fifth form

Chapter 1350 Ouzhongwu (Happy New Year, I wish my friends a prosperous New Year!)

Pingyang Hou Mansion is the largest building complex in Yangxin City, occupying almost one-eighth of the entire urban area of ​​Yangxin City.

For example, the squire families in Shu County have guest officials who look after their homes and courtyards, and the families involving vassal kings and feudal lords are even more huge.

This is not a simple family of dozens or hundreds of people, but a large family group involving thousands of elite soldiers and guest officials. These large families control land and business within hundreds or even thousands of miles around them, almost It is no different from a small kingdom.

It is not difficult to understand the size of the Pingyang Marquis Mansion.

Zhang Xuezhou and others walked when visiting Yangxin City, but when they went to Pingyang Houfu, they took a carriage.

When they entered the Pingyang Marquis Mansion at the side gate, the carriage still did not stop. Instead, it galloped for nearly ten minutes before stopping.

"Master Dongfang please!"

The carriage stopped, and the sergeant responsible for guiding the way politely asked Zhang Xuezhou to get out of the carriage.

When the lights came on, Zhang Xuezhou had already seen a palace complex in front of him. There were people carrying heavy musical instruments walking back and forth to the palace, and there were also a large number of dancers waiting in line outside.

The weather was still cold just after the New Year. The dancers' clothes were thin, and some of them were shivering from the cold. They gathered around the burning charcoal fire outside the hall to warm themselves up.

The new emperor sat at the top of the center of the banquet, with Marquis Pingyang on the left and Princess Yang Xinchang on the right.

If he guessed wrong, Zhang Xuezhou felt that his shooting career was over.

Nearly a hundred people gathered in the hall, including the new emperor's close officials, such as Li Guang, Wei Qing and others, as well as relatives of all sizes in the Pingyang Marquis Mansion, involving men, women, old and young. There were also servants coming and going, and there were musicians playing musical instruments. The banquet adds to the atmosphere.

Marquis Pingyang is said to be quite old, but he looks extremely young. It is no wonder that the new emperor often leaves the palace under his identity as Marquis Pingyang.

As he walked with his legs raised, he couldn't help but think.

"to make!"

Princess Yang Nobunaga is young and beautiful.

Marquis Pingyang had a big smile on his face, while Princess Yangxin and the new emperor tilted their heads to talk.

Stepping into the gate, the heat of the palace hit your face.

This forced him to think and concentrate.

The sounds of glasses and cups echoed in the hall, as well as the sounds of clapping and chanting.

Zhang Xuezhou responded.

There were also stoves placed in front of many people, and food was slowly cooked in urns on the stoves.

"I have met your Majesty, the Marquis, and the eldest princess!"

When the sergeant made the announcement, the voices in the hall became lower.

Sitting in a row, Marquis Pingyang and Princess Yangxin did not look like an old couple, but they looked like a perfect match.

If it is the new emperor who shoots the enemy, guessing right or wrong is just for fun and will not have any big impact.

But at this time, it was Pingyang Hou Shefu, so it was enough to guess correctly. Guessing wrong would undoubtedly bring disgrace to the new emperor.

The most exciting thing is undoubtedly the current shooting.

"Master Dongfang, the Marquis is shooting at the moment. He uses a wine pot to cover the object. You need to guess what is inside to be successful." The sergeant said: "The Marquis will be rewarded if he guesses correctly!"

There was a charcoal fire outside the main hall, and twenty-four charcoal fire piles were burned inside the main hall.

When Zhang Xuezhou entered the hall, he was searched before being let in. He saluted, and dozens of eyes immediately focused on him.

"Your Majesty, could this be the archery master of Chang'an City?" Pingyang Hou said with a smile.

"Since Li Yannian said that Dongfang Shuo defeated Guo Sheren, his level of shooting should be good." The new emperor smiled and said: "I have a shooting master there, and my guess is eight out of ten. If Dongfang Shuo can't do it, I will try again then." Just ask someone to come!"

"Shefu comes from divination. There are thousands of hexagrams that are important in it, and they are connected by context." Pingyang Hou said: "It is a good thing that there are many masters of Shefu. These people are best at discovering details, and they will definitely be able to assist Your Majesty in creating new things." The future of the big man!"

"Marquis Pingyang, you always talk the same thing," the new emperor said with a smile, "We are just having fun shooting, how can there be so much truth!"

"Only an expert can guess what the old minister is like," Pingyang Hou said, "You can't do it without the ability of twos and threes!"

