Chapter 359 A Draw, Cai Mao’s Plan
The distance from one side to the other is about a hundred meters. The time it takes for a war horse to gallop past is about thirteen or four breaths. Taishi Ci can achieve the speed of one arrow with one breath, which is about thirteen or four breaths. An arrow.
Taishi Ci tightened his grip on the reins and then slapped the horse on the butt.
"drive!"
Following Taishi Ci's low shout, the war horse galloped out like an arrow from its string. The arrow in the hand of the horseman was indeed shooting out rapidly. In a dozen breaths, the war horse quickly reached the finish line and met Taishi Ci in advance. I guess it's about the same. In a total of fourteen breaths, Taishi Ci shot a total of fifteen arrows, and all fifteen of them hit. The last arrow was when Taishi Ci was about to run to the finish line and lay directly back on his horse. Shot from the top.
After Taishi Ci ended, it was Huang Zhong's turn. Looking at Taishi Ci's performance, Huang Zhong still felt some pressure.
After a little trimming, Huang Zhong also rode out on his war horse. He raised the bow with his left hand and drew the arrow with his right hand. Repeated this for more than ten times, the war horse also rushed out of the piles.
Huang Zhong dismounted and sighed slightly. He was still not very good at riding and shooting. One of the arrows missed and missed the tree stump. It left a deep arrow mark on the tree stump and then flew out.
Huang Zhong shot a total of thirteen arrows. Counting the one that missed the target, there were fourteen arrows, which was fewer arrows than Taishi Ci. The result was obvious. Taishi Ci won this round. In the three rounds, each had a record of one win, one draw, and one loss. The two were really about the same strength, and each was good at something different, which led to this result.
Liu Biao's complexion was obviously a little worse. After all, in his territory, one of his two most powerful generals was defeated and the other was a draw, which made him really shameless. However, Huang Zhong managed to hold him back. Underwear, he didn't lose everything.
But Gu Rubing on the other side has more on his mind. You know, Tai Shi Ci has the characteristic bonuses he gave. Although Liu Biao should also have them, Gu Rubing is confident that Liu Biao's bonuses are definitely not as good as his. , so there should be a lot of difference in strength between the two.
"General Huang is a very handsome archer. Ziyi is the best among my men in bow and arrow skills. He used to be a halberd shooter at Yuanmen and could compete with Lu Bu several times. When I heard the news about Lu Bu's death, I still felt that there was no one in the world." When it comes to archery skills, no one can surpass Ziyi. Now it seems that this is not the case.”
Gu Rubing smiled and told everyone his thoughts, which finally put a smile on Liu Biao's face.
After Huang Zu put on the armor, he and Huang Zhong, Tai Shici and the others came to the school platform again. Liu Biao pretended to scold several people and the soldiers in the audience.
"Have you all seen it? This is the real strong man. There are people outside the world, and there is a sky outside the sky. Why don't you hurry up and practice!"
Several groups of soldiers, including their generals, left quickly, not daring to react in any way.
"Liu Zhongdi, a coward who doesn't dare to be angry or speak out, has been bullied to his face like this, yet he is still having fun."
"Brother, you are so arrogant. Why does he dare to be angry and speak out? He was originally the general who proposed to challenge Liu Caoxie. In the end, he failed to challenge Liu Caoxie. He was trying to show off to Liu Caoxie. Liu Caoxie still had the patience to go. Saying good things and putting a high hat on Liu Zhongdi is Liu Caoxiao's benevolence. If Cao Zhonger or Sun Menghu were replaced, do you think Liu Zhongdi would dare to do this? Do you think Cao Zhonger and Sun Menghu would dare to do this? Big mouth slaps Liu Zhongdi, he is lucky to meet Liu Caoxiao, otherwise Liu Zhongdi will definitely not be able to escape after this beating. "
"It turns out that Huang Zhong is so awesome. I thought he was just a lieutenant general from Changsha County. I didn't expect that he has such strength. He can compete with Taishi Ci in archery, and even surpass him."
"This Huang Zhong is not only good at bows and arrows. When he attacked Yuzhang County, he took a red sword and fought with Sun Menghu's man named Gan Ning. He took off the silk ribbon on Gan Ning's helmet. It flew away and almost killed Gan Ning on the spot. What Huang Zhong said just now about not being as good as Huang Zu was just self-effacing. He can say that he is better at it, but if you really think he is better at it, then just accept it. My nose is broken.”
"Liu Zhongdi is really not a thing. Liu Caoxiao just gave him Yuzhang County. He treats Liu Caoxiao like this. No wonder he is short-lived. It's surprising that such a person can live a long time."
"I looked at Liu Biao's symptoms yesterday, and they looked like symptoms of gangrene on his back, and they were about to get worse. Once they got worse, their medical conditions wouldn't be able to be saved. It looked like it would take more than ten days. , it’s time for Liu Biao to return to the west, Mr. Zhuge’s calculation is really accurate.”
