Thousands of Mountains

The white dew was frost, and it was supposed to be a cool solar term, but Beijing was uncharacteristically still at the end of summer. The sun was scorching, and the autumn tiger made these men in the capital already sweating before they started running on their horses.

The engagement ceremony was held in the Royal Garden on the outskirts of Beijing. There is a large royal school field inside which is suitable for horse racing and archery. Next to it is Guiyun Lake. Work, the whole other garden looks like a splendid autumn outing.

On the racetrack, colorful flags were flying. In addition to the royal banners, there were also the banners of the various families in the capital. Yin Cen and Wu Yeer were on the stands. Looking over at a glance, Zhao Qian, Sun Li, Zhou Wu, and King Zheng were so lively. After counting, about a dozen companies participated in the competition.

Chen Ji was wearing a vermilion and gold-rimmed riding and archery outfit. Together with his horse, Gaifeng, he was at the forefront of the whole team. The golden edges of the clothes were somewhat reflective. Yin Cen felt that the radiance was shining from a distance from the stands, and he thought to himself He has learned the phrase "you don't lose if you lose".

Yun Ye was tied for second in the team, next to Yin Cen, and today he was dressed in a snow-blue riding suit, which was also dashing and capable. Yin Cen glanced around in the stands, and saw a black dress in an inconspicuous corner, sitting upright motionless Shen Cang looked at the racetrack, Yin Cen couldn't tell what was wrong, he only hoped that Chen Ji could lose to anyone, but he couldn't lose to Yunye.

On the main stage in the middle, the emperor Chen Ze and the empress Qiu Yi sat side by side. Han Wang Chen Yi did not participate in the competition as expected, and Dun Dun sat next to Chen Ze according to his mother's wishes, next to Qiu Yi The person sitting was a bright and neat beauty, without a hairpin, but a tight-sleeved dress of burgundy red, her hair was tied up high like a man's, with only a red ribbon of the same color around her, but her skin was whiter than snow , bright eyes and bright teeth, no matter how you look at it, she is also a great beauty, Yin Cen thought, this must be Yun Ye's wife, Princess Zhegui.

A sense of strangeness rose in his heart. If there hadn't been a change of civet cats back then, this beauty would be his wife today. This... Yin Cen shivered for no reason. For some reason, when he looked at the beauty again, he felt inferior, and his eyes unconsciously Back at the racetrack again, seeing the handsome young man in the sun, he felt that the glamorous Princess Zhegui was not as good-looking as his own silly boy, Ah Yue, and Yin Cen frowned slightly without noticing it.

Today, Eunuch He, the supervisor of ceremonies, presides over the overall situation. There are three rounds of horse racing, riding and archery, and the ranking is determined by points. The rules of each round are different.

The first game is a hundred paces through the wine glass - there is a cylindrical high platform two hundred steps away, on which a fist-sized wine glass is placed, the glass is filled with fine wine, and everyone will ride horses and run along the circle drawn outside the wine glass, The first person to shoot through the wine glass will be counted as ten chips. After that, even if someone hits the high platform, they can only be counted as three chips.

Each round will also adopt an elimination system at the end, and the three players at the bottom will not enter the next round.

He Jin stretched his neck and read the competition rules in a long voice. The drum beat thunderously, and then the drum stopped again. With He Jin's loud shout, the competition officially began!

Everyone rode their horses and ran along the columned high platform. Chen Ji was still at the head of the team. The wind had been with him for many years and he had become human. He carried Chen Ji steadily and fast. He took the bow from his back and pulled out a long-tailed arrow from the quiver. He hooked his right hand firmly on the string. Yin Cen had taught him to hold the bow from a high position. He also used this method to lift the bow to eye level. , let the shoulders stretch out to the greatest extent.

Chen Ji was not in a hurry to release the arrow, but rode his horse and ran around the field. The arrow was on the string, and he observed it visually. Yun Ye was behind him and hadn't started to pull the string. Guang glanced at the other party, and his secretly struggling heart suddenly turned to the bright side.

