Zhou Ruhai said with a smile, "You are the junior brother of Dean Li of the dignified Dengwen Academy, and you are also the deputy supervisor of the Dengwen Academy, how dare you threaten you before the official scolds you, it's just to see that you lack money, I just give you a suggestion." ”

Xiao Jinyan laughed, "It's the first time I've seen such a stuttering person, it's really an eye-opener." He walked to the door, pushed open the door, and said to Zhou Ruhai: "Lord Zhou, please go back." ”

Zhou Ruhai knew that they had rejected him, shook his head with a smile, walked out of the door, and before leaving, he suddenly said, "If Dean Li is here, he will definitely agree." ”

Li Chengcheng looked at Zhou Ruhai's distant back and said: "This person is not simple, this martial arts is in the Li family, and it is also the level of a first-class guest." ”

Zhao Lanjiang said: "It's really whimsical for people to let the court go from the officials of the fourth grade to your house as a slave." ”

Xiao Jinyan ignored the two bickering, thinking about Zhou Ruhai's words, what is so strange about a piece of jade in the Spring Breeze and Night Rain Building? Intuition told him that things were not simple, but now that Wang Banxian was not there, Jia Fuzi was not there, and he had no one to consult.

In the following days, everyone practiced playing polo together, and over the course of a few days, they became more and more proficient in cooperation, and they were even able to hit the ball into the hole within three to five strokes without landing on the ball.

In the blink of an eye, there is a little taste of the New Year in Fuling City, red lanterns are hung everywhere, and the people who have worked for a year can finally rest, visit the temple fair, buy New Year's goods, and have an annual polo tournament.

In the Ming Dynasty, polo belonged to the aristocratic sport, and it was difficult for ordinary people to have the opportunity to see polo games, but Fuling was different, and the annual competition attracted almost one-third of the people in the city. This is an annual event in Fuling City, and it is also one of the good governance of the prefect Zhou Daren and the people.

On the day of the game, Xiao Jinyan and the three of them got up very early, and after meeting up with the Pei brothers and sisters, they went to the polo field in the west of the city. The audience was already full of spectators, and some people even fought and made a commotion in order to grab seats. In the far west, there is a high platform, on which are the seats of honor, and the sitting ground is mostly local officials, gentry and dignitaries with meritorious deeds. Among them, there are also several Tusi leaders wearing Fan costumes. There are many Tusi tribes around Fuling, and for these submissive tribes, the imperial court also set up more Tusi to raze and control Yi, and these leaders were also invited to watch the ball game as guests. As the organizer of this ball game, Pei Chunqiu of the Spring Breeze Night Rain Building naturally sat on the VIP and was communicating with the toast leader at the moment.

On the side of the polo field, the sound of gongs and drums shook the sky. The tense and rapid drumming sound is uplifting to listen to, mobilizing emotions for the upcoming ball game.

When everyone arrived at the stadium, some people began to equip the saddle, and the Pei family tied red silk on the horse's head, and the different teams of Xiaobawang Zhou tied blue ribbons, and both sides entered the field and were familiar with the court.

Zhao Lanjiang's horse skills are extremely high, he rode a black BMW on the court galloped up, the speed is getting faster and faster, the whole person is lying on the horseback, when turning, almost to the ground, he shouted, "Come on!"

When Pei Renfeng heard this, he swung out the polo in his hand and hit it towards the goal.

When everyone on the stage saw this scene, they all stood up and cheered.

Li Chengcheng rode a gray horse, extremely fierce, not yet tamed, these days, he and the fierce horse has been a lot of competition, several times almost fell off the horse, but today this black horse is surprisingly obedient.

Xiao Jinyan felt strange: "In just three days, you will tame this fierce horse, there is really yours." ”

Li Chengcheng said proudly, "This horse has spirituality and can understand human speech, I chatted with it for a while yesterday, and today it will be honest." ”

"What does it work for?"

"I told it that if it didn't obey, I would lock it up in a stable with Lu Gongzi at night. ”

"But your gray horse is male, right?"

"That's why I was locked up with Lu Gongzi. ”

Xiao Jinyan nodded understandingly, Lu Gongzi kicked his hooves a few times with disdain, Xiao Jinyan said to Lu Gongzi, "Behave well for a while, otherwise I will lock you up with the little gray horse." ”

When Lu Gongzi heard this, he suddenly became extremely well-behaved.

Zhou Datong's Tai Sui team also entered the field to warm up, and when they saw Pei Ruyi, they drove over and said with a slight provocation, "Miss Pei, are you here to compete for the second place?"

