The Little Officials of the Song Dynasty Chapter 173: Do you care if I play Cuju?

In the cold winter, Renzong held a Cuju competition and invited Baiguan to watch the competition, but the players in this competition were a little different from those in the past.

Inspired by the last time Yunyan returned to a fancy dress party, Renzong felt that it would be a good thing to bring the children together to play.

Therefore, this time, all the officials came to watch the game, in fact, because almost all the children in their family will participate in the competition today.

For various reasons, although Yun Yan did not organize the event, he would still go to watch it.

To Yun Yanhui, Cuju is not uncommon - not that he has seen football in modern times, but often seen in the Washe.

Cuju was quite popular in the Northern Song Dynasty. This sport, which was regarded as the predecessor of football, had a different way of playing at this time.

One is of a performance nature. The two teams do not directly confront each other, but perform highly difficult moves such as juggling the ball, and the one with the highest skill wins. The kind of Cuju that Yun Yanhui saw in the washhouse, that's the way to play, otherwise, the big washhouse wouldn't be able to play it.

Those who perform Cuju in the Washe are considered entertainers.

The other, more familiar to everyone, is confrontational, with the goal of scoring the most goals to win.

The staffing of the latter is also quite professional. Just like in modern times, there are guards and forwards. At this time, there are also various roles, such as "ball head", "left pole net", "right pole net", "scattered stand" "Wait, the net, known as the "Merry Eye."

And the scale can be large or small. The standard is twelve people, but dozens of people can play together.

This court game, although the players are all children, the roles are not ambiguous at all.

Even the referees on the field -- all deployed and corrected, and they are the same as modern referees, and have the right to speak out on the field. Of course, this may also be because this game is Zhao Youwu...

The venue is in the Royal Garden, with nets, sidebars, etc. already set up.

Yun Yan Hui walked slowly to the scene, and saw Zhao Yunchu being surrounded by a group of goblins wearing red bandages, including Zhao Zongshi, several people with familiar faces, probably from the clan.

Yunyan walked over, "Yunchu, what's wrong?"

Zhao Yunchu was a little at a loss, "I don't know who told me to be their professor, teaching and teaching them Cuju."

Yunyan thinks back, "But your technique is not good."

Zhao Yunchu said honestly: "Probably because I always won when I was a kid...but then I won, you know..."

Of course I knew that at that time, when Zhao Yunchu won, he was savagely colliding. Who can defend against such a powerful player? I don't know who is so stupid. I heard that he has a high winning rate and asked him to come to the sidelines for guidance.

Zhao Zongshi ran over and pulled Yunyan back, "Brother Yan, can you play Cuju?"

"Neither can I, what, do you really want to win?" Yun Yan asked back.

Zhao Zongshi looked back and waved at him.

Yunyan squatted down, and Zhao Zongshi whispered in his ear: "My aunt said that if we win today, I will be allowed to rest for three days without studying."

"You are really promising!" Yun Yanhui said sincerely.

Zhao Zongshi: "..."

It always feels weird...

"That's right. Although I can't kick myself, I know a good way." Yun Yanhui said a few words in Zhao Zongshi's ear.

Zhao Zongshi frowned, "Is this really good?"

"Little radish head, do you like it?" Yun Yanhui stood up, "Yunchu, just teach it casually, children can play."

Zhao Yunchu ignored it and asked, "Brother Yan, what did you tell him?"

Yun Yanhui is a little guilty: "Cough, nothing..."

Zhao Yunchu looked at him suspiciously. Although Brother Yan didn't play Cuju when he was a child, he would give him some strange ideas on the sidelines. Zhao Yunchu wanted to ask, but saw Yun Yan turned around and ran away, causing him Can't continue to entangle.

Renzong is tying Zhao Youwu's tie on behalf of the referee. Although he is only refereeing on the sidelines, Zhao Youwu is still wearing a "sports uniform". Yun Yanhui noticed that Queen Pang did not appear for such a big event today.

In fact, in the past two years, Renzong has issued a decree to rebuke the queen several times, which is a good foundation. There are rumors that Renzong recently called Hanlin to draft the decree, and I am afraid that Empress Pang will be officially abolished soon.

Yunyan came back and saluted and said with a smile, "Princess is making corrections today. I wonder if the rules are memorized?"

Zhao Youwu nervously said: "I remember, I also brought notes."

Yunyan looked back, and the maid in Zhao Youwu's palace really helped her get a notebook.

"How about Yanhui Cuju skills? Can you hit the ball?" Renzong asked with interest.

Zhao Youwu also stared at Yun Yan and looked back. In her opinion, Senior Brother is almost omnipotent.

"No," Yun Yanhui said honestly, "When I was three or five years old, I never played outside, didn't play in the mud, didn't play ball, didn't fight, I was a very good kid."

Renzong: "What about when you get older?"

This Cuju is not only for children.

"You mean when I was eight years old? At that time, I was going to start supporting my family again..." Yunyan looked back at the vicissitudes of life, "Working for Daxiangguo Temple for a living."

Renzong: "..."

He had forgotten that although this person failed the serious prodigy test when he was a child, he had to be called an alternative prodigy.

Renzong patted Zhao Youwu on the head, "It's started, Youwu, let's go."

