King Xiang of the Red Chamber

Chapter 288

In this polo match, a total of 58 teams from various feudal states and chieftains participated.

After the previous competition, there are only eight teams left to win, and today's competition is actually the top eight.

As the host, Daming has the right to directly advance to the quarterfinals, so today will be the first time he will participate in the battle.

To the north of the imperial garden, on the Guanlou, the emperor's throne has been set up at this moment.

It is worth noting that there is also a phoenix seat next to the throne today, obviously the queen will also be present today.

There are stands on the east and west sides of the imperial garden. Envoys from various countries and high-ranking court officials have already arrived and taken their seats.

The participating polo teams also entered the arena under the guidance of the guards and were placed in different positions to wait.

The team led by Zhu Jinghong was located on the east side and north.

The wind is cold and snowflakes are already falling in the sky. It is actually more comfortable to move at this time.

After everyone arrived, they waited for nearly 20 minutes before the emperor's guard of honor appeared in the imperial garden.

Everyone at the scene knelt down to welcome the arrival of Zhu Xianming and his wife.

Zhu Yunsheng and several attendants were also in the guard of honor at this moment, and they finally boarded the Guanlou together.

"Bring two more hand stoves for the queen, and put the screen closer. Today is the north wind... put two more in the north!"

Zhu Xianming's instructions were very detailed, which shows how much he loves his wife. In the eyes of Baochai and the others, they are no strangers to it.

Only the newly arrived Xiangyun was greatly impacted by this incident.

She could never have imagined that His Majesty, the supreme emperor, was so considerate in private.

After the empress had settled down, Zhu Xianming flicked his sleeves and said to Cheng Ying who was beside him: "Let them be free and stay flat!"

"Yes!"

As Cheng Ying conveyed the holy order, everyone at the scene thanked En and got up.

The courtesy officer came out to speak, read out the rules of today's big competition, and organized each team to draw lots to prepare for the battle.

"Master Thirteen, the first match... we are against North Korea!"

"North Korea?" Zhu Jinghong was very surprised.

North Korea was among the top eight teams, which really surprised him, after all, the strength of this country is mediocre.

"Later, you go first, and try their weight!"

Only ten players are required to play, and their team has 20 players. Zhu Jinghong made himself a substitute.

The drawing of lots was soon over, and the polo match officially began.

The first game was Junggar vs. Nanyue. The galloping horses made the atmosphere lively and shouts came and went.

On the viewing tower, Zhu Xianming was talking to the queen, but he didn't pay much attention to the situation below.

As for Zhu Yunsheng and the others, they were standing at the railing at this moment, looking down at the situation below with great interest.

"Oh...it's close, why are the South Vietnamese people so useless!" Zhu Yunsheng couldn't help complaining.

"Princess... the people of Junggar grew up on horseback, and it's normal for the people of Nanyue to be a bit worse!"

This was Xiangyun's analysis. After more than a day of getting along, he and Zhu Yunsheng became acquainted.

"Anyway, it's also compared to the top eight, and the gap is too big!"

After Zhu Yunsheng finished speaking, he heard exclamations from below. It turned out that the Junggar had scored another goal.

At this moment, Baochai couldn't help but marvel: "These Junggar people are really capable!"

At this time, Yang Jingting also said: "I think they are rushing to come first!"

Looking at his cousin, Zhu Yunsheng said bluntly, "No. [-]? With Brother Thirteen here, how can they get No. [-]?"

Obviously in Zhu Yunsheng's heart, as long as his thirteenth brother is there, he must be invincible.

"The princess is right. With the thirteenth master here... whoever Junggar is, he can only throw away his armor!" Zhen Qin hurriedly chimed in, firmly standing on the princess's first position.

But Baochai didn't speak. After all, she has an "ambiguous" relationship with Zhu Jinghong, so it's better not to talk about this kind of topic.

While the girls were talking, the first polo match ended, and Junggar defeated South Vietnam with a score of five to one.

