At this time, the second round of shots began, and the master Liu Tingshi stood in the west lower shooting position in order to show humility, which was on the right side of their direction.

The two of them shot an arrow four times in a row, and they were all not bad. Liu Tingshi was hit by two arrows, and the courteous-looking Shangqi Mountain was hit by three arrows.

"At this time, archery was still a common sport among literati or dignitaries, and it was the same as the bow that was introduced from Persia not long ago, and it was all evolved from battlefield training."

Shu Hui thinks this is not bad, it is very practical.

The coupling of the host and guest is followed by the coupling of officials and scholars, which is also the most popular combination on the field. In the ancient rites, doctors and scholars are matched, but now there are no two people on the field who can be called doctors.

At this time, unlike the Song Dynasty, the number of full students in each university would be roughly controlled, so there were more scholars. However, the official position of the imperial court is always insufficient, and after a few years of streamlining, there are fewer radish pits, so scholars often need to wait for a few years to get an official position, or they may not be able to get to the temple in their lives.

And this part of the people is still very popular. With a diploma in hand and investment potential stocks, there are still many families who are willing to give their daughters to them. However, most of these people already have families, and it is likely that they were formed at a certain township shooting ceremony a few years ago.

The archery skills of these people are also similar to those of the guests, even if they miss the target, they will not fly too far, and the rehearsal of how he should deal with the sudden cold arrow that Shu Hui was worried about before seems to be useless.

"Ao Guang, brother, how many arrows can you two hit if you go up?" Because of Qiao Qiao by his side, Shu Hui didn't want to make the atmosphere too weird, so the source of the question was controlled in the air in front of him, and several people in the pavilion could hear it.

Ao Guang replied confidently without thinking: "This kind of arrow is not very stable, but it is no problem to shoot all of them into the swan's body." "The largest area of the grass swan, which is the target of the arrow, is a pair of wings, so it is much more difficult to shoot all of them on the torso.

Shu Hui didn't know that all the shots Ao Guang said were not all four arrows, but all thirty feather arrows in the quiver held by the primary school student who was a disciple.

Cheng Huaimo was still thinking about it seriously, but when he heard this, he couldn't help but say: "Me too, it's okay to shoot them all...... but he didn't dare to talk about anything, only hit his torso." Shu Hui looked at his bear-like appearance, it was estimated that he was both civil and military, and he had no momentum to brag.

He glanced at the red fish, and estimated that although the Tang Dynasty women's etiquette is not too depressing, the opportunity of archery is not something that a palace female official can often have: "Will the red fish?" ”

She nodded: "The slave has never used such a long bow, and the shooting range used for practice is not long enough. ”

Hongyu was originally the maid of the eldest grandson in the palace, and he made a good food on this relationship, and he was a five-grade one. Although the responsibilities are not small, he has seven subordinates to do it on his behalf, not to mention that the other real manager Shang Shi is an experienced palace maid. So she still follows the chief Sun on weekdays, and her job is to help the chief Sun taste the food and test the poison.

According to this identity, he often goes in and out of the princess courtyard in the Qianqiu Gate. Those princesses don't like any female red calligraphy and painting on weekdays, and shooting crockpots with a slight bow is the interest of most of them. Although there is a routine for food and drink, Hongyu is not greedy for money, but it is easy to help those princesses open a small stove. In return for the favor, it's normal to take her to play occasionally.

Shu Hui never asked about Hongyu's identity in the palace, but it didn't matter if he knew. She has some water in this Zhengwupin, but she is just at the level of Yulu and the inner palace, so she can't get out of the palace at all, and she can't compare with these officials.

When he heard that the red fish could also shoot arrows, he was immediately interested. was about to be asked, but Qiao Qiao pulled his sleeve: "Look, your second uncle***!" ”

Hearing this, Shu Hui hurriedly looked at the field, but suddenly reacted: "My second uncle? What's the situation? ”

He looked around blankly, but he heard that the red fish had already burst out laughing, and he was afraid that the young master would blame, so she hurriedly covered half of her face with her cuffs, but her eyes went up to complete a pair of crescents.

Ao Guang's face was red, and he seemed to be holding back very hard, but Cheng Huaimo was surprisingly silent this time.

Shu Hui tilted her head and pinched her cheeks in the middle, and finally understood what was going on: "Isn't the laughter of these people a little too low, is this funny?" It's not funny at all......"

"Humph!" A faint cold snort came into the minds of the three of them, pulling the two Hongyu back from snickering back to their usual solemnity, and Cheng Huaimo was innocent.

Cheng Huaimo's second uncle is not big, he is thin and thin, but he is the only expert present. Because at this time, there was no standing Zhichong Mansion in Qiongzhou, and there were no military attachés such as the governor and the lieutenant at all, and only a group of unqualified catchers maintained public order.

Shu Hui saw that the student next to him had an expression of giving up treatment, and it was estimated that his mentality had collapsed, and only Yijian shot his wings, while Cheng Huaimo's second uncle brushed and brushed the four arrows together and stood firmly in the middle of the target.

