Chapter 30: Ride the horse to the moon

The Celestial dynasty has a vast territory and vast territory. Although the borders of the self-reliant country often have wars, they also have frequent exchanges with the countries of the four regions, especially the northwestern Tubo.
In the spring of the 25th year of Shengwu, Tubo Zanpu Chilang Lunzan led a group of 270 people from the royal family to the east. Nowadays, Princess Jingsheng, who is married to Tubo and married to Tubo, is accompanied by her son to return to the imperial court after leaving Beijing for 26 years. The Emperor of Heaven decree to greet her as a long princess. The grand ceremony is a grand event in the capital when the spring is blooming.
In April Xinmao, the Emperor of Heaven hosted a banquet for Princess Jingsheng and Tubo Zanpu in the Shaoguang Hall of Xuansheng Palace. In previous years, during the spring and autumn seasons, there were grand martial arts competitions in the sky. The participants were mainly military lieutenants. However, from the imperial clans, civil and military officials to the harem concubines can also compete, the scene is very spectacular. This year It is especially lively because of the Tubo royal family.
At the beginning of the day, two gold-painted and colored goals had already been erected on the Shaoguang Hall’s batting court, followed by fine scales and tenacity silk caged balls, on both sides of which were diagonally inserted a row of bright yellow five dragon flags like wild goose wings. Asakusa's green stadium is surrounded by embroidered flags of Phnom Penh, waving in the wind, and guarding the guards of the Armed Forces every ten steps. After the chairman, there was a teaching workshop band. The four corners of the high platform were all Chen Hong lacquered and gold-rivet drums, and each of them had eight-sided double-bird drums arranged on the Thursday side. Several purple-clothed drummers are holding jade hammers, single and double rolling, the lowness of the bass drum and the highness of the long drum, in conjunction with the dance between the dancers in the teaching band and the snare drums, the atmosphere in the martial arts arena is noisy and lively.
The teams competed fiercely in the field, and several banned guards next to them were dressed in red and patrolled the side with a moon stick to pick up the ball. The Emperor of Heaven, the Queen Mother and Princess Jingsheng watched the battle on the main stage to the south. On the east and west sides, there were banquets for the three males and nine princes, concubines and ladies, and the children of the clan clan. However, the Tubo Zanpu Chilang Lunzan led a ten-member batting team off the court. Compete with the teams.
According to legend, the kicking skills were originally from the West, the Tubo nomads, with strong horses, excellent riding skills, and superb kicking skills. Chi Lang Lunzan led the crowds on the field, east and west assault, after a few games, the Chinese banned the imperial forest army and the Shenceying polo team actually lost to Tubo.
The play of kicking and using the skills of soldiers, the Celestial dynasty has been prosperous since the Holy Wu Dynasty, especially with the Turks throughout the year. The light cavalry has always been disadvantaged. The army has always used kicking to train soldiers in riding skills and immediately slashing skills. There are many soldiers in the three armies. With this skill, such a succession of defeats, not to mention the emperor, everyone present was very depressed.
Cheers on the court again, Chi Lang Lunzan scored a goal and then defeated Shen Yuying. Qing Chen followed the queen mother beside the emperor, and saw that the emperor's eyes were slightly deep. Ye Tianli at the side case had already squeezed the wine cup, clenched his fists, and almost started to shoot the case.
Suddenly, she saw Ye Tianling raised her head slightly, drank all the wine, and put her hand on the case. She turned her head and looked at Ye Tianzhan. Both stood up in front of the Emperor and said: "Father, the skills of the Tubo team Superb, Zanpu came from afar and couldn’t have fun. My sons and ministers would like to form a team to discuss with him, and I would like to ask my father for permission."
The prince smiled slightly, and the handsome face that seemed to be full of books passed by Ying Lang: "The fourth and seventh brothers are very true, and the sons and ministers also have this intention. Please father the emperor's permission."
The emperor nodded and said: "It's so good, so you just let the prince go and hit the ball."
The prince concubine whispered: "His Royal Highness..."
The prince frowned slightly, then looked back at her, and the emperor glanced away, inquiring.
But Ye Tianling said: "His Royal Highness accidentally injured his arm by shooting and hunting in the previous day. The imperial doctor ordered that you should rest, I am afraid it is not suitable to do this strenuous exercise."
The prince said in a low voice: "I hope your Royal Highness will take care."
Ye Tianzhan smiled and said: "Father, these trivial matters have their own ministers to share the worries for the father and his highness. Why should your highness go down in person?"
