Spring and Autumn I Am King

Zhao Wuxi has been listening carefully, the eight famous chips are matched like this.

"Wei Ju and Fan Jia are a couple."

Wei and Fan were rivals, and their skills were almost the same. Wei Ju was eager to try, and Fan Jia was relieved. He didn't want to meet Zhao Wuxi and Lu Xing, who were both archers.

"The Bank of China's Black Armor and Han Buxin are a couple."

The Bank of China and the Han family also had some festivals. The two looked at each other and looked away disdainfully.

"Zhi Xiao and Lu Xing are coupled."

Lu Xing couldn't hide the disappointment on his face, but Zhi Xiao, who was evil on the outside and good on the inside, gently asked Lu Xing to give in.

In the end, it was Fan He and Zhao Wuxi who were the couple!

Fan He, who couldn't hide things in his heart, didn't have the arrogance and hostility he had before, showing a bad look on his face, but Zhao Wuxi managed to hold back his laughter.

He inquired about Zhang Mengtan and Le Fuli. Although Fan He is excellent in swordsmanship, his archery skills can only be described in two words. He is a master who can be easily abused by himself.

Well, the last revenge of the broken sword can be reported today, and even the wheel-axle compound bow he specially brought doesn't need to appear.

However, it can be seen from these four sets that the Marquis of Jin knows the contradictions of the children of Liuqing very well. Except for Zhixiao and Lu Xing, there is no festival, the other three couples are the combination of needle tip and Maimang...

Although the Marquis of Jin did not leave any impressive records in history, Zhao Wuxi was already slightly alert. This person, I am afraid it is not easy to fool, willing to be the lord of the puppet monarch for a lifetime!

However, I heard Han Buxin say to the monarch in front of the east steps, "Please, Your Majesty, do the salute first."

It turns out that there is a tradition in the state of Jin, "Whenever there is a great shooting instrument, the king must shoot first".

Before the Marquis of Jin sat leisurely on the upper table to watch Liuqing's children complain about their complaints and get revenge, they had to go off the court and shoot three arrows. This has been the rule on large radiometers for hundreds of years.

Everyone's eyes were focused on Jin Houwu.

The Marquis of Jin got up with a solemn face, and under the guidance of Yousi, went to the changing place, changed out of his fur coat, and put on his military uniform.

After all, Marquis of Jin has been a monarch for eight years, and he has mastered all these etiquette procedures, but under his dignified appearance, his heart is a little depressed.

"I'm going to be embarrassed in front of Liu Qing again."

According to the stipulations of Zhou Li, when the ceremonial shooting ceremony is performed, the monarch must first test the shooting, and it is stipulated that the shooting cloth with the bear decoration should be shot, that is, the target 90 paces away.

God knows why Zhou Wengong made such a rule! Or to urge the princes not to forget the art of archery? But why is it so demanding.

Could it be that all the Ji Zhou Yingjies, such as Zhao Gongshi (shi), Bi Gonggao, Wei Kangshu, Tang Shuyu, etc., who followed King Wu's campaign against Zhou, could easily do it?

Ninety steps, all three arrows hit, as far as Jin Houwu knows, there are not many people in the palace armor and tiger Benli who can do it. Among the younger generation, the concubine of the Zhao clan, who is said to be only "ten steps away" from the archer Yang Youji, and Lu Xing's junior, Lu Xing, can give it a try.

And all the marquis of Jin in all dynasties, except for the first ancestor Tang Shuyu, were not known for their archery skills, and when his great-grandfather Jin Pinggong was even more unbearable.

In the market of Jin State, there has always been such a joke secretly circulating: Duke Ping of Jin shot quail in the forest garden. Not caught.

Pinggong was furious, so he took his anger out on Shuxiang, detained him, and prepared to kill him.

After hearing about it, Uncle Xiang, a doctor of the Yang Tong clan, went to see Duke Ping of Jin overnight, and remonstrated: "Once upon a time, our predecessor Tang Shu shot a rhinoceros in Tulin, and he died with one arrow. He made a pair of leather out of it. The big armor was given to King Cheng, so it was sealed in the state of Jin."

