Outside Cao's Mansion, Lu Yao took Tangxi and left Cao's Mansion.
Originally, Lu Yao never wanted to come to the Cao Mansion before he changed his position. Among the four teams, the Han family, the Pan family, the royal Cuju team, and the Cao family, who were appointed by the emperor to participate in this Cuju competition from the beginning, Lu Yao
The last thing Yao wanted to visit was the Cao family. There is no need to elaborate on the reasons for this. In addition to being dissatisfied with Cao Ping's reckless character, the eldest lady Cao Han was really a bit untouchable to Lu Yao.
, of course, if this were put into modern times, this problem would not exist. In real life, Lu Yao has a bad temper, and he will do whatever he wants regardless of whether he is a man or a woman. And in today's society, the status of women
It has gradually caught up with men. Whenever he thinks about this issue, Lu Yao will be very happy that he has time traveled to the Song Dynasty. After all, in this dynasty, polygamy is still possible, and a man will not marry three wives and four concubines.
Any problems occur.
However, in modern times, other countries don't know it. Even our country has an obvious trend of more wolves and less meat. Therefore, women have unique advantages in this aspect. It is said that in the future, the ratio of men to women will become even more imbalanced.
In fact, speaking of it, Lu Yao felt that he was not disgusted with Cao Han. Maybe some men would like this kind of girl who has a slightly tomboyish personality. She is reckless, but she is also cute. However,
However, Lu Yao first met Han Yunyu in the Han Mansion. It can only be said that it was fate, and the power of love at first sight was too great.
Therefore, for Cao Han, I can only say that Lu Yao does not hate her, but now he still has the same view as modern people. He has not thought about marrying three wives and four concubines, and he still focuses on Han Yunyu.
However, it should be said that Cao Han left a deep impression on Lu Yao when he appeared today.
When a female man puts on a skirt and dresses in a girlish style, it will indeed make people's eyes shine. However, what Lu Yao cares about is not Cao Han's dress today, but her speaking style, which has changed drastically.
changes.
When did she become so soft-spoken when talking to him? Moreover, although Cao Han's raised fist in the end was persuaded by Cao Yi, Lu Yao, who knew some martial arts, could also feel it.
Cao Han would definitely not be able to defeat him with a punch.
Thinking of this, combined with Cao Han's series of actions today, including Cao Han not coming out when everyone was talking in the main hall later, there is only one problem that can be explained.
I'm going. When Lu Yao thought of this, he stopped instantly, leaving Tang Xi next to him confused. He thought to himself, is the master's kung fu so powerful now? Could it be that he felt some threat? So Tang Xi also started
Be alert and look around.
If I go, she won't fall in love with me.
The reason why Lu Yao stopped was because a very unrealistic, yet explainable idea suddenly appeared in his mind.
When he came back to his senses, he saw Tang Xi standing aside, constantly observing the surroundings, with a hint of murderous intent in his eyes.
"What are you doing?" Lu Yao asked.
Tangxi looked at Lu Yao and said, "I saw you suddenly stopped, sir. I thought you felt someone approaching, so I stopped to take a look."
Lu Yao smiled and said, "Don't be so nervous. I was thinking about something just now and was lost in thought. Let's keep walking."
Tangxi nodded and followed Lu Yao's footsteps.
The next place the two of them are going to is naturally the Han Mansion. It stands to reason that Wang Da will be there today, and they will finalize the candidates for the last team.
In fact, although Lu Yao really didn't want to come to Cao's house before, his visit today made Lu Yao feel that it was indeed a worthwhile trip.
I have to say that Lu Yao has now begun to admire Cao You, who is about to become the new generation head of the Cao family. This young man who is not too different in age from himself can actually say such words.
In fact, after devoting himself wholeheartedly to this Cuju competition, even Lu Yao began to gradually lose his true heart. He had forgotten that he and Pan Wen told everyone during the meeting that day that this Cuju competition would be held.
The purpose of the Cuju Competition is to improve the physical fitness of all people and make Cuju a physical fitness sport that everyone can participate in.
However, the ideal is full, but when it is actually implemented, it will be affected by various factors.
Even Lu Yao went astray when helping other teams formulate the outline for selecting players. Thinking about it now, the manuscript on the criteria for selecting players that Lu Yao sent to everyone at that time was exactly what it said.
Let everyone choose the players according to the standards of modern football players. Because each family may have a different understanding, there are some differences in the players selected by these families in the end.
