louisehourcade Chapter 395 Horse Racing
Chapter 395 Horse Racing
Chapter 395 Horse Racing
Although Li Chengqian said that he would not steal the show, but because of his status, he naturally attracted attention.
Even though Li Tai was upset, he couldn't do anything about it.
"Everyone, my Tang Dynasty established the country with martial arts. No matter civil servants or generals, they can ride horses. We must not weaken the prestige of our ancestors. Although this king was congenitally fat and couldn't ride a horse, he yearned for it in his heart. He specially held this horse meeting. Hope everyone Take the lead and win the first place." Li Tai said loudly.
Regardless of whether they were sincere or false, everyone looked eager to try.
"The two imperial brothers, the younger brother can't leave the stage. The royal face depends on the two imperial brothers." Li Tai said to Li Chengqian and Li Ke with a smile.
Li Ke said with a smile: "This king is not good at equestrian skills, so I don't want to make a fool of myself."
He has the blood of two dynasties, and his status is very noble, but this is also the embarrassment.
The Great Tang seized the world of the Sui Dynasty. Except for the former Sui survivors, the later upstarts naturally did not want a person with the blood of the former Sui Dynasty to be emperor.
Li Ke knew very well that if he wanted to compete for the throne, he had to forbear first and not take the lead. This was also the reason why he took the initiative to apply for feudal lordship as soon as he reached the age.
If the horse race is won, the limelight is too strong.If he lost, he would lose face again, so he naturally didn't want to participate.
"Although my younger brother organized this horse race, it also represents the royal family. If all of us brothers don't leave, I'm afraid the royal family will lose face." Li Tai said worriedly.
He didn't care if Li Ke got off the stage, he was afraid that Li Chengqian would also refuse, so he used words to block Li Chengqian in advance.
Li Chengqian smiled lightly, and said: "Although Gu knows that his equestrian skills are not as good as those of the lord's children, he can't lose the face of the royal family, so he naturally wants to participate."
"Then it's up to Brother Huang." Seeing that Li Chengqian agreed to end, Li Tai said with a smile.
"I'm going to change clothes first." After Li Chengqian finished speaking, he got up and left.
Li Tai looked back at Han Wen, saw Han Wen nodded, with a smile on his face, and chatted with Li Ke.
After Li Chengqian changed his clothes and came to the stable, someone immediately led his horse out.
Li Chengqian did not go to the racecourse immediately, but waited on the spot.
"His Royal Highness, the race is about to start, Your Highness should go to the racecourse as soon as possible." Seeing Li Chengqian standing still, the steward of the racecourse reminded him.
Li Chengqian waved his hand and said, "Gu knows."
However, after Li Chengqian finished speaking, he still didn't intend to move.
At this moment, Lin Xuan came over leading his horse.
Li Chengqian smiled and said, "Zi Chu."
"Your Highness." Lin Xuan saluted and handed the horse to Li Chengqian.
Li Chengqian handed the horse rope to Lin Xuan, and took Lin Xuan's horse.
Seeing this, the racecourse manager's face changed, but he couldn't say anything.
After Lin Xuan and the others left, the racecourse steward quickly reported the matter to Han Wen.
When Han Wen heard Lin Xuan and Li Chengqian changing horses, his face darkened.
Did Li Chengqian notice something, or did he already know their plan?
Han Wen didn't dare to delay, walked up to the stands, and said to Li Tai: "Your Highness, I have something to report."
Li Tai frowned slightly, and said to Li Ke: "Brother Huang, I will come as soon as I go."
"The emperor's younger brother is himself." Li Ke said.
Li Tai and Han Wen came to an empty place and asked, "The game is about to start, why are you looking for me at this time?"
"Your Highness, the crown prince and Lin Xuan switched horses." Han Wen said with an ugly face.
"what?"
Li Tai's face changed, and he said, "Didn't you tell me that nothing will happen? What should we do now?"
He thought that Li Chengqian had already known about his plan, and if Li Chengqian told Li Shimin about it, he would be finished.
