The grass grows and the eagle flies to the sky, still bringing ice and snow to open the cold; angels fly arrows to resolve disputes, how can sharp blades hurt people!

Zhang Qian shot an arrow into the middle of the goshawk and the gray rabbit, scaring the goshawk away, scaring the rabbit stupidly, and shocking a group of Hun warriors. That arrow not only has to resolve the dispute between the eagle and rabbit, but also not to hurt both parties, and the proportion must be just right, which is not something that anyone can do. Which of those Hun warriors was not skilled in bows and horses, and they could shoot down the flying eagle and shoot the rabbit with their hands, but let them shoot arrows like this, but no one was confident that they could do it.

Not everyone agrees, watching the gray rabbit pretending to be dead for a long time, hearing that there is no movement, the gray rabbit suddenly jumped up and disappeared behind the hill. The crowd laughed at the hare's wisdom, and in the midst of the laughter, a warrior in his forties with a purple face said, "The Han envoy's archery skills are so brilliant that I admire them very much. It's just that there is something unknown below, adults have learned such clever archery, if it is not for the purpose of shooting down some birds and beasts, and playing a game of hunger, then what are the adults learning arrows for?

Zhang Qian smiled, "This hero seems to be good at archery. The hero's arms are strong, his eyes are full of energy, and the strength of his waist and back is also very amazing. The essence in this man's eyes flashed, but the other warriors cheered in unison, "The Han envoy's vision is indeed unique! This is our captain, but the Huns' extremely wise archer, within a hundred paces, no birds and beasts can escape." Never missed a hand. "This person's name is Shooter Blue. It was one of Udan's men. He is good at riding and shooting, and has not yet encountered an opponent. Praise from the crowd was commonplace for him, and he looked dismissive. said to Zhang Qian: "The adult has not answered the villain's doubts. ”

"The purpose of my practice of archery is not only to defend myself, but also to relieve loneliness. Your Excellency knows that we are rampant with tigers and snakes, wolves and insects, and if you are not careful, you will encounter danger. There is no means of self-defense, and you will be disturbed at any time. So I had to learn some archery. And there's more. Throughout the year, the water is either ravaged with lewd water, or extremely arid, or extremely thick with ice and snow. There are no friends to talk to, it's very empty, and if there is nothing to do, it will drive people crazy. Therefore, this daily lack of activity to draw a bow and shoot arrows has relieved the endless depression, and secondly, there is a lot less threat. ”

"Could it be that adults never take the initiative to shoot some foxes, rabbits, wolves, and insects? How did you get through the difficulties? It shouldn't be the favor of God, but your lordship that there are no floods and droughts. Adults just eat, but they just let people shoot their lives, and adults fall into the name of righteousness. It seems that Zhang Qian's own mouth is full of benevolence and morality, as if he cares about life, but in fact, he is letting his subordinates hunt and kill.

"Heaven has no special favor for me, so I can't eat enough for eight out of ten days, so I can only dig some wild vegetables to satisfy my hunger. Sometimes there are some blind birds and beasts who want to eat my hunger, not that they can't eat me, but I still have to keep my useful body to do what I haven't done, so I have to shoot them and wrap me on an empty stomach. Or the Heavenly Dao Cycle, one day they will eat my flesh and eat my bones. There's no way around it. I'm afraid you're not exempt from that. "Explained that he actually killed, but he was just forced.

Seeing that it was difficult for his father Lan to see Zhang Qian, he knew that what he was good at was the inexhaustible strength of his body, and he was asking for hardship to reason with the Han envoy. He smiled slightly, "Your Excellency's mouth." I can't talk about it in the next step. However, we Huns do not pay so much attention to it, we learn archery, it is to hunt birds and beasts, otherwise we can learn martial arts, practice bow and horse, why do we come? The archery of the adults is very admired in the next, and there is a reluctant invitation in the next, I wonder if the adults will agree?" He did not say what he wanted to ask Zhang Qian to do, but first asked him if he agreed. Zhang Qian smiled: "If it's not a particularly difficult thing, I'm naturally happy to accompany it." But he also made it clear that you should not go too far.

