"Your Majesty, do you still remember what you just said?" Empress Wu said with a smile: "If the East Palace side wins, then the envoys guarding the Xuanwu Gate will be taken in turns by the North Gate Imperial Army and the Sixth Army of the East Palace, and each army will take half a month!"
"Oh, oh, this is about it!" Li Zhi's face looked a little ugly, and he forced a smile and said: "Awu, it's too early to talk about this now!"
Empress Wu said nothing, tilted her head and sneered. Li Zhi sighed, a trace of worry appearing on his brows.
The East Palace Knight's victory made the audience in the stands burst into cheers. Except for the gamblers who placed bets, other spectators also began to be attracted by the excitement of the polo match itself. The North Gate Knights, who had gained the ball, began to launch a fierce attack, but compared to the speed and rhythm at the beginning of the game, it was obviously slower. The East Palace Knights still strictly adhered to the regional defensive discipline and pushed 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 Donggong side soon paid off. After repeated attempts, the North Gate Knight, who was driven to the right side of the court with the ball, had no choice but to knock the wooden ball back to his teammates behind him, and it happened to be intercepted by a Donggong Knight. The Donggong Knight who intercepted the wooden ball quickly passed the ball. Before the opponent could react, Donggong made three passes and two passes, passing the ball to the Donggong Knight at the front, and then it was a logical and fast horse whip. Swinging and pushing, the wooden ball hit the net, and now the Donggong team was in the lead.
The cheers of the audience became louder, and then they began to comment on how outstanding the Donggong Knights had just been. Those who bet on the Donggong team proudly showed off their vision, and there was a roar on the polo ground.
The ball was returned to the North Gate Guards side, and the atmosphere on the court changed subtly. They were originally complacent and began to realize that victory did not seem to be easy to come by. However, what they did not understand was that their opponents, regardless of their riding skills or horses, They are all lackluster, but they are still ahead.
"Everyone, work harder. We must win this game. We are the North Gate Forbidden Army!" A North Gate knight said loudly: "My grandfather followed the late emperor to defeat Xue Rengao in Qianshuiyuan and defeated Song Jingang in Jiezhou. Shan Po Wang Shichong, Hulao Po Po Dou Jiande, but I have never lost. Correct update@How can I lose to a group of boys who came to Chang'an to fight today?"
"Yes, we are the pioneers of the Emperor. If we lose to the people in the East Palace, how can we have the dignity to guard the Emperor's honor in the future!" A person next to him responded loudly: "Even if I die here today, I will never lose!"
The next game became more and more intense. The knights of the North Gate were not so much engaged in a polo match as they were engaged in a battle. They charged forward with their horses and waved their sticks, as if what they were holding tightly in their hands was not a stick. It was a hundred-refined steel sword. People kept falling off their horses, but as long as the fallen people could still move, they quickly climbed on their horses and continued the fight. The gains of both sides increased alternately, and the number of injuries also continued to rise. When someone fell off his horse, broke his arm, and was carried out of the field in pain, Prince Li Hong finally couldn't bear it anymore. He stood up and shouted loudly: "Stop, stop! Stop the game, stop the game!" "
"Your Highness, what are you—" Jin Renwen asked in surprise.
"I am going to meet with His Majesty to request that the game be stopped!" He didn't say much, and quickly walked towards the north stand with red and yellow umbrellas. After entering the barrier, he bowed to Li Zhi and said, "Ah Yeah, kid, 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 North Gate Forbidden Army and the Sixth Army of the East Palace are all soldiers of the Tang Dynasty. I don't want to enjoy it for myself, but let the warriors of the Tang Dynasty be hurt unnecessarily! So I kindly ask Aye to play. That’s it!”
"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, which would bring endless troubles. When he saw Li Hong asking to stop the game, he was overjoyed: "You have such a benevolent heart. Best, how can a humble man not be as beautiful as a man? Come, the competition will stop, tell the world the prince's benevolence, and the soldiers on both sides will be given ten pieces of silk, five stones of grain, and double the amount for the injured!"
"My slave obeys the order!"
As the horn sounded, the noise on the court subsided, and then came the clear voice of the eunuch announcing the edict, and then bursts of "Long Live" came from both the stands and the court.
"Sanlang, who do you think will win if the fight continues?" Jin Ren asked with a smile.
"It doesn't matter who wins or loses, as long as the prince wins!" Wang Wenzuo. (This chapter is not finished yet!)
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smiled.
"Oh, I didn't expect that Sanlang had such high hopes for the prince!" Jin Renwen said with a smile.
"Nonsense, as long as it's not Wu Zetian who ascends the throne, I'll support it. That woman has gone through the Jianjian (systematic encouragement of whistle-blowing) system. Even if I'm innocent, I will inevitably be reported and fall into the hands of Zhou Xing and Lai Junchen. It's a dead end here!" Wang Wenzuo cursed, but said: "The prince is the crown prince of the country, and as a minister, he will naturally have high hopes!"
"That's not bad, but no matter what, this matter is finally settled. Hundreds and thousands of people didn't die because of it, which can be considered a blessing!" Jin Ren asked with a kind of relief in his voice. He patted Wang Wenzuo on the shoulder: "Sanlang, without you, I really don't know how I would have passed this level!
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Chang'an, Qunxianfang.
Walking south from the Imperial City along Zhuque Street, the third fork in the road is flanked by the famous East and West cities. Chang'an locals still like to use the names of the previous dynasties, calling the East City the city and the West City for the people. @精品\/书馆*First update~~Dongshi is connected to Daozhengfang and Changlefang to the east, Pingkangfang and Xuanyangfang to the west, Anyifang to the south, and Shengyefang and Xingqing Palace to the north. Xicheng 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 would beat drums three hundred times, and merchants and guests would enter the market to trade. Seven quarters before dark, the officials would beat drums three hundred times, and everyone would leave the market and stop trading.
But there is light and there is shadow. Since there are legitimate trades in the east and west cities under government supervision in Chang'an City, there are also underground trades hidden in the gray area. On the remote, narrowest and filthiest street outside the west wall of Qunxianfang, which is only one street away from the West Market, many various people will appear after dusk every day, leaning against the wall and wrapping themselves around Wearing cloaks, covering their faces, giving each other wary glances, talking in code words, buying or selling, even the boldest Wuhou and bad guys (the police and auxiliary police in the Tang Dynasty) did not dare to intervene here at will. things to avoid being killed. .
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