subvert the late Tang Dynasty

The world is in chaos, the people are in dire straits, and wars are raging everywhere, but what is Li Xuan, the emperor of the Tang Dynasty, doing at this time?It can make people laugh out loud, he is playing ball, also called Chiju, which is the predecessor of what we now call polo.

The sport of polo had been very popular as early as the early Tang Dynasty, especially in Chang'an's high society where almost everyone knew how to play polo.There were several polo fields in Chang'an City University of China, and some powerful and wealthy families even built polo fields in their homes, which shows how popular polo was in Chang'an City at that time.

At this time, Li Xuan was playing polo with the princes and county kings of the clan. Li Xuan's polo skills were very good.At this time, the wooden ball was flying behind Li Xuan, and there was still a distance of Zhang Xu from Li Xuan.Li Xuan pulled the rein of the horse, and the horseman stood up, Li Xuan twisted on the horse's back, swept the cue back, and with a soft "pop", the wooden polo flew back, It happened to fall into the goal that was about ten feet high from the ground.

All the concubines, ministers, and attendants who were on the sidelines cheered in unison, and even the neighing of horses on the field was covered up.

Li Xuan was very excited, straddling a steed and showing off his power on the field, like a general who is challenging the enemy in front of the three armies.

Immediately afterwards, Li Xuan scored several good goals one after another, and there were bursts of loud applause outside the court.Li Xuan also felt a little tired, so he rode out of the field on the steed under his lap.The eunuch Tian Lingzi, the lieutenant of the Zuo Shence Army and the general of the Zuojian Gate Guard, had been waiting outside the field for a long time. Tian Lingzi helped Li Xuan off the horse with a flattering face, and wiped the fine sweat from his forehead for Li Xuan. Said: "The emperor's football skills are the best in the world, no one can match, and the old slave's eyes are dazzled."

Li Xuan was very happy to hear "Father" Tian Lingzi's praise, and said with a smile: "If I take the batting examination, I will definitely win the first prize."

Tian Lingzi joked: "Naturally, the emperor is the real dragon emperor, how can anyone beat the emperor? But if Yao and Shun are appointed as ministers of the Ministry of Rites, I am afraid that your majesty may not be able to pass their test."

Li Xuan laughed loudly when he heard this, and said: "Yao and Shun are both virtuous emperors in ancient times, how could they be willing to be servants of the Ministry of Rites? Besides, how can I really take part in the batting test for such a troublesome thing? It's just a joke, I didn't expect my father to like to joke so much."

Tian Lingzi also laughed for a while, and said: "A few days ago, what did the old slave tell His Majesty about selecting the emperor's cronies from the Shence Army to guard Sanchuan?"

Li Yan frowned and said, "Chen Jingxuan, Yang Shili, Niu Xu, and Luo Yuangao are all senior generals in the Shence Army, and they are all my confidantes, but there are only three Jiedu envoys in Sanchuan, who will let these four generals go?" I'm still a little undecided not to let anyone go."

Tian Lingzi secretly laughed in his heart, the world is in chaos now, and bandits are everywhere, although Tian Lingzi has a high position and authority, and has won the trust of Li Xuan, but he is also afraid that one day Chang'an will not be able to keep it, so he wants to get himself a queen first. road.

Tian Lingzi's surname was Chen, and Chen Jingxuan was Tian Lingzi's elder brother. Yang Shili, Niu Xu, and Luo Yuangao were also his confidantes of Tian Lingzi. No matter which three of them guarded Sanchuan, they could all have a reliable way out.He heard what Li Xuan said, and knew that Li Xuan had agreed, how could he be unhappy?

Tian Lingzi smiled and said: "Since your majesty is undecided, why not let the four of them get on the horse and hit the ball in the field, and the winner will be determined by the ball. The Xichuan Jiedushi who scored the most goals, No.2 is Dongchuan Jiedushi, and No.3 is Dongchuan Jiedushi. Wouldn't it be nice to be the envoy of the Shannan West Road, so that they can rely on their own abilities and have nothing to complain about afterwards?"

After hearing this, Li Xuan clapped his hands and praised, "Father still has a way, so let's do it this way. It just so happens that they are both good batters, so that everyone can have fun! Hehe..."

Tian Lingzi thanked Li Xuan for his praise with a smile on his face, and conveyed Li Xuan's oral instructions.Chen Jingxuan and others wore tight light armor and straddled their horses into the stadium. A ball game with the most lottery in Chinese history kicked off.

