Chapter 3 third chapter

It's midsummer, and people living in Liyuan still can't see the sun.The clouds are always pressing on the top of the head, rolling endlessly, which makes people wonder, where are there so many clouds? Can't see the sun, but the days in midsummer are just as hard. Hot, stuffy, and humid, the world is like a big steamer, steaming the small city of Li, and the city is full of fog, and everything that can move and can't move seems to be covered with a thick layer of paste, making people feel suffocated. unbearable. Fortunately, every afternoon, there will always be such a thunderstorm, which will wash away all the sultriness and heat in a short period of time, allowing people and the city to take a breath before dark.

Today's weather is particularly bad.From early in the morning, the whole of Liyuan was covered by dark clouds, and the sky became very weird. The wet ground was bright, but the sky became clearer as it went up, and the zenith was as black as the bottom of a pot. The air is getting hotter and hotter, and it's so humid that even the leaves are covered with water droplets, as if you can wring out water just by wringing it into the air. Just after noon, the thunder could not wait to see through the clouds. It seemed that there was bound to be a torrential rain today. Li Guoda's pedestrian and Sima Weisu hurried into the courtyard gate.The main entrance in front of the hall was closed, and a black flag was hung to indicate that only the monarch could walk. He detoured to the left and walked into the corridor through the side door.

There are three steps and one post on the corridor, all of which are guarded by corporals who were called up yesterday.In order to equip these 300 corporals, Li Guo's arsenal was completely mobilized, but mobilization is meaningful.Only these 300 fully armored warriors lined up around the main hall, with sharp long knives unfurled in rows, appearing to be unprecedentedly solemn and solemn.It was the first time Wei Suyi saw such a battle in Li Guo for so many years, and he couldn't help but huddled into a ball tightly. There was a "cracking" sound from the gate, followed by a dull thump, and the copper-clad iron-wood gate closed.The front door, the left and right side doors, and the east and west side doors were closed at the same time, and dull voices resounded from all directions in Licheng.

Wei Su looked at the hall with a pale face, afraid that the sound had already entered, but he listened carefully, there was a faint sound of bells and tripods in the hall, and everything was as usual. Master Jibang, who will be the young prisoner, appeared in the corridor at the side door of the main hall on time.He was also wearing a heavy gown, a goose-crowned toga, and he was unhurried. As soon as he appeared in the corridor, six Chinese doctors scattered around immediately gathered around him.Kibong murmured an order, and the sergeants nodded and dispersed. Wei Suyi stood in the corridor opposite Kibang, staring at him nervously.He himself was also dressed very heavily. It was strange, perhaps because he was too nervous, but he didn't feel stuffy at all.

Kibang seemed to be casually walking a few steps in the corridor, and suddenly shot Wei Suyi sternly, and nodded three times very slowly. Wei Suyi's heart was pounding and he bent over to pay tribute. When he raised his head, Ji Bang had already turned and returned to the hall. Wei Suyi raised his right hand high, hesitated for a moment, and swung it down forcefully. Immediately there was a sound of "cracking" at the gate of the city. Sixty-four corporals in heavy armor carried the "Hou" decorated with fox fur on the facade, which is the target seat for the ministers and ministers to shoot salutes, and walked along the gate. The square in front of the gate is placed in order.Each "hou" has two "quality men" who are responsible for reporting the target, standing on both sides of the "hou" holding two-foot-long white flags, and the rest of the corporals use huge shields in front of them to form a shield wall.It wasn't until everyone stood in the predetermined position and lined up neatly that Wei Suyi nodded, turned around and walked to the side door of the main hall.

When performing the shooting salute, the east door is the door for the guests to come in and out, because Wei Suyi has the dual roles of "big pedestrian" and "shooter", so he has to stand on the side of the guests. Walking to the gate of the palace, he waved his hand to make the attendants retreat, but he did not rush in, and stood by the gate, listening to the movement in the palace. The state of Li is located in the southwest, and it was established for a short time. The so-called palace of princes cannot be compared with the great princes in the Central Plains, and it is slightly larger than ordinary halls.When drinking, "Le" is seated in the main hall, and the guest of honor sits in two compartments with their backs against the wall, so standing by the side door, they can hear the movement in the hall clearly.

At this time when the monarch and the monarch are having a banquet, "Qiongjiang" should be played according to the etiquette.Just when the music stopped, Li Hou said: "This music is for the birthday of the Lord, please! Drink this cup to the brim!" Another slightly old voice said: "Don't dare! The lord is so kind, the people in the countryside are ashamed! Please! May I use the honor to live my life for the lord!" Marquis Li chuckled, and said: "Su Jun, you are too polite. Even though you are not talented, don't you know that seniors and young are orderly? Come, please drink up!"

There was a slight sound of jade objects colliding in the room, and it could be heard that the old man stood up to drink, to show that he did not dare to sit and drink with Marquis Li. That old man is none other than Su Hu, the King of Su. This time, Mr. Su was invited by the Marquis of Li to come to the two countries for the invitation of the two countries. From the beginning, he kept the ceremony of his own ministers, and only brought twelve entourages. From the moment he entered the territory of Li, he followed the rules of a doctor to conduct the invitation. In any case, he would not accept Marquis Li's acceptance ceremony. In short, it was a complete expression of Su Guo's submission to Li Guo.Wei Suyi couldn't help sighing secretly.Sometimes, instead of lowering your figure, others will easily let you go...

Sure enough, Marquis Li coughed and said: "Your Majesty is so polite, isn't this widow being rude? I have to punish myself with a drink." Su Jun hurriedly said: "How dare you! How can the status of a foreign minister be compared with the honor of the Lord of the Heavenly Dynasty? Doesn't the foreign minister also make the emperor punish himself, please allow the foreign minister to punish himself!" He urged the people around him Pour wine. Another person on the chairman said: "Your Majesty, please don't be so polite, it will hurt the feelings of the King of my country! Your country and our country are close at hand, but they have always been seldom exchanged with each other. Everyone in this country is very sorry. The next emperor condescends to come, and all the monarchs and ministers of the country are looking forward to waiting—come, please sit down! The foreign ministers respect the emperor and have a cup, and celebrate his birthday!"

