The dream of "Tenderness of Iron Hands" begins in Tokyo

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After accepting the shooting task, Lu Mengyun fell into her mind.

On the second day of the New Year's Day, she got up early in the morning to pay New Year's greetings to Mr. Zhuge, and went to the building in cold blood to choose Zhang Xinshou's bow, and then went to the martial arts field in the backyard to practice.

Leng Xue accompanied her to practice, and seeing that she has good eyesight and foundation, she should be fine, so she was very relieved.When it came time for lunch, Cold Blood said it was okay.But Lu Mengyun still wants to practice a few more times, let him go to eat first, and then come by herself.

She calmed down and practiced for a while by herself, and gradually she began to feel it in her hands.Immediately, he held his breath and fired five shots in a row, Zhizhi hit the bull's-eye, and finally heaved a sigh of relief.

There was applause behind him.She looked back, and Iron Hand was standing behind with a smile.

"Junior sister, happy new year! You are so diligent on the first day of the new year."

"Senior Brother Tieshou, Happy New Year!" Lu Mengyun said helplessly, "I can't help you guys to drive ducks to the shelves. You can't hold back. This is no small matter..."

"Don't worry too much. Uncle Shi has always been cautious in doing things. Since he made such a decision, he must know that you have this strength. I saw it just now. It's no problem. Just don't be nervous then."

"Thank you, brother, for your encouragement!" Lu Mengyun clasped her fists together.

"Don't embarrass yourself at Zhengdan today. Your sister Yan asked me to come and ask you to eat, let's go. After dinner, let's go to the street to play together."

"Ok!"

From the first day to the third day of the first lunar month, Kaifeng government will be closed for three days. Merchants in the lanes will set up food, fruit, utensils, calligraphy and painting, handmade products and other items to attract people to come to shop or museum, throw dice, and guess copper coins. , Throwing darts, etc., the various forms are very interesting.

Guangfufang is very close to Mahang Street. After lunch, everyone went out together. They saw that the street had already been ligated with colorful sheds, and there were rows of stalls and crowds of people.Men, women and children all wore new clothes and took to the streets to have fun, and the restaurants and teahouses were also full of people.

Lu Mengyun had never seen such a lively scene and was very excited, shopping around and buying a lot of gadgets.After wandering around for a while, I looked back and saw that there was only Tie Shou behind me, and the others had already dispersed.She was a little embarrassed,

"Senior Brother Tie Shou, take care of yourself, don't follow me, I know the way."

"It's okay. I don't want to buy anything. Junior sister has been here for so long. As a senior brother, I haven't fulfilled the friendship of a landlord. I may have to go out again after a while, so I made an agreement with them today, and I will accompany you." Tie Shou laughed.

"Actually, you're welcome... I'll stay for a while, and I'll meet you later."

"How long does junior sister plan to stay in the capital?"

"Hmm... I think it's almost two years, and I plan to go back to Suzhou to find a job in Pingjiang Mansion. I still want to apply what I have learned."

"It's nice to have a plan."

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The two walked, chatted, and played while shopping, and they went south to Daxiangguo Temple, where it was even more lively, with all kinds of goods and everything you expect.No matter how crowded it was, Tie Shou always followed Lu Mengyun, and it was very cute to see her excitedly fluttering around.Suddenly a thought flashed in my mind, "It would be great if this was replaced by Xiaozhen." Immediately felt that this thought was disrespectful to the guests, and immediately stopped thinking about it.

Lu Mengyun was dazzled by the dazzling variety of items. She fell in love with a black lacquer inlaid gold mother-of-pearl jewelry box. When it was six or seven taels, I bargained with the stall owner there.But the man said that this is a handmade product from Korea, and the buckles are all made of pure gold, so it cannot be cheap.

Tie Shouyuan was watching other people selling calligraphy and paintings, and when he saw Lu Mengyun staying at the stall for a long time, he walked up to it.The stall owner smiled when he saw him,

"Your wife has good eyesight, and she likes this good stuff, but she still thinks ten taels of silver is too expensive, so why don't you buy it for her!"

Lu Mengyun blushed and said anxiously: "Hey, don't talk nonsense, this is my senior brother."

"Oh, oh, I just see that you two are so handsome, you look like a husband and wife. Haha..."

