Green Dragon Totem

Chapter 30 Bow Riding

If we were to rank the men Shan Chao met in the capital according to their looks, Commander Xie deserved to be at the top of the list, and the man who came in at this moment would probably be at the second place.

His face is like a powder, his lips are like vermilion, even when he is not smiling, his face is really peachy; however, Shan Chao took another look and felt that this person is still very different from Commander Xie.

Even if Xie Yun is disguised as a woman, even if the red phoenix crown and Xiapei look cold, his handsome appearance is nothing more than a layer of gorgeous clothing wrapped around the blade; On the surface, in short, it looks a bit frivolous.

Empress Wu was interrupted, but she was not angry, "Oh?" asked: "Minzhi is here, do you have any better ideas?"

Shan Chao finally remembered who he was - He Lanminzhi!

The brother of that brainless Mrs. Wei Helan's family!

In fact, this person should be surnamed Wu now. The queen remembered that the two half-brothers were disrespectful to her widowed mother, so she demoted them out of Beijing, and ordered He Lanmin to change her surname to Wu. The Bachelor of Shenghong Wenguan wanted him to inherit the martial arts family in the future.

However, He Lanminzhi, who has a concubine's aunt, a concubine's sister, and is deeply trusted by the emperor, behaves quite ordinary in the court, not as famous as his other reputation - flower name.

Not only is he good at picking flowers, but he is also not the kind of flower picking method that you love and I like.

Legend has it that one time Xie Yun went to visit the queen, and happened to meet He Lan Minzhi on the way, and they entered Qingning Palace together.As a result, the queen was not there, and it was getting late, a beautiful court lady came forward to pour tea for the two of them; Minzhi saw that she was beautiful and plump, so she slipped out under the guise of convenience, hoping to knock her out unconsciously, so that she could do something wrong. thing.

However, this plan failed, and people were alarmed when he knocked out the maid, and Minzhi escaped in a hurry before the crowd arrived.After the palace maid woke up, the incident naturally came to Empress Wu, and Empress Wu summoned the only two suspects—Commander Xie and He Lan's regular attendant to interrogate her, but He Lanmin insisted that it was Xie Yun who did it.

Empress Wu naturally didn't believe it. If Xie Yun knocked the maid unconscious, let alone startling people, even a mosquito might not be able to be scared away.But such a clear and obvious matter could not stop Wei Guo's wife, He Lan, from crying and sophistrying in front of the emperor. After several days of stalemate in the case, they could only each be hit with [-] boards, and the two were fined for three months.

—— Commander Xie was born to make others suffer, but this time he really suffered such a big loss from the flower pickers, so he must not let it go.

So on a dark and windy night, he sneaked into He Lan's mansion alone, knocked He Lan Minzhi unconscious, hijacked him, beat him up, then stripped him naked, and threw him at the door of the teaching workshop!

This was done very wickedly, if He Lan Minzhi was not a regular customer of the Jiaofang, and the women in the brothel who went out in the middle of the night recognized him, and hurriedly took him into the building to hide for the whole night, the big joke of Mr. He Lan running around naked in the middle of the night would be a big joke It will spread throughout the capital.

When is it time to repay the injustice, Mr. Helan is of course unwilling.However, there is no real evidence for this matter. Not only did no one see Xie Yun's shadow on the night of the incident, even the flies and mice in Helan's mansion were not disturbed.

Xie Yun finally proved his strength with his actions, but since then his hatred with He Lanminzhi has been forged - coupled with the jump of the strong man Xie Commander by the side of the Taiye Pool, the old hatred has not gone and new hatred has been added It is not an exaggeration to describe it as being extremely jealous when meeting friends.

Fortunately, neither He Lanminzhi nor Xie Yun showed the slightest trace of old grudges in front of everyone.

He Lanminzhi was even very personable, saluted the empress respectfully, and said with a smile: "The minister heard that the Beiya Imperial Army and the Xiaoqi Battalion were fighting outside, and felt that the empress's handling was very appropriate, but the martial arts competition is a trick. , seems to be slightly inappropriate."

Wu's face sank slightly, but he didn't show any abnormality: "What's wrong?"

He Lan Minzhi looked at Yu Wenhu, then at Shan Chao, his gaze swept past Xie Yun, who was too lazy to open his eyes, from the queen's side resting his forehead.

He said: "Although the single guard has the advantage of swordsmanship, it is a fact that he defeated General Yuwen. Even if he is defeated by the general with bare hands now, it does not mean anything, so it is not very meaningful to compete again."