Su Jundao: "Your Excellency said so, Su felt even more ashamed... I also asked Your Excellency—" The man said: "Why don't you ask the emperor about labor? Foreign minister Li Zaice asked." Su Jun said "Oh" and was greatly shocked, and said: "It turns out that your Excellency is Mr. Ce Wen, who is known as the number one city governor in Jibei. Su has been rude. I would like to use this bottle to celebrate your birthday!" Pass the wine bottle.The young man kneeling beside him, Gong Feng, poured wine for him, and Su Hu raised his rank, drinking against Ce Wen.

Ce asked to put down the noble, and said: "This time, with the help of your country, the poor country has obtained rare treasures in the world, and is highly praised by the court. It is said that the person who captured Qingfu is a certain son under the knee of the emperor. I don't know which son it is?" Su Jundao: "I'm ashamed, fortunately I didn't disgrace my life! The one who entered Yangshan and captured Qingfu is this son—" Pointing to the young man beside him, "You Su, Mr. Ce Wen asked, are you not polite?" The young man bowed his head in agreement, then stood up from the table, bowed back and stepped into the main hall, took the wine and put it in the wine bottle in Zuxi, turned back to the front of the hall on the oak steps, facing north, raised the bottle and bowed to Ce Wen. Ce Wen got up from the table, went down to the hall, and stood to the east of the young man. The boy sat down, put down the bottle, bowed, and then got up with the bottle. Ce Wen's expression became more serious, and he thanked him on the steps. The young man took a step back with his bottle in hand to show that he did not dare to accept the gift. Ce Wen took the bottle with both hands, and the young man bowed and gave it away. When Ce Wen returned to the table holding the bottle, the young man hesitated and returned to his seat, and sat down obediently with lowered eyebrows. Lihou has been staring at Yousu closely, watching him sit up.Seeing Yousu's tall and beautiful figure, his manner and movements matched the music in the hall, calm and unhurried, the smile on Marquis Li's face gradually froze, and the corners of his eyes twitched from time to time, waiting for Ce Wen and Yousu to complete the "guest homage to the master" Yi, just clapped the holding jade in his hand, and with a "ding", sighed: "Excellent, the son of a king! Tall and tall, humble and respectful. I respect the etiquette without losing the integrity." Su Jun was also very satisfied, but his face was even more respectful, and he said: "How dare you! This poor country is far away from obedience, Su is not talented, can't learn the etiquette of Zhou, and the bad boy has a little bit of etiquette, just to prevent the officials and officials from laughing. " Ce Wen smiled and said: "Your honor is too modest. With the danger of Yangshan, the young master can come and go freely, and he can practice etiquette without chaos. He is really a heaven and a man! Please live for the honor of the king." He raised his bottle to toast.Su Jun hurriedly responded.Ce Wen drank it down in one gulp, and seemed a little overwhelmed, his body shook slightly, and the wine bottle fell to the ground. Wei Suyi had been waiting for this moment for a long time, and immediately entered the hall with a long body, kowtowed at the bottom of the steps, and said: "Young minister Suoyi, has been ordered by the lord to recruit one hundred domestic doctors, sergeants, and corporals each. One hundred archers gathered at His Royal Highness to perform the great archery ceremony. Zhu Yue worked on "Zhou Nan·Guan Ju", "Ge Qin", "Juan Er", "Zhao Nan·Magpie Nest", "Cai Fan", " "Picking Ping", the main song is ready. Please show me, my lord." Marquis Li nodded and said, "The ceremony of archery is a major event of the country. Who is in charge of archery today?" Wei Su glanced at Ji Bang, and saw that he started to take off the robe on the left side, revealing the armor he was wearing inside, and said, "I will be the young prisoner, Mr. Ji Bang." Ce Wen already had some wine, clapped his hands and laughed because he was drunk, and said: "It's wonderful! The general is the first shooter in our country, and he can shoot through Yang with a hundred steps... Since he is the shooter today... er... I'm afraid no one can follow In his hands, he won the reward of the top-grade thousand quartz clock, hehe, hehe!" Jibang hurriedly said: "How dare you! The City Chief is absurd. Jibang is not good at this. Even in this temple, there are many people who can beat Jibang. If the City Chief said so, don't you want Jibang? Leave a laughing stock?" Ce Wen was so drunk that the sky was dark, he barely raised his head, and said: "Also... who else can stand in the way of the young prison's arrow?" Jibang bowed his head and said: "Your Majesty, don't you see that Mr. Su is here? Mr. Su entered the forbidden area of ​​Yangshan Mountain and obtained the rare Qing Fu. How dare Jibang compete with him?" Ce Wen suddenly woke up, covered his mouth and said: "Sure enough! So far! Mr. Su is here, Ji Bang...you...you may really be a laughing stock today!" Yousu didn't know why, and looked up blankly.Wei Su said: "In that case, how about asking Mr. Su to give me some advice?" Su Guojun and his subjects were startled.They were invited to come to Li country, originally in the name of asking questions, they didn't hear that Li country was going to perform a big shooting ceremony beforehand.Li Guo Chengzai, General Zuo Shaojian, and Da Xingren talked while drinking and suddenly involved Yousu. They didn't know what they meant for a while, and the monarch and ministers