Traveling through the early Tang Dynasty starts with hanging

Chapter 54
Zhujiagou, on the sidelines of the drying field, a large group of melon eaters clapped their hands and applauded. The loudest voice was Gao Xing. This little fat man was once kicked in the knee by Li Shan. Knee hit face to face.

"It's not bad today." Fang Yi, who has always been elegant, nodded his head in praise: "At least I didn't fall off my horse."

The eldest Sun Chong on the side was here for the first time, and he grinned and said, "It is said that Pauline picked him off the horse after meeting him the day before yesterday?"

"Let's meet each other halfway." Yuchi Baolin chuckled, and yelled at the drying ground: "Where is the little lady embroidering?!"

Li Shanting's head was full of black lines, and Cheng Chumo on the opposite side gave him an apologetic look. He stretched out his stick in his hand, causing Li Shan to stretch out his stick.

Cheng Chumo used his legs hard to speed up the horse, and the stick in his hand was like a poisonous snake, and the tip of the stick hit Li Shan's shoulder, knocking him off the horse.

Li Shan wasn't depressed either. The other party's family had a long history, not to mention the lance technique. This horse galloped fast, and it was impossible for ordinary soldiers to master it.

In the battlefield, cavalry rushes to the battle, and in many cases, acceleration, deceleration, and steering can determine the outcome of life or death.

"Brother Li, don't be discouraged." Yuchi Baolin said in a loud voice, "He is invincible, yet he still holds a long stick!"

Li Shan was so angry that he threw the long stick he had just picked up, Cheng Chumo was kind, but Yuchi Baolin was a little...

A few days ago, Yuchi Baolin bragged about fighting empty-handed, and snatched the long stick from Li Shan's hand in two or three strokes, which aroused everyone's praise, saying that Yuchi Baolin got the true biography of her father.

During the Luoyang War last year, Li Yuanji was captured by Yu Chigong empty-handed three times... Uh, Li Kai said privately that King Qi was ashamed of this and resented King Qin. This may also be one of the reasons why King Qi attached himself to the East Palace.

"At least I didn't fall off the horse, and I was knocked down after five face-to-face encounters." Li Kai comforted: "The progress has been rapid in the past half a month... It's a pity that the good horse was lost."

"Brother Demou, are you praising or belittling?" Li Shan said angrily, "Are all these people here to watch the fun?"

More than half a month ago, Li Shan was discovered by Yuchi Baolin and Cheng Chumo... This guy can't use a weapon or ride a horse, and then he started to bully Li Shan vigorously.

In fact, Li Shan knows how to use weapons... Uh, does a scalpel count?

In the Sui and Tang dynasties, when discussing martial arts, most of them were referring to the martial arts of rushing into battle to kill the enemy. The so-called Jianghu martial arts would have to wait until the Song Dynasty... From the Northern Song Dynasty, it was difficult for the Central Plains Dynasty to organize a large-scale cavalry army.

Therefore, when competing on flat ground, Li Shan's height and strength do not suffer a disadvantage, but when competing on horseback... the technical difficulty is very high, let alone one or two months, it will be difficult to succeed in seven or eight years.

However, Wei Chi Baolin's father, Yu Chi Gong, and Cheng Chumo's father, Cheng Zhijie, are recognized as master envoys in the Qin Palace, and only Qin Qiong can be compared with them.

It was normal for Li Shan to be bullied. He didn't even know how to ride a horse at the beginning... But from then on, those children from Prince Qin's residence would come to the door from time to time, and they all carried horses and sticks.

It was Yuchi Baolin who came more often, and this time even brought his 11-year-old younger brother Yuchi Baoqi... As a result, Li Shan only lasted three rounds under the latter's hands.

Cheng Chumo was more kind, and taught Li Shan how to ride horses and some simple skills of wielding a spear. Unfortunately, the time was too short. Basically, Li Shan... could bully anyone.

Turning his head around resentfully, Li Shan saw Chang Sun Chong in surprise, "Brother Chang Sun is here too."

Chang Sun Chong smiled, and took the long stick handed over by Gao Xing, "Brother Li, how about you and I compete?"

"I'm tired today, let's change another day." Li Shan shook his head immediately, "Besides, brother eldest grandson, a noble son, dare not offend him."

"My nephew is also kind." Gao Xing explained with a smile, "Brother Li is not familiar with the skills, so he needs to practice regularly to improve."

