Long live Emperor Wu!

Wu Rou said directly:
"None of this matters. Let me ask you, has His Majesty done anything extraordinary recently?"

Caiyi thought for a while and asked:

"What is considered an outrageous thing? Your Majesty has never done anything extraordinary, right?"

Wu Rou thought for a while and asked in a different way:
"Let's see. After he returned from Ganye Temple, did he do anything that would be known to many people?"

Cai Yi rolled her eyes before saying excitedly:
"Oh... there is such a thing, which has been widely spread in the palace. It is said that on the day of the Dragon Boat Festival, Your Majesty went to the Drum Tower on Zhuque Street to see the folk customs.

You know, during the Dragon Boat Festival among the people, where there is a river, they watch boat races. Where there is no river, they eat at home to escape the heat, eat rice dumplings, and drink realgar wine.

There's certainly nothing to see on the street.

The magistrate of Chang'an knew that His Majesty was going, and was afraid that he would not be able to see it, so he prepared a polo match under the Drum Tower in advance..."

Li Shan stood on the Drum Tower, followed by several guards and Chang'an County Magistrate Pei Xingjian.

He held on to the railing and looked down. The heads of the people below were intertwined. Most of the men wore futou hats, dark printed round-neck robes, or Hufu with small lapels. The women's clothes were even more colorful, rich and bright, plus black Wearing all kinds of flowers on her bun, she looks very lively and eye-catching.

Everyone was watching the polo match below attentively, cheering and applauding from time to time as the scores were scored and various attacks were played.

During the Dragon Boat Festival, although it was past noon, the weather was still very hot. The teams playing polo in the field were all shirtless, with dark skin and strong muscles. They were tied with red and blue silk on their foreheads and arms. to differentiate between teams.

The two parties are chasing and snatching. If you are distracted for a moment, you may miss the wonderful place.

He was also fascinated by it...after all, he liked it.

Since his eldest brother Li Chengqian passed away from illness, he has had a love-hate relationship with polo. Sometimes he laughs happily when he thinks of the time they used to play polo together.

But after I finished laughing, I felt heartache again.

Because his eldest brother suddenly fell ill while playing polo with him. From that time on, his fate was turned upside down.

Next, the blue team scored another goal, and Li Shan applauded with a dejected expression.

The applause of the crowd below the Drum Tower was far away, and his applause seemed clear and abrupt.

Suddenly he no longer had the mind to concentrate on reading anymore, and instead asked Pei Xingjian, the magistrate of Chang'an behind him, saying:
"I see that most of the players playing ball are barbarians and have good martial arts skills. Are they organized voluntarily by the people?"

When Pei Xingjian heard this, he hesitated for a moment, bowed and said honestly:

"Back to Your Majesty... they are all ministers. They are old friends from when Cao Cao joined the army in Zuotunwei. Some have retired from military service, and some have rested at home. They were summoned to form a temporary formation."

Li Shan nodded first, then realized something, turned his head, looked at him with a pair of transparent eyes, and asked slowly and warmly:

"Normally, the private sector doesn't have this project?"

Pei Xingjian also replied honestly:
"No, I was afraid that His Majesty would be bored, so I organized it deliberately. The common people heard the news and came to join in the fun."

Li Shan looked at his lowered eyebrows and said nothing more. He turned his head and continued to watch the polo match below.

After a while, he suddenly waved, and the waiter who followed him quickly stepped forward and bowed his head to listen.

他 说:

"Go to the palace and bring me the club and polo that I usually use."

Upon hearing this, the chamberlain turned around and responded, then went to arrange for someone to go and get it quickly.

Everyone upstairs, including Pei Xingjian, thought he was going to join, so they advised:

"Your Majesty... the weather is hot, and there are so many people, so it's not as clean as the palace."

Li Shan laughed softly and said:
"You also know that the weather is hot?" Pei Xingjian quickly raised his eyes and glanced at him. He was relieved when he saw that the emperor's expression did not look angry, his eyebrows were broad and his tone was gentle.

He was only in his early thirties, not much older than the emperor, and he came from a well-known family. He had developed a cheerful and cheerful temperament in the Zuotunwei camp, so he didn't take these words to heart.

After a while, the polo match was over, and the palace also brought Li Shan's sticks and balls.

Everyone looked up, expecting him upstairs to say a few words.

At this time, according to common sense, something will probably be rewarded.

Li Shan reached out and touched the stick with a look of nostalgia, then handed it to the waiter beside him and said:

"Burn it. Just burn it under the Drum Tower for everyone to see."

Xu Huaian was stunned for a moment, his little eyes turned into peas.

Li Shan turned around and said again with certainty:
"Go and tell everyone that the king's joy can be shaken by the wind. From now on, I don't like to play polo anymore, so as not to be welcomed by everyone and waste the people and money."

Xu Huaian glanced at Pei Xingjian subconsciously, turned around and went down with the bat and polo in hand, and went to do it himself.

The emperor was still not angry, nor did he show any displeasure or anger.

Pei Xingjian was sweating in embarrassment. He quickly lifted up his clothes, knelt down neatly and cupped his hands and said:

"Your Majesty... it's... it's my lack of thought that pleases your Majesty to punish me."

Li Shan looked down and saw that Xu Huaian had already gotten the brazier and threw the bat and polo into it. They were all wooden things, and the flames quickly ignited.

While burning, Xu Huaian conveyed Li Shan's words word for word in front of everyone.

He was originally a servant who delivered edicts. His voice was loud, his words were precise, and his rhythm was grand.

The two teams playing polo showed frightened expressions, rolled off their horses, and knelt down in the direction of the Drum Tower.

Li Shan said calmly:

"You also have good intentions. The two polo teams down there are sweating and sweating on a hot day. It's hard work. It's a pity that I can't reward them.

If I reward you today and start this way in the future, more people will definitely follow suit, which will be detrimental to the country and the people.For a while, you think about how to appease them. "

Pei Xingjian's face burned with embarrassment, he lowered his head and said:
"Yes, it's all my fault. I will tell them clearly what your Majesty means, and then I will pay them my dues and apologize to them.

Li Shan then turned his head and looked at the kneeling Pei Xingjian and said:

"I came here because I really want to see the daily customs of ordinary people. If you do this, I really can't see anything.

Fortunately, the people are happy to see it. I can't blame anyone. I can only do this...get up. "

Pei Xingjian was very grateful and bowed down:

"Thank you, Your Majesty."

……

In Ganye Temple, Caiyi took Wu Rou's hand, and the two faced each other and finished telling the rumors about the Dragon Boat Festival.

After listening to this, Wu Rou showed a confused look, chuckled and said:

"This is his style. Whenever he encounters conflicts of interest, he suppresses himself. He can achieve his goal by punishing others, but he has to burn his own things?" (End of Chapter)