Chapter 14: Cockfighting
"Aren't you reading today?" Tang Ao got up in the morning and finished freshening up, and before he could eat the meal, he was pulled to the open area by Li Xian, took a small bow from Li Xian's hand, and asked in surprise.
Li Xian tied the silk silk around his waist and handed Tang Ao a small arrow: "A gentleman has six arts, and archery is also one of them!" ”
Tang Ao's face turned red when he heard this, he looked at the bow and arrow in his hand, and remembered the association about the Taoist Sutra and the Taishang Seven Star Law last night, since it is difficult to make an inch of progress in cultivation, then practice the bow and arrow!
The palace people set up the target a hundred steps away, Li Xian held a four-stone bow, and shot ten arrows in a row, and seven or eight out of ten people hit the bull's eye, which shows that the two arrows that day turned out to be Xuyan's life was just a small test.
Li Xian sweated, and when he rested, he turned around to teach Tang Ao archery, how to stand under his feet, how to move his arms, etc., Tang Ao, who came into contact with archery for the first time, missed the target when he tried it.
But starting from the second arrow, Tang Ao found a feeling, because of the cultivation of the Dao Sutra, his ear power and eyesight exceeded ordinary people, and when he opened his bow and arrows, he subconsciously operated the Dao Sutra, and the effect was surprisingly good.
Because Tang Ao was young, the bow and arrow in his hand were no different from toys, but the target was also ten steps away, except for the first arrow that missed the target, the arrow hit the bull's-eye, which shocked Li Xiandu.
"Tang Ao, aren't you a natural marksman?" Li Xian asked the palace people to move the target back to thirty steps, Tang Ao could still hit the bull's-eye again and again, although this distance was not lethal, but the arrow was not missing, which made Li Xiandu feel incredible.
Li Xian saw Tang Ao sweating on the tip of his nose, handed over a silk handkerchief, and said excitedly: "Tang Ao, practice hard, in another month it will be the day of Lishan hunting, and I will take you there then, if you can hunt for me, I will definitely not treat you badly." ”
Tang Ao knew that Li Xian deliberately concealed his superb archery skills, and there must be something else hidden, and the four palace people who served him, Tang Ao remembered that he and Li Xian were inseparable from each other, and they seemed to be all confidants, so is he also Li Xian's henchmen now?
The two practiced for a long time, washed their hands and cleaned their faces, and a eunuch who seemed to have some status hurriedly ran in to report: "Your Highness, someone from King Pei's Mansion has come to pass the word, King Pei has asked His Royal Highness to fight cocks, how can the slave and maid reply?" ”
Li Xian shook the water droplets on his hands: "Cockfighting?" How is my chicken general? ”
"General Ji Gong eats hundreds of insects every day, and he is very majestic."
Li Xian put on his robe and said to Tang Ao: "Tang Ao, follow me to King Pei's mansion and let you watch a good show, what about the rewards you got yesterday?" Take them all and it's guaranteed to double you. ”
Tang Ao has not died studying these days, and Li Xian has some intimate words with him from time to time, so he already has some understanding of the personnel relations in the palace, such as the emperor and queen, the crown prince and so on.
For example, King Pei in the mouth of the eunuch is the sixth son of the current emperor, named Li Xian, the crown prince Li Hong, Li Xian and Li Xian, and Princess Taiping, all born to the current queen, and they are real compatriots.
The prince lives in the East Palace, Li Xian has moved to Pei Wangfu because he is about to become an adult, and he does not enter the palace on weekdays, Tang Ao has not seen it, yesterday Rong Guo's birthday, Li Xian was not present, Tang Ao did not know because of He Lanmin.
Tang Ao took two ingots of gold into his arms from the study, and when he came out, he saw that the eunuch was carrying a bamboo cage in his hand, which contained a big rooster, and the cockscomb was almost as big as his palm, worthy of the name of General Rooster.
Li Xian patted the chicken cage and laughed: "General Ji Gong has already won a few hundred taels of gold from the sixth brother for me, and today I want to let the sixth brother break the bill!" ”
The group came to Pei Wang's Mansion and were directly led by the people of the palace to the martial arts arena in the backyard of the palace, and Tang Ao found that there were no less than dozens of people in the martial arts arena.
Frequent rooster crows, cheers, and when I got closer, I saw two roosters fighting, one of which had been pecked and bloodied.
There was a seventeen or eighteen-year-old boy sitting on the main seat, dancing with his hands, wearing a black dragon robe, his face was a little pale, and his appearance was somewhat similar to Li Xian.
On the bamboo bench beside Li Xian, there was still a person sitting, and the rest were standing, but this fourteen or fifteen-year-old boy had a seat, and his identity must be unusual.
When Li Xian saw Li Xian, he stood up and greeted, "Old Seven, come on, come quickly, and see how my swordsman is?" Today, I will definitely seal your throat with a sword. ”
Li Xian was not rude, and nodded to the young man who stood up: "It turns out that Lord Wang is here, and this king is polite." ”
Tang Ao didn't expect that the fourteen or fifteen-year-old boy Lang would be an official of the imperial court, and he was very shocked in his heart, he was not a few years older than him, and he was already an official?
Only then did the young man officially salute Li Xian, and his expression was a little arrogant: "Xiaguan Wang Bo, meet Your Highness." ”
Li Xian couldn't wait to say: "Hurry up and release General Jigong, this king, the swordsman, has won three consecutive victories, and he is just taking advantage of the victory to pursue." ”
Li Xianzheng met with other subordinate officials of King Pei's Mansion, listened to Li Xian's words, bowed down and said: "Brother Wang, wait a minute, Brother Wang's chicken fights three times in a row, even if he is a victorious general, he has to rest for a moment or two, I met Lord Wang today, and let me ask for advice and poetry." ”
Tang Ao stood behind Li Xian and found that Li Xian had some meaning of Corporal Lixian, but the young official named Wang Bo ignored Li Xian, which was no longer arrogant, but did not take Li Xian, the prince, in his eyes.
