Zien returned to the tent, where Yancai and Ah Shu were waiting, and they were in a hurry. Seeing that Qi En was back, he immediately relieved himself and hurriedly stepped forward to ask. Qi En said the truth, and he had to be laughed at by the bright colors. But Ah Shu knew that it was powerful, and said worriedly: "That Shulu Getu is a veteran under the Great Khan's tent, and his reputation is only below the four heroes and four mastiffs, and his military rank is not lower than that of my uncle Su Butai. Boyan is also a rare general in the army, and the general is the enemy of their father and son, and I am afraid that the situation will be much more difficult in the future!"

Qi En said helplessly: "Even if I don't make a move, people won't be polite." Secretly you've been competing with me for a long time. He told him about the assassin's attack on the camp a few days ago, and Ah Shu was furious: "What a neighbor, he doesn't take us seriously. Since he struck first, we can't be polite. I, Ashu, will definitely do my best to assist the general and defeat Boyan. The two of them told him to go to the school to practice in person tomorrow, and the two discussed a few words, and Ah Shu took his leave. Yancai said: "Two days later, I will also accompany you to the camp in Ogedei." Qi En frowned and said, "This is not a blind date, what are you going to do?" Yancai said dissatisfiedly: "Then when will you take me back to the Central Plains?" "In the near future, we will go on an expedition to Western Xia, and I will personally send you back to the Central Plains at that time." Brilliant nodded. Seeing that it was already the second watch, Yancai also went back to sleep. Nothing was said all night.

Two days later, Qi En and Mu Huali came to the camp of Wokotai together, Wokotai and Naimazhen, Na Rigao sat on it, and Shulu Getu and his son had been waiting for a long time, and when they saw Mu Huali coming, they got up and saluted. Everyone sat down, and Mu Huali was the first to speak: "The prince promised a few days ago to give you an answer today. I must have thought about it now!" For a moment, everyone's eyes focused on Wo Kotai, secretly speculating about what choice he made. Boyan, who has always been calm, has lost his temper repeatedly because of this incident, and at this moment, he is even more nervous and sweating in his palms.

Wo Kotai smiled, and slowly told the thoughts in his heart: "I'm ashamed to say it." This king is now also not confused, there are sixteen children under his knees, Nari is my eldest daughter, spoiled since childhood, and she is not worthy of serving a gentleman. It is rare to have two generals of the Ba Lin and the Qi family, who have come to visit one after another, and this king is extremely honored. It's just that Nari has only one body, how can he serve the two husbands together? Only choose a good son-in-law with both virtue and ability. It's just that the two of them are the same in character and appearance, and it is really difficult for this king to think about it. But a fool thinks a thousand times, and there is always one, so I will ask you what you mean. ”

Shu Lu Getu said: "The prince is the biological father of Princess Nari, and we naturally have no objection to any requirements. Mu Huali also bowed slightly. Wo Kotai said: "This king thinks that both of them are dragons and phoenixes among people, and no matter how outsiders can tell who is superior and who is inferior." In the opinion of this king, it is better to have a competition, survival of the fittest, fairness and justice, and no one has anything to say. It's just that this king is a martial artist, and he wants to say the test questions to test the school, but he has more than enough strength to do it, so he can't help but laugh at the Fang family, and this king invited a great sage overnight yesterday to be the examiner of this competition. I wonder what you think?"

When everyone heard this, they couldn't help but look at each other, and they all secretly said that this was the ability of the old man to take the examination for the two prospective sons-in-law. Mu Huali smiled first: "As long as it's fair, the old man has no objection." It's just that before that, can the old man see who this examiner is?"

Wo Kotai smiled, clapped his hands, and walked in from outside the tent A middle-aged man, wearing a purple robe, with a majestic figure, a face as white as jade, an elegant appearance, and three strands of long hair hanging down on his chest, a great style. When Shulu Getu saw this person, he immediately stood up and said, "Lord Xiangguo." ”

When Xiangguo-sama heard this, Qi En quickly searched for the identity of this person in his mind. Mongolia has been a slave country before, the army is calculated according to the commander, the household is the integration of military and political is a new term, there has been no position of prime minister before, until Genghis Khan broke through Yanjing, the Central Plains has officials from all over the country. And the first minister of Mongolia is also a famous figure in history, that is the descendant of the famous Jin royal family, Yelu Chucai.

