Chapter 193: Pre-Match Preparations
Lu Zuo was really trustworthy, and on the third day after leaving Li Yu's mansion, Fan Yang Lu's family took the initiative to withdraw from Qinghe Cui's marriage in the name of Lu Hong's hidden physical illness. Although there are also people in the Cui clan who oppose the divorce, Cui Yu, as Mengxue's eldest brother, has an absolute say in this matter, so he ignored the opposition of other people in the clan and resolutely accepted the Lu family's divorce.
There are not many people who know about the Lu family's divorce, and it is only circulated among the upper-class nobles and the family, after all, this matter is related to Li Su and the two big families, and there are naturally not a few people who care, but all the people who know are only chatting in private, and they are not spread to the outside world, after all, this kind of fact is too sensitive, and if you are not careful, you may offend the three forces at the same time, and no one will be so stupid to talk nonsense.
As soon as Mengxue's marriage withdrew, Li Su immediately went to Cheng's mansion to give a dowry, not that he was anxious, but Mrs. Cheng strongly requested, after all, Mengxue had already reached the age of marriage, if she didn't book it early, she wouldn't be at ease as an aunt.
Li Su doesn't care about this, anyway, sooner or later, he will have to accept Mengxue as a hero, and it will be the same sooner or later. Even if Meng Xue hadn't strongly objected, Li Su would have brought the other party into the mansion years ago. It's just that now Meng Xue has just divorced the Lu family, and it is really not suitable to enter the Qi Palace, so Li Yu did not force it, and he didn't want Meng Xue to enter the mansion so reluctantly, and it is a good idea to have more contact with it now to cultivate feelings.
It's just that after the divorce, Mengxue has been reluctant to see Li Su, which makes him a little distressed, after all, he is sorry for Mengxue when it comes to this matter. Therefore, I was full of guilt for her, and I always wanted to apologize in person and resolve the misunderstanding between the two. And if Mengxue has not seen herself, then Li Su's desire to cultivate a relationship with the other party can only become empty talk.
"Hey~Ha~Hey~Ha~" On the martial arts arena west of the Qi Palace, a pair of big men with tigers and bears on their waists were bare-chested, with tense muscles all over their bodies, and they were warming up before wrestling. The cold wind hit the rock-like muscles of the two, but the other party did not feel the slightest chill at all, but instead a layer of white mist rose from his body.
Li Su on the sidelines looked at Huli and Fang Yiai in the field. I am also secretly envious in my heart, these two people are rare strange men in the world, and their whole bodies are full of extremely developed muscles. Especially when wrestling, the muscles are towering high, and every movement has a thousand powers, it looks like two giant beasts are fighting, very violent and beautiful, and those bodybuilding coaches in later generations have become embroidered pillows compared with the two people in front of them.
The preparatory work for the Winter Games is in intense preparations, and the athletes who signed up for the competition have basically been decided, in addition to Chang'an and the surrounding areas have many people registered, in addition to Luoyang, Sun and other big cities have also responded. Now he has been rushing to Chang'an in a carriage. Compared with those athletes from other places, Chang'an local ones have a lot of advantages, because they can know the detailed rules of the sports they apply for nearby, and prepare and train accordingly in advance.
Fang Yiai, as the first strange man among the children of Chang'an, naturally will not give up this good opportunity to be in the limelight. So according to his own merits, he reported a total of three projects, the first of which was wrestling, which was originally his strength, and he could hardly find an opponent in Chang'an. It's just that this Winter Games is full of masters, not only from other places. Moreover, there are also players from some small countries in Tubo and the Western Regions to participate, and I heard that there are several wrestling masters among them, so Fang Yiai did not dare to be careless, and deliberately went to the Qi Wangfu to learn art.
Although Fang Yiai is powerful, but Chang'an City is not no one can compare with it, for example, there are two on Li Su's house, that is, Aunt Tiger and Hu Li's sister and brother, among them, Aunt Hu is a woman, and the power of Fang Yiai's love is on par, and although Hu Li is usually afraid of Aunt Tiger's sister, but in fact, his strength is greater than Aunt Hu, after all, as a man, he has a congenital advantage, and he is in the prime of life, and his physical strength has reached a peak. After all, the tiger power is ten thousand enemies on the battlefield, and if it is a heads-up, it is estimated that only Qin Qiong back then can compare with him. …,
Fang Yiai had seen the power of Aunt Tiger earlier, and later heard about the deeds of Hu Lisheng and capturing Yuan Gai Suwen, and he also admired this fierce general very much in his heart. This Winter Games is so important, and I heard that the Tubo people also sent people to participate in the wrestling, so in order to improve his strength, Fang Yiai simply came to Huli to apprentice, and asked the other party to guide him, Huli was also very interested in this surprisingly powerful son of Fang Xiang, plus there was Li Su intercession, so he accepted Fang Yiai's apprentice, not only to teach the other party wrestling, but also to teach the other party martial arts, as a result, Fang Yiai was excited to turn over and fight.