"With the archery skills of these two people, coming to our place, participating in the Olympics, and winning a shooting gold medal, isn't it just like playing? It's just casual, simple."
"Let me clarify, the Olympics are not this difficult. In your Olympics, you go shoot a straw man seven hundred meters away."
"Then according to what you said, it's okay for the second master to ride a red rabbit and bet on horses. There is no need to bet at all. Just choose the second master without any brain and that's it. Then make a pig killing plate and cut a wave of leeks. It can be said that earned a lot."
Netizens in the live broadcast room are discussing the matter between Gu Rubing and Liu Biao. After all, it has now entered a tacitly agreed period of war repair. Cao Zhonger is busy recruiting troops and restoring his army's establishment as soon as possible, while Sun Menghu is busy wiping his own butt.
Over in Chengde, Jiujiang, hundreds of thousands of corpses have not yet been disposed of. At this moment, the corpses have begun to rot. Countless crows are hovering in the sky, coming down from time to time to take a piece of carrion.
However, many crows will be driven away immediately, and only a few can pick up a piece of meat and eat it. Not only is the problem of corpses, Sun Menghu also has a lot of lost ground to recover.
So after netizens learned that both sides would not make any big moves for a while, they all came to Gu Rubing and Liu Biao's live broadcast room. After all, they were the only two who still had some content to watch.
Liu Biao didn't want to stay here any longer. After all, what he just said turned around and he was slapped in the face. Whoever it was would be happy.
Under the leadership of Liu Biao, everyone returned to the governor's mansion from the school grounds. Most of the people gathered in the meeting hall, except Gu Rubing, who was called aside by a young man.
"I pay my respects to Uncle Liu Huang!"
The young man called Gu Rubing out and immediately knelt down to Gu Rubing. Gu Rubing only thought about it briefly and understood who the young man in front of him was.
"Nephew, why are you like this? Your father and I are close friends. Get up quickly."
Gu Rubing helped the young man in front of him up. The young man's face was already full of tears.
"Unsatisfied, Uncle Liu said that since my father adopted the Cai family and had a younger brother, Cai and Cai Mao have jointly slandered and slandered me in front of my father, making my image in my father's heart worse and worse. They also arranged assassins to assassinate me many times. So much so that I dare not leave the house, Uncle Liu Huang, please save me!"
Liu Qi knelt down again, but was quickly stopped by Gu Rubing.
"My nephew, after all, this is your family matter. I can't get too involved. I can only remind your father a few words, but I can't interfere too much."
"Uncle Liu Huang, I heard that Mr. Wolong from Nanyang County is now under his command?"
Liu Qi asked tentatively, feeling uneasy in his heart. He hoped that Liu Bei was the person Zhuge Liang said could save him from fire and water.
"Exactly, now Kong Ming is under my command and holds the position of military advisor."
Hearing Gu Rubing's words, Liu Qi suddenly felt that he had guessed correctly. The man Zhuge Liang once talked about was Liu Bei!
"Uncle Emperor!"
Liu Qi shouted excitedly.
"Mr. Zhuge once told me that when the time comes, someone will come to save me and save the entire Jingzhou. Uncle Emperor, I have finally waited for you!"
"My nephew, what do you mean?"
Gu Rubing pretended not to know, so Liu Qi told Zhuge Liang that he had asked for help, and then relayed what Zhuge Liang said to Gu Rubing. Gu Rubing pretended to be deep in thought, and then spoke slowly for a long time.
"After all, your father has the final say in matters in Jingzhou. I can help you improve your image in front of your father, and I can also be your supporter. However, I will never interfere in matters in Jingzhou. I will only help you deal with matters related to you. matter."
Gu Rubing's words were clever. He showed that he recognized that Liu Qi would support him, and at the same time told him that he would not directly interfere in Jingzhou affairs. Even if you take over Jingzhou in the future, I will only be the person behind the scenes. He also conveyed to Liu Qi He learned an important message, that is, he acquiesced that he was the one who saved him in Zhuge Liang's mouth.
These words made Liu Qi suddenly feel that he had found a ray of light in his gloomy life. Liu Qi knelt down and knelt down to Gu Rubing again, performing the courtesy of a monarch and a minister. This was Liu Qi expressing his loyalty to Gu Rubing.
It is always much faster for two smart people to talk about things. In just a few words, the two have already confirmed their cooperative relationship with each other, and this cooperative relationship is much more reliable than the Sun-Cao Alliance.
After the conversation, the two people returned to the meeting hall one after another. At this moment, the meeting hall was clearly divided, with Liu Biao as the dividing line. Cai Mao was sitting on the right hand seat, with Liu Cong below and the five prefects below.