At this time, Tie Shou also blushed a little, and he immediately took out a piece of silver and handed it over: "Don't bother, just buy it."

"Brother, don't, it's too expensive."

"Nothing, senior brother will give it to you as a New Year's gift."

The stall owner took the money with a smile, and said, "Hello senior brother, don't miss it, little girl, haha..."

"Nonsense!" Lu Mengyun scolded shyly.

The two squeezed out of the crowd, and Lu Mengyun said to Tie Shou: "Brother Tie Shou, this is too expensive, I can't accept it. I will pay you back when I get home."

"No need. After walking for so long, are you hungry?"

"Well, a little bit."

"Come on, I'll take you to eat a good gourd soup. It's near here."

Zhoudai's gourd soup is the most delicious and most expensive gourd soup in the whole capital. The ingredients are fresh and the formula is unique. It is a tribute exclusively for the imperial use.The shop next to it may only cost ten yuan a bowl, but they want 120 yuan, which is still in short supply.Sure enough, there are no empty seats in the store at the moment, and you have to wait for a table if you want to eat.

The two of them were queuing up on the side of the street when they suddenly heard someone call Tie Shou,

"Tie Shou, you're back!" I saw a young woman in a purple shirt coming from the opposite side, about 24 or [-] years old, with a graceful figure, willow eyebrows and almond eyes, and very heroic.

"Hey, it's Miss Long. Happy New Year! Happy New Year to you!" Iron Hand clasped his hands and smiled.

"Happy New Year!" The woman smiled and said, "It's rare for Tie Datou to be willing to wait in line to eat!" She saw Lu Mengyun next to Tie Shou in a blink of an eye, her face changed slightly, and she said in a tone of voice: " Oh... I mean, it turns out that I was with the girl, and she looks younger and younger."

Tie Shou hurriedly said: "Stop talking nonsense, this is my fellow junior sister Lu Mengyun, Miss Lu, who just came to the capital from Jiangnan." He then turned to Lu Mengyun and said, "Little junior sister, this is the Tequila dragon catcher from the Ministry of Punishment. Known as the Purple Clothed Goddess."

Lu Mengyun greeted hurriedly: "Long catcher, happy new year!"

Tequila waved her hand and said, "Happy New Year! You guys have fun, I'm leaving first." Then she said to Tie Shou: "Tie Shou, I have something to tell you about the new year's punishment department."

"it is good."

Tequila turned around and left, Tieshou looked at her back and shook his head with a wry smile, and said to Lu Mengyun: "Young junior sister, don't mind, she has this kind of personality. Now she is the only female arrester in the Ministry of Criminal Justice, and she is also an official. The eldest lady of the family, so everyone let her go."

Lu Mengyun smiled and said, "I don't mind. I'm just afraid that you may cause a misunderstanding. I saw that her face changed when she saw me."

"No, no, there is nothing to misunderstand." Iron Hand waved his hands again and again: "We are just colleagues. Sometimes we handle cases together."

"Hehe... Brother, you are blushing. Miss Long is very beautiful. I can see that she is quite interested in you." Lu Mengyun joked with him.

"Forget it, who can bear her temper."

On the third day of the first lunar month, Huizong visited the Nanyu Garden in person and gave a banquet to the envoys of the Liao Kingdom.According to the usual practice, there is a banquet shooting activity during the banquet.Although this is just a show for fun, there is actually no lack of intentions between the two countries to show off their strength in "friendly competitions". Therefore, every time the court will try to select excellent archers as companion archers. The heads with their superb martial arts skills are naturally the best choice.

There were ten archery warriors accompanying the Song Dynasty, all dressed in the costumes of the archery squad in front of the hall, with long-legged Futou, purple wide shirts and yellow Yiyi.A hundred paces away, the arrow stacks had been set up, and the archers lined up neatly, standing on both sides in the wide square below Yujin Building.

After all, it was Lu Mengyun's first time experiencing such a big scene, and she felt a little uneasy standing there.The clothes she was wearing were a bit too big, especially the fringe. She was always afraid that it would fall off, so she used her hands to hold it up from time to time.She didn't go out again yesterday, and she practiced in the mansion for a whole day. Normally, there should be no problem, but she was still a little worried that she would be nervous and inaccurate.

