Di Yan's grandmother's room can be called a gathering place for antiques, with unpainted couches, boxes that are about to fall apart, rush cushions that have been used for many years, which are almost worn out, and a small table, which is at least thirty or forty years old.

However, Li Zhen was attracted by the seven or eight polo sticks hanging on the wall, and others hung celebrity calligraphy and paintings, but she hung polo sticks here.

Seeing that he was interested in his polo club, Mrs. Di stepped forward, pointed to a club and said with a smile: "This is the cue used by the Taiyuan Polo Team when it won the championship in the polo tournament twenty years ago, and it was this club that scored the winning goal. ”

"And this one. ”

She pointed to another slightly new vermilion lacquer club and said: "Last year, the Taiyuan polo team had a crooked back, and as a result, they didn't even enter the top 30, the worst record ever, they gave me the club, I wanted to throw it away, but then I thought about it as a commemoration!"

"Old grandmother seems to like the Taiyuan polo team very much?" Li Zhen asked with a smile.

In fact, Ah Yan's grandfather was a horse fan, and I was brought into the door by him. ”

Li Zhen saw that the old lady was at least seventy years old, but she was not deaf, her eyes were not dazzled, her legs and feet were numb, and her mental state was excellent, no wonder she could travel thousands of miles to Pengze.

At this time, Di Yan came in with two cups of tea, and when she saw that they were still talking about polo, she couldn't help but be angry and funny: "Grandmother come over for tea and rest!"

Only then did Old Madam Di realize that she had been negligent, and hurriedly smiled: "Come and sit down!"

She asked Li Zhen to sit down, took a sip of tea, and asked with a smile: "Li Gongzi plays polo so well, is it in the Shazhou polo team?"

Li Zhen hurriedly bowed and said, "The junior has not participated in the polo team for the time being, and now he is a guard in the palace." ”

The old lady let out an 'oh-' and said slowly: "The palace is not a good place, young people should still go to the local area to do some practical things, or go to the frontier to protect the family and the country." ”

Li Zhenxian, the old lady, doesn't seem to like the palace very much, why is this?

Di Yan understood her grandmother's thoughts very well, and hurriedly smiled: "Old grandmother, don't worry, he has no contact with the palace, he is a guard on the periphery, and he will participate in the martial arts at the beginning of next year, and then he will not be a guard." ”

The old lady nodded, and then said bluntly: "Originally, Li Tang didn't understand etiquette, and after this Wu clan took power, the palace was even more miserable, and the ethics were lost, so I told Sù Ayan's father, it is better to go back to his hometown to teach, at least he can be innocent." ”

Li Zhen exchanged a few words with the old lady, and when he saw that the old lady wanted to rest, he said goodbye and left, Di Yan's mother was taking a lunch break, and it was inconvenient to disturb, Li Zhen left Di's house, and the two walked slowly on the street side by side.

Di Yan said in a low voice: "My grandmother's surname is Wang, she was born in the Taiyuan Wang family, and the queen Wang who was deposed during the Gaozong period is her sister, so she has a deep prejudice against the current female emperor. ”

Li Zhen let out a soft 'oh!'.

Di Yan continued: "But my grandmother is quite enlightened, and she did not resolutely oppose her father's official position in the court, and she was very supportive of her father's deposition because of his adherence to principles, so she must go to Peng Ze to visit her father, no matter how much she persuaded her, her father had to leave it to her." ”

Li Zhen nodded silently, it turned out that the old lady was born in the Taiyuan Wang family, no wonder she didn't like Wu Zetian, but although the old lady loves polo, she is actually very principled and not ambiguous at all.

"Brother Li, I'm going to leave the day after tomorrow, can you come and see me off?" Di Yan asked expectantly again.

Li Zhen thought about it, and there should be nothing to do the day after tomorrow, so he nodded happily and said, "Okay, I'll see you off early the day after tomorrow." ”

Two days later, Di Yan's family left Luoyang and went to Peng Ze to reunite with Di Renjie, and Li Zhen sent them a hundred miles away before returning to Luoyang City.

