especially if the two people in front of them were still foreign feudal people, and they were not allowed to carry long-range offensive weapons through the entire Great Song Dynasty. So when the two of them landed on the shore, they didn't bring their usual bows. The bow is a controlled weapon, and Yuan Yeping wants to buy it outside, but he can't buy it.

So he only had one choice left: choose the bow he wanted to use among Zhao Xing's pile of bows. It's a terrible gap. Yuan Yeping used a red sandalwood bow made by Zhao Xing, the smallest of which is more than one meter two, and it takes two hundred kilograms of strength to pull the bow. Although drawing a bow is an instantaneous explosive action, Genyeping is a good-looking man, and when he plays with the knife, others use his knife skills as a dance to appreciate. let "her", so he had a big reputation, but when he met a giant like Zhao Xing, he never pitied the jade. No play!

It's a death anyway. Yuan Yeping casually chose the smallest bow among Zhao Xing's pile of bows...... Then the game began.

The Book of Rites. "Shooting" said: "Shooter, so watch Shengde also." He also said: "The shooter is also the way of benevolence." If you shoot to correct yourself, you will be righteous and then attacked, and if you do not hit, you will not complain about those who win over yourself, but just seek yourself. This means that the shooter should adjust his mentality and improve his skills by training both physically and mentally. Instead of resenting a strong hand over oneself. In this way, the opponent is no longer an enemy, but the "other hand" that pushes oneself forward.

When Confucius ran the school, it was not like the primary and secondary schools in the city now, where the dolls sat on the bench all day long. According to Confucius's educational philosophy, archery is one of the six arts. In ancient times, shooting activities had a strong cultural and ceremonial nature, and the teaching of bows and arrows as a school education curriculum made students stand up. Truly feel the true meaning of "no body, no virtue and wisdom".

According to Confucius, the details of the shooting place were stipulated: "The shooting of the princes of the ancients must be carried out first; Doctor Qing's shooting is also a gift of drinking in the countryside first. Therefore, the Yan courtesy, so the righteousness of the Ming monarch and the minister; The gift of drinking in the township. Therefore, the order of the young and the young is also. Therefore, the shooter, the advance and retreat week must also be in the courtesy, the inner will be right, the outer body is straight, and then the bow and arrow will be fixed. Hold the bow and arrow. And then you can say it. This can be seen as virtuous! ”

At the beginning of the salute, Zhao Xing and Yuan Yeping bowed to each other. As a guest or challenger, Genyehei ascended first, standing on the archery platform, he took a deep breath and slowly checked his bow. With the review done, and the arrow rested on the string, he pulled his bow in a soothing but unhurried manner, and shot an arrow with a whoosh...... Hit the target, then ......

The target name used for the shooter is "hoof", that is, swan. Traditionally, it was made of straw and tied to a stick, which was stuck at a distance. There is also a straw mat behind the "hoof" to prevent arrows from flying out and hurting people. The reason for using grass to make a target is that in ancient times, the bow and arrow did not have strong penetration, and the target was too hard wood, and the arrow would jump when it hit the target.

It should be stated that Zhao Xing did not deliberately make it bad, so he used a wooden "hoof" in this shooter. He just mistakenly fell for the poison of modern film and television dramas, thinking that the ancient ground arrow target was the same as the modern gun target, so he specially found a skilled carpenter and worked overtime to carve a vivid and lifelike wooden hoof-and was very proud of it.

Su Shi didn't know that there was a mistake in the target, he thought that the target in the salute was particularly special, so he didn't say anything to the wooden hoof. He nodded, and the Sumen disciples didn't dare to object, but Li Duo said a word, he said: "The carpenter craftsmanship of our Great Song Dynasty should make those Japanese people ashamed to death!" ”

Su Shi's group of people are famous, and their look of "it should be like this" made the Japanese people timid, thinking that the target of the Great Song Dynasty had been reformed, and the Celestial Empire was the source of archery.

Now when an arrow is shot, the Japanese still don't know the difference between the target and the ground, and Zhao Xing already knows that he is wrong. Genyeping's arrow hit the target, jumped off, and landed on the ground.

Yuan Yeping's face was a little blue, he took a deep breath, and shot an arrow again-good! The arrow finally landed on target.

The third arrow, hit again!

Zhao Xing nodded secretly.

He had shot arrows and knew the art of archery. The bow pulling action is an explosive force, the bow is opened, the longer the bowstring is aim, the continuous pull of the bowstring will cause the arm that continues to exert force to tremble, and the wrist shakes by one millimeter, and the arrow shot out will be two meters away from the target, so the arrow needs to be fast. Shoot quickly at the target, but shoot accurately.

