In the middle of summer, although it was only 9 o'clock in the morning, the sun was still blazing in the sky, and the heat wave was coming. However, at this time, the front of the Qianqing Palace Yangxin Hall was very lively, and the two teams were playing a game under the scorching sun, and they were very happy.

It can be seen from the costumes that this team is composed of Jin Wuwei and Jin Yiwei. Zhu Houxi's kid was dressed in a white beard, acting as Jin Wuwei's left forward, and he was also wearing the captain's red armband very coquettishly, directing the team to attack with shouting.

Lu Bing is the captain of the Jinyi Guards, and the two long legs run up that is called a fast, but it is Zhu Houxi who can't catch the ball, the latter seized the opportunity to volley, and the Jinyi Guard who is in charge of guarding the door has his eyes glared at the boss, putting on a fierce appearance, and the horse step is also tied to the boss, and the ball swoops through his crotch and shoots into the goal.

"The emperor is mighty!"

"The emperor will win!"

"The emperor is invincible!"

In the cheers of the eunuchs and palace maids outside the venue, Zhu Houxi proudly raised his index fingers with both hands to play handsome, and the cheers outside the venue became even more enthusiastic, and a little eunuch also shouted at a sharp voice: "Dog (go) dog (go) dog (go), Ahri ......!" ”

This little eunuch obviously didn't understand what he was singing, dog, raccoon, anyway, he sang it when he saw Jing Anbo and Xu Jin score a goal before, and he felt very cool and stylish, so he sang it out at this time to celebrate the emperor.

Zhu Houxi pointed at the little eunuch and laughed, and when the eunuchs and palace maids saw that the emperor liked it, they also sang lamely, so in front of the solemn Qianqing Palace, there was a ghost crying wolf howl of "dog, dog, raccoon".

It is said that since Xu Jin came up with a new style of kicking competition last year, in just over a year, this kind of game has swept the entire Ming Dynasty, of course, as the so-called upward and downward effect, the reason why the new style of kicking the game is so hot, Emperor Jiajing has played a great demonstration role in it.

Wei Guogong Xu Pengju is indeed a good hand in business, under his business promotion, the Ming Dynasty version of the football industry chain has been built by him, the kicking league is in full swing, and now the major chambers of commerce in Beijing have formed a kicking team, and it really packaged several popular stars.

Now in the western suburbs of the capital, a prosperous town has been formed near the camp of the 500 battalions, and the land price has risen to the sky, and the most beneficial is naturally the 500 battalions, and the rent alone is estimated to be enough to maintain the military expenses of 3,000 people, and if you add the annual dividends, it is more than enough to raise 5,000 soldiers and horses.

Getting back to the point, the two teams played for about half an hour, and the little emperor Zhu Houxi scored another goal, and the game ended, and finally Zhu Houxi's Jinwu Guards narrowly defeated the Jinyi Guards 5:4 with one goal.

Lu Bing, this kid is very clever, although he secretly released the water, he also deliberately made the score as close as possible, firstly, to cover up the fact of the release, and secondly, it also made the emperor feel that the victory was won by him with sweat and hard work, and the emperor was naturally even happier.

At this time, Zhu Houxi's kid was indeed very happy, the handsome face that was too beautiful to talk was flushed, and while wiping his sweat, he drank a large cup of cold boiled water with a gurgling voice, and laughed: "Ah Bing, you Jinyiwei still have to practice." ”

Lu Binghe said with a smile: "Your Majesty, you are just lucky to win a goal, and you may not win next time." ”

Zhu Houxi said proudly: "If you're not convinced, let's play another game another day, so that your kid will be convinced." ”

Lu Bing's eyes rolled and said: "The guards around the emperor are all good at martial arts, this is a big advantage, but it's a pity that Lord Jing Anbo Xu is not in Beijing now, otherwise the younger one can ask Lord Xu's two brothers-in-law to help him, and he will definitely win the emperor." ”

Zhu Houxi nodded and said: "Xie Yanshi and the three guns that kid are indeed good at martial arts, the next time they return to Beijing, I will allow you to ask them to help with their fists." ”

Lu Bingdao: "I heard that Father Xie and the boss of the Xie family are all strong in martial arts, I don't know if it's true." ”

Zhu Houxi smiled: "What's more, it is estimated that Sister Xiaowan will be able to beat your kid down!" ”

When Zhu Houxi said this, he couldn't help but show a trace of warmth in his eyes, thinking that he was living on the streets of Shangrao County, and almost died of cold in the snowy night, but it was Sister Xiaowan who carried herself into the house to save her, and let herself stay at home for most of the year, and made new clothes and hats for herself during the New Year.

At the beginning, the ancestral hall of Xujia Village was besieged by bandits, and the thieves almost came in, and when their lives were hanging by a thread and preparing to break through, Sister Xiaowan still held her hand tightly, and she didn't plan to leave her burden.

This scene, Zhu Houxi estimated that he would never forget it in his life, he was so scared at that time, the fear of death filled his young heart, and it was Sister Xiaowan who gave him comfort and courage. Fortunately, in the end, Second Brother Xie rushed back to the rescue in time, and Xie Sangun, who was younger than him, also bravely picked up stones to attack the thieves who climbed the wall.

It can be said that several brothers of the Xie family have left a very deep impression on Zhu Houxi, and they have experienced life and death together. This is also the reason why Zhu Houxi treats Xie Xiaowan better than his sister.