Sure enough, Mu Huali's next words confirmed the guess in Qi En's heart: "It turned out to be you, Yelu Chucai." The prince praised you, the examiner, as a flower. In the whole of Mongolia, in addition to your Great Khan, only you, Yelu Chucai, can deserve such an honor. ”

Yelu Chucai waved his hand again and again: "The national teacher is serious." I am a mere scribe, and how to do it is slightly comparable to the majesty of the Great Khan. Today, I was invited by the prince to be the examiner of the two prospective horses, and I am really ashamed. If there is anything inconsiderate, please ask the two of you to do a lot of Haihan. Qi and Bo didn't dare to say anything.

"Brother Yelu, why should you be humble, who doesn't know that you are the Wenqu Star in the sky, astronomy and geography, yin and yang arithmetic, governing the country and the country, knowing everything and everything. Back then, you accompanied the Great Khan's expedition to Kharazi, and you assisted the Great Khan with the way of conquest, governance, and peace of the people, and repeatedly performed miraculous feats, even if you were an old man, you sighed to yourself. If you are the examiner today, the old man can rest assured. But sit back and relax," Mu Huali laughed, obviously extremely convinced of Yelu Chucai.

Yelu Chucai said with a smile: "You are so relieved that you are sure that General Qi En behind you can win?" Yelu Chucai's words were deep in the heart of the father and son, and he couldn't help but have a good impression of Yelu Chucai, and he thought it was true. Mu Huali waved his hand and said, "Win steadily, the old man didn't say it." Who loses and who wins has little to do with the old man. Those who ask for it are just fair words. The two of them had a good heart, and they smiled tacitly, and Wokotai immediately invited Yelu Chucai to the upper seat. Yelu Chucai said: "Yesterday, when the prince wrote a letter to me about this, I was also very shocked, Princess Nari is virtuous and virtuous, both moral and political, and the suitors are reasonable, but a daughter can't marry a second husband, this choice of horses must be Wen Taowu, a strange man in the world who is proficient in everything." General Boyan is a general, and it goes without saying that although General Qi En is a latecomer, it is rare to have my great Mongolian ** god as a matchmaker, and his own strength is not bad. To be the examiner of the two, I am not talented, and I am really scared. It's just that the prince has a trust, and I have to trust it today, if there is anything wrong, please don't be surprised by the judges. Although Yelu Chucai said this, although the corners of his mouth were smiling, a pair of tiger eyes looked at Mu Huali and Shu Lu Getu over the two of them, although they were a literati, but their eyes were blazing, not angry and arrogant, and the two of them were awe-inspiring, but there was a casual smile on their faces. Then his eyes gestured to the person in front of him. Qi En and Bo Yan both stood up and arched their hands: "Master Xiangguo is the main exam, and we have no objections, and we will never dare to hesitate a little." Let's ask Xiangguo to ask the question!"

Yelu Chucai stroked his long hair and said with a smile: "Okay, if there are two words, I will be relieved." Last night, I had prepared three test questions, and for the first question, we will compare our strength. ”

Qi En heard a sigh in his heart, that day Boyan attacked the camp, Qi En fought with him, knowing that this person's strength is amazing, the strength is infinite, if he fights alone, Qi En can still deal with him with light skills, if he fights hard, the two Qi En are not his opponents. Boyan was overjoyed, and immediately said: "It's hard to say that it's better than strength, so I'll wrestle with General Qi En." Come on, General Zien, we've done it. ”

"No, it's not fair. At this time, Nari suddenly shouted: "Anyone can see that Qi En's body is not Boyan's opponent at all." Moreover, Boyan went out with his father at the age of fourteen, and his martial arts were strong, and ordinary generals were not his opponents at all. This is not a fair duel at all. ”