"Come on, come on, Dongfang Shuo, hurry up and guess." The new emperor smiled and said, "If you guess correctly, you will be rewarded with 10,000 gold!"

"Yes!"

Zhang Xuezhou responded.

Wanjin is not ten thousand taels of gold, just because the newly issued half a tael of gold has a bright coppery color. This golden light is called gold.

Wanjin is actually ten thousand and a half taels of money, which is ten thousand taels of money. If a reward of ten thousand taels of gold is to be given, corresponding explanations must be included.

Compared with the Huainan King's squandering in Chang'an City, ten thousand coins is not much, but it is not too little. After all, this is just the winnings used by Pingyang Marquis for entertainment, and it is almost equal to the price of an ordinary private house in Chang'an City.

Ordinary people can almost live and work in peace and contentment with this kind of reward. Even those with a big family and a big business will not dislike the extra ten guan of money.

Zhang Xuezhou was not the first to guess. It has not been taken away for so long, so no one must have guessed it correctly.

"Many people asked me some questions just now. Everyone is only allowed to ask once. Since you haven't heard what they asked, I will allow you to ask three times and then guess what is in the pot." Pingyang Hou said with a smile: "So feasible?"

"feasible!"

Zhang Xuezhou nodded in agreement, and then looked at the wine vat on the table of Marquis Pingyang.

The wine pot is a wine cup. The object for drinking is not too big, and the object it covers is not too big. It can hold something as big as a fist at most.

There are many ways to play shooting. Guessing the number is the simplest, guessing the direction is one of eight options, and guessing the object is the most complicated.

There are many fist-sized things in the world, and there are even more small objects.

Without clairvoyance, it would be almost impossible for ordinary people to guess what is hidden.

If you want to make a closer guess, you can rely on three questions asked by Marquis Pingyang.

Marquis Pingyang did not play Shefu to make things difficult for others, nor was he unable to afford to lose. The three questions obviously greatly simplified the difficulty of normal Shefu.

"Master Marquis, is this wine vat something you usually carry?"

"I don't usually carry it!"

Asking a good question can narrow the scope of speculation, but asking a bad question can lead to greater confusion.

When Zhang Xuezhou asked his first question, several people immediately hissed.

Obviously, Zhang Xuezhou's question is not unusual, and someone should have asked it before.

As long as it is something that is usually carried, the range can be reduced to a very small range. Although Pingyang Hou hopes that others can successfully shoot and add joy to the banquet, it is not as simple as this.

"Then do you like what is hidden in this wine pot?" Zhang Xuezhou asked again.

"I can't say I like it, but I can't say I don't like it," Pingyang Hou said with a smile.

Zhang Xuezhou's second question involves hobbies. If you know the preferences of Marquis Pingyang, asking this question can also narrow the scope of coverage.

It's just that Marquis Pingyang's response was quite vague, leaving everyone confused for a moment.

This question is not new, it is something that everyone has asked before, and it also triggered a discussion in a low voice by more than ten people.

"Master Marquis, are there living things or dead things in this wine vat?"

"If you say you are alive, you are not alive; if you say you are dead, you are not dead!"

When Zhang Xuezhou asked the third question, the discussion of many people became low. Everyone wanted to hear what Zhang Xuezhou guessed.

Zhang Xuezhou’s third question was a bit fresher, but Marquis Pingyang’s response was still vague.

For everyone, this ambiguity means guessing is difficult.

Not to mention that everyone couldn't guess it before, no one has guessed it yet.

"Are you able to shoot now?" Pingyang Hou asked.

"When I was young, I was so black without my legs, but when I grew up, I lost my tail and wore a floral dress." Zhang Xuezhou laughed and said, "That thing should be in the wine pot of Lord Marquis!"

"It's dark and covered in floral clothes!"

Marquis Pingyang was speechless, but when he thought about it again, he waved his hand.

"Come on, get a reward of ten thousand gold!"

Zhang Xuezhou didn't tell the answer directly, but Marquis Pingyang directly rewarded him, obviously he guessed correctly.

The one who hadn't turned his head still stretched his neck to look around. After being reminded, he guessed that he couldn't laugh or cry for a moment. He felt that Marquis Pingyang had obviously put a lot of effort into playing with his age.

But at the same time, everyone was curious about Zhang Xuezhou, who successfully shot three questions. It was difficult to understand how such a master of shooting could guess it.

(End of this chapter)