A great man of the Northern Song Dynasty

"What a fart!"

Shen An scolded: "You have been working hard all day, and your archery skills are even better. If you have such skills, you should share the worries of the officials. It is not okay for you to be lazy at a young age."

Chen Zhongheng's face was trembling, and Shen An's thick skin was obviously beyond his expectation.

"I can only talk about it, and there is no guarantee whether it will work out or not."

After he left, Zhe Kexing looked at Shen An and suddenly knelt down.

"Brother Anbei!"

This is brother kneeling to brother, it is not something excessive.

"stand up!"

Shen An frowned and said, "If you don't do it again, get out."

Zhe Kexing stood up with tears in his eyes.

He came to Bianliang alone. As the abandoned son of the family, his task is to stay here as a hostage until one day he returns to the northwest and Fuzhou. Maybe he will never go back in his life.

So he was a little depressed until he met Shen An.

Not a relative, not an acquaintance, just an assigned protection mission. From then on, Shen An regarded him as a brother, opened the Shen family to receive him, and took action several times to help him and the Zhe family out of trouble.

Today, Shen An even used his merits in exchange for the opportunity to participate in the competition. He could not repay this great favor and was so grateful.

Shen An looked at him and said with a smile: "The Zhe Kexing in my heart is a hero who bleeds without shedding tears. He is brave enough to overcome difficulties with thousands of troops, and can lead an army to attack a city and destroy a country. It's a good job."

This man would remain silent until many years later, when he was at war with Xixia, he got a chance, and it was still his job to protect the grain road.

But starting from such a seemingly useless job, Zhe Kexing shines and is invincible.

During the Song Dynasty, the Zhe family was always filled with sadness, from when Zhe Yuqing fell ill and went off to war, died in the army, and finally ended up trapped alone in the northwest...

The imperial court has never trusted the Zhe family from the beginning. The Linfu Road Soldiers and Horses Department exists just to monitor the Zhe family. There are many alerts around, so they are worried that the Zhe family will turn their backs and rebel.

In a word, during the Song Dynasty, the Zhe family remained loyal until there was no longer a Song flag in the entire north, and they were still fighting alone.

In the end, Zhe Keqiu ran out of ammunition and food, and his son Zhe Yanwen was captured. The Jin people used this to persuade him to surrender, and Zhe Keqiu surrendered in Kaicheng.

"Be firm."

Shen An patted him on the shoulder. He hoped that Zhe Kexing could become the head of the Zhe family in the future. He also hoped that Da Song would change its defensive posture in the north and take the initiative to launch an attack one day in the future.

I gave you this opportunity, seize it!

Now that you are famous, when others want to arrange for you in the future, if others dare to suppress you, I will dare to ask, "Grandpa!" Can you beat the Liao people? ’

…

In the lobby of the Privy Council, Song Xiang looked anxiously at the quarrel below and sighed helplessly.

"Don't you have sharp archers under your command? Call two of them out to compete."

"Fart, last time you said your archery skills were unmatched in the world after you were drunk, don't you want to go?"

"Someone's hand is injured."

"..."

After Zhao Zhen ordered to carefully select tomorrow's contestants, all the generals who had been fighting so hard for the place of accompanying shooter became dumbfounded.

Song Xiang knew why.

The officials pay special attention to it, so if they lose, there will probably be serious consequences.

There has been peace for a long time, and the bravery and decisiveness of the generals are gradually being eroded.

The big bosses of the three yamen are all here, and they are frothing at the moment and rejecting this qualification.

Even Gu Zuochun, who was about to make a mistake, didn't dare to take the risk and take credit. He just shook his head.

Why!

Just as a fight was about to start, someone came outside.

"My lord, there is an order from the palace."

"Ahem!"

The three officials all straightened their clothes and stood up solemnly, as if they were just talking nonsense.

Then a chamberlain came in. He glanced at the room. When he saw a teacup that had fallen to the ground, he looked up calmly and said, "Your Majesty has an order."

