Seeing the tiger go and return, everyone was confused, especially Zhang Dun, who hadn't finished pretending yet?
Now the roar of the tiger is still coming from time to time.
The government servants who were following them all shouted again: "Big worm, big worm, there is another big worm!"
Zhang Yue saw another tiger lingering next to the tiger.
Many government officials followed people with their legs trembling, as if a tiger roared and then dispersed.
Zhang Yue thought to himself, how can two tigers meet each other?
Don’t you know that one mountain cannot tolerate two tigers?
But then I thought about it, could it be a male and a female?
At this moment, Zhang Yue's whole body was filled with chills and he was horrified, but what flashed through his mind was a joke he had heard before, which was really ridiculous.
Just as he was breathing, he saw Tang Jiu beside his horse, throwing away the wine gourd and grabbing a short bow from the stiff-faced Yamen servant beside him.
Tang Jiu immediately grabbed the arrow, placed a bow on the ground to shoot an arrow, and shot an arrow towards the tiger!
It's too late, it's fast. This arrow is as fast as a locust, heading straight for the tiger's eye!
The tiger was also very impressive. It jumped up and avoided the arrow. However, it was very annoyed by Tang Jiu's provocation and let out another tiger roar.
As for the tiger behind him, it also roared, seeming to cheer up its companions.
The horse's legs under Zhang Yue's crotch were trembling, and it was unsteady. It collapsed to the ground on the spot, and Zhang Yue also fell off the horse.
Tang Jiu then shot another arrow, but the tiger dodged it again.
When Zhang Yue fell from his horse, he happened to see a Yamen archer in front of him holding a short bow and was at a loss what to do!
Zhang Yue immediately shouted: "Give it to me!"
Tang Jiu had already taken the third arrow and shot towards the tiger, but he heard a bang. It turned out that he was pulling too hard and the bowstring in his hand broke.
But even so, the tiger, seeing the power of Tang Jiu's arrows, already jumped back.
At this time, Zhang Yue held the bow in his hand and pointed an arrow at the tiger's eye.
In the moment of panic, Zhang Yue's usual shooting skills were only 10%, and the arrow that was supposed to be a sure shot missed the target and grazed the tiger's head. Even so, the tiger was shocked.
Zhang Yue cursed in his heart. He was really useless in battle. He was a scholar. He could hit the target with perfect accuracy on weekdays, but his shooting skills were useless in battle.
When Zhang Yue was about to open his bow and shoot the second arrow, his legs were already weak. He relied on his waist and horse to shoot the arrow. How could he have any strength when his legs were weak? Not to mention standing firm, even his hands were trembling.
At this time, Tang Jiu had already replaced a good bow, squatted on his knees, pointed at the tiger, and shot away with an arrow.
The tiger was staring at Zhang Yue when another arrow came.
The arrow was fast and hard, hitting the tiger squarely in the forehead.
"Shot!"
"Shot!"
"The big bug is in trouble!"
The tiger was in pain, and it immediately tugged and stumbled away. It couldn't find it and fell to the ground after running for dozens of steps. The other tiger who was watching also turned around and left.
When the others saw that the tiger had been shot to death, they became bold and chased after him.
Seeing this scene, Zhang Yue suddenly didn't know what to say.
Su Shi rushed to Zhang Yue at this moment, and said with surprise and joy: "To save him, it can be said that Li Guang and Sun Quan are reincarnated!"
Zhang Yue thought to himself, Li Guang and Sun Quan's shooting of tigers is a legend in ancient and modern times, but what kind of tiger did he shoot?
Zhang Yue said with a look of shame on his face: "Brother Zizhan, please stop talking. I really have no face."
The other two examiners said: "Du Zhi, he is really so brave. Just now we were trembling. Let alone shooting big insects, we couldn't even run."
While he was talking, the archers in front of the Yamen had already moved the tiger back.
Everyone was impressed when they saw him and congratulated Zhang Yue.
Zhang Yue was also puzzled. It was clearly Tang Jiu who shot him to death, so how could he take the credit?
At this time, a group of hunters came up the mountain road.