Boyan sneered: "A waste who only knows what to hide under a woman's skirt, and he doesn't even have the courage to compete, what's the use of him?" Boyan looked at Qi En with contempt, his eyes did not hide his disdain, Qi En couldn't help but be angry in his good temper, and immediately said in a deep voice: "If you want to fight, you can fight, am I still afraid that you will not succeed." As soon as the two of them disagreed, they were about to start a fight, but they heard Yelu Chucai suddenly say: "The two of you are slow! Although it is a comparison of strength, it is not a fight." First, both of them are military generals with more than 1,000 people, and it is really indecent to fight in public. Second, one of you must be one of the two of you, and if you hurt anyone, no one can afford it, and third, this is only one of the three battles, if anyone is injured, there are two more games, who should be sent to play?"

Boyan smiled proudly: "Will I be injured by him?" Hmph, Lord Xiangguo is too worried. Qi En didn't bother to pay attention to this reckless man, and arched his hand: "But Qi En was rude." I don't know what the country has and what I think of. ”

Yelu Chucai said: "This first competition is archery. My Mongolia is the world that was immediately defeated, and riding horses and archery is a skill that I have learned since childhood. It is Confucianism that also divides archery and horseback riding into one of the six arts. Both of them are generals who command thousands of troops, and they are no strangers to them. ”

I see, Xiangguo's words are reasonable. How can I, the Mongol Empire, conquer the world, not know how to bow and archery? Then he ordered his guards: "Pass my king's order, set up a field outside the tent, and prepare the arrow target and the feather arrow and bow bent." Yelu Chucai bowed down and stopped: "The prince doesn't have to bother, the competition venue, Wechen has already set it up, so please go to the school with me!"

Hearing this, Wokotai bowed his head and led everyone to walk out of the tent. Everyone followed, and Na Sunset was behind, looking at Zien, who wanted to say nothing, and his eyes were full of worry. Qi En seemed to be aware of it, turned back and smiled, made a reassuring gesture, and went out of the tent with everyone.

Outside the tent, the relatives of Wokotai have already prepared the white Jiujing Daxu, the guards guard the two wings, Mu Huali is sitting on the white Jiujing Daxu given to him by the Great Khan, the soldiers are like wolves and tigers, the gods are majestic, the guards are left and right, Yelu Chucai is a civil official, riding eight rides of agarwood, it is also luxurious and graceful, Shulu Getu is a generation of famous generals, named Zuo Qianhu, also has his own Daxu, the carriage sedan chair goes hand in hand, the bells and drums are ringing in unison, and the guards are like the stars and the moon, which is eye-catching. All the way to the school ground, the soldiers had already prepared the canopy seats and tea, Wo Kotai, Mu Huali, Yelu Chucai, and Shulu Getu sat down in turn, only to see six arrow targets placed on the school field, divided into three rows, the first row was set up 100 meters away, the second row was 50 meters to the left, 500 meters away, and the third row was 800 meters away. Everyone looked at it and saw that they were puzzled by this arrangement. Seeing that everyone looked at him suspiciously, Yelu Chucai smiled slightly: "I am a Mongolian warrior, riding a horse and archery, but it is commonplace, how can I test the strength of the two of them? I put the arrow target 100 meters, 500 meters, 800 meters away, the candidates from near and far, shoot the bull's-eye, test the strength and accuracy, who can shoot, who is the winner. ”

Mu Huali smiled: "Okay, you Yelu Chucai, you can't think of it." However, the first two arrow targets are easy to say, the third arrow target is thousands of kilometers away, beyond the reach of manpower, if he can't shoot both, what should he do?" Yelu Chucai stroked his beard and smiled: "Then isn't it just the comparison of the first two arrow targets? However, as far as I can see, the two generals are extraordinary people, and they cannot be judged by common sense. It is a lifelong event for the princess, how dare she be sloppy? ”

Brother Shulu called Boyan and asked, "Can you hear the rules set by Lord Xiangguo?" Boyan bowed and said, "Father, don't worry, the child will live up to his mission." Mu Huali also called Qi En and said: "This is the first game, don't be reckless, Boyan is talented, brave and champion the three armies, and his strength is endless, this competition is not good for you." Just do your best. Zien nodded.

