Chapter 101: Yunnan Naadam
After Yangzong Lake, along the post road all the way to the west, turn a mountain col, high and far away, the outline of Zhongqing City can be faintly seen.
At last it was time to reach the ground, and the great Quiler horse stood still, and the procession of chariots and horses stopped at the same time.
Without waiting for Da Kui to greet him, Wang Xiyuan had already begun to tidy up his clothes and hats on the horse, Da Kui rode his horse and rushed up a mound and turned around, looking at the hundreds of soldiers under his command and the dart masters of the Suzhou Dart Bureau.
The entourage of soldiers and dart masters looked at Da Kui quietly, all with solemn faces and did not say a word.
Da Kui raised his voice and continued: "Zhongqing City is no less than the Longtan Tiger 'Cave' for you and me. A seat of the voice spread to the five lakes, but the mountains can be shaken.
Sima Yan opened the sedan curtain and looked at Da Kui's heroic style, her eyes suddenly showed tenderness.
The chariot and horse team has been re-equipped, and the flags have died down along the way, but at this moment they want to show the grandeur of the Ming Dynasty.
Each chariot immediately had a hussar, and the soldiers were no longer shirtless, but uniforms, felt hats, and cherry blossoms.
"Where is Wu Ya?" Wang Xiyuan asked.
Wu Ya hurriedly rode his horse to the front team, and when Wang Xiyuan approached, he hugged his fist and saluted: "The subordinates are here."
Wang Xiyuan took out a gilded note from his sleeve and said: "This is a notification document from the Ming Dynasty to appease the envoy who came to Zhongqing City.
Wu Ya was worried that he didn't have a chance to perform, and at this moment, he took the bronzing post and solemnly put it in his arms, and once again hugged his fists to Wang Xiyuan and Da Kui and saluted: "The subordinates will not disgrace the mission of the two adults. After speaking, he rode his horse in the direction of Zhongqing City and whipped away.
"Let's go." Da Kui gave the order, and the team set off again.
Hundreds of soldiers pretended to be standard-bearers, holding high the Huya banner in front, the flag was waving in the wind, the first two flags were a book: the Ming Yunnan pacification envoy, a book, the Ming Jiangnan Tong political envoy, behind the flag team, Da Kui and Wang Xiyuan were both official robes 'jade' belts, side by side, behind a soft sedan car, and then two hundred 'fine' soldiers guarded the chariot and horse team.
It stands to reason that Wang Xiyuan should sit in a sedan chair. Helplessly, Sima Yan is inconvenient to accompany him. The trip to Zhongqing City will rely on this 'female' generation a lot. Wang Xiyuan has no way. Da Kui and Sima Yan have already made a good plan.
When Meng Ge came back, the information he brought back was basically the same as what Sima Yan said.
Now that the goal has been achieved, it depends on how the two of them cooperate properly. Wang Fu is pampered in Zhongqing City. It is not easy to move him. Once Zhao'an is successful, Wang Fu can no longer move. This is also what Sima Yan is most worried about.
Zhongqing City is in sight, the city is tall and majestic, the soldiers on the city are heavily guarded, and there is a 'gate' city defense cannon every few zhang between the battlements.
As the team marched, they saw the city gate wide open, and a group of cavalry rushed out of the city and headed towards the Zhao'an team.
Although it was a hot summer, the general who led the team was still covered in armor to show solemnity.
"The one who came is an envoy sent by Zhu Yuanzhang." The general rode on a horse, and his words were arrogant and rude.
Da Kui's heart couldn't help but be angry, but Wang Xiyuan rode to the front of the team tepidly, and arched his hand to the general: "This official Daming Yunnan appeases Wang Xiyuan, I don't know what the general is called."
"Oh, it's easy to say, I'm the king of Liang, who drove down the Dalu 'flower' of the Wanhu Mansion Chihadan Batel, and I came to greet him at the order of the king of Liang." Hadanbaatle turned his horse's head as he spoke, and there was a strange roar of 'vomit' in his throat.
This kind of behavior, that has a little bit of a sense of greeting, is clearly the one who leads the way, and even if it is the one who leads the way, there is no reason to go first.
Wang Xiyuan endured the humiliation and ordered the team to enter the city.
Hadan Batel settled the Ming envoys and their entourage, and settled in the post house with the chariot and horse procession.
After Wu Ya also went to the post house to meet everyone, Da Kui was relieved.
If the king of Liang really has the intention of stabbing Valmi against them, he will not let them into the city at all, if so, there will be a burst of artillery bombardment outside the city, coupled with the cavalry charge, the Ming envoys can be wiped out in one fell swoop. Now everyone has entered the city safely, it means that there is still room for maneuver. Fortunately, the conditions in the post house are superior.
