At the end of the Sui Dynasty

Chapter 49 Talking Hearts
It was a coincidence that Gao Bufan's final score was the same as Changsun Wuji's, but everyone vaguely felt that he had room for energy, and it was just inconvenient to point it out.At this time, Gao Junxian couldn't help being a little convinced, and said with a wry smile: "Brother Changqing is really pretending to be a pig and eating a tiger again, Shixiong Shiheng, let's go clean up the horse manure."

Gao Bufan quickly stopped the three of them and said with a smile: "Punishment is just for entertainment, you don't have to take it seriously, the horse manure will be cleaned by servants, how can you bother the three guests!"

Changsun Wuji also persuaded them, and Gao Junxian and the others went down the slope. After all, it was a bit embarrassing to clean up the horse manure in front of Gao's servants.

The eldest grandson Wugou chuckled lightly and said, "Father just watched and didn't give advice to the younger generation!"

Changsun Sheng knew that his daughter had a delicate heart, and it was just to pull him out to ease the awkward atmosphere, so he stroked his beard and smiled and said, "Well, I haven't exercised my muscles and bones for a long time, so bring me my bow."

A trilogy immediately showed Changsun Sheng's usual horned bow respectfully. It was a two-stone hard bow. Although Changsun Sheng could also use a three-stone bow, he seldom used it!
When Gao Bufan saw Changsun Sheng take over the horn bow, he couldn't help but feel refreshed. He had witnessed Changsun Sheng shoot and kill a group of bandits in Gaojipo that day, and he still vividly remembers that fierce aura.

Just when Gao Bufan thought that Changsun Sheng would show his might again, the latter casually threw an arrow into the distance and then retracted the bow. The arrow drew a parabola in the air, and finally landed on the hundred-step archery target and two Among the hundred-step archery targets, they were nailed obliquely to the grass.

Everyone couldn't help but looked at each other, Changsun Sheng just smiled and said nothing, Gao Bufan's heart moved, and he quickly ran towards the landing point of the feather arrow, Gao Shixiong and others also followed curiously upon seeing this.

Gao Bufan ran to the feathered arrow, stretched out his hand and pulled it out, he was surprised. It turned out that there was a yellow-green grasshopper strung on the arrow, which was only the size of his little finger. Still alive, paddling his feet, trying to break free.

Gao Junxian and the others couldn't help but gasped when they saw it. Not to mention that an arrow hit a grasshopper a hundred paces away, they couldn't even see where the grasshopper was at this distance. Therefore, being able to kill two birds with one stone is indeed not for nothing, this vision alone is very human.

Gao Bufan was filled with admiration. It seemed that Changsun Sheng's archery skills had indeed reached a state of perfection. Although his own archery skills were not bad, compared with Changsun Sheng's, there was still a big gap.

Gao Shihong glanced at the shocked young people, and said with a smile, "General Changsun really opened the eyes of these juniors today."

Gao Shilian said with a smile: "That's good too, so that they won't be blinded in the future. You must know that there are mountains outside the mountains, and there are strong hands among the strong!"

Changsun Sheng just showed his hand a little bit. Although he didn't have earth-shattering momentum, he convinced all the young people. However, Changsun Sheng didn't take care of himself. Then he pointed out Gao Bufan and others, and shared some of his experience in archery. All the young people feel that they have benefited a lot from the experience and insights.

At this time, Changsun Cheng suddenly coughed violently, Changsun Wugou hurriedly stepped forward to pat his back, his pretty face was full of worry, as for Changsun Wuji, his face was pale and his hands and feet were cold.

Gao Bufan frowned secretly, looking at the situation, Changsun Cheng seemed to be seriously ill, and then glanced at Changsun Wuji's expression, so he became more sure of his guess, and quickly ordered Gaoshou to fetch a glass of water.

Changsun Sheng drank water, his cough finally calmed down, and he casually put away the handkerchief covering his mouth. Gao Bufan's eyes were sharp, and he clearly saw some red spots on the handkerchief, which seemed to be tiny blood clots. He hesitated to speak.

Changsun Sheng smiled lightly and said, "I've had this problem for many years. It's okay. You young people should do whatever you want. Xiao Fan, let me walk casually with the old man. I have something to talk to you alone!"

Gao Bufan was a little surprised, but he still nodded and said: "The back mountain is clean and the air is good, let's go there for a walk!"

Changsun Cheng smiled and said good-bye, and walked to Feiying Mountain behind with Gao Bufan. Changsun Wugou looked at the backs of the two, his eyes were obviously covered with a layer of uneasiness and worry.

Gao Shihong obviously didn't know that Changsun Sheng was going to die soon, so he casually glanced at Gao Junxian, seeing that the latter didn't look jealous, he felt relieved.

Before Gao Bufan appeared, Gao Junxian was undoubtedly the most outstanding young generation of the Gao family, and he was also a key cultivation target. As a result, Gao Changqing appeared halfway through, who seemed to be superior in both literary and martial arts, so Gao Shihong was worried that Gao Junxian would have a mentality Unbalanced, fortunately, the maturity and stability shown by Gao Junxian made him quite satisfied, and it was not in vain of the years of cultivation in the clan.

As for Gao Qingyuan, another key cultivator in the clan, his recent performance is really disappointing. The current method of the clan is to deal with him coldly, and then observe his later performance. If he still does not improve, the clan will give up completely and put Resources are diverted to other potential tribesmen.

