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Although Luo Rucai and Li Zicheng shared the same camp, he only regarded it as a stopgap measure in his heart. Now that he sees Chuangying getting bigger and stronger day by day, and the title of "King Chuang" is getting more and more popular, he no longer feels good about it.

Now seeing that Liu Zongmin, the general of Chuangying, had some opinions on Liu Yuchi, he had long been worried that Xiaoyuanying and Chuangying would truly merge into one, which would be very detrimental to his Caoying.

Therefore, he was afraid that there would be no trouble in Xiao Yuan's camp, so he intervened and said: "Jixuan, what did Military Master Liu say just now? He is a scholar full of knowledge. When talking about the sesame seeds and rotten millet of the previous dynasties, he finally He is an expert, so we should listen to him more!"

Liu Zongmin looked a little weird. He forced a smile and said, "General, did you hear the story that Military Advisor Liu just told?"

Luo Rucai had a look of doubt on his face and said, "I was drinking with the Generalissimo and I didn't hear a word."

He then encouraged Liu Yuchi with his eyes and said to him: "Yuchi, I am a big boss who respects knowledgeable people and I like to hear people like you talking about the past and the present. What story did you just tell?"

As the saying goes, "Those who watch the excitement are not afraid of big troubles"!

The eyes of the surrounding tables were all focused on the table of Liu Zongmin and Liu Yuchi. Taking advantage of their drinking power and to add to the fun of the wine bureau, everyone urged Liu Yuchi to tell everyone the story he just told. Again.

Yuan Shizhong saw that people were talking too much at the moment, and was afraid that Liu Yuchi would make a mistake after drinking, but it was inconvenient to stop him in public, not to mention that he and Liu Yuchi were not at the same table, so he had no choice but to keep sending glances to Zhu Chengju, asking him to remind him. Liu Yuzhi clicked.

In fact, Zhu Chengju was also afraid of quarreling with Liu Zongmin, but now that Liu Yuchi had become the focus of everyone's attention, it was hard for him to stop or persuade him openly. When he was in a dilemma, he happened to see Yuan Shizhong looking at him, so he He quickly kicked Liu Yuchi under the table with his right foot.

However, Liu Yuchi believed that the story he just told was not made up by himself, and he was angry because he sensed Liu Zongmin's disrespect for him. Coupled with the repeated encouragement from everyone around him, he was about to repeat the story he just told. .

But suddenly he was kicked under the table by Zhu Chengju next to him. Liu Yuchi couldn't help but hesitated in his heart. Then he looked up and saw Liu Zongmin's mocking eyes. At this time, Ji Gui on the other side said to him again: " Military Advisor Liu, the Grand Marshal and the General are all waiting to hear it, and they dare not betray it!"

When Liu Yuchi heard this, he looked around and saw the expectant faces around him. He also thought that he could not mislead the civil and military forces in Chuangying into thinking that there was no one in Xiaoyuanying and that they could be bullied at will.

He stood up with a wine glass in his hand. He first offered a toast to King Chuang, then to Luo Rucai, and then to Liu Zongmin and Mantang Wenwu. Then he said with a confident smile: "Jade I don't know how to learn rulers, so please forgive me if I make false statements. What I just talked about was the deeds of Li Guang, a famous general of the Han Dynasty. In fact, he just wanted to use this to show that famous generals in ancient times were indeed extraordinary. For example, Li Guang had " The legend of "shooting a stone without a feather".

It is said that the flying general Li Guang once went out hunting. Near dusk, he happened to see a big tiger in the grass. He suddenly shot an arrow, but after waiting for a long time, nothing happened. After taking a closer look, I discovered that it was actually a large stone. The arrow that had just been shot had actually penetrated deep into the stone, leaving only the rain of arrows exposed. All the followers exclaimed in surprise.

Do you think General Li Guang is so powerful? Is it amazing? "

As soon as Liu Yuchi finished speaking, a scholar next to him echoed: "Yes, this story of 'shooting a stone without a feather' has indeed been passed down through the ages. I think if Li Guang were born today, he would be a general under King Chuang." ah."

Niu Jinxing and Song Xiance are both familiar with this story that has been popular for two thousand years. Even Chuang Wang Li Zicheng is also familiar with it. They are a little confused: "Jie Xuan is not a picky person, how can he care so much about this?" What about the story of 'Shooting a Stone without a Feather'?"