"Naturally. How dare you embarrass adults under it. I'm just wondering if I can learn archery with adults. "This person has been by Wudan's side for many years, although he is only a small captain, he knows a lot in his heart, and he has learned a lot about the tricks of the princes of Shan Yuting who are harmonious on the surface and secretly use knives. What kind of "learning from each other"? The warriors knew that he was relying on his archery skills, which he had never encountered before, and wanted the Han envoy to look good.

Zhang Qian knew that his archery skills must be very clever, and the look between Gu Pan, the heaviness of his shoulders and back, especially the big bow he was carrying, was not used by ordinary warriors at all. smiled: "Naturally, it is appropriate to learn." It's just ......" Before he could say "just" anything, Father Lan hurriedly continued: "The adults don't think that the archery skills in the lower are not worth shooting! In the lower can be guaranteed, as long as there is one person in the Xiongnu who is worthy of the adult's arrows, that person is in the lower!" He didn't even count Udan's archery skills, which shows that he is conceited.

"Since Your Excellency is bent on competing, I can't let you down. That's just that, I mean, Your Excellency is known as a miracle marksman, and he is also a well-known hero of the Huns, if you have a fight with you, will there be other heroes who are not convinced, and rush over to learn from you? Then the countless heroes and warriors of the Huns, each of them shot an arrow at me, wouldn't it be to shoot me to the ground! I thought that I was just playing with this hero alone. No matter what the result is, don't embarrass me with other heroes, what do you think?" This is difficult to decide by Father Lan, there are still people in these samurai who are older than him, and there are people who are not convinced by him in archery, how can he decide?

Everyone looked at Zhang Qian's archery just now, and asked themselves, few people felt that their archery skills could surpass his, let alone be sure to win against Zhang Qian. Shooting father Lan has been famous in the Huns for many years, and every year there are people who want to compete with him, but the result is that those people have disappeared, and he is still alive and well, those who dare to challenge him, some of them know. Some have heard of the name. They are also extremely clever shooters. It's they who ask themselves if they can't compare. Most of them said, "We won't talk to the Han envoy again." Only a few men were silent: a young man riding a black horse, with a proud face, about twenty-five or sixteen years old, but without a bow on his body, and a strong man in his thirties, with a strong body, fat head and big ears, who appeared from him. And he played with his bow, and there was a gray-haired man riding on a donkey, and the donkey drooped his head, and the man drooped his head, and was listless. Zhang Qian knew that among the three people, the most difficult to deal with was the old man who rode a donkey, and the other two were between him and Father Lan, but they couldn't surpass Father Blue. But be careful.

He turned to a few people and said, "What do the heroes mean?" The old man didn't seem to hear, his eyelids drooped, and he almost covered his eyeballs, and the young man raised his head. Looking at the sky, without saying a word, the fat man said with a smile: "The meaning of the Han envoy." Could it be that we Huns will kill each other first, and then there will be one person left to challenge the adults?

Zhang Qian smiled: "I didn't mean that. Anyway, I'll still accept the suggestion of Lord Duwei, and the two of us will learn from each other, who knows what the way is, or wait for me to drink the arrow and die, so I don't have to be so distressed. ”

The man thought that Zhang Qian would be entangled with him for a while, and said, but he didn't expect Zhang Qian to avoid the senseless battle of words and take the initiative to test the archery with his father Lan. I was a little disappointed in my heart, and I was eager to see the two compete.

All the samurai were excited, and no matter who won or lost the two of them, they were about to open their eyes. Shooting father Lan took off the big bow on his body, carefully inspected and rubbed it, and said, "How can we compare? Is it Wenbi or Wubi?"

Zhang Qian said: "Listen to it." What does Wenbi say, and what about Wubi?"

"Wenbi, the two of us stand still and do not move, set up a hoofer in front of us, and each shoot a few arrows, to see which one hits the heart, and who has more is the better. ”

"Where's Wubi?"

