Chapter 11 The Royal Polo Field
Hanguang Hall is on the west side of the Daming Palace. In terms of magnificence and magnificence, the three halls of the former dynasty (Hanyuan Hall, Xuanzheng Hall and Zichen Hall) in the Daming Palace and the two halls of Yanying and Linde in the inner court. W w W W .
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CoM But the polo court in front of Hanguang Hall is one of the best in Chang'an City. Because it is close to Daming Palace, every game can attract a large number of senior officials and nobles to support the event.
Yang Hao took Xiao Si out of Fanglin Gate north of Chang'an City, into the west inner ban, and waited outside Yinguang Gate. Yin Tongxiang, Qi Mo and others had already arrived, and even their jerseys had been changed. When Yang Hao came in plain clothes, they urged him to change clothes quickly. More than a dozen tents were temporarily set up outside Yinguang Gate for players to change clothes and accompanying servants to rest.
Yang Hao was about to change his clothes when he suddenly saw two eunuchs running out of the Yinguang Gate and shouted in unison: "Your Highness Ying King has an order, the Dragon Team and the Flying Eagle Team will all change their clothes." After the message was passed, the two jumped up and walked into the door again.
This is the first time in Yang Hao's life that he has seen an eunuch. They are short and thin, with white faces and beardless, with a sharp voice, neat and clean robes, and fast and slight steps, making people curious at the sight.
As the two eunuchs left, everyone was in a state of excitement. It was speculated that the emperor might have to visit the stadium in person or even put on the battlefield in person.
Yang Hao was both surprised and happy. If he could see the Emperor of the Tang Dynasty, it would be a waste of his hard work to travel through 1,200 years of time and space and be reborn.
Xiao Si brought in a black ball uniform with gold wire edging. He embroidered a flying eagle spreading his wings and flying with gold and silver threads in front of him. The eagle's eyes were embroidered with gold, green and black threads in three colors, lifelike.
Yang Hao felt that this jersey was made of sanitation, and it was very long, fat and thin. He was even more happy and asked Xiao Si: "Wear this set of clothes, what do you think you look like?"
"The flying eagle soaring in the sky." Xiao Si gave a thumbs up and replied flatteringly.
Yang Hao likes this metaphor very much. His dream when he was a child was to be an eagle soaring in the sky. In an essay class, the teacher asked everyone to talk about their ideals on the topic of "Ideal".
The class monitor said that I want to be a politician, govern the country and safeguard the world! The teacher praised him for his lofty ambitions and would become a great man in the future.
The study committee member said that my ideal is to be an engineer with a human soul like a teacher, selfless, noble and great! The teacher smiled happily and said humbly that he was just a little technician at best.
The class flower Sakura said that her ideal is to become a brilliant cherry blossom, spreading beauty and fragrance to the world! The teacher was overjoyed and praised her for being kind and kind.
Yang Hao said that he wanted to be an eagle: the eagle flew high and fast, and no matter how good the hunter was, he would not want to kill himself; the eagle had sharp claws and pointed beaks, and he would not have to worry about his livelihood by rushing to the snake and rushing to the rabbit.
Yang Hao has forgotten what grade that happened to him, and only remembers that his composition "I Want to Be an Eagle" was sentenced to a second grade. The comment is: Vulgar thoughts and no ambitions.
Xiao Si brought out a golden tiger helmet and wore it for Yang Hao. The polo game is very dangerous, and no one of the grandsons of Dalang wants to get hurt and lose their lives because of playing, so they pay great attention to protective gear.
The original meaning of the tiger helmet should be a helmet, a head guard made of metal similar to a rugby hood.
The helmet that Yang Hao used was customized for thirty taels of silver, but it looked too crude compared to this gilded helmet.
Everyone was dressed neatly in front of the door, with the Flying Eagle team members wearing black jerseys and the Dragon team members wearing purple gold-rolled jerseys.
To enter the stadium, you must first undergo strict security checks on the Jinwu Guards, and everyone is searching for their bodies, no exception. The Jinwu Guards start by pinching their heads, touching their bodies up and down, and then confirming that there are no weapons hidden on their bodies, then they open the door and put them in.
Everyone's mount has been led into the door by the Jinwu Guard. Polo is a sport of unity of people and horses. Whether the horse and the person cooperate tacitly has a great relationship with the winner and lose. Therefore, players will choose to ride the horse they are familiar with in the game.
Yang Hao's horse is a flying dragon horse, a hybrid of Dayuan horse and Hexi horse. It has a tall figure, shiny fur, strong explosive power and obeys the owner. It is the choice of wealthy children in Chang'an City.
Yang Hao found his horse in the stable, but Ju Zhuang hanging on the saddle disappeared.
Did the Jinwu Guard accidentally lose the horse when he held the horse? Or did Xiao Si carelessly not bring it? Yang Hao was about to go out and ask clearly, but he found that Yin Tongxiang had no war in his hand.
"Yulang, why didn't you bring Ju Zhuan?"
"Dalang, you're confused. Can we bring that thing in the imperial palace forbidden garden?"
