Guide to traveling through the Northern Song Dynasty

Chapter 1201 Postscript 57: Teach the Little Emperor How to Lie Flat

Xie Yan was dragged to the East Palace by the little emperor.

Although the little emperor had moved out of the East Palace a long time ago, he liked the "martial arts field" there. It can be used to practice martial arts and horse riding, as well as Cuju, Chuiwan, and Shuttlecock (badminton).

Before he even reached the edge of the field, the little emperor asked, "Little uncle, how are your ball skills?"

"I'm very bad at playing with a single goal, but I'm okay at playing with a double goal." Xie Yan replied.

Cuju was so popular in the Ming Dynasty that Li Dunshi once asked for leave to play Cuju with his friends while he was doing cement experiments with Xie Yan.

Even the princess and Qingluan occasionally played Cuju at home, and their ball skills could easily crush Xie Yan.

Playing with a single goal is Cuju without a goal, and there are many forms, from single to ten people.

Single-player playing with a single goal requires the highest ball skills.

The whole body must be straight, you can bend your waist but not your back, and you can kick out various routines. A set of fixed movements is called a "solution", and there are dozens or even hundreds of solutions in total.

The idiom "full of solutions" comes from the rules of Cuju Baida.

When the number of players increases, there are more tricks and rules.

For example, two-player Baida.

You can "play two", that is, stop the ball with the first kick and kick it back with the second kick. You can also kick against each other without rules, which is the most authentic Baida. You can also use only one foot to kick against each other, which is called "pick kick". You can use any part of your body to kick in various ways, which is called "miscellaneous kick".

"Sun and Moon Passing the Palace" is the most interesting, where two players stand opposite each other and must kick two balls at the same time!

If the number of Baida players increases to ten, according to the changes in the number of footballs, it will be a riot of demons, which can make the audience dizzy.

"Liang Fang, the ball is coming!"

As soon as the little emperor shouted, a eunuch threw the ball.

The little emperor stopped the ball with his chest raised and began to perform the "upper interception solution", that is, the routine of stopping and dribbling the ball with only the shoulder, chest, head and face.

After the upper interception, the middle interception was performed with the waist, abdomen and knees.

Xie Yan watched from the side and complained in his heart: This is not an emperor, it is clearly Gao Qiu who has not grown up!

With your football skills, do you need others to give in?

Suddenly, the little emperor made a mistake in the "lowering pearl curtain" and accidentally dropped the football on the ground. In order to hide his embarrassment, he kicked the ball to Xie Yan: "Little uncle, you also have a few tricks."

After Xie Yan received the ball, he tried his best to perform, such as bicycle kicking and Marseille turn, which made the little emperor and the eunuchs laugh.

The little emperor shouted: "Little uncle, when playing white, the air ball cannot fall to the ground. This is the trick of double-door Cuju!"

White and single-door are both traditional kicking methods in the Song Dynasty, and the football cannot fall to the ground.

And double-door Cuju is the kicking method brought by Zhu Guoxiang and Zhu Ming. The army is full of this kind of kicking, and it is also popular among the people.

"Then double gate," Xie Yan said, "I don't know how to play either single gate or single gate."

The little emperor said, "Double gate, double gate!"

There were not enough people, so they decided to play five-a-side football. Xie Yan and the little emperor each chose four eunuchs as teammates.

These eunuchs were all children between the ages of 10 and 13.

In the Ming Dynasty, where child labor was everywhere, those who were castrated and entered the palace at an early age actually lived a happier life than many child laborers.

Facing a group of children, the 17-year-old Xie Yan was strong and thought he could beat the other side.

That's weird!

This guy was riding a bicycle when he was suddenly approached by the little emperor. Xie Yan shook a few times but couldn't get past him. He didn't dare to rely on his physical advantage to fight against the little emperor. When a little eunuch came to attack, he was so scared that he quickly passed the ball back to his teammates.

Then, his teammates deliberately let him go and slowly received the ball and was intercepted!

Xie Yan was confused. Am I playing 1 against 9?

The young genius, Master Xie, was furious and yelled at the eunuch who let the ball go: "No one is allowed to let the ball go!"

The little emperor also shouted: "Yes, you are not allowed to let me go again!"

Under the strong request of the two, the eunuchs finally took it seriously.

At least, they dared not let the ball go blatantly anymore.

Xie Yan's football skills were the worst, but the opponent also had loopholes. No matter who got the ball on the opposite side, no matter how far the football was from the little emperor, they would try every means to pass the ball to the little emperor.

So, Xie Yan only needed to defend the little emperor.

Similarly, the little emperor also focused on defending Xie Yan. Because other eunuchs did not dare to confront the little emperor, and did not dare to let the ball go too hard, they also liked to pass the ball to Xie Yan.

Xie Yan and this little brat emperor were evenly matched.

He really did not let the ball go, he just avoided physical confrontation. But if he did not play physical confrontation, how could his football skills be better than the little emperor?

After a game, 8 to 17.

Xie Yan was defeated miserably.

Damn, it's more tiring than fighting the princess for 300 rounds. All these eunuchs are quietly letting him go and not cooperating.

Eunuchs are really bad!

Xie Yan was so tired that he was panting. After a while, he lay down on the ground.

The little emperor's eyes lit up and he also followed Xie Yan to lie on the ground, and he rolled around very comfortably.

A maid came over to remind him: "Your Majesty, the ground is very dirty. If the saint sees..."

The little emperor immediately interrupted her preaching: "My uncle can lie down, why can't I?"

"The majesty of the emperor..." the maid muttered.

Xie Yan didn't bother to care about these. He lay on the ground, looking at the blue sky, and even raised his legs and crossed his legs.

