Capital Datang

"Hey, almost all of our brothers are here except for the fourth brother!" At this moment, Li Zhi suddenly said.Although the kid looked harmless to humans and animals, it seemed that he just mentioned Li Tai by accident, but Li Yin dared to swear that Li Zhi, a little fox, definitely did it on purpose.

"Hehe, the fourth brother is arrogant by nature, and he has never paid much attention to these things. It is expected that he didn't come to participate!" Li Chengqian said very casually, but there was an elusive flash in his eyes. 's smile.

Li Yin looked at this pair of brothers who sang together, and couldn't help feeling a little bit emotional in his heart. As expected of both being born by the eldest grandson empress, this kind of heart is indeed more than that of the other brothers.

Originally, Li Yin and Li Ke planned to let Li Chengqian and Li Tai participate in the match against Songtsan Gampo. After all, one of them was disabled and the other was obese, and they couldn't ride a bicycle at all.However, Li Chengqian saw this opportunity and deliberately came to participate. In this way, among the princes in Chang'an, except for two who were still wearing crotch pants, only Li Tai did not come. This invisibly isolated Li Tai Wake up, and to prevent this marriage, it was originally a family card. Now that Li Chengqian is disabled and participates in the competition, he immediately established the image of a glorious big brother who loves his younger siblings. It can be said to kill two birds with one stone. All brothers are so enthusiastic.

Hearing that Li Chengqian was plain on the surface but full of provocative words on the inside, and thought of Li Tai's expression of arrogance to his brothers on weekdays, the youngest Li Shen had a disgusted expression on his face, while Li Zhi He tried his best to control his expression, but he couldn't hide the smirk at the corner of his mouth.He was taught a lot by Li Tai on weekdays, so he was the first to mention the other party, and ended up giving Li Chengqian an excellent remark.Capital Datang 202

As for Li Zhen, although she felt something was wrong, she didn't want to understand the key point, so she had to be strong and calm.However, Li Yun, who has always been looked down upon by others, seems to have known what the elder brother meant, his face did not change at all, only when he saw Li Yun observing him.Only then did he forcefully show a smile, and then lowered his head in silence, it seemed that this kid was timid.But also a very smart person.

As for Li Ke and Li Yin, let alone look at each other after listening, Li Ke stood up and said: "The elder brother's words are reasonable. But the fourth brother is fat and has some inconvenience in walking, so he can't come to participate in the bicycle race. It's also reasonable!" He first agreed with Li Chengqian's words, and then explained for Li Tai, so neither side could be offended.

"Thank you, third brother, for your fair words, otherwise my little brother would be wronged!" Li Ke just finished speaking, when suddenly a familiar voice behind him said.Hearing this voice, Li Yin couldn't laugh or cry in his heart. It seems that today's game is really going to be a good show!

"See fourth brother!" Li Yin led the way.They took Li Yun and the others to salute the fat Li Tai, but what they didn't expect was that Li Tai was also pushing a bicycle, and it seemed that he was also here to participate in the competition.

"Yeah!" Li Tai was still indifferent to his younger brothers as usual, when he pushed the cart to Li Ke's side.He nodded deliberately, although in his opinion, he was already expressing his gratitude, but he never thought that the other party was his brother, but it was really rude to nod like this, fortunately Li Ke also understood Li Tai's temper.Don't want to compare with each other at all.

"Brother, you are really good at it. It's a pity that my younger brother is a little bit more informed and heard about the rumors in advance, so I am really sorry to let you down!" Li Tai's voice was very soft, but the meaning in the words was not. Not the slightest bit of politeness, relying on Li Shimin's love and Li Chengqian's handicap, so he has long since ignored this elder brother.

When Li Yin saw that Li Tai was also participating, he immediately thought of two possibilities. The first was that Li Tai and Li Chengqian thought of getting together, and they both thought that the other party would not participate in the competition, so they came to isolate each other.But looking at Li Tai's performance now, this possibility should be ruled out, and Li Tai's "temperament" may not be able to do such a scheming thing, so there is only the second possibility left, which is to advance After getting the news, I was "forced" to come to the competition.

"Fourth brother, what do you mean? Why can't you understand?" Although Li Chengqian was a little surprised that Li Tai's news was so well-informed, but given his city, he would not show any surprised expression. Looking at Li Tai innocently, he would give the other party a dead end, anyway, there is no evidence for such a thing.

Li Tai also knew that Li Chengqian couldn't do anything about this kind of thing, so he snorted angrily, turned around and pushed the car to stand beside him, apparently wanting to compete with Li Chengqian.It's just that Li Yin couldn't laugh or cry when he looked at the brothers. One of them was disabled and the other was obese.