"The two of us rode on horseback and shot at each other, and whoever shot the other, the other was the winner. Without waiting for Zhang Qian to speak, the warriors clamored: "Wu Bi, Wu Bi!" Seeing such a bustle, which one still cares about the life or death of others? Naturally, the more lively the better. Shooting father Lan smiled slightly, looked at Zhang Qian, Zhang Qian also smiled, and said, "Naturally follow everyone's ideas." Everyone was overjoyed, but Rhomoba and the others had a worried face, and they wanted to stop him, but they didn't know how to speak. Father Gan whispered to everyone: "The lord is sure, let's not worry." Having said that, worry was unavoidable, and everyone felt that their hearts had jumped to their throats.

Gan's father led Zhang Qian's horse, his horse was snatched by the samurai when he was out of the fortress, this is the northeast horse sent by Tuoba Yunhe, the leader of the Xianbei Tuoba tribe after he arrived at Gonglushui, tall and strong, can not only travel long distances, but also can suddenly erupt. Zhang Qian loved it very much, named it Yun Yan, and hoped to ride him back to Chang'an and the Central Plains like a wild goose in the clouds. Zhang Qian stepped on the horse and kicked it lightly, Yun Yan ran away "deservedly", with an even pace, and all the warriors were envious, and they all praised: "Good horse!"

Shooting father's blue eyes lit up, he turned over and got on his horse, and without saying a word, urged his mount to gallop in the direction of Zhang Qian. The two did not bend the bow and arrow on the horseback, but first competed with the foot strength, galloped back and forth a few times, and the horse gradually had sweat, and the two knew that the horse had warmed up, and the spirit had come out. The two men galloped closer, looked at each other, and separated again, and the two horses galloped wildly, and in a breath the horses had pulled away. The two did not turn back, took off the carved bow on the horse, mounted the arrow, and almost simultaneously shouted: "Get up!", and shouted at the same time: "Go!" But the bow opened like a full moon, the arrow went like a meteor, and between the lightning and the stone fire, only a crisp sound of "ding" was heard, but the two sharp arrows met in mid-air and fell into the dust. Everyone applauded in unison: "Good archery!" "Lord Duwei is good at archery!" "Lord Han envoy is good at archery!" Many people didn't see clearly how the two were launched, how the arrows moved in the air, and how they collided and landed, they just felt good, but they faintly felt that they were not enjoyable, in their memories, every arrow sent out, it was blood-splashed.

The two kept shooting arrows, and the arrows kept colliding in the air and falling to the ground, and everyone only felt dazzled, watching them go back and forth like a bamboo between plum blossoms, and every arrow was not in vain, but every arrow was in vain. The crowd cheered loudly. While looking forward to it. You can see blood splattering everywhere. Father Gan and the old warrior, as well as the young man and the strong man, were surprised and shocked in their hearts! The archery skills of both of them had reached a state of supernatural perfection, and their strength was just right, and when they pulled their bows casually, their strength was average, and the trajectory of the arrows was the same, and the places where the arrows met in the air were the same! The two of them seemed to have a good idea, and they naturally thought of each other. Naturally, this was done. If there is no tacit understanding, a little more force, there will be no such effect. It's just that they really have a secret heart-to-heart agreement, or do they know each other on purpose? Many people are secretly suspicious in their hearts.

Finally, the last sound in the air dissipated, and the two men stopped on their horses, neither moving, nor did the crowd cheer or cheer. In the middle of the night, the shooting father Lan urged him to step forward first. When they came to the place where the arrows were piled up, they jumped off their horses, and the proud young man and the strong man also hurried forward, and when they came to them, they each picked up the arrows on the ground, and their eyes were terrified. They saw that Zhang Qian's arrows were just ordinary feather arrows, the shafts of the arrows were miscellaneous trees in the mountains, and the arrows were rusty, like some scrap iron smashed, and they were light and fluttering in their hands, as if they were made casually because of the lack of materials. The arrow that shoots the father blue is refined by the Xiongnu Shan Yuting, the arrow is made of fine iron, the arrow shaft is made of alegro, and the master craftsman is fine. The clear-eyed people of the two have long seen that they are not on the same level, and the gap between the arrows is so big, how did the Han envoy Zhang Qian resist the enemy and shoot his father's blue?

