Chapter 99: The Royal Front vs Arrow(1/2)
The palace is brightly lit and music is surrounding the beams.
The singers in the Jiaofangsi were graceful, and their slim waists were looming in the gauze dance, making everyone feel bloody.
All civil and military officials, royal relatives and nobles were very lively and talked and joked.
Then at this time, Wei Ran ran out and said that I was not convinced, and I wanted to compete with the martial arts top scholar again.
The first thought of the old fried dough sticks is that this guy doesn’t know how to be a human being.
The top scholar of martial arts is the emperor's choice. If you run away at this time, you are not convinced. Wouldn't that mean the emperor's choice is wrong?
The emperor's expression remained unchanged and asked calmly, "What are you dissatisfied with?"
Wei Ran kowtowed and bowed, "I have been practicing archery since I was a child, and I believe that I have outstanding shooting skills. Today, when comparing arrows on the field, I did not use all my strength because I was not familiar with archery. I beg Your Majesty to allow you to compete with the top martial arts scholar again."
The emperor looked at Wang Xiao, "What do you think?"
Wang Xiao put down the wine glass in his hand, stood up and bowed, "I don't have any opinion, Your Majesty will do whatever you say."
The emperor smiled, "Since that's the case, then you can compete here."
Wang Xiao stepped forward and said, "Your Majesty. Since Wei Ran said that his archery skills are good, then shooting the target will be boring."
"How do you want to compare?"
"I don't remember reading any book. In the former Tang Dynasty, there were archers on the grassland competing with the Tang Dynasty's archers in Chang'an City. What they shot was not the target, but the candle fire heads they shot."
"I remember the incense head was ejaculated, right?" Someone immediately spoke from the bottom. It seemed that there were quite a few people who knew this story.
"It's okay." The emperor also became interested. "Since that's the case, you will try shooting candle fire."
The dancers of the Jiaofangsi retreated one after another, and many internal supervisors quickly placed long tables in the square in front of the hall and lit candles on them one by one.
"Since you said you were not used to using bow and horses during the competition, then use yours this time."
A palace guard went to Wei Ran's residence to bring all his bows, arrows and horses over, and he did everything quickly under the imperial power.
The emperor asked Wang Xiao, "Do you want to change?"
Wang Xiao waved his hand confidently, "I can use anything."
The emperor was very satisfied with this and specifically asked the supervisor to prepare a good horse and a good bow for him.
Although the Great Zhou Dynasty was also prosperous in literary style, when he saw the gossip that imitated the ancients' imperial edicts and watched the lively gossip, he immediately threw away the hot singers of the Jiaofangsi, and surrounded them like melon-eating crowds to watch the lively.
"Mr. Zheng, aren't you saying that martial artists are vulgar and disdainful to join them all day long? What are you squeezing here?"
"Fuck! When did I say this? Do you dare to frame me in front of many colleagues? I'm fighting with you!"
Before the arrows started, the onlookers started to make trouble first.
When everyone separated them, Lord Zheng, who had been punched several times on his face, was still chatting endlessly, "Shooting is one of the six arts of a gentleman, and I am observing arrows to follow the ancient style."
Someone next to me muttered, "Let's watch the fun, just watch the fun, you have to tell the ancients out of everything. One day, the ancients really jumped out of the coffin board, which scared you to death!"
The case was set up by a man who was the first of the royal family and nobles, wearing a python robe and slender eyebrows. This was the emperor's brother, the trusted King Zhongshun.
Looking at Wang Xiao standing under the Dan Step to test his bow power, King Zhongshun was puzzled.
In the past, wasn’t this guy just a waste who likes to hook up with other people’s wives? Why did this guy come back from Yangzhou like a different person?
King Zhongshun knew how to figure out the emperor's mind, and that was why he became the emperor's confidant.
Although the emperor had no expression on his face, King Zhongshun knew that the emperor was very satisfied with Wang Xiao.
"His Majesty."
King Zhongshun leaned over and said, "Why didn't the Jia family come for such a big thing today?"
The emperor turned to look at him, knowing that it was King Zhongshun who was giving eye drops to the Jia family.
The imperially appointed martial arts top scholar also held such a grand celebration party. None of the people from the Jia family came. To be too big, this is to give the emperor face.
The people from the Jia family really don’t understand these connotations. They are just simply rejecting Wang Xiao.
Jia Mu and the others were still preparing to find a way to come to the palace to complain, so as to deprive Wang Xiao of his title and hand it over to Dabao Face.
As for the various meanings of the connotation, they really don’t understand what is not giving the emperor’s face, what is being looked down upon, what is yin and yang decline, and what is not planted by the Jia family men.
