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 Korea 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 are also allowed to buy tickets 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 because of his status, it was difficult to show off, so he asked his nephew to come forward to form Chuanyun Club. According to the name, he was going to conquer Qiyun Club.
Gao Qiu's eldest son and second son jointly established a championship club, which was named for the purpose of winning 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, only these three businesses were allowed to gamble on football, and they had to pay taxes to the imperial court.
This thing really cannot be banned. As long as there are still football games, secret gambling is everywhere. It is better for the court to come forward to guide it, and it can also 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. After expiration, you need to bid again.
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, Cuju performances were often performed.
The Northern Song Dynasty had money, so they maintained teams and performers in Jiaofangsi. These two groups were jokingly called the "Left and Right Army." The Southern Song Dynasty lacked financial resources, so the performance teams to entertain envoys had to be temporarily recruited from the private sector.
No games started immediately after the stadium closed.
Some athletes who had no competition today came out to play ball 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. The royal family and nobles are all here, as are the 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 the bastards on the opponent also want to win, and they don't take my uncle seriously at all. It was organized by a group of former nobles.
The football club is now in the Ming Dynasty, so I don’t know 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, there are two goals at each end of the court, and the goal openings 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 into the game, one player jumped up to scramble for the ball and used his head to push the ball away. Another player stopped the ball steadily and caught it.
"boom!"
"Ah Sheng, Ah Sheng!"
The whole audience cheered, and many spectators stood up excitedly. 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 very well.
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This Li Asheng is the head (captain), and the left and right nets (left and right defenders) on the opposite side block the ball together, and even Sanli (free men) rush through the double team.
Li Asheng quickly passed the ball.
The forward (forward) received the ball and passed it to the secondary attacker (shadow forward). The secondary attacker passed by and passed the ball to Li Asheng who was running past.
The new rules set up a penalty area. Only the offensive team's ball head and the defensive team's left and right nets can enter the penalty area. Moreover, no physical contact is allowed in the penalty area and can only be interfered with in other ways. Otherwise, there will only be something as big as the basket in mid-air.
How can the goal be scored?
At the same time, after the ball head dribbles into the penalty area, the ball cannot fall to the ground. Once the ball lands, the offensive team loses the ball.
The whole set of rules is just a hodgepodge.
Ju Ming disliked the Cuju style of the Song Dynasty very much. The ball could not touch the ground during the whole process. Therefore, he formulated a rule that players from both sides should not make physical contact. The skills were very high, but the confrontation was 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 images.
On the contrary, in the military, it has completely transformed into modern football, so the fighting is called intense.
I saw Li Asheng using all parts of his body to move and adjust the ball. The two defensive players on the opposite side were facing a formidable enemy. Not only did they have to interfere with the goal, they also had to prevent physical contact. If Li Asheng hit them with the ball, it would be the defensive team's fault.
Player fouls.
"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.
However, Ju Ming found it very boring and the confrontation in the penalty area was too poor.
Ju Ming called Bai Sheng over: "Tell the four major clubs and the ten teams of the six small clubs, I don't care how they usually play football. But as long as they play here, they must follow the rules of Cuju in the military. In addition, before New Year's Day,
Change the goal here to a big goal like the one in the military that sticks to the ground!"
"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 envoys from the Kingdom of Jin 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 is a young man named Shigenobu Mori. He went to the sidelines to choose a good horse and started shooting with his own bow and arrow.
The rule is that when the horse runs out from the side of the field, it must run at a certain speed when it reaches the first archery target. A target is erected every 20 meters, and a total of ten archery targets are set up, and the horse cannot be stopped midway.
The first arrow 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 imperial archery meeting in the spring, but now it has been advanced to winter.
It's a pity that the third arrow was messed up. The horse was hurtling faster and faster, and he couldn't take the initiative 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 30 years old, and he had fought with Aguda in his youth. Due to intermarriage with the Wanyan family for five consecutive generations, the relationship between the two tribes was very close, and the entire Heshilie tribe was 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 in a row, one with nine rings, and one with eight rings.
Moreover, this guy learned the lesson from the Xixia envoy, leaning forward on the horse's back, hooking the reins with his left hand holding the bow, and paying 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.
However, the envoy from the Kingdom of Jin smiled and was 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 the Tiansijian Ranch to practice, and his riding and shooting skills became more and more sophisticated.
After three ten rings in a row, one of the target officials immediately raised his placard, surprising 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 Heshi Lieshaba.
"good!"
The audience cheered continuously, and every time Yang Zaixing shot an arrow, the auditorium erupted in cheers.
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 dong!"
Seeing the prince appear on stage in person, the war drums were beaten extra hard, and the drummer wanted to break the skin of the drum.
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 weird. Squint and smile.)
