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Chapter 444
Linshuo Palace, inside Li Chongjiu's study.

Two generals stood in front of Li Chongjiu's table, and a man clasped his fists and said, "A certain Qin Shubao met King Zhao."

Another person clasped his fists and said, "I have seen King Zhao in Luo Shixin."

After Li Chongjiu heard the names of the two, although he had passed the names before, he couldn't help but look at them. Seeing these two famous figures in later history, compare them with those in front of him to see the difference.

Luo Shixin's expression was slightly cold, and he stood there with his body as straight as a gun, while Qin Qiong looked a little arrogant, not like the modest gentleman in the novel.He has a thick back and a strong waist, especially the huge waist and hips, which is unforgettable at first sight.

Although Li Chongjiu had seen the two in the temple today, he thought they were just ordinary generals, so he didn't pay much attention to them, but now that he heard the names of the two, after looking at them, he also belatedly saw that the two were more and more different.

"Hmph! Has King Zhao seen enough?" Qin Menshen spoke first, his voice buzzing continuously.

Li Chongjiu smiled, stood up, and said: "The two great names have admired you for a long time."

"King Zhao's words are serious," Luo Shixin clasped his fists slightly, and then asked, "King Zhao said that he has admired the word for a long time, but he doesn't know where to start."

Li Chongjiu nodded, stretched out his hand and said: "This General Luo is not yet a weaker crown, but he joined the army and followed Commander Zhang to break the bandits. I heard that every time you kill a person, you cut off his nose. Is it possible to use the number of noses as a military exploit?"

"As for General Qin, you became famous in the battle to break Lu Mingyue, and the people of Shandong are still talking about your bravery."

Luo Shixin and Qin Qiong looked at each other, and Luo Shixin said: "I heard that in the 20 Turkic army of King Zhao, he assassinated Shibi Khan and retreated. Brother Qin and I still don't believe this matter. I wonder if you can let me Wait for the two of you to experience King Zhao's unique archery skills?"

Li Chongjiu said with a smile: "I have been neglecting the battle for a long time, I am afraid that I have lost a lot of hands and feet, and I am afraid that I will disappoint the two of you."

Qin Qiong looked up to the sky and laughed, although he didn't say anything, he expressed his contempt.

Li Chongjiu looked at Qin Qiong, and Luo Shixin and the two said: "If you shoot alone, it's really boring. If the two of you really want to meet, I and the two generals might as well have a contest, how about a bet?"

Qin Qiong slapped his legs and shouted: "Okay, this is the real man, what is the bet?"

Li Chongjiu said with a smile: "It's boring to talk about it now, how about a competition first and then talk about it?"

"Happy! Happy!" Luo Shixin laughed.

Right now Li Chongjiu, Qin Qiong and Luo Shixin came to the school yard behind Linshuo Palace.

It was the second watch at this moment, and the sky was covered by dark clouds for a half-moon, so although the school grounds were specially lit with lights, it was still very dim and could not be seen clearly.

When Qin Qiong arrived at the school grounds, she first tested the bow, first picked up a three-stone bow, and said, "It's too soft, change the bow!"

The officials in the arsenal at the side had already fallen asleep and were woken up, but they were not very angry. They glanced at Qin Qiong and said: "Here is the bow, you can choose it."

Qin Qiong took a look at the other party, tried bow after bow, finally got a bow, and said: "This bow is barely enough."

The official glanced at it, took a breath, and said, "This is a five-stone bow, you can afford it."

Qin Qiong snorted, disdainful of such officials, and asked Li Chongjiu: "How do you compare? Riding or foot shooting?"

Li Chongjiu said with a smile: "General Qin is too impatient, I wonder if the two of you know Lu Fengxian?"

When Qin Qiong tried the bow, Luo Shixin rolled up his sleeves calmly and said: "There is Lu Bu among people, and red rabbit among horses, how could we not know?"

Li Chongjiu asked again: "Then do you know what weapon Lu Bu is best at using?"

"I know!" Qin Qiong laughed, "Use a halberd!"

Li Chongjiu said: "Bu's life is only about throwing halberds and shooting them. It's really romantic through the ages. Today, I'm here with you two. How about we follow Lu Fengxian's example of shooting halberds at the Yuanmen?"

At the moment Li Chongjiu didn't wait for Qin Qiong, Luo Shixin agreed, and shouted directly: "Swing the halberd!"

After speaking, a guard came holding a Fang Tian painting halberd specially for honor guards, Li Chongjiu said: "Go straight ahead, and stop when you are told to stop."

"promise."

Now the guard held Fang Tian's painted halberd and walked straight forward. In the dim light, the sergeant only walked sixty or seventy steps. Shan Xiongxin and Luo Shixin couldn't even see the man with the halberd clearly.

But Li Chongjiu didn't call to stop, so the sergeant had no choice but to go on, gradually walking a hundred steps away.

Qin Qiong couldn't help but said: "How can you shoot if you can't even see the halberd clearly?"

Li Chongjiu nodded, and after the sergeant walked another ten steps, he immediately shouted: "Stop!"

At that moment, the sergeant put the halberd in and came back to return. Li Chongjiu told Shan Xiongxin, and Luo Shixin said: "This is 120 steps away from the halberd. If anyone hits the twig of the halberd with an arrow, whoever wins?"

Qin Qiongluoshi said confidently, not to mention 120 paces, even a hundred paces in such a dim light would not be able to shoot.

The two looked at each other, and Qin Qiong said, "Come and try it first!"

After finishing speaking, Qin Qiong rolled up the five-stone bow and opened it to the full string. The officials and soldiers of the arsenal looked at it and forgot to applaud.