It seems to Lu Yao that the Pan family read the outline no less than five times and finally selected a team that satisfied Lu Yao the most. However, the Pan family did not read the outline carefully and ended up with a team dominated by burly men.
The Han family, and the opponent chosen by the Han family was the very shrewd Zhang Maocai. In Lu Yao's opinion, the level of the thirteen players selected by Zhang Maocai should be comparable to that of the Pan family's team.
Then there is the Zhao family that the Royal Cuju Team and the Pan family are looking for. With the relationship between Pan Yuanwu and the head of the Zhao family, and selecting players according to the Pan family's standards, the strength of the Zhao family's team will not be much worse.
Lu Yao is not worried at all. As for the Royal Cuju Team, Lu Yao is even more relieved. After all, they were the team used by the royal court before, and they are probably the only one among these teams that still maintains daily training.
As for the Cuju team, at least for now, the strength of Wang Da's team should not be underestimated.
Finally, not to mention Han Qi, as the privy envoy, he directly selected thirteen strong soldiers from the military camp to serve as Cuju team members. This team, in terms of physical fitness alone, is tantamount to
The best.
If it weren't for the appearance of the Cao family's team, Lu Yao would have thought that there was nothing wrong in selecting the players for this competition. Because they were of equal strength, they would have played a high-level competition. After all, he was the one responsible for the training.
Brother, please do it.
However, Lu Yao focused more on how strong the players' personal physical conditions should be and how powerful their strength should be, but he just ignored that if he really wanted to make people interested in this Cuju, he would have to compete in this competition.
After that, you can be willing to invest time and energy into new Cuju, so that you can truly achieve the effect of improving the physical fitness of the whole people.
Well, the most important thing is not how strong the players' bodies are in this competition, nor how exciting the competition is.
Rather, what percentage of the people can actually participate in this competition? Furthermore, through this competition, they can see how much they can improve their physical fitness.
These two points are much more important than having the trio of Bao Zheng as referees and Su Shi and Su Che as commentators.
However, until now, except for the Cao family's team, which is composed entirely of ordinary people, no team has used all the people in Bianliang City. Moreover, just because all teams want to win, they all go to
They found what they considered to be elite soldiers and strong generals to form this team. Therefore, there were very few people like the fat man in the Cao family's team who could change their physique to a degree that could be seen with the naked eye through this competition.
After Lu Yao just listened to Cao Yu's words, he finally realized that he had taken a detour. However, fortunately, the team finally selected by the Cao family was a team composed of thirteen ordinary people.
Although they may not be able to win a victory, it is possible to see the improvement they can achieve through this period of training. This is also what really attracts the attention of the people through this new Cuju competition.
If the head of the Cao family is replaced by Cao You in the future, then the prospects of the Cao family will definitely be unlimited.
However, now that all seven teams have been confirmed, is it still too late for Lu Yao to make up for what he lost before?
It seems that this last team must also take some measures.
Lu Yao thought so and couldn't help but quicken his pace.
"Sir," Tangxi took the initiative to ask as they walked on the road, "Were you thinking about Miss Cao Han just now?"
Lu Yao was startled, wondering if this guy could read minds?
"What do you mean?" Lu Yao asked without hesitation.
Tangxi smiled and said: "I just feel that Miss Cao Han today is different from the one I met when I went to Cao Mansion before. I don't know if it is because of the reason why you went to Cao Mansion today, sir."
It's really hard not to mention something. Lu Yao had just given up that terrible thought, but unexpectedly, Tang Xi brought it up again.
However, it would be nice to have someone around to give you advice.
"You saw Cao Han just now, right? What do you think of her dress today?"
Tangxi said: "Indeed, there is a big difference between Cao Han and Cao Han in daily life. I can't tell which one is the real Miss Cao Han."
"Then, if it were you, which one would you like?"
When Tangxi heard this, she really thought about it and said, "I think I still like the way Miss Cao looked before."
"Well, if it's you, you really like the arrogant and unreasonable young lady type." Lu Yao was not surprised at all by Tang Xi's answer.
"Sir, I always feel that Cao Han is interested in you."
"Why do you say that?" After hearing Tangxi's words, Lu Yao stopped again, thinking that Tangxi was a rough man, how could he even see Cao Han's thoughts? Could it be that Cao Han showed it so obviously?
"Young Master, you were discussing things in the main hall earlier, and I couldn't disturb you, so I walked around the Cao Mansion. The Cao Mansion was really big, and I got lost for a while. Then I heard..."
