Xu Ji's "method" has been seen, everyone is not worried, the old servant cleans and cooks as usual, Chang Yanzhi and his companions drank a good meal, and went to apologize to the lord of Fangde early the next morning.

Zhang Shiqing was in a happy mood and didn't mean to blame at all, but asked Chang Yanzhi for a favor: "The courtyard is too cramped, I need a bigger open space." These weeds are too nasty, we can't just defend, we should attack and cut them all. ”

"The county lord spoke, we must be willing to help, but...... With just a dozen people and a dozen sickles, it is not easy to maintain the situation, and it is a little difficult to 'attack' again. ”

Zhang Shiqing turned around and entered the house, Chang Yanzhi thought she was angry again, and hurriedly said: "If you don't know how difficult it is, what kind of hero is it?" I'm going to call everyone, even if you don't eat, you have to get rid of the weeds! ”

Zhang Shiqing didn't lose his temper, came out of the house, held a stick, and said with a smile: "Does General Chang recognize this?" ”

Polo is popular in the north and south, especially by the children of the noble family and the soldiers in the army, Chang Yanzhi as a child of the seven clans, of course recognized the objects in the hands of the county lord, and said with a smile: "I haven't touched it for a few years, and my hands are very raw." It turns out that the county lord wants to open up a place to play, this is simple, please wait a while. ”

Chang Yanzhi was cautious after all, went to the study first, and said to the son who was reading: "The small county mainly has a place to play polo, does the son want to join?" ”

"Well, you guys play first, I'll talk about it later." Xu Ji still reads the military newspaper, in the past, he only listened to Zhang Shiqing's skimming, but now he wants to read it carefully.

Hearing this, Chang Yan didn't hesitate anymore, so he went to find his companions, and after asking, there were seven other people who had also played polo, and the others were extremely interested.

Life in the valley was too easy, and everyone was already bored, and they hated weeding, and they only coped with it every day, and when they heard that it was going to be used for fun, everyone was in high spirits, and immediately found sickles, hoes, and shovels.

Zhang Shiqing selected a place, everyone cut the grass, dug a ditch, set fires, and was busy for a few hours, and finally had a slight effect, allowing the horses to gallop, but they were all too tired to move, only Zhang Shiqing had been idle, hurriedly got on the horse, and beat the cane for a while, which attracted a cheer.

Chang Yan rose from time to time, regardless of tiredness, borrowed a club from the little county lord, got on the horse to practice, and had a one-on-one game, without hindering each other, only to see whether the technique was superb and whether the hitting was accurate.

Zhang Shiqing thought she was a polo master, but after a few rounds, she was surprised to have a draw with Chang Yanzhi, who had been tired for a long time.

"I still remember some of the craftsmanship of the past." Chang Yanzhi tried to remain humble as much as possible, but his pride was already overflowing, "It would be nice to have a longer and heavier stick." ”

Zhang Shiqing's sticks are all women's style, not as heavy as men's.

"It turns out that General Chang is a master."

"I'm not a master, but I was more playful when I was young, and I just practiced seriously for a few days."

Zhang Shiqing was not convinced, "Today is over, General Chang is tired for a day, I will beat you, forgive you and be unconvinced, let's compare tomorrow." ”

"Polo is a matter of skill, but strength is also essential. The county lord's ball skills can be said to be first-class, but the strength is less, if I wait until tomorrow my physical strength recovers, hehe......"

"There are only winners and losers on the field, and I haven't compared with people with great strength, General Chang has a good rest, and I'll see you tomorrow."

"The county lord counts." Chang Yanzhi said with a smile.

During the dinner in the evening, the old servant specially reminded Chang Yanzhi: "The general is a person who understands, why is he confused at this time and compete with the little county lord?" Wouldn't it be nice if you let her let her go tomorrow and everyone be happy? ”

Chang Yanzhi is usually a person with no temper, even when he is a general, he is equal to the soldiers, and he can be called a brother and sister to anyone when he drinks, and rarely competes with others, but he refuses to back down on one thing.

"The old man said that polo is not a 'happy and happy' game, there are many doorways, the army often uses this to train riding, and the folk use it to strengthen the body. If it's just for the game, you don't have to open up a venue, just let the main county play ball in the courtyard for a while. ”

"How old is the little county lord, you are a man in your thirties, embarrassed to fight with her?"

"The little county lord is right, there is only victory and defeat on the field." Chang Yanzhi paused, "Isn't there someone else?" Tomorrow, I'll let the little county lord choose people first, and the rest will be on my team, it's always okay, right? ”

The old servant had nothing to say, but still shook his head.

Zhang Shiqing came to eat with Xu Ji, "Have you figured out a way?" ”

"We'll have to wait."

"Do you know how much I hate the words 'wait'?"

"Haha, this time it's not about waiting for an idea, but waiting for the city to make a move first, and we'll strike later."

"Can you make a late move?"

"The enemy is strong and I am weak, so we can only strike backwards. The so-called late attack is not to sit and wait, but to wait until the enemy's flaws are fully revealed, and then break the enemy with one move. ”

"Who are you talking about by 'enemy'? My parents and brothers? Joyful father and daughter? Grand empress dowager? He Rong Barbarian King? ”

"It's all among them, and only when there are many people can there be flaws. If there are many people, the demands are different, and if the demands are different, they have different intentions, and all the different intentions are reflected in the military newspaper, you see......"

"I don't look, I've seen enough." Zhang Shiqing immediately shook her head, what she likes is to have fun, and she can only maintain a temporary enthusiasm for the "game" of reading the bureau report and identifying the general trend, "Since you have come up with a countermeasure, everything is up to you - can you still spare time to play polo?" ”

"Of course, but my game is average."

