After Li Zhiyun came back from Guitang Villa, he had a good sleep and had a sweet dream. After breakfast, he was practicing calligraphy in his room. Wei Xiaobao came in and said to him, "Brother Li, can you play a game of chess?"
OK! He was also tired from writing and just wanted to relax. So, he placed the chessboard on the table and the two sat opposite each other.
Li Zhiyun asked Wei Xiaobao to go first with the white piece. When it was his turn, he put the black piece on a corner.
Wei Xiaobao glanced at him in surprise, but said nothing. In the next three moves, Li Zhiyun placed the chess pieces on the four corners.
Wei Xiaobao couldn't help but said: "Brother Li, are you going to make me the fourth son?" Li Zhiyun smiled and said, "Let's see how it ends?"
Before the Tang Dynasty, Go was an entertainment for the court and upper-level bureaucrats, and few people participated. Since the Song Dynasty, the theory of Go has developed greatly. During the Ming and Qing Dynasties, Go gradually became a folk activity, and many schools emerged. The theory and practice have been greatly improved. In modern times, the skills of chess players are unmatched by ancient chess players.
In his previous life, Li Zhiyun studied Go in college. Later, when he started working, whenever his unit held a Go competition, he would basically win the championship.
The two of them had reached 156 moves, and Wei Xiaobao was obviously at a disadvantage, so he had to throw in the towel and admit defeat. He praised: "I didn't expect that Brother Li's chess skills are so good that he can compete with national players."
The two stood up and stretched their bodies. Wei Xiaobao said, "Brother Li, is it possible that you have feelings for Miss Liu?"
"how do you feel?"
"Brother Li has good taste." Wei Xiaobao said, "Miss Liu is still a lady, beautiful in appearance, intelligent, virtuous, and well-educated. There are not many women in Chang'an City who can compare with her, and many young men from high-ranking families admire and pursue her." Only a handsome and elegant young master like Brother Li, who comes from a distinguished family, is extremely talented, can match him..."
Wow! The ancients were quite good at flattering! ! This flattering meal made Li Zhiyun feel soft and ecstatic all over his body, not to mention how comfortable he felt in his heart!
It is rude to come and not reciprocate! Wei Xiaobao praised him so much, so he had to praise him a few times, right? So, he solemnly said: "Brother Wei, I still have a unique discernment and a giant eye to recognize people. I know that I, Li Zhiyun, am outstanding and different!..."
In the backyard of Guitang Villa, Liu Yinglian was sitting in the pavilion reading a book, while two maids were waiting on her. Liu Hong came over with a piece of paper in his hand, sat down opposite him, put the paper on the stone table and said, "He wrote this for you?"
Liu Yinglian blushed and quickly changed the subject: "How does father think this poem is written?"
"The poem is quite good... This Mr. Li seems to have a soft spot for you. Li Yuan is about to attack Chang'an City. If..."
"Father!" Liu Yinglian interrupted, "I'm two years older than him."
Liu Hong shook his head and said: "No, Mr. Li is young and mature, and he is well-versed in world affairs, beyond his actual age. ... The world of the Sui Dynasty is about to end. If Li Yuan ascends the throne and proclaims himself emperor, he will be a prince. If you become Once I become the queen, the glory and wealth of our Liu family will be guaranteed. It's a pity that I don't have any heirs yet..."
"Father, isn't my aunt already pregnant? Why do you need to worry?"
"Who knows if it's a boy or a girl?" Liu Hong said with a bitter face, "No, I have to go to the Buddhist hall to pray to God." After that, he got up and left in a hurry...
The next day, Li Zhiyun was practicing calligraphy in his room. Wei Yijie hurried in and said in a panic: "Master Li, something bad has happened! You have been reported, and the army is coming to arrest you!"
When Li Zhiyun heard this, he was shocked. He quickly threw away his brush, stood up and asked, "Master Wei, what's going on?"
Wei Yijie took a few breaths and said: "The officers and soldiers sent by Yin Shishi are already halfway there. I just got the news and I will come back to inform you quickly. You have to get out of here quickly!"
