Chapter 4 The Danger of Riding and Shooting
The day of the riding and archery competition was set on the last day of October.
On the same day, Yun leaned into a brown-red shirt with narrow sleeves, and came to the school field with great energy, only to see that the royal cavalry and archery school field of the Jin Kingdom was built very spacious, and the original verdant and lush grass on the school field has now become a pale yellow, and there is a bit of the taste of the battlefield at a glance, in addition, there are also stands on the school field for viewing.
Yun Tian walked under the stands and paid homage to Emperor Jin with Xi Ze.
Seeing that Emperor Jin seemed to be in a good mood, he bent his eyebrows and said happily: "The princess is really chic in this horse dress today, I look like a majestic and high-spirited little female general!" Haha......"
In the past few days when she came to Jindu, every time Yun Tian saw Emperor Jin, Emperor Jin always looked at her with kind eyes, and she was very amiable when she spoke. Emperor Jin's warmth and kindness came too unexpectedly, which made Yun Tian puzzled, and gradually Yun Tian also had a little resistance. However, in front of so many people, she couldn't show her kindness, so she could only try to put on a smile and replied, "Thank you for your praise!" ”
Emperor Jin only smiled when he heard this, and didn't say anything more, but Jin Guifei, who was sitting next to Emperor Jin, immediately echoed and said: "The princess doesn't have to be modest, we are all optimistic about the princess!" I just don't know where the princess's archery master came from? ”
Yun Tian didn't know what the purpose of Jin Guifei's question was, but when she heard Lan Jun say that the harem of the Jin Kingdom was dangerous, she always subconsciously gave birth to a little caution when she spoke: "The concubine has won the prize!" It's just that when I was a child, I rode horses with my brothers and sisters, and I didn't learn it seriously! ”
"The princess is so talented! I heard that General Huo's riding and archery skills were among the best in Yan Country before, and the palace thought that the princess's riding and archery skills were taught by General Huo! ”
When Yun Tian heard this, he suddenly felt that Jin Guifei's words were full of traps. Even if she doesn't follow her words, she can go around to her desired destination by herself, what a powerful character!
Yun Tian secretly suppressed the fluctuating feelings, and was about to answer, but saw Huo Yuanying get up and cramped: "Princess Jinzhi Yuye, the last general will not dare to trespass!" ”
"General Huo, even King Gong is full of praise for your riding and archery skills, why should you be humble? The king heard that the general went to visit King Gong's mansion the day before yesterday, and had a good conversation with King Gong, but he didn't know ...... Are you talking about martial arts or tactics? This time it was King Chang who spoke, he came out with such a few words for no reason, not only Huo Yuanying's face turned white after hearing it, but even Yun Tian was confused, I don't know what kind of medicine is sold in the gourd of the mother and son, at this moment, Emperor Jin suddenly coughed, and changed the topic unhappily: "Today is a big day for Xi Ze and the princess to test riding and shooting, concubine, I see that you have arranged this school field very properly!" ”
Jin Guifei didn't seem to notice Emperor Jin's displeasure, and said with a smile: "The emperor can praise the wrong person this time, two days ago, the concubine occasionally felt sick, so she asked Concubine Shu's sister to handle the relevant matters of the riding and shooting competition, so ah, this school field was arranged by Sister Shufei!" ”
Emperor Jin listened and turned his head to look at Xi Ze's biological mother, Qing Shufei Yue, and nodded: "Concubine Shu has a heart!" ”
Concubine Qing Shu smiled indifferently and said, "Emperor Xie praises, this is the concubine's duty." ”
Then, Emperor Jin looked at Yun Tian again, he put away his displeasure, bent his eyebrows and said, "Princess, go and pick a good horse!" ”
Yun Tian secretly observed the reaction of everyone in the stands, did not want the color of the face on the face of Emperor Jin to turn to him so quickly, surprised and faintly uneasy at the same time, after thanking the grace, she picked a red foal among the many horses brought by the inner servant, she stretched out her hand to smooth the horse's mane, and whispered a few words with the horse, the horse raised his head very humanely, shook the horse's tail, Yun Tian was overjoyed when he saw this, and soon left all the previous uneasy feelings behind, boarded the horse, and the royal horse came to the preparation line, ready for the competition.
