Chapter 17: Cuju Competition

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date="2021-02-15"

title="Chapter 17: Cuju Competition "

weight="125852"

series = ["The Times Spent in Pretense"]

mode = "manual"

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The chefs in Huafu are very busy recently, because San Gongzi’s mouth suddenly became a bit picky. Today want to eat this fish, tomorrow want to eat this kind of crab, and what kind of chicken want to eat the day after tomorrow. The taste changes twice a day, and want to eat Beijing flavor at noon. My son, but have to eat the southern flavor at night.

"I heard that the scholars are under a lot of pressure. There is a scholar on West Street. He was crazy a few days ago." The maid who washes vegetables has a bit of worry in her tone, very emotional.

The cook in charge made the chicken soup very thick and poured it on the green vegetables. When the next person took the dish away, he took off the towel and said: "What is this, every time it comes to the imperial examination, the Gongyuan will be crazy. To sacrifice to the son of their family? His family can be regarded as a scholarly family. A few years ago, the only son in the family participated in the imperial examination, and he was finally carried out. If it was not sent by the palace to send an imperial doctor, he would have various good medicines for warmth. People are gone."

"So terrible?" The maids in the kitchen were all worried. The scholars of the scholarly family were still like this. The Hua family used martial arts for generations. How much pressure should the third son bear?

"Lao Du, in the past few months, I have cooked more good food for the mind." The maids surrounded several cooks one after another. One said that this kind of soup is good for the body and the other said that the kind of soup is good for the body and makes it big. The cooks were dizzy, wishing to make ten kinds of soup on the spot to block their mouths.

Since the ceremonial ceremony, Hua Changkong has often been invited to participate in various poems and tea parties. Hua Changkong has refused to review books at home.

Soon there was news in Beijing that it was the third son of the general who wanted to participate in the imperial examination.

After this incident reached the ears of the civilian officials, they felt a little subtle. Not only were they admired by the charm of poetry and books, that made the military attaché’s son want to be a civilian, but they also felt that outsiders would soon come in and seize their territory. Up.

Finally, they were relieved that the Hua family had been military commanders for generations. Hua Changkong wanted to take part in the imperial examination and asked him to take the test. After the test, their military commanders would understand how difficult it is for literati to study for decades.

They should also let their military commanders see and see, their literati do not rely on two mouths to stand tall in the court, and they are trusted and reused by your majesty.

But what is even more surprising to everyone is that after learning that Hua Changkong was preparing to participate in the imperial examination, several civil servants in the DPRK sent a lot of imperial examination materials, just like treating their nephews.

The other civil officials were in a very strange mood. Among them...is there a traitor?

"These materials are quite detailed." Hua Liuli turned through the imperial examination materials sent by the Hubu Shangshu, "Our family has a deep friendship with Cao's family? I haven't heard of this matter from my father and mother."

"Cao Jinbo and Lin Huizhi have been friends for many years..."

"What?!" Hua Liuli threw the information on the table, "Is he trying to avenge Lin Huizhi?"

She knew that there is no way to fall into the sky.

Lin Huizhi impeached his father in the court, and said so badly, she just refused to let him eat meat. Unexpectedly, that old man would write to a good friend to complain with such a grudge?

"It's not like it." Hua Changkong shook his head, "I can see that these things are carefully prepared, and there is no perfunctory meaning."

Hua Liuli stared at Hua Changkong for a long time, thoughtfully: "Could it be that they want to raise an ally who looks at them everywhere?"

"Don't think about it." Hua Changkong handed an open letter to Hua Liuli, "Father and mother have a letter. They can enter Beijing after one month at most. The eldest brother and the second brother stay at the border to prevent Jinpo Country Attacking in the dark, revenge on the frontier people."

"Where is the elder sister and the second sister?"

"They also stayed at the border." Seeing melancholy on the little girl's face, Hua Changkong stretched out her hand and rubbed her head: "When the famous generals also have white heads, our Hua family has not been jealous of the emperors in martial arts in the past. Just know how to advance and retreat, you don't need to think too much."

"I understand." Hua Liuli sat cross-legged on the cushioned chair, "I'm just a little bit reluctant to let the eldest brother and the second brother family."

"Jinpo Country has fallen, and other small neighboring countries dare not act rashly. In recent years, war will not happen. Once the eldest brother and the second brother have enough qualifications, they will be able to return to Beijing." Hua Changkong stuffed a dish of dim sum into Hua Liuli's hands. "Children don't care about adults."

"My son, His Royal Highness Prince Eastern Palace sent someone to deliver something."

Hua Changkong personally sent the people from Eastern Palace out the door, opened the things the prince sent, and the box was full of books. The top one was called "Thirty Years of Imperial Examination Collection". Wonderful articles and question types over the past 30 years.

Then turn over another book called "The Imperial Examination Ten Needs and Ten Don'ts".

The next book is called "Precautions for Meal before the Imperial Examination".

What are the following, such as "Experiences of Dressing and Matching on the Day of the Imperial Examination", "Preparations for the Imperial Examination", "Two or Three Pieces of Interests of the Number One Scholar", it can be said that it is a combination of science and gossip, learning and entertaining.

Hua Changkong threw a bunch of books related to gossip to her sister. Since then, she has heard her sister's laughter from time to time.

