Chapter 6
General He pretended to be annoyed and glared at the smug general, but when he turned to Zuo Yuanhao, he smiled and said: "Lord Wang, this fool's surname is Geng, his temper really doesn't bend at all, and he is used to being rude on weekdays, don't be surprised." ”
Zuo Yuanhao smiled faintly, and a smear color flashed in Danfeng's eyes. Since someone sent him to relieve his boredom and take Liwei outside, then he should also show his hand. "How to compare, whatever you want!"
"Okay, the prince is refreshing." The upright and not frightened, the excitement on his face was even stronger, and he turned his head and shouted that his guards had sent the big bow and horse that he was used to on weekdays, and shouted: "The subordinates are okay with riding and shooting, so it's better to compare riding and shooting with the prince." ”
His words landed, causing many soldiers and generals to laugh and scold again. Homo martial arts,It's so obvious to choose your own strengths.,Even if you win, it's not glorious.。
Geng Zhi didn't care, touched his head and laughed: "The prince is amazing, he will definitely not care about me." ”
Some thoughtful generals have secretly looked at Zuo Yuanhao's face, although this prince started with military merits, but he is a real pride of the sky, if he loses his temper and cures Geng Zhi for a crime of disrespect, no one can do anything.
However, it is clear that they are overhearted.
Zuo Yuanhao was very fond of this seemingly rough and actually shrewd Vice General Geng, turned around and said two words to Liu Hu, and soon put two trays on the stage, one was full of silver bills, and the other was placed with a pair of close-fitting soft armor.
"Since it's a competition, how can it be made without a lottery?" Zuo Yuanhao pointed to the tray and said, "Here are two hundred taels of silver and a set of soft armor made by the Xuanbing Pavilion, if you defeat me, I will reward you all." ”
Everyone stared at the two trays, and their eyes were as red as rabbits with envy, and the two hundred taels of silver were just repaid, and it was also a flower to win back, but the soft armor of the Xuanbing Pavilion was a good thing that money could not buy.
It is said that the behind-the-scenes boss of this Xuanbing Pavilion is a master of weapons, with a strange temper, if he is in a good mood, he will specially tailor armor and weapons for you just because he sees you pleasing to the eye, and if he is not in a good mood, it is normal not to light a fire for a few months.
Many buyers are holding their stomachs, but the weapons and armor of the Xuanbing Pavilion are too good, so they can only touch their noses and come to the door with a lot of silver to beg for it, but they may not be able to get their wish.
And today is just a school competition, Zuo Yuanhao actually used such a precious soft armor as a color head, except for the rich and arrogant, many generals really can't find other adjectives.
Of course, he is also extremely jealous of Geng Zhi's good luck.
"Geng Zhi, you must win, miss such a good lottery, see how I beat you in the future!" One of the generals who had a good relationship with Geng Zhi reached out and patted him on the shoulder, grinning in pain.
The rest of the people also stepped forward one after another, imparting experience, even threatening with encouragement, in short, since this soft armor was put on the point of the Xiushui military camp, it must become the bag of the military camp, if Geng Zhi lost, he must become the "sinner" of the entire military camp.
Geng Zhi couldn't laugh at this time, looked up at Zuo Yuanhao, and muttered: "The prince hurt me!" ”
Zuo Yuanhao smiled heartily and responded: "What, are you afraid?!" Then put someone else on the field! ”
Geng Zhi swept away the comrades who were about to move, and immediately retorted, "The last general is afraid that the prince will feel sorry for this colorful head!" ”
"Let's get started!" Zuo Yuanhao's eyes suddenly burst into a bright light, and with a wave of his hand, he had already tucked the front of his robe into his belt, and jumped on his mount, which was also the snow treading Wuwu who had followed him on the battlefield for many years.
Liu Hu untied the almost one-man tall giant bow behind him, raised his hand and threw it in front of Wu Xiangma, Zuo Yuanhao leaned over and took the giant bow, and put it on his arm with his backhand.
Although Wu Ma Xu felt the vigorous fighting spirit of his master, he raised his front hooves high and hissed.
At that time, the rising sun rushed out of the top of the east mountain, and the golden sunlight shone on a person, a horse and a bow, as if the gods had descended, and everyone was so amazed that they half opened their mouths for a while.
Zuo Yuanhao shook the reins, rushed out like a horse, and galloped around the school field.
There were already soldiers on both sides of the school field with a row of ten arrow targets, Zuo Yuanhao took the arrow and took the bow, his eyes didn't seem to look at the target, and the feather arrows were shot out, one after another, and soon, all the bullseyes were pierced through the heart.
