Someone dared to stop the emperor's decree. Who was so bold? Yang Qing was surprised and curious. He looked around and found that the person who made the noise was none other than the official named Dong.
"I think this person is a close official of the emperor. Why did he stop me from offering my gift?" Yang Qing didn't know the reason and could only wait for the follow-up situation.
Although Liu Chan did not personally take charge of the government, he was the emperor after all, and ordinary people would not carry out his orders honestly. However, when he heard the official named Dong stopping him, he did not show the slightest anger on his face. He frowned slightly and said, "Xiu Zhao, what do you have to say?"
"Xiu Zhao? The emperor called this person by name. The relationship between this person and the emperor must be extremely close." Yang Qing thought to himself.
"Your Majesty, the propaganda room is the place where political affairs are discussed. It is so sacred and sacred. How can we have fun here? I ask your Majesty to move to another place." The official surnamed Dong said seriously.
"This..." This was reasonable and Liu Chan couldn't object. He didn't know what to do for a while.
Yang Qing didn't think about this. He didn't expect that the official named Dong would be so strict.
Observing the ceremony, he immediately raised his hands and said: "Your Majesty, what Mr. Dong said is right. The announcement room is a place where important matters of the country are discussed. It is really not etiquette to offer treasures here. Your Majesty, please move outside the palace. The way of doing things is not right. It can only be used in a wide place, and the square outside the temple is just the right place."
"Oh, if that's the case, then let's go outside the palace." Liu Chan said anxiously, but was stopped for a moment. He couldn't wait for a moment.
The official surnamed Dong didn't say anything after hearing this. He immediately gave a few casual instructions and arranged for the servants to move outside the palace.
"I dare to ask, but in front of Mr. Dong?" After a while, Yang Qing took the opportunity to walk up to the official surnamed Dong and asked.
"It's Yun. The emperor has no time to pay homage to the army before he arrives. Please forgive me." Dong Yun bowed his hands and said in a low voice.
Yang Qing smiled and said: "You don't have to be polite, Mr. Dong. I've heard about Mr. Dong's name a long time ago. I'm honored to see you today."
Sure enough, this person is Dong Yun. In the original history, he was one of the Four Wise Prime Ministers of the Shu Han Dynasty. He was upright and fair-minded. Zhuge Liang also praised him in "Chu Shi Biao" as a good and honest man with pure intentions and loyalty. It can be entrusted with important events in the palace.
Historically, Dong Yun basically served in the palace. He served as chamberlain for many years, praised the royal family, and often corrected Liu Chan's inappropriate behavior.
Liu Chan once wanted to recruit beauties to enrich his harem, but Dong Yun dissuaded him on the grounds that the number of concubines of the emperor in ancient times was no more than twelve, and that it was not appropriate to increase the number of concubines now that they were already there. Although Liu Chan was dissatisfied, he had no choice but to rely on him. .
Therefore, with him around, although Liu Chan often had fun, it was only a small amount of fun, far from the arbitrary and extravagant enjoyment of Emperor Cao Wei.
For example, the current Emperor of Wei, Cao Pi, couldn't wait to accept all his father's concubines after his father's death. Once, his mother, Queen Mother Bian, accidentally broke the news and was so angry that she cursed Cao Pi and never had anything to do with him again. See.
Even the later Wei Ming Emperor Cao Rui also had a hedonistic side. After the death of Zhuge Liang, the pressure on Wei's national defense was greatly reduced. Cao Rui thought that he would be able to rest easy and start to let himself go. He changed the style of the previous Ming Emperor and started to carry out large-scale construction and manufacturing. Palaces, games, extravagance.
Therefore, Liu Chan was pretty good at enjoying himself. Of course, this was inseparable from the assistance and persuasion of a group of wise ministers such as Zhuge Liang. The most important thing was to put Dong Yun, the man who could control Liu Chan, in the inner court.
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"No, no, joining the army is too prestigious. Joining the army is what belongs to me as a man..."
The two of them came out of the palace and were about to exchange a few words, but Liu Chan's angry voice suddenly came from in front of them: "Yang Qing, is this the gift you gave me?"
"Your Majesty, this is exactly what I want to present to Your Majesty." Yang Qing replied calmly.
