In ancient times, an emperor saw officers and soldiers playing Cuju (ancient football). The emperor saw a group of people grabbing a ball and said, "This seems like we have no money. Give it to us."

Football in ancient my country was called "Cuju" or "Taju". "Cuju" and "Ta" both mean kicking, and "Ju" is the name of the ball. The word "Cuju" was first recorded in "Historical Records Bandai Zhangqi Shu", and was recorded in "Bie Lu" by Liu Xiang of the Han Dynasty and "Han Shu·Meisheng Biography" by Yan Shizeng of the Tang Dynasty. By the Tang and Song Dynasties, the "Cuju" activity had become very popular and became an elegant activity in the court.

But there is no record of which emperor it was that you mentioned.