Today is a good day, the weather is neither good nor bad, the sun is neither strong nor weak, and the wind is neither strong nor low. Pen ~ fun ~ Pavilion www.biquge.info maybe ordinary people just think that this is just an ordinary day, and they have to be busy with life every day, but for some dignitaries who are not worried about their livelihood, especially for their relatives, today is a good day.

The sky was slightly bright, the workshops opened, and many vehicles poured out of the workshop gates, heading towards the Daming Palace. It's just that after they came out, there was already a carriage in front of them, and the carriages after them avoided it one after another and did not rush to overtake. Because these are the cars of the big people, only they have the privilege to open the door along the street, although in other places, the Lifang system has collapsed, but in Chang'an, it is better not to violate the law.

All the way to the Daming Palace, this group of people did not move towards the Hanyuan Palace, but from the more partial door to Yanzheng Gate entered, after entering the door, in front of a small river, cross the bridge, only to see the grass and trees sparse, the flowers are clustered, all kinds of chrysanthemums are in full bloom.

This is the East Inner Garden, the southeast of the Daming Palace, this group of people have men and women, old and young, of course, not the last dynasty, only to come to the Daming Palace.

Park the carriage, walk the path, and pass through a small door, there is an ordinary palace in front of you on the left, if you can look closer, you can see the plaque "Dragon Head Palace".

The name of the temple is the head of the dragon, and the name of the pool in front is called the head of the dragon. It will be named so because there is Longshou Mountain in the back. This dragon head hall is the only courtyard with so many groups of courtyards in Daming Palace.

The group came here, crossed a small bridge, and finally reached their destination, a clearing. One is surrounded by three low walls, and it is rectangular in size.

In this vacant land, only one side was left without a wall, and a high platform was erected. In the central part of the area, there are also rooftops. If there is anything special about it, this clearing is particularly flat and smooth.

Smooth? A piece of land is described as smooth, which seems a little weird. But no, this rectangular clearing, with a circumference of a thousand paces, was repeatedly leveled by hand with a hammer. After that, oil is also applied, like asphalt, and the surface of the clearing is covered with oil, and the clearing is repeatedly made to look smooth.

The reason why so much effort will be put into it is because this land is a stadium. It's not an ordinary court, it's polo, also known as a juju polo field. It's easy to understand if it's leveled. The main purpose of applying oil is to avoid dust from rising, which is so laborious. In this way, the whole piece of land is described as "looking at it flat, looking down at the mirror".

This group of people came here just to watch polo. Bypassing the wall, they came to a high platform, which was now full of chairs, and everyone sat down according to their choice. After a while, people came one after another, and the chairs were filled, leaving the middle area.

They didn't have to wait long before a burst of music sounded, and the court musicians played the music of turtles. Then, in the midst of this music, the two polo team members slowly entered, and immediately, they were still squeaking and talking noisily, which was replaced by cheers and applause.

The spectators watched the two teams of polo players enter, and from the perspective of the spectator seats, the left hand side was all dressed in green, and the right hand side was black.

They slowly lined up to the front of the auditorium, twenty people lined up. When they were lined up, the music changed dramatically. From Guizile to Yale, it has become a Yale that is elegant and upright.

If there is any difference between Guzile and this kind of music. Probably, the turtle music will be more brisk, especially at the end.

Turtle Zle, the same as polo. Very, very, very popular in Datang. The influence of Guzile on China is very great, very, very far-reaching. In fact, it can be said that if there is no turtle music to be introduced, it will be like a long night. Li Chen, who stepped on Yale and entered the official seat, thought like this.

He is a person who doesn't know much about music. When he was in school, his biggest headache was not only English class, but also music class. Coincidentally, it's all sounds.

His theories about Qiuzi music were all told to him when Yang Er talked to him about Yuelide. Eternal times are like long nights, and this sentence may be a bit exaggerated. However, it is undeniable that if this Qiuzi music had not been introduced to China, Chinese music would still be in a state of chaos.

'Music, before the Sui Dynasty, not only did there not have a complete theory of tone, but there was no rhythm. Li Chen remembered the way Yang Er talked to him at the beginning, his demeanor was focused, like a pious monk, talking about Buddhism.

There is a saying that the so-called successive generations will be extremely even, and the five bells will not be played, which is called the dumb bell. The seven-tone theory of the twenty-eight tones of Yanle came to attack the later, and they were all great musicians, and Su Qipo, a native of Qiuzi, was introduced. In a nutshell, Chinese music is all foreign, and without Guizi music, there are many big politics, big military, big inventions, big ideas, and big tree scholars in China, and there is no even music rhythm. Everyone who wants to learn music can't learn it if they haven't heard the teacher play it.

It's going to be monotonous, boring, lethargic, like the music he's entering now. However, this is no longer pure Chinese music, and the feeling of Qiuzi music has seeped into it.