"This archery technique is good...... Shu Hui originally wanted to ask Ao Guang if he could do it, which was higher or lower compared to him, but after considering the presence of the person's juniors, it was better to forget it.

Next, the three pairs of guests composed of the six students shot one arrow at a time, and Sima counted the victory and defeat to the small official who reported the target, and the shooting was to punish the loser.

And this penalty drinking link is the moment that the big girls and little daughters-in-law who came here are looking forward to the most.

I saw that all the victors, whether officials or scholars, took off their left sleeves, exposed their left arms and shoulders, and pulled their sleeves under the placket. Then he put on his arm guards and wrenches again, raised his bow from west to south, stretched his bow and pulled the string, and put on a posture of courage and ability, and looked directly at the girl and the little woman on the outside of the field, whose pink cheeks were flushed, and their eyes were rippling......

Well, what is the reaction of those women who hide their faces and whisper with fans, it is all Shu Hui's brain.

On the other hand, the students and scholars on the negative side put down their constricted cuffs, removed their arm guards and wrenches, and held the bow in their hands in contemplation, as if they were thinking about some shortcomings just now and deepening their understanding of the next time.

However, the officials of the negative side were not among them, they only needed to hand the bow to the disciples waiting on the side, and then shook their heads and smiled. It is to the effect that this is not their business and that there is no need to dwell on it.

These are the normative actions in the etiquette, and this way of doing things is what the etiquette wants to convey, and they just perform this content.

"I heard that the purpose of this archery salute is mainly to cultivate people's 'self-examination' mentality, and the body is probably the part of the previous teaching of archery, and the so-called improper body is not to shoot well, which is not only a philosophy of life but also a real battlefield experience."

Shu Hui glanced at the gains and losses that were true or false there, and then recognized the participants who drank Sima and held the punishment wine.

"Self-examination is not to blame others for not being inferior to others, the starting point is very good, but it cannot be intuitively reflected by the content of etiquette. Whether or not you are narrow-minded should be able to test it in other ways, but this salute is obviously only a good wish and cannot really help people to introspect. ”

He thought about it, and there was nothing good to do. There is no right or wrong thing to blame for whether to blame yourself or society first, and it has to be determined according to specific examples.

"If these students lose, they may blame each other for being older and stronger, and the competition is not fair enough; You may also reflect on your lack of training, and people who are less powerful than yourself have a higher hit rate than yourself. But to make them feel that they lost because their mentality is not as stable as others, then I am afraid that it is a bit too much. ”

"Those officials put down their bows directly after losing, but did not take off their arm wrenches, which means that there is no need to reflect on the reasons for failure first, as scholars and students do."

"This may be due to two points, one is that it represents the doctor, in "Etiquette", they have already gone through the big shooting salute, and the reflection has already been reflected, and the mentality is considered to be no problem, which is also a kind of respect and recognition."

"Second, they have noble statuses and responsibilities, and they should not bother in vain for some trivial things."

His heart moved, according to what he had thought before, since the official who was here as the ancient doctor had already participated in the big shooting salute, then there was a deeper reason for this difference in performance.

"Etiquette was not for them. Here, it is to tell the newcomers who have just entered the temple and participated in state affairs that the superior has the tools to lose. And the superior may make mistakes, but the saint also has a mistake, just humbly accept the assistance of his subordinates. ”

After the punishment is drunk, the ritual that plays the role of discipline and education basically ends here. The shooting salute entered the climax, that is, the third shot, and the atmosphere suddenly became lighter.

The musician began to play "驺 [zōu] 虞", and the couples who participated in the salute put on their protective gear and stepped forward to shoot, but this time they only hit the target in response to the rhythm. Sima also does not score, whoever shoots has a drink, so far it is a free play of show off skills and entertainment.

"The one who thrives is the one who grows, one hair five pigs [bā], and Yu is a man!"

"The one who thrives is Peng, one hair five pigs [zōng], Yu Yu Yu Yu!"

"Knock knock, knock, puff, puff......"

The light singing sounded, and many people sang along to the rhythm, arrows were shot one after another, and the wine was drunk one by one.

The lyrics have no special meaning, to the effect that the grass is so deep that a hunter can shoot five sows and piglets with a casual shot, and exaggerates how capable the official "Su Yu" who is responsible for raising livestock and managing the hunting grounds.

"I want to go and ...... twice" Shu Hui looked at Qiao Qiao, who was lying on his stomach beside him, staring intently at the middle of the field, and seemed to be also very yearning, and couldn't help but shake his head.

"I'm a head taller than this girl, no more, no less than one meter two, just as tall as the horn bow after the winding, and I can't tell who will shoot whom."

It's really distressing to have this layer of hard wounds.

The third shot also contained the content of edification and admonition, but Shu Hui didn't bother to think about it at this time. Anyway, having said so much, what you should understand doesn't have to be so troublesome to understand, and those who don't want to understand still won't understand.

"You'll never wake up a man who pretends to be asleep, unless you whip him!"