Chapter Fifty-Eight: Bending the Bow and Shooting at the Target
As soon as he heard the word Caitou, Fan Yu suddenly sobered up a lot, and immediately shouted, "It's just for the fun of the adults, why do you need Caitou?" ”
"Is Fan Gongzi afraid? Since it is a competition, if there is less color, it will not be a lot less fun. Pen, Fun, Pavilion www.biquge.info Adults Say Isn't it? ”
When it comes to the last sentence, Gongsun or he pointed with his hand, and the nobles of Wei who were seated under His Royal Highness suddenly shouted and made a commotion, no wonder it was called "lively", and it was really more and more noisy, and those nobles were even more afraid that there would be less fun, lest the world would not be chaotic, anyway, in their hearts, most of them seemed to be Gongsun or won.
Seeing the coaxing of those nobles, Fan Yu's face was a little unsightly, and he refused to weaken his momentum, "Naturally, you won't be afraid, but you have to talk about what Caitou is first." ”
"Okay."
Gongsun or shouted, and then turned his head to Zhou Bian and said.
"It's just a competition between boys, can the king allow Fan Gongzi?"
Seeing Gongsun or the gaze that came directly, he turned his head to look but saw that Wei Hou seemed to be smiling, Zhou Bian lowered his head and thought about it carefully, then turned his head to the other side and turned his eyes for help to Ning Yue.
The latter immediately understood, stood up and bowed to Wei Hou and Zhou Bian on the wooden platform, and then looked at Gongsun or Dao,
"My royal family is not a person who can't afford to lose, no matter what the lottery is, I, Ning, have taken it here for Fan Yu, but the lottery heads taken out by you, you and me must be comparable."
"That's nature." Gongsun or nodded.
"It's just that I don't know that Fan Gongzi is a close minister of the Son of Heaven and a nobleman of the Zhou family, if there is a master, it is naturally the king, I don't know if Lord Ning can be the master for the king, whether he can take it for Fan Yu."
Just pointed to Ning Yue, how old are you, as soon as Gongsun or these words came out, the palace suddenly shouted again, and clamored for the king of the Zhou family to answer.
didn't think that the spearhead was pointed at him again, Zhou Bian glared at Fan Yu fiercely, and wanted to speak, but he heard Ning Yue take a step forward and say, "Since this matter needs to be decided by the king of my family, do you also need Wei Hou to call the shots, or can you make decisions for Wei Hou?" ”
Facing Ning Yue's just right general, Wei Hou, who had been smiling and watching the play, coughed lightly and spoke.
"The grandson may be the widow's brother and son-in-law, the widow's nephew, such a harmless thing, the grandson may be in charge of everything."
As soon as Wei Hou's words fell, the people in the hall looked at Ning Yue and Zhou Bian again.
After learning from Wei Hou's light cough, Zhou Bian also opened his mouth.
"Before the king left Luoyang, the Taishi had passed the word for the queen mother, and this trip came to Wei, and among the ministers, only Ning Yue Ning was old and serious, so Ning Yue was here, which was the king's words."
"Okay then." Gongsun nodded to Fan Yu, who pursed his lips and listened carefully.
"You and I are both samurai, since we are competing, the color head will not leave the love of the warrior."
As he spoke, Gongsun or shook his hand and put out the long sword that was originally pinned behind his arm.
"You and I have swords, and the colored head is your and my saber."
Saying that, Gongsun or the man with a shirt waved the long sword in his hand twice and looked at Fan Yu.
The whole hall also looked at Fan Yu.
Fan Yu's face turned red, and he also pulled out the saber at his waist and raised it in his right hand, "This saber is a gift from the king, can you change it to another one?" ”
"King Fang Cai and Doctor Ning are both in charge of you, are you still afraid that you can't afford to lose?" Gongsun or took a step forward.
"Or do you already think you're going to lose?"
But when he saw Fan Yu flicking the long sword in his hand, there was a soft buzzing sound, and the echoes in the hall continued, and the whole hall was suddenly shocked, Wei people are good at martial arts, so they naturally know that this is a good sword.
"I'm afraid that your sword can't compare to mine." I only heard Fan Yu chuckle and laugh.
"How can it be compared?" Gongsun or slightly angry, raised his hand to pull out a few long hairs, threw them in the air, and waved his sword flatly, and those with sharp eyes could naturally see that the long hairs had been cut in two. The hair floated in the air, light and soft, unable to withstand force, and Gongsun may be able to cut it in two in the air, which is certainly related to his swordsmanship, but the sharpness of his bronze sword itself also accounts for more.
