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In the evening, Li Ke was practicing calligraphy in his study, when Chen Qi announced outside the door that Ma Zhou was asking to see him.Li Ke asked Chen Qi to invite Ma Zhou to come in. After the two sat down as guests and hosts, Ma Zhou said directly to Li Ke, "Your Highness, I have already written the rules for the cuju competition for you. Please read them over." Take out a booklet.

Li Ke watched Ma Zhou's old articles carefully, and was quite surprised. The rules written in Ma Zhou's old articles were very similar to the rules of football games in later generations. If Li Ke hadn't been sure that Ma Zhou was a real Tang Dynasty native, he would have thought Zhou is a fan of later generations.

The basic rules and regulations of Ma Zhou’s Datang Cuju Competition are as follows:

In order to prosper Datang Cuju, make Cuju a sport for everyone in Datang to keep fit.It is planned to hold a Cuju competition, and the competition will start with the Chang'an competition.

The rules and details of the Changan Race are as follows:

[-]. Participating teams: In view of the fact that there will be many teams in Chang'an City, it is required to conduct a qualifying match among the various squares in Chang'an, and determine the qualifications for the Chang'an Tournament based on the ranking.Among them, for the sake of fairness, Chang'an Xicheng and Dongcheng have eight shortlisted places, and finally a total of [-] teams participated in the Chang'an competition.

2. Competition method: The Chang'an competition is divided into four rounds. In the first round of the group competition, the 1 participating teams will be divided into four groups by drawing lots, with four teams in each group facing each other. Each group will have six games in total.Ranked by points, the top two in each group advance to the second round.The second round is the knockout round. The eight advanced teams will face each other in pairs. The specific details are: the first and No.[-] of the first group will face the second and No.[-] of the second group respectively. The winning team will advance, and the losing team will be eliminated. disuse.The third round is the semi-finals. The four advanced teams will compete according to the elimination system, and the winners will enter the finals.The fourth round is the final: the two teams that win the semi-finals will win or lose in one game.

1. Requirements for participating teams: 2. Have their own Cuju team name, logo and team uniform. 32. The team should not exceed 29 people, including one manager, two coaches, and [-] players.In the competition, each team has eleven participants, and each team is allowed to have three substitution opportunities in the middle.

1. Some supplements about the league: 1. The game is divided into two halves, with three quarters in each half. In the knockout rounds and finals, if the winner cannot be determined within the specified time, two quarters will be added to continue, and the second half will still be divided. If the score is still tied after overtime, the winner will be determined by penalty kicks. Five players from each team will serve penalty kicks in turn, and finally decide No. 2. [-]. Group points in the game: three points for a win, One point for a draw and zero points for a loss.

After the Chang'an game, in order to carry forward the Cuju game, a game will be held every year. The name of the game is Datang First Class League. The details are as follows:

1. League level: Cuju teams are divided into grades according to their strength, in turn A, B, C, and D. Those with strong strength can participate in the A-level competition, and the middle-to-high ones can participate in the B-level competition. Those who get No.[-] in the B-level competition are eligible to participate in the A-level competition Competition, and the last place in the first-level competition can only be qualified to participate in the second-level competition in the second year.

[-]. League teams: Cuju teams can be formed in all provinces across the country. First-class teams can choose twelve teams from each province, and four teams can be selected from Chang’an City, making a total of sixteen first-class teams.Team B will be selected in turn. (In the ninth year of Wude, Li Shimin had not yet divided the whole country into twelve regions. For future convenience, the administrative regions represented by the teams were divided by regions in advance.)

[-]. League competition system: A round-robin points system is adopted. Each team competes with other teams in order, and finally ranks according to the points.

[-]. League time: It starts again in September every year and ends in June of the following year.There is a one-month break during the Chinese New Year.

After reading Ma Zhou's old note, Li Ke said with satisfaction: "Master Bin Wang, the old note is comprehensive and there is no omission. Tomorrow's court meeting, I will have an audience with my father, so I will present this old note to my father. Take a look."

To Li Ke's compliment, Ma Zhou smiled shyly, cupped his hands and said, "Your Highness made fun of me, this is all His Highness's plan, and I just modified it a little bit."

Li Ke no longer gave in to Ma Zhou, and showed Ma Zhou the brochure he had just thought about establishing a Cuju supervision department.Ma Zhou took the booklet and asked suspiciously, "Your Highness, what is this?"

Li Ke explained: "Bin Wang, there are no rules, no circles, and the Cuju competition is the same. If there is no qualified department organization and no qualified regulatory agency, how can the principle of fairness and justice be achieved? Therefore, the king thought Such a Cuju Temple was created to better regulate Cuju competitions and to prevent cheating." He pointed to the booklet in Ma Zhou's hand and said, "Help me to see if the ideas inside are reasonable. , if there is anything inappropriate, please correct me, King Bin."

Hearing what Li Ke said, Ma Zhou carefully opened the booklet and read it carefully.At first Ma Zhou thought that what Li Ke was thinking was just an ordinary management organization, like some chambers of commerce.However, when he read all the contents of the entire booklet, he was amazed.This is not just an ordinary regulatory agency, it is a department of the imperial court, a department similar to the nine temples and five prisons.But Ma Zhou knew that only the imperial court could set up such a department, and his Han Palace did not have such a right.Therefore, he hurriedly asked: "Your Highness, do you mean that the Cuju competition should be included in the Ministry of Rites and held by the imperial court every year?"

Seeing that Ma Zhou understood what he meant, Li Ke asked, "What does King Bin think of this king?"

Ma Zhou looked at Li Ke in confusion, and asked, "Why isn't it His Highness's Palace of the King of Han?"

Li Ke said with a smile: "Prince Bin, you think such a big event involves so many things, how can it be held by a palace? Besides, many things have to involve local administration, so it would be best if the imperial court organizes it." things."

"Your Highness is talking about the selection of Cuju teams in various states." Ma Zhou said: "This really requires the assistance of local parents and officials. From this point of view, His Highness's approach is very wise. Such a big matter can only be managed by the imperial court."

Seeing that Ma Zhou understood, Li Ke asked Ma Zhou again, "Does King Bin feel that this king's memorial was collected by the emperor with his kindness?"

Ma Zhou pondered for a moment, and then said: "I'm afraid that His Highness will be disappointed. Today's Tang Dynasty is in the development stage, and the state affairs are numerous. The emperor seems to have no time to take care of such affairs. If, in another ten years, he will definitely grant permission. As soon as he finished speaking, Ma Zhou seemed to realize something, and immediately said with a smile: "Your Highness is really calculating, that's why."

Li Ke wanted to test him, so he asked back: "Your Majesty, don't lie and be careful when you speak. Has this king ever plotted against anyone?"

Ma Zhou still smiled and said: "His Royal Highness submits the chapter to the emperor. The emperor will definitely not set up a new department in the court. However, the emperor can also see that the Cuju competition is beneficial to Datang. Therefore, let someone he trust The prince is here to handle this matter, and try it out in advance. In this way, only His Highness is qualified for this job. Could it be that there is something wrong with what I said?"

Seeing that Ma Zhou had seen through his thoughts, Li Ke asked Ma Zhou, "What does King Bin think?"

Ma Zhou praised: "I think this method is feasible."

Li Kexi said: "Then King Bin will help me from now on."

Ma Zhou cupped his hands and said, "I dare not obey orders." After speaking, the two of them burst into laughter.