Chapter Seventy-Four: Entertainment in the Army

The 'heartless' monk left, riding a white horse given by Xiao Yi and left, as for why he had to give him a white horse, hehe! Looking at Xiao Yi's sunny smiling face, the little monk was so frightened that he didn't dare to ask, so he quickly chose to disappear immediately, this demon with a smiling face, he would never want to see it again.

But soon, a message about 'It's not just the prince who rides the white horse, but also the unintentional!' The joke spread all over the barracks, and then quickly spread to the city of Luoyang, and later as the Xuanjia army moved to the north and south, this joke went beyond the Yellow River, across the Yangtze River, south to the Miao River, north to the desert, and almost spread to all the places where human footprints have reached...... "Where the joke goes, it is the territory of the Han Dynasty!" This also became the best excuse for Xiao Yi to lead the army to expand in foreign wars in the future.

The consequence of this incident was that Master Wuxin, who would become a great Buddhist monk in the future, set up two rules for countless disciples under his command, 'First: All my Buddhist disciples are not allowed to ride on white horses!' Second: Never accept the generosity of the family surnamed Xiao! ’

The little monk left, and at the same time took away laughter and laughter, and the barracks returned to that kind of boring life, which made the soldiers who had just enjoyed laughter extremely uncomfortable; Gaining, and then losing, is the most painful, it is better to never get it; For a while, solving the problem of spiritual entertainment for the soldiers was placed in front of Xiao Yi.

Playing football may be a good way, but the soldiers' daily training is already big enough, if they do sports that consume physical strength, I am afraid that it will hurt their bodies, and Xiao Yat does not want soldiers with developed limbs and simple minds, but soldiers with all-round development of morality, intelligence, and physique; Playing chess is one of the best ways to develop wisdom, of course, the intricate game of Go, as many as 361 black and white pieces, is not suitable for these soldiers who do not know a few big characters, it is not entertainment for them, but torture, and it is chess that suits them! Thirty-two pieces of Chinese chess!

In the puzzled eyes of everyone, Xiao Yi carried a piece of cork, a cowhide into his big tent, and after half a day, thirty-two chess pieces divided into red and black, and a chessboard painted on the cowhide appeared in front of everyone; The chess pieces are simple and easy to recognize, and the chessboard is easy to understand!

Picking up a black pawn, gently rubbing the woody feeling with his hand, and closing his eyes, Xiao Yi couldn't help but recall the first time he learned chess when he was a child, when he was just six years old, sitting in his father's majestic mountain-like arms, thirty-two chess pieces flew around in a pair of chubby hands, at that time, 'horses can jump at will, like they can cross the river, they can be coquettish......

"Vault!" With a broken drink, Xiao Yi forcibly cut off his memories, those warm memories will only make him weak, but if he wants to survive in the bloody and dark era of the Three Kingdoms, he must become cold and strong; Living well is the greatest miss for your loved ones!

With this shout, the era of chess began, with easy-to-remember rules, endless variations, and a pattern that looked like two armies fighting each other, all of which quickly became popular with the soldiers; Many people even regard playing chess as a drill for arranging troops, hoping to understand some of the essence of the art of war, as for Xiao Yi, he is regarded by everyone as a god, how can he come up with such a subtle method of training soldiers if he is not a god?

In desperation, Xiao Yi had no choice but to put the credit for making chess on the old Taoist 'out of the dust' who had ascended to heaven and become an immortal, with this best back-stabbing man, Xiao Yi fell back to the world from the clouds, and it didn't feel good to be deified.

Some soldiers with carpenter skills began to make chess day and night, every time a pair came out, it would be quickly snatched away, and there were even fights and brawls in order to compete for a pair of chess, Xiao Yi did not forcibly stop it, between soldiers, it is normal to use fists to speak, the winner is king, this is the truest truth between heaven and earth; So those who can't get the chess for the time being have to simplify because of the ugliness, a few stones are the substitute, and draw a chessboard on the ground, and two people can kill for half a day.

"Jumping horses, getting out of the car, aftermath, inferior foals ......", for a while, the sound of fierce fighting sounded everywhere in the barracks, the two played chess, there will be a group of people around them to watch, see the tricks, everyone will clap their hands and praise, when they encounter stinky chess, the elegant will watch the chess and be silent, and those who are so anxious will point to their noses and scold their mothers; In order to take a step back, these men who are not afraid of life and death on the battlefield will even argue for a long time, and they will not stop when they are blushing and thick-necked; This is the joy of playing chess, "Solo Fun!" It's better to have fun! ”

Even the Taishou Lord Zhang Yang, who hid in the tent all day and played low-key, was shocked, and after watching a chess game, this sullen old man did not express any opinion, but secretly asked someone to send him the most exquisite chess in his big tent!

As a result, the amateur life in the barracks was suddenly enriched, everyone had fun, some had fun, only one person was the exception, Xiao Yi, he was still so bored, because no one in the camp played chess with him at all, and the reason why no one played chess with him was very simple, no one had played him at all!

Playing chess must have fun if you lose or win, if the strength of two people is equal, it is difficult to distinguish between the top and bottom, that is the most interesting, no one wants to play a chess game that only loses and does not win, that is pure abuse; Chess was invented by Xiao Yat (perhaps it is more appropriate to use theft, stealing history), the rules were created by Xiao Yat, Xiao Yat is the originator of chess (the originator of piracy), who can play the ground to pass him is strange, at least for a long time, Xiao Yat is alone in the chess world......

