"I see." The Son of Heaven stroked his beard and said while yawning: "No wonder the Tubo people are so brave in playing polo, even I can't win against them in person, these people are born to take advantage." ”

Polo was one of the most popular games in the Tang Dynasty, and of course it was only popular among the aristocracy. First, polo needs good war horses, and for a long time, Datang has lacked good war horses. And the polo collision is fierce, and the casualties of war horses are common, ordinary people can't afford such losses at all, and only powerful elites can afford to play. Second, playing polo requires excellent riding skills and long-term training, which is not something that ordinary people can afford.

In the court, polo is a very popular game, not only men like it, but also women like it, and Li Lingyue, the princess of Taiping, was a master of polo. In the fourth year of Jinglong, Princess Jincheng and Tubo, the Tubo people came to welcome and held a polo match. The Tubo people won consecutive battles and were domineering, Li Longji, who was still the king of Linzi at that time, was very unhappy, and played with Yang Shenjiao, Wu Yanxiu and other four people, which can be said to be the strongest combination of the Tang Dynasty at that time.

It can be said that just as the Tang Dynasty's army set foot in all directions, but has not been able to conquer Tibet, the Tang Dynasty's polo team is also invincible all over the world, and it will stop cooking when it encounters Tibet. This has made Li Longji, who has a strong sense of competitiveness, haunted him, and he has not forgotten it even after more than 40 years.

Listening to Li Zaixing's explanation, he solved a mystery, it turned out that it was not his own level, not the strength of the Tang Army, but the special physical fitness caused by that specific region, which gave the Tubo people a big advantage in nature. If it weren't for this reason, Tubo would have been wiped out by the Tang Dynasty long ago.

Li Longji became more curious about Li Zaixing. As for the case, after the interrogation in the middle of the night, the original uncomplicated case was already clear at a glance. Whether it is Li Zaixing's confession, Princess Yongmu's appeal, or even the testimony of Zuo Jinwuwei's guards, it proves that Wang Jie's father and son deserve to die.

In fact, for the Son of Heaven, the disappearance of the princess and the deception did not report, Wang Ji was already suspected of bullying the king, not to mention that he also connived at his subordinates to harass Yang Guifei, which was even more unforgivable. Li Zaixing's life and death were originally not worth mentioning to him, but now that Li Zaixing knows Tubo so well and knows the art of war, of course he will not spare his death.

The Son of Heaven Chrysostom, Li Zaixing was acquitted.

……

The sky was faintly bright, Li Zaixing got up from the thick straw mat, stretched his waist, spit out for a moment, punched twice, and practiced boxing in prison.

The fist was blowing, the heavy shackles were ringing, and Nan Jiyun, who was lying on the case under the central skylight, was awakened. He rubbed his eyes, looked at it for a moment, and immediately refreshed himself. He walked to Li Zaixing's private room and looked at it carefully for a moment: "Brother Li, what kind of boxing technique are you?" ”

"Eight poles, punch the eight directions and the far away." Li Zaixing restrained the momentum and said, "Is Brother Nan interested in fighting?" ”

Although Nan Jiyun has itchy skills, he can't compete with Li Zaixing in prison. He smiled: "There will be a chance in the future." What's the name of that trick you just made? ”

"That's the starting style, it's called the Liangyi pile." Li Zaixing rehearsed the Liangyi pile: "This is a transformation pile method from rigidity to softness, from eight poles to Taiji, which is both offensive and defensive. ”

Nan Jiyun smiled: "Brother Li is so wonderful, can he show people casually?" ”

There were also boxing techniques in the martial arts of the Tang Dynasty, which was called Tang Shou in later generations. Tang Shou has the same character as Tang Ren, open and close, strong and majestic, nothing fancy, extremely lethal, and is a real combat boxing method, which is similar to the Baji Boxing used by Li Zaixing. However, empty-handed combat was not the focus of martial arts for the Tang people - Tang Dynasty martial arts all revolved around actual combat, and of course it was impossible to go into battle with bare hands. The real training is still based on a variety of long and short weapons and mounted archery, and the boxing method is the same as the stone-throwing lock, but it is just an auxiliary training method.

Nan Jiyun also practices boxing, and his boxing skills are also good, but compared with Li Zaixing, who specializes in boxing, his boxing skills are slightly inferior, and he has not risen to the theoretical level. Nan Jiyun's most proud kung fu is riding and shooting, which is a spear, and his boxing skills are slightly weaker. Because of this, he was taken advantage of by Li Zaixing last night and slashed Wang Ji by mistake.

For Li Zaixing's almost magical fist and foot kung fu, Nan Jiyun is of course interested. However, the advanced stunts are all secrets, and few people are willing to tell others. Stealing martial arts is a shameful behavior.

"If it's someone else, I naturally don't want to show it easily, but Brother Nan, it's another matter." Li Zaixing walked to the side of the rough wooden fence and said with a smile: "Brother Nan, how about I exchange my fist for your riding and archery skills?" ”

Nan Jiyun hesitated for a moment, and was about to answer, when Li Gonglong, the general of Zuojin Wuwei, walked in, followed by the palace envoy who had come last night. Nan Jiyun hurriedly took a step, Li Gonglong looked at Li Zaixing, thought about it, but didn't say anything, motioned for someone to open the door, let Li Zaixing come out, and untied the shackles on his hands and feet.