Not only Shan Chao and Empress Wu, but even Yu Wenhu himself looked at He Lan Minzhi in a wrong way. This person suddenly lost his mind?Why are you speaking for the Beiya Forbidden Army?

Empress Wu asked: "According to what you say, is it not as good as reciting poems and composing Fu?"

"No, I have another way."

He Lanmin smiled, and said slowly: "Beiya Imperial Guards are intensively trained in martial arts, while Xiaoqiying are soldiers who fight for the country. They each specialize in martial arts. It is normal to lose in swordsmanship. It's just that since the first competition is biased against Beiya Imperial Guards, to be fair, the second match should be for the Xiaoqi Battalion; therefore, it is better to change the competition to riding and archery, and also to test whether the school's order of imperial guards is really worthy of reuse, what does the empress think?"

These words are really reasonable, Shan Chao didn't expect Brother Young Master to be able to have such a level, so he couldn't help being slightly taken aback.

That's right, he then realized that even if he was stripped naked and thrown at the entrance of the Jiaofang, it was stripped naked by the ruthless Commander Xie himself, and the loss was due to martial arts rather than scheming, so it doesn't mean that this young master is A completely worthless wine bag and rice bag!

Empress Wu obviously wanted to go with Shan Chao.

Empress Wu pondered for a moment, then glanced lightly at Xie Yun, his gaze harbored doubts, and the meaning was obvious: if it were riding and archery, would it be possible for Shan Chao to win the competition?

Xie Yun opened his eyes slightly, without expression.

"Minzhi makes a lot of sense." Empress Wu coughed lightly, affirming the other party's opinion first, and then changed the topic: "But since it's about riding and archery, you must have a good horse and a good bow before you can enjoy yourself. Now that the Eastern Tour is out, most of the royal horses are used by guards of honor, how can they be used for riding and shooting competitions?"

This is also a reason, but He Lanminzhi laughed, his eyes full of confidence: "Your Majesty, don't worry, when I come today, I happen to have two thousand-mile horses and two thousand-stone bows to present to the Holy One, so it's just a coincidence."

——Is it such a coincidence? !

Empress Wu was stunned and said, "Where did you get the bow and horse?"

He Lanminzhi said: "It's not my minister's thing. I just borrowed flowers to offer Buddha. I collected a good bow and horse and asked me to offer it. It's actually an old acquaintance of my minister."

As he spoke, he made a bow, and said with a smile: "It's Yin Kaiyang, the head of the sect of gods and ghosts, known by people in the Jianghu."

The hall suddenly fell silent, and the expression of the empress changed.

"...What did you say, secret door?" Although the emperor's tone was unexpected, he could clearly hear pleasure, and asked, "Is the sun coming out from the west, and the secret door will now offer things?"

The emperor's reaction was not as expected by Empress Wu, not as expected by Xie Yun, and certainly not as expected by He Lanmin.

It was even said that Yin Kaiyang, who was far away in the sky, did not expect it.

He Lanmin bowed respectfully, with a sincere smile:

"The Holy One enshrines Mount Tai, which is rare in ancient and modern times. It can be regarded as the glory of compiling the Three Traditions, and should be the burden of thousands of souls. The secret door has served the Holy One for many years. Although he is not in the court now, he still cares about the safety of the Holy One and is willing to bow his head to be a minister. "

"Therefore, on the way to Taishan, the secret door got the BMW Lianggong by chance, and said: Even if he is not with the Holy One at the moment, but if the treasure is given to the warrior who can escort him on his behalf, then his loyalty to the king will be counted; Please be aware of it!"

The joy in the emperor's heart really came out from the bottom of his eyes at this moment.

——If there is anything that can make the emperor so happy now, it is only the return of the secret door, which can be compared with Fengchan Taishan.

"It's rare, it's rare!" The emperor clapped his hands and laughed, and Empress Wu's expression finally sank inch by inch amidst that laughter: "Since head Yin is so sincere, I don't want to ignore his wishes! Shan Jianwei, General Yuwen , you two will compete in riding and shooting, and once the winner is decided, I will decide to give him the thousand-mile horse and the thousand-stone bow!"

"Yuwen Huqi shoots first in the army." Xie Yun said expressionlessly, "The three armies compete every year, and he wins every year. The idiot of Helan's family is here to disrupt the situation."

The horses presented by the secret door are indeed magnificent, and the bows are indeed powerful. However, there are as many good horses and bows and arrows in the imperial treasury as mountains and seas, so it cannot be said that this gift is unparalleled in the world.