Everyone stood at attention.

The chamberlain said: "This time the Liao envoy will be accompanied by Zhe Kexing."

The chamberlain turned around and went out, and immediately there was a sigh of relief in the room.

Then someone said: "Hey! I wanted to show off my archery skills, but who knew someone had changed..."

Someone asked: "Who is Katsuyuki?"

Gu Zuoshun said: "It's the son of the Zhe family in Fuzhou, the young man who followed Shen An."

Someone said angrily: "Why let a young man go? I have been waiting for many years on the battlefield, am I still no match for him?"

All these quarrels and anger were sent to Zhao Zhen.

It was very warm in the palace, with singing and dancing in front, and the royal family watching.

On the left side of Zhao Zhen is the queen, and the two of them talk about singing and dancing from time to time.

This is the dignity given to the queen.

Chen Zhongheng came in, and after walking to Zhao Zhen's side, he leaned down and whispered: "The generals in the Privy Council did not dare to go. Later they said that Zhe Ke was going, and they all got angry and asked why they were not allowed to go."

Zhao Zhen nodded slightly, with an angry look in his eyes.

These lustful idiots don't even have the slightest sense of responsibility, so what else can you expect them to do?

They regarded it as a fatal chore, but Shen An regarded it as an opportunity to serve the country.

Why is this person different from others?

He looked at the singing and dancing in front of him, but he was thinking about tomorrow's competition.

I hope that young man will not disappoint me.

…

Shen An naturally didn't want to disappoint him, so the whole family went to bed early that night. All the wine was put away by Shen An, and Zhe Kexing was not allowed to take a sip.

Early the next morning, there was already a sea of ​​people outside Nanyuyuan outside Nanxun Gate.

Wang Anshi also came with his son Wang Yu.

After finally entering Nanyuyuan, Wang Anshi met Han Qi, an acquaintance.

After the two parties met, Han Qi praised Wang Yu a few words, and then said: "I'm afraid things will be difficult to resolve today. Don't be surprised."

Is this because you are not optimistic about Song Dynasty’s escort?

The so-called competition was that the Liao envoy fired the crossbow first, and then the Song Dynasty fired the accompanying arrow.

A crossbow and a bow and arrow.

Wang Anshi frowned and said, "Can't the mighty Song Dynasty find a sharpshooter?"

Han Qi sighed: "In order to reward Shen An, the official asked him to recommend a companion shooter, and he recommended a young man."

"Isn't this nonsense!"

Wang Anshi said: "This is a major event between the two countries. Winning or losing is not a child's play. If the Song Dynasty loses, the people's morale will be stagnant. How can the officials be such a child's play!"

This person is also a strong commander and is extremely stubborn, so he dares to criticize officials.

Moreover, he has been writing an article recently, a very long article, so after thinking about the internal and external aspects of the Song Dynasty for a long time, he realized that this competition may seem like child's play, but its impact is not small.

"Shen An is here!"

After a call, several people turned around and saw Shen An holding a baby girl, and beside him was a young man dressed as a bodyguard.

The young man had a bow and arrow hanging on his waist. He was a little behind Shen An. He was very respectful, but there was a look of eagerness on his eyebrows.

Wang Anshi walked over and said: "Shen Daizhao..."

Shen An stopped and raised his hands to say hello.

Wang Anshi said bluntly: "This competition is not a child's play. You recommended this person but lost your prudence. You can replace him quickly."

Shen An said in shock: "Why do you need to replace someone?"

When Wang Anshi saw that he was still 'pretending to be stupid', he said angrily: "This matter is not a child's play..."

Shen An interrupted him and said, "Shen never regarded this matter as child's play. The prince has overthought it."

He reached out and patted Katsuyuki's shoulder and said, "Just feel at ease."

Earlier, Chen Zhongheng sent news about a good show in the Privy Council yesterday, from giving in to each other to angry accusations, and it was full of ugliness.

They are all a bunch of cowards!

