"Prince, listen!"

There was still some distance to go to the place, and Zhai Li, the envoy of Zhongshan to Zhao, said excitedly to the crown prince Xian Yuyan: "Listen to this voice. Pen Fun Pavilion www.biquge.info"

Xian Yuyan is the eldest son of the monarch of Zhongshan Kingdom, and as a descendant of Bai Di, he is tall and handsome. Because Zhongshan is now following Zhao and fully Chinese, he has already changed out of Di Ren's robes, the clothes are right, deep clothes and wide sleeves, jade on the waist, and a sword, dressed as a gentleman of Zhuxia.

This is just a wild place on the outskirts of Yecheng, but the crowd is still surging, shoulder to shoulder, these Yecheng people flock to one place, that is, the noisy buildings in front.

Xian Yuyan came to Yecheng for the first time, he rode a horse and tried to get closer to Zhai Li, and asked softly, "Doctor, what are you doing?" ”

Zhai Li smiled mysteriously: "We'll know when we go over and see." ”

The two of them beat their horses forward under the guidance of Zhi Jinwu, during which Xian Yuyan carefully distinguished, at the end of the crowd, there were violent roars, there were screams of horses, and ......

"It's applause!" They finally squeezed out of the crowd and into the heavily guarded perimeter of the Zhao army, ahead of which was a column of brightly colored tents, with guards and attendants tending to the horses. When they passed through the row of tents, they saw a short wall, and the ordinary people stopped there.

The two dismounted and entered the wall, but saw that there was a wide open space inside, as large as more than a thousand steps, surrounded by a low wall and wooden stands on three sides, the stands sat densely packed with spectators, all of them were nobles of Yecheng, there were hundreds of people, at this moment the field was dusty, a game had just ended, everyone cheered and talked about it, recalling the wonderful just now.

"Prince, this is the bow field, and the people sitting in the center are Zhao Hou and his wife."

Xian Yuyan looked over, but saw a prince wearing a narrow-sleeved regular clothes, surrounded by the meritorious nobles of Zhao State and the envoys of various countries in the best position in the stands.

"This is the uncle of the Central Plains, the Marquis of Zhao who made the Zhongshan Kingdom bow down to the vassal?" Looking at that vague figure, Xian Yuyan felt an inexplicable fear, but this Zhao Hou did not hold an axe to kill the Quartet, but chatted and laughed with several noble ladies around him, that was Zhao Hou's wife, I heard that all of them were beautiful and fragrant, but unfortunately they were too far away, and Xian Yuyan did not have a chance to see the beauty.

What's more, he came here today to see another beautiful woman.

Although Zhongshan is a small barbarian state, it is also among the princes, and the prince of Zhongshan is also a guest with a head and a face, under the guidance of Yousi, Xian Yuyan and Zhai Li were guided to a good position, but there is still a long distance from the throne of Zhao Hou, ranking behind Qin, Song and other countries. This distance also means that Zhongshan is in an embarrassing position in the new Chinese order led by Zhao State, which is neither high nor low, which is also what Zhongshan Guo asked the prince to come to Yecheng to try to change.

On the table of the stands, there are already almond cheese, jujube cakes, carved chickens and other foods made by the chef of Changle Palace, the taste is so wonderful that the prince of Zhongshan is speechless, although Zhongshan is desperately imitating the customs of the Zhao Kingdom, but the eating habits can not be changed overnight.

After taking a seat, Zhai Li gave Xian Yuyan, who had just arrived and was still confused, popularized what "bowing" is.

"This bow is the most popular game in Yecheng in recent years......" Zhai Li smiled: "Also known as polo ......"

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Playing polo is one of Zhao Guoxungui's favorite sports, and the reason why it was created and popular in advance is due to Zhao Wuxian's vigorous advocacy.

In order to prevent the children of the second generation of military nobles from being alienated from the skills of their ancestors, Zhao Wuxian set up pastures in various places to raise horses, and also tried to promote polo.

During the war years, the treasury was short of money, and Zhao Wuxian could only discuss with the Yulin guards in the palace, and the intensity was not high.

It wasn't until last year, after the defeat of the Qi State, that in order to celebrate the victory, Zhao Wuxian opened up a very extensive bowing field on the outskirts of Yecheng. After the meeting of Huangchi, four polo teams were specially formed: Daijun Cavalry, Shangjun Cavalry, Yecheng Children Cavalry, and Yulin Cavalry, and every festival, let the four teams take turns to compete.

This kind of fierce and energetic movement suddenly detonated the entire Yecheng, and the nobles all flocked to it, and it was beautiful to ride a horse. The court also flourished the trend of riding a horse alone, except for driving in major events, it was changed to a single ride in general life, even high-ranking officials such as Xiangbang also rode horses, and even women riding horses were no longer taboo.

