Chapter 106: Lord Song plays with monkeys
The young general in white robe turned around with some annoyance, and the moment he saw who was coming, his face changed slightly.
The man was young and handsome, walking with a leisurely pace. There was an embroidered crane on the waist of his official uniform, a symbol of a first-rank official.
Only officials of the fourth rank and above in this dynasty could attend court meetings. There were many dignitaries in the court whom he did not recognize, but the one in front of him, he had seen from afar several times.
This young and promising man has been cursed with many insults. Others say that he is a vicious, cunning and treacherous traitor, but he is too lucky and has a close relationship with Your Majesty. He pretends to be pretentious in front of Your Majesty, but is domineering in front of outsiders. He is truly shameless.
Although he felt a little contemptuous in his heart, he did not forget the etiquette, "Greetings, Lord Song."
Song Yunchu walked up to Zhao Jingheng and glanced at the target in the distance. "Besides shooting, what else are you good at?"
Zhao Jingheng said: "I am also good at Qinggong and swordsmanship."
He had heard that Song Xiang was an expert, and he had just witnessed it. He was able to use a small stone to deflect his arrow, which showed that Song Xiang had a very good grasp of the accuracy and speed of shooting.
But the other party mocked him after making trouble, and his obvious behavior of looking for trouble made him very dissatisfied.
He was originally wondering why Prime Minister Song suddenly appeared to interfere with his archery practice, until he saw Chu Yunni behind Song Yunchu, and he immediately had the answer in his mind.
Haha, it turns out that he is relying on his status as a first-rank official to stand up for the incompetents under his command.
This guy surnamed Chu said that he was specially recruited, but everyone knows that he is very wealthy and is related to Shangshu Gong. He was also caned for making a mistake some time ago. This makes people wonder - does this guy have the ability?
This morning, the spies of the Mingjing Division were practicing sword skills together in the southwest corner of the training ground. Only Chu Yuni was practicing with hidden weapons. He saw that this person was throwing the darts crookedly, which was really funny, so he laughed at him. He originally wanted to provoke the other party to fight with him and take the opportunity to see his strength. However, he didn't know that this person was so timid that he didn't dare to fight with him at all.
"You are good at Qinggong and swordsmanship? I heard that you performed very well in suppressing bandits. I am curious about your strength."
Song Yunchu looked at the arrogance in his eyes, and raised the corners of his lips slightly, "Are you interested in competing with me? If you can cut a strand of my hair or a piece of my clothes within fifty moves, you can ask for any reward you want."
When Song Yunchu said this, Zhao Jingheng was stunned.
If he can tear his clothes or hair within fifty moves, he wins?
Normal sparring usually ends at the last second, but even if mercy is shown, the loser will inevitably suffer some minor injuries. When Prime Minister Song sparred with others, he was so arrogant that he could ask for a reward just by scratching off a strand of hair...
Is this person too confident, or does he look down on Zhao Jingheng?
Although he was known as a young general and had only practiced martial arts for more than ten years, he had often competed with those who had practiced martial arts for twenty to thirty years. He never felt that he was at a disadvantage because he was too young.
Anyone who looks down on him will be taught a lesson by him!
"I have heard that you are a skilled fighter. It is my honor to spar with you. But do you really mean what you just said? If you can cut off a strand of hair or a piece of clothing, I will give you any reward you want."
Being looked down upon by Song Yunchu, he felt a little angry, but also eager to try.
Of course, he didn't think Song Yunchu was inferior to him, but he really couldn't stand the other party's contemptuous and arrogant attitude. Even if he vomited blood in a fight today, he would cut off a strand of Song Yunchu's hair and ask for a reward with a clear conscience.
He even imagined how interesting Song Yunchu's expression would be if he told him to give that idiot surnamed Chu to him as his follower.
His Zhao family has been generals for generations, and everyone from his father to his grandfather has made contributions. Naturally, he has the confidence. It is reasonable for him to teach the incompetent people a lesson with his own abilities. Even if Prime Minister Song is dissatisfied, what can he do to him?
"I will never break my promise." Song Yunchu said calmly, "Go pick a weapon that suits you."
Zhao Jingheng turned around and ordered his men to fetch his usual sword, and then asked Song Yunchu: "What weapon does Lord Song need?"
Song Yunchu waved the fan in his hand and said, "I will use this."
Zhao Jingheng snorted in his heart.
How can a fan, short and fancy, compare with his long sword that can cut through iron like mud?
Forget it, why bother about it? Song Yunchu will use it anyway, so you can’t say he took advantage of him later.
The two men came to an open field, and Song Yunchu signaled Zhao Jingheng to make the first move.
"Sir Song, I'm sorry."
Zhao Jingheng drew his sword, his figure flashed, and he rushed straight to Song Yunchu's face.
Although he felt that Song Yunchu was too arrogant, he did not dare to underestimate the enemy. He wanted to test Song Yunchu's strength first, so he increased his speed and strength to about 70%, retaining 30% of his strength.
Seeing that the sharp sword was about to approach the opponent, Zhao Jingheng suddenly accelerated. He originally thought that Song Yunchu would fight back, but he did not expect the opponent's figure to shake, leaving him empty-handed. When he stood firm and turned around, Song Yunchu was already standing a few feet away from him.
Zhao Jingheng was shocked——
What a fast footwork.
He finally understood why Song Yunchu was so frivolous. It was really not enough for him to use up 70% of his strength. Perhaps he could try to drain Song Yunchu's physical strength first, and then try with all his strength.
Thinking of this, Zhao Jingheng launched another offensive.
But what he didn't expect was that Song Yunchu only defended and didn't attack. He saw that several times, the tip of his sword was about to scratch Song Yunchu's clothes, but it just missed it by a little bit, and Song Yunchu didn't fight back, which made him feel a little unsure.
If the other party doesn't fight back, how can he know how strong the other party is?
Fortunately, he has not fallen behind, so there is still hope.
The soldiers watching not far away also started talking.
"It's been 20 moves, right? Why can't I see any advantages or disadvantages?"
"How can we tell that Lord Song only defends and does not attack? Could it be that Lord Song is only good at Qinggong and not at other things, so he wants to rely on constantly dodging to consume the opponent's strength?"
"If that's the case, it can be considered a tactic... Did you see it? The boss still has some strength left. His speed is obviously not the fastest."
While everyone was discussing the matter, Chu Yuni looked at the two people who were sparring with each other and gradually discovered some clues.
Lord Song's body movements were light and nimble, and each of his dodges were done with ease. The strength that Young Master Zhao had reserved was also gradually released. But even if Young Master Zhao fought harder and harder, the distance between him and Lord Song... was always just a few inches away.
This few inches of distance does not seem to represent the actual strength gap between the two of them, but rather a gap that Lord Song deliberately controlled.
Lady Song seemed to have deliberately given her opponent a glimmer of hope. No matter how fast or strong her opponent was, she would not pull the two of them too far apart. This style of play was like telling her opponent—
It's almost there, just try harder.
The young master of the Zhao family was obviously also fooled by this trick. After forty moves, his speed and strength had increased a lot compared to the beginning, but the result was still the same.
He is always just a little short of it.
Chu Yuni watched with more and more interest.
Lord Song is...playing tricks on me.
It is no exaggeration to say that this style of play is like a master playing with a monkey. If he guessed correctly, when the monkey gets anxious, Lord Song will give it a heavy blow.
On the training ground, Zhao Jingheng's eyes were already red with anger.
He was a little annoyed by being led astray by Song Yunchu.
Why is it always just a little bit off? Is the person on the other side doing this on purpose?
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