The emperor waved the prince back to his seat and asked, "How do you team up?"
Ye Tianling invited Ye Tianxi and Ye Tianming to the eleventh and twelfth brothers, and said, "You only need six brothers." The ladies Gong'e saw several princes personally end the battle against Tubo and greeted them with laughter. Scramble to look forward. Qing Chen and Luan Fei sat next to the Queen Mother, and when they saw her, they also showed surprises, their faces were flying, and they looked at the stadium intently.
After a short while, hearing the golden drum and lightning strikes slowly, Ye Tianling led the princes to change their riding outfits and rode out to the court.
But seeing that Ye Tianzhan and the other five are all wearing cloud-white warrior narrow clothes, silver-patterned tight sleeves and wrists, wearing black leather boots, holding a red lacquer moon stick, only Ye Tianling leads the horse and binds his wrists with a golden hoop. , The stick in the hand is also gold paint.
On the vast court, each has a white horse yellow 骢, purple 骝 green 骥, red 骅 black 骊. Qing Chen stared at him and looked at the distance. They were all in white clothes, but they showed different wind gods on their brothers. The coldness of King Ling, the stability of King Xi, the elegance of King Zhan, the charm of King Ming, the beauty of eleven, and the madness of twelve, each has its own color, which is very different from the rough wind of Tubo, no wonder the ladies behind him whispered, Laughing and fighting, there is a dazzling trend.
Although Ye Tianling led the crowd, but did not start the game immediately, opposing Chi Lang Lunzan and said: "Zamp and the team have just finished a game, may as well take a break."
Chi Lang Lunzan laughed and said, "Thank you for your kindness. Just rest is enough and you can start."
"Okay." Ye Tianling smiled at him and said indifferently, "Zamp, please!"
Both sides rode horses into the field, and Yili still kicked off from Tubo. Dozens of golden drums rumbled and slammed into the sky. Everyone in the field had piercing eyes, and the horses under the seat slammed their noses, and they were already excited.
Chi Lang Lunzan took the lead with his horse, started swinging, and the paint Qibao ball turned into an arc in the air and hit the opponent's goal directly. As the horses hissed with excitement, the drums were loud, and the shouts and horseshoes in the field mixed together, mixed with dust, and the battle started.
Chi Lang Lunzan hit the ball, immediately hit the horse to attack, and the number of rides left and right to keep up, is the fast attack technique that Tubo used well.
Ye Tianling flicked the golden rod in his hand, and the six brothers each took possession of one side as they raced fast. Chi Lang Lunzan looked intently, but it was one, two, two, and one shuttle formation. This formation is suitable for offensive and defensive, and it is quick to move. It is the best formation for the initial confrontation, so you know you have encountered an opponent.
Sure enough, a hand-to-hand fight, several members of Tubo were immediately intercepted by the four horses in the formation, and the yellow Cong flashed beside him, and Ye Tianxi rode his horse to press on to prevent him from attacking.
When the ball landed, I received it. There were three people hitting the ball, but I saw a golden rod coming across the air, and it passed under the Tubo players' rod, suddenly like a golden light of repairing the moon, the ball was cut off the spot, and I saw a few rods. A sharp golden arc was drawn, and the colored ball flew straight to the midfield.
After Ye Tianling stole the ball and galloped, the shuttle array immediately changed from defensive to offensive, transformed into a striker formation, and shot towards the goal of Tubo.
Chi Lang Lunzan shouted: "Okay!" Chased back with the Tubo team members.
The polo ball fell like a target, and a dark horse rushed to cut off the two Tubo players at lightning speed. It was Ye Tianli who rushed into the opponent's line.
The red stick swipes lightly and grabs the ball down. The ball stopped slightly at the head of his stick, swayed by one person to block it from flying forward.
Eleven was just in front of the vertical horse goal at this time, but when he saw him standing up, he suddenly leaned sideways. Before the ball hits the ground, he swishes a beautiful long shot. The polo ball hits the corner of the opponent's goalkeeper's clothes and broke into the goal. .
At this moment, the ball passed the audience, and the three of them turned in one go. It was so fast that people could not react. Everyone who watched the game seemed to be stunned for a moment before suddenly burst into cheers.
Eleven and Ye Tianli struck each other with two sticks and smiled happily. As soon as they entered the stadium, they quickly broke through the goal of Tubo, which made the people of the sky excited, waving the flag and shouting amidst the drums, for a long time.
