Tang Dynasty good doctor

Chapter 590 Horse Racing
Li Ke gritted his teeth and said: "This king wants his head to be cut off!"

As a prince, Li Shimin's most beloved son, he is naturally arrogant. Few people dare to make him angry in this life. At most, his father rarely sees him and doesn't answer him very much, while Changsun Wuji fixes him when he has nothing to do. This is helpless, and he can only endure it!
But who is Wang Pingan? No revenge!

An aide reminded: "My lord, if you turn your back on Wang Ping'an, Gao Wanquan will be finished. His identity has been exposed, but he is still detained at Wang Ping'an's place. If something happens to Wang Ping'an, his life will be in jeopardy." , must be used to vent anger!"

Li Ke said angrily: "The cause of this matter is not because of Gao Wanquan. He bragged about the cowhide to the sky, but he became a groom as soon as he entered the Wang's house. What's the use of keeping such a thing, even if Wang Ping'an doesn't kill him , this king will kill him too!"

It's not all because Gao Wanquan was played like a monkey, so that he became a monkey too. This kind of shame and humiliation not only needs to settle accounts with Wang Ping'an, but also with Gao Wanquan!

There were several staff members standing beside Li Ke, and it was chilling to hear him speak so viciously. Li Ke could be ruthless to top staff members like Gao Wanquan today, but there was no guarantee that he would treat them like this in the future.As the saying goes, companionship with a king is like companionship with a tiger, but this prince is a thousand years old, and before he becomes a king, he treats his servants like a wolf and a tiger!
Hearing what Li Ke said, capable men and strangers clapped their chests together and said, "Don't worry, my lord, I'll leave this matter to the villains."

Li Ke waved his hand and said: "Go and prepare, don't miss it, don't let me down!"

The able men and strangers agreed in unison, and turned to prepare.They went to the side to tighten the girth of the horse, and a capable man asked: "Hey, I said, my lord, just now Wang Ping'an's head was broken by the lord. It's okay to be rotten, but there's no way to interrupt it, unless you use a knife!"

Another stranger said: "My lord, that's a hint, do you understand the hint? You just can't say it clearly. If you say beheading, then others will have to know that we did it, so you have to say interrupt, so that no one will doubt it." !"

But the able man said: "Whether the head is broken or cut off, it is dead! The prince's demonstration is quite clear, but it is not dark enough!"

A few people laughed, they were all from local rogue backgrounds, Chang'an people called them vicious youths, and they called themselves light chivalrous men, people who despised life and valued righteousness.Don't expect to hear good things from them, and of course they never do good things!
A stranger in black bunt clothes said: "That Gao Wanquan is really a bastard, he sent out fake news, he slipped me like a dog, just slipped away, and was scolded by the prince. This anger If you accept it, you must pour it out today!"

The able men and strangers laughed together and said, "Just sprinkle it on Wang Ping'an's head. How to judge his head is up to you!"

Wang Ping'an's bodyguards were also tightening the horse's girth, checking the reins and stirrups. Ouyang Li checked the reins and stirrups himself, very carefully, even the horseshoes, to make sure everything was safe. Want to look at the opponent, know yourself and the enemy, and win every battle!
After watching most of the circle, he already knew in his mind that the polo players were all "gentlemen", and there were some aristocratic women, but those who participated in the horse race were not. It seemed that they were all soldiers from the Weifu. It's a martial artist, these people may not be worth watching when they play polo, but if they play horses, it will be exciting.In this way, even if the prince arranges it well, there will be no accidents!

He continued to observe, and suddenly saw a group of arrogant warriors, one of whom he recognized was the man in black who he followed that night. This man in black was from Li Ke's residence. Could it be that he also wanted to participate in the horse race?

Ouyang Li immediately said to a brother: "Go and listen, what are they talking about, do you want to participate in the horse race?"

Brother Ouyang sneaked over immediately, and returned after a while, saying: "Brother, they are indeed going to participate in the horse race, and they are discussing how to harm the master!"

Ouyang Li was furious, and snorted: "How dare you dare to say this kind of thing outright. Are they all fools? Are you afraid that someone will find out afterward?"

The Ouyang brothers looked at the group of "capable men and strangers", Ouyang Yi said: "Looking at them, it seems that they are all people who are not afraid of Jing Zhaoyin in life and King Yama in death. They are all local rascals!"

Ouyang Li sneered and said: "They forgot that sentence, the king of Hades is easy to see, but the little devil is hard to be. Let us brothers treat these little devils today and show these boys some flair. Tell me, what kind of devil do they most want to see?" color?"

Ouyang brothers said in unison: "Red!"

