The Sage of Confucianism and Taoism

Chapter 1481

After Zhang Jing'an figured it out, he did not blame Ma Zhilong. Instead, he felt that this gentleman was at least aboveboard and a true scholar.

Approaching the school field, Fang Yun and Ma Zhilong still walked steadily, but Zhang Jing'an's steps became chaotic, and his little face was full of worry.

Zhang Jing'an knew that the six arts were etiquette, music, archery, charioteering, calligraphy and number, and among them there were "five arches".

Ten years ago, Zhang Jing'an believed that his father was mostly successful, but Zhang Longxiang had been in prison for ten years, and no matter how knowledgeable he was, he was still unfamiliar in this area. I did use arrows when I was in the military camp a few days ago, but I only practiced for a month.

Since this Ma Zhilong is the dean of Zhurong Academy, he must practice the six arts diligently.

Amid Zhang Jing'an's worries, Fang Yun and Dean Ma arrived at the school grounds, entered the room next to the school grounds together, and selected bows and arrows.

The two men each held a bow and arrow and carried a quiver on their backs, and came to the hunting ground.

Ma Zhilong stopped behind a line, looked forward and said: "This place is thirty feet away from the arrow target in front. You and I each choose an arrow target that is facing us and compete for five shots. Do you have any objections?"

Zhang Jing'an and the children who followed him were smacking their lips. Normal shooting competitions were usually conducted at a distance of ten feet. This distance of thirty feet tested many aspects. It not only required arm strength and accuracy, but also experience and calculation ability. After all, Thirty feet is too far, and it would take more than ten breaths for an ordinary person to run.

Fang Yun said: "I have no objection, but I haven't learned archery for many years. I would like to try the 'White Arrow' first."

The first of the five arrows is the white arrow, which requires a long arrow to pass through the target and reveal the arrowhead.

"Master Zhang, please!" Ma Zhilong said.

"Thank you, Mr. Ma."

After Fang Yun finished speaking, he reached out and pulled out two long arrows from the quiver.

Everyone present was stunned. Could it be that Zhang Longxiang was afraid that the first arrow would fail and was planning to shoot it twice? However, if Ma Zhilong succeeds once, then the first match of five shots will inevitably fail.

Everyone watched quietly. At this time, some college gentlemen with academic degrees also got the news and appeared on the campus one after another. Several gentlemen looked grim, and glanced at Fang Yun from time to time, with strange looks flashing in their eyes. Two or three of them even made no attempt to hide their hostility.

Fang Yun put both arrows on the long bow.

Everyone was even more curious. Shooting two arrows at the same time was more difficult to hit than shooting two arrows separately.

Fang Yun fully drew the long bow and let go suddenly.

The moment Fang Yun let go, Ma Zhilong seemed to suddenly understand something, and instinctively held the bow to take the arrow. However, when he put the long arrow on the bow, Fang Yun's two arrows had already hit the two people directly opposite them. Archery target.

The first arrow hits the red heart of the target in front of Fang Yun. The arrow passes through the target and the arrowhead is revealed behind the target.

The second arrow hit the target in front of Ma Zhilong, and there was a bang. The target exploded into pieces and fell to the ground in pieces.

Everyone present was stunned and suddenly realized that the target in front of Ma Zhilong was gone, so naturally he could not complete the White Arrow Competition.

"Moxue won the first game." Fang Yun said with a smile.

Ma Zhilong laughed and said: "Master Zhang is good at archery, but compared to white arrows, he is slightly inferior to me."

The gentlemen and Meng Tong present began to take a serious look at this "Zhang Longxiang". They knew that the game was bound to be a draw, but they relied on their intelligence to create a sure-win method. After all, he was a learned man who was promoted to the Imperial Academy in prison, which was completely different from the rumors.

The two began to walk to one side, each facing the new archery target.

Ma Zhilong said with a smile: "I won't give in to this second contest with 'Senlian'."

Fang Yun nodded.

