The Legend of Shushan Xuanjian

Chapter 118
Learn how to use horses when you are free.In the army, there are tricks and talents, and the galloping Junyi will come with me.

The guards lead each other towards each other, and the wind calls and the moon spins friends to leave first.Bow down and strike back and strike again,

It is difficult for the ancients to shoot left and right.Qi Guan walks through the short gate with a hundred steps, who would envy you to break through it.

The stars flow from the moon below the midfield.People do not make appointments, but one heart.If the horse does not whip, the hoof will get sick.

——Excerpt from Zhang Jianfeng (Tang Dynasty) of "Song of Rewarding Korean School Books for Playing Balls"

……

Next, Yang Yichan chose a bright polo brocade jacket for herself and Bai Fu, a brocade robe with a round neck, narrow sleeves, wide body, slits on both sides, and the length of the robe reaches the calf.Coupled with a special toe, belt, and suede Liuhe boots, the whole body looks clean and neat, and it looks even more white, handsome, stalwart, glamorous and sassy.

The shopkeeper kept praising him, what a pair of heroes in the rivers and lakes.

Yichan was about to pay the bill when the shopkeeper said, "My lord, there is a polo field in the backyard of our shop, do you want to play with it?"

Yang Yichan and Bai Fu glanced at each other, secretly surprised at how big this shop occupies.The two followed the shopkeeper to the backyard and boarded a pavilion.There is an openable and closable arch at the bottom of the pavilion, from which the staff lead the horses of Bai Fu and Yang Yichan into the field.

Standing on the pavilion, Bai Yang and the others saw that the court area here was about half the size of a regular court.

In the distance of the field is the polo gate, which is different from the painted and carved painted gates of the Anxi Army today. The goal here is a small hole one foot square in the lower part of the wooden wall. net sac.

Yang Yichan got on the horse and was eager to try.

The shopkeeper went to Bai Yang's two horses and tested them a few times.He laughed and said, "The two horses are good horses, especially the young man's horse is very handsome. But the two horses have not been trained and are not suitable for hunting."

Yang Yichan was curious, and asked, "How did you see it?"

The shopkeeper said: "A good horse racer does not depend on its size, but on its agility. For those who hit the ball, they turn around every time, and they can move comfortably. Simply put, horse racing does not have to travel thousands of miles a day. To walk eight hundred at night, you must be flexible and good at turning around. Second, a trained racehorse must be able to understand the rider's instructions, for example, touch the right ear, and the horse will turn right; the spur kicks the left horse's belly, The horse turns to the right; the legs clamp the horse's belly, and the horse accelerates. Hit the horse's buttocks with a stick, and sprint at full speed..."

The shopkeeper talked about the art of horse riding, and Bai Yang and the two were dumbfounded.

Bai Fu asked, "Then how long does it take to train a racehorse?"

The shopkeeper said: "General equestrian movements take about a year. Like the 'Lingbo Weibu' magic skill displayed by the horse under the crotch of General Xi Yuanqing of the Anxi Army today, even the best horses need more than three years."

Yang Yichan was shocked: "Three years? I can't wait for such a long time."

The shopkeeper smiled and said: "Don't worry, my lord. Our store has business of training horses, and also rents or buys horses. You can give your horse to our store for training. There is a small success in three months, a big success in half a year, and a year later. You can gallop on the field. During the year, if adults need polo competitions, they can buy or rent the horses from our store. In this way, the training of people and horses will not be delayed.”

Bai Fu said: "This is a good way, I don't know how much it will cost?"

After the shopkeeper finished quoting the price, Yang Yichan frowned slightly.Although she earned some silver taels on Shushan Lunjian, it was really difficult to pay for the expenses.

While hesitating, Bai Fu said to the shopkeeper: "That's it. Our horses will be trained by you. We will come over every ten days to check the progress. In addition, we will rent another racehorse. Please ask the shopkeeper to bring out a few horses." Steed, let us choose."

The shopkeeper nodded in agreement, and asked the man to lead the horse out of the stable.

Yichan looked at Bai Fu with indescribable gratitude.Bai Fu smiled, and gently took Yichan's hand.The two looked at each other affectionately.

Not long after, the buddy pulled out a few horses, with strong muscles and high spirits, they looked like top-notch horses.Bai Fu and Yi Chan picked and picked a good horse.The name of this horse is Spotted Pimple Tiger. Its head resembles that of a tiger, and its body is orange-yellow, matched with spots of various colors, like leopard prints. It runs majesticly.

The shopkeeper gave Bai Yang two general tips on how to control the horse race, how to stop suddenly, how to speed up, how to get rid of, and how to collide.The two of Bai Yang remembered it with their hearts and benefited a lot. They knew that there are so many ways to play polo.

The shopkeeper said: "When playing polo, the rider must focus on hitting the ball with the stick, so it is necessary to achieve the unity of man and horse as much as possible. The minimum requirement is "the horse does not whip, the hoof is anxious", and the rider should not be made to do unnecessary movements The higher requirement is "knowing the ball everywhere". Once the polo reaches the horse, the horse knows how to move. It is better to say that it is played by a horse than by a human being."

