Cutting over the end of the Ming Dynasty: a dog-leg knife at the beginning

Chapter 403: Sports Event 3
The next day, this unique sports event continued.On this day, many more people poured into the sports center than yesterday, and the entire Nanyang City was almost empty.There is no way, there are too few entertainment items for ordinary people these days. The rich can still hunt and go to the cellars to listen to ditty songs. There is nothing else to watch a few plays in such a grand festival, and finally there is such an unprecedented grand event, of course they can't miss it, they are all sharpened their heads and squeezed in.Everyone huddled in the stands, munching on snacks, cheering for their own nephews when they saw their hometown nephews, cheering for their fellow countrymen if they didn’t see their own nephews, and cheering for Han players if they couldn’t even find their own countrymen—— —Many projects are participated by ethnic minorities, but we must not lose to them.The whole of Nanyang seemed to be in a frenzy, and apart from screams, cheers and cursing, it was difficult to hear other sounds.

More noticeable is the female athletes.There were too few girls who signed up for the competition, and most of them were female soldiers from the Heluo New Army, but they soon became stars on the field, and every time they played, they always attracted overwhelming screams.Seeing that there were only a few girls participating in the 60-meter sprint, some girls couldn't see it and rushed to sign up temporarily. Although their skills were far behind those of the girls who had practiced, their participation It still adds a lot of popularity to the runway.And in the javelin competition, Yang Chenyue threw a javelin that weighed a pound 1 meters away with a swing of his arm, and the girls present screamed deafeningly... This result is not much worse than that of the men. .This long-legged girl left a deep impression on everyone, and many people murmured in their hearts: "This girl is so wild, she will definitely not be able to marry in the future!" But they immediately realized that they were worrying too much. When the girl won No.[-], many soldiers of the Heluo New Army who came to watch the game shouted: "Yang Chenyue, I like you! Marry me!"

Yang Chenyue snorted: "I'll talk about it if I win the fight!"

In the women's fighting competition, Jiang Yan threw the much stronger Hui female contestant from the ring three times, and in the final, locked the Mongolian female contestant's neck with a beautiful lock technique, suffocating the opponent, and had to Surrender... The scholars watching the game were under great pressure. If they married this tigress, they would have to be beaten like a punching bag every day!The strong performance of these female soldiers made the girls present very envious. Many parents also pondered whether it is necessary to bind their daughters' feet... They said that girls who do not have feet bound cannot get married, but now it seems that those who do not have feet bound Girls are easy to marry, the love letters received by those female soldiers and contestants can be stacked up to a foot high, and there are many officers of the Heluo New Army who woo them!

The officers of the Heluo New Army are the dream lovers of Nanyang girls. They have extraordinary knowledge and cultivation, and have good tempers. Most importantly, their income is very high. A corps commander earns as much as 15 taels a year. Silver is equivalent to 3 yuan in today's money. This is net income. Food, drink, and food are all included for the army, and it can be received on time every month without any discount. If there is a war, you can get a share of the spoils, or get A bounty, the income is quite scary, and the girl who marries them will enjoy happiness.But these officers don't seem to like those weak women...

The women's fighting competition is quite elegant, basically just point to the end, just knock the opponent down, and don't kill the opponent.But this is not the case in men's fighting competitions. If you don't fight, you will be fine.Because it is the first time to organize such a competition, many rules are not perfect, but there are rough regulations that cannot intentionally attack the eyes, nose, Adam's apple, crotch and other vital parts, and there is no point counting to win. There are only two ways to win. One is to make the opponent submit, and the other is to make the opponent lose the ability to compete, so what else is there to say?It's just a matter of life.The most cheating thing is that the competition did not stipulate which martial arts to use, so the contestants showed their own special abilities, Westerners used boxing and wrestling, Mongolian players used wrestling, Heluo Xinjun players used ancient Muay Thai learned from Yang Menglong, as for Nanyang The routines of folk players are even more complicated, such as 72-way kicking, mantis boxing, Luohan boxing, Taijiquan, cotton palm, iron sand palm, Baguazhang, and eagle claw kung fu. Even the acupuncture method has come out, you come and go, the beating is indistinguishable.In the cruel competition, those fighters who used ancient Muay Thai attracted everyone's attention. They are fierce and cunning, and their ability to resist blows is very strong. If you punch him a few times, he will be fine, but if he punches you, you will have to lie on the ground for a long time .Their style of play can be described as "savage". Punches, kicks, elbows, knees, bumps, hugs and throws, as long as it is a move that can knock down the opponent, there is nothing they dare not use. Still opponents, all covered in blood.

Yang Menglong is quite satisfied with the performance of these "apprentices".To his surprise, these vicious muay thai fighters failed to sweep their opponents destructively and dominate the boxing world.This is really unscientific. You must know that in the early to mid-twentieth century, the competition between the Hong Kong martial arts circle and Thai boxers was basically one-sided. Many so-called martial arts masters could not even survive the fierce attacks of Thai boxers. Make it through 2 minutes!The skills, tactics, physical strength, and explosive power of these fighters from the new army are not inferior to Thai boxers, and their desire to win is even stronger than that of Thai boxers. How can they fight so hard?
After seeing a muay thai boxing player being kicked in the air by a player who is good at 72-way kicks and flying backwards two or three meters, and fell to the ground, Yang Menglong finally found the answer: the martial arts in Ming Dynasty China still Not lost, many boxers have real talents, and rely on these skills to save their lives.

