Polo is particularly popular in the Tang Dynasty, some people say that polo was introduced to the Tang Dynasty from Tibet in the early Tang Dynasty, some people say that polo was developed from ancient Chinese bowing, and some people believe that polo came from Persia. How polo came about is no longer exquisite, but in the Tang Dynasty, polo culture was a sport that everyone liked very much, from the royal family to the common people.

Many of the emperors of the Tang Dynasty were advocates and participants in polo, including Zhongzong, Xuanzong, Muzong, Jingzong, Xuanzong, and now Xizong. In the sixth year of Tianbao (747 AD), Xuanzong of Tang Dynasty issued a special edict to take polo as one of the subjects of military training.

The reason why the successive emperors of the Tang Dynasty advocated polo was mainly to improve the combat ability of the cavalry. The greatest threat to the Central Plains Dynasty has always been the nomads in the north, and the powerful cavalry of the nomads who are all soldiers always makes the Central Plains Dynasty tremble.

The Turks in the early Tang Dynasty and the Tibetans and Uighurs in the middle and late periods were all threats. In the middle and early Tang Dynasty, the cavalry of the Tang army was strong enough to make the surrounding nomads fearful, and the Eastern and Western Turks and the Later Turks were destroyed by the Tang Dynasty. In addition to the strict discipline and strong combat effectiveness of the Tang Army, the strong cavalry was more important, and the popularity of polo in the Tang Army also strengthened the combat effectiveness of the Tang Army's cavalry.

Even if the emperors of the Tang Dynasty did not know how to play polo, they would not oppose the popularization of polo, but when it came to Xizong, the polo sport deviated, and there was a scandal of 'hitting and betting on Sanchuan'.

"Ze Wang, pass the ball quickly!"

"Hey, King Ze, I told you to pass the ball, but you have to pass it."

"Shouwang, catch the ball."

"Shouwang, hurry, take this opportunity to score!"

"Beautiful, this goal is good!"

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In a clearing outside the city, covering an area of hundreds of acres, more than two dozen people dressed in two kinds of clothing galloped on horseback in the clearing. One team wore yellow robes with narrow sleeves, black boots, a hood, and a crescent-shaped club, while the other team was equipped with the same equipment, but the color of the clothes was black. The two teams fought back and forth in the open space for the red polo made of leather.

At the end of the round, everyone was sweating profusely.

"Shouwang, your polo skills have improved, the ball just now, you played well, three people surrounded you, and you actually scored." Thinking of the scene of playing just now, Li Yi was a little excited.

"The imperial brother is too famous, and the skill of the younger brother cannot be compared with the imperial brother!" Li Ye responded with a smile, and took a deep look at Chen Jingxuan in the distance and the few people around him, including the three people who surrounded him just now.

The three men clearly did it on purpose.

Just now, when Li Ye received the ball, the three people wrapped it up, and they were able to grab the ball a few times, but they didn't grab it, but wanted to let themselves fall off the horse, if he hadn't grabbed the reins of the horse, it was very likely to fall. There were more than two dozen horses in the field, and if he fell off the horse, what would be the consequences? You don't have to think about it to know it's going to be miserable.

The other party obviously wants his own life. Thinking that Chen Jingxuan is Tian Lingzi's brother, why the other party would treat him like this, it is not difficult to imagine that Tian Lingzi will definitely not be able to escape the involvement. If it's just making things difficult for himself and making him stumble or something, Li Ye won't take it too seriously, but if he wants his own life, this will be over. Li Yi, who didn't have much life experience, didn't know what happened in the middle of the game just now, but praised Li Ye's progress there.

"King Shou, don't be modest, wait for the two of us together, and I'll teach you how to fight. On the other side, Chen Jingxuan can fight, and the skills of others are not very good, as long as we cooperate well, we will definitely be able to win them. ”

Li Ye wanted to refuse, but Li Yi took the initiative to say it a few times, and he couldn't refuse. However, during the next game, Li Ye obviously felt that the other party was not targeting him much, probably because Li Yi, the emperor, was on the side, and Chen Jingxuan's people were also afraid that Li Yi would find out about his small actions and annoy Li Yi, so he would not be able to eat good fruits.

Seeing this situation, Li Ye relieved himself. If the other party is really deliberately targeting him, he can't guarantee that he will be as lucky as before.

"Chen Qing, I almost lost to you, but fortunately, there are a few good ones on my side."

