Wanzi City's Drill Ground.
There was already a circle around the field. In the middle, according to Xu Fengwu's instructions, the size of the field was scattered with lime. There was a goal area and a penalty area.
There was a wooden goal on each side, about ten feet high and thirty feet wide, covered by a fishing net.
Everyone in the village knew that Xu Fengwu had made such a big move. The Stronghold Chieftain was going to hold a Cuju competition, but the rules were a little different.
Moreover, the winner would be rewarded with money.
When they heard that there was a competition, the people who liked to gamble in the village, such as Tang Long, who had the biggest gambling addiction, began to secretly set up a scale. He was the banker himself, attracting a lot of people to bet.
After Xu Fengwu found out, he only reminded Tang Long not to play too big and did not care about the rest.
Nowadays, gambling was rife in the Great Song. Even Liang Shan's minions would gamble privately.
Xu Fengwu did not explicitly prohibit it, but he also clearly stated that he did not advocate it. However, if the amount of gambling money was too large, or even caused a dispute, then it would be dealt with according to the rules.
Most importantly, if someone gambled during a war, they would be punished according to military law.
Tang Long got Xu Fengwu's permission and went all out. Later, Ruan Xiaowu and Liu Tang also joined in, causing the three of them to laugh until their faces were rotten.
Soon, the day of the competition arrived.
Wanzi City's drill ground was already filled with people. As long as they had nothing to do, they would basically come over to watch the show. There were even many family members among them.
Those who couldn't see from the back climbed up a nearby tree, which gave them a wider view.
After a while, the two teams that were about to compete entered the arena. The two teams were wearing red and black uniforms respectively, and their uniforms were also marked with capital numbers.
As soon as the two teams appeared, there was a burst of cheers. The minions were very curious about how to play this new Cuju game.
After a simple handshake, the referee gave the order and the match began.
In order to increase the confrontational nature of the game, Xu Fengwu had relaxed the rules of the game. Other than malicious fouls and injuries, pulling and pulling were all based on their own abilities. Back-tackle was also allowed.
Xu Fengwu himself was also looking forward to it. Although he had only trained for a few days, the minions had already mastered the rules and played well during training.
However, ideals were full, but reality was the backbone.
When the opening whistle sounded, the players on the field forgot everything they had learned during training, regardless of whether they were defenders or strikers.
The defenders ran faster than the strikers, and the goalkeeper could ignore the goal and directly chase after the midfield.
The scene was very chaotic. Basically, wherever the ball rolled, the people from both sides squeezed together. A dozen people squeezed together and trampled on the ball with dozens of feet.
"Hahaha!"
The minions watching the match burst into laughter.
"What the f * ck are you kicking?"
After playing for about twenty minutes, Xu Fengwu finally couldn't take it anymore. He called a pause and criticized the two teams separately. He once again reiterated their identities and positions.
After the reminder, the match started again. As expected, it was better this time. The offense was more organized and not as messy as before.
Xu Fengwu finally revealed a satisfied expression.
At the end of the first half, the two sides were tied at 3:2. Some people in the surrounding crowd gradually realized the beauty of the match and began to cheer.
The most exciting moment of the match was when a member of the Red Team kicked out a powerful World Wave, drawing a beautiful arc and directly piercing through the Black Team's goal, causing the entire stadium to cheer.
Even Xu Fengwu couldn't help but exclaim after seeing this.
At the end of the match, the Red Team won eight to six and received a fifty Guan prize from Xu Fengwu's private sponsorship.
……
Just as Liang Shan Po was bustling with activity, a tall and robust young man in his early twenties appeared in Shijie Village.
The young man's name was Liang Chengye. His ancestral home was Huai 'an. His grandfather and father were both generals. Later, because he came to Chizhou to be stationed, his family moved to Jiangnan.
Liang Chengye had traveled thousands of miles to Jingdong to find a relative.
Liang Chengye had long heard that Liangshan Lake had the reputation of Little Dongting Lake when he was in Jiangnan. After seeing it today, he realized that it was indeed well-deserved.
However, Liang Chengye saw that someone had set up a checkpoint at the mouth of the river to collect toll fees from merchants.
Liang Chengye looked at the group of thieves and saw a big flag erected in the middle. On it were the words " Water at Liangshan ". On both sides were two large apricot yellow flags, which were written with the words " Enforcing Justice on behalf of Heaven " and " Exterminating the Violent and Enforcing the Good ".
Liang Chengye looked at their attire again and realized that they were the thieves entrenched in Liangshan Lake.
There was nothing strange about this. There were many thieves and robbers hiding in Dongting Lake.
However, what puzzled Liang Chengye was how the bandits at Liangshan Lake were so bold to set up checkpoints in broad daylight to collect toll fees.
Could it be that the bandits in the north had already become so rampant?
When he saw an old man passing by, Liang Chengye immediately stopped him and asked,""May I ask who is collecting the toll in this lake?”
"You mean this?" The old man smiled. He was a hero on Liangshan!”
" Hero!?"
Liang Chengye was speechless when he heard this. He knew that the strong people in the green forest would call each other heroes. That was just flattery between fellow cultivators.
In the mouths of the common people, they were still called bandits and bandits.
Seeing Liang Chengye's surprised expression, the old man immediately smiled and said,""These Liangshan heroes enforce justice on behalf of the heavens. They specifically target those big families who have done all kinds of bad things and even distribute food to the surrounding villagers.”
"There's such a thing?" Liang Chengye asked in surprise. Is the government not going to do anything about it?"
"Why didn't the government do anything about it?" The old man smiled. Previously, they had sent troops to encircle and annihilate Liang Shanpo twice. In the end, they were completely wiped out each time, and thousands of troops were buried. Now, who in Jeju dared to care about Liang Shanpo?”
Liang Chengye was shocked again and asked,""These bandits are actually so powerful?"
The old man snorted and said," Young man, if you call the Liangshan heroes bandits, this old man will not be happy. Not only did they not harm the people, but they also gave the people a lot of benefits. Do you think they can be called bandits?" In the eyes of us commoners, the words of the government are not as effective as those of Liang Shanpo.”
Liang Chengye's worldview was almost overturned when he heard this. Were these people still bandits? Were they planning to rebel?
Seeing Liang Chengye's shock, the old man smiled and said,""Young man, I don't think you're a local from your accent.”
" I'm from Chizhou in Jiangnan," Liang Chengye hurriedly said." I'm here to find a relative. May I know how to get to Shijie Village?"”
"You mean Shijie Village?" I'm very familiar with that place. May I know who your relative is?”
" I'm looking for my uncle," Liang Chengye said." His surname is Xu, and his name is Yuanzhong. He seems to be the guardian of Shijie Village."”
"Your relative is Xu Baozheng?" After the old man heard this, he looked at the young man in shock.
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