The war between the Song State and the Chu State ended, and the entire Song State fell into a more busy state because of the incomparably vast territory of Yangzhou.

A fleet of more than a dozen boats is sailing on Surabaya, and most of the people on board are people who have gone to the south to explore. The composition of such a fleet sailing on the water is naturally diverse.

Guo Er is an ordinary little person in this fleet. He was originally a native of Hedong in the Wei State, but after the decline of the Wei State, he lost his land and had to run to the Song State to earn a living. With his own ingenuity and hard work, he met the steward of a certain merchant fleet in Taoqiu, and then luckily got on the merchant ship in the caravan, and was able to follow the merchant fleet to Yangzhou.

Although the Song Dynasty's pioneering decree was aimed at the whole people of the Song Kingdom, even if it was a ferry ticket to Yangzhou in the south, many poor Song people could not afford it. It is indeed a kind of luck to be able to take a merchant ship to Yangzhou.

Although he did the hardest and most tiring work on the merchant ship, and even the fleet did not pay any wages, Guo Er had no complaints. He had hope in his heart: as long as he could go to the south, he would be able to acquire a hundred acres of land! Such a vast territory was enough to feed him, and even allow him to settle down in the south again.

Just as he was looking forward to a better day in the future on the boat, a steward suddenly called out to him: "Guo Er, why are you still in a daze?" We're going to dock now, hurry up and take out the ladder, and when we get to the shore, put the ladder down, there is a noble person to get on the boat! ”

When Guo Er heard this, he wondered in his heart, at this time, he was exercising on Surabaya, far away from the nearest city, how could he suddenly land on the shore and there was a noble person who wanted to get on the boat? However, he did not dare to slack off on the steward's words, and immediately trotted to the side of the ship, and together with the rest of the crew, moved the ladder out of the ship, and put it down when the ship came to shore.

Taking advantage of this time, Guo Er asked the crew members who were traveling with him: "What's going on, why are there nobles on the boat on this journey?" ”

The crew member who carried the ladder with him was named Lu Fang, who was in a similar situation to him, and they were all people who ran from Wei to Song to beg for a living, and when they heard Guo Er's question, they immediately sighed and said: "It's not that the pleasure boat behind is only unusable, and it suddenly leaked on this water, so I had to ask the owner for help." Those guys in the back don't want to think about it, we are going to the south to open up, and the journey is more than a thousand miles, how can that kind of rich ship endure such a long time of turbulence? ”

When Guo Eryi heard this, he said with deep sympathy: "You are right, although our Taoqiu's ships are unparalleled in the world, but long-distance sailing has to rely on our host's wooden steamer." But brother, you have a wide range of sources, so do you know who is carrying the magnificent boat behind? With the strength of our host, we have to stop the ship to help? ”

Lu Fang replied: "It's too specific, I don't know too much, but I heard that there is Jiang Feiyan, a famous prostitute ranked fifth in Taoqiu, in that boat. ”

Guo Er is also a well-informed person, and when he heard Lu Fang's words, he couldn't help but doubt: "Jiang Feiyan is also famous in Taoqiu, why did she work so hard to go to the wild land in the south?" ”

Lu Fang haha was a little and said to Guo Er: "Brother, this is because you don't know much." The prosperity of Taoqiu, the name of the world, and the name of the four famous prostitutes of Taoqiu, in the whole world is also like thunder, I don't know how many strategists and rangers come to Taoqiu, just to see the style of the four famous prostitutes! Although Jiang Feiyan is second only to the four famous prostitutes, her fame is one step behind, and if she wants to go further, it is as difficult as reaching the sky. Since it is impossible to advance an inch in Taoqiu, it is also a way out to go to the south for development. After all, with her current strength, as long as she goes south, wouldn't it be easy to obtain the title of the No. 1 Oiran in the south? This is rather a chicken head, not a phoenix tail! ”

After hearing Lu Fang's explanation, Guo Er suddenly realized. However, he was puzzled: "But although this Jiang Feiyan is famous in Taoqiu, he is just a prostitute." The Tiandong Commercial Bank, to which our owner belongs, can also be ranked in the forefront in Taoqiu, so there is no need to give her such a big face, right? ”

"I don't know." Lu Fang also replied with doubts.

While the two continued to chat, the ship had docked safely on the shore. And the leaky pleasure boat also stopped, and from the pleasure boat, several characters in luxurious costumes came out one after another.

At the head was a fierce ranger with a sword. With Guo Er and Lu Fang's extensive knowledge in Taoqiu, they immediately knew that this person was a well-known Thunder Tiger King Wu in Taoqiu City. And behind Wang Wu, there were several people surrounding a beautiful woman, with an unusually beautiful appearance, thinking that it was Jiang Feiyan, a famous prostitute who ranked fifth in Taoqiu.

In addition to Wang Wu and Jiang Feiyan, some rich and noble figures came out of the boat one after another. Although these people are not as famous as Wang Wu and Jiang Feiyan, they are also the upper echelons of Taoqiu. When another person walked out of the boat, Guo Er and Lu Fang met the captain of the merchant ship, and Tian Fan, the owner of the entire fleet, also accompanied him.

