Chapter 276: Shooting the Tiger
Nangong Ding on the side, the corners of his mouth rose slightly, a little proud.
This Black Dragon Guard was created by him, and the results are extraordinary, and now everyone is looking forward to it, so he is naturally quite proud.
"King Zhao, let's start."
Nangong Qing turned to Nangong Ding and said.
"Yes, Imperial Brother."
With a bow and an arrow, Nangong Ding shot an arrow at the end of the long street.
"Woo"
A distant horn sounded, and a guard in black armor, led by a team of centurion Cheng Feng, slowly entered everyone's sight.
The sound of horses' hooves came from far and near, and although it was not fast, every step fell, and only a "click" sound could be heard.
The earth trembled slightly.
"Wow"
There was a cry of exclamation from the crowd.
The Black Dragon Guard of the military exercise had two hundred horsemen.
With each step, there is only one sound, and the rhythm is staggering.
It can be seen that it is indeed well-trained.
When this black dragon guard came to the middle of the long street, Li Feibai looked into the distance.
I saw the black flag fluttering in the wind under the sky, and the jagged sword flashed with a cold light.
The black armor on their bodies looked unusually cold in the crowd.
The whole team, with the constant sound of shouting and shouting, and the killing breath that came out.
It's daunting and creepy.
All of a sudden, the people who had just discussed in a low voice were forced by the momentum of the Black Dragon Guard, and they were all frightened and silent.
There are even more timid people, who dare not even look up.
Seeing this, Li Feibai narrowed his eyes.
I was sure once again in my heart: this Black Dragon Guard is the biggest stumbling block to destroying the country.
Capture the thief and capture the king first, if you want to destroy the Black Dragon Guard, you have to destroy Nangong Ding.
Thinking of this, he glanced at Nangong Ding, who was standing in front of him.
Seeing his eyes staring at the black dragon guard on the long street, his eyes were full of pride.
The corners of Li Feibai's mouth pulled up an evil smile.
In the blink of an eye, the Black Dragon Guard of the military exercise had come to the foot of Tianxin Pavilion.
"The last general, Cheng Feng, will lead the Black Dragon Guard team to be reviewed by His Majesty."
The sound was as bright as a bell, shaking through the long street.
"Well, worthy of my David's elite, give wine."
The guards who had already prepared the imperial wine came out of Tianxin Pavilion, holding a brocade box in their hands, with a glazed jade cup on it, and the wine in the cup.
"Thank you, Your Majesty."
Cheng Feng, who was on the goss, took the wine glass and drank it all.
The Black Dragon Guard behind him all followed suit.
After drinking, everyone smashed their glasses to the ground.
The move is not disrespectful.
Instead, it shows the spirit of the Black Dragon Guard who is not afraid of death when he fights.
The people were enthusiastic and applauded.
"Let's go down."
Nangong Ding waved his hand, and Cheng Feng took all the black dragons to guard the outer circle of Tianxin Pavilion.
In order to deter Xiaoxiao.
After some process, it was getting late, and night was falling.
Although it was a cold winter, the cold wind was biting.
But the people under Tianxin Pavilion had no idea of dispersing at all.
Because the highlight of the Tianqing Festival is about to be staged.
Shoot the tiger.
It's not to shoot the tiger, but to say that Tianxin Pavilion releases Kong Ming lanterns to the long street, there are puzzles on the lanterns, whoever can get Kong Ming lanterns and answer the riddles in the lanterns will be able to have a drink with Nangong Qing and get a reward.
Moreover, the person who captures Kong Ming's lantern also has the right to ask a question for Nangong Qing to answer.
If you can't answer, you can get another reward.
However, Nangong Qing has a think tank behind him, and the royal family naturally can't lose face.
He has never failed to answer a question.
This process is called "shooting a tiger!"
This is also the only way for this Davidic son to truly rejoice with the people.
Li Fei
After several Tianqing festivals, Bai knew that "shooting tigers" was actually similar to guessing lantern riddles during the Lantern Festival in his previous life.
It's just a different form.
Therefore, among the people below, there were many literati and scholars.
"Ladies and gentlemen, martial arts can set the country, but literature can also settle the country. As night falls, it's time to put on the lights again."
Nangong Qing said loudly.
"Okay."
A small burst of cheers erupted below.
Obviously, many people are looking forward to this session.
"I announced, 'Shoot the Tiger' begins, put the lights."
A three-inch square Kong Ming lantern was pushed out of Nangong Qing's hand and slowly floated into the long street.
These Hung Ming lanterns are slightly modified in weight, and generally fly upwards, while the lamps used in "Shooting Tigers" all float downwards.
"Here it is, here comes the lights."
The crowd was excited.
The eyes of the people were all focused on the Kong Ming lantern.
None of them wanted to miss the opportunity to communicate with the Son of Heaven.
This is like gilding, in the days to come, as long as it is taken out, whether it is in the imperial examination, business, or even the town house, it will have a huge effect.
Kong Ming's lantern became lower and lower, and he saw it reaching the top of everyone's heads.
A tall and thin man jumped hard, jumped high, and held Kong Minglan tightly in his hand.
Obviously, he is a martial artist.
"Shh
Suddenly, there was a sigh from the crowd.
This was followed by enthusiastic applause.
"Your Majesty, the grass people have got the lamp."
The lean man shouted.
"Okay." Nangong Qing smiled and shouted, "Open it."
The man divided the lantern by two, dismantled the lantern, and took out the puzzle inside.
See it reads: A man has a bow on his waist and a word.
The Forbidden Army below took it and loudly announced the mystery.
"How, guess?" Nangong Qing twisted his beard and smiled.
Li Feibai smiled slightly, the mystery was already in his heart, but he didn't say a word.
Of course, there was no shortage of people in the crowd who guessed the answer to the riddle, but no one dared to say.
Who would dare to break the rules of the game in front of the emperor?
The man frowned and pondered, and kept gesturing in his hands, as if he was stumped.
After a while, he was still silent.
"In this way, if you don't guess it, you'll lose it."
Hearing this, the Black Dragon Guard beside Nangong Qing began to count down.
"Ten, Nine, Eight, Seven......"
He used his strength, and his voice resounded clearly in everyone's ears.
When he counted to three, the man suddenly cheered.
"Your Majesty, the grass people know, and the grass people guess it."
"Oh, tell me about it." Nangong Qing said with interest.
"This is a scrabble puzzle, putting together one, man, and bow, and it is a word for "Yi". The man replied.
"Okay, good guess." The crowd erupted in cheers.
Nangong Qing laughed and applauded.
"Come, give wine, and reward ten taels of silver."
The forbidden army brought the wine to the man, and he didn't look at the ten taels of silver at all.
Picking up the glass of wine, his body trembled a little with excitement.
"Your Majesty, grass people...... To you." The man's voice had begun to choke.
"Come, drink this cup to the fullest."
Nangong Qing took the wine given by the eunuch and toasted with the tall and thin man.
"I've toasted with Your Majesty, I've toasted with Your Majesty......
The man jumped left and right in the crowd regardless of his manners, extremely excited.
Calming down, he carefully wrapped the ten taels of silver on the brocade box in a red cloth and hid it in his arms.
This is a gift from David's Son of Heaven, and the significance to ordinary people is not just ten taels of silver.
When the people next to him saw him like this, they all cast envious eyes.
"Go on."
As he spoke, Nangong Qing pushed out another Kong Ming lantern in his hand and floated towards the people.