On this day, Zhang Si held a martial arts competition.

In the competition, the prince's cousin Zhang Tida shot through three drums with one arrow, winning countless applause from the audience.

When it was the prince's turn, he thought that the bow was too weak, so he went to the arsenal to get the good bow used by the ancestors, pulled the flat chest, shot an arrow, passed through the seven iron drums, and the audience around cheered and applauded, and everyone chanted the prince's name, "Zhang Zhongliang, the first in the world!" Zhang Zhongliang, the first in the world! ”

The cheers resounded in the sky and lasted for a long time. Everyone saw that the prince's martial arts were unrivaled, and they all raised their glasses to celebrate that the future king would definitely be able to rule Nanzhao.

Zhang Si looked at the prince, looked at the audience, and smiled proudly.

In an instant, the backyard turned into a boiling ocean.

Zhang Si saw that the prince had such a strong martial arts, and he was so happy from the bottom of his heart that it was really indescribable.

He said to himself: "My son is very smart, he is the best in the world in reading, debate, arithmetic, almanac, etc., and he is known from far and near; But his archery skills, the people of the Quartet do not know, I want the people of the world to know that he is not only the first in literature, but also the first in martial arts. ”

Therefore, Zhang Si immediately issued an order to the whole country and notified the surrounding countries: Prince Zhang Zhongliang will hold a martial arts performance in the back garden seven days later. However, all the people of their own country and the people of neighboring countries who have the courage can come to participate in the martial arts competition. Suddenly, there was an endless stream of fighters at home and abroad.

On the seventh day, the guards were the first to leave the city and go to the back garden to participate in the competition. At that time, there was an elephant standing at the gate of the city, and the attendants and sergeants of the guards were so frightened that they did not dare to move forward. The guard officer asked, "Why is it that you are stagnating?" ”

The attendant replied, "There is an elephant at the gate, and everyone is afraid of it, and they dare not go forward." ”

When the guard heard this, he immediately rushed to the front, approached the elephant, and hit the elephant on the head with his hand, and the elephant immediately knelt down on both feet. So the sergeant and the people crossed over the elephant and went out of the city gate.

Immediately afterwards, Peng Danian, the commander of the three armies, led a group of people to pass through the city gate, and the sergeants and attendants around him also stalled due to the appearance of elephants.

Peng Danian asked the people in front of him, "Why is it stagnant?" ”

The attendant replied, "The guard was fighting the elephant with his hands, and the elephant was kneeling at the city gate, obstructing walking, so everyone stopped." ”

After hearing this, Peng Danian immediately stepped forward, with his hands and feet, and threw the elephant on the side of the road. There were more and more onlookers, all crowded together, watching this spectacular scene.

At this time, the crown prince Zhang Zhongliang also walked out of the palace and wanted to go to the back garden.

The prince's attendants were even more numerous, surrounding the front and back, sandwiching the prince in the middle.

I finally walked into the city gate, but I saw a group of people gathered on the side of the road watching.

The prince felt very strange and asked, "What are these people looking at?" ”

The attendant replied, "Just now, the guard struck the elephant with his hands, causing the elephant to fall to its knees in the city gate, and hindering its walking; Later, Peng Danian came out and raised his hand to pick and throw the elephant on the side of the road, so pedestrians gathered around to watch. ”

The prince immediately thought: Now is the time to show his divine power.

The prince got out of the sedan chair, came to the elephant, grabbed the elephant with his hands and threw it out of the city, and at the same time, running out of the city at a faster speed, still catching the elephant with his hands so that the elephant would not be hurt in the slightest.

At that time, the crowd in the city and outside the city were amazed when they saw this divine power, thinking that this kind of divine power had never been seen or heard before. For a while, there was a burst of joy, and the song was thunderous.

At this time, Zhang Si passed by, and he couldn't help but be deeply impressed by the prince's strange divine power.

After a while, the back garden was full of people participating in the competition, as well as spectators who came from afar to watch. The back garden is solemn and solemn, the drums are singing in unison, and the cheers are calling for heaven and earth. After the prince finished the archery competition with many people, he had a sumo wrestling match. The guard officer and Commander Peng pounced on each other, and there was no winner or loser.

Finally, it was the prince's turn to play, and he competed with the guard officer and Commander Peng.

The prince knelt on the ground at the same time with the guard officer and Commander Peng in his hand, and because of his kindness, when they fell to their knees, they did not let them feel pain.

At this moment, the onlookers all saw the prince's miraculous skills, and they all praised in unison: "The prince of Zhang Hei not only surpasses all others in knowledge and wisdom, but also his courage and strength are incomparable. is really the first person in the world who is all-round in civil and military affairs. ”

Zhang Si, who worked hard for the future of the country day and night, finally had a rare relieved smile on his face. The prince's fame spread abroad, and the people of the surrounding countries were all impressed and respectful.

Life in the palace is happy and rich, but even if it becomes a ritual, it will gradually become monotonous.

Over time, the prince became familiar with this kind of life of fine clothes and fine food, and he even got bored with it.

Life is peaceful, but the human heart does not become a pool of stagnant water because of the peaceful life, on the contrary, in such a peaceful life, the prince's rich thinking makes his soul gradually become full of bitterness and contradictions, so that he wants to get out of this calm atmosphere and do something meaningful.

Life has begun to have waves, and the palace life can no longer be tied to the young, active, and resilient mind.

Prince Zhang Zhongliang wanted to go out on a suburban trip, and Zhang Si readily agreed.

Once, Zhang Si personally led the crown prince and the ministers around him to inspect the national border, and after the inspection, they did not go back to the palace directly, but continued to watch the scenery and visit the mountains and rivers.

As they walked, they came to the realm of the king's direct field, and when they were a little tired, they all stopped and sat down under the Yanfu tree to rest while watching the peasants work in the fields.

The prince was so happy to see that nature was so fresh and beautiful that he left Zhang Si and ran alone into another wood.

He wanted to be alone for a while and enjoy the joy of being alone.

At this time, the colorful sunlight fell from the shade of the trees through the branches and leaves, shining on the prince's face, which looked very warm and mysterious.

The prince closed his eyes and let the sun shine on his face, and he was content and quietly accepting the tranquility and warmth of nature, and his energetic heart was inspired by bursts of comfort and coziness.

"O great nature, let my restless heart rest in your broad and vast breast." The prince prayed silently.

Time passed minute by minute.

After a long time, when he opened his eyes, suddenly an incredible and unfortunate scene unfolded before him: a worm fell from a tree, and landed right at the feet of the prince......

Just as the worm was about to struggle, suddenly, an unknown bird flew down from the sky, pecked the worm to death, picked it up, and flew into the sky immediately.

When the prince saw this scene, a sense of compassion suddenly arose in his heart. He immediately thought: All beings are pitiful and devour each other; The world of mercy should not be like this. What is the way out of this world of devouring each other, full of cruelty and sin? The prince sat in the shade of a tree, letting the sun shine, and pondered for a moment the question.

Zhang Si found that the prince was not around, so he sent his attendants to look for him. After a while, the attendant came back and reported, "The prince is sitting and resting under another wood." ”

Zhang Si immediately went to the forest with many ministers. From afar, I saw the prince sitting under the tree, as if meditating, falling into deep thought; And he saw that the tree where the prince was was bent bent its branches, covering the prince's body. The scene is peculiar and solemn.

At that time, Zhang Si and the ministers were deeply moved by this scene. Zhang Si walked up to the prince, held the prince's hand and asked, "Emperor, why are you sitting here alone?" ”