These government officials did not dare to take action after seeing the tiger. When they saw the hunter, they stepped forward with a fierce expression and said: "What's going on?"
But when the hunters saw that the official was here, they worshiped by the roadside.
This is the boundary of Fengxiang Mansion, which is under the rule of Su Shi. He came to the hunters to ask a few words, but then returned with an excited face and said to Zhang Yue and others: "Look, these hunters said that this big insect is in this boundary."
They hurt people and took several lives. They received bonuses from the county magistrate to ambush here, but they were unexpectedly killed by Saburo!"
Su Shi said happily: "You have really eliminated a harm to the place. The people of Zhouzhi County, Fengxiang Prefecture, Su are grateful to you!"
One of the examiners laughed and sighed: "We have to get rid of harmful things all around, but now I have Sanlang to get rid of big insects!"
Everyone put the credit on Zhang Yue, making Zhang Yue really dumbfounded.
Immediately, these hunters asked a dozen or so villagers to carry the big insects, and they returned all the way beating gongs and drums.
Along the way, the people along the way admired the group of people who had carried the big insect Zhi except Zhou Zhi. It was even more remarkable to see that besides the big insect, Zhiren, he was such a young man and a dignified champion.
After hearing this, everyone couldn't help but spread the word by word of mouth.
The folk tales are of course elaborate and detailed. From the nine masters of Tang Dynasty, Zhang Yue was his deputy, to the master Zhang Yue, the nine vice-presidents of Tang Dynasty, and later on, he had to kill the tiger independently.
There is a rumor that Zhang Yue shot three arrows, two of which killed a tiger each, and one of which mistook a stone in the grass for a tiger, but missed the arrow.
There are also rumors that Zhang Yue killed a tiger with three punches with his bare hands!
Anyway, after Zhang Yue heard these rumors, he felt that many things were unreliable.
Suddenly all the people in Jingzhao knew about Zhang Yue's assassination of Qin Hu. Scholars in the Song Dynasty were fond of copying such leisurely and interesting stories, and this matter was written into many Song people's notes.
When two tigers crossed the road, Zhang Zihou struck the gong and shook the tiger, which frightened the tiger. Zhang Du drove his horse and shot the tiger, killing the tiger. Tang Jiu, his follower, shot again and captured the tiger. One tiger died and the other escaped!
It's time to part ways.
Su Shi held a banquet to bid farewell to Zhang Yue and Zhang Dun. Everyone bid farewell to each pavilion. Su Shi sent twelve pavilions to see everyone off one by one.
First, Zhang Dun was sent back to Shangluo. Zhang Dun immediately drank three cups in a row, then took the road to the northwest and rode off.
Su Shi looked at Zhang Dun's back and said to Zhang Yue and other examiners: "Zi Hou is a unique man. He is a unique person of his generation. As for his fame as a general and minister, that's other things."
The other two people also said: "Zi Hou's talent is inferior to mine!"
After seeing off Zhang Dun, everyone walked slowly and talked about some interesting stories from ancient and modern times. When they arrived at the other pavilion, Zhang Yue was about to return to Chang'an, and everyone couldn't help but get drunk again.
Finally, Zhang Yue led the horse and held a whip to bid farewell to Su Shi and the others.
Su Shi took Zhang Yue's horse rein and said: "Take care of everything you save!"
In the Song Dynasty, officials all over the country held their own offices. Perhaps when Su Shi returned to Beijing, Zhang Yue would be released as an official. I don't know when the two of them would meet again.
Zhang Yue took out a seal from his bag and gave it to Su Shi. Su Shi was surprised and happy when he saw it. He knew that countless people in the world asked for Zhang Yue's seal, but Zhang Yue cherished feathers and had not carved them for a long time. Now that he knew he liked them, he made an exception.
Come and give it to yourself."
Su Shi saw that the seal was engraved with the number "Snow Mud Hongzhao".
Su Shi recalled that when he said goodbye to his father and brothers and went to Fengxiang Mansion to take up his post, it was snowing heavily and the sky and the earth were desolate.
After Su Shi knelt down to bid farewell to me, Su Che saw each other off all the way, a full forty miles away, until the two brothers parted ways in Zhengzhou! Su Shi stood at the west gate of Zhengzhou and watched his younger brother return through the snow, until his back disappeared into the wind.
