On the ring, the woman in red saw a jade woman jumping up. She was stunned for a moment, frowned and said, "What are you doing here?"
"I'll compete with you."
"Are you going to compete with me?" The woman in red looked her up and down, "If you beat me, don't you want to be my husband?"
The audience in the audience couldn't help but burst into laughter.
"Of course it won't work," Fan Shuxiang said seriously, "I came up to compete with you to cheer you up, so that you won't be embarrassed. Since those men are unwilling to come up, let's give it a try. If you lose, Just call me Master."
"What if you lose?"
"I call you master."
The woman in red thought for a while, nodded and said, "That's okay." Then, the two of them opened up their postures and competed in martial arts. Fan Shuxiang's offensive was sharp, striking directly at the opponent's vital points. The woman in red was also unequivocal, moving to dodge and attack from defense. The two moved as fast as lightning, punching and kicking, and transformed into phantoms. One was like a colorful butterfly chasing flowers, and the other was like a red carp playing in the water, twisting and turning, dazzling the audience.
The two sides were fighting in full swing. The woman in red suddenly jumped out of the circle and shouted to stop. Fan Shuxiang retracted her move and asked in surprise: "What's wrong?" The woman in red wiped the sweat from her forehead with the back of her hand and said, "If this doesn't work, I'll follow you. Fighting takes a lot of energy, and if a man comes up later and can easily defeat me, then I won’t be able to find a good husband.”
When Fan Shuxiang heard this, she raised her eyebrows and said, "Why are you always thinking about finding a husband?" The audience burst into laughter again. The woman in red was not shy at all, and said seriously: "I am not here to find a husband. Why are you here?" Fan Shuxiang thought the same, then turned around and waved her hand: "Forget it, I won't delay you in finding a husband. Yes." After that, he jumped off the stage, walked up to Li Zhiyun, and said with a smile: "How about it, am I good?" Li Zhiyun smiled and nodded: "It's not bad."
After a few people left the ring, they wandered around for a while. Li Zhiyun looked up at the sun. It was almost noon. There happened to be a restaurant next to the street. He pointed with his hand and said to Fan Shuxiang: "Let's go into this restaurant and I'll treat you." Fan Shuxiang glanced at him and said: "Hey, you are quite generous today. "
"I'll repay you for saving my life."
Fan Shuxiang smiled and said, "Okay, I'll accept this favor from you."
The next day, Li Zhiyun led two followers into the city again and arrived in front of the county government office. There were two government officials in soap clothes standing at the door. After he revealed his identity, he said he wanted to see the county magistrate. After the yamen servant went in to report, not long after, the county magistrate in official uniform came out and respectfully invited him into the lobby.
After the host and guest were seated, the servants served tea. The county magistrate's surname was Wu. Li Zhiyun said: "County Magistrate Wu, I came here today to ask you whether there is a workshop for making Huozhezi in Baibi City?" The reason why he wanted to ask this was Because the production of Huozhezi requires a large amount of white phosphorus, if it can be proven that the car of white phosphorus is used to produce Huozhezi, then there is nothing to worry about.
Wu County Magistrate raised his head and thought for a moment, and said: "As far as I know, there should be no. However, it is better to ask Ma County Lieutenant about this matter." He called a Yamen servant and asked him to go and arrest Ma County Lieutenant. Called over.
The two sat drinking tea and chatting. After a while, Lieutenant Ma County came in, saluted and sat down. Li Zhiyun asked what he just said again. Ma Xianwei shook his head and said no. Li Zhiyun looked at him and said, "Are you sure?"
"Going back to the King of Chu, I have been serving in Baibi for many years. I am also responsible for inspections and patrols. I travel in the streets and alleys every day. I know the workshops in the city very well. I can't make a mistake."
Li Zhiyun said goodbye and left the county government office. When they walked to the street, he said to his two followers: "Since there is no workshop for making Huozhezi in the city, who brought so much white phosphorus into the city? What did he want to do?" Zhang Zhengdao "Maybe it's just businessmen hoarding it and planning to resell it elsewhere in the future." Cai Hu also echoed: "It's possible, businessmen, don't you just resell whatever you want to make money?" After hearing this, Li Zhiyun nodded and said, "You two are right. That makes sense. Forget it, I don’t want to think about this anymore, let’s go to the granary and take a look.”
Along the way, Li Zhiyun was reflecting on whether he was too sensitive? Although white phosphorus is flammable, it is also a common commodity and may not necessarily be related to a certain conspiracy. But he knew that now, the war between the Tang Army and Song Jingang's Army was all about consumption, and food was the top priority, so it was very important to ensure the safety of the granary. Therefore, he had to be careful. However, since the ins and outs of the car of white phosphorus could not be ascertained for the time being, the matter had to be put on hold for the time being.
Baibi City was built in the Northern Wei Dynasty. It was originally an important place for garrisoning troops. The current granary is the former military camp. They walked to the door of the granary, and Li Zhiyun asked Cai Hu to go over and tell the soldiers guarding the door that he wanted to see their highest officer. After a soldier went in to report, it didn't take long for two generals in armor to come out of the granary. The two men came to Li Zhiyun one after another. The general in front clasped his fists and said, "Zhao Wu's Lieutenant Zhao Biao is here to see the King of Chu." The general behind him also clasped his fists and said, "Zhao Wu's deputy Zhou Huanjing is here to see the King of Chu."