Pei Ruyi held his head high, "Don't be complacent too early, I will beat you crying and calling your mother today." ”

Zhou Datong saw Xiao Jinyan and the three of them, sneered, and said to Pei Ruyi: "I heard that you have found three helpers this year, are these three guys? Haha, you can't even get the cue right, and you still want to win us? Hey, you three, don't cry if you lose for a while!"

Zhao Lanjiang picked up a stone, popped it out with his index finger, and hit Zhou Datong's horse's buttocks, the horse was in pain, and suddenly raised his front hooves, Zhou Datong was raising his hands high to signal to the audience, and he was caught off guard and fell off the horse.

Everyone laughed, Zhou Datong's face turned red, and he returned to the team.

At noon, the referee came on the field to announce the rules of the game.

The game is divided into four quarters, each of which is a stick of incense, and the team with the most goals wins within the allotted time.

Suddenly, there was a rush of drumbeats, and there was a burst of cheers from the crowd, and under the gaze of everyone, the prefect Zhou Ruhai, wearing a blue sè suit, rode a horse and came to the field.

In the VIP seat, everyone also discussed, and a county ordered: "In the past, the prefect was only a guest of the tee, but this year he actually played in person, and this kind of fun with the people is really a model for my generation." ”

Another said: "I have long heard that Lord Zhou is a polo master, Mr. Pei, I am afraid that you will lose again this year." ”

Pei Chunqiu, a beautiful man who is over fifty years old, smiled slightly, "The important thing is to participate, as long as it is big."

People have fun, and it doesn't matter if we win or lose in Yeyulou. ”

"I'm afraid Ling Qianjin doesn't think so. ”

"It's just a child's heart, as long as the prefect has fun, the Pei family will contribute some money, it doesn't hurt. ”

Having said that, Pei Chunqiu was quite bitter in his heart, in the past few years, this prefect has "taken good care" of the Spring Breeze Night Rain Building, not to mention the unsightly business underground, even the business on the surface, officers and soldiers were sent to inspect the two ends of the three days, making the Night Rain Building very passive.

He naturally knew that Zhou Ruhai had taken a fancy to the objects in the Pei family ancestral hall, but this was a treasure handed down from his ancestors, and it was said that it was a relic of the immortal family left by Erzhu Tongwei, who drove a crane into an immortal in Baiheliang, how could it be easily granted to others?

At that time, the ancestor of the Pei family was a fisherman in Fuzhou, who made a living by fishing, and saved Erzhu Zhenren in the Yangtze River, and later became a close friend, after Erzhu Zhenren soared, he left the jade he wore to the ancestors of the Pei family, three hundred years ago, this jade was stolen, until five years ago, a Taoist who traveled all over the world, returned this jade to the Pei family, and explained to him the origin of this jade. It is the blessing of the treasures of the fairy family, the spring breeze and night rain building have been smooth sailing in recent years.

The drums stopped.

Zhou Ruhai held a polo stick, stood in the center of the field, and talked nonsense. The gist of it is that Fuzhou has a good weather this year, a bumper grain harvest, the flood is driven away, the public security is good, the Haiyan River is clear, etc., and finally by this polo game, the city celebrates together, and the two sides should give full play to the spirit of competition, the spirit of the game, the style of the game, and the friendship, and at the same time remind everyone that friendship is the first, and the game is second. Of course, in the end, I can't forget to wish His Majesty the Emperor long live.

The two sides rode their horses to the center of the field and stood up, and everyone couldn't help but laugh when they saw that there was a donkey in the horse team on this side of the Yeyu Building.

Xiao Jinyan didn't care, and swung to greet everyone, causing a burst of boos.

Players from both sides touch polo sticks and greet each other. When it was Zhao Lanjiang's turn to touch the pole with Zhou Datong, there was a click, and a long knife fell from Zhou Datong's body.

"Referee, he has unfinished weapons on him!"

Zhou Datong disagreed, "As a swordsman who never leaves his body, it should be normal to have a knife on his body." ”

The referee ignored it.

A gong sounded.

Zhou Ruhai kicked off, flicked the polo and gave it to his son Zhou Datong, who grabbed the ball with a rod and rode towards the red goal. Zhao Lanjiang clamped the horse's belly, and crossed a true qi to the black horse, the black horse was like a divine help, his hooves were like flying, and he grabbed in front of Zhou Datong, and a "harrier turned over", knocked Zhou Datong's club away, and hit the polo to Li Qingcheng.

As soon as Li Tingcheng received the ball, Zhou Ruhai had already come to his side, and hit the gray horse's buttocks, the gray horse was surprised and jerked his hind hooves, Li Tingcheng didn't grasp the strength, and the ball was broken.

Xiao Jinyan shouted: "Referee, foul on the horse!"

The referee said: "How is it possible, I didn't see it." ”

"Lord Zhou is such an obvious foul, why didn't you see it?"