Ouyang Li said: "Then fulfill them!"

Among the Ouyang brothers, except for two who were protecting Wu Meiniang at the horse farm, the other six were there, and there were seven of them including Ouyang Li.The seven of them are all strong in martial arts, not to mention dealing with Li Ke and those capable people, even if there are ten times more, they will still be equal!

They immediately went to check their mounts, and planned to participate in the horse racing meeting later to protect Wang Ping'an!

After a while, the sun rose into the sky, and a group of people and horses came from the direction of Xuanwu Gate. It was Li Shimin's imperial chariot that arrived. Behind his imperial chariot, there were a dozen or so carriages, all of which had official titles. Li Yiren's concubine, and several other princesses, except for Li Yiren's car driver, the rest of the princesses are accompanied by concubines.

The flags were fluttering, the show belts were fluttering, the emperor's royal driver arrived at the polo field, and everyone on the sidelines knelt down together, shouting long live!

Li Shimin went to a high platform on the sidelines, accompanied by concubines on the left and right, on both sides of the high platform, civil and martial arts were separated, and they sat down in order of rank.Although Wang Ping'an has become a duke, if he has been a casual official like this, the seat can be ranked very high, but he was sent by the governor of Gyeongju, and his real job rank dropped immediately, and in this day and age people are watching It's a real job, so the seat of the Wang family was suddenly ranked last.

There is no way, the fifth-rank official is really not ranked among a group of nobles, and he has not become a son-in-law, so he can't even take advantage of the princess, so he can only sit down far away.

Wang Youcai was fine, but Yang was very dissatisfied and said, "Ping An, aren't you a second grader? Why are you sitting here? Who is that person in front of you?"

Wang Pingan glanced at it and said: "It's the governor of Yongzhou, a person with real power, mother, please speak softly, don't let him hear you!"

When it comes to the life experience of ordinary people, Wang Youcai has quite a lot, but when it comes to high-level figures, he can't do it. He said: "Long history? That's not considered a high-ranking official, we also have a long history in Xuzhou!"

But Yang's expression changed. She knew a lot more about these things than Wang Youcai.She whispered: "It's really a person who can't be offended, maybe I have to use him in the future." She turned her head and said to Wang Youcai: "Don't look at it as a long history, but it has more power than our Xuzhou governor!"

Wang Youcai sighed, and said, "A place like Chang'an is indeed full of high-ranking officials!"

Yongzhou Changshi is the deputy of Yongzhou Mu, and Yongzhou Mu is Jing Zhaoyin. In the early Tang Dynasty, Yongzhou Mu was held by the prince, but the actual power is Yongzhou Changshi. To put it bluntly, this official is the highest chief executive of the capital.

Wang Pingan looked at the governor of Yongzhou, just as the governor of Yongzhou also looked over, the two bowed their hands in salute, smiled at each other, but didn't speak.

The emperor and concubine had already sat down on the stage, and the equestrian performance began in the arena, which was regarded as a warm-up performance for the conference.The highly skilled knights had fun in the arena, making all kinds of difficult moves, which attracted a lot of applause.

At this time, a small official asked seat by seat, asking who would participate in the horse race for a while.Wang Pingan took this time to tell his parents about Li Zhi's arrangement. Wang Youcai and Yang Shi were overjoyed and agreed repeatedly.

When the little official asked about Wang Ping'an's seat, Wang Ping'an naturally wanted to participate, and the Ouyang brothers signed up together.After registering, you can't just sit and watch, Wang Pingan stood up with the blessing of Wang and his wife, and walked to the sidelines.

After Wang Ping'an got off the court, everyone looked over at the same time. Everyone knew who this polo meeting was held for, and it was an engagement ceremony of a public nature.If Wang Pingan wanted to be a son-in-law, he would naturally have to show off his demeanor.

On the sidelines, Wang Ping'an grinned, okay, there are more than two hundred people participating in this horse race!He thought to himself: "Why are there so many? The crown prince said that he has made arrangements. Could it be that these people are all sent by him?"

Ouyang Li whispered: "Master, Li Ke also sent people to participate. I guess they will be against you. You have to be careful!"

Wang Pingan hummed, and said: "This time your golden melon seeds are useful. If anyone dares to plot against me, you can plot against them!"

Ouyang Li laughed and said, "This is exactly what my subordinates are good at!"

After the equestrian show in the arena, Wang Pingan and the others got on their horses one after another and circled the arena to let everyone see them. Although it is not easy to bet in front of the emperor, it is still possible for ministers to make small bets.For example, Li Shimin bet with Changsun Wuji to see who can win. Before making a bet, it is natural to look at the knights and their horses.

