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Chapter 178 Two Roads (Please subscribe)
Cao Bianjiao?
When Zhu Youxiao heard Sun Yingyuan say the boy's name, he immediately became interested. This was a rare warrior in the late Ming Dynasty.

During the Battle of Songjin, when the entire army was stagnant, he led his troops to sneak into the Jianlu camp and reached Huang Taiji's camp.

Upon seeing this, General Jianlu led his army to stop him, but Cao Bianjiao was defeated one after another. Huang Taiji's guards, as the last line of defense to defend Huang Taiji, rushed forward desperately before they could stab Bianjiao.

In the end, Cao Bianjiao had no choice but to shoot an arrow at Huang Taiji, scaring Huang Taiji back several miles, so that he still had lingering fears every time he thought about it.

He was actually recommended to Licaolanchang, presumably because of his uncle's relationship.

His uncle Cao Wenzhao is also a fierce general and is known as the best general in the late Ming Dynasty. He probably has no chance to perform now and should serve under Xiong Tingbi.

Thinking of this, he appreciated this Cao Bianjiao even more. Not to mention his loyalty to the Ming Dynasty. Even if he was defeated and captured by the Jianlu, he would not surrender and was even killed in the end. His bravery was unparalleled. and.

"Your name is Cao Bianjiao. Which military town are you from?"

Seeing the emperor in front of him who was similar in age asking questions, Cao Bianjiao began to become respectful.

"Your Majesty, I am from Liaodong. I was selected by Governor Xiong in November to come here to train in the grass field."

"It turns out to be Xiong Tingbi from Liaodong. No one told you before I came here that young people can't speak arrogantly? What you said just now is obviously dissatisfied."

Zhu Youxiao's question aroused Cao Bianjiao.

He was indeed dissatisfied. He grew up in Datong Town and studied riding and archery skills with Mongolian Tartar officials all year round. His bow and arrow skills were very good.

When he was a little older, he followed his uncle Cao Wenzhao to Liaodong. Although he was in a foreign place, his kung fu did not slow down at all. Instead, he became more and more skilled because of the needs of the Liaodong war.

So when he saw that only one of the four noble men hit three out of three shots, and the others clapped their hands and applauded, he was naturally dissatisfied and became eager to win.

"Your Majesty, I am naturally dissatisfied, so I just said that the best result I saw just now was three out of three shots, but I still didn't hit the target. How can this be considered a superb archery skill?

If it is a small one, not only will all the arrows hit the target, but all the arrows will hit the bull's-eye. If there is a slight deviation, it will be at your Majesty's discretion. "

As soon as everyone heard that this person was talking crazy, they immediately started talking, especially the nobles. They thought that these bumpkins from the border army knew nothing and were naturally inferior to them, so they looked down on them and did not talk to them.

Now they didn't expect this 15-year-old kid to be so arrogant. How could they bear it? But since the emperor was here, they couldn't ridicule him and could only think about settling the scores afterwards.

When Zhu Youxiao heard what Cao Bianjiao said, he suddenly became interested. Seeing how "arrogant" he was, he smiled and said:

"Okay, since you said so, then I will give you a chance to try it. If it is true as you said, I will definitely reward you heavily. If you don't have this ability, then don't blame me for punishing you. ”

Seeing that Emperor Chrysostom agreed to his request, Cao Bianjiao was also overjoyed and immediately bowed to express his gratitude:
"Thank you Your Majesty. I will do what I say. If I can't do it, I will let Your Majesty punish me."

Seeing that the emperor had made a plan, everyone said nothing, they just wanted to see how capable this man was.

But now the people watching are clearly divided into three camps.

One is Zhu Youxiao, Chen Liangbi, Sun Yingyuan, and Huang Degong who are watching the excitement, and the other is Sun Xinji, Chen Shirui, Zhu Daoxin and other noble children. They wonder why this person is so arrogant and want to see him make a fool of himself.

There are also the children of the border army who came later. They have been looked down upon by the noble children since they came to Licaolanchang. Now they see Cao Bianjiao speaking out for them. Although they dare not speak out, they silently support Cao Bianjiao in their hearts and hope to do something for them. Let out a breath of evil and take advantage of the majesty of killing those noble disciples.

Cao Bianjiao, who had the support of the emperor, did not hesitate and walked directly to the shooting position of Zhu Daoxin and others in the middle. Sun Yingyuan saw that he was weak and wanted to change him to a lighter bow.

But Cao Bianjiao didn't ask for it. Instead, he picked up the [-]-pound bow used by Zhu Daoxin and others just now.

Then take a deep breath, hold the bow in your left hand, put an arrow on the bow in your right hand, and hold two other arrows in your hand, stand firm in a bow, and aim forward.

"Get ready, let go!"

Following Sun Yingyuan's command, the arrows were shot out, but Cao Bianjiao did not stop. He immediately put another arrow in his hand on his bow and shot out, and so on.

"whoosh whoosh"

Between the lightning and flint, three arrows hit the target one after another. Although they were more than 100 meters away, everyone could still see clearly that the three arrows were positioned in the standard center position.

Hit the bullseye!

"it is good!"

When Zhu Youxiao saw this, he cheered continuously. This Cao Bianjiao was well-deserved. With such skill at such a young age, he was indeed a worthy scholar despite his great reputation.

