Accompanied by thunderous applause, players from the two teams slowly ran onto the field. What was different from the past was that this time each player was accompanied by a child wearing a team uniform.

When Song Huizong, who was standing on the podium, saw all this, he couldn't help but wonder: "What do these children do?"

Gao Qiu smiled and said: "To tell you the emperor, this idea came from Li Qi. These children symbolize purity, kindness, and peace, and they also mean that Cuju can be passed down from generation to generation and continued."

Song Huizong laughed and said: "I see, this idea is wonderful, wonderful! Look at how cute these children are in these Cuju costumes, haha."

Next is the flag-raising ceremony. Now it is not only the flag of the Cuju Alliance, but also the rising sun flag and the singing of the national anthem.

The audience stood up, and the song "Serve the Country with Loyalty" resounded throughout the audience again.

After the national anthem ceremony, two men came up holding two trophies and placed the trophies on the stage. Everyone looked forward to it, but because they were covered with red cloth, they did not know what the trophies were.

appearance.

Next was the speech by Brother Qiu, the leader of the Cuju Alliance. First of all, he naturally thanked the Cuju fans and the team members, and flattered Song Huizong for a while. Then he talked about the Cuju Alliance from its establishment to the present.

The difficulties he encountered along the way were so difficult, it was touching. Finally, he talked about his outlook for the future, hoping that the Cuju League would get better and better, as well as the subsequent national competition and even the world competition.

In addition, he announced that the badminton competition will officially kick off in March next year.

This news is really exciting. Nowadays, everyone loves badminton as much as Cuju. There was thunderous applause.

After Gao Qiu finished his speech, Li Qi stood up again. He didn't say too much nonsense and went straight to the point. After a brief opening remarks, he directly opened the red cloth on the left. Under the red cloth was a silver trophy, and the upper part was

It is a round ball, the same size as the real one, but the base below is more artistic, consisting of four "hands" that seem to be fighting for the ball.

There was an uproar immediately! The venue exploded, and there were waves of whispers.

Li Qi waited until the audience stopped and then began to introduce: "What you are seeing now is the trophy of the Cuju Competition. In order to thank Taiwei Gao for his contribution to the Cuju Competition, this trophy will bear the name of Taiwei."

Let’s name it. Call it ‘Gao Qiu Cup’.”

Gao Qiu looked proud when he heard that. Even Song Huizong, Li Bangyan and others were envious.

"Okay. Well said, everyone applauds. Wow haha!"

Gao Yanei, who was sitting in another private room with Hong Tianjiu and other friends, raised his arms and shouted loudly.

But the audience didn't seem to appreciate him, and there were only sporadic applause, which made Gao Yanei's laughter particularly harsh.

Embarrassing! Brother Qiu is so embarrassed.

This idiot is really hopeless. Li Qi shook his head secretly and continued to introduce: "This highball cup is made of pure silver and weighs twelve kilograms, but is its value only based on these twelve kilograms? Obviously?

No. It symbolizes the highest honor in Cuju. It is the embodiment of glory and an affirmation of the team that works hardest. I have absolutely reason to believe that every team hopes to win the highest podium.

This is the Gaoqiu Cup. Not bad. Although I often say that friendship comes first and competition comes second, but I want to ask who wants to be second, because second place is undoubtedly the biggest loser. No matter who wins or loses, I hope you will

You can use your own efforts and sweat to hold up this trophy with a clear conscience and your pride."

Applause rang out at the right time. And the eyes of the players on both sides began to show a sense of hunger, like wolves seeing their prey.

After the applause, Li Qi added: "Although Cuju is a collective sport, only unity can achieve the final victory. But as an audience, we all hope that a hero will appear at the last moment to save the game, or in other words, from

It is human nature for a hero to control the game from the beginning, and this is also the charm of Cuju competition, so we are also preparing another trophy."

As he spoke, he lifted up a piece of red cloth and saw underneath the red cloth a silver boot. It was not big, just the size of an ordinary person, but it was very delicate and almost the same as a real boot.

There was another uproar.

Li Qi introduced: "This trophy does not have a name yet, but there is no doubt that it belongs to heroes. We will wait until the end of the game, and a professional jury such as Taiwei and Zuo will select the most valuable one from the winner.

Players, what I want to say here is that you are lucky, because no matter who will win this trophy later, we will name this trophy after him. This is definitely a great gift for individuals.

The honor may even go down in history, so I hope you can seize this hard-won opportunity and don't leave any regrets for yourself."

As soon as these words came out, Gao Yameni swayed a few times and almost fainted.

Hong Tianjiu on the side hurriedly supported him and asked: "Brother, what's wrong with you?"

Gao Yanei's eyes were full of regret, and he said: "I---I was deceived by that guy Li Qi."

"Oh? What did he lie to my brother about?"

Gao Yanei lowered his head and paused: "If he had told me earlier that there was such a trophy, how could I have been careless? Oh, if these two trophies were named after our father and son, how majestic it would be, Xiaojiu, what do you think?

Can Li Qi postpone it for a year?"

When Hong Tianjiu heard this, he was filled with hatred. He suddenly took back his hands and said expressionlessly: "I don't know, brother, you are really harming others and yourself. It's too late to say anything now."

When Gao Yanei heard this, he almost burst into tears. He lay on the fence and looked at the trophy with tears in his eyes. He wanted to die. He kept thinking silently in his heart, Yaokang Cup... how nice it sounds!