"You're free." The messenger walked up and arched his hand: "Your Majesty wants to see you." ”

Nan Jiyun was stunned, he looked at Li Gonglong, and Li Gonglong pursed his lips. Obviously, he was just as shocked as Nan Jiyun. No matter how many reasons Li Zaixing has, no matter how capable Li Zaixing is, killing Wang Jie's father and son, and actually staying in prison for half a night and then acquitted, this kind of thing is really incredible.

The disciples of the divine monks are really different.

In the admiring eyes of countless people, Li Zaixing walked out of Zuo Jinwuwei's prison with pride.

……

The Son of Heaven didn't sleep well last night, his body couldn't hold on, and when Li Zaixing rushed to Xingqing Palace, he was making up for sleep. When you will get up, no one knows. Li Zaixing was arranged to wait in a remote courtyard. He spent half the night in prison, inevitably smelling of his body, and someone arranged for him to wash up, change into new clothes, and eat a full meal, and then waited honestly.

It wasn't until the evening that Li Zaixing, who had been sitting for a day, waited for the Son of Heaven to receive him. He followed a eunuch through the long corridor and came to the Jiaotai Palace, where he saw Li Longji, the famous Tang Xuanzong and Yang Guifei, one of the four beauties.

The Son of Heaven is in good spirits, his face is full of red light, and there are not many gray hairs on his head. He wears a black soft-footed hat similar to that of an ordinary person, an ochre-yellow round-necked brocade shirt on his body, and a pair of black leather hexaly boots on his feet. In addition to the ochre yellow of his clothes, the only thing that can represent his identity is probably the gorgeous jade belt around his waist.

Yang Guifei's dress is relatively much more beautiful, with her hair combed in a high bun, a brocade shirt on her upper body, and a colorful silk skirt on her lower body, embroidered with patterns that Li Zaixing can't understand. In addition to her gorgeous outfit, her makeup is not too thick, at least within the acceptable range of Li Zaixing. In Li Zaixing's opinion, Yang Guifei is of course quite good-looking, but the four beauties and the like are obviously a bit exaggerated, and it is estimated that they are still bored literati who boast about false rumors.

Of course, Li Zaixing didn't have much chance to take a closer look, he just glanced at the Son of Heaven and Yang Guifei from a distance, and was ordered to bow his head by the eunuch who accompanied him. Looking directly at the Son of Heaven is a big disrespectful felony, he doesn't want to just escape, and because he looked at something he shouldn't have seen, he was cut off in a daze.

Probably because Yang Guifei returned to the palace, the old and young were newlywed, and the Son of Heaven was in a good mood, and he didn't care about Li Zaixing's rudeness, but was amused by his clumsiness.

"Raise your head, let me see, what kind of person is it, dare to kill the Imperial Doctor from the third rank in a fit of anger."

Li Zaixing raised his head and met the gaze of the Son of Heaven.

"Falling eyes!" A eunuch next to him shouted.

"That's it, he is a common man, and he grew up with a high monk in the mountains, so it is inevitable that he does not understand the etiquette of the court." The Son of Heaven looked at Li Zaixing and bowed slightly: "Well, the eyes are godly, fierce but not reckless, and have the potential to be a general." Have you read a book? ”

Li Zaixing shook his head: "Back to Your Majesty, the grass people only know a few words, and they have never read a book. ”

"If you don't read, you don't know the reason." The Son of Heaven shook his head: "It's not enough to have a good martial arts, you also need to read more books." Reading can not only be reasonable, but also know the past and present, and know the respect and humility, so that you can achieve something. ”

"Well, the grass people must follow His Majesty's teachings, read more, and be a famous minister."

"Hahaha......" The Son of Heaven laughed, pointed at Li Zaixing, and said to Yang Guifei: "Lady, listen, this kid doesn't even understand the most basic truths, but he boasts of being a famous minister." ”

Yang Guifei walked over, took the arm of the Son of Heaven, pursed her lips and smiled: "The young man is ignorant and fearless, and his heart is simple, which is both ridiculous and cute. He wants to be a famous minister, and it is also because Ming Jun is in power and born in a prosperous era that he dares to say such things. If the world is uneasy, he can probably only live in troubled times, and only in the prosperous era created by His Majesty, he will have the opportunity to reach the princes. ”

The Son of Heaven laughed and nodded again and again: "Young man, take what the concubine said as a lesson, work hard, and be a famous minister." ”

"Whoa." Li Zaixing responded again: "Thank you for your teachings." ”

Yang Guifei reprimanded: "Duh, answer in front of Your Majesty, answer 'only', not '喏', do you hear clearly?" ”

Li Zaixing Khan, who originally promised the emperor that he would answer "only", could not answer "yes" like ordinary people, and he made two mistakes in a row just now. It's a shame that the Son of Heaven is in a good mood, otherwise, this mistake would be enough for him to drink a pot. Yang Guifei took the initiative to remind him and let him stop making mistakes, which shows that his heart is still good, and he is not the kind of woman with a vicious heart.

It's a pity that this woman's life is miserable. Thinking that in a few years, the Anshi Rebellion broke out, and the charming, gentle and lovely Yang Guifei in front of him was about to be hanged to death in Maweipo, Li Zaixing suddenly felt a lot of emotion.

Prosperity and disgrace are really only in a moment