Chapter 242 Bow Horse Competition (19)
It turned out that this royal boy was Zhao Gou, the Emperor Gaozong of Song Dynasty. Li Yanqing looked at him carefully and saw that he was about ten years old, but he was very thin and could see that he was also weak. He was far inferior to the heroic spirit of King Jia. However, his eyes were extremely bright, and his appearance could not conceal his inner intelligence.
Zhao Gou mustered up the courage and said, "I think it is not appropriate for Li Shaojun to use a bronze bow today?"
"Your Highness also knows that I use a bronze bow?" Li Yanqing asked with a smile.
"I heard from the guards that they said that Li Shaojun used a copper bow yesterday, and the range was very long, but yesterday he only shot three arrows, and there was no problem with using a copper bow, but today there were thirty paper kids, so it would be unwise to use a copper bow. I suggest that Li Shaojun change it to the previous bow and arrow!"
Li Yanqing secretly admired the boy's meticulous thinking and seeing the key points when looking at the problem. Of course, he cannot use a copper bow today. Now he can also draw a maximum of ten bows.
"Thank you for your concern. The copper bow and iron arrow requires extraordinary arm strength to use. I am far from being able to open arbitrary bows. Today I also decided to use the previous bow."
Zhao Gou blushed and nodded, "I'll feel relieved."
"let's go!"
Zhao Fujin next to him urged: "I'm going to shoot arrows soon, so we don't disturb you."
Zhao Gou clasped his fists and said, "I wish Li Shaojun to win the first place again."
"Thank you for your concern, and thank you for your concern."
Zhao Fujin curled his lips, "I don't care about you! I'm so passionate."
She took Zhao Gou away under the protection of a group of guards.
Li Yanqing didn't care about her, so he quickly turned around and returned to the greenhouse, but Yang Zaixing disappeared. Li Yanqing immediately asked the examiner and said, "Where are others?"
"Yang Shaojun has already been on the stage. The military doctor gave him some poppy corn just now, and he is much more energetic."
Poppy and millet are crow pians. They were widely used as drugs in the Song Dynasty. Of course, there is no problem taking a small amount. There is no ban on drugs in the Song Dynasty. However, Li Yanqing was still a little worried. He quickly walked under the eaves of the hut and watched Yang Zaixing's game.
At this time, Yang Zaixing had turned his head and ran back. He was obviously out of shape. In the first round, only ten of the fifteen paper kites were shot, and most of them were shot in the abdomen. This would only take ten points. Judging from his condition, it would be more than two hundred points at most. You should know that the full score was 610 points.
At this time, Yang Zaixing could no longer support him. There were paper hoists flying in front of him. He only shot arrows based on his instinct, and booed him all the time. Ten paper hoists had already flew up from the return journey. He actually shot only three of them. At this time, he was only more than thirty steps away from the finish line. Four paper hoists flew up at the same time in the sky. He did not shoot four in a row.
Suddenly, two paper hoists collided in the air, and one of them turned around and flew towards the stands, flying relatively low. Yang Zaixing was unconscious for a moment and instinctively shot the paper hoist at the stands. The surroundings were suddenly in an uproar, and the guards and officials were shocked. The arrow actually shot at the emperor's stands.
Yang Zaixing was only more than forty steps away from the emperor's stands. This arrow could definitely be shot onto the stands. Of course, it would not be so accurate. It just hit the emperor, but this kind of act of shooting arrows in the direction of the emperor is already very serious.
At this critical moment, an arrow flew into the sky, hitting Yang Zaixing's arrow. The two arrows collided in the air and landed on the ground together. Everyone breathed a sigh of relief. Li Yanqing held a bow in his hand. He shot this arrow at a critical moment, so that Yang Zaixing would not cause any major disaster.
At this time, Yang Zaixing could no longer support him. His eyes turned dark and he fell off his horse. There were screams around him. Several soldiers rushed up and carried Yang Zaixing back to the greenhouse.
In the stands, Cai Jing glared at Tong Guan and said, "What's going on? He actually shot an arrow at the emperor. What do he want to do? Taiwei Tong, how do you explain?"
Cai Jing and Tong Guan sat next to the emperor, one left and one right. Cai Jing seized this opportunity and attacked Tong Guan. No matter who the archer was? What was the original intention? But as the highest organizer of this competition, Tong Guan was to blame.
Tong Guan knew that the consequences of this matter were serious, and he was quite nervous and quickly explained to Zhao Ji: "Your Majesty, this warrior performed very well yesterday and won the eighth place. Today, it was obvious that his condition was incorrect. As soon as he appeared, the minister found that he was unstable in riding a horse and was unable to pull the bow. It seemed that he was sick."
"Can you shoot arrows at the emperor when you are sick? Taiwei Tong, you are too lightly!"
Zhao Ji waved his hand to Cai Jing and asked Guan Tong: "Depending on his age, is he the too-student?"
"He is not!"