The game is about to start over there. Zhao Youwu was led by the palace maid to the sidelines, sat on the high chair, and stared at the court.

Zhao Yunchu stood on the sidelines to guide, and the opposite guide was a **** who was very good at kickball in the palace, so Zhao Yunchu looked troubled. If he lost, he wouldn't be blamed, right? But he can't go up and kick.

"Speaking of Cuju, I remembered it again." Yun Yan looked back and said, "Guanjia, is there any department suitable to come forward and hold a Cuju League?"

Renzong didn't quite understand, "What league?"

Yunyan explained in return: "We can invest in a knock-out competition, select some teams from the private sector, and have a kick-off competition. Every few days, there is a round, and the final winner can get a huge prize." /

Renzong's heart moved, "Go ahead." He intuition, the second half is the meat.

Yunyan replied again: "Those masters of Cuju will participate in the competition, selling tickets for each competition to Wan Xing to watch the competition, which is a bonus. Then you can also sell advertisements, just like the food festival in Daxiangguo Temple, You can collect money and hang an advertisement, you can hang it on the sidelines, or you can print it on the players..."

Yunyan only said a few words back, but Renzong was very happy to hear it.

Yunyan looked back at Renzong happy, and knew that it must have happened. Although there was a professional "cuju club" in the Southern Song Dynasty, with the mass base at this time, it was not a problem to set up early.

Looking at the popularity of the folk Cuju artists, I know that the market is very popular. Those Cuju artists are showmanship, and if they are in the league, they will make the audience excited.

"In the future, the Cuju team can be professionalized. I believe that there will be a variety of folk competitions that follow suit, so there will be a lot of peripheral income."

Looking at the professionalization of modern football, you can see how big this industry chain is, and it will give birth to many professions.

And this sport is very active and in line with the public's aesthetics. Renzong himself also likes to watch football. This is a hobby handed down by his ancestors. In the past, at most, the royal family organized the game. If it is like what Yunyan said So professional, it is conceivable that the viewing ability will be improved a lot.

Not to mention, it can also promote economic development...

Renzong thought for a while, "Well, this is a big deal, I think which yamen will handle it."

"Guan's family, the competition venue is either in Daxiangguo Temple or Puguanze, you understand." Yun Yan whispered back.

Renzong glanced at him and gave him a tacit look.

"You have so many ideas that I don't know what to tell you to do," Renzong said, looking at the court, Zhao Youwu raised a small flag and sent a player off the field, saying, "Hu Hanlin came in a few days ago. Palace, I hope that the Imperial Academy will be able to host a newspaper for sale to the outside world.”

This is not surprising. Hu Hanlin and the official family had this idea before, and Yun Yanhui knew it too.

They are only moving now, so it can be seen that they are cautious. They have been observing the market before. Now, they have seen the results from the successful operation of "Kaifeng House News", fully affirmed the role of the newspaper, and decided to make extensive use of it.

Yunyan smiled back and said, "This is a good thing, I probably don't need to intervene in this matter. After all, with Hu Hanlin in charge, he also knows almost the routines here - hey, he will never call Shall I be editor-in-chief?"

Renzong slanted Yun Yan back, "You think, huh, I have also discussed with several important officials, and I value this newspaper very much. The editors and reporters of this newspaper will not be like you, calling various yamen. Set up a correspondent, but directly transfer people from the Hanlin Academy and the Imperial Censor Taichung to run the newspaper."

Amazing... Yun Yan recalled that these two departments were the place where the prime minister came out. It can be seen that the official family really values ​​newspapers.

Yun Yanhui recalls that a famous journalist in modern times once said a sentence, to the effect that journalists need extensive knowledge, rich ideas, and a vast world of activities.

Use the Prime Minister's Reserve Army to run the newspaper? If they can't meet this requirement, they can probably hang themselves.

As for those Hanlin and Censors, maybe they will feel that being a reporter is very tiring and not in line with their status, but over time, they should feel that this is actually a good job.

Let's not say anything else, the news published in such an important newspaper will directly enter Renzong's eyes. If he remembers it in his heart, compared to the achievements in the Hanlin Academy and the Censor's Office, it will be successful. The odds might be higher.

Yunyan thought back and listened to Renzong's continuation: "You still can't be the editor-in-chief, but you must give a lecture."

"Thanks to the officials for giving me such a good opportunity to pretend...ahem," Yun Yan replied as a thank you, "I can teach Hanlin without reading any books. My mother must be very happy."

Renzong: "..."

Renzong was just about to say something when he suddenly heard the sounds of surprise around him. He looked at the field and saw that Zhao Zongshi was sitting on the ground covering his legs, and a child beside him raised his hand and said, "I didn't touch him, I really I didn't touch him!"

Zhao Youwu raised the flag very sternly, judged the opponent foul, and left the field!

The blue team wailed in despair. If they lose another goal, they will lose the first game, but it is their main force who was sent off!

When the kid got off the field, Zhao Zongshi also slowly got up, "I, I can still hold on! Please let me keep kicking!"

The audience wiped their eyes in emotion - what a tough kid! Although it is a royal family, it is not spoiled at all!

Renzong also nodded with satisfaction, "What a good boy, as expected of his surname Zhao!"

"Hmm..." Yun Yan thought back to herself, still don't tell Ren Zong that Zhao Zong has really flopped this cruel fact...