Back to Tang Dynasty to be Emperor

Coming out of Liangyi Hall, Li Ke went to Qianqiu Hall to visit Concubine Yang. When Concubine Yang wanted to praise Li Ke in the final of the rehearsal match, because Li Shimin was present, she and Li Ke could hardly talk to each other. a few words.Seeing Li Ke at this moment, his joy was beyond words, and he couldn't help but praise Li Ke. Li Ke could hear that Concubine Yang was very proud of having him as a son in his tone, which made him very pleased, so he stayed and talked with him. Concubine Yang had lunch together.

When Li Ke returned to the Han Palace, it was already in the afternoon. As soon as he came to the study, he heard Yang En report that Ma Zhou and Liu Rengui had asked Xu Jingzong to see him.Li Ke asked Yang En to take the three of them to the study.After the four of them sat down, Li Ke asked: "King Bin, Zheng Ze and the Yan family don't know what is the matter of coming to see me?"

Ma Zhou first said: "Your Highness, the announcement of the Chang'an City Competition has been released, and the time is set for November 20. For Cujusi, the preparation time is only [-] days. There are many things for Weichen, Zhengzheng and Yanzu I can't make up my mind, and I need to discuss it with His Highness."

Li Ke knew that Ma Zhou was conscientious and cautious, so he asked, "Prince Bin, you and Zheng Ze are in charge of this matter. Don't worry, what do you need my support for?"

Liu Rengui: "Your Highness, there are many teams participating in the Chang'an City Tournament, and the scale is large. There are many referees, scorers, and summary personnel needed. Weichen wants to openly recruit scholars with King Bin in Chang'an, and then train them. Let them become qualified Cuju talents as soon as possible."

"It's a good idea." Li Ke said: "The focus of training should be on referees and coaches. As for other personnel, training should also be carried out, but only short-term training is enough. However, short-term training is only an emergency need. In charge of all competitions in Datang, we can’t use short-term training personnel to hold regular competitions, because there are not enough people and they are not professional enough. Therefore, we must take a long-term view, and the current training must be for the sake of future competitions.”

Liu Rengui: "What Your Highness said is, therefore, Bin Wang and I want to hold a three-month training after the Chang'an game, to train referees, coaches and field staff respectively."

"This is the best." Li Ke said happily: "Is there anything else I need to support?"

Xu Jingzong saw that Ma Zhou and Liu Rengui had both said it, so he also said: "As for the review of participating teams, as well as the registration of the competition teams, and the division of registration, Weichen discussed with Ma Yushi and Liu Fuzhuan for a long time, but nothing came out. What is the result, I hope His Highness can give some pointers."

Li Ke knew that in charge of Datang's Cuju competition, the participating teams had to be enthroned and registered, and the personnel, organizers' financial resources, training quality, etc. had to be reviewed to determine which level of competition they should participate in.This work is more complicated and heavy.He said: "The Chang'an competition is not far away. It is enough to preliminarily review the team's personnel and financial strength. After that, let them compete in their own workshops, and the winners will participate. As for the Datang League, there are many participating teams. The area is relatively wide, so each prefecture and county should send official documents according to the ranking of their own prefectures and counties, and then send people to conduct on-the-spot inspections before registering and compiling the book."

Speaking of this, Li Ke took a sip of tea and continued: "Apart from the three of you, there are only a few pen officials in charge in the palace. The manpower is relatively short, so let's organize the Chang'an competition first. After this year is over, the spring court will start tomorrow." After the selection of talents, I will ask my father to come over, and then I won't be as tired as I am now."

After Xu Jingzong listened, he nodded in agreement.

Li Ke asked again: "Do you have anything else to do?"

Ma Zhou, Liu Rengui and Xu Jingzong all said no.

Li Ke said: "Then you should hurry up and do it."

"Since that's the case, then I will deal with Zhengzheng." Ma Zhou said neatly, "Is there nothing you want to explain, Your Highness?"

Li Ke asked suddenly: "How is the venue for the competition determined?"

Ma Zhou replied: "The weather in November is no longer suitable for playing on the grass outside the city, so we arranged it in the four squares where His Highness Chang'an chose to build the arena. The final is expected to be watched by the emperor, so for the time being No arrangements have been made yet, and His Highness will make a decision after consulting the Emperor!"

"Yeah." Li Ke said, "Just as King Bin wants."

Seeing that Li Ke agreed to their proposal, Ma Zhou, Liu Rengui and Xu Jingzong rushed to recruit scholars, train personnel, and review the team.

After Ma Zhou and Liu Rengui left, Li Ke felt a little uneasy. He had two purposes for holding the Cuju competition: to increase his reputation to a certain extent, so that everyone in Chang'an would know that he was Li Ke, King of Han; What he said was to lead out the murderer who murdered him.

However, he always felt that something would happen in the Chang'an City Race.As for what will happen?He couldn't have predicted it.

It is certain that the Chang'an City Race will be a severe test for him, and it will be a turning point for him to establish his prestige in Datang.Also, it was impossible for the hands that framed him to take such a good opportunity and not take action.

