"Football?" Yunxi was a little puzzled: "Does your second aunt have a football at home?"
"Yes, daddy, there are a lot of footballs at the second aunt's house. I heard from my servants that they were all made by my second uncle. When I was resting at home during the holidays, I played football with my servants. I also said that I would wait for my second aunt to play football in the future.
When the child, that is, Min'er's cousin or cousin grows up, let him play football," Min'er said.
"I see." Listening to Min'er's words, Yunxi already understood why Yang Feng prepared so many footballs at home.
Yunxi likes football very much. Although the mention of the Chinese football team in later generations makes fans sad, this does not affect Yunxi’s belief that this sport is very good, and the Chinese football team has not always been so bad. In the 1980s,
They were also some of the strongest teams in Asia before.
Since the arrival of the Song Dynasty, China's culture has been biased towards the weak. Although there was a century of inaction rule in the Mongolian and Yuan Dynasties and the influence of the early Ming Dynasty that advocated equal emphasis on civil and military affairs, the trend of weak culture has not been completely eliminated, and the imperial examination system of the Ming Dynasty actually also favored the weak.
It is allowed but cannot be abolished, so if there is no intervention and it is allowed to develop freely, sooner or later it will be the same as the late Ming Dynasty in history.
Yunxi had reformed the imperial examination system, reduced the number of admissions to Jinshi, and gradually reduced the privileges of Jinshi and Juren, but to change this trend in a short time, other means were needed.
Promoting football is one of the means. Football is a sport that consumes physical energy and can exercise the body. As long as football can be promoted across the country, especially if all graduates of the Imperial College can play football
The goal of playing football will create a desire to play football among talents across the country and change the social atmosphere that favors the weak.
But this is not enough. Scholars like scholars can influence the folk customs. At this time, nobles who still have a high status in the hearts of the people can also influence the folk customs. Although the difference in the number of nobles and scholars is too large, the influence
The scope is small, but it can always influence some people. Therefore, Yunxi also summoned many nobles and asked them to promote football in their own homes and among their subordinates. Yunxi did not ask those who were already officials to play football by themselves, only that
They can let their children play football. In order to make the nobles happy to promote football, Yunxi has even decided to promote those children in the family who are good at playing football.
Naturally, Yang Feng would not let go of such an opportunity. He was originally very satisfied with being granted the title of earl and becoming a member of the nobility, and had no other pursuits in life; but after Yunxi granted the princess the marriage, his thoughts changed again.
From being satisfied as an ordinary nobleman, I now want to take a few more steps to become the top nobleman of the Ming Dynasty. 'Qiyang King Li Wenzhong can become the top nobleman of the Ming Dynasty as a relative, why can't I?' So?
He tried his best to cater to Yunxi's reforms and firmly supported anything proposed by Yunxi. Anyway, as a newly promoted nobleman, he did not have too many interest disputes to consider.
After Yunxi told the nobles that they should promote football, Yang Feng realized: This is an opportunity. Yunxi's idea for more than ten years has always been to hate weak scholars, and he can see that promoting football is a means to exclude weak scholars.
, will not change. At this time, showing his support for this policy to Yunxi can gain Yunxi's favor. Therefore, Yang Feng actively promotes football and promotes football to the few cronies he accumulated during his expedition to the Western Regions; he
There are no children at home, so he plays football in his spare time. He believes that what he does will be known to Yunhe.
It has to be said that Yang Feng's calculation was not wrong. This time, his actions were indeed known to Yunxi through Min'er's mouth, and Yunxi was indeed thinking in his heart: 'Yang Feng is so active in promoting football, and it is me.
My brother-in-law should indeed be promoted and let all officials know what I think.'
Just as he was thinking about it, Min'er complained again: "Dad, my daughter heard this time that her father was the first to propose football, and all the students in the martial arts hall were allowed to play football, and it was even included in the exam results;
Dad ordered the children at home to play football; but dad, why don’t you promote football in the palace?”
"Football is really fun. My daughter and sister Siqi formed a team. Wenyao, Wenyuan, and Wenqi formed a team and kicked each other. I didn't feel it at first, but I gradually became attracted to it.
Went in and liked it very much.”
"Min'er, you will practice martial arts with masters who are skilled in martial arts in the palace. Dad promotes football in the Honorable House to strengthen your body. You can already strengthen your body by practicing martial arts, so why do you need to promote football?" Yun
Xi replied. After he succeeded to the throne, Yun Lan and Yun Yun left it alone, but young children of both genders had to practice martial arts. Even if girls only practiced Zama Step, they still had to practice.
"But practicing martial arts is boring, but playing football is very interesting." Min'er said.
"Uncle, Siqi thinks it would be good to promote football in the palace instead of practicing martial arts." Lan Siqi said at this time: "Uncle, you only let us practice martial arts for physical exercise. You don't want us to become weak girls and weak scholars.
, but it is not to force us to become generals who can lead troops to fight."
"In this case, why not use football instead of martial arts? Playing football can also exercise your body, and it is also fun. So uncle, why not promote football in the palace."
"Yes! What Sister Siqi said is what Min'er wanted to say. Dad, please allow us to play football in the palace." Min'er said quickly.
What Lan Siqi said did make sense, and seeing Min'er looking at him pitifully, Yunxi's heart softened and he agreed.
But at this moment, I suddenly heard a scream from the horses in front, and the carriage vibrated and then stopped.
"What happened?" Yunxi asked as he opened the curtain. At the same time, he saw that the coachman had got out of the carriage, walked to a horse and was holding its neck. The horse was obviously a little manic, and kept lifting its limbs up and down.
