Lang Jun is coming

Because Pei Lian had won back Heng Chao's lost face in the competition, Nanyu Garden was no longer as dead and quiet as before.Everyone's eyes fell on the horses pulled out one by one by the servants in the palace and the targets erected in the open space. They all looked forward to it, and the atmosphere was not much different from that on the Royal Street when they came.

Pei Lian changed into a black auspicious cloud-pattern crew neck with narrow sleeves from the tent, and fixed her broken hair with a net scarf.

He adjusted the tightness of the leather wristbands, and the moment he stepped out of the tent and stood in the sunlight, he attracted a lot of attention.

"Come out, come out."

The female relatives on one side invariably covered their faces with a round fan embroidered with white gauze, revealing only a pair of affectionate and gentle eyes looking at the handsome figure standing not far away.

"I heard that Mrs. Pei is not married yet."

One of Liu Yemei's official family members was quietly talking to her brother-in-law.I don't want to be teased by my girlfriends right away.

"What's the matter? Are you in such a hurry to get married?"

"I'm watching you, don't you also stare at others."

Every word you said made me blush.There were other female family members whose fathers were officials in the court and came up to chat with them with a smile.

"I heard that when Pei Taichang became a Jinshi, he was almost kidnapped by those father-in-laws who caught his son-in-law under the list and went back to pay homage. You didn't see it, that scene looked like he was going to eat people."

Those discussions kept coming and going, and Pei Lian only looked back and squinted at the official's tent, against the glaring sun, and then vaguely recognized a familiar figure.

"Master Pei, what do you think of this horse?"

The servant held the reins in his hand, and a smooth-coated maroon horse was standing obediently beside him, still chewing hay.

Pei Lian looked over upon hearing the sound, and said with a clear expression, "Please trouble me."

He reached out and stroked the horse's head as if to appease, and got a snort.

Several other accompanying military officers named by the official had already changed into riding and archery uniforms and drove the horses slowly to the middle of the field, all of them heroic and bloody.

Jiang Ye still had the same clothes, but the shoe prints on his chest had been erased.Now riding a majestic black horse to Pei Lian.

"Pei Lian, I lost to you in the martial arts competition, but riding and archery is not necessarily the case."

Daxing has always lived on horseback, and when it comes to riding and shooting, it can be said that one is better than one.The soldiers on the border of the Heng Dynasty also suffered under the hooves of horses.

There was confidence and provocation in his words.Pei Lian was unmoved, and just stepped on the stirrups and sat on the horse's back, yelling at the horse that was still chewing hay leisurely.

After receiving the order, the horse spread its hooves and ran towards several officials of Hengchao.Jiang Ye only left a shadow of his butt.

Although the Heng Dynasty was mainly based on the Central Plains, more or less officials who became officials could ride horses.Because except for the rainy and snowy weather, every morning is to ride a horse to the gate of the palace.

Just now when Pei Lian's gaze turned, Song Yiqing's back stiffened slightly as if being watched by a wolf.It just so happened that Chen Juncong talked to him, so that he could take advantage of the situation to cover up the abnormal reaction.

"Brother Zhang, do you want to gamble with me?"

Song Yiqing raised her eyebrows and looked at Chen Juncong, wondering why both of them love to gamble like Pei Lian.

In this case, you don't need to think too much about what you're betting on.Sitting all the time is indeed a bit boring, and there is nothing wrong with having something to pass the time.So after a little thought, Song Yiqing agreed.

"Who wins the bet between Pei Lian and Jiang Ye?"

Not wanting Chen Juncong to shake his head meaningfully, "That's boring. How about we bet on Pei Lian's victory in a few games?"

Ever since he knew Pei Lian's thoughts about the person in front of him, Chen Juncong had always wanted to test Song Yiqing's attitude.In any case, it's all friends and colleagues, and it's true that we should care about it.What's more, he was really curious.

Hearing this, Song Yiqing couldn't help but look sideways, "I haven't compared yet, so you're so sure that Pei Lian can win?"

It's not that he has no confidence in Pei Lian, it's that the opponent is a great pedestrian who is good at riding and shooting.

"Not quite."

Chen Juncong waved the folding fan, a little smile appeared on his gentle face, his eyes moved slightly as he talked about the time when he first met Pei Lian.

"In the autumn of the fifth year of Jianyuan, the officials held a polo game in the Nanyu Garden. Pei Lian stood out and won the championship in one fell swoop. He is a good polo player."

