Golden Greenery

Yang Yi carried the load back to his home in Chongxianfang, opened the small door and greeted inside: "I'm back."

A few coughs came from the back room, which was his answer.

Twelve years ago, Yang Yi followed the Taoist priest Yuan Tiangang out of Zhongnan Mountain and came to Jingzhao Mansion of the Tang Dynasty, also called Chang'an City. Yuan Tiangang said that Chang'an City is the largest city in the world, and there are more people living in this city than there are stars in the sky.

Yang Yi didn't know how many stars there were in the sky, but he felt that there were definitely not as many stars as there were in Chang'an City.

He followed Yuan Tiangang around Chang'an City for two years. During these two years, he also realized that Yuan Tiangang was not an ordinary Taoist priest or Taoist priest, because he knew too many people, and they were all very powerful people.

They all called him Yuan Tiangang, the Son of Tiangang, and these powerful people respected him very much.

In the past two years, Yang Yi didn't know how to find out who he was, so he could only follow Yuan Tiangang around. Maybe someone else knew him? The result was nothing after two years.

Originally, he was going to follow Yuan Tiangang to the south of the Tang Dynasty, but he was left behind in Chang'an City.

Ten years ago, he followed Yuan Tiangang to the residence of General Yulinwei and Lu Guogong Cheng Zhijie, and was attracted by General Cheng. Because Yang Yi is very tall, much taller than the average Tang Dynasty person, and taller than most of the Yu Lin Wei Xiaoyong, and Yang Yi is not only tall but also very strong, he is also very handsome. General Cheng thinks that Yang Yi should be placed He will be very dignified in his own general's bodyguard.

Therefore, Yang Yi stayed in Chang'an City for no apparent reason, and for no apparent reason became the primary commander of the Yulin Guards. Yuan Tiangang went to the south alone, saying that he was going to Shu County.

Cheng Zhijie thought he had found a treasure, but he soon regretted it because Yang Yi knew nothing but good looks, and he was also very stupid and couldn't learn anything. During the martial arts performance at the school, Yang Yi couldn't even beat the Yulin Guard's cook.

The cook is not as tall as Yang Yi's carrying pole.

It was a rare thing to be able to read. Cheng Zhijie asked him to copy correspondence in the government office, but the handwriting was so ugly that he was forced to slap it on his face.

But Cheng Zhijie couldn't drive Yang Yi away because he had patted his chest for Yuan Tiangang.

So Yang Yi, in the name of a decent-looking loser, ate and drank all day long at the residence of General Yulin Wei.

But Cheng Zhijie soon learned that Yang Yi was not a waste, on the contrary, he was a great talent.

In the early days of the Zhou Dynasty and the Qi Dynasty, cavalry was the main means of fighting.

There were horses everywhere, and then polo became popular. The Sui Dynasty also fought, and in the Tang Dynasty it was even more intense.

The generals of the Tang Dynasty not only fought among themselves, but also fought with the visiting Tibetan and Turkic polo teams.

Polo was the number one sport in the Tang Dynasty.

To play polo, you need a good horse, and Dawan horse and Dashi horse are the best. But raising horses costs money and food. Raising a good horse costs more than raising two hundred Yulin guards like Yang Yi.

After the war was over, the court could not afford to raise so many horses, so all the good horses were given to Li Jing, Li Ji and Hou Junji because they wanted to fight Goryeo, the Turks, and Tuyuhun. If others stopped fighting, they wouldn't need so many horses.

With fewer horses, many armies cannot afford to play polo. On the contrary, there are more and more polo teams specially organized by wealthy businessmen themselves.

Cheng Zhijie is a polo fan. At most, there were three polo teams in his Yulin Guard, and they were all very powerful. But later, all the good horses got old or died, and the court did not replenish the Yulin Guards.

It's right to think about it. Why does a Yulin Guard, which is bounded by Zhuque Street and is responsible for protecting the inner city of Chang'an County, need so many good horses that can fight in the field? It's enough to have some packhorses and packhorses that can be ridden. They can also haul cargo or something, and eating grass is enough.

Dawan horses and big food horses have to be fed refined beans and eggs. Yulin guards like Yang Yi can't eat many eggs all year round.

But the pack horses and pack horses couldn't do the job if they couldn't get to the polo ground.

Cheng Zhijie can't play polo, polo, polo, you can still play ball without a horse. Cheng Zhizhi was so angry that he spent all day in the house looking for trouble and scolding people.

One day he thought Yang Yi was a fool and wanted to hit him. Yang Yi said, "General, don't hit me. I'll give you an idea. It should be more fun than polo."

Yang Yi likes to watch polo. Although he can't even ride a horse correctly, he feels that polo is very familiar, but he can't explain why it is familiar.

Cheng Zhijie did not hit him, but Yang Yi said: "No need for horses, our Yulin Guards can kick him with our feet."

Cheng Zhijie wanted to hit him again, but Yang Yi held his head and said, "You can try it first. If it's not fun, then hit me again. I can't run away anyway."

Cheng Zhijie felt that his shameless look had the charm of his youth.

Just give it a try, this thing is called Cuju.

Yang Yi changed the romantic eye of Cuju into a goal, and the ball became a little bigger than Cuju and polo. The rattan was braided and covered with buffalo leather to make it strong.

