Fenghou

The third arrow is optional. The third wooden dummy target and the moving target appear almost at the same time, but only one can be selected. More importantly, there are only three arrows in each person's quiver, so it is impossible to make up shots.

The moving target is 120 steps away and only one foot high. As long as you hit it, you can get [-] basic points, and then add [-] extra points. This is how Zhang Xian got [-] points.

But even hitting a moving target is not easy, it only appears for three seconds and then disappears, basically only a split second. Cao De and Yang Xizhong both gave up the moving target, and although the famous general Xin Yongzong chose the moving target, he fell short. At the moment of shooting, the target disappeared, and the third arrow shot empty, only getting 25 points.

So far, only Zhang Xian and Liu Qiong have hit the moving target.

Chen Qing drew out the third arrow, the horse didn't slow down, he didn't pay attention to the wooden target, his eyes were fixed on the ditch 120 steps away.

Just [-] steps away from the finish line, the moving target suddenly appeared, and ran westward at high speed, only three seconds, about six or seven steps.

At the moment when the moving target appeared, Chen Qing shot out the third arrow, and when the moving target reached the fourth step, the arrow also hit it, 'pop! 'An arrow hit the eyebrow of the moving target, and the moving target disappeared immediately.

Chen Qing also ran out of the riding and shooting area, and the drumming stopped.

The last arrow went up and down, and the change was so fast that most people didn't see it clearly. They all knew that they had hit the target, but where was the shot?

Han Shizhong stroked his beard and smiled lightly at Yue Fei beside him, "Yue Dutong, you have an opponent."

Chen Qing's last arrow also shocked Yue Fei. He could see clearly that the third arrow was still between the eyebrows. , Even Han Shizhong next to him was a little bit worse.

At this time, an official rushed to the north stand and shouted loudly: "Your Majesty, the third arrow is still between the eyebrows!"

There was an uproar in the stands, and Zhao Gou laughed loudly, "Li Aiqing, this is full of cheers!"

Li Hui's expression was a little dull, and he said to himself: "How is it possible?"

Amidst the cheers soaring to the sky, the perfect score appeared in the eighth round. Three basic perfect scores, plus five points for left and right bows, five points for moving targets and five points for the house lottery. Three times, but the perfect score of 20 points is only this time.

……

The contest for recruits and generals is over, and Chen Qing, the commander of the Western Army, won the double championship. According to the rules, he should be promoted to two ranks, and Liu Qiong can also be promoted to two ranks. However, during the discussion in the political affairs hall, Fan Zongyin raised objections.

"When Chen Qing first came to Beijing, he was only a Zhongwei Lang at the 29th rank. In just over two months, he was about to be promoted to the [-]th rank of a martial arts doctor, and he was promoted to the [-]th rank. It was too fast. The imperial court did not have this practice. "

Knowing the privy matter, Li Hui was dissatisfied and said: "This is the rule, the rule is determined by the official, and everyone here has signed and agreed. No. 1 in the recruit competition, the generals in the army will be promoted to one rank, and the top three in the new general competition will be promoted to one If Chen Qing got two No.1s, the rules will not be counted, and let the world laugh at the officials' back-and-forth?"

Lu Yihao also said slowly: "It's totally possible to go up several ranks in succession. Yue Fei was also the No. 15 martial arts doctor at the beginning of the year, but after he wiped out Li Cheng, the emperor promoted him to the [-]th rank personal guard doctor. Level four, although Chen Qing was only a Zhongwei Lang before he came to the capital, this was his position before being rewarded for his meritorious deeds. To say it is unreasonable is because his previous official rank was too low."

At this time, Qin Hui laughed dryly and said, "Actually, Fan Xianggong's idea is not unreasonable. I suggest submitting Fan Xianggong's opinion to the emperor, and let the emperor consider it again."

Fan Zongyin glanced at Qin Hui vigilantly, and said coldly: "I just complained and didn't make any comments. I, Fan Zongyin, will not overturn the rules I signed, unlike some people's children who give chin beans. The tricks of the underworld are also used, which shows how the elders have taught by example."

Qin Hui was furious, stared at Fan Zongyin and said viciously: "What evidence do you have that my nephew gave someone a croton?"

"Hmph! Sima Zhao's heart is known to everyone, do you still need evidence?"

Qin Hui looked at Fan Zongyin for a while, and said to Lu Yihao: "I have no objection to Lu Xianggong's plan, I have something else to do, so let's go first."

