Seeing the tiger go and return, everyone was confused, especially Zhang Dun, who hadn't finished pretending yet?
Now the roar of the tiger is still coming from time to time.
The government servants who were following them shouted again: "Big worm, big worm, there is another big worm!"
Zhang Yue saw another tiger lingering next to the tiger.
Many of the government officials' legs trembled as they followed others, as if a tiger roared and then dispersed.
Zhang Yue thought to himself, how can two tigers meet each other?
Don’t you know that one mountain cannot tolerate two tigers?
But then I thought, could it be a male and a female?
At this moment, Zhang Yue's whole body was filled with chills and he was horrified, but what flashed through his mind was a joke he had heard before, which was really ridiculous.
Just as he was breathing, he saw Tang Jiu beside his horse, throwing away the wine gourd and grabbing a short bow from the stiff-bodied Yamen servant beside him.
Tang Jiu immediately grabbed the arrow, positioned himself on the ground like a bow and arrow, and shot an arrow towards the tiger!
It's too late, but it's faster than that. This arrow is as fast as a locust, heading straight for the tiger's eye!
The tiger was also very impressive. It jumped up and avoided the arrow. However, it was very annoyed by Tang Jiu's provocation and let out another tiger roar.
As for the tiger behind him, it also roared, seeming to cheer up its companions. .
The horse's legs under Zhang Yue's crotch were trembling, and it was unsteady. It collapsed to the ground on the spot, and Zhang Yue also fell off the horse.
Tang Jiu shot another arrow at this time, but the tiger dodged it again.
When Zhang Yue fell from his horse, he happened to see a yamen archer in front of him who was holding a short bow and was at a loss what to do!
Zhang Yue immediately shouted: "Give it to me!"
Tang Jiu had already taken the third arrow and shot towards the tiger, but he heard a bang. It turned out that he was pulling too hard and the bowstring in his hand broke.
But even so, the tiger who saw the power of Tang Jiu's arrows already jumped back.
At this time, Zhang Yue held the bow in his hand and pointed an arrow at the tiger's eye.
In the moment of panic, Zhang Yue's usual shooting skills were only 10%, and his arrow, which was supposed to be a sure shot, missed the target and grazed the tiger's head. Even so, the tiger was shocked.
Zhang Yue cursed in his heart. He was really useless in battle. He was a scholar. He could hit the target with perfect accuracy on weekdays, but his shooting skills were useless in battle.
When Zhang Yue was about to open his bow and shoot the second arrow, his legs were already weak. He relied on his waist and horse to shoot arrows. If his legs were weak, he would have no strength. Not to mention standing firm, even his hands were trembling.
At this time, Tang Jiu had already bought a good bow, half-kneeling on the ground and facing the tiger, he shot away with an arrow.
The tiger was staring at Zhang Yue when another arrow shot out.
The arrow was fast and hard, hitting the tiger's forehead squarely.
"Shot!"
"Shot!"
"The big bug is in trouble!"
The tiger was in pain, and it immediately tugged and stumbled away. It couldn't find it and fell to the ground after running for dozens of steps. The other tiger who was watching also turned around and left.
When the others saw that the tiger had been shot to death, they got bold and chased after him.
Seeing this scene, Zhang Yue suddenly didn't know what to say.
Su Shi rushed to Zhang Yue at this moment, and said with surprise and joy: "To save him, it can be said that Li Guang, Sun Quan is reincarnated!"
Zhang Yue thought to himself, Li Guang and Sun Quan's shooting of tigers is a legend in ancient and modern times, but what kind of tiger did he shoot?
Zhang Yue said with a face of shame: "Brother Zizhan, please stop talking, I really have no face."
The other two examiners said: "Du Zhi is really so brave. Just now we were trembling. Let alone shooting big insects, we couldn't even run."
While they were talking, the archers in front of the Yamen had already moved the tiger back.
Everyone was impressed when they saw it and congratulated Zhang Yue.
Zhang Yue was also puzzled. It was clearly Tang Jiu who shot him to death, so how could he take the credit?
At this time, a group of hunters came up the mountain road.