The old warrior came slowly, dismounted his donkey, and picked up an arrow that shot at his father's blue, a small dot at the arrow, very inconspicuous, but as if it had been carved freshly. His eyes lit up, and there was an imperceptible tremor on his face, which had been expressionless. He shook his head and sighed: "The Han envoy's arm strength, bow strength, and arrow strength are all inferior, he just wins in skill, and when the arrow that shoots his father blue rises to the highest point in the air, when it just falls, the Han envoy's arrow just arrives." One strength will be exhausted, and the other will attack with all his strength, although the overall situation is uneven and invincible, at that moment it is the strength of both sides that is completely balanced, and the results we see have appeared. The Han envoy's eyesight and archery skills are far above you, it is a skill, you only have courage and force, you can defeat the enemy in normal times, but when you meet such an opponent, you have no chance at all!"

Zhang Qian didn't expect that Shooting Father Blue would cut himself because he didn't win the arrow, the shock in his heart was indescribable, he galloped closer, jumped off the horse, knelt in front of Shooting Father Blue's still warm body, and asked himself: "Why are you doing this?"

The arrogant young man and the fat man left silently, and the old warrior coughed a few times and said, "Your Excellency doesn't have to feel sorry for him. As soon as we were able to walk, we Hun warriors began to ride sheep, and we had small bows in our hands to shoot pikas and rabbits, and when we were older, we began to ride horses and shoot arrows. Archer Lan has been prostituting on bows and arrows for decades, and no one in the Huns can compare with his passion for bows and arrows, and no one can compare with his strength and waist, so he can enjoy fame for many years. It's just that he doesn't understand that archery not only depends on talent and his own efforts, but also on a very important point, that is, he must also have wisdom! He is just a little bit less, but the Han envoy is full of wisdom, so he can easily defeat him. ”

Zhang Qian smiled bitterly: "How dare I say that I won! It's just a fluke draw." He couldn't think of it!"

"No! There is no such thing as a tie in martial arts competitions, especially archery. Some must be life and death. ”

Zhang Qian couldn't figure it out, whether the two of them competed in martial arts or archery in a competition, they had to distinguish between life and death! Death was heavier than Mount Tai and lighter than a feather, and it was extremely irresponsible to end the other party's or one's own life just because of the victory or defeat of a contest. But was Shotfather Blue an irresponsible? did he wonder if there was something wrong with his past, or did he not understand the feelings of these samurai at all?

Later generations have poems that sigh and shoot their father's blue: a young man bends his bow to shoot tigers and leopards, gallops horses and spends eagles on the grassland;

The old warrior let the body of Shooting Father Lan be carried away, turned over on the donkey himself, and said to Zhang Qian: "None of us are the opponents of the Han envoy in archery. It's just that he is loyal to the king, and he has to do it. The adults just have to move forward, and we have to follow the adults. ”

Zhang Qian didn't expect to resolve the tense situation between the two sides so easily, and the sad mood just now because of the death of his father Lan calmed down a lot. I thought in my heart: "Shoot Father Blue's death." Or it is the best result with him, with people, and with both parties. "I feel a little sinister again. Looking around, there was no sadness on the faces of the Hun warriors, and they felt that they really didn't know the hearts of the Hun warriors.

So he hurried boldly and confidently, only to arrive at Shan Yuting, I didn't think that Shan Yuting was already a place of four battles, a large number of knights came from all directions, and they were curious to see their small team of people. They were quickly overtaken. Along the way, I also saw a lot of Han people who escaped from Shan Yuting, and when I heard that I had met Han angels, I came forward to cry about their tragic experience. Zhang Qian could only shed tears of sympathy for them. They also heard the news that the Han army had fought in Hexi, everyone was excited, but also with a trace of sadness, they had been on an envoy for ten years, and the Han Tianzi couldn't wait for them to bring back the good news, so he did it himself.

The three-legged cat said to Zhang Qian: "If Shan Yuting is fighting, we don't have to go there. Wouldn't it be better to bypass it and go straight to the West Pole?"

