When a dynasty reaches its peak, various entertainment activities with its own characteristics will follow. As the Song Dynasty was at its peak, it was no exception.
Because of the policies formulated by the founding emperor, the atmosphere of the entire country was in an atmosphere of "emphasis on culture and suppression of military affairs." The impact of "emphasis on culture and suppression of military affairs" was that the entire country was very elegant and undisciplined.
Song lyrics, among the rigorous lyrics and formats, the poets of the Song Dynasty often created eye-catching content. Moreover, the country's economic policies in line with the times also allowed private economic activities to flourish, and the country and the people's pockets were full, so naturally
Start using your brain when it comes to enjoyment.
Sports activities in the Song Dynasty also began to flourish in such an environment, and these sports activities can be divided into two categories as a whole, one is competitive sports activities, and the other is spectator sports activities. In fact, these sports activities
There are differences. Some sports activities are still popular events in sports competitions. Among them, the traditional Cuju sport needless to say. According to ancient books, Cuju was very popular among the people at that time, whether they were toddlers or adults.
Old people in their seventies will rush to finish their work and go to watch as soon as they hear that there is a competition. Song Huizong is even more skilled in Cuju and often organizes Cuju competitions in the palace. Not only young and enthusiastic young men like it very much
, even girls living in boudoirs also have a different love for Cuju. They often wear red embroidered shoes and tie their hair with hairpins to form a women’s Cuju team and run on the court. It was also considered a bright sight at the time.
Landscape.
In addition to daily competitions, Cuju was also played in different ways by the people of the Song Dynasty. They often applied some martial arts moves to Cuju, making it highly ornamental when playing Cuju. At that time, the Song Dynasty also held fancy games
In Cuju competitions, the outcome of the competition is not judged by scores, but by the difficulty of the fancy Cuju skills displayed by the players. With many enthusiasts, many Cuju clubs will naturally appear. Among the many Cuju clubs in the Song Dynasty, the most famous
There is nothing better than Qiyun Club. At that time, fans who participated in the Cuju club would receive professional guidance from professional masters of the club. Every once in a while, there would be an exam or the two clubs would make an appointment to hold a Cuju competition on a certain day. It was here that
Against this backdrop, Song Dynasty Cuju was not only very popular, but also very high-level. Even any Song Dynasty Cuju team could beat some of today's well-known football teams.
Of course, the Cuju movement mentioned here is very different from the new Cuju competition that Lu Yao will hold. In fact, in the Song Dynasty during the Zhao Zhen period, women's Cuju and the highly competitive Cuju movement had not yet become popular. Therefore,
It can be said that Lu Yao’s new Cuju competition came into being at the right time.
In addition to Cuju, other sports such as Touhu, Chuiwan and polo were also very popular in the Song Dynasty.
Chuiwan, this slightly unfamiliar word, is very easy to understand in modern terms, that is golf ball.
There was Chuiwan sport before the Song Dynasty, but at that time Chuiwan was still a competitive sport between two teams. It originated from the step ball of the Tang Dynasty. After the Song Dynasty, the competition between two teams turned into a non-confrontational game of hitting balls in sequence.
Contest.
Chuiwan in the Song Dynasty, like golf today, exudes a "fashionable" atmosphere from the bottom up. People in the Song Dynasty were very particular about the choice of Chuiwan venues. They usually chose places with mountains, water and green plants to make the game more enjoyable at that time.
The nobles of the Song Dynasty had a sense of physical and mental pleasure.
When hitting the ball, the nobles also adhere to the current fine tradition of "friendship first, competition second", and "don't be angry when you lose, and don't succeed when you win." There are also strict requirements for the stone balls used in Chuiwan.
They will all be engraved with different patterns, not only for the sake of beauty, but also to represent which pattern of stone pills is suitable for which type of hammering pills.
Chuiwan, like Cuju, is also an entertainment game between the royal family and the nobility in the modern era. Lu Yao thought that if this new Cuju competition becomes a success, then in time, he will also expand the Chuiwan movement.
