Chapter 17: Cuju competition

Recently, the chefs in Huafu are very busy, because the mouth of San Gongzi suddenly becomes a bit picky. I want to eat this kind of fish today, and I want to eat that kind of crab tomorrow. What kind of chicken do I have to eat the day after tomorrow? In the evening, you have to eat the southern flavor at night.
"I heard that the readers are under a lot of pressure. There is a reader on the West Street. I was crazy a few days ago." The maid of the vegetable washing was a little worried, very emotional.
The chef in the pot boiled the chicken broth very thick, poured it on the green vegetables, and waited for the dish to be taken away, and he took off the towel and said: "What is this, every time the imperial examinations come, the tribute courtyard must go crazy. Know Guozijian Sacrifice the son of their family, his family can be regarded as a family of scholars, a few years ago, the only son in the family participated in the imperial examination, and finally carried it out. If it was not for the palace to send a doctor in the past, there are various good medicines to warm up. People are gone."
"Such terrible?" The maids and ladies in the kitchen were worried. This is still true of the sons of the Shuxiang family. How much pressure should the three sons be carrying?
"Lao Du, in recent months, I have made some good dishes for self-cultivation." The ladies of the maid circled several cooks one after another, one said that this kind of soup raises people, and the other said that this kind of soup is good for the body and makes it big. The chefs were dizzy and turned away, hoping to make ten kinds of soup on the spot to block their mouths.
Ever since the festival of heaven was celebrated, people often invited Hua Changkong to participate in various poems and tea parties. Hua Changkong all quit because of the reason to study books at home.
Soon, there was news in Beijing Middle School that the third son of the general was preparing for Congwen and wanted to participate in the imperial examination.
After this incident reached the ears of civil officials, they were in a slightly more subtle mood. With the charm of poems and books, the sons of military officials wanted to be civil servants, and they felt that their own circle would soon be crowded with outsiders to seize their territory. Too.
In the end, they were relieved. The Hua family was a military commander for generations. Hua Changkong wanted him to take the imperial examination and let him come to the exam. After the exam, the military commander would understand how difficult it is for the literati to study hard for decades.
They should also be allowed to be seen by the generals. Their literati did not stand on the middle of the DPRK by two mouths and were trusted and reused by His Majesty.
However, what made everyone unexpected was that, after learning that Hua Changkong was preparing to participate in the imperial examination, several civil servants in the DPRK actually sent a lot of information about the imperial examination, just like treating their own sons and nephews.
The other civil servants were in a strange mood. Among them... did a traitor appear?
"These materials are quite detailed." Hua Liuli flipped through the imperial examination materials sent by Hushang Shangshu. "Our family has a deep friendship with the Cao family? Didn't hear my father and mother mention this."
"Cao Jinbo and Lin Huizhi have been friends for many years..."
"What?!" Hua Liuli threw the information on the table. "Does he want to avenge Lin Hui?"
She knew that there was no filling in the sky.
Lin Huizhi impeached his dad in Chaotang and made the words so unpleasant, she just did not let him eat meat. Unexpectedly, the old man was so vengeful that he even wrote a letter to a good friend.
"Not quite like that." Hua Changkong shook his head, "It can be seen that these things are carefully prepared, and there is no perfunctory intention."
Hua Liuli stared at the flower for a long time and thought deeply: "Does they want to raise an ally who looks at their unpleasant all around?"
"Don't think about it." Hua Changkong handed over a dismantled letter to Hua Liuli. "Father and mother have a letter. They can enter Beijing at most after one month. The eldest brother and the second brother stay at the border to prevent Jin Po. Guo Ming lowered his secret attack and retaliated against the people in the border areas."
"How about the second sister-in-law?"
"They also stayed at the border gate." Seeing the little girl's face showing melancholy, Hua Changkong reached out and rubbed her head: "When the famous generals also have white heads, our Hua family has never been jealous of the emperor in the past. It’s just about advancing and retreating, you don’t have to think about it.

"I understand." Hua Liuli sat cross-legged on a padded chair. "I just have some reluctance to the elder brother and the second brother."
"The Golden State has descended, and other small neighboring countries have not dared to act rashly. In recent years, there will be no war. After the elder brother and second brother have enough qualifications, they can return to Beijing." Hua Changkong put a plate of dim sum into Hua Liuli's hands. , "Children don't care about adults."
"Young Master, His Royal Highness Crown Prince sent someone to deliver something."
Hua Changkong personally sent the people from the East Palace, opened the things sent by the prince, the box was full of books, and the top book was called "Thirty Years of Imperial Examination Collection", opened it and looked at it. Ten years of wonderful articles and question types.
Then turn to the next one, titled "Examination of the Ten Exams and Ten Don't."
The next one is called "Notes on Meal Before the Imperial Examination".
What else can I say next is that "Imperial dress on the day of the Imperial Examination", "Preparations for the Imperial Examination", "Two or Three Things of Interest", which can be described as a combination of science and gossip, learning and entertainment.
Hua Changkong threw a bunch of books related to gossip to her sister. From then on, she heard the laughter of her sister from time to time.
I don't know who wrote these books, so I wrote all the famous officials in the court.
