Keju has existed since the Warring States period, and it became a popular sport in the Tang Dynasty, and it was still a popular amusement activity among the nobles and the common people in the Song Dynasty.

The "fourth uncle" in Zhao Dezhao's mouth is Zhao Kuangyin's fourth brother, Zhao Guangmei, the king of Qi.

Not long after Shi Wei settled in Bianjing, he heard that the king of Qi was an avid keju enthusiast.

Other princes and nobles, the house is to build a garden pond or something, this King of Qi is good, simply demolished the garden, and built a bow city dedicated to Keju in his own house.

Now that he heard that King Qi was holding a juju tournament and was invited by the second prince, Shi Wei thought that he was the main midfielder of the academy team, although he was not as good as professional players, it was more than enough to deal with amateurs like Zhao Dezhao.

What's more, he also wanted to see with his own eyes what the football game of this era was like, so he gladly accepted.

Zhao Dezhao asked Cao Cong again if he would like to come and have a good time, Shi Wei thought that he would be eager to participate in such high-level entertainment activities hosted by the royal relatives and nobles, but he did not expect Cao Cong to politely refuse Zhao Dezhao's invitation on the grounds that he had official business.

After the time was set, Shi Wei said goodbye to Zhao Dezhao and left the Fan Tower.

As soon as he walked out of the gate, before Shi Wei could ask, Cao Cong said first: "Brother Shi, why don't you look at me, so happily agree to go to the Qi Palace." ”

Shi Wei was stunned for a moment, and said strangely: "Brother Cao, you brought me to Fanlou today, don't you just want to help me make friends with His Second Highness, now I have the opportunity to get acquainted with King Qi again, such a good opportunity, should I still refuse?" ”

Cao Cong shook his head and sighed, as if he had something unspeakable, he pulled Shi Wei to a remote alley.

After glancing at the people around, Cao Congcai said in a low voice: "Yuanzhi, you don't know, Keju is nothing, but you are too bold, who in the capital doesn't know, dare to play Keju with His Royal Highness King Qi, it will be a bruised nose and swollen face, and a broken arm and leg at worst." ”

Cao Cong said it with emotion, only scaring Pan Zisu next to him into a slight change.

Shi Wei became more and more curious, and said with a smile: "I'm going to Keju, not a war, so it's not as serious as Brother Cao said." ”

Cao Cong saw that he didn't believe it, so he took the trouble to explain the reason again.

It turns out that the Keju of the Great Song Dynasty is still different from that of the Tang Dynasty.

Keju in the Tang Dynasty was a double goal, which was quite similar to the modern football field, and the Keju players often had physical contact with each other, and the surname was strong.

In the Great Song Dynasty, this Keju gradually became popular with a single door, and the double goalkeepers each played in half the court, alternating with each other to kick into the ring door hanging high in the center, and whoever entered the door more would win.

In the Song Dynasty, this style of kicking focused on the skill of the single, and the performance surname was enhanced, but the confrontation surname was weakened a lot, which can be regarded as a regression of the Keju movement.

It's just that this King of Qi's surname is heroic, and he doesn't like this kind of fancy juggling kick now, and he specializes in running counter to the trend of popularity, and prefers to play the fierce confrontation of Keju in the Tang Dynasty.

Besides, your King Qi is a dignified prince, you can kick as much as you like when you close the door, and no one will care about you.

But this Zhao Guangmei is not biased, it seems that he thinks that he is boring to play with a group of servants, and every once in a while, he will invite those powerful officials and eunuchs in Bianjing who are familiar to come to the door to play with him.

Over time, the eunuchs of Bianjing City were "frightened" by the invitation of the King of Qi, but no one dared to give the face of the King of Qi, so they had to burn incense and worship the Buddha, hoping that they would not be invited.

"When I was last year, my eldest brother received a post from King Qi, and after only half the game, he broke his arm and took two months to recover."

At the end, Cao Cong gave another "living" example to prove the "horror" of the Qi Palace.

