Chapter 29: Rivalry (Big Chapter Recommendation)
"Good!"
After a short cold scene, someone next to him immediately burst out a good cry and clapped his hands repeatedly, but it was Gao Yu, who clapped and laughed at the same time, obviously a martial arts person.
Only then did Wang Han notice that Gao Yu's official uniform had an extra belly, which was the symbol of a military attachΓ©.
As far as the court clothes of the officials of the Great Song Dynasty are concerned, the civil court clothes are wide robes and wide sleeves, and the military attachΓ©s are narrow robes and narrow sleeves.
Gao Yu applauded, and several civil officials next to him also nodded, even Zeng Bu, who had always remained serious, the wrinkles on his face were also relaxed. As for Zhao Ji in the middle position, he was even more smiling and praised: "It's so good, it's up to now." β
On the other side, Xu Ning also accepted his contempt this time, retracted his stick, arched his hand at Wang Han, and said kindly: "Dare to ask the little brother, what is the relationship with Zhou Tong of the Royal Boxing Gym?" β
Yo he! actually recognized the origin of the carbine, Wang Han also smiled, and replied: "It is the teacher who taught the profession." β
Xu Ning nodded and said with a smile: "No wonder, the little brother has a good move, admire and admire." "That's the end of the game.
Gao Yu next to him was a little stunned when he heard Zhou Tong's name, and quickly glanced at Zeng Bu next to him, seeing that Zeng Bu didn't pay attention, he didn't speak.
This action made the gentleman-looking civil official behind him find out, frowning and puzzled, as if he was thinking about something.
Seeing Xu Ning withdrawing, Zeng Bu said again: "Since it is the eighteen weapons master, I will practice two more times, and let the officials see how the martial arts taught by Xuannu Niangniang are." β
Gao Yu pointed to the left-handed teacher, "You go and meet him." β
The teacher on the left walked into the arena twice, grabbed the steel knife and arched his hand, and said loudly: "The royal servant Golden Sword Wang Wu, please." β
Wang Han replied with a smile, "It was originally a brother of my own family, and my subordinates were merciful." After speaking, he also took the waist knife handed by the forbidden army next to him, danced a knife flower, and walked to the field.
The knife competition is different from the stick method, when killing the enemy, it is important to pay attention to killing the enemy, and when you are fighting, you pay attention to knocking down the opponent's blade, and at the same time to ensure that your neck cannot be invaded by the opponent, which requires extremely high skills. The most commonly used trick is to use your own knife to swing away the opponent's knife, and then take advantage of the weakness to put the knife on the opponent's shoulder, which is very demanding on the skill of the knife holder, and the apprentice who has not practiced the knife to a certain point is not allowed to compete with an iron knife.
Even if it is compared with the masters, it is also used with an unedged knife.
Even so, a slash on the body can cause great trauma. Therefore, be extremely careful.
However, it was said that Wang Wu and Wang Han entered the competition, and they did not start immediately, but walked around the circle, and only made a knife in the middle of the day, and quickly separated after the collision. Each is engrossed, like two vindictive geese.
This action is quite boring in the eyes of those who do not know how to do it, thinking that they are not fighting fiercely and dare not make a knife. But in the eyes of those who know how to do it, it is extremely dangerous, only the master will hide and move, and gather momentum, such a person will not go out of the knife, and the knife will inevitably kill people.
The two walked around in a circle, but the gentlemanly civil official beckoned Xu Ning away, muttered in the distance, walked back, and muttered in Zeng Bu's ear.
Zeng Bu was originally competing with knives in the field, and gradually his expression changed, as if he was about to be angry, but he couldn't help it, his face was not angry, he turned around and muttered to Gao Yu, Gao Yu's face changed greatly when he heard this, and he glanced at Wang Han who was engrossed in the competition in the field, turned his head, beckoned to a forbidden army, whispered two words, and the forbidden army received the order and turned away.