The little emperor followed suit and also lay down and crossed his legs. He said excitedly: "It's really comfortable. My uncle knows how to enjoy it."

Xie Yan said: "After strenuous exercise, you cannot lie down immediately. You have to slow down for a while like I did."

"I know, I know," the little emperor said on a whim, directing the group of little eunuchs who had just played, "You all also lie down, and you are not allowed to stand anymore!"

The little eunuchs looked at each other.

The little emperor threatened again: "I am lying down, but you are standing. Do you want to be higher than me?"

The little eunuchs were so frightened that they immediately fell to the ground.

The maids didn't know how to deal with it. They wanted to persuade the emperor to pay attention to the majesty of the heavenly family, but they were afraid of offending the emperor by persuading too much. They didn't want to lie down on the dirty ground, but they didn't dare to stand taller than the emperor.

After thinking about it, the maids squatted down one after another, and some even knelt on the ground.

Seeing this, Xie Yan could only sit up.

However, the little emperor did not sit up and continued to lie there. Seeing the awkward postures of the palace maids, he shouted: "Just step back!"

As if they had been granted amnesty, the maids retreated far away and finally dared to stand normally.

The little emperor looked at the sky: "Lying down and looking at the sky like this, I feel different, more... more comfortable than before."

Xie Yan couldn't laugh or cry.

The first skill we teach the little emperor is to lie down on his mother's back?

The little emperor was particularly happy today: "Uncle, you are so awesome, you can actually score eight goals. In the past, they would not have dared to score a single goal. Even if they had to give up the ball to me, they could still act like a little bit."

Xie Yan was still upset and said: "If they don't give up the ball, I will definitely win today!"

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"Hahaha, little uncle, keep up the good work." The little emperor gloated.

Xie Yan said: "Let's take a rest and then we'll play shuttlecock."

Shuttlecock is a badminton, and the racket and ball are very similar to modern badminton.

In addition, football was already an inflatable ball in the Tang Dynasty. The interior is an animal bladder, and the outer layer is sewn with eight pieces of leather.

By the Song Dynasty, twelve pieces of leather were sewn on the outside, and its appearance was exactly the same as that of modern football.

The double-door Cuju brought by Ju Ming added a layer of padding between the inner and outer layers to make the football heavier. Otherwise the ball will be too light and impossible to play with.

The two were lying on the ground chatting. Queen Mother Ye, Zhu Tangxi, Tao Jinfeng and others were already walking together and slowly walking towards this side.

"That's..." Queen Mother Ye was stunned.

But they saw Xie Yan, the little emperor, and the little eunuch lying on the ground, and the maids stood uneasy at a distance.

The little emperor even imitated Xie Yan and pulled out a straw tendon from nowhere and put it in his mouth.

Zhu Tangxi was so embarrassed that she put her hand on her forehead, as if she didn't recognize Xie Yan.

Only Tao Jinfeng was holding back a smile.

Queen Mother Ye's chest heaved with anger: "This is really unreasonable!"

Tao Jinfeng said in a low voice: "That's fine. Officials are usually too restrained. It's rare to be so comfortable and comfortable. Relaxation is a long-term solution. It's not beautiful to be tense all the time."

Queen Mother Ye thought carefully for a moment, turned around and said, "Let's not go there, just give him a day off."

Everyone agreed and turned around to leave.

After continuing to walk for a while, Zhu Tangxi apologized: "Xie Liulang is ignorant of etiquette. Please forgive me, sister-in-law."

Queen Mother Ye couldn't help but laugh: "When you talk to your lover, you call me sister-in-law, right?"

Zhu Tangxi pursed her lips and smiled, acquiescing.

Queen Mother Ye said: "Since the official family likes it, you can take Xie Liulang to the palace once a month to play. Alas, the late emperor's situation was complicated in his later years. The child had no playmates since he was a child, and his childhood was really pitiful."

Tao Jinfeng said: "It would be better to select a few young men of the same age to serve as companions in the palace."

Queen Mother Ye shook her head: "The accompanying reading has a profound impact. Let me think about it carefully."

Xie Yan had already gotten up and was playing badminton with the little emperor.

I can't beat you in football, but I'm really good at badminton.

You can't spoil the little brat!

After losing more than ten goals in a row, the little emperor threw the racket away and angrily accused: "You are bullying me!"

Xie Yan asked: "Can't the official family afford to lose?"

The little emperor said: "You are several years older than me, you are taller than me, your arms are longer than mine, and you run faster than me. How can I win the shuttlecock?"

Xie Yan said: "If those overseas countries were defeated by the Ming army, would they also complain like this? Oh, the Ming Dynasty's land is vaster than ours, its population is more numerous than ours, and its firearms are sharper than ours. If the officials of those countries were Lord, what should we do?"

The little emperor thought seriously: "First make your country strong, and then find an opportunity to go to war with the Ming Dynasty."

"The official should practice shuttlecock more, and come to me for revenge when he grows up." Xie Yan said with a smile.

The little emperor rolled his eyes: "Let's compete in equestrian skills!"

Xie Yan said: "I give up."

The little emperor added: "Let's compete in archery."

Xie Yan said: "I also admit defeat."

The little emperor became happy again: "Then your riding and shooting are not as good as mine!"

"Would you like to read a book?" Xie Yan asked.

The little emperor saw through him at a glance: "Huh, another trick to persuade me to study wholeheartedly."

Xie Yan said: "Just tell me whether you dare or not. I have never read Taixi and Tianfang Kingdoms. Let's pick a book at random and start reading from tomorrow. Let's see who learns better in a month."

"I'm not afraid of you, I'm very good at endorsements!" the little emperor held his head high.

There is always a strange desire to win among men.

"Can you touch that leaf?" can make a group of men jump around under the tree.