Colonel Zhaowu and Deputy Lieutenant Zhaowu are the sixth-grade military attachés and the sixth-grade military attache respectively. They are the top leaders of this granary. After returning the courtesy, Li Zhiyun said: "Two sirs, I am here today to inspect the granary. Please lead the way."
This time he went out to attack Liu Wuzhou. His second brother was the general of the army, and Li Zhi was the deputy marshal of the army. Therefore, he has the authority to inspect any barracks, including granaries. Upon hearing this, Captain Zhao turned around and made a "please" gesture. So, Li Zhiyun walked into the granary with his entourage.
The last time Li Zhiyun came to deliver grain, he did not enter the granary. Instead, he handed the grain to the quartermaster in the open space in front of the granary gate. He entered the granary and took a look, oh, it's really big here. It probably covers an area of at least thirty acres. Looking around, there are rows of neatly arranged houses, which are probably warehouses for storing grain. There is a wall over eight feet high around the granary, with barbed wire stretched over it. From time to time, teams of soldiers with bright armor and sharp blades can be seen patrolling along the wall.
They went to check a warehouse. Lieutenant Zhao ordered the soldiers to open the door of the warehouse. Li Zhiyun walked in and took a look. The warehouse was tall and large, with circular barns standing inside, probably storing grain. This granary not only stores grain, but also stores feed for horses, mules and other livestock.
After walking out of the warehouse, Li Zhiyun said: "Two sirs, the safety of the granary is very important. What measures have you taken?"
"Back to the King of Chu," Captain Zhao said, "There are three entrances and exits to the granary. Each entrance and exit is equipped with two checkpoints. Passengers and vehicles are strictly inspected. No passage is allowed without a token. Five feet away from the granary wall, A sentry post is set up every thirty steps, and idle personnel are not allowed to approach the wall. There are soldiers patrolling the wall at twelve hours a day."
Li Zhiyun nodded after hearing this. Such strict defensive measures should ensure that the granary is safe. However, from the first moment he walked into the granary, he always felt that something was missing, and now he finally remembered it. He pointed at the wall of the warehouse and said: "Fire prevention in the granary is also very important. You need someone to write on the wall of the warehouse with white powder, 'Fireworks are strictly prohibited in the important land of the granary.'" The two generals hurriedly clasped their fists and said, "Yes! "
At this time, an official came over. He held a book and a clay box in his hand and came to ask Colonel Zhao to use his seal. This man looked to be about twenty years old. He had a mole on his cheekbone under his left eye and two fine hairs on it. Li Zhiyun felt that he looked a bit like the transport captain of Syngman Rhee's army in the movie "The Raid".
Colonel Zhao took out his seal and took the book to seal. The transportation captain stood next to him, smiled at Li Zhiyun and nodded. After finishing printing, the transportation captain took the book and left. Li Zhiyun looked at his back and said casually: "Who is this person?" Deputy Lieutenant Zhou said quickly: "He is Huaihua Si Ge Xu Youwei."
Li Zhiyun inspected the granary for about a cup of tea and felt that there were no omissions in the granary's defense, so he led Zhang Zheng and Cai Hu away.
After Li Zhiyun left, Captain Zhao and Deputy Lieutenant Zhou returned to Liyu, and happened to meet Si Ge Xu Youwei. Captain Zhao stopped him and said: "Xu Sige, send someone to the market to buy some white powder, and find a few soldiers who can write to write on the outer walls of the warehouse." Xu Youwei agreed. With a cry, he turned around to make arrangements. By the time he finished his work, the sun had already climbed to the top of his head.
After Xu Youwei left the granary, he walked towards his home. He was an officer and should have lived in a military camp, but he felt that living in a military camp was too restrictive, so he rented a house by himself so that he could be at ease. He crossed two streets and entered an alley. This alley is wider than ordinary alleys, about a foot wide, and can barely be regarded as a small street. There are residences on both sides of the alley.
He was walking with his head down when he suddenly saw a taro rolling over from behind and stopping in front of his feet. He looked back and saw that it was a woman who had come back from shopping. She probably had too many vegetables in her bamboo basket, and a few taros fell off and rolled around on the ground.
The woman knelt down to pick up the taro. Xu Youwei also bent down to pick up the taro, turned around and walked over to hand it to her. The woman had picked up the taros and stood up. Xu Youwei took a look and saw that the woman looked to be twenty-eight years old, with fair skin and a delicate appearance.
At that time, women's hair style was very particular. Married women usually pulled their hair into a big bun on the back of their head and pinned it with a hosta or covered it with a gauze net. Unmarried women usually wear their hair in a double bun, or wear their hair down and tie it into a ponytail with a square scarf, or braid two slender braids next to their ears. Judging from her hair style, this woman must be an unmarried girl.
The girl struggled to carry the vegetable basket with one hand, and took the taro from Xu Youwei with the other hand. She smiled and said, "Thank you, Guanjia!" Because Xu Youwei was wearing official uniform, the girl called him Guanjia. . Xu Youwei glanced at the vegetable basket and said, "Buy so many vegetables?"
"We have guests at home tonight, so I bought some more," the girl explained. Her voice was like a clear spring striking a stone, soft and crisp. When she smiled softly, her bright eyes and white teeth were like dazzling sunshine.
Xu Youwei turned around, walked forward with her, and asked casually: "Do you live on this street too?" The girl nodded and pointed with her hand: "That's my home." Xu Youwei At first glance, it happened to be diagonally opposite to my home.
