Struggle in the early Tang Dynasty

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Guo Ye also felt Xiao Ting's hostility, but he didn't pay attention to Xiao Ting's narrow-minded Ruo Si, who was so small-minded.

Instead, he was quietly thinking about what Xiao Ting said he was going to compete with——Jiju.

Juju, as Lu Jingzong said, is a sport for strengthening the body.In later generations, it has its special name called Polo.

This is a very difficult sport with a huge amount of exercise. In short, it is the sport of hitting a wooden ball with a long-handled mallet while riding on horseback.

Chiju, that is, polo, has existed in the late Han Dynasty according to research. Cao Zhi, a great talent of the Cao Cao family during the Three Kingdoms period, once wrote a poem praising Chiju.

However, Juju was popular in the Tang, Song and Yuan dynasties, especially in the Tang Dynasty, and it was even more popular in the circle of officials and aristocrats.

As mentioned earlier, Zhao Feixuan, governor of Ruzhou, made a simple ball for his daughter Zhao Yue.

Cuju, like Qiju, was a relatively popular sport in the Tang Dynasty.

It's just that Cuju is played with feet, similar to football in later generations.

As for qiju, it is used on horseback and hits with a long-handled club.This long-handled club is commonly known as a stick. It is about several feet long and has a crescent-like end, which is somewhat similar to the ice hockey sticks of later generations.

Both are relatively popular outdoor sports in the Tang Dynasty, except that one is kicking with feet and the other is hitting with a stick while riding on horseback.

There is another most important difference, Cuju belongs to the national sport, because it is cheap and a Ju ball is enough.

However, Juju is mostly a sport in the circle of nobles, because it is extremely expensive, and horses that are only used for riding are not owned by ordinary people.

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Guo Ye did not expect that Xiao Ting would propose a polo competition, no, it should have been called Juju in the Tang Dynasty.

Isn't this chasing after the end?Instead of using poetry, poetry, calligraphy, and painting that he is good at, he wants to compete with this group of dudes with outdoor sports such as Jiju.

When it comes to outdoor sports, nerds are no match for dudes who specialize in eating, drinking and having fun.

In Guo Ye's view, Xiao Ting's IQ is definitely not proportional to his family background.

After he finished thinking, when he raised his head to look for Xiao Ting's figure, this fellow had already led the students of Taixue class away in high spirits.

Looking at the back of this guy leaving, Guo Ye couldn't help sighing, this guy might be a cheater too.

"Ugh……"

A long cry drew Guo Ye's gaze back to his side, and the long sigh was from Wei Shuyu beside him.

Looking at the people around Wei Shuyu, Cheng Huaiyi, Du He, Fang Yiai, all of them had bitter faces, drooped their heads, and couldn't lift their spirits up.

Where is the look of cursing Xiao Ting with high fighting spirit just now?

Looking at the elder brother Sun Yumo who took the lead, although this boy did not look decadent, he was full of indignation. Looking at the direction of Xiao Ting who had already gone away, he gritted his teeth and cursed from time to time: "Shameless, what a shame!" A fucking villain!"

what happened?

Now Guo Ye was confused.

Xiao Ting didn't use poetry, prose and Fu to compete, but instead chose to be executed in a muddleheaded way. Shouldn't their calligraphy class be happy?

Could it be that these dandies don't know how to perform a bow?

This is not scientific!

All of them are the sons of officials and sons of aristocratic families. If they say they don't know how to kill, who will believe it?

Immediately, he bumped Wei Shuyu who was beside him with his elbow, and asked softly, "What? Could it be that Xiao Ting and his fellow Taixue students are good at bowing, far better than you?"

When Wei Shuyu heard this, he spat with contempt on his face: "Bah, Xiao Ting is nothing in terms of judging! Let him ride a horse, let us ride a donkey, and we can still beat him thousands of times."

After saying this, Guo Ye became even more confused, and asked puzzledly: "Then since you have won them all by shooting, why is everyone still so uninterested, as if they can't get excited?"

After Wei Shuyu heard this, he shook his head bitterly again and said: "Oh, brother, you don't understand the truth when you come out of the Imperial College. Xiao Ting wants to compete in the martial arts because he is sure of winning. The most important thing is that he has his reliance!"

Damn it, Guo Ye was really confused!

Here it is said that riding a donkey can win Xiao Ting and other Taixue students, but here it is said that Xiao Ting is sure of winning and has his support.

No way, driven by curiosity, Guo Ye had no choice but to break the casserole and ask the bottom line:

"Reliance? What is Xiao Ting's reliance? Could it be that he can make a big transformation during the game, and can also transform into a three-headed and six-armed Super Saiyan?"

Chapter 404

Guo Ye's spirit of breaking the casserole to ask the end and carrying the gossip to the end did not change Wei Shuyu's bitter face, nor did it arouse the desire to speak of the dude in the calligraphy class.

Under the leadership of Changsun Yumo, everyone returned to the classroom of the calligraphy class in a low mood.

In this atmosphere, Guo Ye felt that there was a kind of tragedy and desolation of retreating to the Wild Wolf Mountain after the army was defeated like a mountain.

Looking at these people in the classroom, all of them can't raise their heads, and they will lose if they open their mouths or shut their mouths.

Guo Ye couldn't help being short-tempered for a while, damn it, what's the matter?

Immediately, he pushed Wei Shuyu again, and asked, "What's going on? Didn't you just say that Xiao Ting has a chance to win? What exactly is this trust?"

Wei Shuyu really couldn't stand Guo Ye's gossip, and hummed weakly: "What else can I rely on? It's because the Kamikaze Juju Club in Chang'an City was opened by the Xiao family. Do you understand?"

Do not understand!

Guo Ye shook his head, he really didn't understand, why did another kamikaze club appear?Listening to the name, it seems to mean a professional polo team.

Seeing that Guo Ye shook his head in confusion, Wei Shuyu had no choice but to explain patiently: "Let me tell you, there are often Jujutsu competitions in Chang'an City. Many prominent official families and big families in Chang'an City have their own Juju clubs. Including the royal palace, there is a special royal juju club. The victory or defeat of the juju club is often related to the face of the big families and families, do you know?"

Speaking of this, Wei Shuyu swallowed, licked his chapped lips, and continued: "The Kamikaze Jushe is a branch kept by Xiao Ting's father, Xiao Yu, the old bastard. Shooting team. Is it clear now?"

Guo Ye nodded slightly, understanding a bit.

The Juju Club is a professional polo team, and behind the scenes these professional polo teams are controlled by the various official families and families, perhaps controlled by one family, or controlled by several family alliances.

The winning or losing of the Juju competition is often related to the faces of the major families and even the three major factions of the imperial court.

And these so-called official families and big families are the investors of these professional polo teams.

Probably, that's how Guo Ye understood it.

But what Wei Shuyu said has anything to do with the polo match two days later?

Suddenly, he seemed to have thought of something, and he exclaimed and blurted out, "You mean, Xiao Ting can invite Kamikaze Jushe as foreign aid? Ciao, how can this be possible?"

"foreign aid?"