In 315 BC, when King Xuan of Qi was on the throne, the capital of Qi State was Linzi. Cuju had already become a very mature form of entertainment, especially among the people of Qi State. It was very popular and later spread to the other six countries.
Historically, after Qin Shihuang unified the six countries, under the strong centralization of power, the people were working on infrastructure, and Cuju fell silent for a time.
By the early Han Dynasty, Liu Bang regarded Cuju as a way of "governing the country and practicing martial arts". It was not only widely used in the army, but also generally popular among the court nobles.
The "Book of Han" records that Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty often held "Chicken Clubs" in the palace, which included cockfighting and Cuju competitions. His favorite minister Dong Xian also had a special "Ju Ke" who could play football in his home (similar to today's
star).
In the Tang Dynasty, Cuju was suitable for both men and women, old and young, and there was even a special women's Cuju team. Later, polo appeared.
By the Song Dynasty, Cuju had achieved great development. The most famous one was the Taiwei Gao Qiu during the Huizong period of the Song Dynasty. Just because he was good at playing football, he was promoted to the rank of commander in front of the palace, and then to the rank of Taiwei.
In the Yuan Dynasty, there were still records related to football. In the Ming Dynasty, Zhu Yuanzhang began to ban football in the army.
By the Qing Dynasty, there were very few records of football activities in historical books. The Cuju activity in ancient my country has gone through thousands of years since the Warring States Period. During the Han, Tang, and Song dynasties, it once emitted shining lights like a comet. Brilliant; later, it was thrown into the water of Qing Dynasty society, leaving only a little bubble, and finally dimmed.
Until later generations, football has always been a pain in the hearts of all Chinese people.
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There was originally a large wilderness behind the camp at Bashang Camp, but now this wilderness has been divided by various fences and transformed into more than 20 venues of different sizes, large and small, with different uses.
Yingyi led Hu Hai and others to a huge fenced-in area of more than 500 steps each. The venue was empty, except for two huge inverted triangular doorframes erected on both sides, with a
Layer fishing net.
Surrounding the two door frames is a rectangular site that is two hundred steps (about one hundred and twenty meters) long and one hundred and fifty steps (about ninety meters wide) outlined with black ink. Various lines are drawn on the site.
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If future generations can recognize it immediately when they see it, it is a standard simple football field.
Before Hu Hai took the ball handed over by Ying Yi, Wang Qian and others all said in unison: "Cuju?"
"Oh? Cuju? Do you know this thing?" Hu Hai said in surprise.
"Your Majesty, Cuju was first popular in the Qi State, and then spread to all the other six countries. The people of Qin are also good at it." Wang Qian bowed and said.
It turns out that football was spread in China so early. Hu Hai was surprised. He always thought that the term Cuju was only introduced in the Tang and Song Dynasties.
"Do you, dear friends, know it?" Hu Hai asked quickly.
"Your Majesty, although I have never played Cuju before, I have seen people playing Cuju before," Wang Qian said.
"That's good. From now on, this Cuju will be changed to football. If you win a game, I will ask you to memorize those Cuju. Oh no, it's the rules of football. Show them to them. By the way, I can explain it to you dear friends." Hu Hai made the final decision.
, pirated football.
Hu Hai was a football fanatic before he came here, but in China, the birthplace of football, in later generations, football could not even break out of Asia, let alone go global.
Chinese football, these four words, will be an eternal pain in the hearts of countless Chinese people in future generations!
Since such a huge population base can't form a world-class team, then let's go two thousand years in advance. Is that okay?
If Chinese football is still not good after two thousand years, then it can only be said in four words.
Time is also destiny!
Now the rules that Hu Hai asked Yingyi to explain to these generals are exactly the same rules that were used on the green field in later generations. It can be said that every rule is not missed.
After a while, more than 600 generals nodded to express that they had understood everything.
"Do you really understand? Do you remember it clearly? If you commit a foul, you will be sent off!" Hu Hai asked again.
"Your Majesty, I have indeed remembered it!" Wang Qian turned around and looked around, then bowed and said.
"Well, I will pick ten people from among you. If you add me, there will be eleven people. As for my team, I will be the captain. Wang Aiqing, you also pick ten people and you will be the captain. Come and compare with me. !”
Hu Hai said that he was about to take off his cloak and prepare to pick someone to play.
After hearing Hu Hai's words and then seeing Hu Hai's actions, more than 600 generals were a little dumbfounded. Wei Liao and Zhang Han, who had been silent for a long time, looked at each other helplessly, and then Wei Liao stepped forward and said: "Your Majesty, please think again. !”
"Think twice? Mr. Wei, Aiqing, why should I think twice when I just kick a ball?" Hu Hai, who just wanted to get off the field and play happily, said a little puzzled after hearing Wei Liao's words.
Wei Liao couldn't help but hesitate after hearing Hu Hai's words. It was not that he had nothing to say, but Hu Hai's words made him choke.
"Your Majesty, this kick... football is being played, and there will inevitably be collisions when running. If His Majesty is off the field, does Your Majesty think these generals would dare to play football with confidence? How can Your Majesty know whether they really know how to play football? ?So I think your Majesty, as the one who made the rules, should watch from the sidelines and supervise." Wei Liao said softly.
"This..." Hu Hai said hesitantly. He really wanted to perform. Although in later generations, he was mostly used as a bench player even in amateur football matches between friends, but he believed that in Da Qin, even if Even the third-rate skills of these generals can make them stand tall.
"Your Majesty, let the general and others form a team to compete on their own and present it to Your Majesty." Wang Qian stepped forward and said appropriately.
"Well, okay. Let's have a good competition and choose a team, and choose Du Teng as the captain. Again, I don't want to see you fighting among yourself again." Hu Hai reluctantly agreed, suppressing his thoughts of ending up. Come down.
After all, what Wei Liao said is right. If he plays, the ball will probably always be at his feet, and no one on the entire court will stop him from shooting.
If that's the case, it's better to just watch the battle.
Wang Qian is the general of the Forbidden Army, and Du Teng is the general of the newly emerged Prisoner Army.
Dunruo told Hu Hai that Du Teng was not only very prestigious among the prisoners, but also very talented in fighting, so Hu Hai also paid attention to him. Just now in the camp, he was the first to kneel down to show his loyalty.
Now that Hu Hai has appointed him as captain, he just wants to see that he really understands what he means and investigate again.
ps: I recommend the book "Martial God Space" by Brother Fu Xiaochen. If you have time, you can read it.