"Lord Wang has a good work recently? This king reads the ode to the Qianyuan Palace of Lord Wang, which can really be described as a revival of the algae, and the momentum is magnificent......"
Wang Bo sighed, and didn't raise his eyelids: "Does the prince also understand poetry?" Where does it come from? Why didn't the lower officials know? ”
Li Xian was just polite and polite to Wang Bo, Wang Bo had an early haircut, and he had been awarded the official title of Chaosanlang before he reached the crown, and he was a prodigy praised by his father, if he was not close to him, it was inevitable that he would be suspected of neglecting the scribes.
But Li Xian never expected that Wang Bo was so arrogant that he couldn't even hear the good words, or did it on purpose, which made Li Xian's face a little unbearable, but he couldn't really be angry, otherwise he would spread it, and he didn't know what it would become.
Tang Ao's face was tense, he was used to being in the market, what kind of person had he never seen, through a few words from Li Xian and Wang Bo, Tang Ao saw through Wang Bo's personality, talent may be there, but his character is exaggerated and arrogant, this kind of person's character is completely unsuitable for being a good friend.
Li Xian was depressed, Tang Ao felt the same way, and saw that Li Xian was pestled on the spot by Wang Bo's words, and said crisply: "Lord Wang, what is inferior to chickens and dogs is also heroic." ”
Tang Ao's words are equivalent to only pointing at Wang Bo's nose and scolding, and because Tang Ao is young, it will not seem reckless to say this, at most it makes people feel that this child is uneducated, which may also be one of the benefits of being young.
Wang Bo saw that Tang Ao's words were ugly, and he raised his eyebrows and said: "Where did you come from, Huangkou Xiao'er, it's just insulting to Sven, and he won't retreat." ”
"Huangkou child, is this adult talking about himself? Isn't it as good as a chicken and a dog? Tang Ao bit Wang Bo's speech, bowed to Li Xian and said, "Your Highness, this lord doesn't seem to be very knowledgeable. ”
Wang Bo didn't expect to be despised by a seven or eight-year-old child, so he changed color and said, "What are you going to say?" Dare to insult the official, today I can't say that he is ugly, and he blames the official for not being emotional. ”
Tang Ao and Wang Bo quarreled in a few words, and Li Xian and others gathered around and listened to Wang Bo's words.
Li Xian looked at Tang Ao with an unhappy face, and said in an unkind tone: "Do chickens and dogs also have pride?" Why doesn't this king know, Seventh, whose family is this child? Lack of discipline! ”
Li Xian understood that Tang Ao wanted to vent his anger and press Wang Bo, but Wang Bo was known as a prodigy, known as an unparalleled eloquent, and his mouth was almost as powerful as a knife, Tang Ao was hitting the knife edge!
Li Xian was about to say a few words to Tang Ao and give Tang Ao a step down, although he was unhappy in his heart, he couldn't get the same insight as Wang Bo.
Without waiting for Li Xian to speak, Tang Ao smiled and said: "Lord Wang is an official of the imperial court, and he doesn't know why the chicken dog is arrogant, it's really ridiculous." ”
Wang Bohe had been ridiculed and ridiculed like this, but he really couldn't think of how a chicken dog could be arrogant, and his face turned red and said: "The child is ignorant and doesn't have the same knowledge as you." ”
Tang Ao's little neck was raised, and he learned from Wang Bo's arrogant energy just now and said: "Today, I will teach Lord Wang, why the chicken dog is arrogant, it is no different from Lord Wang." ”
The people around him were all attracted, and even Li Xian wanted to see what crooked reasoning Tang Ao could come up with, and if he messed around, he would inevitably be disappointed.
Tang Ao came to an open space, stomped his feet, and dust was rising on the ground, then broke off a willow branch on the side, slapped it on the ground a few times, and pressed it on the ground a few times with his fist.
Tang Ao held a willow branch as a brush and wrote: "Sifting the wind and making the moon, elegant and chic, cutting snow and ice, proud of his bones." ”
Li Xian didn't understand what Tang Ao meant by making those patterns on the ground at first, but at this moment, when he read the words written by Tang Ao, he couldn't help but slap his thighs and exclaim.
The pattern of whipping with wicker on the ground is similar to the chicken paw print, and the pattern of the fist pressing is similar to the dog print, but the two are more like bamboo leaves and plum blossoms, isn't it in line with what Tang Ao said, no one can say that bamboo leaves and plum blossoms are not heroic!
The people present are full of economy, if Tang Ao doesn't write those words, he can't think of anything, and when he sees the words and then associates the pattern, he naturally connects with chickens and dogs, and when he thinks about it, it's really wonderful.
Li Xian also had to praise the knot: "Old Seven, whose child is this?" is so astute, even Dr. Wang is not as good! ”
Li Xian was first grateful to Tang Ao for coming forward to confront Wang Bo, and secondly, he also appreciated Tang Ao's quick wit, and when he heard Li Xian's inquiry, he said with Yourongyan: "Brother Wang, this is my companion reading boy, and I have no background." ”
The words of the two brothers made Wang Bo feel more and more red-skinned, but he couldn't find fault with Tang Ao, everyone has eyes, and everyone can see that the paw prints of chickens and dogs are similar to bamboo leaves and plum blossoms.
"It's a bit crooked." Wang Bo snorted lightly, admitting Tang Ao's words in disguise.
With his fame, he can't argue with Xiao'er, and he has already lost his identity. Naturally, we can't just give up.