At this time, some people could not hold back their bows and released their arrows, only to see a feathered arrow land a few feet away from the high platform with a "swish", causing everyone in the stands to laugh out loud, and He Jin dragged his voice to report, " Xu Mingyong, son of the Xu family, has zero chips—”

As soon as the words fell, I saw a young man in yellow riding clothes sadly riding away from the circle. Regardless of the ranking, he got zero chips and would not be able to advance to the next round anyway. In the name of shooting, the first out this time did not make everyone laugh.

Then someone shot arrows one after another, and He Jin's voice sounded one after another:

"Fang Shaoqing, the young master of the Fang family, is on the third chip."

"Young master of the Lu family, Lu Kexing, has three plans."

"The son of the Yu family, Yu Zairan, has zero money."

……

Those who were eliminated left one after another, and in an instant, only Chen Ji, Yun Ye, Wu Jiangfeng, the son of Dali Temple Minister Wu Yingyuan, and Yuan Yuanshan, the son of the left-behind commander Yuan Ping, were left on the racetrack.

Yuan Yuanshan has practiced martial arts since he was a child, and he is well-known for his kung fu in Beijing. At this moment, seeing him raise his bow and draw the string, his posture is stable and familiar. "meaning.

Yin Cen and Wu Ye'er also got up, Yin Cen thought to himself, this silly boy has not released the arrow until now, wondering if everyone's expectations are higher in the future, and the probability of embarrassment is greater, but he can't help it. Looking forward to it, Ah Yue, Ah Yue, at least it was taught by me, a sharpshooter in my previous life, so it won’t be too bad... I suddenly understood the mentality of my old father with my heart fluttering.

This is, why fat four?

Everyone stretched their necks, only the lonely man in black in the corner was still sitting quietly, looking at the field, as if everything had nothing to do with him.

Yin Cen glanced over from the corner of his eyes, feeling complicated in his heart, and suddenly thought, if he was on the field today, would Shen Cang still sit so steadily?

On the field, Chen Ji and Yun Ye saw Yuan Yuanshan raised the bow, and they raised the bow again together. The three of them had bright eyes, and they started to shoot arrows almost at the same moment. At that moment, the audience in the stands uttered the same exclamation.

In an instant, the wine glass on the high platform broke, and three feathered arrows stood on the platform.

There was thunderous applause in the stands, and the three arrows hit the same target. This probability...

Yin Cen also clapped his hands vigorously. On the field, Chen Ji rode his horse to a stop, opened his arms to the stands with an uncontrollable maniacal smile, clenched his right fist, and beat his heart.

As you said, stick to it with the will to win.

I did it, you see? !

Everyone saw that the crown prince Chen Ji did not ask his father for credit after he won the victory, but raised his hand to someone in another direction to celebrate.

Chen Ze and Qiu Yiren also looked at the direction where Chen Ji was waving. Who is this person?

Yin Cen was dressed in plain black clothes of the guards, lowered his head and wished he could get into the cracks.

Not me not me not me, don't look at me don't look at me don't look at me.

Next to him, Wu Ye'er poked Yin Cen hard without looking at him, "Brother Pingshan, everyone is looking at you!"

Yin Cen: ...

You shouldn't have taken such a fool out of the house...

Everyone thought they were going to meet the prince's favorite family, but they saw an ordinary, slender, fair, and very good-looking young guard. The questions on his mouth became even bigger question marks in his heart.

clam?

Only Zhao Lun looked at Yin Cen with deep eyes. After looking at Yin Cen for a while, all the doubts in his eyes disappeared. He squeezed the folding fan tightly in his hand and patted the other palm lightly.

He Jin's long and thin voice echoed, "Prince Chen Ji, ten chips." "Senior Yunye, ten chips." "Yuan family son Yuan Yuanshan, ten chips." "Wu family son Wu Jiangfeng, three chips. "

The first game can be called a good start.

Quite festive, Chen Yi stood up in the stands and shouted, "Brother Prince—you are so amazing—"

Qiu Yiren looked at his stupid son through the emperor, staring at him speechless.

Princess Zhegui was very satisfied. Although Yunye did not win the championship, he looked elegant and personable, and his riding and shooting skills were excellent, which was almost perfect.

In the second game, the more intense Flowing Arrow.