And as soon as this person appeared, Guo Er and Lu Fang's eyes were round, and they didn't seem to believe their eyes. Because this person is so famous in Taoqiu, from the nobles to the peddlers and pawns, almost everyone has seen this person, and they all know his name: Gao Yu.

As an inclusive city, Taoqiu naturally allows rangers from all over the world to show their talents here. Gao Yu, the Qi Ranger formerly known as Gao Yang, was able to become the most famous juju player in the entire Taoqiu and even the world because of his excellent kicking skills! He not only achieved wealth by virtue of Keju, became the national idol of Taoqiu with his tortuous experience, but also became the guest of honor of the surrounding princes because of his strength!

With the prosperity of Taoqiu, the first city in the world, it naturally attracted the attention of the princes and nobles of the surrounding countries, and even the ranger strategists. In such an atmosphere, the various activities of Taoqiu have also spread and have been loved by people. And the best of them is Keju.

Keju, originally originated in the Qi country, since Dai Yan brought back such a sport from the Qi country, and with the rules of later generations to improve the sport, greatly enhanced the excitement and ornamentation of this sport, so it was loved by all classes of Taoqiu.

And when Dai Yan succeeded in replacing the Song Dynasty and moved the capital to Pengcheng, Taoqiu's Keju fever did not subside because of his departure, but became more and more hot. And all of this is because of the competition between two people - fighting for wealth.

One of them is Shanyang Jun, who was born in the Wei State. As a feudal monarch of a country, he has a vast fiefdom, and he is naturally rich and unusual. However, one day, he accidentally had a conflict with Puyang, a great merchant in Taoqiu, and the two sides formed a relationship.

Fortunately, both sides knew that Taoqiu belonged to the territory of the Song State, and the Song State was thriving under Dai Yan's hard work and became a rising power. The two sides did not dare to break the calm of Taoqiu, tearing their faces and fighting openly, but there were a lot of secret fights in private. Among them, the most famous is the three fights between the two sides.

In this era, because sugar is an extremely rare thing, Shanyangjun directly ordered the subordinates in the family to use syrup water to wash the pot. After Pu Yangxing heard about it, he directly asked his family to use candles as firewood! As a result, the entire Taoqiu began to spread the word that Puyang Xing was richer than Shanyang Jun.

After Shanyangjun heard about it, he was very unconvinced, and began to directly use Yan's domestic rouge to plaster the wall, so Puyangxing directly used rarer spices and mud. Shanyang Jun then increased his own travel team, every trip to the silk to pave the ground, known as "feet do not touch the ground", Puyang Xing heard that after the ambergris will be burned every time he travels, known as "the moment of fragrance"!

The struggle for wealth between the two sides not only opened the eyes of all strata of Taoqiu, but also shook the surrounding princes and nobles, making Taoqiu's "post-Daiyan era" more prosperous and noisy!

However, this kind of fighting for wealth is, after all, a large consumption of Taoqiu's wealth, and Dai Yan, as the monarch of the Song Kingdom, does not want to see such a strong conflict between the two sides. Because both sides have strong forces, once one of the two sides is ruthless, then the whole Taoqiu will be uneasy. Under Dai Yan's persuasion, the two sides chose a "relatively elegant" way to compete, which is fighting ball.

Keju is a sport, whether it is Shanyang Jun or Puyang Xing, they are very fond of it. Under Dai Yan's mediation, each side opened a team to compete for the victory of the annual Taoqiu Keju Tournament. Because this kind of fight is loved by both of them, and both of them are involved in their reputation and status, so both of them go all out, gather talents everywhere, and form excellent teams to compete.

As the highest-level Keju player in the entire Taoqiu City, Gao Yu showed his value at this time. He was first hired by Puyang Xing and helped Pu Yangxing's team defeat Shanyang Jun, so he was reused by Pu Yangxing. Subsequently, Shanyang Jun was not to be outdone, and spent a lot of money to win over Gao Yu, and finally let Gao Yu stand on his side, thus winning the game in the Keju competition in the second year.

In this process, the Keju movement also began to expand its influence with the competition between the two, and it was truly loved by the surrounding princes and nobles. And most of the surrounding nobles are also willing to spend a sum of money to raise a team in their own territory and go to Taoqiu to participate in the Keju competition! In order to compete for the victory of the Keju competition, the princes and nobles are naturally willing to spend a high price to win over Gao Yu, even if he is unwilling to join their team to play football, even to help them train their own team, that is also very useful!

In this process, Gao Yu was even rewarded by the monarchs of Weiguo, Teng and Lu at the same time, and enjoyed official positions and territories in each country! Such a famous figure is not only loved by Taoqiu people because of his good football skills, but also because of his tortuous experience, which inspires people like Guo Er and Lu Fang who have drifted to Taoqiu from other countries.

It's no wonder that the two were so surprised when they saw Gao Yu. After all, with Gao Yu's own identity, plus he has fiefs in the Three Kingdoms at the same time, there is really no need to go to the wild land of Yangzhou in the south to develop a territory alone.

However, with his current status, even if the owner of the fleet is a close relative of the Taoqiu merchant Tian Bu, who has a more important position in the Tiandong Commercial Bank, he has to give him face and personally get off the ship to accompany him.