The second of the five shots is called Shen Lian, in which one arrow is shot first, and then three arrows are shot out quickly, one after another, like a chain of beads, as if the arrow follows the tail of the arrow.

Fang Yun and Ma Zhilong took out an arrow at the same time and slowly drew the bow to full length. They both looked at each other from the corner of their eyes.

The two of them took action at the same time!

While shooting the first arrow, the two of them drew the second arrow from the quiver behind them at an extremely fast speed, drew the bow and shot it, and then drew the third and fourth arrows.

Between the blue sky and snow, in front of Fang Yun and Ma Zhilong, there were four long arrows almost connected in a line, flying straight to the target in front of them.

Take it! Take it! Take it! Take it!

All eight long arrows hit the target.

Several gentlemen from the academy had already come close to the two of them. An old Juren said with a smile: "The two of them are tied for this shot."

Ma Zhilong shook his head slightly and said: "The last round may have been a trick played by Mr. Zhang, but this round, I lost a thread."

"Oh? Why?" the old judge asked.

Ma Zhilong said: "I shot arrows with Mr. Zhang at the same time, but he arrived first and I arrived later. This is one of the reasons. Second, his four arrows were gathered together in one place, with no gaps between them. My four arrows There are some gaps in the landing point. As I get older, my strength is still insufficient.”

"Wait a minute, let's go take a look." Several Juren gentlemen actually used the speed poem, ran over quickly, and then came back with the arrow targets on their shoulders.

Sure enough, as Ma Zhilong said, Fang Yun's four arrows not only landed on the red heart, but also landed closer together.

The students and teachers of Zhurong Academy looked at the target and were speechless. Fang Yun had won by chance before, but this time he won with true strength.

"Let's bet on the three arrows." Fang Yun said.

"Yes." Ma Zhilong said.

The third of the five shots is called Yanzhu. The arrow points upward, the arrow feathers are pressed down, and the arrow is thrown.

The two continued walking, facing the new archery target, raising their bows and arrows high, as if they were shooting birds in the sky, and shot three arrows one after another.

Each arrow drew a perfect arc in the sky and finally landed on the target.

Both arrows hit the red heart. This time there is no need to compare the before and after and the specific landing point.

The two scholars hurried over to get the target.

"Draw." Fang Yun and Ma Zhilong smiled at each other.

Then, Fang Yun took the initiative to step back one foot.

Seeing this scene, even those who were full of hatred for Zhang Longxiang before softened their gazes a little.

The fourth of the five shootings is Xiangchi. Originally, the king and his subjects shot arrows, and the subjects stepped back one foot to show respect. When shooting arrows at close range, they gave one foot back. When shooting arrows at a distance of thirty feet, Fang Yun stepped back one foot.

"The student is in his prime. Although he has white hair, he still has strength. He should step back one foot." Fang Yun said.

Hearing Fang Yun say this, some gentlemen thought in their hearts that Zhang Longxiang has become more powerful after being in prison for ten years!

Those young people could not see it, but the old gentlemen knew that Fang Yun's first shot deliberately broke the target. This was to show his determination and express his intention with the strongest attitude. It was not the so-called winning by trickery at all.

However, the fourth shot was so clean and neat, and the salute was so free and easy, making up for the first shot's tyranny. The flexion and extension showed the true nature of a hero.

Several people present had been planning in their hearts to attack Zhang Longxiang and make him infamous again, but now they had no way to start.

Ma Zhilong said nothing. The two shot three arrows each, hitting the bull's eye, a tie.

The fifth of the five shots, the well, all four arrows hit the bull's eye, and like the four vertices of a square, like a well.

The fifth shot, both sides were in the right place, four arrows hit the red heart of the target, and the four arrows fell in a square, also a tie.

However, everyone could see that Fang Yun was obviously slightly better, because Fang Yun's arrow pulling, shooting and dropping were obviously faster.

Ma Zhilong held the bow and lowered his hand, smiling and said: "Thank you, Lord Zhang, for accompanying me to play around. After the five shots, we will return to Shoujingzhai and discuss your son's admission in detail."

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