Hearing this, Shi Wei was also a little frightened.

Pan Zisu even persuaded directly: "Yuanzhi, since the king of Qi is so barbaric, I think you don't want to go, if you kick your body for a kick, it won't be worth it." ”

Shi Wei also wanted to push it, weighed it, but sighed: "It's too late to say anything now, I have already promised the Second Highness before, if I regret it at this time, wouldn't it make the Second Highness think that I am a person who is untrustworthy." ”

Hearing this, although Pan Zisu was worried that something would happen to him, he was helpless.

Cao Cong patted him on the shoulder and said solemnly: "Brother Shi, so far, brother, I can't help it, so I have to wish you good luck." But fortunately, you are a Langzhong, and you will not be afraid if you are knocked out of a 'three long and two short' at that time. ”

His words were obviously joking, Shi Wei smiled helplessly, and thanked him: "Then I will accept your auspicious words from Brother Cao." ”

After a few jokes, the two of them said goodbye.

Shi Wei and Pan Zisu returned to the mansion, but he didn't say anything, and Pan Zisu informed the family members of the Fan Lou Wenhui on his behalf.

When Fan Peilan and the others heard that Shi Wei was appreciated by the second prince of the Great Song Dynasty, they were naturally overjoyed, and a group of female dependents surrounded Pan Zisu and asked Shi Wei how he was in the limelight.

Pan Zisu had pen and ink on his chest, and he said the Wenhui of Wangxian Pavilion in a colorful way, only to hear that the ladies were shocked, and praised Shi Wei again and again.

Before dusk, Zhao Dezhao sent someone to send a bow and a pass waist card with his seal.

That night, Shi Wei used the bow ball he bought when he went home and practiced in the yard wearing that outfit.

The bow ball of the Song Dynasty is sewn with ten cowhides, and the dense seams do not show the corners of the line, and the workmanship is quite fine.

Shi Wei tiptoed and shot again, and after tossing for less than half an hour, he got back the skills that he had been unfamiliar with for more than half a year.

Fan Peilan, the ladies who were watching from the sidelines, were naturally taken aback when they saw that Shi Wei had such excellent juju skills.

Originally, Shi Wei was thinking about tomorrow's ball game and having a good time, but thinking of what Cao Cong said was "terrible", he was thinking about tomorrow's kickball, scoring goals is still second, and the most important thing is "saving life".

With such a thought, Shi Wei pondered for a long time, thinking that tomorrow's Keju, the most likely to be injured is naturally the calf, and although the second highness sent this outfit is domineering, it lacks a pair of leggings.

So Shi Wei drew a pattern, asked Ding Laohan to sawed out two guard plates overnight, and asked Fan Peilan to sew them up with cloth to make a simple pair of leggings.

Early in the morning, when Shi Wei was still washing, the carriages and horses of the Second Prince's Mansion had already arrived.

Shi Wei hurriedly put on his clothes, took the carriage and went straight to the Qi Palace.

A quarter of an hour later, the carriage and horse arrived at the palace of Qi, and after Shi Wei showed his waist card, he was led to Jucheng in the palace by the servants of the palace.

Across the high walls of Jucheng, Shi Wei could vaguely hear the sound of "bang" kicking and shouts such as "passing", thinking that the players who arrived early were warming up.

turned a corner, and when he was about to enter the gate of Jucheng, Leng Buding almost collided with a person.

Both of them were startled, and instinctively took a step back, Shi Wei looked up, but was surprised to find that the person in front of him turned out to be the Lord of Cheshire.

At this time, the Cheshire Lord was still dressed as a bow, and he should have been invited to participate in the competition.

Moreover, the Cheshire Lord's outfit is different from his own, so it seems that it should be from the enemy team.

"You...... You're going to Kemari too? Lord Cheshire recognized him and asked.

Shi Wei arched his hand and smiled faintly: "The grass people are invited by His Royal Highness, but the grass people are sparse and tight, and when the game starts, please be merciful at the feet of the county lord." ”

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