After the county magistrate gave the order, everyone was eager to try. Xianguan Li Chun looked at the surging crowd and looked forward to it. After a while, the scribe sent the roster. Li Chun looked at it, called the names one by one, and those who called the names entered the school field one after another, took out bows and arrows, and first looked at archery, and then looked at the art of riding and archery. At this moment, in front of the martial arts hall, there was no sound, only the sound of sneering arrows could be heard, and the sound was endless. Zhou Tong, Zhao Gou and Yue Fei tilted their ears inside the tea tent, listening to the arrows of those martial boys, Zhou Tong couldn't help laughing.

Zhao Gou and Yue Fei looked at each other and asked, "Why is the master funny?" ”

Zhou Tong smiled: "Pengju, Zhao Gou, didn't you two hear?" Isn't it funny that those who test archery can only hear the sound of bows and arrows, but not the sound of drums? ”

Zhao Gou and Yue Fei still didn't understand what Zhou Dong was referring to, and asked puzzledly: "Master, is there a difference between the two?" Of course, you hear the sound of bows and arrows, but how can you hear the sound of drums? ”

"You don't know that those who are skilled in the art of bows and arrows shoot arrows with a very heavy sound when they are drawn, and the range of their arrows is far greater than that of ordinary good hands. Moreover, the more shrewd the shot, the louder the drum sounds, directly drowning out the sound of arrows. If there is no drum sound, or it is not big, it will be at the middle and lower level, and it will not be in the eyes of the county order. ”

Zhou Tong said eloquently, and said with a meaningful smile: "I'm afraid that there are very few county officials who like it!" ”

Zhao Gou and Yue Fei's eyes focused on the county official Li Chun, and they saw that the spirit on his face disappeared, and he was a little disappointed.

As Zhou Tong said, Li Chun shook his head when he saw the arrows they shot fall on the arrow stack, slightly disappointed, and liked very little. Li Chun looked at the roster and clicked to Qilin Village, where the word "Yue Fei" was in the first place, shouting: "Yue Fei!" ”

Yue Fei heard the county official shouting to himself and wanted to respond, but was stopped by Zhou Tong, who shook his head and signaled him not to answer. Li Chun shouted several times in a row, but no one answered.

"Is it still in the future, or is there something delayed and you forgot to come to take the exam? It's a strange thing! "The martial arts assessment is a major event in the Great Song Dynasty, and it is one of the ways to select military generals, and there has never been a situation where the registration has not arrived, Li Chun was a little puzzled, and then shouted: "Tang Huai!" ”

Tang Huai hurriedly responded: "Yes!" ”

Li Chun called Zhang Xian and Wang Gui again, and both of them agreed. The three of them stepped forward together, and the fathers of the three looked nervous and a little excited, and they all stood up and watched, their eyes widened, and they watched intently, all thinking that their sons could get good grades and take the exam in Beijing.

Tang Huai, Zhang Xian, and Wang Gui all took a step forward, and Li Xianling glanced at the three of them, feeling that they were a little different, not in a hurry, calm and relaxed, and had some expectations in his heart. When the three of them saw Li Chun, they saluted and asked straight to the point: "You are all from Qilin Village, there should be another Yue Fei, why hasn't he arrived?" ”

"Sure enough, it's the same as what the master said!" Wang Gui, Tang Huai, and Zhang Xian glanced at each other, and Tang Huai replied, "He'll come from behind." ”

Li Chun didn't ask too much, nodded and said, "Since that's the case, then let's test your bow and arrow first!" ”

The three of them all came to the school ground, Tang Huai and the others saw that the arrow stack was only sixty steps, and they couldn't show their archery skills, so they said: "Please ask the master to order the official to put the arrow stack farther away." ”

Li Chun was surprised: "It's already sixty steps, is it going to be far?" ”

Tang Huai and the three of them said in unison: "It's a little farther away." ”

Li County ordered and ordered: "Eighty steps!" ”

Zhang Xian went up and said again: "I beg the master to be farther away." ”

Li Xianling said helplessly: "Pose a hundred steps." ”

Wang Gui said again: "Please stay away." ”

"Are you three sure you want to go any further?" The county lord was amused, looked at Zhang Xian and the three of them in disbelief, saw their expressions firm, and said loudly: "Since this is the case, then put one hundred and twenty steps!" ”

Wang Gui, Zhang Xian, and Tang Huai didn't speak, and when the official heard this, he went down and put the arrow stack one hundred and twenty steps back. Tang Huai stood the first, Zhang Xian stood the second, and Wang Gui was the third. The three of them fired their bows and arrows in the same way, because a master taught them.

