My Ming Dynasty, I have the final say

Chapter 184 Get a football out

More than forty noble disciples lined up neatly out of the Central Military Governor's Mansion.

The people in the civil service yamen across the street were in panic.

I can't control it, I can't control it at all.

The Han people have always been very particular about how they do things, which is called learning from teachers.

If you have a teacher first and then a reputation, then things can be done.

Once a leader has a direct military force in his hands, the constraints he faces will be instantly reduced.

Far away, Zhang Juzheng relied on his "lackey" Qi Jiguang to dare to raise the table with the civil and military officials of the Manchu Dynasty.

Recently, Wei Zhongxian helped Tianqi build an internal military force, and he was able to kill the thirteen gentlemen before and after Donglin alive, and then he couldn't even let out a fart.

When leaders with real power have a direct military force in their hands, the constraints they face will be visibly reduced.

Riding behind a group of distinguished disciples on horseback, Zhu Youxiao was very satisfied with their neat queue.

The training is not in vain, the next step is to see if it is just a show.

Regarding these noble children, Zhu Youxiao is not afraid of their ability, but afraid of their inability.

After all, if they really had that ability, the Ming Dynasty's capital camp would not be as bad as it was in history, unable to even defend the city.

"Is Your Majesty training troops again?"

Standing at the yamen gate, looking at the troops passing by on the imperial street, Zhou Yingqiu, the official minister, wiped the sweat from his forehead.

These days, many people are impeaching him, which puts a lot of pressure on his shoulders.

It's not easy to be the emperor's confidant.

"These seem to be noble sons."

The clerical hand at his side rested on his eyes, counting the number of people across from him.

"A noble son?"

Hearing this, Zhou Yingqiu turned around and asked curiously.

"The number is right."

The clerk put down his hand and explained to Zhou Yingqiu.

"On the day when the Wulue Academy moved into the Central Military Governor's Mansion, I asked someone to inquire. It was said that in addition to the military students sent to the capital from the military schools below, there were also forty or fifty noble disciples training there."

"Oh."

After hearing the explanation, Zhou Yingqiu looked at the leaving group and nodded thoughtfully.

On the other side, after taking everyone back to Xiyuan, Zhu Youxiao called someone to call Cao Wenzhao.

"The last general, Cao Wenzhao, respectfully wishes the Holy Ann."

"Be flat."

After waving his hand, Zhu Youxiao pointed to Xu Yunzhen standing behind him and said to Cao Wen.

"He is Xu Yunzhen, the son of Lord Dingguo. From now on, he will be the commander of Huben Guards Wude Camp. You take them to the army to make arrangements. In half an hour, bring the team that is not on duty today to the school ground."

"The last general takes orders."

After hearing this, Cao Wenzhao handed over his hand to the emperor and went to hand over the matter with Xu Yunzhen.

Allocating campsites, customizing camps, and identifying people all take time.

Returning to Nuan Pavilion, Zhu Youxiao washed his face under the service of the palace maid.

"Where's the queen?"

Passing the towel to the palace maid, Zhu Youxiao asked aloud.

"Back to your Majesty, the Queen and Concubine Shun are working as a hostess in the Nuan Pavilion."

After hearing this, there was a report from the palace maid.

"Being a female celebrity?"

Hearing this, Zhu Youxiao nodded and asked aloud.

"Have you got everything I want?"

"Go back to your lord, it's done."

Hearing this, Zhang Cheng quickly waved to the people next to him, and saw a eunuch coming to the emperor with a few balls.

Cuju, a traditional Chinese sport.

Cuju, jiaodui, sumo wrestling, chuiwan, juju, archery, dragon boat racing, ice play, and equestrianism.

The ancients played with flowers beyond your imagination.

It is true that the Cuju battle in Wu Dabi's "Red Cliff" was quite funny.

But you can't deny that during the Han and Tang Dynasties, it was a means of training troops.

