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Chapter 163: Horse Racing

The Song Dynasty was restrained by the Liao people. In order to prevent the Xixia people, they had to help the Tubo people restrain the Xixia. However, the Tubo tribes were restrained by Nipola. According to principles, this was a dead end. To win over Nipola, the Song Dynasty had to promise enough benefits.

This was expected, and Prince Surya's arrival was just a discussion of the benefits. In order to get the greatest benefit, Prince Surya thought he had captured the seven inches of the Song Dynasty, so he repeatedly used methods to anger Zhao Ji, and put on the toughest posture to force the Song Dynasty to submit.

The bottom line was originally listed within the court. Although this bottom line was not as unacceptable as respecting Xixia, there were also a lot of gold, silver and silk cloth donations every year. The so-called asking for a price everywhere, and the landing repayment of money, both sides fought openly and secretly, hoping to gain the upper hand before the official exchange of the letter of the country.

But the poem that Prince Surya read was only thought of ridicule, and he didn't know that this poem was the most vicious curse for the emperor.

If Zhao Ji had not been a little rational and had a bad temper, it would be very likely that he would be pulled down and beheaded now.

However, Shen Ao suddenly mentioned Tubo and Sultan, which puzzled everyone. Only Prince Suerya changed his face.

The Nibura Kingdom is located in South Asia, and the one that can have a greater impact on it is India. The Ministry of Rites does not completely understand India, but they don’t know anything about the Sultan. However, Shen Ao mentioned the Sultan, which made Prince Sultan feel terrified. The Sultan was exactly the weakness of Nibura. With the Sultan army invading the territory, Nibura said that it was going to provoke Tubo, but it was still a problem to protect himself.

So, from the beginning, the Nibharats were bluffing and saying it out, and Nibharat's capital was gone.

Shen Ao Renhuo smiled harmlessly, but his eyes were staring at Prince Surya blankly, as if he had seen his weakness at one glance. There was a luster of wisdom in his smile.

Prince Surya snorted coldly, and countless thoughts changed into his mind. Although he was calm on the surface, he was shocked in his heart.

After pondering for a moment, he suddenly walked into the hall, saluted Zhao Ji, and said loudly: "Your Majesty the Emperor of the Song Dynasty, the Nibora Kingdom is willing to pay tribute to the Song Dynasty..."

After saying this half, the ministers immediately discussed it!

What's wrong with this? Before the draft of the country was finalized, he was eager to pay tribute?

Prince Surya continued: "But the letter of nationality submitted by Xiao Wang should ask Your Majesty to consider it. It is better to do this. Xiao Wang is willing to make a bet with Your Majesty. If Xiao Wang wins, the Song Dynasty will need to make an oath according to the conditions of the letter of Ni Bora. But if Xiao Wang loses, the letter of nationality can be deleted by Your Majesty."

This sentence is even more confusing, but the gambling game is fair and worth a try. Even Zhao Ji couldn't help but feel moved at this moment and said, "What are you going to bet on?"

However, Shen Ao understood what Surya meant. The trump card of the Nibora Kingdom was turned out by himself. If he delayed it further, the more unfavorable it would be for Nibora. Instead of doing so, it would be better to make a bet on the universe.

Speaking of this word "gambling", Shen Ao is a well-deserved figure in this era, so he doesn't say it out loud, waiting with a smile to hear what Surya said.

I only heard Surya say, "Gambling on a horse."

"Riding a horse?" The ministers discussed again. If we compare it to poetry and painting, the Song Dynasty won the victory. As for riding a horse, we did not lose. Although the Song Dynasty had established a country with Confucianism, there were many martial arts scholars, and there were countless good horses and horses in the palace. This prince was pretending to be mysterious.

Zhao Ji was silent for a moment and could not stop. Since Prince Nipola had already proposed it, if he quashed, he would be regarded as fearful and dare not respond to this bet. However, if he nodded, the bet was proposed by the Nipola, and he would definitely win.

After thinking about it, Zhao Ji finally nodded and said, "Okay, I will bet with you."

Perhaps because he was too depressed just now, Zhao Ji slapped the table suddenly, but there was an inviolable look on his face behind the crown bead.

There are places for horse racing in the forbidden garden of the palace, but it belongs to the harem and foreign ministers must not enter. Therefore, the horse racing site was changed to the front hall, and along a Youyouyuan River, there happened to be a wide walkway. The bet for this horse racing was too large, and it was even more related to the face of the Song Dynasty court. Therefore, Zhao Ji was extremely cautious.

The rules of the game have been agreed upon, and win two in three games. Whoever can run along the Yuanhe will be the first to arrive.

To be on the safe side, the horse racing man sent by Zhao Ji was Hu Qian, the commander in front of the hall. The commander in front of the hall was in charge of the imperial guards and cavalry. He had been accustomed to horse fighting for a long time and was more familiar with the habit of fighting horses. It was safest to send him to horses.

As for Prince Surya, the person who sent a entourage behind him was the one who had just rumbled to Shen Ao. A hint of eagerness flashed in his eyes and talked to the prince in a low voice in Nibau. The prince smiled from time to time to look at Hu Ang, and sneered repeatedly. The entourage seemed to have heard his instructions and kept nodding.