Wang Han and Wang Wu each tried more than ten times, Wang Wu suddenly shot, slashed Wang Han's waist ribs, Wang Han blocked with a vertical knife, Wang Wu's knife changed again, cut Wang Han's shoulder, Wang Han blocked again, the two sides fought together, clanged, slashed more than ten knives in a row, and the last sound of gold and iron resonated, but Wang Han shook Wang Wu's knife open, and the blade was placed under his neck.
"Good!"
This sound is good, it was Xu Ning. After shouting, I realized that the atmosphere in the field was not right, and my boss and several civil officials were all indifferent.
Zhao Guanjia was the only one, with his hands behind his back, frowning and puzzled, he didn't know what was better than the knife, but he was embarrassed to show his ignorance, so he thought about it and said, "Well, yes, it's a good fight." β
Looking at Wang Wu in the field again, looking at Wang Han's complexion has become respectful, arching his hand, and exclaiming: "It is worthy of the Xuannu Niangniang's own martial arts, Wang Wu admires." β
These words were appreciation, but when he heard it in Wang Han's ears, he was stunned, and his heart was not good, so he quickly glanced at the people next to him, and everyone looked calm, as if they hadn't heard Wang Wu's words.
But the more calm it is, the more it makes Wang Han feel bad, and he already knows in his heart that this time he has messed up and goofed up.
said that it was the martial arts taught by the Xuannu, but just now it was mentioned that Zhou Dong taught the gun stick, so was it passed on by the Xuannu or Zhou Dong?
The loss of consciousness was also a moment, Wang Han quickly regained his calm, and said in his heart that he was afraid of a bird, the soldiers would block, and the water would cover it, and the matter was already like this, take a step by step.
Wang Wu withdrew, and the remaining teacher stepped forward, bowed his hand to Wang Han, and said, "Zhang Ping, who is often serving in front of the palace, is invited." β
Wang Han was stunned when he heard this, and then looked at the other party's outfit, and suddenly realized that the so-called divine arrow turned out to be a miniature version of the divine arm bow, also called the divine arm crossbow.
Speaking of bows and crossbows, the most powerful crossbows in the Great Song Dynasty since history, all kinds of divine arm bows, divine power bows, crossbows, lathe crossbows, etc., can be called the pinnacle of the development of bows and crossbows. After the Song Dynasty, later generations could no longer make bows and crossbows with the same power.
Usually the divine arm bow used in the army needs to be wound with the foot, and it can shoot through the iron armor at a distance of 200 meters, and it is generally used to defend the city, and it can be strafed as much as you like. If there is a conflict on the plains, three or four rounds can be fired at a distance of 200 meters, and then it will turn to hand-to-hand combat.
Later generations were influenced by online games, and always thought that archers were long-range, crispy, and needed to be protected. But really in the Song Dynasty, none of the people who could pull a strong bow were crispy - so it was not unreasonable for Hanbing to have developed chest muscles, how many times a day did she have to pull the bow.
The people of the Song Dynasty praised the warriors, and the most commonly used sentence was that the bow and horse were skillful, and then the gun and stick were proficient, and the bow and horse should be ranked in front, which shows that a warrior who can shoot is much more important than a warrior who can fight. Therefore, the vast majority of the disciples who came out of the Royal Boxing Gym have good archery skills.
Of course, there are all kinds of troops in the direct forbidden army around the emperor, and a large proportion of them are good marksmen. Because it is a pro-army around the emperor, considering that the battle will not be in an open place, it is not equipped with a real divine arm bow, but a reduced version of the divine arm crossbow, which does not need to be wound with the feet, and can be pulled directly with the hand, so as to increase the rate of fire.
Zhao Ji said that Wang Han was the Nine Heavens Xuannu who passed on martial arts and military books, and Zeng Bu didn't believe it, so he had this one. Since it is to test the martial arts of Wang and Han, archery is of course indispensable.
But how do you compete?