A group of children from the border army also applauded repeatedly when they saw this. Only the noble children did not applaud much because of their face. However, the hard power was there, which also made Zhu Daoxin and others admire Cao Bianjiao and wanted to make friends. .

"Congratulations to Your Majesty, you have gained a great talent. In time, he will be a good general when he rides on the battlefield." Chen Liangbi also felt that such a young man could be so good at shooting. He was really impressed. At the same time, seeing Zhu Youxiao's happiness, he Congratulations from the side.

"Hahaha, whether he is a great talent or not is not just determined by his archery skills. It also depends on his depth in other aspects."

Zhu Youxiao also said jokingly when he heard this.

When Cao Bianjiao saw the result, he put down his bow and arrow, walked up to Zhu Youxiao in a neither humble nor overbearing manner, bowed and said:
"Your Majesty, how is your archery skills?"

When the noble disciples saw that Cao Bianjiao actually asked the emperor like this, they secretly cursed this boy from Liaodong for not knowing the rules, and hoped to punish him for the crime of disrespect.

But Zhu Youxiao loved Cai Cai so much that he didn't care about it. When he saw Cao Bianjiao's inquiry, he responded happily.

"Well, okay, that's very good. I want to reward you well. I didn't expect you to have such shooting skills at such a young age. I want to ask you, do you have any other skills?"

Seeing that the emperor recognized him very much, Cao Bianjiao suddenly became happy. After all, he had learned martial arts and was good at the emperor's family. He studied hard and practiced hard just to be appreciated by the emperor.

Now that the emperor asked again, he didn't hesitate and answered directly.

"Your Majesty, I have learned a lot. I have learned martial arts from my uncle since I was a child, and also learned riding and archery from the Mongolian Tartar officers. Not only is my archery skill good, but my riding skills are also superb, and I am also good at foot combat."

Seeing how arrogant he was, both the distinguished disciples and the frontier military cadets felt that he was a bit too high-profile and too high-profile. If someone targeted him, it would really be unbearable.

But Zhu Youxiao didn't care. He felt that Cao Bianjiao was really a sweetheart, and he fell in love with him even more.

"Very good. I'll try your other skills later."

As Zhu Youxiao said this, he walked forward, picked up a piece of jade that usually hung around his waist, and handed it to Cao Bianjiao.

"I keep my word. Since you are so capable, I will not be stingy with rewards. This jade pendant is always with me. I will give it to you now. Be good."

Cao Bianjiao raised his hands above his head, slowly took the dragon-patterned jade pendant from Zhu Youxiao, and placed it in his arms with great care.

He did not expect that His Majesty the Emperor would actually do what he said, so he was overjoyed and knelt down to thank him.

Zhu Youxiao waved his hand and said no, then turned to Sun Yingyuan, Huang Degong and others and said:

"You can find such capable people even in a mere archery competition. Don't you still train on horseback and musketry every day? Chen Liangbi happens to be here too. Come and show him off. This time, Marquis Taining is here to ask for someone. , but you have to perform well, and if you perform well, you will be directly arranged to serve in the Beijing camp."

As soon as these words came out, the crowd was buzzing and talking.

They all knew that Marquis Taining was reorganizing the capital camp, but they didn't expect that people would be needed to take up positions in the capital camp so soon. After all, there were still many things they had just begun to learn.

But after all, the opportunity is here, and everyone knows that if you go now, it will be an excellent opportunity. Now the capital is in ruins, and many positions are vacant. If you go now, you will not only have a high position, but also have a great chance of promotion in the future.

So now everyone has different thoughts. The students from the Border Army have just arrived. Although they want to give it a try in their hearts, they know that they will not have any chance.

Those who are most eager to try are the more than 30 people who trained at the beginning and those noble disciples.

Some of them train enough on weekdays and are eager to try, thinking that they must perform well and leave this hellish place.

And some people who are usually lazy and unwilling to learn, although they regret it now, they still want to give it a try.

So under the emperor's instructions, everyone in the entire Licaolan began to get busy. The border army cadets were at the resettlement site, and the noble disciples began to gear up, wiping the blunderbuss, calming the horses, and preparing to perform well later. .

Zhu Youxiao, on the other hand, was resting in the barracks on the west side with Huang Degong and others. He was not going to watch the competition later, because he didn't care who he chose. The main point was to choose three or 40 people from here. .

Chen Liangbi also rarely accompanied the emperor. He said that he had not been to Licaolanchang for a long time and wanted to observe the students practicing military training. Zhu Youxiao also agreed.

"This time the Beijing camp is expanding its troops to more than [-] people, it requires a lot of generals. You are all people I trust, and I also intend to use you. But now the training ground cannot be without someone in charge, so I am ready to let you Two of the three went to the capital camp, and one stayed to continue taking care of the affairs of Licaolanchang."

In the barracks, Zhu Youxiao was sitting in the upper seat, drinking tea slowly, while Huang Degong, Zhou Yuji, and Sun Yingyuan stood on the left and right, bowing in silence and listening to the emperor's instructions.

The three of them are Zhu Youxiao's confidants, so he will naturally not treat them badly.

So they were given two paths, one was to go to the capital camp to serve as generals, and the other was to stay in Licaolan Field to train troops. Each had advantages and disadvantages, and it all depended on how they chose.

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