Jin Xuan, the prefect of Wuling; Han Xuan, the prefect of Changsha; Zhao Fan, the prefect of Guiyang; Liu Du, the prefect of Lingling; Wu Ju, the prefect of Cangwu.
On the right hand side, the first seat is empty, reserved for Liu Bei. The second seat is occupied by Taishi Ci, followed by Huang Zu, Huang Zhong, Kuai Yue and Kuai Liang. The last seat is for Liu Qi. Location.
As the second son, Liu Cong sits second on the left, while Liu Qi, the eldest son, sits at the end on the right. The positions of the two are enough to explain everything. It can be seen that Liu Qi is no longer favored.
"Today, General Taishi under Brother Xuande has shown us what it means to be truly defeated by thousands of people on the battlefield. You must never be complacent again in the future, let alone arrogant. You need to know that there are talents outside of others."
When Liu Biao said this, he bite several of the words very hard, sounding like he was grinding his teeth.
Gu Rubing laughed dumbly. This Liu Biao was really interesting. He failed to inherit the advantages of Liu Biao in history, but he had all the shortcomings.
"I have called everyone here today, and there is one more thing. Now that I am old, I should establish the position of Crown Prince. Do you have any good suggestions?"
Liu Biao sat at the top of the table and looked at the people below him with a solemn expression. Over the past few years, he no longer believed in Liu Qi due to Cai's pillow talk and Cai Mao's gossip. The purpose of this meeting was to support Liu Cong as the heir apparent. After all, the consistent custom is to establish the elder rather than the younger, and establish the heir rather than the concubine.
Liu Qi is the eldest son and a legitimate son, and Liu Cong is the second son and a concubine. If he wants to make Liu Cong the heir apparent and inherit the position of Jingzhou governor, Liu Biao can make his own decision, but after all, he has many generals. If it is really Once the decision was made, he was afraid that Liu Cong would not be able to convince the public, so he raised the matter in the meeting hall and let others make the decision.
The people present, Cai Mao and the five governors of the five counties under his command, all supported Liu Biao, that is, to establish Liu Cong as the heir and inherit Jingzhou. Kuai Liang, Kuai Yue, Huang Zu and Huang Zhong had no factional distinction and were the kind of people who would follow whoever was the wise leader. As for Liu Bei and Taishi Ci, two outsiders, they were just watching here. Even if they were asked to give opinions, they might not pay attention.
"I believe that the selection of the crown prince should be based on character, and he must have noble morals and good conduct. Therefore, I recommend Liu Cong as the crown prince. Since he came of age, Liu Cong has been working diligently on government affairs every day without any slackness. He also helped Liu Du solve the livelihood problems of Lingling County some time ago, and was deeply loved by the local people."
Cai Mao stood up and said with a bow, and said one by one about the events that had been prepared in advance for Liu Cong. After that, Cai Mao smiled. This time, they must win the position of the crown prince.
Liu Qi sat at the end and clenched his fists. Some time ago, the people in Lingling County almost destroyed the crops they had just planted because of the flood incident. Thanks to Liu Qi's advice, Liu Du solved the flood incident, but under Cai Mao's operation, Liu Qi's credit inexplicably became Liu Cong's.
This is tantamount to making Liu Cong's position in Liu Biao's heart higher, and he has even less say, so that he would not have a place in such meetings before, and he was called because it was related to him this time.
Gu Rubing looked at the situation in front of him and knew that it was time for him to take action.
"Brother Jingsheng, we in the Han Dynasty have always had the rule of establishing the eldest and not the youngest, and establishing the legitimate and not the illegitimate. There should be no need to discuss such things."
As soon as these words came out, the whole audience was silent.
"Could it be that Brother Jingsheng is going to change the rules of the Han Dynasty?"
This sentence is to roast Liu Biao on the fire, and also push Liu Biao to a fork in the road. If Liu Qi is chosen, then Liu Biao's meeting today will have no meaning. This meeting was originally a play for Liu Cong to succeed to the throne, but if Liu Cong is established, it means that Liu Biao has abandoned the rules of the Han Dynasty and betrayed the Han Dynasty.
Liu Biao looked at Gu Rubing with a stiff expression. He had never expected that Gu Rubing would suddenly say something like this and muddy the water.
Cai Mao snorted coldly, sat back in his seat, and glanced at Gu Rubing. If eyes could kill, Gu Rubing would probably have been stared to death by Cai Mao's glance just now.
"Brother Xuande is right, but my eldest son Liu Qi is inconsistent in his words and deeds and has bad conduct. It is really difficult for him to take on such a big responsibility, so I have the idea of establishing my second son Liu Cong."
Liu Biao thought for a long time and slowly spoke.
"Liu Cong can take on this big responsibility!"