Han Zuo Gaomen

Chapter 541
After comforting the empress dowager for a long time, Shen Zhezi left Jianping Garden after seeing that her mood had indeed stabilized.As for Princess Xingnan, she stayed to accompany the queen mother who heard the bad news.

After leaving Jianping Garden, Shen Zhezi went straight to Yu Tan's house to have some communication, hoping that Yu Tan could strengthen the defense of Jianping Garden.Originally, he planned to arrange Shen Mu in Stone City, but now that there is such a change, he simply let Shen Mu take charge of the guard of Jianping Garden first.

Although the guards in the capital are not fully staffed yet, there are nearly [-] of them. The appointment of such middle-level generals is not a big deal at all.However, because of the relationship with the empress dowager and emperor in Jianping Garden, Shen Zhezi also had to inform Yu Tan.

Yu Tan didn't have any special reaction to this. Although Jianping Garden is not big, there are at least three or four political forces in charge of guarding it. It is not unusual to add the Shen family now.Although such an arrangement will inevitably lead to inappropriate scheduling, no one else will be at ease in which family the emperor is placed under full control.

Fortunately, it's not an eventful time right now. Although this arrangement is a bit inappropriate, with each other's restriction and supervision, there will be no mistakes.

In addition to this matter, Shen Zhezi also mentioned the matter after the emperor's election, which is destined to have little to do with the southerners.In the early years, Princess Xingnan married into a family of Wu people, which was already quite controversial.If there are still southerners participating in such a major event after the emperor's election, the entire overseas Chinese group will be fried.

The Shen family has given the contemporaries a profound and comprehensive demonstration of how powerful the combination of political prospects and strong local capital will erupt.With a portal like this, there is already one in the current situation that makes people worry, and it is absolutely impossible to allow a second one to appear!
Yu Tan didn't pay much attention to this matter at first, but when he heard that Yu Bing actually recommended the Zhuge family to the empress dowager, he couldn't help frowning: "If this discussion is successful, it's a special family. Beauty is contrary to what the late emperor taught.”

Now Zhuge Hui is only one step away from the Sangong, no matter his ability, popularity, or experience, he has his own advantages.Once you become the head of the state, you will immediately gain a status that can keep pace with Wang Dao. Veterans like Yu Tan in Wuzhong will be a head shorter in front of him.

Even if Yu Tan didn't consider his status, he had to think deeply about how a person like Zhuge Hui, who was in his prime, would squeeze the political development space of the people of Wuxiang after he was in a high position.

When Shen Zhezi told Yu Tan these things, he also hoped that he could prepare and deal with them.If the Zhuge family really had this idea, it would be impossible to rely solely on Yu Bing's strength, and there must be other arrangements.Although Wu people cannot directly participate in the competition, they can concentrate their efforts to support others.

So he said: "His Majesty is growing up day by day, and the position of Kun should not be suspended for a long time. Earlier, the empress dowager chatted in the door, and the younger generation recommended Jiang Xiagong to be the home of the Marquis of Yang."

Hearing what Shen Zhezi said, Yu Tan couldn't help feeling the benefits of marrying Emperor Zong.In such a matter, even if he is considered an important minister in Taiwan, he still has no right to speak in front of the empress dowager.

After pondering for a while, Yu Tan said: "I don't know as much about the Beiren sect as Wei Zhou, but occasionally I heard that the Dangyang Marquis' sect seems to be underdeveloped. Jiang Xiagong's family was originally a sect of the old family. The family style is noble and the reputation is high, so it can be called a good choice."

Hearing Yu Tan's statement, Shen Zhezi couldn't help sighing. He didn't obstruct Mrs. Du, but Mrs. Du's thin population was a congenital defect, and he was not considered a good choice.However, he didn't think it was a pity for Du He. Jiangbei is full of meritorious deeds, but there are people who are willing to be brave, and there is no need to look up to Xingjin.

Of course, Shen Zhezi doesn't think so because he can stand up and talk without pain in his back. His southern family is different from Du's old surname in Guanzhong. If there is no such relationship, he will be discriminated against and excluded. Shen Jin also fought to the death of Beidi, otherwise he would be attacked from both sides.

In the evening, Shen Zhezi returned home. Although the princess did not return home, the house was not deserted.Shen Mu's family members were arranged in the mansion, and several cousins ​​also lived in the princess mansion.Most of the Shen family's family business in the capital has been demolished and rebuilt, and they gathered together, so they can discuss things together.

When Shen Zhezi returned home, Shen Mu, Yu Manzhi and others were competing in the archery hall.He had been struggling in his official career for a long time, thanks to his father-in-law's voice, the family members finally let go and were willing to arrange a more important position, so Shen Mu has been very happy and active these few days.It's just that since the family members are already in the capital, they don't dare to go back to their old ways.

Seeing the excitement of a group of young people competing, Shen Zhezi was eager for skills for a while, so he asked someone to fetch his usual bow, and they went off together.

Although the mysterious wind is raging and the six arts are lacking nowadays, except for a very few people who completely advocate the mysterious, the children of ordinary aristocratic families generally have the conditions to practice bow and horse skills, and they are not completely inactive.