Next to him, two forbidden soldiers came over with a grass target and placed it against the wall. Another forbidden soldier stood nearby, holding a copper coin in his hand to show everyone, and after everyone had seen it, the copper coin in the forbidden army's hand was thrown into the air. Throw three pieces in a row.
Zhang Ping is worthy of being a teacher of magic arrows, he is a powerful one, the bowstring in his hand is plucked repeatedly, three crossbow arrows come out one after another, and three copper coins are pierced by crossbow arrows and nailed to the target.
Everyone shouted hello in unison, including Zhao Ji, who also clapped their hands lightly to express their appreciation.
Wang Han also nodded, and then gave a thumbs up to show his admiration.
But this does not mean that Wang Han admits defeat, as far as archery is concerned, although Wang Han may not shoot the copper coins that fall in the air, it may not be worse than Zhang Ping.
If he really wants to compare archery, he knows that he can't compare, so he has to use other ways to add points to himself.
When learning archery in the Imperial Boxing Gym, Sun Zhou's favorite game is to select outstanding disciples to shoot with arrows, two of them have two bows, but there is only one arrow, shoot this side, catch it with your hand, and then quickly wind it, and then shoot it back.
This gameplay is a bit similar to the sandbag that Wang Han has played, but the archery speed is much faster than the sandbag, and it's not bad to be able to dodge if you can't catch it, but if you can't dodge, you will be unlucky. Therefore, there are not many people who can play this hand. In the Royal Boxing Gym, in addition to Sun Zhou Wang Han's skillful play, the other is Sun Li.
Although Sun Li may not be as good as Luan Tingyu on the gun, he is proficient in the skill of receiving arrows and shooting them back empty-handed.
At present, Wang Han wants to win Zhang Ping, and he is 100% sure of hitting the copper coins in the air with stones, but he is not confident in shooting with arrows, so he wants to play this flower, and smiled at Zhang Ping: "The head has good skills, but I don't know, can I shoot people?" β
These words made everyone puzzled and made Zhang Ping frown.
The copper coin eyes in the air have passed through, and you can't shoot people?
Wang Han took the bow from the forbidden army next to him and pulled it, it was a 200-pound hard bow, and it felt moderate. After holding the bow, he slowly walked forward and hooked his finger at Zhang Ping, meaning to provoke him and let him shoot over.
Zhang Ping was stunned at first, but then he was very competitive, but he wanted to see what tricks Wang Han played, and he didn't talk nonsense, he put an arrow on the bow, said be careful, and shot straight at Wang Han's chest.
The arrow from the string arrived in an instant, and before the people around him had time to shout, Wang Han had already jumped in a semicircle on the spot, and he couldn't see what he did at all, only heard a bowstring sound, followed by a loud sound, and the arrow shaft had been inserted into the target, and it happened to be embedded in one of the copper coin holes.
As soon as this trick came out, four or five applauded loudly at the same time, and even Prime Minister Zeng Bu was moved, his beard trembled, and he almost came out with a good word, but finally did not shout, but read softly: "Although it is arrogant, it has some real skills." β
This is not the end, Wang Han winked at Zhang Ping again, compared one or two archery movements, Zhang Ping understood, but also admired and cherished talent, and was willing to help Wang Han to open the crossbow again, two shots in succession.
Everyone saw that Zhang Ping shot one shot here, Wang Han took one shot in his hand, Zhang Ping shot the second shot, the first shot in Wang Han's hand had been shot, and he didn't need to look at it at all, he reached out and grabbed the second shot, one after another, all in one go, as thrilling as playing acrobatics, but it was dazzling.
After the two are fired, the upper end of the target is good-looking, three copper coins, six crossbow arrows, and two are inserted in each copper coin hole.