Wu Zhima turned around and ran back proudly, but just when everyone thought it was over, Liu Hu took out three copper coins from his arms and raised his hand into the air.
Zuo Yuanhao raised his eyebrows slightly, and another feather arrow was sent between the bowstring trembling, and the feather arrow seemed to have eyes, drilled through the square holes of three copper coins, and then fell suddenly, piercing on the flagpole in front of the Dianjiang platform.
Everyone subconsciously gathered over, took a closer look, and finally gasped in unison.
Immediately bent the bow and shoot the arrow, they are naturally skilled in these generals, after all, it can be said to be a housekeeping skill, but such an arrow wears three dollars, and finally the arrow is nailed to the flagpole is not something that ordinary people can do, in addition to hard work, but also talent.
And it is even more difficult for a prince born with a golden spoon to have such skills.
At that moment, many people looked at Zuo Yuanhao, who was sitting on the Wu Though horse, panting and blushing, and completely lost the slightest contempt, and their hearts were full of awe.
General He smiled red, and his heart was extremely proud. When the prince had just led the troops, he was also unconvinced like Geng Zhi, and he didn't want to be besieged by three strong enemies on the battlefield. Since then, he no longer dares to look down on this prince with trousers, and even sees others being taught by the prince, and he has a sense of schadenfreude.
When Liu Hu flattered him to help his master take the reins, and was about to bend down to act as a horse armor, Zuo Yuanhao jumped down neatly.
"Don't take it as an example!"
"Yes, lord." Liu Hu responded in a low voice, but in his heart he didn't regret acting at all. The so-called lord humiliates the ministers to death, although these rough people have no malice, but he can't tolerate them looking down on the prince by half a point, and the arrow that pierces three coins is not the prince's best stunt, but it is enough to deter these people.
Sure enough, everyone felt that it was a little difficult to ride a tiger at this time, although Geng Zhi also had the reputation of a sharpshooter, but it was definitely not up to Zuo Yuanhao's level, if it was a competition, it was obvious that it would be a loss, if it was not a competition, it was really reluctant to give up that excellent color.
Zuo Yuanhao looked at everyone's expressions, but he didn't mean to speak.
Geng Zhi hesitated for a moment, and finally ignored everyone's obstruction, turned over on the war horse, and in the dust, he also ran around the school field, and there were ten fewer feather arrows in the quiver, all of which were nailed to the bull's-eye, but they were only three points into the wood, and they were not as powerful as Zuo Yuanhao, and they passed through the heart, not to mention that the arrows had to pierce the copper coins in the end.
Everyone sighed secretly, straight and regretful.
Geng Zhi returned to the front of the general, but he jumped off the horse, knelt down on one knee, and responded in a rough voice: "The prince is brave, and the last general will not be able to do so, but the last general will definitely practice hard in the future, and the archery skills will definitely surpass the prince one day!" ”
"Okay, ambitious!" Zuo Yuanhao helped him up with his own hands and praised: "Soldiers, brave men." Vice General Geng knew that he would lose, but he still dared to play, and his courage was commendable. This color is given to you by the king, and I hope you will become a pillar of Jinghai as soon as possible to protect your family and defend the country. ”
"Really?" Although Geng Zhi said that he acted chicly, he was a little depressed, and when he heard Zuo Yuanhao say this, his eyes were as wide as copper bells, and he kowtowed again and again to thank him, "Thank you, thank you, thank you!" ”
After such a twist and turn, it took a long time for everyone to react, and they all stood behind Geng Zhi and saluted. Geng Zhixu was extremely happy, and he didn't care about Zuo Yuanhao's words, but they could hear it clearly, that "gift", not "reward", made everyone have an indescribable feeling, if it must be said, it is respect.
It turned out that these of them, who carried guns to eat, were laughed at and scolded by countless literati and ink writers as stupid Qiu Ba, and there was a day when they were treated so favorably, and this person was still a royal person, His Royal Highness the Prince, who was brave and invincible.
"The prince is mighty!"
I don't know who was the first to shout, and it was quickly echoed by everyone.
Zuo Yuanhao straightened his back in the cheers, there was no trace of lazy evil in his expression, his handsome face was full of majesty and dignity, he raised the giant bow with one hand, and echoed loudly, "Long live the empire!" ”
"The prince is mighty!"
"Long live the Empire!"
At this moment, on the school field, the mountains are like a tsunami, the momentum is like a rainbow, and all the soldiers are eager to look forward to the Western Xinjiang to attack again immediately, and they will definitely prove the strength of the Jinghai Empire with their blood!