Zhang Qian was also hesitating. Do you have to rush to Shan Yuting at this time? I thought about it for a few days and discussed it with everyone a few times. Most of the people felt that it was not worth going to Shan Yuting. Later, the Xiongnu warriors led by the old warriors also suggested: "Now the Xiongnu have lost their clues, without the constraints of Da Danyu, the various kingdoms have become a plate of scattered sand, and everyone has no master." You took the opportunity to leave, no one had anything to say, and it saved us all trouble. ”

For everyone's kindness, Zhang Qian is grateful in his heart, but he also has his own places that he can't let go: ten years ago, there was a big battle in Yanran Mountain, and countless people died, including many Han heroes who followed him to the Xiongnu. The blood of these people stained the stones of Yanran Mountain red, how could he not pass through Yanran Mountain? Moreover, the reason why they fought at Yanran Mountain that time was that they secretly wanted to leave Shan Yuting, but they were found truth by Udan, and they were morally unreasonable, so they were exiled to Gonglushui by Udan. If he can't justifiably leave Shan Yuting, he always feels that he is inferior and can't stand up to his waist.

Zhang Qian's thoughts, the three-legged cat somewhat understood, the battle of Yanran Mountain, he was at the right time, but at that time he was already scared out of his courage and almost died there, if it wasn't for Liang Shaoao pulling him away, he might have died there. There were also the twelve friends of their Changchun Valley who were sleeping there, and the blind man and the white dog all died there. He nodded in agreement with Zhang Qian's opinion that he should go to Shan Yuting. The old warriors and other Hun warriors felt incredible, did there be something wrong with the Han people? They could easily go, but they had to ask for trouble, and they brought them a lot of trouble, so that they could not and did not dare to go home without permission! Many people were impatient on their faces, and they gradually became unkind to them. Zhang Qian smiled indifferently and ignored them anymore.

After listening to Zhang Qian's explanation, Yi Pheasant, the king of Zuogu Li, was also surprised in his heart, I'm afraid that there is something really wrong with this guy! Otherwise, why would he come to this extremely dangerous place? What is it if he is not looking for death! He stared at Zhang Qian deeply for a long time, and suddenly said: "You have an appointment with Prince Wudan. I will fulfill you, let you enter the single court, and compete with Udan again. How?"

At the same time, when Zhang Qian entered, he was not a guest, but also full of troubles, this killing two birds with two birds with one stone, let two people he didn't like to fight first, no matter who won or lost, there was no harm to him, why didn't he do it? On the contrary, it can show his magnanimity and honesty to others. What's more, let Zhang Qian enter Shan Yuting, let him come out, or he Yi Pheasant evil has the final say! He almost wanted to laugh, thinking that Wu Dan was now uncomfortable, and suddenly there was some kind of Han envoy, Wu Dan's face would not be good to see!

Zhang Qian has nothing to say about Yi Pheasant's suggestion, knowing that he has entered, and if he wants to come out again, it will be even more difficult, and whether he can live or not is a question. He whispered to everyone to discuss with the others, wanting Gan's father to stay outside with the women and children, and only a few men entered Shan Yuting. Ling Ye was the first to object: "We don't wait outside! We said that we want to live and die together! A family will die in one place!" His son Zhang Huli said loudly: "Daddy talks about how fun Shan Yuting is all day long, but he doesn't let us go in to see when he arrives here? I must go in and have a look, see how fun Shan Yuting is, and go back to tell people!" His childish face showed a resolute expression.

Everyone had to go in together, Zhang Qian was helpless, deep in his heart, he didn't want to be separated from his family. Grit your teeth. He said: "Well, we know that there are tigers in the mountains and we are biased towards the tigers! We have already arrived here." There are other dangerous places that we dare not go. Yi Pheasant couldn't help but secretly admire their courage. He waved his hand to make way for his soldiers and horses to let the Han envoy in, and at the same time sent someone to shout: "The Han envoy Zhang Qian wants to enter the court to meet the prince! Please open the camp gate and greet the Han envoy!"