Go to the level of ordinary people.
Finally, there is polo. Cuju, Chuiwan, and polo in the Song Dynasty are collectively known as the three major ball games.
Polo was also called "playing rugs" in the Song Dynasty. Originally, polo was a popular activity in aristocratic circles, but by the Song Dynasty, polo began to spread in military camps and among the people. The polo rules of the Song Dynasty were generally played on horses.
Players have to use a horse stick to hit a polo that is only the size of a fist into the goal. 24 red balls will be set up outside the stadium. Whichever team scores the goal will get a red flag. The red flag with the most red flags wins. In the heyday of polo,
During this period, Song Huizong also specially formed a women's polo team. Every important festival and holiday, the common people could watch the women's polo team's games. These games often made the soldiers guarding the border look ashamed, because these
The members of the polo team are much better at equestrian skills than they are.
Compared with these three major ball games, Touhu has a longer history. Touhu is a traditional etiquette and banquet game of the Han nationality that lasted from the pre-Qin Dynasty to the late Qing Dynasty. It is derived from the Zhou rites and archery rituals. In ancient times, martial arts and archery were often practiced.
An archery ceremony is held. However, when the venue is limited, the number of guests is not enough, and it is impossible to shoot arrows, throwing pots is used instead of archery. Therefore, there is a saying that "any banquet without shooting is called throwing pots." In addition to being a banquet for ancient scholar-bureaucrats, throwing pots
A throwing game that is often played, it is also a kind of etiquette. Touhu comes from the "six arts" pursued by Confucianism, namely "ritual, music, shooting, imperialism, calligraphy, and number". In the game of touhu,
, which cleverly embodies the importance of "ritual" in the Six Arts. Just as Lu Dalin of the Song Dynasty wrote in "Book of Rites": "Tossing the pot means shooting finely. During banquets, shooting is used to entertain the guests, and skills are explained by customary appearance.
Ye." Although Hu Tou is just a game, behind the game, it embodies the spirit of courtesy of the ancients. The sport of Hu Tou spread to the Song Dynasty and became more popular and popular. Ouyang Xiu of the Northern Song Dynasty wrote in "The Drunkard Pavilion": "The Banquet
The joy is neither silk nor bamboo. Among those who shoot, the winner is the one who drinks. The one who drinks and drinks mingled with each other. The one who sits up and makes a noise is the joy of all the guests." The "shooting" here refers to the pot throwing. The pot throwing venue of the Song Dynasty Games is in Yujin
Garden. The Yujin Garden in Bianliang in the Northern Song Dynasty was a place for royal tours and a shooting garden for the court. In addition, the Song Dynasty often held shooting competitions with Khitan envoys here, called "shooting banquets".
Sima Guang introduced the process of throwing pots in his book "New Patterns of Tossing Pots". Before tossing pots, a banquet should be set up. The banquet should be placed in the living room or courtyard. After the banquet is arranged, everyone should stand in two rows, east and west, with the host standing on the east side and the guests standing on the east side.
In the west, both sides bowed and saluted. Then the host extended an invitation to the guest, and the guest accepted the host's invitation after repeatedly declining. After the courtesy was over, the host took out a bundle of arrows and a pot, distributed the arrows to the guest, and placed the pot
Go to the south of the banquet, about the distance of two or three arrows from the banquet.
The core part of throwing a pot is "throwing an arrow into the pot", but you don't just throw it how you want. In the eyes of ancient literati, the significance of throwing a pot is also reflected in its ritual-like process. A standard throwing pot starts from the entrance to the game.
, all have fixed lines and moves, with music controlling the rhythm during the period, and finally drinking and celebrating. The whole process is orderly and full of ritual. Hut throwing has gone through various dynasties, and the gameplay has been updated with new tricks. Sima Guang compiled it according to the traditional ancient rituals.
