The nightingale whispered to Guo Hong: "This great prince, Li Wen, the king of Yun, was born to Chao Meiren. ”

Guo Hong has long known about this Li Wen, Fahai is a monk on his behalf, and Guo Hong also grabbed a jade pendant with his name.

They also have Li Yi, the fifth prince born to Shi Cairen, King Qing.

Guo Hong asked: "A few people over there refuse to come, is it the group of the four princes?" ”

On the other side, several children stayed together, and the palace and eunuchs who were waiting were whispering, and they also peeked at Li Wei from time to time, as if they were saying bad things about him.

"The one in the middle is the fourth prince Kui Wang Li Zi, who is six years old this year, and the eight or nine year old next to him is the third prince Yawang Li Jing, and the younger one is the sixth prince Puwang Li Ze......

Well, a bunch of little kids.

In fact, the camp of these children is completely based on the preferences of their biological mothers.

At this time, the royal ladies sitting on the other side seemed to be arguing, and everyone looked over there.

A maid will come over and say that Princess Guangde had a dispute with Princess Yongfu, who was born to Concubine Zhao, and Yongfu scratched Guangde's ear and was separated by the palace people.

Concubine Zhao Defei was late at this time, she was nearly forty years old, and her body was a little fat, and her appearance resembled those fat women in Tang Dynasty paintings and Tang Sancai.

The court of the Tang Dynasty maintained the habit of Xianbei people who were fond of mutton and goat milk, so no matter how beautiful a woman was when she was young, she would be very fat after middle age.

Therefore, it is actually a misunderstanding that fat is beautiful in the Tang Dynasty, because the noblewomen in the mural paintings are generally middle-aged women, which does not mean that young women also liked fat at that time, let alone that men liked fat women.

Concubine Zhao Defei is beside Mrs. Qiu of Nan'an County, she is Qiu Shiliang's adopted daughter, and she is twenty-two years old this year.

This woman's skin is like clotted fat, her eyebrows are like distant mountains, her posture is slender, her apricot eyes are springy, her black hair is like clouds, she is beautiful and beautiful, and she is not the emperor's favorite woman.

Although she is in her twenties, she looks like she is only sixteen or seventeen years old, and she has a hint of the charm of a young woman, which is very tempting.

Concubine Zhao Defei knew that she was old and decrepit, so she was specially selected into the palace from the enemy's family, just to defeat Liu Jieyu and Chao Meiren and reduce the impact of the two on her status.

As for the Qiu family, as long as they haven't given birth to children, they can't be a threat for the time being.

Qiu's family had a relationship with the emperor before, and he was only elected to the palace after he ascended the throne, during which Zhao Defei did all the needle threading, she was naturally grateful, and she was willing to advance and retreat with Zhao.

The two entered the palace, Concubine Zhao Defei was the nominal lord of the harem, and all the concubines and princesses came to see it.

"What just happened?"

Concubine De heard the maid's whisper and said coldly to Princess Guangde.

At this time, Guangde's own sister, Princess Wanshou, also came, stepped forward to protect her sister, and said: "Yongfu and Guangde have a little dispute, and Guangde has been scratched in the ear. ”

"Mother, I want her earrings and she doesn't give them, and scolds me!" Princess Yongfu shouted cross-legged.

"I didn't scold you, the earrings were given by my mother, pay me back!" Guangde poked his head out from behind his sister and did not show weakness.

"If you don't give, you don't give, what can you do to me!"

"Give me back! Give me back! ”

The two princesses, who were less than ten years old, shouted at each other, and some palace people hid their mouths and snickered below.

Concubine Zhao Defei snorted and said to Chao Meiren: "You teach a good daughter!" I don't know how to be respectful and humble, and what kind of system is shouted and shouted! ”

Chao Meiren lowered her head and held back her anger and said, "Concubine De, my son is young, please forgive me." ”

Li Wen stood up with a bang and was about to rush over, but was stopped by the attendant beside him.

