The sky was gloomy and terrible, and the dark clouds of black pressure shrouded the Huaiyin sky, and the low-hanging ones seemed to be about to be suppressed. Gradually, the rain grew, and suddenly became powerful, carrying the thunder that pierced the sky, and rushed to the earth,,,

Brush brush brush.

The soldiers of the castle guarding the city also retreated to the end tower, and a few patrolled the city wall with oil-paper umbrellas to carry out their daily duty routine.

A soldier, dressed in a long shirt, with a leather belt around his waist, shorts under his hood, and short boots, patrolled with a spear in his hand all the way to an unknown secret place at the base of the city wall!

"I'm losing!"

The soldier screamed violently, and looked at the bleeding corpse in the corner, which looked quite terrifying in the lightning and thunder.

He calmed his mind and carefully opened the wrapped garment with his spear.

I saw an old beggar, with broken legs and feet, dead and blind, his face was swollen, and his dirty white hair covered the corpse, looking quite terrible.

The soldier breathed a sigh of relief.

He has been immersed in the battlefield for many years, and he has seen many broken arms and stumps, which has long been commonplace. As long as it was a corpse, he didn't have any fear. Because the corpse is the best promotion for these soldiers who have been promoted by their military exploits.

Braving the rain, the officers who were on the end of the tower were notified, and within a while, everyone came to the scene to check.

The officer defending the city wore a long undergarment, a front breastplate with colored lace, leggings wrapped around his legs, his feet wore square muzzles and pointed shoes, he wore a long crown of double boards on his head, and a sword at his waist, and slowly descended all the way.

The officer's gloomy face showed a hint of enlightenment, and he stepped forward to rummage over the old beggar's body, and then told everyone, saying: "This old beggar accidentally fell off the city wall, swallowed his breath, no fuss, someone!" Carry him to bury him, and by the way, notify Huaiyin Lucao, and do a good job of filing. ”

The soldiers obeyed the order and went down to deal with it.

The soldier who was the first to notice the scene was silent, and he stared closely at the officer's face behind him, thoughtful.

This city wall is well patrolled, how could an old beggar accidentally fall from it?

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The prime location of Chengdong Street in Huaiyin County has been the settlement of wealthy nobles since ancient times, and various high-end teahouses and wineries, public institutions and deep mansion compounds have made this an area with a unique status.

At this time, in a compound.

"Lord, things have changed a bit, but now it's fine. The old beggar fell from the wall, and now he is dead without proof. ”

A Tsing Yi attendant reported to Sima Yun with a respectful expression.

"Humph!

If it weren't for the fact that the officer guarding the city was the brother-in-law of the family and helped him, the old beggar would have fled long ago. I can't do this little thing, you say, how should I punish you? ”

Sima Yun's face was embarrassed, it was a critical juncture at the moment, and the subordinates in the house were not in a good position, so it was easy to expose it, so that Gu Wei could catch the handle.

Although he was not afraid of Gu Wei's difficulties, the reputation of the four major families could not be lost, and the plan that the Sima family had planned for many years could not be lost.

The Tsing Yi attendant trembled under Sima Yun's aura, and said tremblingly: "The master family spares his life, please give me another chance!" The main house ,,,"

"Let's go to prison for a few days! When will you figure it out and come back ,,,"

The Tsing Yi attendant breathed a sigh of relief.

This prison was not a prison for the government, but a private prison for the inspection of the tribesmen and the supervision of the servants and slaves. Of course, confinement is also a common thing, as long as he stays in prison and thinks about it, he will be a good man when he comes out sooner or later!

"Thank you to the Lord, thank you to the Lord,,,"

Sima Yun waved his hand, and the Tsing Yi attendant retreated. After thinking for a moment, Sima Yun's eyes flashed with a fierce light, summoned the housekeeper to come, and asked: "I have time to execute this unfavorable little guy and cut off his life." There can't be any more chaos now! ”

The housekeeper is of medium stature, middle-aged, with a beard and thick eyebrows, and when he heard Sima Yun's words, he flashed a trace of unbearability, and he still bowed his head and said yes.

"Que Men, you have been with me for many years, you should know that if you do something wrong, you will be punished as you deserve. Chop the grass without removing the roots, the spring breeze blows and grows, do you understand? ”

The housekeeper Que Men hurriedly bowed his head and said yes.

"By the way, where is Mo Jun these days?"

"It's strange to say. That Mo Jun has locked himself in the house for the past few days, not asking about the world, and rarely going out, should we remind him,,,"

Sima Yun paused his hand and said, "When the rainstorm pours, it will be the time for him to make a move." Try not to bother him and let him take care of everything! ”

Seeing Sima Yun's leisurely eyes, Que Men nodded in disappointment and turned to leave.

"Mo Jun, Mo Jun, I always can't see through you,,,"

Sima Yun stood alone to watch the rain and muttered in his mouth.

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The heavy rain lasted for many days, and today the rain was even heavier, faintly showing the momentum of heavy rain, and the sky was overcast like night.

In the infirmary, there were many fewer patients, and it was deserted all of a sudden. Hu Zhu went home, and Zhao Zijing and Han Xin played chess in the backyard to pass the time!

Outside the window, the heavy rain wipers washed the bluestone bricks, and the house was lit with bright candles, and the two sat on the seats, playing chess and chatting with the lights.

