Today's son loves polo, and everyone in Beijing knows about this matter. When he was still the king of Linzi County, Li Longji once teamed up with several brothers to defeat the Tubo people from the birthplace of polo, and after ascending the throne, his hobby still did not change at all. There are several teams of polo players carefully selected from the North Gate Forbidden Army, and the Son of Heaven will go down to the field to play in person. As for those who are quite good at polo among the children of the princess, they are often called to the palace by the Son of Heaven to spar, and Dou Yi and Jiang Du, who were born in the noble family, are the most frequent people.

However, as a high-ranking civil official, he was forcibly invited to participate in such an event, and Du Shiyi was the first in the world. When Li Longji learned the news, he couldn't help but be a little surprised, but as if he acquiesced, he had no objections.

On the day of the polo match, when he, the son of heaven, accompanied by Concubine Wu Hui and the eunuch palace people, came to the vast polo field of Taoguang Garden, he saw that everyone else had already arrived. Dou Yi and Jiang Du are both in the same color of red shirts, as are Li Qia, the king of light, and Li Qing, the king of longevity, and although Du Shiyi is also wearing a scarlet robe, he is a civil official, followed by a sturdy man with a tiger's back and a bear's waist.

As for the group of Tibetans who participated in the war, they were originally from the west with a caravan and were the winning team that was invincible in the polo match that year. Nevertheless, because most of the people who have participated in the polo tournament every year have their own appointments and will not be able to play again the following year, although they are full of ambition and high spirits, those who are able to come to watch the game today know that the outcome of this match is not easy to say.

King of Light Li Qia is the best among the princes and kings, Dou Yi not only dances well with Hu Tengwu, because of his agile body, he also plays polo well, Jiang Du is even more extraordinary in inheriting his father's business, Li Qing, the king of life, is of course because he is the youngest, but because Li Longji is good at polo, he has not worked this, plus Du Shiyi, who has been in the limelight recently, everyone thinks that today's game may be very interesting.

At this time, the kings gathered together in twos and threes, and the crown prince Li Hong, the king of Hubei, Li Juan, and the loyal king Li Jun stood side by side. As the prince, Li Hong saw that Li Longji summoned Du Shiyi to say something in the past, and his face couldn't help but show a rather complicated expression, and he missed Li Juan's words without paying attention. Fortunately, Li Jun, the king of loyalty, saw his brother's distraction, and immediately coughed and said: "Although the people who end up today only talk about their football skills, not necessarily under those Tubo people, but polo is about cooperating with each other, not that I will destroy my own prestige, and it is really hard to say what the result will be." ”

Li Hong finally came back to his senses at this time, and glanced at the compartment again, thinking that the distance between father and son, monarch and minister, was still far away from the foreign minister, his heart was like a fire, and he hesitated for a moment before he said with a smile: "The eighth brother has always been brave, since he volunteered, he can't say that he has achieved something." ”

Li Juan knew the wrestling behind today's polo match, so he shrugged his shoulders and said, "What Brother Zhong said is not unreasonable. To tell the truth, others are just fine, I heard that Du Zhongshu had already refused to play polo in person, but he was chased by the eighth and eighteenth brothers to the shelves. If you want me to say, the warrior next to him, who doesn't know where he came from, might be more reliable if he played. ”

How others judge themselves, Du Shiyi has no idea at the moment. In front of the emperor, he naturally put on a gentle and elegant mask with no flaws, and after a few words of the old cliché that the monarch and the minister played right, when he heard Li Longji ask the person behind him, he stepped out of the way, and said with a smile: "Your Majesty, this is Zhang Xing Zhang Qijun, the secretary of the Hedong Jiedu who was promoted when the minister was the acting governor of the country. When I left office, I was going to introduce him to Song Dashuai, the envoy of Hedong Jiedu, but I didn't expect that Qijun had never been to Liangjing, and I would rather temporarily dismiss him to Luoyang to have a glimpse of the style of the Eastern Capital, so I had to follow him. ”

"Oh, it's your secretary? I looked at his figure, and thought it was a warrior you didn't know where to recruit him" Li Longji was also attracted by Zhang Xing's burly figure at first sight, and when he heard that it was a civil official, he couldn't help but be more interested, "Look at Zhang Qing's size, not inferior to the battlefield brave generals, is he proficient in bows and horses?" ”

For the first time in his life, he entered the palace and saw the Son of Heaven for the first time, so Zhang Xing was naturally nervous. Du Shiyi urgently trained his etiquette within two days, and he was originally able to control the bigger the scene, so he calmed down at this time, and replied respectfully: "Your Majesty, the minister has been studying bow and horses with the retired lieutenants in the army since he was a child, and he is barely proficient. As for this size, it is because the amount of food is too large, if you let go of your stomach to eat, a meal of rice, ten catties of meat is not a problem. Therefore, once in the past, he lived in seclusion in Yanmen Mountain to study, and the birds and beasts in the mountains were all destroyed by the ministers. ”

"Ha Lu Ha" Li Longji finally couldn't help but laugh, he happily bowed his head and said, "Then what's the difficulty, if you can perform well today, I will give you good wine and food, Du Qing is now in the official residence in the middle of the house and people know the importance of the system, but the competition on the polo field is equestrian and skill, in case he is a little injured, won't I have to lose a minister at that time?" Since he brought you here, you will take care of him all the way today

