Dugu Sheng didn't expect his future daughter-in-law from the East Emperor Dynasty to be so forthright.
His interest was immediately piqued and he ordered, "Since that's the case, then it's settled. Men, set up the target."
Beside Qing Meng, Madame Qing tugged at her husband anxiously. "Are we really going to compete? I'm not good at archery. What if … "
"What if? You even dare to compete with Donghuang Sheng. What are you afraid of? The last one will definitely be that idiotic princess. Let's see who can protect her. "Qing Meng rolled his eyes at his wife.
Most of the girls in the Later Qin Dynasty had learned horsemanship and archery when they were young, but not all of them specialized in archery like Qing Qiang.
Therefore, Madame Qing wasn't the only one who was anxious.
But on second thought, no matter how bad she was, she couldn't be worse than Donghuang Sheng.
Everyone looked at Donghuang Sheng. Her skin was soft and tender, as if she hadn't even seen the sun for a few times. Then, they looked at her hands. She didn't look like she had ever held a weapon before.
Thinking about it this way, 99% of the people had already decided that Donghuang Sheng would be the one to be the fertilizers.
Dugu Sheng ordered. Then, a few warriors carried a target that was half a man's height to the stage.
The target of the Later Qin Dynasty wasn't an ordinary grass target. It was half a meter in diameter, and the target was made of extremely tough Golden Arrow Grass. It was covered with a two-inch-thick rhinoceros skin.
The red dot at the center of the target was dyed with the blood of magical beasts. The weight of such an animal skin target alone was more than 50 kilograms. When it was carried up, one could feel the steaming smell of the battlefield.
If one didn't have good arm strength, it would be difficult for him to even hit the target, let alone the red spot.
"Your Majesty, since there is a competition, there should be a referee to show fairness. Why don't I be the referee?" Madame Qing seemed to be in a good mood. She volunteered to be the referee.
"Why don't I be the referee? What do you think, Your Majesty?"
A warrior in a white robe walked over.
"Director Song, what brings you here?" The Later Qin Emperor couldn't help but smile when he saw who it was.
The noble princes and concubines present all stood up and bowed respectfully to the person who had come.
"Master." Dugu Xiu walked forward with his usual coldness.
Yun Sheng was also surprised. This Director Song was the middle-aged flower farmer she had met in the medicine field earlier.
He was still dressed as a gardener, but unexpectedly, he was the curator of the Big Dipper Martial Hall.
Director Song was not only the director of the Big Dipper Martial Hall, but he was also Dugu Xiu's teacher. Back then, Dugu Xiu had learned all his combat skills from Director Song.
He didn't hold any official position in the imperial court, but he could freely enter and leave the palace. He was undoubtedly the number one martial artist in the Later Qin Dynasty.
Director Song's origin was very mysterious, and his cultivation was also very high.
There were rumors in the outside world that his cultivation had even surpassed the first level of Martial Emperor.
However, Director Song was indifferent by nature, but he was also upright and plainspoken. He had always disliked the complicated formalities of the imperial court.
Every year, Dugu Sheng would host the palace's Azalea Banquet and invite him, but according to the rules of previous years, he had never attended.
Therefore, his sudden appearance at today's Azalea Banquet naturally came as a shock to everyone.
Qing Hou's expression changed slightly when she saw Director Song.
The Later Qin Emperor and the others might not know Director Song's origin, but Qing Hou knew.
Director Song was sent by the Qilin Clan's Patriarch, Hei Yao, to teach Dugu Xiu martial skills.
Although he was sent by Hei Yao, in terms of seniority, he was still Hei Yao's senior martial brother and was rumored to be a member of the Eight Desolate Tribe's Beast God Altar.
When Hei Yao became friends with Qing Hou, he saw that she was a very ambitious woman. She was obsessed with politics and had long wanted to control the Later Qin's imperial court.
In order to prevent Qing Hou from becoming too powerful in the future and controlling Dugu Xiu, Hei Yao sent Director Song to help Dugu Xiu ascend to the throne of the Later Qin Emperor as soon as possible. At the same time, he also wanted to prevent Qing Hou from becoming too powerful.
Indeed, after Director Song's arrival, the relationship between Qing Hou and Dugu Xiu's mother and son had become quite distant.
Because of this, Qing Hou was very angry with Director Song and wanted to chase him away. However, Director Song was very respected by the Later Qin Emperor and Dugu Xiu. Therefore, she could only hate him in her heart.
In today's Azalea Banquet, Qing Hou wanted to teach Donghuang Sheng a lesson. If she became the judge, she would naturally be able to do something during the competition. However, once Director Song came, she had no other choice but to step aside resentfully.
Once Director Song came, the matter of being the judge naturally fell on him.
"Everyone, since His Majesty has appointed me as the judge of this competition, I will be bold and change the rules of the archery competition." Director Song changed the rules of archery.
All the family members of the civil and military officials who were below the age of 30 and above the age of 14 were required to participate in the archery competition this time.
The winner and loser would be determined by shooting five arrows. Whoever could shoot the highest number of arrows would be considered the winner.
According to the rules of the past, the competition would start from the person with the lowest rank. Those who were qualified to participate in the Azalea Banquet, from the rank 3 military officials to the princes and imperial concubines, were qualified to participate in the Azalea Banquet. Including the future crown prince consort Yun Sheng, there were a total of 30 female guests.
Each person would shoot five arrows, which meant that there would be 150 arrows.
Every single arrow had been specially treated. At the end of each arrow, there was a copper coin tied to it. On the copper coin, there were numbers "1" to "30" written on it.
However, right before the competition started, Director Song opened his mouth once again.
"Right now, every female guest has been given five arrows with different numbers. This competition will only record the final result. The winner and loser will only be determined after the last person shoots all the arrows. During this period of time, the arrows that each person shoots will not be pulled out. The person who shoots later will be able to shoot down the arrow shot by the person who shot earlier. If the arrow is shot down, the previous person's result will not be counted. "This was the first time Director Song had heard of such archery rules.
However, this greatly increased the excitement and excitement of the archery competition.
Yun Sheng was given the arrow with the number "1" at the end. According to the order, she was placed last.
The first person to come up was the wife of a rank 3 military official. She received the arrow from the imperial bodyguard at the side and shot it five times.
Five arrows were shot in one go and landed in the "7, 8, 9" circle.
As expected of the wife of a military official, her archery skills were quite good.
However, even so, the military official couple's expressions were still very nervous.
According to Director Song's rules, no one would know the result of this competition until the last arrow was shot.
The target was very big and could easily hold two to three hundred arrows. However, the space was limited. If one did not take the arrow, the chances of hitting the target or the arrow being shot down would greatly increase.
The remaining people shot fourteen to fifteen people. Apart from one person whose archery skills were slightly inferior, most of their arrows landed in the "7" or "7" circle.
During this time, there were two people whose arrows were shot down.
"It seems that Later Qin women are indeed not inferior to men. With such archery skills, even if they were to go into battle, it would be more than enough." Dugu Xiu stroked his beard and nodded in agreement.
"I hope that the people behind are also like this." The Green Empress said as she glanced at Yun Sheng.
~ The Family Guessing Competition's plot is very lively. Someone even guessed correctly. Don't be so clever. In any case, you should at least leave some food for Da Fu. Also, thank you for everyone's tips, subscriptions, and tickets ~
You've already exceeded your reading limit for today. If you want to read more, please log in.
Login
Select text and click 'Report' to let us know about any bad translation.