The honor of the ancestors, Duke Ping of Jin naturally knew.

Shuxiang continued: "Now, monarch, you have inherited the throne of Uncle Tang. You didn't shoot a small quail, and you sent people to catch them, but they didn't catch them. This is a shame for the state of Jin. The monarch must kill this quail as soon as possible. Witnesses, don't let this go anywhere."

Pinggong had a look of shame on his face, so he pardoned Zhu Xiang.

But Jin Houwu felt that the moment when his face was dull was more than when he was hunting. Every time he participated in the big shooting ceremony, he had to endure the embarrassment of Ping Gong.

The Marquis of Jin also complained to his Taishi Mo secretly, can't this rule be changed?

But Shi Mo's answer made the Marquis of Jin fall into an ice cave.

"If the ceremonies and systems stipulated by the ancestors can be changed at will, can your position, monarch, be replaced by the six ministers at will?"

Jin Wu sighed quietly, so no matter how much he complained, he had to carry out this tradition.

In those days, Duke Huan of Qi united the whole world, and all the feudal lords, what a prestige. But at the "Hou Bo" ordination ceremony presided over by the emperor, he did not have to bow down to the head in awe, calling himself "Xiao Bai".

In the era of Duke Wen and Duke Mourning, the dominance of the Marquis of Jin is gone forever, and now Jin Wu can only hope that the tradition will continue. Therefore, he especially cannot be the one who takes the lead in destroying the ritual system, and even has to use actions to maintain it.

With a solemn face, he put on a leather armcoat under the service of Yousi, held a bow, and held four arrows outside the bow handle, the arrows being in the middle of the bow handle. He put on the brass wrench again, hooked the string with the thumb of his right hand, and walked to the place where the archery stood.

Zhao Wuxi and other eight disciples of the high officials had already appeared, standing behind the Marquis of Jin in four pairs, with a respectful attitude, silently watching the monarch's weak body.

But who knows, what are the sons of Liu Qing thinking in their hearts?

Thinking that there were two young famous marksmen staring behind him, Jin Houwu felt empty in his heart, and the more he felt his eyes were burning behind him. Shaped pattern.

He took the arrow, drew the bow to the half moon, his arms trembled slightly, and it was a little difficult to aim.

Zhao Wuxi felt that although the weak young monarch in front of him tried to be calm and dignified, he seemed to be under a lot of pressure, and it was a little difficult to even draw the bowstring. What Zhao Yang had instructed in the letter, and what Zhang Mengtan had told him when they met this morning, the Marquis of Jin had a very good face.

Wu Xie couldn't help but flash a thought.

With a "whoosh" sound, the arrow left the string.

Sure enough, it was the same as Wuyi's conjecture. The Marquis of Jin's first arrow was a little weak, and it was no surprise that it didn't reach its position.

The shot was bad, but no one dared to laugh at it, and the surroundings were silent. Zhisong, Han Buxin, Ji Qin, and the disciples of the nobles present, all of them looked at the nose and nose, as if they had not seen it.

The Marquis of Jin clenched his fists secretly, he felt that he was a layer shorter in front of Liu Qing. Yes, to continue this ritual that has always embarrassed the monarch to this day, it is hard to say that it is the conspiracy of the six ministers to weaken the authority of the monarch...

His face remained graceful and indifferent, but his heart was already filled with righteous indignation.

"There are always traitors who want to harm orphans!"

Could it be that all the loyal men of Jin are really dead?

The way of drawing the bow just now seems to be a bit inappropriate. Now my arms are a little weak and my shoulders are a little sore, but I can't do anything about it. After complaining, I still have to continue shooting.

Jinhou Wuzheng was about to continue to open his bow, shoot two arrows at will, and quickly end this troublesome ceremony, but heard a young voice behind him respectfully say:

"Your Majesty, the string of your bow is loose."

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