This kind of gameplay is quite popular in the army. It is a kind of training for riding and shooting in the Daning Army. From the starting point, the horses passed along the road, the bows and arrows were released one after another, and the points were accumulated by hitting the bull's-eye.

A total of ten circular targets were set up this time, and a total of nine players entered the second round.

Yunye had seen this kind of training in his father's military camp before, but he had never tried it himself, especially Chen Ji, who had never seen it at all. This time, he had no idea about firing ten arrows.

It's just that the remaining nine people, except for Yuan Yuanshan, should have no confidence. Thinking of this, Chen Ji regained some confidence.

It doesn't matter if you lose, but it's more important not to lose too ugly.

Otherwise, brother Pingshan would have to laugh for half a year, and he couldn't be given this chance.

The nine contestants passed one by one in this competition. The starting point of the runway was close to one side of the stand and the end point was on the other side of the stand. However, part of the winding detour on the way was beyond the sight of the stand and was blocked by a small hill.

According to the ranking of the previous round, they will compete from the end to the front.

In the end, Wu Jiangfeng, who scored 3 chips, was the first to enter the stage, with horseshoes bursting, and Wu Jiangfeng's figure was very handsome, and he was the first to start work and let go of the arrow. "Whoosh—" everyone in the stands followed the arrow An arc, but the feather arrow was steady and fell outside the target.

Unexpectedly, he didn't even hit the target...

Wu Jiangfeng covered his face and continued to run forward. There are still nine arrows in front of him. Where should he put his face...

In the middle of the stands, Chen Ze helped his forehead, how could this man in Beijing be so weak.

Princess Zhegui only groaned and smiled, but upon closer inspection, besides the smile on her face, there was a faint hint of sarcasm at the corner of her mouth.

Uncle of the Emperor, these are your young men, all of them have no bravery under the great effort of Nianxiang San, and they are paler and weaker than women. How can this country and this family be considered safe?

Wu Jiangfeng's round was over, and the supervisors counted the targets one by one. He Jin reported, "Wu Jiangfeng, [-] chips."

Ten targets, with a full score of [-] chips, but Wu Jiangfeng is only worth [-] chips, and this is already a player who has entered the second round.

The next few were not much better.

"Lu Kexing, 45 chips."

"Fang Shaoqing, fifty chips."

"An Hongye, thirty chips."

……

Everyone in the stands was discouraged, and there was a sound of lamentation.

Until Yuanyuan Mountain entered the stage, Princess Zhegui took the lead, and there was a fairly warm applause from the stands.

Yuan Yuanshan wore a crane-gray riding outfit without any fancy decorations, and his hair and headband fluttered high in the wind. Different from his previous weak form, he rushed into the runway in an extremely agile and sassy posture.

The first arrow flew out, hit the bull's-eye, and fell firmly into everyone's eyes.

Then there was a real mountain of applause from the stands.

Yuan Yuanshan rode fast, and shot the arrow fast, turned around and sank into the small hill, and rode his horse back into the sight of everyone in a short while, reaching the end of the runway.

After the ceremonial supervisor was busy counting for a while, He Jin shouted loudly, "Yuan Yuanshan, 90 chips—"

Princess Zhegui led the applause again, and all the praise in his eyes fell on Yunye's eyes.

Yunye was a little unconvinced, what happened to this woman, she praised others in front of her husband.

You must be disciplined in the future.

As for now, if he can't win Yuan Yuanshan, it seems that even his own wife is not qualified to discipline her.

Yuan Yuanshan should die.

I must win.

Chen Ji had another thought in his mind.

It is certain that Yuan Yuanshan will not be able to win this game, but Yunye may not win either.

So as long as you don't get compared to Yun Ye.

But why does Brother Pingshan care so much about this Yunye?

Chen Ji turned his head and glanced again, his appearance was flat, his toes were high and his toes were high, hey, I'm not as good-looking as he is.

No, I have to win.

Just as he was thinking wildly, Yun Ye had already entered the stage.

Chen Ji squeezed the rein in his hand tightly, Blast Feng was honest and quiet, Chen Ji said silently in his heart: please, let him, fall, fall.