The battle in the field did not stop, Tubo was defeated but not discouraged, the army counterattacked, the celestial strike succeeded and quickly returned to defense.
Ye Tianling drove the wind as fast as lightning, and under the golden rod, the moon was transformed into a burst. Tubo's fierce offensive was like a copper wall and an iron wall.
Chi Lang Lunzan dribbled the ball forward again, but was blocked by Ye Tianxi leaning forward. He assaulted left and right, and suddenly swept the ball with his stick. The ball went out with the stick and passed to his team.
But seeing the white shadow of Ma Fang flashing, Ye Tianling suddenly came close at some point and intercepted the ball again. After that, Ye Tianzhan and Ye Tianming immediately rode and hopped on, catching the ball and attacking. Ye Tianling White Horse swiftly smashed with Ye Tianxi's twin rods, and Chi Lang Lunzan was immediately blocked behind the formation.
I saw the Tubo players on the court surrounded one after another, the brightly painted colored rolling on the ground, wearing dazzling eyes, and interacting between Ye Tianzhan and Ye Tianming's clubs, the coordination was perfect, and the half-time was instantly crossed.
When approaching the goal, the two of them suddenly galloped away to block. Before Ye Tianzhan turned around, he took the ball calmly, and the colored ball came forward. In his graceful smile, a black shadow leaped in the sky beside him, and a red light flashed in the air. Carrying the sound of the wind and speed, with a strong momentum to start the entrance, it is Ye Tianli's full blow.
The goal was so beautiful, Qing Chen couldn't help but screamed in secret from the viewing platform, and Gong E screamed in unison behind him, high-fiving.
Ye Tianli raised his club high and galloped and greeted them far away, causing all the women to laugh. He and the eleven brothers are relatively alike. At this time, they are as fast as the wind in the riding field, and they seem more difficult to distinguish. Only the women in the audience frequently argue:
"His Royal Highness Eleven has scored again!"
"It's clearly the Twelve Your Highness!"
"The Twelve Highnesses riding the dark horse!"
"It was His Royal Highness who scored just now!"
"The Twelve Highnesses riding the dark horse!"
"It was His Royal Highness who scored just now!"
Luan Fei couldn't help but turn around and smiled as he said, "Isn't it the Twelve Highness riding a dark horse who just scored a goal? Are you confused?"
The two Gong'es laughed together with "Oh", and the queen mother and the emperor also couldn't bear to laugh. For a time, the audience on the stage laughed again and again, and the spring was radiant.
Suddenly, Qing Chen started to play, and whispered a few words to Luan Fei, Luan Fei pursed his lips and chuckled, then turned around and greeted a few Gong E to come over and ask what. The voices of the crowd fought like a battle, and suddenly there were women on the viewing platform shouting in unison: "Eleventh Majesty, come on! Twelfth Majesty, come on!" They are like pearls and jade mingling, and they are like a hundred flowers in full bloom. The teaching band played the drum without losing the opportunity, and immediately pushed the warm atmosphere in the percussion field to a climax.
Qing Chen leaned on the case with a smile and looked at Eleven and Ye Tianli for a moment in a daze, then showed a sunny smile and responded with both swings. The greenery is green, the spring breeze is bright, the beauty is like a jade, and the sons and men are heroic.
Occasionally turning her eyes, she suddenly found a group of concubines, Lianfei, sitting indifferently in front of the banquet of Luoying little bit, looking coldly at the stadium in full swing. All the splendor and fierceness in the field was quietly paled in her icy eyes. She was like a faint and cool, cold and cold fell on the prosperous mountains of the sky, and the warm sun of the three springs could not melt her expression, the sunny and blue sun was fragmented in it, and a meager sound fell.
Qing Chen lightly turned his eyes between Lian Fei and Ye Tianling, as if a thin ice melted into the darkness, and gradually immersed in her heart. At that moment, it seemed that a feeling of distress appeared, causing her to wake up silently. Eyebrow.
At this time in the field, the stars chased the moon, the long catalpa walked, and Tubo also scored two goals under the leadership of Chi Lang Lunzan, and the two sides were evenly divided. Five goals are used to determine the victory and defeat, and the remaining one is crucial. The first winner wins. The players of the two teams have a dignified look on offense and defense.
Both sides are skilled in riding and galloping like gods. The Tian Dynasty has been relying on Ye Tianxi to closely follow the solid lock Chi Lang Lunzan offensive, with 11 and Ye Tianli as the forwards to drive fast. Tubo seemed to have noticed it, and sent the two of them to keep an eye on Eleven and Ye Tianli, and they were not giving way to each other, and they gradually became stalemate.
