CHAPTER XXVII
The last to appear was Feng Zhan, when Lei Hong was in the limelight on the field, Feng Zhan was secretly unconvinced, and made up his mind to wait for himself to play a few more tricks than him, and let everyone see their own skills.
Feng Zhan tried the bow in his hand, the strength was just right, and he said in his heart, "God help me!" slowly pulled the bow away, and saw that an arrow shot out of the bull's-eye, but it hit the edge of the target, as long as it deviated to the left by an inch, it was off the target. Feng Zhan couldn't help but be stunned, he never thought that the strength and angle of his arrow were just right, how could he deviate so much.
Feng Zhan took a deep breath, thinking that even if he couldn't get the top grade, it would be enough to get a medium one, and he could play well in the last two items. Then he took the bow and aimed again, and an arrow was shot, which went directly off the target, and landed on the ground more than five feet behind the arrow target, and everyone in the audience sighed. If he had just seen such a scene, Lei Shuangjian was afraid that he would laugh out loud, but at this time, he had no time to take care of Feng Zhan, and his mind was full of Chen Quan and Xia Zhen. He can only think of the worst: Chen Quan is probably taking refuge in Feng Weiming, and today he wants to expose my Lei someone's old background in front of the emperor and the Manchu Dynasty!
Although Feng Zhan was young, he had seen some big scenes after all, and seeing that an arrow missed, even the medium was hopeless, so he simply calmed down, and swished out the remaining three arrows, but two arrows missed. caused a lot of discussion in the audience: Feng Shuai's son is far inferior to Lei Shuai.
Feng Zhan secretly thought to himself, maybe there was something wrong with this bow, it was much more difficult to shoot on horseback than on foot, and there was no room for mistakes. Sergeant Benyang changed the bow and tried the strength again, and the bow was excellent, so he cheered up and lifted the bow and mounted the horse. After a round on the horse, I thought that if I didn't regain face in riding and shooting, I was afraid that my father's face would be dull, and this arrow would need to be shocked. After thinking about it, he held five arrows in his hand at the same time, hoping to win with the method of rapid fire. There was a sound of surprise from the field, if on the flat ground, it is not easy for five arrows to shoot the same arrow target, but now Feng Zhan wants to ride on horseback to shoot five different arrow targets, it is really unheard of.
The king of Bac Ninh shook his head: "Impetuous and impetuous. ”
Looking at the wind and Zhan, but with a look of ambition, he patted his horse forward, saw the opportunity, his fingers moved, and the five arrows shot out almost end to end, and everyone was shocked, admiring the speed of his hands. The five arrows went separately towards different targets, and Feng Zhan secretly applauded in his heart: this time he was going to impress the audience. The king of the Eastern Qing Dynasty had been in battle for a long time, and he knew the mastery of this technique, and he stretched out his hands to applaud, but before the word "good" in his mouth could be spoken, he was suffocated back alive: all the five arrows missed the target! The king of the Eastern Qing Dynasty turned his head to look at Lei Shuangjian in embarrassment, but saw that his brows were tightly locked, and he looked sad, and said that he was sad for the son of his junior brother, but how did he know that Lei Shuangjian was thinking about another thing.
Feng Zhan couldn't believe it, he had always been conceited about his archery, and he often compared himself to Houyi Li Guang, and he had practiced rapid fire for a long time. The failure of the right foot shot is only because there is a problem with the bow, but it is still the case after changing the bow. couldn't help but be so annoyed that he ignored the emperor's presence and threw the bow directly to the ground.
Infantry shooting and horse shooting are inferior, even if the carbine is superior, Feng Zhan's final score can only be regarded as inferior. So far, the results of this martial arts test have been divided: only Lei Hong has won.
The king of Dongqing said hello to Lei Shuangjian, but saw that he looked at Feng Weiming with an uneasy expression, only as if he was sad for his junior brother, and sighed in his heart that their brother was deep, and if he said that they were at odds again, he would definitely refute it fiercely.
