NABC Chapter 1985 is the opening
Chapter 1985 is the opening
The travel of ancient kings was no less than a small military campaign. Even if it was a small-scale trip, there would be at least thousands of guards, not counting eunuchs and maids.
In ancient times, the king represented the entire country and was the ruler of a country, so his importance was self-evident.
Even in the harem, one must be cautious with what one says.
Li Shen had watched many TV dramas before, which told stories about the emperor's secret visits.
An emperor would be accompanied by a few followers who would wander around and understand the people's sentiments.
But it was only then that Li Shen realized that television was a lie. How could the emperor travel with only a few people?
Even when his father was playing in the harem garden, he had to be followed by dozens of guards. Not to mention going out, even when he went to the toilet, he had someone to protect him.
At that time, Qin Shihuang went on a secret visit and encountered robbers, and almost lost his life.
Therefore, it is impossible to have a true incognito visit.
But today his father really came with a dozen people. It really was a relief to be free from official duties. Now that the prince could succeed to the throne, he could let himself go.
Li Shimin felt relieved to see his son so nervous. Although this rebellious son often caused trouble and made him angry, every family has a playboy.
My son is not a bad person by nature and he is very filial to me.
I'm not happy in my heart, but I can't express it.
"Why are you so nervous? Is there anyone here who wants to assassinate me?" Li Shimin said indifferently.
"Father, I am also worried about your safety. It is better to be safe than sorry. It is better to be safe than sorry."
Li Shen thought to himself, what if someone tries to assassinate me and you implicate me?
At that time, swords and knives were merciless, and everyone surrounded you. They hacked me to death. How unfair it was for me.
Of course, Li Shen couldn't tell his father what he was thinking, otherwise he would be killed now without any assassination.
"How can there be so many what-ifs? You are the least timid one in my Li family. Well, do as you please." Li Shimin looked at his son with a helpless expression on his face.
I can't reject my son's kindness.
"Tie Niu, come and stand here." Li Shen looked around and asked Tie Niu to stand diagonally in front of Li Shimin. This way he could block the entire side's view without delaying Li Shimin's watching of the game.
The most feared thing in an assassination is a sneak attack. If it comes to a head-on battle, Li Shen's one hundred personal guards would not be afraid of it.
With an armor that is impenetrable to swords and guns, it can be used as a tank, charging forward recklessly. The only thing you have to fear is an arrow shot from some corner, making it impossible to defend against it.
Tie Niu has armor that can block one side, and his eyes can look to the other side. If he encounters a crisis, he can quickly deploy a portable protective shield.
Li Shen now feels a little regretful. Why didn't he make a rule to check the audience entering the venue?
Ordinary people may not be able to understand Li Shen’s current mood, and think that even if the assassination was not done by him, there is nothing to be afraid of.
Only the upper echelons know what dereliction of duty means.
If Li Shimin was really assassinated, everyone would know that it was not Li Shen who did it, and Li Shen would not have had a good ending.
Even if Li Shimin himself fell and was injured, Li Shen would be drowned by the spit of the court officials.
Otherwise, why would Li Shen be so nervous?
"Aye..."
"Bang~~~~~Boom~~~~"
Just when Li Shen was about to say something, a loud roar suddenly exploded above the stadium, followed by a continuous roar.
Everyone looked up at the sky. Although they could not see any colors, they could see smoke and dust.
The roar continued, echoing through the sky.
Everyone knew that this was the fireworks from Prince Ji's mansion. It was just something that Prince Ji played with when he had nothing to do.
After the thunder, Wang Hongfu stood in the middle of the court with a big loudspeaker in his hand.
He first bowed in the direction of Li Shen, then shouted loudly:
"Thank you all for coming here to watch the first Tang Dynasty Football League. Now I declare the first Tang Dynasty Football League officially open!"
As soon as Wang Hongfu finished speaking, another burst of firecrackers rang out.
This time Li Shen did not attend the opening speech in person. There were so many people here that Li Shen felt unsafe.
As the sound of firecrackers stopped, teams began to enter the stadium. In front of each team there was a beautiful woman holding a sign with the name of the team written on it.
Wang Hongfu will announce the name of each team when they enter the venue.
Although it is not clear from a distance, it is full of ritual sense.
All the teams entered the field one by one and stood in a neat and uniform pattern on the field. When the last team stood in line, Wang Hongfu came to the front, saluted in the direction of Li Shen and shouted:
"Your Majesty, everything is ready. Please give your instructions."
Damn it, Li Shen cursed in his heart, if he shifted his attention here at this time, wouldn’t he expose his father who was next to him?
"let's start."
Li Shen gave up his prepared speech, said simply, and waved his hand, which made Wang Hongfu stunned. Wasn't this agreed upon in advance?
But since King Ji said so, he did not dare to hesitate and shouted loudly, and the game officially began.
The teams began to leave the field, and after another quarter of an hour, three drums sounded, and several referees led the two volleyball teams into the field.
It’s a pity that there were no caddies. Li Shen originally wanted to find dozens of children in the village, but then he thought it was too troublesome, so he gave up.
"Old Ten, you did a great job with this ceremony."
Li Shimin asked with a smile after watching the opening ceremony.
"Haha, thank you for the compliment, Aye. It's just a joke, a joke." Li Shen nodded modestly.
"There are probably a thousand people here today, right?" Li Shimin looked around.
"About that." Li Shen estimated and replied.
"Then you have made a lot of money today." Li Shimin smiled meaningfully.
"Aye, you're joking. In fact, these tickets don't make much money. The most expensive one is only a few hundred coins, and the cheapest one is only a few dozen coins.
The total profit today is less than 50 guan, so I didn’t make much.”
Li Shen replied confidently that he had planned all this in advance and did not expect to make money from watching the game.
"Really? I don't think so. I bought a ticket to get in." Li Shimin shook his head.
"Yes." Li Shen then remembered how his father got in. At first he thought he revealed his identity, but later he had to keep it secret, which meant he must have bought a ticket to get in.
"Aye, did you buy the ticket yesterday?"
"Yes." Li Shimin nodded, "I sent someone to buy the tickets yesterday afternoon."
"Afternoon? But there should be no tickets in the afternoon." Li Shen asked puzzledly.
"How dare you say that? Why didn't you leave me some tickets for this? I had to buy them from merchants and spent a lot of money."
Li Shimin felt angry when this was mentioned. This rebellious son actually didn't tell him such an interesting thing.
Li Shimin learned about it through intelligence. If he hadn't sent people to keep an eye on Prince Ji's Mansion, he wouldn't have known that the competition had started today.
(I checked the information and found that there are only two people in the official history who made a true incognito visit. One was Emperor Xuanzong of Tang, Li Chen, and the other was Zhu Yuanzhang.
All other incognito visits are nonsense.
According to the "Veritable Records of Ming Taizu", when Zhu Yuanzhang went on secret visits, he would always have hundreds of guards hiding beside him and his routes would be planned in advance.
According to historical records, Emperor Xuanzong of Tang often went on tours in casual clothes. He once talked with woodcutters in Jingyang County. Based on public feedback, he promoted the county magistrate Li Xingyan to the position of Governor of Haizhou and granted him a purple gold official uniform as an exception.
The rest were either formalistic, such as when Emperor Kangxi patrolled the capital at night, all the streets were closed and cleaned. Emperor Wu of Han liked to patrol at night and was once chased and scolded by the people for trampling on farmland.
Or they would go incognito to seek pleasure and visit prostitutes, but there was no real incognito visit to solve people’s problems.)