"Are you humble, or are you telling the truth?"

"I used to be the concubine of the general, I studied in the Temptation Academy, I learned the name and the truth, where I went, where did I bring the book, how good do you think my ball skills can be?"

"Haha, it's just right, tomorrow you and Changyan are in a team."

Early the next morning, Zhang Shiqing went to Chang Yanzhi's residence and knocked on the door.

The venue is too small, it can only accommodate three people against three people, everyone comes on the court to show their skills, Xu Ji didn't lie at all, and there were a few times when he couldn't even hit the ball that stopped on the ground, which made Zhang Shiqing and Changyan, who were onlookers, shake their heads.

Zhang Shiqing selected two teammates, pushed Xu Ji hard to Chang Yanzhi, and the two sides got on the horse and started the first competition.

Zhang Shiqing wants to bring a lot of equipment, but they are all women's style, fortunately, everyone is not picky, clothing, horses bring their own, and the sticks are slightly shorter and lighter, which does not affect the overall situation.

An hour later, Zhang Shiqing's side has a slight advantage, although her strength is small, her skills are indeed first-class, there are two men to help, like a tiger with wings, on the other hand, Changyan is one side, only he is a master, and the two companions are dragging, especially Xu Gongzi, who is more like he is here to make trouble.

The old servant reminded everyone that it was time for lunch, and when the competition came to an end, Zhang Shiqing was proud, his face was dark, and he didn't talk to anyone.

Soon after the afternoon, a guest came outside, Xu Ji could no longer participate in the competition, and the happiest person was Chang Yanzhi, who immediately chose another teammate.

When outsiders arrived, Xu Ji didn't say that he wanted to keep it secret, and Zhang Shiqing didn't dodge, running around on horseback, laughing endlessly.

Sun Yalu saw the figure of the county lord of Fangde from a distance, was stunned for a while, hurriedly lowered his head, pretended not to see anything, and hurriedly walked towards Xu Ji.

As soon as he entered the study, Sun Yalu immediately said: "I tried my best to protect Xu Gongzi in the city, but I didn't expect Xu Gongzi to ...... How did Lord Fonder get here? ”

"I haven't asked in detail." Xu Ji told the truth, he met Zhang Shiqing in the back mountain, brought him back to the valley, and didn't ask a word about how she came - he guessed something, so he didn't want to ask too clearly.

"Alas, I originally wanted to remind Xu Gongzi to stay away from right and wrong, but now it seems that this move is redundant." Sun Yalu was about to leave, but he had doubts in his heart, hesitated for a moment, and said directly: "What are the plans of Gongzi Xu?" ”

"Hmm...... The ball skills are too poor, so don't go on the court and drag General Chang down. ”

Sun Yalu was displeased, "I admire Xu Gongzi as a person, and I came to visit with kindness, why did Xu Gongzi use joking words?" ”

Xu Ji arched his hand and smiled: "Mr. Sun, forgive me, I relaxed a little too much. I understand what Mr. Sun meant, in fact, I also have something to ask Mr. Sun: When will the Jizhou army withdraw from Qinzhou? ”

Sun Yalu was stunned, "After pacifying the traitors, I will be a class teacher, at least in January, and at most in March." ”

"It's too late."

Sun Yalu was stunned again, and then smiled: "Xu Gongzi still remembers another wife in his heart?" I advise Xu Gongzi that he has parted ways......"

Suddenly there was a loud cheer outside the window, apparently someone had hit a good shot.

When the noise subsided, Sun Yalu no longer wanted to mention the matter of the Golden Saintess, "Even if the Jizhou Army immediately sends a division, Yecheng still has to marry He Rongbu, and there is no cause and effect between the two." ”

"There is a lot of cause and effect, if the Jizhou army comes back earlier, the front can avoid a defeat, and the rear can consolidate the marriage between Yecheng and He Rongbu, if it comes back late, Yecheng will marry the princess to He Rongbu, and it will be useless, but add resentment."

Sun Yalu laughed and glanced at the stacks of military newspapers on the table, "Hasn't Xu Gongzi put it down in his heart?" ”

"When you want to put it down, you have nowhere to save, so you have to barely hold it in your hand."

Sun Yalu shook his head with a smile, and arched his hand: "Half a year in the valley, leisurely and unchanged, but the world is no longer the world of the day, Xu Gongzi is still completely put down, naturally someone will catch it for you." Seeing that Xu Gongzi was confident, I didn't say anything more, so I said goodbye. ”

Xu Ji personally sent it to the valley, and Sun Yalu said: "The palace will send someone over soon, Xu Gongzi...... Alas, I really don't know what to say, Xu Gongzi caused trouble for himself, and also embarrassed the king of Jibei and the lord of Huanyan. ”

Xu Ji smiled: "Wait until the aftermath, they will be grateful to me." ”

Sun Yalu shook his head, called his entourage, got on the horse and returned to the city, since he saw it with his own eyes, he naturally couldn't lie, he had to tell the Lord Huanyan truthfully.

The people in the valley were all attracted by the polo, and the cries were endless, and now the two sides were equal in strength, and the fight was even more exciting, which made the onlookers itch and want to play, so they found a sickle and cut the grass while watching, so as to expand the field.

Only the old servant was not interested in polo, and recognized Sun Yalu as a guest with a lot of background in the city, and when he saw him say goodbye, he immediately greeted him and asked carefully: "Childe, what do you need me to do?" ”

"Hmm...... Let's prepare some food and drinks, and bring out good tea, and there may be more guests these days. ”

"Just a guest?"

"It's the enemy, let's also entertain them with wine and food." Xu Ji smiled, looking at the crowd in the distance, and his heart became more and more confident.