Chapter 171: Keju Competition
At noon, he couldn't talk about tactics on the court hungry, so Wang Xiang had to greet Lao Cheng, and Qin Qiong and a group of gentlemen went to the house to eat and chat.
In the end, Lao Cheng was full of food and drink and left satisfied, and Wang Xiang knew about the Great Dynasty Meeting from Lao Cheng's mouth, when he came to Datang, he had missed the Great Dynasty Meeting after the New Year, so he didn't know about it all the time, and only after listening to Lao Cheng did he understand.
He was also very curious about what Lao Cheng said about the Great Dynasty Meeting, how bold the Quartet was to come to the court, which was far from being comparable to Li Erdashou at that time.
In the following days, the Ju Bang Brigade trained every day according to Wang Xiang's requirements, Gao Zhenxing showed a strong talent in Keju, not only his personal Keju skills, but also in terms of tactical coordination.
Of course, Wang Xiang, the coach, amazed them even more.
The wind is biting, strings of crystal clear ice ballast hang under the eaves, the weather is getting colder and colder, and you can hear the noise outside as soon as you wake up in the morning.
Today is the day of the start of the Chang'an Keju Competition.
After more than ten days of recuperation, Wang Xiang's right foot finally returned to normal, and after eating, he took the little Lori and the others to the Keju Field on East Street.
As soon as I got off the carriage, I saw a crowd of people, and the people who came to see the excitement around the Keju field had long been surrounded, and it seemed that it was not easy to squeeze forward, and when Wang Xiang didn't know what to do, he suddenly heard a familiar voice.
When I turned my head, I saw Cheng Chuliang waving his hand and shouting not far away: "Zixin, this way!" ”
Wang Xiang nodded, and then took the little Lori and walked towards Cheng Chuliang.
"So many people came to see the Kemari competition."
Hearing Wang Xiang's emotion. Cheng Chuliang smiled: "That's a lot." After a while, there will be more people. Come in with me first. ”
Privilege is different, after passing through a passage guarded by soldiers, several people quickly reached the front, and there was still a place to sit.
The spacious court is paved with a thick layer of cinders, which Lao Cheng asked people to pull in the Gewuyuan, he personally tried the court on Wang Xiangzhuang, and it was indeed dry and flat after laying cinders, even if it rained or snowed, there was no need to worry about the muddy ground.
After Wang Xiang sat down, he looked around, and there was a row of low tables around the front of the Keju field. The people sitting are all wealthy nobles in Chang'an City, there are teacups and all kinds of small snacks on the low table, and there are stoves and tea urns for boiling tea at their feet.
Seeing this, the little girl and Aqinu who were carrying the food box put the food box on the ground, took out the delicate small plates inside, and put them on the low table, all of which were snacks and snacks made by Aunt Lin herself.
Little Lori and Ju Yiya both like to be lively, and after sitting down, they looked around curiously, looking very excited.
A high stand was set up directly south of Keju Field, Lao Cheng. Qin Qiong, Li Jing. Wei Chi Jingde and Hou Junji sat on it.
Listening to Cheng Chuliang said that a total of 12 teams participated in this Keju competition, the highest voice was the winning team led by Fang Yiai, followed by the vanguard team led by Hou Dingyuan and the national protection team led by Qin Huaiyu, as for the Ju explosion team...... Every year, it's at the bottom, and it's okay not to mention it.
None of the teams that can participate in the Keju competition are simple, Fang Yiai is Fang Xuanling's second son, Hou Dingyuan is Hou Junji's eldest son, Qin Huaiyu is Qin Qiong's only son, and the other teams also have their own backgrounds. Since Keju has been commonly used for military training since ancient times, it shows that in some aspects, Keju and leading troops in battle have something in common, and Keju can also show the ability of leading the team to a certain extent, so Cheng Yanjin and Qin Qiong will sigh when they see Gao Zhenxing's talent in Keju, and he will be able to make a difference in the army in the future.
According to the experience of previous years, almost everyone who performs well in the Keju Contest can be promoted in the army, and the team that ranks first in the Keju Contest has the opportunity to obtain important positions in the army, especially the team leader.
At this time, Datang did not have martial arts, so the Keju Competition was not only a Keju Competition, but also a game in the army, and an important way to select leading generals, which can be seen as long as the identity of the players in these teams is almost all selected from the military camp.
Seeing that the hour was about the same, the sergeant in the stands rang the gong at the signal of the five military bigwigs, and the audience suddenly fell silent.
"Zixin, the game is about to start, I'll prepare first."
In previous years, Cheng Chuliang and Wang Xiang were "commanding" offstage, but this year is the first time this product has appeared in person, looking excited and nervous.
Wang Xiang smiled and said, "Go ahead, don't forget what I told you." ”
Cheng Chuliang smiled: "Don't worry, let's play whatever the coach says." After these days of training, the crowd of the Ju Bang Brigade admired Wang Xiang and threw himself to the ground, and the side under his command could always win easily.
As Chang'an Ju Wang Lao Cheng started a speech before the game, Wang Xiang was not interested in his impassioned speech, but was attracted by the whispering behind him.
"Which team did you buy to win?"
"Of course, it's the winning team, the winning team was the first place in the Keju competition last year, although it didn't win much money, but it was the safest."
"I think this year's vanguard is more likely to win, I have a relative's daughter who works as a maid in the Luguo Mansion, and I heard that this year's vanguard is trained and commanded by a very powerful person."
"Oh? Who is it? This man obviously bet a lot of money on the winning team to win, and he suddenly became nervous when he heard this.
"It seems to be called Han Niang."
"Han Niang? How does it sound like a woman's name. ”
"It's really a woman, but this woman is very powerful, and I heard my relative say that General Hou is very important to her."
"Haha, it's just a woman, Keju is not something for women to play." Listening to the tone, it was obviously relieved.
Little Lori couldn't hear others looking down on women, so she suddenly turned around and glared at the man and said angrily: "Who said that women can't bow!" My brother-in-law said that women can be generals! ”
The man didn't expect someone to suddenly refute himself, and he felt even more funny when he heard that the woman could be a general, and was about to sneer at him, but when he turned his head to see that it was Xiao Loli who was sitting at the front who refuted him, he was suddenly scared into a cold sweat, and quickly nodded and apologized, the person who could sit at the front and watch the game was definitely not something he could offend.
Wang Xiang looked at the indignant little Lori and smiled and patted her head, and then the little Lori pouted and turned her head.
"What did you just say about the bet?"
Hearing Wang Xiang's question, the man hurriedly took two steps forward and said respectfully: "This lord, it was the Yuntong Gambling House that opened the Keju Competition. ”
"Express Casino?" Wang Xiang had also heard that it seemed to be the largest gambling house in Chang'an, and asked curiously: "What are the odds of the Ju Bang team?" (To be continued.) )