He stood up and left angrily. Fan Zongyin looked at Qin Hui's back and sneered, "Dare to do it but dare not be it. It's a fool to pretend to be others!"

"Fan Xianggong!"

Lu Yihao knocked on the table dissatisfied, "What's your opinion?"

Although Fan Zongyin was very reluctant to let Chen Qing be promoted to two ranks, but the rules were here, he didn't dare to shame the emperor, so he nodded, "Just follow the rules!"

Immediately, Vice Minister Zhao Ding and Privy Councilor Li Hui also agreed, and the final reward plan was passed unanimously.

……

On the third day of the recruit competition, the Privy Council and the Ministry of War jointly announced the final ranking and awards.

The Western Army was undoubtedly the biggest winner, with rewards of 1 guan and [-] bolts of silk cloth. All participating generals were promoted to a higher rank. In addition, the main general Chen Qing won the No. [-] riding and shooting, and was promoted to a higher rank.

Chen Qing's official rank was promoted from the 22nd rank Wuyi doctor to the [-]th rank Wujing doctor.

In addition, Emperor Zhao Gou gave a personal award to No. 1 of the new general competition, a three-acre house in Lin'an City.

Chapter 90 Houses

Chen Qing's new house is located on the north side of the Third Bridge in Shixifang. The courtyard wall is close to the Yongjin River. The house was built just a few months ago, and it is a new house.

Early the next morning, Chen Qing took Hu Yantong and Zheng Ping to take over his house.

Handing over with them was a middle-aged eunuch in charge, who was fat and chubby, and was quite polite.

"This is an official's private residence, not an official residence of the imperial court. The two are completely different. General Chen, don't confuse them."

"What's the specific difference between the two?" Chen Qingxiao asked.

"The biggest difference is the property rights. The property rights of official houses belong to the imperial court. You can only live in them. When you are dismissed from office or return to your hometown, the official house must be returned to the imperial court. Children and grandchildren cannot inherit it. But since the private house of the official family is a reward, then It is given to the general, and the property rights belong to the general, which can be passed on to his descendants.”

"Are there many private houses in the official family?"

"There are about forty or so buildings, all of which are newly built. They used to be reserved for the royal family, but now they are rewarded to relatives and heroes. So far, a total of [-] buildings have been rewarded. General Chen's is a little smaller."

Chen Qing nodded and followed the eunuch steward into the gate. Zheng Ping whispered to Chen Qing: "My house was also rewarded by the emperor. I heard that Zhang Jun, Liu Guangshi, Han Shizhong and Yue Fei all got rewarded houses."

The house has a total of three entrances, no garden, carved beams and painted buildings, black tiles and white walls, and is very elegantly built. Because there is no garden, the land is fully utilized, and there are more than 70 houses of all sizes.

Although the house is nice, the rooms are empty, without furniture, let alone daily necessities. There is a two-foot-tall apricot tree in the courtyard, and the branches are covered with green apricots.

"How about it, General Chen is satisfied!" The eunuch steward asked with a smile.

Chen Qing nodded and smiled, "It's much better than I expected!"

"Of course, the new house!"

The eunuch took care of things simply, and asked Chen Qing to sign a document and hand over the house deed and land deed to him. Even if the handover was completed, he immediately left with a few young eunuchs.

"How should I transfer the ownership next?" Chen Qing asked in a daze.

Hu Yantong smiled and shook his head, "It seems that you really don't understand anything. After you get the land deed and house deed, you have to go to the government to transfer the ownership, but you don't need to run, hand it over to the Tianzhai people, and give them some money. They’ll do it right for you.”

Chen Qing suddenly realized, isn't this a real estate agency?

He hesitated for a while and asked: "The Yaman you mentioned, besides farms, do you also do other things?"

Hu Yantong looked contemptuous, where did this boss come from?Why don't you understand anything?

"There are people in every line of business in the Song Dynasty. As long as there is business or business, you need to find people. When you first arrive in the city, you need people to rent a house. You need people to introduce you when you are looking for a job. Yaren, weddings, weddings and even lawsuits are also needed, like this house, after the transfer of ownership, the next step is to buy furniture, various household items, hire servants and maids, and even ask someone to plant some flowers and plants. It doesn't matter, let the Yaren do it, they promise to help you think carefully and save money, if you need it, I will ask my third uncle to introduce you to a few Yaren with a wide range of connections."