However, the flattery from the secret door is truly unparalleled in the world. The emperor forced Empress Wu to watch it for half an hour, and the courtiers said a lot of praise.

Shan Chao stared deeply at Xie Yun and asked, "Do you think I will lose to him?"

"..." Xie Yun was in a trance and had the illusion of being squeezed in front of his eyes while the male peacock was desperately opening his tail.

He subconsciously shook his head, did not directly answer Shan Chao's question, and said, "He Lanminzhi may make you lose by playing tricks on the horse, so be careful."

The horse in the fence neighed long, Shan Chao couldn't help but look at it, and suddenly became suspicious: "Yin Kaiyang, the head of the secret sect...what on earth does this person want to do? Why did he join forces with He Lanminzhi to fight against the Imperial Army?"

Xie Yun raised his hand and rubbed his forehead, and suddenly that very strange expression appeared in his eyes - if he had to describe it carefully, it seemed to be similar to disgust and disgust, but he couldn't express it because he was worried about something.

"Yin Kaiyang doesn't take those two from the Helan family... seriously."

Xie Yun paused, Shan Chao believed that he had omitted a series of swear words at this moment, but Xie Yun had already recovered his calmness when he spoke: "It's just that some unscrupulous methods are hard to guard against, so be careful."

The size of the Puyang Palace is not large, and the racecourse is not the same as the royal hunting ground. It is impossible to hold the two items of eagle shooting and hunting in the bow and horse competition.Because this matter was purely on the whim of the Holy Majesty, there was no preparation beforehand, so Empress Wu only ordered people to place ten archery targets a hundred paces away from the runway, and the one who hit the most targets and reached the finish line first was the winner.

Xie Yun ordered his white horse to be brought, turned over and sat on the horse's back, and came to the outside of the track, when he suddenly heard a voice with a smile asking: "—— Commander Xie is so concerned about the outcome of a small competition, how much do you want?" Are you riding a horse all the way?"

He Lan Minzhi stood by the horse's side and stroked the white horse's neck.Dabai is quite human, and he probably doesn't like this mocking young master, so he immediately snorts and turns his head away.

Xie Yun pointed at He Lan Minzhi's wrist from the air, but he didn't touch the skin, but He Lan Minzhi only felt a burst of energy coming from the air, and his wrist bones were numb immediately, "Ah!" and the whole arm dropped down .

"Your surname is Xie!—"

"Speak up," Xie Yun mocked, "don't move."

He rode his horse and walked forward, He Lanmin looked at his back, and suddenly smiled coldly: "Thank you Commander!"

Xie Yun didn't look back.

He Lanmin said: "Master Yin asked me to bring you a word."

"..."

Xie Yun seemed to have pulled the reins, because the white horse's steps faltered.But that was only for a moment, and the commander of the imperial army still didn't look back, and he didn't even look away.

"Yin Kaiyang called you 'ling'," he said leisurely, "not 'tuo'."

Immediately afterwards, he didn't even have the interest to listen to another word, so he just drove away.

Shan Chao and Yu Wenhu stood side by side at the start of the track, riding on horses with bows and arrows on their backs.

The two of them didn't make any hypocritical concessions, they both honestly didn't look at each other, treating each other as air.Until Xie Yun came on his horse from not far away, and stood on the side of Shan Chao, the commander waved the flag, and at the same time as the two thousand-mile horses rushed out side by side, Xie Yun's white horse unexpectedly Also rushed out like lightning!

Yu Wenhu's heart sank.

Xie Yun came to stare at this single super.

——Is he so obsessed with winning or losing a game?If it was another guard, would he still cast his gaze over without blinking?

The sourness in Yuwenhu's heart rushed to his throat, and it immediately turned into overwhelming strength.The Thousand Miles Horse is extraordinary, the first archery target is in front of him in an instant, he bends his bow and sets the arrow, the hard bow known as "Thousand Stone" is rounded by great force, and then - Whoosh!

Whoosh!

Two steel arrows flew out back and forth, traveled a hundred steps, and instantly hit the bull's-eye from two directions at the same time!

The Holy Majesty burst out in the stands in the distance: "Okay!"

Yu Wenhu is a veteran now, and he will not panic because of a temporary draw with his opponent, and continue to gallop forward.It's just that when he leaned over, he caught a glimpse from the corner of his eye that Shan Chao was only more than half a horse behind, and couldn't help being a little surprised, thinking that this monk came from Ci'en Temple, how could he be so proficient in riding skills?