The two of them went down together, took over the two horses brought by the guards, and Boyan looked back and asked, "Are you first or am I first?" Qi En said: "I'm not as good as you, or you come first and get a jackpot." Boyan sneered: "I won't be polite." With that, Boyan turned on his horse and shouted, "Bring me my bow and arrows." ”

I saw two personal soldiers marching on horseback, one holding a quiver, one carrying an eight-foot giant bow, the two came to Boyan, handed over the quiver and giant bow to Boyan, Boyan laughed, clamped the horse's belly, the black horse under the crotch neighed, the mane was angry, and the four hooves were windy, like a black lightning galloping away. Boyan twisted his bow and set up arrows, only to hear a whoosh, and the feather arrow hit the bull's-eye. Although the target is very close, but it is also unusual for generals to hit, not to mention that Boyan's arrow is extremely fast, almost no reaction, the first arrow target has hit, and when everyone reacts, Boyan has already come to the second arrow target in front of him, the giant bow is pointed afar, and the arrow is pulled to a full circle, with a whoosh sound, the feather arrow is in the bull's-eye. The soldiers around couldn't help but applaud and cheered. Seeing that Boyan came to the third arrow target, this arrow target was eight hundred meters away, a thousand steps away, unless a mountain breaking crossbow opened by ten people, even an ordinary strong crossbow, it was also too powerful to shoot such a long distance. Boyan is conceited of his divine power, the giant bow he holds is enough to have a thousand stones, I saw him galloping on the horse, standing on the horse's back with both feet, the tongue fights the spring thunder, shouts, the bow is like a full moon, the arrow is like a pop, only to hear the sound of breaking the sky, the feather arrow turns into a rainbow through the sky, and shoots on the lower right ring of the arrow target, although it does not hit the target, but its divine power is also shocking. The sergeants in the audience raised their arms and shouted, and the cheers rang out sky-high.

Wo Kotai couldn't help but admire: "What a Boyan, the essence of archery is the best in Mongolia, and I am afraid that only General Jebe can be compared in today's world." I am very fortunate to have such a strong general in Mongolia. "The Jebe mentioned by Ogedai is one of the four mastiffs under Genghis Khan, and he is a generation of fierce generals with outstanding achievements. Because of the invincibility of the marksman, Genghis Khan gave the name Jebe, which translates to the meaning of the marksman. Shulu Getu was also overjoyed to hear the prince praise his beloved son so much, but he didn't dare to say anything in his mouth. Nari looked at it in her eyes, snorted coldly, but it was not easy to refute, and she secretly mentioned in her heart that Qi En was in a hurry.

Boyan rode back, stunned to look at the wrong target, manpower is exhausted, he tried his best, or failed to hit the target, although there are regrets, but he is also relaxed in his heart, because he knows that his achievements in the whole Mongolia is also difficult to beat. Qi En's strength is even clearer, and this time, he has already won the battle. Seeing the return of the hero of Boyan, Yelu Chucai went down to greet him, first praised Boyan's bravery, and then said to Qi En: "The next game should be played by General Qi En." However, with all due respect, General Boyan is a miracle shot, and I am afraid that it will be difficult for the whole of Mongolia to be the right. With Jewel in front, General Zien might as well wait for the next match, and maybe he can pull back a game. ”

Yelu Chucai's meaning is very clear, Boyan has a proud record in the front, and he still doesn't want to humiliate himself. But Qi En has a tough personality, and the stronger he gets, he turned a deaf ear to Yelu Chucai's words, and asked rhetorically: "General Boyan's third target is in the second ring, if I can hit the bull's-eye, even if I win, right?" Yelu Chucai looked at him in amazement and said, "Of course." ”

"So, Lord Examiner, can you give me an extra hour to prepare before I compete?" asked Zinn again.