Chen Qing waved his hand, "Don't bother your third uncle, I will find the dentist myself."

Zhao Xiaoyi smiled and pointed to a two-story building opposite, "That's the tooth shop!"

As soon as Chen Qing turned his head, he saw a big sign hanging in front of a two-story building on the opposite side, with the words 'Tongji Yaxing' written in black ink on it.

……

Like the intermediaries of the later generations, the tooth dealers in the Song Dynasty were everywhere, but they were not only involved in real estate, but the people of Song Dynasty were involved in almost all walks of life.

This is also because the commodity economy in the Song Dynasty is very developed, but the information industry has not kept up, which has spawned a large number of professionals specializing in the information service industry.

Tongji Dental Clinic used to be one of the largest dental clinics in Bianliang, Tokyo. Opposite to Chen Qingfang’s house is the main store which was moved only last year. There are more than 100 branches in various places in the south of the Yangtze River, and more than 20 of them come to Ancheng.

A steward received Chen Qing very politely, "Officials, please don't worry, the most important thing in our business is reputation. If you lose your reputation, it will be difficult to move forward. Just leave everything to us and promise to help you handle it properly." Appropriate stickers."

Chen Qing handed over the house deed and title deed to the steward, and asked with a smile, "How much is this house worth?"

The steward looked at it carefully, and said in surprise: "It turned out to be a house rewarded by the official, official, I'm sorry!"

"You're welcome, help me see what the market price of the house is?"

"The market price of Shixifang's land is about [-] guan, plus [-] guan for various construction costs, the market price of your house is about [-] guan, and the location of the house is very good. It is close to Yongjin River and the third bridge. I want to buy it in the future. You can’t even buy it, even if you sell it for [-] yuan, there will be a lot of people who want it.”

"If I entrust you to sell the house, can I sell it for [-] yuan?"

The steward blinked and smiled, "The officer must be joking!"

"Of course I'm not kidding."

"It happens that a lot of businessmen are asking us to find a house. Your house will definitely be gone after it is released."

Hu Yantong and Zheng Ping, who accompanied Chen Qing, were in a hurry, and Hu Yantong hurriedly pulled Chen Qing aside, "You are crazy, you will never be able to buy a house in this area even if you want to."

Zheng Ping also said anxiously: "Commander, this is a house rewarded by the government! How can you sell it?"

Chen Qing sighed, "I received a letter from Yang Yuanqing two days ago, saying that the brothers who died at Jiandao Pass did not receive a single penny of compensation."

It turned out that the letter said it was about this matter, Zheng Ping's eyes widened, "Why?"

"Yang Yuanqing went to Nanzheng County to ask Qu Sima. The reason Qu Sima gave was that Guanzhong was occupied by Jin soldiers. It's been signed."

"Fart! How can it be called giving up?"

Hu Yantong sneered and said: "It's just an excuse. It should be that the reward given by the imperial court is too small and not enough, so what can be deducted as much as possible. The living soldiers can't get enough to eat, and who cares about the dead."

Chen Qing nodded, "I guess this is also the reason. There were 3 soldiers participating in the Battle of Dasanguan, but Zhang Xuanfu had 3 troops under his command, and the imperial court only rewarded 2 people. What about the other [-] soldiers?" What to do? If you don’t give them a little, these soldiers will definitely not do it, so the reward is not enough.”

Chen Qing's guess was right. It was true that there were too many monks and too little porridge, and the reward money was far from enough. It was also because many Bashu soldiers did not receive the reward money that a mutiny broke out.

After suppressing the mutiny, in order to prevent another mutiny, Zhang Jun embezzled all the pensions of the fallen soldiers to reward the garrisons in Bashu and Hanzhong.

Naturally, the pensions for the soldiers who died in the battle at Jiandao Pass were also gone.

However, the imperial court had issued pensions. This was an internal distribution issue of the Western Army. It was impossible for Chen Qing to go to the imperial court to reissue it, nor to Zhang Jun. The money was gone, and it was useless to make trouble.At most, Zhang Jun comforted Chen Qing and made him understand his difficulties.

In the end, Chen Qing had to figure out a way to pay for the fallen soldiers, and the same was true for other armies. As Hu Yantong said, the living can't take care of the dead, so how can they care about the dead.

Zheng Ping still couldn't accept it, "But...but how can the commander pay for it himself? What is this called!"

"It's not about the money!"

