Chapter 16: The Reincarnation of Hercules
Looking at the three treasures on the imperial case, Li Longji felt that he was about to go crazy. The fairy fruit is delicious, the fairy wine is very mellow and intoxicating, and the fairy lantern is ingenious. But what made Li Longji crazy was not these three treasures, but the immortal disciple who fell from the sky and was named Xiao Quai.
Wang Chengen and Duan Xiushi had watched the recital many times, and they were still dissatisfied, so they called five guards of the Anxi Army to the front of the palace and asked again and again, for fear of missing any details.
Pity the five Anxi guards, who got up early and ran for five days without changing people, and now they have no food. But they have to kneel here and repeat what they have said over and over again. In the main hall, the fragrant wind is gusting, the warbler is singing, and many palace maids who look like fairies are surrounded by him. I can smell it and hear it in my heart, but I can only lower my head and dare not look at it more.
Fortunately, Yang Yuhuan on the side was very understanding, seeing the emperor's impatience and embarrassment, and also seeing the restraint and embarrassment of the five Anxi guards. Looking at the empty space and whispering a wake-up, Li Longji noticed this situation, and with a wave of his hand, he promoted each of the five Anxi guards to three levels in a row, gave three thousand yuan in money, and gave a banquet to stay in the palace overnight. For a while, the five people were moved to tears, and they couldn't wait to repay them immediately.
After the five of them went down, Li Longji was still very excited, and he muttered to himself, scolding Wang Chengen for not knowing anything. How did he not know that he would bring Na Xiao to see me immediately, but let him go to Anxi to help Gao Xianzhi make meritorious contributions. Anthy's affairs are either serious! As long as I can live forever, what does it matter if the Anxi Army does not make meritorious contributions. This Wang Chengen is also always by my side, how can he not know my mind so much!
Hmph, when he comes back, he must be punished well. However, for the sake of his loyalty in discovering this immortal disciple for me, I will beat him twenty times in the ass.
I don't know if it's because of the alcohol, or because of the chocolate, or if the news is simply too stimulating for him. Li Longji kept pacing around the hall, thinking that one was one out, and ordered loudly: "Come here, spread the edict of Hanlin, Mr. Zong Xuan, Wu Yun and Xiao Xuanyu, the prestige of the Daomen, immediately enter the palace to see the driver." ”
Several Yellow Gates ran out of the palace gate with the edict in hand, and the palace doors that had just been locked were reopened. These little yellow men have not yet walked out of the palace, and a new edict has come down: "Feng Xiao went to the sick for the marquis of Shouchang County, sealed five hundred households, and immediately entered Beijing with the angel when he saw the holy decree." ”
(ps: This Shouchang County is not the current Shouchang County in Zhejiang Province, but the ancient Shouchang City west of Dunhuang, and Shouchang County was placed during the Wude period. The county marquis, the highest rank among the marquises. )
Xiao Quai, who was thousands of miles away, didn't know that he was now a dignified marquis, let alone that Li Longji's holy decree would completely disrupt his plan. At the moment, he is popularizing the basic knowledge of oriental mythology to a group of Anxi guards, as well as Gao Xianzhi, Duan Xiushi, Wang Chengen, etc. - the reason why this volcano is so hot is not because of the blood of some bird fire dragon, but simply because of a monkey named Sun Wukong.
“…… said that the monkey king was pushed into the gossip furnace and calcined for a full seven hundred and forty-nine days, not only did he not have anything at all, but also refined a pair of fiery eyes. On this day, when he saw the stove being turned on and the bright light, he couldn't help but jump out of the Dan furnace, with a loud roar, kicked down the Bagua furnace, and walked out. It was at this time that several fire bricks of the Bagua Furnace and some civil and military fires fell into the mortal world together, and they happened to fall here, becoming this flame mountain (volcano). So this volcano is not because of the blood of the bird, but because of this monkey. ”
As one of the four famous novels, the story of Journey to the West is much more interesting than the stories told by ordinary storytellers. What's more, Xiao Qubing has listened to various stories since he was a child, and his storytelling skills are extraordinary. After telling the story, the Anxi guards were fascinated by it, but they were still not addicted, and strongly asked Xiao to continue to tell it. Xiao Quzhi pointed to the sky, saying that it was too late, and he could talk about it every time he rested in the future.
What Xiao Qubing didn't expect was that because of a bad taste in his heart, he became the storyteller of Anxi Army. A story every day, after Journey to the West, it is the Three Kingdoms, then Yue, and finally Jin Yong and Gu Long are really not enough to tell. This also made him inadvertently discover a good way to train soldiers and lead soldiers, which benefited him immensely in later days.
The road from Xizhou to Qiuzi is relatively easy to walk. Along the way, the post stations are everywhere, the beacon shops look at each other, and the business travel is endless. In less than six days, Qiuzi was already in sight.
On the way to march every day, Xiao Quzhi still practiced riding with Gao Xianzhi, and his progress was rapid. If he simply competed in a straight line speed, Gao Xianzhi could not compare to Xiao Quai's illness now, which made him marvel at Xiao Quai's comprehension and amazing talent. In fact, what he didn't know was that Xiao Quai, who had evolved his body, was like Zhang Wuji who had practiced Jiuyang Divine Skill. Learning everything is very fast, just like a person who has graduated from college and re-learning the primary school curriculum, which naturally gets twice the result with half the effort. It doesn't really have much to do with perception and talent.
After arriving in Yanqi, Xiao Quai's injury had been completely healed, which caused everyone to be amazed. From this time on, Gao Xianzhi began to teach Xiao Quzhi archery.