When I put it down, my nose kept making noises.
"Master, just now a ball suddenly flew out from the side and hit Zhuifeng. Master, although Zhuifeng is just a horse pulling a cart, he has never been hit like this. He was a little frightened for a moment. The servants are comforting him.
, He was really shocked,” the coachman said. He then complained: “Who was so careless as to kick the ball into the middle of the road!”
The coachman actually hated the person who kicked the ball to the horse chasing the wind at this moment. He has been raising horses in the palace since he was a teenager, and has been raising them for more than ten years. He has also been raising this horse for six or seven years.
He had deep feelings for Zhui Feng. How could he not be angry when he saw it being hit by a ball for no reason? But he was concerned that the road he was walking on was Hongwu Street, and on both sides of the road were the noble families of the Ming Dynasty.
I didn't dare to offend these nobles, so I could only say this.
Hearing the coachman's words, Yunxi noticed that there was a round football under his feet. He looked at the mansions on both sides of the road and thought to himself: 'This must be whose children are playing football near the courtyard wall.
He kicked the ball onto the road. It didn't matter.'
He was about to say something to appease the coachman and ask him to change the horse to pull the coach, when he suddenly saw a few children running out of the alley between the two noble mansions on the right, standing at the entrance of the alley and looking around.
One of the children saw the football at the driver's feet and hurriedly called on the other children to run over and pick up the football.
Most of the children picked up the football and ran away. The coachman was angry and grabbed a child's clothes and was about to scold him. But before he spoke, he suddenly heard a child say: "Sir, I don't know what we kicked just now."
Did the ball hit you? Or break something of yours?"
"If I bumped into you, Xiaoke apologizes to you; if I bumped into your things, we are willing to compensate you according to the price."
"This," the coachman was stunned for a moment after hearing what the child said, and his hands unconsciously let go of the child's clothes. As a man who raised horses for the emperor in the palace, it was not like no one took pictures of him.
He passed his horse and praised him with disgusting words, but no one had ever spoken to him in this tone. The child's tone was as if he was a person worthy of respect.
Seeing that the coachman didn't answer, the child wanted to say something. Suddenly another child reached out and took his arm and said: "Brother Yu, he is just a servant, a coachman, how can it be worth talking to him in such a tone?"
?”
"And for a servant like him, what does it matter if the ball hits him? It won't kill anyone; even if it damages something, just compensate according to the price. That's basically what we say."
"Besides, even if you talk about compensation, you have to talk to the master. What should you say to such a servant?" When the child who spoke very arrogantly said this, he turned to look at Yunxi. He was about to say, "You
Is something broken? If you give me a price, I will pay it to you." But as soon as he saw Yunxi's face, he felt familiar. When he thought about it more, cold sweat suddenly broke out on his forehead, and he immediately knelt down.
On the ground, he said with a trembling voice: "I've seen it before..."
"Although your football almost broke your cousin's horse, and if your cousin told your father, your father would definitely punish you, but there is no need for you to suddenly kneel down and salute me on the road. Hurry up.
Get up!" Yunxi rushed to say.
"Yes, cousin." The child stood up tremblingly and said with a slightly trembling voice.
Yunxi jumped off the carriage, walked to the child, and said to him: "My horse was hit by that football, was it you who kicked it out?"
"No, it was kicked out by a servant. Just now, my nephew was playing football with several servants. One of the servants accidentally kicked the football outside the house. Nephew, nephew
Hurry up and take the people out to find this ball." He replied still slightly trembling.
"Even so, my cousin has to teach you a lesson!" After Yunxi said this, he pulled him to the back of the carriage, as if he wanted to reprimand him seriously.
Several servants looked at him with worried expressions. But they were not worried about their little master, but worried about themselves. This little master's temper was never very good, and he was scolded by his cousin.
Why don't you take it out on them later?
At the same time, they were also thinking to themselves: 'Who is this person he calls cousin? Why is the young master so afraid of him? He has never seen this person before?'
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Yunxi pulled the child behind the carriage. Seeing that they were completely blocked by the carriage and no one could see them, he released the child's hand and lowered his voice and asked: "Which family are you from? Why do you know me?"
?”
It turned out that just now Yunxi didn't recognize who the child was at all, but he could tell from the child's actions that he knew him, so he immediately claimed to be the child's cousin and stopped what he was about to say. At the same time, he used scolding as an excuse to pull him away.
Go to the back of the carriage and ask in detail.
The child heard Yunxi's question and hurriedly said: "Your Majesty, this villain is Chang Jichang. Your Majesty, you have been to the villain's home before, and you came to the villain's home just this year. I saw you, so
Got it."
"Chang Jichang? Are you the son of Chang Sheng or Chang Sen?" Yunxi knew that he was from the Chang family as soon as he heard the name and asked. He did go to the Chang Mansion on the anniversary of Chang Yuchun's death this year.
Once, he also met the children of the Chang family's descendants. But how could he have the thought to remember all these little brats one by one?
"My father's name is taboo Chang Sheng." Chang Jichang replied.
'It turns out he is the son of Chang Sheng.' Yunxi said in his heart, and then lowered his head and said to him: "In a while, you are not allowed to reveal my identity to the servants in your house. If you reveal it, I will definitely not let you off the hook."
you!"
"Yes, Your Majesty." He agreed quickly.
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Thanks to book friends Yi Jian 68, Wen, and Qi Si Qiqi for their reward. (To be continued)