Needless to say, the sects of the Shen family's Wuzong family, such as Shen Mu and Shen Yun, can be said to have practiced diligently since they were able to draw a bow, and they were also influenced by the military.And people like Yu Manzhi and Xie Yi are not inferior.Although not every arrow is sure to hit, but more than half of the ten arrows will not miss.This kind of skill is actually pretty good in the military.

After all, an ordinary soldier has enough arm strength to be able to draw a bow and shoot an arrow, which is considered a qualified soldier.After all, there are not so many weapons in the army, and there is no time for them to specialize in this kind of training. Most of the time, they still practice the coordination of the army formation, the order of the flag and drums, and the movement of the camp.

Since childhood, they had sufficient nutrition and specialized martial arts training, so as long as ordinary gentry children could endure hardships, even if they did not become unparalleled brave generals, their individual combat ability was better than that of soldiers in the army.

Compared with the seven or eight young people in the shooting hall, Shen Zhezi was actually one of the poorer ones.One reason is that he has been weak and sickly since he was a child. In recent years, he has been taking care of himself properly, and his physical fitness has gradually improved.Secondly, he has too many things to do, and he can't spare time to practice martial arts every day.

Of course, this doesn't mean that Shen Zhezi is useless, not to mention the fencing technique that he used to save his life at critical moments with great care, even his simple archery skills are also above the level.After all, there are many strong people from the north and south like Han Huang and Liu Meng around him to teach him, and he is willing to learn with his heart.

Shen Zhezi used a soft bow of about one stone, even a riding bow. Of course, the so-called soft and hard bows are relative terms. This kind of pulling force has been regarded as an out-and-out hard bow in later generations.The so-called cavalry tends to be lighter, while walking is heavier. Although the power of a cavalry bow is slightly inferior to that of an infantry bow, if you consider the combination of horses, heavy arrows, and the blessing of speed and inertia, the power should not be underestimated.

Although the shooting hall is spacious, there is no space for Shen Zhezi to gallop his horse. After taking the bow, he flicked the string for a while, and then Shen Zhezi hooked the arrow, buckled the string, and drew the arrow. They all hit the target several feet away!

When Shen Mu and others saw this scene, they all clapped their hands and applauded.Of course, hitting is only the most basic, and it depends on how many points there are no arrows.If you can't even pierce the bamboo armor outside the target, no matter how high your head is, it will still look like a scare.

Shen Zhezi felt pretty good today, when his arm regained his strength, he fixed on another target six feet away, and flew with the arrow again, shooting five arrows in succession, his body had just stopped the charge, and he hadn't even reached it yet. Turning around, I heard a series of applause from behind me, no need to think about it, it must have been hit by five arrows again!
"Good arrow..."

After a while, the cheers stopped abruptly. Shen Zhezi looked sideways and saw that the three arrows on the target were shaken off by the sound waves, and the remaining two were also crumbling.Embarrassed for a while, he smiled awkwardly, handed the bow in his hand to Liu Chang who was walking up, and said with a dry smile: "I used to open two stones in the past, but today I am playing and changing bows, and my hands are a little awkward."

"Brother, mine are two stone bows!"

Shen Yun didn't think it was a big deal to watch the excitement, so he approached with a smile and put the bow in Shen Zhezi's hand.

"Between the bow and the knife, life is at stake, how can you make light of others!"

Shen Zhezi gave Shen Yun a blank look, and said angrily, this kid has no martial arts virtues, and he doesn't understand the truth of "the weapon is in the person, and the weapon is in the person's death"!

Hearing this, the crowd couldn't help laughing even more heartily.And with laughter, the only two arrows left on the target were finally shaken off.

Shen Zhezi was weaker than others, unable to take the lead, so he simply squatted down obediently to take notes for others.After more than an hour of competition, at the last calculation of the chips, it was Shen Yun who won the first place.Although this kid is less reliable than Shen Mu, but he has a bit of natural supernatural power, and many people who are older than him will be at a disadvantage.

The more martial arts embryos emerged in his family, the happier Shen Zhezi would naturally be. It was also a great gesture, and he directly gave Shen Yun two sets of high-quality horse armor, which inevitably made others envious.Here, Shen Zhezi, there is no shortage of high-quality ordnance, most of which cannot be bought with money.

Looking at Shen Yun's smiling face, Shen Zhezi made up his mind.In the past, he brought Shen Yun by his side mainly to let him see the world, but now that this kid has become a high-ranking dude in Chengdu, he can't continue to keep him like this.It's better to throw this kid to Han Huang the next time he transports supplies to Wujiang River, and then he will grind it carefully.

His family has long been known as a heroic warrior, and in the future he will preside over the Northern Expedition. Even if there can't be any powerful and handsome talents in the family, at least there must be a few generals who will make the enemy fearful.He has no shortage of resources and manpower here, as long as he has a little endowment, he will have to pile up a few fierce generals who can fight in battle!
After some archery competition, it was already evening.Since he was staying alone at home today, Shen Zhezi simply summoned his friends to go to Shenyuan, and take a look at what new interesting tricks those self-proclaimed party members are doing now.

(End of this chapter)