After hearing this, Ouyang Xiu shook his head and said, "What do you want me to help you with?"
Li Hao smiled and replied: "It's not difficult. I've asked before. The polo field outside Jinming Pool originally belonged to Kaifeng Mansion. Now it has been borrowed by nobles and has never been returned. So I I want my uncle to come forward and get the polo field back and give it to us for our own use."
After he finished speaking, he changed the subject and said, "Of course, if the nobles want to use it occasionally, you can, but you must explain it in advance and negotiate to stagger the time for them."
After hearing this, Ouyang Xiu pondered for a while and said, "I will go to the mansion tomorrow to ask. If the polo ground really belongs to my Kaifeng mansion, it will not be difficult to do. I will take it back for you."
After hearing this, Li Hao thanked him and said, "Thank you very much, uncle. I also have a small request. It would be great if my uncle could satisfy me."
After hearing this, Ouyang Xiu said helplessly: "Let's talk about it first."
Li Hao replied: "If we get this done, I hope that my uncle can be there to present awards to the winning team after the game. Of course, it would be better if Kaifeng Mansion could set up an award specifically. Of course, if that doesn't work, that's okay." Never mind."
After hearing this, Ouyang Xiu said: "Don't think about it if Kaifeng Mansion handles it. I will help you award the award then."
After hearing this, Li Hao said happily: "Thank you uncle for your support." Then he murmured in a low voice with regret: "What a pity. It is best if this award is given by officials. If not, it would be better to let the British public come forward. It is such a pity. .”
After Ouyang Xiu heard this muttering, he laughed angrily and said to Li Hao: "You are so arrogant. You still want to ask the officials to give you awards. If it doesn't work, you can also ask the British officials. Since you don't like me, Officer, then go find the official and the British father yourself and let them present this award to you." After saying this, he stood up and was about to leave.
Seeing this, Li Hao hurriedly said: "What my uncle said, how dare I have such delusions, I can only trouble my uncle." As he said this, he pulled Ouyang Xiu and sat down again.
After sitting down again, Li Hao thought that Madam Xue and Ouyang Fa had not appeared, so he asked: "Why haven't I seen my brother and aunt today? Is there something wrong?"
After hearing this, Ouyang Xiu explained: "The marriage between Bohe and the eldest daughter of the Li family has been roughly arranged. Today your aunt took Bohe to the Wei family and asked Mrs. Song of the Wei family to help with the wedding ceremony. Then she wrote three books and six etiquettes. I have to be busy with other things, so I guess I will be quite busy during this period."
After hearing this, Li Hao said: "Congratulations to uncle, congratulations to uncle. But this period of time is also festive. My uncle and brother are getting married, and my cousin from the Sheng family is also getting married."
Ouyang Xiu said: "It is like this every year after the results are released. It is normal at this time. So it's good that your aunt is not here, otherwise she would have been nagging you about it."
Li Hao felt a headache when he heard these words, and after saying a few casual words, he hurriedly said goodbye and left.
After that, Li Hao became more low-key and nothing happened. In the meantime, I received a letter from Zeng Gong from the Jianchang Army, saying that he had already set off for Bianjing, and he should be arriving in a few days.
While Li Hao was waiting for Zeng Gong and the others to arrive in Bianjing, Gu Tingye and Sheng Changbai came to Li Mansion.
As soon as they met, Gu Tingye folded his hands, bowed and said, "Thank you so much, Brother Li, for your help that day. Not only did you let me know the true face of the poisonous woman, but you also helped me rescue Brother Chang. Such a great kindness to Gu Tingye." Unforgettable."
Seeing this, Li Hao hurriedly helped Gu Tingye up and said, "I'm just taking advantage of the situation. If it were Cousin Changbai who met him, he would definitely be more helpful than me. Brother Gu, don't take it to heart."
After saying that, he asked Gu Tingye and Sheng Changbai to sit down and ordered tea.
After everyone sat down, Li Hao asked, "I won't talk about what happened that day. Now it's about Brother Gu's request to marry Miss Yu. What's going on now?"
After hearing this, Gu Tingye was silent for a while and said: "Since I dealt with that vicious woman, I have been taking care of Sister Rong and Brother Chang at home, and I have not bothered with this matter anymore. Moreover, when I asked to marry Miss Yu, I also thought that she It can accommodate Mannia and my two children, but now they are like this, and I have no plans to get married for the time being.
Fortunately, the old master of the Yu family was unwilling to agree and did not accept the lottery. At that time, outsiders would only say that the Yu family disdained a prodigal like me, which would not harm the reputation of the Yu family, so it would be It's better to end this matter. "
After hearing this, Li Hao had no idea. Anyway, from the bottom of his heart, Li Hao felt that Yu Yanran might not be suitable for Gu Tingye. After all, even if he set up his own business, he would still have to deal with the Gu family. Yu Yanran should not be taken over by Xiao Qin then. His deception is lame.
But Sheng Changbai advised: "It would be a pity if this is the case. The eldest girl of the Yu family is a good person, and Mrs. Yu's family is a scholarly family after all, and the world is famous. If you marry a girl from his family, your reputation in Bianjing City will be ruined." It could be better, I don’t know if I will have a future in the future.”