Shen An felt that this opportunity was given by God, so he took it with peace of mind.

Wang Anshi was left behind, and Wang Yu said dissatisfiedly: "Dad, does a young man like him dare to despise you? And the young man next to him looks like he is trembling, which shows that there is nothing wrong with the city. I am afraid he will lose later."

Wang Anshi shook his head slightly and said: "It seems that we are going to lose. That's all. I'm going to see the officials as my father. I must bring in a sharpshooter today."

The father and son went to find the emperor, but Zhe Kexing stopped trembling.

"Brother An Bei, I almost wanted to chop him into pieces with a knife just now."

The reason he was shaking just now was because he was angry and wanted to kill someone.

"Be less angry and start preparing."

Shen An found it very funny that Zhe Katsuyuki actually wanted to kill Wang Anshi. If this idea had been made later, it would have been a joke.

The Liao envoy is in front, accompanied by more than ten companions.

"Is that the Song Dynasty's escort?"

The only one present was Katsuyuki Zhe, who was carrying a bow and arrow, so he was easy to recognize.

Someone among the Liao people sneered, and then said: "He is actually a young man. It shows that there is no one in the Southern Dynasty."

The so-called Southern Dynasties refers to the Song Dynasty, and most people in the Liao Dynasty call it this.

The Liao envoy remembered yesterday's disastrous defeat and said to a Liao man: "I will take aim today and make the Song people look embarrassed."

The Liao man was playing with his crossbow. Hearing this, he raised his head and said, "Okay."

This man has a stern face, and he has only said one good word so far, which shows that he has a silent temperament.

This is the most outstanding warrior among the Liao people, and he is also the most outstanding crossbow shooter.

"The officials are here."

A group of cavalry came slowly, protecting one of them, but it was Zhao Zhen.

After some etiquette, Zhao Zhen sat on a high place, surrounded by tall sergeants.

Bows and arrows have no eyes. If someone is up to something evil, these soldiers are ready-made human shields.

Zhao Zhen saw Shen An and Zhe Kexing. He sighed slightly and said, "Get ready."

Shen An said that Zheke's archery skills were unparalleled, but who has seen him?

It was the last time he was in the palace that Zhe Kexing manipulated the crossbow invented by Shen An. But crossbows are not bows and arrows.

The Liao envoys used crossbows, while the Song Dynasty's companions had to use bows and arrows.

Shen An’s guarantee...

"I'm not bragging. Zundao's archery skills were not very good at first, but then he came to Bianliang and studied with Shen. He practiced diligently every day and now he is a master."

Shen An glanced at the target and said, "With this small area, I'm sure I can hit the target accurately."

A group of envoys did not dare to stand with the Liao envoys, so they stood beside Shen An and listened to his boast.

"If Shen goes up in person, I'm sure he won't even look at it, and he will definitely hit everything."

This guy can really brag!

The envoys from several countries felt contempt in their hearts, and then looked at Zhe Kexing carefully.

Huh!

Why does this young man look like he's shaking?

Wang Anshi was slowly coming over, UU Reading www.uukｋｎshu.net Zhe Kexing's eyes were following him.

Zhe Kexing felt that Wang Anshi's questioning was intentional, and he must have wanted to take the opportunity to humiliate Shen An, so he had murderous intentions.

Shen An knew what this kid was capable of, so he hurried over and whispered: "Wang Jiefu's temper is like this, and it's the same with officials."

If he didn't explain clearly, Shen An was worried that the kid would drink more alcohol one day, so he walked into Wang's house and chopped Wang Anshi into pieces with a knife.

Zhe Kexing looked at him and said, "Brother Anbei, this life is yours."

A scholar dies for a confidant, and Zhe Kexing's words show that he is already on fire.

Brother, if you treat me like this, I will go through fire and water without a second thought. Not to mention Wang Anshi, if Fu Bi offends you, my younger brother would dare to kill him.

The northwest wind forged the Zhe family into a wolf-like character. When the blood rushes, anyone can be killed!