Only the officials of the Heng Dynasty knew about this matter.In the spring of that year, Pei Lian had just been appointed by the government as a first-class Jinshi and the number one scholar.He was playing polo again. At that time, he didn't know that he had welcomed a fellow fox. The officials felt that Pei Lian was young and promising.

now...

The gentle ones tried to make a detour when they saw Pei Lian.Of course, there are also fierce ones that are not pleasing to the eye, such as Zhao Yanchen, the censor Zhongcheng who desperately impeached Pei Lian.

Hearing what Chen Juncong had said, Song Yiqing stroked the side of the lotus-leaf green-glazed teacup in his hand, and looked at the people outside the tent who were already riding horses wantonly to the sound of drums.

The claret horse's iron hooves kicked up the damp soil covered with withered grass. The man in black clothes was flamboyantly pulling out a feathered arrow from the quiver on his back.The bowstring was stretched and tightened, only the sound of "swoosh" was heard, and the feathered arrow just now had been firmly nailed into the red heart of the target, causing the people in the surrounding tents to rejoice.

"No gambling."

When no one was paying attention, Song Yiqing's eyes dimmed, she suddenly put down the cup of tea she hadn't taken a sip of, and her fingertips tucked into her sleeves trembled slightly.

After waiting for a long time, I didn't expect that the other party became annoyed for some reason.Chen Juncong's eyes were very poisonous, and he could only guess that they were related to Pei Lian.

"Then wait."

Chen Juncong sat upright, thinking that if Pei Lian saw Song Yiqing who had regained his men's clothes, he would be so crazy that he would run around Huaijing City three times on horseback.

As the sun shifted, it was the hottest time at noon.Although it was still the first lunar month, the officials on horseback were still sweating profusely from running horses and shooting bows.Those targets were already nailed with arrows, and there was almost no gap between the red hearts in the middle.

"call out--"

Two consecutive arrows pierced the air instantly from the wooden crossbow.Jiang Ye was sitting on the horseback, and his figure quickly skipped along with the sound of the horse's hooves. Only the arrow that was shot landed firmly on the red heart of a target, and the second arrow that followed immediately pierced the first arrow. , deeply inserted into the target from the same position.

The two arrows were fired at the same time, with almost the same exact position.The Daxing envoy who was competing with other military officers at the same side heard the sound and couldn't help applauding loudly.

"The prince is brave!"

What they said didn't count, and from the corner of their eyes, they still vaguely glanced over the Hengchao Privy Envoy and others with pride and arrogance.

When it comes to riding and shooting, the people of Hengchao always bow their heads in front of them.To put it contemptuously, the level of these people in front of them is not enough.

The horse jogged for half a circle along the grounds of Nanyuyuan, and Jiang Ye tightened the reins to let the horse's hooves spin around in place.He raised his chin to Pei Lian who was on the opposite side of the field, with a smug smile and faint provocation at the corner of his mouth.

Jiang Ye's action was considered to calm down all the officials, and even the family members of the Heng Dynasty, who were surrounded by a lively atmosphere, became much colder, and all of them showed worry.The little ladies even unconsciously twisted the embroidered handkerchiefs in their hands and watched, their slender and fair necks were outlined with natural and pleasing curves by the sideburns.

The bow and arrow in his hand was slightly slippery mixed with the sweat on his palm, Pei Lian steadied his mind to observe the distance between the targets and the nearby terrain.

Because of repeated bow shooting, countless wedge-shaped horseshoe prints of different shades have been printed on the field where the horses often run.

In the midst of so many anxious eyes, Pei Lian finally made a move.He clamped the horse's belly tightly between his legs, and tried his best to stabilize his figure while the bay red horse was running wildly.

The polished iron arrow reflected the sunlight, and Pei Lian clasped the arrow on the bow tightly with his index and middle fingers wearing a jade wrench.A bow is fully drawn in a circular arc shape.

The quiver was empty.He bit the last arrow in his mouth sideways.

Da Xingren has always liked to use crossbows, and he can easily fire several arrows in succession.As for the ordinary bows and arrows used by Heng Chao, only one arrow can be mounted at a time, and it will be a test of reaction and precision to shoot two arrows instantly.

Even so, Pei Lian didn't like to do the trick that Jiang Ye had already used, otherwise it would be useless and tasteless.

Under the tight drumbeat, the horse had already run into the range of the target. Pei Lian's eyes were bright, and he saw a gap and loosened his grip on the arrow.

"Oh! It's off!"

