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As soon as the thoughtful words came out, all the eyes on the stage were cast on him like flying knives, from several generals down to the guards standing beside him, their expressions all changed.

Seeing that King Jin brought Shen Si to patrol the camp today, all the generals and officers dared not criticize, but they all had complaints in their hearts.They have also heard a little about Shen Si's achievements in leading the troops to break the siege of Ningcheng, but few people are convinced when he said that 3000 troops fought against [-] rebels. How can he be so capable as an ordinary boy who is not as weak as the crown? ?The rumors were so powerful that they seemed false.

What's more, Shen Si lived in the palace with the title of "Yizi of the King of Jin" at the beginning. Everyone knows what the word "Yizi" implies.Thinking about it, if Shen Si is really a young hero who "became a master of millions with one sword", how could he be willing to be subdued by his wife and live in the palace for nothing?

Most of King Jin's subordinates have a lot of background. The older ones had assisted him in the South and North Wars earlier, and made a lot of contributions. The younger ones were the descendants of loyal ministers and brave generals. report.Although each of them is not very famous, they are fought here with real knives and guns. Who is willing to be dictated by a little "male pet"?

Zhang Shijie, Commander of the Guards, is the highest official among them. He is deep in thought and cautious in his words and deeds, so he just smiled lightly: "We are juniors and underestimated, and our morals are weak. Tell General Shen a little bit more."

Zhan Shitai, who has a straightforward personality, is not so well-mannered. He snorted coldly without squinting: "What general? It's just a better name, and he's not an Israeli at heart!"

King Jin never heard these words from far away, but the meditation sitting next to him heard them clearly.Being called "Israel is a matter of people", not only is he not angry, but he finds it funny.Thinking about it, this General Zhan must be the same as himself. He hasn't gone through many romantic affairs, and he can't tell the difference between good and bad appearance.Otherwise, with his own face, what "hue" is there?The king of Jin can think highly of himself, unless he suffers from eye disease.

Brothers Tan Tianming and Tan Tianliang both served as commanders and were responsible for military training matters. The word "unsatisfactory" could not escape the relationship between the two of them.Elder brother Tianming was timid by nature, and he didn't dare to speak much because of King Jin's prestige, but younger brother Tianming couldn't swallow this breath. He stood up and bowed his hands at King Jin, turned his head and questioned Shen Si: "Listen to Mr. Shen's tone, it should be a response to military training. The law has made a lot of achievements, so I would like to ask you to teach me, as a commander of the fourth grade, what is missing in the martial arts battle formations and flags and orders in the school field? How can I act "as expected"? If you can't say anything Don’t blame Tianliang for offending him.”

Contrary to King Jin's expectation, facing the aggressive Tan Tianliang, Shen Si not only did not argue tit-for-tat, but stood up and apologized: "General, calm down, I'm just talking nonsense, I'm speechless for a while, please don't take offense at General Tan."

The drill on the field was still going on in an orderly manner. A group of soldiers followed the order and shot three arrows in a row, shouting "kill kill" and slashing with knives. The bow reined in the horse and returned to the formation, the golden drum alternated, and another group of soldiers followed closely behind and urged the horse forward.

Just when the group of people raised their arrows and were ready to shoot, Shen Si took out a copper coin from his arms, pinched it between his thumb and middle finger, struggled, and shot it towards King Jin's mount tied under the stage.The copper coin hit the horse's eye, the horse couldn't bear the pain, raised its four hooves manically and whined repeatedly, the attendant couldn't catch it, it broke the rein and rushed out.The startled horses rushed into the school grounds, like water dripping into boiling oil. The originally tightly guarded formation was thrown into chaos. The soldiers who were practicing did not dare to hurt the prince's favorite horse. They missed their aim, and some simply retreated and dodged.

There was chaos under the general stage, and there was no calm on the general stage. Zhang Shijie was gloomy and silent, Zhan Shitai cursed, Tan Tianming hurriedly changed his order to clean up the team, Tan Tianliang clenched his fists and glared at Shen Si.On the other side, King Jin was drinking hot tea calmly, while Gu Zhuozi standing behind him was gently rubbing his mustache, with a faint smile on the corner of his mouth.

Shen Si watched the changes in the audience with cold eyes, and said in a loud voice just enough for everyone on the stage to hear clearly: "Do you all know the story of "Lie Yukou shoots for Bo Yun and no one shoots"? Look, in order to show the superb arrow skills, he also put a glass of water on his elbow. He just shot the first arrow, and the second arrow has already hit the bowstring. , Such an archery technique, can it be regarded as a supernatural skill? But Bo Yong said: This is the shooting of shooting, not the shooting of non-shooting. The two of you and I climbed a high mountain, walked on a dangerous stone, and faced a hundred feet. Yuan, if you can shoot?"