looked at each other. Seeing Su Jun's expression of hesitation, Marquis Li threw the wine bottle in his hand under the table, and said angrily: "The city governor made a mistake! Su Jun is a guest, not a member of our country's high officials. How can he be compared with the young master who is good at shooting as a young supervisor? Ce Wu Retirement, you can return it!" Ce Wen woke up from drunkenness, knew that he had made a slip of the tongue, and was so frightened that he hurriedly left the table and thanked him, saying repeatedly: "A certain slip of the tongue, a certain slip of the tongue!" Ce asked, he is the governor of the city of Li, and at the same time the special official of the imperial court in Jibei, his status is respected, he is only under the Marquis of Li, Su Jun surrendered his status to come to Li, how can he be worthy of his face-to-face apology?Feeling the thorns on his back, he quickly got up and left the table, and knelt down on the ground, saying: "How dare you! Mr. Ce Wen loves you wrongly. How can you compare with Mr. Young Supervisor? Please, Mr. Su dare not accept it!" Li Hou chuckled, and said: "Your Majesty, please stand up, how can you reverse the status and worship the courtiers? These people think they are capable. The young master's shooting skills are poor, and they don't know the heights of the heavens and the depths of the earth. Few people know it. But——" He paused for a while, then said: "Since these fools have already mentioned it, and I am also interested, I would like to see Mr. Ling's art, how about it?" Su Jun sat back on the table, his face was very embarrassed, he became hasty, he didn't know what to do for a while, but seeing that he couldn't refuse no matter what. There was no fear on Su's face.Ce Wen, Wei Suyi took advantage of drinking to be rude, and blatantly provoked himself to fight, what should he be afraid of?Seeing his father being in a difficult situation, he couldn't help it, he stood up with his arms outstretched, left the table and stood in the hall, bowed to Marquis Li and said: "Su is not talented, I would like to be taught." "Good!" Li Hou clapped his hands and said: "The son of the king is very heroic, I am very comforted! I will give you a collar of archery. I hope you can show off your archery skills and open the eyes of these vulgar and rude people in this country." Yousu said: "With Su and Jia in his body, I dare not accept generous gifts from the king. I would like to use this armor to bet against the great officials." Chenghou smiled and nodded, "Very good. Please change your armor, my lord." Su Jun had no choice but to leave the table and worship.All the servants accompanying Su Guo supported Su Xiadian, and changed the bow clothes on the left side of the hall. After a while, Su came out after changing his clothes. He was wearing a blue bow gown, with his left bare, revealing the soft bow armor on his left shoulder, and a wide mattress around his waist, standing gracefully. Marquis Li couldn't help sighing, and said: "How beautiful! The son of a king!" Wei Suyi was in charge of shooting and ordered to open the main hall door.The field in front of the hall is a shooting range, and a "hou" has been established, with left and right bows, tools, arrows and guards all ready. When the people of Su Guo entered the palace, the front yard was still empty, and they were surprised that the shooting range was ready in an instant. Wei Su took off his toga, put on his bow clothes, took three young men with him, and each held four arrows. He came up to the hall from the west, and stood facing Su's monarch and ministers. After the preparations are completed, the secretary invites the guests to shoot the salute.) You Su stood up and declined, "I can't, I promise to my second and third sons." (I'm not good at this, so I can promise you for others.) So Wei Suyi retreated to the hall, bowed to Marquis Li, and said: "Please shoot at Bin, and Bin agrees." (I have already asked Bin to shoot, and Bin has agreed.) Li Hou left the banquet and went down to the hall. He held Su Jun's hand in person, and said: "Your Majesty, don't worry. Today is an auspicious day. Let the second and third sons shoot in the hall, and you should be careful." , please be careful.) These are the humble words that must be said in "Shooting Ritual". Although the location is remote, the monarchs and ministers of the two countries are people who are familiar with etiquette, and they dare not be rude in every word or deed. The music of "Picking Apples" was played in the hall, Li Hou and Su Jun came down hand in hand, and sat on the east and west seats in front of the hall respectively, with curtains spread, one hundred and fifty steps away from "Hou" and three feet away from the shooter. Ten steps is the place where the king shoots.The doctors sat in the hatchback one by one.The number of senior officials of the State of Su was small, so more than ten senior officials of the State of Li were arranged to sit beside the Su people. The shooters who are waiting to shoot sit under the east and west hatchbacks, and sit on the floor against the wall.Jibang, who will be the young prisoner, sits first in the east, and Yousu sits first in the west. Wei Suyi led six Li Guo's children, entered the arena from the east chamber, divided into two teams, each team has three people, called "three couples", they took turns to shoot arrows, each team took three rounds.This is the beginning of the Great Archery Ceremony, to teach young low-ranking scholar-bureaucrats the art of archery.According to the etiquette of big archery, it pays attention to the position, taking the arrow, nodding