Zhou Dong's riding and archery skills are well known to the officials of the Great Song Dynasty, and the three of them have followed Zhou Dong to learn art for many years. Although he is not as powerful as Yue Fei, he is also a first-class good player, much better than those before him. Seeing that everyone applauded in unison, even Li County Ling was stunned.

The arrows shot by Wang Gui and the others were the opposite of before, and the arrows were stacked, and there was no false shot. But when he heard the sound of the drums, he did not hear the sound of the bow and arrows, and the drums did not stop until he had finished shooting. When Li Xianling saw the three of them, it was as if he had seen a rare treasure, his eyes lit up, and he was elated, so he asked, "Who taught you three bows and arrows?" ”

Wang Guidao: "The three of us were taught by the same master. ”

Li Xianling was curious: "Who is your master?" ”

Wang Gui was silent for a moment, but still repeated his previous words: "It's the master." ”

Li Xianling couldn't help laughing and said, "Although your martial arts are high, you can't understand it in your stomach. Which master is it? What is the last name? ”

Tang Huai hurriedly stepped forward and replied: "The family teacher is from Kansai, and his surname is Zhou Mingdong. ”

Li Xianling suddenly realized: "It turns out that the Ling Ye Master is Mr. Zhou, he is a friend of this county, and he has not met for a long time, but where is he now?" ”

Tang Huai said: "Now in the tea tent below." ”

When Li Xian heard this, he immediately sent someone to follow Wang Gui and the three to invite Zhou Tong to come, and on the other hand, he entrusted the official to watch everyone compete with arrows. Zhou Tong heard the drum beating getting louder and louder, and then stopped, and said with a smile: "It seems that the three of them are performing well, and they will definitely be taken a fancy to, so they will be relieved." ”

A moment later, Wang Gui and the others led the servants to Zhou Tong. Before they could speak, Zhou Tong already knew what they were coming from. So, Zhou Tong took Zhao Gou and Yue Fei to go with them and came to the martial arts hall. Li Xian Ling looked around, and finally saw Zhou Tong coming, and hurriedly went down the stairs to greet him personally.

Li Xianling was puzzled: "Since the eldest brother set up an account in Changxian County, he was not given favor, but why?" ”

Zhou Tong said with a smile: "If it's not for my brother, I won't come to visit." The residents of Qilin Village had better use words to construct lawsuits, and if the brother walked around the virtuous brother street, there would be things such as favors. If a virtuous brother listens to affection, he will break the law of the land; If you don't listen, it hurts the harmony, so it's better not to come. ”

Li Chun said: "Forgive me." ”

Zhou Tong said: "You and I brothers, don't come for a long time, I don't know how many Linglang have been born?" ”

Li Chun sighed: "The first room has passed away, so he did not remarry, leaving only a little girl, fifteen years old. ”

Zhou Tong said: "Since there is no son, it's time to remarry." ”

Li Xianling smiled bitterly: "The younger brother is a little cheap, and he raises his hair from time to time, so he doesn't dare to marry again, I don't know if the eldest brother's sister-in-law is okay?" ”

Zhou Tong said sadly: "I have also passed away for many years." ”

Li Chun said: "Can there be a Linglang? ”

Zhou Tong waved his hand, Yue Fei hurriedly stepped forward, and said with a smile: "My son, I came to see my uncle." ”

Yue Fei stepped forward in response and saluted Li County. Li Chun looked at Yue Fei and saw that he was about sixteen years old, and couldn't help laughing: "The eldest brother has come to make fun of the younger brother again, when was such a Ling Lang born by the eldest brother?" ”

"Don't hide it from my brother, Ling Ai is his own child, but this son is a foolish brother, named Yue Fei." Zhou Tong smiled indifferently, Li Xianling was silent, and saw Zhou Tong and said, "How about asking Brother Xian to look at his bow and arrows?" ”

Li Chun said: "Lingtu is like this, Linglang must be good, there is no need to watch it!" ”

Zhou Tong said sharply: "Brother Xian, this is to select talents for the country, and it is to be from the public." Moreover, it is necessary to convince the people, how can they remember the old feelings. In this way, it will not fall into the hands of others, and it will be unfavorable to the virtuous brother. ”

Li Chun thought about it and felt that what Zhou Tong said was polite, and said in a deep voice: "What my brother said is extremely true, then let's see how Ling Lang is, I will ask someone to take up the stacks." ”