When the prince prepared these books, did he know what was written in them?
Near New Year's Eve, this is the first time that Hua Liuli has not spent New Year's Eve with her parents. It is inevitable that her mood will be a bit low. Even those gossip books can't amuse her.
She lay next to the window mullion, sighed as she looked at the trees in the courtyard that had fallen leaves.
"Sovereign, if you are bored, you can go around in the capital." Iris added a cloak to her. "Or choose an interesting party from those invitations to participate?"
"Don't go." Hua Liuli refused without thinking. "My body is delicate and I shouldn't go out."
"Should the slave-servant prepare something for you?"
"I don't want to eat." Hua Liuli shook her head.
Iris was a little worried, and even the food could not attract the master, it seemed that the mood was really bad. The lord of the county has always been spoiled by the general and his wife, and the rest of the family is so spoiled for her that there is no bottom line. Although the days of border crossing are harder than those in the capital, these years are very lively and never as deserted as this year.
"Little girl." Hua Changkong walked from outside to the courtyard, seeing Hua Liuli lying prone on the window lattice, smiling and beckoning to her: "Go, three brothers take you to see Cuju."
Hua Liuli sat up: "Who compares with whom?"
"The King of England and King Ning have two teams, and today they are going to play a game. The young lady in the capital has gone to see the bustle." Hua Changkong walked to the window and rubbed Hua Liuli's head. "We also Go watch the excitement."
"Don't you read books?"
"Reading also requires a combination of work and rest." Hua Changkong hooked his hand at Hua Liuli, "Are you going?"
"Go!" Hua Liuli was about to climb out of the window after she finished speaking. With her legs halfway, she quickly turned around and hurried out of the gate.
King Ying and King Ning are half-brothers born on the same day in the same month and the same day. The two should be in a competitive relationship, but King Ning is a good-natured, hard-working, and life-threatening character. He gets along well with the strong British character.
But Ning Wang has a special hobby, that is Cuju. Although his own feet are extremely rotten, the strong Ning Wang did not give up his hobby. Instead, he raised a Cuju team. From time to time, he organized a game for the capital. The people and the nobles provided an entertainment hobby.
When Hua Liuli and Hua arrived in the sky, the game had not started yet. Knowing that they were coming, Ning Wang specially reserved two good positions for them. When the two brothers and sisters were seated, Ning Wang ran to Hua Changkong and sat down: "Hua Sanzi, I heard that in the barracks to cultivate soldiers' hobbies, Have you ever held a Cuju competition?"
Hua Changkong nodded: "It is true."
Bianguan is depressed, and the generals will have problems for the soldiers for a long time. Therefore, in addition to training, they will also arrange some activities to relieve the pressure of the soldiers. What is Cuju?
"That must be wonderful!" Ning Wang had a longing in his eyes.
Hua Changkong's expression is blank for a moment. Wonderful is indeed wonderful, that is, he almost hit the door frame. Since then, the barracks will no longer hold the Cuju competition, but will be changed to a sewing competition, a cooking competition and the like.
In short, friendship is first and competition is second.
After the game officially started, Hua Liuli was immediately surrounded by various screams and cheers.
"Run! Bring the ball in! Stupid!" The roaring woman was a royal girl. Hua Liuli saw that she was so angry that she pulled the hairpin out of her hair and smashed it towards Cuju.
She silently put the cloak hat on her head. She was afraid that these excited audiences would smash things on her head.
She was so fragile, she couldn't help it.
At the end of the game, the roaring noble girl became a lady again, and the errands who were so angry with red necks and thick necks also changed back to being handsome.
There are only a few young boys who are still arguing on the street for the Cuju team they support.
I don't know if it was too noisy. Hua Liuli saw in the carriage that the little guys on both sides were about to fight.
Someone in the teahouse across the street was watching this scene with cold eyes.
"Master, as long as they fight, our people can kill Tian Ruidong."
In the teahouse, the man snorted with a teacup.
"Well." The man nodded in satisfaction. Suddenly he saw a carriage turning from the corner. The carriage reminded him of some bad memories: "Are you sure you will not miss this time?"
"The subordinates will take head guarantees, absolutely not."
The little cub inserted in it has been lurking for nearly four years, and it is absolutely impossible to have an accident.
Ning Wang's grandfather's family killed the British king's grandfather's family, and the scene became lively.
"If it weren't for the players on your side to fall, we would lose on this side?" Tian Ruidong rolled up his sleeves and prepared to step forward to fight with the opponent.
"You said a fake fall is a fake fall?" The other party was not willing to be outdone. If it was not the concubine who deliberately let the king be born first, the current eldest son should be their king.
"Lao Zi has long eyes, can't he see?"
"Some people have long eyes, just as they don't."
"Hey, Lao Tzu's violent temper..." Tian Ruidong hadn't finished speaking ruthlessly, and suddenly noticed the slowly moving carriage on the street.
Hualili lifted the curtain of the car and smiled softly: "Tian Gongzi?"
Isn't this the girl like the fairy daughter of the Hua family?
Tian Ruidong put on his sleeves, his clothes were full, his legs were rounded, and he ran to Huali's carriage.
The author has something to say: Subordinate: Head, it seems that I can't save you today.