People are in good spirits at happy events, and they have solved the matter of Lu's divorce, Li Su's body has recovered very quickly, and now there is no problem walking on the ground, and he has some strength in his body, if it is at this speed, then by the time of the Winter Games, it is estimated that he can still catch up with the last round of the city bicycle race.
When Li Su thought of the bicycle race around the city, when he could compete with Songtsan Gampo, he suddenly heard the familiar sound of wheels behind him, and before he could turn around, a simple and unpretentious bicycle stopped with a chic flick of the rear wheel in front of him, and it was his third brother Li Ke who was riding, but although Li Ke's car was parked chic, he was now sweating profusely, his face was tired and red, and his chest was also panting violently, and he seemed to be tired.
"Third brother, this lap is a lot faster than last time, there is progress!" Li Su looked at the sun above his head, and said with an encouraging face, in the final cycling race around the city, Li Ke is the main force of the princes, it can be said that whether he can beat Songtsan Gampo depends on his performance, so during this period of time, Li Ke got up before dawn every day, and then rode out from Tonghua Gate, after turning half of Chang'an City, and then entered the city from Mingde Gate, and then went to Li Su's Qi Palace, although it did not reach the distance of a circle around the city, but there was also nearly half of the race, so as to train himself.
"Alas, it's still not good, I rode less than half of the race, and the sum is less than a hundred miles, but it has already taken me two and a half hours, when I can spend more than two hours, then I will have more certainty!" Li Ke was still not satisfied with his results, and said while panting.
"By the way, third brother, what is the movement of the Tubo people now, and where have they reported this game?" Li Su helped Li Ke get out of the car, then walked to the side of the stone lock and sat down and asked.
Li Ke took the towel sent by the servant next to him and wiped his face, and then drank a few sips of sugar water to replenish his strength, and then replied: "The Tubo people are very cautious in participating in the competition, they first sent someone to find me, asked for the details of all the competitions, and after understanding the rules clearly, they began to sign up, mainly reporting horse racing, wrestling, archery and other traditional events, and it is worth mentioning that during the track cycling race, the Songtsan Gampo actually registered in person. ”
Li was stunned after hearing this, the bicycle race is divided into two kinds, one is the track race held together with other competitions, and the other is the cycling race around the city as the closing ceremony of the Winter Games.
"Third brother, what is the strength of Songtsen Gampo and the Tubo people under him, you must have done an investigation on this point a long time ago, right?" Li asked with a smile, Chang'an is their territory, and as long as they want to know here, there is nothing they can't inquire about.
"Hehe, this is natural, after all, knowing oneself and knowing the other, in order to win all battles, since Tubo promised to play, I have sent someone to inquire about their news, according to the reliable information obtained, that Songtsen Gampo is not a simple person, he is good at riding horses and archery, and the bicycle has also been sold to Tubo by Tang Dynasty merchants, Songtsan Gampo should have been able to ride before, and he rode well, and now I heard that he is also the same as me, every morning he runs along the place where he lives, until he is tired and can't ride, It can be said that it has put a lot of effort into training! When Li Ke said this, his eyes couldn't help but glance at his car. And Li Ke finally understood, no wonder Li Ke was working so hard, it turned out that he was competing with Songtsan Gampo. …,
"As for those subordinates of Songtsan Gampo, we have also heard a lot of news, the thousand guards are the elite of the Tubo country, and their status is similar to the Xuanjia army of my Tang Dynasty, but they pay more attention to their personal strength, so almost all of them are extraordinary, each of them has their own unique skills, and several of them are extremely good, and they have all signed up for the competition, so we have to be careful then!" When Li Ke talked about the people brought by Songtsen Gampo, his face also showed a trace of solemnity.
Li Yu also nodded after hearing this, the world is so big, and there are countless capable people, although they are strong generals in the Tang Dynasty, they can't take it lightly, in case the other party seizes the opportunity to win three championships, at that time, the pressure of destruction and pro-pro can all be pressed on their princes.
"However, although the Tubo people are strong, but I Datang is not a vegetarian, the total number of people participating in the competition this time has reached more than 2,000 people, of which more than 1,700 are our Tang people, and they are all top players in various projects, and it is really not certain who will win and who will lose!" When Li Ke said this, he glanced up at Fang Yiai, who was wrestling on the field, and said with a smile, "I don't dare to guarantee other projects, but this wrestling, I'm afraid that unless General Tiger personally plays, absolutely no one is Fang Xiandi's opponent!" ”
"Haha, this is true, the so-called strict master produces a high apprentice, and the apprentice trained by Tiger Power must not be bad!" Li Su also smiled with ambition after hearing this, now everything is almost ready, just waiting for the Winter Games, and the Tubo people will compete with each other! (Your support is my biggest motivation.) )