Early the next morning, Guo Song went to the school field to practice polo again. Playing set pieces was no problem for him, but playing in high-speed confrontations still required a certain amount of accumulation. But this kind of accumulation may be useful to others.
It takes several years, but for him, it only takes a few days.
Yesterday afternoon he was relatively passive in the match and lost to the opponent by a large margin. But this morning the situation began to reverse. He played three games in the morning and all ended in a draw. Guo Song has obviously improved much faster than yesterday.
Li Ji was very excited. If he continued practicing like this, Guo Song might be able to play as the main force during the game.
He no longer cares about the training of the entire team. All his plans are centered around Guo Song, striving to get Guo Song to start before the official game. What surprised Li Ji the most is that Guo Song has a strong sense of tactics, no matter receiving, breaking through or
The passes are all very good. How many games of experience does it take to slowly accumulate this? How did Guo Song do it?
He was puzzled. Of course, he didn't know that one thousand three hundred years later there would be a game called football. The various tactics and teamwork were much more complicated than polo.
"Everyone, let's take a rest!" Han Chongqing shouted outside the court.
"Let's go take a rest."
Li Ji gave a loud command, and everyone turned their horses and ran towards the sidelines.
Guo Song turned over and dismounted. Lin Tai smiled at him and asked: "That backhand pass was wonderful. You didn't even look back at Captain Li. How did you know he was behind you?"
"It's just an intuition! The two of you are outflanking us, and there must be a gap behind you. Of course Captain Li has to take over in the gap."
Lin Tai gave a thumbs up and praised: "This is called tacit understanding of cooperation. It's not easy! You have already found this tacit understanding on the second day."
At this time, Han Chongqing came over and asked Guo Song, "I have a friend who wants to treat you to lunch. Do you have time?"
Guo Songxiao asked: "What does your friend do?"
Guo Chongqing hesitated, "I can't tell you, just give me this face and have a meal!"
"All right!"
Guo Song nodded, "I'll go tell Li Ji and ask for an hour's leave."
Guo Song changed into a robe and gauze hat, and followed Guo Chongqing to Chongshanfang. The Zhuque Restaurant here is also one of the top ten restaurants in Chang'an. Although it is relatively low-key, the layout is quite luxurious. It does not have a restaurant, it is just a restaurant.
It consists of a small courtyard, covering a total area of about eight acres.
There were actually four guards standing at the door of the innermost courtyard. This made Guo Song startled. Who were Guo Chongqing's friends?
Guo Chongqing said quickly: "His identity is a bit special, but don't worry, there is absolutely no malice!"
Guo Song followed Guo Chongqing into the courtyard without revealing anything. There were also four guards standing in the yard. At this time, Guo Song suddenly saw an acquaintance and went with Wei Ping, the guard of the Sijie Department. He also saw Guo Song and was stunned for a moment.
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"Mr. Guo, why is it you?" Wei Ping asked in surprise.
Guo Song looked a bit sad. There were palace guards standing at the door, most likely from the royal family.
"Guo Chongqing, I gave you face, but you dug a trap for me!" Guo Song said coldly.
Guo Chongqing's face turned red. At this moment, a young man walked out from inside. He was wearing a white lake silk robe, a jade belt around his waist, and a gold silk gauze hat on his head. His face was like a crown of jade, and he looked very elegant.
He chuckled and said: "Please forgive me, Mr. Guo. I have admired your name for a long time and forced Guo Chongqing to invite you. Mr. Guo must have heard of me, Li Shi!"
It turned out that this person was Li Shi, Emperor Dezong of the Tang Dynasty. Guo Song was surprised. Isn't Guo Chongqing Guo Ziyi's pretender? How did he get involved with Li Shi?
He also hurriedly clasped his fists and saluted, "It turns out to be His Royal Highness King Lu. I'm rude to you."
"Where! Where! I acted rudely, Master Guo please!"
"Thank you! Your Highness, please come too!"
Now that he was here, Guo Song just went with the flow and followed Li Shi into the inner hall. He couldn't help but glance at Wei Ping. Wei Ping was the escort king Li Si went to the grassland and should be Li Si's confidant.
, why have you turned to guard Li Shi now?
Li Shi saw Guo Song's doubts and smiled lightly: "Wei Ping is a guard of thousands of people. He is actually my father's bodyguard. He was sent by my father yesterday to protect my safety. Of course I will accept your father's kindness.
The guards outside are all sent by the Emperor Father to prepare themselves."
Guo Song immediately understood that this was a way for Li Shi to show his loyalty to the emperor. He replaced all his personal guards with people sent by the emperor. I am afraid that the emperor sent these guards to monitor Li Shi, or to let him and Cheng Yuanzhen
keep distance.
Everyone walked into the room and sat down. At this time, a scribe about forty years old stood up and bowed to Guo Song. He had a clear face and was unusually gentle and elegant, which made him feel good about him.
Li Shi smiled and introduced to Guo Song: "This is Lu Qi, a member of the army in the Record Office of Prince Lu's Palace. He is from a famous family and is a well-educated man!"
Guo Song was startled. Lu Qi was not the famous traitor. It was said that even Guo Ziyi was afraid of him. History said that he had a blue face and was extremely ugly.
But the Lu Qi in front of him was gentle and friendly, and had nothing to do with ugliness. But think about it, if he was as ugly as a ghost, how could he be reused in the Tang Dynasty where appearance was so important?
