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As the saying goes, if something is good, it will be bad! It is precisely because Li Shimin himself likes to play polo and has also issued an edict to promote polo in the army, which makes the magnates of the Beijing division follow suit, and this wind has penetrated into the people, and because there is no shortage of horses in the Tang Dynasty, the popularity of polo is really smooth, so that the old and young in the Beijing division can say one, two, three, four, to polo, as for the masters or pseudo-masters who play polo, they also abound, and there are a lot of them at will, but if you want to raise a professional polo team, it is not so simple. The reason is very simple, the consumption of people and horses in the polo team is huge, and the area required for the dedicated polo training ground alone is not something that ordinary magnates can play.

The regular polo field is about 80 zhang long, about 50 zhang wide, equivalent to the size of two football fields in later generations, in addition to some necessary ancillary facilities, such as stands and other things, the scale of the area is really amazing, every inch of land in Chang'an City is naturally not a place to make out, in fact, as a regular competition venue, only Shanglin Yuan has built a dedicated competition venue, as for the so-called polo field in the homes of the magnates is actually just a reduced size of the half (the polo field has a single door and a double door, Among them, the single goal is a goal, which is hung on a wooden board with a cloth bag, and the winner is whichever side scores the most goals, while the double goal is similar to modern polo, and the regular game in the Tang Dynasty is a double goal, and the training or play is generally a single goal. Even so, it's not something that ordinary magnates can afford, only the best powerful families like the eldest grandson family have the courage to do such things, as for the polo played by the people, it's actually just to find a vacant land because of ugliness, and let the horse play once, of course, Li Zhen wants to play ball, naturally he doesn't have to worry about finding a place, just put it away, and the magnates who rush to offer the venue are only afraid of the sea, even if they want to use the royal training ground, it's just a matter of saying, but, Li Zhen is a little weak-hearted, God knows whether Yan Eighteen can do it or not, don't go out vigorously, when the time comes, the time will be embarrassed, then the fun will be great, right? Besides, even if Yan Shibai and the others are really masters, since they want to compete, they have to keep some secrets, and they can't let others casually probe to the bottom, so Li Zhen led Yan Shibai and the others out of the East Palace, and they didn't make a big fuss, they went out of the city, and went directly to Yan's house

The Yan family, the home of the dignified uncle, is also the home of the richest man in the Tang Dynasty, at least on the surface, Li Zhen's huge and astonishing wealth is all hung on the head of the Yan family, and the money and goods from the Yan Ji business account every day are definitely astronomical, compared to the household department, it is not too much of a small section, it is not an exaggeration to say that the rich rival the country, however, the Yan family is rich and rich, but the behavior is very low-key, in addition to the third Yan Ming in the Beijing Division, the eldest Yan and the first few years ago just moved to Fuzhou (Xiazhou) Assassin History, The second Yan Ning was originally in the Ministry of Officials, Zhenguan was also transferred out of the Beijing Division for fifteen years, first in Lizhou as a record to join the army, and then transferred to Langzhou (Xiazhou) Assassin History, which is not too prominent an official position, as for Yan Ming, who presided over the overall situation in Beijing, in addition to the necessary entertainment, he rarely showed up, especially in recent years, because of the financial management masters cultivated by the rising sun and the children of the Yan family who grew up to take over all the details of the Yan Ji firm, Yan Ming is even more happy to be a big shopkeeper, in addition to deciding on major matters, Most of the time stay in the huge Yan family manor to enjoy the blessings, the days are very moist, this moisturization is not very tight, the original fat Yan Ming is now almost a ball, if you walk more, or stand a little longer, you must be panting enough, no, at this time Yan Ming is standing at the door of his manor panting, although the umbrella on his head is covered by the people, it is considered to cover the spicy autumn day, but Yan Ming is still hot and sweaty, his chubby face is flushed, and the sweat flows like a stream, But he still didn't see Yan Ming complain, and he didn't even wipe the sweat on his face, he just kept looking and looking at the road to and fro, all because His Royal Highness the Crown Prince was coming!

Behind a low ramp in the distance, smoke and dust suddenly rose to the ground, and a team of knights rushed towards the Yan family manor along the avenue, and the sharp-eyed family Ding Deng shouted excitedly: Master, here, look, it is His Royal Highness the Crown Prince who has arrived!

