Zhu Ming asked Bai Qi to pick fifty of the Yunnan horses offered by Dali and bring them back to Hunan as military horses.

The rest will be sold directly in Tokyo.

These little guys are really too short, and they can make do with them when they first start the army, and now Zhu Ming can't look down on them at all.

An open space next to the Tensijian grassland was set aside by Ju Ming as a public stadium for Tokyo citizens to play football and polo.

Now these Dian horses are just being sold to the children of the powerful and rich. Because the horse is relatively short, even if it falls while playing, it can avoid being too badly injured.

The martial style must be cultivated slowly.

In fact, polo has always existed in the Song and Song dynasties, and the emperors of the Northern Song Dynasty were all polo lovers, but this sport was only popular among the top elite. It was not until Song Xiaozong in the Southern Song Dynasty that he ordered it to be promoted in the army, wanting to use polo to cultivate a martial spirit.

After two days of grudge with Li Qinglu, Zhu Ming took his wife and concubines to Song Huizong's sporting goods warehouse.

By the way, I also invited a sports star - Cui Xiuyi, the concubine of Song Huizong.

Cui Xiuyi is not yet forty years old this year, and this woman can become a concubine, which is somewhat related to playing well. She was the captain of the first women's court polo team in the Great Song Dynasty, and every year she would take her concubines and palace maids to play polo in Jinmingchi for the people to watch......

Song Huizong fled to the southeast in a hurry, and even took Cui Xiuyi with him, and Li Bao captured him when he broke through Hangzhou.

In the previous dynasty, there were still concubines in his mother's family, and Zhu Guoxiang put them all home.

After Cui Xiuyi returned to her parents' home, her brother asked her matchmaker to say goodbye and remarried a Kaifeng scholar to continue the string.

"Your Highness, these more than ten are ...... His bow staff. Cui Xiuyi searched for a while, and soon found Song Huizong's polo cue.

Zhu Ming glanced at it, and the style of these clubs was at two extremes. A fresh and elegant, without the slightest superfluous carving; A luxury and preciousness, even inlaid with gold and precious stones.

Next to a row of polo sticks, there are other clubs.

The most eye-catching is the hammer stick, which is similar in shape to a golf club.

"Take your pick." Zhu Ming said.

Zheyan embroidery was the most active, rushing over and picking up a stick painted with gold paint: "I want this one!" ”

"I don't know how to ride a horse, so let's play hammer pills." Zhang Jinping pointed to those pounding pill sticks and said.

Then, Prince Zhu's women followed the princess one after another, because they didn't know how to ride horses, and it was more suitable to play golf.

Zhu Ming asked Li Qinglu: "What about you?" ”

Li Qinglu replied: "Slaves can also ride horses, but they are not good at riding. ”

"The daughter of the seed clan is not used to horses?" Zhu Ming looked at Miao Yun.

Chong Miaoyun replied: "The concubine rarely rides. ”

It is the sisters Zhao Fujin and Zhao Fujin who have played with the palace women's polo team. They each picked up a cane, and they thought of their father for no reason.

The number of people is too small to play polo.

Zhu Ming asked Cui Xiuyi to lead the way and take everyone to the pill beating field in the palace.

The course is an irregular rectangle, more than 200 meters long and about 100 meters wide. The ground is uneven, even puddles and sand, and many holes are dug here and there, and small flags are planted next to each hole.

Zhu Ming has traveled for so long, and he has not played the ancient Chinese version of golf.

The predecessor of this thing was a Tang Dynasty polo variant, which was originally similar to hockey, and evolved into a golf ball in the Song Dynasty.

Cui Xiuyi is also an expert in pounding pills, first explaining the rules to Zhu Ming, and then talking about the terrain. Then he pointed to the different shapes of the clubs, and explained which clubs were suitable for which terrain and what kind of posture each club should use.

Zhu Ming stood there and listened, and the more he listened, the more it sounded like golf.

Before they started fighting, they saw Zhu Guoxiang coming with his wife and children, and Li Qingzhao was also following behind the concubine.

Zhu Guoxiang smiled and asked, "Why do you come to pound pills?" ”

Zhu Ming pointed to the small flag next to the hole: "I said that the color of the flag is still fresh, it turned out that when I went out to fight, your old man often came to play." ”

"Blessings to the official family!"

Zhu Ming dared to joke with the emperor, but the others hurriedly saluted.

Zhu Guoxiang nodded in return, and asked his son: "There are a lot of people today, how many games will we play together?" ”

"Whatever you want." Zhu Ming hasn't even figured out the rules yet.

The two sides confronted each other in groups, Zhu Guoxiang, Shen Yourong, Wen Xiaomei, An Niang, and Li Qingzhao in a group; Zhu Ming, Zhang Jinping, Zheng Yuanyi, Zhe Yanxiu, Zhao Fujin group.

Because the number of people exceeded the upper limit, Zhao Fujin, Chong Miaoyun, Li Qinglu, and Pei Chang'e chose to watch the game.

Cui Xiuyi is the referee.

"What's the jackpot?" Li Qingzhao said suddenly.

Zhu Ming said with a hippie smile: "If you are poor in the war, just bet ten yuan." He turned around again and asked his teammates, "Which of you is the best?" ”

"I often pound pills!" Folded embroidery.

Zhu Ming sighed: "When others say so, I must be relieved." When you say that, why do I feel like I'm going to lose? ”

Zhe Yanxiu pouted, and several other women snickered as they listened.

Everyone went to the referee to get their chips, and each hit the ball out, and the farthest from the hole hit first.

A hole-in-one is worth three points, a two-shot hole-in-one is worth two points, and a three-shot hole-in-one is worth a point.

