Chapter Eighty-Nine: Daming Palace Ski Show
Taiye Pond is the largest body of water in Daming Palace, with a length of more than one mile from east to west, and a length of nearly one mile from north to south, and a river on each side of the east and west sides is connected to the outside world to ensure the cleanliness of the pond water.
At this time, the weather is extremely cold, and the Taiye Pond has already formed a thick layer of ice, and on the ice surface is knee-high snow.
In the middle of the Taiye Pond is Penglai Mountain, the area of Penglai Mountain is not large, only a radius of 100 steps, it is densely packed with trees full of snow, and the most conspicuous is naturally a pavilion at the highest place, that is, Taiye Pavilion.
Taiye Pavilion is a small pavilion, the area is only five or six steps in a radius, divided into two floors, standing on the upper floor can overlook the entire Taiye Pool, and can see most of the palaces of Daming Palace, it is a very perfect viewing platform.
When he was tired of dealing with government affairs, Li Longji often went to the Taiye Pavilion to enjoy the beautiful scenery in the palace, and went by boat in spring, summer and autumn, and broke the ice and took a boat in winter, but this year's weather was unusually cold, and the ice of the Taiye Pool was too thick, so he went directly by Longyuan.
The group soon arrived at Penglai Mountain, Li Longji and all the ministers, princes and others all climbed the two-story building of the Taiye Pavilion, and the little eunuchs, palace maids, guards, and Li An and others stood outside the pavilion.
Li Longji held on to the railing of the Taiye Pavilion and nodded to Gao Lishi beside him.
Gao Lishi understood and looked at Li An below: "Li Shaolang, let's get ready to start!" ”
"Obey."
Li An replied and glanced at the brother behind him.
Everyone put on their skis and picked up the ski poles to get ready for skiing.
"Your Majesty, Weichen will take the brothers to go around Penglai Mountain ten times, and it only takes a stick of incense."
Putting on his skis, Li An looked up at Li Longji.
Li Longji smiled lightly, stretched out his hand, and signaled that Li An could start.
The ministers led by Li Linfu and the princes led by the crown prince all looked at Li An and the others curiously, and looked forward to their performances very much, after all, they had never seen a ski show, and it was hard to imagine in their hearts that those inconspicuous long wooden strips could come and go on the snow.
Li An led more than a dozen brothers under his command to bow to Li Longji, and then formed an equilateral triangle and began to glide forward slowly.
As the leader of this team, Li An was at the front, behind him were Kunxiong and Feiyu, the third row was Li Fei Shouyu, Zhang Guangsheng and Zhang Erniu, the fourth row had four brothers, and the fifth row had five brothers, a total of fifteen people, which was quite large.
"Hey, it's not fast!"
"This is just the beginning, and it will be almost after a while."
"Look, it's a lot faster."
The ministers and princes discussed softly.
Li Longji kept looking at Li An and his party closely, his eyes were full of appreciation and curiosity, he was very curious about whether Li An and the others could slide out multiple speeds, and whether they would really be faster than the cavalry?
After gliding for a distance, the speed of Li An's group increased significantly a lot, but as soon as the speed was fast, the formation was not easy to maintain, and if the formation was chaotic, it would not show that they were well-trained, let alone explain the fact that they were in Ulzhou.
While speeding up the slide, Li An ordered: "Keep in formation, accelerate slowly, and be sure to hold steady." ”
"Stay in formation and accelerate slowly."
"Stay in formation and accelerate slowly."
The order was passed down in rows, and all the dozen or so brothers understood what Ang Lee meant.
The water surface of Taiye Pool is very flat, and the snow on it is also very suitable for skiing, Li An and others glided around Penglai Mountain, and the speed became very fast, which has exceeded the speed of horseback galloping.
Fifteen people lined up in a triangle, maintaining a formation on the snow surface of the Taiye Pool, sliding at a very high speed, looking very cool, like a huge triangle moving rapidly.
Li Longji and everyone beside him all widened their eyes, and their eyes were full of disbelief, Li An was right, the speed of skis was indeed much faster than that of cavalry.
"Your Majesty, this Li An is really a talent, he can actually make such a magical snowboard, at this speed, he can completely surprise the Tibetan army, no wonder Li Shaolang can make such a meritorious feat in Ulzhou."
"Yes! Your Majesty, Li An and his entourage, not only skiing extremely fast, but also the formation is not chaotic at all, such a well-trained elite soldier, suddenly inserted into the poorly prepared camp of the Tibetan army, it is difficult to think of winning a complete victory! ”
Several ministers were full of praise for Ang Lee.
Li Longji smiled faintly at the corner of his mouth, pointed to Li An and his party who were gliding quickly, and praised: "Come and go like flying, sure enough, come and go like flying!" Ang Lee really didn't lie to me, did you see it? Their speed is still increasing. ”
When the ministers and princes heard this, they all nodded in agreement.
