Chapter 463 466 Star Stream
Shen Mu didn't dare to make a fool of himself, he thought that when an amateur meets an expert, it's just that where to put the ball may reveal the truth, it's better to watch Li Yuan play a game first.He hurriedly said: "The emperor has not kicked off, which round will we get us. Let's just walk around and step on the field."

Xu Ziling understood his intentions, threw the polo back to Cheng Mo, and rode to the arena without waiting for him to speak, all the guards arranging the arena showed attention.

Xu Ziling deliberately showed off, injected his true energy into the horse's body, accelerated to the edge of the field, and then jumped up vertically, across a space of nearly two feet. Hitting, sweeping close to the ground, making the sound of tigers and tigers.

All the imperial guards had never seen such equestrianism before, and they cheered in unison.

Shen Mu, who was chasing after him, became more confident and leaped across the air. Seeing the two horses collided, the two riders separated quickly and rushed towards the two corners like a whirlwind.Seemingly rushing out of the corner line, the two horses stood up separately, raised their heads and neighed, and then turned the horse's body like a trickle with the ground's hind feet until they faced the center of the field, and landed with their front feet, galloping like arrows to the field.

The two of them were not idle either, with the horse sticks in their hands, following the movements of the body flexibly, such as leaning forward, backward or sideways, they swept straight to the imaginary ball on the court, with a variety of tricks, and the guards on the court were mesmerized. , the thunderous sound, applause non-stop.

They ran from one side to the other, the ulterior motives were not to show horse skills, but to master the bow stick.

The two of them slammed off their horses on the sidelines, and all the imperial guards rushed over to serve them.

Cheng Mo clapped and said, "Brother Cai, Brother Kuang, please come here."

They both looked at the sound and saw Cheng Mo and more than a dozen imperial guards embracing an eunuch talking on the sidelines like a starry moon. From Cheng Mo's respectful demeanor, one could tell that this man had a lot of status in the palace.

This eunuch is of medium build, about fifty years old, and his appearance is not outstanding, but his clothes are very exquisite. He wears a black crown hat decorated with golden flowers, a vermilion wide-sleeved jacket, turquoise lace, and a jade leather belt around his waist. The white skirt and black and white wishful shoes give people a neat and clean feeling, as if there is no dust on the whole body.

The two went forward to salute and say hello, suddenly there was a warning sign in their hearts, and they felt a burst of cold air seeping through their bodies.

Shen Mu and Xu Ziling were also secretly surprised by their abilities, knowing that this person has reached the realm of martial arts to test other people's falsehoods from a distance, and his martial arts may be higher than Li Yuan, so they hurriedly restrained the true energy in their bodies.

They thought of one person at the same time.

Sure enough, Cheng Mo said respectfully: "This is Eunuch Wei, the grand supervisor, and Eunuch Wei will arrange all the affairs of the emperor."

The two were trembling in their hearts, thinking that it's no wonder Hou Xibai was so afraid of him, there was indeed something wrong with him.Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon in the imperial palace, like Eunuch Wei, a master who has served the emperor for many years, although his name is not prominent in the Jianghu, in fact he is not under the general masters of famous schools, so he can't help but pay special attention to him.

Eunuch Wei's eyes seemed listless and dull, no matter what he looked at, there was no slight change, as if he was completely indifferent to everything in the world, it seemed that they did not belong to living people, but were used to fill the black holes in the eye sockets.However, Xu Ziling and Shen Mu have sharp eyesight, but from the mysterious, calm and unchanging eyes, they can see that this is based on a special technique, so they can completely hide their eyes, so that they can be as real as they are. The highest state.

Eunuch Wei glanced at the two of them hopelessly, and said with a half-hearted smile: "The two riding skills are very good, it's an eye-opener, as long as you are willing to do your best, the emperor will reward you. "

The four sentences he said, the tone of his voice just opposite to his gaze, changed in many ways, from dull and low, to high-pitched, and suddenly stagnant, intermittent and continuous, the yin and yang strangeness guaranteed to be unforgettable.

Shen Mu bowed and replied: "My two brothers will do their best, please Eunuch Wei give more advice."

Cheng Mo said with a smile: "Eunuch Wei seldom talks to people outside the palace, so he treats you two differently!"

Eunuch Wei showed a rare smile, and said lightly: "As a servant, I just love talents for the emperor, and the emperor will be very happy to see your amazing equestrian skills later, it depends on you Take this opportunity."