After a while, I saw that Xi Ze also picked a black steed and came to her side.
In front of them were two rows of wooden fences far apart, extending forward about forty zhang in a slight inclination, with a few guards standing scattered on both sides, and an arrow target standing at the end.
The rules of the competition are: two horses at the same time from the middle of the two columns of fences to the end of the target, the first to hit the bull's-eye wins.
When he was young, with a trumpet, the riding and archery competition began.
Yun Tian raised his horse with excitement and spurred his horse, and at the beginning stage, Yun Tian moved slightly forward, and Xi Ze followed closely. However, as time passed, Yun Tian gradually fell behind, but not too far away, and when he reached about one hundred and fifty steps before the target, the two were already side by side, Yun Tian tightened the reins with one hand, and spurred the horse with the other hand to make the final sprint.
The weather at the end of October, is already breathless, the oncoming wind, unceremoniously pounced on the face, cold and painful, Yun Tilt gritted his teeth, tried to ride the horse, when about a hundred steps away from the target, took out the bow and arrow on his waist, and quickly aimed, only to see the arrow flying towards the bull's-eye, and it was about to win, however, the other feather arrow was faster, pierced straight from the oblique side, and was inserted into the bull's-eye first.
So, the guard who stood by the fence and was in charge of assessing the victory and defeat shouted: "Gong Wang wins!" ”
As soon as the words fell, the stands immediately erupted in deafening cheers!
Here, Yun listened to the results announced by the guards, drove his horse to the target, stared at the two arrows inserted in the bull's-eye, although he was unwilling, he had to admit that his skills were inferior.
Just when she was stunned, a deep and warm voice came from her side: "Princess, I have conceded!" ”
Yun Tian turned around and looked back at Xi Ze, who came to the arrow target: "King Gong's archery skills really live up to his reputation, this princess has always been conceited in archery, but now she is also convinced!" Then he beat his horse and walked back.
Xi Ze pulled the reins and turned around, stopping in place and looking at Yun Tian's back: this is her, no matter whether she wins or loses, she is still as calm and calm as when she came, she will not be discouraged by a little failure, nor will she be angry and complain because she loses to others, and the posture standing on horseback seems to announce to the world that she also has a sky that belongs to her, and that is the pride of her alone.
At this moment, a shocking change came.
A guard standing on the edge of the fence on the left, facing the stands closest to the target, suddenly took out a silver dart and aimed it at Yun Tilt's back from the bottom to the top, and fired it after Yun Tian rode past him about twenty paces.
Xi Ze's eyes are as sharp as an eagle, and he sees the danger of Yun Tilt clearly in the back, between the lightning and flint, he only has a bow and arrow available, without any time to think, he immediately pulled out a feather arrow, aimed at the dart in the air, and shot the arrow, his arrow is fast and accurate, and the strength is also grasped ** not far from ten, if there is no accident, after the arrow and the dart collide, they will both fall to the ground, then the cloud tilt can escape safely.
However, the accident happened at this time.
The dart seemed to be controlled by an evil demon, and just as it was about to reach Yun Tian's body, it retreated with lightning speed, and the Ling Yu arrow did not hit the dart, so it was inserted into Yun Tian's back, causing Yun Tian to immediately fall to the ground.
Xi Ze was shocked, but even more surprised were the people watching the game in the stands.
Because the stands are too far away from the arrow target, the fence is extended forward in an inclined shape, and the clouds and the foals block part of the view, in addition, the color of the dart is silver, the angle of the launch is from the bottom to the top, and the time of the launch is a moment of relaxation for everyone, therefore, everyone did not see the dart clearly, what everyone saw clearly was: King Gong shot the seven princesses of Yan Kingdom with arrows in front of everyone's eyes.
As a result, the audience was in an uproar.
Emperor Long Yan of Jin was furious and immediately ordered the arrest of King Gong.