Yan Ming, who was waiting for an anxious heart, took a closer look, and immediately became excited, waved his fat hand, and shouted: Hurry, hurry, hurry, hurry up and prepare to take over. As soon as these words came out, the families who had been quietly lined up at the gate of the manor became chaotic, beating gongs and drums, and the atmosphere rose in an instant.

Hey, what is the third uncle doing? There is such a big movement, are you afraid that others will not know? Li Zhen saw the commotion at the end of the manor from afar, and then saw that many idlers near and far were alarmed, and the crowd was rushing to the Yan family manor from all directions, and the posture was just like coming to the market, and I couldn't help but feel a little unhappy, but I was helpless, after all, Li Zhen is now the prince, speaking of which is a half-gentleman, wherever he goes, it is called coming, even if Yan Ming is Li Zhende's uncle, then he has to kneel down to receive it, and it is not surprising that he has such a momentum, and he can only blame Li Zhen for coming out too quickly, didn't explain things clearly, and really complained that Yan Ming put on such a big battle.

The old man knocked to see His Royal Highness the Prince. As soon as Li Zhen and the others arrived, Yan Ming led all the family members and family members to kneel on the ground and respectfully bowed to greet them.

Third uncle, please get up quickly. Li Zhen was annoyed by these false courtesies in his heart, but he also knew that this was the rule of this dynasty, not to mention that Li Zhen was the prince at this time, even if he became the emperor, he couldn't abolish these red tape, at this time, seeing Yan Ming's fat body kneeling there with difficulty, his heart rolled over with a trace of unbearable meaning, and he had no intention of blaming Yan Ming for making such a name, quickly turned over and got off the horse, strode forward, and leaned over very politely to help Yan Ming up.

Your Highness, it's hot outside, please come in your house. Seeing that Li Zhen was so polite, Yan Ming was moved in his heart, and hurriedly took a step back, bowed, and made a gesture to signal Li Zhen to enter the manor.

Third uncle, don't be busy, the palace is just here to borrow the polo field, just let the eighteenth lang take the palace to it, oh, the polo team in the third uncle Zhuangzi is also called. Li Zhen came here just to practice, and she really didn't want to disturb the peace of the Yan family, seeing that Yan Ming had spent so much time, she hurriedly explained.

Polo? Yan Ming was stunned when he heard this, and his eyes swept to the guards behind Li Zhen, and immediately saw that Yan Eighteen was hiding behind the crowd, and then snorted with a dark face: Eighteen, don't get out yet!

Don't look at Yan Shibai is now a general, there are five people and six people outside, it looks like a thing, you can see your own father, but it is like a mouse seeing a cat, she is very afraid, and she is dodging, when she heard that her father's voice is wrong, he immediately panicked, twisted a few times, walked out with his head down, twitched his face, and said in a low voice: Dad.

You bastard, in such a hot weather, you dare to coax His Royal Highness the Crown Prince to play polo, see how your father cleans you up! As soon as Yan Ming saw Yan Eighteen's cowering appearance, he was even more angry, and as soon as his hand was raised, a big slap was about to be slapped.

Dad, I didn't have Yan Eighteen in my heart, obviously Li Zhen named him to Yanjiazhuang, but at this time, his own father wanted to do his own thing, and there was really nowhere to apply for such grievances, but seeing that the slap was about to fall, Yan Eighteen didn't dare to dodge, so he had to close his eyes and lose his face.

The third uncle is slow, it was the palace that let Eighteen Lang lead the way, and it has nothing to do with Eighteen Lang. When Li Zhen saw that Yan Eighteen was afraid of that virtue, she secretly laughed in her heart, but she didn't plan to make Yan Eighteen difficult to behave, so she raised her hand, stopped Yan Ming's slap, and explained with a smile.

Your Highness, don't protect Eighteen, he is a character who remembers eating and not fighting, and he is really angry. Yan Ming knew that Li Zhen never played polo, and although he listened to Li Zhen's explanation at this time, he didn't believe it.

