The gift of rural shooting has been practiced since ancient times.

If a gentleman has nothing to fight, he will also shoot, and he will rise and drink, and his contention will also be a gentleman.

Liangzhou is full of ancient style, and Xie Ai has also participated in the village shooting ceremony, but it is the first time to see it held at night.

Located behind the left of the Xinshi Pavilion, there is a very large area. When Xie Ai arrived, the door was already crowded. The blazing torch illuminates this area like daylight. Most of the people gathered here are young people, their faces are full of excitement and joy, and they are eager to try, which shows that there is no shortage of skilled archers.

The gate of the garden could not help but enter and exit, and only two uniforms were separated in front of the door, one of them was slightly younger, Xie Ai had seen it at the small banquet in the Governor's Mansion before, and it was Wen Fangzhi, the son of Wen Qiao, the former Shangshu of Jiangdong. Originally, Xie Ai still felt that the night salute was not in line with the ancient system, and it was probably just a group of young people playing ancient games, but seeing that a person with Wen Fangzhi's status actually served as an access control here, he couldn't help but pay attention to it in his heart.

As for the other young man in military uniform, he looked more eye-catching than Wen Fangzhi, dressed in a gold-patterned helmet, with a scarlet neck tie, a crown of high feathers on his head, a slightly open nose, eye-catching nostrils, and a pestle in front of the door, which was quite eye-catching. Xie Ai stood in the crowd and heard everyone talking about it, only to realize that this young man actually had the same surname as himself, named Xie Wan, and he was a disciple of the Xie family of Chen County.

After learning this, Xie Ai was quite surprised in his heart. Earlier, he had also met a son of the Xie clan of Chenjun, who was Xie Shang Xie Renzu, who served as the governor of Huainan Prefecture and the Taishou of Chenjun. Although they had only met at the banquet and had not even spoken positively, Xie Renzu and his own people left a deep impression on Xie Ai.

His demeanor is handsome, which is really the only one Xie Ai has seen in his life, and it is embarrassing to look at it. Even Sonin and others, who were in the same company, have always been accustomed to talking about people, but after the dismissal, they were full of praise for Xie Shangqi, and they were even secretly promised to be the first in the Huainan group. This Xie Wan is actually the younger brother of Xie Renzu and other figures, I have to say that it is really surprising.

But then again, Xie Ai lingered in the Xinshi Pavilion for a few hours, and he also heard others gossiping about Zang Huainan and other figures. A person like Xie Renzu, who has a high standard and is difficult to achieve, seems to be slightly inferior to the concubine Shen Dudu in the words of the contemporaries.

This surprised Xie Ai, he also knew that Huainan Shen was the governor of the capital and ascended to a high position as a young man, and people would inevitably be more blue-eyed if they talked about it, but in private occasions, there were not so many utilitarian considerations when talking about it. Xie Renzu's demeanor, Xie Ai has seen it with his own eyes, and even these characters are slightly inferior to Shen Dudu in the current theory, which inevitably makes Xie Ai more curious, eager to see what kind of character Shen Dudu is, and can actually make the people of the time favored!

Of course, this urgency is also mixed with a little self-interest. You must know that the biggest reason why Xie Ai was able to come east with the envoy this time was that the Governor of Shen Du sent a letter to the Liangzhou Pastoral Mansion, praised him a lot, and said that he wanted to see him. This incident even caused a lot of waves in the pastoral mansion, and even Zhang Jun, the Duke of Xiping, ordered to summon Xie Ai, wanting to see what kind of relics he had already made in Zhongzhou and he didn't hear about it.

In the process of finding Xie Ai, it took a lot of twists and turns. After all, Xie Aiqi is just an ordinary Confucian scholar, and he has no world to boast of, and he has no talent to show his talents. So when he received the warrant summoned by the shepherd's house, he was also surprised in his heart, and after he understood the reason, he was also puzzled, and even couldn't cry or laugh, not knowing whether it was a blessing or a curse.

Xie Ai himself was sure that he had never had any contact with the people in Zhongzhou, and he really didn't know how the Shen Dudu knew his name. But if he falls into the eyes of others, he will inevitably feel that he is unwilling to be lonely, obscure himself, but he has hit the idea to a distant state, and he is a sinister and deceitful person.

You must know that although the name of Xiping Gong is Jin Chen, but Jin Zuoke is far away from each other, it is difficult to take care of each other, and the trend of self-reliance has become a public matter. In a situation like Xie Ai, there is no reputation in the country, but the name of the ruler of a distant state is directly reported to the monarch, which is too reverie. Fortunately, Xiping Gong is not a lord of narrow-mindedness and suspicion, otherwise Xie Ai should not say that he will go to Zhongzhou, but he is afraid that his life will be in danger.

