Chapter 137: The Great Shooter Below
Zhao Wuxian has been listening carefully with his ears pricked up, and the eight famous chips are matched like this.
"Wei Ju and Fan Jia are one."
Wei and Fan are rivals, and their skills are almost the same, Wei Ju is eager to try, Fan Jia is relieved, he doesn't want to meet Zhao Wuxian and Lu Xing, who are two heroes in archery.
"Bank of China's black humerus and Han Buxin are a couple."
Bank of China and Han were also a little festive, the two glanced at each other, and then looked away disdainfully.
"Zhixiao and Lu Xing are coupled."
Lu Xing couldn't hide the disappointment on his face, and Zhixiao, who was evil on the outside and good on the inside, gently asked Lu Xing to concede.
In the end, it was Fan He and Zhao Wuxian who were a couple!
Fan He, who couldn't hide things in his heart, didn't have the previous arrogance and arrogance, and showed an unlucky face, while Zhao Wuxian couldn't hold back his laughter easily.
He inquired from Zhang Mengtan and Le Fuli, although Fan He's swordsmanship is outstanding, his archery skills can only be described as bad, and he is a master who can be easily abused by himself.
Okay, the revenge of the broken sword last time can be avenged today, and even, the axle compound bow he specially brought does not need to be unveiled.
However, it can be seen from these four groups of collocations that Marquis Wu of Jin is well aware of the contradictions between the children of Liuqing. Except for Zhixiao and Lu Xing, the other three couples are all a combination of needle tips and wheat mang......
Although this Marquis of Jin did not leave any impressive records in history, Zhao Wuxian was already slightly alert. This person, I'm afraid, is not easy to fool, and is willing to be the lord of the puppet country for the rest of his life!
But I heard Han Buxin say to the monarch in front of the east steps: "Please shoot the salute first." ”
It turns out that there is a tradition in the Jin Kingdom, "Where there is a big shooter, the king must shoot first".
Before the Marquis of Jin sat leisurely on the upper seat to watch the grievances and complaints of the children of Liuqing, and the excitement of revenge, he had to shoot three arrows first. This has been the rule on the big shooter for hundreds of years.
Everyone's eyes were focused on Jin Houwu's body.
Jin Houwu got up with a solemn face, and under the guidance of Youji, he went to the place where he changed clothes, changed out of his fur clothes, and put on his military clothes.
After all, Marquis Wu of Jin has been a monarch for eight years, and these etiquette procedures have been practiced very skillfully, but under his majestic appearance, he is a little depressed in his heart.
"I'm going to be embarrassed in front of Liuqing again."
According to the regulations of the Zhou rites, when the big shooter, the monarch must first test shoot, and it is stipulated that the shooting cloth with bear ornaments should be shot, that is, the target 90 steps away.
God knows why Zhou Wengong set such a rule! Or is it to urge the princes not to forget the art of archery? But why is it so demanding.
Could it be that Zhao Gongxiao (shi), Bi Gonggao, Uncle Wei Kang, Tang Shuyu and other Ji Zhou heroes who followed King Wu's war can all do it easily?
Ninety steps, all three arrows are hit, as far as Jin Houwu knows, there are few people who can do it in the palace armor tiger Benli. Among the younger generation, it is also said that the concubine of the Zhao family, who is only "ten steps away" from the archer Yang Youji, and Lu Xing, the descendant of Lu Qi, can give it a try.
And the Marquis of Jin in all dynasties, except for the ancestor Tang Shuyu, was not known for his archery, and when it came to his great-grandfather Jin Pinggong, it was even more unbearable.
In the Jin market, there has been such a joke secretly: Jin Pinggong shot quails in the forest garden, and it took a long time to shoot the arrows, but he didn't shoot the stupid bird, and he sent the vertical people around him to catch it, but he didn't catch it.
Pinggong was furious, so he became angry with Zhuxiang, detained him, and prepared to kill him.
After hearing about it, Uncle Xiang, the eldest doctor of the Yangyu clan, went to see Jin Pinggong overnight and admonished: "In the past, our ancestor Uncle Tang shot a rhinoceros in Tulin, and died with an arrow, and made a pair of large armor with its leather and dedicated it to King Cheng, so it was sealed in the Jin Kingdom. ”
The glory of the ancestors, Jin Pinggong naturally knew.