Yelu Chucai was about to answer, but Boyan interrupted and said: "Don't say that an hour, even ten days and a half months is fine, as long as you can shoot the third target, Boyan will admit defeat immediately." ”

"Okay, General Boyan is fast and fast-talking, and he is really a hero. I'm tired of waiting here, and after an hour, Zien is coming to challenge. Qi En said, turned his horse's head and ran away from the school grounds.

Everyone in the shed was curious when they saw Qi En leaving, and Bo Yan came back to explain, and Shu Lu Getu was immediately furious: "How can this be true, Qi En, a small centurion, actually asked four military ministers to wait for him for an hour, who should he be?"

Wo Kotai smiled: "General Ba Lin, don't be impatient, just an hour, this king is still waiting to get up." It is a lifelong event for the little girl, and this king does not want to be hasty. Just ask the general to be wronged!" Shu Lu Getu hurriedly said: "How dare you dare, since the prince doesn't care, how dare his subordinates have grievances." Yelu Chucai said with a smile: "You don't have to worry, I just have a good snow mountain hairy tip here, waiting for me to order someone to bring it and make tea for you to cool off." With that, he immediately ordered his subordinates to go home and get it.

Brother Shulu said with a smile: "It's because the subordinates are not determined enough, but the prince Xiangguo saw it and laughed." Boyan said confidently: "Father rest assured, with Qi En's ability, even the second arrow target is beyond his strength, and the child will win this game." Shulu Getu said lightly: "I hope so!"

Everyone chatted while drinking tea and waiting for Qi En, and an hour passed quickly, and Qi En finally arrived. I saw that he was holding a huge arrow crossbow and carrying an arrow pot bow and arrow, which was unusual for feather arrows, but very small. He bowed his hand to everyone and said, "I'm really sorry, Qi En is late." ”

"Qi En, have you been there for so long, is this just to make this thing?" Mu Huali frowned as he looked at the bow and crossbow in his hand. The bow and crossbow in Qi En's hand were three feet five inches and eight minutes long, and the whole body was pitch black and shiny, Qi En said: "Exactly." It took a lot of effort on my part. The bowstring is 130 cm long and 1.8 cm in diameter, made of beef tendon, and the back of the bow is 145 cm long and carved from pear blossoms. The material of the crossbow machine is the most difficult to find, but it is made of bronze, forging and carving, which takes a lot of effort, so it is too late. ”

Seeing this, Boyan couldn't help laughing and said: "Do you want to use a crossbow to compete with me?" It's really a joke, as the saying goes: at the end of a strong crossbow, you can't wear Lu Min, even if your arrow shoots over, it is a curve, and there is no attack power, I am afraid that it will be bounced away by the arrow target, and then it will not only fall short, but also laugh and be generous." ”

Qi En smiled and said, "Isn't the generosity that General Boyan said the general himself? ”

"What did you say?" Boyan was furious and was about to attack, when Yelu Chucai stepped forward to stop him and said, "The two of you are still fighting slowly." A few of us waiting here are dry. Who is the Fang family, or wait for General Qi En to compare, which is right and which is wrong, even if it is revealed. ”

Boyan pressed the anger in his heart, and secretly thought that one day, he would definitely make you look good. Qi En turned the horse's head, galloped on the horse, he rode a white horse under his crotch, although he was also a divine horse, but the crossbow machine was too heavy, far less fast and fast than Boyan's shot, slowly ran to the first arrow target, Qi En pulled out the bow and arrow behind him and put it into the crossbow machine, and shot the first target without suspense. In the midst of the cheers, he came to the second target again, and Zien kicked the bow with his foot, and the bow and arrow went off the string and hit the second bull's-eye. The sergeant's cheering was even louder, and when it came to the third target, Qi En pulled the bow full again, and with a bang~, the bowstring trembled violently, and the arrow galloped away like a bolt of lightning, flying over the 800-meter school field, and hit the bull's-eye in the surprised eyes of everyone.

