Queen Wang had openly stopped Li Longji's chariot before and then made some advice. Then the emperor summoned Jiang Du, Dou E and Cui Jianxuan into the palace, but this attack turned into a fight on the polo field, which ended in a draw. The five young men who played with the emperor were given a stick. For Luoyang, the eastern capital, which was circulating the fastest, these things were simply ups and downs, which was really unexpected. What was even more surprising was that one day after the five people left the palace, Jiang Du, the son of Duke of Chu, was clamoring to the world, and planned to hold a polo elite match in a grand manner.

The people in the public who were skeptical and suspicious were shocked - the bounty of 500 stakes was given

Anyone who has gathered a team of five men and five horses can sign up for the competition, and then draw lots to fight in groups, but if you can make it to the top 32, you can immediately gain a lot of rewards from each game. From the ten signs selected for the top 32 to the five hundred signs in the final first place, someone calculated the winning streak that went all the way to the top, and that huge sum of money is enough for people to stop breathing.

But this is the biggest temptation for ordinary people, but for the children of aristocratic families, it is not worth mentioning. But when you hear that the two teams that finally stood out will definitely attract the attention of the emperor in the future, especially against the backdrop of Cui Jianxuan and others' rewards, this statement is naturally credible and immediately caused a lot of sensation.

Polo was originally from Tubo and became more and more popular since Zhongzong. Therefore, although Cui Jianxuan and others lost many teams in a row in the past few months, they had not lost any results. They were all noble and powerful. After they entered the palace, they were summoned by the emperor to get the first prize. Naturally, some people were indignant. For a moment, the simple registration form, which cost five cents each, and the corresponding rule form was almost wiped out as soon as it came out, and there were more than one thousand copies of them. As for the printed booklets that were carved for the children of aristocratic families, although a few thin pieces of paper cost a lot of money, Cui Jianxuan thought it could not be sold at all before printing it, but when the final result came out, he found that three or four hundred copies had been left, and he couldn't help but be amazed at it.

"Du Shijiu, there will be more than a thousand teams coming to register in the future, right? That is, it may not be possible to compete in a year. Why did so many people buy that kind of booklet? Isn't it just painted the stick given to us by His Majesty? Besides, a group of five people want to participate, and buy a copy and go back and study it carefully and then finish it."

"Whether those children of aristocratic families will participate in the fun or not, they will join in the fun and buy one and go back to think about it so that others will not know at all when they ask. This is normal. Who would have to borrow someone to come and see it for the sake of just a fair amount of money? As for ordinary people, five cents are not a big deal, so some idle people buy one and go back to watch it as a fun. As for the number of participants, you don't have to worry."

Du Shiyi smiled slightly and counted with her fingers: "Polo is no better than anything else. She needs horses, sticks, and hard work to practice on weekdays. So those who can be deeply immersed in this area are either the children of aristocratic families who really like equestrian polo, or the slaves who are trying to compete for their master's family, or the idle people who do not do anything for production and fight for the fierceness. No matter which kind of person, how could a 18,000 rush out? And the children of aristocratic families compete with those who are humble in the same field, and feel uncomfortable with each other.

So if you seek the final victory and defeat of the imperial court, you will solve the problem. Profit the civilians and reputation of the noble families. Although the noble families have a family, it is common for each generation to be inferior to the other. Show your face in front of the imperial court to let Your Majesty remember that those who have competed with you, Jiang Du and Dou E, will be moved, and those folk masters who come for rewards will have no burden. However, the difference between the upper and lower levels cannot be forgotten. Civilians directly participate in the qualifiers. As for the noble families, they start from the main competition and eliminate them in such rounds..."

The Du family was named a clan at that time, but in fact, it was almost in a low position. If Chibi and others who could use were not given by the Cui family, it would take a long time to cultivate themselves. Among the slaves bought in the market, you might be able to find all kinds of talents or potential, but those who are proficient in equestrianism and are very skilled, it would not be so easy. On the other hand, what he wanted was not the winner for everyone. Although he could not blatantly accumulate so much manpower in places like Chang'an and Luoyang, he could place it in places that others would not pay much attention to.

Since the momentum was created, Cui Jianxuan also listened to him and went out every day with great enthusiasm. Du Shiyi simply invited Jiang Du and asked him carefully about the experience of entering the palace. When he learned that the emperor Li Longji was initially angry, he turned anger into joy under their explanations. He remembered the advice of Queen Wang who had heard time at the door, and couldn't help but wonder.

Cui Jianxuan is skilled in equestrianism and plays polo well, so he designed such a way to make him famous. He thought that Dou E and Jiang Du's father were the emperor's uncle and the other was the emperor's favorite minister. As long as he mentioned it in a word and a half, Li Longji, who loves polo, would be curious. Who knew that Queen Wang would react so fiercely.

"The queen is too anxious." Jiang Du seemed to be talking about not the Queen Wang who was the mother of the world, but the woman who was looking for ordinary women, and there was no respect in her tone. "The affairs of the Lantian County Lord had nothing to do with her, but she took advantage of the problem because of a few words of crying. Now the same thing is true for this time. We played our polo, but she did not hinder her from having a big fight with such a big fanfare, but she ended up with such a result, and she felt even more depressed. Why bother?"