Dong Yun looked at the leather-sewn spherical object held up by the chamberlain, and couldn't help but feel happy, and secretly said: "Isn't this Cuju? No wonder His Majesty is angry."
It should be noted that Cuju was already a popular game among the people during the Warring States Period, and even today it is known to everyone. Yang Qing dedicated this thing to the emperor, how could the emperor not be angry?
However, Dong Yun had a second thought: "With Yang's ability in joining the army, he shouldn't give this thing as a favor." He knew that Yang Qing had a reason to offer this thing, so he smiled slightly and watched what happened.
Liu Chan had long been tired of playing the Cuju game. He didn't expect that Yang Qing would use this thing to deal with him today. Looking at his expression, he still looked like he didn't know why. No matter how good-tempered he was, he couldn't help but get angry.
"Do you know what this is?" Liu Chan asked, holding back his anger.
Yang Qing said: "This is Cuju."
"Have you never played before?"
"I have played the Cuju game before. It is very interesting. I present it to Your Majesty."
"You..." Liu Chan was so angry that he ignored etiquette and raised his hand.
Seeing this, Dong Yun quickly interjected: "Yang Canjun, is there any difference between this Cuju and ordinary Cuju?"
"No, this is the Cuju that common people usually play." Yang Qing glanced at Dong Yun gratefully and shook his head.
"Uh..." Dong Yun was speechless for a moment. He didn't expect that this was really an ordinary Cuju. He thought that because of Yang Qing's talent, it must be something special.
Seeing that Liu Chan was showing signs of getting angry again, Yang Qing felt that the preparations were almost complete and quickly continued: "Your Majesty, although this is an ordinary Cuju, the gameplay is different from the ordinary gameplay."
"Oh? Qing continued." Upon hearing that the gameplay was different, Liu Chan suddenly became interested.
Yang Qing said: "Your Majesty, please call for twenty-two more chamberlains, all dressed up."
"Ah, so many people are needed?" Liu Chan asked curiously.
"Your Majesty, my way of playing is to have more people to have more fun."
Liu Chan smiled and said: "Okay, it's good to have so many people." After that, he ordered a teenage chamberlain beside him: "Huang Hao, go and call someone."
"Huang Hao?"
Yang Qing was slightly startled, glanced at the young chamberlain, and saw that his face was indeed full of intelligence, and secretly said: "This person turns out to be the later eunuch Huang Hao who specializes in dictatorship. I didn't expect that he would appear in the palace so early. .”
Although he was surprised that this person appeared so early, he didn't care after taking a quick look. This person was already in power and dictatorship in the late Shu Han Dynasty. At that time, the government collapsed and the national power was exhausted. It was difficult to support it. The demise of the Shu Han had little to do with this person.
Moreover, Huang Hao's ability to exercise power and govern was completely incomparable to that of the great eunuchs such as Shi Changshi. At most, he was bewitching Liu Chan in the palace and connecting with powerful ministers outside. The actual affairs of the government were still in the hands of Chen Zhi, Jiang Wei, and Zhuge Zhan.
What's more, with Dong Yun in the palace, Huang Hao couldn't make any waves. Historically, whenever Huang Hao wanted to monopolize power and bewitch Liu Chan, Dong Yun would sternly remonstrate with Liu Chan and scold Huang Hao many times. Therefore, Huang Hao was very afraid of Dong Yun, and in the end Dong Yun never dared to do anything wrong.
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"Shilang Dong, I have to ask you to cooperate." Yang Qing recovered his thoughts and said to Dong Yun with a smile.
"Yun is willing to help." Dong Yun was also very curious about Yang Qing's so-called new way of playing.
Yang Qing then told Dong Yun the layout of the modern football field, believing that with his intelligence it would be easy for him to understand how to make simple goals and divide the field. As expected, Dong Yun quickly understood and ignored the layout.
While waiting for the venue to be set up, Yang Qing explained how modern football is played to Liu Chan and the assembled chamberlains. He originally thought it would take a lot of talking, but Liu Chan was smart enough to basically understand it after several explanations.
As for many of the servants who were not literate, it was a bit difficult to explain. Fortunately, he later asked for pen and paper to draw and explain at the same time, so they basically understood it.
