1258 failed, I like to slap the emperor in the face
People who were not in the know thought that the emperor was just building momentum for Si Cheng, but Feng Qingchen knew very well that the emperor was regretting his decision to use Si Cheng in the first place. However, he did not have sufficient reasons to change the general, so he used this method to deal with Si Cheng.
As long as Si Cheng makes a fool of himself at the city gate, the emperor will have a reason to replace the general and will not cause instability in the military morale.
"I wonder if this young Marshal Si will disappoint the emperor." It would be best to give the emperor a severe blow, so that I will justify my special visit.
The others did not have Feng Qingchen's insight. When they saw Si Cheng draw his bow, they cheered loudly and were quite optimistic about Si Cheng.
"Your Majesty is really good at playing this drama." Even Doudou, a otaku, knew about Si Cheng's trip to the city. It was obvious that someone spread the news deliberately in order to embarrass Si Cheng in front of everyone.
If Si Cheng fails today, the Si family's Divine Archery Battalion will be completely destroyed, and Si Cheng will have no chance of regaining his position in the military.
In the army, one relies on strength, especially for a young general like Si Cheng, who is known for his strength.
As cages of birds were carried outside the city, Feng Qingchen watched coldly, with a faint expectation in her heart. Of course, she was expecting Si Cheng to shoot down these two hundred birds beautifully, so that...
The emperor's plan will fail.
She didn't care who led the troops to attack Xiling, she just knew that if the emperor was unhappy, she would be happy.
"Release!" The Minister of War who was in charge of the matter saw that the atmosphere was almost created and that the onlookers were going crazy, so he nodded with satisfaction.
The higher the expectations, the greater the disappointment.
Twenty cages were opened at the same time, and the birds, freed, flapped their wings and flew away without any pattern or direction.
Two hundred birds are flying in all directions. It is not a problem to shoot one or two of them, but it is really difficult to shoot down all of them.
Si Cheng stared at the birds with a sharp gaze. When they flew to a height of about three meters, Si Cheng finally gave the order: "Shoot!"
As soon as he finished speaking, he saw the dark sharp arrows, as if by agreement, all shot towards the flock of birds in the sky. Fifty people, one hundred and fifty arrows, but not a single arrow hit each other.
"They are indeed well-trained and have good coordination." Feng Qingchen couldn't help but praise.
The soldiers of the Divine Arrow Battalion are probably only slightly inferior to the Ninth Prince's Black Cavalry. Their tacit understanding and strength are not much different. They just lack the toughness and murderousness of the Black Cavalry.
Like rain, the birds in the air fell to the ground one by one, and there was at least one bird on each arrow, and sometimes three.
But even so, a few birds still flew away. Just when everyone thought that the birds were going to run away, Si Cheng made a move. He also shot three arrows, but the power of his three arrows was greater than the rain of arrows.
With a "whoosh", three arrows flew out at the same time, and the two arrows next to them formed an outward-facing "X" shape and shot to the left and right.
Puff... Puff... Puff... Three arrows hit three little birds respectively, but the arrows did not stop, and even the force did not decrease at all, rushing straight forward.
Puff... Puff... Puff... Each arrow hit a string of birds. Feng Qingchen couldn't see how many birds there were. She only saw that the birds in the sky were strung together by Si Cheng into candied haws.
There were no birds in the sky, and everyone fell silent. Feng Qingchen had never known that the city gate could be so quiet. But when Si Cheng put away his bow, everyone burst into screams: "Ahhh... Marshal Si is so powerful."
"Young Marshal is too strong."
"All of them hit the target. The young commander's arrows are so accurate."
"Young Marshal will win, Young Marshal will win."
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Listening to the cheers that were getting louder and louder, Feng Qingchen knew that Si Cheng had won, and won beautifully. Even if the emperor was dissatisfied, he could not change his generals at the last minute.
The emperor is a man of few words. If he wants to overthrow me, he has to find a good reason, otherwise all the civil and military officials will be disheartened.
"He is indeed a great archer. This is a beautiful move." Feng Qingchen had never seen anyone with better archery skills than Si Cheng.
"That's amazing! I've decided. I want to become your disciple." Doudou waved his fist and gritted his teeth. "After learning this move, I can kill people without anyone noticing even from a hundred meters away."
Uh... the first sentence is quite progressive, but what about the second sentence?
Feng Qingchen didn't know what to say to Doudou, so he just left Doudou there without saying a word and walked away.
As for whether Doudou would get lost, that was not something she considered.
Anyway, Doudou can't die, and the bad guys who meet Doudou will be the bad guys who are unlucky.
Feng Qingchen left early and did not stand on the sides like everyone else to express her love and admiration for Si Cheng.
As soon as she arrived at Feng Mansion, Prince Su came to find her and asked her about the time at the city gate. After hearing Feng Qingchen's narration, Prince Su laughed sarcastically and said, "Your Majesty underestimates Si Cheng. Si Cheng's archery skills have reached the pinnacle. There is no one in the world who is better than him in archery."
Feng Qingchen did not comment, but she believed that there is always someone better than you. Her world is too small, and there are many people and things in this world that she has never seen.
Seeing that it was still early, Feng Qingchen changed her clothes, carried her medicine box into the palace, and went to see the Eighth Prince for a follow-up examination.
Well, she admitted that she went there to get information. After all, she would have to come into contact with Si Cheng in the future, and knowing more about this person would help her to be more prepared.
After changing the medicine for the little prince, Feng Qingchen told him what happened at the city gate, emphasizing how powerful Si Cheng was. Noble Concubine Xie was a smart person, so she immediately told him about the Si family and Si Cheng.
Although Marshal Si Lao was Prince Su's confidant, he was a tough and upright person, and was not very close to Prince Su. Later, the two of them had disagreements over some issues. Marshal Si Lao took his family to the border and had not been to Beijing for more than ten years.
As for the young Marshal Si, he is the successor of the Si family. He stayed with Zhai Dongming for a period of time when he was a child, and there has been no news about him since he left Beijing.
From Imperial Concubine Xie, Feng Qingchen learned that the Si family was loyal to the emperor. Also, because the Si family had been at the border all year round, the people in the imperial city knew very little about them.
Feng Qingchen thanked her and left. On the way, she met a few concubines and took their pulses. Facing those imperial concubines who were eager to have children, Feng Qingchen said that she felt a lot of pressure.
The emperor is old and has been indulging himself in excessive sexual activities recently. It might be increasingly difficult for these concubines to get pregnant. However, Feng Qingchen cannot say it openly and can only hint at it.
Just these few sentences were enough to make the concubines depressed. They were all at the age of flower buds, and the emperor was old. If they didn't have children, what hope did they have?
Although Feng Qingchen sympathized with them, she could do nothing to help them. Once she entered the palace, her life would no longer be her own.
Delayed by the women in the harem, Feng Qingchen left the palace in the evening. He thought he had gained nothing today, but he saw today's celebrity, Marshal Si Cheng, at the palace gate.
Prince Luo was walking with him, and the two seemed to be talking about something, but this Young Marshal Si seemed to be a little strange, as if...
Feng Qingchen narrowed his eyes with a hint of smile in them. He glanced at Si Cheng from a distance, then turned around and left decisively.