In recent years, both the guard office and the military camp have taken archery tests. Those who dare to sign up for the competition have some real skills.
At a glance, they all started with Shili Gong.
The fifth elder brother sat next to the Queen Mother and talked about the difference between new bows and Manchu bows.
"The new bow saves effort and is easy to use. The Manchu bow can break armor. Each has its own advantages."
The Queen Mother listened and said: "The Manchu and Mongolian Eight Banners' riding and shooting are fundamental and should be practiced carefully."
The fifth elder brother nodded and said: "Yes, I heard that Khan Ama still practices two arrows every day..." Not only did he ask the clan to pay attention to riding and archery, he also set an example for himself.
There is an arrow pavilion in the palace, and a school ground is also prepared in Changchun Garden.
Brother Jiu was standing by and asked the Queen Mother: "Did the Imperial Grandmother also be able to shoot arrows back then?"
The Queen Mother smiled and nodded, and said: "When I was a child, I started to mount a horse when I was three years old. When I was six or seven years old, when I had some strength, I started to use a small bow. But it was also a child's bow and arrow. At most, I could shoot a hare or pheasant. Don't act like a little kid.
Shoot the yellow sheep directly."
The Horqin grassland is rich in water and grass, and there are also abundant prey. Ni Guzhu sat in the arms of the Queen Mother, listening and getting ready to move.
She is four years old and has begun to mount a horse, but has never used a bow.
The fifth elder brother looked at her with her little face raised, looking at him eagerly, and said: "When you are older, the fifth uncle will teach you archery." Ni Guzhu nodded and said: "Then fifth uncle, don't forget, I will learn how to do it when the time comes.
Now, shoot the rabbit for Uncle Wu to eat."
The fifth elder brother nodded and said: "Okay, okay, the fifth uncle is waiting..."
Just like wrestling, the archery competition also attracted the attention of several younger brothers. She was taken to the preparation area of the arena by the ninth elder brother and watched closely. Tana liked to be quiet but not active, and had no interest in these.
Shu Shu called her over and told her about the Manchu bow and arrow heritage.
Riding and archery is the foundation of a country. Not only men must practice riding and archery, but before entering the customs, women are also good at bending crossbows and holding whips. Shu Shu is not looking for trouble, but he sees that Tana is a little weak.
Tana was a little confused when she heard this, and said: "Then why is it different now?" Nowadays, there are also women riding horses and shooting arrows, but there are not many, they are all from the older generation.
Shu Shu said: "Nowadays, women are not required to practice archery, but archery is also beneficial and harmless. It can strengthen the body, correct the posture, concentrate the mind, and cultivate patience..." Tana listened and hesitated: "You must learn it.
What? The sun is shining outside, it’s time to get darker...
The little girl is six years old and already knows beauty and ugliness.
Shu Shu said: "It is better than other sports. If you are afraid of the sun, you can avoid midday and practice morning and evening." Tana nodded and said: "Then I will practice with my sister..."
Guarjia was standing by, looking at Shu Shu with some surprise.
Nowadays, what is respected outside is Confucian etiquette, for fear that girls will not be demure. Even the princesses in the palace have begun to learn the three obediences and four virtues.
The noble families outside also followed the example and raised the girls to be quiet and submissive. Shu Shu saw Guarjia's doubts, but did not explain anything.
As the eldest daughter of the fifth elder brother, Tana will be the target of various Mongolian princes' requests. Even if Horqin is not pointed out, other tribes will be eyeing her.
Everyone knows that the fifth elder brother is a prince raised by the Queen Mother. He is closer to Mongolia than other princes. The aesthetics in the capital began to go wrong, and women began to regard weakness as beauty.
If Tana continues like this and develops a body like Jiu Gege, she may not be able to live long in Mongolia. No matter whether the emperor or grandson, or the emperor and grandson, marriage is not decided by the parents.
Even here in Niguzhu, Shu Shu and Brother Jiu cannot guarantee that she will marry into the Eight Banners.
When in doubt, you should take a step back, follow the example of your eldest brother, and choose a son-in-law from the Mongolian Taiji who works as an errand in the capital. Archery competitions are different from wrestling.
In this case, there is no need to compete round by round, just compete twice.
One time it was setting up the target, and the other time it was shooting pigeons. While we were talking, the target setting had already begun.
Bala and Seleng, who had just performed well in the wrestling match, were also on the court. After two rounds, the winner would be decided.
This time the leader is Se Leng.
The Queen Mother smiled and said to the fifth elder brother: "No wonder the eldest elder brother chose him as his son-in-law. Archery is better than wrestling... The fifth elder brother nodded and said: "If he didn't have real ability, he wouldn't dare to be sent to the capital as an errand.
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It's just that this "choice" is also somewhat unrealistic.
The people proposed by Khan Amma had no choice.
The big princess in the eldest brother's family is like this, and the big princess in his own family will be like this in the future. Thinking of this, the fifth elder brother looked at Tana.
Tana is sitting next to Shushu.
Seeing Shu Shu whispering something to Tana in a slow voice, and Tana also looking like she was listening carefully, the fifth elder brother was a little surprised.
This was a scene he had thought about after sending his eldest daughter to the main hospital to be raised. But he had never seen it once.
He was annoyed at his confusion and never suspected anything.
"Haha, yes, big brother will know about it later and may reward you again..."