Tan Tianliang's face was flushed red, and he murmured dissatisfiedly: "After reading a few idle books, I let go of my talent. Hmph, it's just talking on paper."

He glanced at him calmly with a contemplative look: "Do you train for the sake of the prince's viewing, or to dominate the battlefield one day?" Seeing no one answered after a while, he said to himself, "The most important thing in fighting against the enemy is actual combat experience. Respond to the situation on the spot. If the target figure is set up like this, even if it hits the target with a hundred shots and seals the throat with the sword? The enemy will deliberately find an open place, and just stand there and wait to be killed?"

Tan Tianliang stood up "teng" after taking a few pictures: "No matter how 'unsatisfactory' I am to lead the army, I have actually won a few battles, but when I waited to dominate the battlefield, you Mr. Where's the milk doll!"

Shen Si nodded calmly: "From what I saw today, the three guards of the King of Jin are indeed elite teachers. Most of the soldiers in the field are strong and skilled in bows and horses. It's a pity that they are all ostentatious and showy. No matter how good the morale is. No matter how strong your skills are, if you are unable to respond in a timely and accurate manner to the ever-changing battle situation, you will still have to die. I don’t know how many ordinary soldiers died for the victory that General Tan mentioned? Rehearsals that are too strict with the environment are just superficial skills, so don't watch them."

After careful study, these words are not without reason, but it is a pity that they are too blunt and merciless, and anyone who listens to them will find it harsh.Due to his identity, the crowd did not attack him directly, but turned their eyes to King Jin one after another.

King Jin knew without looking that those people were waiting for him to show an attitude.He took two sips of tea slowly, handed the cup to the attendant who was standing sideways, raised his eyelids slightly, and said calmly: "The soldiers have worked hard, so they should be rewarded. Sigh, my king is getting more and more useless now." I just sat there for a long while, but I feel a little tired, so let’s stop here today.” After speaking, he stood up, and two servants waited on him to fasten his cloak, and waved to Shen Si again, “Let’s go, Nian Qing. "

Zhang Shijie and Zhan Shitai exchanged glances with each other, the former smiled wryly while the latter rolled his sleeves and snorted coldly.

Before he could get off the stage and go far, Tan Tianliang rushed up from behind, and said to Shen Si: "I heard that Mr. Shen once slashed an enemy general with a single move in Ningcheng. , I want to ask Mr. Shen a few tricks, can you show me your face?"

Due to the presence of King Jin, Tan Tianming felt something was wrong, and quietly pulled his younger brother from behind, but Tan Tianming shook his arm and threw it away forcefully.

"General Tan wants to compete swords with me?" Shen Si smiled faintly, raised his chin slightly, and looked down at the other party from a high position, "Shen Si did not practice this skill to bully his own people."

He neither nodded nor shook his head, but directly used the word "bully", clearly believing that he was sure to win.How can Tan Tianliang be convinced: "Mr. Shen's speech is really grand, it's just a discussion, what are you afraid of? Could it be that the weapons in my camp are too heavy and rough, and you are not easy to use?"

There was a bit of contempt in Tan Tianliang's words, and the atmosphere was tense immediately, and sparks flew out.Seeing this scene, Zhang Shijie came forward with a smile and pretended to be a peacemaker: "Well, at dawn, it's not appropriate to dance swords and swords in front of the prince. Besides, the sword has no eyes. If you hurt Mr. Shen, it will be more worrying for the prince."

Tan Tianming also nodded again and again: "Exactly, Mr. Shen is my distinguished guest from Jinyuan, and we should all be courteous."

If someone else encountered this situation, King Jin might help out with a few words, and when it fell on Shen Si, he remained silent.He still doesn't know Shen Xiaowu'er's temper?That kid is proud by nature, and he is the most aggressive and competitive. I am afraid that he would have been eager to try it if he was provoked like this. Forget it, let him play with his prestige...

Sure enough, after listening to Tan Tianming's words, Shen Si grinned: "Shen doesn't need to be courteous, I can deal with this one with one hand."

He not only boasted that he fought with "one hand" in Haikou, but also only said "this one", and refused to even call him by name, which was even more arrogant.Now several other people were also excited by him, and each of them secretly put on a posture of gloating, wishing that Tan Tianliang could defeat Shen Si and frustrate this yellow-mouthed child's spirit.