This made Zhou Bian who was sitting on the wooden platform very surprised, he didn't think that the sharpness of this bronze sword was not inferior to the hundred refining iron sword, and the wisdom and ability of the ancients should not be underestimated.
Seeing Fan Yu's slightly surprised appearance on the other side, Gongsun or his face was pale, and with a wave of his hand, he picked up a sword flower and said.
"This sword of mine was given to my great father by the first monarch and the marquis, and my great father gave it to me, and it was not far from your great king."
"That's pretty good. I think that's a fair comparison. King Wei Sima, who was originally sitting on the banquet, stood up with the wine lord in his hand.
"I wonder what Dr. Ning thinks?"
"A certain opinion, the same as Lord Sima." Ning Yue arched his hand.
"That's very good. You and I have traveled all the way from Luoyang, and we get along very well, why don't you and I gamble a cup, Gongsun or lose, I drink a cup, Fan Gongzi loses, you drink a cup, how about it? ”
"It's better to be respectful than to obey." Ning Yue nodded.
"Good!" Wang Cuo shouted, then turned around and faced Fan Yudao.
"I don't know if Fan Gongzi is accustomed to using a bow of several stones, did I ask my subordinates to choose a few bows like the bows of the Wei State for Fan Gongzi to choose, or did Fan Gongzi use the bow and arrows brought by the Zhou Chamber himself?"
Fan Yu inserted the saber back into the scabbard at his waist, first looked back at Ning Yue and Su Rui who was sitting in the back, paused and then turned his head to look up at Zhou Bian on the wooden platform, and then lowered his head and thought about it, Fan Yu raised his head and shouted.
"Neither."
As he spoke, Fan Yu stretched out his right index finger and pointed at Gongsun He, "I will use whatever he uses." ”
Fan Yu's answer immediately aroused a coaxing in the palace, in an era when there was no film, television or even opera, this competition was nothing more than a big drama for the nobles.
"Humph!" Gongsun Or snorted lightly, "I hope you don't lose too badly." ”
After saying that, Gongsun or he turned his head and waved his hand at the banquet on his side, and naturally some noble children who had a good relationship with him ran out to get bows and arrows.
At this moment, a small colonel ran into the hall, ran to His Highness, knelt down and said, "Prince, king, the outside of the hall has been arranged." ”
Hearing the sound, the people in the hall are looking outside the hall, and see that the outside of the hall is no longer pitch black, just facing the temple door dozens of steps away a wooden target has been erected high, under the illumination of a row of torches on both sides, and the red bullseye of the same height as the hall is clearly visible.
Sure enough, the country has the power to turn mountains and seas, and everything has been arranged with this talk.
Even Wei Hou nodded with satisfaction, "Not bad." ”
"Back to the king, the location of the palace has not yet been determined, can it be decided at the end?"
"Go ahead." Wei Hou waved his hand.
The little colonel immediately turned around and ran out, and then walked in step by step from outside the hall, counting lightly in his mouth, until he was a few meters away from the high platform in the hall before stopping, and bowed to Wei Hou and Zhou Bian on the wooden platform and the nobles around him.
"Princes, kings, my lords, this is eighty steps away from the bull's-eye."
After finishing speaking, Xiao Xiao took a piece of soft rope from his body and placed it on the ground.
"General Gongsun, Fan Gongzi, just stand behind this rope and compete. The youngster retired first. ”
After saying that, the little colonel bowed down and withdrew, and the hall was full of nobles, and there was no place for him.
After the colonel retreated, Fan Yu's grandson or both of them walked to the line drawn with a soft rope, looked at the target outside, and looked at the difficulty of this competition, but Fan Yu frowned, while the grandson or Gongsun was a hand gesture and pursed his lips to think.
And just when the nobles of Anyi had not finished drinking this round of wine, another young general walked in from outside the palace, holding several longbows in his arms and carrying two quivers behind his back.
"Gongsun Or, I have brought you bows and arrows of two stones, a total of five bows and sixty arrows, all of which are from the king's army."
As he spoke, the young man placed his bow and arrows on the ground, and then stepped aside, leaving the stage to the protagonist.
I saw Gongsun or arch his hand and said, "Please also ask Fan Gongzi to choose first." ”
The eyes of everyone in the hall immediately fell on Fan Yu, but they only heard the latter smile after looking at those bows and arrows.
"Why do you want me to choose first?"
"It's about respecting guests from afar."
"Since you are so respectful, why don't you meet my two requests?"
"Please." Gongsun or stretched out his hand to make an invitation, and the hall was suddenly quiet, and everyone was very curious about Fan Yu's request.
