Madam, protect me!

Song Mansion.

Inside the courtyard.

Li Nuo was lying on a rocking chair, with Mu'er and Ning'er massaging his legs on his left and right.

Today is September 20th. There are six subjects in the imperial examination, and he only lacks one subject. It can be said that everything is ready, only the east wind is missing.

It's not that Li Nuo didn't try hard for the archery subject, but he failed every time.

The biggest difference between the archery subject and other subjects is that the ritual and imperial subjects are often used even after the imperial examination is over and they are not too unfamiliar.

After the imperial examination, unless you enter the army, the archery subject is basically not used.

In the past few days, Li Nuo tried to let the Dali Temple arrest several officials who were proficient in the archery subject before with reasonable reasons, but none of them could light up the code.

After becoming an official, their archery skills have long regressed.

And because of the frequent actions of the Dali Temple, officials from major government offices in Chang'an have also increased their vigilance.

They started to go to get off work on time, never being late or leaving early, and even deliberately coming early and leaving late. They strictly controlled the speed of the car when going out, and rarely went to brothels. The Dali Temple could not do anything to them...

Li Nuo was also stumped.

Most of the people who are proficient in archery are in the army, which is a place where the Dali Temple cannot reach.

So he could only practice honestly by himself.

With the help of his wife, he dare not say that he has made rapid progress, but his archery skills have indeed improved every day.

What made him speechless the most was that in the imperial examination, he could accurately hit the target on a high-speed moving carriage, but when he got off the carriage, his archery skills returned to his original level.

Standing for a long time to shoot arrows, Li Nuo not only tired his arms, but also his legs.

After resting for a while, Li Nuo stood up and picked up the bow and arrow again.

The requirements for the archery venue are not so strict, and there is no need to go to a special horse farm to practice.

Among the six arts, there are nine numbers in mathematics, six in music, five in imperial carriages, five in etiquette, and five in archery.

The five shooting methods are Bai Shi, Can Lian, Yan Zhu, Xiang Chi, and Jing Yi, each representing a different shooting technique.

Li Nuo is currently practicing the simplest Bai Shi.

Bai Shi, as the name suggests, requires the arrow to penetrate the target and the arrowhead to turn white, indicating that the arrow is shot accurately and powerfully.

During the imperial examination, candidates must stand ten feet away from the target and shoot an arrow through the target.

The center area of ​​the target will be painted white with lime. If you want to achieve Bai Shi, you must shoot through the target near the center, which tests the strength and accuracy of the archery.

In terms of strength, Li Nuo can penetrate the target, as long as he draws the bow to the full.

But in terms of accuracy, he is still a little short, he can only hit the target, as for whether he can hit the white center area, it depends entirely on luck.

After Li Nuo practiced for a while, he heard several footsteps behind him.

The sudden sound disrupted his rhythm, and the arrow missed the target and hit the wall behind him.

Li Nuo turned his head and saw Fenghuang coming.

There were two people around her, one was Yuanyang whom Song Yu loved, and the other was also a girl from Yuyin Pavilion. Li Nuo had some impression of her, but he couldn't remember her name.

Li Nuo put down his bow and asked, "Miss Fenghuang, is there anything?"

Fenghuang smiled slightly and said, "It's nothing important. Yuanyang came to see Mr. Song. We have nothing to do, so we came to visit you."

From the current situation, Song Yu seems to be getting a beautiful woman, but I don't know if his father will agree.

Although the music house is not as naked as the brothel, it is also a place of fireworks and dust. The second uncle is a member of the Ministry of Rites, and he may not agree to let him take such a woman home.

Li Nuo pointed to a courtyard and said, "Song Yu should be sleeping, Miss Yuanyang, go find him yourself."

Unlike Li Nuo who has a healthy schedule, Song Yu reverses day and night, and usually catches up on sleep at this time.

Miss Yuanyang went to find Song Yu. Fenghuang looked at the bow in Li Nuo's hand, then looked at the target not far away, and asked, "Young master, are you practicing archery?"

Li Nuo took out an arrow, drew the bow again, and said, "Yes."

He was still aiming, and the woman next to Fenghuang suddenly came forward, pushed his arm to the right, and then raised it a few points, and then said, "Shoot."

Li Nuo let go of his hand.

Swish!

The feather arrow broke through the air and pierced the center of the target.

Li Nuo ran over quickly and picked up the arrow. The arrow head was white, and it was a perfect white arrow.

He ran back quickly and looked at another petite woman, and said in surprise, "Young lady, do you know archery?"

She didn't do it herself, but just adjusted Li Nuo's movements, and she could shoot such a perfect arrow. Even my wife didn't have this ability.

The woman didn't speak. Fenghuang smiled and said, "She is the Nightingale I mentioned to you once. Even many men can't match Nightingale's archery skills..."

Li Nuo looked at the Nightingale girl and asked, "Can you shoot in a linked way?"

Nightingale didn't speak. She took the bow from him and took out four arrows from the quiver. She drew the bow and shot the first arrow, and then shot three arrows in a very short time.

She shot one arrow in front and three arrows in a row. The arrows were connected to each other, like beads connected to each other. This is called "linking".

Li Nuo walked over and saw only one arrow hole on the target.

He just changed this target, and he also shot this arrow hole.

Li Nuo saw clearly that none of the four arrows missed the target, which means that the four arrows she shot just now all passed through the arrow holes that Li Nuo had just shot.

What a precise archery skill!

Li Nuo looked at her and asked tentatively: "Yanzhu?"