The official family was surrounded by a large group of people. Shen Ao was in a low status and naturally stood on the periphery. However, Yang Jian stood beside him at some point and smiled and said, "Young Master Shen was so happy just now."

Shen Ao said seriously: "Swearing is not the student's ability. Students still like to convince others with reason. However, since they are loyal to the emperor, students can only grit their teeth and ignore their innocence. Eunuch Yang, look at the Nibharu horse..."

Yang Jian followed Shen Ao's fingertips and looked at a horse led by the prince's entourage. The horse was graceful and of medium body, and had very well-proportioned muscles everywhere. Even though Yang Jian knew nothing about horses, he couldn't help but say good words, and then asked Shen Ao: "Young Master Shen also understands horses?"

If Yang Jian knew that Shen Ao had used a horse worth tens of thousands of dollars to cheat a BMW worth 2 million in his previous life, he would probably not have asked such a naive question.

In later generations, riding gradually evolved into a noble sport, and in contrast, a good horse was also valuable; if a pure blood horse was born, it could be sold for tens of millions of dollars. With profit, there was room for art thieves to operate, and the premise was that the operator must be very proficient in horses.

Shen Ao smiled slightly: "This is an Arabian horse. The Arabian horse is famous for its beauty, intelligence, courage, perseverance and romance. Its biggest feature is its vigorous energy and is particularly suitable for endurance racing. Prince Surya uses Arabian horses to conduct short-distance racing. Hehe, if the students expected it, they must have a back, otherwise they will definitely lose."

Yang Jian heard Chen Ao speak so well that he couldn't help but say, "What can they have to do behind him? Could it be a fraud?"

Chen Ao smiled bitterly and said, "How can the students know? Let's wait and see."

Yang Jian nodded thoughtfully, but felt that Chen Ao was even more unsimple. A literati actually had research on horses? Can this be simple?

After a moment, Prince Surya suddenly walked towards the crowd and said aloud: "His Majesty the Emperor of the Song Dynasty, since he has made a bet, Xiao Wang still has a reluctant request."

Before Zhao Ji could react, Prince Surya continued: "If this battle is won, can Your Majesty marry the lady of Duke Qi's mansion Xiao Wang? Xiao Wang once met Miss Zhou and admired her very much. He is willing to become a favor with the Song Dynasty and Qin Jin."

The clever thing about him is that he only proposed a bait at the beginning, first taught Zhao Ji to agree to the game, and then added chips layer by layer. Since the game is a foregone conclusion, the issue of chips is difficult to refuse as the Emperor of the Song Dynasty.

Zhao Ji was indeed silent for a moment. While hesitating, the prince said again: "If the Song Dynasty thought that this bet would definitely be defeated, Your Majesty would pretend that Xiao Wang had not said anything just now. Everyone in Nipola can ride a horse. Xiao Wang's entourage is the worst riding skill in Nipola Kingdom. This time he was sent to the competition because he was afraid of causing His Majesty's unhappiness and said that I was relying on the strong to bully the weak."

This aggressive plan was too obvious. The prince's face seemed to have the word "exciting" written on it. Although everyone knows that Zhao Ji cannot show weakness in this situation. Zhao Ji snorted coldly and said without hesitation: "I am sure, my dear, remember to keep your promise."

The prince smiled and turned around and whispered to the entourage.

Chen Ao looked at Prince Surya, and a smile appeared on his lips that was hard to see through, but this smile was not as good as the eyes, and a trace of murderous intent flashed quickly in his eyes!

Bastard, I think of any cheapness. I have seen many arrogant people, but I have never seen such arrogant people. I want to ask my cousin to follow you to a place where the Nibruna birds don’t poop? Don’t think about it!

Although he scolded the prince for his eighteen generations, his face still looked calm. He rarely got angry, but when he was really angry, he would show extraordinary calmness. This is the basic quality of a thief, and it is precisely because of this that Chen Ao is an excellent artistic thief.

No matter how big the enemy Chen Ao faces, he will smile and look at the person. The more he smiles brightly, the more he hates the person.

The entourage had already started to lead the horse into the field. Hu An, the commander in front of the hall, also led a snow-white horse and slowly entered the field. Hu An, a veteran, had participated in the conflicts against Xixia and Liao Kingdom many times. He was even more successful in martial arts when he was young, and his cavalry skills were excellent. Since then, he took office as the commander in front of the hall, in charge of the cavalry, and was accompanied by horses all day long. He was very good at riding skills. He was not tall, his face was dull, and even his face turned slightly yellow, but there was a strong sense of strength all over his body. His eyes looked at his opponent, snorted coldly, and then grabbed the reins, and jumped onto the horse lightly like a kite.

When everyone saw him getting on the horse, a cheer suddenly came from a sound of cheer. Although he got on the horse was dull, his body was not stagnant, and it was natural. It was still under the horse at this moment, and the next moment it naturally appeared on the horse's back.

As for the prince's entourage, he was very calm, grabbed the horse's temple and made a strange scream, and jumped onto the horse's back lightly.
Chapter completed!
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