"Yay!" Nari cried out in ecstasy. The other generals almost bulged out their eyes. But the Mongolian soldiers have always revered the strong, and when they saw Qi En's bravery, they were even more excited to shake the sky, cheering and boiling.

"This is impossible, although the crossbow has a longer range than the arrow, it will not be able to penetrate the bull's-eye because the arrow is lighter. Seeing Qi En's victorious return, Boyan shouted in disbelief with wide eyes. Jumped up and shouted: "What did you do, a crossbow arrow can actually shoot through the bull's-eye from such a distance?" Qi En looked at him coldly: "General Boyan claims to be the Fang family, do you still use me?" Qi En shook off his hand and stepped forward to see Wo Kotai: "Ladies and gentlemen, Qi En is fortunate not to be dishonored, and he hit three targets in a row." Yelu Chucai ordered someone to present the two arrows, Boyan hit two in a row, and the third target hit the second ring. And Zien all hit hearts. Yelu Chucai said with a smile: "In this way, this first game is a small victory for General Qi En. Fang has offended the general a lot, please forgive me. ”

Qi En said with a smile: "Lord Xiangguo is polite. Then he glanced at Nari, who was sitting on the top, and saw that her face was flushed with excitement, but she was held by Naima Zhen's hand and could not move, which was funny and relieved. Boyan saw everything in his eyes, and snorted indignantly, obviously not convinced.

Shu Lu Getu's face was gloomy, and he said lightly: "General Qi En is very clever, and the old man admires him." It's just that there is still something unclear in my heart, and I ask the general for guidance. Qi En said with a smile: "It's okay for the old general to talk about it. ”

"There is an ancient saying among the Han people, and at the end of a strong crossbow, you can't wear Lu Mian. The meaning is that although the range of the arrow of the strong crossbow is long, it is only because of ingenuity, and the body of the arrow is relatively light, so it is far superior to the bow and arrow. But because of this, its effective range is also greatly reduced, and it is far less lethal than a bow and arrow. Hundreds of meters away, straight into the paper to do. But General Qi En just opened his bow and led the arrow, and he hit the bull's-eye from 800 meters away, beyond common sense. I don't know how the general did it?" Of course, Shulu Getu also had the same curiosity in his heart, this battle was lost, and if he didn't ask about the original, how could he be willing.

Qi En smiled, raised the bow and crossbow in his hand and said, "As the general said, this is common sense. It's just that Qi En has never acted in a normal way. For example, the crossbow in my hand is not an ordinary strong crossbow. It's the Qin crossbow. Jia Yi said in the Qin theory: It was to make Meng Tian build the Great Wall and be fenced, but the Huns were more than 700 miles, the Hu people did not dare to go south and herd horses, and the soldiers did not dare to bend their bows and complain. The reason is that the Qin crossbow is sharp, and the crossbow arrow is not as powerful as the bow and arrow, at that time, because of the crossbow arrows commonly used in the army, the pulling force is about 150 to 160 stones, and the weight of the arrows used is not more than two coins, although it is strong and powerful within 50 steps, but it is difficult to hit 100 steps away. Therefore, the old saying cloud: the end of the strong crossbow, the poem can not wear Lu Mian, but in the Tang and Qin periods, the crossbow has been improved several times, the arrow is made of copper, each is more than 100 yuan, the crossbow arm overlaps a wooden strip, sandwiched with copper plates, enhances the bearing strength of the crossbow arm, the tension is stronger, the range is farther, in that year, the Qin State took this to strengthen the crossbow, conquered the Quartet, first shot into the empire with a burst of swordfish, the elite in the city went to five out of ten, the rest of the courage was lost, the Qin soldiers charged into battle, won a battle, and achieved the overlord of the Central Plains. After that, because the attack power of this crossbow was too strong, Qin unified the six countries, and it was designated as a forbidden crossbow. Maybe it's luck, the crossbow itself is suitable for infantry combat, I shoot arrows on horseback, and the crossbow body should not be too heavy, 800 meters is exactly the effective range, if you change it is 1,000 meters. I'm afraid I'm going to throw up the arrow and throw in the towel.