On this day, he came back earlier, and just in time a man walked in carrying two full buckets of water. It was none other than Shu Yan.

Shu Yan poured the water into the water jar and said with a smile: "Your home is too far away from the well. You are so old and have bad legs and feet. It must be too difficult to carry such heavy water, so I helped you carry it."

The corners of Old Man Tang's mouth twitched twice, "I'm just saying, it must be you Shu Xiaolang, and it can't be my unsatisfactory son."

"Eunuch Tang, I'm not a young master, you'd better call me Yan'er." Shu Yan put away the pole and bucket, "Your son..."

"Oh, forget it, let's not mention him." The old man sighed and opened the door, "Shu Xiaolang, let's sit in the room."

Shu Yan went in and looked around. There were only simple furnishings in the house, and there was no one else. Although the old man mentioned his son just now, he found that the old man seemed to live alone.

"Shu Xiaolang, I, Tang Bi, have lived so long, but I have never met a person as good as you."

Shu Yan hurriedly said humbly: "No, no, I'm just on holiday, I have nothing to do, I just help you carry a few loads of water, it's just a little effort!"

"It's not just a few loads of water! There's more! It snowed heavily that year, and you came home an hour or two late in order to see me home. And your grandfather missed you and went out to visit, so he broke his leg and died.

.”

Shu Yan hurriedly said: "No, no, my grandfather is old and accidentally fell. This has nothing to do with you. Hey, Eunuch Tang, how do you know this? Do you also know that my grandfather is dead?"

"You are now the most famous person in the world. No one knows about you, and no one knows about you! There is just one thing that others don't know, and you lied to me!"

"What? No way, I lied to you?" Shu Yan asked in shock.

Tang Bidao: "Why not? In the year of Ping Wu, when the Prime Minister of Ruyin wanted to work for the army, he took all the things we sold in the Western Market to the department to prepare for the use of the army, and agreed to pay the original price.

Money, but the results are all

You only gave me 30%. But you helped me receive the 30%, but you saw that I was old and pitiful, and it was not easy to sell some Polyporus, so you used the money you earned from selling firewood to make up the original amount, and lied to me and said it was from the department.

It’s the original price, right?”

Shu Yan smiled: "You also know this?"

"I don't know anything! I also know that although you are familiar with the Five Classics, among the six arts, you are only proficient in rituals, calligraphy, and counting, but not archery, music, and imperialism. The ancients said that a gentleman must understand the Five Classics.

, the six arts are mastered, but you are only lacking in three arts. You must be depressed and uneasy, but you just don't have the opportunity. Today, I am old and incapable, thinking that you are a true gentleman, and I am willing to help you master the two arts. "

Before Shu Yan could react, Tang Bi bent down under the bed and took out a bow and a pot of arrows, and handed the bow to Shu Yan. Shu Yan took it in his hand and saw that it was a dark iron bow. Needless to say, it was easy to draw.

It's a little tight to hold.

"Look at it."

Shu Yan stood with his legs spread apart and pulled hard with his arms, but he only pulled it halfway. He thought to himself: I, Shu Yannian, am already weak. I usually cut firewood and plow the fields, and I think I have some strength. Why can't I draw the bow like this?

Dissatisfied? After thinking about it, he let go of his hand, took a big breath, gritted his teeth, and tried his best to pull again with both arms, but it was only 70% full.

After seeing it, Tang Bi laughed and said, "Hahahaha, let me do it!"

Shu Yan handed the bow into Eunuch Tang's hands. The old man stood firm with his feet forward and backward, exerted force on his arms, shouted "open", and pulled the hard bow to a full circle.

Shu Yan couldn't help but exclaimed in surprise and said: "A strong young man like me can't draw a stiff bow. How can you, an old man like you, draw it as soon as you draw it?"

Tang Bi released his bow, his face did not turn red, his heart did not beat, "Although I am old and appear senile, my strength is not inferior to that of you young people."

Shu Yan was not only surprised by the old man's strength, he was also confused about the old man's identity, "But how do you sell Polyporus cocos...?"

Tang Bi put down his bow and explained: "Actually, I didn't sell Polyporus when I was young. Instead, I was a minister of the previous dynasty just like your grandfather. It's just that we don't know each other, but your grandfather's reputation

But I heard it. I followed the late emperor in the north and south for many years. I fought and killed all my life, but I never fought a battle.

After that, I didn’t know who was right or wrong, who should attack whom. After destroying Xi Shu, I retired and returned to my hometown. There was only one son in the family, and I also taught him martial arts and found a job for him.

, but he failed to live up to expectations. Later, I ignored him and let him go, and I made a living by selling Polyporus."

"Just because this hard bow is not an ordinary thing, Eunuch Tang must be a general?"

Tang Bi smiled and said: "What kind of general is he? He is just a small captain, but my bow is even envied by the general."

Shu Yan took the bow in his hand and couldn't help but admired: "Well, it is indeed a good bow."

"Let's go, it can't be used here. Let's go to the south of the city. There is a racecourse there. The family has moved to Luoyang. Now it is idle and no one is using it. We will go there to practice archery."

"Okay." Shu Yan picked up the quiver on his back and a hard bow, and went to the south of the city with Eunuch Tang.