After Wei Tuan'er was ambushed, Xue Huaiyi was a lot more honest, and the palace gradually quieted down, and the days of being a guard were boring and boring, and he had to go to the palace every day to report whatever he had happened.

The days passed, and it was about to come to the New Year, this afternoon, Li Zhen taught Li Longji to practice riding and archery on the palace racecourse, not only Li Longji, but also some guards who loved riding and archery followed him to practice, and even his boss Wu Chongxun also took the time to listen to him explain the essentials.

"The key to riding and archery is the coordination of the hand, the eye and the body, the body is moving, the eyes must be accurate, the hand must follow the eyes, especially the tacit understanding between the hands and eyes, which requires hard work, at least one to two years to have a harvest. ”

"The second is to release the arrow, the hand must be fast, and the bow must be full, which requires a firm will, do not hesitate, even if the shot is crooked, it doesn't matter, but this kind of decisiveness must be practiced. ”

Li Zhen raised his voice, and more than a dozen people around him heard it, and they drew their bows while listening, silently remembering in their hearts,

This is the tenth time that Li Longji has learned arrows from Li Zhen, he is already a little bit of riding and archery, plus he is talented and intelligent, and he is progressive, on the tenth day, he can turn around and shoot arrows while running, and an arrow hits a target twenty steps away, and even the guards applaud him.

Li Longji was extremely excited, and he put away his bow and said to Li Zhen: "Master, I want to change the Eight Bucket Bow, do you think it's okay?"

Li Zhen shook his head, "Do you have to change the bow in just ten days?" You are only shooting at the target now, but you are still far from hitting the vital point, continue to practice, after three months, you can shoot ten arrows in a row on the head of the straw man, and then consider changing the bow, if you can't do it in three months, it will be half a year, in short, you are not allowed to change the bow until you meet my requirements." ”

"But I'm going to go to Xiangzhou with my father soon. Li Longji whispered.

"No matter where you are, just remember the essentials I taught you and keep practicing hard, you will achieve something, keep practicing now!"

Li Longji had no choice but to continue to gallop on the horse farm, constantly pulling his bow and firing arrows, Li Zhen didn't need to accompany him all the time, as long as he pointed out for half an hour, the rest was for him to practice by himself, accompanied by special guards.

At this time, Li Zhen saw Shangguan Wan'er appear outside the training ground from a distance, he hurriedly urged the horse to meet him, turned over and dismounted, bowed down and saluted: "Li Zhen see the sheren!"

"Li Gongzi, this master is a good master! He has made rapid progress, and yesterday even the Holy Master praised him for his good riding and archery. ”

It wasn't Li Zhen on duty yesterday, he wasn't in the palace, but he also heard about it, and he also smiled and said: "He is talented, plus he trains hard, and it is said that he is also practicing at night, in this way, the progress will be obvious, about half a year later, his archery skills will stagnate, and at this time, he needs to break through in strength, a total of three breakthroughs, in order to really achieve." ”

"As the saying goes, the master leads the door, the cultivation is in the individual, you lead him to the door, and the rest is up to him to figure it out, but I guess King Xiang will not let him indulge too much in riding and shooting, after all, reading is his main business. ”

Li Zhen nodded, Shangguan Wan'er said well, Li Longji will consider inheriting the throne in the future, how can he have time to practice hard for five years, seeking a breakthrough in riding and archery, he still has to focus more on studying.

He led the horse and followed Shangguan Wan'er slowly, and Shangguan Wan'er asked with a smile: "Your grandfather is a doctor of state studies, why don't you study literature, but want to practice martial arts?"

Li Zhen smiled bitterly and said: "The reason is my father, although my father studied literature, but his body was weak, and he died at the age of thirty, which stimulated my grandfather a lot, and my grandfather decided to let me follow my master to practice martial arts, and at the same time study, he hoped that I could be all-round in literature and martial arts." ”

"You are indeed a well-rounded scholar and martial artist, why don't you try the imperial examination?" Shangguan Wan'er asked with a smile again.

