The Red Chamber: Hang Qin Keqing at the start

Chapter 47 [047] Qi Jiguang is looking for good generals, Zhang Juzheng is taking the exam and Jia Qiang?

After jumping off the general platform, Qi Jiguang staggered two steps to stand firm, and immediately raised his head to look in the direction of the arrow.

But he saw the arrow falling to the ground like a shooting star, flying obliquely towards the platform.

"Tuk!"

Accompanied by a muffled sound.

This arrow pierced into the flagpole of Shuai Qi, the feathers on the tail of the arrow trembled, and the shaft of the arrow hummed and trembled, and it returned to calm after a few breaths.

The soldiers in the audience were practicing martial arts and formation, but when they saw Qi Jiguang suddenly yelled that someone shot a sniper and jumped off the stage, they all fell into panic.

The soldiers erected their shields one after another to protect themselves, while looking around anxiously, trying to see where the cold arrows were coming from.

Several personal guards rushed up, surrounded Qi Jiguang, and raised their shields to protect him.

The martial arts arena was in chaos, except for Qi Jiguang, no one saw the arrow pierced into the flagpole of the handsome flag.

The two lieutenants on the stage were lying on the ground, turning their heads around anxiously, wanting to see where the cold arrow came from?

Qi Jiguang looked around, and after confirming that there was only this cold arrow, he said loudly:

"Don't panic! Only a cold arrow was shot and stuck on the flagpole of Shuaiqi."

As soon as these words came out, the soldiers looked at the flagpole in unison.

The two lieutenants on the stage got up at the same time, and looked at the flagpole with strange expressions.

One of the deputy generals clasped his fists at Qi Jiguang and asked:
"General Qi, do you want to send someone to capture the assassin who cast the cold arrow?"

"Wait a minute!"

Qi Jiguang felt that something was not right, so he boarded the platform again and looked around.

But he saw the endless wilderness around him, with luxuriant grass, no shelter, not even a tree or bush that could hide, where was the shadow of the assassin?

Qi Jiguang frowned slightly, feeling puzzled.

It stands to reason that the range of a bow and arrow is between 160 and [-] steps.

Even with a strong bow with a bow force of up to 650 jin, the range cannot exceed [-] steps.

However, in the range of more than 1000 steps around Dianjiangtai, there is no one inhabited, and the wilderness is flat.

In other words, this arrow was shot from a thousand steps away!

Qi Jiguang looked in the direction of the arrow, and could faintly see the city of Shenjing in the distance.

Suddenly, Qi Jiguang took a breath, and a strange and bold guess came to his mind:
Could this arrow be shot from Shenjing City?

Then the distance is probably more than a thousand steps away!
Thinking of this, Qi Jiguang was shocked, and muttered to himself:
"I don't know who has such astonishing physical strength? He can shoot an arrow a thousand steps away?"

As a well-known anti-Japanese general, Qi Jiguang himself is also highly skilled in martial arts, able to open a strong bow of [-] catties.

But he could only shoot the arrow as far as 650 paces.

Among all the generals in the Ming Dynasty, there was no one who could shoot an arrow 650 paces away.

Qi Jiguang's eyes lit up, and he immediately ordered one of the lieutenants:

"Immediately lead 500 people to Beijing, and secretly investigate who shot the arrow? I guess the person who shot the arrow was not a military general of Ming Dynasty, but a master hidden among the people. You should find out the identity of this person as soon as possible. Recommend this person to the imperial court."

"Yes!"

The lieutenant took the lead with fists in his arms and left.

At the same time, in the mansion of General Shenwu.

Seeing Jia Qiang hit two sparrows with one arrow, Feng Tang trembled with excitement, his lips quivered:
"If Ning Guogong is alive, he will be very pleased. The Jia family has produced a peerless general. I, Ning Guogong's old subordinate, also feel refreshed and honored!

