On this day, Li Zhiyun came back from Guozi Xue, and just walked into the Taiji Palace, a palace maid was waiting for him, and said to him: "Niangniang is waiting for you, go quickly!" ”

Li Zhiyun handed the wooden box to the palace maid and hurriedly went to Grandma's palace. As soon as Grandma saw him, she said, "Go back and change into a plain clothes, I'll wait for you at the gate of the palace!" ”

Li Zhiyun didn't know what was going on, and after changing his clothes, he came to the gate of the palace, and his grandmother was already waiting for him. After getting into the carriage, Grandma said: "News came back from the front, your brother-in-law was killed in battle!" ”

"Which brother-in-law?"

"It's Zhao Cijing."

Zhao Cijing is his fifth brother-in-law. The fifth sister has the same mother as Li Zhiyun and is five years older than him. She was born in the same year as her second brother, but her months are older than her second brother. Therefore, in addition to the third sister, Li Zhiyun feels closer to the fifth sister.

"The body has not been found until now, and the head is still hanging on the city wall...... "Grandma said, and she couldn't help but shed tears.

It turned out that Zhao Cijing led his troops to fight with Yao Junsu, a Sui general who was holding on to the county seat of Hedong, and was captured by Yao Junsu. Yao Junsu killed him and hung his head on the city wall. It's horrible! When Li Zhiyun first arrived in Chang'an, he met his fifth brother-in-law, who was a beautiful man, both civil and military.

When Li Yuan raised troops in Jinyang, Zhao Cijing was in Chang'an. Li Yuan sent someone to inform him, but he did not flee because he was worried about his elderly mother, and was captured by the imperial court. Unlike Li Zhiyun, he was not executed, but kept in prison. After Li Yuan captured Chang'an, he rescued him.

Later, Zhao Cijing was appointed as the head of the Huazhou Assassin and the march. This time he fought with Yao Junsu and was captured by him. Yao Junsu knew that he was Li Yuan's son-in-law, but he still killed him, obviously planning to resist to the end!

Yao Junsu was the general of the Sui Dynasty's Hedong Eagle Striker, who turned out to be Qu Tutong's subordinate and had been holding Hedong City. After Qu Tutong was captured, Li Yuan appointed him as the secretary of the military department and sent him to Hedong City to recruit Yao Junsu. When the two met in the city, they had mixed feelings and shed tears. Qu Tutong said to Yao Junsu: "Our army has failed, and wherever Tang Wang Yiqi pointed, he did not respond. Now that this is the case, it is better for you to surrender as soon as possible! ”

Yao Junsu said: "As the minister of the state, the Lord has entrusted you with the important task of defending Guanzhong, and the acting king has entrusted you with all the social affairs, why do you want to turn your back on the country and surrender?" Still acting as a lobbyist for others? The horse on which thou hast rided, which thou hast given the king's gift, what face wilt thou sit upon it? Qu Tutong said: "Alas! Jun Su, I surrendered after exhausting all my might. Yao Junsu said: "I haven't exhausted my strength yet, where can I use your mouth?!" Qu Tutong had no choice but to retreat in shame.

After Yao Junsu killed Zhao Cijing, Li Yuan sent people to attack Hedong City many times, but they were not defeated. Yao Junsu persisted in Hedong City for another half a year, and when the grain ran out, he ate people. Yao Junsu's subordinates could not bear it anymore, so they killed him, Kaesong surrendered to the Tang army, and sent Yao Junsu's head to Chang'an. That's for later.

Li Zhiyun and his grandmother came to the fifth sister's mansion, only to see that the whole house was wearing white and filial piety, and there was a murderous atmosphere. They walked through the courtyard and into the hall. The hall has been decorated as a mourning hall, and tablets are placed on the altar to offer offerings and incense sticks.

The fifth sister wore linen and filial piety, kneeling at the gate to greet the guests. As soon as she saw her grandma come in, she got up and hugged her and cried bitterly. Grandma also cried with her. Li Zhiyun was infected, and his tears couldn't stop flowing.

After crying for a while, Li Zhiyun followed her grandmother to bow to her brother-in-law's spiritual seat. Grandma wiped away her tears and said, "What about the children? "The babysitter brought the child over. Both children were very young, one was only two or three years old, and the other was still an infant. Grandma hugged the baby and cried: "The child is so young, there is no Abba, what will I do in the future?" ......" said that the fifth sister cried again.

From time to time, guests came to pay respects, and the fifth sister was busy kneeling to greet her. Grandma said to Li Zhiyun: "There are too many people here, you go back first!" ”

"What about you?"

"Your sister is going to keep a wake tonight, so I will stay in the house so that I can accompany her."

