The next few days were uneventful. The Dou family never went to the liquor store again. The group of gangsters who had been harassing the liquor shop also stopped. Guo Song was also completely on vacation, going all out for polo training, experience and skills.
They are improving at a rapid pace, and the Shuofang Polo Team has begun to have the ambition to advance to the second round or even the third round.
In the early morning of this day, the 15 million salt tax and 300,000 shi of grain shipped from Yangzhou finally arrived in Chang'an. Emperor Li Yu couldn't help being happy and personally led all the civil and military officials to Qujiang Pool to welcome the arrival of the fleet. The city was full of people.
The people were shocked, and many people ran to Qujiang Pool to see the grand event.
Guo Song was indifferent, as if being sent to Beijing with tax money had nothing to do with him. He put on his warrior uniform and prepared to go out to the school grounds.
At this time, there was a knock on the door outside. Guo Song walked out quickly and asked, "Who is it?"
"it's me!"
It was the voice of his aunt. Guo Song quickly opened the door and saw his aunt Gongsun standing at the door. She was wearing a Taoist robe and holding a whisk in her hand. Guo Song was stunned for a moment and asked: "How come aunt became a monk?"
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"I have always been a Taoist nun, don't you know?"
Guo Song shook his head, "I never saw it."
"I'm too lazy to talk nonsense to you. Hurry up and carry your things."
Only then did Guo Song notice that there was a carriage parked behind his aunt, and a long pole was exposed in the window, wrapped tightly with cloth.
"This is......"
"It's the halberd you want. It went very smoothly. It was built for you one month in advance. It originally weighed eighty-seven kilograms, but with the addition of the new halberd blade joint, the total now weighs ninety kilograms."
Guo Song was immediately overjoyed. He quickly went out and carefully pulled out the halberd from the car window. He weighed it and found it very handy. He couldn't wait to carry the halberd into the atrium and untied the rope that bound the cloth, revealing the black and blue hair.
A Fangtian painted halberd, the middle thorn is streamlined and full of beauty, and the blades on both sides are like two thin crescents, shining with cold light and extremely sharp.
The entire Fang Tian painted halberd is one foot and three feet long, with smooth and balanced lines. It looks like the work of a famous artist at first glance. Guo Song couldn't put it down. He danced the halberd in the yard and flew up and down with murderous intent. The fierce men on the big trees were also shocked.
Pu Linleng flew up into the sky and looked at Guo Song with a dissatisfied look on his face. He suddenly let out a long cry and flew towards Qujiang Pond.
"You can play again after I leave. I have something to say to you." Aunt Gongsun next to her also said with some dissatisfaction.
Guo Song leaned his halberd on the corridor and said with a smile: "Sit down in the aunt's room!"
"No, I'll tell you a few words and then leave."
Aunt Gongsun took out a yellowed silk book and handed it to Guo Song, "This is some tips on how to make a halberd left by my master. How to turn the nine sword styles into a halberd technique. I give it to you!"
"Thank you, Master!"
This is also what he needs most. With the experience of his predecessors, he can avoid many detours.
At this time, Aunt Gongsun's face sank and she said, "I heard that you and King Lu had dinner together yesterday?"
Guo Song sighed in his heart, the emperor really knew.
He nodded, "It was King Lu who invited me there. I didn't know it was him beforehand."
Aunt Gongsun looked at him sternly and said: "The battle for the right to inherit the throne has reached the final moment. I remind you to try not to get involved. You won't know who will win until the end."
"I know there won't be a next time."
Aunt Gongsun's eyes became softer and she added: "The Holy One told me. Although the Holy One did not express any opinions, he told me this matter just to hope that you would no longer have private contact with several Xiao Wangs, especially not with Zheng Zheng.
Wang Liang, you understand what I mean!"
Guo Song nodded silently. It seemed that King Zheng was in danger. Aunt Gongsun smiled again and said: "The problem is not big, just be careful and continue to play your polo. If the Lord has any arrangements, I will tell you in time.
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Aunt Gongsun left after saying this, and Guo Song didn't take it too seriously. He had no interest in meeting Lu Wang Li Shi, but in contrast, the black and green Fangtian painted halberd made him very interested.
Guo Song practiced for a while, then put Fang Tian's painted halberd back in the study, went to the horse shop opposite to pick up the horse, and went to the school field to practice ball.
When he arrived at the school ground, he saw everyone sitting on the grass waiting for him. He quickly rushed forward and apologized: "Something happened today, which delayed everyone's practice."
Lin Tai waved his hand and said with a smile: "I practiced hitting consecutive shots this morning. Captain Li went to buy a ball and hasn't come back yet."