the arrow, releasing the arrow, etc., all must follow the rhythm, without drumming or releasing, the music of "Zou Yu" is played in the hall, and the six disciples come and go again and again. The sound is like a piano, the arrow is like a shooting star, and the dance is really beautiful. Because the behaviors and actions have to be matched with the music, by the time the three couples and six rounds have been shot, nearly an hour has passed.Wei Suyi made the young man retreat and ordered the "Houren" to target him.Zhou Li, the distance between the targets of the rural shooting ceremony is generally 60 steps, and the target distance of the big shooting ceremony is 80 steps.Today it is a 120-step shot, which is called a strong shot, the youngsters of Li Guo tried their best to barely hit the target.Even for those who missed the target, Wei Suyi ordered the boy who missed the target to be led to the hall and whipped with a wooden stick.During the reigns of King Cheng and King Zhao of Zhou, those who failed to hit the shooting salute were punished with moss, and they were beaten to death every year. Now it's just a matter of occasion. Taking advantage of the time of beating people in the hall, the cloth on the "Hou" was changed off the court, and the color was changed from blue to light red for doctors.Si She Wei Suyi saluted Marquis Li and Su Jun in the hall, asking for permission for the archers of the two countries to appear on the stage together, and the monarchs of the two countries approved it.So Wei Su came out of the hall, saluted Yousu and Ji Bang, and invited the guests and the main shooter to play. Yousu got up on his knees, ready to go on stage.He held the bow in his right hand, and unconsciously stretched his left hand into his bosom, touching the bead on his chest.Beads have no temperature and everything is business as usual. Since returning from Yangshan, I have developed this habit unconsciously. Before doing anything, I always touch the pearl.Over the past few months, the beads have not changed, and there is no special temperature in the bosom, so the skin should not feel it.But Yousu always touched it subconsciously, as if he needed to feel something there to calm down. Ki Bang under the opposite porch has stood up.He was tall and burly, almost a head taller than Yousu.Because his title of General as Young Supervisor is an official position in the imperial court, even Su would be negligent and bow down to salute.The two left their seats at the same time. Kibang walked in front for the main shooter, and Su walked behind to the shooter's position.The two saluted the monarchs of the two countries side by side, saying: "Please shoot before the monarch." (I request to shoot before the monarch, please approve.) The monarch replied through the curtain: "Second and third sons, please encourage me." (Please encourage yourself.) There was Su standing sideways holding a bow, and took an arrow from the arrow mountain with one hand. When shooting salutes, the arrows are placed on the tiger-shaped arrow mountain next to the archer, and only the bow is brought by the archer.Li Guo's arrows use red gold arrowheads, which are much heavier than Su Guo's arrows. Fortunately, You Su is used to the rainbow arrows bestowed by the royal family in the Dasha, so this weight is nothing. He held the arrow flat in his right hand to test the balance of the arrow body.Li country is indeed worthy of being a country of craftsmen, this arrow body is so heavy, but the shaft is well-proportioned and the balance is very good, holding it in your hand, you can almost feel the force and trajectory of its shooting. The music sounded, the first beat, and the archers on both sides raised their arrows at the same time.On the second beat, lead the strings. "Zou Yu" has a total of twenty-six sections. Yousu's habit is to shoot every four beats, which is just enough to shoot six arrows. Unexpectedly, just as the third beat sounded, there was a "whoosh" beside him, and Ji Bang Already shot an arrow.The arrow flew straight, and hit the bull's-eye with a sound of "Duo". The corridor shouted at the same time, although the doctors all shouted according to the etiquette, but after all, it interfered with the rhythm of Yousu listening to the music. With a bang, it also hit the target. The fifth beat sounded, Su took the arrow and drew the bow, and Ji Bang had already drawn the bow. The gist of the shooting salute is not that the movements are in line with the rhythm, that is, the so-called "shooting on the spot". Shooting indiscriminately, even if you hit the target, is considered rude. According to the rules of the archery ceremony, whoever shoots all the arrows into the bull's-eye first will immediately send an order to "Hou" to inspect the target, and those who have not finished shooting by then will not be able to shoot again, and they will lose. Usually, when performing shooting salutes, everyone follows the rules, and it is an unwritten rule to shoot four times and one shot. Unexpectedly, the majestic general and young supervisor would blatantly rush to shoot. After the second and third rounds of shooting, Yousu still fell behind Ji Bang, and he couldn't help feeling anxious. Relying on the advantage of his master’s family, Jibang secured the first shot. If Su Ruo rushed to take the shot at this time, firstly, he might be scolded by his father, and secondly, Jibang might still rush to take the shot. It is not proper to shoot salutes. My father is humble to others, but he is extremely strict with himself. If I am rude to foreign countries, then it will be... But the range of 150 steps is really not enough for him and