A polo game is an hour. If both sides tie, they need to make a personal shot to decide the final outcome. This is quite similar to today's football penalty competition, mainly to improve the fun of the polo game, which is also the favorite way for countless polo fans to fight.

There are two ways to shoot the goal. One is that all players shoot in turn, and the other is that the main players fight the final battle. This time, the latter is used. The main players fight the final battle. The main players of both sides shoot ten goals each, and those who enter the holes win.

In the big tent, Li Zhen carefully took off the leather armor on his body. The short blade shot by Zhang Changzong was still inserted into his leather armor. The short blade was close to Li Zhen's flesh. He dodged in time. If he was a little slower, he would be bleeding from the knife.

Shangguan Wan'er also rushed to the scene after hearing the news. When she arrived at the stadium because she participated in the Political Affairs Hall ceremony, the competition was halfway through. After an hour of hard competition, the inner guards and Taipingfu team were finally able to draw. This made her deeply happy, but Li Zhen was plotted against her and she was extremely angry.

"She, you must not just let it go"

Everyone shouted angrily that Wang Dali deliberately rode a horse and injured Xiaoye. Although it was annoying, it was still within the bottom line. After all, it was normal to hit people in a polo game, but it was the first time they heard that they had hurt people with hidden arrows in a polo game, which aroused everyone's anger.

Li Zhen waved his hand, "Don't argue, I believe the servants will handle this matter well."

Shangguan Wan'er nodded and said to everyone: "Don't worry, this matter will never be left unresolved. I will give you an explanation to Commander Li."

At this time, Du Jingjian, the Minister of Rites, quickly walked into the big tent, "I heard that an accident happened?"

"Mr. Du, it's not an accident, but someone commits an offense in the competition."

Shangguan Wan'er pointed to the short blade that was still stuck in the leather armor and said coldly: "Shilarious Minister Du, this is the time when the game is about to end, Commander Li was plotted against by the other party. He quickly flew away and escaped by luck. I hope to see Shilar Du be impartial and handle this matter in time."

"this--"

Du Jingjian took a breath and dared to hurt someone with a sharp blade. This was the first time he encountered it, but he felt deeply embarrassed. The other party was Princess Taiping's team, so he asked him to negotiate with Princess Taiping, but he could not afford to offend Shangguan Wan'er.

"I wonder who is injured?"

"I was injured"

Li Zhen covered his left abdomen with a piece of gauze. He deliberately moved the gauze, as if there was a faint red blood. This really surprised Du Jingjian, "Commander Li, is he seriously injured?"

"Although it's a flesh-and-skin injury, it affects my game below."

After hesitating for a while, Du Jingjian stuttered: "Or I'll go and discuss with the other party. Even if the inner guard wins this game, what do you think?"

Li Zhen shook his head, "Shilarious Minister Du, this is unreasonable. It is obviously a draw, but the main general needs to fight one-on-one to decide the outcome. But you announced that we won. How did you explain to the 100,000 viewers? Do you tell them that the polo player in Taiping Mansion injured someone with a knife? Does Shilar Du think Princess Taiping would agree?"

"Why do I go and discuss this with Princess Taiping first."

Shangguan Wan'er has such a good eye. She saw Du Jingjian's idea of ​​calming things down, and then sneered: "Shishou Minister Du can go and talk to the other party, but I have to keep the evidence. If Shishou Minister Du can't solve it, then I will go to the emperor. In short, we must have an explanation for this matter."

Du Jingjian was under great pressure. If this matter really came to the emperor, he would be the one who was unlucky. Du Jingjian was speechless and had to express his attitude vaguely and hurried to another big tent.

In the big tent of the Taiping Mansion Polo Team, Princess Taiping was scolding a group of polo players, "I haven't seen you incompetent people. Don't you usually claim to be the best in the world? Today, they are like being castrated, and they can't even win a newly formed team. They have to fight the final battle of the general. I have nothing to say to you. I tell you, if you lose today, I will drive you out of the mansion one by one and beg for you all."

Everyone was scolded and trembled with shame, and bowed their heads without saying a word. Princess Taiping's fierce eyes swept across everyone's faces one by one.

At this time, Zhang Changzong stepped forward and clasped his fists and said, "Your Highness Princess, after all, we have not lost yet, and we are extremely likely to win. Isn't it better to talk about gains and losses when it is over?"

"Is that so? How do you know that you will win? Can you defeat Li Zhen?" Princess Taiping sneered at him. She knew the background of Zhang Changzong, just a little more powerful on the bed. He was riding and shooting. He was 108,000 miles worse than Li Zhen.

Zhang Changzong smiled confidently and said, "If it were normal, I was not sure, but now I am eight points taller than him."

Princess Taiping looked at him in confusion, wondering why he became so confident?

At this moment, a maid reported at the door, "Your Highness, Mr. Du has urgent matters to ask for a meeting."

Princess Taiping turned around and saw Du Jingjian poking his head in front of the big tent, looking anxious, and ordered: "Let him come in."

