Sima Yun, the king of Huainan, is the son of Emperor Wu, the younger brother of Emperor Hui Sima Zhen, and the uncle of Sima Shu. After nearly a decade of internal turmoil, the Sima royal family paid a terrible price for it. Among them, Sima Shi's branch (that is, the line of King Qi) can be regarded as a complete cut off from children and grandchildren.

Sima Shu belongs to the descendants of Sima Zhao, except for the King of Huainan and the King of Yuzhang, there is only one line left of the Emperor Sima Zhen, and the others were either killed because of the Rebellion of the Eight Kings, or were banned by Sima Shu for life. It can be said that a rebellion of the eight kings involved 80% of the royal family, and most of them did not end well.

As for the descendants of Sima Yi's other sons, except for King Langya, who hid in Jiangdong, the others such as King Zhao and King Liang were all killed.

It is precisely because of such a great turmoil that the surviving royal family members are all trembling, for fear that one day disaster will fall from the sky. If the kings had thirsted for power before, now they have all shunned it like a plague. Especially after Sima Shu promulgated a new law that deprived the kings of the management of their fiefs, they could only stay in Luoyang City as empty princes.

Even so, the kings did not dare to show the slightest dissatisfaction, because Sima Shu was so ruthless that he not only killed several princes with his own hands, but also imprisoned the uncle of the king of Chengdu, so that everyone in the royal family knew that no one could challenge the emperor's authority.

In order to survive, the kings had to be human with their tails between their legs, such as Sima Yun, the king of Huainan. After King Zhao was exterminated by Sima Shu, King Huainan began to live a life of seclusion. Over the years, except for the occasional meeting of the people who saw him occasionally, the shadow of King Huainan was not seen at all at other times.

Sima Shu was not impressed by King Huainan, and he didn't know what the other party was looking for him. After a while, there was a sound of footsteps outside, and a middle-aged man in a python robe followed the waiter in.

"Sima Yun, the king of Huainan, knocks to see Your Majesty, long live my emperor, long live, long live!"

"Uncle Wang, please get up!"

King Huainan looked at his young nephew sitting on the dragon chair, and couldn't help but sigh: he really admired his father Sima Yan's way of looking at people! If it weren't for Sima Shu's strength, the Sima family's country really didn't know what to be ruined by his brothers and others.

"Why does Uncle Wang have time to come to the palace today? Can I help you? ”

Although Sima Shu vigorously rectified the royal family, it did not mean that he would always idle the royal family. For those royal families who have some talent and self-knowledge, he is still ready to vigorously promote and reuse. Among them, the king of Huainan is a very important part of his plan to transform the royal family.

"This. This...... Alas! ”

The king of Huainan didn't know where to start. He came to the emperor this time, and he did have something important to discuss. Since the death of Sima Khan, the king of Qin, he has become the new patriarch of the imperial family. After the royals settled for a while, finally some people couldn't bear it anymore. This time, they did not dare to fight for power. On the contrary, they are obsessed with various economic interests.

"Uncle Wang, what are you doing? No matter how we say it, we can be regarded as a family. Is there anything you can't talk to in person? If there is any difficulty, you can tell it, and I will call the shots for you. "Sima Shu is a little strange, what is it that makes King Huainan so embarrassed.

"In that case, the minister is presumptuous! A few days ago, the minister had been drinking with several members of the royal family. During the banquet, someone suggested that the royal family should also find something to do. Of course, the ministers did not want to embarrass His Majesty, and would never dare to undermine the stability of the court. The ministers only hope that His Majesty will agree to the royal family's involvement in foreign trade! ”

After Sima Shu's repeated encouragement, the king of Huainan finally said the purpose of this trip, to put it bluntly, it was the interests of the royal family to covet the emerging industry. The royal family lacked the worship of the fiefdom, and it fell a lot of grades in terms of food and clothing. At the feet of the Son of Heaven, they did not dare to oppress the people.

Otherwise, Yushi and Dali Temple alone will not be able to spare them, even if Sima Shu advocates diligence and thrift, he will not be able to let these royal people who are accustomed to a luxurious life bear it. Since crooked ways can't get money, they have to think of ways to get some money to spend, so the royal family has set their sights on the hugely lucrative overseas trade.

"What? Uncle Wang also wants to run overseas trade? Sima Shu was not surprised that the royal family was eyeing overseas trade, even if he himself did not intervene in it.

"Hehe, let His Majesty laugh, alas! If His Majesty is willing to let the royal family intervene in overseas trade, the minister is willing to guarantee the risks. ”

"Well, let's be honest, Uncle Wang, the royal clan is willing to find something to do, it's better than eating all day long and waiting for death. Since you are willing to engage in overseas trade, of course I support it, but you must abide by the law, and if you let me know that someone is doing something wrong in the name of the royal family, I will not spare it! In the end, Sima Shu's tone became stern, and what he was most worried about was that the royal family would ruin the reputation of the royal family outside.