Tian Lingzi glanced at the seemingly fierce competition in the stadium, and then at the cheerful Li Xuan who was watching beside him, not to mention how happy he was.This seemingly life-and-death match has no suspense for Tian Lingzi at all. The Jiedu envoy of Xichuan must be Tian Lingzi’s eldest brother Chen Jingxuan, the envoy of Dongchuan is Yang Shili, and the envoy of Dongdao in Shannan is Niu Xu. It has already been arranged, this game is just a process.

Prime Minister Lu Xie is also Tian Lingzi's best friend. Although he knows Tian Lingzi's intentions, how can he seriously tell Li Xuan, the emperor of the Tang Dynasty?Although Zheng Tian wanted to tell the truth, he knew that Tian Lingzi was an old man in Li Xuan's mansion when Li Xuan was King of Jin, and his degree of favor was unmatched by outsiders.Over the years, Tian Lingzi has been so powerful and he has cultivated a large number of party members. It is almost impossible to bring him down.Zheng Tian has been an official for many years, of course he knows the dangers of the officialdom, how can he accept the loss in front of him?

Others dared to be angry and did not dare to speak out, but more people followed behind and applauded and echoed, shouting: "My sage is wise! You actually came up with such a wonderful method..."

The three important towns in the southwest border, the position of Sanchuan Jiedushi was determined by a ball game.

Officials with a little bit of conscience all shook their heads and sighed secretly, scolding Li Xuan for being stupid in their hearts, but it was okay to say this in their hearts, how dare they really say it?

Zheng Tian and Dou Luxuan played Li Xuan in front of him, and recommended Zheng Congxuan, Shangshu of the Ministry of punishment and Tongping Zhangshi, as the envoy to serve as the governor of Taiyuan, the left guard of Beidu, and the Jiedu envoy of Hedong, guarding Hedong.

Li Xuan was in the right mood, so he agreed without even thinking about it. To put it bluntly, Li Xuan is like a good old man. He usually doesn't like to offend people, but he doesn't know that Tian Lingzi, the most trusted "father" by his side, regards him as Li Xuan. How many people have been offended outside in the name of Yan.

It would be wrong to say that none of the officials dared to speak up, there really is someone who is not afraid of death, and this person is Zuo Shiyi Hou Changye.Although he didn't see it in person, he had heard about it.Shangshu said that Li Xuan was not close to government affairs and had a fun-loving nature. He also said that Tian Lingzi had monopolized power, bullied the world, deceived the emperor, and so on.He also said that if things go on like this, the country will be destroyed...

In fact, there are many people who often go to the school, but most of them can't reach Li Xuan's hands, and most of them are stopped by Tian Lingzi halfway. Occasionally, one or two are seen by Li Xuan, and he just laughs it off and ignores it.But this time Hou Changye's words were a little blunt, especially the last sentence made Li Xuan a little unbearable.In a rage, he handed Hou Changye over to Tian Lingzi, and asked him to "fix" this little Zuo Shiyi severely.

How could such a person end well in Tian Lingzi's hands?Tian Lingzi got Hou Changye to the Ministry of Internal Affairs, gave him a glass of poisoned wine, and sent him to the West to enjoy his blessings.

Li Xuan took this for granted, and didn't take it to heart. Isn't it just the death of a small official the size of a sesame mung bean, it's no big deal.I should have fun and do what I should do, but I didn't know that Tian Lingzi put all the murder charges on Li Xuan. Tian Lingzi claimed that it was Li Xuan who ordered Hou Changye to die in anger.

Originally, many people were a little upset about Hou Changye's death in the Ministry of Internal Affairs, but when they heard that the death was ordered by the emperor Li Xuan, they dared not make a sound.That's the emperor!He said a word, whoever is allowed to die must die, there is no room for negotiation at all.

In the face of death, who can really face it calmly?Unless he has no choice, or this person really regards death as going to the west to enjoy happiness, but such people are absolutely pitiful.

Prime Minister Wang Duo fled without a fight in Jiangling, and was dismissed by the imperial court from the position of recruiting the governor of the various Taoist camps, and returned to Beijing to be a guest of the prince.Lu Xie thought about it and recommended Gao Pian as the commander of all Taoism camps.

What the hell is Gao Pian, the number one military god of the Tang Dynasty, doing?What means does he have to deal with the growing Huangchao?