Gu Tingye said, "Why bother? People like me don't know how to recognize people. First, I misjudged my stepmother, Mrs. Xiao Qin, and then misjudged Zhu Manniang. What kind of future do people like me have? There is no need to delay others." It’s a girl.”
Sheng Changbai wanted to persuade him again, but Li Hao also said: "Brother Gu, there is no need to be decadent. The edge of a sword comes from sharpening, and the fragrance of plum blossoms comes from the bitter cold. Brother Gu, there is no need to worry about the past. I believe it is because of the difficulties in the past that Gu Brother, I will have the day to show my great ambitions in the future."
Hearing what Li Hao said, Gu Tingye and Sheng Changbai were shocked and both looked at Li Hao. Sheng Changbai said: "My cousin is indeed talented. This sentence sums it up well. The edge of a sword comes from sharpening, and the fragrance of plum blossoms comes from the bitter cold."
He casually said to Gu Tingye: "Zhong Huai, I also feel that even after you have gone through hardships, there will always be a day when you can clear the clouds and see the blue sky."
After listening to what the two of them said, Gu Tingye said, "Thank you both very much. I hope it will be as you two said."
Then Gu Tingye changed the subject and asked Li Hao: "By the way, on the polo field, you said you wanted my help with something. Now that I have nothing important to do, I wanted to ask what it was. If there is anything I can do, I will try my best. arrive."
Li Hao then said: "Brother Gu is indeed the most suitable person to do this." Then he told Gu Tingye about his plan to hold major sports leagues in Bianjing.
After Gu Tingye and Sheng Changbai listened, Gu Tingye asked curiously: "Brother Li doesn't seem to be a fun-loving person, why would he want to hold such an event?"
Li Hao then repeated the reasons he told Ouyang Xiu. Of course, there was no need to elaborate on the first point with Gu Tingye about the dandies in Beijing disrupting order in Bianjing. What I mainly talked about with these two people was to improve the morale and cultivate the martial arts among the noble disciples.
After listening to what Li Hao said, Gu Tingye and Sheng Changbai both agreed with it. Gu Tingye said: "If that's the case, then I should contribute to this. But if we want to do this well, I'm afraid it will take a lot of manpower and material resources." Less. If I just spend some money, I can get some out of it, but I'm afraid it's not easy to find a suitable venue around Bianjing."
After hearing this, Li Hao hurriedly said: "Mr. Gu, there is no need to worry about this. I have already thought of the place. What do you think of the polo field outside Jinmingchi?"
After hearing this, Gu Tingye replied: "That place is naturally good. A large piece of flat land has been repaired. If it is used, not only polo balls but also places like Cuju can be placed directly there.
But that's where the nobles hold gatherings. If we want to use it for a long time, I'm afraid the nobles won't agree so easily. You must know that my face is still of some use among the younger generation, but it has no effect on others. "
After hearing this, Li Hao explained: "I don't need your face for this. I have already checked. That area originally belonged to Kaifeng Mansion. Now it is just borrowed by others. I have already asked Mr. Ouyang for permission." Yes, he also agreed to help get this land back, and it will be mainly used for us to hold competitions. As for the honorable people who want to use it later, we can agree in advance that we will stagger the days with them.
As for the issue of money expenditure, in the early stage, because we need to encourage a few honorable people to participate first, we have to prepare some lottery tickets to gain popularity. Brother Gu can’t all spend money, and my family will also pay part of it.
After Brother Gu builds up the momentum, the dandies in Bianjing City will naturally take the initiative to make a profit in it. After all, there are many nobles in the capital who are at odds with each other, and there is no need for us to be there. Encourage from behind.
Instead, they will form cliques to fight against each other. At that time, Brother Gu will need to set rules for both parties so that they can win or lose fairly on the field instead of fighting in private. Brother Gu needs to worry about this. . "
After hearing this, Gu Tingye couldn't help stroking his hands and applauding, saying, "Brother Li, this is a good idea. If it is really used, maybe this matter can be achieved."
Li Hao then said modestly: "The idea is not important. What is important is the person who does it. If cousin Changbai and I were to do this, it would definitely not work, because the noble sons will not give us face, let alone Listen to us. But if Brother Gu is the one to do it, considering Brother Gu’s reputation among the distinguished disciples, I think he will respond to everything.”
After hearing this, Gu Tingye said: "I'm afraid the reputation you are talking about is not a good reputation, but if I use this reputation to change the trend, then my great reputation will not be in vain."
After hearing this, Li Hao smiled and said: "Since Brother Gu agreed, let's leave this matter to Brother Gu. I want to know how to deal with those dudes. Brother Gu is better than me. As for the venue, I will urge Ouyang. Sir, please do it as soon as possible and leave it to Brother Gu to deal with it, and everything will be done by Brother Gu."
Gu Tingye agreed, and then began to discuss with Li Hao and Sheng Changbai how to do various matters in detail, and which ones needed special attention. Li Hao also gave Gu Tingye a rough guide to the football rules he knew from later generations. , and then it was up to Gu Tingye to formulate a competition system suitable for the Song Dynasty.
In this way, the first sports league of the Song Dynasty, which set off a wave of waves in Bianjing City, kicked off.