"Ahh Your Majesty agreed! This...... This, please rest assured, the minister promises to take care of them for you, if anyone commits a crime, there is no need for His Majesty to punish him, and the patriarch of the minister will punish him with family law. When King Huainan heard that Sima Shu had agreed to his request, he immediately became overjoyed, he didn't expect the matter to be solved so easily, but he was still a little worried in his heart.

Sima Shu glanced at King Huainan, and then said, "Uncle Wang, your matter is finished, and it just so happens that I still need Uncle Wang's help!" It's a good thing that you don't worry, I won't cheat my uncle, hahaha! ”

"Your Majesty, what did you say!? Your Majesty has something to do, just give orders, and the ministers are willing to go to the soup and fight the fire! When King Huainan heard that the emperor had something to do with him, not only was he not nervous and afraid, but he was a little excited and happy. What does this mean, it shows that the emperor has begun to re-examine the imperial family, and this is also an opportunity for them to get closer to the emperor.

"Hehe, Uncle Wang, come and see what this is?" Saying that, Sima Shu glanced at Xiao Dengzi, and saw a few people dressed in short clothes walking in from outside, and as soon as a few people came in, they began to play a new type of Keju somewhere.

King Huainan asked a little confused: "Your Majesty, what are those people doing?" Do you play Kemari? ”

"Hehe, Uncle Wang is right. I plan to promote Keju as a sport, and this project is going to be handed over to Uncle Wang. Although there is not much profit in this at the moment, it is difficult to say in the future. I promise that if you can do this project with your heart, you may be able to make a lot of money in the future! ”

"Your Majesty, this ...... What is there to promote in this keju? ”

Even if the king of Huainan wanted to break his head, he didn't understand that the emperor actually put him in charge of promoting Keju. The Keju seen by King Huainan was a little different from the previous one, and after Sima Shu's repeated modifications, it was already a bit of a shadow of modern football. The shape of the ball is more rounded when the ball is sewn into a round spherical shell with eight pieces of pointed leather.

The spherical shell is stuffed with wool instead of an animal urine bubble, "shh There are 11 people on each side, and each of them has two bamboo poles three feet high to form a goal.

Sima Shu is also a more avid fan, for the history of Keju is like a treasure, this thing seems to have been popular in China before the pre-Qin Dynasty, but in the Han Dynasty, it was a direct confrontation team game, and the players on both sides were similar to the football players of later generations. In the Tang Dynasty, it evolved into semi-elegant movements, which was sad, and it was simply a regression, well, it was a huge regression for football, a fierce physical confrontation sport.

"After I modified this keju, the confrontation is more intense and better-looking. It was very popular in the military before, and this time I plan to promote it among the people to exercise the people's physique. ”

"Hey, yes, Your Majesty, this seems to be a little different from the previous Keju."

"Well, or maybe this thing should be called a football!" While answering Sima Yun's question, Sima Shu got up from the seat, picked up a football and tossed it with his feet, feeling good.

"Uncle Wang, the gameplay of this thing is extremely simple, similar to the previous Keju. In short, you have to find a way to get this thing to the opponent's goal, no matter what means you use, but remember, first, allow physical altercations, that is, in the field, you can do everything you can to stop the attacking player with the ball, but if you drag the opponent's ball carrier, it means that the defender has committed a foul, and the offensive team can relaunch the attack from the place where the defender fouled! ”

Sima Shu gave Sima Yun a simple and rough explanation of some football rules, specific, Sima Shu himself didn't know, anyway, that's what happened, the bloodier the better, the more intense and energetic.

"If you want to promote football, you can't do it without a sports field. I allow you to make money from overseas trade, not to let you lie in the pile of money and die, but to put some of it into the playground. Of course, I will not let you suffer, all the sports fields you invest in and build will be operated by you in the future, and the money you make in the future will also belong to you. ”

"Whew! Please rest assured, Your Majesty, this matter will be handed over to the minister, and the minister promises to do his best to complete it! ”

It was only at this time that King Huainan put his heart in his stomach, and to be honest, he was still a little worried in his heart before, but now he is relieved. That's right, the royal family has to pay, and they don't have to tremble when they make money. Huainan Wang never thought about making money from football projects, and it wasn't until football became a popular sport across the country that he realized how outrageous his original idea was.

Now that the decision has been made, King Huainan is determined to devote himself with full enthusiasm to this sport that will be shouted by the whole world in later generations.

Seeing off the King of Huainan, Sima Shu also breathed a sigh of relief, and the arrival of the King of Huainan today brought him closer to the royal family. Sima Shu came from later generations and was very aware of the importance of the imperial family. For the royal family and clansmen, they can not be too strict, let them lose their freedom, just like the Ming Dynasty in later generations, those royal families were kept in captivity by the imperial court like pigs, and as a result, when the world was in turmoil, it had no effect except for being slaughtered.

But we can't be too relaxed about them, otherwise we will have to repeat the Eight Kings Rebellion, in short, we must grasp one of them. Sima Shu is ready to shift the attention of the royal family to technology, charity, sports, entertainment and other projects, so that they have something to do, but do not let the other party have too much power. (To be continued......)