Chapter 254: A Compelling Choice
There are naturally two teams in the polo match, and today's match between the Wei family and the Du family will stage a Duling polo derby.
As two old families in Jingzhao, the Wei family and the Du family cooperate with each other, but they have also competed with each other for many years, either openly or secretly. It may be a dispute between the court and the backyard, or it may be a temporary fame or prestige, or a little trivial matter.
In the court, Du Ruhui first pressed the Wei family, but unfortunately Lai Guogong died young; The Wei family relied on the illustrious backyard of Concubine Wei, and it was also prosperous.
However, Du He of the Du family was fortunate to marry Princess Chengyang, and Du Chuke also served as the secretary of the Ministry of Industry and the governor of the Wei Wangfu in the court, so now the Wei and Du families are evenly matched in the court.
Today, the two families invited the children of Chang'an's powerful people together, but in private, the polo game did not give in to each other, and it seemed to be a vicious battle.
Interestingly, someone opened a handicap to place a bet on the side, Xie Yi was very curious about who was in charge of the handicap, this is not like an ordinary gambling house in the city, and it is not ordinary people to set up a game on this occasion.
After a few inquiries, I learned that it was a son of a family, and there was even Princess Ankang's concubine Dugumou, but it was just for temporary pleasure.
In the end, the money won will be rewarded to the participating team members, but since Xie Yi publicly auctioned Wang Xian's authentic works and donated them to the poor, Datang's charity has made great progress. I heard that today's gambling game, the money won will be donated to farmers in the suburbs of Gyeonggi such as Gonggong to buy seeds for spring ploughing.
Hearing this statement, Xie Yi also came to bet with the idea of doing good deeds.
It was originally a very simple matter, but unfortunately Xie Yilai was unlucky, so things suddenly became a little troublesome.
Because just when Xie Yi, Li Anning and others were about to place bets, Li Chengqian and Li Tai were surrounded by everyone, and it seemed that they were also going to bet.
When the crown prince and King Wei came, of course the others had to get out of the way, and Xie Yi and Li Anning, who were about to bet, also had to stop.
"His Royal Highness the Prince, let's have some fun!" Du He smiled and whispered.
"Okay!" Li Chengqian didn't think much about it. agreed, and it was the Du family who voted for it, obviously selling Du He's face.
As soon as the crown prince made his note, everyone's eyes fell on King Wei, and for a moment, Li Tai's expression was slightly unnatural.
In the two Wei Du families, it is obvious that the Du family has a closer relationship with him, after all, Du Chuke is the governor of the Wei Palace, and he is his most trusted right-hand man. It's a bit ...... that Du He and the prince are too close
Let's talk about it carefully. Princess Chengyang is also his sister, but this brother-in-law does not respect his eldest brother and does not treat everyone equally, which is really bad.
But what can be done? Do you have to lean over to his side? Apparently there is no need for this.
Although Du He is Du Ruhui's son, he is not the eldest son, and he does not hold real power, where can he be more useful than Du Chuke?
As long as there is such a long history, Jingzhao Du is his supporter, why stick to a small Du He? When the time comes, if he is obedient to himself. For the sake of Du Chuke and Princess Chengyang, I won't blame him.
As for today, since the prince chose the "nominal and insubstantial" Du family, why should he compete with him?
No. has to fight, but not to fight for the Du family, but to fight for the victory or defeat of the game, and to fight for a superiority.
And it seems like a good opportunity. The prince chose the Du family, which is tantamount to losing the face of the Wei family......
If you sell face to the Wei family now, isn't it...... Li Tai's heart suddenly moved all kinds of thoughts. Jingzhao Wei's strength is not weak, Wei Yuancheng is in a high position, and there are not a few protégés of the Wei family who are in important positions, not to mention that there is a Wei Guifei in the palace.
Wei Guifei will probably not be able to be the queen, her son will naturally not become a concubine, and with her young age, the throne will definitely not be contested. In this case, if she turns to support herself, it will be beneficial to the Wei family and her son, and she must be at least happy to see this deal come to fruition.
Thinking of this, Li Tai smiled and said: "Brother Huang, I heard that the Wei family bought a lot of good horses from the Western Regions this year, which must be extraordinary, so the younger brother chose them." ”
Sure enough, King Wei chose the Wei family to bet.
The people present saw it clearly, and they all knew in their hearts that it was originally a small polo game just for fun, but now it suddenly changed a little.
It has become an open and secret battle between the prince and the king of Wei, and it has completely become a situation where the tip of the needle is against the wheat mang, and they do not give in to each other!
Seeing this, Li Chengqian's eyes moved slightly, and he smiled; "The polo game is not only about the horses, but also about the knights, and I think that Du He has chosen these knights well, and he may be able to do better!"
"What the royal brother said is that each has its own merits, and what the result of the game is, let's wait and see!"
Listening to the tone of the two princes, it seems that there are many laughs, but the smell of gunpowder is very strong! Thinking of the atmosphere in Chang'an City recently, a small polo game suddenly became the vane of the battle for the Tang Dynasty.
Let's not talk about what the result of the game between the two Wei Du families will be, the key is that there is no way to play this bet anymore, and then betting is no longer as simple as simply voting for the victory or defeat of that team, especially in the presence of the prince and King Wei, which side of the vote has the meaning of supporting which prince, at least on the surface.
With such a politically significant move, the children of the family present are all smart people, how can they make such a mistake? As for the previous bets, it doesn't matter at all.
Everyone subconsciously avoided it and wanted to dodge, Xie Yi, who was about to bet, also pulled Li Anning away, obviously this place is already a place of right and wrong, and he can't stay for a long time.
However, it's not that easy to leave, especially when someone is staring at you.
When Xie Yi was about to turn around and leave, he didn't know who shouted: "Didn't Master Xie want to bet, how did he leave?" ”
Saying this, everyone's eyes suddenly fell on Xie Yi, including the crown prince Li Chengqian and the king of Wei Li Tai.
The two of them looked at themselves intently, their eyes burning.
Li Chengqian still didn't have a good face, probably because of Kan Leng's incident, he hated himself; Li Tai is different, with a slight smile on his face, and a kind of expectation in his eyes, vaguely and a little pressing.
He has won over Xie Yi many times, and he can be regarded as quite attentive, but Xie Yi has always been imminent and does not express his position, today seems to be a good opportunity.
Coupled with the fact that Xie Yi has a disagreement with the prince, how can he choose? Li Tai completely felt like he was winning, waiting for Xie Yi to make his only choice.
Xie Yi couldn't help but smile bitterly, if he wanted to go, he would definitely not be able to go, especially after someone stuffed a small silver medal into his hand, everyone's eyes fell on him.
Where will this silver medal surrender? The Wei family or the Du family, the crown prince or the king of Wei? (To be continued.) )