King Xiang of the Red Chamber

Chapter 180

After the deployment and settlement in the morning, the transferred sergeants found their accommodation and completed the team formation, and the guards explained the basic passwords.

Then all afternoon, these soldiers stood (riding) in a military posture and watched Zhu Jinghong train the guards.

Of course, he didn't spend the whole afternoon training. Zhu Jinghong arranged two breaks and chatted with some sergeants and officers.

But at this moment, the third round of training was over, Zhu Jinghong was organizing a competition, and offered 100 taels as a silver reward.

The content of the martial arts competition is the most difficult riding and archery, which can't be done without a little effort.

Therefore, even in the age of firearms, cavalry is a highly paid technical unit, and training is difficult and costly.

As far as Zhu Jinghong knew, with Daming's current size, the total number of guards and cavalry in the capital camp was [-].

Besides, in this competition, there was a lottery of 100 taels, and the soldiers were naturally enthusiastic, and they showed their strongest skills one after another.

The top five with the best scores all received rewards, and they are naturally grateful to Zhu Jinghong.

Although each person received no more than a dozen or twenty taels, it was already equivalent to half a year's salary, and it was indeed a heavy reward for ordinary soldiers.

When the enthusiasm at the scene was high, Hou Jing shouted: "Master Thirteen, you are also good at bowing horses, why don't you show your skills to the big guys?"

At this time, Zhang Lin also shouted: "The Thirteenth Lord is Wushuang in riding and shooting, and now the bow and horse are ready, so let everyone see it!"

More and more guards were booing, and even the young military officers of the guards were helping, and the atmosphere on the scene became more and more enthusiastic.

"Lead the horse and take the bow!" Zhu Jinghong said in a bold tone.

Seeing that he really wanted to show his skills, all the soldiers present were looking forward to it. They had all heard of Zhu Jinghong's Wushuang riding and shooting, but they thought it was probably a boast.

But when they saw Zhu Jinghong jumping on his horse, the soldiers knew that he had a lot of skills.

After receiving the standard war bow, Zhu Jinghong took the bow and rubbed it, then smiled and said: "This is too soft, take my hard bow!"

In fact, the walking bows used by the bodyguards were already beyond the standard when used as riding bows, but Zhu Jinghong didn't think it was enough.

As long as he doesn't talk big, from this point alone, the soldiers know that he has real kung fu.

When they brought Zhu Jinghong's special hard bow, everyone was stunned just by looking at it. It was not easy for them to draw it, let alone shoot it.

Can Master Thirteen really pull it off?

As soon as everyone had this idea, they saw Zhu Jinghong stretching the bowstring all the way, and their jaws dropped in shock.

"It seems that the rumors are true, the thirteenth master is really brave and unparalleled!"

This was the voice of most people at the scene. At this moment, they had thrown away their doubts, and they only wanted to see Zhu Jinghong's heroic appearance in the future.

After the archery targets along the way were set up, they saw that they were holding a bow and straddling their horses and began to move forward, but the direction of the movement was a bit strange, and they were getting farther and farther away from the archery targets.

Zhu Jinghong didn't come to stop the arrow rope until he was 60 meters parallel to the target, which was only 20 meters farther than the soldiers.

Immediately afterwards, Zhu Jinghong rode his horse further away along the parallel line with the archery target, leaving enough distance for acceleration.

At this moment, the school field was extremely quiet, and everyone was staring at Zhu Jinghong, looking forward to his next performance.

"drive……"

When the distance was sufficient, Zhu Jinghong reined in the reins and stopped, then turned the horse's head to adjust the direction.

With a pinch of the legs, the horse started to accelerate continuously after being urged by Zhu Jinghong.

With the strong wind blowing against his face, Zhu Jinghong was in high spirits, and he actually liked this feeling quite a lot.

From a close distance, I can see that he takes the arrow, winds it, draws the bow and releases the arrow. All actions are done in one go, which is pleasing to the eye.