Han Xin frowned and thought, he was stumped for a while, watching the strange chess game on the chessboard, he was also at a loss. It is also strange to say that this chessboard is not a traditional game between nobles, but is divided into the Chu River and Han realms, and the movements of the chess pieces also have their own rules.

That's right, that's chess!

Getting this chess out in advance is to kill time, and secondly, it is also a pleasure to force Han Xin to eat deflated, Zhao Zijing thought in his heart.

In the Qin Dynasty, Xiangqi was still in its infancy, and the traditional Qin Dynasty chess, called Boxi, was an entertainment activity among the aristocracy. Zhao Zijing further improved the chessboard, added some new elements, and formulated some new rules to make this kind of game more intellectual, and at the same time, it was also very difficult to test a person's comprehensive ability.

According to historical records, the "Chu River Han Boundary" is in the area of Xingyang and Chenggao in ancient times, the place is bordered by the Yellow River in the north, the Bishan Mountain in the west, the plain in the east, and the Songshan Mountain in the south.

In 203 BC, Liu Bang sent troops to attack the state of Chu, Xiang Yu was short of food, and was forced to put forward the requirement of "dividing the world in the middle, cutting the gap to the west for Han, and taking the east for Chu". So far, there are still two ancient city ruins that are far away opposite each other on Xingyang Guangwu Mountain, the one in the west is called the Han King City, and the one in the east is called the Overlord City, which is said to be built by Liu Bang and Xiang Yu in that year.

In the middle of the two cities, there is a large ditch about 300 meters wide, which is what people usually call the chasm, and it is also the basis for the boundary river on the chessboard.

The pawns, cannons, soldiers, chariots and other chess pieces in the chessboard all contain the way of marching and arranging, which is almost an externalization and epitome of China's feudal social system, so chess has always been a traditional Chinese entertainment culture.

Han Xin's contact with new things is quite fast, Professor Zhao Zijing has briefly explained some basic operation steps a few times, and Han Xin can draw inferences from one another and play chess games.

But Zhao Zijing is not covered. He has been playing chess since elementary school, and he won the provincial chess championship in middle school, and in terms of chess skills, he is not much worse than those old men who have been immersed in chess for many years.

Han Xin was quickly blocked by Zhao, pressing step by step, and the situation on the chessboard suddenly fell to Zhao Zijing's side, which made Han Xin very annoyed.

"Hahaha, Brother Han, how is this chess?"

Hearing this, Han Xin glanced at Zhao Zijing angrily and said: "It's good, it's good, but if you get it out, I'm afraid that it will be difficult for me with a pure heart, this chess is broad and profound, if you don't grind it well, it will be difficult to succeed!" ”

A game is decided to be won or lost, Zhao Zijing made a clever move, and finally he was a step ahead.

The two of them loosened their muscles and bones, drank tea, and it was so comfortable!

"Brother Han, don't be angry, I learned this chess technique since I was a child, so it's not strange that I know a little more than you. As long as you practice a lot, you can surpass me sooner or later. ”

Han Xin was also a lot calmer, and felt that this chessboard implied the wonder of marching and arranging, and it was really a must-learn textbook for soldiers and officers.

"The ready-to-wear brothers are right, this chess is really wonderful. Step by step there are implied calculations and mysteries, a little carelessness, is a full loss, the most suitable for the soldiers in the army, can not only pass the time, but also practice the art of war, good, good! ”

Zhao Zijing did not speak, the benefits of this chess are self-evident.

"Brother Ready-to-Wear, did you invent this chess?"

Han Xin asked with some surprise, he calmed down when he saw Zhao Zijing shaking his head, if such a wonderful thing can be made casually by Zhao Zijing, it is really a ghost!

"It's from my hometown."

"Oh? I don't know where the ready-to-wear brothers are, how about having time to go to your hometown to see it? ”

When Zhao Zijing heard Han Xin's words, people couldn't help but slander. I don't know how to go back, let alone take Han Shin home. Besides, how can this be explained after 2,000 years?

"Uh-my hometown is outside the mountains and seas, and I was adopted by my master when I was young, so I came to the Central Plains ,,,"

Zhao Zijing made up a place at random, he would never get to the bottom of it!

"Oh? What a place to be. Isn't your hometown the land of immortals? ”

The ancients liked to explore immortals, and generally believed that there were unknown immortal islands overseas, immortal grasses that could make people immortal, and various magic techniques to fill rivers and seas, and Han Xin almost thought so.

Zhao Zijing shook his head.

If you can go back to modern times, it will be almost what the ancients called a fairyland, where all the unthinkable things can be seen and experienced, and modern people do not feel strange when they are in it.

If you let an ancient person experience it for a few days, he will linger and be regarded as a fairyland.

"Brother Han, the immortals and the like are all in legends, it's better to be realistic, come! Let's have another plate. Hey! ”

Han Xin smiled bitterly and continued to play chess, it seems that Zhao Zijing is addicted to chess.

Sou! Sou! Sou!

Three arrows broke through the window, passed by the two of them, and nailed them to the wooden pillars!

"Who?"

Zhao Zijing just wanted to ask out loud, only to meet the protégé, his back was cold, and a long knife with a cold light slashed towards the top of his head with lightning speed, making people's scalp numb.

This killer is terrifying!