What Tangxi heard was naturally what happened when the housekeeper brought Dongpo pork and sour plum soup to Cao Han. At that time, Tangxi had just walked to Cao Han's door and happened to bump into this scene. Later, he waited for the housekeeper to come out and said that he was lost.
, was taken back to the front yard by the housekeeper.
"Damn it, I was just afraid that she would cause trouble for me, so I just cared about her casually to avoid being picked out by her again. I didn't expect that she would misunderstand me. If I had known this, it would be better not to say anything at that time.
Already." Lu Yao sighed and said.
Seeing what Lu Yao said, Tangxi seemed to be really not interested in Cao Han, so he said, "Sir, there are some things I don't know whether to say or not."
"Between you and me, there's no need to hide things, just tell them directly." Lu Yao said.
"Actually, I know a little bit about the affairs between you, Mr. Han, and Miss Cao Han. In fact, I feel that you can definitely marry Cao Han and Han Yunyu back home. In this way, the Lu family, the Han family, and the Cao family can't
Everyone can have a good time, and the relationship between the two families will be eased, isn't that good?"
Lu Yao smiled and said, "You only saw the first layer, but there are more serious problems that you ignored."
"What is it?"
"The most critical issue is the Han family. Han Yonghe has already reached the rank of minister, and Cao Yi is also known as Cao Guojiu. These two families have many forces in the court, and their relationships are intertwined and complicated. Of course I know that I can
Marry both of them back home, but who will be the main wife and who will be the concubine? Do you think it is Han Yunyu who wants to be the concubine, or Cao Han who wants to be the concubine?"
Obviously, Tangxi didn't think that much, so he said: "I thought too simply, sir, but I still think that Cao Han should be interested in you."
Lu Yao continued to walk forward without looking back and said: "Sometimes, if you don't like someone, that person will definitely be with you."
Of course Tangxi didn't understand the meaning of Lu Yao's words, so after a few seconds, she followed him.
The two walked together and arrived at the Han Mansion not long after. In fact, Cao Yi's mansion was not too far away from Han Yonghe's mansion, but these two incompatible old guys never came to each other.
I went to visit his mansion.
The two of them had already arrived at the entrance of Han Mansion, and Tang Xi looked slightly worried.
Seeing this, Lu Yao asked, "What's wrong? Are you afraid of going to Han Mansion?"
Tang Xi shook his head and said, "I think it would be bad if we go in empty-handed."
When Lu Yao heard this, he smiled and said, "Is it because I brought you all kinds of things when I asked you to come here before, but you didn't bring anything this time, so you feel something is wrong?"
Tangxi nodded in agreement.
Lu Yao said: "Well, if you can think of this level, it means you have made progress. Before this key is replaced, you will never feel that there is anything inappropriate in entering someone's house empty-handed. However, we are here to discuss business today.
Yes, and I think Mr. Han must know that I went to Cao Mansion in the morning, so we don’t need to bring anything with me."
After saying that, Lu Yao went to knock on the door. Unexpectedly, the person who came to the door to greet him was Wang Da.
"Master Wang, why did you come out to greet me in person?" Lu Yao said quickly when he saw Wang Da.
However, Wang Da looked a little nervous and said, "Sir, you are here."
Lu Yao was a little confused, and then Wang Da motioned Lu Yao to go into the main hall to discuss matters.
When Lu Yao arrived in the hall, he saw Han Yonghe and Han Wenyuan, both of whom were helpless.
"What's going on? What happened?" Lu Yao asked.
When Han Wenyuan saw Lu Yao coming, he didn't look happy and said: "We can't find an opponent for the first round of Mr. Wang's Royal Cuju Team now."
"How could this happen?" Lu Yao was very surprised. With Wang Da's status and the connections of the Han family, how could he not find a team?
"We found a total of three teams. We all talked well at first, but maybe I didn't explain the rules clearly to them. As soon as they came this morning, they all left after I told them." Wang Da
said.
"What did you say?"
Wang Da scratched his head and said: "I told them, no matter who among the three teams is selected in the end, their opponent in the first round will be our Royal Cuju team. When they basically said they couldn't beat us,
Then they all left one by one."
"Didn't you tell them that this new type of Cuju competition is different from the previous ones, and that everyone's foundation is zero?" Lu Yao asked.
"I told you, but they didn't believe it, and they all left in an instant." When Wang Da said this, he sighed.
