Neon Clothes and Iron Clothes

Chapter 316
"Your Majesty, do you still remember what you said just now?" Empress Wu said with a smile: "If the East Palace side wins, then the missions guarding the Xuanwu Gate from now on will be led by the Forbidden Army of the North Gate and the Sixth Army of the East Palace, each for half a month!"

"Oh, oh, this matter!" Li Zhi's face was a little ugly, he forced a smile: "A Wu, it's too early to talk about this now!"

Empress Wu didn't speak, she turned her head and sneered.Li Zhi sighed, a trace of worry appeared between his brows.

The Knights of the Eastern Palace won the first place, which caused the audience in the stands to cheer. Apart from the gamblers who placed bets, other audiences also began to be attracted by the excitement of the polo game itself.The Northgate Knights, who got the ball, started to attack, but compared with the speed and rhythm at the beginning of the game, it was significantly lower. The East Palace Knights still strictly adhered to the discipline of zone defense, and drove the opponent's ball holders to both sides as much as possible. , and then wait for an opportunity to intercept the opponent's pass.The defensive strategy of the East Palace side quickly paid off. After being driven to the right side of the court, the North Gate Knights with the ball had no choice but to knock the wooden ball back to the teammate behind them. It happened to be intercepted by an East Palace Knight.The Eastern Palace Knight who intercepted the wooden ball quickly passed the ball. Before the opponent could react, the Eastern Palace passed the ball three times and twice, passing the ball to the Eastern Palace Knight at the front, and then it was a matter of course.With a swing and a push shot, the wooden ball hit the net, and now the Donggong team is leading.

The cheers of the audience became louder, and then they began to comment on how good the Eastern Palace Knights were just now. Those who bet on the Eastern Palace team proudly boasted of their vision, and there was a loud noise on the polo field.

The right to the ball was returned to the North Gate Guards, and the atmosphere on the field changed subtly. They were complacent and began to realize that the victory did not seem to be at their fingertips, but what they didn't understand was that the opponent, regardless of riding skills or horses They are all lackluster, but they still lead.

"Everyone, work harder, we must win this round, we are the Forbidden Army of the North Gate!" A knight of the North Gate said loudly: "My grandfather followed the late emperor to defeat Xue Rengao in Qianshuiyuan and Song Jingang in Jiezhou. Shan Po Wang Shichong and Hu Lao Po Dou Jiande have never lost. How can they lose to a group of boys who came to Chang'an to compete today?"

"That's right, we are the forerunners of the Son of Heaven. If we lose to those people in the Eastern Palace, how can we be honored by the Son of Heaven in the future!" A person next to him replied loudly: "Even if we die here today, we must not lose!"

The next game became more and more intense. The North Gate knights were not so much playing polo as they were fighting. They rode their horses to charge and waved their sticks. It seemed that what they were holding tightly was not a stick. It's a steel sword, and people keep falling off their horses, but as long as the people who fall off the horse can still move, they also quickly climb on the horse and continue to fight.The gains of both sides rose alternately, and the number of injured people also continued to rise.When someone fell off the horse and broke his arm, and was carried out of the arena in pain, Prince Li Hong finally couldn't bear it anymore. He stood up and said loudly: "Hold on, hold on! Stop the game, stop the game! "

"Your Highness, this is—" Jin Renwen asked in surprise.

"This king is going to meet His Majesty and ask to stop the competition!" He didn't say much, so he hurried to the red and yellow Luosan in the north stand, and when he entered the brocade barrier, he bowed to Li Zhi: "Ah! Yay baby please stop the game!"

"Stop the game, why?" Li Zhi asked in surprise.

"At this point in the polo match, many people have been injured. The Forbidden Army of the North Gate and the Six Commanders of the East Palace are all soldiers of the Tang Dynasty. I don't want to be happy for myself, but let the heroes of the Tang Dynasty hurt unnecessarily! So I implore Aye to compete Stop here!"

"Oh!" Li Zhi was originally worried that if the Donggong team won the game, they would have to change the Xuanwu Gate to take turns guarding it, which would bring endless troubles. Seeing Li Hong's request to stop the game, he was overjoyed: "You have such a benevolent heart." Best of all, how can a widow not be as beautiful as a man, come here, the competition will stop here, tell the world about the benevolence of the prince, the soldiers on both sides will give ten bolts of silk, five stones of grain, double the number of injured!"

"The slaves obey the orders!"

With the sound of the horn, the noise on the court subsided, and then came the clear voice of Xuan Zhi eunuch, and then bursts of "long live" sounded from both the stands and the court.

"Sanlang, do you think if the fight continues, who will win and who will lose?" Jin Ren asked with a smile.

"It doesn't matter who wins or loses, as long as the prince wins!" Wang Wenzuo laughed.

"Oh, I didn't expect Sanlang to place such high hopes on the crown prince!" Jin Ren asked with a smile.

"Nonsense, as long as it is not Wu Zetian, I will support anyone who ascends the throne. That woman has practiced the system of prosecution (that is, institutionalized encouragement of whistleblowers). Even if I am innocent, I will inevitably be denounced and fall into the hands of Zhou Xing and Lai Junchen There is also a dead end!" Wang Wenzuo slandered, but said in his mouth: "The prince is the prince of the country, and as a subject, he will naturally have great expectations!"

"That's not bad, but no matter what, this matter is finally over, and it's a blessing that hundreds or thousands of people didn't die!" Jin Ren asked with a sense of relief in his voice. He patted Wang Wenzuo on the shoulder: "Sanlang, without you, I really don't know how to pass this level!

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Chang'an, Qunxian Square.

Walking south from the imperial city along Zhuque Street, the third fork is on both sides of the famous east and west cities. The locals in Chang'an still like to use the names of the former dynasty, calling Dongshi the capital and west city the beneficent people.Dongshi is connected to Daozhengfang and Changlefang in the east, Pingkangfang and Xuanyangfang in the west, Anyifang in the south, and Shengyefang and Xingqing Palace in the north.West City is adjacent to Yanshoufang and Gongdefang in the east, Qunxianfang and Huaidefang in the west, Huaiyuanfang in the south, and Liquanfang in the north.Every day at noon, the government beats three hundred drums, and merchants and guests enter the market to trade. Seven quarters before dark, the government beats three hundred drums, and everyone leaves the market and stops trading.

But there is light and there is shadow. Since there are legitimate transactions in the city of Chang'an that are supervised by the government, there are naturally underground transactions hidden in the gray area.On the remote, narrowest and dirtiest street outside the west wall of Qunxianfang, which is only one street away from the West Market, there will be many people of all kinds after dusk every day. Wearing a cloak, covering their faces, casting vigilant gazes at each other, talking in code words, buying or selling, even the most daring Wuhou and bad people (police and auxiliary police in the Tang Dynasty) dare not intervene here at will. things, so as not to encounter the disaster of death.

(End of this chapter)