Chapter 522 Don't play the abacus too finely
In a person's life, the most influential one is his parents and teachers, because under their words and deeds, people with different personalities are shaped. Take Li Chengqian and Li Ke, the half-brothers of the same father and daughter, the treatment they enjoyed when they were young is basically the same, because they worshiped different teachers and thus embarked on two different principles of life.
In terms of teaching and educating people, Li Gang wanted to be more than three points in Cen Wenbeng, but if he talks about conspiracy and tricks and the way of becoming an official, the old man Li Gang would catch up with Cen Wenbeng who understands the world even if he is a fool.
Li Ke was originally very scheming in the kind of teacher and student, but when Cen Wenben was trained like this, he would naturally be a scheming person. Although he was responsible for an errand in the Ministry of War, in fact, he was just a stick on Widow Zhang’s bed, and he looked like a guy.
What he said in the Ministry of War was not as good as Cen Changqian, a small doctor. He even more angry, Cen Changqian, a new official with a deep relationship with him, said that he would not participate in the prince's fight for the crown prince, but in fact he turned a blind eye to the matter of the Eastern Palace. Isn't this a trash? If it weren't for Mr. Cen's face, a prince would have dealt with such a small official, it would have been a handful of pinching him in his hand.
In this competition between the countries, Cen Wenben specially won a chance for Li Ke from the emperor. The polo competition symbolizes the combat effectiveness of the cavalry. Li Ke has good kung fu right away, and with the corresponding assistant, winning this victory is naturally not a problem.
I originally thought that Xie Yingdeng had moved with the army and there was no Legend of the Condor Heroes in the Tang army, which would inevitably make the emperor angry because of his defeat. At that time, Li Ke would win face for the emperor in front of the country. This would be much better than the prince who was exhausted and injured his wealth and fought on the border!
But unexpectedly, the East Palace actually created such a weirdo and won the first game with its crushing strength, which made Cen Wenben a little unexpected. However, the problem is not big. Although the effect is a little worse, it is also good to draw a perfect sentence.
Speaking of polo, the sport of polo was popular in the Central Plains as early as the Han Dynasty. In addition to horses, the main instruments were balls and sticks. The balls were only the size of fists, made of lightweight and tough wood, hollowed out in the middle and painted on the outside. They were generally red or painted. The sticks that played polo were called "ball sticks" and "ju sticks". Since the curved part at the top of the stick was shaped like the "half-string moon" at the beginning of the lunar month, Chen Wang Cao Zhi once wrote "Single-crossing Julan" in "Mingdu Pian".
Since the founding of the Sui Kingdom in the former Sui Kingdom, a large number of Persians flocked to the Eastern countries, promoting the sport of polo, gaining the favor of nobles from various countries, and becoming a fashion. In addition, at the beginning of the founding of the country, Li Yuan and Li Shimin, the father and son, specially promoted and took the lead in participating in the formation of the Royal Polo team and built a polo stadium in the palace.
When the emperor was intrigued, he would bring the royal children and the team from the noble family to participate in those two games. Li Chengqian's teacher Qin Qiong was often ordered to enter the palace to serve. Even the female relatives in the palace could participate. Princess Changle Li Lizhi was a representative figure. Every time she was asked to play for a day, the polo court must be in a mess. The emperor had no way to deal with his own five girls.
It can be said without hesitation that the sport of polo has become popular throughout the Tang Dynasty under the promotion of the two emperors of Li. If anyone can have a decent polo team, it would be really worth showing off.
In order to ensure that Li Ke has a greater grasp of victory, Cen Wenben even made some masters and top-notch horses from the nobles of his good family, which is not ordinary. So, surrounded by Chai Zhewei, Liu Yu, and Hegan Chengji, the horse was galloping, and no one could defeat him. Every time he scored a goal, he attracted the ministers who watched the game to cheer for His Highness the King of Wu.
Li Shimin, sitting on the dragon throne, was drinking tea while watching Li Ke on the court nodding frequently, and silently said in his heart: Wei De's temperament is a little anxious, but his skills are still good at maneuvering. Look at how the polo is playing very vividly!
With a smug look, Li Shimin casually asked his eldest son next to him: "Gao Ming, your immediate kung fu has been the true teachings of Shubao, but why have I never seen you play polo?"
In the eyes of the emperor, Li Chengqian was a little strange. He had never seen him play since he became the prince and had been buried in various affairs all day long. This is a good thing for the country, but for a father, he really felt sorry for his son.
Well, after hearing the emperor's words, Li Chengqian couldn't help but feel a little slandered. Play? Who can enjoy the pleasure and is willing to suffer? Not to mention playing, even listening to a few more songs to relax, Wei Zheng and others will impeach them to the point of greed for pleasure and being unethical.
If he had nothing to do, he would have a luxurious polo team and he would not be able to stand up to the Limingde Hall and hang it. In the attitude of being less than more, Li Chengqian decided to be more low-key. What's more, he was not very interested in such a sports. If he had the time and energy, he would be better off playing a few games with Zhang Xuansu!
"When I am the father, I am stupid and not good at such sports. If I go on the court, I may be laughing and generous, so I'd better see if others play. However, after all, my third brother has improved a lot, and his football skills are the best among the brothers of the emperors. I think you have to appreciate him well after the end of the game."
OK OK OK OK OK OK OK Li Shimin said ok three times in a row. He believed that Li Chengqian's words were from the heart. No matter what little brothers below had, his son would be tolerant. In his eyes, this is the demeanor of the crown prince of a great country. If he could not tolerate his brothers, how could he rule the world in the future, ascend to the throne of the 9th Five, and become the lord of all nations?
"I will take you with you when I have time. It's too boring to handle government affairs every day. It's still necessary to relax when it's time to relax!"
Just when the father and son were having a happy chat, the situation on the court reversed. Li Ke, who was showing off his might, unfortunately fell from the horse due to the intentional collision of several Tubo warriors. The emperor quickly asked the guards to send Li Ke to the Imperial Medical Office.
As a teacher, Cen Wenben was not in the mood to watch the game anymore. He followed the direction of the guards. His abacus was quite good, but he didn't expect that such a mistake would happen.
The morale of the Tang team, which lost its backbone, fell to a low point in an instant. Under the strong offensive of the Tubo team, lost points one after another. When the gong was hit, Tubo won five goals in the Tang Dynasty, which made the morning loser Tunmi Sampa and Zhi Sairukundon proud.
Chapter completed!