Half an hour later, Dong Yun came back and the venue had been arranged. Yang Qing then divided the twenty-two servants into two teams. The formation for the first time was also limited to a simple three-three-four formation. As for the positions of forwards and defenders, they were allowed to choose by themselves. If the decision is made, the referee will of course be his own.
In fact, the formation of these servants was faster than Yang Qing imagined. It turns out that the way Cuju was played in the Han Dynasty was already a confrontation between teams, but more emphasis was placed on physical contact like two armies facing off.
The so-called "secluded and unconventional" and "covering elephants" for military garrison, many knowledgeable people have used the Cuju game as a method of military training. As for the kicking method of setting the goal high, it only appeared in the Tang and Song Dynasties. In fact, the kicking method of the Han Dynasty is the most similar to modern football.
"Yang Aiqing, I want to play too." After hearing about this different gameplay just now, Liu Chan's interest increased greatly and he couldn't wait now.
Yang Qing smiled: "The first scene is just for demonstration. After Your Majesty and everyone else fully understand it, I will invite Your Majesty to play again."
"Okay then, I'll take a look first."
The two teams of servants came to the square under the palace steps and stood in formation. With a bang, Yang Qing started the Cuju competition. That's right, Yang Qing asked for a small bell to serve as a whistle for future generations.
Since it was the first time to compete according to the new gameplay, the players on the court were full of tricks and fouls frequently. After all, it was not easy to get rid of the old habit of fighting immediately.
Yang Qing corrected the foul while explaining the rules. After playing for a quarter of an hour, Yang Qing's throat became hoarse. He finally saw something like modern football.
As the goal was scored, Yang Qing stopped everyone, walked up to Liu Chan and said: "Your Majesty, have you understood it?" Liu Chan moved his body and said: "I have understood it a long time ago, Yang Aiqing, it's my turn to play. Bar."
"Your Majesty, is it too dangerous?"
Just now he was watching and listening to the chamberlain. Dong Yun had also understood the rules. He knew that although the physical confrontation under the new rules was much less than before, Liu Chan was the emperor after all, and it would be terrible if he got injured. After all, Liu Chan had previously played a game where he showed off his skills without letting the Cuju fall to the ground. He had never played this kind of competition before.
"It doesn't matter, I know it well." Liu Chan said nonchalantly: "By the way, don't be afraid of hurting me, just do your best for me."
"No." All the servants obeyed the order, but they all had plans in mind.
"Yang joins the army?" Dong Yun was still worried and looked at Yang Qing.
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Yang Qing gave him a reassuring look and said: "It doesn't matter. As a referee, Qing knows what he knows." After that, he added: "By the way, do you want to go off to play, Mr. Dong?"
Dong Yun pondered for a moment, thinking that it would be better to look at Liu Chan, so he nodded in agreement and went to change into more powerful clothes.
Soon the game started again, Liu Chan chose the center position, and the left and right forwards were Dong Yun and Huang Hao. In fact, Liu Chan originally wanted Dong Yun to go to another team, so that the two of them could play together, but Dong Yun was worried and stubbornly stayed with Liu Chan.
When the emperor came on stage, everyone did not dare to fight fiercely to avoid bumping into the emperor. However, the people present were all good people, and on the surface they still heightened the atmosphere, arousing Liu Chan's interest and enthusiasm.
A quarter of an hour later, under his own team's desperate efforts to feed the ball and the opponent's inadvertent release, Liu Chan suddenly stepped forward from left to right and shot Cuju into the goal.
"Okay." Seeing the goal scored, Liu Chan jumped up excitedly.
Everyone also took advantage of the situation and shouted "Mighty Emperor" and "Long Live the Emperor", which made Liu Chan smile and laugh.
"Yang Aiqing, I want to replace you."
Liu Chan was fat and did not exercise often. He was sweating profusely and panting from continuous running. Seeing that he had made his first achievement, he took advantage of the situation and took a rest.
"Yang Aiqing, this gameplay you proposed is very interesting, I like it very much." Liu Chan said with a smile as he passed by Yang Qing.
"As long as your Majesty likes it."
Yang Qing wiped the sweat from his forehead and smiled bitterly, thinking that it was finally a deal.