Many pairs of eyes were fixed on Liu Zongmin, the first general in the camp. Everyone was waiting to see how he would speak and how he would refute Liu Yuchi's legend about flying general Li Guang "shooting a stone without a feather"!

"Hahaha……"

Liu Zongmin laughed before he said anything. He picked up the wine glass and drank it all in one gulp, and then said: "Yu Chi, do you think Li Guang's story must be true?

Although I am a rough person, there are some things that I like to think about carefully with my brain. I wonder how there is anyone in the world who can shoot an arrow shaft into a stone? We thought this matter was absolutely unbelievable! "

As Yuan Shizhong's mastermind, Liu Yuchi was not only knowledgeable and quick-thinking, he was also very good at observing faces and dealing with interpersonal relationships. He was also a sophisticated person. Logically speaking, he should not be "Li Guang shoots stones". "I had too many arguments with Liu Zongmin about this matter.

But at this time, in order not to make the civil and military forces in the camp think that Xiaoyuan Camp was empty, and stimulated by alcohol, he said: "It is clearly written in Tai Shigong's "Historical Records". Han Dynasty Flying General Li Guang said, "When I went hunting, I saw a stone in the grass. I thought it was a tiger and shot it. The stone missed the arrow. I looked at it as a stone. If I shot it, it would not be able to penetrate it." How can you cheat?"

After listening to his words, a scholar at the next table also echoed with a hint of drunkenness: "I have also read "Historical Records", the article is really well written, Tai Shigong..."

Here, Liu Yuchi didn't wait for him to finish, he cut off his words, pushed the wine glass he had just finished drinking forward, and continued very confidently: "Tai Shigong, the first person in ancient and modern times to believe in history, is my generation. As a model, his "Historical Records" is also an immortal work. The upper part is the same as "Zuo Zhuan" and "National Policy", and the lower part is the same as "Han Shu". They are all brilliant.

The story of the flying general's "shooting a stone without a feather" is also clearly remembered in "Historical Records: Biography of General Li", and there is also a similar record in "Hanshu".

How could it be something that Jade Ruler dared to fabricate? "

After listening to what Liu Yuchi said, Liu Zongmin smiled contemptuously and said: "You scholars have grown up drinking ink. You always speak in a formal manner, and you do not believe in the things recorded in the books. Whether it works or not, we can rely on extensive evidence to prove it. If we talk about this, we can't say that you wait.

I am a rough guy who came from a blacksmith background, and I can't read a lot of Chinese characters. But when something happens to me, I always like to go and see it myself, think about it, and think about it carefully.

Let’s talk about archery. I have been practicing this thing since I was ten years old, and now I am in my thirties. I don’t know how many arrows I have shot in the past twenty years. No matter whether I am a wolf, a tiger, a leopard, an officer, an army, or a war horse, we have done it. Shot.

But I have never seen an arrow that can be shot into a stone, let alone one that also shoots the arrow shaft into the stone, leaving only the arrow feathers and eagle feathers exposed.

Let alone a stone, it's just a piece of soil. That won't work. Before your arrow is halfway in, the soil has absorbed the arrow shaft, and it's so deep that it has no feathers, let alone a big stone.

Unless you use an arrow to shoot a piece of tofu, then you can shoot it in! "

When Liu Zongmin said this, he couldn't help but let out a very hearty laugh. After laughing, he continued: "What you said about 'shooting a stone without feathers', I don't care how great he is, he just shoots the arrow into the stone." , leaving only the arrow feathers and eagle feathers outside, I think it is pure nonsense.

If you don’t believe me, we might as well try it out right now to see who can shoot rocks without feathers. It doesn’t have to be rocks, just city bricks, adobe can also be used, give it a try ? "

His remarks not only surprised Liu Yuchi, but also Li Zicheng, Niu Jinxing, Song Xiance and others felt that Liu Zongmin's insights were very novel and beyond their expectations, and they couldn't help but feel... nod.

Luo Rucai was no exception. He nodded to Li Zicheng beside him and said: "Jixuan, you are truly worthy of being the number one general in the camp. What you said today really makes us look good!"

Niu Jinxing originally had no intention of participating in the debate between Liu Zongmin and Liu Yuchi.

Although he and Song Xiance were old acquaintances, they now served the same master, and they were secretly competing with each other. Song Xiance suggested recruiting Yuan Shizhong as his son-in-law as a way to bond him. Although he did not express any objection to this, at this moment he I am happy to see Liu Zongmin suppressing Liu Yuchi.