Yue Fei said confidently: "I want to go down more." ”

Li Xianling knew that Zhou Dong's riding and archery skills were powerful, Yue Fei was Zhou Dong's righteous son, and he must have obtained Zhou Dong's true inheritance, so he followed Yue Fei's words and said, "Just go down." ”

The servant hurriedly agreed, and swung the arrow stack down twenty paces, and the distance was already one hundred and forty steps. Li Xianling thought that Yue Fei could do this, but he didn't expect it, Yue Fei said again: "I have to go down." ”

Li Chun was taken aback, the distance of one hundred and forty steps was already much beyond ordinary people, even Zhang Xian and the others were one hundred and twenty steps. So, Li Chun turned his head and said in a low voice, "How many steps can Ling Lang shoot?" ”

Zhou Tong calmly replied: "Although Xiao'er is young, he has a hard bow, and he is afraid to shoot to two hundred and forty steps. ”

Li Chun's eyes widened, his face full of disbelief. However, he kept praising him, and he didn't believe it in his heart, so he ordered: "Put the arrow stacks in two hundred and forty steps!" ”

Li Chun didn't believe that Yue Fei could shoot an arrow stack from two hundred and forty steps away, which was also a normal person's idea. However, Zhao Gou, Zhang Xian and the others were full of blandness, as if they had already known about it. Just because Zhou Dong's riding and archery skills are the best in the world, Yue Fei is his personal disciple and his righteous son, and what he taught him is the "Divine Arm Bow", which can open more than 300 catties, and can shoot left and right.

Everyone looked at Yue Fei intently, only to see him walk down the steps steadily, then stand up straight, adjust the hard bow in his hand a little, and then pull the arrow string, put on the arrow, and sent nine branches in a row.

The drummer began with the first arrow and continued to hit the ninth, and then stopped. The people below who were watching the exam cheered in unison, and Yue Fei's skill of firing nine arrows in one hand stunned the martial arts boys in all towns and townships. Even the fathers of Wang Gui and others applauded when they stood outside and watched.

I saw that the arrow was shot, and nine arrows were fired in unison, side by side, cutting through the air and hitting the arrow stack directly. Seeing that the official next to him was shocked, he hurriedly stepped forward and said, "This prime minister is really a strange person!" Nine arrows shot out of a hole, and the arrows were piled up, which was really amazing, very wonderful! ”

Li Chun was overjoyed, he knew that this arrow technique was one of Zhou Tong's famous skills, and seeing Yue Fei's young age, he couldn't help but be a little happy, and asked, "How old is Ling Lang Qingchun?" Have you ever been married? ”

Zhou Tong smiled and said: "I have spent twenty-eight in vain, and I haven't decided on a marriage yet." ”

Li Chun said directly: "If the eldest brother doesn't dislike it, the younger brother is willing to marry the little girl to Linglang, but I don't know if I want to allow it?" ”

Zhou Tong was very happy in his heart, but he said: "It's so wonderful, I'm afraid I can't climb it." ”

Li Chun was a little angry and shouted: "Good brother, why be polite. The little brother is determined by this, and the little girl will be sent tomorrow. ”

Zhou Tong thanked him, and called Yue Fei: "You can come and thank your father-in-law." ”

Yue Fei immediately came up to thank him, and Zhou Tong was secretly proud. Now, Yue Fei is not only excellent in archery, but also appreciated by Li Chun, but also astonishing his skills, making his face shine. Immediately, Zhou Tong was about to turn around and leave, but when he saw Li Chun looking at Zhao Gou who turned to leave, he couldn't help asking, "Brother, who is this person?" ”

Zhou Tong turned to look at Li Chun again, and when he saw him looking at Zhao Gou, he couldn't help but smile: "This is my closed disciple, and he is also the latest person to get started, just because he is from Bianjing and is still young, he has never signed up to participate." ”

"He's your closed disciple?" Li Chun was shocked, and after seeing that Zhao Gou exuded a vague aura, he smiled and said: "Since Ling Lang has also finished the competition, he is also your disciple, I don't know if my brother minds letting him shoot an arrow, just to open my eyes." ”

Zhao Gou couldn't help but be stunned, even Zhou Tong was a little surprised, and looked at Li Chun looking at Zhao Gou curiously, thinking: "Since he wants to see Gou'er's archery, it is better to follow his wishes." Also, I want to see how Go'er's archery skills are improving, so good. ”