It's just that now the enemy is in the dark, and I am in the light, so things are difficult to handle.If I have a spy system equivalent to the Jinyiwei in the Ming Dynasty, it will be easy to handle.

"Chang'an competition!" Li Ke sighed: "If the Chang'an competition is successful, my prestige will be incomparable for a while, even far surpassing Li Chengqian. If it fails, then all my efforts will be in vain, and I can only be an idle Your lord, it is not certain that you will be demoted to the frontier. If you want to do something in the future, you have to think about it in the long run."

After thinking for a long time, Li Ke finally made a decision, he shouted, "Chen Qi."

Chen Qi walked into the study and said, "What orders does Your Highness have?"

Li Ke still hesitated, thought for a while, and said: "Organize the Eagle Guards to thoroughly investigate suspicious people in Chang'an to ensure the smooth progress of the Chang'an City Competition. If necessary, you can ask Jinwu Guard Dugu Mou and Chang'an County Captain Deng Tongda to assist in the thorough investigation."

Chen Qidao: "The general will follow orders." After speaking, he withdrew.

Li Ke said to himself: "Changsun Wuji, it's time for you to take action! Otherwise, Li Chengqian would be uncomfortable sitting in the East Palace if I successfully hold this competition! Hey, I just don't know where those hands are? How should I deal with him?"

Ma Zhou, Liu Rengui and Xu Jingzong left the study.Xu Jingzong continued his team review, and Ma Zhou and Liu Rengui began to gather people to publicly post a list in Chang'an City.Many people in the city watched the game and understood what new Cuju is.It is relatively clear what kind of personnel the Hanwang Mansion recruits and what they do specifically.Therefore, not long after the announcement was posted, the applicants formed a long queue in front of the Hanwang Mansion. The scene was as spectacular as the job fairs of some well-known big companies in later generations.

Ma Zhou and Liu Rengui selected one by one according to their own requirements.Nearly 100 people were selected in the afternoon, but the long queue in front of them indicated that people were constantly joining the recruiting team, which caught them by surprise.However, more than 100 people are enough, and there is really no way to accommodate so many people.They can't help worrying.In fact, the two of them could not be blamed for this incident, but the salary offered by Li Ke's mansion was relatively generous, which allowed some scholars who had no income to get an income that could meet their living needs without manual labor. How could they not come?

Li Ke also saw the long line of people in front of the door. After asking the whole story in detail, Li Ke said with a smile: "Don't worry about Bin Wang and Zheng Zheng, continue to recruit according to your requirements, and then train them. The king has his own arrangements."

After hearing Li Ke's words, Ma Zhou and Liu Rengui stopped worrying and continued their recruitment work.And Li Ke thought in his heart that making Cuju a professional league requires a lot of referees and coaches.If these people are trained, and then an official document is issued in the name of Hanwang Cuju Division, saying that they have been trained to be qualified as coaches and referees, the coaches will not worry about becoming guests of wealthy businessmen and big households, and referees Players can be delegated to the states and counties to judge the game.Doesn't this solve the problem of the team's talent shortage in the future?Li Ke thought of this and smiled slightly.

After leaving Li Ke's study, Chen Qi called fifty Eagle Guards together and said, "The Chang'an City Competition is about to be held in November. Your Highness is afraid that someone will make trouble during the competition. Therefore, I specially ordered the Eagle Guards to Secretly investigate suspicious people who have no ghosts in the game, now, everyone obeys my orders." The fifty Eagle Guards were all in awe when they heard this.Chen Qi dispatched: "Wang Zhongchang, Zhu Tong led two teams to secretly monitor and interrogate suspicious persons in Chang'an City, and report to me in time as soon as they have information. When necessary, they can be handed over to Jing Zhaoyin first."

Wang Zhongchang and Zhu Tong came out and said, "Obey!"

Chen Qi continued: "The remaining three teams, Hou Hu and Meng San each led a team to secretly monitor all the situations of each team and its founders."

The two said in unison: "Obey!"

Chen Qi continued: "The remaining team is responsible for protecting His Highness."

Everyone took the lead and started to carry out their tasks.

"Hou Hu, Meng Shan stay here." Chen Qi stopped them just as they were about to leave.

Hou Hu and Meng Shan are Chen Qi's sworn brothers, so knowing that Chen Qi kept them, there must be other arrangements.

After Chen Qi and everyone left, he said to Hou Hu and Meng Shan: "Brothers, we were originally ordinary soldiers, destined to be shrouded in corpses on the battlefield; but now we are entering the palace, which has won His Highness's trust. I swear to die to repay Your Highness for your kindness."

After Chen Qi was appointed as the captain of the personal guard, Hou Hu and Meng Shan were both appointed by Li Ke as the captain after Chen Qi recommended them.Although he was a small official, in the Tang Dynasty, if he hadn't had military achievements and extraordinary talents, a commoner would not dare to expect to be an official.Therefore, the two were even more loyal to Li Ke and swore to die.

When Chen Qi first got to know the two of them, he knew that the two of them had extraordinary force and great loyalty, so he would become brothers with these two.