When Dai Zhou saw Yang Chong, he still felt that the county guard was too young, and then he thought that being young had the advantage of being young, and he had no experience, so he had more room for maneuver as a subordinate official; For Yang Chong to invite him to Gaochang, Dai Zhou agreed, he came to Chang'an for this matter, there are too many protégés of Hongnong Yang, and he must not miss the opportunity. Dai Xuan has deep qualifications, and Yang Wensi came forward, and he quickly passed the appointment of the Tianshan County Order in the center; Wei Xuan also nominated the ranger Yuwen Rutong as the county order of the field, which was also passed.

Yang Chongzai invited his five county commanders to have a meal at the first store of Fengle Building, and introduced Sikong Xing, Yu Qinzhang, Yuwen Chengdu, Liu Hongji, Xie Yingdeng, Yang Heng and their acquaintance. At the wine table, Du Yan and Yuwen Rutong were obviously acquaintances with several military generals, Fang Xuanling and Dai Xuan were not impressed, only Li Yu was a little uneasy; In the past few days, he inquired about Yang Chong's situation, and his relatives and friends agreed that Yang Chong was a strong person, but he still didn't expect Yang Chong's imagination.

According to Li Yu's idea, in addition to the county order arranged by the imperial court, at most Gaochang County will arrange one more county order, and other county orders should be selected from Gaochang locally, so that they can coexist peacefully with the local scholars. Yang Chong's appointment of all the county orders in one go is surprising enough, Li Yu didn't expect that most of the team in Gaochang County would be Yang Chong's old friends, Yang Chong's posture has already shown that after arriving in Gaochang, he will definitely take thunderous measures.

Li Yu was reluctant to accompany him, so he went to Shangshutai the next day to ask for leave, hoping to take office in half a year; Li Yu is from the Li family of Longyou, and is the nephew of the general Li Hun, no one is picky, Niu Hong, the secretary of the ministry, is a good man, and he approved it casually. Nayan Gao Gong still called Li Yu to his office, asked his subordinates to make Li Yu a cup of tea and said: "Your approach will leave people with the idea of being afraid of difficulties, and the example of Gao Shengdao is ahead." ”

Li Yu knew that Gao Shengdao refused the post of Gaochang County Guard when Gao Chang was not down, and now he is the object of ridicule in Chang'an, and Gao Cheng also proposed to resign, but for the first time, Emperor Yang Guang of Sui did not approve it. Li Yu asked, "Does Gao Xiang know who Yang Chong is?" ”

Gao Gong laughed, the wrinkles on his face were shaking, Gao Gong said: "Since Yang Chong was a commoner, I have disagreed with him, and even now I don't like him. But you have to admit that he has a unique vision for many things, and at the beginning, he may seem very different, but along the way, you will find that some things come naturally. Personally, I think he's a good guy to do. ”

Li Yu was a little disappointed, the upright and upright Gao Xiang said obscure words, Li Min was right, Yang Chong was a minister, a villain, but Jane was in the emperor's heart, and no one wanted to provoke him. Li Yu still respects Gao Gong very much, this old man has assisted two generations of emperors since the founding of the Great Sui Dynasty, and he has worked hard, and many times even disregards his personal safety, Li Yu smiled indifferently and said: "Gao Xiang, everyone has their own ambitions." ”

Gao Gong failed to persuade Li Yu, Li Yu's leave became a gamble in the eyes of everyone, if Yang Chong had a firm foothold in Gaochang, Li Yu's half-year vacation would be no different from his resignation, and no one would tolerate his subordinates who did not believe in him. If Yang Chong fails and returns to Chang'an in disgrace, Li Yu's move is prescient, and when the holiday is over, even if it is not reused, at least he can take office in Gaochang County.

