Neon Clothes and Iron Clothes

Chapter 295 Banquet
"Your Majesty has already issued an order, how can you take it back!" Wang Wenzuo said with a smile: "There will be opportunities to return to Chang'an in the future!"

"Well, I knew you would say that!" Jin Renwen shook his head with a smile, "But you have to remember that the capital of the Tang Dynasty is in Chang'an, Luoyang, do you understand?"

"I understand!" Seeing that the topic was turning in a direction he didn't want to see, Wang Wenzuo asked cautiously: "How is the situation of the polo match? What are the chances of winning?"

"Odds? Not even [-]%!" Jin Ren asked with a wry smile.

"Not even [-]%? How could this be?"

At this time, a row of maids holding gold plates came over, and the leading lady bowed her knees to Jin Renwen and said, "My lord, there are grilled humps, fish, prawns (roasted live shrimps), and chopsticks on the plate." Touchun (roasted quail), Shengpingzhi ([-] pieces of roasted lamb tongue and deer tongue are eaten together), Hongyangzhizhang (roasted whole lamb). Cold dishes include Eight Immortals Plate (eight kinds of cold dishes made of goose meat and goose offal) , put together into a plate), Xunzun sauce (mixed with fish and sheep on the spot), Qingliang 釛 (made soup with raccoon meat, cooled and chopped into cold food, similar to today's skin jelly), clove fragrant (with sashimi or raw meat dripped with clove oil), shredded sheepskin (shredded sheepskin, cut to a foot long), Wu Xing Liandai (cold dish of sashimi). Which would you like to eat?"

"Just grilled hump and cold snapper!" Jin Renwen turned his head to Wang Wenzuo and asked, "Sanlang, what do you want to eat?"

Wang Wenzuo was dazzled by the list of dishes that the court lady had reported, so he could only order three or four dishes on the gold plate: "I'll just have this, and that one too!"

The court lady responded, took a copper spoon inlaid with gold flowers, took a portion of the dishes ordered by Wang Wenzuo and Jin Renwen, and put them on the plates in front of them, then bowed and saluted, and then walked to the next table.Jin Renwen picked up a piece of jade and ate a piece, and said with a smile: "It's really good, Sanlang, you should also try this roasted hump. I also have this stuff at home, but it's still much worse than the cooks in the palace!"

Wang Wenzuo also picked up a piece, and felt that the mouth was soft and greasy, a bit like the cheese mashed potatoes that he ate before crossing, but seeing Jin Renwen's expectant eyes, he could only smile and said, "It's really delicious!"

"Then try it all!" Jin Renwen took two mouthfuls and said suddenly, "Sanlang, you haven't played polo before, have you?"

"Polo? I haven't played polo, nor have I watched it!"

"It's not surprising that you are from Shandong! Polo is very popular in Chang'an, Luoyang, and Taiyuan!" Jin Renwen put down the jade in his hand and sighed: "Although the players in this polo match are People, but the key lies in horses, do you understand?"

"Are you saying that the biggest gap between the sixth rate of the East Palace and the Forbidden Army of the North Gate is the horse?"

"That's right! The Imperial Army at the North Gate is divided into two parts, Baiqi and Flying Cavalry. The hundred knights are the entourage of the emperor, while the Flying Cavalry is in charge of traveling with the guards and entourage. Their horses come from Yuyuan, you should understand. ?”

Wang Wenzuo nodded silently. Since he started from Daibei Wuchuan, the Li Tang Dynasty attached great importance to Ma Zheng since the founding of the country, especially in the Longyou Hexi area adjacent to Guanzhong. There are large royal pastures, and these pastures are selected every year. Excellent horses were sent to the Royal Pasture near Chang'an, and the horses of the Beimen Forbidden Army were selected from these horses.Naturally, the quality of the war horses among the Six Commanders of the Eastern Palace could not be compared with that of the Forbidden Army at the North Gate.

"The horse is not comparable, so can it make up for it in other aspects?"

"Other aspects? Are you talking about riding skills? The knights of the North Gate Forbidden Army are the guards of the emperor. It will be very difficult not to suffer, let alone win!"

"I'm talking about tactics!" Wang Wenzuo: "I've heard others talk about the rules of polo, but I don't know how big the field is? How many riders are there from each side? How long is the game?"

"Oh?" Jin Renwen narrowed his eyes: "Could it be that Sanlang has some clever plan?"

"I don't dare to make a good strategy, but when playing polo, don't both sides compete for the polo, and whoever scores the most goals of the other side wins?"

"Not bad!"

"If this is the case, then there is a way to defeat the strong with the weak, but there are a few things that need to be done first!"

"You can use the weak to defeat the strong, Saburo might as well talk about it!"

"The size of the polo field is limited to 15 acres, and the number of participants is [-]. The competition time must not be shorter than one hour. Even if the players are tired, they are not allowed to change!"

"If these conditions are not difficult, it's just that one hour is a bit long, and the horses gallop back and forth with people on their backs. I'm afraid I'm exhausted after an hour!"

"Please rest assured, if you follow my method, our horsepower must be sufficient!"

"Oh, I would like to hear the details!" Jin Renwen asked with great interest.

"That's what happened!" Wang Wenzuo stretched out his hand, dipped some wine, and began to explain while drawing on a few cases: "Just now I heard from Brother Renshou that both sides of the polo are sprinting back and forth, and the one who hits the most shots wins. But although the horses are fast, they are not as fast as the flying speed of the polo, and the horsepower is not consumed when hitting the ball. If our knights are divided into three rows, each row is separated by thirty steps, and then the horses and horses are used to pass the ball. Ball, wouldn't this save a lot of horsepower?"

Jin Renwen frowned after listening to Wang Wenzuo's narration: "If it's as you said, if the enemy comes out in full force, wouldn't they just be beaten passively?"

"If this is the case, the enemy's horsepower must be consumed much faster than ours, and the rear is empty, and many flaws will definitely be exposed after a long time!"

"That's true!" Jin Renwen stroked the beard on his chin: "What you said makes some sense, but this kind of thing still has to be tried, so how about it, tomorrow you and I will go to the small school grounds in front of the East Palace , Practice and practice according to your method!"

"Okay!" Wang Wenzuo nodded, but he was very determined in his heart. His method is actually the third line in modern football, that is, the polo team members are divided into three lines: forward, midfielder, and defender, and then let them use the ball to save horsepower. , The movement of the entire formation to always maintain a local advantage in the corresponding area.If what Jin Renwen said is correct, then the polo team is still relying on their individual abilities to rush and fight. This tactic may produce miraculous results.

Speaking of this, Wang Wenzuo suddenly felt an urgency to urinate, so he hurriedly got up and summoned the maid next to him, asking for a convenient place.

"Your Majesty, please come with your servants!" The maid bowed her knees and then led the way. Wang Wenzuo followed the maid, except for the palace gate, and walked west along the corridor. I can't help but secretly smack my tongue at the extravagance in the palace.

"Your Majesty, this is a convenient place!" The palace maid raised the curtain and made a gesture of invitation. Wang Wenzuo nodded to him, and when he entered the toilet door, he felt a warm fragrance rushing towards his face. There was a brazier, and charcoal must have been sprinkled with spices.

(End of this chapter)