Spring and Autumn I Am King

Thanks to the book friends Shu Chunqiu Ji, Xiao Y Jun for the reward!

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At this time, in the Pangong shooting range, the large shooting instrument is also coming to an end.

After the monarch's test firing, it was the turn of the eight ministers' children.

The archery ceremony is divided into "three shots". The first one is to practice archery. Regardless of whether the shot is successful or not, the score will not be counted.

The eight shooters of the four couples went to the hall to shoot separately. According to Si She Ji Qin's request, they stood at the shooting position, fixed their eyes on the bull's-eye, and waited for Si She's order.

Si She ordered in the hall, "No shooting, no hunting!"

It means, you are not allowed to shoot the target! Don't scare the target!

Zhao Wu Xie suddenly remembered the joke of "the drummer in three years of learning arrows" in his previous life, and in line with the scene when the monarch just shot the first arrow, he almost couldn't help laughing.

When learning archery, he found that Zhang Mengtan was right. Fan He's archery skills were no better than that of the monarch, so Zhao Wuxi could use an ordinary Tuomu horn bow to completely abuse him. .

The second shot focuses on the competition, and winners and losers are determined according to the results of the archery.

Si She announced, "I will never let it go!" Anyone who fails to shoot through the target will not be counted!

According to the rules, a couple with a higher status shoots upwards, salutes Si She, shoots first, shoots an arrow, then draws an arrow from his waist and puts it on the string, and then shoots from the bottom. And so on alternately, until each of the four arrows have been shot.

The target reporter raised his voice to report the result to the hall. If he hit the target, Yousi, who was in charge of calculating the result, took out a counting chip and threw it on the ground. The top shot is thrown on the right, the bottom shot is thrown on the left, and so on until all four couples are shot.

The only difference between "Three Shots" and Second Shots is to listen to the rhythm of the music.

The Jingong Band, which has 16 musicians, played a solemn and elegant ancient music. It was the song "Zu Yu" in "Book of Songs: Zhaonan", and the rhythm was evenly played.

Zhao Wuxi heard that in the Xiqi Palace, there was the "Drum of Secret Beards", which was used by King Wen of Zhou to destroy the ancient kingdom. But it seems that the size is large and difficult to carry. Otherwise, Jinhouwu, who loves face, might also bring it out to show off.

The archer shoots arrows in accordance with the rhythm of the music, according to the rule of "no drumming and no letting go". The shooting ritual advocates "shooting to seek the righteousness of others, oneself is righteous and then fired, if the firing fails to hit, instead seeks to seek for oneself". That is to say, the archer should correct his posture before shooting the arrow. If he misses the shot, he should not complain about those who are better than him, but should reflect on himself.

This is not only a contest of force, but also a contest of moral etiquette and culture, emphasizing humility, courtesy, solemnity, and benevolence.

After the three rounds of shooting, it is time to punish and offer alcohol.

Si She ordered the four couples to say: "The winner takes off his left sleeve, puts on his wrench, puts on his arm guard, and holds a bow with a taut string in his hand (indicating that he can shoot). The loser puts on his left sleeve, takes off his wrench and Armguards, loosen the bowstring."

The winner toasts the loser, the loser finishes drinking, and then bows to the winner. The two sides show respect for each other.

The four coupled shooters went to court one after another, and the coupling where Zhao Wuxi was located was naturally Fan He's complete defeat. He could only have a dark face, resisting his anger, took the wine lord that Zhao Wuxi handed over, drank it all, and reluctantly bowed to Zhao Wuxi.

The winners of the other three couples are Fan Jia, Lu Xing, and Zhong Xing Hei Huo.

Lu Xing won, needless to say. The Han family has always been civil and military, and the Zhongxing family, like the Wei family, is known for being knowledgeable and martial, and it is not surprising that Han Buxin lost. But Zhao Wuxi had also seen Wei Ju's archery, and it wasn't bad. He was actually defeated by Fan Jia, which was a bit surprising.

The guest Han Buxin announced the winner, and the monarch personally offered wine to the four winners, and selected them as palace armour, or as a deacon, as a reward.