I don't know who made these books, and they just wrote all the embarrassments of famous civil officials in the DPRK.

When the prince prepared these books, did he know what was written in these books?

Approaching New Year's Eve, this is the first time Hua Liuli has not spent New Year's Eve with her parents. Her mood will inevitably be a little bit depressed, and even those gossip books can't amuse her.

She sighed as she leaned on the window lattice, looking at the trees in the yard that had fallen leaves.

"Princess, if you are bored, you can take a walk around the capital." Iris added a cloak to her, "Or choose an interesting party from those invitations?"

"Don't go." Hua Liuli refused without thinking, "My body is delicate and it is not suitable to go out."

"Why don't the slave and maid make you a good meal?"

"I don't want to eat." Hua Liuli shook his head.

Iris is a little worried. Even the food cannot attract the princess. It seems that she is really in a bad mood. The princess has always been spoiled by the general and his wife to grow up, and other people in the family have been pampered with her and have no bottom line. Although the days at the border checkpoints are harder than those in Beijing, it is very lively and has never been so deserted as this year.

"Little sister." Hua Changkong walked from the outside to the courtyard, and saw Hua Liuli lying on the window lattice, smiling and beckoning to her: "Go, third brother will take you to see Cuju."

Hua Liuli sat up and said, "Who compares with whom?"

"The King of England and King Ning have raised two teams. Today is going to play a game. The young princes and ladies in the capital are going to see the excitement." Hua Changkong walked to the window and rubbed Hua Liuli's head, "We too Go watch the excitement."

"Don't you read a book?"

"Reading requires a combination of work and rest." Hua Changkong hooked Hua Liuli, "Will you go?"

"Go!" Hua Liuli was about to climb out of the window when she finished speaking, stepped halfway, and quickly turned around and ran out of the gate.

The King of England and King Ning were half-brothers who were born on the same day, the same month and the same year. The two were supposed to be in a competitive relationship, but King Ning was a character who likes to relax and hates life and fears death.

But King Ning has a special hobby, that is Cuju. Although his own footwork is extremely bad, the strong King Ning did not give up his hobby. Instead, he raised a Cuju team and held some games from time to time for the capital. The people and nobles provided an entertainment hobby.

When Hua Liuli and Hua Changkong arrived, the game hadn't started yet. Knowing that they were coming, King Ning specially reserved two good places for them. When the brother and sister were seated, King Ning ran to Hua Changkong and sat down: "The third son, I heard that the military camp is to cultivate the hobbies of soldiers. Also held a Cuju competition?"

Hua Changkong nodded: "It is true."

The frontier is depressed, and the generals will have problems with the soldiers for a long time, so in addition to training, they will also arrange some activities to relieve the pressure of the soldiers. Cuju is nothing, they even have a sewing competition.

"That must be wonderful!" Wang Ning had a bit of yearning in his eyes.

Hua Changkong's expression was blank for a moment, and it was indeed wonderful, but he almost knocked the door frame away. From then on, the barracks no longer held Cuju competitions, and changed to sewing competitions and cooking competitions.

In short, friendship is first and competition is second.

After the game officially started, Hua Liuli was instantly surrounded by various screams and cheers.

"Run! Bring the ball in! Stupid!" The roaring woman was a royal family member. Hua Liuli saw that she was so angry that she pulled the golden hairpin from her hair and smashed it towards the Cuju court.

She put the cape hat on her head silently, and she was afraid that these excited audiences might smash things on her head.

She is delicate and weak, so she can't help being so smashed.

At the end of the ball game, the roaring lady turned into a lady again, and the red-faced and thick-necked boys turned back to the young master Pian Pian.

It's just that there are still a few dudes who are still arguing on the street for the Cuju team they support.

don't know if it was too noisy, Hua Liuli saw in the carriage, and the young men on both sides were about to fight.

On the teahouse across the street, someone was watching this scene coldly.

"Master, as long as they fight, our people can take advantage of the chaos and kill Tian Ruidong."

In the teahouse, the man sneered while holding a teacup.

"Yeah." The man nodded in satisfaction, and suddenly he saw a carriage turning from the corner of the street. This carriage reminded him of some bad memories: "Are you sure you won't miss this time?"

"Subordinates take head guarantees, absolutely not."

The little boy in it has been lurking for nearly four years, and there is absolutely no possibility of accidents.

The people of King Ning's grandfather's family killed the people of King's grandfather's family, and the scene became lively.

"If it wasn't for your teammates to dive, we would lose here?" Tian Ruidong rolled up his sleeves and prepared to go forward and fight the opponent.

"Did you say that flopping is flopping?" The other party was not to be outdone. If the concubine Xian hadn't deliberately let the King of England be born first, the eldest son of the current emperor should be their King Ning.

"I have eyes, don't you still see it?!"

"Some people have eyes that don't."

"Hey, I'm so violent..." Tian Ruidong didn't finish his harsh words, and suddenly noticed the slowly moving carriage in the street.

Hua Liuli lifted the curtains and smiled softly: "Young Master Tian?"

Isn't this the fairy daughter-like girl from the Hua family?

As soon as Tian Ruidong put down his sleeves and his clothes, his legs were rounded, and he ran towards Hua Liuli's carriage.

The author has something to say: Subordinate: Head, it seems that I cannot keep you today.