195 saber rattling
On the second day when Turandot became the head of the polo match, Su You knew the twists and turns.
Du Ji made a stumbling block, Princess Yicheng was not strong-minded, Su You could only cry and laugh after learning the truth, and he didn't know whether to thank Du Ji for saving his relationship with Lai Yanbei, or to hate him for ruining his good deeds.
As for the rest of the team, they were all geared up when they learned that there would be an exhibition match three days later, and when they heard that the polo match had turned into a four-nation rivalry, they became listless one by one.
After all, these young men who can enter the polo team don't have to worry about finding a woman, and they really can't appreciate foreign women, even if this woman's identity is the youngest daughter of Qimin Khan.
Anyway, the training has to go on.
Three days were fleeting.
The weather on this day was good, at least Yang Guang thought so, in fact, autumn in the grassland is always like this, the blue sky is like freshly washed silk, so clean that there is not even a trace of white clouds.
At this time, the Guanfeng Xingdian was slowly heading towards the polo field two miles east of Dali City, and Yang Guang and Empress Xiao had some expectations for the polo exhibition match.
Just like when they first arrived in the Turks a few days ago, when the Turks saw that the palace the size of a basketball court could walk like a human, most of them fell to the ground, and even chanted the lyrics in their mouths as if they were seeing gods; Yang Guang had long been familiar with such a situation, and he stood at the door of the temple with a smile on his face in his depressed heart, and kept waving his hand to express his cordial greetings to these worshippers who did not know the truth.
The car was slow, and the polo field was finally faintly in sight, and Yang Guang thought of the Yuanbi City in the eastern capital for a while, and he couldn't help but feel happy in his heart.
The Turkic polo field was built between two earthen slopes, and it took them nearly three months from preparation to completion, but this polo field is literally underground and one in the sky compared to the round walled city; If you have to say that there are any highlights of this polo field, it is probably only the one that has a wide field of vision.
This polo field is built between two artificial piles of three or five zhang high earth slopes, there are no railings, no seats, and no infrastructure that the competition venue should have.
But this doesn't seem to have much impact on Yang Guang, in the Guanfeng Xingdian and Liuhe City, he can use Su You's invention method to make nitrate ice when he is hot, and when he is so idle that his eggs hurt, he can eat a milk ice invented by Su You or knock two handfuls of melon seeds grown by Su You, even if he wants to poop and pee, he can use Su You's newly made toilet
Su You! Why are they all Su You?
When Yang Guang thought of Su You, he couldn't help but smile bitterly, but this was obviously not the time for him to be sentimental.
After Yang Guang and Empress Xiao, Princess Leping, Yang Suyan and others walked out of the Guanfeng Xing Hall under the escort, they immediately walked on the Liuhe City that had been put together for half an hour.
Yang Guang really did not disappoint them, and after a careful inspection by the guards, the hundred officials of the Great Sui and dozens of important leaders of the Turks, as well as the leaders and envoys of various countries accompanying them, were fortunate enough to be invited to the city to watch the polo performance with the emperor.
Ascending to the heights, you can see far away, the big men stand on the Liuhe City, and have an unobstructed view of the polo field.
At this time, the two sides of the game occupied the half of the polo field for a simple warm-up exercise, the Da Sui side was dominated by Yuwen Chengdu, and Su You and Li Jing, who had always appeared as coaches, also participated in the warm-up practice at this time, Su You, who was riding a white horse and wearing silver protective gear, was particularly eye-catching, but he and Li Jing both looked solemn and looked preoccupied.
The leader of the Turkic team, Du Ji, was much more arrogant, he was a black armor and a dark horse at this time, running and hitting the ball all over the field, which attracted bursts of applause from the Turkic audience from time to time.
"After all, it's the home field, I hope Su You won't disappoint me." Yang Guang looked at the momentum before the opening, and couldn't help but make a comparison in his heart between Du Ji's flamboyance and Su You and others' low-key, if he was allowed to do it, he might be more inclined to Du Ji. -- Take the lead and win with momentum.
"Your Majesty, Turkic Kedun and the little princess asked to see you." Yang Guangzheng was condescendingly comparing the momentum of the two teams, but he heard the voice of an attendant ringing beside him.
"The fourth sister is here?" Yang Guang whispered excitedly, they hadn't seen each other for ten years, but they didn't know if the four sisters were as good as they said in the letter?
"Follow me to welcome Princess Yicheng!" Yang Guang stood up from the couch and ordered in a deep voice.
"Whoa."
The hundred officials of the Great Sui got up one after another, although they never thought about how much Princess Yicheng had paid for the Great Sui, but they at least knew whose sister this Princess Yicheng was; The Turks also got up one after another, of course they all knew that the princess Yicheng in Yang Guang's mouth was their simple Kedun; And the remaining leaders and envoys of various countries who do not know the truth naturally go with the flow.
Princess Yicheng was just over twenty-five years old at this time, if it was Su You's era, then it was the best age in her life; But in this era, she has been a wife for ten years, and she has been dormant here for ten years for the peace between the Great Sui and the Turks.