When the arrow is shot quickly, the aiming time is short, and the arrow hits the target as soon as it is lifted, it is called a sharp injection.

Yanzhu is an advanced archery skill and the most difficult of the five. It requires shooting ten arrows in a row without aiming, without missing the target.

Not missing the target is very simple, and anyone with a little proficiency in archery can do it.

But it is very difficult not to miss the target without aiming. The test is no longer accuracy, but intuition.

Nightingale carried the quiver behind her back, took out an arrow, opened her bow and shot. As soon as one arrow was shot, she had already taken out the second arrow.

Li Nuo only saw that she kept taking arrows and shooting them. Soon, the target was filled with arrows.

All eight arrows are within the white area in the center of the target.

There were two more arrows that passed directly through the arrow holes and did not land on the target.

Before Li Nuo could speak, she turned around slowly, took a step forward, then turned around and shot an arrow, which passed through the bullseye.

This is one of the five shots, the Xiang Chi. It originally refers to the minister and the king shooting, the minister and the king stand side by side, and the king steps back one foot to show the difference between superiority and inferiority. In the imperial examination, it means turning around and shooting with your back.

Then, Nightingale shot four arrows in a row again. The four arrows formed a tic-tac-shape and accurately hit the four white dots on the edge of the target.

Shooting four arrows in a row, landing in the four designated directions of the target, in an orderly manner, in a tic-shaped shape, is called a well ritual.

A smile appeared on Phoenix's face and he asked: "How is it? I didn't lie to you. How is Nightingale's archery skills?"

Li Nuo was stunned.

With this archery skill, if you take part in the imperial examination, even if you can't get the top prize in archery, you can definitely get in the top three.

When Phoenix praised himself, it was obvious that he was exaggerating.

But when she praises others, she is really not exaggerating at all.

Nightingale's archery is indeed superb.

If he had this level of archery skills, wouldn't taking the imperial archery examination be like searching for something?

With some thought in his mind, Li Nuo took the initiative to take the bow from Nightingale, pointed to the stone table beside him, and said, "Miss Nightingale, you must be tired. Sit here and rest for a while. I'll get you a cup of tea." …”

He walked back to the room, and after a while, he came out with a cup of tea and handed it to Nightingale's hand.

Seeing Fenghuang staring at him, Li Nuo pointed to the room and said, "There are still teacups in the house. If Miss Fenghuang is thirsty, she can pour it herself. I won't bother you..."

Phoenix is ​​not thirsty and has no desire to drink water.

She looked at Li Nuo, who suddenly became attentive, and an idea came to her mind.

Could it be that he likes nightingales?

If not, why would he not even take a look at her every time she dressed up and down, but instead be so enthusiastic about Nightingale?

After thinking about it carefully, she felt that this might be a big deal.

Nightingale and his wife did have some similarities. They were both cold and uncommunicative, and never had a smile on their faces.

Of course there is one more thing.

None of them have a figure as proud as his own.

Are there really men who like small ones?

In fact, Li Nuo is not a beauty or figure person.

Otherwise, most people would have lost control of Miss Phoenix every time she dangled in front of him.

He just appreciates people with special skills.

He was thinking about how he could legally arrest this Nightingale girl.

After acquiring her archery skills, Li Nuo had almost completed the six skills in the imperial examination, and he no longer had to worry about it in the future.

Nightingale glanced at Li Nuo and said, "Master, if you are interested in archery, come to Yuyin Pavilion more often and I can teach you."

They were thinking of teaching him archery, and he was thinking of how to send others in. Li Nuo felt a little guilty and said, "Miss Nightingale, are you hungry? I'll bring you some cakes to eat..."

Fenghuang couldn't stand it anymore, so he turned around and walked into the room, poured a cup of tea and drank it in one gulp, finally suppressing the anger in his heart.

When Li Nuo was refilling Nightingale's tea, he saw Phoenix standing under a painting hanging on the wall of the room.

It was the color painting he painted for his wife.

Phoenix looked back at Li Nuo and asked, "Who painted this painting?"

Li Nuo asked: "What's wrong?"

Fenghuang looked at the painting and said, "The painting is not bad. Although the painter is still a bit immature, the use of colors can be regarded as advanced."

Although her words were praising the painting, Li Nuo could hear that there was still a bit of arrogance in her tone.

This is not surprising. She is so good at arranging flowers, and her painting skills are definitely not that bad.

Li Nuo asked: "How does this person's painting skills compare to that of Phoenix Girl?"

Phoenix raised his chest slightly, raised his chin, and said, "He's still a little behind."

Li Nuo had a smile on his face and couldn't help but said: "Okay, okay, okay..."

Catching one is also arresting, and catching two is also arresting. Although Han Zhuo's painting skills are enough to cope with the imperial examination, he doesn't mind adding another layer of insurance.

What's more, Phoenix can also arrange flowers, and after learning how to do so, he can show them to his wife.

Phoenix looked at Li Nuo and said in surprise: "What's good?"

Li Nuo waved his hand and said, "It's nothing. Miss Phoenix not only knows music, but also knows how to paint and arrange flowers. She is such a talented girl..."

It was rare for him to praise himself, so Fenghuang said modestly: "Piano, chess, calligraphy, painting, nvren dance, these are the basic skills of women, they are nothing..."

Song Jiaren walked in from outside, glanced at Fenghuang, and asked Li Nuo, "Are there any guests?"

This chapter has fewer words, and there will be another update at twelve o'clock.