"The first one, you choose first." Fan Yu stretched out a finger.
Immediately won the boos of the whole hall, probably disappointed the nobles of Anyi.
Gongsun or smiled, "No problem, what about the second one?" ”
"I haven't thought about it yet, so you can choose first." Fan Yu waved his hand.
"Then I will give it up." After Gongsun or arched his hand, he squatted down, looked at the ground at random, picked up one and stood up straight, with his left hand in front and his right hand behind, and pulled the bow into the shape of a full moon.
"I'll choose it."
Later, Fan Yu also squatted down, and also looked at the ground casually like Gongsun He, only to see that they were all good longbows, the style was the same, and the lacquer patterns were basically the same, and they were indeed the best standard weapons of the Wei State.
After Fan Yu picked a few times, he quickly chose one and stood up, but he held his right hand at one end, waved the longbow twice in his hand, like a dancing sword, and shouted, "That's it." ”
This move caused the Anyi nobles to snicker, but Fan Yu's seemingly casual attitude led to a tie in the confrontation between the two at this dinner.
"And what's your second request?" Gongsun or asked.
"Huh."
Fan Yu said with a smile. "A certain family suddenly thinks that the one in your hand will be stronger."
This kind of behavior should not be done by nobles, so not only Gongsun or frowned, but the faces of Zhou Bian, Ning Yue and others also turned cold.
The Anyi nobles laughed even more.
However, Gongsun or quickly stretched his brows, and handed the longbow in his hand forward, "Then use it instead, it's okay." ”
Unexpectedly, Fan Yu didn't take Gongsun He's carelessness, but said with a smile, "A certain family just has a suggestion." ”
"Please." Gongsun or retracted the longbow.
"For the sake of fairness, why don't you and I exchange bows for each arrow?"
It turned out to be this request, Gongsun or smiled, and after thinking about it carefully, it was not very difficult to accept, so Gongsun Or turned his head and shouted, "Please also ask your adults to teach me, is this method feasible for Fan Gongzi?" ”
The aristocrats who watched the lively Anyi suddenly felt that they were also involved, so they laughed and said:
"Yes!"
"So be it." Gongsun or Chong Fan Yu arched his hand and smiled.
"The number of days, nine is the extreme, you and I each shoot nine arrows, and the one who hits the bull's-eye wins, how about it?"
"Yes." Fan Yu said.
"Then please ask Fan Gongzi first." Gongsun or take two steps back.
Fan Yu took three steps back, "It's still the same as just now, the master first." ”
"In that case, then I will not let it." Gongsun He nodded, turned around and reported to Wei Hou, and then saluted Zhou Bian, and then walked to the soft rope on the ground.
After a few glances at the wooden target eighty paces away, he was short, his left foot was straight in front of him, his right foot was slightly bent in the back, and a standard arrow step was pierced, and at the same time, his left hand firmly supported the bow in front, and his right hand caught a feather arrow to hook the bowstring, and slowly pulled it back.
Just listen to the sound of clicking, this two-stone hard bow is forced to Gongsun or pull it to the full moon shape.
Then I saw Gongsun or put his cheek up, closed his right eye, and squinted his left eye slightly to look forward along the feather arrow.
After two pauses, only to hear a bang, I saw the arrow fly out at once, everyone's eyes followed the light brought by the sharp arrow to look out, turned their heads, but could only see that the wooden target shook twice and then slowly stabilized, and an arrow feather was trembling slightly.
hit the wooden target but missed the bull's-eye, Gongsun or regretfully shook his head and retreated.
However, the Anyi nobles in the hall suddenly screamed and cheered, the Wei people are still martial, and the nobles present naturally know that it is not as good as a shield-sized wooden target to be accurately shot eighty steps away, in fact, it is already a very good result, this is still the light of the torch at night, not to mention anything else, at this time in the hall, although there are many generals and captains with other swords, but those who can achieve this result are definitely not more than a slap.
This achievement made Zhou Bian also startled, such a long distance, Gongsun or said to be hit, although he did not hit the bull's-eye, but he was only a palm away from the bull's-eye, not to mention that Gongsun or did not warm up, this is only the first arrow can be so, then the back can be imagined.
Fan Yu is really in danger now, Zhou Bian can't help but worry, thinking about it carefully, Fan Yu is really not good at bows and arrows, and he doesn't seem to have seen him shoot arrows, perhaps, this time Fan Yu will be embarrassed.
Under the worried eyes of the royal family and the lively gaze of the nobles of Anyi, Fan Yutie blushed, pulled out an arrow, and slowly walked to the soft rope.
