Chapter Seventy-Three: Polo Competitions
"Wait for the polo competition, this king avenges Qin'er. After Xuanyuan finished speaking, he strode away.
The sacrificial ceremony is solemn, the emperor leads the royal family and princes and ministers to twist incense, worship the gods of heaven and earth and mountains in all directions, and pray for a safe hunting process.
When it was over, the altar was quickly removed, the open space was vacated, and the eunuch guards moved very quickly.
The open space has been turned into a polo field, and a short gate has been erected at the east and west ends, and the door is carved in red and painted, which is very eye-catching.
Yu Qinli and the others sat in the quadrangle seats, waiting for the polo players to appear.
The ninth princess pulled Yu Qinli and Chu Qianqian, and explained to them excitedly: "In the past, royal hunting only had the royal family, so polo was just a self-pastime between the royal clansmen, but this year is different, there are princes and courtiers and generals of more than three grades, and even the grassland ethnic Harchi also came to hunt together, so this year's competition must be more exciting and beautiful." ”
"Harchi is a horse nation, and polo is their usual pastime, so it may not be easy for our Southern Desert prince to take advantage of them. Chu Qianqian pouted.
On the side, Feng Qingyun said contemptuously: "His Royal Highness the Crown Prince let his brother play, and Harchi will definitely not take advantage." ”
Feng Yu?Yu Qinli has been very allergic to this name recently, and she can't help but change her face.
Soon, the five contestants of Harchi, led by Munda and followed by the four protectors of the Red Eagle, the Black Eagle, the Brown Eagle and the Goshawk, appeared in front of the audience first in black riding clothes and riding high horses.
They were all tall and rugged, exuding ferocious aura, and they looked ready to fight, which made the spectators in the stands gasp and hold their breath.
"It's out! It's out!"
Hearing the nine princesses shouting happily, including the emperor, the empress and the concubines, they all looked forward to it, except for the youngest eight-year-old ten princes, the four princes of the emperor rode horses and came on the field.
Spectators and soldiers in the stands began to cheer and cheer, and the ground shook with the sound of stomping.
I saw the crown prince Xuanyuan Qi taking the lead, with Luo Wang Xuanyuan Jing, Liang Wang Xuanyuan An, Qi Wang Xuanyuan Yan and Feng Yu, the commander of the forbidden army, which was different from Har's rough black and crimson riding clothes, highlighting the handsome and beautiful five people, like a god descending.
The royal majesty and nobility between the eyebrows are not at all comparable to the roughness of Harchi, and the nobles and ladies at the scene were full of obsession and intoxication, and they all put down their reserves and shouted towards the venue!
The cheers that almost lifted the sky made Yu Qinli feel excited.
Lu Yifan said proudly: "No matter how you look at it, His Royal Highness King Qi is the most majestic!"
Han Qi said: "Of course, our Highness is the jade-faced god of war. ”
Yue Rong and Yun Qian had no objection to his words, and many Ganjin even let go of their courage to shout "King Qi, King Qi".
Yu Qinli moved her gaze to the man in the field, his crimson riding suit set off his heroic and majestic body very powerfully, even if the other players were all brilliant, but he was undoubtedly the best one.
Chu Qianqian lightly bumped her: "Qin'er, are you and His Royal Highness King Qi in love?"
Yu Qinli's face flushed: "Qianqian, what did you say?"
Qiao Ruolan sat in the row behind them, and when she heard Chu Qianqian's words, she wrung her handkerchief with both hands, and her face was flushed with unwillingness.
Chu Qianqian deliberately teased her: "Every time I see His Royal Highness King Qi's maintenance of you, it is very envious!"
"You're thinking too much!" Having said that, the joy between the eyebrows and eyes can't deceive people: "Concentrate on watching the game." ”
Ten warriors lined up on both sides of the court, holding clubs called "moon staffs" to salute the emperor, and a guard entered the center of the court with a polo balloon.