Ji Bang. In the test, the two of them hit the bull's-eye with one arrow at a time. It is impossible to compete within six arrows. At the beginning of the fourth round, the tune of "Zou Yu" became hurried, and the drums chased back and forth, getting faster and faster. The movements of the two were always one beat away, and it seemed that they were about to decide who was superior in an instant. Yousu was anxious in his heart, and faintly felt that his chest was as hot as burning. He couldn't help but touch it while he was drawing the bow— ——Yangzhu, who has not changed for several months, is just like his state of mind at this moment, hot as boiling soup, making his hands tremble. The burning-eyed tiger's face flashed in his heart, those fiery eyes seemed to be staring at him from a distance, Yousu looked back in a trance, but heard the deafening drumming, his whole body shook, and he suddenly woke up . The next beat has arrived. Opening the bow, releasing the arrow, the arrows of the two men hit the two targets at the same time... The drumbeat became more urgent, Ji Bang took the arrow and drew the bow, Su's mind went blank, followed by taking the arrow, drawing the bow... There were faint sounds coming from all around. The commotion sounded in Yousu's ears, but he couldn't hear it clearly.I saw Ji Bang shot an arrow, and the moment he turned his head, he saw his face suddenly changed—— You Su had no time to think, when the drum beat hit, he shot an arrow with a "boom", as if the only sound in the world was the whizzing sound of the arrow piercing through the air, followed by a "Duo" sound, and it hit the bull's-eye. The drumbeat stopped abruptly.There was no sound.After a period of unbearable silence, the shooter Wei Su said sharply: "It's been shot! It's the target." A "Hou man" stood up, raised "Hou" with the same blank expression, and said loudly: "Su Guo, there is Mr. Su! Six shots and six hits, no bias!" Wei Su turned around and bowed to the hall, saying: "Young Master Su wins the deputy shot!" Yousu looked at Ji Bang from the side, and saw that his face was flushed, and his own face couldn't help turning red.It was just the fifth shot, and in a hurry, he grabbed two arrows with one hand and shot them at the same time, ending the game two beats ahead of Kibang. This trick is really a little unsuitable, but firstly, Jibang rushed to shoot by himself, the rules are broken, secondly, two arrows with one string and two arrows, with a distance of 150 steps, hit the target at the same time without any deviation. Everyone knows that archery is good, and with this skill alone, not to mention the Li country, there are few people in the ten countries in Jibei. Marquis Li was very excited, clapped his hands in praise, and said: "Excellent, the son of a king! My eyes are wide open, I know that there is a sky beyond the sky, and there are people beyond people, so that your son's archery skills are astonishing, no wonder you can easily travel to and from the Yangshan God Realm!" Ce Wen smiled and said: "You will be a young prisoner, the reward of two hundred stones of the top grade really fell into the hands of others, hehe, hehe!" Su Jun's face was ugly, and he didn't know if Li Hou and Ce asked whether they were sarcasm on purpose, and said with an apologetic smile: "The bad boy is rude, let the honor make a joke. This, how can this be the victory or defeat? As for the prize, I am even more ashamed of it." Dare to do it! How can we and other outsiders get involved in judging the rewards of your country's archery ceremony? Please take back the joke, Lord Chengzai!" Marquis Li chuckled, and said: "Is the widow's words a joke? Both archers hold bows and enter the field, the game is over, how can there be a gift of repentance? Come, give the top grade to Mr. Su's followers!" The waiters beside him agreed in unison.Wei Suyi commanded the archers from both sides to salute in front of the monarch's seat. Su Jun was frightened and peeked at it, and Ji Bang's face was also flushed.After saluting, Yousu was about to retreat to the corridor of the west wing, but Ji Bang waved his hand and said, "Wait!" Su was stunned, and Ji Bang saluted upwards, saying: "I am not good at learning, and I have humiliated my lord in other countries, and my crime deserves to die! I ask my lord for permission. I will use my one-year salary as a note, and then I will reconcile with Su Guo." Young master bet on a game!" Marquis Li was surprised and said: "Why, you will be a young prisoner, and you still have the ambition to disobey?" Ji Bangdao: "That's right! I invite you to compete with Mr. Su, if you don't compete, you will not accept!" Su Jun and Yousu glanced at Ji Bang at the same time.The so-called force shooting is based on the strength of the archery as the winner, usually based on how much armor is shot through as the winner or loser.Kibang is tall and burly, obviously strong in self-sufficiency, and wants to regain his face. Li Hou hesitated, and said: "You will be a young prisoner. You want to compete, but you don't know whether Mr. Su is willing or not? You lose a game, and you are aggressive. If you want to win it back, it is really rude!" Su Jun hurriedly said: "Your Majesty's words are serious! The poor son is rude, and the foreign minister is very ashamed of stealing the victory! Since the young prison has a good mood to compete again, why not let them try? The foreign minister is willing to use two hundred stones as a reward." Capital, as a bargaining chip in the game." Li Hou said: "Since the gentleman is willing, it is a great face, how can you let the gentleman spend money? How about this, I will contribute