In desperation, Xiao Yi can only entertain himself, if he doesn't play chess, we can still go wrestling! Of course, no one in the barracks wrestled with Xiao Yi, and the reason was that he couldn't fall, that is, the strongest, Da Niu, who has always been known for his strength, was not Xiao Yi's opponent, and his nose and face were swollen from falling, not to mention others; Fortunately, there is a special existence in the barracks who can compete with Xiao Yi in strength, that is, --- Qianli Mo Yanju, Uncle 'Cabbage'!

In a clearing, a large circle was drawn, in which Xiao Yi was wearing shorts, combat boots, and his upper body was shirtless, his black hair was tied behind him in the shape of a ponytail, fluttering in the wind, a pair of eagle-like eyes staring at the opponent tightly, his body was half-squatting, and the green tendons on his arms were protruding, obviously he had already transported all his strength; On the other side, the 'cabbage' lowered its head, its horsehair stood up, fluttering around its neck like a big flag, and its front hooves slotting into the ground from time to time, ready to attack!

This is one of the games that Xiao Yat and 'Cabbage' often play, in the past, when 'Cabbage' was small, it was always Xiao Yat who bullied it, as for now! Hehe, here's your chance for revenge!

The four hooves suddenly exerted force, the 'cabbage' suddenly rushed forward, like a black beast, bringing up countless wind and sand, unstoppable, on the other side Xiao Yi was waiting for the battle, ready to deal with it...... the two quickly approached, just at the moment when they were about to meet, 'cabbage' suddenly neighed, as if the dragon roared and the tiger roared, and then the horse's head was raised, and the hind hooves were forced, and it actually jumped up out of thin air, at this time it was no longer like a black horse, but like a black dragon through the sky!

"Hey! ......" roared, Xiao Yi had nails under his feet, firmly grasping the ground, a pair of iron walls strangled the neck of the 'cabbage', and the powerful horse body was actually stopped by his divine power;

When the two strong meet, there must be high and low, after a stalemate for half a pillar of incense, in the end, it is the 'cabbage' that has the upper hand, the blood of the sweat and blood BMW is indeed a miracle, the four hooves are stepping, Xiao Yi's body is finally slowly slid backwards by it, and two lines of black marks slid out of the bottom of the pair of cowhide combat boots, and there was a trace of heat, which showed the great friction.

Seeing that the 'cabbage' had the upper hand, the onlookers suddenly burst into cheers, "Come on, Uncle Cabbage!" Uncle Cabbage is brave! …… Cabbage you are the best! …… Defeat the Commander, brethren, please drink! ”

A dragon groan, under the temptation of fine wine, the 'cabbage' was mighty, the horse's head was high, with the strength of milk, the four hooves struggled forward, and finally pushed Xiao Yi out of the circle, ushering in countless cheers, the soldiers rushed up, wiped the sweat, the wine, around the 'cabbage' kept offering courtesy, just like treating a hero, as for the loser Xiao Yi who was already tired lying on the ground, no one paid attention......

The little eunuch 'Huaxin' saw the scene in front of him, Xiao Yi was lying on the ground, but it was a horse that was welcomed like a hero, he really couldn't understand the feelings between the warrior and the war horse living in the palace all the year round; the warrior cherished the war horse, just like cherishing his own eyeballs, he could live and die together!

"Little flower heart, I've seen Lord Commander!" Huaxin is here to give gifts, or to give rewards, this time in the north to save the driver, Xiao Yi's credit is the greatest, but after the emperor returned to the palace, a large number of people were rewarded, and even some irrelevant people also got a piece of the pie, but only Xiao Yi, the great hero of the rescue, did not have a reward at all, his official position was not promoted, there was no gold and silver, not even a word of comfort, some were just forgotten and indifferent!

Fortunately, the emperor forgot, but the princess did not, so he sent his henchman eunuch, who was also the last eunuch in the Han Palace at this time, 'Huaxin', to comfort Xiao Yi and gave a gift, a bracelet wrapped in brocade silk handkerchief, jade bracelet, with a colorful phoenix carved on it, wings extended, exquisite carving, and Xiao Yi got the dragon pattern jade bracelet before is a pair!

"The Lord is brave and loyal, Her Royal Highness the Princess is very pleased, because the court is now in chaos, so it has not been able to issue a reward, afraid of cold the heart of the warrior, so the special order to send a Weibo gift, in order to thank the commander for his protection!" Looking at Xiao Yi's handsome little black face, the little eunuch of 'Huaxin' really couldn't associate him with the fierce general with the 'Chiyou Ghost Face', and his doubts turned into doubts, but he continued with a sincere face: "Her Royal Highness also said that she likes true warriors!" After speaking, he winked at Xiao Yi, with a 'you know' meaning!

Looking at a small bell tied to the jade bracelet, Xiao Yi did not have the slightest joy on his face, but fell into deep thought, this should not be tied at random, the dragon bracelet was given to the little Taoist priest who saved her life, and the wind bracelet was given to the commander Xiao who had a meritorious escort, although the two of them were themselves, but Xiao Yi was not happy at all, and felt that his heart was also divided into two halves, "This is a beauty trick for yourself!" ……”

"Hey! It's not just a beauty trick, but also a means and strategy! Touching the little bell on it, Xiao Yi's face was gloomy and terrible, as if he had fallen out of love again!

"It's not the petrel he likes, it's not!"