Tears fell in the snow.
The two brothers grew up together and studied together since childhood. This is the first time in their lives that they have been separated.
When parting, Su Che wrote a poem for his brother, and said goodbye to Zheng Yuanshang. We were afraid of the snow and mud on the long journey together. After returning to the horse, we returned to Daliang Mo. The pedestrians had already passed through ancient Guoxi.
Su Shi replied to a poem, the first sentence of which is "Everywhere in life is like knowing what it is like, it should be like a flying dragon stepping on snow and mud."
Life is nothing more than a fly-by stepping through the slush and leaving a shallow paw print!
Later, Su Che handed his poem to Zhang Yue for reading.
This sentence aroused many thoughts in Su Shi. He said to Zhang Yue with tears in his eyes: "Duzhi and Ziyou are good friends. Ziyou is not around, so I regard Duzhi as Ziyou."
Zhang Yue said: "The flower of Tangdi is the same as the calyx embryo. There is nothing better than brotherly love. Brother Zizhan, it's great to know you!"
After saying this, Su Shi and Zhang Yue said goodbye.
Su Shi watched Zhang Yue's horse riding down the ancient road, but he heard the two examiners beside him saying: "Brother Zizhan, what do you think of the two gentlemen of the Zhang family?"
Su Shi said: "They are all new. It is rare to see such a person in a hundred years. But now there are two people, and they are brothers. How can we not marvel at the magic of nature!"
"But the two brothers are thick and arrogant, just like a tree in the sky. Their temperament is thick and warm, which makes people friendly!"
Another examiner said: "Yes, Zi thick is too strong. If it is too strong, it will break easily. In the end, it will not be as good as Du Zhi's persistence and perseverance!"
Immediately, everyone dispersed, and when Zhang Yue returned to Chang'an, they heard the news.
Cai Que asked him to return to Chang'an immediately with a serious look on his face, and Xue Xiang asked to see him immediately.
Zhang Yue followed Cai Que to the Yamen of the Transportation Department and met with Xue Xiang.
Xue Xiang said with a straight face: "You Zhang Sanhao is so unkind. I look forward to it day and night, but you actually sent me this kind of news."
Zhang Yue couldn't help but smile after reading the edicts and letters from the three divisions: "Since the establishment of the Xue Cao Envoy, Jiao Yin Jian, to be honest, there is still a lot of opposition from the ministers in the DPRK, and there are also concerns among the scholars.
, in the final analysis, it’s just a few words, now it can be just don’t care, ignore, don’t ask.”
"Do you want Bachelor Zhang to say that it is extremely difficult to achieve this step?" Xue Xiang asked rhetorically.
Zhang Yue smiled.
Xue Xiangdao: "That's not what Bachelor Zhang told me at the beginning. You have to know that in this world, I am the only one who can play tricks on people, and no one can play tricks on me, Xue Da."
Zhang Yue smiled and said: "The envoy's words are serious. How dare I play tricks? We want real gold and silver from the Xixia people. No matter whether they are implemented or not, are the official documents of the imperial court fake?"
Cai Que's eyes lit up and he said, "Is this an attempt to defraud Xixia people out of their money?"
After Cai Que finished speaking, Xue Xiang's gaze turned sideways and said, "I'm talking to Bachelor Zhang, how do you have the qualifications to interrupt? Are you trying to show your intelligence in front of me?"
Cai Que's face turned red and he took a step back instead of talking back.
Xue Xiang scolded Cai Que and said: "You are just a dog that talks well around me. If the master doesn't speak, how can you bark randomly? There is no need for you to get out of here?"
When Cai Que heard this, he lowered his head and said, "It's the Cao envoy, and my subordinates have resigned."
After Cai Que left, Zhang Yue couldn't help feeling aggrieved for Cai Que from the bottom of his heart. He, his senior brother Cai, had always been proud and arrogant, so how could he be willing to suffer such humiliation? Xue Xianggang insulted him in this way because he had been kind to Cai Que.
At the same time, Xue Xiang's move also meant to scare the monkeys.