Concubine Zhao Defei had a sneer on her face, and said to everyone: "Listen up, Yongfu is my daughter, and no one is allowed to bully her!" ”

She said to Princess Yongfu again: "Good daughter, come here, we don't want other people's lame goods, mother chooses the best one for you from the imperial treasury!" ”

Princess Yongfu smiled, threw herself into Zhao's arms and coquettishly, and then reluctantly threw the earrings to the ground and stepped on them twice before stopping.

With tears in her eyes, Princess Guangde picked up the earrings on the ground, ran back to her mother, and couldn't help crying.

Li Wen watched not far away, his hand pressed on the pillar, and his muscles were exposed.

A storm has subsided for the time being.

The sound of drum music, "Liangzhou Song" sounded, the emperor of Dazhong was late, according to the rules, first rode into the bow field, and the crowd in the field will be divided into left and right, kneeling to greet the driver.

The pitch is a square, a thousand paces long and wide, with low earthen walls on three sides, and goals on both sides, one zhang high and one horse wide.

The side of the field is full of red flags, hunting in the wind, and ten big drums are set up, and the drums are beaten several times at this time.

The drums stopped, and Ma Yuanzhen, a lieutenant of the left army, and Tutu Shiye, a lieutenant of the right army, led their subordinates to pay homage to the emperor together.

The emperor nodded and said, "Why did you think of inviting me to come and watch the game today?" ”

Ma Yuanzhen said: "The Shence Army specially held this competition, and after more than a month, it was selected from the 140,000 tigers of the two armies to congratulate His Majesty on the Shouchang Festival!" ”

The Emperor laughed and said, "Good, good, this time the winner deserves his own reward!" ”

He entered the hall of the pavilion, sat on the throne in the middle, and accepted the visits of the concubines, princes, princesses, and armies.

The soldiers who participated in the game immediately waited on the side of the court, and the Shence military officials read out the rewards.

At that moment, the decree was issued, and the victor not only received a rich reward for himself, but also a reward for his belonging, and the left army would be rewarded for the victory of the left army, and the same would be true for the victory of the right army.

At that moment, the soldiers of the left and right armies on the scene were clamoring one after another to cheer for their own side.

The lieutenants of the two armies came out of the hall, and Tutu Shiye said to Ma Yuanzhen: "Big brother, how about you and me take a gamble?" ”

Ma Yuanzhen raised his eyebrows and asked, "Are you sure you can win me?" ”

"Where, it's just for fun."

"Okay, I'm new to Guojia Chengnan Villa, so I'll bet on this."

Tutu Shiye took a breath and said, "This bet is a bit big. ”

Ma Yuanzhen glanced at him and said, "Don't dare? ”

"Where, I also got the Guo family's Zhuangtian hunting ground outside the city, there are three squares, I don't know if it's enough?"

"Okay, that's it!"

Tutu Shiye returned to his side and began to promise the soldiers who were going to play: "If you win, the best one will be added to the first rank!" ”

When he said this, the eyes of the last general in line flashed.

The emperor entered the hall of the pavilion, and after everyone finished saluting, he sat in the center and gossiped with Concubine Zhao De and Mrs. Qiu beside him.

"I heard that there seems to be an argument here, what's going on?"

Not far away, Chao Meiren lowered her eyebrows and was pleasing to her eyes, and Liu Jieyu wanted to speak and stopped.

Concubine Zhao Defei said with a smile: "Thirteen Lang is really good ears, but children are arguing with each other, and the concubine body has already been punished, so it's not a big deal." ”

The emperor nodded and said, "Discipline in the palace must not be relaxed. ”

Each game of polo is called a to.

The match is divided into three games, two wins in three games, each game of two teams out of ten people, in the time of the hourglass fall, more goals to win.

At this time, the coach throws the ball into the field, and the first team selected by the left and right gods plays.