But entering the cultural event of Zhao Song, things began to change.

Because Song Renzong liked watching women sumo wrestling, he asked Sima to smash a vat and write a letter pointing at his nose and scolding him.

And Cuju has gradually changed from a competitive event to a performance event.

The purpose also changed from military training to juggling.

By the Ming Dynasty, Cuju had already declined and was no longer included in the list of palace banquets.

But it has not completely disappeared. Not only among the people, there are many people in the palace who play it, especially the palace maids.

When he has nothing to do, he likes to play with a ball. When playing football, he pays attention to his manners and proportions. For example, in "Gong Ci" written by Wang Yuchang, "The brocade carpet is spread out in the Purple Garden, and the skirt and shirt are elegant and graceful. The Qiyun Society is formed in the sky. A bunch of colorful clouds fly and then stop.”.

Of course, Zhu Youxiao doesn't want to engage in Cuju. What he wants is competitiveness, or competition.

If he hadn't watched many rugby games in his previous life, he would definitely bring the rugby here.

The combination of speed, teamwork, strength, and fierce confrontation is the sport that should be promoted in the military.

However, football doesn’t know it, but football still knows it.

In the past life, the national football team was a pain in the hearts of countless people. It was jokingly said that since the fall of Gao Qiu, the national football team has not been able to stand up for a thousand years.

Now, he wants the national football team to stand up!

He took the ball from the eunuch's hand and looked around for a while. Finally, Zhu Youxiao couldn't hold back and dissected the ball with a knife.

After some inspection, Zhu Youxiao finally knew how Mingrenqiu was made.

Blow the cleaned pig intestines, sheep intestines and other objects with air and tie them tightly.

Then the intestinal tube filled with air is stuffed into the empty ball sewn with leather in advance.

The gaps are then stuffed with reed and cotton, and finally the outer skin is sewn on.

In this way, a good ball is ready.

He carried the ball out of the main hall and came to the school field, where he saw Ding Xiu and others waiting here.

Seeing Ding Xiu holding Mei Ying in his hand and standing there looking like he was pulling her back, Zhu Youxiao couldn't help but throw the ball away.

Ding Xiu stretched out his foot and knocked the ball thrown by the emperor with his knee. Ding Xiu's face was filled with joy, and then he used a Buddha-topped bead to steadily stop the ball on his neck.

Zhu Youxiao was stunned when he saw this footwork.

"Is there still a custom of Cuju among the Qi family's army?"

Arriving in front of Ding Xiu, Zhu Youxiao asked curiously.

"Back to Your Majesty, according to the method of martial arts training set by the master, the army uses competition as a substitute for training. There is a dedicated person to teach the children in the army how to play Cuju."

"I heard from my master Qi Jin that when he was still alive and guarding Jizhen, he even made a rule. Every time he won a victory, every army would hold a Cuju competition when they returned to their camp. A showdown between the two most powerful camps.”

"!"

Hearing Ding Xiu's words, Zhu Youxiao's eyes lit up.

Qi Shaobao really knows how to entertain and educate.

"Go and call Shen Lian. I will teach you a new way to play. I guarantee it will be more fun than Cuju."

Pointing to the ball on Ding Xiu's neck, Zhu Youxiao asked Ding Xiu to go find Shen Lian.

After Ding Xiu left, Zhu Youxiao walked around the school grounds.

Supporting facilities have been provided.

It's not easy for the Carpenter Emperor to get two goals.

The eight-foot-high goal, the two-foot-four goal, and the back are covered with fishing nets from who knows where.

On the school grounds, white ash has been scattered to mark out the field zones.

The goal area, penalty area, flagpole, corner kick arc, etc. have all been moved here in a flawless manner.

"You guys need to take a look at this rule first."

After Shen Lian came to the emperor with a group of royal guards, Zhu Youxiao handed them two football rules written by himself.

"Whoever wins will receive a month's salary as a reward."

"Lost."