Ziying, get ready for the wine and food. Today, I want to have a drink with Brother Qiang! "

"As ordered!"

Feng Ziying was also emotional, and looked at Jia Qiang with admiration, then turned and left, and went to order the kitchen to prepare the banquet.

Jia Baoyu on the side was also flushed with excitement. Jia Qiang really gave Jia's parents a face today, and she made a face in front of the powerful general Feng Tang, the Shenwu General,
This made Jia Baoyu feel ecstatic and proud.

Feng Tangchao and Jia Qiang said with a smile:
"The bow is a gift for a hero. Today, this Overlord Bow has met the Lord of the Ming Dynasty. This old man will give you this Overlord Bow. I hope you can use it to make contributions and make your name known far and wide."

Jia Qiang smiled and humbly said:
"This Overlord Bow is the treasure of your mansion, how can I have the nerve to win people's love?"

Feng Tang smiled boldly and said:

"Nephew, don't refuse. Only if you can fully draw this Overlord's Bow, and this Overlord's Bow can only be used if it is in your hands. If it is still in my house, it can only be regarded as a pearl." Dusty."

Now, the more Feng Tang looks at Jia Qiang, the more he likes it, the more he likes it, and the address has changed from "Brother Qiang" to "Nephew".

Jia Qiang clasped her fists and said with a smile:

"Since Feng Shibo is so kind, my nephew will be disrespectful."

Feng Tang laughed boldly and said:
"Nephew, you are welcome. In today's world, only you, a peerless warrior, are worthy of this peerless bow!"

It was approaching noon at this time, Feng Tang hosted a banquet for Jia Qiang and Jia Baoyu, and after the dinner and wine were full, the host and guest broke up happily.

On the other side, in the Hall of Mental Cultivation of Daming Palace.

Zhu Yijun looked through the crown hanging on his forehead, and looked in awe at Zhang Juzheng who was sitting opposite him.

"Your Majesty, in the future, don't make any big construction projects or build palaces. Our Daming treasury is empty, so we can't bear to toss about it!" Zhang Juzheng persuaded earnestly.

"Okay, I will keep it in mind, please rest assured Zhang Shoufu!" Zhu Yijun couldn't count the number of times he gave the same answer.

There is no way, Zhang Juzheng is very old now, and when he is old, he talks long-windedly, and the same topic can be repeated several times.

Zhu Yijun had no choice but to repeat the same response tirelessly.

Finally, Zhang Juzheng stopped talking about it after countless times.

Zhu Yijun breathed a sigh of relief, and said with a dry smile to Zhang Juzheng:
"Zhang Shoufu, I recently met a very nice young man. If Zhang Shoufu is interested, I can take you to see him."

Zhang Juzheng raised his eyebrows and asked:
"I don't know whose family's descendants are lucky enough to be favored by His Majesty?"

Zhu Yijun smiled and said, "It's the descendant of Duke Ning Jiayan."

When he said this, Zhu Yijun felt very awkward.

After all, Jia Qiang is actually his own son, but now is not the right time to reveal Jia Qiang's true identity to Zhang Juzheng.

Firstly, because there is no crown prince yet, if Jia Qiang's status as the prince is exposed, it may bring Jia Qiang's death.

Secondly, because Jia Qiang was Zhu Yijun's illegitimate son, Zhu Yijun didn't know what Zhang Juzheng's attitude would be towards this?

Zhu Yijun is going to let Zhang Juzheng meet Jia Qiang first, and test Jia Qiang's talents by the way.

If Jia Qiang performs well, then consider whether to reveal Jia Qiang's true identity to Zhang Juzheng.

However, when Zhang Juzheng heard Zhu Yijun's words, he frowned slightly, and said in a deep voice:
"Your Majesty, back then, the Jia family was one of the dukes of two kingdoms, and the power was in the hands of the government and the public. Now it is hard to weaken the power of the Jia family in the court. Is your majesty going to support the Jia family again?"

(End of this chapter)