All the eight princes arrived, and Songtsan Gampo also entered the competition venue under the protection of Tubo warriors. Apart from the nine of them, the surrounding drivers had also finished their preparations. There were crowds of spectators on both sides of the track, all of them looked eager He carefully looked at Li Chengqian and others who were in the front row, but it was a pity that there were guards separating them from both sides of the track, so they couldn't get too close.

On the city wall facing the starting line, a slanted stand was temporarily built. Li Shimin sat on it with the concubines in the palace, and there were many civil and military officials on both sides with their families. The girl didn't sit properly on the stage, but brought Gao Yang and a group of unmarried princesses to lie on the wall, staring at the competition below with excitement.

This competition is related to the marriage with Tubo, and the marriage is naturally related to the fate of the princesses of Qinghe. Although real princesses are rarely used in marriage marriages, usually only the clan daughters are married, but the clan daughters are also their cousins, and even It may also be their best friend, so the princesses like Qinghe are also extremely concerned about this game.

Li Yin straddled the bicycle and looked up, just in time to see Qinghe holding Sizi and shaking his hands at him, Sizi shouted excitedly when he saw Sixth Brother seeing him.After saying hello to a few younger sisters, Li Yin looked to the side again, only to see Wen Xin and Li Ke's concubine, his cousin and sister-in-law, standing together, surrounded by a group of wealthy ladies, Pointing to the bottom, while covering his mouth and smiling.Wen Xin kept her eyes on Li Yin, and when she saw her husband seeing her, she immediately showed a sweet smile to him, but at the same time, she also made a gesture to remind him to be careful. After all, Li Yin had just recovered from his illness and his body was still Not fully recovered.

Li Yin also nodded to reassure Wen Xin, then looked away, turned around and looked at Cheng Huailiang and the others behind him, they were all loyal supporters of the cycling race, so naturally they would not miss such a round-the-city cycling race.Everyone was ready, and finally, under the order of the referee, nearly a hundred competitors rode their bicycles out of the starting line, and the cycling around the city officially started.

In the Tang Dynasty, Chang'an City was ten kilometers wide from east to west, and about nine kilometers long from north to south. In addition, the race track around the city was not close to the city wall, so the entire race was calculated to be about 15 kilometers in total. Li Yin invented The original bicycle has been improved several times by the skilled craftsmen of Datang, but it is estimated that the speed can reach 16 or [-] kilometers per hour at most. In this way, it usually takes two to three hours to complete the whole race. From the perspective of later generations, this can be regarded as a kind of high-intensity exercise, let alone riding a very heavy bicycle like Datang.

At the beginning of the race, Li Yin followed Songtsan Gampo without arrogance or rashness. He was fast when the opponent was fast, and slow when the opponent was slow. He always kept a distance of several meters away, no matter how many drivers around him passed him, He didn't pay attention to it. After all, they didn't come to win the championship in this game. As long as he wins Songtsan Gampo, his goal will be achieved!

Songtsan Gampo obviously had the same idea. Li Yin stared at him, but he kept staring at Li Ke. After all, among all the princes, only Li Ke could pose a threat to him. As for Li Chengqian, Li Tai and Li Zhi, the old and weak Disabled, in his eyes, it was just making up the numbers.

In fact, this is true. Among the eight princes participating in the competition, the first one who couldn't hold on was Li Shen, the youngest. He was not yet ten years old, and he couldn't ride for a long time. When he arrived at Anhuamen, which is the closest to Mingdemen, he couldn't hold on any longer, his little face was flushed, his thin calves kicked again and again, and he kept panting heavily. Seeing that something was wrong, the guard immediately advised Li Shen to stop, and then sent him to the city wall to rest.

Compared with Li Shen, the performance of Li Chengqian and Li Tai surprised Li Yin. Although one is crippled and the other is obese, the two are clearly on the same page, and neither of them is willing to withdraw first. It's a pity that the speed of the two is too fast. Slow, and was soon left behind by all the players. When Li Yin turned his head and could hardly see the two of them, they were still slowly crawling on the track like two snails.Capital Datang 202

Afterwards, Li Yin found out that the two climbed to the Yanping Gate at a snail-like speed, and finally both of them fell to the ground due to exhaustion. However, they had ridden almost one-sixth of the entire race at this time, judging from their physical conditions. , can indeed be called a miracle.

As for Li Zhen and Li Zhi, at first they were able to keep up with the large army, but later because they were young and weak, they were slowly left behind, but Li Yun, who was only two years younger than Li Yin, had good physical strength and kept following them. In front of Li Yin, Li Ke was in front, Songtsan Gampo was behind, and Li Yin and Li Yun were behind. As for the other riders, Li Yin had no time to care about them. . . )