The First Young Master of the Tang Dynasty

Chapter 268 Polo
"Oh? It seems that Dafa is very confident in the Tubo team." His Majesty Li Er said with a smile: "So, if I don't want to fight, wouldn't I look petty."

"Father, with so many polo teams in the arena, if it's just a competition between Datang and Tubo, it would have left out the others. It's better to let all the teams present participate in this competition." Li Chengqian cupped his hands Said.

"Huh? All participate? Tell me, how do you participate?" His Majesty Li Er looked at Li Chengqian with great interest and asked.

"Based on the lottery, let the teams in the field play against each other in pairs, progressing from level to level, and finally determine the strongest team." Li Chengqian said.

"Well, that's a good idea. In this way, the winning team won't be allowed to return empty-handed, Deyi." His Majesty Li Er called out.

"The servant is here." Deyi bowed forward.

"Proceed with the decree, let the captain of the polo team come to draw lots to decide the opponent to play against, and I will reward the winning team in the end." His Majesty Li Er said with a smile.

"No." Deyi replied.

"In this way, it has added a bit of fun." The eldest grandson queen standing next to His Majesty Li Er said with a light smile: "So, even the concubines are looking forward to today's big winner. What kind of reward will you receive from His Majesty?"

Lu Dongzan, who was standing on the side, was also quite curious about His Majesty Li Er's reward, if he won the polo match, he would find another opportunity to propose a marriage by the way.
"Hahahaha, it's rare to see a maidservant from Guanyin who is also curious, so let me show off first." His Majesty Li Er laughed loudly.

There are at least six teams in the open field outside the Linde Hall. If there are two teams facing each other, there will be six games in the end. After one afternoon, both manpower and horsepower will be greatly consumed. In the end, he couldn't play to his due level.

Therefore, under Lu Dongzan's suggestion, only three games will be played today.

Putting the next three games on tomorrow is to let the players of the team fully rest and recharge their batteries. Second, Lu Dongzan must make time to tell these people. Tubo is determined to win.

Although the sport of polo has been around for a long time, the polo that Datang is playing now was introduced from Tubo, so the people who play the smoothest are the Tubo people. Therefore, Ludong Zan is even more confident about the champion who won this game.

The drawing of lots to decide the teams to play against must have an element of luck, but under Li Chengqian's hands, it is only an element of operation. If the first round is Datang against Tubo, then this match will not be very interesting.

Therefore, it is inevitable that the two teams of Goguryeo and the Western Regions can only become the stepping stones of the Datang, Tubo and Turkic teams.

When it comes to riding skills, the most powerful is the Turkic people. The Turkic people are a nation that makes a show on horseback. The victory of the polo match won by the Tubo people is not only facing the powerful enemy of the Tang Dynasty, but also the two other people from the Western Regions. Although this team is comparable to the Turkic people in terms of riding skills, it loses in polo skills. There are many deserts in the Western Regions. movement development.

Originally, polo was only used as a performance, so it was played in the open space outside the Linde Hall, but if it was used as a competition, it is obvious that the outside of the Linde Hall is no longer suitable.

So, with the order of His Majesty Li Er, the venue was transferred from outside the Linde Hall to the school ground in the palace.

People from the polo teams of all parties, as well as many courtiers and envoys who participated in the banquet in Linde Hall, set off for the school field one after another.

The school grounds in the palace also occupy an extremely large area, and it is insignificant to accommodate a thousand people in this district. After His Majesty Li Er issued an order, the more than 300 Habayashi Army began to get busy. In just a quarter of an hour, the huge school grounds have been set up. up.

The sun in the winter afternoon is the mildest, so it saves the trouble of building a pergola, just arrange the seats and tables on the surrounding high-altitude paper.

After the young people heard that the original polo show had turned into a competition between countries, they were very excited. They wished they could play in person and win glory for Datang. They gathered together in twos and threes, talking about Datang polo excitedly. The strength of the team.

Cheng Chumo and Qin Ying can be said to be polo fanatics. Driven by the two, Chai Lingwu's polo skills are not weak. As for the rest of the team members, they are all good players in this sport in the army.

In the left and right military camps, the sergeants were also keen on playing polo. A group of rough men had nowhere to vent their energy. Even if they fell off their horses, they would just yell at the military doctor.

Under Li Chengqian's operation, Datang faced Goguryeo, and Tubo and Turks faced two teams from Ankang and Dongcao in the Western Regions respectively.

When the Goguryeo team drew Datang on the note, Gao Huanquan's face was as ugly as possible. Against Datang, Goguryeo's team really had no hope of winning at all.
This is quite embarrassing. Originally, Gao Huanquan expected to be able to face Ankang's team. No matter how bad it was, he would have to play the game until tomorrow. Now it seems that Goguryeo has no chance for tomorrow's decisive game.

Perhaps even if the venue is moved to the school field, the competition on the first day is similar to the exhibition competition. In the three competitions, there is obviously a certain gap between the two sides, and the result of the competition is self-evident.

In the end, it was Datang, Tubo and Turks who came together.

The real winner will be determined tomorrow in the Imperial Palace.

Xuan Shijing and Li Tai had no interest in polo. Under Li Tai's leadership, Xuan Shijing easily entered the warm pavilion of the harem and found Jinyang.

When Xuan Shijing arrived at the Nuan Pavilion, Jin Yang was crouching on the rattan chair with a book in his hands. While swinging the rattan chair, he was flipping through the books in his hands. There were two court ladies and eunuchs standing behind him.

His Majesty Li Er sent a total of eight palace maids and eunuchs to the Nuan Pavilion, and another eight Yulin army teams to change defenses day and night. Therefore, the Nuan Pavilion can be regarded as the most tightly guarded place in the palace except the Taiji Palace. Even Li Yuan's Hanyuan Palace, It was nothing more than four teams of guards patrolling back and forth to change defenses.

It's not that His Majesty Li Er was reluctant to send people to protect Li Yuan, but that all the people he sent were driven back by Li Yuan. Li Yuan, who was originally living in Hanyuan Hall, was like living in a cage. With so many guards around him, isn't that right? To add trouble to Li Yuan's heart.

Li Tai brought people over, and the guards naturally didn't dare to stop them, so the two went straight into the area where the Nuan Pavilion was located.

"Your Highness, His Royal Highness King Wei and Lord Dongshan have arrived, did the servants invite them up, or?" a small eunuch downstairs went to the study on the fourth floor and asked while standing at the stairs.

"Invite them up." Jin Yang said as he put down the scroll in his hand.

Coincidentally, Jin Yang also wants to inquire about today's banquet
PS: Polo was called strike in ancient times
(End of this chapter)