Jie Kosli didn't notice anything wrong, threw his wine glass, and said boldly: "Turkic warriors, all go out and get on the horse, show your true skills, and show the envoys." ”

The prince waved his arms, and the Turkic generals responded one after another, scrambling to get out of the tent and ride their horses. Some people are even so drunk that they walk staggeringly, and they really don't know if they can ride a horse.

Shao An smiled indifferently, and also got up and motioned for the delegation to go out to watch together.

Just when the autumn is high and cool, and the summer heat is gradually receding. The blue sky is vast and quiet, and the white clouds wander in the meantime, leisurely. The place where the Turks chose to camp was flat and vast. The westerly wind was mixed with a bit of cold moisture, bringing a heavy chill to the face.

However, this did not affect the enthusiasm of the prairie boys, and as soon as they got on horseback, they were as intoxicated as if they had drunk strong wine. The horses under their crotch neighed and were eager to try.

At the command of the password, more than a dozen good horses rushed out with a "whoosh", and the surrounding people suddenly burst into thunderous cheers. The Turkic men practiced riding skills from an early age, and their equestrian skills were superb, and at the beginning of the competition, the horses went hand in hand, regardless of victory or defeat.

The track was packed with Turkic soldiers, all clapping their hands and shouting. Halfway through the race, two white horses finally came out on top. At the moment before the finish line, one person swung several whips, urging the horse to gallop, one step ahead, and won the first place, and the crowd rejoiced.

The Turkic prince looked at his subordinates proudly, and said to Shao An: "I don't know how the Central Plains people are riding, I saw your General Li's martial arts last time, why don't you let him go down this time and show his hands again?" ”

Shao An didn't want his brother to race horses recklessly and make his injuries worse, so he politely refused: "I am a big country, and Li Hongyi is not the only one who is good at equestrianism. ”

"Oh? It seems that Shao Xiang's subordinates are hiding dragons and crouching tigers, I don't know which young talent it is? ”

Shao An glanced at the guards he had brought, thinking about who would play. The guards had already heard the discussion between the prince and the prime minister just now, and they all lowered their heads at this moment, because they were afraid of the fierceness of the Turks, so they beat the drum in their hearts and did not move forward.

"The last general is willing to give it a try." Someone broke the silence, and Shao An looked at it, and it turned out to be Li Honghui.

Seeing that he was a child younger than Li Hongyi, the Turkic prince exclaimed: "Sure enough, he is a hero and a young man." ”

Shao An saw that it was Li Honghui, his eyebrows were slightly raised, and then he lowered his eyelids slightly, hiding all his emotions, but he just ordered someone to bring his dark horse and said to him: "This horse is called Qianying, and it is the most spiritual." Then he stepped forward and handed him the reins.

Li Honghui hurriedly whispered: "The last general will have his own mount. ”

Shao An glanced at him meaningfully, and resolutely stuffed the reins into his hand.

Chikage's jet-black mane is most noticeable in a herd of brown and white horses, which is eye-catching. Even the well-informed Jie Cosley praised this horse.

Shao An humbly replied a few words, and the two turned their eyes back to the racecourse. After all, no matter how good a horse is, it is also controlled by people.

Horse racing begins.

Chikage did live up to expectations, slightly better at the start, and rushed out first. However, Li Honghui was riding a thousand shadows for the first time, and he was not familiar with people and horses, so he sat on the horse crookedly, swaying from side to side very strongly.

Li Hongyi stared at his younger brother nervously, after so long, he still hadn't been able to subdue the horse, and he really hated to go up and race for him. In fact, Li Honghui told him before that his riding skills are average. But he thought it was just a humble word, but he didn't expect it to be really ordinary.

Of course, Li Honghui can't be blamed for this, if it is an ordinary horse, it is naturally easy to control. But Chikage has a temperament, and it is indeed difficult to tame.

Shao An watched Li Honghui stumble and gallop on a horse, and couldn't help but recall the scene when he rode a thousand shadows for the first time.

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It was the fifteenth year of Yongkang, and it had been one year since Li Hongyi and An'er had been married......