The referee said angrily, "Are you questioning me? How can Lord Zhou foul, the adult will never foul, the red side warns once, and hits the ball with a static stick!"

Zhou Datong was a little proud, brandished a polo stick, hit the ball with a 30-zhang static rod, and sent the ball to the hole.

Dangdang!

Three gongs sounded, and Blue scored one point.

"Is that okay?"

Night Rain Building re-kicked, Xiao Jinyan said look at me, swing a full blow, the result is too strong, the ball to the blue side, the blue side of the side with a very tacit understanding, three or two conduction, Zhou Datong seized the opportunity, got rid of Lu Gongzi entanglement, straight down the right side, blue side a long pass, just came to the top of Zhou Datong's head, Zhou Datong laughed, raised the club above his head, made a return pistol, turned his back to the goal, and knocked the polo into the hole.

The crowd cheered.

Pei Ruyi complained, "Let you ride a horse, you have to ride a donkey, this stupid donkey is too slow!"

The two sides went back and forth, and the ball was constantly exchanged, but after all, the blue side had been cooperating for a long time and always had the advantage, and after a stick of incense, the small score was 5-0 ahead.

During the intermission, Pei Ruyi said, "It's not that I don't let Xiao Jinyan play, it's just that his skills are too clumsy, and that Zhou Datong passed him like crossing the road in the early morning, Li Shun, you will replace him in the next quarter." ”

Zhao Lanjiang, as the captain and commander, did not object. Mr. Zhou played a quarter, scored a goal, and did not play anymore, but returned to the VIP seat to watch the game.

Everyone stood up one after another, and one said: "Master Zhou's ball skills are excellent, and his sword is not old, which is no less than Zidane on the polo field." ”

Another big-bellied squire said, "What Qi Da and Qi Er, can you compare with Lord Zhou, Lord Zhou's goal with a butter rod is simply earth-shattering, even if Gao Yu is reincarnated, he can't play such a miraculous pole!"

At the beginning of the second quarter, Li Shun of Yeyulou replaced Xiao Jinyan, and stared at Zhou Datong, who thought that the one-sided game had changed in this section, Zhao Lanjiang urged the equestrian skills, and made a small cooperation with Li Tingcheng with the true qi royal horse, and the Tai Sui team played a mess, chasing three goals in succession, Pei Ruyi and Pei Renfeng also gradually found their senses and scored one goal each. was so angry that Zhou Datong scolded, and the two sides ended the second quarter of the game 9-7.

At halftime, Zhou Datong gathered everyone together, arranged tactics, and signaled two players to wrap up Zhao Lanjiang.

The two sides changed sides and fought again, in the third quarter, the situation changed abruptly, the Tai Sui team sandwiched Zhao Lanjiang, Zhao Lanjiang never received the ball, the two people guarding Zhao Lanjiang kept harassing him, spewing trash talk, taking advantage of the referee's inattention, stabbing Zhao Lanjiang's dark horse with a polo stick. Zhao Lanjiang was overwhelmed and avoided again and again.

Xiao Jinyan saw it on the sidelines and reminded the referee of the foul, but the referee ignored Xiao Jinyan and warned him again.

When the two people of the Tai Sui team saw that the plan succeeded, the referee ignored it, and intensified it, taking advantage of it once

Zhao Lanjiang got rid of the two, and when he rode his horse and ran towards the blue goal, he actually took out the tripping horse rope and waved it to throw it at Zhao Lanjiang's black horse.

Zhao Lanjiang was running wildly in front at the moment, and he was about to catch the ball, when he suddenly saw a tripping horse attacking, he was furious, jumped up from the horse, and swung it out, knocking the two people to the ground.

The whistle sounds.

Zhao Lanjiang maliciously fouled and was sent off the field!

Zhao Lanjiang stepped forward to find the referee's theory, but was stopped by Li Tingcheng and Pei's brothers and sisters, Li Tingcheng said, "The remaining section and a half, look at me." ”

The game continued, and the entire polo field became the stage for Li Chengcheng, who swung his cue to cover the polo, sucked the polo with internal force, rushed forward, and scored three goals in succession.

Zhou Datong whistled, the two of them repeated their old tricks, and they wanted to harass Li Tingcheng, who expected that Li Tingcheng had already taken precautions, and flashed and moved between the two, and the two were shaken around, and they couldn't get close at all.

Seeing that the score was gradually chasing, the Tai Sui team was getting bigger and bigger, and the referee didn't care anyway, so he almost took out a knife to fight.

Li Tingcheng rushed forward, and the three horses walked side by side from the backfield, and collided with Li Tingcheng, if he really hit, even if Li Tingcheng was fine, the horse would be scrapped.

Three zhang, two zhang, one zhang.