I saw that after taking a deep breath, he was also short, his left foot was straight in front, his right foot was slightly bent in the back, and an arrow step of the same standard was pierced, and at the same time, his left hand firmly supported the bow in front, and his right hand caught a feather arrow to hook the bowstring, and slowly pulled it back.
Everything was exactly the same as that Gongsun or, even the click of the bowstring.
However, the difference was that this clicking sound lasted for a long time, at least three times that of Gongsun He, and if the people near were careful, they could also find that Fan Yu's arms were trembling slightly.
It was only out of good cultivation that the nobles of Anyi, who discovered this, did not make the slightest noise to avoid any disturbance to the guests who came from afar.
In the quiet hall, a loud sound was suddenly heard, and Fan Yu shot the first arrow.
After putting down the bow, Fan Yu let out a deep breath, this arrow should still make him more satisfied.
However, after a few breaths, Fan Yu's eyes widened, because there was still only an arrow feather stuck in the wooden target in the distance in front of him.
What about the arrows I shot? Fan Yu stared at it again, but there was still only one arrow, and under the light of the night fire, there was not even a trace of trembling, it was obviously Gongsun He's first arrow.
Fan Yu couldn't help but grow his mouth, couldn't he even get on the wooden target, this was unbelievable.
After rubbing his eyes, Fan Yu finally confirmed, picked up the bow in his hand and waved it twice, stomped his foot, and stepped back.
And at this moment, the nobles of Anyi who were full of halls suddenly burst into laughter, now that the result of this arrow has been decided, there is no need to be afraid of disturbing, and these nobles are originally watching the show, how can they not laugh at this time?
In the laughter, Fan Yu's face was so blue that he couldn't drip water.
Gongsun Or stepped forward and handed out the bow in his hand, "According to the agreement, you and I should change the bow." ”
Fan Yu stared at Gongsun He for a look, and couldn't help but think in his heart, this is the first arrow, he still has a chance, and he can't lose his momentum if he loses the formation, so Fan Yu tried to squeeze out a smile and exchanged bows with Gongsun He.
This second arrow was still shot first by Gongsun Or, but this time, Gongsun Or hit the bull's-eye and won the applause of the whole hall.
It's Fan Yu's turn, this time, Fan Yu aimed for a while before shooting out, there was a pop outside the hall, this time he was on target, this is a good start, Fan Yu finally showed a smile on his face, next time he will definitely hit the bull's-eye.
In the hall, Zhou Bian and the others also breathed a sigh of relief, and Fan Yu was not as bad as he imagined.
Unexpectedly, the next few arrows simply surprised the people in the palace, if there were glasses in this era.
I saw that Fan Yutie put down the bow in his hand with a blushing face, and froze behind the soft rope, which was the third time in a row that he shot away. Yes, since the second arrow hit the target, Fan Yu's next three arrows have not been next to the wooden target, and I don't know where they all flew.
On the contrary, Gongsun Or was hit by three arrows in a row, and all three arrows hit the bull's-eye, so that there were six arrows on the wooden target, and four were in the bull's-eye, all of which were Gongsun Or's.
In the midst of a boo, Gongsun Or took a step forward with a smile, "Fan Gongzi, it's my turn." ”
"Fan Gongzi?"
Seeing that Fan Yu was still sluggish, it was as if he hadn't heard.
Gongsun Or couldn't help but call a few more times, only then did he see Fan Yu turn around in a daze, "Don't compare anymore, I lost." ”
Seeing that Fan Yu admitted defeat, Gongsun He suddenly felt a burst of pleasure in his heart, but he still said, "There are still four arrows, Fan Gongzi is only afraid that he will lose at this time." ”
"It's more than half, why not early?"
"Maybe the next four arrows Fan Gongzi will be all hit, but a certain arrow will not be hit." Gongsun He smiled, but this smile fell in Fan Yu's eyes, but he couldn't say disgust.
So Fan Yu couldn't help but say angrily, "That's also you and I are both four arrows, but it's a draw, and I will lose." ”
After saying that, Fan Yu turned the longbow in his hand in a different direction, stepped on the bow body at his feet, grabbed the bowstring with both hands, gritted his teeth, and made a great effort, only to hear a loud bang, Fan Yu took half a step back, only to see that the bow in his hand had been painted with good color paint had been broken into two, and it was only connected by the bowstring.
As soon as he threw the broken bow on the ground, Fan Yu's cold voice rang out.
"If you lose, the saber and you are."
.................. (I haven't updated it for too long, I'm too busy, I can't stand it, but this chapter has more than 5,000 words.) )