Third uncle, the Mid-Autumn Festival polo match is approaching, and the palace has to be prepared. Li Zhen had no choice but to stick to Yan Ming's ear and whisper.

Well? Yan Ming can take care of such a huge business, naturally he is a clever person, just listened, he knew that he was afraid that it was not so simple, and after being stunned for a while, he hurriedly said: Your Highness, the polo team on the old village is still considerable, if Your Highness needs it, you can take it back.

The Yan family is now also a big family, and it is rich and rivals the country, and the polo team it has is naturally not bad, Li Zhen is quite excited, but after thinking about it, since he is here, just let Yan Shibai and the others compete with the Yan family polo team, and it is not too late to make a decision, so he nodded with a smile and said: This is not in a hurry, let's go to the polo field to practice first and then discuss, the third uncle will be busy himself, and the palace will be accompanied by Shibalang.

Seeing Li Zhen say this, Yan Mingzi couldn't insist anymore, so he nodded, which was considered to be a good luck, and then glanced at Yan Eighteen, who was nervous, and snorted heavily, and then waved his hand and said: Your Highness, please inside. Li Zhenzi would not be very polite, and after saying hello to a group of relatives, accompanied by Yan Shibai, he rushed to the polo field behind Zhuangzi

The Yan family's polo field is not big, that is, the half court is slightly smaller in size, but it is better than the complete facilities, in addition to all kinds of things that should be done to play polo, and even a few pergolas have been built, and there is also a three-story VIP platform, depending on the situation of the venue, there are no less polo matches held here, but all kinds of facilities are very well maintained, even Li Zhen, a layman in polo, can see that the Yan family has worked this.

Li Zhen did not ascend the rostrum, but sat in the pergola on the sidelines, and after the Yan family's polo team came to greet him, he nodded with a smile and said: Let's start, you have to show your real skills, whichever side wins, the palace will not hesitate to reward, well, in this way, the bonus will be set to five hundred.

The captain of the Yan family's polo team is a man in his prime, he originally saw Li Zhen, and he was extremely restrained, secretly thinking about how to concede the ball, and it was good to have the face of his little master and His Royal Highness the Prince, but this time the bonus turned out to be an astronomical figure of five hundred, and he immediately turned red-eyed.

Five hundred? Ha, that's a good dare, brothers, show your skills, don't cheap those boys! As soon as his father was not in front of him, Yan Shibai immediately recovered his nature, although he was not short of money, but as soon as he heard that the bonus was five hundred, he also came to the spirit, and immediately shouted in a high-pitched voice.

If you take it, we will ask for His Highness's money! Gao Heng is also a troublesome character, so he is naturally not to be outdone, and immediately echoed his words, as for He Chengye and the others, they roared even more vigorously, and the excited posture was like playing a polo match, just as excited as going into battle.

Shouting and shouting, making trouble, the guards of the East Palace started to make preparations, but they were still meticulous, but after a while, the horses, sticks, etc. were neatly equipped, and they turned over on their horses and slowly walked towards the midfield, at the same time, the ready Yan family polo team also walked to the center of the field, and after discussing the sidelines, kick-off rights and other issues with each other, a polo match kicked off.

Perhaps because of the huge bonus, both sides were extremely devoted, and they fought fiercely at the beginning, chasing and entangled back and forth, the smoke and dust on the field, the sound of horses, the roar of people, and the sound of batting were all intertwined, and it was difficult to solve the problem in an instant.

Li Zhen didn't have much interest in polo, and he didn't do any research, but after all, his brain is easy to use, and after only watching it for a while, he has already seen some ways to polo, equestrian is the foundation, strength is also very important, the quality of the horse also has a great impact on the strength of the team, personal skills and tactical cooperation, etc. are the main factors affecting the outcome of the victory, all the factors are combined, to show the overall strength of a team, as far as the two teams on the field are concerned, the horses on both sides are high-headed horses produced in the Western Regions, almost the same, In terms of riding skills and its personal strength, the East Palace has an absolute advantage, but in terms of individual skills, the East Palace team is a little worse, and the cooperation is not tacit enough, it stands to reason that the East Palace team should be at a disadvantage, however, because the East Palace team is all good at killing in the sea of corpses and blood, the evil spirit on the body is strong, and the momentum is strong, and they resisted the opponent's strong attack, and they fought with each other for half the court, and the score was actually three to three, and no one could take advantage.

