Dad, don't be greedy! My brother climbed into the emperor's bed, and I became famous overn

Gu Mingli turned his head to look at the edge of the field.

Liu An was standing at the side of the field with several eunuchs carrying trays.

Two cups of iced tea and a wet wipe were placed on the small tray.

Gu Mingli said to Xiao Ye, "Please wait for me a moment, I need to arrange something."

Without waiting for Xiao Ye's response, Gu Mingli turned and ran.

He darted in front of Liu An in a flash.

"Eunuch Liu! Help is needed!"

Liu An cried out in fright, his brows furrowing slightly as he looked tense.

"Young Master Gu, what's wrong?"

Gu Mingli lowered his voice and whispered a few words in Liu An's ear.

Liu An was stunned after hearing this.

His eyes blinked repeatedly, his face full of confusion.

"What does Lord Gu need that for?"

Gu Mingli was so anxious that he kept rubbing his hands, but he had to pretend that nothing was wrong.

"Please help me, Eunuch Liu. This is urgent; it directly relates to who will be the next Monkey King of Flower Fruit Mountain."

"Monkey... Monkey King?"

Liu An was completely bewildered.

But Gu Mingli looked a little anxious.

He looked at His Majesty, and seeing that His Majesty nodded, he dared not delay any longer.

He quickly waved and summoned two fast-moving eunuchs.

He whispered a few instructions.

The two eunuchs accepted the order and trotted away.

Xiao Ye walked back to the sidelines to rest under the yellow parasol, and Liu An offered him cool tea and wet wipes.

"What is it?"

Gu Mingli chuckled wryly, "It's nothing, just to teach everyone a lesson."

Xiao Ye: "..."

Not long after.

The two eunuchs returned, panting heavily.

One person was holding several short wooden sticks in his hand.

A triangular command flag is tied to the top of the wooden stick.

These are command flags used by the military when practicing formations.

They are bright red, bright yellow, and emerald green, respectively.

Gu Mingli thanked him and accepted the flags.

He gripped the flagpole, turned around, and strode quickly to the center of the field.

He took a deep breath, put his hands on his hips, and shouted at the top of his lungs.

"Everyone, hold on a minute. I have some internal member information to share."

The young men who were sweating profusely while chasing the football all stopped in their tracks.

Now that everyone knows the benefits of "member-only messages," they naturally won't miss out on any new information.

A hundred or so people swarmed around.

His gaze fell on the wooden sticks in Gu Mingli's hand.

Xiao Ye also strolled over slowly, put his hands behind his back, and stood half a step away from Gu Mingli.

Want to hear what tricks this guy is up to this time?

Gu Ming cleared his throat.

He raised the red flag high in his hand and flicked his wrist.

The red command flag fluttered in the wind in mid-air.

"Gentlemen."

Gu Mingli's gaze swept over the group of "little hooligans" in front of him, his voice loud and clear.

"Look closely! What color is this?"

Everyone was taken aback and looked at each other in bewilderment.

Young Master Gu, what is this...?

Want to see if there are any idiots among them?

Pei Yu gave him the most face; he and Lord Gu were sworn brothers.

At this point, he must be the first to cooperate!

So he answered loudly in the crowd.

"This is red."

The crowd was puzzled, but when they heard someone answer, they echoed the response.

Gu Mingli wanted to give Pei Yu a thumbs up in his heart.

That straight man was spot on.

He then picked up another flag.

"What about this one?"

"yellow."

This time, everyone answered in unison.

"What about this one?"

"green!"

Gu Mingli nodded in satisfaction, his gaze sweeping over the system interface in the void before him.

system:【……】

Gu Mingli clenched his fist and coughed lightly, covering his mouth.

[System! I'm going to teach them a lesson they won't forget!]

In a physical sense, it means to teach them a lesson.

No problem.

System: [Host, your actions are probably...]

Gu Mingli: [Red, yellow, and green! I'm showing them what's what in front of everyone!]

The system was a bit slow to respond and froze.

A blue dot is spinning wildly.

A moment later, the prompt interface reluctantly appeared.

