In the spring and March of the fourth year of the Apocalypse, when the ice melted and the water warmed up, the trees on the banks of Jinming Pond, Bianhe River, and many ponds and rivers sprouted green. Geese and other birds also spread their wings and flew from the south, quacking above people's heads.
Full of vitality and vitality.
In the north of Kaifeng City, less than five miles from Xinzizao Gate, there is a group of tall, low, oval, square and other buildings of different sizes. Most of them are huge open-air places, and a few are smaller indoor pavilions.
Place.
This was built after the first year of Tianqi and is an area dedicated to sports and competitions such as Cuju, polo, sumo wrestling, horse racing, and foot racing.
In the center of this area, there is a huge open-air building, which looks like an egg shell upside down on the ground, with one third of the top cut off.
This hall is called Lianpian Hall, which is the main venue for polo matches. In the middle is a rectangular playing field surrounded by an oval ring, and around it is a slope-shaped staircase auditorium.
Today, in addition to the soldiers standing guard outside the auditorium, there are four to five hundred people sitting sparsely inside. All of them are women. Judging from the cheers they put out, it turns out that they are women's self-improvement, which has been in the limelight recently and has received mixed reviews.
meeting.
In the middle of the east side of the auditorium, where the best position is, there is a row of private rooms filled with dignitaries, watching the intense competition on the field.
The game was very strange. All the people competing on the field were women.
Like the men, they wore red and green narrow-sleeved robes, black boots, turbans on their heads, and crescent-shaped staffs in their hands. They rode galloping horses and were divided into two teams.
Each team of ten people competes on a field that is 286 meters long and 186 meters wide.
I saw them looking heroic, galloping on horseback, waving sticks in their hands, chasing polo balls made of cowhide and stuffed with wool, as big as a fist.
The horse's hooves fly, the sound is like muffled thunder. The horse is like lightning, and the people are like dragons. You come and I go, it is so exciting that the people in the VIP room burst into cheers from time to time.
Below the VIP room, two people were paying close attention to the event, giving real-time commentary on the event in front of two large tin speakers.
These two people are experienced storytellers, and their talk has long been practiced in teahouses and restaurants. They are also avid polo and Cuju fans, and they know all the rules and tactics of the game.
After their exaggeration, the event became more intense and exciting. Especially the King of Korea, Zhao Bai, who was sitting in the VIP room in the middle, was mesmerized by what he heard.
It's just that His Royal Highness, King Han, only focused on 40% of the event that he was paying close attention to on the surface, and the other 60% was all on Zhao Si sitting in the middle.
Zhao Bai's heart now is filled with pride and joy.
I am proud that I am very knowledgeable. In the battle to seize the crown prince in the second year of Yuanfu, I recognized the situation early and stood on the side of the winner. Now I have a prince, a double salary, and 600 households in the city. Last year, I became the great Zong Zheng-Zhao
The patriarch of the family clan. Even though he was unruly and arrogant, Zhang Dun, who was ranked first among the officials, was extremely respectful when he saw him.
This honor is enough for a blind man.
Fortunately, what I had no choice but to do has now become an extremely wise decision.
When the brothers were fighting for the heirloom, the twelfth brother was secretly instigated and instigated by himself, and he roped in his compatriot brother, the fourteenth brother, to fight for destiny. In the end, one died in the Fangzhou exile and the other died in the Kaifeng city circle.
Forbidden place.
The former noble prince has become nothing but dirt.
In addition, Empress Xiang of the Qingshou Palace and Empress Liu of the Chongen Palace "died" of illness one after another. The bloody facts made Zhao Bai understand. In the past, everyone thought that the reckless and naive Thirteenth Brother was the real Tiger Wolf. Anyone who could stand in his way
Anyone in front of him, whether they are brothers, aunts or sisters-in-law, will be ruthlessly eradicated.
To be honest, Zhao Bai was frightened at the time, fearing that Brother Thirteen would wipe out his "innocent" self with a swipe of his tail. So he kept his tail between his legs and became a peaceful and wealthy prince.
It's just that Zhao Bai can't figure it out. In order to hide his strength, why didn't Brother Thirteen pretend to be a docile sheep, a diligent cow, a stupid pig, but instead pretended to be a stupid and stupid bear?
Later I realized that the world would not be able to accept the sudden transformation of cows, sheep and pigs into man-eating tigers and wolves. Bears may seem stupid and stupid, but they are brutal and ferocious beasts. Once they reveal their fangs and claws, others will only think that they are revealing their true nature.