Over there, Gao Yu, Xu Ning, Wang Wu and others couldn't hold back for a long time, and clapped their hands one after another and applauded loudly. Zhao Ji was also overjoyed, and praised one after another, "Good archery, good archery!" With this archery, why be afraid of Liaoxia? β
All the civil servants also nodded, and Zeng Bu also had praise on his face, but he was a gentleman-like civil official before, his face was anxious, and he wanted to step forward to speak to Zeng Bu, Zeng Bu raised his hand to interrupt, and said, "I have my own judgment." β
After speaking, he called Wang Han, "You come here." β
Wang Han handed over his bow and went to the crowd.
As soon as Pu stood still, Zeng Bu opened his mouth and asked him: "The Nine Heavens Xuannu passed on your martial arts, but did she pass on the truth of your actions and behaving?" β
This is a hateful question, Wang Han is also a sixteen or seventeen guy, how can he not understand the truth of life?
Wang Han was angry, so he replied: "The truth of life is that my mother has taught me since I was a child, and Xuannu Niangniang does not need to teach it, but Xuannu Niangniang passed on four verses to me and taught me to keep it in mind." β
Everyone was curious, and Zhao Ji was the most curious, so he hurriedly asked: "What is it, tell me quickly." β
Wang Han bowed to Zhao Ji, didn't look at Zeng Bu, and said loudly: "Xuannu Niangniang told me that when you meet auspiciousness, you will be expensive, and when you meet cloth, you will retreat, Ji has great wisdom, and Bu is a great traitor." β
As soon as the words fell, Zeng Bu was furious, and his eyebrows and mustaches jumped together, "Bastard! Darn! After scolding, he was about to pounce on Wang Han, Wang Han fled in a hurry, shouting in his mouth, "This is what Xuannu said, what are you scolding me for?" I'm just a messenger, and if you have the ability to find a Xuannu, the official family, the official family will save me. β
Wang Han is strong and cheerful like an ape, Zeng Bu is old and weak, where can he catch him, not to mention that Wang Han has a calculating intention, deliberately manipulating him, hiding behind Zhao Ji, no matter Zeng Butian's anger, he can't cross Zhao Ji to beat Wang Han.
Zeng Bu, who was full of poetry and books, was full of blood and blood for a while, his face was as red as a monkey, and he was about to fall down when he stared, and four or five officials around him went to help, pinched people, and caressed his heart, which stabilized Zeng Bu.
Zeng Bu was not stunned, lying in the arms of several officials, pointing at Wang Han, and crying angrily, "Huangkou Xiaoer, Huangkou Xiaoer, slandering the important ministers of the court, come left and right, take it with me." β
As far as the Great Song Dynasty is concerned, no one has ever dared to insult the court officials in person, the literati are sacred symbols, and even the emperor wipes his buttocks with bamboo chips, and does not dare to use paper, which shows how far the culture of respect has reached.
And the prime minister is the leader of the whole world, and scolding the prime minister is tantamount to scolding the whole world.
For a time, the crowd's anger surged, and even the military attache Gao Yu was angry at Wang Han and reprimanded him boldly.
Wang Han naturally knows this, but he just can't tolerate sand in his eyes, he has worked hard, starting from planning to throw hydrangea, step by step to the present, building bridges in rivers, opening holes in mountains, and seeing tricks and demolition, he is about to succeed, but he has to embarrass himself when he meets Zeng Bu, who has to embarrass himself.
Don't scold him, who scold? Don't say scolding, don't you still want to be an official in the court, Wang Han now wants to kill him with three punches, an old thief, and stop the progress of human science and technology.
Afraid of what? It's a big deal to rush out of the palace, go outside to fall into the grass, occupy the mountain as the king, and be able to fight back in a few decades, but it's just a waste of a few more decades.