As he spoke, Zhu Youxiao smacked his lips.

"It's okay if you lose. You can win back later."

After hearing the emperor's words, Ding Xiu and Shen Lian looked at each other and wanted to say something, but they did not dare to say it.

Why did Shen Lian stay by the emperor's side? Didn't he go to the streets to do propaganda work?

Oh, Shen Lian was not made to do that, so he was transferred back and asked Tian Ergen to do it.

Looking at the rules the emperor taught them, the two couldn't help scratching their heads.

Formal Cuju is played by thirty-two people, sixteen on each side, divided into ball head, flip-flop, front-hand hold, head-hold hold, left-pole net, right-pole net, scattered stand, etc.

Sports that have been developed for thousands of years cannot be played by just picking up a ball. Now, the emperor changed this number to eleven people, divided into doorkeepers, forwards, midfielders, and defenders.

It can be seen at a glance that these names are divided according to the military establishment.

As for the rules of the competition, Zhu Youxiao also relaxed some.

Flagrant fouls are definitely not allowed.

However, some behaviors that can increase confrontation are allowed. Pulling and pulling depends on muscles, and throwing and tripping with elbows depends on dexterity.

Even a behind-the-back tackle is allowed.

Because this rule would definitely lead to injuries, the number of substitutes was increased to seven.

Soon, after several Jin Yiwei initially understood the rules of "football", with a whistle, the first football match in Ming Dynasty officially started.

On the edge of the school field, Cao Wenzhao asked his soldiers to sit down and watch the game. Cao Wenzhao stood beside the emperor.

He also had some football rules in his hands.

"..."

Looking at the emperor standing on the sidelines and shouting at the players, Cao Wenzhao couldn't help but have a few black lines appear on his forehead.

The educational quality of Jinyiwei still needs to be improved.

When asked before the game, everyone said they understood the rules.

But as soon as the whistle blew, everyone forgot their role.

Defenders run faster than forwards.

The goalkeeper can chase past midfield.

In order to score a goal, the forward can run into the goal.

The situation on the school field cannot be said to have been very chaotic.

It was a mess from start to finish.

To put it simply, wherever the ball rolls, the two parties will play mahjong.

At the most serious moment, Zhu Youxiao saw that Shen Lian seemed to have been kicked several times.

During the intermission, Zhu Youxiao put one hand on his hips and held a tube rolled up with rules in the other hand and cursed at Ding Xiu.

"I write all the rules in colloquial terms. Are you a fool? You can't even understand this?"

"Play according to the rules in the second half!"

"Thankfully, you are from the Qi Family Army. Qi Shaobao teaches you how to fight, just to let you rush up in a swarm?"

"Hierarchy, the attack must be layered! You can't just swarm in!"

"..."

Ding Xiu was scolded by the emperor with a look of grievance on his face, but Ding Xiu couldn't express his pain.

"I'll say it again, players in each zone must understand their positioning and are not allowed to go offside for the ball."

As the break for a stick of incense ends, players from both sides take the field again.

This time, Zhu Youxiao was finally a little satisfied.

With the defenders, midfielders, and forwards clearly defined, the two sides are finally playing somewhat decently.

In the first half, both sides scored two goals each, almost fighting each other through kicking the ball.

In the second half, with Qi Jiajun's experience in confrontational Cuju, Ding Xiu used a simple long pass tactic and scored Shen Lian three goals in a row.

At the end of the game, Shen Lianfang's players no longer dared to cross the halfway line.

"Woo!!!"

With the sharp whistle, the first game was over.

Ding Xiu's face was glowing red.

As for Shen Lian, he looked aggrieved and had been brutally tortured.

After Cao Wenzhao selected two teams, he learned the new football rules with Ding Xiu and others.

Zhu Youxiao and Cao Wenzhao stood on the sidelines, looking at the soldiers warming up on both sides.

