Poor Family 1

  Chapter 234 Bow Horse Competition (12)

Although there were only forty people participating in the final, because riding and archery masters from Liao, Xixia, Dali, and Tubo also participated in the competition, the various rules were slightly different. Before dawn, forty archer warriors gathered in the big tent .

  Private Envoy Tong Guan slowly said to the crowd: "Although the Great Song Dynasty, Liao Kingdom, and Xixia Kingdom have not fought for decades, our competition has not stopped. It is not on the battlefield, but on all levels, including today's horse bow competition.

The Liao warriors and the Xixia warriors are both cavalry and archery masters selected from China. Their purpose is to suppress the Song Dynasty and attack our plan to strengthen the army with cavalry and archery. Therefore, for you, personal victory or defeat is secondary. Safeguarding the honor of my Great Song Dynasty is what you should always remember.

Among you are the Forbidden Army, the Xiang Army, the Township Soldiers, the Wu students, and even the Tai students, but from now on, you are all the top arrow warriors of the Song Dynasty, and you represent the cavalry of the Song Dynasty. The Guo and Xixia people knew that what they were facing was the most elite army of the Song Dynasty. "

  All the people made a promise together: "Never let the Taiwei down!"

  Tong Guan nodded, "Go unify the armor first, you have to fight against them in the image of cavalry, this is also the meaning of the emperor, although the emperor can't come in person, but he is paying attention to you all the time, go!"

Speaking of this, Tong Guan gave Li Yanqing a wink and told him to stay alone. The soldiers received a large tent to change their clothes, but Li Yanqing did not leave. Tong Guan smiled and said: "I sent some soldiers to protect you, Did you see it!"

  Li Yanqing hurriedly saluted, "Thank you Taiwei for your kindness!"

   "It's nothing. You suddenly emerged yesterday and have attracted a lot of attention. I just hope that no one will disturb your follow-up game."

The reason why Tong Guan paid attention to Li Yanqing was not because of his outstanding archery skills, but because of his status as a student. Tong Guan pondered and asked: "During the banquet in the Zheng family building, I heard that you and the number one archer in Xixia Is it true that Saginby tried?"

   "Reporting to Taiwei, it was just a competition with a pot of arrows, and I beat him by luck."

   Tong Guan laughed, "Don't say the word 'lucky' anymore, at least don't say it in front of me. Modesty is a virtue, but being too modest is hypocritical."

   "Students remember!"

  Tong Guan nodded and said: "Jiao Yanjian came to me yesterday and specifically asked Sa Jin to compete with you in riding and shooting. I didn't agree, but I guess the emperor might agree. You have to be mentally prepared."

   “Students are prepared!”

   "As long as you are prepared, go! Go all out and try to reach the top ten today."

  Li Yanqing saluted and then left. The soldiers took him to change his armor. Just as he was at the door, a strong and burly young knight came out of the tent, and the two of them almost collided.

   "So it was Li Shaojun, sorry! Sorry!"

Li Yanqing has never seen him before, only he has a square face, with sword eyebrows and star eyes, a straight nose and a square mouth, and looks very heroic. From his appearance, it can be seen that this person is an upright person, and he does not seem to be old Big, similar to himself, Li Yanqing immediately had a good impression of him, and asked with a smile: "Excuse me, brother?"

   "Yang Zaixing in Taiyuan!"

   "So you are Yang Zaixing!" Li Yanqing exclaimed suddenly.

   "Does Li Shaojun know me?"

  Yang Zaixing felt a little strange. Before that, he was just a village soldier, so it could be said that he was unknown, how could Li Yanqing know himself.

  Li Yanqing smiled and said, "I heard Shuai Zhong talk about you."

"ah!"

  Yang Zaixing was immediately overwhelmed with surprises. Although he was young, he was full of enthusiasm to serve the country and hope to be appreciated. What he longed for most was to join the Zhongjia Army in the decisive battle against Xixia. He never dreamed that the way of Zhongshi would know himself.

  He hesitated and said, "Why don't Li Shaojun change his armor first, and I'll wait here for a while."

  Yang Zaixing certainly wants to know how Zhong Shuai evaluates himself,

  Li Yanqing nodded, "Brother Yang, just wait a moment."

   I have to say that Li Yanqing used a small trick to keep Yang Zaixing in one sentence.

  He walked quickly into the big tent, there were not many people in the big tent, Hua Rong was unhurriedly fastening the silk sash, saw Li Yanqing, he smiled and pointed to a table behind.

   Li Yanqing bowed to him with fists in his arms, and walked quickly to a small table with his name written on it. It turned out that everyone's armor was ready, and there was a soldier beside each table to help them put on the armor.

   "I kept you waiting!" Li Yanqing smiled apologetically at the young soldier.

