~.<  >-~     When the emperor saw that the harsh color in his eyes had not completely retreated, the queen was worried that the emperor would have murderous intentions at this time, and the sun was shining and the fragrance of flowers was everywhere. Killing people at this time was not a good thing after all.

The queen has been with the emperor for almost thirty years, and naturally has a very good understanding of the emperor's character. When the wars in the south and north, the emperor had a deep murderous aura in his bones and was extremely strict in his military management. After the founding of the country, his bloodthirsty temperament still remained unchanged, but he would not kill people at any time without reason. However, the older he was, the emperor's murderous intent did not weaken as the passage of time, but became more and more bloodthirsty. Often, the ministers said a mistake in one sentence, which could bring disaster to death.

Although the queen sometimes persuades her, once the emperor starts to kill, even the queen cannot stop him.

Today, the ministers gathered in the Iron Blood Garden. The queen really didn't want to see the emperor killing people on such occasions. She knew that if the emperor was in a bad mood, Gao Huai's words would have already splattered five steps. Fortunately, the emperor was in a good mood today, so she resisted the murderous intent for a while. The queen was afraid that the murderous intent would not be disbanded, so she hurriedly asked Zhou Ting: "Master Zhou, what kind of trick is this compared to arrow?"

She wanted to divert the emperor's attention and no longer worry about what had happened just now.

The emperor's attention seemed to be really brought over, and he looked at Zhou Ting and said, "Yes, Zhou Ting, how did you arrange this for arrow?"

Zhou Ting hurriedly said, "Report to the emperor, Empress, I have thought that if you just shoot a target to death, you may not be able to show the excellence of archery skills. I still remember that when the emperor practiced arrows, he never practiced dead targets, but used wild animals, birds and birds as living targets, so he practiced unparalleled archery skills. Today, I dared to use this method to test it."

When the emperor heard Zhou Ting say this, the last murderous intent in his eyes disappeared and said with a smile: "Zhou Ting, you still remember it. It's true that I practice arrows and never need to die targets!" His old face shone brightly, and he seemed much younger.

In the eyes of the emperor, Zhou Ting was not a person who could flatter. Zhou Ting spoke honestly. Today, Zhou Ting suddenly mentioned the emperor's archery technique, and there was a compliment in his words, which made the emperor very happy. After all, as long as he was a human being, he was happy to listen to some good words. What Zhou Ting said was also a matter of the emperor's satisfaction, not a false praise. It was said in public to make the emperor happy.

In fact, the purpose of Zhou Ting's words was to see that the emperor had murderous intentions, so he used this method to eliminate the emperor's murderous aura.

"Yes, Zhou Aiqing, is it still possible for Ma Zhongheng and Chu Huan to compete with arrows?" the emperor asked.

Zhou Ting hurriedly said: "Ma Zhongheng's equestrian skills are not bad, but archery skills are ordinary. If you want to test Chu Huan, Ma Zhongheng still can't do it."

"Then who are you going to take on this responsibility?"

"Xuanyuan Shengcai!" Zhou Ting said immediately.

The emperor said "Oh" and said, "I thought you were going to pass Xuanyuan Shao over and compare arrows!"

"General Xuanyuan patrols the imperial city today, and is in charge of official duties, and has never been present today." Zhou Ting smiled and said, "But even if General Xuanyuan comes, he can't work for him." He said in a deep voice: "Where is Xuanyuan Sheng?"

A general had already come out of the crowd and said respectfully: "I am here!"

Xuanyuan Sheng is less than thirty years old, with dark skin, long face, ordinary appearance, but he has a sense of heroism. After seeing the ceremony, he looked at Chu Huan with a calm expression.

When Chu Huan heard that this person’s surname was Xuanyuan, he knew that this person had some relationship with Xuanyuan Shao, at least from the same clan.

Zhou Ting said: "Xuanyuan Wuwei's archery skills are personally guided by Commander Xuanyuan. They are quite successful. It is an excellent touchstone. I beg the emperor to allow Xuanyuan Wuwei to go out!"

The emperor stroked his beard and said, "Xuanyuan Shengcai, your cousin Xuanyuan Shao's archery skills are excellent. Do you learn arrows with him, but have you learned the essence?"

Xuanyuan Shengcai said respectfully: "The archery master is exquisite, and I am just a first glance at the fur."

The emperor smiled and said, "You have also seen Chu Huan's equestrian. You compete with him for archery. If you win, I will give you a hundred taels of gold and give you another level of promotion. What do you think?"

Xuanyuan Sheng immediately said gratefully: "I will thank the emperor."

"Don't rush to thank me!" The emperor smiled and said, "Whether you can get a reward depends on your ability."

Duke An Guo was sitting next to him, extremely quiet. When he heard this, the corners of his eyes twitched twice, and no one saw it.

Zhou Ting then said: "The rule of comparing arrows is also very simple. Xuanyuan Shengcai and Chu Huan both used two stone hard skills. Each person only had three arrows. Pigeons will be released later. After you two and three arrows are shot out, whoever shoots the number of pigeons will win!"

Chu Huan and Xuanyuan Sheng said in unison: "Yes!"

The pulling force of two stones is already very large. The bows and arrows used by ordinary soldiers are usually one stone hard bow. Compared with one stone hard bow, the distance of two stone hard bows is naturally much farther than that of one stone hard bow. However, the effort consumed is much greater than that of one stone hard bow.