Today, Eunuch Tang looked completely different from usual. Although he still walked with his body bent and bent, his steps were windy, fast and steady. Shu Yan followed quickly all the way, and when he reached the north of the city, Shu Yan was already slightly cold.

Sweat, but Eunuch Tang's face remained calm and his heart did not beat. He was completely different from when he sold Zhuling. He thought to himself that he was really young at the time and could not tell that this was an expert.

The two of them walked into the racecourse. Shu Yan took a look and saw that it was the racecourse belonging to Shi De's family. It was so big that it was hundreds of acres in size. Tall trees were planted around the racecourse, and in the center of the racecourse.

There were several archery targets, which showed that this place was both a racecourse and an archery range. He couldn't help but sigh for Shi De: He had such good conditions, but he had never seen him practice horse racing, riding and archery.

The two stood just away from the target. Tang Bi said: "Yan'er, you should first pay attention to your posture when shooting. When shooting, your feet should not be close together, but should be separated from left to right. The body should be turned sideways to the target. Do not raise your chest or raise your chest.

Neck. It would be easier to draw a normal bow, but when it comes to drawing this hard bow

When shooting, you need to exert force on your waist. If you want to shoot at a distant target, the arrow should be tilted upward, and the back legs should be bent at the same time, so that you can shoot farther. Of course, the purpose of learning archery is to learn a skill and strengthen your body, not

It’s for the sake of fighting, so you don’t have to do this.”

Shu Yan stood up according to the instructions of Eunuch Tang. He exerted force on his arms and waist, and as expected, he fully drew the stiff bow. Shu Yan released the bow and saluted the old man: "Thank you, Eunuch, for your advice."

Tang Bi said: "Now that you have drawn the bow, let's start practicing archery. In fact, there are five archery techniques. Yan'er, do you know which five are they?"

Shu Yan thought about it: "I heard my grandfather say before that the ancients paid attention to the five techniques of archery: white arrow, Shenlian, Yanzhu, Xiangchi, and Jingyi. I just didn't understand their meaning, let alone practice them.

Pass."

Tang Bi nodded: "Well, it's these five techniques. Let me tell you the meaning of these five techniques first, and then we will practice. White arrow means that the arrow shot has strong penetrating power, penetrating the target, and the arrow

Whitening, this method pays attention to strength; joining the chain means shooting one arrow first, then the second arrow, and then the third arrow. These arrows are shot continuously, like a chain of beads. This method talks about

The emphasis is on being fast and consistent; Yanzhu means having a precise gaze. As soon as the arrow is placed on the string, it aims instantly, sends it out instantly, and hits the target instantly. This method emphasizes being fast and accurate; Xiangchi means shooting with others and retreating by yourself.

One foot means humility, and this method emphasizes humility; the last well ritual is to shoot four arrows in succession, hitting one after another in a tic-tac-shape, this method emphasizes comprehensive skills."

Shu Yan smacked his tongue repeatedly: "Oh, I thought archery only needed to be accurate, but it turns out there are other techniques in archery! I have benefited a lot, and I will die in the morning if I learn about it."

Tang Bi took the bow, took out an arrow from the quiver, and said: "Needless to say, I have benefited a lot. If you want to practice these five techniques well, you have to put in a lot of effort!"

"Okay, Eunuch Tang, I will work hard."

Shu Yan took the arrow and looked at it. The shaft of this arrow was made of hard birch wood. An iron arrow cluster was nested at the top. A section of iron rod was extended behind the arrow cluster to increase the weight. The birch wood

The arrow shaft was placed on it, and several carved feathers were attached to the tail. Although Shu Yan didn't know much about archery, he could see that this arrow was obviously longer than ordinary arrows.

Tang Bi put the arrow on the bow and said: "The bow must be drawn hard, and the arrow must be shot long. A hard bow must be equipped with heavy arrows. With this combination, the power of the arrow can be several times that of the enemy."

Shu Yan couldn't help but nod.

"Yan'er, watch carefully!"

Shu Yan looked at the arrow target, which was a hundred steps away from where they were standing. He saw Eunuch Tang fully drawing the bow, and with a "whoosh" sound, the arrow left the string with a strong wind.

, a hundred steps away

The arrow hit the target. Before Shu Yan had time to admire, three more "swish, swish, swish" sounds came from his ears, and three arrows flew out one after another. Four arrows were firmly fixed on the target in a tic-tac-toe shape up, down, left, and right.

Bullseye.

Shu Yan was instantly stunned. He thought that the five techniques of archery mentioned by the ancients were just false boasts by the ancients, especially the method of well ritual. No one would ever do it. Who would have thought that it could actually be done?

Someone can do it, and this person

He is still an old man with gray beard. If he were an ordinary person, even a young man, regardless of whether the arrow is accurate or not, he might not be able to pull the bow four times in a moment. Looking at Eunuch Tang, Wei Wei

Smiling and calm.

"Why don't you hurry up and pull out the arrow!"

A word reminded the stunned Shu Yan, and he hurriedly ran to pull out the four arrows and put them back into the quiver. Then Eunuch Tang handed the bow to him and said, "Today we will start with the white arrow."
Chapter completed!