another two hundred shi to play a game, how about it?" Su Jun smiled and said: "Okay, very good! It's just that the Marquis has to spend again." Yousu had already stepped down the stairs with one foot, and stopped there for a while in a daze. His father was originally unwilling to let him participate in the competition, so as not to offend Li Guo, but now he is vying to contribute to a rematch, but because he sees that Ji Bang must be stronger than himself, and he will win with a strong shot. My own archery was taught by my father.My father taught himself since he was a child that he should conduct himself upright.Now that the country is in misfortune, his father is forced to accept the call of a foreign monarch, and even his most beloved son must lose to others with a smile... His nose is sore, he hesitated for a long time, Su Jun repeatedly urged him, and then he turned back and met with him. Ki-bong stands shoulder to shoulder and salutes upward. Bending down to pick it up, hearing the laughter of Marquis Li, Ce Wen and a group of ministers of the Li Kingdom on the steps, Su took a deep breath and closed his eyes.Only now do I know what it means to be subservient to others! He peeked out and saw that his father was sitting behind the curtain in brown clothes, chatting and laughing with Li Jun who was wearing a gorgeous fur robe. The vicissitudes on his father's face, like those carved by knives, were really shabby compared to the fine-skinned and tender-skinned Li Guojun and his ministers. ... Yousu's heart twitched a few times... In a trance, the heat wave on his chest rolled onto his cheeks, and he knew it without touching it, Yangzhu... The shooter Wei Suyi urged everyone in the hall to remove the "Hou" and put on armor made of wood and bamboo. The country of Li is a country of craftsmen, and the armors made by themselves are extraordinarily fine and strong.The breastplate was used as the target, stacked one on top of another, a total of ten layers, tied tightly together with webbing ropes, and then erected on the ground. According to Su's own calculations, if he was close at hand, he might be able to penetrate four floors, but if he was so far away, he might be lucky to be able to shoot through two floors. But Ji Bang was very relaxed. With the help of the waiter, he removed the armor, exposing the left chest, only the chest, shoulders, and muscles were knotted, and they were really strong.The waiter changed his bow, and changed it to another black bow after a while. Yousu was in a daze, but saw a waiter come up and put down the same black bow beside him. Yousu touched the black bow, his hands felt cold, he felt surprised, picked up the bow, his hands sank: it turned out to be a red gold bow!Touching the bow body again, it turned out to be a wooden bow, but I don't know what kind of wood it is made of, it is very heavy and thick, and the central part of the bow body is clamped with red gold springs on both sides. This bow-making skill is only found in the northern army.With the addition of red gold springs, the strength of the bow will be harder, and the skill and accuracy of archery will be reduced, but the toughness and strength will be greatly enhanced. It is said that a certain magic bow can penetrate ten arrows in a hundred steps.But conversely, the person who can pull this kind of bow must be a rare strongman in the world. He clenched the bow tightly and twitched the string with his fingers, but it didn't work.Work harder until your fingers are sore, and you can barely buckle it open.The string is not the same as the ordinary bowstring, but is mixed with red gold thread.I don't know how the people of Li Guo managed to draw the red gold so finely that it can be weaved into the bowstring. You Su felt cold in his heart.I have never drawn such a bow before, if I can't draw it, let alone pierce it a few times, I can't even shoot it.He couldn't help but want to look back at his father, but held back again.Father...Father wants to defeat him, but does he still have to lose face in public? In an instant, the hall was ready.Because countries seldom hold power shooting competitions, the ministers and officials from both sides flocked to the porch to watch. Ki-bong shoots first, holding his bow deliberately and flaunting it around. The waiter knelt down and held big arrows to the two of them. The arrowheads were all made of red gold, several times heavier than ordinary arrows.Ji Bang took the arrow lightly, very calmly, and Su took the arrow, his hand sank, and his heart sank... He finally couldn't help but look back at his father.Su Jun sat beside Lihou with a smirk on his face, and seeing Su turned his face, he looked straight into his eyes. The father and son looked at each other for a moment, Su Jun shook his head very slowly, very lightly, then turned his face away, never looking at him again. Father...father wants me to fail...father...father who taught me archery...want me to be defeated by this bow and arrow...people around are watching, they know father wants me to fail...father...take Looking after the whole family, young and old, the father struggling to survive...wanted me to be defeated in exchange for pity... Gradually, the chest became hotter than before.I don't know if this feeling is an illusion, or if the beads are really burning.Although it's getting hotter and hotter, it doesn't hurt. On the contrary, Yousu has an indescribable feeling... as if his whole body is being warmed up to counteract the chill in his heart. Unfortunately, things don't go as planned, he just feels Until the body is getting hotter and hotter, but the heart continues to be cold. There was an