The next day, after the morning court, Lin Xuan sent the newly compiled Romance of the Sui and Tang Dynasties to Keyun Tower and handed it over to Zhao Min.
After returning home and changing into the clothes he usually wears for practicing, Lin Xuan, escorted by a group of soldiers, went to the polo ground in the southern suburbs.
Chang'an City faces south, and the south gate leads to the official road to Luoyang.
Although the polo field is said to be in the southern suburbs, it is actually in the southwest of Chang'an.
It is now approaching late autumn, the air is crisp and not too hot. Otherwise Lin Xuan would not have agreed to come and play polo.
From a distance, Lin Xuan saw Cheng Chumo and others waiting at the entrance of the polo field with some people.
"drive!"
Lin Xuan gently pinched the horse's belly and sped up.
When the horse came near, Lin Xuan got off the horse and threw the horse rope to Liu Da.
"Zi Chu, you came so late." Cheng Chumo complained.
Lin Xuan curled his lips and said: "The morning is over late, what can I do."
To be honest, he was a little envious of Cheng Chumo and the others. They didn't even have to go to court in the morning, which was very cool.
"I have met the Marquis of Jingyang County." A man of about forty came forward and saluted Lin Xuan with a smile on his face.
Lin Xuan looked at Cheng Chumo with some confusion and asked, "This is it?"
Cheng Chumo introduced: "His name is Li Xing, the manager of this racecourse."
Lin Xuan waved his hand and said, "No need to be polite."
This polo ground belongs to Li Daozong, the prince of Jiangxia County. People who usually come to play are either the children of the lords or the princes and nobles.
Li Xingneng was sent by Li Daozong to take charge of the polo ground, and he must be Li Daozong's confidant.
Yuchi Baolin said: "Let's go in first."
Li Xing said quickly: "Several young gentlemen and marquis, please come here."
The polo field is about 300 meters long and 200 meters wide, covering a very large area.
There are many viewing sheds set up around it for people to watch.
It's just that today the polo ground was reserved silently by Cheng Chu. Apart from their group, there were only internal staff such as Li Xing.
"Li Xing, arrange for your most powerful people to come and fight against us. Also, don't let them let go." Cheng Chumo ordered.
The polo field is a natural place to play with, and the skills are very good.
In order to give the Lord's children who come to play a better experience, they usually don't give their full play.
Cheng Chumo knew the doorway inside very well, so he explained it specially.
"Yes!" Li Xing went down to make arrangements.
Cheng Chumo said to Lin Xuan: "Zi Chu, this is your first time playing polo. After a while, you can just play defense. Just stop the opponent from scoring."
Polo match, four players on one side.
Player 1 is the offensive-oriented player who also needs to defend the opponent's player 4.
Player No. 2 plays a vital role in offense, either running and scoring or passing to No. 1; defensively, he has to deal with the enemy team's No. 3.
Player No. 3 is the tactical leader and must usually be a feared hitter. While feeding the ball to No. 2 and No. 1, he must pay attention to defense.
Player No. 4 is mainly a defensive player and can move around the field at will, but his main task is to try to prevent the opponent from scoring, thereby freeing other teammates to attack.
Although Lin Xuan has never played polo, his horse is very good, and his riding skills are good, so he is very suitable for defense.
It is based on this consideration that Cheng Chumo made such arrangements.
Lin Xuan nodded. Cheng Chumo had already told him the rules. He had never played polo, so he couldn't say which position he liked. It didn't matter which position he played.
Suddenly, there was the sound of horse hooves.
Lin Xuan and the others went out in search of fame and saw four strong men riding horses to the polo field.
Li Xing trotted over and said, "Young masters and marquises, I wonder if these people are satisfied?"
Cheng Chumo looked at it, nodded, and said, "Not bad, let's get started."
The soldiers brought their horses over.
The four of them put on their armor, took polo clubs, and got on their horses.
It's been a while since I've seen Cheng Chumo's horses, and I didn't expect them to have replaced their guns with cannons.
Although their horses are not top-notch horses, they can still be regarded as thousand-mile horses.
"The horse is pretty good, where did it come from?" Lin Xuan asked.
"Hehe, not bad. Didn't you let us go to my father's place to learn? This horse was obtained from my father's place. Not only the three of us have one, but even Xue Rengui has one." Cheng Chumo said proudly.
"Compared to my Lion Cong, it's much worse." Lin Xuan said lightly.
There is nothing surprising about Cheng Yaojin getting some good horses for them.
It’s not surprising that there are a few thousand-mile horses among one hundred thousand horses.
Xue Rengui also got one, and he probably took advantage of Cheng Chumo and the others.
"Forehead!"
I have a saying mmp in my heart that I don’t know whether to say or not.
Is there any horse in the world that can compare to a lion?
There may be, but they haven't seen it yet.
Otherwise, Li Shimin would not be so fond of Lion Cong.
Although their horses are good horses, it still depends on what they are compared with.
The four of them rode horses and walked to the field, facing the four sparring partners from a distance.
Seeing that both sides were ready, Li Xing walked to the middle of the field and threw the ball into the sky with all his strength.
After throwing it, Li Xing hurriedly ran out of the field.
The eight people in the field stared closely at the rising ball. When the ball rose to a certain height, the inertia disappeared and the ball quickly fell down.
"drive!"
When the ball fell halfway, the eight people shouted and rushed out.
Lion Cong led Lin Xuan and took the lead.
Although he was accelerating for a short distance, when Lion Chong rushed in front of the polo, he still threw away the others by two positions.
Lin Xuan raised the polo stick, accurately hit the polo that was about to land, and hit the ball behind him.
This was not difficult for Lin Xuan, who often practiced marksmanship.
After Lin Xuan succeeded in hitting the ball, he did not watch the ball, but rode his horse to intercept the opponent.
Polo is not difficult. You need to control the horse to accelerate, turn sharply, rush, and hit the ball into the goal.
It is also necessary to constantly make judgments and adjustments during exercise. Not only is the physical and psychological requirements for the rider relatively high, but a good horse can also have an advantage in the competition.
The horses of Lin Xuan and others were much better than the opponent's. When Cheng Chumo and others received the ball, Lin Xuan had already rushed in front of the four of them.
Although the four opponents' horses are not as good as Lin Xuan's, they are better because of their rich experience.
Seeing Lin Xuan approaching, the four of them immediately divided into two to block Lin Xuan, while the remaining two were ready to block Cheng Chumo and the others.
At this time, Cheng Chumo and the others had already carried the ball, crossed from the side, and headed towards the opponent's goal.
The other two quickly turned their horses and chased after them.
"Baolin, stop them!" Cheng Chumo shouted, without looking back, he dribbled the ball straight towards the goal.
Yuchi Baolin did not hesitate and rushed towards the two of them on horseback.
As long as the opponent is stopped for a moment, Cheng Chumo will hit the ball into the goal without any obstruction.
The other two were not stupid and quickly dispersed, not giving Yuchi and Baolin a chance to stop them.
One of the two people on Lin Xuan's side also got rid of Lin Xuan's entanglement and prepared to return to defense.
But it was too late, Cheng Chumo had already scored the ball into the goal.
"Boom!" The drum sounded, and the scorer on Lin Xuan's side raised a yellow flag, representing the one point won by Lin Xuan and others.
Next, although the scenes are different, the reception is the same.
Although Lin Xuan and others are not as experienced as them, they have martial arts skills that completely make up for the technical gap.
In addition, their horses are much stronger than the opponent's, and the opponent is no match for them at all.
In the end, when Lin Xuan's side got ten points, the other side didn't get any, which also indicated that Lin Xuan and the others would win this polo match.