Updated: 2012-11-08

The competition venue was chosen at the Nanyuan Schoolyard of Xingqing Palace. Because His Majesty the Emperor was greedy for the spring water of Furong Garden, he built a Jiacheng connecting the north and south (Note 1). As soon as he left Chunming Gate, he could reach Furong Garden in less than half an hour. Therefore, once His Majesty the Emperor had a fun visit, he only needed a light car to travel in a private outfit, and there was no need to make a fuss that the whole city knew that the imperial carriage had arrived.

The Nanyuan schoolyard was built on a gentle slope close to Chunming Gate. His Majesty the Emperor attached great importance to martial arts. Although the Tang Dynasty had been peaceful for a long time, he still inspected the Yulin Army from time to time. The schoolyard was square, with a bluestone exterior wall of twenty feet high (Note 2) along the three sides of the schoolyard. A vast and towering foundation was built on it, and a three-story wooden pavilion was built. The "Mingxuan Hall" written by His Majesty the Emperor had long been engraved with gilded characters under the pyrowood plaque, hanging high in the middle of the hall, declaring to the subjects of the world that His Majesty the Emperor of the Tang Dynasty was the temperament of the emperor to rule the ten thousand squares.

It was almost time to come (Note 3), and colorful flags floated on the three exterior walls, decorating the schoolyard with gorgeous beauty. Two embroidered yellow dragon patterned flags were fixed on both sides of the Mingxuan Hall, making a sound of rushing sounds, promoting the supreme majesty of the royal family. His Majesty Li Longji, the Emperor of the Tang Dynasty, was sitting upright in the middle of the Mingtang, looking down at the people below the stage. Although he was nearly 70 years old and his temples were gray, he never accepted his old age.

.Yes, what else can make this peerless and majestic emperor lower his head in this world? He pacified Wei and killed Taiping to create the prosperous Kaiyuan era, spreading the reputation of the Tang Dynasty to all the worlds and causing all countries to come to pay tribute. All of this was because of Li Sanlang. Li Longji half-squinted his eyes, overlooking the vast crowd and his country. He stubbornly straightened his waist, which was already slightly hunched, and a touch of imperceptible appeared on the corner of his mouth.

Sneer. The emperor's right hand sat on the side of his right hand. The weather was quite hot today, so the imperial concubine took off her complicated dress and wore only a goose yellow plain gauze skirt. Her shoulders were half exposed, exposing her skin as smooth as a cream in the warm air. She was in a good mood today, leaning on the bed half lazy, holding a grain of Gaochang grape, and smiling at her own Sanlang from time to time.

On the side of his left hand, Prince Li Heng sat upright and lowered his head respectfully and obediently. These grand and majestic banquets were like torment for the crown prince of the Tang Dynasty. Li Heng always felt that his father was monitoring his every move. Li Heng did not dare to take it lightly at all during the banquet. Often when he returned to the Eastern Palace, the back of his robes were already wet. Li Longji was obviously dissatisfied with the prince's restraint, and snorted and ignored this cowardly son.

The players on both sides had entered the court and lined up to dismount and salute to Mingtang. Seeing this, the ritual officer bowed to the north and asked for the emperor's opinions. Li Longji was obviously not in a hurry to wait, and waved his hand impatiently to signal the game to start immediately.

The musicians standing on both sides beat drums and gongs one after another. Amid the rumbling drums, the polo competition was about to begin.

Li Kuo tightened his clothes and turned over the horse with everyone. The boy took out the black ink stick left by his grandfather and stared for a long time. This stick is too old and is said to have been used by his grandfather in the Kaiyuan period. It seemed that the boy could see the heroic posture of his grandfather waving his stick and his cheerful and pure laughter... At this moment, the ink paint on the carved stick had already withered and fell off, and he was talking about vicissitudes and helplessness in the mottled spots. But Li Kuo couldn't bear to throw him away. This stick was used by his grandfather, and he was with me all the time!

After the three-way drum, the competition officially began. The heroic and handsome horses were sniffing at both ends of the Nanyuan school grounds, making the school grounds smell strong.

With a sound of a gong, the eunuch standing beside him handed the wooden stick to His Majesty the Emperor of the Tang Dynasty. Li Longji got up and walked to the side of the palace and threw the stick down.

As a border general, Li Kuo deservedly took on the task of robbing Ju. Li Kuo tightly clamped his legs, waved his staff, and rushed over to the falling Yu Ju. The moment the imperial staff fell, Li Kuo leaned forward and waved Ju and greeted him.

At the same time, a Hexi Korean soldier arrived tightly on a yellow horse. Just as Li Kuo was about to capture the Imperial Ju, the tooth soldier knocked off the horse's belly. The yellow horse was frightened and neighed and jumped up angrily. He stretched forward and waved his body and pulled away Li Kuo's black staff. Li Kuo did not expect that the other party would use such a scoundrel behavior and shouted: "Who is it? Why is it so unruly?"

The Hexi Korean soldiers laughed at the sky, waved the golden imperial stick he had taken and said, "Your grandpa, I am Zhang Shouyu, the deputy lieutenant of Zhenwei of Hexi (Note 4). The baby, you were killed by the Turks more than a dozen times on the battlefield when you were just talking. I advise you to go home and drink milk, and don't be embarrassed here." Zhang Shouyu looked down on the rich young master in Chang'an City the most in his life. In his opinion, these people were just some wastes who were ate and waited for death by his ancestors. Just now, Li Kuo actually told him the rules, and in his heart he naturally classified Li Kuo as such people.