There are no benevolent people in the Tian family. Brother Thirteen has implemented this rule very honestly. Well, he is not bad either. After all, as long as he is a member of the Tian family, how can he give up his ambition easily...
"Okay!" The cheers suddenly sounded, interrupting Zhao Ji's thoughts. He heard the voices of the official family and the eleventh brother Zhao Ji, as well as the voices of the queen's concubine in the big box on the left and the king of Wu's family in the big box on the right.
Then the commentator replayed the highlights just now.
The leader of the red team, Zhaorong Wuyahanqina, first cooperated with the team members to avoid the joint defense of the green team leader Cui and team members Yang, Zhu and Cao. Then she used her superb riding skills to hide under the saddle.
He dodged the interference from the flanks of the green team's main player Wei Shi and player Jiang Shi. After gaining space to display, he made a beautiful volley and scored the polo into the green team's goal.
The whole process was coordinated and smooth, fully demonstrating the strength of the red team.
The leader of the red team is Zhaorong Wuyahanqina, who grew up on the grasslands of Mobei. In addition to being members of the Women's Self-Strengthening Association, the team members are also members of the Western Army and the Suzaku Army. They followed their father and brother, riding and shooting since childhood.
skilled.
With such a foundation, even though it took a long time to form, the strength it showed was faintly superior to the green team formed by Prince Wu's Mansion for two or three years.
"Ms. Zhaorong Wuya's riding skills are so exquisite!" Zhao Ji from the right said full of praise.
At this time, he was completely a prince who loved polo, Cuju and other sports. He lived up to his titles as the General Director of the Polo Guild of the Song Dynasty, the General Director of the Cuju Guild, and the General Secretary of the Sumo Guild.
In the past two or three years, polo, Cuju, sumo wrestling and other sports competitions in the Song Dynasty have flourished and become more prosperous under his vigorous promotion.
"The Romance of Fairy Wood"
It is reported that officials are preparing to form the Song Dynasty Sports and Competition Federation to include polo, Cuju, sumo wrestling, archery, running, and water sports.
(swimming), dragon boat and other guilds are all under his name and managed uniformly.
The highly anticipated General Secretary of the Federation is none other than His Highness King Wu.
Zhao Ji was very proud of this.
Zhao Ji felt that he was indeed no match for Brother Thirteen when it came to managing the military and conquering the country. However, he was still very confident in this aspect.
In the first year of Tianqi, his Prince Wu's Mansion established men's polo, Cuju, sumo wrestling, archery, water racing, and dragon boat teams, which won the championship repeatedly. Soon after, many sports teams were established under Zhao Ji's initiative.
The athletic guild standardizes the regulations of various athletics, contributes money and effort, and organizes various events.
It was also with his suggestions and efforts that the officials and ministers allocated money and food to build these competition venues in the north of Kaifeng City, and held various national competitions in the name of the imperial court.
In the third year of the Apocalypse, when the officials were busy conquering the summer, His Highness King Wu revealed the treasure hidden in the palace, which shocked the city of Kaifeng - the women's polo team.
This women's polo team, which was composed of concubines and maids from Prince Wu's palace and had been quietly training for three years, shocked everyone when they started. They actually defeated several men's polo teams in a "friendly match" and became famous.
Zhao Ji looked at the changing situation on the field and said flatteringly: "Guan Jia, the polo team that I have worked hard to train for three years is vulnerable to the polo team that you have formed for three months. I am convinced that I have lost."
ah."
Zhao Si laughed: "Brother Eleven is joking. This polo team has nothing to do with me. It was the imperial concubine and Zhao Rong who led the women to strive for self-improvement. But Brother Eleven, you did suffer a loss. You see.
Come on, the female team members in your house are pretty good at riding. It can be seen that they have put in a lot of hard work. But how can three years of hard training be worth ten or twenty years of skills?"
Zhao Ji smiled calmly and said, "In the official family, this minister thinks very highly of himself and underestimates the heroes of the world."
For a while, the three brothers were enjoying themselves in the private room. But when Zhao seemed to be looking at the field intently, Zhao Ji couldn't help but quietly glanced at the ninth brother Zhao Ji on the left.
Zhao Ji seemed to sense something, and suddenly turned his head, looking at Zhao Ji with a pair of gray eyes. Cold and lifeless, these were the eyes of a blind man, but Zhao Ji seemed to see more things.
Brother Jiu, you have always been blind but not blind. This chapter has been completed!