Still using the polo ground, Yang Yi divided the 20 people on each side into three rows. He named them forwards, midfielders, and defenders, and a goalkeeper stood at the door. Yang Yi originally called this goalkeeper, but Cheng Zhijie said: "A general can only be called a general when he hammers a general."

So I had to call the goalkeeper. The goalkeeper was the only one among the 20 people who could catch the ball with his hands.

Yang Yi didn't know why he was so familiar with this, and he was self-taught. Thinking about it carefully, he had never even played Cuju.

Cheng Zhijie called this "New Cuju". He was a military general, and when the world was in chaos, he began to follow Zhang Xutuo and chop people's heads everywhere, so Cheng Zhijie said that he had read books before, but Yang Yi didn't believe it.

Yang Yi said: "General, it doesn't matter whether it's old or new, as long as it's called Cuju, it doesn't matter to you. Only by giving it a brand new name can everyone in the Tang Dynasty know that it was you, General, who invented this new thing."

Cheng Zhijie said: "If someone calls you a fool from now on, I will hit him with an axe."

Yang Yi said that since he was playing with his feet, he might as well call it football. Cheng Zhijie originally wanted to call him 'Cheng Qiu', but after thinking about it, he felt that it might not be a good thing if Cheng's ball was kicked all day long, so he didn't open his mouth. So, this new thing was called football.

Yang Yi felt familiar with football, but he couldn't play it. He couldn't hit anyone, and he couldn't run away. He finally caught him and kicked him, but the ball didn't hit him and his cloth boots flew off to a tree branch. He was lying on the ground with his back stretched out.

Still a fool. The other Habayashi guards were able to play well in just two days.

Football does not require horses, nor does it require superb riding skills. The threshold is much lower, but because of the stronger sense of participation, it is more attractive than polo.

Jingzhao Prefecture is bounded by Zhuque Street, with Chang'an County to the west and Wannian County to the east. Chang'an County is the Yulin Guard, Wannian County is the Jinwu Guard, and the general of the Jinwu Guard is Yin Kaishan, the Duke of Yun State.

Since Lao Cheng has no horses, what can Lao Yin do? So football became popular in Yulin Guard and Jinwu Guard almost at the same time, and then it became popular in the entire Chang'an City.

Chang'an people love to play, and now there are several football matches being played in the city at the same time every day. I heard that some businessmen and the inventor of football, Cheng Zhijie, are discussing to formalize football in Chang'an City and make it a round-robin game. They call this league.

Cheng Zhijie felt that Yang Yi was really a damn talent, so in order to reward him, he found a wife for him. When a general is a matchmaker, it is natural for him to be a woman from a wealthy family.

Juxianlou is indeed the largest wine shop in Chang'an West City.

Luo Ji is a Hu girl from Juxian Tower, with blond hair, blue eyes, a tall nose and deep eyes. She said she was a beauty in her hometown, but people in the Tang Dynasty couldn't appreciate her and thought she was a bit ugly. Luo Ji said that her hometown was far away in a place called Luoman Keshi Mountain, and it was bought and then sold to the Tang Dynasty.

People in Chang'an didn't know where Luomanke Shishan was, but they all called her Luo Ji, which means the dancer from Luomanke Shishan. Anyway, she didn't have a name.

People in Chang'an think Luo Ji is ugly, but they all admit that she can dance the Hu Xuan dance well and is the best Hu girl in the West City.

After dancing the Huxuan Dance for ten years in Juxian Tower, Luo Ji got old, could no longer dance and became uglier. Juxianlou thought that keeping her would be a hindrance, so he wanted to give her to the bean vendor as a warm bed.

Foot merchants are not picky about food, and for the convenience of doing business, more than a dozen people are accustomed to bringing only one bed-warmer. A night of bed-warming is simply too busy, and I usually get exhausted very quickly.

In the proud Tang Dynasty, Hu people were worthless, worse than animals.

Cheng Zhijie likes polo, football, and Hu Xuanwu. He is also a compassionate general. He watched Luo Ji's behavior for several years and felt sorry for her, so he said, "I'll find an honest man for you. You can marry him and live a good life."

There is no one more honest than Yang Yi in the Yulin Guards, so Luo Ji became Yang Yi's wife more than two years ago, and he also moved from the woodshed of Cheng Mansion to Chongxianfang. Lao Cheng was very generous and bought him a small house with no yard here.

Maybe because Yang Yi is from the mountains, unlike people from Chang'an, he doesn't think Luo Ji is ugly at all, but thinks she is pretty, so he likes this daughter-in-law very much and treats her very well.

However, Luo Ji suffered from an illness over the years as a performer. Soon after marrying Yang Yi, the illness became more and more serious. Gradually, it became difficult to even get out of bed.

Luo Ji said: "Yi Lang, the Tang Dynasty is not good. Only you are good in the Tang Dynasty. Luo Ji cannot serve you well in this life. If there is an afterlife, I will definitely repay the favor."

Yang Yi didn't think about the next life because he didn't even know who he was.

Luo Ji said: "My hometown is in Luomankeshi Mountain. If you pass by there in the future, Yilang, remember to take my ashes back to your hometown. Luo Ji will repay you in the next life."

Yang Yi told her not to talk nonsense, then fed her half a can of soup and helped her fall back to sleep.

The next night, Yang Yi returned to Chongxianfang from his duty at the General's Mansion. Luo Ji didn't respond to him with a cough when he entered the house.

She is dead.