Royal road

In fact, Liu Xuan had already arrived at the Jinshui River, and had been ordering people to spy on the situation here.When he learned that Liang Feng appeared in white clothes, he guessed that this son had a lot of plans.This body is more unconventional than that at the ceremony, and it is peerless, coupled with his appearance, I am afraid that it will immediately spread the reputation.

Fortunately, he prepared in advance.Sun Zhi, the magistrate of Xinxing County, is ambitious and talented, jealous of the virtuous and capable, but he is also from a high school in Taiyuan. Liu Xuan had already said a lot of gossip about Liang Zixi in front of him.Seeing Liang Feng's demeanor now, Sun Zhi might be even more angry and provocative.With other people making things difficult, even if Liang Feng could get away, he would inevitably lose his tongue.

Unexpectedly, after just one meal, Sun Zhi was driven out of the general's camp.Liu Xuan immediately realized that he might have underestimated Liang Feng.Not proficient in Confucian and Mencius studies does not mean that he is not intelligent enough. Just relying on the Qushui Liucup and the answers at the banquet is enough to make Liang Feng famous.If this goes on like this, not only will the goal not be achieved, but it will even make Liang Zixi famous. How can he pretend to ignore it?

So, Liu Xuan brought people to Sima Teng's tent in person.No one knows better than Liu Xuan that Sima Teng is afraid of the five tribes of the Huns.As an ethnicity of the son of heaven, Sima Teng regarded himself as a noble man, and regarded the Hus of Bingzhou as slaves.However, the Jie people and the Qiang people can trade cattle and horses, but the Huns cannot.The five tribes of the Xiongnu lived in Bingzhou for generations, and they had a close relationship with many high-ranking families in Taiyuan. In addition, the country was in chaos for ten years.Under such circumstances, Sima Teng couldn't drive the five departments at all, so how could he not let him have a grudge.

Facing these Wangzhang disciples who could not be called around and occupied a large area of ​​land in Bingzhou, Sima Teng never showed color, let alone a corporal.Shangsi came to visit during the banquet and pointed out his archery skills, which would only make him more unhappy.

Exactly what he wanted!

Seeing that the soft bow turned into a hard one, Liu Xuan smiled and said, "Although the bow is good, but the target is clumsy, it may be hard to tell the winner. Why don't you follow the example of Chu's Yang Youji and change it to shoot willows?"

According to legend, Yang Youji, a sharpshooter of the state of Chu, competed with Pan Hu, a warrior, in an archery competition. The target was set fifty paces away, and Pan Hu's three arrows all hit hearts.Yang Youji said that the target fifty paces away was too simple, and instead marked the target with red on the willow leaves a hundred paces away.As a result, Yang Youji shot through Yang with a hundred steps, and everyone said he was good at shooting.

Everyone knows about Sheliu Yidian, but when Liu Xuan said it, it made Sima Teng even more angry.The target was set by him, isn't it an insinuation that he is Pan Hu?

"Then let's shoot willows according to what the captain said." Sima Teng said coldly.

With the order, the servants immediately acted.Finally, a three-foot-high willow tree was selected, and six leaves on the tree were painted red.A hundred paces away, his eyes were almost blurred, and he might not even be able to see clearly where Liu Ye was.

This time Liu Xuan nodded in satisfaction: "Mr. Dongying, please."

Sima Teng was also not polite to him, and ordered the captain Nie Xuan had found to come forward and shoot willows.The captain was obviously a good player, he walked to the tree calmly, bowed his bow and set his arrows, only to hear three sharp swishing sounds, and three red leaves fell to the ground.

"Good!" Sima Teng was overjoyed and praised loudly.

Liu Xuan chuckled: "Mr. Dongying's subordinates are really talented. Ah Wei, you have to be careful."

A tall and thin man behind him nodded slightly, walked to the tree, and stretched his bow casually.Three arrows sounded, and the three leaves fell together.

"Concession." Liu Xuan said modestly.

Sima Teng didn't look very good-looking.The opponent's three arrows were not shot at the same time, but the three leaves landed at the same time. Obviously, the last shot came first, and the archery skills were extremely high.This time, it was clear that he had lost the wind.If you continue to shoot willows, you may lose if you are not careful.

As if aware of Sima Teng's hesitation, Liu Xuan said again: "It seems that the willow leaves are still hard to tell, why not shoot willow branches instead. Peel off a piece of bark on the branches, how about the winner?"

The target of the branch is even smaller.However, at this time Sima Teng was already on the verge of riding a tiger, so he had to say: "Is there another way to shoot willows? It's also new. Let's compare and see."