"Training soldiers is like practicing boxing. It needs to be relaxed and relaxed. Otherwise, it will be easy to break if it is too strong, and it will be destroyed if it is too lazy."

"Your Majesty's wisdom."

Hearing this, Cao Wenzhao nodded in praise.

"When I was in Yulin, although there was no Cuju in the army, General He Shixian He often held wrestling competitions. Those who could win could be admitted to the servant team. The brothers were quite enthusiastic when they participated."

"Ah."

Hearing this, Zhu Youxiao nodded, and his ears automatically filtered out the servant team that Cao Wenzhao mentioned.

Seeing Shen Lian's unconvinced look, Zhu Youxiao smiled and shook his head.

At this time, at the edge of the school grounds, the soldiers who were not guarding the gate today and the eunuchs who were not on duty had gathered.

There were even several gambling gangs.

Regarding this disharmonious scene, Zhu Youxiao directly asked the military law camp to handle it.

Gambling is prohibited in the military and palace.

Thirty army sticks are sitting in the banker's seat, and twenty army sticks are participating.

Any eunuch who dares to sit in the village or participate in it will be sent to Xishan to dig coal.

This has to mention the Ming Dynasty's method of raising the army at this time.

Because military pay was withheld due to length of time, the money and food distributed was not enough.

So the generals came up with a concept that was very popular in the sales world of later generations: low base salary plus commission.

They starve on weekdays and are rewarded before war.

Even some generals who suffered losses would personally set up casinos in the army to win all their soldiers' money.

Only when rewards are given during war can the soldiers be motivated to fight.

Although the effect of doing this is quite obvious, the disadvantages are also obvious.

Just like the sales industry, you can’t keep people.

Once defeated, the soldiers will most likely flee and lose the ability to fight again.

It is even simpler that eunuchs are not allowed to participate in gambling.

When you repay your gambling debt, a kind person will come to lend you money.

When you lose all the borrowed money, how do you pay it back?

These great benevolent people will come up with new plans, such as revealing what happened in the palace to us great benevolent people.

In this way, these eunuchs became the eyes and ears of the good man and betrayed the emperor.

If there is a gambler around him, Zhu Youxiao will feel that he cannot sleep well.

Soon, the game started again.

Sitting on the pony on the edge of the school field, Zhu Youxiao couldn't help but shook his head as he watched the players from both sides gather together again.

Still need to play more.

When the game ended and the soldiers returned to camp, it was already evening.

Without letting the palace maid report, Zhu Youxiao had just arrived at the back room of Nuan Pavilion when he heard Xu Huier's waxy voice.

"Sister, what do you think I did?"

"Are you doing it for His Majesty, or are you doing it for you?"

Putting down the steps in her hands, Xu Waner looked at her results and asked jokingly.

"Of course I did it for His Majesty."

Hearing this, Xu Hui'er's face turned red and she couldn't help but bury her face in the nine dragon satin in front of her.

She found out why her sister said that.

She made the cloth too small.

"You know how much silver this nine-dragon satin costs, so you're just wasting it like this."

Reaching out and tapping her sister's head, Xu Waner said distressedly.

At this moment, she heard the sound of the curtain being lifted. She raised her head and was about to scold the one who came in without announcing the rules.

But they found that the person coming was the emperor.

"See Your Majesty."

"Between husband and wife, these false etiquette are dispensed with."

Seeing this, Zhu Youxiao waved his hand and came to the two people.

"Your Majesty, Your Majesty."

Because the emperor walked too fast, Xu Hui'er just heard her sister paying tribute to the emperor. When she raised her head, she saw that the emperor had already arrived in front of her.

Quickly reaching out to hide her achievements behind her back, Xu Huier's pretty face turned red.

"So cute."

Not blaming Xu Hui'er for her slow response, Zhu Youxiao stretched out his hand and pinched the little Loli's cheek.

"Tonight, clean yourself up. I want you to sleep with me tonight."

(End of this chapter)