Lei Shuangjian was up and down in his heart, how could he have the heart to look at the ugliness of the wind on the field, just thinking about how he would defend himself once Chen Quan's fight was reversed. Suddenly, the little princess Che Hua next to the Queen Mother walked over, talking to Feng, Chen, and Xia, Lei Shuangjian listened attentively, but it was too far away, and the field was too noisy at this time, and he couldn't hear anything clearly. Suddenly, Lei Shuangjian thought that the Queen Mother hated the children of the official family for bullying the commoners, and the sons of Lai Wen and Hou Chuang were both accused of going to the Queen Mother for bullying the civilians. Lei Shuangjian gritted his teeth and scolded in his heart: "Okay, you are not famous, what can you do if you sue the Queen Mother, just rely on a few of your mouths, you may not be able to sue me, and it is not known who will kill the deer! As long as Hong'er wins today and becomes a concubine, everything can be concealed in the past." Now that he has made up his mind, the fear in Lei Shuangjian's heart has decreased a little, and when he looks back at the field, he happens to see Feng Zhan walking down dejectedly, and Lei Hong is led by Kou Jin to participate in the third physical test in high spirits. Lei Shuangjian looked at Feng Weiming proudly, only to see that he was already saying goodbye to a few people, Che Hua led Xia Zhen away, and Chen Quan went by himself. Lei Shuangjian snorted in his nose, and thought to himself: "Today's horse is already in Hong'er's bag! See what you can do to me!" The more Lei Shuangjian thought about it, the happier he became, it seemed that the second princess had already married Lei Fu.
Seeing that Feng Weiming came back, Lei Shuangjian was the first to speak: "Senior brother, Zhan'er seems to be absent-minded today. Feng Weiming said "oh", and looked at the king of Dongqing again, but saw that the king of Dongqing shook his head and sighed: "Although the technique is wonderful, the head is a little worse." Feng Weiming looked at the field, and immediately understood, but he didn't show displeasure, but smiled and arched his hand to Lei Shuangjian and said, "Then congratulations to Senior Brother Lei in advance!"
Lei Shuangjian was not humble, and said with a smile: "It's easy to say, it's easy to say." ”
This physical test is to strip naked and be checked by two imperial doctors for hidden diseases and external injuries, so it is necessary to be in a secret room. At this time, there was nothing to do on the field, and more than ten dragoon guards performed fancy juju, which is also the favorite sport of the Xiang people. Kicking to the highlights, there were bursts of cheers from time to time off the field, but both of them had no intention of watching, one was beating the gong in his heart, the other was beating the drum in his heart, and each had a ghost.
After touching a stick of incense, Cun Xi came over to Emperor Xiang and said a few words, Emperor Xiang's face showed anger, and he turned his head to look at Lei Shuangjian. Lei Shuangjian was already weak-hearted, but at this time, he was inexplicably seen, and he couldn't help but be frightened, and seven or eight gongs and drums in his heart beat at the same time. King Dongqing suddenly pointed at the Lei Shuangjian and stammered, "Lord Lei...... You...... You...... Your face ......"
Lei Shuangjian showed a look of surprise, and involuntarily touched his face: "What's wrong, Lord Wang?"
"Your face...... How can there be words?"
Before Lei Shuangjian thought about it, Cun Xi had already announced: "Biography, Lei Shuangjian." ”
Lei Shuangjian didn't dare to slack off, and hurriedly trotted over, and none of the princes and princesses who passed by didn't stare at his face, although he felt inexplicable, but in front of the saint, where did he dare to cover his face. Lei Shuangjian knelt down in front of Emperor Xiang, pounced on him, and shouted long live. Emperor Xiang had noticed something strange and said, "Raise your head!"
Lei Shuangjian raised his head tremblingly, but he didn't dare to look directly at Emperor Xiang, this is the rule of Xiang State, and courtiers are not allowed to look directly at the monarch. But at this time, Lei Shuangjian was more afraid in his heart, and he already had a faint sense of foreboding.
Emperor Xiang said: "Xia ...... Peach?"
(End of Chapter 27)