At this time, Brother Jiu held Hongxuan in his arms and brought Seleng, the leader of this round, to receive the reward. Several younger ones followed, all holding children's bows in their hands.
Although the formal archery practice has not started yet, Shu Shu has already prepared the children's bow. Naturally, he asked someone to take it with him this time.
I also brought a bow to my eighteenth brother.
At this moment, several children were intrigued by the competition and wanted to shoot live animals.
The Queen Mother praised Seleng and said: "You have not lost the face of our ancestors. You must practice more often in the future and don't slack off." Seleng bowed and said: "I have taken note of it and don't dare to slack off."
The queen mother then said to the fifth elder brother: "In addition to the sword, the horse and the gold, I will reward the boy with a sheep, let him roast it and eat it with his friends... After saying that, she did not forget the wrestling leader Bala, and said: "
Give the big man a sheep...
The fifth elder brother agreed and asked the people around him to go down and make arrangements.
Brother Jiu said: "Grandmother, the little ones also want to shoot arrows. My grandson takes them to the chicken pen. Would you like to go and have a look? It's not far, just ahead..." It's not the chicken on Zhuangzi.
lock up.
It was a temporary chicken coop prepared for adding vegetables today, just behind the yurt. The Queen Mother looked at Ni Guzhu.
Ni Guzhu had already stood up, held the Queen Mother's hand, and said: "Mother Uku, go, go, I'll catch chickens to make roast chicken for Mother Uku..." The group changed places and walked for about two hundred years.
Then we went to the temporary chicken coop behind the yurt.
"Kekeke..."
There are twenty to thirty chickens on the three-foot-high wooden railing, half of which are roosters and half of which are hens. The roosters here are all capons and are not that aggressive.
There were corn scattered on the ground, and the chickens pecked at the rice honestly.
The ninth elder brother looked at the eighteenth elder brother, the oldest among the children, who was three and a half feet tall.
Surrounded by a wooden fence, the children stood on the ground. It was difficult not to shoot the chickens, but to look at the chickens.
Brother Jiu asked: "How do you want to shoot? Should you shoot while being held, or should you go in and shoot?" It was said to be archery, but in fact they had not learned how to control the string.
The eighteenth elder brother was not self-absorbed and looked at Fengsheng and Akdan.
Akdan was so uncomfortable that he couldn't help but stand next to Shu Shu and smell the agarwood on Shu Shu's body to feel more comfortable.
Fengsheng also knew that the fence was high, so he said: "Uncle Eighteen, let's go in? Shoot first to see if you can't shoot. If you can't shoot, you can catch it with your sister." Brother Eighteen nodded.
Seeing Akdan handing the boy's bow to Xiaosong without any intention of coming forward, the ninth elder brother and the fifth elder brother each lifted one up and placed the eighteenth elder brother and Fengsheng in the chicken coop.
Both the rooster and the hen retreated to the other side, leaving a lot of open space.
Niguzhu was eager to try, and ran to Akdan and said, "Second brother, you don't need a bow, how about I use one?" In fact, Shu Shu also brought Niguzhu's share.
It's just that Ni Guzhu was sitting next to the Queen Mother just now and did not go to the sidelines of the competition. Shu Shu did not ask anyone to bring it to her. Akdan nodded and said: "Use it, use it!"
Ni Guzhu immediately smiled and looked at Xiaosong.
Xiaosong knelt down, handed the child's bow to her hand, and helped her get into the chicken pen. When the Queen Mother saw it, she couldn't help but worry, and said: "Don't cut your hands..."
Shu Shu said: "Although I haven't started learning archery, I still let them hold the bow and recognize it..." At this moment, Brother Shiba and Fengsheng in the chicken coop had already shot the first arrow.
Because Fengsheng had already learned how to use a bow and listened to Chun Lin's instructions on how to exert force, he shot the arrow at the rooster he was aiming at. However, his strength was limited, and when it landed on the wings of the chicken, it was knocked away by the rising rooster.
The Eighteenth Brother has never been exposed to bows and arrows here. He just imitated the movements of the guards in the competition just now. The first arrow only shot three feet away, and the direction was also far off. He did not expect it to be so bad, and there was a look of frustration on his little face.
Seeing this, the fifth elder brother raised his legs and entered the chicken coop and said, "That's not how you draw a bow. Come on, fifth elder brother will teach you..." The eighteenth elder brother turned his head and looked over with a bit of expectation.
The fifth elder brother came forward, took the boy's bow, gathered his strength, and started to explain to the eighteenth elder brother.
Fengsheng saw it and looked back at Brother Jiu with expectation.
Brother Jiu glanced at the chicken pen with disgust, reluctantly went in, and said to Fengsheng: "You shot well just now, but you were far away. Move forward and try within ten steps."
"Whoosh..."
Amid the roar of the wind, an arrow shot out. "Gruck..."
A little rooster fell to the ground in the middle, and the other roosters and hens all ran away in panic. It turned out that the fifth elder brother took the eighteenth elder brother's hand and shot an arrow.
The arrow is flat to prevent children from accidentally touching it.
But where is the strength of the fifth elder brother? This arrow still hurts a rooster. "The fifth elder brother is so powerful!"
The eighteenth elder brother was full of admiration.
Fengsheng looked at the fifth elder brother with reverence.
When Brother Jiu saw this, he couldn't help but feel motivated to fight. He took the bow from Fengsheng and said, "I'll show you my skills, too..."