A set of standard rituals was developed, and the official style of throwing arrows was simplified and specified for the various throwing patterns that were popular at the time.
In addition, the pot used for throwing pots is a special one, made of metal or ceramics. According to literature, the pot is about 40 cm high, 8 cm in diameter, 17 cm in belly, and has a capacity of 5 liters. There are two hollow pots on both sides of the mouth.
The ear is called "Guan'er Pot". When throwing, small beans are placed in the pot to prevent arrows from popping out after being thrown in.
The arrows used for throwing pots are also specially made. They are much lighter and thinner than the arrows used for fighting. They are made of eucalyptus or thorn wood to ensure their toughness and weight. Arrows are generally about 2 cm thick, depending on the location of the pot throwing venue.
The size is divided into 3 lengths, ranging from two feet, two feet eight inches, and three feet six inches, which are suitable for indoors, halls and courtyards.
The chips used for scoring are called "suan". They are made of wood and are generally about 40 centimeters long. One count is equivalent to 1 point. The container that holds the count is called "zhong". It is usually in the shape of a wooden rhinoceros, deer and other auspicious animals.
There are holes on the back for counting. In addition, a prop "horse" is used to indicate the number of wins. It is made of wood and is in the shape of a horse. A horse is built for each win. There are also drums, chimes and other musical instruments.
It is used for prompting during the pot throwing process; tools such as pots, spoons, and washers are used for washing hands and wine vessels.
Although the Hu Tou movement in the Song Dynasty abandoned some of the overly cumbersome etiquette of the previous dynasties and focused more on its entertainment, it still had a style of humility. By the Song Dynasty, the Hu Tou movement had developed into a sport that could not only ascend to elegant halls, but also enter the streets of ordinary people.
It is a sports and entertainment sport that can be enjoyed by both refined and popular people.
At this time, Lu Yao was lying in bed thinking about these entertainment activities of the Song Dynasty. He once again admired the wisdom of ancient Chinese people. There were generals who could lead troops to fight across the battlefield, and there were also talented people who could recite poems and write poems, and have romantic affairs.
In terms of lottery and entertainment, he has also made great achievements, but it's a pity...
Feudal society still has its shortcomings that it can never solve. Thinking of this, Lu Yao couldn't help but sigh and got up from the bed. It was almost time.
Today is the day when the Cuju Competition starts. Naturally, as the actual organizer, it is impossible for him to enter the venue at the same time as the spectators. Lu Yao looked at his phone. There are still two hours before the Cuju Competition officially starts.
That's four hours, and it can be said to be early morning.
Emperor Zhao Zhen, in order to be able to experience the new Cuju competition in person, even skipped today's morning court meeting. This also shows that Zhao Zhen paid enough attention to this new Cuju competition, and Lu Yao did not dare to do so.
Neglect. He walked out of the room and found that Tang Xi had already gotten up and was guarding the door. Tang Xi said that he originally thought that if Lu Yao didn't get up in two quarters of an hour, he would call Lu Yao. But he knew that on such an important day,
Lu Yao never wastes time.
After washing up, Lu Yao ate breakfast in a hurry, only to find that besides himself, his father Lu Xu had also gotten up today. Lu Yao was wondering, thinking that Lu Xu shouldn't have to go to court today, so why did Lu Yao get up so early?
Xu told himself that the emperor had designated some officials to accompany his majesty to watch the game today. Lu Xu had gotten up long ago to enter the palace, and would go to the Bird's Nest Stadium with Zhao Zhen.
Hearing what his father said, Lu Yao felt a little grateful to the emperor. He knew that the bigger reason why Zhao Zhen asked these people to follow him to watch today's Cuju competition was because of Lu Yao. Zhao Zhen wanted to let these people go with him to watch the Cuju competition.
Look, you have not hired the wrong person. Although in the eyes of the people, this Cuju competition was organized by Zhao Zhen, everyone in the court knew that this idea was actually thought up by Lu Yao, and basically everything was the same.