Chen Qing shook his head and said, "Not only them, but also the soldiers who got the death lottery to intercept the Jin soldiers, and the brothers who died in Erlangzhai, Fenghuangling, and Jingzhao City, they also didn't get a penny of compensation.

Yang Yuanqing said in the letter that many family members of the soldiers who died in battle fled to Hanzhong. Later, more than 100 old people came to find him and inquired about his son's situation, but the pensions originally given to them had been rewarded to other soldiers. Maybe apply twice more, Yang Yuanqing can only watch these old people leave crying. "

Speaking of this, Chen Qing had tears in his eyes. He pointed to his chest and said, "A thousand and 340 soldiers died in the battle for the country in Jiandao Pass, but their families didn't have a penny to support them. As the chief general, I, Chen Qing, was promoted and made a fortune. Old Zheng, my heart aches!"

Zheng Ping murmured: "The imperial court stipulates that soldiers who die in battle will pay [-] guan in one lump sum, so at least [-] guan will be needed, but... even if the house is sold, it will not be enough!"

Chen Qing looked at Hu Yantong, Hu Yantong understood what Chen Qing meant, nodded and said: "I'll go and tell my third uncle to ask him to return the 3000 taels of silver to you, and the investment is fine."

Chen Qing pondered for a moment and said: "No. 1 in riding and archery, the imperial court gave me 500 taels of silver as a reward, plus the rewards I received in the recruit competition, and the reward for exterminating Zhang Kui, the total is about [-] taels of money. This adds up to [-] coins, let’s give some of it first! It’s just that I’m a little worried about how to transport the money over there?”

"It's easy!"

Zheng Ping is from a family of merchants, and he knows what to do. "You can go to the cash drawer. Baoji cash drawer has a branch in Chengdu. We deposit money in the Baoji cash drawer in Lin'an, and then withdraw the money in Chengdu. This is what merchants do."

Chen Qing squeezed Zheng Ping's generous shoulders, "That's good! I'll leave this matter to you. You, Xiao Yi, and Yang Yuanqing, the three of you are responsible for the compensation for the families of the soldiers who died at Jiandao Pass."

Zheng Ping nodded, and he stepped forward to take back the house deed and land deed, "I bought this house, and I persuaded my father to buy it with [-] yuan."

"No, [-] yuan is enough."

Zheng Ping grinned, "He won't be at a disadvantage. In two years' time, he might not even be able to buy this lot for [-] yuan."

Chapter 91 Birthday Banquet

After the martial arts competition for recruits, the martial arts school officially started. The management was very strict. The martial arts students were not allowed to leave the school. They studied the art of war and practiced riding and shooting from morning to night. The martial arts students only had a short break at night.

The hot summer has passed, and the weather is getting colder every day. In the blink of an eye, it is mid-September, and the martial arts school begins to have a ten-day autumn vacation for martial arts students to visit relatives and run errands.

This afternoon, Chen Qing received an invitation.

"Old Chen, who sent this invitation?" Hu Yantong stepped forward and asked curiously.

"Lu Xianggong sent someone to send it. The day after tomorrow is his 60th birthday."

"Lu Xianggong sent you an invitation?"

Hu Yantong's eyes widened. Chen Qing was just a general of the seventh rank. Will the majestic right minister invite a rank-[-] general for his birthday?

"I do not know either!"

Chen Qing casually threw the invitation into the drawer, "Give me a birthday gift! I don't think people need to go."

"Don't do that!"

Hu Yan quickly took out the invitation card, and said with a smile to Chen Qing: "This is a formal invitation card, not a verbal invitation. Every guest is decided by the host after careful consideration. If you don't go, you will offend others. He is a gentleman."

Chen Qing smiled wryly, "I actually have nothing to do with him."

"It is precisely because there is no intersection that it shows that he thinks highly of you. The entire martial arts may only be your invitation card. If you don't go, it will be disrespectful to others."

Chen Qing thought about it, and he really had to go. Lu Yihao helped him in the last military camp incident, and he had to repay the favor.

"Then what birthday gift do you think I should give?"

Hu Yantong laughed and said: "Gifts are very particular. You can give any kind of gift according to your relationship and status. For example, if you give five thousand coins, Lu Xianggong is very happy, but where do you let other people's face go? But give ten You can’t even afford a gift of a few pennies, I suggest buying ten bolts of the best palace satin and giving it to you first, as gifts are usually not accepted on birthdays.”

"Ten horses...the best palace satin."