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

Chapter 748 and Tiandou 8
One hand gently pinched Yang Menglong's exhaling nose, and soon, his sleeping face became a little unnatural, and he turned his head instinctively. After twisting several times, he still couldn't get rid of the troublesome hand.Finally, the sleepy piggy opened his eyes, held the hand and muttered, "What are you doing, I haven't slept enough yet!"

Xiao Yufang was annoyed and funny: "Haven't you slept enough? The sun is drying your ass! You probably forgot what you were supposed to do today, right?"

Yang Menglong looked blank: "Is there anything important I should do today?"

Xiao Yufang said: "You still have to go to the public class in the sports center! The magistrate is so tired that his eyes are staring straight, and he finally arranged everything for you. Now tens of thousands of people have entered the stadium, so you go later At one point, you can't even get in the door!"

Yang Menglong sat up abruptly, looked out the window, oh, it's already dawn!Just right, the Big Ben on the top of the church tower rang, Dangdangdangdangdangdangdangdangdangdangdangdangdangdangdangdangdangdangdangdangdangdangdangdangdangdangdangdangdangdangdangdangdangdangdangdangdangdangdangdangdangdangdangdangdangdangdangdangdangdangdangdangdangdangdangdangdangdangdangdangdangdangdangdangdangdangdangdangdangdangdangdangdangdangdangdangdangdangdangdangdangdangdangdangdangdangdangdangdangdangdangdangdangdangdangdangdangdangdangdangdangdangdangdangdangdangdangdangdangdang!There were nine sounds in a row, which could be heard from ten miles away, and he immediately wailed: "It's over, I'm late!" Jumping off the bed without even wearing shoes, he rushed to the bathroom to brush his teeth, wash his face, and brushed his hair that was as messy as a chicken coop. A couple of random combs and strokes, and it's done in a matter of minutes.When he opened the door and came out, the shoes, socks and clothes that Xiao Yufang had prepared for him were already placed at the door. He dressed his hands and feet in twos and rushed towards the dining room like a gust of wind. Two buns rushed up with a cloud of smoke, jumped into the carriage, and headed straight to the sports center!

Cheng Qi looked helpless: "When will he change his frizzy temperament?"

Liu Ziyan sighed straight away: "It seems that I can't change it in this life! By the way, will you go later?"

Cheng Qi took a bite of the steamed stuffed bun: "I'm not going! There are more than 1 people crowded in such a big place, and the pits are full of people. It's scary to think about it. I can't breathe in such a place! "

Liu Ziyan concentrated on drinking soy milk: "I'm not going either, that kind of place is not suitable for me either... Sister, are you going?"

Xiao Yufang walked over with her daughter in her arms, sat down, and asked the servant to pour a glass of milk to feed the little guy: "No."

Liu Ziyan asked: "Are you not worried about him at all?"

Xiao Yufang smiled: "Why worry about him? He will always find a way."

Cheng Qi and Liu Ziyan looked at each other and decided to imitate Xiao Yufang.

So, when Yang Menglong was rushing towards the sports center like his butt was on fire, the three of them enjoyed a hearty breakfast leisurely in the restaurant, without any distracted reaction.

In contrast, Catherine was more face-saving. After Yang Menglong set off, she also ate a little something indiscriminately, and rushed to the sports center in a carriage.In fact, she is very interested in Yang Menglong's water cycle theory. Although Westerners believe in God and do not have as deep awe of "God" as Easterners, it does not mean that they are indifferent to various natural disasters.If Yang Menglong's water cycle theory is correct, then these natural disasters can also be overcome, and the significance of this to a country cannot be overestimated.

Zhang Pu and other Donglin gentlemen also came to Nanyang Sports Center with the solemnity of "the wind is cool, the water is cold, and the strong man will never return".In recent years, Nanyang Sports Center has been expanding, with more and more functions and larger scale. It has football fields, basketball courts, racetracks, track and field competition venues, etc., and the indoor gymnasium is prepared for volleyball. ———Unless it’s beach volleyball, you can’t play it outdoors.After several years of development, volleyball has been popularized, especially women's volleyball, which is pleasing to the eye. Not only the counties, but also the factories with thousands of employees in Nanyang City will select some with tall figures and pretty faces. Girls form their own teams. In addition to participating in the annual city sports meeting, they also hold friendly competitions between factories every few months for internal communication and advertising for their factories.The common people love this sport very much. No matter what the size of the competition is, the venues are always full and the seats are packed. As for the annual City Volleyball League, it is even more incredible. Even the crossbar is full of people.For such a popular sport, the competition venue cannot be shabby. Nanyang spent money to build this majestic building that can accommodate 5000 people to host volleyball events.But even so, I was constantly complained that it was too small to sit down.

This majestic building really shocked the gentlemen of Donglin. They were stunned for a while looking at the pillar at the door that couldn't be hugged by four people.After a long while, Hou Fangyu snorted and said: "That traitor only rose to prominence within a few years. He then built such a majestic palace with no mercy on the people. I don't know how many people he has plundered and how many people he displaced. That's why these big, useless buildings were built!"

