Guide to traveling through the Northern Song Dynasty

The Royal Shooting Conference was postponed. The temperature suddenly dropped in the evening that day, and it snowed heavily at night. It continued to snow the next day.

A few days later, they simply moved to the stadium in the north of the city and invited envoys from Liao, Xixia, and Goryeo to watch the Cuju competition.

By the way, Bibi rides and shoots.

There is warm sunshine in the sky, and the snow has been cleared away.

Members of the royal family sit in the auditorium with the best view, followed by cabinet ministers and envoys from various countries, followed by civil and military officials. Many Tokyo residents were also allowed to buy tickets and come in to watch the game.

There are four major football clubs in Tokyo now.

The old Qiyun Society and Yuan Society are still strong.

Li Bangyan liked Cuju, but was unable to show off his status, so he asked his nephew to come forward to form Chuanyun Society. According to the name, he was going to conquer Qiyun Society.

Gao Qiu's eldest son and second son jointly established a championship club. The name was chosen in order to win the championship - the word "championship" originated from the colorful prizes won in dragon boat races in the Tang Dynasty.

In addition to the four major teams, there are six smaller teams, for a total of ten teams.

Emperor Zhu personally stepped forward to provide guidance, allowing ten teams to participate in the league, and also formulated a set of points rules.

Gambling on football was also formalized. Three football lottery licenses were issued by the imperial court and merchants obtained them through bidding. From now on, gambling will only be allowed at these three companies, and taxes must be paid to the court.

This thing really cannot be banned. As long as there are still football games, people secretly betting on football can be found everywhere. It would be better for the imperial court to provide guidance, and by the way, you can collect some tax money, and it will be easier to investigate and deal with problems when they encounter them.

In order to prevent monopoly, each of the three companies that has obtained the football lottery license must have at least five shareholders with different surnames.

A license can only last for eight years and needs to be rebid after expiration.

Envoys from various countries arrived at the stadium, sat down and waited to watch the game. They were no strangers to this stuff.

When the Song Dynasty entertained foreign envoys, there were often Cuju performances.

The Northern Song Dynasty was rich and specialized in raising sports teams and performers in Jiaofangsi. These two groups were jokingly called the "Left and Right Army". The Southern Song Dynasty had insufficient financial resources, so the performance team to entertain the envoys had to be temporarily recruited from the private sector.

No games started immediately after the stadiums closed.

Some athletes who had no competition today came out to play to entertain the audience. They played Cuju without a goal, various high-altitude tossing and catching, and sometimes they even performed solo for two or three minutes.

Whenever there is a wonderful action, the audience cheers enthusiastically.

"Dang Dang Dang!"

At the end of the warm-up, the bell rang three times, and the two teams Qiyunshe and Chuanyunshe entered the stadium.

Li Bangyan summoned his nephew Li Du: "Have you told them?"

Li Du replied: "It has been explained clearly. Everyone who scores a goal will be rewarded with ten goals, and the one who scores the goal will be awarded an additional ten goals."

Li Bangyan said: "Today's football match cannot be lost. All the nobles from the royal family are here, as well as envoys from various countries. If we lose, we will be disgraced!"

Li Du snitched and said: "I actually want to give the opponent five hundred coins to let them relax at the critical moment. But those bastards on the other side also want to win and don't take my uncle seriously at all. It was run by a group of former nobles. The football club now belongs to the Ming Dynasty, so I wonder what they are so proud of?"

"There are people behind them, don't say these words again." Li Bangyan warned.

The court has kicked off. Influenced by the two time travellers, the Cuju rules of the Ming and New Dynasties have changed a lot.

The first is the goal. In the Song Dynasty, there was only one goal, and it was set up in the midfield. Now it has been changed to have a goal at each end of the court, and the goal holes have become much larger.

The goal that was ten meters high became five meters high.

Secondly, the number of players on the field has changed from seven players per team to nine players per team.

Less than two minutes after the start of the game, one player jumped up to fight for the ball and used his head to top the ball. Another player stopped the ball steadily and caught it.

"boom!"

"Ah Sheng, Ah Sheng!"

The whole audience cheered, and many spectators stood up in excitement. It was obvious that the person who caught the ball was a star.

Ju Ming hadn't come to watch football for half a year. He couldn't figure out what was going on and asked casually: "Who is Ah Sheng?"

I don't know how many wives and concubines around me, but only Zheng Yuanyi said: "I have been to several games with my mother-in-law, and they were all brought here by Li Daizhao. I also shouted like this in one game. Then I asked about it, and there was a man named Li Asheng who played extremely well." "

This Li Asheng is the head (captain), and the left and right pole nets (left and right defenders) on the opposite side block the ball together, and even Sanli (free agent) rushes through the double team.

Li Asheng quickly passed the ball.

The forward (forward) received the ball and passed it to the deputy (shadow forward). The deputy forward shook the ball and passed the ball to Li Asheng who was running past.

The new rules set up a restricted area, and only the offensive team's ball head and the defensive team's left and right poles and nets can enter the restricted area. Moreover, no more physical contact is allowed in the penalty area, and you can only use other methods to interfere. Otherwise, how can you score a goal that is only as big as the basket in mid-air?

At the same time, after the ball head dribbles into the penalty area, the ball cannot land again. Once the ball hits the ground, the offensive team loses possession of the ball.

The whole set of rules is just a hodgepodge.

Ju Ming disliked the Song Dynasty Cuju style very much. The ball could not touch the ground during the whole process. For this reason, he established a rule that players from both sides should not make physical contact. The skill is very high, but the confrontation is too weak.