Meng Da said proudly: "His Royal Highness the Prince, we are all rough people, and if there is anything offended, please bear with me." ”
Xuanyuan smiled back with a humble smile: "Then wait until Prince Munda has a chance to offend."
A drum sounds, and the game begins.
Munda took the lead in hitting the first shot, he swung hard, a crisp sound, the crescent head of the cane stirred up a large piece of loess on the ground, the polo was swung far away, and then began to deafen the sound of horse hooves chasing, ten horses quickly ran in the direction of the polo leap, the hooves of the Dada drummed the emotions of the audience to the highest, and the audience shouted loudly.
Red Eagle received the ball and swept it to the Black Hawk next to him, and the Black Hawk gave the ball to Munda who caught up behind him, and Munda was still a hundred steps away from the red short goal.
The envoys and entourage of Harchi in the stands burst into warm applause, and Princess Ripple clapped her hands and shouted "Good"!
A little eunuch planted a black flag on the scoring rack of Harchi, and the Nan Mo team was not too frustrated, the first thing was Nan Mo's courtesy to the guests, and the next thing was the show of real kung fu.
I saw that the eyes of the four princes of Nanmo and Feng Or changed suddenly, and they began to concentrate on it, and ten pairs of sharp eyes stared at the polo.
No, there is a personal exception, Feng Yu, his goal is not only polo, but also Xuanyuan.
The day before going to Huaijun Mountain, Xuanyuan Qi looked for him and asked him to cause an accident on the polo field, so that Xuanyuan was injured so that he had no chance to compete for the first chance to hunt.
Feng Yu has a competitive heart for Yu Qinli, so whether this move is to help the prince or not, as long as he can stop Xuanyuan from proposing marriage, he will carry it out, so he is looking for an opportunity to start while competing.
As soon as the drums sounded, the second round began.
This time Feng Yu took the lead, he swept hard, the loess splashed, and the polo flew out in an instant!
Xuanyuan seemed to be able to predict where the polo would fall, taking the lead and gaining possession of the ball when the polo fell, and everyone in the stands cheered highly, and even Yu Qinli was excited!
He handsomely took the ball in the direction of the black goal, the goshawk chased after him, stretched out the moon staff to intercept, but Xuanyuan swept the ball to Xuanyuan Jing, Xuanyuan Jing was caught between the red eagle and the black eagle, and pushed the ball back to Xuanyuan, he touched the ball a little, but hit the ball hard to the back, broke free from the snatching area, and then drove the reins, and Pegasus rushed out in the opposite direction.
Meng Da and the four protectors saw the ball rolling in the opposite direction, and hurriedly rode their horses back, who knew that Xuanyuan Xuan was waiting there, received the ball, and shouted: "Seventh brother!"
He bent down, the big arc of the stick slashed a whirlwind curling leaf, the ball was picked very high with a "touch", and Xuanyuan shot over!
The hearts of all the spectators followed the polo and flew to the direction of Xuanyuan, who was already very close to the black goal, and he jumped in the air, and hit the ball directly into the short goal with a moon cane.
The audience was thunderous, and even the emperor stood up and applauded.
Xuanyuan Yan looked in the direction of Yu Qinli and gave her a smile that made her whole face red.
Chu Qianqian excitedly bumped her shoulder again: "It turned out that there were beauties to help, no wonder it was extremely brave." ”
just blushed and didn't speak, looking at the field with a faint smile on the corner of her mouth, Qiao Ruolan's face behind her was even more pale, and the silent tacit understanding and attention to each other between the two deeply hurt her self-esteem.
After Nan Mo entered this chip, the two sides began to see-saw.
The confrontation between Xuanyuan and Munda was the most interesting for the two teams, as they continued to intercept attacks, coming and going, and showing superb riding skills in the thrilling and rapid confrontation.
"His Royal Highness King Qi's strength is not small!" The moon staff in Munda was picked open by Xuanyuan, and Munda's hand was slightly numb.