Tong Guan hurriedly said: "His name is Yang Zaixing, he is the descendant of my famous general Yang Ye of the Song Dynasty. He is only fifteen years old this year."
Zhao Ji showed a smile on his face, "It turns out that he is a descendant of the Yang family general. He should have ejaculated by mistake. He quickly arranged for the imperial physician to see him."
Tong Guan's heart fell to his feet, and he hurriedly said, "Your Majesty is a wise and benevolent king. I am grateful to Your Majesty for your magnanimity for your magnanimity."
Zhao Ji smiled again and said, "The intercepted arrow shot very wonderfully. I wonder who took the action?"
"Your Majesty, it was Li Yanqing's hand."
Zhao Ji had already remembered who Li Yanqing was. He was a friend of King Jia. He shot and killed a tiger while hunting to save Emperor Ji. He seemed to have written a few words for the Baoyanzhai Rouge Shop opened by his father.
Zhao Ji's interest in his eyes became even stronger, and he was looking forward to seeing Li Yanqing's archery technique with his own eyes.
At this time, when Cai Jing saw that the opportunity to attack Tong Guan was easily resolved, he was really annoyed and snorted coldly. Just as he was about to sarcastically sarcastically say a few more words, he saw that the emperor looked a little unhappy, so he held back the words behind him.
At this time, an official stepped forward and whispered to Tong Guan a few times. Tong Guan said to Zhao Ji: "Your Majesty, the envoy of Xixia wants to apologize to Your Majesty in person for what happened yesterday!"
Cai Jing's face changed slightly. Last night, his grandson was actually injured by a group of Xixia warriors, and Xiang Cong was also seriously injured. Cai Jing was so angry that he couldn't expect that Li Yanqing's evil hands were there, but he thought that Li Yanqing was too lucky and that at the critical moment, there were actually Xixia people standing up for him.
Zhao Ji pondered for a moment and said, "Take him to see me!"
Soon, the envoy of Xixia Jiao Yanjian was brought up by several guards. He knelt down and gave a big ceremony to worship, "The envoy of Xixia Jiao Yanjian came to apologize to the Emperor of the Song Dynasty!"
According to the Qingli Peace Provisions, Yuan Hao abolished the emperor's title and accepted the title of the Song Dynasty. In name, the Western Xia and the Song Dynasty were monarchs and ministers. Therefore, although Jiao Yanjian was an envoy of the Western Xia, he also had to perform the rituals of the Emperor of the Song Dynasty.
"Jiao Aiqing got up and talked."
"Thank you, Your Majesty!"
Jiao Yanjian stood up and said, "The ministers were not strict in restraining their subordinates, which led to their troubles after drinking, and injured the sons of many ministers. The ministers were extremely guilty."
"Each side has a responsibility for this matter. I heard that one of you died, so I don't want to pursue it anymore. Let's just stop here! After the game, they can also return home."
"Thank you, your Majesty, for your mercy, they have packed up and left Bianjing early tomorrow morning, but this game is quite regrettable."
"What are the regrets?"
"Report to Your Majesty, my country's lord specially selected the best archery technique to come to Bianjing for advice, hoping to get the guidance of the No. archer of the Song Dynasty. Unfortunately, I don't have this opportunity, so I feel deeply regretful."
Tong Guan's face suddenly changed. It turned out that Jiao Yanjian's apology was an excuse. He was actually here to issue a challenge letter. It seemed that they were defeated by Li Yanqing's arrow yesterday and were not convinced at all!
Of course, Zhao Ji understood what he meant, so he said lightly: "You go down first! Let me think about this."
"I'm going to leave!"
Jiao Yanjian retreated, and Tong Guan quickly explained: "Your Majesty, the number one archer in Xixia was defeated by Li Yanqing's arrow yesterday, so they can completely reject their rude requests."
Zhao Ji had no expression on his face, as if he had heard nothing, without saying a word, Tong Guan couldn't figure out the emperor's mind, and did not dare to continue speaking. He quickly waved his hand to the bottom and signaled that the game would continue to begin.
'when!'
With a bell, Guan Sheng, who was ranked sixth, rushed out.
In the big tent, Yang Zaixing had already woken up. He still remembered the last arrow he shot. He asked Li Yanqing with great concern, "Did my last arrow be shot in the stands?"
Li Yanqing smiled slightly, "Don't worry! Your arrow was stopped by me and he didn't cause any trouble. Moreover, the imperial doctor came to see you just now, which means that the emperor didn't care."
Yang Zaixing suddenly breathed a sigh of relief and felt very grateful, "Thank you, Yanqing, for helping me relieve the danger at the critical moment, otherwise I would have caused a big disaster."
"It's all my brothers, you're welcome!"
At this time, an official ran up and said to Li Yanqing: "Guan Sheng has returned, Li Shaojun, get ready!"
Li Yanqing nodded and smiled at Yang Zaixing, "Then I'm ready to go on stage!"
"I wish my brother success and win the first place again!"
Li Yanqing laughed, "That's for sure!"
Chapter completed!