The football players in Tokyo also dislike Ju Ming's rules very much and think that Prince Zhu's way of playing is too barbaric.

The compromise and fusion of the two sides resulted in the current four different styles.

On the contrary, in the military, it has completely transformed into modern football, and the fighting is called intense.

Li Asheng was seen using various parts of his body to move and adjust against the ball. The two defensive players on the opposite side are facing a formidable enemy. Not only do they have to interfere with the goal, they also have to prevent physical contact. If Li Asheng hits them with the ball, it will be a foul on the defensive player.

"brush!"

A ball flew out and went into the hole.

The whole crowd cheered.

The goal used to be ten meters high, but now it is five meters high, which is too easy for Cuju masters.

Ju Ming found it very boring, and the confrontation in the penalty area was too poor.

Ju Ming called Bai Sheng over: "Tell the ten teams of the Four Major Clubs and Six Small Clubs that I don't care how they play football. But as long as they play here, they must follow the military Cuju rules. In addition, before New Year's Day, Change the goal here to a big goal that sticks to the ground like in the military!"

"Yes!" Bai Sheng didn't care. He didn't like Cuju.

In Ju Ming's boredom, a football match finally ended, followed by a polo match.

The Jin envoys liked this thing very much. They were so impressed that they decided to play polo after returning home.

After the polo match is over, we really get down to business.

Many archery targets were erected in the field, and Zhu Guoxiang sent a message to the envoys from various countries, asking them if they would send representatives to ride and shoot.

The first to appear was the Xixia representative.

This was a young man named Shigenobu Mori. He went to the sidelines to choose a good horse and shot with his own bow and arrow.

The rule is that when the horse runs from the sidelines to the first archery target, it must run at a certain speed. A total of ten archery targets were set up every twenty meters, and the horses were not allowed to stop midway.

The first arrow of Xiangli Chongxin hit the tenth ring, and the second arrow hit the eighth ring. It seemed that the Xixia envoys were well prepared. They had long planned to participate in the spring shooting competition, but now it has been advanced to winter.

Unfortunately, the third arrow was messed up. The horse was rushing faster and faster, and he couldn't take the time to rein in the horse and slow it down. It was too late to pull the string and the shot missed the target.

After shooting ten arrows, there are fifty-seven rings in total.

Mauri Shigenobu returned to the auditorium dejectedly. He was careless and did not think carefully about the rules, so he was in a hurry when he was about to shoot.

"Saba, you go." Wanyan Zongfu said.

There were many people named Sa Ba in the Liao and Jin Dynasties, but this one was He Shilie Sa Ba.

This man was less than thirty years old, and he had fought with Aguda in his youth. Due to five consecutive generations of intermarriage with the Wanyan family, the relationship between the two tribes is very close, and the entire Heshilie tribe is a supporter of the ancestral line.

Heshi Liesaba, however, rode the war horse he brought with him. His legs lightly clamped the horse's belly, and the war horse slowly accelerated.

Don't rush too fast, lest you don't have enough reaction time.

Don't run too slowly, otherwise you will be laughed at even if you hit it.

Hit two ten rings, one nine rings, and one eight rings in a row.

Moreover, this guy learned the lesson from the Xixia envoy. He leaned forward on the horse, hooked the reins with his left hand holding the bow, and paid attention to controlling the horse's speed while shooting arrows.

Total, eighty-four rings!

After shooting, Heshi Liesa galloped back and forth on his horse, holding a birch bow in his hand to show off his power, and even went to the Xixia envoys for a stroll.

The Xixia envoy's face was livid, and he was obviously disgusted.

The envoy from the Kingdom of Jin was smiling and very satisfied with Heshi Liesaba's performance.

"Dong dong dong dong!"

The drums sounded and the Ming archers appeared.

Most of the generals from the south who fought in Hebei last year returned to serve as garrison troops.

Only Yang Zaixing was left to study military theory systematically, and while studying, he assisted in the compilation of military textbooks (actually, he was a subordinate).

Whenever he had free time, he would come to Tiansijian Ranch to practice, and his riding and shooting skills became more and more sophisticated.

After three ten rings in a row, a target official immediately raised his placard, which surprised the envoy from the Kingdom of Jin.

It is not difficult to hit ten rings in a row, nor is it difficult to shoot while riding a horse, but it is a bit difficult to shoot continuously while running.

There are eighty-nine rings in total, which is five more than Shi Lieshaba's.

"good!"

The audience cheered continuously, and every time Yang Zaixing shot an arrow, the audience cheered loudly.

For them, today's ticket price is really worth it. Not only can they watch two football games, but they can also see the Ming Archers defeat the feudal lord.

Zhu Guoxiang smiled and said: "All civil and military officials and their descendants, as well as those who are interested in riding and shooting, can participate."

When the emperor spoke, many Han men who were good at riding and shooting rushed to the sidelines to line up to choose horses. Even Li Bangyan came on the stage to join in the fun.

Ju Ming stood up and left the table, walked over to Wanyan Zongfu and said, "How about we go on the court to practice together?"

Wanyan Zongfu cupped his hands and said, "It is better to obey orders than to be respectful."

"The prince cums himself!"

"The prince cums himself!"

"Dong-dong-dong-dong!"

Seeing that the prince appeared in person, the war drum was beaten extra hard, and the drummer wanted to break the drum skin.

Wanyan Zongfu's thoughts were not on the riding and shooting competition.

Ming Dynasty was very strong today, and even Prince Zhu showed his hand. I'm afraid it will be difficult to negotiate peace!

(Updated in the middle of the Lunar New Year, the time is quite strange. Squint and smile.)