Sun Tu, who was in the embassy and was kept by Yelu Jian, had never heard anyone mention rumors about him in the city. Of course, he had actually guessed that the other party would spread rumors behind his back, which would cut off his way out, but at this time he was obviously powerless to resist and could only endure temporarily.

Fortunately, the Liao people took Yaer to the embassy early in the morning, which saved him from worries. Now the little girl is still following Sun Tu and walking in the empty embassy courtyard. After hesitation, she finally asked: "San brother, are you really planning to go to Liao Kingdom? I heard that it is far away and the Liao people are very fierce." Yaer, who had not experienced the war, could not say anything about hatred against the Liao people, but she was just a natural panic about going to Liao Kingdom.

Sun Tu rubbed her hair and smiled and said, "Don't worry, Ya'er, even if you really want to leave here, if you have the third brother here, you will definitely protect you and will not let you suffer any grievances."

"Yeah!" Ya'er nodded a few times. She naturally had no doubts about this. Moreover, living here with the third brother is much more comfortable than home. At least the third brother has been with her for the past two days, unlike before, when they could only talk together in the morning and evening.

Sun Tu walked along the path with Ya'er for a long time, and finally stopped in front of an open space. At this time, there were ten Liao people chasing and shouting in this open space as the size of a basketball court in the later generations. A leather ball made of bowls flew back and forth at the feet of the crowd, kicking very lively.

"Third brother, they are in Cuju again." Ya'er stood there and said curiously. And Sun Tu nodded in the field with deep meaning, "Yes, I didn't expect that the Liao people would play Cuju, and they even ran to my Song Dynasty to come to Cuju."

Since coming to Tokyo, Sun Tu has seen many spontaneous Cuju activities organized by local people. This so-called Cuju is actually a football player in general. Although they are not playing football from later generations, they are a ball smaller than football, filled with feathers and rags, making the ball slightly elastic.

Compared to later generations, there were few folk football matches, this sport in Tokyo City in the Song Dynasty was extremely popular at this time. Whether it is ordinary people or high-ranking officials, there are many enthusiasts of Cuju sports. It is said that even the current official Zhao Ji was deeply impressed by this when he was the Duan King. It is also rumored that Gao Qiu and Taiwei Gao were valued by Zhao Ji because he kicked a good ball, and eventually became the Taiwei of the Palace Commander's Mansion.

Of course, this is just a few rumors, just a highlight of how popular Cuju is in the Song Dynasty. Moreover, Cuju is much simpler than in the future. The venue does not require too high demands, and there is no rigid regulation on the number of players on both sides. As long as there is an open space and a Cuju ball is prepared, the two teams can play happily and quickly, and at the same time, it can attract many people to watch.

Even if there are too few people, there are only three two people who are not afraid, because there is another game that emphasizes the skills of the Song people, which is to use various parts of the body to control the Cuju to fly in the air but not land, and kick flowers out, which is called "white hit". Sometimes a white hit master is even more popular and popular than an ordinary Cuju master, because it seems that white hitting is more ornamental.

Of course, the Liao people chasing the ball in front of them were doing formal Cuju. Because the field was unable to set up a gantry gate (that is, the goal) at both ends, they only set up a gantry gate more than one person in the north.

At this time, after a scramble, someone finally snatched the ball out of the crowd, and then rushed towards the dragon gate with great strides, making his opponent follow closely, and shouted and wanted to block it. However, the field was too narrow now. After only a while, the man had already arrived one or two meters away in front of the dragon gate. Then he stopped and picked his toes, and the ball had already soared into the air. He then kicked it hard, and before the return defender rushed over, he kicked the ball above the dragon gate.

At this time, the goal was not as huge net bags as in later generations, and there was no goalkeeper. As long as the player could break through the siege and kill to the gantry, he had a high probability of facing the empty goal. However, it was not easy to enter the empty goal because the gantry was a whole wooden board, and only a small hole was opened at the top that was only slightly larger than the body, and a net bag was installed at the back. There is another saying called "Red Eye". Only when the attacker kicked the ball high into this small Fengliu eye can he get points.

The Liao man's footwork was indeed exquisite. Even though he suddenly stopped shooting while running, the ball still drew a beautiful arc and hung straight on Fengliu's eyes, and shot in in a flash. Sun Tu and Yaer, who were watching directly, were stunned, and then they couldn't help clapping their hands and screaming.