Who knows that the wait is three days, where is the king of Liang has no movement, the post house is free to come and go, and there is no Yuan soldier guard.
In this way, Da Kui felt a little mysterious in his heart, what kind of 'trick' did King Liang play with Valmy.
Just when everyone was hesitating, King Liang sent the news that Zhongqing City was going to hold the annual Naadam Conference and invite the Ming envoys to participate in the ceremony.
In the ancient Mongolian, there will be the Naadam Conference every year, and in Yunnan, although it is far away from the ancient grassland of the Mongolian, the ancient people here still retain the traditional customs of the ancient Mongolians.
This news made Wang Xiyuan and Da Kui a little unsure.What kind of 'medicine' did King Liang sell in the gourd of the stabbing Valmi? Naadam Da Kui knew.It was nothing more than the wrestling tournament of the 'Meng' ancients.But what was the relationship between this wrestling contest and the Ming envoys? It was difficult to invite the Ming envoys to the stage to wrestle.
When Wang Xiyuan heard the news, his heart was already full of seven up and eight down, and Da Kui comforted him at the right time: "This is a demonstration by King Liang to stab Valmi against my Ming envoys. .......
The sky is high and the clouds are light, and the breeze is clear. Naadam in Zhongqing City is located in the cattle and horse market in the south of the city.
The entire field of Nuoda was emptied, and there were Yuan soldiers guarding the arena all around, and the idlers and miscellaneous people were blocked from the periphery. A stand was set up directly north of the field, and several Taishi chairs were placed side by side on the platform.
When I first arrived at the morning (seven o'clock in the morning), a horn sounded faintly, and the king of Liang, who had never met before, came to the stands of the venue with his 'attendant' guard. King Liang was dressed in a light yellow python robe, and he was born with the appearance of a Confucian student.
After the king of Liang sat down with Valmi, he immediately ordered people to ask the Ming to appease the envoys.
When Wang Xiyuan and Da Kui came to the venue with several 'attendants' guards, the Boks who participated in the competition were already ready.The customs of the ancients were full of vitality.But Wang Xiyuan, Da Kui and others did not think so.Especially Da Kui.Because the martial arts practitioners in the Central Plains all smelled the 'chicken' and danced.At least they were more diligent than the 'Mongolian' ancients.
Da Kui was the first time to see King Liang stabbing Valmi.I thought that King Liang would be a fierce person.I thought that King Liang would stab Valmi with such a weak person.
The two sides greeted each other politely, and after the guests were seated, King Liang stabbed Valmy and then announced the opening of the meeting.
Da Kui had no intention of watching the battle on the field, but he noticed that there were only five people sitting on the stage, including Liang Wang's stab Valmi and the two Yuan Court officials.
The participants are divided into two teams, each team has more than ten people, all shirtless bloomers, pants, the difference is that one team of Boke has a red scarf around their necks, and the other team wears a blue scarf.
All the bloggers are filmed in two teams.Dancing around the field.These moves seem funny to outsiders.But not in the eyes of Da Kui.From their pace.Da Kui can see that these people are steady.And they are all big-waisted and round.The wrestling technique is focused on one force and ten meetings.This is not a lie.
If a layman like a bear fights against a master like a hemp stick, the number of wins and losses is at most five or five, but if the strong person has a little skill, then the victory or defeat is obvious.
In fact, not only wrestling, but also the martial arts of the Han people, the difference is that those who practice martial arts should practice diligently in the five aspects of hands, eyes, body, law, and steps, so as to achieve the purpose of being fast, stable, accurate, and ruthless.
The competition began.More than 10 pairs of strong men on the field caught and fell.The exclusive judges outside the field judged the merits.Those who were knocked down three times in a row will be eliminated.For a while, the field shouted again and again.The strong men taught their strength not to fall.The scene was not spectacular.
Wrestling is exquisite: the waist is like a snake, the feet are like a drill, the hands are like a meteor, the eyes are like electricity, and the techniques are more exquisite to break clumsy.
Da Kui looked at the fighting on the field and couldn't help but think of the time when he was in Bozhou Prison in the ancient capital of Ye to learn wrestling.
There was a round on the field.There were eleven people left in Boke.In the second round, there was a tea break in the time to catch the right contest again.At this time, King Liang finally 'revealed' his original intention to stab Valmi.Asked Wang Xiyuan: "It is said that there are countless martial arts in the Ming army.This grand event is naturally a rare encounter for your envoy.This king views the 'attendant' guard behind the noble envoy is not bad.Presumably, each has its own ability.How about choosing one to go down and try it.".