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Chapter 983 Zhao Liben Golf

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    In late April in Beijing, it is the spring season when the sun is shining brightly and flowers are blooming.

    Mr. Zhao is at the manor outside the city, playing ball with the old man.

    This manor named "Qilizhuang" was a meeting gift for the godmother the year before last. At that time, the eldest princess rewarded Qian'er with twelve shops and three manors, including gold, silver, antiques, calligraphy and paintings.

    The manors that the eldest princess took out were all excellent properties with excellent locations and abundant land.  This is especially true of Qili Village.

    In the northwest suburb of Beijing, there is a remnant of Yanshan Mountain called Wengshan Mountain, and there is a lake at the foot of the mountain called Wengshan Lake.  Wan Yanliang, the former leader of the Jin Dynasty, once set up the Jinshan Palace here.

    After the Yuan Dynasty established its capital in Beijing, Guo Shoujing diverted upstream water sources into the lake, which increased the water potential of Wengshanbo and became a reservoir to protect the palace's water supply and support water transportation.

    This Qili Village is located on the shore of Wengshan Po Lake, adjacent to the royal garden "Haoshan Garden" built by Emperor Wuzong.  Zhuangzi is surrounded by mountains and rivers, with 2,000 acres of paddy fields and 150 households.

    The manor of Qilizhuang is located by the lake.  Calling it a farm seems a bit exaggerated.  Zhuangzi is surrounded by a stone wall about ten feet high. On the stone wall, a two-meter wall made of blue bricks is added. There are also arrow towers and beacons.  The villagers are also good at wielding swords and guns. Once the police are there, they can immediately defend themselves in the village.

    It is not a joke for the emperor of the Ming Dynasty to guard the country. The Tatars invaded the capital from time to time and killed many times under the walls of Beijing. Such strict security is still necessary.

    The front of Zhuangzi is a tall gate with verandahs and eaves, which is more than enough for cars and sedans to enter and exit.  After entering, a pond, warehouse, mill, trough, barn, etc. are all available, giving it the appearance of a farm.

    There is a stone-paved east-west corridor in the center of the village, and carriages can go directly to the inner courtyard where the owner lives.

    The inner courtyard is much more luxurious, with lofts, patios, gardens, stages, and even a separate small pier for the owner to go boating on Wengshan Park.

    But at this moment, the two men are not in the manor, but on the green grassy hillside near the lake behind the manor.

    Oh, by the way, Wengshanbo is the Kunming Lake in later generations.  But now that Mr. Zhao has occupied this place, the Summer Palace will probably never appear again.

    "It turns out that this is Liu Jin's manor." The old man wore a big hat on his head, big sunglasses on the bridge of his nose, and a short ball specially made for playing golf. He swung the club in his hand and hit the small ball made of horn bones on the ground.  out.  The ball drew a graceful arc and landed on the green on the hillside oh no, next to the tee.

    "When Emperor Zhengde built a mountain garden, he built this manor next to it so that he could serve him easily." Zhao Liben handed the club to Zhao Hao, who was acting as a caddy, and said, "Even this golf course was created by him back then.  Repaired."

    Zhao Hao took the club and looked at the holes with colorful flags in the distance. He felt a sense of confusion in his heart. How is this different from playing golf?  The rules and gameplay are exactly the same, right?  Even this pretentiousness is not bad!

    But this is indeed not golf, but the "Punch Pill" sport invented in our country for hundreds of years.

    Chuiwan evolved from the horseless version of polo in the Tang Dynasty, the ¡®step ball¡¯.  In the Song Dynasty, it evolved into a non-confrontational game in which players hit the ball in turn. The goal was changed to a hole, and the name also changed to "chuiwan" or "step hit".

    During the Song and Yuan Dynasties, Chuiwan was very popular, and people from all walks of life, old and young, enjoyed it.  However, in this dynasty, with more and more rules for Chuiwan, it has become an aristocratic game From the rules of the game to the swing essentials, from the manufacturing of the bat to how to maintain the field, the level of professionalism and refinement is almost  Golf was not inferior to that of later generations, and naturally only scholar-bureaucrats could afford it.

    ??For example, this golf course requires a broad garden with convexity and concaveness, steepness and elevation, obstacles and hindrances, welcome and inside, outside and flat.  Another example is this club, which has ten types, including dipper, flop, one-handed, and hawkbill, to suit different situations in the game.  There is also a professional caddy who follows behind with a long leather bag on his back.

    The rules of the two are almost the same. Zhao Hao never played golf in his last life, so he can make up for his regrets in this life.

    But in this traditional event of beating pills and shooting willows, he is no match for the old man.  In addition, the topics the two men talked about were too exciting, and it was not appropriate even to have close relatives and guards around, so Mr. Zhao honestly acted as a caddy for his grandfather.

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    "Eunuch Liu really knows how to enjoy it." Zhao Hao couldn't help but sigh sincerely when he looked at the golf course surrounded by mountains and the vast expanse of blue waves at Wengshan Mountain.  The powerful people in this era really do whatever they want.

    ¡°Uh, no, this kind of thinking is dangerous.  This kind of corrupt life should be resolutely criticized!  Phew, this big tiger!

    "At that time, Liu Jin was so powerful that he was jealous of the way to transport this piece of fat meat. He wanted to get it into his own bowl, but he also encountered a soft nail and could only retreat."?It¡¯s just a drop in the bucket!  "

    "You, you just follow your father, you are too honest! The Fujian leprous guys are not as disciplined as you. I heard that they played tricks on the ship's guide." Zhao Liben snorted and said: "After going to sea, the ship owner even takes the cargo with the ship.  Sell ??it to a maritime merchant, then return in a small boat and declare that the ship hit a reef and sank, so that the ship's guide can be used on a new ship. As for those who have something to do with the government, there is no need for such trouble. You can make ten trips with one ship's guide!"

    "Fujian Lezi is pretty good. On the Guangdong barbarian side, the government directly arranged the smuggling. Why did those sea masters rebel when they surrendered? It was simply caused by uneven distribution of the spoils!" Zhao Liben hit a hard shot and hit a birdie fairway:  "I never take the imperial court seriously, so I can make a lot of money!"

    "My grandson is such a person, and there is nothing he can do about it." Zhao Hao smiled bitterly and touched his nose. The Ming Dynasty would have to be finished sooner or later if it trained officials like grandpa.  (Remember the website address: www.hlnovel.com
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