Chapter 95: Showing Ball Skills in Prince Duan's Mansion
In March, spring is warm and flowers are blooming.
On this day, Wu Zhi was resting at home and was staying in his study to plan how to manufacture bathroom products and put them into the market.
Since Wu Zhi put into use the new toilets at the Wanda Football Stadium and Houfu, there has been an endless stream of people who have come to inquire and want to rebuild their own toilets and washrooms. Wu Zhi feels that the time has come to launch sanitary products. In addition, he is in the year
Wu Zhi has already designed the drawings of various sanitary ware products before. He feels that as long as they make a few improvements, they can be put into production and launched into the market. He is still planning how to do it. This will involve production, promotion, sales,
Various issues such as transportation and after-sales service require a lot of manpower and material resources, and there are thousands of things to do, so preparations must be very thorough.
While he was immersed in his thoughts, there was a knock on the door, which woke Wu Zhi from his thoughts. He raised his head and said "come in", only to see Er Hu walking through the door with an invitation in his hand.
Come.
"Master Marquis, Prince Duan invites you to a banquet!" Erhu came to Wu Zhi and said respectfully while handing the invitation to Wu Zhi.
"What? Prince Duan invited me?" Wu Zhi took the invitation in confusion, opened it, and saw it clearly read: "Brother Wu is invited to attend a luncheon at Prince Duan's Mansion! Yours sincerely, Zhao Ji." The font is thin and beautiful, and it seems that
It should undoubtedly be written by Zhao Ji himself.
On weekdays, he has not interacted with Duan Wang Zhao Ji, and he has not planned to make friends with him or make enemies with him. Why did he treat him to a banquet for no reason today? Wu Zhi was surprised and puzzled, playing with his hands.
After reading the invitation, I suddenly fell into deep thought.
After Erhu handed the invitation to Wu Zhi, he stood quietly and waited.
"What time is it now? Where are the people from Prince Duan's Mansion?" After a moment, Wu Zhi closed the invitation, raised his head and asked Erhu.
"Back to Lord Marquis, it's around six o'clock in the morning, and the people from Prince Duan's Mansion are waiting in the hall!" Erhu heard this and replied quickly.
"Then you go prepare the carriage and come with me later!" After Wu Zhi said that, he took the invitation, stood up and walked out. Erhu followed him out quickly and was busy preparing the carriage.
Wu Zhi walked slowly into the hall of the Hou Mansion, and saw a man dressed in linen and a long gown holding tea with an arrogant expression. While drinking, he shouted: "Why is your master so slow? It's delayed."
You can’t afford to deal with my prince’s affairs!”
The maid Chunyu, on the other hand, stood aside with a straight face and a look of disgust on her face. She didn't smile until she saw Wu Zhi come in.
"Tell me, what big thing does your prince have that he can't delay?" Wu Zhi waved his hand to stop Chun Yu's greeting, walked straight to Yu Si, the servant of Prince Duan's Mansion, and asked in a deep voice.
Wu Zhi was 1.85 meters tall, and when Yue Liyuan stood in front of him, he felt so stressed that he was so frightened that Yu Si shook his hands unexpectedly and spilled the tea on the floor.
"Who are you? Dare you say that to our prince?" Yu Si raised his head and glanced at Wu Zhi, a little timid, but still stubborn and asked proudly.
"I am the person your prince wants to invite!" Wu Zhi replied coldly and ignored him. He turned around and walked to the front seat of the hall, where Shi Shiran sat down. Seeing this, Chun Yu hurriedly came over and poured some wine for his prince.
Good tea.
"Ah! Are you Lord Wu?" When Yu Si heard this, he was startled. He quickly stood up and looked at Wu Zhi, a little unbelievable. He didn't expect that the Lord Duan asked him to invite him to be so respectful.
He was young. He was holding a tea cup, neither standing nor sitting, and looked very embarrassed.
"Master Marquis, the carriage is ready! Shall we set off now?" As soon as Wu Zhi finished drinking the tea in his hand, Erhu walked in and asked.
"Then let's go, you lead the way!" Wu Zhi put down his tea cup, greeted Yu Si, stood up and walked out.
Yu Si felt a sense of relief for a moment. He didn't dare to act like a servant of the palace anymore. He quickly put down his tea cup, ran out of the hall and rushed to the gate of the Marquis' Mansion to wait. He was driving the carriage of the Duke's Mansion.
of.
Yu Si led the way, three people and two carriages, and hurried to Prince Duan's Mansion in the east of the city.
Prince Jian’s Mansion is located in the north of the city, Prince Yongning’s Mansion is located in the west area of Gulou, and Prince Duan’s Mansion is located in the east of the city.
Eduuan Palace is also the largest.