Li Yu left Shangshutai and met Jiao Jun, who had nothing to do, and Jiao Jun saluted: "Congratulations, brother, this time I will be able to show my talents in Gaochang and have a long journey." ”

Li Yu waved his hand and said: "Let Brother Jiao laugh, I just took half a year off, and the future situation is uncertain." ”

Jiao Jun is such a shrewd person, flattering a few words, then broke up with Li Yu, and hurried to the betting point of the No. 1 store of Fengle Building, Jing Pantuo was analyzing the polo game to Zhou Ru: "This battle is unprecedentedly fierce, and by yesterday afternoon, there were eight top eight, and the two teams that qualified were the Western Turkic team, the Eastern Turkic team, the Persian team, the Longyou team, the Yingyang team, the Western Regions Duhu team, and the Chang'an downtown team. The most surprising thing is that the Taiziwei team and the Tuyuhun team were defeated yesterday at the hands of the Western Turkic Tianshan team and the Western Regions Duhu team. ”

Zhou Ru said with satisfaction: "The vision is good, yesterday I watched the game between the Tuyuhun team and the Western Regions Metropolitan Protector Team, although the Tuyuhun team was sent by the Xihai County Immortal King Ma Chong, but the polo team was the Tuguhun Polo Team next to the original King Fu Yun, and the strength was not under any team, and losing to the Western Regions Metropolitan Protector Team was lost in momentum." You didn't see it, the Western Regions Metropolitan Guard's style of play is the same as fighting, not defending at all, and under the desperate fight of the two sides, the Tuyuhun team finally collapsed. ”

Jiao Jun walked into the room and teased: "It's not Yang Chong's ghost idea, get a bunch of kabuki to cheer up in the arena, the men on the field are not all red-eyed, the loss is small, and the loss is big." ”

Zhou Ru and Jing Pantuo both laughed, Jiao Jun was right, it was indeed Yang Chong's suggestion, and a singing and dancing team was arranged for each polo match to liven up the atmosphere during the warm-up before the game and when the game was suspended. After Yang Chong proposed, he was accused by Zheng Shanguo, the secretary of Dali Temple, but fortunately, Yang Wang came forward to defend the wine of the country, and Yang Chongcai escaped, but after the start of the race, the various racecourses reported that the effect was good, and the attendance rate was almost 100%.

Zhou Ru said with a smile: "I just got the news that all the seven games in the next three days will be held at the Royal Polo Ground, and the money in hand has flew, and the Yuan family is heartbroken, and Yuan Haoran can't lift his spirits when he divides the bets." ”

Jiao Jun said with pity: "The tickets for these four games are not a small number, but unfortunately when you move to the Royal Polo Field, ordinary people can't see it, and the least people who can enter it are the children of the family and Taixue students." ”

Zhou Ru pointed to the matchup table hanging on the wall and said, "Don't worry about those, you say who will win the next round of polo." ”

The eight-in-four game is exactly four matchups: the Western Turkic Shiguo team vs. the Longyou team, the Western Turkic Tianshan team vs. the Chang'an downtown team, the Eastern Turkic team vs. the Western Regions Duhu team, and the Persian team vs. the Eagle Yang team.

Jiao Jun stared at the matchup table, thought about it for a long time and said: "The Chang'an downtown team will definitely win, I heard that the Holy Son of Heaven has ordered that all the members of the Polo Team led by the Prince Wei will be exiled to Gaochang, and as long as the Chang'an Downtown Team wins one more game, they will all be included in the Prince Guard." It is rare for these gentlemen to encounter such a glorious thing, and it is related to the future future, and they will not fight hard in the war tomorrow; The Tianshan team was brought by Luo Khan in the mud, and after winning the prince's guard, he was already panicked, and it was impossible to stop the downtown team. ”

Zhou Ru clapped his hands and praised: "Well said, I feel that the Duhu team will lose, they just rely on a courage, the Eastern Turkic team is coming with all their might, courage alone is not enough." However, the Western Regions Shiguo team should not reach the Longyou team, I heard that they often play in the Western Regions and are familiar with each other, and the Longyou team is likely to win the home advantage; The Persian team is the most interesting to the Eagles, both of which are technical teams and completely depend on the on-the-spot performance. ”

Jiao Jun pondered and said: "Then let our people buy the Longyou team, the Chang'an downtown team, and the Eastern Turk team in the first three games, and don't buy the last one; In terms of public betting, what odds are there for the Yuan family, and what odds are for us. ”

If you want to make a lot of money, you need to bet yourself, otherwise you will only be charged a handling fee, and you can't even pay the rent. Zhou Ru saw Jing Pantuo make preparations with his hands and feet, and waited for regular customers to come to the door, before he said in a slow voice: "Jing Pantuo, Brother Yang told me that I want you to go over to help, and when you arrive at Yang's house, you can't lose the face of me and Jiao Ye." ”

Jing Pantuo was happy for a while, nodded again and again, and said, "What Miss Zhou said is true." ”

(End of chapter)