I, the military god of the Tang Dynasty, have risen since I destroyed the Turks

Chapter 12 The First Archer of the Crossbow Camp

The news of the death of Lord Protector Qin Qiong shocked the entire city of Chang'an.

Tang Taizong Li Shimin held a grand funeral for Qin Qiong with the highest standards of the Tang Dynasty.

Sun Wuji, the greatest hero of the Tang Dynasty, Taiwei and Minister of Rites, personally organized Qin Qiong's funeral.

Officials of all sizes in Chang'an came to express their condolences.

Li Shimin, Emperor Taizong of the Tang Dynasty, stayed away from court for three days to commemorate his death.

The entire Protector's Mansion was awash in white.

Everyone is dressed in plain clothes.

Cries echoed throughout Guogong Street.

Before the death, Qin Wan'er knelt on the ground and cried so painfully that she fainted several times.

Next to him, the eldest grandson, dressed in plain clothes, pretended to wipe away his tears while constantly comforting Qin Wan'er.

In the past few days, Changsun Tai, along with his father Changsun Wuji, has been helping organize the funeral at the Protector's Mansion, and he has been very busy and active.

However, most of them are still courteous in front of Qin Wan'er.

Qin Wan'er was completely immersed in grief at this moment, and she couldn't see Changsun Tai in her eyes.

However, Qin Wan'er didn't notice that the two young masters of the Qin family were really looking at it.

Now, his father is gone, although Qin Jiansheng has inherited the title of Lord Protector.

But this is a false name after all. Changsun Tai's father, Changsun Wuji, was the most meritorious official of the Tang Dynasty. He was the official rank of Taiwei, the Crown Prince and Grand Master, and the Minister of Rites.

The key is still the Queen’s brother.

If the younger sister can become a good friend of Qin and Jin with eldest Sun Tai, their status as brothers will also rise.

Thinking of this, the second eldest brother Qin Haisheng quietly pulled his elder brother Qin Jiansheng to a secluded place.

"Brother, did you hear what dad said to my little sister in front of the emperor before he left?"

"Dad means that as long as the little sister is willing, she can do whatever she likes. I'm worried that after the funeral, what will the little sister do if she goes to find that merchant in Jinyang Mansion?"

"Have you noticed that the eldest grandson is all about the little sister, but the little sister doesn't even look at him. Although the little sister used to be indifferent to the eldest grandson, she is not so indifferent. I think the key is still the merchant. ."

"A merchant, the meanest of people."

"If the little sister is determined to go with that merchant, what will the eldest grandson do? Our Duke Protector's Palace will lose all face."

"I don't care what eldest brother thinks, I will never allow this to happen."

Qin Haisheng said in a cold tone.

"But before my father died, he already expressed his attitude in front of the emperor. This matter will not be easy to handle. If we block it blindly, and with my little sister's character, we run to the emperor and cry, the emperor has promised father that he will take care of us. , if the emperor comes forward to grant the marriage, can you and I still stop it?"

"Uh... no way, the emperor is the uncle of the eldest grandson, how can he not care about the whole family?"

Qin Haisheng scratched his head and didn't believe it.

"Our emperor is famous for his selflessness. If the younger sister really comes to the emperor, the emperor may not protect his eldest grandson for the sake of his own face!"

"Brother, what do you think we should do?"

Qin Haisheng asked anxiously,
  "As long as the boy never comes to Chang'an City and the little sister never goes to Jinyang Mansion, there will be no possibility for the two of them. In just a few years, time will dilute everything and the little sister will gradually forget about him!"

Qin Jiansheng thought for a while and said.

"What do you mean, brother?"

Qin Jiansheng's eyes were sinister, his hand gently passed across his neck, and he said:

"From now on, we will send people to Jinyang Mansion to keep an eye on him. As long as this boy does not come to Chang'an, we will not embarrass him since he is my little sister's benefactor. If this boy does not know what is good and what is wrong, he dares to come to Chang'an. , don’t blame us for being ruthless and letting him disappear forever!”

"Everything is arranged by the eldest brother!"

Qin Haisheng nodded fiercely.

……

Datong.

Northern Expeditionary Army, military camp.

The white tents stretching for miles are majestic and spectacular.

On the training ground as far as the eye could see, all branches of the military were practicing intensely. The dust thrown up by the cavalry horses covered the sky and blocked the sun...

The soldiers of the Modao team were shirtless and waving their Modao with a cold light...

In a corner of the training ground, crossbowmen were training.

Li Zheng held a crossbow in his hand, aimed at the target a hundred meters away, and nocked three sharp arrows.

call out!call out!call out!
  Three sharp arrows shot out separately with a harsh whistling sound.

Followed by.

I heard a dull popping sound coming from the other side.

The training officer walked over, looked at it, and raised his flag:
  "All three arrows hit the bullseye!"

"it is good!"

"Great!"

"As expected of the top archer of the Third Crossbow Battalion!"

"Li Zheng, how did you practice your archery skills? Have you been a hunter before? How come you are so accurate?"

"Not only is it accurate, but it can also fire three arrows in a row. I'm afraid the masters from the most powerful Jiannu camp are only at this level!"

"Li Zheng, teach us the tricks!"

"... "

As the training officer finished reporting the data, the training ground erupted with exclamations.

The soldiers of the Third Battalion of Crossbows who were training next to them couldn't help but look at Li Zheng with admiration.

At this time, Li Zheng, who was wearing bright armor, calmly retracted his crossbow and looked at the target in front of him with a satisfied expression.

It has been almost three months since Li Zheng came to the military camp to train crossbows.

After passing the test, Li Zheng came to Datong Military Camp with his batch of recruits.

This is the real military camp, with tents stretching for miles.

The training ground is so big that you can't even see the edge.

Su Dingfang did not forget to agree to Li Zheng's request in the Beida camp and assigned Li Zheng to the third Gongnu camp. This was also the main Gongnu camp in the Tang Dynasty in addition to the most elite Jiannu camp.

When Li Zheng first entered the Third Gongnu Battalion, the veterans still looked down upon him.

After all, the Third Gongnu Battalion was an elite group selected from the army and had never accepted new recruits before. It was the first time that Li Zheng was assigned to the Third Gongnu Battalion when he first joined the army.

However, as the training progressed, Li Zheng's archery skills increased at a rate visible to the naked eye, and he soon conquered these veterans.

They even thought that Li Zheng was hiding the fact that he had been a crossbowman.

Either he was born as an Orion, or else with his past status as a small trader, how could he have made such rapid progress.

Soon, Li Zheng's archery skills were among the best in the third battalion.

Moreover, technology is still advancing, which makes people have no choice but to accept it.

"Ha ha!"

Listening to the exclamations from the people around him, Li Zheng calmly put away his crossbow, cupped his fists and raised his hands in response.

"Li Zheng!"

"You lied about your age, didn't you? You said you were under sixteen years old, who would believe it!"

"You are less than 16 years old and you have so much strength? It depends on your figure. It is possible. But your archery skills require years of practice. It is not possible to achieve such superb archery skills after three months of training. ."

"Let me just talk about it. I was a hunter before joining the army, and I stayed in the crossbow camp for ten years. But now my archery skills are far behind compared to yours. I don't believe in this evil unless you started practicing when you were three years old. Arrow!"

A middle-aged general wearing bright armor walked up to Li Zheng and said with disbelief.

but.

He looked at Li Zheng not with jealousy, but with respect.

A sharp archer like Li Zheng who can achieve three consecutive arrows is the only one in the Third Gongnu Camp. Even if he is placed in the Jiannu Camp, he is still outstanding.

Now, in his hands, it is simply a treasure!

(End of this chapter)