uproar in my ear.Yousu came back to his senses, and Jibang had already raised his bow high. The shooter Wei Suyi shouted: "Report the target!" The "Hou Ren" who was 150 steps away hurriedly ran from behind the shield wall, untied the thick armor that Ji Bang shot, and moved forward one by one from the back to the front. Take it out, take the third one, and the arrow is revealed. "Hou Ren" was very excited, stood up and shouted: "Lord Jibang! Touqiza!" There was an uproar from both sides.Being able to penetrate the seven-bar armor made by Li State is considered a rare achievement in the vassal state. Ji Bang smiled proudly at Yousu, threw the bow in his hand aside, and several waiters rushed to grab it. Yousu silently took a step forward, walked to the shooting position, and picked up the arrow.He was buzzing, Wei Su stood beside him and yelled, but he couldn't hear anything, he didn't even feel the arrow in his hand. The "Hou people" in front had already hid behind the shield wall, and the shield wall was in full swing.Yousu suddenly felt a little ridiculous.Why are you afraid that I won't be able to pierce ten shots? He took a deep breath and held back his tears -- everyone around him was watching.He wanted to smirk, but his throat was blocked. Lifting the heavy and heavy bow, and putting the arrow on the string, he had an impulse to try to pull the string. Raising the bow, nodding the arrow, and pulling the string, since the age of five, this familiar action has been repeated tens of thousands of times, and it has already become a series of subconscious actions that do not need to be considered at all. Already expanding. There was Su, who was shouting, his body fell from the front to the back, and with his hands supporting, he had already pulled the red gold reed bow steadily, the bowstring was stretched wide, and the robe on his body was violently bulging.As soon as Wei Su stood beside him, he couldn't help but backed up two steps - only to see a flash of white light in front of him, and a "boom", a hundred and fifty steps away, the thick armor rolled up from the ground and rolled into the shield formation, There was a loud commotion, a sputtering noise, hundreds of people in the hall were stunned, and no one could see clearly what happened. A "Houren" emerged from behind the shield formation, with a panicked look, and shouted: "My lord! The armored man Lun was injured and died... Dead, dead!" Wei Su's ears buzzed, and he jumped down the stairs without thinking about being rude, and ran forward desperately with his heavy robes in his arms.Wei Suyi pointed at these people while running wildly and shouted: "Go back! Everyone go back! Little, be careful of your disgrace!" The soldiers in the corridor rushed the people back, and the sound suddenly became chaotic. He rushed into the shield formation, but to his surprise, all the soldiers in the shield formation rolled around in a mess. Wei Su stepped on someone's leg, and immediately fell to the ground. Countless hands rushed to help him. Su Yi kicked and hit them, pushing them away. A few people had brought a man over earlier, that man was wearing black armor, but the armor on his chest had been torn in two, his chest was covered with blood, and there were blood blisters on his mouth, he was dead to death.Wei Suyi couldn't care less about this, kicked it away, and jumped to the side of the bundled thick armor. He knelt there, his back heaved violently, and he could hardly breathe. After a long time, even he could hardly hear his own heartbeat, and then slowly stood up. A servant in the hall shouted loudly: "Shoot Wei Suyi! The lord has something to ask you, how many shots will you shoot through?" Wei Suyi was hoarse, panting, and shouted loudly: "Report, report to the lord! The young master's arrow, shoot... shoot... ten, eleven, pierce!" There was a terrible silence in the hall, everyone opened their mouths and looked at each other. After a long time, the stunned Lihou suddenly felt itchy on his face.He turned around numbly, and saw Cheng Zai Ce Wen lying on the table pretending to be drunk, staring at him with wide eyes.Seeing Li Hou looking at him, Ce Wen nodded very slowly and deeply. Li Hou came to his senses immediately, clapped his hands numbly twice, gradually smoothed, and sighed loudly: "Good... good! Good! Really, really god-man! Really god-man!" The sound of sighing sounded from both sides at the same time, getting louder and louder. Doctors Qing have all learned archery since they were young, and they know everything about archery like the back of their hands.With Li Guo's armor as a target, it can still explode with such terrifying penetrating power, even if you see it with your own eyes, it is really hard to believe. Among the excited noise, only Su was in a daze.He held out his hand, watching in disbelief. These hands, really drew that heavy bow?Where did the strength come from for that shot just now?One arrow pierced through eleven bars, and an armored man died. Father... He trembled in his heart, turned back secretly, but saw his father was staring at him, Yousu thought he had lost his temper, so frightened, he turned back quickly, thinking about it, but felt that he couldn't avoid it, so he had no choice but to bite the bullet and turn back again. Su Jun's face was not as ugly as he imagined, but it was a complex expression, a little surprised, a little excited, and even a little relieved... A hand was placed on Su Jun's shoulder, but it was Marquis Li who got up and filled a bottle of wine for him.Su Jun quickly saluted and thanked him. Marquis Li was very drunk and excited. He drank all the wine in his bottle and said, "So