Du Jingjian quickly walked into the tent and bowed and said, "I am not good at the princess."

"Mr. Du, what urgent matters do you have?"

"Your Highness, Princess, I have just come from the inner guard tent."

"Is there anything wrong?" Princess Taiping's face slowly turned gloomy, and she told her intuition that it would be a good thing for Du Jingjian to find her at this time.

Du Jingjian became more and more panicked and stuttered: "Li Zhen was stabbed in the lower abdomen by a sharp blade at the end of the game."

Princess Taiping suddenly turned her head and glared at Zhang Changzong. She suddenly understood why Zhang Changzong said that she was sure to defeat Li Zhen, which must be his good thing.

Zhang Changzong lowered his head guiltily, Princess Taiping glared at him for a while, then turned around and said coldly to Du Jingjian: "My servant Du means that it is my man who stabbed Li Zhen.

"There is no such intention, it's just"

"Just what?" Princess Taiping glared at him.

Du Jingjian lowered his head and said with a tough forehead: "It's just that there is a sharp blade inserted into the leather armor. Shangguan Sheren believed that it was stabbed by the player from Taipingfu."

Princess Taiping sneered repeatedly. She took a piece of leather armor from the wooden frame, pulled out a dagger, and stabbed it hard. She turned around and glared at Du Jingjian, "We were also injured by someone with a sharp blade during the game. Should Mr. Du give us an explanation?"

Princess Taiping's mightily made Du Jingjian sweat from his forehead. He couldn't say a word for a while, so he had to silently withdraw from the tent and walk to the door. Princess Taiping suddenly asked him, "How is Li Zhen's injury?"

"Report to the princess, he was injured in his lower left abdomen, which doesn't seem to be too serious."

"You go"

Du Jingjian sighed in his heart and had to leave the tent. Princess Taiping pondered for a moment and asked Zhang Changzong again, "Are you really sure?"

"Ministry shot from outside forty steps and never missed. Except for Li Zhen, the other party was not worth worrying. Even if Li Zhen forced his attack, he would have any injuries on his body, which would definitely affect his performance. Bei's function defeated him."

Princess Taiping wanted to temporarily change the main general and let Yang Shen, who was at a higher level, join the battle, but Li Zhen was injured, so it was not a big problem to let Zhang Changzong go. After all, she was her male favorite. She would not hurt Zhang Changzong's self-esteem unless she had no choice.

"Well, I hope you don't disappoint me"

Dongdong, after the two teams rested for a quarter of an hour, the drum sounded again, and the time for the decisive battle between the two generals of the army was here.

Li Zhen was already waiting in front of the decisive goal. He glanced at Zhang Changzong who was running towards the opposite side, and an undetectable sneer flashed in his eyes. Although Princess Taiping refused to admit the serious violations in the game, she still caused a misjudgment, thinking that she was really injured by the sharp blade, she still sent Zhang Changzong instead of Yang Shenjiao, who had the most skilled football skills.

Of course, from the game, Zhang Changzong's football skills are indeed good, but they are still inferior to Yang Shenjiao. All three goals were scored by Yang Shenjiao. Zhang Changzong was the main player of the front team, but he was unable to score a goal. This can be seen from this point.

Zhang Changzong came over with a horse. He quickly glanced at Li Zhen's abdomen and saw that he was not wearing leather armor anymore, but wearing soft polo uniforms. This was obviously because he had a abdominal injury and could no longer wear leather armor. Zhang Changzong was secretly proud of himself. The reason why he insisted on going to fight was because he could take this opportunity to defeat the powerful Li Zhen, thus spreading his reputation throughout the capital.

During the decisive battle, the main general put the large wooden board of the polo hole in the center of the field so that all spectators can get the final battle. The decisive battle is relatively simple, called "forty-step fixed-point shooting, that is, select ten shooting points outside forty steps, place ten polos in turn, and both sides take turns to hit the ball. All shots in the first round will win. If both sides draw, then the second round will come to the second round until both sides distinguish the level.

Such a person with the highest point shooting is Dou Xianyun. He stacked twenty copper coins on the ground, waved his staff twenty times, and punched twenty copper coins into the hole forty steps away in sequence, causing a sensation in the capital.

The polo has been set up, and both sides draw lots, and Li Zhen is still playing first. Li Zhen slowly pushes to the starting point thirty steps away, gently moving his wrist and ball stick to find the best ball sense.

At this time, nearly 100,000 spectators around the stadium stood up and stared at Li Zhen and the polo on the ground. In another stadium, the Qianqi Camp team and Liang Wang Wuzheng were fighting fiercely. The Qianqi Camp team led by 5-2, and the game was about to end in one quarter of an hour. The victory of Qianqi Camp was a foregone conclusion.

"start"

At the order of Wang Jin, a doctor from the Ministry of Rites, an official waved the red flag. Li Zhen urged the horse to break out of the starting line. He ran faster and faster. He rushed to the polo in an instant, swaying a stick and hit hard. With a crisp sound, the polo flew out of the ground and shot into the hole accurately. His shot was like flowing clouds and water without stopping. The audience around him heard a cheer.