Immediately after the second and third games, the winners were decided half an hour later, namely the Jurchen Yehe tribe and the Mongolian Sunit tribe.

In the fourth match between Ming Dynasty and North Korea, there is no doubt that North Korea lost.

Then came the second round of lottery, and the result was that the Yehe tribe faced Junggar, and the Sunite tribe faced Daming.

To be honest, Yehe's strength is really strong, and he will not lose the slightest advantage against Junggar, and he will show his extremely high equestrian skills when he comes and goes.

In the end, two quarters of an hour passed, and Ye Hebu lost to Junggar four to five. After the match, the two sides felt sorry for each other.

Immediately afterwards, Da Ming competed with Sunite, but Zhu Jinghong still did not choose to play because he thought that others could do it.

But in this game, the two sides played inextricably. Fortunately, in the end, Daming won with a [-]-[-] victory.

Among the Junggar team, Qi Qige stood beside Xuyanggan, and said happily: "Brother Xuyanggan, we are finally going to face Ming Ting, you must teach them a good lesson, and get back my brother's face!"

"I will do my best!" Xuri Gan looked calm, obviously not underestimating the enemy at all.

The Sunite tribe is very strong, but such a tribe also lost to the Ming court, which shows the high level of Ming Dynasty.

The most important thing is that the thirteenth master has not played yet, which makes Xurigan even more worried.

Of course, Xu Rigan and Zhu Jinghong chose the same choice, and he didn't play in the previous two games.

At this moment, someone from the Junggar team came forward and said: "Qiqige, the princess sent someone over, saying that she wants to call you over to talk!"

These words aroused everyone's doubts, secretly thinking that Qi Qige had been sent out of the palace, why did the princess call her over.

Contrary to everyone's doubts, Qi Qige is willing to go there.

Because she wanted to see what the princess would look like when Daming was defeated.

"I'll go right now!"

Because it is about to be a decisive battle, the intermission time will be relatively long.

When Qiqige passed multiple checks and was taken up to the viewing tower by the guards, there were still a few minutes before the start of the match.

Although rebellious, but in front of Zhu Yunsheng, his character still pays homage according to the etiquette.

"See Her Royal Highness!"

"Get up!"

Looking at Qi Qige who stood up, Zhu Yunsheng tightened his cloak and asked: "How are you doing these days when you are out of the palace?"

Compared with those in the palace, Qiqige's quality of life has definitely declined, but she prefers the freedom outside the palace.

Qiqige replied: "Thank you princess for your concern, the little girl is doing well outside, and I hope you are happy too, princess!"

Seeing that her expression did not seem to be fake, Zhu Yunsheng knew what she said was true.

"I really envy you!"

Qiqige replied: "Princess is rich in clothing and food, why should you envy me!"

Zhu Yunsheng just smiled and didn't talk further on this topic.

"Come here, you can see clearly!"

Zhu Yunsheng beckoned, and Qiqige didn't refuse, so he came to the railing of the observation building, where the sight line was indeed wide and unobstructed.

"Qiqige, it will be me, Daming, and you, Junggar. Who do you think will win?" Zhu Yunsheng asked calmly.

"of course……"

After only saying three words, Qi Qige swallowed the words back, just because he wanted to save some face for Daming, and he couldn't kill the words first.

So she changed her tone and said with great certainty: "We have the determination to win!"

"Really? But I think...you can't win!"

As Daming is a princess, Zhu Yunsheng certainly doesn't have to give Junggar face, so she speaks very directly.

"Princess, my elder brother Xurigan hasn't played yet, but he is my number one warrior in Junggar. With him playing, we will win faster!" Qi Qige was full of complacency.

Zhu Yunsheng turned around, his smile gradually disappeared and he said: "It's a coincidence, my thirteenth brother didn't play just now..."

"With my thirteenth brother here, I'm afraid that your big brother will beat the shit out of him just like the banquet given by the Hall of Martial Heroes!"

(End of this chapter)