In the court alone, Udan's soldiers and horses were exhausted, and the Yi Pheasant Evil attacked day and night, and they were still full of loopholes, saying that reinforcements were coming. But I was always disappointed. Today, however, the attack suddenly stopped outside, and the banner of the Pheasant Evil in the distance came out of the camp far away and stopped outside. The people above Shan Yuting talked a lot, and I don't know who Lu Dao was when he arrived at Shan Yuting, and Yi Pheasant went to greet him in person. After stopping for a long time, the people and horses of Yi Pheasant Evil actually made a way and let the people outside in, and the people inside had not seen a new person enter for a long time, and they were all excited. Udan had already received the information and rushed to the camp. Looking into the distance, I don't know whether the road is happy or worried. At this time. They heard a stack of shouts below: "Han envoy Zhang Qian has come to see you!" Wu Dan "groaned" in his heart, this hateful fellow has arrived at this time!

Zhang Qian and the others arrived at the bottom of Shan Yuting, and when they looked up, Wu Dan's face was cloudy, and he looked down with a complicated expression. Zhang Qian's heart is also mixed, this person who has stopped him for ten years, exiled him for ten years, and wasted him for ten years, is looking at himself from above, he is still so invincible, so proud! Zhang Qian arched his hand and said: "His Royal Highness the Prince, don't come unharmed?"

Wu Dan raised his hand in a complicated mood, "Open the city gate!" In order to meet the battle, the original simple stone wall around Shan Yuting has been strengthened a lot, and it has been heightened a lot, and the city gate is also made of huge logs.

Zhang Qian smiled: "My lord is still so majestic and heroic, and he is very proud in Shan Yuting, which is really gratifying." The two of them were no longer annoyed, Zhang Qian took the lead in entering the city gate, and everyone followed in, Yu Luzhi looked at the soldiers and horses outside vigilantly, but the people and horses of Yi Pheasant did not move, but they did not let the warriors who supervised Zhang Qian follow into Shan Yuting.

Miyer looked curiously at this Han envoy who was admired by many people, and felt that he was just taller, handsome, and not much special, she felt that this sentence came to Shan Yuting at this time, and she felt that he was not here to help, but to make trouble, so she felt uncomfortable, and felt that his face was hateful, and even the people around him were very hateful. The disgusted expression on her face made Zhang Qian and the others puzzled, why did this extremely beautiful woman hate everyone so much? Is this the princess who is said to have come from Li Gan in the West Pole? If so, when they arrive at the West Pole, they are likely to go to Li Gan, and they still have to deal with the Li Gan people.

Wu Dan looked at Zhang Qian and said, "Zhang Qian! It's really not the right time for you to come!"

Zhang Qian smiled: "This is not something I can decide. "The implication is that the ten-year covenant agreed upon by the two of us at the beginning, but your old man has taken the initiative all these years, and the initiator is Your Royal Highness the Crown Prince.

"Why don't you leave by yourself, why did you come to Shan Yuting and what are you doing?"

"I was 'invited' by His Royal Highness the Crown Prince, so naturally I want to say goodbye to His Highness, how can I say goodbye without saying goodbye, won't people laugh at me Zhang Qian for not knowing the truth and not knowing the etiquette! I am the envoy of the Son of Han Heaven, representing the envoy of the Son of Han, and wherever I go, I must not lose the prestige and etiquette of the Son of Han. ”

Looking at the runes in his hand, the yak tail on it has no hairs, the original fiery red color, has long lost its brilliance and color, the bamboo is polished to a bright and recognizable person, swarthy, almost indistinguishable from the original material, looking at the face, the young man with a shining demeanor, there is still a little shadow of the past, but more is a mature man standing in front of him, his eyes are deep, his eyes are unfathomable, and he is no longer the Han envoy who did nothing more than he did at the beginning! He sighed a lot in his heart, this Han man who could play with him at the beginning was no longer a pond fish!

Zhang Qian looked at Wu Dan, this proud Hun Tianjiao, the arrogance on his face was gone, replaced by calm and capable, although it was not as good as the old spicy of Yi Pheasant, but he was also a masterpiece among individuals. The grievances and grievances between the two for ten years are indescribable, although he wasted ten years of time, but he also thanks to him, he has his wife and children, and he has incomparable self-confidence in his heart!

Ten years of youth at the beginning of the year, the heroes of the world are half dead, the horses increase their teeth, the eagle feathers fall, the sword reflects the cold water, and the temples are not green!(To be continued......