Li Zhen glanced at Zhang Changzong, turned his head and retreated aside. It was Zhang Changzong's turn to shoot. He also urged the horse to come to the starting line, but he was a little uneasy. Judging from the posture of Li Zhen's shooting just now, he did not look injured at all. Is it fake that his injury was false?

At this time, Zhang Changzong could no longer let him think about it. The red flag was swung out again. Zhang Changzong also ran away with his horse, slammed the polo into the hole, and he retreated proudly.

Next to the big tent in the distance, Di Yan was also staring at the contest between the two sides. She was really worried, so she slowly walked to Zhang Li and asked in a low voice: "Brother Zhang, do you think Lao Li can win in the end?"

Zhang Li is much more steady than Jiuzhi. He doesn't talk much, but he will never speak nonsense. Compared to Jiufa, Di Yan trusts what he says more. Zhang Li stared at the two in the distance for a moment and said slowly: "This kind of shooting is simpler, and the gap between the two sides is not visible for the time being. I guess by the last two balls, the ball shot at a diagonal angle, and there may be a little deviation, and the winner will be at that time."

At this time, Shangguan Wan'er slowly walked to Di Yan and said softly: "This is not only a contest of football skills, but also a contest of will and courage between the two sides. I believe Azhen will not disappoint you and me."

Shangguan Wan'er was right. This kind of fixed-point shooting is actually not very difficult. For top polo players, it is just a basic skill. Few people fail to hit it. But the difficult thing is that they hit every goal. The more pressure they go to, the more they are, the more firm will it be. This is actually a competition of willpower.

Both sides have scored seven goals each, and it was the eighth ball. The red flag was swung out, and Li Zhen urged the horse to run quickly. Without hesitation, the ball shot from the oblique angle, but it still shot accurately into the hole.

At this time, Zhang Changzong had already seen that Li Zhen was not injured. From his expression and posture, it could be seen that the injured person could not be beaten so easily. He began to feel pressure in his heart, sweating in his hands, and the initial smug expression was gone, and his handsome face was slightly deformed, making him look particularly nervous.

He shouted loudly, gritted his teeth and urged the horse to rush out, stretched his heart, swung his staff, and the polo shot out, but it was slightly off, hit the edge of the hole, bounced into the hole, and he breathed a sigh of relief.

Li Zhen smiled slightly, "There are two more balls left, Mr. Zhang must work harder."

Zhang Changzong glared at him fiercely, but he had no confidence in his heart. He felt even more nervous and even his arms became weak.

"Ninth Ball"

The official shouted and waved the red flag again. Li Zhen gently stroked the war horse and whispered in its ear: "There are two more balls, old man, add another handful of oil."

Chi Yanxue seemed to understand the owner's advice. It sniffed heavily, cheered up, and ran towards the polo with four hooves, swayed the polo, and hit the polo with a more slanted straight line. It almost rubbed into the hole, and the surroundings were thunderous again. This polo played extremely wonderfully.

At this time, Zhang Changzong said something to the presidency. The official nodded and ran over to Li Zhen and said, "Can Commander Li play the last ball first? Mr. Zhang's wrist was a little sprained and needed to recover."

Li Zhen knew very well that Zhang Changzong was not sprained, it was obvious that he was afraid and wanted to stabilize his emotions. This was also good, so he could finish the last goal in one go.

He glanced at the position of the last ball, and it was almost impossible to score the goal hole directly from that position. He could only score the goal with the most clever skills. He pondered for a moment and decided to use the safest skills.

Li Zhen urged the horse to run out, and the horse rushed straight to the polo, but he stopped the horse and gently knocked it with the ball stick. The polo rose into the air, not a straight line, but a parabola. The polo was pinched just right, and the polo hit the edge of the hole, and Li Zhen's heart also tightened. The ball bounced at the edge of the edge and actually bounced into the hole.

After hitting all ten goals, Li Zhen raised his arms excitedly, drumming and cheers resounded throughout the court, but Zhang Changzong's face was pale. He originally expected Li Zhen to miss the last goal, which gave him a glimmer of hope. Unexpectedly, polo still entered the hole, but pushed him into a state of no return.

Zhang Changzong stared blankly at his ninth ball, his mind was blank, "Young Master Zhang, let's start." The flag-raising official urged him.

Helplessly, he had to slowly urge him to move forward. He took a deep breath and raised his pill staff to hit the polo. At the moment of playing, he saw Princess Taiping's fierce and cold gaze appear, and his wrists couldn't help but tremble.

‘Oh no, he shouted in his heart. This ball is going to be a bad thing. Li Zhen couldn't help but smile. He saw polo shoot straight into the hole. The polo hit the wooden board about an inch away from the hole and bounced out. Zhang Changzong's face suddenly turned ashes and the ball stick fell to the ground.

More than 100,000 spectators around cheered together, and the inner guard polo players hugged each other tightly with excitement. Di Yan also shed tears. She fell into Shangguan Wan'er's arms and cried with excitement.
Chapter completed!