After Qixi Festival, the training camp for the top [-] students in the semi-annual exam, which Luxi Academy prepared for the entertainment fair, will also begin.

This afternoon, Gu Yunji came to the training ground according to the prior request, and saw that many students had already gathered here, and they all took off their cumbersome courtyard uniforms and put on smart clothes, looking clean and neat.

"Yunji, here it is!" Su Qi in the crowd saw him at a glance and waved to him from a distance.

Gu Yunji walked over and asked, "Didn't it mean that only the top fifty of the half-year exam can participate? Why are you here?"

Su Qi tossed back a strand of hair on his shoulders rather stinkingly, thinking he made a very chic gesture: "Who am I, the son of Dingguo who is proficient in martial arts and good at riding and shooting! I didn't pass the exam! It doesn't matter if you get fifty or so, in order to earn more honor for the academy at the entertainment fair, the head of the mountain made an exception and added me."

Cheng Yan exposed him mercilessly: "It is clear that you took the initiative to run to Mr. Xu Shan, hugging his thigh to play tricks, insisting that he allow you to participate. Mr. Shan was very troubled, so he reluctantly agreed. "

"Don't be so blunt, at least save some face for me." Su Qi felt a little guilty, "Aren't I just here to accompany you two? You don't know anything about these games, what if you bump into them accidentally when the time comes?" What to do? I can’t escort you all!”

Gu Yunji couldn't help but laugh: "We are young men anyway, how can we be so easy to bump into each other like delicate flowers? Besides, I'm not completely clueless, I still know a little bit about things like throwing pots and shooting willows. The ball was a little rusty."

Cheng Yan said: "But it's good to have you here, after all, you are very good at these things, if we don't understand something, we can also ask you for advice."

Su Qi could hear it in his heart: "Cheng Yan's words are on point, and I can still play a big role! Besides, the three of us are good brothers, and we usually face everything together. How can I do it this time?" Can I leave you alone and be happy alone?"

I don't know who can't do without whom.Gu Yunji thought helplessly.

At this time, the noisy crowd suddenly quieted down, and everyone looked to the front left in unison.Gu Yunji also looked up, and saw a middle-aged man around 40 years old walking not far away.

The visitor was also dressed in strong attire, and he described it as capable and neat, with strong forearms exposed under the half-rolled sleeves. Unlike Chen He and other civil officials and famous Confucian scholars, this person revealed a martial arts temperament from top to bottom.

He walked up to the students and stood still, cleared his throat and said, "My name is Chu Jing, and I am your instructor during the training camp. You can call me Mr. Chu."

Some people whispered: "Chu Jing... Is he also from our academy? Why have I never seen him before? Isn't Mr. Chen He the teacher in previous years? Why did you change this year?"

"Mr. Chu was originally the commander of the Jingwei Commander Division, and he was in charge of military training. This time, he returned to the Hangzhou Mansion because of Ding You. I heard that he and Xu Shanzhang had an old relationship. It should be that the Shanzhang invited him while he was free. Come and be our teacher for a while."

"So, Mr. Chu is a military officer? A dignified commander of the fourth rank, to teach our group of students how to play polo, isn't it too talented?"

"Ding You has to stay at home for three years. Anyway, Mr. Chu has nothing to do, so let's just pass the time. What's more, sports like Sheliu and Cuju originated from military training, and they are of the same origin. It's nothing unusual."

While speaking, Chu Jing had finished introducing herself, and began to explain the competition items and rules of the fun fair:
"There are four main martial arts in this entertainment fair, namely Sheliu, Touhu, Polo and Cuju. Today, let's talk about Sheliu and Touhu. As for the text items, most of them are flying flower orders and on-the-spot poetry. , that’s not what I’m good at.”

He picked up the bow and arrows that he had prepared in advance: "About shooting willows, the rules are slightly different in different places. What we are talking about here refers to hanging the gourd on the willow tree, bending the bow and shooting it, ten arrows at a time, so as to hit the one with the most gourds." To win."

As she said that, Chu Jing bowed her bow and set her arrow, squinting her eyes and aiming at a gourd hanging on a tree in the distance, only to hear a sound of "swoosh" piercing through the air, and saw the arrow instantly shoot the gourd right through. , leaving two holes the size of arrowheads on it.

The students watching suddenly let out a burst of exclamation.The gourd was hollowed out and dried in the sun. It was brittle and hard on the outside. Chu Jing shot through it directly, but it didn't shatter and left residue, which shows the strength and accuracy of the shot.