Seeing that the ministers were angry with him, and the emperor also had the intention of blaming, Wang Han finally calmed down, and justified himself in his mouth, "This is really what Xuannu said, it's not that I slandered out of thin air, how can you blame me?" β
When Wang Han said this, Zhao Ji couldn't get angry and reprimanded Wang Han: "Shut up!" β
Wang Hancai didn't want to be the emperor of the cowardly soft egg, and argued with reason, "What? The court officials can't say it? Can you block my mouth, can you block the mouths of the world? If Zeng Xiang is open-minded and loyal, how can he be angry? As a monarch, he can still listen to the words of the admonisher, how can the prime minister not listen to the words of disobedience? The former prime minister of the dynasty could hold the boat in his belly, and the prime minister of my dynasty is like this, not afraid of the shame of the world? β
This rebuttal also made the ministers dumbfounded, thousands of years of Confucian education, let them follow the rules, and suddenly met Wang Han, a master who does not play cards according to common sense, and can call and speak, I don't know how to deal with it.
There was a circle of forbidden troops around, and the spear was pointed at Wang Han, but he didn't know what to do.
Zeng Bu came back to his senses, thinking that he was impulsive, the anger on his face disappeared, hehe said twice, became calm, stood up straight, tidied up his sleeves, and said with a smile, "Duan is a well-spoken person, worthy of being a talent who passed on martial arts to Xuannu, strong in martial arts, and able to speak ficklely, it's good, you say that I am a big traitor, but there are examples to cite one or two." β
Wang Hanxin smiled, this old man provokes no one well, provokes himself, then don't blame. At the moment, he said: "You can know that what is the first thing to do as a minister?" β
This question was confused, Zeng Bu didn't understand.
Wang Han himself said: "As a minister, the first thing is to be loyal to the monarch and patriotism, and ask, is Zeng Xiang loyal to the monarch?" β
Zeng Bu was about to get angry again, and laughed again, "You say, why am I disloyal to you?" β
Wang Han immediately replied: "It's the right talent, you scolded me in public for being honest and swaggering, so I asked you, I am a fool, what did you say?" β
"I deceived and deceived, and who have I deceived? I don't steal or rob, I learn martial arts to serve the country, and the smoke lock pond willow is the edge given by the immortal family, which should be seen by the officials, summon me into the palace, and ask me about martial arts, for the sake of the entire Great Song Dynasty, for the happiness and health of the people of the Great Song Dynasty, and never be bullied and plundered by foreign people, where is there anything wrong with this? β
"Say I'm swindling, am I a liar or a fraud? Or is it a deception? I don't have any of these three, I just want to serve the country with enthusiasm, and the official family has already believed it, but what about you? You have set up obstacles three times and blocked them five times, just because you don't want me to display my talents, why are you? β
"The official family believes me, but you say that I am a false talker, swaggering and deceiving, what do you mean? Could it be that the official family does not have your wisdom, and he can't tell whether I am loyal or deceitful, only you can tell? β
Speaking of this, he was already emotional, his expression was indignant, and he almost roared and asked: "You reprimanded me in front of everyone, didn't you reprimand the official?" This is your loyalty?! Your patriotism?! β
The rebuttal was sharp, sonorous, reasonable, peeling off the cocoon, progressing layer by layer, full of feelings, and sincere in words, only saying that everyone was in a trance, and their thoughts were scattered, all of them fell into Wang Han's words, their eyes were shocked, their hearts were sluggish, and they forgot how to deal with it.
This is the impeachment of important officials of the court in person.
Everyone was dumbfounded.
Zeng Bu smiled, laughing happily and comfortably.
After laughing, he nodded at Wang Han, "Talent, talent." After speaking, he shook his head again, distressed, "You have such martial arts and such talents, you should be the pillar of the country and the share of the court, but why, why do you want to take the wrong path?" β
Wang Han wondered when he heard this, this old man had reached such a point, how could he be so calm? What does he have to rely on?
Then he asked, "Why do you say that?" β
Zeng Bu pointed his fingers, his face was sad, and he shook his head again and again, "Is it as you said, what you said, every word is true?" β
Wang Han replied proudly: "Every sentence is true. β
Zeng Bu snorted coldly, and could cry angrily, "Okay, you can look back and see who that person is." β