Lu Xingcheng said with trepidation that he was just a fluke, and that the great sect Wei Ju had not yet entered the Xiqi Palace, and he did not dare to accept the position of Palace Armor.

The Marquis of Jin praised his "filial piety", and finally selected Wei Ju as the palace armor, while Lu Xing could join the lower army as a military officer to "shoot more".

When passing by Zhao Wuxi, the Marquis of Jin remembered Zhao Wuxi's actions to save his face and save his face, so he was very friendly to him, smiled and nodded slightly, and chose him as his aide.

Compared with the black-clothed palace armors who have to wait in the palace every month, the aides have a higher degree of freedom, and only need to enter when the ceremony is held. Zhao Wuxi was quite satisfied with the result, and naturally followed the rules and accepted it only after humility.

Afterwards, the host Jinhou and the guest Han Buxin also offered wine to each other, and began the travel reward and sending-off ceremony as the end of the Great Shepherd Instrument.

Travel remuneration, that is, reward, is required to start with people with high status and go down in order to remunerate wine. Before the toasting, we need to bow to each other, and the music officials play music in a loop to add to the fun. Although Han's grandson was not selected, Han Buxin still graciously congratulated Zhao Wuxi.

And Zhisong was not too disappointed because his grandson Zhixiao lost the election. Although it has been a tradition since their first family head, Zhixiao, to befriend the monarch, there are many other ways to play besides being a palace armor and an aide.

He has been keeping the limelight to Han Buxin in a low-key manner, sitting on the seat smilingly welcoming everyone who came to offer wine. Zhisong's face changed a little in vain until there was a clan official of the Zhi clan who was dressed in red, and whispered a few words in his ear.

The Marquis of Jin and Zhisong were very familiar with him, and when he noticed his mood change, he asked with concern, "Zhongjunzi, what happened?"

Everyone's eyes were focused on Zhisong, he could only sigh, stood up and bowed his hands to the king, and said with a wry smile: "It's not a big deal, it's just that the second-grandson of the minister has made trouble again..."

When the true story of the matter was spread in the Pan Palace ~www.wuxiahere.com~ Zhao Wuxi was lost for a while.

Zhiyao didn't come back to participate in the big shot, not because of his stage fright, nor because of the so-called "unable to return in time", but because he was planning a big event in Zhiyi.

At the end of the Spring and Autumn Period, the Baidi tribe in the northeastern part of the Jin State, with the Xianyu State (Zhongshan State) as the center, formed a force with considerable territory and combat power. Under the circumstance that the princes of the Central Plains are not easy to fool, and the clan of Zhuqing is difficult to give up an inch of land, launching a war against Xianyu and its satellites Guogu, Fei, Qiuyou, etc. has become the most convenient way for the officials to expand their own strength.

In this respect, the Zhongxing clan undoubtedly has a favorable geographical position. Their ancestors, Zhongxing Linfu and Zhongxing Wu, were all famous feudal lords for exterminating Rong and Di and expanding their territories, and they also divided the newly conquered Gu, Fei, Dongyang and other places by the way. into their own governance. The Zhi clan were not bad either. Their territory spanned Taihang and was close to some small towns where Rong and Di lived together.

Zhiyao, who was only fourteen years old, seemed to have this kind of vision too. He was ordered by Zhisong to go to a county of Zhishi in the north to visit an uncle of Zhizong. After arriving at the place, on a whim, he temporarily commanded the county soldiers and launched an assault on a Diyi checkpoint!

It is said that it was a fortress border town built on dangerous ground, where the Rong and Di fought fiercely, and the Zhi clan and the master of the Zhong Xing family in the past dynasties tried many times but could not break it. Now it was obtained by Zhiyao with a conspiracy. He made people dress up as Zheng Wei as a merchant, mixed into the city and traded with Rong Di, and then suddenly attacked and seized the city gate.

"The gentleman of the Zhi clan devised a strategy in the army. With less than a brigade of soldiers, he broke a large town, captured a thousand households, and killed more than 300 people!"

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