It was designed by Lu Yao. Therefore, Zhao Zhen wanted them to see if Lu Yao had the ability to hold such a large-scale competition today.
As for Lu Hao and his sister-in-law Xu, although they have to go to the bank, and today is a match day, there should be a lot of people buying football lottery tickets. Among them, there will also be some people who go to the bank to borrow money and want to buy huge football lottery tickets. However,
The bank would not choose to open the door early because of the urgent mentality of these people. In addition, Mrs. Xu is about to give birth, and basically everything must be based on her wishes, so she should still be asleep now.
After Lu Yao had a simple breakfast with Lu Xu, Lu Xu said that he wanted to enter the palace. It seemed that Zhao Zhen wanted to talk to everyone for a while before taking these officials to the Bird's Nest Stadium. This is normal, otherwise
Lu Xu didn't have to get up so early. Then, Lu Yao and Lu Xu split up. Lu Xu went into the palace, while Lu Yao asked Tang Xi to drive straight to the Bird's Nest Stadium.
The official competition time is actually close to noon, so although the Cuju competition is very popular, there are not that many people watching the excitement near the Bird's Nest Stadium, except for some people led by Gu Liang to watch.
Gu Liang had already figured out Lu Yao's arrival, so he came up to him. Lu Yao then asked about the situation. Only then did he learn that Lao Chen and two other families, the first batch of merchants in the food court, had already
They were in place, but only one person from each of their families came. Gu Liang didn't understand this, but Lu Yao knew it. He went to the food court area first. In fact, he didn't expect that these three families would come.
So early. Among them, except for Lao Chen, the other two families are all women. It is obvious that they have a division of labor. The person here is responsible for selling food, while the other member of his family is
Responsible for making delicacies and snacks at the production base. Lao Chen said that in order not to delay the on-time production and sale of today's delicacies, the three families got up early, and after clear division of labor, they went their separate ways. At this time, Chen's mother was already at the production base
He was about to make rice dumplings. Lu Yao asked briefly because he had eaten the rice dumplings made by Lao Chen during the previous inspection. Lao Chen said that his wife’s cooking was even more delicious than his own.
, Lu Yao naturally believes it. It seems that he doesn’t have to worry about the food court. Zhao Hu is responsible for the transportation from the food production base to here. He has found a dedicated person and a carriage, and Gu Liang
It's already been explained over there, so there won't be any problems.
Lu Yao looked at Lao Chen and asked about Chen Chen. After all, in a sense, Chen Chen could be regarded as a protagonist in today's Cuju competition. What Lu Yao didn't expect was that he originally thought that Chen Chen would be like him.
It was a sleepless night, but Lao Chen said that Chen Chen slept very soundly yesterday and even snored. On his side, he couldn't sleep well because of the opening of the food court today. Because of this, Lao Chen
Chen decided to sell it here today. He felt that if he made rice bags in his current state, he might not be able to make what he wanted.
Lu Yao did not expect that Chen Chen was in such a relaxed state before the game. But then he thought about it. Yesterday afternoon was the training time for Chen Chen's grassroots team. Maybe because of the intense training, Chen Chen was a little tired when he got home and went to sleep.
It’s understandable that he should go. In any case, Chen Chen had a good sleep yesterday, which will be beneficial to his performance in today’s game.
According to what Lao Chen said, Chen Chen and the grassroots team members came here with him. His teammates also got up very early and have now entered the Bird's Nest Stadium. Lu Yao then focused on the food
After giving Lao Chen a few final instructions about the street, Lu Yao could tell from the attitudes and energy of the three families that there would be no problems in the food street today. After bidding farewell to Lao Chen, Lu Yao and Gu
Liang said hello and then entered the venue.
When Lu Yao arrived at the venue, he saw the people present, smiled bitterly, and said, "I thought I came early enough, but I didn't expect you guys to be earlier than me."