What he didn't know was that Shanchao shot eagles with a bow in the desert when he was more than ten years old, and chopped off the eagle's claws and secretly gave them to his master.It may be that the potential of his ancestors to conquer the world with bow and horse was inherently hidden in his blood. He practiced riding and archery very late in single super, but he made rapid progress. In the end, he even surpassed Xie Yun in riding and archery. .

At this time, the second archery target was approaching from far away, Yu Wenhu and Shan Chao narrowed their eyes at the same time, drew the bow and fired the arrow, swished twice, and the target hit the target!

"Okay, okay!" The Holy Majesty was extremely pleased: "General Yuwen is well-deserved of his reputation, and a single guard can also stand out. My subordinates are really full of talents!"

Empress Wu felt a toothache, and supported her chin.

Yu Wenhu was wrong, Xie Yun was not staring at Shan Chao, but the horse under Shan Chao's crotch.

There have always been many techniques for startling horses, and he alone knows several methods of secret secret techniques that can make a horse convulse suddenly without leaving any traces afterwards.And He Lanminzhi is a guy who can go out to insult court ladies in the palace. In order to achieve his goal, he tampered with the horses. This kind of dirty trick was tailor-made for him.

Xie Yun rode his horse and watched closely all the way. In the blink of an eye, the two of them passed eight arrow targets. Shan Chao actually held on to half of Yu Wenhu's body tightly, neither surpassing nor lagging behind. Holy Majesty The screams and screams were so loud that they could even be heard on the court.

However, the reddish-brown sweat-blooded horse showed no abnormalities at all, it was full of spirit, and its steps were vigorous and powerful. After being kicked by Dan Chao in the belly more than a dozen times, the horse's hooves sped up suddenly, and there was no sign of sudden madness at all.

——Could it be that He Lanminzhi really placed his bet on Yuwenhu's best riding skills?

Xie Yun's brows tightened. At this moment, the ninth archery target was rushing towards him. Yu Wenhu and Shan Chao let go of their hands at the same time, nodding their arrows to the bow!

At that moment, Xie Yun's white horse raised its head violently.

"Call-"

The horse neighed and the stone shocked the sky, and then the white horse struggled crazily as if it had been hit by a thousand lightning bolts!

Xie Yun's pupils dilated suddenly, and in a blink of an eye, he remembered the hand that He Lanminzhi had brushed past the horse's neck before going on stage.

It was too late to say anything at this time, a horse startled while galloping is fatal, especially a white horse is strong and brave, this startled jump is almost overwhelming, even if the rider is hit by a piece of iron, the rider can be thrown away in an instant.

Xie Yun reined in hastily, but he couldn't hold back the momentum of Crazy Horse at all, and was almost thrown under the horse's hooves!

The accident happened so suddenly that everyone outside the arena was astonished. Empress Wu suddenly stood up: "Xie Yun! Kill the horse!"

Xie Yun drew the dagger from the back, but the moment it stabbed the horse's neck, he stopped for some reason.

——If this is a person's neck, it is enough for him to stab it back and forth eighteen times at this moment.

But this is his steed.

Xie Yun took a breath, threw the dagger far away with his backhand, and then grabbed the rein with both hands, trying to bind it with force!

At the same time, the two people in the field also noticed the movement. Yuwenhu let go of the arrow, hit the bull's-eye, and looked back; while Shan Chao's finger trembled, the ninth arrow missed the target!

Without even looking at the arrow, he suddenly turned his head and reached out his hand to Xie Yun.

All the changes happened in that instant, so fast that it was dizzying.

The Crazy Horse let out a long roar, and that blow was so heavy that it lifted Xie Yun into the air; if he couldn't grasp the rein this time, he would definitely fall to the ground and be trampled by the horse's hooves.

However, at the next moment, Shan Chao volleyed out from the horse's back, clamped the horse's belly with only his legs, wrapped his arms around Xie Yun's body and hugged his side waist, and hugged him with unimaginable arm strength!

boom!

Xie Yun was pressed in front of Shan Chao, and Shan Chao wrapped his arms around him and grabbed the reins. Before he could say a word, the last target in front of him had arrived like lightning.

In that gap, Yu Wenhu had already passed the target a few steps ahead, nailing the last steel arrow to the red heart.

——He hit all ten shots in a row, and Shanchao missed the ninth arrow. There was no suspense about the outcome.

Shan Chao exhaled lightly, then frowned, his sharp eyes narrowed slightly like a falcon, and he aimed his bow on the horse's back and aimed at the bull's-eye——

Xie Yun only heard him sticking to his ear, and said softly: "I can still win."

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