Logically speaking, when the emperor's brothers and sons are granted the title of queen, except for the prince, all other princes must go to the fiefdom to take office and cannot stay in the capital to prevent rebellion. However, there is an exception in this dynasty.
!For example, the king of Jian, Zhao Si, the king of Duan, Zhao Ji, and the young king of Yongning, Zhao Si, all lived in the capital.
King Jian Zhao Si and Zhao Xu were brothers from the same mother, while King Duan Zhao Ji lost his mother when he was young. He lived with Zhao Xu when he was young and had a deep relationship. However, Zhao Si was only fourteen years old and was not suitable for traveling far away.
Zhao Xu expresses mercy and leaves three people to settle down in the capital.
"Brother Wu is a rare visitor, so I am very happy to be here!" Upon hearing Wu Zhi's arrival, Zhao Ji quickly opened the middle gate and personally went outside the gate of Prince Duan's Mansion to welcome Wu Zhi into the Duanli Gate with very thoughtful etiquette.
This is a bit polite to a corporal. If Wu Zhi didn't know Zhao Ji's character and details, he would probably feel flattered and grateful. But Wu Zhi already knew Zhao Ji thoroughly, and didn't have much feelings. He smiled calmly and bowed to him first.
A gift: "Wu Zhi has met the prince. Hello, prince!"
Then he followed him into Prince Duan's Mansion, neither humble nor arrogant, with a calm demeanor. Naturally, Erhu was greeted by the servants of Prince Duan's Mansion.
Prince Duan's Mansion is indeed very large, much larger than Wu Zhi's Marquis Mansion. There are many pavilions and pavilions, and towering exotic flowers and trees. After Zhao Ji led Wu Zhi from the front yard into the inner courtyard, his eyes suddenly opened up, and a huge new football field appeared in front of him.
What Wu Zhi saw in front of him was completely modeled after the football field in the Wanda Football Stadium. The field was paved with green lawn. A group of players in short shirts were practicing football (Cuju) on the field, or playing alone.
They are playing fancy Cuju, showing off their footwork; or two people are practicing passing the ball back and forth together; or some people are practicing running with the ball and shooting, and the scene is lively.
Outside the court, several people were watching, pointing and pointing. Among them were Zhao Si, the king of Jian, Zhao Si, the king of Yongning County, Zeng Bu, Xing Shu, and a man in brocade with a hairpin on his head.
Wu Zhi didn't recognize the old man in long robes, who was dressed up in a fancy dress. After Zhao Ji introduced him, Wu Zhi found out that he was Wang Shen, the current prince-in-law, a romantic old scumbag!
Seeing Wu Zhi coming, Zhao Si and Zhao Si greeted him quickly. Xing Shu also smiled and nodded to him, and Wu Zhi also greeted them one by one. Zeng Bu and Wang Shen, on the other hand, put on their show and held up their old man's hand.
He was showing off his qualifications and just glanced at him lightly before turning his attention to the football field again...c
Wu Zhi didn't take it too seriously, smiled indifferently, and greeted the two of them with cupped hands: "Wu Zhi has met Mr. Zeng and the Prince Consort!"
After Zeng Bu and Wang Shen heard this, they turned around and nodded to him without saying a word, looking very indifferent.
The policy proposed by Wu Zhi, while increasing the court's tax revenue, also obviously harmed the interests of the families of Zeng Bu, Wang Shen and other princes and ministers. They were forced to pay a lot of new land taxes without any resentment in their hearts.
Is he the weird one?
Wu Zhi knew it well and did not argue with the two of them, nor did he join in the fun with a shy face to fawn over the two of them. He looked at the football field calmly and watched everyone training.
As he watched, Wu Zhi discovered that there was a young man in the field who was pretty good at playing football and had good footwork. A Cuju ball was flying up and down on his feet. There were so many tricks that it was dazzling to see.
"Excuse me, Your Majesty, who is this person? His skills are not bad!" Wu Zhi suddenly became interested, pointed at the young man on the court, and asked Zhao Ji.
"His name? His name is Gao Qiu!" Duan Wang Zhao Ji was very happy to see Wu Zhi caring about his team and replied with a smile.
"Oh! He's Gao Qiu?!" Wu Zhi's mind moved when he heard this, and he couldn't help but take a few more glances. Oh dear, the culprit who framed Lin Chong in a certain legend was standing in front of him alive, and Wu Zhi couldn't help but find it quite interesting.
However, with his arrival, history has quietly changed. If Gao Qiu in front of him wanted to frame Lin Chong, he probably would not have the chance, and he would not give him a chance!
Although everyone on the field has good footwork, especially Gao Qiu, most of them use tricks and tricks, and they are all just showy. There are not many real skills and tactics, which is a bit incompatible with the new style of football. When the battle comes, their true colors will be revealed and they will be defeated.
Already.