Chen Zhenhui said: "As a big official in the frontier, he should teach the people to be hardworking and thrifty, and set an example. He did the opposite, built a lot of construction, and was extravagant. He is looking for death!" Extremely deep, we only need to expose him in public and plead for the people, and the angry people will tear him to pieces!"

All the gentlemen are convinced of this and are full of confidence... relying on words to trick the people into rising up and fighting against the government while hiding behind to make profits, isn't that what they are best at!

However, these guys who feel too good about themselves didn't notice that the people entering and leaving the gymnasium didn't mean bitterness and hatred, on the contrary, they were talking and laughing...

Entering the gymnasium, the group of Confucian scholars were taken aback by the crowd of people.The entire volleyball stadium is oval, and the seats are also spiraling up, somewhat similar to the Colosseum in ancient Rome. This ingenious design makes the original limited space accommodate more than 1 people.Today is a big event, and Nanyang people are famous for their love of excitement. Naturally, such a big excitement will not be missed. Therefore, a large number of citizens poured in continuously, and nearly 2 people were packed in one breath. Those who came early were lucky. , people who come late are a bit miserable, not to mention sitting, there is almost no place to stand!Fortunately, Zhang Pu's reputation is indeed not small, Nanyang officials still reserved a few seats in the front row for their group, so they don't have to crowd with those humble peasants and traders.

The preparation work is now coming to an end. Several strong men as strong as oxen carried in several large stoves, lit fires with anthracite coal, and then placed several iron pots filled with water on them to cook. After finishing these , and they withdrew.Everyone looked at these things with puzzled faces, not knowing why.Hou Fangyu was confused: "What do they mean? Could it be that they are afraid that everyone will be thirsty and provide hot water on site?"

Zhang Pu said: "Let's see and then talk!"

A few more people came in with a table, and put alcohol lamps and various chemical materials on it.These things also made many Confucian scholars, including Zhang Pu and other Donglin gentlemen, stare at each other—they didn't know any of these things!Many of them came here with the mentality of taking advantage of this excellent opportunity to show their eloquence, embarrassing Yang Menglong in public, being unable to step down, and wanting to become famous in one fell swoop, and they also made a lot of preparations. Many ancients refuted articles that questioned the authority of heaven by recitation, and they were all extremely confident.However, some people are starting to get confused now. Although the articles written by the ancients are exquisite, none of them have told them what the names of these chemical materials are, and what are their uses!

Want to become famous in one fell swoop...it's not easy!
Hou Fangyu snorted again and said to himself: "Just doing some weird and cunning things, just a clownish clown!"

Among all the young generals of Fushe, he had the biggest opinion against Yang Menglong. He opposed it almost for the sake of opposition. For no other reason than Yang Menglong made his father fall into a big somersault in Xinyang, and Hou Xun led the imperial army to be beaten by a female bandit. The scandal of running naked has spread all over the world, and Hou Xun's reputation has plummeted. As his precious son, Hou Fangyu certainly will not look good on Yang Menglong, and it is a good thing that he did not go to Yang Menglong to fight for his life.

While muttering, there was a sudden commotion at the scene. Hou Fangyu looked around and saw Yang Menglong walking in talking and laughing with a western woman.The woman had black hair flowing from her shoulders to her waist like silk, and was wearing a blue lace hat. She had a high forehead, blue eyes and eyebrows, a high nose bridge, free and easy lip line, and a sweet smile at the corner of her mouth, which made her feel beautiful. People are shocked.It's just that she is a bit too tall, even if she is 1.7 meters tall, she is not inferior to adult men. She has a handsome figure, and although her manners are elegant, she still has a wildness, which seriously does not meet the aesthetics of high-ranking figures in the Ming Dynasty. View——Chinese men in this era mostly like Lin Daiyu, who is a bit sick and weak. The weakness of this kind of woman just brings out their strength, so Catherine can pull out the stabbing sword without saying a word Western women who poke a few holes in each other's body are beautiful, but it is difficult for scholars and bureaucrats to understand them.No, Hou Fangyu gave a piss, and said in a low voice: "The majestic Marquis of the Empire, who is fooling around with the Fanbang hag, what a shame!"

Chen Zhenhui also scolded: "It's really outrageous!"

There was a burst of excitement in the gymnasium, and the Confucian scholars from other places began to curse, accusing Yang Menglong of being so close to a woman from a foreign country.

However, this fussing behavior of these guys was mercilessly ridiculed by the people from the Heluo area: "Did you nerds read their brains out of reading? What kind of barbarians? They know everything about astronomy and geography, and they are rich. But the enemy country, you gangsters think it's dirty to carry shoes for others!"

The scholar who was ridiculed was not convinced: "No matter how rich you are, you are just a barbarian woman. What's the big deal!"

The people in the Heluo area have always been venomous: "They can command a fleet of ships across thousands of miles of oceans to come to Daming to do business, but you will just stay at home and read dead books and write some irrelevant articles... It is amazing to be able to write some articles? I This old farmer who planted a few acres of Susukida has seven children in his family, which one can't write!"

These words made those scholars so angry... They really could only write some insignificant articles. Without moral articles, they would be useless.

The popularization of compulsory education has gradually achieved results. In the eyes of ordinary people, scholars are no longer as great as they used to be.

(End of this chapter)