Smuggling Daming

"Haha, speaking of this competition, the military academy must not hold it, otherwise the military academy will be in chaos!" Xu Chu's answer was obviously beyond Zhengde's expectation, and he also hurriedly asked. After Xu Chu's explanation, Zhengde Only then did I understand the reason why the military academy held this riding and shooting competition.

As the saying goes, "Wen Wu first, Wu Wu second", the instructors in the military academy are all elites selected from various armies of the Ming Dynasty. In addition, the first batch of students in the military academy are either born in generals or selected from the army. The meritorious people who came out, it can be said that such a group of people gathered together and naturally wanted to compete. For example, the students were not convinced by each other, the instructors were not convinced by each other, and even the students were not convinced by the instructor.

Although private fights are not allowed in the military academy, there have been many fights in the military academy recently. After all, so many males stay together and there is no other place to vent their energy, it will naturally lead to internal conflicts. Fighting, and even a tendency to intensify.

Xu Yu has rich experience in leading troops, and he knows that training alone is not enough to waste the energy of the students and instructors, so he thought of the method of holding a riding and shooting competition. Aren't everyone dissatisfied with others?Then show your true skills and compete on the field. Whoever can win the first place proves that you are better than others. Moreover, through this kind of competition, you can also wear down the energy of these people, so that they will not be in private again. fight.

"Hahahaha~, Duke Wei is indeed rich in experience, he actually came up with such a way to bring the battles in the military academy to the surface, and it can also stimulate the competition in the military academy. It is really a good way to kill multiple birds with one stone! "Zhengde said with a big smile after hearing this.

"Hehe. In fact, this is not what I thought of first. I read the military academy plan submitted by Governor Zhou. I found that it mentioned some military academy management methods, including the idea of ​​holding a military academy sports meeting. The decision to hold the competition was just based on Governor Zhou's reminder. Besides, the riding and archery competition is only the first competition. In addition, other comparisons will be held in the future, such as tactical drills, musket shooting, artillery skills, etc. After all, the military academy It is divided into different subjects, and each person is good at different things. You can't just rely on riding and shooting to distinguish the top and bottom." Xu Yu introduced with a smile again at this time.

"It turns out that Zhou Zhong has indeed spent a lot of thought on the military academy. I have also read his plan carefully, and many of the ideas in it are also eye-catching. I have such a minister to help me. It's my great blessing!" Zhengde felt happier when he heard Xu Chu praise Zhou Zhong than he praised himself, after all, it was impossible for him to have any more children in his life, and there was only Zhou Zhong as a younger brother, so he was very happy. We attach great importance to this kind of kinship.

Xu Wu is also full of curiosity about Zhou Zhong, a character full of miracles.Even when he was in Nanjing before, he planned to visit Zhou Zhong at Shuangyu Port.It's a pity that I haven't found a chance. Now that I come to the capital, it is even more impossible to see Zhou Zhong, so now I can only inquire about Zhou Zhong from Zhengde.

After the instructors and students in the military academy had lunch, they began to come to the riding and archery competition field in twos and threes. This time, there were many people participating in the competition. It is said that they accounted for more than half of the entire military academy personnel. After all, those generals did not say anything. Well, most of them are from the frontier army. Riding and archery is the most basic skill. As for the students, they are all from the family of generals, and all of them have practiced martial arts since childhood. They are also very good at riding and archery. They are all young and energetic, and they all think that Lao Tzu is the best in the world, so there are so many people signing up.

Because Zhengde wanted to participate in the competition, he did not serve as the judge of the competition like Xu Chu and Qiu Yue, but stood in the crowd at random to watch the competition.The entire riding and archery competition field is semicircular, and a large target is placed in the center of the circle. Participants in the competition ride along the semicircular track and shoot all the ten arrows in the quiver. Go out, the one with the most wins.

After Qiu Yue stood on the judging platform and announced the rules of the competition, he immediately announced the start of the competition, and then the first contestant who was drawn entered the field. This person was an ordinary middle-aged man around 40 years old, and his appearance was very ordinary. Judging from his age, the other party must be an instructor, after all, the students are all young people below.

I saw this middle-aged instructor riding a red horse, holding a standard longbow in the army, first walking slowly along the runway, it seemed that he was getting used to the horse he stepped on, and when he got the feeling, he started to walk slowly along the track. With his legs clamped between the horse's belly, the dismounted horse immediately galloped along the runway with a long hiss. When the horse ran in the direction facing the target, I saw this unremarkable middle-aged man drawing arrows as fast as lightning. Take the bow, shoot ten long arrows in the blink of an eye, even when the last arrow leaves the string, the first arrow has not yet reached the target, such a unique skill makes everyone on the field applaud , after all, these people are experts, and they can see the difficulty of doing this at a glance, and many people ask themselves that they can't do this.

