Chapter 210: Caring for One and Losing the Other
Seeing the difficulty of the game escalating step by step, Tang Zhen couldn't laugh anymore, and complained silently in his heart, didn't he say that today was a simple new way to play, why did he keep upgrading the difficulty...
"The people of the heavenly family are stingy, and they have to set up many difficulties even to reward the courtiers with a wine naan, and they are stingy!"
Tang Zhen complained in a low voice, while constantly secretly encouraging himself, reminding himself not to lose face in front of the "future father-in-law" - the father of the prince and young master Feng and the goddess Feng Yingying, leaving a bad impression.
Under the gaze of everyone, Tang Zhen received the horse and ten arrows from the guards, but the posture of getting on the horse was not as calm and calm as before, and the original excited expression was replaced by a slight displeasure in indifference.
Wen Yiheng leaned on his seat obliquely, and looked coldly at Tang Zhen with a bow and arrows on his back, and slowly rode his horse in.
Tang Zhen stopped in front of the designated starting line, set up his bow and arrows with full posture, and aimed at the silk wine naan that was shining in the sun in the distance.
The musicians seated on the right have already taken their places, and with Liu Defeng's order, the musicians played the music according to the score, constantly changing the tune according to the progress of the competition.
Tang Zhen couldn't quickly adapt to such complicated steps and rules, all ten arrows were shot crookedly, and it didn't take half a pillar of incense to take time, the arrow box was empty, and there were no arrows in his hand, so he could only be defeated in a gloomy way, hiding in the group of ministers and sitting down, not seeing the laughter that followed.
Wen Yiheng was one of the few people who did not participate in the "ridicule", he looked sideways at Yun Muyou, the third prince who was also not smiling, and deliberately moved his right hand to the table, curled his fingers and gently tapped on the table, and inadvertently knocked three times.
Seeing this scene, Yun Muyou comprehended it and tacitly understood it with Wen Yiheng.
After the momentum of ridiculing Tang Zhen gradually decreased, Yun Muyou looked at the prince Yun Mulin and said with a smile: "Prince, didn't you say just now that you have taken a fancy to this streamer wine glass for a long time?" Since the father and emperor are generous enough to give the streamer to the winner today, the prince might as well try it. ”
Yun Muyou and Yun Mulin are superficial brothers, and they don't deal with each other in private, so Yun Mulin was also very surprised that Yun Muyou took the initiative to ask him to end.
However, Yun Muyou's roll call is also exactly in line with Yun Mulin's heart, Yun Mulin has indeed coveted the streamer wine glass for a long time, and it is rare to have the opportunity to win it back today, how can there be any reason not to try.
Emperor Tianduo proposed: "In my opinion, take this opportunity, why don't you both go down and have a competition, and shoot arrows at the same time to see who can shoot the silk wine naan." I'm just here to see how much you've learned from your archery masters. ”
Emperor Tianduo's proposal made the whole competition more inexplicably competitive.
Originally, it was just a game of leisure and entertainment, but now with the fate of the crown prince and the third prince, it has become a competition with an undercurrent surging. Some sensitive officials have secretly speculated about Emperor Tianduo's meaning, whether he intends to help one of the two princes and the three princes.
Emperor Tianduo's "proposal" naturally couldn't be refused, and Yun Mulin and Yun Muyou also intended to show themselves in front of Emperor Tianduo, so the two immediately took advantage of the situation and went out to participate in the competition.
The crown prince Yun Mulin and the third prince Yun Muyou each appeared on their favorite horses, and the two entered at the same time.
Yun Muyou first took the arrow and opened the bow, and while driving the horse to follow the rhythm of the music, "Wow! Three arrows were fired, but all of them were pierced into the chaotic arrow targets that were blocking the front of the wine naan.
Yun Mulin didn't care about the rhythm of the music, he only believed in the stroll of the horse, walked around the starting line, and tried to find the best angle for the design, and strive to hit the silk wine naan with one blow.
An official discussed: "Although the three princes lost the start, the current pace and rhythm of the horses are on the right, and nothing can hit the target, but they will not be deducted points." It's the crown prince, why didn't he follow the rhythm of the music? Isn't he afraid of deducting points? ”
Wen Yiheng smiled: "The saint only said that whoever can shoot will win, and did not mention that the crown prince and the third prince should follow the rhythm." ”
The official next to him was puzzled: "It's still not right, I don't know if Wen Xiang heard it clearly just now, the general manager Liu Defeng just announced the rules before the start, and the number of steps will be deducted if the number of steps does not match the rhythm, and the more points deducted, the more you lose." ”
"Didn't you say it yourself, it was the rules announced by Liu Defeng, not by the saint himself." Wen Yiheng picked up a grape and ate it in his mouth, and said lazily: "If you ask in the end, the prince can also take advantage of this loophole and find a reason for himself." ”
“… I see, it's the lower officials who are stupid. ”
The situation on the field of play is still not distinguished, the crown prince Yun Mulin has not moved for a long time, and the third prince Yun Muyou shot three arrows again, but he still failed again and again.
Yun Muyou, who had missed six times, couldn't help but feel a little annoyed and anxious, and couldn't help but look back at the crowd on the high platform, his eyes staring sharply at Wen Yiheng, who shook his head.
"Wen Xiang, the third prince has turned around, does he see that he has not been hit six times, and wants to see what the saint means?"