Princess Yicheng came slowly, she was dressed in Han costume and had a veil on her face, but this qiē couldn't hide his peerless elegance.
"Fourth sister, are you okay?" Yang Guang had already recognized her as his relative from her eyes, and immediately stepped forward to support his relatives who were about to bow down.
"See Majesty." Princess Yicheng still stubbornly followed the rules to greet Yang Guang, and with her was a girl beside her who was also dressed in a Han costume and a face mask.
"No need to be polite, can the fourth sister sit with me today?" Yang Guang pulled the hand of the princess and laughed loudly, and the officials of the Great Sui and the leaders and envoys of the Turkic tribes also nodded and smiled.
Only Princess Leping, Empress Xiao, Yang Suyan and others silently shed a few tears. The picture is so beautiful that I can't bear to look at it directly.
Princess Yicheng saw Yang Guang at this time, and the old memories came to her mind one by one, but she finally held back her tears, and after whispering her promise, she pulled the girl beside her and walked forward with Yang Guang.
"This is the little princess who dyed dry, right?" After sitting down again, Yang Guang pointed to the girl beside Princess Yicheng and asked with a smile, he watched and listened to all directions, when Princess Yicheng just went to Liuhe City, Yang Guang noticed this girl who had been lowering her head.
"Brother Huang guessed well, the courtier's sister originally wanted to marry her to Da Sui, but now I'm afraid that it will go through some twists and turns." Princess Yicheng nodded, and Turandot next to her hurriedly got up again to salute Yang Guang.
"It's a lot of good things. I didn't prepare any greeting gifts, so I'll give you a set of books, hoping that you can get used to life in Dasui. Yang Guang nodded, he obviously supported Yicheng's decision by saying this, and it was also a welcome for the girl in front of him to come to Dasui.
"Thank you." The girl bowed down, and when she raised her head again, her blue eyes inexplicably radiated brilliance.
The Great Sui Emperor, who gave people books, this gift is really literary and artistic, but Turandot eats this set.
"This little princess is very good." Yang Guang's eyes couldn't pass through the yarn, but he still saw Turandot's slender figure and bright eyes, but he really couldn't appreciate these blue eyes, but what else could he do besides praising her a few words of duplicity?
"Your Majesty has a good reputation." Princess Yicheng believed it, Turandot was trained by her after all, and now she can get a word of praise from Yang Guang, which makes her feel that her efforts have not been in vain.
"Let's watch the ball." Yang Guang didn't want to talk more about Turandot with Princess Yicheng, just at this time, a terrible whistle sounded on the court.
The race is about to begin!
Su You invented the whistle for only half a year, although the use of whistles to referee games has been deeply rooted in the hearts of the people in the Eastern Capital, but in this Dali City, only whistles are far from enough, because few Turks understand the specific meaning of various long whistles and short whistles.
So after the whistle sounded, the drums also sounded.
At the beginning of the game this time, there was no need to ask Yang Guang for instructions, because Yang Guang was just a spectator on the side of the court, and Yang Guang naturally had this awareness, so he repaid his attention to Su You and others at this time.
Su You was riding a white horse with a club and leading a group of players to the middle of the court, and the ball game had not really started, after all, this was a friendly game, and they had to salute before they went.
"We've fought each other for a long time, and I hope you won't disappoint me this time." Su You raised the polo stick in his hand, and Lang Sheng smiled at the other party's led Duji.
Du Ji obviously understood what Su You said, and he had long known that this friendly match was nothing more than selling dog meat on the head of a sheep, so he snorted, wiped his neck with a knife, and said expressionlessly, "If you dare to play, I will make you regret coming to this world."
Although Yang Guang, who was in Liuhe City, couldn't hear the opening remarks of the two, the players behind Su You and Du Ji finally knew, although they had long known that the relationship between the Great Sui and the Turks was far from being as simple as it seemed, they couldn't imagine that they were so nervous.
Du Ji did a Turkic circumcision to Su You, and he avoided Yang Guang to cut Su You's throat!
What about good friendships?
The players on both sides had already realized that they were fighting to the death when Su You and Du Ji turned around.
What is friendship? Friendship is just a propaganda slogan of the two political alliances, just as the male thieves and female prostitutes have always shouted slogans such as the boundless goodness of Buddhism, and true friendship never needs to be expressed in slogans.
The reason why the Turks and the Great Sui held friendly matches was only because what these two countries lacked was friendship.
"Honor belongs only to the Warriors, so why should I play?" Su You laughed in his heart, but his face was sunny.
With the sound of hooves, Su You led the players around the court for another half a circle, and when he arrived in front of Liuhe City, he deliberately raised the club to greet Yang Guang, and Yang Guang also passed on the will in a timely manner: "We must play at a high level and play friendship." ”
Everyone agreed, and then remembered that this was an exhibition match after all, and Yang Guang's subtext was undoubtedly to win the game. As for friendship, it's just an additive, it's dispensable.
All the players of Da Sui tacitly held the clubs in a circle, which was also their prayer before each game, and it was a tradition brought by Su You.
"Victory!"
With this shout, the players also broke out with unprecedented fighting spirit.
The real polo game is about to begin.