"Bah bah~" The ten long arrows hit the target almost in no particular order, and none of them missed the target. This once again made everyone on the field applaud loudly, even Zhengde couldn't help but applaud loudly together, although this time The first round was the easiest, but hitting all ten shots was not an easy task, at least Zhengde didn't have much confidence in himself.

The appearance of such a powerful figure at the beginning of the competition naturally ignited the enthusiasm of the teachers and students of the military academy. Then the second and third contestants appeared one after another, and each of them tried their best until the last contestant finished shooting. Afterwards, the first round of the competition was over, and among all the participants, only 23 were able to hit ten consecutive shots. As for the others, they were all eliminated. Although this may not be fair, the military academy is actually a small battlefield, so Xu Yu also In this way, the students learn the first lesson on the battlefield, which is cruelty and ruthlessness.

Next is the second competition. This time the competition has changed to another arena. The track of the arena is no longer a regular semicircle, but an irregular zigzag track. At the same time, the target is [-] times farther than the first round. This is not only a test of the contestants' archery skills, but also a test of the contestants' riding skills.

The middle-aged instructor was still the first to enter. This time, he no longer spent time getting used to the horse, but let the horse run quickly at the very beginning. Ten arrows fired in succession, and finally hit all of them again, causing everyone on the field to applaud loudly, even Zhengde couldn't help but hit this person's name, but Gu Dayong told him with a smile that this person is his ancestor, His name is Gu Sanlie, he is an instructor selected from Ningxia, and now he teaches in the cavalry department. When he was under Qiu Yue, he was a famous sharpshooter. He once shot and killed two opponents in a row during the battle with the Mongols. a commander.

"Okay! This man doesn't look amazing, but his archery skills are as good as gods. I think today's horse archery champion must be this man!" Zhengde also admired Gu Sanlie's horse and archery skills very much, even too late I made my own judgment early.

The next contestants entered the arena accordingly, and this time the competition was much faster, after all, there were only 23 contestants.It is also worth mentioning that among the 23 contestants who entered the second round, except for one student, the other 22 were instructors in the military academy, which frustrated those students who were not convinced by the instructors. But as the game progressed, they quickly put their frustration behind them and began to cheer for the last student on the field. After all, whether the students can regain some face depends on the performance of the other party.

"Dayong, who is the only student who made it to the second round? Why does he look familiar to me?" Zhengde asked, pointing to the second student contestant. This student looked fifteen or sixteen years old. Debai Bai looks like a scholar, but his riding and archery skills are not inferior to anyone. Even in the face of a strong enemy like Gu Sanlie, he still performed stably. The second ten long arrows Still strikes.

"Your Majesty, why did you forget that this student is named Xu Cheng, who is the grandson of Duke Xu. It is said that he is the most outstanding son of Duke Wei. This time he was brought into the military academy by Duke Xu. He also entered the palace with Duke Wei I have met Your Majesty!" Gu Dayong replied in a low voice, it is not easy to be the emperor's servant, at least he must have a better memory than others, otherwise the emperor will not know what to ask, then he will not be able to get the emperor favorite.

"It turns out that Duke Wei's family style is rigorous, and the descendants he taught are all first-class talents. When I first saw Xu Cheng, I thought there was a scholar in Duke Wei's house, but I didn't expect it to be someone with outstanding martial arts skills. Young general!" Zhengde suddenly realized when he heard Gu Dayong's reminder.

Originally, Zhengde thought that Gu Sanlie and Xu Cheng were already good enough, but then he found out that there were hidden dragons and crouching tigers in Daming's army. Among the remaining 21 people, only three missed the target, and the remaining eighteen were promoted again. Now, Zhengde felt both sorrow and joy in his heart. He was sad that although his riding and shooting was good, he would never make it to the third round. But at the same time, he was also very happy because there were so many excellent talents in Ming's army. , This is also a great joy for him, the emperor of Ming Dynasty.

After the second round of the competition was completed, the third round of the competition did not start immediately. After all, the contestants had already shot for two rounds, and their physical strength was exhausted, so Xu Yu announced to rest for half an hour, and waited until the contestants recovered their physical strength. For the next game.However, what Zhengde himself didn't expect was that it was the next game that made him meet a person who influenced his life. (To be continued..)