These days, An'er has been learning to ride a horse with Li Hongyi. Although he cannot be said to be proficient in riding, he can also ride a horse. Li Hongyi saw that An'er's riding skills were good, and said that he wanted him to see it, so he took him to the stable.

The stables in the palace are larger than the average stables, and there are hundreds of horses. Li Hongyi pointed to those horses and said proudly: "These horses are not ordinary horses, they are all peerless horses." ”

An Er looked slightly puzzled, as if she didn't believe it. Although the princes are rich and powerful, who will spend a lot of money to raise horses.

Li Hongyi took An'er to a green horse, smoothed its mane, and introduced him: "This horse is called chasing the wind, but it is the fastest horse in the palace. He pointed to another white horse, "That's the most obedient." ”

An'er followed Li Hongyi all the way, and there are really all kinds of good horses here. Especially a black horse that was leisurely grazing, seeing that the horse's mane was like splashing ink, and its four hooves were slender and powerful, he knew that this was a peerless horse. An'er pointed to the horse and asked, "What about this horse?" ”

"This horse's name is Chikage. Of all the horses in the palace, Thousand Shadows is the most spiritual, but it is also the most difficult to tame. ”

An'er looked at this good horse, and was shocked in her heart, what is King An doing with so many good horses?

"Do you want to ride a Thousand Shadows?" Li Hongyi proposed, interrupting An'er's train of thought.

An'er nodded, he was also eager to try, so he couldn't wait to turn over and get on the horse.

The horse was really not easy to tame, as soon as An'er got on the horse, Qianying was so restless that she ran and jumped around, so frightened that An'er hurriedly grabbed the reins, crouched on the horse's back, and stabilized her figure. But Qianying was bent on throwing off the person on its back, and its front hooves hung in the air and kicked wildly, neighing and screaming, causing An'er to lean back and almost fall off the horse. An'er was startled and hugged the horse's neck in a panic. At this time, Qianying was even more furious, jumping and shaking vigorously, and after a while, An'er fell on all fours without surprise.

"Hahaha......" Li Hongyi said with a smile on the side, "You look ugly on horseback, how many times have I told you, you have to raise your head and hold your chest high." And don't hug the horse's neck, are you going to strangle it? ”

"Where did the fierce horse come from, so strong. I don't believe it can't be cured. An'er patted Tutu unconvinced and stood up, he didn't learn to ride a horse for a long time, and it was the first time he had encountered a horse with such a fierce temperament.

Li Hongyi stopped joking and began to teach his younger brother in a serious manner, "This horse is violent and untamable, you can't fight with it, you have to cooperate with it." Slow down the reins first, trying to master the law of its speed. ”

An'er was smart and clever, and he was able to understand it at one point, and when he rode Qianying again, according to Li Hongyi's prompt, he didn't fall off the horse again, so he slowly rode the horse and walked around. Later, An'er felt handy, and the faster she rode, she galloped away.

"Thousand Shadows is the most human, it's good that you get acquainted with it." Li Hongyi rode to chase the wind and catch up with An'er.

An'er turned her head and saw that Hong Yi was riding Chasing the Wind, and said with a smile: "Chasing the Wind really lives up to its name, and it caught up with me so soon." ”

"That's right, you'll ride after the wind later. And all the horses in this stable, you can ride. Hong Yi clamped the horse's belly, urging the wind to speed up, and in a blink of an eye, he surpassed An'er.

Seeing that Hongyi had quickened the speed of his horse, An'er raised his horsewhip and followed closely behind, asking, "Is it okay?" This is the horse of the palace, and I am just a little scholar. ”

Li Hongyi turned around and said, "Now everyone knows that you are not an ordinary scholar. ”

An'er was noncommittal, just looked at his back with a smile, "You're not an ordinary riding slave, are you?" ”

"Ahh How do you know? Li Hongyi was taken aback, and hurriedly reined in the reins of the horse, so that the chasing wind slowed down.

An'er snickered, and really had no scheming, so she came out at once, and drove forward immediately: "Look at your food and clothing, and then look at the fact that you live alone in such a large side courtyard, how does it look like an ordinary slave?" ”

Li Hongyi coughed embarrassedly twice, which could be regarded as an endorsement of An'er's guess.