The players of the Royal Team and Qi Yunshe looked straight at the two trophies above. They seemed excited, but they were very calm. Every player of the Royal Team had a trace of joy and excitement on their faces, and Qi Yunshe

The person from the club looked unwilling, which was very strange.

The Zhang brothers couldn't help but look at each other, with a trace of determination in their eyes.

Li Qi smiled again and said: "In addition, today we also invited a special guest. Although he is usually aloof and a symbol of our Song Dynasty and the backbone of the people in the world, today he is just an ordinary Cuju guest.

Fans come to enjoy this game, and he will personally award the trophy to the most valuable player of the game later. He is the current saint."

It's okay, the emperor is here, and the whole place is immediately boiling, shouting long live like a tsunami, directly pushing the atmosphere to a climax.

Song Huizong was quite proud, with a kind smile on his face, and waved around in a leadership style.

After calming down, Li Qi continued: "Not only that, in addition to these two trophies, there is also a championship flag with the logo of the championship team. This championship flag is the friendly support of Zhoujia Silk House, and it will fly

In the sky above the Cuju field, just because the championship team has not yet been produced, it has not been made yet and cannot be shown to everyone. Ahem... Of course, if you think this is the end, then you are wrong, this is just a

Starting at the beginning of next year, the national competition will officially begin. I believe everyone understands the rules. Only the winner can represent our Bianjing to participate in the national competition and give everyone a big surprise. The emperor has already said that he will

The champion of the national competition will be received at the palace, and this will be continued as a tradition, so you must work harder."

Gao Yanei really fainted this time.

The players on both sides felt their blood boiling with excitement. Their muscles were tense and they wanted the game to start immediately and bowed down to thank the emperor for his kindness.

Song Huizong chuckled and said: "You must play well. Don't let me down."

"The common people obey your orders."

Wang Fu frowned secretly, and secretly exchanged eye contact with Cai You. Gao Qiu saw all this, and a strange smile appeared on the corner of his mouth.

After Li Qi finished his speech, this simple ceremony was over. Players from both sides began to prepare, and the battle was about to begin.

As soon as Song Huizong returned to the private room, he laughed and said: "Li Qi, these two trophies of yours are really interesting. Most Valuable Player, haha, not bad, not bad, I want to go down and give it a try."

Li Bangyan said hurriedly: "Your Majesty, this is not possible. If you go down and kick, Qiyun Society will be defeated without a fight. It is unfair and unfair."

Song Huizong snorted: "Don't tell me that Qiyun Society will definitely win, but you still have to see the real results at your feet."

Li Bangyan chuckled and said: "Although the Emperor's Royal team is strong, its talent is slightly inferior. After these successive fierce battles, the Zhang brothers' skills have greatly improved and they are almost catching up with me, so I think Qiyunshe

The chance of winning is greater." He is very fond of the Zhang brothers and can even be said to be their loyal fans.

People can't be so shameless. Song Huizong glared angrily. If he hadn't been concerned about his identity, he would have really wanted to practice alone with Li Bangyan. It was really too arrogant.

Seeing this, Wang Fu exclaimed: "Since the leftist party has so much confidence in Qiyun Society, how about we take a gamble?"

Facing Wang Fu, how could Li Bangyan back down and say, "Since the Prime Minister has such interest, Shimei should accompany him to the end. I wonder what the Prime Minister wants to bet on?"

"One thousand strings."

Li Bangyan hesitated for a moment. For Wang Fu, who owned the Yingfeng Bureau, this thousand guan was nothing, but for him, it was a bit much. After all, he did not have a fixed money-making department.

Huizong of the Song Dynasty said: "Shimei, if you are afraid of losing, I can ask Jiang Ming to take back your words."

You can lose money, but you can't lose face. Li Bangyan gritted his teeth and said, "Okay. Just one thousand guan."

Wang Fu laughed and said: "Then it's settled, we have to trouble the emperor to testify for us."

Song Huizong smiled and said: "Definitely, definitely."

Cai You suddenly turned to Li Qi and said, "I wonder which one the economic envoy is optimistic about?"

Li Qi smiled and said: "I don't know how to play Cuju, but I have always felt that the British public has good luck and is more prosperous, so I am optimistic about the team that is not good-looking." The implication is that Cai You should be used as a beacon.

, his grievances with Cai You are well known to everyone, and Song Huizong is even more precious. He does not need to pretend to be a grandson, he can just come out in the open.

And his tongue-twisting answer made Cai You stunned. It took him a moment to react and hummed: "Okay, I think the Royals will win."

"Then I'm optimistic about Qiyunshe."

"Then how about we bet a thousand dollars?"

Normally, Li Qi would have agreed, but when he thought about the amount of 100,000 guan involved in gambling, he really had no interest in the 1,000 guan. He smiled and said, "Gambling money is too tacky."

"Um?"

Wang Fu and Li Bangyan stared at Li Qi at the same time.

Sweat! I forgot that there are two big laymen sitting here. Li Qi hurriedly smiled and said: "I didn't say that you two have their own loves, each has their own loves."

Cai You said impatiently: "Then what exactly do you want to bet on?"

Li Qi chuckled: "I thought we should bet on something meaningful. Let's do this. The charity foundation is now preparing tents for the refugees in the western suburbs to help them survive the winter. If any of us loses, we will go there to do good deeds for a day.

How about you have to do it yourself and no help is allowed?"

Song Huizong's eyes lit up when he heard this, and he smiled and said: "This is a good idea, this is a good idea! Why don't you Jiang Ming and Shi Mei stop gambling? It's too tacky. You might as well be like them. You can still have a companion."

.Ha ha!"
To be continued...