Both sides wanted to win the first game and boost morale, so they sent out the strongest lineup.

The Zuo Shence army is headed by Duyu Marquis Qiguan Yuanshi.

Qi Guan Yuan Shifu surname Qi Guan, this surname comes from the Spring and Autumn Period Lu State in charge of the "Lu Li" doctor, Confucius's wife is Qi Guan.

Qi Guan Yuan is good at equestrianism and is known as the first in the forbidden.

The drums sounded again, and the generals rode their horses for the ball, and the game was fierce, with twenty horses chasing each other, and the scene was spectacular!

The troops watching shouted, and there were many children outside the stadium who came to see the excitement and shouted together.

This jubilant environment is easy to infect people, and many palace people and eunuchs in the pavilion hall also waved cuffs and joined in the cheering waves.

The passionate drum beat made people's blood run high, and the emperor was very excited to see it, and at the critical moment, he stood up, waved his fists and applauded, quite forgetful.

Guo Hong paid attention to him out of the corner of his eye, and found that the five guards did not leave an inch, not looking at the ball at all, but looking around, heavily guarded.

Li Xiao and Li Wen had already gotten up and stood on the railing to watch, and no one cared about them at this time.

After two battles, Qi Guan Yuanshi finally found an opportunity, shook off his opponent, and hit the ball into the opponent's goal.

After the hourglass fell, the winner first won the first prize, only to hear the Shence military officer shouting: "Zuo Shence takes the lead!" "Saying that, plant a red flag on the side of the left army.

The two sides continued to play, and the goal was planted with a red flag, and after about 20 minutes, the hourglass fell, and the number of red flags on both sides was calculated, and the military officer announced: "The left army won the first game!" ”

Then the two teams go off the field and each switch to the second team, and the personnel cannot be the same as before.

This is because there are 140,000 people on the left and right gods, and there are many masters selected, so they are divided into three teams to compete, and it also has the meaning of selecting generals.

Horseback riding is the basic skill of ancient generals, polo and test the timing of mastery, but also have to learn to avoid collisions, there are a lot of ways inside, and the general court master is also a fierce general on the battlefield!

The second game was relatively stalemate, and in the end, the right army of Shence narrowly won.

So the two sides fought to a 1-1 draw, and the key was to look at the third game.

At this time, Guo Hong felt that someone around him came over, and when he looked back, it was Guo Jingshu.

"How did you get here?"

Guo Jingshu looked around, and saw that other people's attention was focused on the field, so he whispered: "I heard that your second brother-in-law participated in this competition, I'll come over and take a look." ”

He said Nunu mouth, Guo Hong looked down, and saw a row of white cloth curtains not far from the hall, and a group of women were sitting there, among which was Guo Hong's third sister, who was looking at this side with a big belly.

Guo Hongchong nodded in that direction, and then asked Guo Jingshu, "Who is it?" ”

"It's the last one on the right side."

Guo Hong fixed his eyes and saw that it was a young man of twenty-seven or eighteen years old, with short hair, a burly figure, and a dignified appearance, revealing a fierce atmosphere.

At this time, both sides had not yet played, and they were both waiting on horses.

The emperor in the palace was very happy, hugged Mrs. Qiu to drink, and the flesh on Concubine Zhao's face shook a little, and said with a smile: "The next game is the victory and defeat, Thirteen Lang might as well send a prince to comfort the soldiers of both sides of the competition." ”

She glanced at the Qiu family, and the Qiu family understood, so she said: "The concubine heard that the second prince Li Wei only entered the palace recently, should she also show her face in front of the army?" ”

As soon as the emperor heard the reason, he summoned this son, who had never been waiting to be seen.

Guo Hong also walked up to the hall with Li Wei, knelt on the ground and saluted, and then stood aside.

The emperor opened his mouth and said: "Erlang, this is the first competition between the left and right armies of Shence since I succeeded to the throne. ”