   "It doesn't matter, the villain's name is Wang Zhan. The villain will be in charge of serving Li Shaojun in today's and tomorrow's games. Please take care of Li Shaojun."

  Li Yanqing is a man who understands human relationships and sophistication. He took out an ingot of five taels of silver and handed it to him, and said with a smile, "I've worked hard for you these two days."

  Wang Zhan was overjoyed, took the money and said hastily: "Try the armor first to see if it fits, and if it doesn't fit, you can change it."

When Li Yanqing took part in the hair test at this time last year, his height was five feet five. He was growing rapidly at this time. In one year, he grew another eleven centimeters, and his stature reached five feet eight, that is, one meter. Eighty-five years old, but not a burly figure, but a broad-shouldered and slender waist. Every muscle is full of explosive power, but wearing a scholar's shirt does not reveal that his figure is thick, and he still looks elegant.

Li Yanqing looked at the armor, and it was the same as the armor of the soldiers last time, the red lacquered mountain armor and the phoenix-winged pocket. This is the armor of the Tianlong Imperial Army, and it is also the best armor of the Song Army, but there is no embroidered shirt for the cavalry. This is mainly because they are afraid that the embroidered shirts will hinder their shooting.

Li Yanqing was tall when he signed up, and this set of armor fits him very well. He can move his shoulders and arms very freely, which did not affect his use of bow and arrow. Bring it here, the bow in the bow bag is relatively heavy, just don't touch it."

   "I'm going to lead the horse now!"

Wang Zhan ran out of the tent. At this time, Hua Rong had also left, and Li Yanqing was the only one left in the big tent. He walked out of the big tent quickly, and saw Yang Zaixing waiting for him at the door of the tent. Li Yanqing said with a smile: "Brother Yang has been waiting for a long time."

Yang Zaixing's height is about the same as Li Yanqing's, but he looks more majestic than Li Yanqing, and he is also one year older than Li Yanqing. Although Yang Zaixing is a village soldier, it does not mean that he was born in a poor family. The heir of the general of the Yang family, he is currently studying in Taiyuan Prefecture and joined the village soldiers. Because of his outstanding bow and horse, he was recommended by the Taiyuan prefect to come to the capital to participate in the horse bow competition.

  He has the loyalty and blood of his ancestors flowing from his body, and he is determined to serve the country and fight the enemy. He asked impatiently, "When did Li Shaojun meet Zhongshuai?"

   "Brother Yang, you can call me Yanqing. I met Shuai Zhong at the Banlou banquet more than a month ago. We chatted a lot. He mentioned your name when he mentioned the Northwest Army's riding and shooting talents."

  Yang Zaixing's confidence suddenly increased. If he went back this time and the commander-in-chief recruited himself to join the army, he would definitely join without hesitation. Even if his father objected, he would join.

At this moment, Wang Zhan came running leading Li Yanqing's horse, and Li Yanqing and Yang Zaixing got on their horses. Yang Zaixing found that the bow in Li Yanqing's bow bag seemed to be huge, so he asked curiously: "Yanqing's bow seems to be different from yesterday's." ?”

  Li Yanqing took out the bronze bow from his horse bag, and Yang Zaixing exclaimed, "Iron arrow and bronze bow!"

   "Brother Yang also knows?"

   "Of course I know, this is the magic bow of Zhou Tong with the iron arm that is unrivaled in the world. Could it be that my virtuous brother is"

   "Zhou Tong is my master!"

   "No wonder!" Yang Zaixing suddenly realized that Li Yanqing was Zhou Tong's apprentice, no wonder he was so good at riding and shooting.

   "I also said how Taixue has such a strong scholar in riding and shooting. Now I know the reason."

  Li Yanqing smiled slightly: "Brother Yang, is he still studying?"

  Yang Zaixing blushed, "I'm still studying at the Imperial Academy. I didn't pass the Fajie Exam last year, so I went directly to the Imperial Academy to study. I heard that my virtuous brother is a student of the Imperial Academy. I'm really enviable!"

   "I just did well in the Fajie Exam. I passed the Jieyuan Examination, so I went directly to Taixue to study. In fact, I was also a county scholar last year, not as good as Brother Yang."

  Yang Zaixing heard that Li Yanqing was Jie Yuan, and he admired him even more. He sighed softly, "Yes! I passed the imperial examination, and my fate changed all of a sudden."

The two walked while talking, and after a while they came to the lottery table. At this moment, Li Yanqing said with a smile: "Brother Yang, why don't you come to drink with us at night, my friends are all martial arts scholars, and everyone is about the same age as you." Almost, let’s get to know each other and make friends!”

  Yang Zaixing is also a bold person, so he happily said with a smile: "Alright then! Let's go drinking together tonight."

   "You two, in the end you are the one who draws lots." The examiner who drew lots saw that the two of them were too late to come, and shouted anxiously.

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