Lu Bing smiled a little unnaturally: "When he was in Yangzhou, he compared with Xie Sangun, and he was indeed not his opponent, but the lord of Yongxiu was a woman, and the emperor said that he couldn't beat her, and he really didn't believe it." ”

Zhu Houxi laughed and said: "I have beaten you with three shots, you still want to beat Sister Xiaowan, let's practice for a few more years, when you grow to eighteen years old, you have the hope of competing with Sister Xiaowan." ”

Lu Bing took the opportunity to say: "Your Majesty, when I arrested the giant thief Xu Weixue in Yangzhou, I heard what he said about Chiyang Palm, it seems that the Xie family is a descendant of Zhang Dingbian at the end of the Yuan Dynasty or something, and I don't know if it's true or not, but the Xie family is a strong martial artist, and it is estimated that they are also behind the gate." ”

Zhu Houxi's expression was natural: "Zhang Dingbian is indeed a fierce general, and he served under Chen Youliang at the beginning, but unfortunately he has no eyes and has no beads, and he voted for the wrong master." ”

"Yes, yes, Chen Youliang is stubborn and self-serving, how can he be the opponent of Emperor Taizu, it is only a matter of time before he is defeated, but unfortunately Zhang Dingbian does not know what to do, and repeatedly refused Emperor Taizu's solicitation, and finally hid incognito!"

Zhu Houxi frowned and said, "Ah Bing, you usually don't bother to read more than one book, do you know Zhang Dingbian quite well?" ”

Lu Bing chuckled in his heart and sneered: "I heard the giant thief Xu Weixue mention Zhang Dingbian on the day I marked it, so I specially inquired about the origin of this person. ”

Zhu Houxi said lightly: "Did you kid be defeated by three shots, so you are not angry?" ”

Lu Bing was so frightened that he knelt on the ground and said: "Your Majesty, I have no intention of marking it, but I talked to the emperor today, so I will mention it, not to mention that the label is the emperor's eyes and ears, so naturally this matter cannot be hidden." ”

Zhu Houxi's expression was slightly relaxed, and he waved his hand and said: "Get up, these old things will be mentioned again in the future, come here, bathe and change clothes, pass the meal, and I will participate in the scripture later." ”

A group of eunuchs and palace maids hurriedly hugged Zhu Houxi and entered the Heart Cultivation Palace. Lu Bing secretly wiped a cold sweat, this thing hated Xie Erjian for designing to kill Ono Lily, so today he took the opportunity to make the Xie family want to pit the Xie family, but who knew that he had a gray nose.

Lu Bing settled down, it seems that the emperor does trust the Xie family and Xu Jin very much now, and this kind of old thing can't shake the emperor's favor in them at all.

As everyone knows, Xu Jin had already written a letter asking Xiao Wan to confess the identity and origin of the Xie family to Zhu Houxi, and Xiao Wan did so, at this time, Lu Bing's small report naturally backfired, and the bird was useless, but let himself lose points in front of the little emperor.

"Lu Bing, where is the emperor?"

When Lu Bingzheng was secretly annoyed, a cold and immature voice suddenly came from behind him, and when he turned around, he saw a cold little beauty in luxurious clothes standing a few meters behind him.

This little beauty is about thirteen or fourteen years old, and she is none other than Empress Wu. It is said that Zhu Houxi got married last year and married a queen and two concubines, this Queen Wu is only twelve years old, just over thirteen this year, and her father is a showman.

This Empress Wu is indeed born with a beautiful appearance, but unfortunately she always pretends to be old with a straight face, obviously she is only twelve or thirteen years old yellow-haired girl, but she wants the dignified majesty of the mother of the country, and she is also a board and a glance in the boudoir life, Zhu Houxi thinks she is not interesting, so she rarely goes to the queen's Kunning Palace, but prefers the slightly older and considerate concubine.

The emperor didn't want to see Queen Wu, and the people below naturally didn't take her very seriously, just take Lu Bing as an example, this time he returned to Beijing from Yangzhou and brought gifts to Queen Wu and the two imperial concubines, but it was the thinnest one for Queen Wu.

Lu Bing's eyes rolled and he saluted respectfully: "Lu Bing saw the queen's mother, the emperor just kicked a kick, and he is preparing to bathe and change clothes at this moment." ”

Sure enough, when Empress Wu heard this, she frowned and reprimanded: "The emperor is addicted to games all day long, you slaves don't advise it, forget it, and even accompany him to go crazy, how can this be reasonable, this palace will turn around and show the queen mother, and govern you gangs of evil talents!" ”

Lu Bing hurriedly knelt down in fear and said, "The queen mother is angry!" ”

In fact, Empress Wu is not in power yet, and the power of the harem is still in the hands of Zhu Houxi's biological mother Jiang, her prestige as a yellow-haired girl has not yet been established, and she is not favored by the emperor, so the palace people are not afraid of her, and now Lu Bing's "sincere fear" appearance makes her very useful, and snorted coldly: "Forget it this time, there will be a next time, be careful with your skin." ”

Lu Bing hurriedly kowtowed and thanked him.

"That Jing Anbo Xu Jin is hateful, what kind of new-style kicking game is played, and he wants to confuse the emperor to indulge in it." Empress Wu stomped her feet angrily and then walked into the Heart Cultivation Palace.

Lu Bing glanced thoughtfully at the back of Empress Wu, then left the palace, and when he returned home, he immediately ordered someone to prepare a gift for Jing'anbo Mansion to send, saying that it was a smuvenile brought back from Yangzhou.

Lu Bing obviously realized that he couldn't move the Xie family for the time being, so he immediately changed to currying favor, of course, this was only superficial.