"If you can't stand it, you admit defeat early. His peach blossom eyes swept towards Munda unceremoniously, receiving Harchi in the past two days, the world was fed up with the anger of the two brothers and sisters, not to mention the provocation he had just made to the little fairy girl, which made him even more polite.
Meng Dahaha laughed: "His Royal Highness King Qi, how about we make a bet?" The two rode side by side, and the ball was now in the snatching confrontation between Xuanyuan and the goshawk.
"Bet on what?"
Munda said loudly, "If I, Harchi, win, let that Yu Qinli follow this prince." ”
Xuanyuan's eyes froze, and his murderous aura appeared: "Qin'er is not an item, and it can't be conceded." "One horse rushes out and joins the polo snatching group.
Ratios are four to four, six to six、...... Looking at the ten warriors galloping for a colored ball on the field, encircled and chased in the turbulent dust and chaotic horses' hooves, and several dangerous collisions also made the people in the stands thrilling to see, and some players almost fell off their horses, or were hit by the opponent or teammates' sticks!
Meng Da and Xuanyuan Jing also changed horses halfway, and the two sides came and went, and their respective scoring racks were planted into the flags one after another.
Suddenly, there was a burst of exclamations from the stands, and Xuanyuan Xuan accidentally fell off his horse, injured his arm, and the game was suspended.
The emperor stood up at this time, walked into the arena and patted Xuanyuan Xuan, who was less than seventeen years old, on the shoulder, and asked the eunuch to help him out.
The fence was opened, the guards led the "Shine the Night White" to appear, the sound of the horse's hooves stepped out of the Xuanang horse was different, everyone saw the emperor harrier on the horse, the movement was neat, not at all like a person over fifty years old, the audience resounded with deafening applause.
The emperor himself has died!
The game continued, and everyone was hooked.
Suddenly, Yu Qinli felt strange: "Qianqian." ”
"What's wrong?"
"I think Cousin Yu is very strange, he doesn't defend others, what is he doing so close to King Qi?" As soon as he finished speaking, he saw Feng Yu make a big move, waved his arm, and waved his elbow straight to Xuanyuan Yan's jaw.
"His Royal Highness King Qi!" As soon as Yu Qinli was stunned, Qiao Ruolan behind her had already exclaimed!
She raised her eyebrows angrily, and she saw Feng Yu apologize to Xuanyuan Yan with a gesture, Xuanyuan Yan pursed the corner of his lips, and chased the ball away with a wave of his hand.
Chu Qianqian and Yu Qinli both focused on Feng Yu at this time. Chu Qianqian said angrily: "What's the matter with this General Feng? ”
Feng Qingyun, who was sitting in front of him, was very uncomfortable when he heard this, and turned around and said, "Nonsense! How can my brother interfere with King Qi if he is fine?"
At this time, seeing that Xuanyuan Yan said something to Feng Yu seriously, Feng Yu nodded expressionlessly, and Yu Qinli had an ominous premonition in her heart, and she always felt that something would happen...
Suddenly, Xuanyuan Qi hit the polo in the direction of Xuanyuan from a distance, and Xuanyuan immediately rushed out on horseback, and Feng Yu also pulled the reins almost at the same time and rode with Xuanyuan.
The two bent down and swung their staffs, but Feng Yu's cane was not swung towards the polo, but swept directly towards Xuanyuan's mount.
"Hiss" a wail, Xuanyuan stepped off the horse and knelt on the ground, and the person couldn't stop the swooping, he was directly thrown off the horse, rolled several times, and immediately came from a sharp pain on his feet!
Xuanyuan gritted his teeth, he was sure that his left foot was injured.
Yu Qinli's exclamation was drowned in the noise of everyone, but the crisis in the field was still not resolved, and Munda had already caught up with him in the rear, only a stone's throw away from Duan Yuanchen, seeing that Munda's horse was about to trample its hooves on him-
"Xuanyuan!" She exclaimed!