Helpless, Li Zhiyun had no choice but to get into the carriage alone and return to Taiji Palace.

If in the soul, he has nothing to do with his grandma and the fifth sister, then physically, he has a relationship with them, and they are very close in blood. I don't know when he has completely regarded himself as Li Zhiyun and a member of the Li family. When they rejoiced, he rejoiced. They were sad, and he was sad. So, for several days, he was depressed.

On this day, he came out of the school and was about to return to Taiji Palace, when he suddenly heard someone shouting behind him: "Zhiyun." He looked back and saw that it was Liu Shuyi, so he said, "Shuyi." ”

Among those brothers, Liu Shuyi was the closest to him. I don't know when they have been calling each other by name. Liu Shuyi walked up to him and said with a smile: "Zhiyun, go to my house?" Li Zhiyun shook his head and said, "I don't want to go." ”

"How boring is it for you to go back and stay alone? Go ahead! Liu Shuyi said, and dragged him away.

When I came to Liu's Mansion, I walked through the courtyard and into the hall, only to see that it was quiet inside. Li Zhiyun asked, "Your Abba is not at home?" Liu Shuyi said: "Abba and your second brother led troops to fight, and now I have the final say in this family!" ”

After Li Zhiyun sat down, the maid came in and served fragrant tea. He picked up the teacup and just took a sip, only to see the housekeeper of the Liu Mansion walk in and say to Liu Shuyi: "Young master, everything is ready!" Liu Shuyi nodded and said to him with a smile: "Zhiyun, let's go to the backyard!" He didn't know what Liu Shuyi was going to do, but he still got up and followed him to the backyard.

Li Zhiyun walked into the courtyard and took a look, ho! It's a lively place! A stage was erected in the middle of the courtyard, and there were many artists in costumes next to the stage, preparing for the performance. Directly in front of the stage, there are two tables, on which are placed exquisite food and wine vessels. It turned out that Liu Shuyi wanted to invite him to drink and watch a play.

After Liu Shuyi invited him to a seat, the servant poured wine. Liu Shuyi said to the housekeeper: "Let's start!" And so, the show began, and the first show was acrobatics: stilt walking. Several artists stepped on stilts with two feet in size, somersaulted, and made various difficult movements, which stunned Li Zhiyun, wow! It's amazing!

Li Zhiyun watched the show while eating. Liu Shuyi only invited him alone tonight, and the other people who watched the play, except for the subordinates of Liu's mansion, only Liu Wenjing's concubines, that is, Liu Shuyi's aunts.

Next is a burlesque, also called Youxi, similar to modern cross talk and sketches, performed by Youren. Youren's face is painted with thick oil paint, a bit like a clown on the stage of later generations.

This play is about a corrupt official who is afraid of his wife, and every time he receives money, he doesn't know where to hide. When his wife found out, she searched him every time he came home. took off his official hat and dropped a piece of silver, took off his official uniform and dropped a piece of silver, took off his official boots and found a piece of silver, and finally stripped only his underwear. The corrupt official refused to take it off again, was chased and beaten by his wife, and ran around in circles on the stage. The actors acted humorously and funny, which made Li Zhiyun laugh.

It was getting dark, the servants hung up the lanterns, and the show continued. A total of more than a dozen shows were performed this night, and what impressed Li Zhiyun the most was a magic trick. The magician filled a clay pot with soil, planted the seeds, and watered them, and saw the vines grow and bear fruit. The magician plucks the fruit and sends it to the guest of honor.

Liu Shuyi asked the servant to peel the skin, cut it into several pieces, and handed it to Li Zhiyun. Li Zhiyun took a bite, it was crispy and sweet, it was amazing! He couldn't help but sigh that the ancients were so smart! This magic trick is not inferior to modern magic at all! If you participate in the international competition, you will definitely win a gold medal!

Li Zhiyun didn't expect that Liu Mansion would have such a good troupe. That night, he had a good time, and the gloom in his heart was swept away.

Late at night, Liu Shuyi sent him outside the gate of the mansion and ordered the housekeeper to put on a carriage and send him back to Taiji Palace. Standing next to the carriage, Li Zhiyun looked at Liu Shuyi and said sincerely: "Shuyi, thank you!" Liu Shuyi smiled and said, "Zhiyun, your brother-in-law is gone, I know you are sad." I can't do anything else but do this. ”

"These are already good! Thank you! Li Zhiyun said that, gave Liu Shuyi a tight hug, then turned around and got into the carriage, and wiped his eyes by the way.

The carriage carried Li Zhiyun in the direction of Taiji Palace. Liu Shuyi stood in front of the mansion gate and did not turn around and go back to the mansion until the carriage was out of sight.