Prodigal Son of the Ming Dynasty

  Chapter 908 Long live my emperor

  Xishan has long been crowded with people.

   On the court, it was very lively. Today is the tenth day, which happens to be a summer break in the academy.

  More than a thousand people also came from Dingxing County. Apart from the team, there were also many laborers who came to watch the game on their own initiative.

  The players of the quarry team were all tall and burly. They stood out from all the teams in Dingxing County, and immediately caused a great sensation in Dingxing County.

  The 'Dog Judges Are Unfair' team is a dark horse that came out halfway. Before that, no one expected that such a humble team would eliminate many teams time and time again, and finally won the championship of Xishan in one fell swoop.

  After the sixth referee was beaten beyond recognition, this time the finals attracted everyone's attention.

   Even... Near the stadium, more than a dozen fast horses have been prepared. They will send the horses to Dingxing County in turn to convey the progress of the game at the cost of every cup of tea.

  In Dingxing County, there is no need to go to work today, and many craftsmen and laborers have gathered to wait for the battle report.

  Before the game started, countless people hung up various kinds of sewn cloth strips on the terraced stands of the stadium, fluttering in the wind amidst the voices of people, and the crowds were crowded, whistles and noise pierced the sky.

  The fans from Dingxing County became the focus of protection. They were carefully arranged in a separate location, surrounded by hundreds of soldiers from the flying ball battalion to protect their safety.

  Soldiers of the Flying Ball Battalion, holding rattan badges in their hands...formed a human wall.

  In the sky, there are flying **** floating. According to the score of the game below, different score distribution bars are displayed.

  In this way, if everyone can’t see the score clearly on the court, they only need to look up, and there are two flying balls, red and blue, and each will display a different score for people to watch.

  Of course, the most exciting thing is the gaming business launched by Xishan Lottery.

  Fang Jifan hates gambling the most.

  Gambling is evil and has caused countless families to be broken. As a person who has three views and is upright, Fang Jifan strictly prohibited peripheral gambling in Xishan and Dingxing counties.

   This is a fundamental matter of principle. Anyone who gambles privately will be severely punished.

  But in order to increase entertainment, Xishan Lottery also appropriately launched a small-amount gaming business. A lottery ticket only costs two cents, and a meal is nothing more than a meal. According to different wins and losses, the amount of bonuses is adjusted appropriately.

  Xishan Lottery had just opened, and in just an instant, 50,000 lottery tickets were sold out. People poured countless enthusiasm into betting on football games.

As a result, the lottery industry had to continue to print lottery tickets. In Dingxing County and Xishan, everyone, whether it is a craftsman, a laborer, a farmer, a student, or a businessman, is holding a lottery ticket, waiting excitedly. The start of the game.

  …

  At this time, Fang Jifan was sitting leisurely in the building. This building is not far from the stadium. You can watch the game with binoculars.

  A few disciples were quietly serving, not only that, even Zhu Xiurong also came.

   Zhu Xiurong sat beside Fang Jifan, but he still couldn't understand why so many men poured so much enthusiasm into a ball.

   The waves of sound came here one after another.

  Zhu Xiurong seemed to feel that such a public appearance was not good, and seemed a little cautious.

   But Fang Jifan didn't take it seriously, which is surprising. Fang Jifan even whispered to Zhu Xiurong: "I bought 300 lottery tickets and bet that His Royal Highness will win, just wait and see."

  Wang Shouren, Liu Wenshan, Jiang Chen, and Tang Yin stood on one side with their hands tied.

  Wang Shouren is also very incomprehensible, this football club suddenly became popular.

In his opinion, football is obviously much simpler than Cuju, whether it is viewing or skill, it is far from Cuju, but Cuju is also quite popular, but now it seems that the degree of its popularity , but far worse than football.

   "Has the competition started yet?" Fang Jifan looked at several apprentices and asked, looking a little impatient.

   "Two teams will enter the field soon." Tang Yin said.

Fang Jifan nodded, but he said complacently: "Unexpectedly, none of the disciples of the master made it to the finals. How embarrassing is it for a master? Look at those coolies who dig rocks, and those who earn money every day. Holding a wrench, the guy wandering around... Oh, yes, the most important thing is that when all the players enter the field, they have to explain whether they have been searched, and they must not be like last time, someone took the guy to play football, These LIU hooligans don't have a single ounce of sportsmanship!"

  Tang Bohu quickly replied: "This time, the security is much stricter. Don't worry, teacher, there will be no mistakes."

  Fang Jifan felt relieved, lowered his head, and took a sip of tea.

  But at this time, Wang Jinyuan ran upstairs out of breath, and said anxiously: "Young master, young master, it's not good, it's not good."

  Fang Jifan's eyes widened, and suddenly he said: "It's fighting again?"

   "No." Wang Jinyuan said dumbfounded: "It's the holy driver who is here, just below."

  Fang Jifan cheered up when he heard this, and he dared not be negligent. He said as he walked, "Why didn't you say it sooner? Is your majesty going to pay a visit, or to take it in disguise?"

   "Weifu."

  Fang Jifan hurried downstairs, and sure enough, he saw an ordinary carriage stopped steadily, Xiao Jing was waiting beside the carriage, dozens of guards were all in casual clothes, and surrounded the carriage tightly.

