The First Auxiliary Road from the Imperial Examination

Chapter 1154 No answer

Twelve crossbows?!

As soon as Qi Hanyuan said this, the soldiers gathered on the high platform of the parade ground were all in an uproar.

Not to mention a girl, even the men in the military tent can rarely pull a ten-stone bow!

In the Great Chu, one shi is equal to ten dou, and one dou is equal to twelve jin. These twelve shi are enough to weigh more than a thousand jin!

This, this, this, is this something a girl can only have? !

Even if the five armies in the capital were put together, there wouldn't be two or three who could draw a nine-stone bow!

All the soldiers who were watching the scene stared at the high platform in the parade ground with buzzing heads, and stared at Sheng Yuan with their commander intently, waiting for her reply with inexplicable emotions.

"Maybe, maybe... just laugh it off!" Until now, many people still do not believe that a civil servant, especially a girl, can have such power.

"Commander Qi, please don't take the bow yourself. Sending your subordinates to run will do the same thing!"

Unfortunately, as soon as Sheng Yuan opened his mouth, the words he said made the soldiers around him gasp.

"..."Qi Hanyuan was obviously surprised as well, although he didn't show it obviously.

He didn't expect that the other party would actually dare to take his move.

Of course, after a moment of stunned silence, Qi Hanyuan raised his chin towards the clerk in front of him.

The assistant officer suppressed his shock and ran to the commander's tent to get the bow.

"Haha, let me tell you something that may make you laugh. I have been in the army for decades, but I have never seen a soldier who can draw a bow of more than ten stones! The last time I saw a warrior who could draw a bow of ten stones was thirteen years ago!"

While waiting, Qi Hanyuan looked around at the huge crowd below the stage and couldn't help but sigh.

Sheng Yuan chuckled: "This strength is a gift from nature, it's innate, I'm really ashamed of it."

"..." Qi Hanyuan felt choked when he heard this.

It turns out there are people in this world who are worse at chatting than him.

"Although there are only a few who have such extraordinary strength, if this army wants to win all the time, it doesn't just rely on strength! If you have strength but no brains, you are just a reckless man! Even if the enemy army is full of such talents, there is nothing to be afraid of!"

Just when Qi Hanyuan didn't know where to start, Sheng Yuan's additional words saved him.

Well, he was wrong. How could the Right Vice Minister of the Ministry of Revenue, who was in the limelight, be someone who was not good at speaking and did not know how to chat?

While Sheng Yuan and Qi Hanyuan were maintaining a perfunctory and awkward chat on the platform, the deputy officer who went to get the bow returned hurriedly with the twelve-stone bow. "A bow made of red sandalwood?!" Sheng Yuan blinked hard, staring at the bow and arrow Qi Hanyuan received, and asked in surprise, "I see that this deputy officer is holding it quite easily, is the bow quite light?"

Qi Hanyuan stroked the bow and nodded lovingly: "Director Sheng has a good eye! This bow is called Ziyun Bow, which was obtained by our ancestors in the Tang Dynasty. It is said to have been made in the Qin and Han Dynasties by a famous craftsman, and has been passed on to several famous generals... Hahaha, this is just the seller's words, maybe it is far-fetched. After all, there is no inscription on this bow from beginning to end, so it is difficult to verify its origin! However, although the origin is uncertain, the bow is a good bow!"

Bows from the Qin and Han dynasties?!

Sheng Yuan, who was originally amazed by it, immediately retracted his hands when he heard the time when the bow was handed down.

  Wow, this is an antique!

Although she was not short of money, she did not have such ancient weapons in her inventory.

Although this bow looks very strong, it was made thousands of years ago, and she is very strong. If the bow bends and cracks after being in her hands, who knows whether it is because the bow is too old or she used too much strength!

Therefore, following the principle of not handling antiques easily, Sheng Yuan waved his hand and clearly refused: "This is a treasure handed down from Commander Qi's family! I dare not accept such a good thing! Forget it, let's change to another bow!"

"..." Qi Hanyuan was stunned. He didn't expect Sheng Yuan to say that.

If it were someone else, he might think that the other person was making up an excuse because he was afraid of not being able to draw the bow.

  But the person who said this was Sheng Yuan!

Regardless of whether the comments about her are negative or positive, her personality traits are extremely similar in all the rumors about her.

People who like her say that she is outspoken and straightforward; people who hate her say that she is domineering and overbearing.

Of course, no matter whether they are frank or domineering, people with such traits will not bother to lie and pretend.

Therefore, in Qi Hanyuan's view, Sheng Yuan's refusal to accept the bow showed his appreciation for the antique.

Thinking of this, he unconsciously had a better impression of Sheng Yuan.

"It's not a big deal!" He laughed twice and handed the bow forward. "General Sheng, don't worry too much. This old man's Ziyun bow has someone to take care of it every day, and there are also craftsmen who are proficient in bows and arrows who regularly maintain it! Just use it, there will be no problem at all!

Furthermore, no matter how precious a bow and arrow is, it is still a weapon after all! If a weapon cannot be used in actual combat, it is disrespectful to it! To be honest, although I am used to using a six-stone bow, I try to draw this bow every day. Although I have never achieved what I wanted, I have never failed to keep my promise with it. "

Qi Hanyuan's eyes softened unconsciously as he looked at the bow and arrow. He gently stroked the bow as if he was comforting his child. "It's a pity that since our ancestors got this bow, no one in our Qi family has ever been able to pull it open... Such a good bow has been silent for thousands of years!"

Having said this, he raised his head and looked at Sheng Yuan again, his eyes burning as he said, "If you can pull this bow open and let it stretch its muscles and bones after a thousand years, I will be very grateful!"

After that, he handed the bow to Sheng Yuan again and said in a deep voice: "General Sheng, please come in!"

This time, Sheng Yuan did not refuse.