Yang Yichan got on the horse and played a few balls. He was not familiar with it at first, but with a few swings, after about ten steps, he was able to accurately hit the polo into the net.

The shopkeeper cheered at the side: "My lord, good work! With your skill, within three months, you will be a professional golfer on the court!" Yang Yichan smiled happily when she heard this.

Instigated by Yang Yichan, Bai Fu also tried his skills.

Bai Fu got on his horse and galloped around the court.Feeling the harmonious rhythm of the horse and man, Bai Fu leaned forward and hit a polo on the ground. Twenty steps away, the ball crashed into the net.Bai Fu took a small test of his sharpness, found the touch of the ball, and his confidence greatly increased.

Bai Fu replaced the stick with the "Moon Hook" that he had just bought. This stick, like an iron mace, was extremely heavy, and it was difficult to swing it normally, let alone make light movements such as hitting a ball.

Bai Fu filled his arm with zhenqi, and when he was still fifty steps away from the hole, the clerk shouted: "Attention, the ball is out!"

A red polo was thrown from the side, and the ball was extremely fast.Bai Fu twisted his body, swung his stick and hit directly. 'boom! With a crisp sound, the stick hit the polo precisely.

At the moment when the stick touches the ball, the tip of the stick is extremely elastic.Bai Fu only felt that the moon hook was like a living thing, instantly magnifying his own power, bursting out with astonishing power.With the sound of the wind, the polo flew towards the hole with a roar, and saw a red light. Amidst the exclamation, the ball went into the hole without losing strength, piercing the net bag and the short wall behind the goal.

"Fifty steps, one rod into the hole." The clerk exclaimed, and the shopkeeper and all the clerks couldn't help applauding, astonished.

The shopkeeper sighed: "Young Xia, just with the power of this ball, you have already become one of the top golfers in Chang'an. If the old man's eyesight is perfect, given time, Young Xia will definitely be my peerless golfer in the Tang Dynasty."

The three of them were talking about the excitement when they saw a guy riding a white horse into the arena.This steed looks so good-looking, its whole body is like a white satin, the horse's hoof is blood red below the ankle, it is called the blood hoof jade lion.This horse is two feet long from head to tail, eight feet five feet from hoof to back, three girdles hang from the waist, and the saddle has a distinctive chew.

As soon as the blood-hoofed jade lion entered the field, it galloped happily, sometimes speeding up to sprint, and sometimes jumping across obstacles.Able to skillfully cooperate with the rider's batting movements, such as step crossing, sudden stop and quick turn, smashing and turning, etc., well-trained and united with horse and man.

Yang Yichan looked at the blood-hoofed jade lion, envious, and hurriedly asked the shopkeeper: "What is the price of this racehorse, can I rent or buy it?"

The shopkeeper apologized: "My lord, I'm really sorry, this blood-hoofed jade lion is a prince's favorite horse, and it was put in a small shop for training. If it is owned by our shop, it will definitely be sold to your lord."

Yang Yichan stared at the blood-hoofed jade lion eagerly, envious, but the horse had a rightful owner, and there was nothing she could do about it.As the saying goes, what is not available is the most precious.Yichan no longer has any interest in the spotted tiger under her crotch, and leaves disappointed.Along the way, it was boring and I didn't want to talk.The two remained silent all the way.At the intersection, Yang Yichan simply said goodbye and hurried back to the camp.Bai Fu hesitated to speak, but finally kept the words on his tongue.

Looking at Yichan's distant figure, alone, Bai Fu feels lost.Could it be that every foreigner has this unspeakable loneliness, burned and swallowed by the indifference of this prosperity.

Chang'an, Chang'an...

　参考资料

　　"Tang Poetry Scene", Zhang Xuefeng, Shandong Literature and Art Publishing House

　　Servant Ben Xiuwen holds the author, and now he is leading the red banner.Can't learn snake spear without incident,

　　Learn how to use horses when you are free.In the army, there are tricks and talents, and the galloping Junyi will come with me.

　　The guards lead each other towards each other, and the wind calls and the moon spins friends to leave first.Bow down and strike back and strike again,

　　It is difficult for the ancients to shoot left and right.Qi Guan walks through the short gate with a hundred steps, who would envy you to break through it.

　　Confucian scholars suspect that I am going crazy, but warriors love me and give birth to Xiongguang.After moving the stick to the bottom of the mane and brushing the tail,

　　The stars flow from the moon below the midfield.People do not make appointments, but one heart.If the horse does not whip, the hoof will get sick.

　　All emotions are indistinguishable from victory and energy, and when the clumsy eyes are turned and startled, they are lost.Han Sheng was surprised that I was Si Yi,

　　Advise me to drive Xu to make a safe plan.I don't know how the military affairs were accomplished, and I am ashamed of my words.

　　——"Song of Rewarding Korean School Books for Playing Ball" Zhang Jianfeng (Tang Dynasty)

　　
　
(End of this chapter)