"I won't talk about this." Du Shiyi knew that Jiang Du was not very interested in the affairs of the palace, so he just mentioned it casually, so he changed his words and said, "That guy Cui Shiyi boasted about Haikou in front of the emperor. Now he was very enthusiastic about doing this matter, so he could only drag you and Dou Shilang into the water. I'm looking for you today for another thing, which is the folk play mentioned by the saint before."

Jiang Du immediately put aside the previous messy thoughts and asked thoughtfully: "Do you think that if this polo game becomes bigger, this play will become bigger?"

"Yes, it's better to be distracted than to get some people upsetting the ground. Instead of letting some people mess up the rules, but also the situation, it's better to try to keep these gambling scenes within a certain range. The Jiang family of Tianshui is also an old clan. They can always sort out the relationships in all aspects of the Dongdu, or pick a skilled person to take over the house, or Yu Qian will arrange an underground place, and set the odds according to the winning rate and bet. For example, if one party is accidentally injured, all the bets will be paid back on the spot, so that a big gambler can make trouble. For example, if such rules are to be determined more carefully..."

Jiang Du was shocked when he heard that Du Shiyi, a typical scholar, vomited such gambling activities. After hearing that he finished speaking, he laughed: "You are not a play. You are obviously worried that someone will play too much and throw your life into it. Also, you are worried that the smoky outside the field will be in a state of affairs. I understand what you mean. I will do this. I happened to be almost scolded by the saint for no reason last time, so I have to settle the scores in all the three religions and all the other ranks. This time, it is a good opportunity to hand over the matter on the polo field to Cui Shiyi. I will clean up the matter outside and pull Dou Shiro up. This is enough."

Du Shiyi was not interested in this underground activity, but she didn't want to bother to make wedding clothes for others. Therefore, since Jiang Du was willing to agree to come forward, he immediately smiled and said, "Since that's the case, there will be a lot of Jiang Silang."

As these two large-scale unprecedented polo matches gradually kicked off, Du Shiyi's private house in Guandefang welcomed a group of unexpected guests. The visitor removed the thick headscarf used to prevent wind and sand in front of him, and he couldn't help but subconsciously shouted: "Zhang Yao?"

"It's a slave."

Since returning to Chang'an from the Xi tent of the Governor Xi's office at the beginning of last year, Du Shiyi and Princess Gu'an have been communicating with letters. Princess Gu'an has always been reporting good news but not bad news. However, the messenger often secretly revealed to Du Shiyi some of her difficulties in the Xi tribe. Because of this, when the Lantian County Lord was making the most troubles at the end of last year, Du Shiyi would send someone such a letter. As soon as he went, he never wrote a reply. Although he was thinking about it, he could only wait for the news patiently, but who knew that he had just waited for the news.

"How could it be that you came to Dongdu in person? Could it be that something happened to Sister?"

Seeing that Du Shiyi's expression was very bad, Zhang Yao quickly bowed his knees and said, "This matter is very important. Your master feels that it is unreliable to entrust others, so he asked me to come in person. Some things are hard to say in the letter."

She paused, and then continued, "I came here, and another group of messengers have sent the memorials of the Lord to the Secretariat under the order of the Lord. It is the memorials written by the Lord himself according to your instructions from Du Langjun. The Lord said that if Du Langjun had not been there, she would have realized this later, and she might have been defeated. Since everyone already knew that she was a concubine, it would be better to try it out and pay for everything now.

My brother is the master. The reason why the Lord asked me to come is because I was the only one in the Xin family who was in charge of this matter in the past, and I might be useful at critical moments. Furthermore, the Lord will continue to send messengers all the way to Luoyang next. In this way, others will not see the problem after verifying the public. Du Langjun can choose a group of messengers based on time, and then the real messenger will send me memorials. I can imitate your handwriting, but it can be almost inconsistent with the real one."

Du Shiyi didn't expect that Princess Gu'an was so thoughtful, so she nodded happily and said, "That's good. But I ordered someone to send a reply at the end of last year. Why did you come here at this time?"

Speaking of this, Zhang Yao was silent. After a while, she spoke in a difficult tone: "Li Lusu killed two guards of the Lord after drinking. The Lord was angry and killed one of Li Lusu's favorite concubines. But the matter was that woman deliberately provoked, but the latter was Li Lusu's instructed to subdue the amount of tea that had not been sent to the Xi tribes before, which made them overjoyed. The three tribes ordered people to give each fifty slaves to the Lord, and respected them very much. Now the Lord's situation is even more difficult. Therefore, it was not until a while ago that the Lord could free up his hands to deal with the matter in Chang'an. After all, if Li Lusu knew that the Lord's origin, he would not give up."

Seeing Du Shiyi's face covered with frost, Zhang Yao also knew that the news he brought was too heavy. He suddenly thought of another thing and his face became even more gloomy: "When I was traveling to Hebei, I heard that General Pei's mother passed away. Now I am taking leave and preparing to rush back to Dongdu to attend the funeral. General Pei is a person who is afraid of the Xi tribe. When he goes, the Xi tribe will definitely celebrate."
Chapter completed!