Even if Qin Qiong usually stood there, his waist and hips were as strong as a bull, and his five-stone bow was as big as drinking water and eating.At that moment, Qin Qiong let out a low cry, and shot an arrow like chasing the wind and the moon.

But when the arrow shot into the darkness, it seemed like a stone sank into the sea, and the soldiers beside the halberd said: "Fall the arrow!"

Everyone breathed a sigh of relief, Li Chongjiu said to Luo Shixin: "General Luo is your turn."

Luo Shixin picked up a carved bow, held it in his hand, put the bow down, and said: "This is not what Brother Qin and I are capable of. If King Zhao can hit it, then how about King Zhao winning?"

"If you don't win, the lonely king will lose!" Li Chongjiu agreed without hesitation, and immediately said: "Bring the wine!"

After finishing speaking, the attendant served the good wine, Li Chongjiu drank three cups in a row, and let out a sigh of relief, Luo Shixin, Qin Qiong and the others were slightly anxious.

Li Chongjiu adjusted his bow and tried his arrows unhurriedly. At this time, when the half moon in the sky came out of the dark clouds, the surrounding fields were slightly brighter, and even the painted halberd a hundred and twenty steps away was a little clearer.

At the moment when Yue Poyun came out, Qin Qiong Luo Shixin secretly thought something was wrong, but Li Chongjiu shot the arrow.

The bow is like the autumn moon flying in the sky, the arrow is like a shooting star falling to the ground, and the arrow hits the twig of the halberd.

Qin Qiong and Luo Shixin were both dumbfounded.

Li Chongjiu smiled and said: "It's a fluke, it's a coincidence. Come on, how about drinking together?"

Qin Qiong and Luo Shixin looked at each other, and thought that even if the lights were all on, if they shot a halberd a hundred and twenty paces away, all the good marksmen in the world would be no more than ten fingers, this is real skill.

Both of them were in admiration from the bottom of their hearts, but they didn't say anything on their faces.

At that moment, Li Chongjiu took the two of them back to the palace and ordered them to serve wine and food again.

After drinking for three rounds, Li Chongjiu said: "Both of you are generals under King Zheng's command. I don't know if there is anything important to come to see you late at night."

Luo Shixin glanced at Qin Qiong and said: "Qin and I fought in the north and south under the leadership of Zhang Dashuai and killed countless rebels. After Zhang Dashuai was defeated, he voted for Wagang. Unexpectedly, by the Luoshui River, the 10,000+ army was captured by Wang Shichong. Surrounded, Big Brother Shan saw that he was hopeless, so he led us to surrender Wang Shichong."

Qin Qiong said: "King Zheng is narrow-minded, and he likes to lie, just like an oath, just like the old witch, how can he be the wise master who sets things right and helps the world."

Luo Shixin said: "That's right, King Zheng is jealous by nature, and he likes to believe in slander. Brother Qin and I have long since intended to deviate from each other. Now we deliberately find an errand to Youjing just to get away from Wang Shichong. I often mention it when I meet Brother Shan. And the king of Zhao who is in the mouth."

Li Chongjiu was overjoyed when he heard the words. It turned out that Shan Xiongxin recommended the two of them to come here.

Li Chongjiu asked: "Since Wang Shichong is not the master of the Ming Dynasty, how can Brother Shan not abandon him now?"

Qin Qiong said: "After Big Brother Shan returned to Wang Shichong's account, Wang Shichong showed favor to him to win him over. Wang Shichong even married his sister to Big Brother Shan. Now he has a family in Luoyang, although he knows that Wang Shichong is not the British lord. , but this time we invited him to leave Wang Shichong, but he didn't agree."

Li Chongjiu was silent for a while when he heard the words, and said: "I said goodbye to Big Brother Shan back then. I haven't seen him until now. I really miss it."

Qin Qiong said: "Brother Shan is a man of love and righteousness. If Duke Wei hadn't treated him poorly, how could he have led us to vote for Wang Shichong? Brother Shan has a saying that loyal ministers don't care about two masters. I abandoned Zhai to save my life. It is already unrighteous to vote for the Duke of Wei in charge of the family, not to mention defecting to Wang Shichong this time, and now it is shameless to switch to others, no matter what Wang Shichong is, he will not abandon him."

Li Chongjiu said regretfully, "Brother Shan, why bother?"

Qin Qiong said with emotion: "Brother Luo and I are not as loyal as Eldest Brother Shan. Li Mi and Wang Shichong are kind on the outside, but mean on the inside. It's a pity that we died early, and now we two brothers have gone through several masters, and we really have nowhere to go."

Li Chongjiu said: "Brothers, you don't need to blame yourself. Don't you hear that others treat me as a gentleman of the country, and I will repay it as a gentleman of the country. When others treat me as a enemy, I also regard them as enemies. The most important thing for a man is to distinguish between gratitude and resentment. If you have kindness, you must repay it." If there is a grudge, repay a grudge, and if you repay a grudge with virtue, how can you repay a kindness? The Confucian principles of the monarch and his ministers have really missed many heroes through the ages."

Luo Shixin clapped his hands and said: "What King Zhao said is very true. We two were worried that if we abandon Wang Shichong and go to King Zhao, we will be regarded as second ministers by King Zhao. The two of us."

Li Chongjiu hurriedly stood up and said: "I am lucky to be favored by Brother Qin and Brother Luo. It is a lonely blessing. I am like a tiger with wings added."
Qin Qiong and Luo Shixin looked at each other, bowed down together and said: "We all know Zhao Wang's loyalty, and we will do like dogs and horses in the future."

Li Chongjiu laughed loudly and helped the two of them up.

In history, Luo Shixin and Qin Qiong voted for Tang and became Li Shimin's right-hand man, and he took in two brave generals without any effort, which almost made him feel that everything in front of him was not real.

(End of this chapter)