At the beginning, Li Longji only needed to slowly turn sideways to keep up with Li An's rhythm, but at this moment, he had to turn sideways frequently to keep up with Li An, so Li Longji felt tired, so he had to stand still and wait for Li An to pass through the area in front of him again.
"Zhang Qiqiu and Wang Zhonghei will report the battle, both highly praise Li An's exploits, I originally had some doubts, today I saw the speed of the ski warriors, I believe that the battle report is true, that is, they defeated the Fan army, I want to reward them well, everyone has a share."
Li Longji was in a good mood and immediately said that he would vigorously reward Li An and others.
Li Linfu glanced at Li An, who was gliding in the distance, with a sweet smile on the corner of his mouth: "Your Majesty, Li An is not only smart, but also very lucky, in the winter of the past few years, there was almost no snow in my Datang, but this year there is a lot of snowfall, if it weren't for the beauty of the heavens, Li An would not be able to defeat the Tibetan army so smoothly." ”
"Father, Li Xiangguo is right, Li An has broken the Tibetan army many times, completely relying on the speed advantage of skis, and unexpectedly raiding the Tibetan army, if there is no large amount of snow, Li An will not be able to use skis, so he may not be able to make great achievements."
Qingwang Li Tan echoed Li Linfu, believing that Li An could make great contributions, and the luck component was greater, and his strength might not be outstanding.
Seeing that King Qing and Li Linfu both said this, several ministers immediately expressed the same opinion, after all, Li An was too young, less than twenty years old, and lacked military experience, so it was difficult for people to believe in his superior strength.
Li Longji grinned, and a hint of brilliance flashed in his eyes: "What is Li An's strength, is it superior strength, or does he happen to have a trace of good luck, won't it be clear if you test it a few more times?" ”
"How does Your Majesty plan to test Ang Lee? Is it sent to the border town to exercise? ”
Li Linfu asked softly.
Li Longji smiled and did not answer Li Linfu's inquiry, as an emperor, it is impossible for him to say all his thoughts, if he lets his subordinates know everything, the emperor will lose his unfathomable majesty, and in this way, he will not be able to better control his courtiers.
In the Taiye Pool, Li An and his brothers have already circled Penglai Mountain for a full eight times, and their speed has already reached the highest level.
In order to reflect the speed of skiing, Ang Lee and his brothers gradually expanded the circle around the circle, and on the ninth lap, they reached the edge of the Taiye Pool.
There are many palaces around the Taiye Pool, such as the Jinluan Palace, the Penglai Palace, the Ice Palace, the Hanliang Palace, the Zhujing Palace, and the Hou, the palace hall are all nearby.
The palace maids, eunuchs, and even imperial concubines, princesses and other people in these halls were all attracted by the elegance and ease of Ang Lee and his party, and they were unconsciously looking for a place to watch.
At this time, almost half of the people in the entire Daming Palace were attracted to come, and more people were rushing to hear the news.
There were Emperor Li Longji and the prince's ministers on the Taiye Pavilion, and a large number of onlookers stood around the Taiye Pool, so many spectators were enjoying the ski performance, and Ang Lee and his brothers were a little excited.
"Big brother, it's the last lap."
Li Kunxiong reminded softly.
Li An'an's head was excited, his heart was crossed, and he said loudly: "Brothers, we have a surprise for Your Majesty, do you dare." ”
"Big brother, we all listen to you, give orders!"
Li An said loudly: "At the place where we started just now, there is a slope, let's not slow down, rush up directly from the ramp, and then take off and fly in front of His Majesty's eyes." ”
"Big brother, this is too dangerous, if you bump into Your Majesty, the consequences will be unimaginable."
Li An said excitedly: "What, I'm afraid, you don't have confidence in yourself?" ”
"Big brother, we have confidence."
"Yes, we have faith and we will all listen to you."
Li An was overjoyed, continued to accelerate with all his strength, and rushed towards the direction of Taiye Pavilion.
"Your Majesty, this is already the last lap, and it's only half a pillar of incense."
Gao Lishi reminded in a whisper beside Li Longji.
Li Longji looked at Li An and his group who rushed over quickly, nodded appreciatively, and was ready to reward Li An after he stopped.
"Father, the situation is not right, Li An and they are not slowing down, they are still accelerating the impact."
Yongwang Li Lan's face was a little nervous.
Li Longji also found out about this situation, and looked at Li An in surprise, he didn't understand what Li An was going to do, Gao Lishi beside him frowned slightly, and subconsciously took a step forward to protect Li Longji with his body.
The corners of Li Linfu's mouth showed a sneer, and he could see that Li An and the others would not slow down, and this would obviously collide with the holy driver, which was a big crime.
'Young maniac, what a young maniac! ’
Li Linfu suddenly remembered that Li An stole the Divine Bird, and that matter was the same as the matter in front of him, which only young and frivolous people could do.
"Long live Your Majesty."
Li An took the lead in rushing up Penglai Mountain, and soared into the air at the top of the slope, and quickly flew past Li Longji's eyes with a chic posture of a front flip.