The servants quickly peeled off a section of willow branch, but it was still Sima Teng who came first.But this time the captain who is good at archery is not as calm as before.After standing still and watching for a while, he raised his bow and shot.The first arrow flew out, brushing against the branches, and dropped willow leaves all over the ground.The second arrow broke another willow branch.The lieutenant's head was already sweating, and he took aim at the third arrow for a long time before letting go of the bowstring.With a snap, the wicker that was the target fell, but it was half an inch short of the stripped white spot.

Seeing the picked willow branches, Sima Teng's face turned dark, but this person is already the best shooter under his tent, and there is no one else who can replace him.

Liu Xuan didn't care about Sima Teng's face, and said with a smile: "Ah Wei, it seems that this time is even more difficult."

The Hun man walked up to the willow tree without saying a word, and shot an arrow, and the willow branch snapped right in the middle of the stripped white spot.This time, the victory or defeat is immediately apparent.

Unexpectedly, this bastard dared to be so arrogant, Sima Teng could hardly suppress the anger in his heart.However, the other party is old and it is the Shangsi Festival. If he gets angry, wouldn't it appear that he is narrow-minded and unable to tolerate others?After enduring and enduring, he finally pulled out a stiff smile: "There are really many under the Captain who are really good at shooting."

"Haha!" Liu Xuan laughed loudly, "A certain victory is not martial arts. I heard that Liang Lang's mansion is good at shooting Jie slaves. Why don't you try this third round?"

Now there are three rounds, one draw and one loss. Seeing that there is no way to win, Sima Teng couldn't help but turn his head to look at Liang Feng after hearing Liu Xuan's words: "Zixi, is there really a good shooter slave in your house?"

Unexpectedly being pushed to the front of the stage suddenly, Liang Feng raised his eyebrows and said calmly: "There is indeed one person who is good at archery."

"Oh, it's so good! Quickly recruit!" Sima Teng couldn't help being overjoyed.Liu Xuan's competition this time can push him to a dead end. Anyway, the school lieutenant has no chance of winning, so it's better to choose a Jie slave to compete.If you win, you can save your own face, but if you lose, it is just a contest between Jie and Hu, which is harmless.Isn't it a way to get the best of both worlds?

Glancing at the leisurely white-bearded old man beside him, Liang Feng cupped his hands and ordered the servants to go down to call for someone.Wang Wen was a little worried, and whispered in a low voice: "Lieutenant Liu's soldiers have excellent shooting skills. If the people in your house are also defeated, Duke Dongying may be angry..."

Of course, Liang Feng could also think of this.Liu Xuan's move was obviously aimed at himself.But Sima Teng couldn't hold back anymore, if he flatly refused, he might be jealous.Liang Feng was not worried about the bow and arrow competition, but what Liu Xuan wanted to do made him very curious.Instead of dodging now, it is better to see the trick.

"It's just a matter of skill, so it shouldn't matter." Liang Feng replied with a slight smile.

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"What? Your lord ordered me to go in and compare arrows with others?" Hearing what the servant said, Yi Yan raised his brows high.

"This is the order of Duke Dongying himself." The servant quickly corrected him.

Yi Yanli ignored him.This time he came to Jinyang, which made him more anxious than last time.Because it was a spring outing, a servant like him couldn't enter the tent at all, so he could only guard by Wang Wen's carriage.Will the lord get tired, will he be made things difficult by Sima Teng, will he encounter other things that he can't cope with?Such thoughts over and over again made him restless for a moment.Now someone came suddenly, saying that the lord ordered him to compete with others in archery, how could Yi Yan not be surprised.

However, after being surprised, he immediately said: "Lead the way!"

Startled by the ferocious look of the Jiehu, the servant didn't dare to neglect, and hurriedly led Yiyan to the tent.

When Yiyan strode into the camp, many people were surprised.Sima Teng pointed at him and asked, "Is this Jie Nu?"

No wonder everyone was surprised.This Capricorn's face is as sharp as a knife, his eye sockets are extremely deep, and he even has a pair of blue eyes. It looks so strange and shocking.Standing next to the graceful Liang Feng, it seemed even more beautiful and uglier.

Liang Feng replied calmly: "This son's name is Yiyan, and it's a part of my house."

"It's still Zixi who has a broad mind." Sima Teng sighed, "But this son seems to be considered brave, so let's order him to shoot."

Standing in the tent, Yi Yan clenched his fist slightly.Of course, he could feel the eyes of these noble people present, whether it was contempt, curiosity, fear or loathing, all kinds of things, but no one saw him as a real person.After following the lord for so long, he almost forgot how these people treat Jie people.

"Yiyan."

There was a whisper in his ear, and Yiyan turned his head, only to see the master dressed in white smiling and watching him: "This competition is shooting willow, and it is shooting the white branches that have been stripped of the willow bark. Can you shoot the willow?" ?"