So far, horse riding and polo have become a symbol of the upper-class nobles of the Zhao State, that is, a game to show off riding skills, exercise the martial spirit, and also a way to make a name for themselves among the meritorious children.

And every time there is a big competition, the bowing field will be as full as it is today.

The contest just now was just a small snack before the main meal, and at this moment, with Zhao Hou nodding, the drums in the field suddenly beat and soared, accompanied by the sound of drums, and the five-member horse of the polo team composed of Yulin guards rushed out of the entrance.

The horses that participate in the polo tournament are all well-trained horses, and these feather forest guards ride all black horses. They wore hat-style felt hats, narrow-sleeved robes, white belts around their waists, and black riding boots

Looking at the dress of those racers, Xian Yuyan has mixed tastes in his heart, Zhongshan Guo is vigorously deposing Di Fu, emulating Huaxia Yiguan, but in Zhao State, on formal occasions, the nobles are still deep clothes and wide sleeves, but on weekdays, their clothing has a tendency to move closer to Beidi: the more convenient narrow sleeves are quietly popular, in order to facilitate horseback riding, pants and boots have also become the common attire of the Zhao people, Hua and Di, Rong and Xia, in Yecheng just look at the clothing, it is difficult to distinguish clearly.

But one thing remains the same, all the costumes are right-handed.

In the moment when Xian Yuyan was distracted, the five riders had already circled the field, enjoying the applause of the nobles of the Zhao Kingdom. Zhai Li next to him introduced to him that because he practiced early with Zhao Wuxian in the palace, the polo team composed of Yulin guards was often invincible and often the best.

It's just that today there is a new team that has just been established and wants to challenge Yulin......

With even louder cheers than before, the second polo team took the stage......

The entrance is dusty, and what catches the eyes of Xian Yuyan is a five-flowered horse of all colors, and it is a jumping golden qiu.

Compared with the slaughter and monotony of Yulin Riding just now, this team is simply full of flowers. The horse's face is covered with an elaborate bridle, either gold and yellow, or silver and white, the sun shines brilliantly, and the horse's mane is even more red, or green, colorful......

As for the rider on the horse, it was even more surprising to Xian Yuyan.

Although he was dressed like a man, he wore a brocade jacket with narrow sleeves, breeches that were easy to exercise underneath, a soft scarf on his head, and black boots on his feet. However, even if Xian Yu is clumsy, he can still see that straddled the saddle is a one-color willow waist, and the four people above the neck are even fairer-skinned, with moth eyebrows......

"It's ...... Woman!? Xian Yuyan turned his head to look at Zhai Li, feeling incredible, in the Zhongshan country, the customs are open, and it is common for women to master the family, but he heard that the Central Plains etiquette system is different from Beidi, and it is more strict for women, but what he sees and hears today is completely different from what he has heard!

What Zhongshan imitated, is it a false etiquette?

Zhai Li was not surprised, stroked his beard and said: "In Zhao Kingdom, it is common for women from noble families to travel on horses or bow down. ”

"Besides, this is the reason why the ball game was held at this time, and Zhao Hou and his wife also came to the bow court in person."

"It's coming, it's coming!"

At this moment, the cheers in the arena were a little louder, so that people's eardrums trembled.

Xian Yuyan looked at the surrounding Zhao Guo's meritorious disciples and suddenly cheered loudly as if they were crazy, and the prince of Qin Guo, who was sitting in front of him, stood up even more excitedly.

He didn't know why, but Zhai Li said loudly in his ear: "Prince, look at the field, look at the field!" ”

Xian Yuyan hurriedly looked at it, but saw that from the entrance, a white horse slowly walked out.

The white horse is like snow, and on the saddle, a tall girl enters the field of vision, her tight-fitting and narrow-sleeved splendid riding robe sets off her delicate curves, and behind her is a purple mink cloak, and her black hair is tied with a men's leather crown, which looks very capable. It was so far away that I couldn't see her appearance clearly, but the long legs straddling the horse and stepping on the stirrups made her movements powerful and showed great vitality.

In the cheers of the audience, Xian Yuyan could only ask loudly: "Who is this?" ”

Zhai Li was infected by this atmosphere, and he was also a little excited, pointing to the girl rider and said: "This is the sister of Zhao Hou, the daughter of Zhao Guo, known as the good master!" The good master can open the bow and lead the arrow, so that the horse can shoot the bow, today's thing, is Zhao Hou in order to celebrate the good lord and Lu, make an exception! ”

PS: There is one more chapter in the afternoon