But even so, along the way, Xie Ai was cautious and did not dare to relax a little. And Sonin and the others who are traveling with him also have a lot of scrutiny and temptation for him, if he shows anything wrong, it is conceivable that there will never be a good end. Although Liangzhou is dominated by the Zhang family, it is governed by the big clans, if these big clans are suspicious of him, then Xie Ai can be said to have no future in this life!

Far away......

As the crowd moved forward, Xie Ai soon walked to the gate of the garden, and then saw a high sign standing outside the gate: The play of village shooting, all the generals of the army, the people who died in the country, and the people who lost their lives were not allowed to enter.

This notice is also an ancient ritual system, the village shooting is not only a contest of skills, but also about the morality of the etiquette system, the generals of the defeated army, the ministers of the country and the people who have turned their backs on their ancestors are all immoral people, and they are not eligible to participate.

However, if today's turmoil is unstable, Wang Yeke is sent outside, and many people have left their hometowns, so this kind of regulation has gradually become a formality, and no one is entangled anymore. Just like Xie Ai participated in several Spring and Autumn Township Shoots in Liangzhou earlier, he didn't even set such a rule.

However, next to the door in front of Xie Ai's eyes, there were still dozens of people who stopped here, crying behind the wall, they were all dressed in white, naturally they were not the generals of the army or the people who died in the country, so they were the people who had lost their lives. Previously, Xie Ai also heard people discuss the issue of negligence or not in the debate hall, this standard is quite broad, and there are many arguments, there is a relatively strict standard, three years without sacrifice, that is, failure.

Xie Ai admires the style of study of Xinshiguan the most, in addition to being all-encompassing and having many opinions, he dares to say anything. A point like this is definitely to offend the vast majority of the crown and belt. You must know that the sacrifice itself is a grand concept, not only limited to ancestor worship, but also includes the gods of heaven and earth, and the ancestors. In today's world, if you stay in the family business, you will lose the sacrifice of the first king's legal system, and if you follow the king's line, you will lose the sacrifice of your ancestors, and people are not exempt.

It is strange that the Xinshikan dares to discuss such a sharp topic. But if it stops there, it is only cynical perverseness, amazed or not, but not worth paying attention to. What is even more rare is that after being cut off from the public, you can return to human affection, and if you have no sacrifice for three years, you will lose your worship, and if you are ashamed, you will not die. In this way, it is a complete argument, which is no longer just a lonely and angry statement, but self-reflection, daring to face the evils of the times, and daring to introspect and self-discipline.

Such a heroic style of study opened a new door for Xie Ai with a little contact, and it was also one of the reasons why he was eager to borrow the "Xinshi Pavilion Chronicles". It is true that many of the arguments of Xinshiguan are quite ancient, but many novelties and even points to the bleak reality are unheard of by Xie Ai, and even have a sense of shaking his heart. In his opinion, this is the spiritual atmosphere that is truly worthy of praise and praise, if you just bury your head in the past, even if you are poor for three generations, the income is mostly rotten and old, which is contrary to the true meaning of learning.

Within the enclosure is a vast square. After walking around the square for a while, Xie Ai realized that tonight was indeed not a township shooting, but an early selection. As for the real township shooting salute, it will be a few days later on the first day of March, when there will not only be a grand township shooting salute, but also a purification, a wilderness tour and a song outing, and even a military exercise of the Huainan armies and other celebration programs. At that time, the governor of Huainan Shen will also return to the town to personally preside over the celebration.

The Huainan Shangsi Day Celebration has been held twice, and now it has become one of the most famous celebrations in Huainan. At that time, the surrounding counties and townships and even Jiangdong's famous celebrities will go to the venue to participate in the celebration. In addition to the celebration of the city and the people, the Huainan army will also have big moves before and after this time.

For example, before the Shangsi Day of the year before last, Huainan Jingcai flew to Nanyang, and killed several rebel kingdoms in Nanyang among the ten thousand army, and when the head returned to the town, the blood on the neck of the head of the traitor kingdom was still dripping! As for the year before last, it was Shen Du who led the Shengwu army in the town to Xuchang to praise the martial arts, at that time, there were slave generals Tao Leopard, Chen Guang and other troops around Xuchang, each with thousands of people, but they only dared to wait and see, and did not dare to go beyond the forbidden step!

And on this year's Shangsi Day, people are also talking about it, speculating about what amazing actions the Huainan Army will have. Many people with lofty ambitions are also vying to participate in the village shooting ceremony, if they can stand out, they are very likely to follow Shen Dudu to participate in the miraculous feats and praise the Central Plains! Therefore, the selection of this township archery salute began many days in advance.

Hearing the excited voices of the people around him, Xie Ai also had a feeling of swaying in his heart, his husband hit Hu in the north, and invited famous men and horses, similar to Huainan's impassioned folk customs, which he only saw in his life, and he unconsciously wanted to join it.