Those black eyes were as sharp and shining as before, without any strange color.Sheliu is an allusion that the lord personally told him, Yiyan only felt the anger welling up in his heart slowly subside, and nodded slightly: "I can."

"Liu Duwei's generals are equally skilled in archery, and they can shoot white with just one arrow. How do you win?" Liang Feng continued.

After a moment of silence, Yiyan said, "This subordinate is willing to compete in riding and shooting!"

Hearing this, everyone was in an uproar.Foot shooting is no match for others, riding and shooting is the housekeeping skill of the Huns, this Jie Huer is too arrogant!

Unexpectedly, Liang Feng nodded slightly, turned to Sima Teng and said, "Since Liu Duwei's generals have superb archery skills, it's meaningless to shoot on foot. It's better to ride fast horses together and compete to win the bid first, which will show the level of archery skills." .”

Sima Teng never thought that Liang Feng would dare to mention cavalry and archery, but anyway, he is not his subordinate, and cavalry archery is indeed better than infantry archery. After thinking about it, he nodded: "That's true. I don't know what Du Wei thinks?"

Liu Xuan glanced at Liang Feng meaningfully: "Why not?"

With the approval of the two, the competition immediately changed its appearance.The two horses are placed on both sides of the willow tree, one mile away from the center.Yi Yan and Liu Wei held arrow feathers of different colors. As soon as an order was given, the two of them rode horses and galloped towards the willow tree from both sides, to see who could shoot down the willow branch first with the arrow.

Now let alone Sima Teng, even the other scholars became excited.In the past, it was difficult to see shooting willows, let alone competing for bids on horseback?

Countless eyes were cast on the two of them, but Yiyan didn't feel anxious this time, he just reached out and touched the horse's neck, then turned his head to look at the lord standing outside the arena.That person didn't seem to be affected by him at all, and he still looked at himself with a smile on his face, as if he knew that he would be able to regain victory.

Taking a deep breath, Yiyan took off the strong bow on his back, pulled the string, and took a feathered arrow to hang on it.There was a woo, the horn blew, and the two horses galloped towards the center at the same time.

Such a short distance, not to mention archery, if one is not careful, the horses will bump into each other.However, neither of the two knights cared about this, and they drew their bows at the same time.For some reason, the horses of the Huns seem to be a little faster.Relying on his superior physical strength, without hesitation, he took the lead in shooting the arrow on the bow.

I'm going to win!Liu Wei is so confident in his archery skills, fighting for this moment is to be the first to shoot the arrow in his hand.As long as you shoot first, no matter how good the opponent's archery skills are, it will be useless.However, this confidence was shattered in the next instant.A feathered arrow flew from the side, but it was not aimed at the wicker, but the long feather of the arrow in front of it.There was a clicking sound, and the two arrows collided in one place and fell at the same time.

Worse!Liu Wei took out the arrow anxiously, wanting to shoot again.However, the speed of the galloping horse was so fast that it passed the best position in a blink of an eye. At the same time, another feathered arrow came out of the string and hit the willow branch.

"Ah!" Among the crowd, someone in the crowd exclaimed, and saw the targeted willow fall from the branch.

"Wonderful!" Sima Teng couldn't help shouting!In a blink of an eye, two arrows can be shot, and one arrow shoots the opponent's arrow tail, and the other arrow shoots at the wicker. The speed and courage are so amazing!

The servant hurriedly picked up the willow branch and presented it.The arrow really hit Liu Bai, Sima Teng became even more excited, and excitedly said to Liang Feng: "This Jie slave is really brave! I don't know if Zixi is willing to give up his love?"

After finishing the competition, Yi Yan got off his horse and walked towards this side.Hearing Sima Teng's words from a distance, his eyes widened suddenly, wishing to hold the bow in his hand, and give the person in charge a blow like that!

However, Liang Feng didn't even wrinkle his brows: "If there is a savior with a good dog, after the owner is rescued, can he give it to someone else?"

Sima Teng was stunned for a moment: "Of course not."

"That's the case with dogs, let alone people." Liang Feng said lightly.

I didn't expect the other party to refuse so simply, but using the savior's loyal dog as a comparison, Sima Teng couldn't say anything more, so he laughed: "As expected of Zixi's domestic slave! Come here, there is a reward!"

There was a smile all over his face, and Yiyan's tensed and angry heart also fluttered back to its original place.The lord really won't abandon him, the only one who can treat him as a human being is the lord!

On the other side, Liu Wei walked up to Liu Xuan and said in shame, "Xiangguo, my subordinates are incompetent."

"It doesn't matter." Liu Xuan smiled, turned to Liang Feng and said, "It is worthy of being a strong soldier in Zixi's house. If there is such a team, I am afraid that the cavalry generals under my command will not be as good."