Chu Jing looked as usual: "I've already demonstrated it, that's it. There won't be such a high requirement at the funfair, as long as you hit it, you can try it yourself first."

As soon as the words fell, the students were gearing up and eagerly picked up their bows and arrows.But after some attempts, either he missed the target or the shooting distance was too close, let alone shot through, and he didn't even touch the edge of a gourd.

When everyone was downcast, Su Qi on the side seemed particularly confident.He unhurriedly took out an arrow and put it on the bow, narrowed his left eye slightly, and aimed at a gourd under the branch of the tree.

Then an arrow was shot out, and the arrow hit the gourd in the stomach, and the huge force instantly shattered the gourd into several petals, leaving residues all over the ground.

"Okay!" Chu Jing exclaimed, and walked towards Su Qi, "I haven't seen you in a few years, and my son's archery skills have improved again. I'm afraid he will catch up with Ding Guogong in a few years."

Su Qi bowed slightly, acting very humble: "Your Excellency Chu, I appreciate the award, but Su Qi is just an axe, and his shooting skills are still clumsy. He can't compare to my father."

Chu Jing is an old subordinate of Duke Ding, and he can be considered to have watched Su Qi grow up. At this time, seeing that he is a teenager, he is good at martial arts, and he has a bit of the demeanor of Duke Ding when he was young. I can't help feeling relieved He praised him and encouraged him a lot before he went to others.

His academic performance is not very good, but he is very stinky; his talent in martial arts is very high, but he is extremely humble.Gu Yunji didn't expect Su Qi to be such a character that the pot of water is full and the pot of water is tinkling, and he said with some surprise:
"Didn't you see it, my son, you're so secretive? I've never seen you show it off before."

"Isn't it normal for me to know martial arts after I become a general? It's nothing to show off." Su Qi took it for granted, "Just like you, Gu Yunji, who came from a scholarly family, didn't you ever show off your achievements to me?"

"What's more, my three-legged cat skill is not enough to show my face in front of Master Chu. He praised me for my father's face. If I am really proud and complacent because of this, I will be ignorant."

As he said that, Su Qi kept moving, bent his bow and shot another arrow, still smashing the gourd to pieces.Hearing the exclamation of the people around him, without changing his face, he turned to Gu Yunji and Cheng Yan and said, "You guys have a try too."

At any rate, he is a child of an aristocratic family, and the original body has also been in contact with Sheliu, but it has been too long and he is a little rusty.Relying on the little body memory left, Gu Yunji tried his best to draw the bowstring which was a little heavier than he imagined, and barely shot an arrow.

Because of the lack of strength, the arrow landed a few steps away from the gourd, and it seemed that the shooting distance was far from enough.

Gu Yunji was not discouraged, and shot another arrow after adjusting the angle.This time the force was strong enough, the sound of the arrow piercing through the air was much louder than before, but it was a pity that the aim was wrong, and it flew over the gourd, but still missed.

Su Qi raised his eyebrows: "That's right, the arrow almost hit you just now, Yunji, you are quite talented!"

Cheng Yan next to him took a breath, lowered his sore arms from being held up for too long, and said mockingly, "I'm not very good at it, just drawing the bowstring is enough effort."

Su Qi said: "Don't be discouraged, you've just tried it, it's normal to miss the shot, just practice more. People who want to come to Hangzhou to learn skills won't be much better, just for entertainment, have a look That's enough, it's not asking you to walk through Yang with a hundred steps."

Cheng Yan nodded and continued to practice with the bow and arrow.

After the day's intensive training session, the students' shooting skills have improved to varying degrees, but at the same time their arms are almost useless, and they all rubbed their arms wailingly as they walked towards the dormitory exhausted.

Seeing this, Chu Jing shook her head secretly: It is said that the students of Luxi Academy are the pillars of the country, but this is too fragile.Don't think about the entertainment club, but also think about the future of the court. Tomorrow, we have to step up our efforts!
Regarding shooting willows, there is a saying that "put the pigeons in the gourd, then hang the gourd on the willow tree, shoot the gourd with a bow, and after the pigeon flies out, the winner will be determined by the height of the flight."

I really couldn't figure out how the pigeon flew up after hitting the gourd, and I couldn't figure out what the relationship between flying height and shooting skill was, and why it was used to judge the outcome.So I modified it according to my own understanding

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