Thinking of this casually, Li Chen was already seated. When he was seated, he lined up to win the polo players and saluted with the audience. The horse player raised his cane and saluted Li Chen.

This stick is used to play polo. It is made of wood and rattan, and it looks a bit like a golf club, and the front end is curved, so it is also called a "moon stick".

'Ladies and gentlemen, please have fun together today, don't be too formal. After the audience saluted, they all sat down, and the polo was ready to kick off.

'Master, it's going to start, it's going to start. Li Chen was next to his son, and he was so excited that he took Li Chen's hand and said. Today the whole family came, and his son sat on the left-hand side. On the right hand is his mother, the Empress Dowager Zheng.

Then several of his concubines sat in a row behind Li Chen. Before the polo even started, they were exchanging ears. Then after a while, Zheng couldn't sit still, and turned around to join the ranks of the hand-to-ear.

To be precise, this is too undignified, but Li Chen didn't speak, he listened happily, and felt that this voice was also a kind of enjoyment.

During the conversation, Li Chen looked at the players on the field and recalled the rules of the polo game. First of all, the players, in order to avoid confusion, the colors of the teams are uniform. Everyone is dressed up in the same way, but the color is different.

Because of the growth of hair, everyone either uses a hat or a hood to wrap their heads to avoid hair scattering. Then each man wore a robe with a lapel and narrow sleeves, and his belt was fastened, so that the garment was very close to the body, so as not to hinder his movement. The legs are also uniformly worn with leggings and boots. The overall image looks very handsome and neat.

Li Chen is quite satisfied with the image, the only thing that is more unpleasant is that the horse's mane has been cut off. It's a little imposing. Why don't you tie it up, tie it up as a discernment? Li Chen complained.

In order not to let the horsemane get in the way of the knight, usually in polo matches, the horse's mane is cut short or tied into braids. But it's troublesome to tie the seeds, and it's faster to cut them off.

The two teams of ten people are lined up, and one person runs into the center of the field and puts a small red ball on the ground, which is the goal. Small but sturdy polo, wooden. In order to make people see clearly, it is also painted with brightly colored lacquer.

'Boom. As soon as the drum sounded, the game began. Players from each side rushed to the ball, the black team was fast, the red ball was knocked away by them, and the other players rushed to the opposing formation to grab the ball.

On the green side, there are several people to defend, and some people chase the ball in the direction and try to intercept it. However, the black team is obviously very good at fast breaking, breaking through the opponent's defense with three strikes and two strikes, and one player hitting again, the ball is happy to pass the short goal, and it goes in.

Immediately, the audience roared with joy, the audience applauded, and a red flag was erected on the side of the black team.

'So fast? Li Chen weilonged, thinking carefully about the rules related to polo, and the information of the team in his mind.

There is no team information, these two teams are famous polo teams in Chang'an. He'd heard about it. Then the rules of polo, similar to other ball games, are to get the ball over the target.

But that wasn't necessarily the goal, and it took two goals today. It was in a wooden wall, a small hole of one foot in the lower part, and there was a net bag behind the hole, and the ball was scored only when it was scored, and after the score was scored, a red flag would be set up in the team as a score, which was a chip.

This is more exquisite, not exquisite, the two sides will set up a goal, which is a bit like the later generations, the bullfight of basketball, the two sides see who enters the bag, who scores. In the end, even less sophisticated, digging a hole in the ground will be replaced.

The short competition format is too unpleasant, but the long competition is exciting. The game turned into a white heat, the black team got a point for the green team to counterattack, the black team blocked, and the two sides desperately grabbed the ball. The son beside him, whose eyebrows fluttered, said this.

Polo matches are divided into short and long matches. The short game is a bit like a football extension match where whoever scores, one goal, wins. The long-term format has no time limit, and the competition is who gets 20 chips first and who wins. So there are long and short times of a game.

Li Chen shifted his gaze from the field to the side. But that day, his son said that he wanted to watch a polo game, and he changed his mind that he could be a good polo player before, but he had never touched it since he was reborn. This is really not like words, and besides, he also wants to watch polo, so he agreed.

Who knows, as soon as he said this, it attracted great enthusiasm, and the whole family wanted to see it, so of course Li Chen agreed.

And then..., it attracted a lot of attention. This is also what he overlooked, polo is the most popular sport in Datang, and it is liked by both men and women, young and old. It was held before the emperor drove again, which must be extraordinarily exciting, no wonder it attracted so many people.

As soon as the news came out, I didn't know where these people knew, and asked Ma. Yuan Zhen here, Ma. Yuan Zhen all agreed. Li Chen complained, this palace is like a sieve, and there is no privacy at all.

At this time, Li Chen heard that Su Xiaoxiao was waiting for him, pulled the clothes of a few sisters, and said in a low voice, "It's not fun to just watch, let's organize a polo team." (To be continued.) )