This man is obviously not only good at playing with knives, but also at archery. Presumably, he has been practicing diligently during this time, so his performance is not as bad as Park Yinguang said.

After firing the fourth arrow, Genyehei's arms were already heavy, and he now realized how deadly the difference in target was. A grassy hoof, as long as the arrow is shot, while to shoot a wooden hoof, you need to adjust the angle of the arrow to avoid jumping on the target. Barely pulling the bow out, the fourth arrow was off the string. The weak arrow did not reach the target at all, and fell to the ground halfway through...... In the future, Yuan Yeping was worse than one arrow......

It was Zhao Xing's turn, he first saluted everyone according to etiquette, and then stood in the position of archery.

The first arrow hit the target, and the powerful penetrating power made the entire target shake. This arrow stunned everyone!

Yuan Yeping guessed that Zhao Xing's archery skills were high, but he didn't expect it to be so high - this arrow hit the neck of the hoof, and the power was so great. He shot the neck of the hoof, and the arrow was stuck in the hoof's body before it could fly. The remaining strength made the target tremble and shake. For a long time.

Su Shi was also stunned. He knew that Zhao Xingdi knew martial arts, but he didn't expect Zhao Xingdi's bow technique to be so powerful, well, he practiced in the courtyard before, and he hadn't seen such a super-level performance, what's wrong with it today? I actually saw the legendary 100 steps through the Yang?

The Sumen disciples were also stunned! They had just heard Zhao Xing talk about the experience of going to the West, and they only sighed for the danger that Zhao Xing had experienced, but let them imagine it. I didn't expect Zhao Xing to hone his ground arrow skills under the existential crisis so terrifying-he was actually hit in the neck with one arrow!

Park In-kwang was also stunned! He had vaguely heard that when Zhao Xing first entered the Kanto region, he had a fight with an intermediate samurai and won. And for this he gained the admiration of the Kwantung Samurai Order. He had already given high expectations for Zhao Xing's swordsmanship, but he didn't expect that this person's legendary superb swordsmanship was nothing compared to the archery skills he was showing now.

There is such a superb archery in the world. Gosh, some legends could be true – like Yoyuki.

Zhao Xing himself was stunned - hey, I was obviously aiming at the body of a hoof, why did I shoot on the neck? Sky! The drop is so big that it's just a little bit like it's going to be shot away...... Why is my neck chilling...... Damn it. Again!

Zhao Xing shot a second arrow at a dizzying speed...... The arrow hit again. In the body of the hoof.

Zhao Xingchang let out a long breath.

At this moment, Yuan Yeping can't even say anything to question the target - look at what people shoot, it's no problem at all! How can it be so difficult to get to yourself? Alas, people are better than people. It's infuriating.

Depressed. Yuan Yeping didn't mention how depressed he was, he was like a bandit who went to the bank to rob. When he broke into the bank and pulled out a gun to threaten the teller, the teller told him: Today is the day when the police are paid, and all the people present are plainclothes police officers with guns.

He was so aggrieved that he wanted to cry!

In ancient times, there are a total of 2 arrows to shoot in the whole shooter, 12 per person. Yuan Yeping only had two hanging on the arrow target, and Zhao Xing's two arrows had already equaled Yuan Yeping's record. Seeing this phenomenon, Chen excitedly touched the knife on his waist and was eager to try it - I have been a hero for a long time, and I have never tried to cut off people's skulls in a respectful and legal way, and now I have a chance, so I am excited.

Su Shi shook his head and sighed. Park Inguang furrowed his eyebrows, as if he was feeling sorry for this beautiful young man. Among the six scholars of Sumen, the others were all solemn, as if they couldn't bear to witness the rituals behind, but Qin Guan and Li were full of anticipation.

Zhao Xing pulled the bow again, and Yuan Yeping elegantly took out the silk handkerchief, and wiped the cold sweat on his face with a charming smile. At this point, his nervousness could no longer be hidden.

Zhao Xing asked himself: This arrow, shoot or not?

Zhao Xing pulled the bow, but he didn't let go of the string, he was thinking.

The arrow had been pulling the string for so long that the arm had begun to tremble, and everyone knew that the arrow was inaccurate. But they all saw Zhao Xingdi's hesitation. Life and death - this arrow represents Zhao Xingdi's decision.

After all, in addition to this arrow, Zhao Xing can continue to shoot nine arrows, and among the remaining nine arrows, as long as one arrow hits the target, Yuan Yeping will have to die. And with the shooting level shown by Zhao Xing's first two arrows, he couldn't think of it, unless he deliberately released water.