Wu Zhi looked at it for a while and finally got it in his mind, and suddenly lost interest.
, and began to appreciate the scenery of Prince Qi Duan's Mansion.
"Brother Wu, what do you think of my team?" Zhao Ji felt a little disappointed when he saw that Wu Zhi no longer paid attention to the training on the football field and showed a lack of interest, so he quickly asked with a smile.
"It's okay!" Although Wu Zhi was not optimistic, he still responded against his will.
"Is it just okay? Marquis Wu has such a strong tone! Could it be that Marquis Wu also knows how to play Cuju?" Walls have ears. As the saying goes, the speaker is unintentional and the listener is intentional. Zeng Bu, who was standing aside, quit, saying that there was no yin or yang.
In a teasing tone, Zeng Bu had long disliked Wu Zhi. In front of King Duan, he also wanted to see Wu Zhi’s jokes. As the second prime minister of the imperial court, he had not yet been able to make a marquis.
He was granted the title of king, and Wu Zhi became a marquis at a young age. He was full of envy, jealousy and hatred.
"I can really play Cuju!" Seeing that Zeng Bu had been unfriendly to him since they met, Wu Zhi no longer gave in to him. He stared at Zeng Bu's face, put away his smile, and said in a deep voice.
Respect for others is also mutual. If someone respects me a foot, I will respect others a foot. Since others don’t respect me, why should I respect others? You should act based on other people’s faces.
"Oh? How about Wu Hou go on the field to practice? Let us all open our eyes as well?" Wang Shen, an old man, also came forward with bad intentions. Wu Zhi's handsomeness made him very uncomfortable.
When Wu Zhi heard the words, he said nothing and just stared at him coldly. Seeing that Wu Zhi didn't pay attention to him, Wang Shen couldn't help but become more angry and jealous, but it was hard to get angry. After all, this was in Prince Duan's palace, and Wu Zhi was
The guests invited by Duan Wang Zhao Ji, instead of looking at the monk's face, have to look at the Buddha's face.
King Jian Zhao Si, King Zhao Si of Yongning County, and Xing Shu all just stood aside and watched with cold eyes without interfering.
"Brother Wu, how about I accompany you on the court to practice?" Zhao Ji saw that the scene was a little stiff. In order to ease the atmosphere on the court, he quickly put his hand on Wu Zhi's shoulder and asked with a smile.
"Well, since the prince is interested, then I would rather obey your orders than respect him! Let's form a team and have a competition." Seeing the eagerness in Zhao Ji's eyes, after hearing this, Wu Zhi thought about it and knew that he would never avoid it again.
He couldn't open it, so he nodded and agreed to Zhao Ji's request.
Zhao Ji immediately ordered the servants in the palace to bring two sets of short-shirts and jerseys. He changed into one for himself and another for Wu Zhi. Wu Zhi was tall, half a head taller than Zhao Ji, and the jersey he changed into didn't fit well.
, but you can still make do with it.
After changing the jerseys, the two teams were also divided. Duanwang Zhao Ji and Gao Qiu were placed in one team, while Wu Zhi was placed in another team. Each team had eleven people and competed against each other. Old man
Wang Shen volunteered to become a referee.
After the game started, Wu Zhi was not polite and devoted himself to the game. Whenever he got the ball, he showed the same level as the school football captain in later generations.
He frequently reached the edge of the opponent's penalty area and threatened the opponent's goal at all times.
In half an hour, Wu Zhi was unstoppable and performed a hat trick. He scored three consecutive goals in the opponent's goal. The score of 3-0 made Zhao Ji and Gao Qiu on the court collapse and blush, and also made Zeng outside the court.
Bu, Wang Shen, Zhao Si, Zhao Si and Xing Shu were stunned and completely dumbfounded!
Not only did they not see Wu Zhi making a joke, but they were frightened by Wu Zhi's superb skills and slapped in the face by Wu Zhi. Zeng Bu and Wang Shen were even more frustrated and disappointed.
"Brother Wu is so good!" After the game, when he was leaving the field, Zhao Ji came up to Wu Zhi and praised him. He had an eye-opener today. Originally, Zhao Ji thought that only Gao Qiu had the best Cuju skills in the world, but he didn't know what he was doing.
There is something more powerful than that.
Gao Qiu also put away his smugness. He originally boasted of his superb Cuju skills, but now he was vulnerable in front of Wu Zhi. He sighed to himself. Only then did he understand what it means that there are mountains outside the mountains and people outside the people!
After this incident, Wu Zhi became the star of the banquet at the luncheon in Prince Duan's Mansion. Prince Duan Zhao Ji looked at him with special eyes and showed great enthusiasm.
Wu Zhi finally learned that Duan Wang Zhao Ji was not only talented, but also had a slippery and pleasing side, which made Wu Zhi feel a little more wary.