After the polo was played, the yellow team led by Li Yi won the victory, but there was only one more ball, which can be regarded as a narrow victory. However, the middle was very exciting, and Li Yi played very happily, so after the game, he was also very happy, he hadn't played polo so much for a long time.

"Your Majesty's ball skills are comparable to those of Weichen and others. Moreover, several princes around His Majesty are also skilled people, but the people around Weichen are far behind. Chen Jingxuan lowered his posture and patted a sycophant.

He said a lot of water, even if King Shou and other princes played well, but they were not as good as his polo team. But he couldn't win, and he had to let Li Yi have fun, so under his deliberate arrangement, he finally lost by one goal. In terms of fighting, he Chen Jingxuan is not good, but in terms of patting sycophants and pleasing the emperor, although he is not as good as Tian Lingzi, it will not be much worse.

"Chen Qing is right, in today's game, Shouwang scored a few good goals, which is a great improvement from before." Chen Jingxuan's words made Li Yi feel very comfortable, so he didn't think about other places.

"His Royal Highness King Shou is indeed good, I hope there will be opportunities to compete with His Royal Highness King Shou in the future." Chen Jingxuan looked at Li Ye with a smile, his eyes did not have the slightest hint of dodging, and even had a hint of provocation.

"Yes, I hope Lord Chen's subordinates will show mercy when the time comes." Li Ye replied with deep meaning, and directly met the other party's eyes.

"Wechen is also looking forward to it!" Seeing the unyielding look in Li Ye's eyes, Chen Jingxuan was also stunned for a moment, and then said with a smile.

Li Ye responded with a smile, and an imperceptible cold light flashed in his eyes. If the other party wants to put him to death, then he doesn't have to be polite, as long as he doesn't give him a chance, otherwise he will let the other party know why the flowers are so red.

Regarding the confrontation between Li Ye and Chen Jingxuan, Li Yi on the side did not notice it, but thought that the two of them cherished each other, and congratulated him.

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"Your Highness, the Seventh Princess is back."

On this day, as soon as Li Ye finished breakfast, Zhang Wei hurriedly ran from outside and said excitedly.

"Really? Is the Lonely Seventh Emperor Sister back? ”

Li Ye didn't react yet, but King Mu on the side was very excited, and he stood up from the stool with a 'poof', and then chased Zhang Wei and asked.

"Returning to His Royal Highness King Mu, it's true. Someone just came to report, the seventh princess and the second princess accompanied by them, and the two princesses had set off from Hanzhou an hour ago and were on their way to Chengdu Mansion. Zhang Wei hurriedly explained.

"Brother Seventh Emperor, Sister Seven Emperor is back, let's go pick her up." The young King Mu was very excited, perhaps because he was happy to learn that the Seventh Emperor Sister, who had loved him since childhood, was still alive and had escaped.

Mu Wang Li Yi is the youngest of the eight brothers, plus he has fallen ill since he was a child, his health is not good, and he usually can't play with several other royal brothers and sisters. Even if he is the same brother as Li Ye, the relationship is only better than that of other imperial brothers and sisters, but he has the best relationship with the Seventh Emperor Sister.

In the past few days after coming to Chengdu, I learned that the whereabouts of the Seventh Emperor Sister were unknown, Li Yi had been in a bad mood, he was already sick, and he was in a bad mood, so he got better even more slowly. And now, hearing the news, the sickly white face flushed with a faint flush, and he could imagine how happy he was with this.

"Eighth Emperor Brother, Hanzhou is hundreds of miles away from here, and the Seventh Emperor Sister and they only set off an hour ago, and it will be late in the evening if they want to rush to Chengdu, what's the use of you in a hurry now?" Li Ye hurriedly greeted Li Yi, and when he was excited, he even forgot about such a simple thing.

"Oh, it seems to be." Li Yi was stunned for a moment, and thought for a moment that seemed to be the case, but he still put down the dishes and chopsticks, and said happily, "Brother Seven Emperors, I'll go to see my horse, I'm going to ride my horse to meet the Seven Emperor Sisters." ”

Seeing Li Yi in a hurry, Li Ye couldn't help but shake his head, where does this look like a sick person. As for horseback riding, it is impossible, unless the other party's body is completely well, otherwise it is very likely that the condition will deteriorate again after being tossed twice.

However, thinking of the Seventh Emperor Sister who he had never met, he was also a little curious and even looking forward to it.