If you don't score three shots, you will be judged a failure.

The respective balls are divided into different colours and must be played into the corresponding coloured flag.

There is no doubt that Zhu Ming, who hammered the pill for the first time, hit the ball farthest from the hole, and he was the first to hit the first shot.

As soon as Zhu Ming took out a pole, Cui Xiuyi hurriedly shouted and said, "Your Highness, the front of this ball is a steep ridge, and when you hit the flying ball over the ridge and into the hole." The flying ball should be beaten with a batter or scoop stick, where the terrain is best to hit the bat, and the batter should be played standing ......"

So, in the eyes of everyone looking at the excitement, Zhu Ming began to rummage through the bag to find the corresponding club.

Before playing, you have to make a base, that is, make your own tees, and no one else is allowed to come and help.

"Bang!"

Zhu Ming swung hard, and the ball flew far away.

Cui Xiuyi saw that he was completely messing around, and began to talk about how to identify the ball again.

Zheyan embroidery is really bragging, pounding pills is meticulous work, and her skills are not much better than Zhu Ming.

The two of them were embarrassed together, but it attracted bursts of laughter.

Zhu Guoxiang crouched down and hit the ball with a ladle and hawk's beak, and the second shot landed near the ball socket, and the next third shot would be a goal.

"The official family can, I don't practice less in private, right?" Zhu Ming said with a smile.

Zhu Guoxiang lowered his voice and said in a volume that only each other could hear: "It's only been a few fights, and this place is much smaller than golf." I had played golf before the crossing, so I still know how to swing and exert power. ”

Zhu Ming asked, "Why do you want to come to play?" ”

Zhu Guoxiang said: "The fish in the palace is so stupid that they bite the hook as soon as they throw it down." Fishing is not interesting, playing cards and chess is also tired, I asked if there are any balls to play, Li Qingzhao recommended this kind of pill thumping sport. When I first came here, the grass was knee-deep. ”

"You're really good these days, you take your wife, second grandmother and Xiaomi to play ball every once in a while." Zhu Ming began to talk nonsense again.

Zhu Guoxiang generously admitted it, and said with a smile: "I want to retire early now and indulge in pleasure all day long." ”

"Don't dream less, you still have to top it for another two or three years." Zhu Mingle said.

Zhu Guoxiang turned around abruptly and asked, "I said at the beginning, I will only be an emperor for a month, and now I have been Hongwu for three years!" When will it be the end? Before the crossing, I was looking forward to retiring after removing the sub-word, how many years have I been back at work? ”

"Hey, in!"

Zhu Ming ignored Emperor Lao Tzu and clapped his hands and praised: "Li Zhizhao is a good pill art!" ”

"It's ball skills, not pill skills." Zhu Guoxiang hurriedly reminded.

Li Qingzhao bent down with the club in his hand, and said proudly: "Your Highness has praised it." ”

Yi'an Jushi is proficient in playing, and he only scored directly after two shots.

Zhu Ming asked, "Can Li Zhizhao play polo?" ”

Li Qingzhao said: "The minister has only ridden a horse. ”

"Playing polo is more interesting, but you have to practice well." Zhu Ming seduced.

Li Qingzhao is really eager to try, she likes all kinds of new things.

"It's in, and our class (team) is also in!" Zhao Fujin shouted violently.

Zhu Ming turned his head and saw that the first scorer on his side was actually Zhang Jinping, who was quiet and didn't like to move.

Seeing her husband, Zhang Jinping winked playfully.

Cui Xiuyi, as a referee, looked at the lively playing court, and naturally remembered the past. She led a group of concubines and palace maids to gallop in Jinmingchi, and hundreds of people cheered every time she scored a goal.

The palace is still the same palace, and the stadium is still the same stadium, but it is no longer a matter of people.

Seeing that she was sullen, Zhu Ming suddenly asked, "How many members of the palace women's polo team of the previous dynasty are still alive?" ”

Cui Xiuyi said: "Three people took advantage of the chaos to escape from the palace and disappeared, and the rest are still alive." Another person remarried and went to Huainan with her husband. Two more were married to Ming officers and went to Hebei to live with their husbands this spring. ”

Unable to find the concubines of the former dynasty of his mother's family, Zhu Guoxiang has been letting people be matchmakers and remarry unmarried or widowed officers.

Now most of them have been remarried, and the rest live in a collective and rely on textiles and sewing to support themselves.

Zhu Ming said: "I plan to guide more people to play polo, and you go and gather the former women's polo players. It is all voluntary, there is no need to force it, choose one day a month and perform at the polo game in the north of the city. Those who do not play in vain and have money to pay for. ”

"Yes!" Cui Xiuyi arched his hand.

Zhu Ming said again: "I plan to change the rules of kick-off. Each side chooses one person to ride a horse across the court, and the winner is given priority to kick off the ball by archery. ”

Cui Xiuyi said: "Your Highness wants to raise the wind of riding and shooting. ”

Zhu Ming looked to the north: "After destroying the Jin Kingdom and Western Xia, there will be more horses by then." The children of rich families all come to learn to ride and shoot the best. ”

After talking for a while, Cui Xiuyi reminded: "Your Highness, please hit the third stick." ”

Zhu Ming followed the explanation and changed to another club. One shot is pushed out, and the ball is still far from the nest.

Zhu Ming pursed his lips and thought: This thing is boring, it is suitable for retired middle-aged and elderly people, and young people still have to play polo.

No matter how bad it is, it's okay to play football.

Perhaps, the Royal League can be held, anyway, the football league must be enough.

The Song and Ming dynasties had that kind of big stars, who were invited by various cities to play exhibition tours, and don't underestimate the imagination of the ancients in terms of entertainment.

(End of chapter)