Shu Xiang continued: "Now that you have inherited the throne of Uncle Tang, you have not shot a small quail to death, and you have not been caught when you send someone to catch it, this is a shame for the Jin Kingdom." The monarch must kill this witness as soon as possible, and not let the news spread elsewhere. ”
Pinggong showed a look of shame on his face, so he pardoned Zhuxiang.
But Jin Houwu felt that the moment when his face was dull was not only when he was hunting, every time he participated in the big shooter, he had to bear the embarrassment of Pinggong.
Jin Houwu also secretly complained to his Tai Shimo, can't this rule be changed?
But Shi Mo's answer made Marquis Jin Wu fall into an ice cave.
"If the etiquette and system prescribed by the ancestors can be changed at will, then can your position as the monarch also be replaced by the six kings at will?"
Jin Wu sighed imperceptibly, so no matter how much he complained, he had to carry out this tradition.
Back then, the Duke of Qi Huan was nine in the world, a prince of Kuang, what a majesty. But at the "Uncle Hou" ordination ceremony presided over by the Son of Heaven, he didn't have to worship the chief in fear and call himself "Xiaobai".
In the era of Duke Wen and Duke Mourning, the strength of the Marquis of Jin is gone, and Jin Wu can only count on the continuation of the tradition now, and only then can the position of his monarch continue. Therefore, he especially can't be the one who takes the lead in breaking the etiquette system, and even has to use actions to defend it.
He had a solemn countenance, put on a leather armcoat under the service of Youji, held a bow, and held four arrows outside the bow handle, and the arrow was in the middle of the bow handle. He put on a brass wrench, hooked the string with the thumb of his right hand, and walked to the place where the archery was standing.
Zhao Wuxian and the other eight sons of the emperor have already come out of the ranks, standing behind the Marquis of Jin in four pairs, with a respectful attitude, silently looking at the weak little body of the monarch.
But who knows, what are the sons of Liuqing thinking?
Thinking of the two young famous marksmen staring at him, Jin Houwu felt weak in his heart, and felt more and more burning eyes behind him, he tried not to think about it, but looked ninety steps away, and there were some vague bear-shaped lines on the shooting cloth.
He took the arrow, opened the bow and pulled it until half a moon, his arm trembled slightly, and it was a little difficult to aim.
Zhao Wuxian felt that although the weak young monarch in front of him was calm and majestic, it seemed that the pressure was a little great, and it was a little difficult to even pull the bowstring, and this arrow was afraid that it would miss the target.
Seeing this situation, I remembered what Zhao Ying had instructed in the letter, and what Zhang Mengtan had told him when they met this morning, that Jin Hou Wu had a good face.
A thought flashed through Wuxian's heart.
With a "whoosh", the arrow went off the string.
Sure enough, it's the same as Wuxian guessed. The first arrow of the Marquis of Jin was a little weak, and it was no surprise that it did not reach the position, and after floating to a distance of more than eighty steps, it was inserted diagonally into the ground.
It was a terrible shot, but no one dared to laugh, and there was silence all around. Zhiqing, Han Buxin, Ji Qin, and the children of the princes and gentlemen present, everyone looked at their noses and noses, as if they hadn't seen it.
Jin Houwu secretly clenched his fists, and he felt that he was one layer shorter in front of Liuqing. That's right, to continue this ritual that always embarrasses the monarch to this day, it can hardly be said that it is a conspiracy of the six kings to weaken the authority of the monarch......
His face still remained graceful and indifferent, but his heart was already filled with righteous indignation.
"There are always traitors who want to harm orphans!"
Could it be that the loyal men of the Jin Kingdom are really all dead?
The way Fang just pulled the bow seemed to be a little inappropriate, now his arm is a little weak, and his shoulder is a little sore, but he can't help it, he still has to continue shooting after complaining.
Jin Hou Wu was about to continue to open his bow and shoot two arrows at will, ending this troublesome ritual quickly, when he heard a young voice behind him say respectfully:
"Your Majesty, the string of your bow is loose."
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