The celadon-glazed sunflower tea cup made in the official kiln was slammed on the table by Zhao Yanchen. During the violent shaking, the crisp sound of the porcelain was accompanied by the boiling hot tea.Zhao Yanchen was suddenly scalded, and his right hand flinched suddenly.Even so, he was still holding a bamboo tube with a crystal far eyepiece in his left hand and stared at the situation in the field.

The servant who accompanied him to Nanyuyuan took a handkerchief soaked in cold water and wiped his master's hands.

The sound just now made him almost think that the teacup covered with ice cracks was really going to be broken into several pieces according to the lines.Fortunately, the owner's house was just burned, and nothing was hurt.

In Zhao Yanchen's eyes, Pei Lian's arrow just now was going to the Nanfan Kingdom.He even wondered if he always impeached him, and Pei Lian was deliberately angry with him at this moment?

It's just that before he muttered a few words, he saw through the far eyepiece that Pei Lian put the arrow in his mouth on the bow almost immediately.

Anyone with long eyes could tell that the first arrow missed, so Pei Lian's second arrow was still on the bowstring, so it was all assumed to be a remedy he came up with.

So far, very few people have complained about Pei Lian.In fact, the riding and archery of the Central Plains people is much worse than that of Daxing.The natural advantages and disadvantages are placed there, and cannot be ignored.

Beads of sweat on his forehead wet the net towel, Pei Lian's eyes were cautious and focused, and his eyes were full of arrows shot out for the first time.But there wasn't much time for him to think at all.According to the distance imagined just now, it is estimated that it is almost the same. The second arrow finally brushed the jade finger on the finger and followed the first arrow.

The second arrow is still deflected, and it can even be said to be very inclined.Disappointed sighs could be heard from all around.

The privy envoy looked at the two arrows in mid-air, and he had already thought about how to comfort Pei Lian later and save Heng Chao's face.

Suddenly, his eyes widened in disbelief.At the same time, the person who was originally sighing also looked over in shock.Even Zhao Yanchen, who just now hated iron for lack of steel, stared blankly with his long-distance glasses, and the servant didn't even know that he brought a cup of tea again and put it in the palm of his hand.

I saw the second arrow hit the first arrow obliquely in the air, forcibly deflecting the arrow that was already biased.

"Boom, boom!"

The muffled sound of two consecutive arrows hitting the heart of the target made the guards not far away startled.

He looked back stiffly, and there were arrows on the hearts of the two targets on the left and right.The red feather representing Heng Chao at the end of the arrow seems to remind him that everything is real.

When he came back to his senses, the imperial guard shouted excitedly at the top of his voice.

"Pei Taichang hit two arrows in a row!"

It turned out that Pei Lian's goal at the beginning was not the target directly in front of him.It is very difficult to shoot two arrows in a row with a bow and arrow, and it is easy to miss the direction when riding a horse.So he simply turned the direction a bit wider, borrowed his strength, and shot directly at the two targets passing behind him.

"Good! What a Pei Lian!"

For the first time, the official, who had been paying attention to the situation, smiled happily, and even said two words "good", which shows that Pei Lian's actions are right in the middle of the heart.

Xiao Liu'er looked at it silently and could imagine that Pei Lian's importance in the hearts of the officials had risen to another level.

The other officials in the tent couldn't help but said to Pei Yanfu: "Jieqing gave birth to a good son."

Pei Yanfu stroked his beard, and responded with disgust.

"The dog is self-defeating."

He said so, but he could see the envy and jealousy in the eyes of his colleagues, which was very useful for a while.He just said in his heart: The sons I, Pei Yanfu taught, are not those sons and daughters in your family.

At this time, another person said: "Look at the look of the official family, Jieqing, I'm afraid Pei Lian will be even more favored in the future."

The man's tone of voice was unusually respectful, with some hints mixed in.Pei Yanfu has been in the position of Deputy Counselor and Zhizheng for a long time, and he should not listen too much to Gong Wei's words, but this moment made him feel unusual.

More grace?

The mighty grace of the emperor can make you soar to the sky, or it can be the silent scraping of flesh with a slow knife.It is not a good thing to be in the limelight like the sun.

Pei Yanfu looked behind Ruoyou Ruowu, only concealing the coldness in his heart, as if he didn't catch the meaning of the words, he casually replied the man's sentence.

"No matter how great the favor is, it is also rewarded by the officials."

The implication is that the official family is the sky of the Heng Dynasty.No matter how great the favor is, he is still a courtier and cannot go beyond the "heaven".