Uh-huh, this polo is very interesting, yes, it's worth playing! Li Zhen has seen a lot of polo matches, but he has always been absent-mindedly mixed before, but this time he watched it with his heart, and under this look, he was interested, and he didn't want to watch anymore, taking advantage of the halftime break, he got up and called the guard Liu Kuo off the court, but he turned over on horseback, lifted a club and planned to go into battle in person, and the posture was so frightened that the captain of the Yanjia polo team fell off the horse, but he kowtowed vigorously and said that he didn't dare.

Get up, although the palace is a play, but not afraid of wrestling, you don't need to worry too much, although you come up with real skills, no matter whether you win or lose, the five hundred bonuses that the palace said are all back to you, but if you don't do your best, the bonus is not, and the disposal is ready for you, kick off. Li Zhen waved his hand and said coldly.

Yes, the little obedience is. The head of the Yanjia Polo Team was dripping with sweat on his forehead, but he didn't dare to say that he wouldn't fight, so he got off the horse with a bitter face, and led a group of players to confront Li Zhen and others across the middle line, preparing to play the second half.

Kickoff! Li Zhen saw that the other party was ready, he was not polite, he waved the club in his hand, and rushed forward when he hit the horse, and Yan 18 behind him saw this, and suddenly swung the ball to Li Zhen's front, at the same time, the Yan family polo team also divided two forwards to intercept, and the ball game entered a white-hot state at the beginning.

Li Zhen's riding skills, skills, and strength are incomparable, but unfortunately the ball skills are really too stinky, although the skills are extremely agile, how can he immediately become a master when he plays the ball, the ball, in fact, he didn't hit a few strokes at all, but it became a gap that was broken through by the other party, so angry that Yan Shiba's eyes were red, but he didn't dare to attack, and his face wrinkled in bitterness. That's it, because of Li Zhen's big colander, the two teams that were evenly divided in the first half became a one-sided trend in the second half, not to mention, it was undoubtedly the Yan family team that had the absolute upper hand, and after another half, the score became an overwhelming ten to four, and the Donggong team was defeated!

The Donggong team lost, and a group of guards naturally looked no better, but the Yan family team that won the ball was worried that Li Zhen would be mad, and they were also bitter, only Li Zhen was elated, without him, Li Zhen didn't care about the outcome of this game at all, and he didn't care about the five hundred bonuses, what he cared about was that the Donggong team could obviously make do with it, if the training camp lasted for two days, maybe it could create a big miracle, besides, Li Zhen herself also touched the side of the essence of polo, and she was very happy. Seeing that the players on both sides were depressed, Li Zhen immediately laughed and said: Today's palace is in a very happy mood, let's practice here first, tomorrow morning, this palace will arrive on time, and then let's compete, well, Yan Eighteen, go to Er's father, don't forget to pay 500 yuan from the king's account to reward them, go to Er, this palace will not go to see Er's father, go, go back to the palace! Li Zhen was very simple, as soon as the words fell, he immediately hit his horse and rushed to the sidelines, and a group of guards of the East Palace except for Yan Eighteen all flocked to follow, and the smoke and dust were billowing away.

Eighteenth young master, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince won't be angry with the little ones, right? After Li Zhen left, the captain of the Yan family's polo team timidly rode over and asked cautiously.

Nonsense, how can Your Highness have the same general knowledge, and receive the reward money with the master, mother, wait for these dogs, tomorrow give Lao Tzu the spirit, don't take the money and don't do anything, be careful that the master picks up the skin of you, go quickly! Yan Shibai was annoyed in his heart, and glanced at the captain angrily, and scolded a few words uncleanly.

Ah, what a money, this captain can't believe that happiness comes so easily, as soon as he heard that he really had money to take, his eyes immediately straightened, and he was stunned and speechless.

If you want money, keep up, ramble and go! Yan 18 pursed his lips and cursed, and then rushed towards Zhuangzi, and the polo players who were afraid of being too late and had no money immediately rushed to follow, and after a puff of smoke, the noisy polo field was quiet again

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