It was almost noon, and the royal car came in a mighty way, surrounded by the guard of honor of the Imperial Forest Army, with the sound of drums and music.After the envoys of the Liao Kingdom saw the driver and saluted, the host and guest went to the Yujin Tower and took their seats in the imperial banquet.Cai Jing, the grand master of the current dynasty, and a group of civil and military officials were present to accompany him, and Mr. Zhuge was also among them.

After drinking for three rounds, a servant in the palace, the sage, announced the beginning of the banquet.

The archers of the Liao Kingdom were guests, and they shot first.Liao people use guns, and these people are also carefully selected sharpshooters in their country, and their natural strength is not trivial.After ten people shot, all arrows hit the pile.The Liao people present cheered.

It's the turn of the Great Song Wuchen.Cold-blooded ranked first, he was calm and relaxed, nocking the arrow and firing the bow, hitting all five arrows.The Song people's home court was naturally thunderous.Lu Mengyun was ranked fourth behind Tie Shou. Seeing that the brothers in front of her had hit all the hits, she couldn't help but feel a little uneasy.But fortunately, the arrow stack was much bigger than the archery target used for practice in Fuchu. She took a deep breath and strode forward, took aim with her bow, shot five in a row, and easily hit the target.There were cheers all around again, she was greatly relieved, and a smile appeared on her face when she turned around.

After this round, no one missed the target on both sides, and the game was a tie.The envoy of Liao was very unconvinced, because they lost last year, this year they specially recruited first-class experts from China to compete, and they insisted on winning the championship.So he said to Huizong: "Today, the archers of the two countries are skilled and superb. The opportunity is rare, so it is better to let them compete for another round. I invite the shortest of the two teams to come out and compete in the ring target, shooting three arrows each , the one with the highest number of rings wins."

Huizong was a smart man who knew the Liao envoy's intentions, but he was not willing to show weakness, so he complied.

According to the decree, the shortest player in Song Dynasty is naturally Lu Mengyun, and now she is really nervous.As if the face of the country was in her hands, she suddenly felt the pressure suddenly increase.

Tie Shou saw her uneasy expression, walked to her side and said softly: "Little Junior Sister, don't panic. This ring target is the same as the one practiced at home, and it is not difficult for you. Don't worry about who is watching, just treat it as if it is in your own backyard. , you shoot you."

"Yes, yes, don't be afraid! After a while, the third brother invites you to Changqing Tower to eat fried fish and rice. It tastes good." Zhui Ming also patted Lu Mengyun on the shoulder and smiled to comfort her.

Now that the target ring is ready, players from the two countries line up.Upstairs in Yujin Tower, Huizong, Liao envoys and a group of ministers all left their seats and walked to the railing to observe.

Before the competition, archers from both sides must salute each other to show courtesy.The Liao people were all tall. Although the Daliao warrior was the shortest in their ranks, he was still more than a head taller than Lu Mengyun, and with a burly figure, he already had the advantage in terms of momentum.

The Liao man walked over with his head held high, and the two approached, he saw that although the other party was a little thin, but his features were extremely handsome, he didn't realize he liked him, he said loudly, "The last general of the Northern Privy Council of the Great Liao Kingdom, Yeluchun."

Lu Mengyun saw that the Liao man was about 26 or [-] years old, dressed in military uniform, tall and heroic, and his expression was considered kind and not aggressive, so he cupped his fists and saluted: "Lu Yun, the former commander of the Great Song Dynasty. General Yelu invites you!"

"Please!" Yelu Chun said, but he was a little puzzled, he just felt that the voice of the guard of the Song Dynasty sounded like a woman.

Similarly, the Liao country is the first away game.This time Yeluchun actually abandoned the crossbow and used the bow.I saw that he drew the bow and set the arrow in a calm manner, and his gestures were quite general.The bow is full of the moon, the arrow is off the string, all three arrows hit the target, two arrows are in the center of the circle, and one arrow is slightly off the circle.The Liao people cheered again.

Seeing his extraordinary skill, Lu Mengyun admired him very much. This time, she was strong when she met the strong. The competitive spirit in her chest was suddenly aroused, and the tension just now eased a lot.She strode forward and praised: "General Yelu is really skilled!"

"General Lu, please!" Yeluchun cupped his hands.

It was very windy today, Lu Mengyun stood in the center of the arena, her loose shirt was blown against her body.Just as she raised her head and stretched her bow to aim, the wind blown off her hairpin, and even her hairpin fell off, and her head was immediately covered with black hair flying with the wind.