After all, Li Kuo's heart and nature were so excited that his cheeks flushed and shouted loudly: "Don't be proud, it's still unknown who will win!"

Chen Runzhi urged him to step forward, pulled Li Kuo's sleeve and signaled the boy not to act irritably, which made him mess up. Li Kuo took a deep breath and his mind gradually became clear. He must not be angry with his opponent, he must prove his strength with his actions!

The Hexi Korean soldiers cooperated very well. After obtaining the ball, Zhang Shouyu organized the attack. Zhang Shouyu raised the speed of the light hitting the horse's belly to the extreme. He moved the center of gravity forward and almost galloped along the sideline. Zhang Yanji and Dai Jinjie, who were waiting on the side, went up to the front and back to break the ball. Unexpectedly, Zhang Shouyu fell to the left side of the horse, and slightly explored under the yellow horse's belly. Ju Shuyu gently waved his stick and passed the ball beautifully to another Hexi Korean soldiers who were responding on the right. Before Zhang Yanji and Dai Jinjie understood what was going on, Zhang Shouyu had magically returned to the horse's back. Hiding in a stirrup, he welcomed the cheers. Zhang Shouyu looked back and glanced at Li Kuo with disdain.

"Don't follow the ball, keep a close eye on your own people!" Chen Runzhi gasped and held a screech stick and shouted loudly for dispatch.

The two of them woke up as if they were dreaming and hurriedly made up their positions to return to defense. Unfortunately, it was too late, and the defense line of the Imperial College team had been completely pulled open. When Chen Runzhi ran to the backcourt and swung his swing to block it, the tooth soldier had already knocked the ball back to the robe behind him. Following the man's round arms and hit hard, the twig ball went straight into the goal without any suspense. The whole tactic was simple and effective, and it penetrated the Imperial College team's door with just three shots, which was really wonderful.

Ge Shuhan, who was watching upstairs, was overjoyed and cheerfully cheered. Li Longji frowned slightly. Although both teams are his people, from the bottom of his heart he would rather see the Imperial Team win. This team represents the Guanlong family and the Chang'an powers. If he was defeated by the Hexi Korean soldiers, his face would naturally be lost. As if he could see what his Sanlang was thinking, the imperial concubine Yang Yuhuan, who was watching on the side, opened her red lips and smiled: "

The border general of the Imperial College was Li Kuo, the minister whom His Majesty specially appointed the day before yesterday?" Li Longji felt depressed, and said "Yeah" in his voice and stopped talking. Yang Guifei did not think it was annoyed, and she covered her mouth and chuckled, "Do you want to come and bet with me? I guess it will be the Imperial College team that will win in the end, and the Li family's young man will definitely avenge his previous shame." Li Longji was intrigued and asked in confusion: "Where is my beloved concubine saying this?

In the battle of Fang Qian, both sides showed their strength immediately. If nothing unexpected happens..." Before Li Longji finished speaking, Concubine Yang lightly pointed in front of Li Longji's lips and said, "Your Majesty dares to gamble?" Concubine Yang was completely aroused by Concubine Yang, and smiled cheerfully, "If you bet, bet. Could it be that I am still afraid of my beloved concubine?" Concubine Yang smiled and said, "If Sanlang loses, he will write a poem, and treat it as a gift to me."

"What if the beloved concubine loses?"

"Hate, it's not all yours." Concubine Yang's cheeks rose, and her shy look was revealed.

On the court, the members of the Imperial College team felt a deep sense of shame. They clearly felt that the eyes of Qiu Babingpi were full of disdain and contempt, as if they were just a group of waste who were useless to eat and die.

Zhang Yanji urged the horse to Li Kuo and whispered: "Brother Kuoer, keep calm. Just use the tactics we practiced before. I don't believe that these soldiers can break such a profound formation!"

Li Kuo nodded lightly and knocked the horse's belly. The breeze seemed to feel the unhappiness of the owner. After a long neighing, it flew out four hooves, and instantly left the Hexi Korean soldiers who came to encircle and suppress it. The horse's hooves hit the loess school field, raising dust and rolling, making a deafening sound. It reminds people of the postman who rushed to report military situations at 800 miles, the whistle detective who returned with the enemy's situation and fulfilled his mission, and the gentle and gentle smile of the peerless beauty brought by a cavalier...

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Note 1: Jiacheng: After Emperor Xuanzong of Tang ascended the throne, he changed the Xingqingfang where he originally lived to Xingqing Palace. In order to facilitate courtship and outing, he built a wall on the east city wall and formed a sandwich with the original east wall, which was specially used by the emperor, that is, Jiacheng.

Note 2: In the Tang Dynasty, one foot was 30.7cm today, and 20 feet was about 6 meters.

Stay 3: Weishi: Sunrise, also known as Sunrise, Sunrise, etc.: The sun is westward and the daily decline. (Beijing time 13:00 to 15:00).

Note 4: Zhang Shouyu: A famous general under Geshuhan's tent. Deputy Chief Zhenwei: From the sixth rank.

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