As soon as he finished speaking, team member Hu Liang pointed to the door and said: "The captain is back!"
Guo Song turned around and saw Captain Li Ji and Liang Ling'er coming back together. Behind them was a horse carrying a large sack, followed by five or six children. They were probably the caddy he had just recruited to pick up balls.
of children.
Lin Tai went up to him and asked, "Did you buy it?"
Liang Ling'er curled her lips and said: "We were so exhausted that we went to four stores to buy them all. The sizes are still different, some are big and some are small."
Li Ji smiled and said: "The different sizes are just a good way to practice the ball. Get ready to start. Lin Tai will be the first."
Li Ji ignored the rest and urged the horse to come on. Lin Tai also urged the horse to come on. The two of them were like revolving lanterns. Li Ji was responsible for feeding the ball. He threw the polo to the players from all directions. Lin Tai also rushed to throw the ball.
Hit the goal.
Only the sound of hitting the ball was heard. In less than half an hour, Lin Tai had finished playing one hundred polo balls and scored 21 holes from 30 steps away. It is very good to have such achievements in moving the ball. He
He can score 67 out of 100 fixed balls, which is already in the excellent category.
"Guo Song comes next!"
Guo Song urged the horse to run onto the field, moved his arms, and urged the horse to run. Li Ji kept throwing the ball to the ground. Guo Song had to hit the ball according to the force and angle of the polo's rebound, and threw fifty balls. Guo Song unexpectedly
Thirty-eight were scored, and there was a warm round of applause. Unfortunately, there were almost no other people on the field, otherwise it would definitely have caused a sensation in Chang'an.
Li Ji became even more excited and shouted: "Change fifty steps to hit the ball!"
A fifty-step shot is equivalent to a three-point shot in basketball. If you shoot it into the hole from fifty steps away, you can get two points.
Therefore, many top polo players are good at hitting long balls. The success rate of hitting the hole from fifty steps has become the watershed between ordinary players and top players. Generally speaking, more than 20 holes can be scored from fifty steps away.
, is considered an extremely good player. Generally speaking, there are only about ten masters, and most polo players are beyond their reach.
"Catch the ball!"
Li Ji ran quickly and threw the first ball to Guo Song. Guo Song's horse was also running, constantly adjusting its angle. When the polo came roaring, Guo Song saw it accurately and hit the ball with one shot.
On the top, the polo drew a long arc and shot towards the hole more than fifty steps away. The polo then entered the hole.
Suddenly there was a burst of exclamation from all around, "Come again!" Li Ji couldn't hold back his excitement and hit Guo Song hard with another ball...
At noon, the exhausted Li Ji collapsed on the grass. The excitement in his heart could not be eliminated. He threw fifty balls from fifty steps away, and Guo Song actually scored thirty-one. He was simply amazed.
He found that he had discovered one of the most powerful polo players in the Song Dynasty.
"Everyone come here!"
Li Ji called everyone together and said in a deep voice: "In four days there will be a polo match. Although our Shuofang polo team has always been a weak team, we hope that we can stand out this time. In order to ensure success, everyone must strictly abide by Guo
Song’s secret, I would like to make two more requests. First, during normal game training during the day, Guo Song will no longer conduct separate shooting training; second, as usual, other teams will invite us for training games in the past few days.
Guo Song will not play in this situation."
Lin Tai added: "I would also like to add that in the past, spies would spy on the opponent's training a few days before the game. Although we are an underdog, we are inevitably spied on. I suggest that we use wooden boards without holes for training games.
, In this way, we mainly conduct tactical coordination training, and then Guo Song will not participate in the shooting hole training."
Li Ji nodded and said: "This plan is good!"
Guo Song raised his hand and said with a smile: "I also want to find some hand feel. If I don't train for a few days, my hands will become rusty."
Li Ji smiled and said: "I will teach you a training method. Dig a hole in the ground, and then practice hitting the ball into the hole thirty steps away. You can train anywhere. As long as there is open space, this is how we train in Lingzhou.
of."
Guo Song rolled his eyes, isn't this just golf? But this method is really good, he can practice it at home.
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At night, Guo Song stood on the roof of the outer room, swung the polo stick, and the polo shot out. Thirty steps away, a tile on the roof of the back house was lifted, revealing a light hole as big as the mouth of a bowl.
I saw it very clearly at night, and with a muffled sound of 'Bang!', the polo flew into the hole in the roof tiles and fell into an empty house.
Guo Song took out another polo, placed it on the ridge of the roof, and swung it again.