Chapter 235: School Competition, Xie Jinwu is greedy
The examination of martial arts is divided into infield strategy and outfield skill.
The outfield skills to be tested are mounted archery and horse fighting.
This exam is not forbidden to the public.
It probably has the meaning of showing off martial arts, inspiring people's customs, and raising morale.
Wuju is a good place for people to watch the excitement, and the Great Song Dynasty is even more so.
Princess Zhaoyang's invitation is nothing more than to provide a good position for the Cao family's daughters.
Cao Bin also wanted to take the female dependents of the family to relax, and since someone invited him, he brought Du Siniang and others with him.
Seeing Cao Bin coming with a group of warblers and Yanyan, Princess Zhaoyang didn't care.
welcomed everyone to the watchtower that had been prepared for a long time, and pulled Pang Yanyan and Du Siniang to talk.
Although the rank of Cao Bin's family is very weak, it is different in the eyes of outsiders.
Pang Yanyan is a wife, so she will naturally have a fate, and Du Siniang has also received a fate, which is different from ordinary concubines.
Chen Shimei saw that Cao Bin was sitting on a beautiful wife and concubine, and she was very harmonious, and the whole person was envious and stupid.
But who called himself a princess?
Although the Great Song Dynasty did not prohibit concubines, he did not dare to ......
Although the campus has only three floors, the location is excellent, and you can overlook the entire campus by opening the window.
The first floor of it is the hall of martial arts, where candidates register for the written test, and the top is the grandstand of the emperor's military parade.
Leaving the female dependents in the attic on the second floor, Chen Shimei was about to lead Cao Bin to the next door, when a little eunuch ran over and said:
"Uncle Cao, please come with me, the official family will summon you."
Seeing Cao Bin follow the little eunuch to the third floor, Chen Shimei was both jealous and envious, and muttered:
"It's just a group of martial artists fighting, and I don't know what to see."
It's just that Cao Bin was recruited by the emperor, and the task given to him by the princess was in vain again......
On the third floor of the bleachers.
The emperor has just arrived, and there are many civil and military generals accompanying him, and when he saw Cao Bin coming up, he asked with a smile:
"Juncai is also interested in martial arts? You finally know that it is good to work hard, and it is good for you to look at the new talents in the imperial court. ”
Cao Bin was stunned for a moment, scratched his head and said, "Actually, Weichen accompanied his family to watch the excitement." ”
When the accompanying civil and military heard this, they couldn't help pouting slightly, wanting to laugh but didn't dare.
The emperor was speechless for an instant, shook his head and said, "Whatever you want!" ”
In his impression, Cao Bin rarely seems to take the initiative to solicit errands, and is always lazy when he can be lazy.
At this time, the examiner has already begun to announce the rules of the mounted archery competition.
The first to play was a middle-aged lifter, holding a bow, aiming for a long time, and one shot through the drummer's thigh.
The drummer screamed miserably, limped, and ran away, as if he had seen the Lord of Hades.
Even the emperor was speechless, and there was laughter outside the venue.
The examiner was so angry that he threw the candidate out.
At first glance, this candidate was recommended by the imperial court elites, otherwise he would not have passed the local examination.
Seeing this situation, Cao Bin also quietly rejoiced.
Thanks to the fact that he did not recommend Wu Song and others, although their martial arts are good, it is difficult to guarantee that they will not be embarrassed in archery.
Time flies.
In the cheers of the people from time to time, Wuju soon carried out the battle for the champion.
There were only Xie Jinwu and a Jiangnan candidate left on the field.
This Xie Jinwu still has some real materials, not only has great strength, but also plays a mountain chopping knife in his hand extremely exquisitely.
"Kill!"
There was no superfluous nonsense, and as the examiner started, the two hurriedly urged their horses, raised their swords and guns together, and fought together in an instant.
For a while, the school field was dusty, and people shouted and neighed, attracting all the attention of the spectators.
The two fought for a quarter of an hour, and the Jiangnan examinee suddenly shook a shot, turned his horse and ran towards the watchtower.
The emperor nodded and said, "It seems that this Jiangnan candidate is going to win by tricks." ”
Seeing that the Jiangnan examinee was getting closer and closer, Mu Guiying, who was on the edge of the stands, suddenly shouted angrily:
"Oh no, it's an assassin!"
She wanted to fight back, but by the emperor's side, she was not qualified to carry weapons, and she was anxious for a while.
Everyone also noticed the man's movements, and even aimed their bows and arrows at the emperor in the stands.
I saw that the man had three arrows in a row, like a meteor, and came straight to the emperor's door.
The emperor was stunned, he never thought that he would be assassinated during the martial arts examination.
These moves were all selected by the local authorities and recommended by officials.
The family background is clearly checked, and it stands to reason that this situation is not possible at all.
In this way, there is only one possibility left, and there is a problem with the local officials who recommended the child, and the official position is not small.
"Bastard!"
Although the emperor dodged frantically, the man's archery skills were extremely high, and he could not dodge a person who had not learned martial arts.
At this moment, Cao Bin suddenly snatched the jade Ruyi in the emperor's hand, and hit them with a blow, knocking down all three streamers.
Seeing this, even the assassin who shot the arrow was a little incredulous.
But he did not hesitate, and seeing that the blow could not be achieved, he hurriedly urged the war horse, and while delaying time, he bent his bow and shot fiercely.
There was no chance to shoot the emperor, and at this time, he shot the Praetorian Guard.
When he entered the examination room, he was already determined to die, and it was impossible to escape.
When he was dying, he could only kill a few more court soldiers, which was enough.
Just as the guards were about to fight back with their crossbow arrows, the Emperor angrily ordered:
"Don't shoot him to death, I'm going to live!"
When the guards heard this, their faces turned bitter, so they had to put down their crossbows and surround them.
It's just that this man has a superb number of arrows, and he must have paid a few lives before he can be captured.
Seeing this, Cao Bin said to a hesitant "with imperial equipment" behind him:
"Brother, borrow a bow and arrow."
The imperial instrument hesitated for a moment and said, "Uncle Cao, there are more than a hundred steps here, are you sure?" ”
Cao Bin made a gesture of reassurance, and without the slightest hesitation, he shot an arrow out, instantly piercing the arm of the speeding assassin.
Then he shouted to the foreman guard below:
"Xu Bantou, take him down."
He already had the power to save the driver, and it didn't do much good to shoot the Assassin's galloping horse and take him down directly.
It's better to sell a favor to this Xu Bantou.
He is also very familiar with this person, it is Xu Ning, the golden gun general in Liangshan's original book.
Since Hu Yanzhuo took refuge in Liangshan very early, Liangshan did not need a hook and sickle to break the ironclad horse.
Therefore, he was not calculated by Liang Shan, took refuge in Song Jiang, and is still serving in the Golden Gun class.
Otherwise, I'm afraid he has been exterminated by Cao Bin.
Seeing this, Xu Ning showed a grateful look to Cao Bin and hurriedly rushed forward.
Although the assassin was already in the net, Cao Bin could have snatched this credit, but he gave himself the opportunity to atone for his crimes, and that was the grace of saving his life.
After all, it was his own negligence that caused the assassin to shoot three arrows at the emperor.
It's just that before he could run closer, Xie Jinwu suddenly rushed out, slashed the assassin off his horse with a knife, grabbed his horse, and laughed:
"I took the assassin down. I took the assassin down. ”
Xu Ning and the other guards looked at Xie Jinwu's appearance of showing off his might, and his face was extremely ugly.
Made, I am afraid that I am going to be condemned......