[Ding! Congratulations, host! Mission 1: 'Teach those little hooves a lesson' has been completed.]

Gu Mingli breathed a sigh of relief.

Sure enough, as long as his thinking slips quickly, the system can't catch up with him.

However, while the system is easy to fool, this group of people is not.

He can't just stand there holding the flag.

Xiao Ye was still watching from the side!

If he can't give a clear explanation, these VIPs who paid 100,000 taels of real gold and silver will definitely feel like they've been tricked.

And they would assume that Gu Mingli was a lunatic with a broken brain!

This will cause trouble.

He wasn't the only one who embarrassed himself.

He would lose face for himself, for his sister, for the Gu family, for Pujitang, for the Empress, for Eunuch Liu, for the shadow guards beside him, and for the imperial palace...

In short, I lost a lot of face.

Therefore, we must smooth things over, and we must do it in a sophisticated and elegant way!

Gu Mingli's tone suddenly changed, becoming mysterious.

"very good."

He lowered his voice and leaned closer to the group.

"It seems everyone's eyesight is good."

"Actually, this is the top-secret internal information I'm going to tell you members today!"

"Let me ask you a question: aren't many of our members here personally leading their teams in this Cuju tournament?"

"have!"

Many people in the crowd raised their hands.

Gu Mingli nodded in a profound and enigmatic manner.

"Our first Cuju tournament in Dayong has added a completely new set of rules to the competition, in addition to the usual goal-scoring contest."

As Gu Mingli spoke, he raised a red flag.

"See that? This is called a red card, which means a serious foul. If someone deliberately trips an opponent or verbally abuses the referee, the referee will raise this red flag."

"If I get a red card..."

His gaze swept meaningfully over the crowd who were waiting to hear what was to come.

"Then he will be sent off immediately and will not be allowed to play for the rest of the game."

"Whoa!"

An uproar erupted in the crowd.

These rules sound a bit harsh.

Pushing and shoving were common occurrences on the Cuju (ancient Chinese football) field in the past.

Now that we have this red card, who would dare to resort to dirty tricks?

Everyone stared wide-eyed, listening intently to the explanations of the two flags below.

Gu Mingli raised the yellow flag.

"This is called a yellow card, which represents a verbal warning. If the same player accumulates two yellow cards in a single match, it becomes a red card, resulting in their dismissal from the game."

"Okay, I got it."

Everyone carefully noted down the new rules.

Many participating members are already rubbing their hands together in anticipation and excitement.

This is extremely crucial information.

If the participating teams are unaware of this rule...

If you continue to do things your own way on the field, won't you suffer a great loss?

These members, however, had already obtained the core secrets before the competition even started.

Gu Mingli finally raised the green flag.

Actually, modern football doesn't have this thing.

But since he's taken it, he has to make it a complete story.

"This is called a green license plate."

Gu Mingli was making things up on the spot.

"A green card indicates safe passage and that no foul has been committed. If a dispute arises between the two teams and the responsibility cannot be clearly determined, the referee will raise a green card to indicate that the challenge is invalid and the game continues."

"These are the rules. You are all core members of our Cuju Association. I'll tell you this inside information now."

Gu Mingli stuffed the flag into the arms of the little eunuch next to him.

He clapped his hands, concealing his merit and fame.

The crowd was silent for a full three seconds.

A heated discussion then broke out.

"These rules are well-established! They're fair and just!"

"That's right. Those teams that used to bully others because of their size and strength will all suffer this time."

That membership fee of 100,000 taels was well worth it.

Not only do they receive commercial benefits, but they also get advance notice of the new competition rules!

The young noblemen all beamed with the joy of having "gotten a great deal."

Gu Mingli secretly breathed a sigh of relief, having managed to get through this hurdle.

But when he turned his head, he met Xiao Ye's ambiguous smile.

Huang Jiaojiao's mind works way too fast.

It was obvious at a glance that he was making it up on the spot.

Gu Mingli, without blushing or skipping a beat, chuckled awkwardly twice and calmly moved closer.

"Your Majesty, let's proceed to the next step according to plan."