The most important thing is that at such a fast speed and such a long distance, the arrow hit the bull's-eye with great precision.

Some sharp-eyed people also found that the arrow target had been shot through, so they almost cried out in surprise.

"Master Thirteen is mighty!"

"Master Thirteen really lives up to his reputation!"

At this moment, watching Zhu Jinghong hit the target consecutively, everyone on the scene exclaimed, and the scene became more and more lively.

But outside the field, an uninvited guest came at this moment, and they were amazed at the situation on the school field.

"The Thirteenth Lord is unparalleled in riding and archery. I think there is no match in the world. Apart from other things...just his archery speed, no matter how talented a person's arms can't stand it!"

The person who spoke was dressed in a blue-gray round-neck gown, with a headband commonly seen by warriors, and was about fifty or so in age.

Just from his speech and behavior, we can know that he has a lot of background, and no accident should be a general.

At this time, a rough man behind him replied: "My lord, this is a natural martial arts star, we mortals can't compare with it!"

"Yes...we are all mortals!" Wang Ziteng sighed.

That's right, this middle-aged and elderly person who came over after listening to the movement is General Wei Lie of the third rank, the governor of the rear army and the commander-in-chief of the military battalion, and the first-class son Wang Ziteng.

"My lord, why don't you go in and have a look?"

Wang Ziteng shook his head: "Forget it, this is a place for young people, an old man like me, don't join in the fun!"

He also just heard the movement, and now he understands what is going on, and it is enough to satisfy his curiosity.

Turning around with Wang Ziteng, the rough man asked in a low voice: "General, I heard that the Holy Majesty intends to appoint you as the commander of the Anxi capital and the governor of the Northwest Army. Is this serious?"

Wang Ziteng was noncommittal, and said slowly: "Don't guess blindly, everything is up to the Holy One, and the courtiers just follow orders!"

The rough man smiled and said: "No wind, no waves, I think this matter is likely to be correct, and I would like to congratulate the general in advance!"

The situation faced by the Xingdusi is more complicated, so the appointed commander of the capital has a higher rank than the local capital, and is concurrently held by the governor of the capital just like the general officer of the Beijing camp.

The difference is that only military generals who have served as the governor can have the opportunity to be promoted to the governor, so this general will congratulate Wang Ziteng.

However, upon hearing the congratulations, Wang Ziteng straightened his face and said coldly: "Don't bring up this matter again. All important military and state affairs are handled by His Majesty, so how can I make irresponsible remarks!"

This kind of appointment and dismissal of high-ranking personnel will lead to accidents if the wind is leaked, so Wang Ziteng doesn't want anyone to discuss it.

Seeing that Wang Ziteng was really angry, this rough man's face should be, he was flattering to the horse's hoof.

The two walked forward without saying a word, but Wang Ziteng sighed in his heart.

According to his military achievements and seniority, normally speaking, he should have taken this step in the first two years, but because his family was married to the Jia family, the emperor always had doubts about him.

Now that the Jia family has had a lot of troubles, it may have a negative impact on him again, so Wang Ziteng didn't have much hope for his new post.

But he also knew that if he couldn't take this step this year, he would have no chance to go further in this life.

As Wang Ziteng and Wang Ziteng walked away, Zhu Jinghong had shot twelve arrows on the school field, and each arrow pierced through the bull's-eye, which caused a frenzy of applause at the scene.

I have to say that the sergeants present really opened their eyes, and at this moment they praised Zhu Jinghong's heroism from the bottom of their hearts.

Jumping off his horse, Zhu Jinghong tossed the bow to Lu Yuxin, and left very calmly amidst the waves of admiration.

A real man never looks back at the crowd.

When he was about to sit down and announce the continuation of the training, a small eunuch rushed over and told him that the empress had summoned him.

This is really a strange thing, Zhu Jinghong can't figure out why.

But the queen called him to go, so he warned Hou Jing and others to organize training, and he rushed to the palace himself.

(End of this chapter)