Then his eyes opened slightly, his eyes flashed and disappeared, and he cast towards the direction of the imperial city, and said calmly: "The first pair of guests is here!"

The two looked away, and they saw Li Mi and Wang Bodang, who entered the Hengchuan Square accompanied by a small official.There was a strange feeling in my heart at the same time.

From the unusual reaction of Eunuch Wei's eyes, it can be seen that Eunuch Wei understands why Li Mi is here, so it is certain that Li Yuan really intends to get rid of Li Mi.

Without Li Yuan's approval, how could Li Mi step into the square half a step.

Eunuch Wei was very airy, and he was no longer interested in talking to the two of them, so Cheng Mo took them to the side and waited.

After Li Mi, the guests entered the venue one by one.

In a short while, the east and west stands were full of seats, noisy and full of festive atmosphere.

Until now, Xu Ziling and Shen Mu began to understand why Li Yuan called them into the palace to play.Because the upper class in Chang'an needed fresh stimulation, and his two outsiders just provided them with this kind of enjoyment.However, whether they can perform on stage or not depends on the approval of Eunuch Wei. Therefore, Eunuch Wei encourages them to do their best, because if their performance is not good enough, Li Yuan will lose face, and Eunuch Wei will definitely be blamed.

There are nearly a thousand people in the east and west stands. The important ministers and wealthy businessmen in Chang'an, the officials and celebrities with their wives and children come to watch the game, as well as Li Yuan's relatives and concubines who join in the fun. The audience is flying around, chattering and laughing loudly, which can be compared with the liveliness of a big banquet, only at night and during the day.

Most of the ladies and gentlemen wear the popular Hu clothes, which are lively and colorful.

They knew quite a few of the guests present, except for Li Mi and Wang Bodang, all the members of the Sha family were present.It can be seen that they have successfully integrated into the social life of Chang'an. Pei Ji, Liu Wenjing, Xiao Yu, Dugufeng, Yu Wenshi and others all attended, too many to list at one time, and the prosperity can be imagined.

The armor is bright, and the imperial forest army with spears and halberds is lined up in all directions.From Chengtian Gate to the arena, a red carpet with a length of hundreds of steps is laid, guards stand guard along both sides of the carpet, and people build a royal way for Li Yuan to leave the palace, fully showing the power of the Tang Dynasty and Li Yuan's spirit.

Shen Mu and Xu Ziling huddled in a corner at the west end of the arena where the horses were placed. Fortunately, Cheng Mo took good care of them and brought two chairs so that they didn't have to stand.

At this time, Shang Xiuxun, accompanied by the butler Shang Zhen, the chief deacon Liang Zhi, their good friends Luo Fang and Sister Fu, entered the arena, and was personally greeted by Eunuch Wei. She was dressed in men's clothing, but she still couldn't conceal her stunning looks, and immediately attracted the attention of the audience. .

Shen Mu sighed: "It's useless for the beautiful woman to come. Shen Meiren has no chance to attend. What excuse can Zhang Jieyu use to prevent her from participating in this grand event in the palace. According to reason, with Shen Meiren's intelligence, it should feel inappropriate."

Xu Ziling said: "Zhang Jieyu hasn't been seen yet, let's talk about it when we see her! I'm not so worried now, at least we can die with Li Mi to prevent the Dugu family from harming the beauty's military advisor."

Shen Mu pondered for a moment, and said with emotion: "This is what it's like to be a slave, hiding in a corner and waiting, and playing monkey games later. But luckily, we can at least watch a game and learn from it first." , if we leave the stage at the beginning, everyone's belly will be laughed out of their stomachs, thinking we are doing a funny sideshow! Ha! Come my old friend!"

The drums sounded, and Hu music was played to welcome foreign guests.

Applause and cheers sounded at the same time.

A group of more than 30 Persian visitors, accompanied by Chang He and Wen Yanbo, rode their horses from the direction of the imperial city into the Hengchuan Square. Among the Persians, only six were dressed in light horse clothes for playing polo. The others seemed to be diplomats and Persian businessmen, it can be seen that playing polo is a means of intersecting between the two countries.

Eunuch Wei and Cheng Mo greeted them and led them to the vacant seats in the east stand.

Shen Mu said: "Another old friend of ours, Yun Shuai, must be a master of polo, maybe he invented polo, and he was a guest in Tubo at that time."