strong, so beautiful, the son of a king! No one has ever heard of such a powerful man! If you have a son like this, your country will prosper , the sun is about to fall and the west mountain is waiting! Come, to honor the longevity of the king!" Su Jun was afraid of these words, and hurriedly said: "Your Majesty, you are serious, you are serious! This son has brute force, how can he entrust the country with such an important task? Foreign ministers have appointed the eldest son as the crown prince..." He drank the wine in the wine bottle, and said with a smile: "The foreign minister's a little confused thinking... If, if Zunhou doesn't dislike it, the foreign minister wants to send this son to Zunhou's country after he grows up, and be in front of the Zunhou's hall. Guard with a bow, to show that our country is willing to respect your country forever, and the whole country is for driving!" 黎侯眼中精光一闪，继而逝去，笑道：“岂改有劳尊公子的大驾？尊君言重了。”坐回自己席上，道：“既然胜负已分，来呀，赐有苏公子酒，所得二百石立即送住苏国。” 苏君正要推辞，却见将作少监基邦上前一步，大怕道：“慢！” 黎侯道：“怎么，将作少监，你不服？” 基邦道：“当然不服！” 黎侯皱紧眉头，道：“大胆！难道你没看见有苏公子那一箭？你要不要自己去检验一下？” 基邦仰起头，道：“臣不用检验。此射有假！” 黎侯勃然大怒，道：“荒唐！众目睽睽之下，这一箭明明白白、清清楚楚，哪里有假？你若说不出证据，寡人要治你妄言之罪。” 基邦冷笑道：“臣职在将作少监，国内的一弓一箭，统统都要经过臣的设计监造，才能制作出来。难道还有比臣更了解黎国弓箭的？我国的赤金簧弓，一百五十步外，最多也只能射穿七扎！这是由弓弦之力和箭矢之刃决定的，岂是人力所能改变一箭射穿十一扎，还射死一人，不要说咱们黎国，就算是朝廷，也没有几把弓能做到！有苏公子刚才使用的弓乃是寻常之物，怎么可能做得到？臣所以不服！” 黎侯一怔，道：“这……” 有苏脸上早已飞红。连他自己在内，也不相信他一箭能做到如此。他不自禁地摸了一下胸前。奇怪的是，刚才还滚烫的漾珠，现在已经完全感觉不到温度，回复了从前的状态。 苏君本来就不想儿子赢了位高权重的将作少监，忙道：“既然将作少监有异议，外臣以为，此局可算平局。” 黎侯皱眉，沉思不语，似乎对将作少监的举动十分不满，脸色渐渐难看。 这时候，城宰策问终于也“醒”过来了，见席上气氛不对，卿大夫们都面色发白地望着眼看便要大发雷霆的黎侯，忙站起来，先到苏君席上，为苏君斟酒，道：“贺喜尊君，有子如此，孔武非凡，国家其昌！”苏君拜谢。又到黎侯席上，为黎侯斟酒，道，“贺喜主君，有臣如此，精于工艺，国家其昌！” 黎侯脸色勉强缓和了点，道：“寡人也太纵容了些！难得请苏君到此，不过比比射艺，将作少监便无礼至此！” 基邦气鼓鼓地哼了一声，道：“下臣自知失礼！但今日射艺之呈，基邦不服！请主君容臣再试一声，若败，臣愿交出封田俸禄，听凭有苏公子发落！” 苏君吓了一跳，将作少监是黎国重臣，怎么敢得罪到如此地步？忙站起来道：“不可，不可！万万不可！外臣无意逼迫少监大人！刚才一场劣子胜得蹊跷，某以为，应该是少监大人胜了，外臣等心服口服，不必再试！” 黎侯道：“尊君，您太客气了。”转脸冷笑一声，道，“将作少监，寡人先不治你失礼之罪，你倒是说个比试之法出来，让苏君听听。不要笑掉了人家的大牙。” 基邦道：“是！臣请与有苏公子比试盲射。” “哦？”黎侯将手中折扇一拍，道：“何为盲射？” “蒙上眼睛，令侯人击鼓，臣能射穿侯人所敲之鼓。” 黎侯倒吸了口气，道：“一百五十步？” “一百五十步！” 黎侯道：“一百五十步外，上靶已属不易……将作少监耳力再好，恐怕也有些勉强吧？” 基邦大声道：“不仅要蒙眼睛，还要原地转五圈，侯人击鼓不超过三声，臣便能射！若超过三声不发，臣便认输！” 黎侯便望望有苏。 有苏虽然淳朴，却决不是傻瓜。黎侯表面对基邦发火，其实暗地里还不是在拉偏架，护着基邦。有苏心里真是百般滋味。 按礼，自己身为客人，被迫一而再地参加比赛，已是受辱，对方却怎么都输不起，明仗着苏君低声下气不也得罪黎国，便不肯罢休，非要令他输在当场…… 他脑中一片混乱，正在想着如何答复，却听苏君道：“既如此，便比吧。” 有苏一怔，望向父亲。苏君垂眼而坐，脸上表情僵硬，不敢与他对视。有苏心里忽然一股又酸又热的气涌上来，大声道：“好，有苏愿比！” 待到一张又厚又冷的黑布蒙上眼睛，世界一下子变得漆黑，连近在咫尺的声音，也突然显得十分遥远，好像隔着数重同墙般，模模糊糊，听不分明。 有东西触碰手臂，有苏一摸，是自己的那张弓。他接过弓，木然地抚摸着。 射人韦素一在高声下令，远远地听见稀里哗啦的声音，侯人盾阵再次排列起来。 奇怪得很，眼睛能看见的时候，一百五十步的距离对他来说，几乎和十步没有任何区别，可是一旦只能靠声音去感觉，立刻便觉得遥不可及，简直像隔着千步之遥。 有苏心里打了个突，手不自禁地握紧弓柄。 两厢里安静下来，一时间，什么声音也听不到。过了很长的时间，突然，响起了第一次击鼓声。 "Boom..." 有苏不由自主地侧耳去听。鼓声在场中四下回荡，很快变得混淆不清，不过，第二声响起时，有苏还是立刻辨明了方向。 便在这时，身旁很近的地方弓弦响动，箭离弦而去出，有苏从未想到，自己的耳朵竟然可以紧紧跟上箭箭羽，听见箭破空飞远的声音，甚至心底里如明镜一般，能清清楚楚地“看见”箭穿过场地。箭道秀清晰，还同等箭中靶，有苏便在心中一叹：中了！ “噗”的一声闷响，侯人迫不及待地大喊：“主射基邦大人！一百五十步！盲射中侯！” 两厢爆发出欢呼声。基邦脚步变得轻浮，显然洋洋得意。 一只手递过一支箭，有苏接过来。那只手牵住他的右手，将他从座位上拉起来，牵着他转圈。转过四圈，手公开了，隐入深远的黑暗中。自始至终，那人未发一言，仿佛黑暗中的鬼魅一般。 “副射，有苏公子！”韦素一的声音在身旁响起，“引弓——” 有苏深吸口气，将所有杂念抛开，搭箭，却不开弓，而是垂弓而立。偏着头，等待鼓点。 "Boom..." 声音绵绵地从某个方向传来，有苏凝神细听，忽然之间，心底大亮，已借助鼓声勾勒靶子周围十丈大致的建筑、人物分布，甚至能感觉到每个人的动作、脸上的表情，就如亲肯所见一般。他不知道自己蒙上眼睛，竟然心中如清明，不禁大吃一惊。 鼓声从前传到后，一百多步远。仿佛一支笔，将整个黎宫大院完全地勾勒出来。 有苏觉得前所未有的轻松，嘘了口气。 鼓声慢慢去，周围变得暗淡下来，便在此时，“咚……”第二声响起，鼓点发出的地方，仿佛太阳升起一般明亮，周围再一次随着鼓声的传播而明亮起来。 有苏毫不犹豫地挽弓，瞄准鼓的中心，“嘣”的一箭放出出去。 那箭如流星般射出，然后消失无影。 有苏茫然地偏着头。 周围没有动静。忽然之间，所有的声音都离他而去。 胸口处，慢慢有股灼热的感觉，这一次不再是漾珠烧起来的感觉，却像是某种热热的液体，从胸口流淌而出。他大惊之下，用手摸摸，胸前却是干的，什么也没有。 还是没有声音，仿佛到了世界尽头。 有苏忍不住用力扯下眼上蒙着的黑布，强烈的日光刺得他猛低头，再一次抬起头进，看见的是射人韦一素一惊骇不已的脸庞。 他茫然四顾。 围在两厢、廊下所有的人都站了起来。所有人都目瞪口呆地望着他，人人脸上都是掩饰不住的惊惶，却无人说话。what happened? 有苏屏住呼吸，摸着胸口，又摸摸自己的脸。 what happened?谁都不说话……没有人说话……到底怎么了？ 他猛地回身，去看父亲。父亲应该会—— Father?没有看见父亲……父亲本该从遮挡面目的帷幕后面探出头来，看自己射箭……父亲呢？父亲……父亲！ 他还没有来得及张口叫出，便看见了苏君的脸。 苏群慢慢从帷幕后面探出身来，带着微笑，望着他，继而缓缓地向左倾倒，软软地倒在了地上。 他的胸口，贯穿着一支兀自颤抖不已的黑色箭羽。 像有人有胸口猛地一拳，砸得有苏眼前一白，胸口剧烈撕痛，几乎一下子背过气去。他后退一步，脚下发软，不由得跪了下来。脑中嗡嗡作响，好半天的工夫，不知道发生了什么事，只看见随侍在父亲帷中的苏国大夫元演从帷幕中扑出，趴在父亲身旁，放声大哭；黎侯从座中起身，黎国大臣一拥而上，将他拥入殿中，殿门随即紧闭；韦素一、基邦等人，不知何时已站到了殿前阶上，自己身边空无一人……陆续有人许多重甲披挂的下士拥上阶梯，布列成排，好像在防备什么攻击…… 直到这时，他才骤然惊觉，自己不自禁的屏息，几乎到了快要昏倒的地步。他张开嘴，大口大口地喘息着，胸口撕裂般的疼痛更加剧烈。 父亲倒在那里，已经被无数重盾牌挡住，看不见了，他换扎着站起来…… 基邦一面由人给他穿上重甲，一面冷冷地望着他，直到他站起，才朗声道：“主君有命，苏君之子有苏，杀父弑君，罪当一死！先斩有苏者，赐地百户！” 阶上阶下、堂上堂下、东西两厢，无数人齐声答应：“遵命！”数百名身着重甲的下士一齐拔出剑，整齐地列着队，一步步紧逼过来。 有苏喊：“父亲！” "Father!" "Father!" 回答他的只有雷鸣般的脚步声。 长剑的锋芒，很快便已近在咫尺。有苏却还浑浑噩噩地站着，如在梦中。 突然，左面阵列中一片大乱，站在最前排的几名下士被猛地推倒，三名浑身是血的苏国大夫从人群中冲了出来。 黎人举剑乱砍，两名大夫回头，奋不顾身地扑上去，无数的剑穿透他们的身体，却也带倒了一大片黎人。 剩下的苏国大夫元盈腿上受伤，挣扎着扑到有苏身旁，紧紧抱住他的腿，有苏被他带得一歪，眼看要跌倒，元盈大叫一声，拼命将他扶住，这一下用力过度，腿上血如箭般射出老远，他却浑然不觉，抱着有苏大喊：“少主！少主！中计了！” “噗噗”几声，几柄剑刃从他胸前透出，元盈放开有苏的腿，双臂张开，用力向后倒，用身体压住黎人，他张嘴想喊，却只有血汩汩冒出。 在一片压倒一切的恐怖中，一个声音高喊道：“有苏！回去救你的兄长！”有苏浑身一抖，睁开眼，眼前白光闪动，无数的剑已经刺到身旁。 一股前所未有的热浪从胸口涌起，仿佛沸汤一般浇遍全身，有苏大喝一声，双臂挣开，脚下用力一蹬，身体已经旋转着跃起，他手中的长弓随着他横扫一圈，数不清的断剑、破甲甚或断手折臂随之一起飞起，紧围着他的几圈黎国人向后狂倒，场中顿时倒下一大片。 “父亲——” 韦素一闭上眼，浑身发抖，不敢去听那撕肝裂肺的咆哮声。基邦去从容地举上进心赤金簧弓，搭箭瞄准。 韦素一惊道：“场中还有自己人啊！”基邦手肘一甩，摔开他的手，怒道：“顾不了那么多了！” 韦素一转身向场中大喊：“快趴下！” 言未尽，耳旁一声爆响，赤金箭几乎贴着他的耳朵飞过，韦素一顿时失聪。 只见那一箭射出，穿透了三名黎国下士，有苏站在场中，双眼流泪，那箭透过黎国人而来，毫无预警，正中左肩，从肩窝下射入，去势不减，整支箭都穿过了他的身体，又射中另一名黎国下士。那下士顿时翻倒栽葱，围在有苏周围的人一齐趴倒，只留下他陆运一个人站在那里。 有苏退下半步，站住了。稍停片刻，鲜血才从他的作口中喷射而出。有苏却视若不见，僵直地回身，从下士尸身上拔出箭，搭在自己弓上。 韦素一还没反应过来，基邦已经将身旁两名生盾下士往自己胸前一揽，“噗”的一声，箭羽已透过两人。 这一箭来得太快，韦素一甚至还没看见有苏挽弓，这边两人已经毙命。只是有苏的弓并非劲弓，穿透二人后，只冒出箭头，没有射进基邦的重甲。 基邦将两个替死鬼往韦素一身上一推，可怜的迅雷不及掩耳素一什么也没搞清楚，便被重重地压在尸体底下。 周围一片混乱，无数人惊声狂叫，踩来踩去，韦素一几乎不免成为脚下冤魂，不知道过了多久，才被人横着扯出来。 他惊魂未定地坐在地上，四处张望。场地里遍地哀号，廊上廊下，到处横溅血污，苏国人全部尸横就地，黎国人的尸身也在两厢下摆了一地。 黎侯、城宰和将作少监就站在子时上，离他只有几步之遥。在他们的脚夫下，摆放着苏君已经冷了的身躯。 将作少监满头大汗，脸色涨红地站在策问身边。 韦素一偷眼望去，只见策问脸色极其难看，低声问基邦道：“你射他三箭，可都中？” 基邦摇摇头，道：“洒水翻涌，我……我没有看清楚。他跃入水中之前，已经将我行射的那一箭折断。不过，我射中他的那一箭，透身而过，身上创口至少三指宽，落到河中，岂有活命这理？” 策问不再说话，望着场中纷纷乱乱的人群，良久，才缓缓吐出口气。 黎侯面色十分复杂，似乎高兴中又有些许遗憾，道：“此子……唉！” “尚有一事，基邦要禀告主君大人。” 黎侯和策问同时转过头来望着他。 基邦脸色十分难看，道：“我国的赤金簧弓……确实只能射穿七扎。” 黎侯沉默地点点头，过了很久才道：“可惜！”