"Leave? Then where should I go?" Li Zhiyun was embarrassed. He thought about looking for Liu Yinglian, but this idea was rejected by him in a flash: Guitang Villa is only two or three miles away from here, and the army will find him soon. Besides, he couldn't implicate Miss Liu.
"Go find your third sister."
"My third sister?"
"Yes, that is Mrs. Chai Shao," Wei Yijie said. "She has organized a team in her hometown, more than 10,000 people, known as the 'Women's Army'. They have occupied the county seat of Huxian County. Go to Huxian County quickly! "
Wow! ! Li Zhiyun was dumbfounded: He has such a powerful sister? ? ! !
"I've prepared the carriage, let's go!" Wei Yijie said and pulled him out of the room. The two hurriedly walked out of the villa and saw a carriage parked in front of the gate.
Li Zhiyun got on the carriage, but before he could wave goodbye to Wei Yijie, the coachman flicked his whip and the carriage hurried away...
More than an hour later, the carriage arrived at the county seat of Hu County. The driver left Li Zhiyun at the city gate, turned his horse and went back.
The county seat of Hu County, he and Liu Yinglian were here last time. When I came back this time, I found that things had changed drastically. There are more than a dozen gatekeepers in front of the city gate, all dressed as civilians, both men and women. They wore red headscarves and held broadswords and spears. There was even a red flag on the battlement.
Wow! "Red Detachment of Women"? ! If it weren't for the fact that these people were all wearing ancient costumes, Li Zhiyun would have thought he had traveled to modern times again.
When Li Zhiyun walked up to him, a rebel asked, "Hey, what are you doing?"
"Go into the city and find my third sister."
"Looking for your third sister? Who is your third sister?"
"She is your leader... no, your leader!" Li Zhiyun said proudly.
"Mrs. Chai?" The man looked him up and down, "Really or not?" At this time, a rebel next to him interjected: "Regardless of whether it is true or not, he is still a child. He does not look like a spy from the government and army. Let him in." Bar!"
So, the man waved his hand and said: "Go in! Go in!"
Li Zhiyun didn't even say thank you, he walked into the county town with his head held high and his chest held high.
He hadn't gone far when he noticed that the people next to him suddenly began to run. Several children ran and shouted: "Let's go and see the beheading!..."
Whose head to chop off? Li Zhiyun was curious and started running with everyone. Ahead was the East Market, an open space crowded with many people, all watching the excitement.
Li Zhiyun squeezed in through the crowd and saw a wooden platform set up in the middle of the crowd, about a foot high, with five or six people standing on it. One of the prisoners was tied up with five flowers. Next to him stood a swordsman with a red scarf on his head, his chest exposed, and a ghost-headed sword in his arms.
Li Zhiyun took a closer look at the prisoner and was shocked: Isn't this Fang Xuanling?
Someone knocked Fang Xuanling down and pressed his head on a log pile. The executioner raised his ghost-headed sword and was about to strike it down...
"Stop!" Li Zhiyun rushed out desperately and ran up the wooden platform in a few short steps. The executioner was stunned, but the knife did not strike. Li Zhiyun ran forward and pushed him away, shouting: "You can't chop his head off!"
At this time, a leader-looking man came over. This man was dressed as a farmer, dark and stocky, with a large knife on his waist. There was a terrifying scar on his face, which extended from his forehead to the corner of his right eye. It was obviously from a knife attack.
Scarface glared with a pair of bull's eyes and said, "What are you causing trouble? What do you do?"
"I am the younger brother of your leader. My name is Li Zhiyun." He raised his head proudly.
"Bullshit! What kind of leader's brother? I think you look like a secret agent of the army!" Scarface shouted, "Tie me up and chop them together!"
Two men came up to tie him up. At this time, someone in the audience shouted: "You can't tie him up, he is the fifth young master!" Li Zhiyun turned around and saw a young man of fifteen or sixteen years old, wearing a coarse flowered gown and dressed like a maid. The girl squeezed through the crowd and ran up the wooden platform with light steps.
