Chapter Twenty-Nine: Divine Shooting Ryuji

Long Zhi's eyes let out a gleam, and he shouted: "Then I, Long Zhi, will try it today, and I am the one who is in the position of a hundred households." ”

Wei Qing smiled slightly, if Long Zhi really had this ability, what would it be to allow him to be a hundred households.

"Everyone, please exit 100 meters backwards first." Wei Qing shouted.

When the men heard this, they stepped back one after another, making way for a spacious space, which was enough for Ryuji to shoot arrows.

Wei Qing brought a refined Zhemu bow, the fine silk was wound around the top of the bow, the black lacquer made the bow surface clean and smooth, and the two sides of the bow were the hard double horns of a mature bull, this kind of bow was worth a thousand gold, and it was difficult for ordinary people to see such a well-made bow. If it weren't for Wei Qing being a nobleman after the decline of the Wei State, it would have been absolutely impossible for him to have this bow.

During the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period, each vassal state set up a special weapon manufacturing department, and formulated official standards to guide the production of weapons, so as to obtain more sophisticated weapons with uniform specifications. However, the only thing that has been preserved to this day and records the manufacturing standards of bows and arrows is the "Examination of the Gong Ji" of the Qi State. It clearly points out that the six materials required to make a bow are dry, horn, tendon, glue, silk and lacquer, and that "the six materials are gathered, and the coincidences are combined", and only when the six materials are ready can they be combined into a bow. For example, the seven raw materials for the selection of bow stems are listed, "Where the seven ways to take the stem: Zhe (zhè) is the top, 檍 is the second, mulberry is the second, orange is the second, papaya is the second, wattle is the second, and bamboo is the bottom." "Of the seven types of trees, it is believed that the best material for making bows is made of oak wood, while the worst is bamboo. When choosing horns, pay attention to the season of killing cattle (it is best to slaughter cattle in autumn, when the horns are thickest), and the strength of the old and young cattle. The selected horn should be "green and white and plump", "the horn is two feet long and five inches, and the three colors do not lose its reason, and the cow wears the cow for it" (the three colors refer to the white root of the horn, the middle is green, and the end is plump.

And the cow wears the cow means that the price of a pair of good horns is equivalent to the price of a cow). For glue, the darker and drier the color is required, the better; The finer and longer the tendons, the better; The lacquer should be so clear that it seems to be bottomed out; The silk should be shiny and bright.

As for the combination of six materials into a bow, it is not possible to complete it in a short time, and different processes need to choose different seasons to ensure the quality of the bow. “

All bows are dried in winter, and the spring liquid angle, summer tendons, autumn three materials, cold body, ice analysis jue", that is, in the winter of the first year, the bow that is completely dry will be cut into shape; In the spring, the horns are made into pieces of the right size;

In summer, the tendons are combed and formed, and then steamed, hammered, tightened, and torn by hand so that they no longer shrink into thin strips; In autumn, glue the tendons on the outside of the bow trunk and the upper corners on the inside of the bow trunk;

In winter, the silk is delicately wound around the bow joints; Paint when it's extremely cold; The spring of the third year was stringed. In this way, it took 4 years for ancient craftsmen to make a good bow, including the selection of materials.

During this period, you can imagine the effort expended by craftsmen, and the time and effort required to make the good bows used by the princes and kings at that time was even more important, so the princes at that time valued the good bows as much as the swords.

According to historical records, after the king of Chu Ling was drunk, he sent the treasure bow "Da Qu" hidden by Chu to Lu Hou, and after he woke up, he repented, and sent envoys to claim the bow back, regardless of the name of unbelief.

Long Zhi took the Zhemu bow sent by Wei Qing, and gently pulled his right hand to the bowstring, and there was a "poof" sound in the air immediately, and Long Zhi praised: "It should be a good bow in the world." ”

Wei Qing smiled indifferently, took a step back, and looked at Long Zhi Zhang Gong.

Ryuji weighed the weight of the bow, and then his eyes suddenly widened, revealing the eyes of a tiger, looking focused, as if there was a prey waiting for it to be strangled. He threw the bow upwards gently, and before everyone could see Ryuji's movements, they found that he had already held the bow full, and his eyes had narrowed.

At this time, there seemed to be a storm and clouds around Long Zhi, his ears trembled slightly, and his eyelids suddenly opened slightly upward.

With a "brush", the bowstring kept swinging, and the arrow that had just overridden the bow had been shot out of Ryuji's hand, and the air was constantly swishing, and the arrow seemed to have infinite power towards the grass target, like aurora lightning, with the power of thunderbolt.

"Bang", the arrow actually passed through the red heart of the grass target, and shot towards the courtyard wall behind, everyone took a cold breath, their eyes were full of surprise, it turned out that they took a closer look and found that the tip of the arrow had been shot into the courtyard wall. (Most of the courtyard walls in ancient times were adobe.) )

"Okay, if it's really a strong man, it's just like that." Tian Jian clapped his hands and praised.

Yang Youji, Ying surname, Yang Shi, character uncle, name Youji (一作繇基), a general of Chu during the Spring and Autumn Period, was a famous marksman in ancient China. was originally a person who raised the country, and after the country was destroyed by the Chu State, Yang Youji became the doctor of the Chu State. Legend has it that Yang Yu Ji Neng shot through the willow leaves marked by a hundred paces away, and once shot through seven layers of armor with an arrow. It is recorded in "Warring States Policy: Western Zhou Policy": "Chu has a person who raises the base, is good at shooting, goes to the willow leaf and shoots it in a hundred steps, and hits a hundred shots." "Hundreds of shots and 100 strokes are all from here. This person is called "raise an arrow", and one arrow is enough to win.

Anyway, how could Tian Jian appear here, wasn't he there in Bai Jin!

At that time, Tian Jianzheng and Bai Jin were talking about the present and the past, and they were not happy, if they didn't pay attention to the corners of Bai Jin's slightly tearful eyes!

"Your Highness, why is there such a commotion in the wheat field?" Bai Jin asked.

Tian Jian also felt a little curious, so he said, "Brother Bai, it's better to go and watch it with the palace." ”

"Your Highness is very kind in saying this!" Bai Jin said with a smile.

"I can finally get rid of being alone with this Longyang good." Bai Jin cried in his heart.

Saying that, Tian Jian took Bai Jin's hand and went to the crowd to watch.

Bai Jin stared at Tian Jian behind him and watched Tian Jian holding his hand, although this hand was delicate and silky, with a beautiful touch like a twenty-eight woman, Bai Jin couldn't make a sound.

He could still remember that it was a winter night three years ago, when he had just turned eighteen, when he was in the prime of his cardamom years, oh no, it was the age of high spirits, full of pride, he followed his father into the palace of Wei, accompanied by a miserable cry of pain, he vaguely but clearly saw two naked men doing something red-faced, and it was then that he had a deep disgust for the species of men for the first time. (The story of Wei Anjiao, King Wei Yu and Long Yang Jun, the good of Long Yang Jun and Long Yang also comes from here.) )

With a stiff face, he was pulled by Tian Jian to the center of the crowd, and with the crisp sound of Long Zhi loosening the bowstring, Bai Jin's eyes widened, completely forgetting the embarrassment just now, and replacing it with full of consternation, there is such a miracle shot in the world!