Groups took turns, and only a dozen people failed to hit the target in the night training project of flat shooting. Feng Yuanxian took up his pen and recorded it in the book, then handed it to Li Xiujing and stood in front of him with his head bowed.

Li Xiujing glanced at everyone and took the book. He picked up the red brush beside him and began to write on the book. After a quarter of an hour, he handed it back to Feng Yuanxian.

"Read it, so they can have an idea." After saying that, Li Xiujing turned and went into the tent.

As Feng Yuanxian walked forward, everyone's expectant eyes fell on him.

Feng Yuanxian coughed a few times and cleared his throat. When the names on the list came out of his mouth, several people in the crowd instantly fell in dismay. Since the general took office, he has been clear about rewards and punishments, impartial, and has never killed innocent people to gain credit. The only bad thing is that he is ruthless and impartial, which makes it difficult for those who are related to the army and court officials to find a place to reason.

Not long after the book was finished, someone in the crowd started to shout that they wanted to find Li Xiujing to argue with him. Why did they write down the words for him?

Feng Yuanxian looked at He Liang and smiled. "If anyone is dissatisfied, you can go find him. Even during the night training, you cannot slack off. The military regulations clearly state that, and you have all been in the army for several years. Everyone knows whether today's night training has met the general's requirements."

As soon as he finished speaking, a man walked out from the last row and stared at Feng Yuanxian with resentment on his face.

Seeing this man with a strong build, Feng Yuanxian frowned slightly. His expression was normal, "Su Chao, are you dissatisfied with the test results?"

"The general is naturally fair and selfless. But it is inevitable that he sometimes makes mistakes. I am not satisfied with the result." Su Chao said coldly.

Hearing this, Feng Yuanxian nodded and moved aside a few steps to make way.

Under everyone's gaze, Su Cho strode towards Li Xiujing's tent with his head held high.

The footsteps came closer and closer. Li Xiujing kept writing with his wolf-hair brush in his hand. He did not look up at the person who came, but let the other person stand in front of him and look at him. He wrote without stopping, and his writing was fluent. What he wrote was the military report to be submitted to Chang'an.

"General Li." Su Chao called out in a cold voice.

Li Xiujing put down his pen and looked up, "You came to see me because you don't want me to give you a hand?"

"Yes. Obviously, some people are not as good as me in archery distance, but you also judged them as medium. Why do I lose?" Su Chao put his hands on the table, "General, what do you mean?"

Seeing Su Cho's aggressive look, Li Xiujing raised his eyebrows and smiled, "What are the requirements for archery training in the army?"

"This..." Su Cho's eyes showed his thoughtfulness, and he stopped talking here.

"Draw the bow to its full extent, as if holding the moon in your arms. The tail of the arrow should be parallel to the bowstring, like a balance hanging on the bowstring. Your standing posture needs to be upright like a trunk, and your arms straight like branches. When the arrow is released, it should be directed downwards, with your elbows pressed down and your wrists raised. And seeing that your chest is bulging and your back is hunched, these are all problems with your archery." Li Xiujing said coldly.

"It's true that the Archery Manual teaches these things, but didn't I hit the target? The general has made a judgment on this, but I don't accept it." Su Chao snorted coldly, "Is the general targeting me because I am a relative of Lord Su?"

"Targeting you?" Li Xiujing said sarcastically, "Since you are not convinced, why don't you go out and compete with He Liang or Feng Yuanxian. If they lose, I will remember you as the superior this time."

Hearing this, Su Chao nodded, "Okay."

Su Cho came out before him. Seeing him come out, everyone looked solemn and suddenly fell silent. Li Xiujing's handsome face was illuminated by the firelight, and his phoenix eyes were sharp and intimidating. He glanced at everyone and pointed at Su Cho.

"Su Cho is dissatisfied with the verdict. Feng Yuanxian, He Liang, who of you will challenge him to a duel? The standard is a stone bow, six cents of arrows, and a range of 105 steps. The one who can hit the bull's eye with ten arrows will be considered the winner."

He Liang looked at Su Chuo and said, "General, I will do it."

The two men took up their positions one hundred and five steps away from the long battlement.

This time Su Chao was not lazy, he stood straight, his bow like a full moon. With Feng Yuanxian's order, the bowstring was loosened and the arrow flew out.

The first arrow hit the bull's eye, and the crowd cheered.

The second arrow hit the bull's eye at the same time. As the next few arrows hit the bull's eye at the same time, Su Chao couldn't help showing a bit of arrogance in his eyes.

Catching a hint of arrogance, Li Xiujing sneered.

When it came to the sixth arrow, Su Chao's arrow flew past the long stack. Seeing this, he was a little flustered and shot an arrow in a hurry. However, this arrow still flew past the long stack.

Of the last four arrows, none of them hit the long stack. The last two even landed on the ground a few steps away from the long stack.

A gong sounded, and Feng Yuanxian said, "General, the winner is He Liang."

"Su Cho, are you convinced?" Li Xiujing asked.

Knowing that his skills were inferior to others, and yet he made a fool of himself in front of others, Su Chuo took a deep breath and said, "I am convinced."

Su Chao, who took the lead in provoking the trouble, did not get the result he wanted, and the other dissatisfied people did not dare to say much. After all, the general was a person who could turn a blind eye to gold, silver and jewelry placed in front of him. How could he be interested in their salary?

He Liang and Feng Yuanxian followed him into the tent. Li Xiujing leaned against the table.

"Find a few reliable people to keep an eye on Su Chao. Although you beat him this time, I feel he still harbors resentment." Li Xiujing kicked off his boots and rested his feet on the rush mat. "How many people passed the test this time?"

"Total of the two times, 1,600 people."

Li Xiujing simply took off his footwear and went barefoot. He instructed Feng Yuanxian: "Look at the situation and reorganize them. They can be used as elite troops in the future. You two should train them well in the future. Those with outstanding talents can also be promoted. In case there is a war in the future, they can be of great use."

"Yes." They said in unison.

Li Xiujing sent his confidant to fetch water and untied the leather belt around his waist. Noticing that the two were looking at him, he frowned and said, "Why aren't you leaving yet?"

He Liang smiled, "General, you keep yourself so clean every day, are you worried that Pei Xianggong will come suddenly one day? Seeing you with a messy beard and smell of sweat, he won't pay attention to you?"

"Get lost." Li Xiujing yelled angrily, grabbed a boot beside him and threw it over, "Get away from me, I'm not you."

Seeing the boot thrown at them, He Liang pulled Feng Yuanxian and hurriedly ran out, but was still hit on the back. He turned his head and gave Li Xiujing a mischievous look, and before the other boot flew over, he lifted the curtain and jumped out.

Looking at the curtain, Li Xiujing took a deep breath, leaned against the table with a tired face, and pinched his brows.

After thinking for a while, Li Xiujing raised his eyes, picked up the pen, dipped it in ink, and began to write on the letter paper. He knew that she had always wanted to replace Su Jinghui, and now this seemed to be an opportunity.

Soon after the letter was finished, Li Xiujing held up the letter paper to blow the ink dry. A hint of satisfaction appeared on his face. This palindrome poem he had written was indeed very well written.

He stuffed the letter into the envelope and gave it to the soldier who had brought the hot water, asking him to deliver the letter and the official documents back to Chang'an the next morning.

One letter was addressed to Pei Jiaoran, and the other was sent to the Youshence camp.

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