The target of the salute is not far from the point of shooting, which is converted to the current unit, which is about fifteen meters. This is prescribed in ancient etiquette. Because the ancient bows and arrows did not shoot far, the distance of fifteen meters could allow most people to shoot, which just satisfied the pride of the scholars. As for the result of victory, it is necessary to calculate the number of shots. This long process was a good drain of the doctor's time.

Zhao Xing was still hesitating.

Can this Yuan Yeping dispose of it at will? He enjoyed a high reputation among the Japanese court secretaries, and was the playmate of many ministers, who liked to associate with this handsome and beautiful young man to show his elegance. Once Zhao Xing becomes the culprit of his death, then Yuan Yeping will become a tragic figure with a long history of the Wa Kingdom, and in this tragedy, Zhao Xing's role is not glorious.

Japan is a nation that loves tragedy, once Genyeping becomes a tragic figure, people's sympathy will turn to him, he will be famous in legends for eternity, and at the same time, Zhao Xing will become the ruthless heart of legends through the ages.

What happened to Yuan Yeping?

Since receiving two letters from the Wa Kingdom. Zhao Xing has been busy with his feet, and at this moment, victory is in sight, and the threat of survival is far away. The doubts raised by those two letters came to mind.

This "super man" is the "head of public relations" of the Kanto Samurai Order after Gen Hideaki. Why did the people of the Japanese want him to die?

Wait...... Zhao Xing has never been afraid of life and death, and there are many people who have died in his hands, but it is not his willingness to let him be a knife in someone else's hands, take the life of a person who has nothing to do with him in a daze, and let him bear the infamy.

After making up his mind, Zhao Xing's hand loosened, and the arrow went straight off the string. It gently brushed the body of the hoof, and shot onto the straw mat behind the hoof.

After shooting this arrow, Zhao Xing stretched his waist, lowered his bow, and said casually: "It is the spring when the flowers are blooming, everything is recovering, the spring is in March, the weather is thousands, the buds are blooming, and the spring mountains are like daisies...... Bianliang City is so beautiful that Brother Yuan came in a hurry, and he has not had time to witness it. It's a pity that I dragged you to fight and kill here.

It's better to be like this, Brother Yuan, and rest for a few days to visit this unparalleled Kaifeng Bianliang. Take a look at the prosperous scenery of the Heavenly Empire's Shangguo Jingshi, and when Brother Yuan is determined, I am also free, and we will continue this unfinished game...... That's it for today, it's time for the village drinking ceremony. Brother Yuan. Please be seated. ”

Zhao Xing said. Dragging the big bow, he walked down the archery platform regardless of it.

By the rules. He should have bowed and walked off the archery ring, and then everyone went to drink together to signal the end of the game. But he jumped off the competition table with a bow and arrow without a head, and everyone at the scene was stunned, Su Shi reacted first, he nodded with a smile, and seemed to be very relieved about Zhao Xing's handling methods.

When Zhao Xing jumped off the stage, Ji Shouzhong was still stunned and asked, "What is this?" Is this a suspension? …… When to continue? ”

Zhao Xing jumped to the stage, grinned, and replied, "Let's wait until I'm in a better mood one day, and then I'll talk about it." ”

This is actually equivalent to turning the death penalty into life imprisonment, so that Yuan Yeping and Ji Shouzhong are not even qualified to return to China, they can only stay by Zhao Xing's side and wait for the completion of this game at any time. And in this unfinished game, Yuan Yeping has no chance, and his fate depends on Zhao Xing's remaining nine arrows to play on the spot.

After being stunned for a long time, Ji Shouzhong reluctantly accepted this order, he smiled bitterly, thanked Zhao Xing first, and then whispered to Yuan Yeping: "I was miserable by you...... It's okay like this, you and I stay in the Heavenly Empire, although we can't return to our homeland for the rest of our lives, but we ...... to you To be able to meet the greatest poets of our time and ask for advice every day is not to live up to this life......"

From the half sentence of Ji Shou, Zhao Xing already knew that something must have happened to Yuan Yeping, and he came to the Great Song Dynasty to find Zhao Xing to compete, in fact, to seek an honorable death......

Honor, could it be that Yuan Yeping did something dishonorable?

liking male style is not a shameful thing in the Japanese country, and it is even regarded as a very tasteful cultural person's behavior, which is Tang style. Tang Feng is not enough stinky fart, the hobby of the people of the Celestial Empire, who is not sought after in the Wa Kingdom?

If because Zhao Xing ridiculed him a few words, he asked for a life-and-death duel, the reason was to defend honor...... Hey, according to the customs of the Japanese country, what kind of honor damage is this? That's a compliment!