He immediately discovered that Xiao Quai's two excellent talents for practicing archery were particularly powerful, and his three-stone bow was as soft as a soup cake in his hand (the Tang Dynasty called noodles soup cakes); The second is that the arm is very stable, and after the bow is full, it can maintain its posture for a long time, and the arm does not move at all. Such a talent really made him both envious and jealous, but he was glad that this strange man who surpassed ordinary people in all aspects was now his brother-in-law.
As soon as the arrow was fired, I saw a feathered arrow flying out like a bolt of lightning, and the momentum was extremely amazing. The feather arrow flew straight towards a poplar forest more than a hundred paces away, just when everyone thought they would be in the middle of the meeting and were ready to applaud. I saw this feather arrow shoot out of the stump of the poplar forest, and plunged straight into the soil more than ten steps behind the tree, and the arrow entered the soil more than three inches, and the tail of the arrow trembled.
Hahahaha, the audience was in an uproar.
This guy is different and detached everywhere, and now he has finally found a place that can't compare to everyone. Gao Xianzhi rode a horse and stood next to Xiao Quai, and he was also very satisfied, if the accuracy of this kid's archery was as outrageous and miserable as his strength, then he would not live, and he would be ashamed to death.
He smiled and said: "Second brother, don't be discouraged, this archery is supposed to start from the soft bow, practice the frame and feel and then change to the hard bow." How can there be someone like you, who pulls a three-stone bow at the beginning. You know, the harder the bow, the harder it is to master, or you should start with a one-stone bow, right? ”
Xiao Qu was not discouraged, the arrows he shot could be counted with two hands, if there was an accurate head at this time, it would be too rebellious, and now it would be very good to be able to stick to the trunk of the tree. He clasped the bowstring with his thumb and quickly pulled four or five full, and said with a smile: "Big brother, for me, these three-stone bows are soft bows, and they have no strength at all." ”
Gao Xianzhi suddenly couldn't cry or laugh, there are very few people in the army who can pull out the three-stone bow, even if he uses these three-stone bows at a time, he can only shoot thirty arrows at a time, but he didn't expect it to become a soft bow in his eyes! You must know that three stones are three hundred and sixty pounds, and pulling the three-stone bow is equivalent to lifting three hundred and sixty pounds with only three fingers, what kind of strength is needed!
Gao Xianzhi suddenly had a whim and ordered: "Give him two more three-stone bows, Fuchen, I want to see how much strength you have." ”
Soon someone sent two more three-stone bows, and Xiao Quzhi held the three bows together, holding the three bowstrings with four fingers. As soon as his arms screamed, the force rose from his waist, and he pulled the three bows to the full. It didn't feel very difficult, so I let go and quickly pulled five full, and said with a smile: "No problem." ”
There was a sound of swallowing and foaming around them, and all the Anxi guards were dumbfounded. How much strength is this, you know, three three-stone bows together are nine stones, this guy pulled six full at once, and it doesn't seem to be much effort. And it was when he was riding on a horse, his legs were rootless, and he couldn't eat hard. Is this guy still human?
At this time, Gao Xianzhi and the Anxi guards were completely convinced, this guy was simply the reincarnation of Hercules, and his strength was boundless. Xiao Quzhi didn't pay attention to their stunned expressions, and just smiled and said, "Big brother, is the hardest bow in the army only three stones?" ”
Gao Xianzhi nodded: "The hardest bow is only three stones, individual condor archers have a special five-stone bow, and the hardest Fuyuan crossbow has six stones, which can shoot three hundred steps and break armor within two hundred steps." ”
Xiao Quzhi thought for a while and said, "When you get to Qiuzi, can you help me get a six-stone bow?" ”
Gao Xianzhi thought for a moment, "I don't have a six-stone bow, but I do have a nine-stone treasure bow, called the Heaven Shaking Bow, which is a treasure bow worn by Xue Rengui, a famous general of my dynasty." It was also a coincidence, but there was no suitable bowstring. If you want to use it, you have to hunt a big worm first, and then two years later. ”
Xiao Quai's eyes began to glow, Nine Stone Treasure Bow, how far can this shoot? I'm afraid it's not much worse than the sniper rifles of later generations. Haha, Xiao Quai's illness immediately made a picture of bending a bow and arrow, taking people's heads five hundred steps away, and killing people like slaughtering dogs. I just don't understand what this bowstring has to do with the tiger, and I have to wait for two years. Xiao Quzhi wondered: "Why? ”
Gao Xianzhi said with a smile: "Fuchen, do you know, this stone bow, the bowstring of the three-stone bow is generally made of cow tendon or cooked cowhide. The bowstring of more than five stones must be twisted with the tendons of the big worm, otherwise the arrow will be deflected. ”
Xiao Quzhi didn't understand the reason at all, but he still understood the meaning. He tilted his head and thought for a while, then turned over the backpack he was carrying behind the saddle a few times, and took out a silver-white string: "My thin rope can withstand the power of more than three hundred stones, can it be used as a bowstring?" ”
The crowd fell.
If it were someone else, everyone would definitely not believe it. But through the contact in the past few days, everyone has discovered more and more treasures on his body. Needless to say, there are metal boxes that can spit out flames out of thin air; There is a small disc where you can check the time and will transfer away; There is also a small mirror that is so clear that it can shine a light on people. Now there is a thin rope that is not much thicker than a bowstring, but can bear more than 300 stones.
How many treasures does this guy have, and how many surprises can he bring to everyone!