In the Ganlu Palace.
Zhao Song took the letter from Feng Zhidai and used his internal energy to check it. After confirming that there was no problem, he handed it to Li Er.
Li Er opened the envelope, calmed himself down, and began to read it carefully.
The palace fell into silence. Even the sound of a pin dropping could be heard.
Half an hour later, Li Er put down the letter and raised his head to look at Feng Zhidai. With a kind smile, he said, "I've finished reading Duke Geng's letter. As for the matter of the provinces accusing your father, I'll have someone investigate it thoroughly and give your family an explanation!"
In fact, the content of the letter was not important. It was enough that Feng Ang was willing to send his son to Chang 'an to show his loyalty. The rumors of rebellion would be dispelled!
Feng Zhidai cupped his hands and said, "Thank you for trusting my father, Your Majesty!"
Li Er waved his hand and smiled, "High Duke Geng is loyal to the country. He guarded Lingnan for many years and made hundreds of thousands of people in Lingnan live in peace. His contributions cannot go unnoticed! I'll remember all these! Tianci, you must be tired from your long journey. Go to the post house and have a good rest. I'll arrange a position for you tomorrow morning! "
Feng Ang's letter clearly stated that Feng Zhidai would stay in Chang 'an and accompany Li Er from now on.
Feng Zhidai did not show any surprise. Obviously, he already knew about Feng Ang's arrangement. He quickly cupped his hands and said, "Thank you for your concern, Your Majesty. I'll take my leave!"
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He took the official seal from the Ministry of Personnel Affairs and asked someone to send the "Kung Fu/Non-kung Fu Football Management Rules" that Li Er asked him to write to the palace. According to the type of game, there were strict rules on the behavior of the players. Anyone who violated the rules would be severely punished. It was considered a regulation of the Tang Empire's football to reduce malicious behavior on the football field.
When he returned to the Academy, the bearded man reported, "Yamachō, after the Datang Daily was sent out today, 28 people came to register their teams and received their football!"
Li Zexuan had asked Zhang Zhongjian, the "PE teacher" of the Academy, to manage the affairs of the Football Association. This bearded man looked rough and uncouth, but if one talked to him in detail, one would find that he was not only uncouth, but also proficient in the art of war and strategy. Which uncouth from Jianghu could be better than him?
Li Zexuan personally poured a cup of wine for the bearded man because he knew that the bearded man did not like to drink tea like himself. In comparison, the old man preferred to drink strong alcohol like Drunken Immortal. However, where would Li Zexuan's office have such a thing?
The Bearded Guest took the wine glass. Li Zexuan then said, "I didn't expect so many people to have formed their teams today."
The bearded man grinned and said disdainfully, "Hey, from what I see, these people are most likely here for the football. They formed a team, came here to take the football at a cheap price, and then took it out to sell. They can make at least 50 strings of cash. Then they can just find a reason to disband the team. Wouldn't they be making 50 strings of cash for nothing? Yamachō, I see that your method doesn't seem to work. You should change it! Otherwise, wouldn't you be benefiting those villains for nothing! "
Scalpers!
When the bearded man said this, Li Zexuan instantly thought of the scalpers in his previous life. He did not expect that there would be such annoying people in ancient times!
50 strings of cash for a football. The workshop would still make a lot of money, but Li Zexuan did not want these scalpers to make his money and thus disrupt the market.
"Then in Mr. Zhang San's opinion, how should we prevent these people from maliciously reselling the football?"
Li Zexuan asked modestly.
Recently, when he had nothing to do, he had chatted with the bearded man many times. He was mainly asking the bearded man for advice on the art of war and strategy. The master of this body, Spiritual Master Ling Xu, had taught him some military tactics, but it was not comprehensive. The bearded man, who was once all-powerful and wanted to compete with Li Er for the world, had entered the Academy. Of course, he had to seize the opportunity to get some useful information from the bearded man!
Although he did not intend to go to the battlefield, who knew what would happen in the future? One must know that in the face of war, the role of individual bravery was very limited. Even if he became a great grandmaster, he could not rely on his own ability to determine the outcome of a war! Besides, there was no harm in learning more skills. There was no harm in learning more skills!
Of course, it was not only him who learned from the bearded man. As a person of two lives, Spiritual Master Ling Xu had also taught him some military tactics in this life. Sometimes, the bearded man felt that his views had benefited a lot. Therefore, the bearded man was usually very willing to ask Li Zexuan for advice on the art of war!
At this moment, when he heard Li Zexuan's question, the bearded man seemed to have been prepared. He answered without thinking, "In my opinion, Yamachō, you should add a clause to the original notice. Any team that comes here to register and collect the football must ensure that the team has been maintained for more than a year. If there is a violation, the Football Association will cooperate with the government to pursue the responsibility!"
Li Zexuan raised his eyebrows and said, "Cooperate with the government? Mr. Zhang San, we have no way to mobilize the government! "
The bearded man chuckled and said, "Yamachō, His Majesty personally issued a decree for the Football Association to manage all the affairs of the Tang Empire. The local government naturally has the responsibility to cooperate. Even if they don't cooperate, with Yamachō's current imperial favor, it is easy for you to go to the palace and ask for an imperial edict. Besides, I don't think that the government will deliberately offend you for such a small matter! "
After that, he rolled his eyes and said in a low voice, "Since ancient times, the people have been afraid of the government. We can scare away most of the businessmen who want to speculate by just saying that. The deterrent power of this notice is greater than its meaning!"
Li Zexuan suddenly understood. He secretly thought that this old man was indeed full of guts. A small notice could make him play psychological warfare. It was a waste of his talent to be a pirate at sea!
"Mr. Zhang San is very talented. This junior admires you. In a while, I will have someone modify the original notice according to your meaning!"
Li Zexuan cupped his hands and said politely.
"Haha! Yamachō, you flatter me. This is just a small trick! Besides, the people who came to pick up the football are not purely speculating. I reckon that there are many who sincerely want to start a football team! After all, Yamachō, this football you made is really interesting! A few of my little bastards came to me today to ask for a football to play with, but I kicked them away! "
The bearded man stroked his beard and laughed.
"Mr. Zhang San, you don't have to be like this. If your brothers want to play football, you can just give them a few. It's not worth much!"
Li Zexuan persuaded.
The bearded man waved his hand and said resentfully, "I can't give it to you, I can't give it to you. When these little bastards heard that I was going to be a teacher at the Academy, they almost wanted to slit their own throats. They felt that I had embarrassed them, and now they want to ask me for a football? No way! "
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