"If you want to fight, hit it, what are you talking about!" Suddenly there was a urging from the crowd, and everyone followed the reputation, and it turned out to be Princess Crimson disguised as a man.Hearing that there was going to be a sword competition, she was even more excited than the two parties involved.Although the princess can only play tricks and embroidered legs twice, and has never seen a real battlefield, she wholeheartedly wants to be Hua Mulan and Liang Hongyu of the Great Zhou. They are also very particular about the selection, the fair-skinned one is called Xueren, the tall one is called Hongying, the one with a few pockmarks on the face is called Qixing, and the one who is easy to wear a double-clawed bun is called Shuangge, which sounds mediocre. It is strange, but it hides the four weapons of "swords, guns, swords and halberds".

Hearing his daughter's yelling, King Jin turned his head and snorted softly: "Huh?"

Princess Crimson hurriedly made a grimace and hid behind Gu Zhuozi, and Anan pretended to be her little bodyguard.Seeing that King Jin no longer looked at her in a short while, he jumped out boldly and kept fanning the fire, lest he would miss the lively scene.

Tan Tianliang waved his hand to the side, someone trotted and presented two long swords, he chose one himself, threw the other to Shen Si, and at the same time shouted: "I have accepted!" Then he drew his sword and stabbed at Shen Si. past.

With her right hand behind her back, Shen Si lightly blocked with the unsheathed sword in her left hand, avoiding the edge of the sword.Tan Tianliang was more brave if he missed a blow, and before he could stand still, he swung his sword again and slashed at his face. Shen Si quickly retreated two steps, and used an iron bridge move to push the sword edge from the hole a few inches above the tip of his nose. The position was given over, but the sword was still unsheathed.

After five or six rounds, Tan Tianliang attacked repeatedly and gained the upper hand, while Shen Si blindly dodged and evaded, fighting and retreating under the opponent's pressing step by step.Everyone said that Tan Tianliang was superior, and they couldn't wait to see Shen Si make a fool of himself.Only King Jin, who was watching the battle from the sidelines, could understand that Tan Tianliang's defeat was actually doomed.He was eager to win, his sword moves were quicker than each move, his footsteps were flimsy, his breath was unstable, and he was already out of shape. On the contrary, he was thinking calmly and calmly, waiting for the right time to strike.

Looking for a moment, he made a false move in meditation, and when Tan Tianliang was distracted, he let go of the sword and threw it upwards violently. At the moment when the sword was out of his hand, he quickly grabbed the hilt and pulled out the sword. Others saw a cold light coming from Tan Tianliang. Dawn flashed over his head, but before he could see the mystery, the sword had already raised its tip to point at the scabbard that fell from the sky, and it re-sheathed with a "shua", while Shen Si himself floated a few steps away, the sword The right hand is firmly behind the back from the beginning to the end.

A gust of wind passed by, and Tan Tianliang suddenly felt a chill on the top of his head, and the net scarf that tied his hair broke into two without a sound, and his messy hair fell down like weeds.

This slightly humiliating sword didn't hurt the flesh, but it hurt the face. Tan Tianliang became angry from embarrassment, he didn't care about the outcome, he still screamed "Yah Ya" and killed Shen Si.

Tan Tianliang raised his sword and slashed, Shen Si made one thrust with one arm, and two strikes head-on, Tan Tianliang couldn't handle it, he was so shocked that his mouth went numb, and the sword almost fell out of his hand.With this force, Shensi swung his hand back, and there was a crisp "snap" in his ear, and the sword tail was drawn straight on Tan Tianliang's unshielded cheek, causing him to stagger back a few steps, almost He fell to the ground and managed to stand still, the side of his face was suddenly raised by an inch, red and swollen, as if he had a steamed bun in his mouth.

Others didn't wait for anything, Princess Crimson couldn't bear the agitation, she clenched her fists and tapped her palms, and almost lost herself in shouting "Okay".

Tan Tianming flew forward and supported his younger brother: "What's the matter?"

Tan Tianliang opened his mouth and spat out the blood in his mouth, and there was some foreign matter mixed in the blood, Gululu rolled to the ground, it turned out to be two molars.

Jin Wang secretly sighed in his heart: Hey, good guy, if you say one hand is enough, you really can go to the end with one hand, but this hand is too heavy. It's going to be lawless.