During the three days of staying in the embassy, ​​Sun Tu had nothing to do. Apart from practicing martial arts, he just wandered around with Ya'er. As a result, he saw some Liao people gathered here to practice Cuju the day before yesterday. Seeing that the other party had no intention of driving them away, Sun Tu and Ya'er ran to watch the ball for several days to relax.

In Sun Tu's opinion, these Liao people's skills in Cuju are now better than ordinary people he saw on the streets before. Of course, their level is far from those professional players in later generations. This is not only reflected in various ball control and passing skills, but also in their tactics. The only thing that made him feel shiny was this guy who could stand out from the ball. Obviously, this guy is the most skilled Cuju among the Liao people.

As Cuju landed, they stepped forward and pressed again, and thought of snatching the ball from the other party's feet. Even when they played with their comrades, these people were all out, with fierce movements and no mercy on their feet. They looked at Yaer and were a little scared and shouted softly several times.

At this time, Yelu Jian's voice came from behind him: "Brother Sun is really intriguing. He actually came here to see Cuju, which made it easy for me to find."

Sun Tu turned around and saw the Liao man walking over with a red face. He smiled and clasped his fists and said, "I wonder what Brother Yelu has to give me?"

After a few days of getting along, Sun Tu and Yelu Jian developed some friendships, and even got close to each other. They were no longer called each other like generals and Dutou. However, Sun Tu was still wary of him, after all, the other party was plotting against him.

Yelu Jian laughed and said, "It's still the same thing. I don't know how many days you are thinking about Brother Sun? I am really eager to seek talented people. I just wait for Brother Sun, you nod."

"What, is Brother Yelu leaving Tokyo?"

"It's not the time yet. Although the Emperor of the Song Dynasty was finally willing to summon Chen Shumi today, we still have something to do here, so we have to stay for another ten days and a half months. But you and I are all happy people, so why should we always drag things around?"

"After all, it's up to me to be careful." Sun Tu did not give the answer, but looked back at the Liao people behind him who were still playing football, and changed the topic: "I'm really curious about what you want to do in Tokyo. Also, as far as I know, Cuju is not so popular in Liao Kingdom, why have they practiced so hard these days?"

"I knew I could not hide it from you, but it was okay to tell you. What I mentioned was delayed for a while and it was related to Cuju. In addition to doing some negotiations in the Liao Kingdom, my delegation came to Song Dynasty to have a good match with the Cuju team of the Song Dynasty court, so that people in the world would know who is stronger between Liao and Song. Just as you said, Cuju is popular among the Song people, but the Liao Kingdom doesn't care much about this."

When Sun Tu heard this, his eyebrows raised. The other party's words meant to use Cuju to suppress the Song Dynasty. The statement that sports in later generations were wars in peacetime was obviously applicable to the current Song and Liao Dynasty. Since the alliance between the Chanyuan, although there have been frictions and secret battles between the two countries, there have been no real wars in the past for more than a hundred years. It is a way to use Cuju competition to demonstrate their own force.

"The Song court has not cherished the rare peace between the two countries over the years, and actually wanted to connect my subordinates to stab the sword in the back. My Daliao always needs to make some statements. Brother Sun, do you think this is reasonable?" Yelu Jian looked at Sun Tu with a smile and asked.

Sun Tu had actually guessed the reason why the Liao Kingdom sent an envoy this time, but after hearing that he said it directly, he was a little surprised. Then he understood: "So, is Chen Shumi going to mention these two things today when he arrived with the emperor today?"

"Not bad. But I think the Song court will definitely try its best to deny that it has something to do with the Jurchens. But it doesn't matter. As long as you can beat the Song people in Cuju and suppress the Song people's arrogance, I think the two countries can live together for several years again." Yelu Jian said with a relaxed expression, as if in his opinion, they will definitely win this time.

Sun Tu looked at the players who were still running and fighting hard in the field, and took a deep breath: "It seems that you are prepared this time. These people should have practiced Cuju for a long time, right?"

"No," Yelu Jian nodded honestly and admitted.

At this time, Chen Xiangnan hurried over with several guards, with a clear blush on his face. As soon as he saw Yelu Jian, he bowed: "Fortunately, the official has not been humiliated. The Song Ting has responded to the challenge of our Great Liao Dynasty and will be scheduled to have a Cuju game with us on the seventh day of the winter month."

"Okay!" Yelu Jian said and looked at Sun Tu: "Brother Sun, do you think about entering the venue and watching? I really hope you can make the right decision because of this."
Chapter completed!