"What about your side? It shouldn't be difficult for you to find a friend in the court, right?" Lu Yao looked at Han Yonghe and thought to himself, Wang Da couldn't find anyone, how could you still find him?
Han Yonghe raised his head and glanced at Lu Yao, then lowered his head again.
"I found a few officials who were close to me, and I told them to form a team, win or lose, but as soon as they heard that they were going to compete with the Emperor's Cuju team, they..."
Han Yonghe glanced at Wang Da out of the corner of his eye. Wang Da seemed to not understand what Han Yonghe meant.
Lu Yao understood instantly. People in the officialdom basically aim for an official career. The officials Han Yonghe was looking for were all worried about one problem.
That is, the team members we are looking for are too strong. If they really beat Wang Da's Royal Cuju Team, the emperor will not be able to bear it in his face, and will eventually blame him, and his career will be over.
However, what if I find a very weak team to compete with in order to please the emperor? Wang Da might be resentful by then, and the result will definitely be a severe scolding.
From the perspective of these officials, no matter what kind of team they choose, they may be implicated in the end. The only choice is to refuse Han Yonghe's invitation and not go into this muddy water.
Han Wenyuan walked up to Lu Yao and said softly: "If today passes and we still can't find the team, I'm afraid the emperor will blame us. After all, it was my father who volunteered to help the royal Cuju team find opponents."
"Alas, my official career is over." Han Yonghe said.
Wang Da saw this and said: "Master Han, don't be discouraged, otherwise I will go to the palace and ask the emperor to take back his decree."
"How can you take back the imperial edict just by saying you can take it back?" After Han Yonghe said this, he looked at Lu Yao.
This was the first time that Lu Yao saw begging in Han Yonghe's eyes.
"You always have lots of ideas, can you help me think of a way?"
When Han Yonghe said this, his attitude was much more tactful than when he usually saw Lu Yao.
I thought that Lu Yao would be at his wits end, but Han Yonghe didn't expect that Lu Yao agreed immediately.
"What's so difficult about this?" Lu Yao said, "Let's go to the outer city for a walk today. I happen to want to bring in another team of common people."
After that, Lu Yao looked at Tang Xi and said, "Go back home, take out two hundred dollars from my account, and have someone take a carriage directly to the outer city, to the Bird's Nest Stadium."
Tangxi wanted to ask something else, but Lu Yao said that the situation was urgent, so Tangxi immediately left Han Mansion.
"Two hundred dollars? What do you want with so much money?" Neither Han Yonghe nor Wang Da knew what Lu Yao wanted to do.
"Of course we are recruiting team members. As the old saying goes, under heavy pressure, there must be a brave man. Mr. Han will not know the strong man who carried the heavy wooden stakes from the top of the city to the end of the city during Shang Yang's reform."
Han Yonghe is also a minister, so he naturally understands the reason.
Lu Yao then looked at Wang Da and said, "Mr. Wang, how much do you usually do plank support? I don't know if you have trained this before."
"Plank, what is that?"
Lu Yao demonstrated it to Wang Da, and he only made one.
"Is it like this?" Wang Da then imitated Lu Yao and started doing it in a decent manner.
As expected of a member of the Royal Cuju Team, he still trained on weekdays. Wang Da only started sweating on his forehead after he had done about seventy exercises.
"Okay." Lu Yao asked Wang Da to stop.
"This is enough. I think I can make dozens more." Wang Da stood up and said.
Lu Yao nodded and said: "I probably have an idea. Now there is one last question. Mr. Wang, do you mind that your opponent is a team composed entirely of ordinary people?"
Wang Da quickly waved his hand and said: "Of course I don't mind. I'm just a Cuju player. I'm also a common person. That is, the emperor thinks highly of me, so they call me Lord Wang. Besides, the main purpose now is to
It’s good to find another team before it gets dark and there are people who can participate.”
"That's good, let's go to the outer city now. Mr. Han, please prepare the carriage."
Seeing Lu Yao's confident look, Han Yonghe was doubtful, but he also knew that these two hundred dollars were already a huge sum of money for the common people, so they should still have some appeal.
So Han Yonghe asked the housekeeper to start preparing the car.
Han Wenyuan said: "Shall we go over there after lunch? Dad, you haven't eaten a bite since you got up today."
Lu Yao said: "Time is tight, let's eat when we get back. After finishing the work, I will come here to cook you a dinner."
As soon as Han Wenyuan heard this, he immediately stopped mentioning lunch.