Seeing his younger brother being beaten into such a miserable state, Tan Tianming was so angry that he knelt down on one knee and cupped his hands towards the King of Jin, saying, "My lord, please let me be the master! The martial arts competition should have ended, but this Mr. Shen was vicious when he made a move. , clearly have sinister thoughts of taking people's lives!"

If Tan Tianming didn't say this, the King of Jin would still feel a little bit of pity in his heart, but if he made such an outrageous accusation, the King of Jin would have to protect his shortcomings: "Hahaha, children, they are full of blood, just playing around, by chance There is some loss of propriety. Otherwise... this king personally asks someone to help Tianliang take a look?"

While speaking, his phoenix eyes shone, and his expression turned a little cold.Regardless of whether Shen Si's "adopted son" is true or not, he is the Prince Jin's man, he is the only one who can pick and choose, how can others criticize him at will!

As soon as King Jin's words came out of his mouth, except for himself, anyone present could show a full of pampering and protection. The prince's intentions were self-evident, and no one dared to underestimate this unattractive Young Master Shen.

Tan Tianming sensed something was wrong, and quickly changed his words: "Yes, the lord is right, the child is just playing around. Blame me for thinking about my brother too much, and I lost my head in a hurry." Humble, but there is an imperceptible gloom in his eyes...

King Jin's horse was shot in the eye by Shen Si and was frightened. Although it was quickly recovered safely, he couldn't ride it for a while, so he forced Shen Si to ride back to Jinyang City in a carriage.

After walking for a while, seeing Shen Si sitting upright and silent, King Jin asked with a smile: "Nianqing, you have inspected this king's soldiers and horses, and you have humiliated my king's generals, let's talk about it. When the Tatars come, who can fight against the enemy?"

Contemplating for a long time through the gap in the felt curtain, he looked into the distance for a long time before slowly opening his mouth: "There will be five dangers: you must die, you can be killed; you must live, you can be captured; you can be angry quickly, you can be insulted; Yes; love the people, it's annoying. As for the generals under the prince... the prince is very familiar with himself, so he must have made a choice long ago."

"Yes..." King Jin nodded seriously, "I do have an excellent candidate in my mind, but I don't know if I can invite him."

"Ha!" Shen Si couldn't help chuckling, and asked curiously, "Every plant, every tree, every brick and every tile in this Jinyuan land boundary belongs to your Prince Jin, who else is so arrogant that you can't even invite him?"

King Jin sighed exaggeratedly: "Oh, as the saying goes, far away in the sky, close in front of you!"

When Shen Si heard the words, he straightened his upper body suddenly, and opened his eyes wide: "Could it be that the prince said... Could it be me?"

King Jin nodded sincerely: "It's Little General Shen."

When it comes to fighting against the enemy, defending the territory, Shensi became more serious than ever: "This is a big matter, my lord, please don't joke."

King Jin replied seriously: "Nianqing sees that this king looks like he is joking?"

"But... I am the son of Shen Wei," Shen Si took a deep breath, "I met you by accident, because I violated the military law and was punished, so I had no choice but to leave Jinyuan with you."

King Jin slightly raised his eyebrows: "So what?"

The corners of Shen Si's mouth twitched, and his smile was strange: "Your Prince Jin has a lot of talents, and good generals come out in large numbers. You discarded these people and instead found me, a little-known brat. Aren't you afraid that everyone will disapprove?"

The King of Jin flattened his mouth disapprovingly: "Didn't you just say that every plant, every tree, every brick and every tile in this Jin Yuan boundary is owned by this king, let's see who is so arrogant that he dares to dissatisfy with the candidate chosen by this king?"

How did King Ren Jin explain it? He was still unbelievable when he thought about it. He frowned and said, "Leave those things aside, you are not afraid that if I take the talisman, I will lead the soldiers and horses to fight back against you? You are not afraid that I will be bought by others." A secret agent who came to hide by your side? Aren’t you afraid that I will put your Jin Yuan’s safety at risk in a critical moment and run away? Are you not afraid..."

"Okay, okay, Nianqing," King Jin laughed heartily, "If you want to hear the truth, then listen carefully. I'm not afraid of everything you say, and I dare not say that I really believe in you. It's just that I know you well. Shen Nianqing is a man who is unruly but not left-handed, flamboyant but not exaggerated. If there is a loss, Si will not miss the great opportunity to confront the main force of the Tatars in vain. Therefore, he is an excellent candidate in the king's heart."

After quite a long time, he smiled shyly after pondering: "Unexpectedly... the lord knows that I am like this..." After a long silence, he raised his head, "But for the sake of this matter, I am sorry that I cannot accept it..."