However, Chuang Wang's brother-in-law Gao Yigong kept winking at him, clearly asking him to come out and say something to ease the embarrassing situation and prevent it from getting out of control, lest Liu Yuchi would be unable to step down and damage the harmony among his family. .

He could no longer pretend not to see this, so he said with a smile: "Master Liu's words have a certain truth. The story of 'Shooting Shi Yu Mei' is inherently debatable. I have also paid attention to this matter. I remember Ban Gu's " When this matter was written in "Book of Han", the word "无yu" was changed to "无镕".

This arrowhead is naturally an arrowhead. The "Book of Han" only says that the arrowhead is shot into the stone, not that it reaches the feather. "

However, Liu Zongmin was determined to suppress Liu Yuchi today and did not appreciate what Niu Jinxing said. Instead, he continued with a smile: "This is not right, arrows cannot penetrate into stones.

Just say that since the uprising, we have been wielding swords and sticks every day, fighting and killing, but we have never seen anyone able to shoot an arrow into a stone..." When he said this, he paused slightly and glanced at the people around him. Waiting, he continued: "Has any of you seen it? When it comes to archery skills, our Generalissimo is famous for his strong drawable bow, which can penetrate double cotton armor from a hundred steps away.

But what? ...I think...he can't miss the arrowhead into the stone! "

Liu Zongmin's eyes stayed on Li Zicheng and asked with a smile: "King Chuang, can you do it?"

Li Zicheng smiled and replied: "Of course not."

At this moment, Yuan Zongdi also smiled and continued: "At that time in Shangluo Mountain, when I went to capture Zhou Shan, I ran out of arrows and was trapped on a mound.

King Chuang, you went to meet me. At that time, you shot an arrow on the cliff. The arrow bounced back, but only a little skin was shot off the stone. This is what I saw with my own eyes. "

Finally, he did not forget to ask Li Zicheng for confirmation: "King Chuang, have you forgotten?"

Li Zicheng pondered for a moment and then said: "Yes, that time I drew the bow fully, but the arrow hit the stone, but it bounced back. The stone was only knocked off a little, and sparks burst out."

He did not forget to respond to Liu Zongmin: "Jixuan has experience in this matter. He is right. Arrows cannot penetrate stones."

When Liu Zongmin saw that his words were affirmed by King Chuang, he felt more confident and said: "Look, our Grand Marshal, with such strong arm strength, has only broken a little skin off a stone.

Why do you knowledgeable people believe so much in what the book says? Is everything in the book correct? From what I read in this book, some of the things he says are right, and some of them are wrong.

Let me advise you: don’t read a book and be fooled by it! "

Li Yan was at the king's table. He also saw that Liu Zongmin wanted to use this topic to recruit Liu Yuchi to stop them from boasting. However, he felt that Liu Yuchi should not be too embarrassed, so as not to embarrass Liu Yuchi. Xiao Yuanying was separated from him, so he looked at Song Xiance, hoping that he would come out to smooth things over.

Who would have thought that Song Xiance was also a person who liked miscellaneous knowledge. Hearing their lively conversation at this time, he couldn't help but interjected on a whim: "This 'shooting a stone without feathers' thing can be found in several ancient books." The mention is not specific to Li Guang. Tai Shigong wrote the "Historical Records" and attributed it to Li Guang, and others naturally wrote it in other books. It is actually not trustworthy to attribute this matter to others."

"Military advisor, I don't know if there are any other books that mention shooting stones to set up feathers. I hope you can give me some advice."

Because Liu Yuchi knew that Song Xiance had been a physiognomist in front of the Daxiangguo Temple, he thought that he only knew the secrets of magic and the art of divination and prediction, so he was very shameless towards him. When he saw him, he also said something, and he couldn't help but He asked him with a sarcastic face.

Song Xiance didn't take it seriously. He thought for a moment and then said: "Hey, I remember it. It seems that when I was reading "Lu's Spring and Autumn Annals", there was such a sentence in the "Mastery" chapter: "Yang Youji" Shoot Si, hit the stone, the arrow is drinking the feather, sincerity is the first.'.