At this time, Bao Zheng's trio of referees and the two brothers Su Shi and Su Zhe had already arrived at the scene. Su Shi stepped forward and said: "There is no way, Zhe Kexing must let us arrive in advance today, saying
I'm afraid that the audience won't have time to take care of us once they enter the venue, so I want us to get familiar with it early today until the end."
Su Che also shrugged on the side. Although the two complained a few times, they could still understand Zhe Kexing's approach. After all, even the emperor would be present at today's event, so there should be no surprises at any stage.
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"What about you?" Lu Yao nodded, and then looked towards Bao Zheng. You know, the distance from Kaifeng Mansion to here is not very close. The fact that they can appear here at this time means that they got up at least half an hour earlier than Lu Yao.
Time will do.
Bao Zheng's expression is always the same, but Lu Yao is used to it. Sometimes he feels that Bao Zheng's unsmiling face is not directly related to his skin color. No matter what expression he makes with his dark face
It shouldn't be easy to see.
Bao Zheng said expressionlessly: "We came here voluntarily early. I still know the importance of today's game. Naturally, there can't be any accidents." After saying this, Zhan Zhao and Gongsun Ce beside Bao Zheng also did the same.
Nod.
Next up was Zhe Kexing. He and Lu Yao briefly talked about the current situation of the Bird's Nest Stadium. Lu Yao was more concerned about the fact that during the previous construction, there was enough room for the royal exclusive rest area reserved for Emperor Zhao Zhen and others.
It's not big enough. After all, not only is Zhao Zhen coming to watch the game today, he also has to bring some officials and guards, at least dozens of people.
In this regard, Zhe Kexing told Lu Yao not to worry. The royal exclusive rest area had reserved places for about fifty people when it was built. It should be enough for the emperor and the people he brought to rest.
Lu Yao felt relieved and exchanged a few words with these people. They all returned to their jobs. At this time, Lu Yao walked towards the players' rest area and the grassroots team area...
In the palace at this time, Wang Da, Wang Yi and all the members of the Huangtian Team are waiting in the main hall. It has to be said that even the Royal Cuju Team is the first time that they have attracted so many people's attention today.
A Cuju competition will be held next time. Moreover, this new type of Cuju is still very different from the previous traditional Cuju. Although the Huangtian team is much stronger than the grassroots team in terms of strength, the competition is changing rapidly, and neither Wang Da nor Wang Yi have a hundred
100% confidence in winning the game. Therefore, these two people did not sleep well last night. Even the Royal Team will be nervous about the upcoming very crucial game. After all, it is a single-elimination tournament. As long as they lose
If they lose, there will be nothing left. And Wang Da and Wang Yi know very well that as the leaders of the royal team, if they lose this game today, what will be the consequences.
All the members of the Huangtian Team were waiting nervously in the main hall. After a while, they heard the sound of yawning. Then, Zhao Zhen, wearing a dragon robe, appeared in the hall.
Obviously, it is a bit difficult for Zhao Zhen to get up at this time. Although Zhao Zhen skipped today's morning meeting in order to watch today's game. However, Zhao Zhen still has to do the so-called pre-war mobilization. After all,
The victory or defeat of the Huangtian team is directly related to the face of the royal family. If today's game is really lost, then the face of the royal team and even the royal family will probably become a joke in the mouths of these people. Zhao Zhen
I was still very concerned about my own face, so I asked the players of the Huangtian Team to wait here today and follow me and the officials to the Bird's Nest Stadium to participate in the game later.
Zhao Zhen walked to Wang Da and Wang Yi, looked at all the members of the Huangtian Team, and briefly did a pre-war mobilization. Although the consequences of losing would be unimaginable, Zhao Zhen did not put a lot of pressure on all the Huangtian Team members.
It just means that as long as they perform at a normal level, there will be no problem for them to defeat the grassroots team.
Although everyone heard what Zhao Zhen said, they all knew what would happen if they lost today. However, in the face of Zhao Zhen's mobilization, they still agreed very excitedly.