"It's true, it's true." Fang Yi nodded straightly and said, "Who in Xueqiang didn't often fall off his horse back then?"

Amidst the babble of encouragement, Li Shan looked at Li Kai with a livid face, this was the only hope.

"Uh..." Li Kai paused for a long time before saying, "Brother Li... what everyone said makes sense..."

Amidst the roar of laughter, Chang Sun Chong turned on the horse with a long stick in his hand, and Li Shan stepped on the stirrups to climb up the high horse's back with the help of Cheng Chumo, then took the long stick from Li Kai, and walked slowly The horse went into the drying yard.

"Ten meetings?"

"Five meetings are enough!"

It's not that Li Shan is not good at equestrian skills... but he can only do the most basic things. It's okay to drive the horse forward, but it's not good at slowing down and reining in the horse, so he doesn't dare to speed up for fear that he won't be able to stop... This vehicle can't do it Brakes.

As for the steering... At critical moments, Li Shan always turns the steering wheel wrong. On the horse, turning left should turn the horse's head right.

But Li Shan made up his mind to pass the exam... No, he passed the exam, even though he didn't have a certificate.

Changsun Chong was full of spirits, accelerated his horse, slowly raised his long stick, and pointed it at Li Shan.

But Li Shan only made the horse move forward in small steps, and before the two horses crossed each other, he clamped his legs suddenly, and the horse under his crotch suddenly accelerated, causing Chang Sun Chong's long stick to fall into the empty space.

"Although he is a beginner, he is really smart." Li Kai said with a smile.

Yuchi Baolin didn't say a word, but several other people nodded one after another, and they faced each other immediately. The most important factor in deciding the winner was not the horse, but the horsemanship.

The horse's running speed, acceleration and deceleration can try to disrupt the opponent's shot timing as much as possible, and it will also bring you a more suitable shot timing.

But the next moment, everyone couldn't bear to see it.

Li Shan, who had just been praised, couldn't hold back the speeding horse, but luckily fell off the horse...

Chang Sun Chong, who was turning the horse's head, was a little at a loss. Li Shan, who was lying on the opposite side, couldn't control the horse that was still galloping, and the long stick in his hand had long since disappeared.

Amidst the loud laughter, Gao Xing said loudly: "I guessed wrong, it's just a meeting!"

Yuchi Baolin retorted: "Perhaps it is to make the empty hand seize the lance!"

Hearing this, Chang Sun Chong laughed so hard that he couldn't hold the long stick in his hand steadily.

It was Cheng Chumo who was kind and kind, and rushed to catch up with the horse that was still galloping, "Tsk tsk, this horse is considered docile..."

Li Shan didn't feel embarrassed. It's common for beginners to be a bit ugly. When he was panicked on the operating table for the first time, he was scolded like a dog by his instructor.

The group returned to Li's house, where dozens of servants were roasting sheep, and everyone sat and chatted aside, the quick-talking Gao Xing offered to drink some tea, but Chang Sun Chong politely refused.

This move made Li Shan look at him with admiration, the character of this cuckold king is really good.

Cooking tea and entertaining guests, there are some female family members of high-ranking families to show their superb tea art and close relationship, but if they are ordered at will, they will inevitably be suspected of being regarded as tea servants. Changsun Chong refused, naturally considering this point.

Yuchi Baolin took a bite of the mutton skewers and muttered, "Unfortunately, there is no wine."

Li Shan turned his head and pointed at Zhou Zhao, who was feasting, "I'm so drunk every day, where can I keep the wine?"

"I heard Mr. Zhou mention it a few days ago..." Cheng Chumo said casually, "That restaurant in Changlepo... er, that's the one, it has good wine."

Zhou Zhao said loudly: "It must be a peerless fine wine, and its strength is as strong as three lees!"

Seeing that everyone was about to move, Li Shan frowned and said, "That time you insisted on going to Changlepo, and you caused a lot of trouble..."

"I have to go to Changlepo to drink?" Zhou Zhao jumped up suddenly, glaring.

Li Shan responded calmly, "Although a certain drinker is good at drinking, but he doesn't like wine, Brother Demou knows it."

Li Kai was also speechless. He remembered that at dusk that day, when he came with Wang Renbiao and Li Zhaode, Li Shan mentioned...because Li Dewu was coming to Dongshan Temple, he would go out to avoid him.

(End of this chapter)