"Zhou Li Bao Shi" records that the third of the six arts of the gentleman is called "five shots", that is, the five shooting methods when performing the archery salute, and "white arrow" is one of the skills.

Jia Gongyan of the Tang Dynasty commented: "The cloud white arrow, the arrow is in the Hou and runs through the Hou, and he sees his whiteness." ”

"Hou" is the arrow target, which is probably made of cloth or leather, and is painted with a pattern, and the center is called "Zheng".

The so-called "white arrow" simply means that the target is shot through with an arrow, revealing the arrow.

"Very good! Very good! ”

As soon as Bai Gongzi's voice on the stage fell, the audience was immediately full of voices, and everyone cheered in unison and was full of interest.

Looking at the eagerness of these talents, Situ Xi understood at this moment: the joys and sorrows of human beings are not the same.

"Xianggong, what's wrong with you?"

In the crowd, Zhong Lixuan noticed that Situ Xi beside him was a little lacking in interest, so he asked him out loud.

"It's fine."

decided not to tell Zhong Lixuan that he was not good at archery, and Situ Xi felt a little helpless.

Archery? He has never touched a bow since he was a child.

But let's try it first, how can he say that he was also a prince before this body, maybe he has some muscle memory or something, maybe he is still an archery genius?

……

The shooting range was in a clearing in the depths of the peach orchard, and everyone followed the white prince into it on foot, and when they came in, they saw Zuo Shenyan, the prince of the king of Mi, and his cousin Zuo Yu sitting on the stage.

Situ Xi looked at His Royal Highness the prince, he was dressed in a gorgeous red dress that only the royal family could wear, but he didn't look majestic, he had a warm smile on his face, and greeted the members and guests of the poetry society, waving to everyone to be formal.

"It is an honor for you to be invited to participate in my Taoyuan Poetry Club......

It was another boring scene, and his words were quite humble, so that the audience felt comfortable inside.

"I think you have already heard that the Poetry Society has set up a new frolic in today's poetry club...... Although it is a contest, harmony is the most important thing to have fun, so don't hurt the harmony and ruin the interest. I proposed this game, and naturally I will make a sample for you. Come! Please take a look. ”

Introducing the rules of the game to everyone again, Zuo Shenyan himself took the lead and came to a pedestal, only to see him take a curved bow, retreat to the distance, turn around and put the bow on it.

The talented and beautiful people in the audience stood on the sidelines and watched, looking forward to his demonstration.

"Erlang, you go to these Buhou and wait, and record your results." Zuo Shenyan asked Zuo Yu to stand behind the target.

"Yes, brother!"

Zuo Yu was standing aside eating lychees, and when he heard his brother's command, he immediately walked to a peach tree behind the row of targets at the front and leaned against it.

Ready, Zuo Shenyan held his breath, aimed slightly, and tightened his arrows.

Hearing only a soft sound of "boom", Situ Xi didn't have time to capture the trajectory of the arrow, the arrow of the bow and arrow had already passed through the bullseye of the cloth, leaving only a hole in it, which actually pierced the heart.

"Color!"

The praise of everyone came one after another, and Zuo Shenyan was also very satisfied with his accuracy, these targets were made of thin cloth, which was easy to penetrate, but it always took some luck to be able to hit the center.

"Everyone, please come forward and give it a try."

……

"Brother, can you go to the side, I'm not good at bows and arrows, I'm afraid I will hurt you by mistake."

The longbow was still a little heavy when he started his hand, and when Situ Xi put the arrow on the bow like those people before, he looked at Zuo Yu who was standing under the tree in front of him, and motioned him to stand aside, still a little worried about his own skills.

The state of Chu should be very respectful of archery.

There were about fifty or sixty people in this Taoyuan poetry club, most of whom were men, thirty or forty people, and those in front of him, the worst achievers, could also hit the edge of the target steadily.

"Not good at bowing and arrows? Who is Brother Tai? It doesn't matter, even if you draw your bow, I am far away from this Buhou, so I don't need to worry. Zuo Yu looked at Situ Xi, took a bite of the lychee in his hand, and supported the peach tree on the side with his other hand, signaling Situ Xi to operate with confidence.

Da Chu still has noble children who are not good at archery? Is this man humble or does he mean something else?

I understand,It should be that I want to deliberately hide it first.,And then show your hand.,Take the path of first suppressing and then rising.,It seems to be written in the book recently.。

"Brother, it's actually ......"

"Hugh no matter how much you chatter, I'm not afraid, why are you afraid? Draw your bow and shoot your arrows! Zuo Yu looked at Situ Xi's posture and bearing with a bow that was quite extraordinary, and he felt that his guess was right, and he began to urge Situ Xi.

Also, there is such a long distance, even if it is too far away, it should not hurt others, so let's try it.

Stepping back for some distance, Situ Xi pinched the bowstring with his fingers and tugged at it, but fortunately it was not very difficult.

How do you get it, yes, prop up the arrow, then pull the bowstring, aim, release-

"Whoosh" –

The sharp arrow broke through the air, and the imaginary sound of piercing the cloth did not appear.

"Ahh

A few lychees rolled to the ground, and Zuo Yu, who was next to the tree at the front end, sat down on the ground, shouting, frightened, and an arrow stopped on the ground two feet to his right, and the arrow was inserted into the soil at an oblique angle.

This shout attracted the attention of everyone present, and the women who were throwing pots on the other side also stopped their movements, and Zhong Lixuan saw that the person who was shooting arrows was his father-in-law, and immediately ran to his side.

"Xianggong, what's wrong?"

……

"Don't scream, Erlang, this arrow is still far away from you."

There was a sudden situation in the field, and Zuo Shenyan immediately stepped to his cousin's side and helped him up with his hand.

Looking at the arrows on the ground on one side, he squinted at Situ Xi who was holding a longbow in the distance.

"Erlang, what's going on?"

"Brother, I was just a little frightened when I saw this arrow flying towards me. I don't blame him, he told me in advance, it's just that I didn't expect him to be so bad at archery. Patting the dust on his buttocks, Zuo Yu looked at the arrow, which was actually six or seven meters away from him, but anyone would probably panic when they saw an arrow with a sharp arrow flying towards him.

"Who's that guy in the field?" Zuo Shenyan asked the steward beside him who was welcoming him at the door.

"His Royal Highness Hui Shizi, this person is the Huaiming Mansion, Situ Xi."

"Situ ...... It's the proton! ”

"What?! He is a proton of the state of Chu? Brother, let's not get involved with him too much. When Zuo Yu heard the name, he didn't care about the episode that had just happened, he reacted quite a lot, and didn't seem to want to contact Situ Xi.

"Those who come are guests."

After thinking about it, Zuo Shenyan put on a smile and walked over to Situ Xi.

"I don't know that the nine kings are in person, and they are far away."

"Just call me by name, I'm really sorry, I'm really not good at bows and arrows, and I frightened His Royal Highness's friends." Situ Xi looked apologetically at Zuo Yu in the distance.

"It's okay, Brother Situ informed him in advance." Zuo Shenyan waved his hand, to that extent, it was obviously not intentional, and it was far from an accident, and Zuo Yu himself didn't care.

"Brother Situ is not good at bows and arrows, I think there are some differences between the cultures of the two countries, so don't worry too much. But Brother Situ, you shouldn't be able to run away from the preface of tonight's poetry meeting. In my opinion, there is no need to conduct a competition between men and women, you have just surprised a lot of guests, and you should apologize. ”