Zhao Xing looked at the two widows thoughtfully. Before he could ask, the actions of the two widows kept him from talking. Because the game was over, Ji Shouzhong put aside the stereotypical ground mask just now, he turned to Su Shi excitedly, and solemnly bowed to the ground with Tang Li—it was not too muddy.

"In March, the sound of the cuckoo is too old. Why this morning, listen to this new - overseas Yingzhou students Ji Shouzhong to meet the bachelor, the bachelor's talent is just like the bright moon in the sky, I am overseas, looking up at the night sky, I only want to have a day, bathed in your silver nearby, the Buddha's mercy, can let me have this opportunity......

When I heard the news that the bachelor had come forward as a witness, I cried excitedly. I was moved, I really didn't expect that I, a little person like a snail or a mayfly, would be willing to come out in person to do the verification, and you gave me this honor, I really don't know how to be grateful...... With the patronage of a bachelor, I will not be able to return to my hometown for the rest of my life, and it is worth it. ”

After speaking, Ji Shouzhong trembled with excitement, and it took a long time to find a crumpled notebook, and solemnly handed it to the bachelor: "Bachelor...... This is a travelogue written by a student, please be sure to enjoy it, please advise. ”

Su Shi was a little proud, a little self-conscious, some people were annoyed, and took the notebook a little embarrassed, and before he could open it, Ji Shouzhong trembled and felt out of his arms...... Poetry collections, assignments, crumpled sketches, scribbled pieces of paper that I don't know what to write: "And ...... And ......"

Yuan Yeping was not far behind, and desperately took it out of his arms: "Mine, my ......"

The next scene is like a fanatical fan meeting an idol, Ji Shouzhong is so excited that he can't speak clearly, there is no logical relationship between the preface and the afterword, he only knows that he is excited to talk non-stop, and the topic is floating so that people don't know what he wants to say.

The painting maiden Cuiyi also rushed to join in the fun. Just now, she used the iron line sketching method learned from Li Gonglin to draw several sketches in a row, and when she saw that the competition was coming to an end, she tied a thick stack of drawing paper and asked for celebrity nominations one by one - could it be that the habit of modern fans asking idols to sign autographs was handed down from her?

It was Zhao Xing's turn, after Zhao Xing signed his name, Cui Yi did not retreat, she quickly untied her belt, and her clothes were open......

This action startled Zhao Xing. Without waiting for him to react, the widow respectfully handed over her belt, and Zhao Xing glanced at it timidly - in broad daylight, it's not good!

When I looked down, I immediately knew that I had misunderstood Cuiyi - the belt was densely covered with names, and the first one to look up was Qin Guan, and the last name was Qin Guan...... There is actually the name of Mi Fu!!

This belt is called the "bloodline belt", and every name left on it is the signature of the Song people who spent the night with her. This belt will be respected and preserved by the Cuiyi family, as a way to prove that their descendants belong to the "Chinese" family and have a noble bloodline.

Cui Yi frequently pointed to the empty space at the tail of the belt with her hand, and earnestly urged Zhao Xing to sign, Zhao Xing was depressed and was about to cry: "Nothing to do without me, what are you doing, isn't this a false accusation!" …… I've just gotten married, so you're not ......."

The two Japanese were feverishly chasing Su Shi and the six scholars of Sumen, Su Shi was the most popular of the ancient Chinese writers, and he was likable before and after his death. The meat he roasted is called "Dongpo meat"; The tea brewed is called "Dongpo tea"; The wine is called "Dongpo wine"; The inkstone used is called "Dongpo inkstone", and Su Shi is the only one.

This is the thousand-year-old idol of the whole of Asia, and there is no one in human history who has been fascinated for thousands of years like Su Dongpo. Until a thousand years later, every year on Su Dongpo's birthday, Japan and South Korea also held a "Shousu Meeting" to celebrate his birthday - except for the gods in the sky, no one in the world has been worshiped for thousands of years.

The Holy Ancestor Confucius also did not do this, because the invading foreign nations kept establishing their own kingdoms in the Central Plains, so Confucius was continuously worshipped for less than half of Su Dongpo's time. Therefore, the Japanese have that sentence - "In addition to the gods, there is only Su Shi". At this moment, can the Japanese see their idols in person without being fanatical?

Under the enthusiasm of the Japanese people, even small celebrities such as Li Gefei and Zhou Bangshi are not immune. Among the crowd, only Chen was not involved, he held the sword in his arms, looked at Yuan Yeping's neck with a regretful expression, and saw the other party's straight hair - after cutting the straw mat for so long, Chen has become accustomed to choosing the next part before the knife.

Cuiyi is still frequently clicking on the empty space at the tail of the belt!