The fighting competition was so fierce that it was almost bloody, and many people were afraid to watch it.Still, football games are definitely for them.The so-called football is takraw ball. Two eleven-man teams rush back and forth on the green field, trying their best to kick the takraw ball into the opponent's goal.Since the rules of the game have not yet been perfected, bumping, shoveling, or even picking up the person in front and throwing them to the ground fiercely happened from time to time. Pushing, pulling, tripping, bumping, kicking, the entire stadium was turned upside down, tens of thousands People were screaming and cheering on the side, and the roar could only be described as "the sky is falling apart".People were constantly injured and carried down, and then the players who were warming up on the side made up for it, and the game was never interrupted.In the end, even the referee was hit in the face by the high-speed flying sepak takraw ball and passed out on the spot. This shows the intensity of the competition.

Father Robben was terrified when he saw it, and kept making the sign of the cross on his chest: "My God, I thought that the Chinese people had become rigid and numb, and would only do their own things cautiously, hiding their true emotions and not daring to express them. Come out, I didn't expect them to have such a wild side!"

Father Bowen was mesmerized by watching: "Probably only in Nanyang can you see such a crazy thing? My God, even if it is compared with the Olympic Games in ancient Greece, it is not too panic!"

Father Robben pointed at Yang Menglong who raised his fist and shouted cheers in the distance, and said meaningfully: "He has successfully brought this city and its people back to life."

But some people have a completely different view on this.

Not far from the group of foreigners sat a few middle-aged men who always looked bookish, looking at the thousands of spectators and the athletes who were trying their best to pass the competition with a look of disgust and even horror. It was as gloomy as it could be.They didn't like it all very much, they didn't like it from the bottom of their hearts.In their view, farmers stay in the village obediently and work from sunrise to sunset, businessmen move from south to north, students don’t hear what’s going on outside the window and study hard, and everyone’s class is clearly defined, so there’s nothing to do At the intersection, the offspring of farmers will always be farmers, the offspring of businessmen will always be in business, and the offspring of scholars will always be scholars. This is the case for generations to come. This kind of country is the best.In such a country, no one can make waves. Those who stand at the top of the pyramid will always stand at the top of the pyramid, while those at the bottom will always stay at the bottom. There will be no change, and their status will be as stable as Mount Tai. The country... As for whether the country is as stable as Mount Tai, it is not their concern.

But now, they are horrified to find that in Nanyang, the order they have spent more than 200 years seems to be loose: here, lowly warriors are the dream lovers of many girls and even ladies, and scholars who should be superior are ridiculed It is a waste that cannot be picked up by hand. Business that is regarded as a cheap business develops rapidly here and blossoms everywhere. The poor farmers compete with the noble family sons on the same stage. Cheering for the athletes together, or arguing with each other to the point of blushing... all of this is really too strange for them, so strange that it scares them!
Nanyang cannot be allowed to continue to develop like this!
If things go on like this, class boundaries will be broken, and their status will be greatly threatened!

A middle-aged man about 30 years old, quite fair, wearing a Confucian bandit, shook his head and said, "How did Fang Yizhi become the magistrate? The original simple folk customs have been completely ruined!"

The middle-aged man in his forties, wearing a fox fur cap, said: "That's right! Women show their faces in public, men fight for a little fame, and businessmen even set up games to gamble in public. It’s simply unreasonable! Isn’t he instigating the people under the rule to fight for power, women and men to fight? No, when you go back, you must ask Master Futai to play the imperial court, and ruthlessly participate in him!”

Another person said: "Originally Nanyang's folk customs were simple and simple, and all walks of life were safe and orderly. Since he took office, it has completely changed! Fortunately, he was born as a Jinshi. After taking office, he didn't think about educating the people. The people are busy all day long for petty gains, and all kinds of tricks and tricks that are difficult to be refined are also regarded as treasures by him, shameful, shameful!"

The middle-aged man Confucian crown said: "There is also Yang Menglong, a martial artist who has repeatedly insulted the gentry after he came to Nanyang, invaded the land of the common people and the squires, and colluded with the merchants to compete with the people for profit, making the people miserable. If it continues to develop, I'm afraid the disaster of the feudal town is not far away!"

Everyone agreed, and kept cursing Yang Menglong for bullying the people with ulterior motives. As for the nearly [-] people here who were well dressed to keep warm, with healthy blushes on their faces, and who looked good, they completely ignored him.

The power of discourse in the Ming Dynasty was in the hands of these few people. They said that an official managed the place very well, even if the place was full of empty houses and hungry people, it was prosperous and flourishing; The domineering girl made the people feel miserable. Even if the people under the official's rule were well fed and clothed, and they didn't close their doors at night or pick up their belongings, the people complained a lot.As for the voices of the common people... is this something magical?ignore it!To put it bluntly, to them, the so-called "common people" are nothing more than paper in the toilet. When they want to bully the emperor, they pull it up and use it, throw it aside when they are finished, and then fill it up according to the toilet faucet switch, with a grunt into the river.

Have they ever really thought about the common people?

(End of this chapter)