Du Shiyi had mentioned the possibility that the Son of Heaven was very likely to make such a decision, and emphasized that if he wanted to achieve this goal, he would have to do his best to arouse the interest of the Son of Heaven. Seeing that this was really the case at this moment, Zhang Xing admired Du Shiyi's foresight on the one hand, and promised on the other: "The minister will do his best"

Today's matter was planned by Concubine Wu Hui a long time ago, as long as Du Shiyi was in front of the palace on such an occasion, it was not necessarily necessary for him to swing. Therefore, when Zhang Xing followed a eunuch to change clothes, she sat on the side of the Son of Heaven and said with a smile: "San Lang, if it weren't for Du Zhongshu's clear words, who would have thought that such a warrior would be proficient in scripture and history?" I have long heard that Du Zhongshu is the best at simply pulling talents from the people, and when I see it today, it really deserves its reputation. ”

"Du Qing has indeed always been discerning and talented." Li Longji nodded happily, seeing that all the people who were going to end up had gone to prepare, he asked again, "It is said that Du Qing once found talents in the countryside and villages of Chengdu to be accepted under the door, and now that disciple is still teaching ignorant children in Yunzhou?" ”

Chen Baoer has been with him for so many years, and everyone who cares about it has long known, and Li Longji, the son of heaven, will also know the Tao, which is nothing more than an intentional inquiry, or someone reported it, so Du Shiyi said unhurriedly: "Returning to Your Majesty, Chen Jizhen, the first apprentice of the minister, was indeed the subordinate of the minister in the Chengdu Order, and at that time, it was just when the people who fled to the nationality and the residents were competing for a tea garden......

Du Shiyi originally told the story of the case at that time, especially highlighting Chen Jizhen, who was still a boy at the time, and was really surprised to see Li Longji, he also followed Chen Baoer a few years ago with him as a secretary, in Chengdu, in Jiangnan, in the battle of Yunzhou, all kinds of performances were vividly rendered, and at the end he said: "His foundation is already very thick, but because of his humble background, he doesn't want to be early, and prefers to do a few practical things while he is young, so he obeyed him to stay in Yunzhou to preside over Peiyingtang." ”

"Sure enough, it's a teenager who comes out of a hero." This time, Concubine Wu Hui was amazed, she glanced at Jiang Du Dou Yi and Li Qiashou Wang Li Qing, who were preparing to end the field, and said with a smile, "But since the twelfth year of Kaiyuan, it has been eight years, and after Du Zhongshu accepted one disciple, how could he not have included a few more disciples under the door."

When Chen Jizhen first saw him in Chengdu, he also saw that he was young, but he was able to study diligently in the mountains and wilderness. As for the next few terms, they have been too busy, where is the time to include disciples? However, Mrs. Yuwen had mentioned it before, let me teach his eldest brother, and I had a relationship with Brother Yuwen back then, so I couldn't refuse, so I could only agree, in fact, I was really scared in my heart. ”

Li Longji couldn't help but be slightly surprised when he heard that Du Shiyi had agreed to accept Yu Wenrong's eldest son as a disciple. Thinking that Du Shiyi had always adhered to Yu Wenrong's way of being a friend, and it was not strange to take care of his eldest son now, he sighed: "Yu Wenrong died in Lingnan, and I actually regret it very much." Of course, he is guilty, but he is not guilty to death, not to mention that his financial ability is even better than Pei Yaoqing, I originally planned to use him greatly. Since you have promised his wife, do your best. If his eldest son is really talented, remember to recommend it to me. ”

"Yes, thank you for your majesty."

Du Shiyi didn't even end up, Jiang Du Dou Yi glanced at each other, and muttered that he was cheap, but Li Qing, the king of longevity, and Li Qia, the king of light, were each a little embarrassed. As for the kings who watched this game, it didn't take much effort to learn about the conversation in front of the emperor, and they were naturally envious and jealous of the Son of Heaven for being so considerate and trusting of Du Shiyi.

As the crown prince, Li Hong even whispered when he was alone with Li Juan, the king of Hubei: "My name is the prince of the prince, which is really far inferior to Du Junli's foreign ministers."

Li Hong and Li Juanguang, the king of Hubei, have the closest relationship, and when he heard such resentful words, Li Juan didn't even try to persuade him at all, but smiled hesitantly: "Why not? Grandpa will probably use most talented ministers, but he is like a thief to us sons. As for us, after getting married, we will live in the Ten Princes' Mansion in Raushzi, and it is difficult to even go out, even our name is changed today and tomorrow, I heard that someone said before that there is anything bad, anyway, just change it as Grandpa wants, don't look at the current scenery of the eighteenth brother, think about which of us didn't have that time? ”

Yes, I think when their mother was deeply favored, their sons, who have been smart and handsome since childhood, are not the flesh of their father's heart?

Li Hong sighed bitterly, and only when he thought of the crown princess's earnest instructions did he cheer up. At this moment, there was a sudden burst of cheers in the field, and he hurriedly raised his head, only to find that Zhang Xing, who was the last to come out, had already played. I saw that the big man in red got on the horse with a bow cane in his hand, and after pulling the reins, the horse under him actually carried the dripping dripping with the staff in a circle, and it was not until he saluted everyone including the Son of Heaven that he finally put down his front hooves.

At this time, Li Juan sneered: "Such a warrior, who of our brothers doesn't want Jian Bati to be by his side, but who of us dare?" ”