Xu Ziling laughed and said, "You're talking nonsense again!"

Shen Mu smiled wryly and said, "How can you not talk nonsense? Seeing these polo masters from Persia, everyone is full of energy, and the clubs hanging on the horses are like magic weapons. I am really afraid of making a fool of myself."

Xu Ziling said: "We are young children in terms of football skills. If you still have stage fright, you might as well tell Eunuch Wei that we both have diarrhea, so as not to be embarrassing."

Shen Mu laughed and said, "How could I be stage fright? Damn it! Later, we will control the polo with our longevity, no matter how light or difficult it is to control, we will do what we want. Our longevity It is also the only one in the world, there is no semicolon, and no one will be able to see through it, and think that we are so good at the game, so good that we can make the ball turn, ha!"

Xu Ziling nodded and said, "This proposal is somewhat constructive."

Shen Mu became excited, and said: "I don't know where I heard it said that if Shen Mu and Xu Ziling join forces, there is no one in the world who can match it. It is not honorable for two to win one, but it is called team spirit in the arena. ! Turning the Taihang Shuangjie into the best pair of polo players in the world, I really don’t know if it’s good or bad.”

Xu Ziling said: "This mess must be cleaned up by others. Fortunately, Li Shimin's world is outside the pass. If he talks to the leader of the Taihang faction, then he will not cooperate obediently."

Shen Mu still wanted to talk, but suddenly the waist drum, bronze drum, and shell drum were loudly ringing, and then the pipa, flute, etc., hole flute, and vertical model were played in unison, and the drum music was loud.

All the people in the east and west seats got up and stood in silence to welcome the team that came out from Chengtian Gate, the main gate of Taiji Palace.

With sixteen imperial guards leading the way, Li Yuan, dressed in a light horse with a particularly exquisite imperial bow stick hanging on the side of the horse, entered the arena on horseback.

Following him are Li Yuanji, Li Shentong and Li Nantian, all of whom are polo-playing boots, a pair of match-style boots.

Shen Mu moved closer to Xu Ziling's ear and said, "It turns out that the Li Family team is playing against the Persian team. No wonder we don't have our share."

Xu Ziling said in a deep voice, "Ms. Shen's military advisor is here!"

Shen Mu cast his gaze behind the third concubine, and sure enough, he saw Shen Luoyan among Yu Wenshang, Dugu Feng, You Chuhong and other concubines of lower status, and Li Xiuning was impressively in front of her.

Xu Ziling said: "This trick is even more ingenious. The owner of the mall has no chance to talk to her in private."

Amidst the cheers and applause, Li Yuan boldly entered the arena.

"Jule's thousand-gold horse, Zhuwen's seven-treasure ball;

Flying with shock and lightning, Fufen felt the star flow;
Biao has achieved three victories, and Huan Chuan is the first chip;
Qing Yun followed the foot, lingering around the east end of the hall. "

After Li Yuan confessed a few words about the situation, about the Tang Dynasty and the Persia Kingdom living in peace forever, supporting each other and so on, he immediately left the game.

The four people from the Tang family ended up on the field, Li Yuan was joined by Li Yuanji, Li Nantian and Li Shentong, all important figures of the Li Clan, it can be seen that this competition is very important.

The leader of the four members of the Persian dynasty was Prince Hanmei, and the others were Kesa, Longsheng and Zhili. Someone introduced them one by one. They were all members of the Persian royal family, and their identities were equal.

The two teams came to the center of the arena, and the choir put the ball in the middle. When the choir exited the field, the sound of drums rang out, and the game began with the attention of thousands of eyes amidst the chorus of the chorus. .

Ha Meimei and Li Yuan rode their horses forward at the same time, leaning over and swinging their sticks to compete for the polo.

The two horses passed by, and the bowed stick swung lightning, so fast that no one could see clearly, the polo flew obliquely and flew towards Tang Shi's goal.

Shen Mu and Xu Ziling were stunned. They thought the ball would only roll against the ground, and then manipulated it with the stick, but they didn't know that it could hit midair, which not only greatly increased the different possibilities, but also doubled the difficulty of control.

The branch of the Persian side galloped along the southern border from the side of the field, just in time to catch up with the polo, and hit the ball with a stick before the ball went out of bounds. Rolling quickly, crossing the arena towards the northern boundary, immediately aroused applause from the audience, thunderous applause.