The two hard bows were ready, each equipped with three feather arrows. Xuanyuan Shengcai's arrow was tied with white silk threads, while Chu Huan's was thin red threads, which was also to wait and see how to distinguish the owners of the arrows.

Both of them picked up the bow and arrow and tried it. Xuanyuan Sheng looked calm. He occasionally glanced at Chu Huan and smiled very gently, but he seemed very polite. He seemed calm, but his eyes were full of confidence. Obviously, he was sure to win this time.

Comparing arrows in public, Xuanyuan Shengcai's archery skills were learned by Xuanyuan Shao. Even if Xuanyuan Shengcai was not for the reward promised by the emperor, he would do his best to maintain Xuanyuan Shao's reputation and the family name of the Xuanyuan family.

The three cages containing pigeons had been brought to the field. The guards stood by the cage and stood solemnly. They waited for a command to open the cage and release the pigeons.

But the crowd was already talking in a low voice.

"Xuanyuan Wuwei has been learning arrows with the commander of Xuanyuan for four or five years. The strong generals have no weak soldiers and they are cousins. Xuanyuan Wuwei's archery skills must be amazing. Chu Huan was an unknown person before. Is he really a master of archery skills?"

"I won the first team, but I always suffer a little in the second team." Someone immediately lowered his voice and said, "Zhou Nayan arranged for Xuanyuan Wuwei to come out, perhaps to suppress Chu Huan's arrogance."

"I heard that Chu Huan was recommended by His Highness the King of Qi, and his skills were really good. Zhou Nayan should want to try Chu Huan's real skills. Only an archer like Xuanyuan Wuwei can he test Chu Huan's real skills."

"Look, they have already drawn their bows!"

In the field, Chu Huan and Xuanyuan Shengcai had already picked up the first arrow, bent their bows and made preparations.

Seeing that the surroundings became quiet, Zhou Ting nodded to the other side. The guard stepped forward, pulled the wooden buckle on the cage, and then drove forward with both hands. The five pigeons in the cage immediately flew out of the cage and flew into the sky.

Chu Huan and Xuanyuan Sheng looked at each other, then looked at the sky at the same time. Chu Huan narrowed his eyes, calmed down, and hesitated at a pigeon, no longer hesitated. He bowed his fingers, let go of his fingers, and the arrow "swooshed" sounded, and it broke through the air, cutting through the air.

The arrow was extremely fast and full of force. It shot straight into a dove. In the air, the sound of arrows suddenly broke out. Xuanyuan Shengcai had already taken action. His arrow was like lightning, extremely fast.

Just as Chu Huan's arrow was about to hit the pigeon, he heard a "click" sound in the air. The bow and arrow shot by Chu Huan suddenly split into two and turned into two pieces. The original standard was accurate, but at this moment the arrow had changed direction and fell down weakly.

Chu Huan was shocked.

Although in a flash, Chu Huan clearly saw that the arrow that Xuanyuan Sheng had just shot was actually shot out of his arrow in mid-air, and the castration was not diminished. After shooting his arrow, he actually moved forward with force and penetrated the body of a pigeon on the line.

Xuanyuan Sheng was able to succeed with one arrow, and his long bow was slightly relaxed. He turned his head and looked at Chu Huan with a few smug smiles on his face. I don’t know whether it was etiquette or show-off, so he nodded slightly to Chu Huan.

Although Chu Huan was surprised, he smiled and said, "Xuanyuan Wuwei is good at archery skills!"

This is indeed a good archery technique.

Xuanyuan Sheng shot Chu Huan's arrow with one arrow, and he was able to shoot a pigeon. This must determine the route of Chu Huan's arrow in the shortest time, and also determine the speed of Chu Huan's arrow. While determining the position of Chu Huan's arrow, he also had to predict whether he could shoot the pigeon on the same line after shooting Chu Huan's arrow. After all these judgments are determined in an instant, we can make corresponding countermeasures. According to his own judgment, we must make extremely clever combination of the strength, direction and speed of our own bow and arrow.

Although it seems to be an understatement of the arrow, it seems to be a casual shot, but without enough archery skills and without the control of the bow and arrow, it is impossible for an arrow to shoot such an effect.

The guards inspected there had already reported the results loudly: "Chu Huan's arrow was shot from it, and Xuanyuan Shengcai's arrow shot a pigeon!"

Anyone with discerning eyes immediately became amazed and asked hurriedly before he could understand it. After knowing the scene that happened just now, they were also amazed and couldn't help but look at Xuanyuan Shengcai. Many people's eyes were full of admiration.

The emperor also chuckled at the queen and said, "Empress, Xuanyuan Shao's archery skills are amazing. You know. Now it seems that another sharpshooter has appeared in the Xuanyuan clan."

The queen smiled sweetly, middle-aged, but this smile was still charming, and said softly: "Although Xuanyuan Sheng is very good at archery skills, it is still far from each other than the priest's archery skills."

The emperor smiled and said, "I am old, and my archery skills are no longer as good as before." Then his eyes lit up and he said softly, "But don't worry, Queen, I will slowly become younger and regain my courage. When I get my job done, I will take you out for hunting!"

The queen knew that the emperor's so-called "finished work" meant practicing Taoism and seeking immortality. She was helpless, but she could only smile and nod.

Xuanyuan Sheng was the first to win the lead. He shot an arrow and shot a pigeon, which was one point ahead of Chu Huan. At this time, he was very popular and had a great honor. Chu Huan seemed to be his foil.

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