Wen Yiheng shook his head at the third prince clearly, and just answered the questions of the officials around him by shaking his head: "No, if you have to look at the meaning of the saint now, it can only mean that the third prince has lost... So the third prince is thinking about countermeasures. ”
Yun Muyou got the meaning of Wen Yiheng, and gradually calmed down. Six of the ten arrows have been wasted, and the remaining four must be cherished. UU Library
"Third brother, why did you stop and don't continue shooting? According to your eagerness, the king thought that you would shoot all ten arrows all the time. Yun Mulin, who was looking for a shooting angle, did not forget to stab Yun Muyou.
Yun Mulin saw that Yun Muyou also stopped moving, thinking that Yun Muyou had failed six times and began to retreat, so he smiled secretly, began to draw his bow with arrows, and aimed at the wine naan target from a very remote and inclined route.
"Third brother, since you stopped automatically, don't blame this king, who is the elder brother, for not letting you..."
Although Yun Mulin's arrow had exhausted his strength, and the bow had not yet been fully drawn, it was disrupted by the mount under him, and he involuntarily freed up one hand to pull the reins.
Although Yun Mulin's arrow went out, the arrow swayed and deviated and landed on the target next to the wine naan.
This time he didn't shoot, Yun Mulin was so angry that he took his bow and shot an arrow again, and the horses under his crotch were ready to move again.
Yun Mulin didn't have time to see if he shot the wine naan, he only angrily clamped the horse's belly, and the stirrup thorn pierced the horse's lower abdomen behind the special shoes.
Yun Mulin intended to control the horses, but the horses were uncontrollable as if they were crazy, and they flew around the field with Yun Mulin on their backs, jumping from time to time changing angles, trying to throw Yun Mulin off the horse.
Wen Yiheng was the first to react from the crowd of spectators, and shouted in the direction of the third prince Yun Muyou: "Save the prince!" ”
The military attache guarding the field thought that Wen Yiheng was giving them an order, so they took their weapons and stepped forward to surround the horses, but they couldn't predict the direction of the horses' scurrying, so they couldn't get close to Yun Mulin, who was flying all over the field with the horses, for the time being.
Yun Muyou, who received Wen Yiheng's "order", stabilized the frightened horse under him, and forced himself to quickly calm down and mount the arrow. Yun Muyou shouted in a high-profile voice, "Prince be careful", before pulling the full moon bow, aiming at the lower abdomen of the scurrying horses, and shooting it!
With a "boom", it was the sound of a bow and arrow piercing the air, and the arrow shot by Yun Muyou shot quickly towards the lower abdomen of the crazy horse!
The air on the field seemed to be condensed at this time, and everyone stared at this arrow to see if it could accurately shoot Crazy Horse and save the crown prince who was incompatible with the third prince, and Emperor Tianduo in the crowd was more concerned about this.
Yun Muyou accurately predicted Crazy Horse's movements, and the arrow accurately pierced Crazy Horse's lower abdomen, but Crazy Horse did not stop immediately, but continued to run due to severe pain!
At this time, a white-clothed figure appeared on the field, it was Wen Yiheng who came down to the field at some point.
The sharp-eyed official recognized Wen Yiheng at a glance and exclaimed, "Look! It's the warm phase! ”
Wen Yiheng snatched the bow and arrow of a guard who didn't dare to come forward, and he was familiar with bending the bow, predicting, aiming, and archery! Four steps in one go!
I only heard the sound of arrows cutting through the air, and it seemed that the speed was faster than the arrows shot by Yun Muyou just now!
The arrow pierced the Crazy Horse's eye and slanted upwards into the horse's head, piercing it with one shot! Crazy Horse and Prince Yun Mulin fell to the ground in response.
"Good!" Emperor Tianduo was the first to stand up and cheer loudly, and the crowd resounded one after another.
Crazy Horse was killed by Wen Yiheng and died on the spot.
Yun Mulin, who was in a state of shock, packed up his emotions, got up and tidied up his messy clothes, and walked to the stands.
In a panic, Yun Mulin didn't know who saved him, he just thought that the guards shot Crazy Horse, Yun Mulin thought as he walked, and he only thought about how to return to Emperor Tianduo.
Yun Muyou and Wen Yiheng caught up with the depressed Yun Mulin at the same time, and the three of them went back to the stands together to ask Emperor Tianduo for their guilt.
Wen Yiheng became the winner of today's competition, and he was naturally praised by Emperor Tianduo for saving the crown prince.
Although Yun Muyou didn't shoot the silk wine naan, he was able to shoot the first arrow as soon as the horse went crazy under Yun Mulin's crotch, which slightly stopped the horse from running wildly, so he was also praised by Emperor Tianduo.
The only person among the three who was scolded and punished was the prince Yun Mulin.
Emperor Tianduo did not appease the frightened Yun Mulin, but scolded sharply: "I saw that you were not in a hurry to shoot arrows at the beginning, and it was quite safe compared to Mu You, who was in a hurry to shoot, but I didn't expect that the most urgent for quick success and quick profit was actually you!" ”
"You don't control the horses when they are moving, but you kick them in the belly to provoke them, and you even have the heart to shoot another arrow with a bow! That's all you want for the silk naan and the streamer glass? Or, are you a drunkard who doesn't mean to drink? ”
Yun Mulin's attitude of lowering his head and not daring to answer angered Emperor Tianduo again, and Emperor Tianduo was angry and threw his glass and scolded: "You are doing everything you can to get it just by grabbing a wine naan today, if you want to grab the throne in the future, what should you do?" ”