Chapter Seventy-Three: Coming Soon

Li Siye greeted his brothers indifferently, and promised to invite everyone to dinner after he was promoted and made a fortune, which made Qianniu very useful, it seems that he is not the kind of master who floats up as soon as he rises, and everyone hates this kind of person.

He also had to ask them some questions, he wanted to know the specific strength of each royal team, and when it was time to set up a bet, he could bet purposefully.

These Qianniu are all members of the Polo Team of Prince Li Ying, and they have followed Li Ying countless times, and it is clear whose team is strong and whose team is weak, and this gap and law have not changed much, which has a lot of room for maneuver for him.

"Zhongwang Li Heng's team is not good, every time it plays, it loses, either to His Royal Highness the Crown Prince or to King Shou. In fact, among all the teams, there are only two that have the hope of winning the championship, that is, our East Palace's polo team and Shouwang's polo team, and the rest of the kings are not enough to worry about. ”

"Alas, Li Siye, you are already the prince's celebrity, and you still ask what you are doing here."

Li Siye might as well reveal his gambling plan and inventory, one more person will come in, one more person will take the risk, even if the prince doesn't like to be held accountable, everyone can share the responsibility.

"I want to set up a gamble outside the oil sprinkle field to attract these rich people in Chang'an to join, you might as well participate, let's make a sum of money together, how about it?"

Qianniu applauded one after another, they were already good at gambling, and when they encountered such a big gamble, they had to give it a try. Moreover, everyone also has an innate advantage, that is, they have a thorough understanding of the strength of the king polo team.

Li Siye found an opportunity to sneak into the mansion, asked for a piece of paper from the deputy leader, borrowed a small seal pen, and made a list of the strength of each polo team, just waiting for it to come in handy tomorrow.

In the early morning of the next day, the prince entered the Daming Palace to go to the court, and before leaving, Li Siye was fully responsible for the affairs of the arena. He led most of the people to the Jinggongfang oil sprinkle field, and spread around the polo field to maintain order.

The wealthy people of Chang'an City arrived one after another, and these people probably expected that there were no seats in the venue, and most of them brought Hu beds. Li Siye immediately arranged for someone to check the tickets, and announced the rules that the audience should not make noise and riot.

There are banners hanging above the VIP passage and the ordinary passage, as long as the person who knows a little bit will not admit the mistake, the two main guards with scissors began to check the ticket, everyone took out the invitation card and cut it on it, indicating that the entry is invalid and cannot be reused.

Li Siye and the people of Chang'an were worried that they would collide with the families and VIPs of the royal palaces, but this worry was unnecessary. The VIPs were late to the team, and most of the people had already entered the audience through the curtain passage.

He stood on the high platform and looked at the audience area, ho, it was simply full, people were crowded, people were crowded, and these people with Hu beds were almost useless. He still overestimated the area of the venue, but fortunately the audience was highly motivated to watch the game, otherwise who could stand standing like this.

Li Siye secretly rejoiced that he also used curtains and short railings to enclose the buffer area between the spectator seat and the arena, otherwise there would be an accident during the race, and the horse would lose control and it would be easy to stampede.

The audience began to wait patiently, and Li Siye also waited anxiously. He couldn't rush it, because the polo teams of the players participating in the competition were all masters, and he, the manager, didn't dare to provoke them.

The people of Chang'an in the audience did not seem to protest, nor did they have impatience, they did not have the consciousness of consumers, and they did not have the idea that the audience was God. Where to find such a simple audience? Think about those competitions or concerts in later generations, if the organizers dared to postpone the time, the audience would have thrown mineral water bottles all over the venue.

His Royal Highness the Crown Prince and the Princes finally arrived late, and behind them were heavily armed men and horses. The audience did not give fierce cheers and applause for the arrival of the star team, but the previous noisy sound became silent, like a bunch of sheep hiding in the dark and not daring to make a sound.

Li Siye felt that the atmosphere was very strange, but in this era, it was absolutely normal, and the gap between classes was reflected here.

King Shou and Princess Shou Yang Yuhuan rode on a horse, the husband and wife laughed and talked about entering the polo field from the curtain, Princess Xianyi and the concubine Yang Xun rode a horse with a few entourages and followed not far away, he looked suspiciously at the oil sprinkled ground surrounded by the curtain, I don't know what the prince is doing.

There are pavilions and promenades on the side of the golf course where the dignitaries can rest. In the corridor, there are Persian carpets, and there are more than a dozen heads, on which are the wines and melons and fruits from the Western Regions. The princes sat in the corridor and talked to each other, and the princes and ladies were tied in a heap, making lark-like whispers and playful sounds. This is not the social reception of the European aristocracy in the nineteenth century, but the communication of the Tang aristocracy, and the forms of human social activities are always similar and in the same line.

Shouwang Li Mao's communication skills are not very strong, and he only has Xianyi, Yang Wei and Princess Yang Yuhuan around him. The rest of the princes are in their own piles, and basically have their own small circles. Of course, the circle of the most prince Li Ying is the largest, in addition to the sworn friends Li Yao, the king of Hubei, and Li Ju, the king of light, there are also two princes who have a friendship next to them.

Li Mao looked at the crowd on the opposite side in surprise, frowned and asked, "Where did the prince find so many people?" ”

Yang Xun sneered beside him: "The prince likes to be famous, so he sells his reputation and invites the people of Chang'an to have fun with the kings. ”

King Shou nodded, stopped talking, and seemed to be dissatisfied with the prince's behavior,

Li Siye saw a lonely man, who did not belong to any circle, sitting alone on the edge of the corridor, with only a few attendants and a eunuch by his side.

He pointed to the person sitting alone and asked Liu Ziwu: "Which prince is that, the one who stays alone by the pavilion." ”

"That's Li Heng, the king of loyalty."

Just as he looked at Li Heng, the other party also raised his head at the same time, saw Li Siye on the high platform opposite the court, and whispered to the people around him.

"Do you know the strong man on the high platform, in today's game, the prince relies on this person to maintain the scene today, and he can think of using a curtain to cut it off, it is indeed a bit talented."

"The slave doesn't know." Li Fuguo lowered his head and whispered to the side: "But some time ago, I heard that a martial artist presented a cold dish to the sage to relieve the heat in summer, and was rewarded by the sage and entered the prince's inner rate. ”

Li Heng just hummed softly, but Li Fuguo asked, "Do you want the old slave to inquire." ”

Li Heng wanted to say that he didn't have to, but he nodded and agreed: "If you want to go, go there, don't let the prince find out." ”

Li Fuguo left quietly, but Li Siye on the other side did not know, and when he saw Li Heng's gaze, he thought that he should not look at him, which was disrespectful to the royal family.

He wondered in his heart where Li Heng's curiosity about himself came from and how he should face it. If history remains unchanged, this is the real potential stock, the Tang Emperor chosen by God. Should he break away from the crown prince and stand up before he takes the throne?

Li Siye is not too utilitarian after all, and now that he is by the prince's side, he must have the prince's consent to leave. Moreover, as a close minister of the crown prince, he could not show interest in a prince. Even if Li Heng intends to solicit, he must adhere to the nine-character policy: do not take the initiative, do not refuse, do not be responsible, and change it later, it should not kneel and lick.