Seeing this situation, the audience outside the venue couldn't help but let out a low cry.Some people have already seen that she is a daughter.Huizong had a sharp eye and a careful heart, and he could see it clearly upstairs, so he concluded that it must be a woman.

At this moment, Lu Mengyun didn't care about this much anymore, she just stood firm, raised her head and chest, stretched her arms vigorously, fixed the arrow buckle and aimed at the bull's-eye.With the sound of the bowstring, the three arrows were fired in succession, each hitting the center of the circle without any deviation.

In this way, Da Song is slightly better.The Song people who watched the battle cheered thunderously.Lu Mengyun was also very excited, smiling and saluting all around.

Yeluchun helped her pick up the Futou, took it, walked to her and handed it to her, said with a smile: "General Lu is very good at archery, I will admire it."

"Thank you!" Lu Mengyun took the Futou and thanked: "General Yelu has accepted it!" She quickly gathered her hair and put on the hat and went back to the queue.Everyone congratulated her.

Upstairs in Yujin, Huizong applauded.He turned his head to Mr. Zhuge and said, "Aiqing, the shooter you recommended is a woman?"

Mr. Zhuge bowed and replied: "Your Majesty atones! Your Majesty is wise, this person is indeed a woman, and she is my nephew. She just came to Beijing from Jiangnan. Because she is good at shooting, I asked her to come and accompany her."

Huizong turned around and said to the ministers: "Although this is not a woman's business, if a woman can do it, how can the world be without education. I am very relieved."

Cai Jing said hurriedly: "Scholars can hold back the strong, and women can ride and shoot. The world is very fortunate to be safe and never forget the danger."

Huizong laughed and said, "Announce her to see her, and I will reward her face to face."

The servants in the palace came down to convey the oral order.Lu Mengyun became a little nervous after hearing this.Tieshou hurriedly comforted,

"Little junior sister, don't panic. There must be a reward from the government. Just remember to look up when you are ordered to look up later, and don't look directly at the holy face. Besides," he paused, and took out the A small box, and said: "Look... do you need to put this on your face?"

Lu Mengyun was startled, not knowing what it was.

Zhui Ming who was next to him smiled, "Second senior brother, I really admire you. You even take this face-changing ointment with you! Hehe..." He turned his head and said to Lu Mengyun, "Little sister, I also think you should wipe it with you." It’s safer to go up. Otherwise, maybe you will be announced to Yanfu Palace tonight.”

Now Lu Mengyun understood.She immediately put on the face-changing ointment, her complexion turned dark yellow, her lips were green and her skin was dry.Zhui Ming also helped her stick a big black mole under her eyes, and said with a smile, "It's fine, it's safe. Haha..."

All the people in Shenhou Mansion watched it amusedly.Lu Mengyun's face turned red.

Huizong was rather disappointed when he saw the female archer.He looked upstairs just now, and felt that the woman under the toga was obviously graceful, and he heard that she was from the south of the Yangtze River. He thought that her appearance would not be bad, so he announced her to see her, but why did she have this dark village woman appearance? Well, I suddenly feel that it's a pity that I have such a good figure.So he gave her a few words of approval, rewarded her with belts, clothes, gold and silver utensils, and sent her downstairs.Mr. Zhuge chuckled inwardly as he watched from the sidelines, thinking that it must be the idea of ​​his apprentices, and secretly praised them for their thoughtfulness.

That night, the Shenhou Mansion held a banquet to celebrate Lu Mengyun's achievements.During the dinner, Zhui Ming smiled and said to Lu Mengyun,

"Junior Sister, you have to respect Second Senior Brother. If he hadn't been careful, maybe you would have been accompanying you in Yanfu Palace now. Haha..."

Lu Mengyun blushed, then stood up and toasted Tie Shou: "Thank you, Brother Tie Shou, for protecting my little sister."

Tie Shou also hurriedly stood up, picked up his wine glass and said with a smile: "You are welcome, junior sister, as long as you don't blame me for being troublesome."

"No. How could it be?" Lu Mengyun said softly.

"Haha..." Mr. Zhuge said with a smile: "You Xia is careful. Very good! Ayun performed really well today! You have done a good job for our Shenhou Mansion. Come, come, let's drink this cup together."