When he was about to close and collide, Li Chengcheng pulled the reins of the horse and poured the true qi into the front hooves of the gray horse, only to see people and horses, jumping in the air, crossing over the heads of the three people, and before he landed, Pei Renfeng hit a long pass, "Brother Li catches the ball!"

The polo crossed a long arc, crossed over everyone's heads, and came to Li Tingcheng, who stepped on the stirrup, and the person jumped into the air again with the help of his strength, and volleyed a blow to the pole.

Swish!

Goal.

The equestrian and ball skills shown by Li Qingcheng in this ball almost exceeded the limits of the human body, and everyone present was stunned.

The drums beat loudly.

The whole polo field was boiling.

The score was drawn.

Zhou Datong's face was blue, and he scolded, "A bunch of waste!"

The two said, "Young Master, we did our best. That's a great man!"

Zhou Datong said angrily, "Why are you eating all the sleeve arrows and thistles on your bodies? Shoot him, if something goes wrong, Lao Tzu is responsible!"

In the fourth quarter, the blue side did almost everything, the polo field became a battlefield, in addition to the red side in addition to attacking and cooperating, it also had to deal with the sudden sneak attack of the Tai Sui team, Li Chengcheng and Pei's brothers and sisters had sides, and those hidden weapons naturally couldn't hurt them, but Li Shun and they were not so lucky, three or four people were injured and fell from the horse in a row, resulting in almost no one on the entire red side.

Pei Ruyi found the referee to protest.

The referee had a cold face, "The stadium is like a battlefield, as long as the rules allow it, you can't blame others." ”

"But they used hidden weapons to sneak attack?"

"He is the son of the prefect, can he be the same?"

Pei Ruyi was originally hot, and when he heard his words, he couldn't help but get angry, and couldn't help but burst into a foul mouth, "Fuck you!"

As soon as the referee heard it, he was warned with a yellow card.

Pei Ruyi endured the anger for most of the game, and finally broke out, she knocked the referee off the horse with one shot, and the referee fled again and again, shouting while fleeing, "Friendship first, competition second!"

"You can tell the prefect about this. ”

Pei Ruyi chased the referee for dozens of feet, and the referee held his head with both hands, but he still couldn't escape the fate of breaking his head and bleeding, and in the end, it was Pei Renfeng and Xiao Jinyan who pulled her away to avoid further deterioration of the situation.

Pei Ruyi was sent off.

There is still half a stick of incense time in the game, the score is fifteen draws, and there is no one available in the Night Rain Building, "If you don't have enough six people, this game will be lost." ”

Xiao Jinyan looked forward to it, "Why don't I go up?"

Pei Ruyi said, "Come on, I'll lend you the red pill and smash them for me!" Xiao Jinyan said that it was still Lu Gongzi, who had been used to it all these years.

Pei Ruyi's fire didn't have white hair, at least the referee was much more honest, and Yeyulou began to have some ball possession.

Both sides scored one goal each, and there was still half a cup of tea in the game, the red side attacked, and in their half, Zhou Datong rode to the side and met the defending Xiao Jinyan. He had already figured out Xiao Jinyan's level, and his mount's turning and acceleration speed were far inferior to him, and according to the tactics of deliberation, he had to look for an opportunity to get past Xiao Jinyan.

Zhou Datong said to Xiao Jinyan, "You broken donkey, slow, old and stupid, I want to break through from your right, do you have the ability to stop me?"

Xiao Jinyan laughed and said, "Your ball skills are just like that one, who is there." Zhou Datong snorted coldly, and with a scream, the horse that was originally traveling sideways suddenly accelerated, rushed past Xiao Jinyan's defense, and saw that it was another one-knife ball.

Xiao Jinyan patted Lu Gongzi, and Lu Gongzi slowly chased after Zhou Datong, seeing that the other party ran to within sixty zhang.

Seeing this, the blue players in the backfield struck suddenly, and the polo flew high, drew a parabola in the air, and threw it towards Zhou Datong.

Xiao Jinyan said to Lu Gongzi, "You see that black horse, rush up, as long as you can catch up with it, I won't stop you whatever you want." ”

When the leper donkey heard this, his eyes lit up, and he raised his little short hooves, like a bolt of lightning, and a shadow crossed the air, galloping towards Zhou Datong's black horse.

Here, Zhou Datong has slowed down, after all, the hit rate is much worse when hitting the ball at high speed, anyway, he has already thrown off Xiao Jinyan, waited for the polo to rebound after it landed, and then swung his club.

The polo landed, Zhou Datong aligned the angle and was about to swing.

Suddenly, the black horse under the crotch screamed, arched forward, Zhou Da hit the air with the same shot, and the whole person almost fell off the horse.

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