There is no suspense in this match, Wang Ping'an will definitely win, if he can't win, then something big will happen!
The minister pointed to Wang Ping'an to the female relatives and told his wife and daughter who Wang Ping'an was.But Wang Ping'an is a big celebrity, superstar level, there is no one who doesn't know him.

On the stage, Princess Gao Yang smiled and said: "Little sister, your son-in-law has appeared!"

Li Yiren pretended to be angry and said: "What nonsense are you talking about, be careful and I will tell you to be a man!"

The princesses laughed together, you man?Oh, the young girl is much more bold and unrestrained now than before, she would never say such words in the past no matter what!

Princess Nanping has benefited from Wang Ping'an, and she said loudly: "Gao Yang, don't bully my little sister. Little sister, let me guess that the one who has no disease will definitely win the first place. If you don't believe me, just watch and see if I'm right. allow!"

She spoke a little louder, and everyone on the stage heard it. Not only the concubines looked at her together, but even Li Shimin glanced at her, thinking: "Wang Ping'an can win, what's the point?"

Li Ke was also on the stage, but he said: "Of course Wang Ping'an can win. He is not bad at riding a horse, but I'm afraid he is not familiar with the road, and his horse is good at short-distance sprints. Lidi, I'm afraid it won't work, this kind of Dawan horse has never had much stamina!"

Li Shimin nodded. Wang Ping'an's white dragon horse looked good, and he knew it belonged to the kind of horse that was extremely explosive but could not run long distances.He said: "In terms of endurance, you have to be a Yunnan horse, not this kind of Dawan horse."

Li Zhidao: "The Dian horse looks too ugly, and it's easy to carry and carry luggage. It's far inferior to the Dawan horse's steed. For horse racing... the Dawan horse is more beautiful!"

Although everyone in the royal family cannot say that they know horses, the difference between Dawan horses and Dian horses can still be distinguished.They looked at the field and saw more than 200 people, none of them rode Dian horses, and the worst were Shandan horses, which are war horses in the army, and they looked good.

On the stage, the royal family members were talking, and the circle of the arena had already been completed, and the petty official was talking loudly about the rules of horse racing.From here, go through the big forest in the distance. At the end of the forest, there is a guarded wooden pole with a lamb tied to it. Whoever arrives first will catch the lamb. The one who returns first wins, but whoever returns with the lamb is the winner!
The horse racing rules came from the Turkic races, which were held when Turkic sons grew up. They were introduced into the Tang Dynasty and became the horse racing rules in the early Tang Dynasty. They not only competed in speed, but also competed in bravery. They were also one of the methods for training cavalry in the army.

Listening to the rules, Wang Pingan thought to himself: "It's a bit barbaric, not as good as the modern horse racing civilization. It's easy to say when you go, you are faster than the horse, but when you come back, you have to fight. Isn't this encouraging fighting!"

There is no need to line up. When the horn sounds, the knights gallop on horseback and rush to the woods.A group of people surrounded Wang Ping'an immediately, all of them were guards of the Eastern Palace.

Wang Ping turned his head and saw that there were Meng Dayian and Meng Xiaotian, this must have helped him!
Although Li Zhi made arrangements, he couldn't tell all the knights. In fact, he didn't even know who participated, but if he wanted to win, he didn't need to know who would participate, there were plenty of ways.

The imperial guards of the East Palace lined up to block other people's horses and forbid others to overtake Wang Ping'an. However, Wang Ping'an rode his horse all the way, quickly entered the woods, and easily ran first!

As soon as he entered the woods, the guards of the Eastern Palace were not very good at protecting him, and many other knights chased after him, but not everyone wanted to make Wang Pingan show off. People, they are subordinates of foreign envoys, so they don't care who Wang Ping'an is!

Although the Hu men and horses were not as good as Wang Ping'an's, they were very skilled in riding, and they chased them closer and closer as they walked through the woods.Wang Pingan heard the sound of horseshoes behind him, looked back, and saw a dozen barbarians, and Brother Ouyang also came up!

Anyway, it was in the woods, the people on the other side of the polo field couldn't see, the Ouyang brothers showed their vicious looks, swung their horsewhip, and whipped at the barbarian knight, and whipped seven or eight of them down cracklingly!
Not to be outdone, the barbarian knight swung his whip and fought against the Ouyang brothers, but the speed inevitably slowed down!

Wang Ping'an drove all the way to the big pole, but when he got there, he was shocked!
It turned out that there was no sheep tied to the pole!What about the sheep...was taken away by wolves?

(End of this chapter)