Today's weather is extremely hot, especially for people like Ji Ling who are waiting to participate in the parade, many of them are wearing armor, and their backs are already wet with sweat.
But on the other hand, Wang Zhen not only gave him a shed on the high platform to shade him, but also ice packs, bamboo mats and other things for him to enjoy the coolness.
It is naturally indispensable to take all kinds of chilled fruits, and Mao Gui, Wang Changsui and others are changing turns to fan him to drive away the wind, and it is estimated that Wang Zhen is a little cold when he sits there......
This is fucking differential treatment!
Ji Ling turned over and over in his heart and scolded Wang Zhen, the dead eunuch, but he was unconsciously a little envious......
When did it start......
But Wang Zhen didn't seem to be in a hurry, he just tilted his head to the left and right, and then frowned and said, "Hasn't the British Duke arrived yet?"
” "It doesn't seem to be ......"
Wang Chang next to him nodded his head and smiled a little embarrassedly, at this moment, suddenly an elderly general galloped into the martial arts arena, and then looked at Wang Zhen in the stands, and said in a loud voice, "Wang Dajue, I'm really sorry, I'm old and old, my legs and feet are not good, I'm late, I hope Wang Dajue will forgive me!"
” When Wang Zhen saw this scene, he was not annoyed at all, but was helped to stand up, and then walked to the stage with a smile, "The British old man should be strong, but our family can't compare!"
” It turned out that this person was the British Gong Zhang Fu, and he was also the brother of Zhang Hui and Zhang Xuan, but he was Zhang Yu's eldest son, and his ability was the most obvious, so his status was also the highest.
And Zhang Fu is indeed very capable, he not only followed his father in the Battle of Jingnan, but also accompanied Zhu Di on many expeditions to Mobei, and successively put down the rebellion in Jiaozhi (now Vietnam) three times, which can be described as a great achievement.
At the same time, he is also one of the five ministers left by Ming Xuanzong to Zhu Qizhen, the previous five military governors and the Beijing camp were all in charge of him, Zhu Yong could only stand aside, but now Zhang Fu is over seventy years old, so he retired, but his status and prestige in the army and the imperial court are incomparable to anyone!
Seeing Zhang Fu turn over and dismount, and at the same time hugged an eight- or nine-year-old doll from his horse, Wang Zhen saw this, hurriedly went up and shook his little hand and said, "The little guy is growing again!"
” It turned out that this eight- or nine-year-old little doll was named Zhang Mao, and Zhang Fu was Zhang Fu's only son, and Zhang Fu was old enough to have a son, so you can naturally imagine how much she loves this little doll.
"Wang Dajue, let's not delay, let's please!"
Zhang Fu said, and raised his hand to signal Wang Zhen to go first, it seems that even Zhang Fu has to give Wang Zhen three points of face.
"The British Duke is gracious!"
Wang Zhenqian gave in, but in the end, he led him to the high platform, "Go and move a chair for the British public, I don't have the eyesight to see it!"
” Ji Ling was too lazy to watch Wang Zhen and Zhang Fu play an official tone, he just wondered why this Zhang Fu looked like ...... since Zhang Fu and Zhang Fu were brothers Not close at all?
Wang Wen seemed to see Ji Ling's doubts, so he smiled and said, "Dad only has one inheritance, and the three sons all want to fight, but in the end, only one is given, and the other two will definitely be unhappy!"
” That's a good explanation!
Ji Ling smiled knowingly, and at the same time thought that this Zhang Fu and Zhang Hui and Zhang Xuan looked twenty years younger in age, not only did there be a generation gap, but also in ancient times, they always paid attention to what eldest brother was like a father, and it was estimated that Zhang Fu always scolded his two younger brothers like a father training his son, that Zhang Hui and Zhang Xuan must be too lazy to take care of him, just play well with each other!
But without waiting for Ji Ling to think too much, Wang Zhen sat on the high platform and clapped his hands and said, "Let's say a few words, today our family was ordered to read the military selection for His Majesty, this is for the Ming Dynasty, our family must not have any selfish intentions, everyone at the bottom, what ability do you have, let's show it now!"
” After Wang Zhen finished speaking, a burst of fierce applause broke out in the surroundings, ho!
Ancient times also paid attention to this?
That's the same, if no one reacts after speaking, I don't think I'm very upset......
After Wang Zhen explained these few sentences, the martial arts parade officially began, and Zhang Hui, Zhang Yuan, Zhu Yong and others were not close to Wang Zhentao just now, but just stood on the side, and only then patted their son's shoulder and signaled them to work hard.
The first project is very simple, in fact, it is the ordinary riding and archery kung fu of the school, there are three targets at the back of the square, who can ride a horse and shoot all three, this is considered to be a pass.
This was really a piece of cake for Ji Ling, while some people were sad and didn't look very confident.
Well, after all, there are hundreds of people participating in this parade, and it is natural that the level is uneven......
At this time, everyone moved to the front of the square, vacating the area behind them, while Ji Ling and other people who participated in the parade lined up one by one to wait for the field.
Ji Ling's luck was not good, and he was arranged to the end......
Damn, it's been basking in the sun all the time, and when it's my turn, I won't have heat stroke?
But complaining is complaining, he still has to wait honestly, fortunately, everyone's riding and shooting speed is very fast, whether it is a shot or a miss, it is a blink of an eye, and there is no second chance.
What opened Ji Ling's eyes was that the level of some of the participants was really poor: at a distance of 180 paces, riding a horse would either only shoot one or miss any of them......
Can you still participate in the parade at this level?
I really don't know how much money is given to Wang Zhen......
However, Wang Zhen didn't seem to care much, just sat there eating fruit comfortably, and occasionally turned his head to laugh with the British public Zhang Fu.
In general, there are more misses and fewer shots, and most of the "contestants" are eliminated in this round alone......
However, objectively speaking, Ji Ling felt that this thing was simple, and it really didn't hurt to stand and talk.
Because riding and archery kung fu is actually very difficult to practice, even if Ji Ling has a high talent, he still has to redouble his efforts, which is why he has such a handsome skill now, but he was picked up by someone and made it cheap......
Zhang Hui and Zhang Yuan's sons Zhang Bin and Zhang Jin are quite interesting, although the riding and archery skills are good, and the three target positions are all hit, but they don't all hit the bull's-eye!
As a result, the two brothers were good, and after seeing that they had hit all three targets, they directly raised the bow and arrow in their hands, and then ran around the whole field on the horse, and even let out a few shouts from time to time, how to say......
It's a bit of a secondary two, after all, these two are almost thirty years old......