Chapter 65: Polo
Li Jingyuan was exposed by Xuanhui, and she was immediately a little annoyed. She was about to scold back www.biquge.info pen "Fun" pavilion, but the big drum on the side of the martial arts arena sounded. She had no choice but to glare at Xuanhui fiercely and sat down angrily.
On the grass in the center of the field, Pei Minzhong and Mu Tengyi each led ten people to stand behind them, each holding a stick about three feet long, the tip of which was cut into a glaive shape. Pei Minzhong was wearing a big red round-necked narrow-sleeved bow shirt on his side, and Mu Tengyi was wearing a dark blue battle suit on his side.
Mu Tengyi smiled at Pei Minzhong and said, "I chose the right color of this outfit today." According to the five elements of your Han family, the fire is still red, the water is still black, and the fire is extinguished when it meets water. I think Shizi is going to lose to me this time! ”
Pei Minzhong glanced at Mu Tengyi and did not speak.
He took a step forward and reported to Emperor Yuanhe in a loud voice: "Qi Qi Sheng, my Polo teams of Da Zhou and Haixi have been assembled, and we are waiting for the Holy Order. ”
Emperor Yuanhe nodded with a smile and said, "Today is my big Monday event!" The prince of Haixi, Mu Tengyi, led a delegation of 100 men to conclude an alliance between the two countries, and from then on there would be no more war on the frontier! It is really a blessing for the people and a blessing for the community! Be careful, after you get on the horse and rest, let's get started! ”
Pei Minzhong received the order and immediately turned over and got on the horse. The ten soldiers of the forbidden army behind him stepped on the stirrups, straddled the saddle, and mounted the horses neatly, and their movements were all in one go, which was very good-looking.
Seeing this, Mu Tengyi just smiled, turned around and greeted his people, and also got on his horse to prepare.
This polo game has been around since ancient times. By the time of the Great Zhou, it had a history of hundreds of years. If you want to play polo well, the first thing is to work hard right away. Not only must you be familiar with the nature of the horse, but also have the skills of controlling the horse's speed, direction, and evasion. Secondly, the player's control of the club is also very important, and the strength and accuracy must be just right in order to accurately hit the ball into the opponent's goal.
Therefore, all dynasties have included polo in the army. However, polo becomes very dangerous because of the addition of horses, and if the rider does not control the horse properly, causing the two horses to collide, then the horse will be injured at the least, and the person will be thrown off the horse, and the person will also fall to death.
Yuan and Di Le looked at the two sons-in-law galloping on the field, and felt that the three daughters had a home, and the burden in their hearts was let go of a little.
Although Duanmin's marriage has some twists and turns, fortunately, Cao Mingyang's family background is not obvious, and he has always been kept as a Beijing official, and he has put it under his nose.
The county lord of Chengyi was in a bad mood because of what happened to Hejing yesterday. She kept her head buried in eating, but she couldn't help but go to see Mutenyi all the time. 's sturdy and upright posture and immediately leaping demeanor make her feel that no matter how good a man in the world is, it's nothing more than that.
Xuanhui knew that playing polo was a bit dangerous, so he was very uneasy in his heart. From time to time, her eyes followed the figure in the field wearing a red bow robe and riding a black horse, drinking tea unwillingly.
Li Jingyuan looked at Pei Minzhong, and then looked at Xuanhui's worried look, and said sourly: "Uncle Emperor still loves Xuanhui the most!" The husband you found is not only talented, but also a happy one......"
When Xuanhui heard this, he was so angry that he wanted to stuff the handkerchief in his hand into Li Jingyuan's mouth. Duan Min held her hand and said to Li Jingyuan, "Sister Wen Jin's words are out of line. Although the third sister has already married Pei Shizi, it is better not to say this kind of crazy village talk about mutual affection. ”
Li Jingyuan pursed her lips and said, "I know that you are the eldest sister, you are so fake and serious every day, what kind of Taoist Mr. pretend!" Seriously, aren't you angry? Uncle Emperor will find you such a spineless and incompetent colt......"
At this time, there was a burst of cheers on the field and at the banquet of hundreds of officials, and it turned out that Pei Minzhong was intercepted by Mu Tengyi when he rushed to chase the ball in the middle of the field. He turned his head and brushed past Muteni, then turned and swung to intercept the polo and struck it into the back of the net.
In the back position of the hundred officials, someone whispered to Cao Mingyang: "There are a total of three sons-in-law in the saint, and those two are all in the limelight on the field, and I don't see any errand for you, so as to show the majesty of your eldest princess and concubine!" Among the three of you, no matter how rich and noble the two are, they are all your elders! ”
Cao Mingyang took a sip of wine and said angrily: "What do I compare with others?" A century-old family, the son of the founding duke, and the son of a neighboring prince, is my background enough to see? Besides, it was Princess Xuanhui who was married to the prince of Chengguo, and Princess Duanmin couldn't catch up with her! ”
When the man saw that Cao Mingyang was so shallow, he would tell the truth as soon as he pouted, and he was very happy in his heart. So he kept toasting Cao Mingyang, waiting to see his jokes.
King Chun looked at Mu Tengyi on the field with a very complicated look in his eyes at this moment. Since Liang Xuan told him what Mu Tengyi said in Cuiliu Pavilion last night, he has not slept all night.
Although when Prince Yide died of illness, he was still young. But the sixth brother and his biological mother were angry and died by the queen mother, which left a very strong shadow on him.
He knew that he was the only prince, and he was closest to Emperor Yuanhe's bloodline. In order to avoid suspicion and avoid flying troubles, he strictly restrained his family and children and prevented them from getting too involved in the government.
Who knows, my daughter went to Nanyuan and went out to make such a disaster. Originally, Emperor Yuanhe had already decided to Princess Hejing, but why did Mu Tengyi fall in love with Cheng Yi?
The women who are close to each other are very unfortunate, because they are sandwiched between the two countries, and no one treats her as their own. It's far away from my mother's house, and I don't have a helper if something happens. He felt a pang in his heart, and his heart was very flustered. Perhaps, I can only ask the mother concubine to come forward to beg the queen mother, and there may be a glimmer of opportunity for the better.
Half an hour passed, and the scores on both sides were very tight, and Da Zhou's side was ahead by one goal. Pei Minzhong waited for an opportunity to urge the horse to Mu Tengyi's side, pretended to intercept, and said in a low voice: "There is still half a pillar of incense left." After a while, I snatched the ball, pretended to protect it, and leaked a gap. You follow closely, grab the ball and score, let's divide it evenly, and everyone will look good at that time. ”
Mu Tengyi raised his eyebrows and said, "I am still only a son of the world, and I will always be meticulous in my work, and I don't understand these twists and turns in the officialdom!" Your ability to guess the divine will is not bad. It's strange that you can ask Princess Xuanhui from your emperor to come back as a wife. ”
Pei Minzhong frowned and said, "Say whatever you want, don't get involved with the princess!" ”
Mu Tengyi smiled silently, took advantage of Pei Minzhong's distraction, intercepted the ball and rushed forward, as soon as the ball entered the goal, the captain on the sidelines sounded gold to signal the end.
Yuan and Emperor Long Yan Dayue felt that this evenly matched and peaceful game brought a good omen to the alliance between the two countries. He ordered the personnel of the two countries' polo teams to be rewarded, and in the evening he gave a banquet in Nanyuan, and brought the civil and military officials of the Great Zhou Dynasty and the Haixi delegation to drink and talk.
The next day, Mu Tengyi led the chief and deputy envoys of the mission to solemnly enter the Qinxian Palace. Soon, the news that Prince Haixi was asking to marry the lord of Chengyi made the harem explode.