Neon Clothes and Iron Clothes

Chapter 298 The Prince
Jin Ren asked for a moment, then laughed loudly: "That's right, San Lang, what you said is true. I thought you would become a monk when you said that?"

"How is that possible?" Wang Wenzuo said with a smile, "I just have self-knowledge."

"Sanlang, I have never seen such a talent like you, if the crown prince takes his fancy, he will definitely—"

"Brother Renshou!" Wang Wenzuo raised his right hand and interrupted Jin Renwen's persuasion: "His Majesty Donggong is only eleven or twelve years old this year. Don't talk about enthroning, even if he can supervise the country and take charge of the state affairs, there will be at least five or six years left? Right here? In five or six years, anything can happen. No, it should be said that there will be many repetitions, don't you think?"

"It's a good word, but it's a great achievement. You can't take a little risk, right? Don't you think Li Jingye doesn't know this? He's flocking to him!"

"Brother Renshou, can I be the same as him?" Wang Wenzuo said with a smile: "He is the grandson of Duke Ying, the founding hero left by the late emperor. Come on, if it’s important to change me, just a small mistake will be irreparable, even if the crown prince ascends the throne later, can I still die and come back to life?"

"Sanlang, what you said is true. I really didn't consider it properly!" Jin Renwen nodded after pondering for a moment. As Wang Wenzuo said, there must be many twists and turns in the road of the prince's succession to the throne. He would be so stupid as to attack the prince himself, but would instead target the prince's subordinates and supporters, indirectly attacking the prince's group.The blood bars of noble children like Li Jingye are long enough, and most of them can live to enjoy the fruits of victory after the crown prince ascends the throne, while those from poor families like Wang Wenzuo, unless they are very lucky, will probably die in the process. , The reward, I will definitely not see it.

"Jin Langjun! The prince has a call!" The maid's scarlet gown turned purple under the candlelight, and Wang Wenzuo frowned. He didn't like this color because it reminded him of coagulated blood.

"Sanlang, it must be about polo, you go with me!" Jin Renwen grabbed Wang Wenzuo's arm, Wang Wenzuo stood up helplessly, and followed behind Jin Renwen.Under the guidance of the palace lady in scarlet clothes, the two walked through the passage behind the big pillar and walked towards the back of the hall. Wang Wenzuo could feel the sight from all directions, like arrows, piercing the bone marrow.

"Jin Jiaoyu, you're here!"

Prince Li Hong is tall by the standards of a 12-year-old boy. His face, nose and mouth resemble his mother's, while his eyes resemble his father's, making his pretty face look a bit melancholy. The golden crown pressed his black and thick hair, perhaps because he had just drunk wine, his cheeks were slightly flushed, and his eyes sparkled with excitement.

"My minister pays homage to Your Highness!" Jin Renwen bowed his knees to the crown prince, then pointed to Wang Wenzuo who was beside him: "This Xiongjin governor's mansion Cao Canjun Wang Wenzuo, he came up with the polo strategy!"

"Oh, so you are Wang Canjun, and Jin Jiaoyu mentioned you to me just now." The prince looked at Wang Wenzuo curiously: "Have you ever played polo before?"

"Reporting to Your Highness, I have never played polo before?"

"Have you never played polo?" The prince looked a little disappointed, his eyes turned to Jin Ren and asked, full of questioning.

"Does it matter if Wang Canjun has ever played polo?" Jin Ren asked with a smile, "As long as it works!"

"Jin Jiaoyu thinks this method is useful?" The prince's eyes lit up with hope again.

"That's right!" Jin Renwen said in a firm tone, "There are actually two differences between the East Palace and the Forbidden Army at the North Gate: the horsepower is not as good, the sprint speed is not as good, and the endurance is not as good; Yes, our horses can run a lot less, and the gap in horsepower has narrowed a lot, isn't that a great thing?"

"That's true. Although the British Duke and his family sent a few good horses, the horses in the East Palace are indeed much different from those in the North Gate Guards. If you can tie this aspect, even though you still can't win, But at least you can lose less!"

"Your Highness, if you follow the method below, not only the horsepower can be recovered, but even the human gap will not be difficult to make up!" Wang Wenzuo said.

"Oh? Wang Canjun, what else can you do?" the prince asked in surprise.

"Your Highness, can you bring me a set of Go, so that I can demonstrate it to His Highness!"

"Come here, bring me the set of Go that is on the desk in the king's study!" said the prince.

After a while, the maid held a catalpa and two barnacles, put them on the desk in front of the prince, and then silently retreated behind the prince.

"Wang Canjun, please!" the prince said.

"Here!" Wang Wenzuo responded, walked to the desk and said, "I have already asked Brother Renshou that the distance of this polo player's stroke is about 25 steps, so the distance of one square on the chessboard is 25 steps. I don’t know the size of the stadium? How many players are there? How to count as a win and how to count as a loss.”

"Is it necessary to be so meticulous?" the prince replied hesitantly.

"Of course it is necessary!" Wang Wenzuo said in a deep voice: "A big stadium has a big stadium, a small stadium has a small stadium, ten players have ten players, 15 players have 15 players, first goal To win, the first goal wins, and whoever gets enough chips first wins. If your highness wants to win, you must first determine the rules!"

Wang Wenzuo asked this question on purpose. Unlike modern sports with strict rules, polo in the Tang Dynasty had no uniform regulations on the size of the field, the number of players on both sides, and even the rules of victory and defeat. It is recorded in Tang Zhongzong Jinglong's four years in a polo match between Tang and Tubo, Tang Fang used four riders to fight against Tubo's ten riders, and Tang Fang's four riders also included the future Tang Xuanzong Li Longji.There are also two ways to calculate the outcome: the first one is to score the ball into the opponent's goal first to win, and the latter is to set a number first, and whoever scores so many goals first wins.In Wang Wenzuo's view, it is a matter of course to use his familiarity with the rules to win the victory. For Prince Li Hong, the polo game is to see whose horse is better and the skill is better. It is unavoidable to use the rules to win.

After all, the prince is still an eleven or twelve-year-old child. After hearing Wang Wenzuo's words, he completely forgot that Wang Wenzuo said that he had never played polo before. Wang Wenzuo looked at Wang Wenzuo with a little more admiration: "This king is naturally If you want to win, what should you do first?"

(End of this chapter)