This move was obviously beyond the expectations of the Li Clan. Li Yuanji rode desperately to intercept, but by a hair's breadth, he missed the polo with his stick.

Another Persian polo master rushed forward along the northern border from the outer stage, shouted, bowed his stick and swiped the polo vigorously. He was skillful, and the ball bounced in mid-air in response to the stick, and bent towards the east gate of Li Fan.

At this time, the four Persian players launched an all-out offensive, and they all galloped through the eastern half. At first glance, it seemed like a rampage, but in fact it was a clever formation that disturbed the enemy. Nan Tian kept blocking it to make it easier for his teammates to compete for the polo that was falling from the sky. The situation was so intense that it was even worse than a life-and-death battle on the battlefield.

Li Yuanji was still reining in his horse and turned around, while Li Yuan was eating dust on the enemy's ponytail, and Prince Hameimei galloped on his horse, grabbing the polo that fell before Li Shentong.

All the spectators were fascinated by it, and the drummers unconsciously intensified and accelerated their beating.

After receiving the ball at the end of the stick, the polo turned around for a while, and the polo was just adjusted by the waiter who was stuck on the end of the stick, and then bounced forward.

Until now, Li Yuan still had no chance to touch the ball, and Shen Mu and Xu Ziling shook their heads.If there was a real contest, the Persian side would definitely lose in a mess, but polo is not only about skill and equestrianism, but more importantly, team cooperation and strategy. Raise three chips.

Li Nantian caught up with the volley, and found that the ball was bouncing from Prince Hameimei's staff to the front again. When he knew something was wrong, Hameimei rushed to the east gate early, and caught up with the ball at a distance of [-] paces from the east gate. Son, swing the wand.

When Li Shentong wanted to intercept, he took a step back and watched his opponent hit the ball into the net.

The three-way drum sounds to indicate a goal.

Amidst the voices of the chanting officials, one flag was removed from the Li family, while an extra flag was inserted on the Persian side.

This time it was Tang Shifang's turn to kick off.

Shen Mu said to Xu Ziling: "My mother! It turns out that it is so easy to score goals, it is our turn soon! What should we do!"

The ball game resumed, and Li Yuan drove the ball forward, passed two people in a row, until Ha Meimei fought for the ball rolling on the ground with a stick, and with a swing of the dragon stick, it flew diagonally to the south, and handed it to the person who ran there. Li Yuanji.

Of course the spectators wanted their emperor to win, to save face, screaming at the top of their lungs, women are more crazy than men, Zhang Jieyu and other concubines all stood up, waved their hands and shouted coquettishly, more than the people in the arena. tight.

The drum beat suddenly.

The ball fell back onto Li Yuan's staff and pushed towards the west gate on the Persian side.

"puff"!
The ball goes into the net.

Three-way drum!Everyone shouted long live.

Shen Mu and Xu Ziling sighed inwardly, they had sharp eyesight, they could see that this time the opponent deliberately conceded, otherwise the goal would not have been scored so easily.

Xu Ziling smiled wryly and said, "If we don't need to make a fool of myself later, I'm willing to donate all of my wealth."

Shen Mu's scalp was numb, and he felt the same way.

In the first game, the Li family won two games and lost one game. It was clearly a courtesy for the Persians to let the hosts take the lead.

After a short break, in the second set, under the leadership of Ha Meimei, he advanced with a full attack posture and scored two goals in a row. It was not until the third goal that Li Yuanji relied on luck and ingenuity to take the opponent out of the hands of the weaker Longsheng. The ball is taken away, and the ball is hit into the net unexpectedly by the opponent.

During the break after the second set, Shen Mu and Xu Ziling sat opposite each other, lamenting the fate of the future.

Shen Mu said dejectedly: "If I go home and practice for a few months, I might be able to beat this bloody Prince of Persia, but now I haven't even touched the ball, and I will go out for an exhibition game later and let someone score a free goal , will we still have face in the future?"

Xu Ziling stared at Li Yuan who was talking to Li Yuanji, saw his serious face, seemed to be blaming Li Nantian and Li Shentong for their performance, and sighed: "Li Yuan will lose even worse in the next match, when Ha Meimei has the winning ticket, he has enough money , might get him back a goal or two. It's a six-set game and it's going to be over soon without our demonstration, so that's great."

(End of this chapter)

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