Chapter 49: Keju

During the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period, there was a kind of entertainment among the people, that is, Keju, and the inventor of Keju was me, a young man who was not very old.

I was born in the country of Qi, and my relatives in the family have passed away, and I, as an orphan, was picked up by the eunuchs in the palace and then grew up in the harem.

Eighteen years old is in the mood for love, because I was appreciated by the harem mother, I was introduced to Qi Huan Gong and became a personal guard.

On this day, the State of Wei, which ranked first in terms of combat power, sent an envoy to invite the King of Qi to participate in the meeting of Fengze, the purpose of which was to humiliate every country.

The purpose of participation is also to arrange a program, and if the founder of the program gets the first place, which country he belongs to, that country will get a certain reputation.

On the top of the main hall, Qi Huan Gong was miserable, and I, as a personal guard, had to risk death to stand up for the battle.

Qi Huan Gong asked angrily, "What project do you know?" ”

"Keju."

"What's that?"

"An entertaining game that can exercise the body and also learn from the talents of various countries."

"Okay, I order you to train a large army at once, and let them go to the competition with you."

"King, I only need two people."

"It's up to you!"

In the following days, the East Palace became a Keju training ground, and as the mission officer of the country, no one dared to disturb me, including King Qi Huan, who was above 10,000 people.

A month later, the meeting of Feng Ze held by Wei had arrived, and I took the Keju team to Wei to meet it.

The official opening of the festival was opened, and the various countries were full of tricks, including horseback archery, martial arts competitions, and the Keju competition that I proposed.

After a few rounds of matches, perhaps other countries have not seen it, they have retreated to us in successive defeats, and all that remains is the powerful Wei State. But I always feel that the next game may provoke a war, and the meaning is on the surface, if I lose on behalf of the Qi country, I will get the name of a weak country, and every country will be eyeing each other.

However, our Qi State won, and Wei State can also use excuses to say that Qi State does not know what to do, and does not give Wei State any face, and it is inevitable to send troops to crusade. So I was torn between winning and not winning.

Just as I hesitated, my teammates scored a few goals, and I had to react and kick Keju into the enemy's bamboo basket.

Later, two hours came down, and Qi won 120 points against Wei 119 points. After I returned to the Kingdom of Qi, many people did not understand me, and even recommended that the King of Qi put me to death to vent the anger of the people, but the King of Qi Huan did not make an order and called me to the Imperial Garden.

"Kicking Keju into the gate of the enemy army, aren't you afraid that this king will kill you?" King Qi Huan asked.

"My lord, if you were to kill me, I wouldn't have survived."

"Well, brave and resourceful, this king likes it very much."

"Your Majesty, why don't you ask me to kick Keju into the enemy's bamboo basket?"

"Do you still want to ask about this? The mothers around me can see clearly, you won 190 points with 120 points, so that Wei can go down the ladder, and it also seems that our country is strong, and no country dares to invade at all"

"The king is wise."

"Let's do it: you will be the great power teacher of Qi in the future, and all foreign affairs will be handled by you."

"Yes."

Then, I was given some power and began to expand the Kemari team, participating in the Kemari Tournament held annually in various countries, and I won the first place.