Zuo Yuanhao looked at the sky, as if he had returned to Tibetan Kuncheng through the clouds, and the three points of depression in his chest because of the stupid woman who fled disappeared without a trace, the woman was like a flower in the garden for him, beautiful and well-behaved, just for him to enjoy and relieve his boredom, it was not worth his extra effort.
The battlefield is the paradise of hot-blooded men!
Ye Lian stayed in the city to recuperate, and finally sent away the "relatives" who suddenly visited, and the prince also came back from the barracks, but the convoy was also back on the road, she was so depressed that she wanted to drop the teacup, but she still had to smile gently and shyly, and performed the appearance of a good woman to the extreme.
Zuo Yuanhao was enjoying Ye Lian's service, while looking at the gradually green fields outside the window, presumably at this time, General He's secret fold had been sent to Tibetan Kuncheng quickly, right?!
The most ruthless imperial family.
Although he knew that the imperial brother treated him sincerely since he was a child, the imperial power is always the most ruthless double-edged sword, as long as he does not sit on that throne, anyone may be cut off by this double-edged sword, even if he is the emperor's favorite brother, even if he is the uncle and friend of the crown prince, even if he is the invincible commander of the imperial elite soldiers.
Every identity is his protective talisman, but it is difficult to guarantee that one day it will become a life talisman, but as long as he keeps his own peace, this day may be far away, and how to determine his peace and self-defense, naturally someone will serve the imperial power.
For example, the chief manager of his house, such as General He, who is known as his confidant general......
"Kuang Dang!"
A muffled sound quickly pulled Zuo Yuanhao's thoughts back from the distant Tibetan Kun City, and he lifted the curtain and asked, "What's wrong?" ”
One of the guards bowed down and replied, "Back to the prince, there is a big caravan ahead, it seems that their carriage has overturned into a ditch." ”
Saying this, Liu Hu had already slapped his horse and ran back from the front, although his face seemed to be nothing, but he waved his hand to send the guard, and then approached the window of the car and whispered-
"Lord Wang, the caravan in front seems to be a little strange, and I saw that the dumped carriage was full of grain, and there was still the smell of medicine in other carriages."
Zuo Yuanhao raised his eyebrows, his phoenix eyes narrowed slightly, and he lightly ordered: "Prepare the horse, I'll go out to breathe." ”
The two spoke very softly, Ye Lian didn't hear clearly, and when she saw that the prince was about to get out of the car, she smiled and entangled: "Lord Wang, it's so boring in the car, you can take Lian'er to ride a horse for a while, okay?" ”
"Lian'er, you are weak, lie in the car for a while." Zuo Yuanhao said softly and affectionately, but his body did not stop at all.
Jieyou's guard led Wu Zhima, he jumped directly on the carriage, and then walked to the overturned carriage with Liu Hu and the two as if they were idling.
A slightly chubby, very kind-looking middle-aged man was directing a few guys to carry the carriage out, seeing Zuo Yuanhao and the two coming, a flash of vigilance flashed in his small eyes that were almost squinted into a slit, and he hurriedly stepped forward and greeted with a smile: "I'm really sorry, this son, our coachman accidentally overturned the car, delaying your journey." ”
Zuo Yuanhao waved his hand, frowned impatiently, and scolded: "Don't say these polite words, hurry up and get out of the way, if you delay the important matter of this son, be careful to smash your convoy." ”
Although the fat shopkeeper was scolded, there was no anger on his face, but he seemed to secretly breathe a sigh of relief, and then he saluted again, and begged to wait for a while.
Zuo Yuanhao looked like a rich kid in trousers, and when he lost his temper, he pointed to the one hundred and ten carts in front of him and asked, "What kind of goods are you transporting, are there any good things?" This way to the poor countryside, this son can fade out of the bird's mouth, what is delicious food to send it quickly, this son will not be like you. ”
The fat shopkeeper hurriedly responded: "Oh, Childe, it's a coincidence, I also brought a few boxes of good snacks in the car, so I'll let people pick them up and honor Childe." ”
"Dim sum?" Zuo Yuanhao pursed his lips with some disgust, "That's it, just barely cushion your stomach." ”
The fat shopkeeper was just about to call a guy to get it, but Zuo Yuanhao was already scolding Liu Hu next to him, "Idiot!" If you don't ride a horse to get it, you want to starve Ben Gongzi? ”
Liu Hu hurriedly complied, bent down and picked up the fat shopkeeper and sat on the horse and ran to the front of the convoy.
The fat shopkeeper looked a little anxious, and shook his head to the coachmen and men on the side from time to time.
