He could tolerate people in the court taking money in the gray area, but what he couldn't tolerate the most were those who took money but didn't do any work, who were lazier than pigs. Not only that, they also obstructed the issuance of the emperor's decrees!

Furthermore, they racked their brains to exploit the people! A parasite clinging to the very bones of the Song Dynasty! Such people are the ones he hates most!

Although Gao Qiu did not actually do anything, Zhao Huan felt that he had other uses for him.

"Grand Commandant Gao is overthinking things. I know you are loyal to the emperor and the country. But I have a thought I would like to discuss with you."

Gao Qiu's heart, which had been hanging in suspense, immediately settled down: "Please enlighten me, Your Majesty."

"The people of our country love Cuju (ancient Chinese football), and I have long heard that you, Grand Commandant, are a Cuju master. I wish to establish a Cuju Academy and appoint you as the Cuju Attendant. What do you think?"

As Grand Commandant, Gao Qiu was the head of the nation's military and political affairs, on par with Tong Guan, the Privy Councilor. However, the Cuju Academy was at most a branch under the Ministry of Rites, and the Cuju Vice Minister was even lower in rank. This was a clear demotion.

However, Gao Qiu was also an extremely clever man. His ability to become Grand Commandant was definitely not due to his real talent, but rather because he knew how to win the favor of Emperor Huizong of Song.

Now that a new emperor has brought a new court, Emperor Huizong of Song has retired to the background. After much deliberation, Gao Qiu also felt that he should hand over the position of Grand Commandant. After all, the next person to oppose him was Li Gang, who had a violent temper. He was nearly sixty years old, and the Imperial City Guard had a lot of dirt on him. The censors had also been keeping an eye on him for a long time. Who knows, he might end up like Li Bangyan and others tomorrow.

It would be better to take the initiative to plead guilty and hope that the emperor will be lenient in his punishment.

It was already a stroke of luck that the emperor hadn't taken his head. Now, he was being asked to play Cuju (ancient Chinese football), which was his greatest passion in life, so of course he was willing.

As for Liang Shicheng and the others, they will surely go to the late emperor to file a complaint today, and a fierce battle is inevitable.

In official history, when Emperor Huizong of Song fled south, Gao Qiu, who was a member of Emperor Huizong's faction, led the imperial guards south to follow him. He was jealous of Tong Guan, who was also a crony of Emperor Huizong. Later, Gao Qiu gave up and returned to the capital, but soon died of illness.

Gao Qiu's arrival to find Zhao Huan was truly terrifying.

The Cuju (ancient Chinese football) Vice Minister is fine; it's a sinecure, perfect for retirement!

However, Zhao Huan did not think so. For him, a person from a later era, the national football team was a source of pain for the entire country. When he returned to the Song Dynasty, he naturally wanted to start cracking down hard on the problem from the Song Dynasty itself. He placed high hopes on Gao Qiu's position.

On a deeper level, exercise can improve the physical fitness of Chinese people and change the national character!

Zhao Huan not only wanted to promote national sports activities in the Song Dynasty, but also planned to send merchants to the grasslands to raise a large number of cattle after conquering the grasslands, thereby changing the dietary structure of the Song people.