This is a rhinoceros or bison. Yang Youji wanted to shoot it, but it hit a stone. Even the eagle feathers behind the arrow shaft were shot into the stone. I saw it at the time, but didn't pay much attention to it. Now it seems that Li Guang is not the only one who has this ability. "

Li Dong was young and vigorous, and everyone in the audience spoke out one after another. He couldn't help but interject: "Also... I read Liu Xiang's "New Preface" and said, "In the past, Chu Xiong walked in the canal at night, and when he saw the sleeping stone, he thought When a tiger is lying on the ground, he closes his bow and shoots at it, destroying the arrow and swallowing the feather. Looking down, he can see the stone. But he shoots at it again, and the arrow is destroyed without leaving a trace.'"

Liu Zongmin laughed and continued: "Just wait and see, let's just mention it casually. Several of these scholars have cited many examples. It can be seen that this matter is pure nonsense. Otherwise, how could the ancients shoot it now? We waited but couldn't shoot!"

Li Yan always kept a low profile in the camp and did not want his younger brother Li Cao to show off his talents too much, but Li Cao hated Liu Yuchi very much. No matter how his brother winked at him, he seemed to turn a blind eye and continued: "Actually, I used to read When "Historical Records: Biography of General Li" was compared with the "Book of Han", the four words "shooting a stone without a feather" were not found.

I remember that "Historical Records" said "No Arrow", while "Hanshu" said "No Arrow". Just now, Military Master Liu said that both "Historical Records" and "Hanshu" describe Li Guang's "shooting a stone without a feather" ', I'm afraid I remembered it wrong for a moment. "

Li Dong looked at Liu Yuchi with a meaningful look and continued: "Of course, the word 'no arrow' mentioned in the "Han Shu" also includes the arrow shaft, as well as the arrow feathers. Among them, after all, the word "无yu" has never been used.

It can be seen that the word "无yu" that everyone talks about today is actually not the original word in the book. It is probably converted from the word "Yin Yu". This word "Yin Yu" was first seen in "Lu Shi Chun Qiu" . "

After listening to Li Dong's words, Liu Yuchi felt hot on his face, and for a moment he didn't know what to say. Even Yuan Shizhong felt that his face was dull. Although he still had a slight smile, it was nothing but a smile. laugh.

Chuang Wang Li Zicheng was afraid that Liu Yuchi and Yuan Shizhong would not be able to get up and down the stage, so he stood up with a glass of wine and said to everyone present: "Okay, very good, everyone said it was good. However, the wine is getting cold, everyone It’s better to drink quickly. Please, please..."

When Liu Yuchi saw everyone talking, they all helped Liu Zongmin to speak, but he was fighting alone. Although he was very disdainful of this in his heart, he had to pick up the wine glass at this moment and reluctantly spoke to Liu Zongmin. He said with a smile: "General Liu is indeed very wise, very wise."

Liu Zongmin saw him bowing his head and didn't want to cause any more trouble, so he smiled and said: "Actually, you are much more knowledgeable than me, and you are all experts in archery. It's just that you believe in books too much, so you drink a lot of ink." Now, I take every word of the ancients seriously and don’t dare to doubt it.

As a rough old man, I value practicality. If the ancients say something right, I will believe it. But if what they say is unreasonable, I won’t believe it. Even Confucius was afraid that there would be times when he couldn’t tell the truth. How could anyone speak up? , is everything correct? "

Li Yan also raised his glass and smiled and said: "Yes, even Master Meng said, 'It is better to have no book than to believe in the book.' It can be seen that there are many unreliable things in this book. Sometimes it confuses right and wrong, sometimes conceals good and promotes evil, and some Some of them are false rumors, and some of them are deliberately framed. There are countless such situations."

After hearing what he said, everyone nodded in agreement. As the argument ended, the banquet returned to normal. Everyone changed glasses and drank and talked happily. It was lively.

…………

While they were enjoying the banquet, Wu Ruyi, the general who broke into the camp, suddenly came quickly to Li Zicheng and whispered something in his ear.

Then King Chuang asked, "It's true..."

"It's true, it's coming soon."

Li Zicheng's face turned cold instantly, and he whispered in a very unkind tone: "Okay, bring him in when we get there."

Everyone at the table saw Li Zicheng's solemn expression and wondered what had happened. They immediately stopped talking and laughing, and quietly put down the wine glasses that a few people had just picked up.

Seeing this, Luo Ru couldn't help but ask: "Brother Li, what happened?"

Facing his inquiry, Li Zicheng remained silent. He stared outside the second door, waiting for Wu Ruyi to lead the people in...