Finally arrived at the largest carriage in front, Liu Hu put him down, he looked at Liu Hu carefully for a long time by wiping his sweat, and then complained: "This hero, the temper of this son of your family is not small, and the little old man is afraid that he will really smash my convoy!" ”
Liu Hu raised his chin, looked proud and proud, and said disdainfully: "Our son is noble, this is a good mood today, otherwise not to mention destroying your team, even if you are killed." ”
The fat shopkeeper seemed to be really frightened, so he hurriedly ran to the car to get the snack box, and took out a small silver coin and stuffed it into Liu Hu's hand, and flattered: "This hero, the road here is narrow, we just want to make way but can't do it, and I hope you will help us with a few kind words in front of the nobles." ”
Liu Hu checked the silver bill, Xu felt a little satisfied, nodded arrogantly, and then turned around with the snack box and left.
A blue-clothed steward saw him running away, so he leaned over to the fat shopkeeper and asked in a low voice, "Master, have these people found anything?" ”
The fat shopkeeper's small eyes flashed, and it took a long time to respond: "They are not like Jinghai's spies, but they will still be cautious in the future." This business is settled, wait a while longer, and listen to the rumors. ”
"Yes, sir." The steward bowed down and went to the carriages and instructed the coachmen and his men to check again whether the goods were well covered, for if there was any leakage, it would be a death to the head.
On the other side, Liu Hu ran back with a snack box, and Zuo Yuanhao had already dismounted and re-got into the carriage. He casually took the box and threw it to Ye Lian, and then asked, "What did you find?" ”
"Medicinal herbs!" Liu Hu's face was very bad, and he tried his best to lower his voice and said: "Lord Wang, half of the carriages are carrying medicinal herbs, and I smell the smell of Panax notoginseng grass. ”
Zuo Yuanhao's eyes were as bright as a sword blade, "Panax notoginseng grass, medicinal materials for treating knife wounds, and a large amount of grain, transported to the border pass...... Hum! He couldn't help but sneer, "Originally, I just came out to relax, but I didn't expect there to be an unexpected gain." ”
"Lord Wang, do you want to send someone back to Xiushui County to deliver a letter and take down the people of this caravan for torture?"
"No, even if you catch someone at this time, you can't ask anything, and you're idle left and right, so let's follow and see, maybe we can catch a big fish."
Liu Hu had the heart to persuade his master not to take risks easily, but when he saw his master's expression, he also knew that he couldn't persuade him, so he had to secretly remind all the guards to be loose on the outside and tight on the inside, and to cheer up the spirit of 120,000 points.
However, no one thought that fishing games are also dangerous, and if the big fish on the other side of the line is too large, then the angler is in danger of being dragged into the water......
The spring fields are the most beautiful time of the year, the mountains and forests in the distance are full of life, the grass on the side of the road is quietly sticking out goose-yellow shoots, and a few wild birds fly low across the sky, chirping happily, it is really rare peace and beauty.
But no matter how beautiful the picture scroll is, it will inevitably be boring to see it for a long time, Ye Lan lay on the car board without a ladylike appearance, sighed for the first time, and then moved her sore back a few times, and couldn't help but complain to the black-clothed man who was driving the car on the side: "Black hero, how long will it take to get to the place?" In a few more days, I'll be blown by the wind, and I'll be a human being. ”
The man in black was still silent as always, and the corner of his eyes swept over Ye Lan, with a slight smile, but disappeared in an instant.
Ye Lan didn't get a response, she grinded her teeth secretly, and wanted to step forward and bite him a few times.
When he left the palace, he asked him to "fetch" some gold and silver, and he pretended to be tall, and ran out after knocking her out, but he didn't know where to buy a tattered ox cart, and he didn't even have a carriage, so he turned a white and tender beauty into an African savage.
It's not that she hasn't protested, but when she made a noise, she was dumbfounded, and she had to be a good baby in order to suffer less for herself.
But if it's compared to being bored to the point of going crazy, she can't care so much, today is to make up her mind to ask clearly, otherwise she would rather die than take one more step.
It's a pity that she didn't wait for her to put her determination into action, but God didn't give face, two dark clouds floated from nowhere, the heavy rain was almost poured from the sky, and there was no cover on the car, the two of them became soup chickens in an instant, and finally braved the rain to find a broken temple to hide, the sky was also dark, Ye Lan was dressed in wet clothes, and the anger accumulated in her heart could not be held back anymore.
"Where the hell are you going to take me, you idiot? If you want to kill or chop, let me be a ghost! I don't care, if you don't make it clear today, I won't move a step even if I die. ”