Let’s talk about Changsun Sheng and Gao Bufan walking towards the woods behind the mountain while chatting, the former asked with a smile: “When did Xiaofan start practicing riding and shooting?”

"It should be five years old, my father taught it!" Gao Bufan bent down and picked a dandelion.

Changsun Sheng nodded suddenly and said: "No wonder, it seems that your father's riding and shooting skills are definitely not weak."

"Anyway, I'm not as strong as I am now!" Gao Bufan bent down to pick a dandelion again.

Changsun Sheng laughed and said, "Your boy is not humble at all."

Gao Bufan laughed and said: "In front of General Changsun, the kid naturally has to tell the truth. If it is in front of Dad, I have to flatter him, or I will be beaten."

Changsun Sheng couldn't help but smile, Gao Bufan's free-spirited yet harmonious temperament was very tempered with him, it was very comfortable to chat with this kid, presumably other people also felt this way, this kind of person is naturally attractive, suitable to be a leader!
"It's good to have talent, but it's not good to be arrogant. Xiaofan, you must always remember this." Changsun Sheng reminded.

Gao Bufan nodded and said: "General Changsun is right, but the kid never thinks he is talented."

Changsun Cheng glanced at him and scolded with a smile: "To be able to compose a classic handed down like "Ask the Wine to the Moon", if this is not considered talent, I am afraid that there are not many talented people in the world."

Gao Bufan sweated: "General Changsun is too famous, poetry is just a small way, not worth boasting about!"

Changsun Sheng's eyes lit up: "If you can think like this, the old man will feel at ease."

"Why?" Gao Bufan asked.

Changsun Sheng smiled and said: "Because the old man has been worried that you will forget about it once you become famous in poetry. In fact, it is better to avoid such limelight."

Gao Bufan frowned, knowing that Changsun Sheng must have something to say, so he listened quietly.Sure enough, Changsun Sheng said again: "The emperor is good at diction, he likes to compose poems, and he writes them very well. If the title of Xiaofan's poems reaches the emperor's ears, it will definitely attract his attention."

Gao Bufan was puzzled and said: "Shang Da Tian Ting, isn't this a good thing?"

"It's not necessarily a good thing. Although the emperor likes to compose poems, he doesn't like others to write better than him. For example, Wang Zhou, the doctor of Chaosan, has excellent poetic talent. Back then, the emperor wrote a song "Yan Ge Xing" ", I was quite proud, so I asked the ministers to compose poems to echo, others did very ordinary, but Wang Zhou was ignorant, so he responded with a sentence "no one can green the grass at will", which won the applause of the whole house and stole the limelight from the emperor. Later, the emperor found a reason to kill Wang Zhou, and before he killed him, he asked him, 'Can he still be a lawn in the garden and no one can green it at will?', do you think it is wrong?"

Gao Bufan couldn't help but gasp!
Changsun Sheng glanced at Gao Bufan, and continued to add: "I am the most famous talent Xue Daoheng, and his poems are also very good. He once wrote 'Flying souls are the same as the magpies at night, sleep and remember the morning chickens. A spider's web hangs in the dark "The empty beam falls into the swallow's mud" was widely recited among the people for a while, and its reputation spread far and wide. Later, Xue Daoheng was proud of his talent and was beheaded by the emperor. It is said that after Xue Daoheng was beheaded, the emperor was very happy and said to the people around him, "Xue Daoheng is still alive." Can it be made into empty beams and swallow mud?'”

Damn, Gao Bufan only felt his neck go cold, and said with a wry smile: "General Changsun, can the poems I wrote be taken back?"

Changsun Cheng smiled and said: "Xiao Fan doesn't need to worry too much, but he has to pay attention in the future. If he has the opportunity to meet the emperor, he must not steal the emperor's limelight, remember!"

Gao Bufan shrugged his shoulders and said: "The kid only has one head, how dare you, let alone a horse breeder, I'm afraid I won't have the chance to meet the emperor."

Changsun Cheng smiled and said: "The world is unpredictable. By the way, Xiaofan is very good at bowing and horses. Would you like to go back to Luoyang, the eastern capital with me? With your ability, it should not be difficult to pass the four imperial examinations. I still have some energy in Beijing. Here you go." It shouldn't be a problem to get a ninth-rank general!"

The so-called four imperial examination candidates are: academics should be good, talents are excellent; physical strength is strong, surpassing peers;

That is to say, anyone who meets one of the above four conditions can participate in the selection of candidates for the four imperial examinations, and if selected, he can enter the imperial court as an official. Gao Bufan obviously meets the requirement of "strong physical strength, super-excellence and equality", that's why Changsun Sheng has this Ask!
Gao Bufan didn't even think about it, he just shook his head and refused, just kidding, Da Sui's Guo Zuo still has five or six years at most, what's the role of this official, not to mention Yang Guang is so perverted, maybe he didn't like him that day, There is a reason for it to be stuck, and before the click, maybe I will ask myself "Can I still ask the moon for wine?".

Seeing Gao Bufan's firm attitude, Changsun Sheng stopped pushing. In fact, he also faintly felt that it seemed better for Gao Bufan not to enter the court and become an official. Well, let nature take its course. After all, if it is gold, it will shine everywhere.

(End of this chapter)