"Your Highness, don't panic. I think Lin Xuan must have noticed something, but there is no evidence. Otherwise, the crown prince would have told His Majesty about it, so why would he come to race horses?" Han Wen said.
Li Tai calmed down, and said with a ferocious expression: "Lin Xuan actually spoiled my good deeds, he is looking for death. Since he is so loyal to the emperor and is willing to die in his place, then die."
Han Wen really wanted to say that even if the horse took the medicine, something like Lin Xuan's martial arts might not be a problem, but seeing Li Tai's face, he had no choice but to give up.
Li Tai was full of confidence in this action, and now that Lin Xuan disturbed him, if he told him, Lin Xuan would be fine, and Li Tai would probably be mad.
When Li Tai returned to the stands, although he forced a smile, Li Ke still noticed something unusual.
Li Ke didn't ask any further questions, and said with a smile: "It's just in time for the emperor to come back, and the competition will start soon."
At this time, the contestants on the racetrack are already on their horses, ready to start.
This time Li Tai invited people under the age of 20. There were more than 100 people who came, and only fifty or so people actually participated in the competition.
The steward of the racecourse held a gong, stood under the stands, and shouted: "There are three laps in total, the first to cross the line wins."
After speaking, he rang the gong in his hand.
"drive!"
With the sound of the gong, everyone shouted loudly, and the horse rushed out like an arrow off the string.
A lap of the racecourse is about three miles, and a run of three laps is about ten miles.
Li Chengqian's horse is a bloody horse, but it is a mare.
Mares are much more docile than stallions.
The people participating this time all rode good horses. Li Chengqian's horse was not the best, so Lin Xuan was only in the middle.
And it was Fang Yiai who took the lead, which made the people watching in the stands feel a little unbelievable.
You, the son of a civil servant, surpassed so many heirs of generals in horse racing, what kind of trouble is this going to do?
But this is just the beginning, ten miles is not a short distance, some horses accelerate fast in the early stage, but lack endurance, it is hard to say whether Fang Yiai can win the championship.
Although Lin Xuan knew that there was no hope of winning the championship, a race was a race. He did not give up and tried his best to catch up with the horse.
Lin Xuan didn't notice any abnormalities in the first lap, and wondered if he was thinking too much.
But when halfway through the second lap, Lin Xuan felt something was wrong.
Not only did the horse under his crotch not feel tired at all, but it was getting faster and faster, which was very abnormal.
The speed of the horse had reached its peak before, no matter how much Lin Xuan urged, the speed did not increase. After running for more than one lap, it should be tired and slowed down logically. How could it run faster and faster?
The ancients called a good horse a thousand-mile horse, which means that a horse can run a thousand miles in a day.
Maybe the legendary Chitu and Lin Xuan's Lion Cong can do it, but running like this hurts the horse.
No one would do that at all.
Later generations of TV often say "Eight Hundred Li Express", which means running 400 kilometers a day.
But this is not a horse running out. The ancient court would set up a post station every few tens of miles for resting and changing horses.
Normally speaking, if you are rushing for eight hundred miles, you will have to change horses about fifteen times in the middle.
Although Lin Xuan sensed something was wrong, he didn't panic.
This kind of tactic may be useful to someone like Li Chengqian who has no martial arts skills.
It is completely useless to him, let alone him, even Cheng Chumo and the others can handle this situation.
There are so many famous generals in history who died in battle. Has anyone ever heard of a famous general who fell to his death while riding a horse?
What's more, Lin Xuan still has the art of taming animals.
Lin Xuan rode all the way to catch up, and when the third lap was halfway through, Fang Yiai was left in front of Lin Xuan.
The people in the stands didn't know what was going on, and thought Lin Xuan had kept his hand. Only Li Tai's eyes flashed with excitement.
"Run, run. When you finally find that the horse can't stop, I will see how you die." Li Tai sneered in his heart.
He wooed Lin Xuan many times, but Lin Xuan didn't know how to flatter him, and now it was even worse for him. Now he suddenly felt that it would be good to get rid of Lin Xuan.
(End of this chapter)