The Marquis of Jin traveled by a guard of honor, and it was the palace armor of the Jin Kingdom that opened the way, and they were all burly and strong. Most of them wear crowns, wear exquisite black leather armor, and hold finch ben, zhihui, or qiben, and hold the blade.

Immediately afterwards, it is a horse driving, gorgeous and solemn chariot, made of hardwood throughout, covered with bronze components, with a canopy, which is the heavy treasure of the Jin Kingdom, the famous "car of the road". The car carried solemn Yi weapons, Qi Yue (Yue), which represented military power, and Tong Bow, etc., were all "Hou Bo" ritual vessels that Zhou Tianzi gave to the Marquis of Jin for hundreds of years.

The young monarch stood in the middle of the carriage, holding on to the railing and looking straight ahead.

The teenagers are dressed in uniforms, so they don't need to kneel and bow to the chief, just bow down and salute in unison, and in front of him is the tall Wei Ju, he doesn't have time, and he can't take a closer look at the appearance of the Marquis of Jin.

The car was followed by a mighty entourage: Yousi held a banner decorated with dragon patterns, holding a bow with a dragon flag and a sleeve for the bow. There were even historians with brochures and pen sharpenings, and the big shooter was an important political ritual that had to be recorded one by one.

"The monarch has a good face...... but after the car was driven, Zhang Mengtan beside him sighed softly.

Zhao Wuxian was a little strange, "Zhang Zi is also the first time to see the monarch, why can you know his temperament?" ”

Zhang Mengtan said slowly: "The big shooting ceremony was only held in the capital Pan Palace, when the first monarch Jin Wengong, big cloth sheep clothes, take a plain car, and bring ten soldiers to come. Nowadays, the monarch is taking the car of the road, Qi Yue, Tong bow and other heavy treasures are all brought, and the gentleman should not see the tiger Ben more than 100, half of which are private ministers borrowed from Liuqing. ”

"I see, that's ......" Zhao Wuxian silently looked at the gorgeous guard of honor who entered the Pan Palace, thoughtfully, Zhang Mengtan has the ability to see through people's hearts at a glance, what he said, Zhao Wuxian felt very reasonable.

Accompanying the monarch to come, there was also the upper army Zuo Zhisong who wore a long crown in court clothes, and the lower army general Han Buxin, only the upper army Zuo Zhong Xingyin stayed in the official office and did not come in person.

After the Marquis of Jin and the two secretaries were present, this big shooter began to get into the main topic.

The shooting of the ancients and princes must be the first Yan Li, Yan Li, so the righteousness of the Ming monarch and the ministers. Before the big shooting, the swallow drinks according to the Yan ceremony, and the guests, the guests, the entertainment and the music and singing entertain the guests, and then the banquet is finished.

The monarch got out of the car and went to the church, and took his seat in his seat, facing west. The junior minister led the ministers and doctors in, and sat on the right side of the door, facing north. The young men who participated in the salute sat on the west side, facing east, facing the king's vision.

As a concubine, Zhao Wuxian, who was sitting in the second row, was also quietly looking at the titular supreme ruler of the Jin Kingdom.

I saw that the young Marquis of Jin Wu was sixteen or seventeen years old, with a white face and no beard, and his appearance was quite dignified, but he looked thin with thin arms and legs, and he was a little weak. He wears a leather band, a gown, and nine chapters.

Zhao Wuxian heard that when Jin Wu was young, because of the early death of Jin Qinggong, he was supported by Fan, Zhi and other six kings to inherit the throne, and it has been eight years now. He sat down in the chair, his gaze sweeping over the youth.

The "shooter" who is in charge of the preparation of the big archery ceremony reports to the monarch that everything is in order, and asks the monarch to appoint the guest of honor for the archery, that is, the presiding officer of the ceremony.

Jin Houwu's gaze drifted over Zhi and Han Erqing.

It was supposed to be the higher status of the Shangjun Zuo Zhisong as the guest of honor, but he was low-key and preemptively resigned, so Jin Hou Wu said: "The lonely army will be the guest of honor." ”

Han Buxin, that is, Han Hu's grandfather, he looks like a humble gentleman, with gray hair hanging down, a high crown and a broad belt, and a jade yellow waist.

After receiving the order, Han Buxin left the table and stepped forward slightly, saluting and thanking him. The herald told the monarch what he had said, and the monarch once again ordered Han not to believe in the guest of honor. Han Buxin did not accept the order after performing two bows.

Next, there is the swallow drink, and the monarch has to entertain the shooters, that is, the children of the prince, to eat and drink. The food is relatively simple, just dried meat, minced meat, liang, rice and rice, etc., and Zhao Wuxian's wheat flour produced in the countryside may take a while before it can be on the king's recipe.

After the swallow drink, dozens of musicians played a piece of music called "Summer", which is the so-called summer in May, the day of the salute.

The guest of honor, Han Buxin, chose the concubine of the Pan Palace, who was from Qin, to shoot the arrow, and then took the bow and arrow to the front of the stairs to ask for the shooting salute to begin, and asked Yousi to present the bow and arrow to the king for inspection.

Jin Houwu glanced at it casually, and then replied: "But ......"

At this point, the big shooting salute officially began.

Ji Qin, who temporarily served as the division, let his staff member Deng Fei set up a calculation plan for calculating the results.

He also asked the "shooter" to measure the size between the two pillars, and used red or black lacquer ink to draw a horizontal and vertical cross sign as a place for archery to stand.

Everything has been arranged, and Ji Qin began to read out the rules of the salute: "The king has an order, the son-in-law and the son-in-law are coupled, and if it is insufficient, the remaining son will serve the son-in-law, and if it is insufficient, the concubine and the scholar will serve the remaining son." ”

Coupling means a pair, and there must be a comparison of the salute, so the two of them are in a group to start a competition.

Qin faced west again, and told Taishi, who was in charge of recounting the matter: "The doctor shoots a cloth with leopards and moose ornaments; The shooter draws a cloth with a decorated garment, and the archer shoots a cloth that is not the one he should shoot, and the shot is not counted. ”

Taishi wrote them down one by one in the booklet, and then, Han Buxin presented the names of the eight people who participated in the salute, and asked the monarch to personally match the four couples.

Although Marquis Wu of Jin has been a monarch for eight years and lives in the Yuqi Palace, his heart is still the jump of a boy in his teens. Looking at the eight names on the lacquer plate, his eyes kept beating on them, and suddenly, a prank idea came to his heart.

has been forced by Liuqing for many years, and occasionally teasing them without a trace is probably the only pleasure of Jin Houwu. At the last Winter Solstice Day court, the disbelief and anger on the face of Zhao Ying, the general of the army, at the moment when Song Xingren Le Qi was arrested, made Jin Houwu feel very interesting.

It's not that he hates the Zhao family, it's just that Zhibo suggested so, and Jin Houwu could only pretend to be confused and follow his wishes. Because, when his father Jin Zhaogong died, he once stroked his hand and instructed that among the six Qings, only the Zhi clan was enough to rely on.

What's more, the more fiercely the six Qings fought each other, the more likely Jin Houwu felt that he would restore the authority of the monarch in the future.

But the battle between him and the Fan and Zhao families, which Zhisong was looking forward to, did not start for a long time, which made Jin Houwu disappointed. In recent months, the children of the two families have been fighting very lively in the Pan Palace, but unfortunately, they can't be present to watch.

Still, there is a chance today.

So, he smiled, stretched out his hand, and quickly chose a match.

Han Buxin took it and looked at it, and secretly said in his heart that it was not good, but the monarch had already personally selected, and Han Buxin had no other way but to let Youji announce the result to everyone present.

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