Li Zhen smiled bitterly and shook his head, "She people also know that who can be admitted to the imperial examination, which one is not a Wenqu star? ”

"Well, you have some point. ”

Shangguan Wan'er changed the topic and asked with a smile: "I heard Gao Yanfu say that you are very good at playing polo, right?"

Li Zhen was stunned, "Is it for polo?"

Shangguan Wan'er said a little embarrassed: "This morning, Shengshang chatted with me, she asked me to form a polo team, I thought she was talking and playing, but at noon she recommended two polo players to me, one is Yang Shenjiao, the other is Wu Yanxiu, I know that she really asked me to form a polo team." ”

Speaking of this, Shangguan Wan'er sighed again, "But the polo tournament will start at the end of February next year, where is it still too late to form a polo team, I have to look for it among the guards, the first thing that comes to mind is you, it is said that the person who is good at riding and shooting also plays polo well, how about it, how about helping me with this?"

Li Zhen thought for a while and asked, "Did Yang Yuma and Wu Yanxiu agree?"

Shangguan Wan'er shook her head, "Yang Shenjiao is the leader of Princess Taiping's polo team, Wu Yanxiu plays for Xue Huaiyi, the famous polo players in the palace have long had their own belongings, only I, a stupid woman, are only starting to look for it now, where can I find it?"

Li Zhen wanted her to answer like this, so that he wouldn't have to play with those powerful children, so he smiled and said, "That's it! I'll help you find it, usually five people are enough, plus two more backups, seven people are enough!"

Shangguan Wan'er was overjoyed, "I'll do the rest of the things, you just have to find someone for me, and I'll ask you for this matter." ”

In this way, Li Zhen received a new thing, forming a polo team for Shangguan Wan'er, of course he was the captain, and the remaining six people asked him to find them one by one.

Polo is the national sport of the Tang Dynasty, in the prosperous era of the Tang Dynasty, polo is especially popular among the Tang people, whether it is ordinary people, or high-ranking officials of the clan, basically everyone likes it, even Di Yan's seventy-year-old grandmother also loves polo.

Soon after the imperial examination every spring, Datang will hold a national polo tournament in Luoyang, with a state team, each state will set up a polo team to participate in the competition, followed by the polo teams of various armies, as well as the polo teams of the Tang magnates, there are all kinds of teams, there are hundreds of teams rushed to Luoyang to compete, during that time, the whole city will be immersed in the joy of the festival.

Last year's polo tournament was won by the Thousand Cavalry Battalion, Princess Taiping's polo team won the second, the third was the Ganzhou polo team, after a year, all the teams held their breath to win good results in this year's competition.

Most of the guards are equipped with horses, basically everyone can play polo, but there are not many people who play well, Li Zhen found Wu Youxu and asked him to recommend a few polo players to himself, he has a polo team of his own, and the ten polo players are all top masters, Wu Youxu will not give it to him.

Wu Youxu thought for a long time and pointed out three people, one is Li Linfu, although this guy likes to drill camps and is slippery, but he really plays polo well and is very famous in the sect.

The other is Pei Kuan, Wen Xi Pei's son, the son of Pei Wuhui, the assassin of Yuanzhou, and he just became a guard this year, and won the first place in the rookie competition of the Thousand Cavalry Battalion in May, although he is in the Thousand Cavalry Battalion, Wu Youxu has a very good relationship with the Thousand Cavalry General Ma Chong, and he can be transferred over, and it is the Polo Team of Shangguan Sheren, so this face has to be given.

There is another person called Sun Lin, Li Zhen is very familiar with his brother Sun Li, he just entered Qianniuwei last year, and he won the third place in the internal selection competition of Qianniuwei last year.

These three people are only sixteen or seventeen years old, plus Li Zhen is four, as long as Li Zhen finds one more person and two more substitutes, he can complete the team.

Although it is not difficult to find another person, it is relatively Wu Youxu, and for Li Zhen, it is not easy to find another person

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