  Fang Jifan hurried forward, just in time to see the door opened, and Emperor Hongzhi stooped and got out of the carriage slowly.

  Fang Jifan said: "I have seen Your Majesty. Your Majesty is busy with everything. In the midst of his busy schedule, he condescends to come to Xishan to pay attention to the people in Xishan. My son..."

  But... why did he look so pale when His Majesty got out of the car?

  Fang Jifan felt guilty, who offended him? Is it yourself?

  Fang Jifan felt that he knew Emperor Hongzhi's temper well, but he was not a roundworm after all, so he couldn't immediately guess his happiness and anger!

   Fortunately, Fang Jifan has always been a person who learned how to kneel and lick through experience. Out of the corner of his eye, he only glanced at Xiao Jing, but he saw Xiao Jing's face was sallow and he was full of thoughts.

   Suddenly, Fang Jifan felt at ease.

  Haha, it has nothing to do with me.

  If His Majesty was furious because of himself, Xiao Jing's face, even if he was unhappy, should be calm. Nine times out of ten, it was His Royal Highness who provoked His Majesty again, and Xiao Jing had such a mother-like expression.

  Emperor Hongzhi grimaced, pursed his lips, nodded silently, then walked into the building with his hands behind his back.

  Fang Jifan quickly followed in step by step.

  After Emperor Hongzhi ascended the tower, he saw Zhu Xiurong.

  He frowned again. It was obvious that His Majesty was in a bit of a complicated mood when it came to his daughter 'showing her face' here.

  Zhu Xiurong also looked cramped and hurriedly saluted.

  Emperor Hongzhi didn't say much, and sat down silently. Fang Jifan poured tea for Emperor Hongzhi himself. At this time, there was already thunderous cheers at the stadium.

  The players enter the field.

  Emperor Hongzhi knew what was going on at a glance, raised the binoculars on the table, and glanced out the window.

   Outside the stadium, there were crowds of people, while inside the stadium, players dressed in red and blue entered the field one after another. Zhu Houzhao, who was wearing a red short shirt, looked energetic.

  This is Xishan, the home court of the 'Dog Referee is Injustice' team. As soon as Zhu Houzhao showed up, the overwhelming cheers rose one wave after another.

   "Your Highness Chitose!"

   "Kill the referee!"

   "Your Highness Chitose!"

  Emperor Hongzhi heard the cheers, and Zhu Houzhao in the binoculars was full of ambition, warming up, and looked triumphant.

  Seeing Zhu Houzhao, Emperor Hongzhi felt a little warm in his heart, and he finally said the first sentence: "Who is the referee?"

   "..." Fang Jifan was speechless: "The one who wears black clothes and wraps his head like Tianzhu Asan...is the referee."

  Emperor Hongzhi looked incomprehensible.

  After he was silent for a moment, the other party suddenly said: "The people in Huaihe have rebelled, and there are tens of thousands of followers..."

  He did not reveal too much information.

   But when Fang Jifan heard it, he immediately understood.

   His Majesty must be annoyed by this.

   However, His Majesty is a person who is powerful but not angry, and is bored in everything. Although he is very angry in his heart, he only hides it in his heart.

Fang Jifan then smiled and said: "Natural disasters and man-made disasters, this is normal, Xiurong, go and give your majesty a shoulder squeeze, your majesty must be tired after sitting in the car for so long. If you look at the civil and military affairs of the whole dynasty, no one is willing to share your majesty's worries." Yes, it’s just a bunch of wine bags and rice bags, ah...Eunuch Xiao, I’m not talking about you, you’re not civil and military, you’re an eunuch.”

  Xiao Jing's face turned blue, he was obviously stimulated, and a mouthful of old blood spewed out.

  Zhu Xiurong stood up.

  Emperor Hongzhi shook his head and pressed his hand to stop it.

   "Look at this Cuju."

  Fang Jifan said: "Your Majesty, it's football."

  Emperor Hongzhi didn't speak any more.

  But at this time...the ball has already kicked off.

  The referee with his head wrapped like a Tianzhu Asan, holding the ball, reached the center of the court, put the ball in place, and then blew his whistle.

  Zhu Houzhao kicked off the ball first, and suddenly he was like a tiger, carrying the ball under his feet and rampaging.

  The players on the opposite side did not give way, and tried their best to intercept Zhu Houzhao head-on.

   Zhu Houzhao made a beautiful pass back...

Then…

  A fitter behind him failed to catch the ball, but the ball was taken away by the opposite quarry player.

   Suddenly, the stadium boos.

In this atmosphere, Emperor Hongzhi also forgot the troubles in his heart and immersed himself in it all at once. He held up the binoculars, and there were all kinds of cheers and boos in his ears. Defensively, he opened his mouth angrily, as if he was swearing.

   At the same time, the quarrying team launched a fierce attack, like a wolf like a tiger.

  The players of the quarry team are mostly from the lowest level of the people, but whenever they have a chance, they work harder than anyone else. If you watch carefully, you will find that their skill level far exceeds that of the Western Mountain teams.

  (end of this chapter)