At this time, the Tubo player passed the ball to Chilang Lunzan rod. He quickly dribbled the ball and was about to attack, but was intercepted by Ye Tianxi. As he drove the stick to evade, a dazzling red stick suddenly crossed in front of his eyes, and the ball was taken by the stick in the blink of an electric light. Ye Tianming's slender eyes flashed like a demon, and Qing Ji hurriedly drove away from things, and had plunged into the goal of Tubo like a sharp sword.
As soon as Ye Tianming grabbed the ball, the women on the viewing platform immediately cheered for him. Drums rang loudly on all sides, seeming to push the swift and violent attack of the Tian Dynasty.
But seeing the Tubo players attacking from side to side, the two sticks staggered and hit Ye Tianming's stick, and they tried to stop it with brute force.
Ye Tianming's eyes rose sharply, and the red stick under his hand didn't take the ball slowly. He only heard a muffled sound of friction. When his stick was twisted, the opponent player's stick flew off his hand and hit the other person's head. Shot away.
Everyone present was shocked, but a golden rod swept through the air. The rod was suddenly blocked and circled around the golden rod. When it fell, Ye Tianling raised it in his hand.
Everyone breathed a sigh of relief. Ye Tianming's eyes were narrowed, and the yin-bird's eyes swept towards the Tubo team member. Both sides were a little annoyed, and the face of Emperor Tian on the stage sank slightly.
Ye Tianling immediately went forward, and gave him a faint look when passing by with Ye Tianming, and stepped forward to return the club to the Tubo player. Chi Lang Lunzan scolded the man in Tibetan, and when Ye Tianling turned around, he said, "Sorry."
Chi Lang Lunzan smiled, Ye Tianling nodded slightly, and the small changes were revealed. The game was not interrupted because of this. Ye Tianling Jinzhang gave the order, and the Tianchao team quickly closed into a vehicle suspension position, united offensive and defensive, rolling forward, and pressing toward the Tubo gate.
The Tubo players returned to defense across the board. Ye Tianming took the ball and sent it under Ye Tianzhan's stick. Ye Tianzhan leaned on his side and smiled gently while riding. The stick in his hand was like a ghost, and the ball seemed to be stuck. At the end of the half-moon, he dexterously approached the ground and drove straight forward, crossing several obstacles in a row.
Before reaching the goal, Chi Lang Lunzan got rid of the interception, galloping over and raising his stick to break. Ye Tianzhan suddenly smiled and attacked the goal. The stick made a half arc and fell in front of the ball, hitting back unexpectedly.
Chi Lang Lunzan couldn't help but stunned, Ye Tianzhan's ball actually fell into the center of his own formation precisely like eyes. Ye Tian Ling fiercely took the reins, and the forefoot leaped into the air with a long hiss, but saw him swing immediately, under a dazzling golden light, the ball appeared like a meteor, drawing a perfect arc under the sky, Over the heads of several players, they flew to the goal of Tubo.
After Ye Tianling's blow, he proudly raised the golden rod in his hand, as if he had predicted that the ball would win.
The sound of the wind pierced through the hollow patterns of the colored balls, bringing out a whistle in the ear, and the Tubo goalkeeper flew into the ball. The ball flashed past him, brushing the golden eagle goal post and breaking into the door, the wire net behind the goal was suddenly knocked out by the force of the ball, and it echoed for a long time, and the colored ball quietly rolled onto the grass.
Five red rods were lifted up at the same time, and Ye Tianling's golden rods were put on top of them, and the audience from all sides burst into cheers.
Admiralty Changming to show the victory and defeat, the Tianchao team came out on top.
"Haha!" Chi Lang Lunzan approached his horse and laughed loudly, "His Royal Highness is good! Good luck!"
Ye Tianling immediately clasped his fist and said: "Zan Pu Cheng Rang." The two of them had a battle on the court, and they all expressed a sense of sympathy.
Chi Lang Lunzan brought the Tubo team members back to the table. Ye Tianling and the five princes dismounted before the emperor's seat to reconcile the decree. The emperor Longyan Dayue said, "Ling'er did a good job today. I am very relieved and deserve a great reward!"
Ye Tianling's face was calm, and he said lightly: "Brothers are united, and the benefits will break the gold. This ball is sure to win, and the children dare not take credit."
The Emperor of Heaven smiled and said: "Well said, I have a son like this, my celestial dynasty will prosper forever!"