Yang Hao understood as soon as he thought about it, and he would not let a knife in the palace, so how could he allow you to get a stick? Ju Zhao is not a weapon, but what if there is a sword hidden in the stick? Or if there is a vicious hidden weapon like the rainy rain pear blossom needle, what is the majesty of the emperor? Do the Jinwu Guards still have their lives?
Entering the Yinguang Gate and bypassing a blue brick barrier, there is a huge court surrounded by a brocade circle, nearly one mile long from east to west and two hundred meters wide from north to south. There is a door open at the southeast and southwest corners. At the entrance, the eunuch from the Eunuch Province carefully checked the horse racing that was about to enter the competition.
Are the bandages on the horse's legs tied strongly, are the ponytail braided, twisted and tied tightly, and are the saddle tightly tied tightly, and every detail is checked, and every omission will never be missed. The eunuchs work hard, both serious and responsible and hardworking.
Seeing this scene, Yang Hao remembered the group of birds in his previous unit. You all looked at others. As eunuchs, they were humble and humble, but this kind of professionalism was not comparable to you? You say that there were too many temptations in the office that could not work with peace of mind. It was simply nonsense! The office was tempting, could you compare to the Daming Palace where beauties gathered? Look at others, in order to do their job well, they even cut that. What about you, sitting in a spacious and bright office with high salaries, chatting about mountains and playing with ambiguity. If you are as dedicated and serious as someone, why worry that the prosperous Tang Dynasty will not reappear in China!
The horses that passed the inspection were returned to the player and were led into the stadium by the eunuch. The stadium was marked with a brocade belt and a small flag.
The north is the viewing area, and a high platform is built in the center. The brocade curtain is mainly black and purple, with mostly dragon and phoenix patterns, and there are also auspicious beasts such as kirins. There are also stands on the east and west sides of the platform, but the regulations are obviously lower.
The waiting area is in the middle position inside the two gates on the south side, with the home team Shenlong team on the east side and the away team Feiying team on the west side, which is also in line with the custom of the Tang Dynasty to respect the left.
The ground in the competition area has no turf, and like the several stadiums that Yang Hao had played before, it also has loess facing the sky. This kind of ground is very easy to get dust, which not only affects sight but also damages the trachea and lungs. Therefore, at the end of each section, water and dust removal must be carried out. The work area is located in the four corners of the southeast, southwest and northwest. The staff are mainly imperial physicians from the Imperial Hospital, eunuchs from the Eunuch Province and Jinwu Guards who maintain order.
Nearly a quarter of an hour before the start of the game, the members of the two teams were busy doing some warm-up exercises, some punching, some jumping, and some somersaulting.
Yang Hao has his own warm-up method: pulling his legs, wrapping his shoulders, swaying his hips, twisting his knees, and surrounding his toes. Most of the strange moves are novel and disdainful. Yang Hao is too lazy to pay attention to them when he plays with them.
A group of small eunuchs were busy sprinkling water and stomping on the field. In fact, the stadium was already very flat and the water had been sprinkled, but the eunuchs were still busy meticulously.
Yang Hao thought to himself that he would definitely ask Uncle Li Fu to find a few people who can plant grass, so that he can build a stadium with turf and keep the business prosperous. If he could take over the greening project of the Royal Stadium, it would be a big gain for both fame and fortune.
Yang Hao thought happily and couldn't help laughing.
Yin Tongxiang, who was boxing on the side, asked with a smile: "What's the good thing? Just laugh at yourself and tell us."
"I think of a good deal, let's talk about it in detail later."
Yin Tongxiang smiled, touched Yang Hao with her elbow, and lowered her voice and said, "What should you do if someone assassinates His Majesty on the stadium?"
Yang Hao was shocked, looked around in a hurry, and grabbed Yin Tongxiang and said, "You can't talk nonsense like this kind of ruthless thing."
"Just ask, there are no outsiders, why are you panic?" Yin Tongxiang said disapprovingly, "Do you think you should hide or come forward to rescue you."
"Of course I'll save you." Yang Hao replied without hesitation, but he thought in his heart that he wouldn't even let the slap in the battle. How can you stab? Punch and kick? Or bite with your teeth?
A soft and festive music sounded, and the door curtains on both sides of the high platform in the north were opened, and a group of women in gorgeous and gorgeous dresses walked in. Even though the distance was two hundred meters, the flowers were clustered and the vivid beauty still made Yang Hao blush and his heart was beating.
Is this the legendary beauties in the harem? Yang Hao couldn't help but tiptoe and wait and see.
Yin Tongxiang punched him hard: "Don't be alive! Let Jinwu see it, his head is lost." Yang Hao was frightened and sweated. He secretly went to see the Jinwu guards guarding the gate, and they seemed to be secretly glanced north.
Yin Tongxiang laughed "puffed" and touched Yang Hao with her elbow: "It's not that you can't look, but you have to look at it by chance." As he said that, he put on a tiger helmet and stood in awe in the north, which could express his respect for the empresses and safely enjoy the beauty. Yang Hao looked east and saw the members of the two teams. He couldn't help laughing in his heart, and hurriedly put on the tiger helmet.
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Chapter completed!