The Jia family girls are all good at palace fighting, and they are all first-class experts in the backyard tearing. But they know nothing about the matter in the court.
Among the Jia family men, Jia Zheng and Jia Zhen can stand out at this time.
One is a fool who is stupid in his studies. He doesn't like his children at home playing with swords and guns, and the old lady is so stupid that she doesn't come over when she speaks.
The other one is purely awesome and low-key. He wants to do big things all day long, but he does not have the corresponding wisdom. How can he understand the tricks here?
It is precisely because of the internal disagreement of the Jia family that the emperor trusted Wang Xiao with confidence.
The emperor picked up the wine glass and said, "Is the matter you asked you to investigate?"
King Zhongshun's face turned upright and lowered his voice, "Reply to Your Majesty, then Jia Zhen is indeed a problem!"
Everything is ready in the square in front of the hall.
Wang Xiao turned over the horse and controlled the horse purely by relying on the power of his legs. He stretched out a hand to Wei Ran, who looked dissatisfied with his face and signaled you to ask for it first.
Wei Ran, who was full of anger, immediately rode his horse and raised his bow and ran around the square without saying a word.
‘Crazy ~’
A group of Dragon Guards in Iron Armor ran over quickly and built a shield wall in front of the emperor with their iron shields.
The commander of the Dragon Police Guard wished he could tear Wei Ran alive and fired a bow and arrow in front of the emperor. The one who was most worried was them.
Wei Ran held his breath and concentrated, and shot an arrow.
The candles on the desk on the right instantly went out a long list, and everyone around immediately shouted loudly.
Wei Ran, who had turned around and returned to run, shot another arrow. The remaining fire heads of forty candles on the table were immediately extinguished.
"good!"
King Zhongshun, who looked through the gap in the shield, immediately shouted loudly, "It's amazing!"
King Zhongshun had a bad relationship with the Jia family. When he was young, he was taught a lesson by Jia Daishan and the others.
When they supported the emperor's throne, the Jia family was a member of the princelings, and King Zhongshun's mortal enemy, King Beijing, had a good relationship with the Jia family.
Under various reasons, King Zhongshun did not want to see Wang Xiao show off and be valued by the emperor.
Wei Ran breathed a sigh of relief. Today he performed well.
After cheering, everyone's eyes fell on Wang Xiao.
People who are being followed by so many people, pointing fingers and have poor psychological qualities will affect their performance.
Wang Xiao on the horse's back pulled out an eagle feather arrow from the quiver and threw it away casually.
There was an uproar all around me, how confident I was.
He rode his horse around the square for half a circle, then raised his speed and Wang Xiao took the bow and arrow, and shot out the arrow without any hesitation.
With a "swoosh~", the forty candles on the desk on the left extinguished the fire!
It was quiet all around.
Before, Wei Ran wiped out forty candles with two arrows, and everyone cheered for it. But Wang Xiao did it with one arrow, but there was no sound. Because it was beyond everyone's imagination.
This archery technique is definitely a magical skill.
"good!"
The emperor walked out from behind the shield formation and shouted ok.
It was like coming alive, and everyone around him also shouted loudly.
‘Give wine!’
The border troubles of the Great Zhou Dynasty became more and more serious.
The Tartars in the north knocked on the edge, the chieftains in the south rebelled. The bandits in the west gradually emerged, and the red barbarians in the east came by boat.
However, the Great Zhou Dynasty still had a growing literary style, and she was drunk and dreaming of herself.
The emperor, who was worried about the country, was determined to revive martial arts, and Wang Xiao's wonderful performance made him very satisfied. It was very consistent with his plan to revive martial arts.
The music started again, and the girls of the Jiaofang Sisong in gauze skirts came one after another and danced gracefully.
Everyone rushed to Wang Xiao, toasting him one after another and talking to him.
In addition to being shocked by Wang Xiao's superb strength, these old foxes all saw the emperor's intentions.
Wang Xiao’s appearance made the emperor look like a big use of the rhythm. If you don’t go up and gain a good reputation at this time, when will you have to wait?
Things in the court are similar to those in the entertainment industry.
When it is popular, everyone is sought after, and when it is black, everyone comes to step on it a few times.
In the midst of the hustle and bustle, Wei Ran stood in a dark corner, silently watching Wang Xiao, who was sought after by countless people and was highly anticipated by the candlelight.
He has been hiring famous teachers and professors since he was a child, and has been practicing hard for more than ten years regardless of winter, summer, cold and heat. Wei Ran is very confident in himself. In his opinion, this time he came to participate in the martial arts ceremony was his first step to succeed.
But I never expected that I was suppressed by the children of that aristocratic family from beginning to end!
To be continued...