It seems that Lu Qi should be Li Shi's military advisor or staff now, so Li Shicai brought him to this banquet.
Guo Song looked at the people around him again. He wanted to know what position Cheng Yuanzhen held next to Li Shi.
Li Shi personally poured a glass of wine for Guo Song and said with a smile: "Master Guo's arrow skills are so brave that he is powerful in the borderlands and grasslands. I deeply admire him. I will give this glass of wine to Master Guo!"
Guo Song stood up quickly and said, "Thank you so much, Your Highness. Guo Song has no merit and no salary. He really cannot deserve His Highness's favor, which makes me extremely ashamed!"
The two drank a glass of wine, and Guo Chongqing was quick to fill the glasses for them.
Li Shi smiled again and said: "We are all our own people here. I might as well tell the truth to you. In fact, I know that the people Yu Chaoen is hunting all over the city are Master Guo. The same people who assassinated Li Fuguo, Yu Lingxuan and even Tian Shenyu are also
Mr. Guo, what I said is right!"
Guo Song couldn't help but secretly admire him. He was indeed a man who wanted to be the emperor. His sharp eyesight was truly fashionable. This was not a test of himself. If he was not sure, he would not be qualified to sit here and eat with him.
"What basis does Your Highness have?"
Li Shi stretched out four fingers, "First, I dare not say that a figure like Mr. Guo's is only one in ten thousand. It must be only one in three thousand people. Yu Chaoen caught a man with a figure like Mr. Guo's; second, a figure like Mr. Guo's.
There is no other person in Chang'an who can find this kind of archery skills; thirdly, the young master has just returned from Jianghuai, and he must have gone to Yangzhou with Liu Yan; fourthly, the young master has the gold medal enshrined in the Hidden Sword Pavilion. If the four conditions are combined, can I still
Can’t guess?”
Guo Song remembered that when he was touching his money bag to pay the bill the night before yesterday, the gold medal fell out and was picked up by Liang Wu. Guo Chongqing must have seen it.
He smiled slightly and asked: "How come Brother Chongqing is from His Highness?"
Guo Chongqing quickly explained: "Actually, I am also a worshiper of Tianqing Pavilion. Don't think too much. It was the old man who asked me to participate. The old man supports His Highness Prince Lu."
Guo Song nodded and asked Lu Qi with a smile: "I've been confused about something, so I can ask Mr. Lu for advice."
"Don't dare! Mr. Guo, please tell me."
"I heard that many famous families in the Tang Dynasty supported Prince Zheng. What is the reason for this?"
Lu Qi shook his head, "Not all famous families, our Fanyang Lu family supports King Lu. In fact, this has something to do with the Supreme Emperor's Concubine Cui. The Supreme Emperor loved Concubine Cui very much. Later, under the arrangement of Concubine Cui, the daughter of the Cui family married again.
She was given the title of the current emperor and became the royal concubine of King Guangping, and later gave birth to King Zheng. This is why the Cui family supports King Zheng. The Cui and Pei families have a deep marriage. It can be said that one will be prosperous and one will suffer, so
It is understandable that the Pei family also supports King Zheng. As for our Lu family, we have always been more interested in studying knowledge and are not too concerned about the power struggle in the court."
Guo Song knew in his heart that these famous families also wanted to bet on both ends. The Cui and Pei families supported King Zheng, and the Lu family would of course burn incense for King Lu.
This kind of words cannot be said clearly. He just smiled, raised his glass and smiled at Lu Qi: "Thank you, Mr. Lu, for clarifying my doubts. I respect this glass to you, Mr. Lu!"
Everyone drank a few more glasses of wine and chatted about polo for a while, without any mention of trying to win over Guo Song. Li Shi couldn't stay out for a long time, so he got up and went back.
Han Chongqing accompanied Guo Song back again. The two rode horses slowly. Han Chongqing said apologetically: "I'm sorry today. I can't refuse King Lu's request, and I can't tell my wise brother clearly."
Guo Song smiled lightly and said, "Could it be that Brother Chongqing is Cheng Yuanzhen's subordinate?"
"You are wrong. Tianqing Pavilion is different from Tianyuan Pavilion. Tianqing Pavilion has always been firmly grasped by His Highness King Lu, and Cheng Yuanzhen cannot reach out."
After a moment of silence, Guo Song asked again: "What is the relationship between His Royal Highness King Lu and Cheng Yuanzhen?"
Seeing that he was a little hesitant, Guo Song added, "If it's convenient for you, just say it. If it's not convenient for you, forget it."
Guo Chongqing whispered: "This is a battle between their brothers. It was His Royal Highness King Lu who first pretended to form an alliance with Cheng Yuanzhen to confuse King Zheng. As a result, King Zheng also formed an alliance with Yu Chaoen, but was eventually defeated by Yu Chao'en."
En controlled step by step. In fact, His Royal Highness Prince Lu and Cheng Yuanzhen have nothing to do with each other. This is an agreement between the two of them, you understand what I mean!"
Guo Song was speechless for a long time. Li Shi's move was really poisonous! He dug a huge trap for King Zheng Li Miao. He was so young and so scheming.
However, Guo Song guessed that this strategy should be planned by Lu Qi. This kind of poisonous strategy is in line with his character. Isn't he Li Shi's military advisor?