An'er pressed the reins, pretending to ask casually, "Then who are you?" ”

"This ......" Li Hongyi hesitated again and again, thinking that King An had now taken An Er as his confidant, so he told him the secret that had been hidden for a long time, "You are my brother, I will tell you, but you must not spread it." ”

An'er hurriedly nodded in agreement, he thought that he would have to coerce and lure to get out, but he didn't expect it to be so easy.

Li Hongyi saw that there was no one around, so he and An'er turned over and dismounted, and the two sat on the ground. Only then did Li Hongyi say slowly: "My name is a riding slave, and I am actually a hidden guard. His Royal Highness selected some people with good skills to be hidden guards in the palace, and asked people to secretly train us and teach martial arts. In order to protect King An in the future and do things for King An. ”

An'er was shocked, and said in her heart that King An was going to secretly cultivate power. What does King An want to do? Could it be that he wants to force the palace? Conspiracy?

"What do you do for King An?" An'er continued to investigate.

"Well, everyone has their own business. When I was young, I was just asked to send messages and follow me secretly. ”

An Er gasped, only then did he know the depth of King An's city, his face turned pale in an instant, sweat on his forehead was like rain, and he didn't dare to think about it anymore.

Li Hongyi saw that his face was not good, and hurriedly asked what was wrong. An'er reined in her thoughts and hurriedly covered up: "Maybe I'm tired, just take a rest." And today's events, as if they hadn't happened. After that, he left in a hurry, as if he had fled from the wilderness.

Li Hongyi felt strange, looked at An'er's distant back, and shook his head very puzzled.

When she saw King An again, An'er felt like she was separated from the world. Although on the surface, King An is still the virtuous king of the corporal Lixian, but he has changed in An'er's heart, becoming unfathomable and terrifying. This feeling was deeply imprinted in An'er's mind, so much so that years later, she was still in awe of her.

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The cheers outside the arena brought back Shao An's thoughts, and he looked up from afar, only to see that Li Honghui had fallen a long distance between him and the leader, and even if Li Honghui tried to catch up, he couldn't look at him.

Shao An sighed, he didn't expect that with the strength of the feet of a thousand shadows, he still couldn't win the game. This Li Honghui's riding skills are really not flattering.

And Li Hongyi was already sweating profusely at this moment, his own riding skills were unbeatable, but he didn't expect his younger brother's riding skills to be so bad, and he already had a plan in his heart, even if he hit him with a stick when he got home, he had to let his younger brother learn riding skills well.

Ni Hongyu, Dong Qiming and other envoys were not good-looking, although they knew that the Central Plains people could race against the Turks who grew up in the grassland, but in front of so many people, they were defeated dismally, and they were hit hard.

And Li Honghui's mind is already blank, and now he doesn't want to listen to anything, and he doesn't want to see anything. He couldn't hear the incessant laughter of the Turks along the way, nor could he see the contemptuous looks in the eyes of the onlookers, he only knew how to wave the horsewhip in his hand, do everything he could, and let it go.

Suddenly, a terrible whistle came from behind. The whistle cracked the clouds, and the sound was endless. Chikage, who had been disobedient, suddenly became excited, and his front hooves jerked up, rushing forward like the wind. Li Honghui was caught off guard, and in his panic, he could only hold on to the reins of the horse to prevent him from falling off the horse.

The shocking changes on the field made everyone dumbfounded, only to see Qianying carrying Li Honghui, quickly surpassing a few people, and in an instant, he reached the first place. The first place looked back and saw Li Honghui catching up, and he was immediately shocked and hurriedly hit the horse. But Qianying is not a vegetarian, and in the end, she runs faster and faster, fights more and more bravely, roars, and goes straight to the finish line......

One step away, the Turks were defeated, and Li Honghui won the championship in a thrilling way.

Both the Turks and the Central Plains were incredulous about this result, and there was a lot of discussion about it. But then the words of the Turkic prince made the crowd erupt into a louder voice of discussion like oil in a pot, pushing everyone's emotions to a high tide.

I only heard the prince say: "The Central Plains people are cheating, this game doesn't count!" ”