These government officials did not dare to take action after seeing the tiger. When they saw the hunter, they stepped forward with a fierce look and said, "What's going on?"
But when the hunters saw that the officials were here, they worshiped by the roadside.
This is the boundary of Fengxiang Mansion, under the rule of Su Shi. He came to the hunters to ask a few words, but then returned with an excited face and said to Zhang Yue and others: "Look, these hunters said that this big insect is in this boundary." They hurt people and took several lives. They received bonuses from the county magistrate to ambush here, but they were unexpectedly killed by Saburo!"
Su Shi said happily: "You have really eliminated a harm to the place. The people of Zhouzhi County, Fengxiang Prefecture, Su are grateful to you!"
One of the examiners laughed and sighed: "We have to get rid of harmful things all around, but now I have Sanlang to get rid of the big bugs!"
Everyone put the credit on Zhang Yue, making Zhang Yue really dumbfounded.
Immediately, these hunters asked a dozen or so villagers to carry the big insects, and they returned all the way beating gongs and drums.
The people along the way admired the group of people who had carried the big insect Zhi, except Zhou Zhi, and it was even more remarkable to see that besides the big insect, Naoto, he was such a young man, and he was also a dignified champion.
After hearing this, everyone couldn't help but spread the word by word of mouth.
The folk tales are of course intricate and detailed. From Tang Jiu as the master, Zhang Yue was his deputy, to Zhang Yue as the master, Tang Jiu as his deputy, and later on he had to kill the tiger independently.
It is said that Zhang Yue shot three arrows, two arrows each killed a tiger, and one arrow mistook a stone in the grass for a tiger, but the stone was not hit.
There are also rumors that Zhang Yue killed a tiger with three punches with his bare hands!
Anyway, after Zhang Yue heard these rumors, he felt that many things were unreliable.
Immediately all the people in Jingzhao knew about Zhang Yue's assassination of Qin Hu. Scholars in the Song Dynasty liked to copy such leisurely and interesting things, and this matter was written into many Song people's notes.
At that time, two tigers were crossing the road. Zhang Zihou struck the gong and shook the tiger, which frightened the tiger. Zhang Du drove his horse and shot the tiger, killing the tiger. Tang Jiu, his follower, shot again and captured the tiger. One tiger dies and the other escapes!
It's time to part ways.
Su Shi held a banquet to bid farewell to Zhang Yue and Zhang Dun, and everyone bid farewell to each pavilion. Su Shi sent a total of twelve pavilions to see everyone off one by one.
First, Zhang Dun was sent back to Shangluo. Zhang Dun immediately drank three cups in a row, then took the road to the northwest and rode away.
Su Shi looked at Zhang Dun's back and said to Zhang Yue and other examiners: "Zihou is a unique man of extraordinary greatness. He is certainly a different person of his generation. As for his fame as a general and minister, that's other things."
The other two people also said: "Zi Hou's talent is not as good as mine!"
After seeing off Zhang Dun, everyone walked slowly and talked about some interesting stories from ancient and modern times. When they arrived at the other pavilion, Zhang Yue was about to return to Chang'an, and everyone couldn't help but get drunk again.
Finally, Zhang Yue led the horse and held a whip to bid farewell to Su Shi and the others.
Su Shi took Zhang Yue's horse rein and said: "Take care of everything you save!"
In the Song Dynasty, officials all over the country held their own offices. Perhaps when Su Shi returned to Beijing, Zhang Yue would be released as an official. I don't know when the two of them would meet again.
Zhang Yue took out a quarter seal from his bag and gave it to Su Shi. Su Shi was surprised and happy when he saw it. He knew that countless people in the world asked for Zhang Yue's seal, but Zhang Yue cherished feathers and had not engraved them for a long time. Now that he knew he liked them, he made an exception to engrave them as a gift to himself. "
Su Shi saw that the seal was engraved with the number "Snow Mud Hongzhao".
Su Shi remembered that when he said goodbye to his father and brothers and went to Fengxiang Mansion to take up his post, it was snowing heavily and the sky and the earth were desolate.
