Li Siye greeted the brothers nonchalantly and promised to treat everyone to dinner after he was promoted and made rich. This made the Qianniu people very happy. It seemed that he was not the kind of boss who would drift away as soon as he rose up. Everyone could not hate this kind of person.
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He still wants to ask them some questions. He wants to know the specific strength of each royal team so that when the time comes to set up a bet, he can bet on it purposefully.
These Qianniu are all members of Prince Li Ying's polo team. They have played with Li Ying countless times. It is clear whose team is stronger and whose team is weaker. Moreover, this gap and pattern have not changed much.
For him, there is a lot of room for maneuver.
"The team of King Zhong Li Heng is not good. Every time they play, they lose, either to His Royal Highness the Crown Prince or to King Shou. In fact, among all the teams, there are only two teams that have the hope of winning the championship, which are our East Palace polo team and Shou King."
The king’s polo team is of no consequence to the other kings.”
"Hey, Li Siye, you are already the prince's favorite, why are you still asking about this?"
Li Siye might as well tell the truth about his gambling plan. If one more person comes in, one more person will bear the risk. Even if the prince doesn't like to pursue it, everyone can share the responsibility.
"I want to set up gambling outside the Yousha venue to attract these rich people from Chang'an to join in. You might as well join in and let's make a fortune together, how about it?"
The Qianniu all clapped their hands and praised each other. They were already good at gambling, and when encountering such a big gambling game, they wanted to give it a try. Besides, everyone also had an innate advantage, that is, they had a thorough understanding of the strength of each king's polo team.
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Li Siye took an opportunity to sneak into the palace hall, asked the deputy commander for a piece of paper, and borrowed a small seal pen to make a list by ranking the strengths of each polo team, just waiting to be put into use tomorrow.
Early the next morning, the prince went to the Daming Palace to pay homage. Before leaving, he asked Li Siye to take full charge of the affairs of the stadium. He led most of the people to the Jinggongfang Oil Spreading Ground and spread out around the polo ground to maintain
order.
The wealthy people from Chang'an City arrived one after another. These people may have expected that there would be no seats in the venue, and most of them brought beds. Li Siye immediately arranged for people to check the tickets, and announced the rules such as no noise or commotion in the auditorium.
There are banners hanging above the VIP passage and the ordinary passage. Anyone who can read a little will not be mistaken. The two chief officers took scissors and started to check the tickets. After everyone took out the invitation, they had to cut it, indicating that they were ready to enter.
It is invalid and cannot be reused.
Li Siye and the Chang'an people were worried that they would bump into the royal family members and VIPs of various palaces, but it turned out that their worries were unnecessary. The VIPs all arrived belatedly with the team, and most of the people had already entered the auditorium through the curtain passage.
He stood on the high platform and looked at the audience area. Wow, there were almost no empty seats. People were sitting next to each other, and people were crowded together. The beds that came with them were almost useless. He still gave the venue area to the high people.
I guess, but fortunately the audience was highly motivated to watch the game, otherwise who could stand to stand like this.
Li Siye was secretly glad that he had used curtains and short railings to enclose a buffer area between the auditorium and the playing field. Otherwise, if an accident occurred during the game and the horses lost control, a stampede would easily occur.
The audience began to wait patiently, and Li Siye also waited impatiently. He had no way to rush him, because the players in the polo team who participated in the competition were all uncles, and he, the manager, did not dare to provoke them.
The Chang'an people in the audience didn't seem to protest or show any signs of impatience. They didn't have the consciousness of consumers yet, let alone the idea that the audience was God. Where could such simple audiences be found? Think about the competitions in later generations.
, or at the concert site, if the organizer dared to postpone the time, the audience would have thrown mineral water bottles all over the venue.
His Royal Highness the Crown Prince and the princes finally arrived belatedly. Behind them were the fully armed team members and horses. The audience did not cheer or applaud fiercely for the arrival of the expected star team. Instead, the previous noisy voices became
It was silent, like a bunch of sheep hiding in the dark and not daring to make a sound.
Li Siye felt that the atmosphere was very strange, but in this era, it was absolutely normal. The gap between classes was reflected here.
King Shou and Princess Shou Yang Yuhuan were riding on horses. The couple entered the polo ground through the curtain while laughing and chatting. Princess Xianyi and the consort Yang Hui were riding horses and followed not far away with several followers. He looked suspiciously at the people surrounded by the curtain.
Oil spilled on the ground, I wonder what the prince did.
There are pavilions and corridors on the other side of the stadium where the VIP seats are available for the nobles to rest. The corridors are covered with Persian carpets and have more than a dozen raised tables, which are filled with wine and fruits brought as tribute from the Western Regions.
The princes sat in the long corridor to communicate with each other and talk to each other. The princes and ladies gathered in a group, making chattering and playing sounds like lark. This was not a social reception of European aristocrats in the 19th century, but a grand party.
The communication between Tang aristocrats and the forms of human social activities were always similar and in the same vein.
The communicative ability of the longevity king Li Hao is not very strong. He only has Xian Yi, Yang Hui and Princess Yang Yuhuan around him. The other princes have their own groups and basically have their own small circles. Of course, the circle of Prince Li Ying is the largest.
, in addition to best friends Li Yao, King of E, and Li Ju, King of Light, there are also two princes who are building friendship beside them.
Li Hao looked at the dark crowd opposite in surprise, frowned and asked, "Where did the prince find so many people?"
Yang Hui sneered at the side and said: "The prince likes to make a name for himself, so he uses his fame to gain fame and invites the people of Chang'an to have fun with the kings. Little did he know that doing so will arouse His Majesty's jealousy."
King Shou nodded and stopped talking. He seemed to be dissatisfied with the prince's behavior.
Li Siye saw a lone man who did not belong to any circle. He was sitting alone on the edge of the corridor, with only a few attendants and a eunuch beside him.
He pointed to the man sitting alone and asked Liu Ziwu: "Which prince is that? The one who is alone by the pavilion."
"That's King Zhong Li Heng."
Just as he looked at Li Heng, the other party also raised his head, saw Li Siye on the high platform opposite the stadium, and whispered to the people around him.
"Do you know the strong man on the high platform? In today's game, the prince relies on this person to maintain the scene. He is really talented to think of using a curtain to separate the game."
"I don't know." Li Fuguo lowered his head and whispered to the side: "But I heard some time ago that a warrior offered a cold dish to the saint to relieve the summer heat. He was rewarded by the saint and entered the prince's palace."
Li Heng just hummed, but Li Fuguo asked, "Do you want me to go and inquire about it?"
Li Heng wanted to say no, but after a thought he nodded in agreement: "If you want to go, go ahead and don't let the prince notice."
Li Fuguo left quietly, but Li Siye on the other side didn't know it. When he saw Li Heng's gaze, he thought he shouldn't look at him. This was disrespectful to the royal family.
He wondered in his mind where Li Heng's curiosity about him came from and how he should face it. If history remains unchanged, this is the real potential stock, the emperor of the Tang Dynasty chosen by God. Should he break away from the prince and take advantage of the opportunity?
Before he takes the position, the team should be positioned first?
After all, Li Siye was not a very utilitarian person. Now that he was with the prince, he had to get the prince's consent to leave. Moreover, as a close official of the prince, he could not show interest in a prince. Even if Li Heng wanted to recruit, he had to adhere to the nine-character policy: No
Take the initiative, don't refuse, be irresponsible, change it later, it should be no kneeling and licking.