A powerful minister of the Song Dynasty

Chapter 74 Half an Hour (The title has been changed, please be informed)

Even though stir-fried dishes were available in the Northern Song Dynasty, not everyone could afford them.

As for Song Renzong, he was a simple man. Now the government was controlled by Empress Dowager Liu. Even if he wanted to eat and drink lavishly, Empress Dowager Liu would not agree.

How can the emperor indulge in the desire of the tongue?
Even when it comes to marrying a queen, Song Renzong couldn't marry someone who was too pretty.

After all, a pretty girl has to be left to her ex-husband's brother's son!

No one responded to Zhang Kang's words. No one present knew what the emperor's son ate every day.

Even Zhang Kang only had dinner with the previous emperor once.

Song Xuan was also busy eating.

It’s not for nothing that I say that little brat is going to starve me to death.

Especially with the addition of the powerful Zhang Kang, the chopsticks never stopped moving.

On the contrary, Bao Zheng ate the least.

Although Bao Zheng was able to adjust his mentality in time, he was not able to adjust his emotions immediately.

After finishing the meal, he went to wash the dishes obediently.

Song Xuan was fanning himself. It was hot enough just to eat at noon.

After resting for a long time, Song Xuan took out his bow and arrow, aimed at the target in the distance and shot it to keep his hand feeling.

Zhang Kang was petting the puppy while watching Song Xuan shooting arrows.

I have to say, the visual enjoyment of shooting arrows one after another into the target is quite addictive.

Especially the continuous arrow performance by Song Xuan just now made Zhang Kang cheer loudly.

"If Twelve Lang were to guard the barrier, shooting the enemy with his bow, how long could he hold out?"

After hearing Zhang Kang's question, Song Xuan stopped:

"I haven't tried it. Continuous archery will always make your arms sore. I can do it for half an hour."

Archers have been popular since ancient times, especially since archers are a technical profession.

Archers in the Han Dynasty generally carried fifty arrows, while archers in the Western Xia generally carried twenty to sixty arrows.

But in the Song Dynasty, the treatment of archers was only better on the surface, but they were not without ways to counterattack their superiors.

For example, the archers of the Zhong family army gave up because their superiors did not give them enough money for the expedition, and they were ambushed, which led to Zhong Park's death in battle.

This fine tradition of providing travel expenses has of course been passed down from the Tang Dynasty to the Five Dynasties.

"Half an hour, and every shot hits the target?"

Zhang Kang stood up and looked at Song Xuan in disbelief.

"I don't know how to describe this kind of thing where you never miss a shot. It's probably just a talent, like Zhang Fangping's photographic memory. It's innate."

The corners of Zhang Kang's mouth twitched a little. Okay, okay, I really can't have a conversation with you child prodigies!

Is it amazing to have talent?
"Actually, I also know a thing or two about killing enemies." Song Xuan put away his longbow and pointed at the target.
"I don't always aim for the face. Sometimes a person's skull is too hard to die instantly."

"It's better to shoot them in the armpits. It's deadly enough, and most people don't protect that part, which will affect their combat ability."

Zhang Kang didn't understand why Song Xuan was so tricky at that angle, after all, he didn't wear armor.

However, his first official position after passing the imperial examination was as a judge in Guang'an Army in Sichuan, where he saw soldiers wearing armor.

According to Song Xuan's superb archery skills, only heavy armored infantry can restrain him.

They protected their faces, leaving only their hands bare to hold weapons.

But unfortunately, soldiers wearing 60 kilograms of heavy armor are rarely seen in the army.

"What about after you ejaculate for half an hour?"

"My arms were sore, so I stopped shooting."

After Song Xuan hung up his bow, he went over to pull the arrow from the target. Zhang Kang's mouth twitched again when he heard Song Xuan's brief answer.

What he had just imagined was that Song Xuan's palm would burst and bleed profusely.

But things were not as he thought.

Zhang Kang felt that the Song Dynasty was not without ways to suppress sharpshooters like Song Xuan, such as the Eight Ox Crossbow in the army.

With one arrow, Xiao Talina, the chief general of the Liao army, was killed at the foot of Chanyuan City.

But it would take at least fifty people to operate it, and they might not even be able to aim.

As for the shot that hit Xiao Talina, it was because the soldier guarding the crossbow was frightened and fired hastily. Xiao Talina's body caught the two-meter-long arrow and died instantly.

"Report."

Chief Constable Ding Zhe hurriedly trotted over and immediately bowed:

"Reporting to the Magistrate, Zhang You of Guo Village has reported that fellow villager Guo Yan has illegally slaughtered a working ox."

Zhang Kang immediately hummed excitedly, turned around and was about to leave, but suddenly stopped:

"Shi Er Lang, if you don't mind coming with me to help me digest my food, help me decide whether what this person said is true."

Song Xuan didn't expect that things would develop so quickly. Not long after the news was released, someone couldn't wait to come forward to complain.

This is too positive!
"Alright."

After Song Xuan finished speaking, he took the clothes and put them on.

Ding Zhe was naturally extremely cautious. He thought Song Xuan would give him a hard time, but in the end he gave him gold.

Now even Zhang Tui Guan has asked him for help, so he is bound to cling to this big and thick leg.

Zhang Fangping naturally followed.

Bao Zheng, who was equally confused, was also dragged away, saying that he needed to change his mind.

You won't get better grades if you keep studying; instead, it will make you bored with studying.

Bao Zheng was unable to refute Zhang Fangping's twisted logic, but he had never really made a judgment on the case.

Zhang Kanglian entered the second hall and sat directly on it, listening to Zhang You's story below, and also received five pounds of fresh beef.

He waved his hand and said, "Come here, quickly call Guo Yan, who slaughtered the ox without permission, and the village head."

Then he asked Ding Zhe to come over and explain things in detail, and then he closed his eyes and rested.

Zhang You had a happy look on his face, he really made a profit this time.

Not only will his great revenge be achieved, but he will also receive a reward of fifty strings of cash.

Fifty strings of cash!
It's been quite cool for a while.

Zhang Fangping and Bao Zheng were sitting in the back of the hall listening to Song Xuan telling them about the case.

Bao Zheng hissed. He didn't expect Song Xuan to come up with such an idea.

"What if he's just after the money and isn't the real murderer?"

Facing Bao Zheng's question, Song Xuan sat on the chair:
"I just gave him some clues to the case. This guy is the most likely to be the murderer, especially since everyone in the village knows his cow is old and could have been reported for slaughter. But he chose to report it!"

Zhang Fangping also nodded in agreement: "Let's see if the ox tongue is found in his house first. Only if we find evidence can we talk. I'm afraid he won't be willing to throw away such a large piece of meat."

Bao Zheng naturally did not want to wrongly accuse a good person, nor did he want to let the bad person go:

"If he eats them all and there's no evidence, it'll be difficult to handle."

Song Xuan knew that Bao Zheng had a way of solving cases, so he answered along his lines:

"You have a point. If he can eat two kilograms of beef in a day, he'd be considered amazing."

"But I can't think of any new ideas for now. I can only wait until the farmer is brought here, and then I have to put on a show to trick the informant and get a confession."

(End of this chapter)