After Su Shi knelt down to bid farewell to me, Su Che saw him off all the way, a full forty miles away, until the two brothers parted ways in Zhengzhou! Su Shi stood at the west gate of Zhengzhou and watched his younger brother return through the snow, until his back disappeared into the wind and snow, and he shed tears.
The two brothers grew up and studied together since childhood. This is the first time in their lives that they have been separated.
When parting, Su Che wrote a poem to his brother and said goodbye to Zheng Yuanshang. We were afraid of snow and mud on the long journey together. Returning to riding, we are looking for Daliang Mo. The traveler has already passed through ancient Guoxi.
Su Shi replied with a poem, the first sentence of which is "Everywhere in life is like knowing what it is like, it should be like a flying dragon stepping on slush."
Life is nothing more than a fly-by stepping through the slush and leaving a shallow paw print!
Later, Su Che handed his poem to Zhang Yue for reading.
This sentence aroused many thoughts in Su Shi. With tears in his eyes, he said to Zhang Yue: "Duzhi and Ziyou are good friends. Ziyou is not around, so I regard Duzhi as Ziyou."
Zhang Yue said: "Tangdi's flowers are like calyx embryos. There is nothing better than brotherly love. Brother Zizhan, it's great to know you!"
After saying this, Su Shi and Zhang Yue said goodbye.
Su Shi watched Zhang Yue's horse riding down the ancient road, but he heard the two examiners beside him saying: "Brother Zizhan, what do you think of the two gentlemen of the Zhang family?"
Su Shi said: "They are all new. It is rare to see such a person in a hundred years. But now there are two people, and they are brothers. How can we not marvel at the magic of nature!"
"It's just that these two brothers are thick and proud, just like a tree in the sky. Their temperament is thick and warm, which attracts people's affection!"
Another examiner said: "Yes, Zihou is too strong. If it is too strong, it will break easily. In the end, it will not be as good as Du Zhi's persistence and perseverance!"
Immediately, everyone dispersed, and when Zhang Yue returned to Chang'an, they heard the news.
Cai Que asked him to return to Chang'an immediately with a solemn look on his face, and Xue Xiang asked to see him immediately.
Zhang Yue followed Cai Que to the Yamen of the Transportation Department and met Xue Xiang.
Xue Xiang said with a straight face: "You are so unkind, Zhang Sanhao. I look forward to it day and night, but you actually sent me this kind of news."
Zhang Yue couldn't help but smile after reading the edicts and letters from the three divisions: "Xue Cao envoy, Jiao Yin Jian has been established to this day. To be honest, there is still a lot of opposition from the ministers in the DPRK, and there are also concerns among the scholars. , in the final analysis, it’s just a few words, now it can just be no matter, ignore, don’t ask.”
"Do you want Bachelor Zhang to say that it is extremely difficult to achieve this point?" Xue Xiang asked rhetorically.
Zhang Yue smiled.
Xue Xiang said: "That's not what Bachelor Zhang said to me at the beginning. You have to know that I, Xue Da, am the only one who can play tricks on people in this world. No one can play tricks on me, Xue Da."
Zhang Yue smiled and said: "The envoy's words are serious. How dare I play tricks? We want real gold and silver from the Xixia people. No matter whether it is implemented or not, is the official document from the imperial court fake?"
Cai Que's eyes lit up and he said, "Is this an attempt to defraud Xixia people out of their money?"
After Cai Que finished speaking, Xue Xiang's gaze turned sideways and said, "I'm talking to Bachelor Zhang, how do you have the qualifications to interrupt? Are you trying to show your intelligence in front of me?"
Cai Que's face turned red and he took a step back instead of talking back.
Xue Xiang scolded Cai Que and said, "You are just a talkative dog around me. If the master doesn't speak, how can you bark randomly? Why don't you get out of here?"
When Cai Que heard this, he lowered his head and said, "It's the Cao envoy, and my subordinates have resigned."
After Cai Que left, Zhang Yue couldn't help feeling aggrieved for Cai Que from the bottom of his heart. He, senior brother Cai, had always been proud and arrogant, so how could he be willing to suffer such humiliation? Xue Xianggang insulted him in this way because he had been kind to Cai Que.
At the same time, Xue Xiang's move also meant to scare the monkeys.
