Cultivation of chastity

Chapter 342 Belus' Farewell
Although the losers of the juban chess game did not enter the finals, they were in the top ten after all, so they were rewarded.

Li Tai each prepared a badge made of copper for them. With this badge, they could directly participate in the next semi-finals instead of fighting hard in the preliminary rounds, as long as they directly participated in the knockout rounds of the semi-finals.

At the same time, each of them will prepare a top ten folding fan made of red sandalwood as the bone and silk as the surface.

Of course, the distribution of these gifts was done by He Qi, and Li Tai came to the chess academy where Pei Xingjian was.

Although these failed players had no more matches, Li Tai didn't drive them away, but let them stay in the chess academy.

The servants will still deliver groceries and meals to them, and help them clean their rooms so that these chess players can continue to watch the semi-finals.

Under normal circumstances, the vast majority of people would choose to stay and see the end of the game.

Because they also want to see where those masters who beat themselves can go.

So watching his clan brother lose the imperial examination, Pei Yan was with his clan brother after all.

I hope he can get out of this depressed atmosphere, and at this moment Li Tai came to the door.

Li Tai knocked on the door, Pei Yan opened the door and saw Li Tai, with doubts in his eyes.

"Mr. Xiaolang is Pei Yan, right? Excuse me, Pei Xingjian, is Pei Shouyue here?" Li Tai looked at Pei Yan and saluted.

"You are?" Pei Yan looked at Li Tai, in his own memory, he didn't remember Li Tai at all.

"I am Li Qingque, and because of the name of Mr. Pei Lang, I am here to pay a visit!" Li Tai said frankly.

Because he was acting in the chess academy, Li Tai didn't bring his bodyguard Lu Anshou or Bai He with him, and came to visit Pei Xingjian by himself.

"Brother, this Li Qingque is here to visit you!" Pei Yan saluted Li Tai, then went back to his room to call for someone.

At this time, Pei Xingjian, who was majestic and heroic, came over and invited Li Tai into the room although he was puzzled when he saw Li Tai.

Pei Yan made tea for Pei Xingjian and Li Tai, because there is this kind of drink in the chess academy, and the hot water supply can be guaranteed at any time, so anyone who has drunk the tea, especially those who play chess, more or less like it This kind of tea.

The 120 eight people who entered the preliminary round all gave them two catties of tea cakes, which was regarded as a consolation prize for their participation.

"Li Langjun, are you looking for Pei for something?" Pei Xingjian looked at Li Tai and asked in doubt.

"A certain generation of King Wei came here, and the King of Wei liked it very much when he saw that you have a rigorous style of chess, and knowing that he is the governor of Pei, he hoped to hire him as a post in the Wei Palace." Li Tai said to Pei Xingjian.

"Brother Li, please thank King Wei on behalf of me, but Pei wants to try the imperial examination, and wants to see how romantic I am in the world!" Pei Xingjian listened to Li Tai's words, and refused Li Tai.

"When there is the ambition of the blue sky to rise to the clouds, and live up to the poems of fresh clothes and angry horses, Mo Dao's road ahead is full of dangers and obstacles, and there will be times when the wind and the waves cleave!"

After listening to Pei Xingjian's words, Li Tai became more interested in Pei Xingjian, and saluted Pei Xingjian, "Brother Pei is so ambitious!"

When Pei Xingjian heard Li Tai's poems, he also had a good impression of Li Tai in his heart.

After all, as a person from the Tang Dynasty, he must like poetry. Pei Xingjian felt that Li Tai could export poems, especially the passionate and uplifting style of the poems, which inspired him who had just failed in Jufan chess.

Thinking of this, Pei Xingjian said, "Mr. Li is so talented, so I should offer tea instead of wine, and toast Brother Li.

I don't know if Pei can make an over-the-top suggestion, and if brother Li can keep the calligraphy and this poem, I will definitely cherish it! "

"If brother Pei likes it, it's my pleasure!" Li Tai smiled even brighter when he heard this.

Pei Xingjian took a look and said Pei Yan, this Pei Yan hastily took out a pen, ink, paper and inkstone, and Li Tai naturally wrote "Li Qingque's Poems to Pei Langjun" on the rice paper.

He quickly wrote down this impromptu poem, and then decisively took out the Li Qingque seal and stamped it on!

Pei Xingjian looked at Li Tai's red Li Qingque print and knew that Li Tai's real name was Li Qingque.

Otherwise, it was just a coincidence that I let him write poems, and whoever lied to him even brought his own seal.

In contrast, Pei Xingjian looked at Li Tai's handwriting a bit strangely. If it is neat, it is neat, and if it is strong, it is also strong, but I don't know why when I read this word, I feel a little bit less energy. God, a little more craftsmanship.

"Brother Pei laughed. I have been practicing calligraphy since I was a child, but unfortunately I couldn't get the essence of it. My brothers and sisters in the family counted my calligraphy as the worst. Because of this, I was punished by Aye to copy all kinds of copybooks. I can’t write it!” Li Tai couldn’t help feeling emotional.

"Brother Li, don't be discouraged, you have such a great talent, you will definitely have a great time in the future." Pei Xingjian persuaded Li Tai.

"Don't talk about such boring things!" Li Tai smiled at Pei Xingjian calmly, "My little brother also likes to play chess, why don't you and I talk about a game by hand?"

"If brother Li is interested, then Mr. Pei will not show mercy!" Pei Xingjian said rudely.

Li Tai smiled, but started playing chess resolutely.

For Li Tai, Pei Xingjian accepted the copybook written by himself to improve the seal, so it doesn't matter whether Pei Xingjian is willing to come to his door or not.

I'm afraid this matter will become Pei Xingjian's ticking time bomb. As long as it is exposed, no matter who he is with, he will come to him for air in the end.

As for Li Chengqian, it would be even better if he took a fancy to Pei Xingjian. When he knew the news, he was quite looking forward to it.

Therefore, I sincerely made friends with Pei Xingjian, and Pei Xingjian unceremoniously showed his level as a strong player in Shifan chess, and directly killed Li Tai in pieces.

It was still the same, Li Tai was still able to confront Pei Xingjian at the beginning, but the more he got to the end, the more he was tortured by blood.

This made Li Tai wonder how much water the Qi Daizhao had put in when he was playing chess with Qi Daizhao.

However, relying on the joy value obtained from Li Tai, Pei Xingjian became happy with a smile on his face.

Let Li Tai be happy when he is pregnant with you, there will be a day when you will cry.

I thought about it even more in my heart, I will write in my diary when I go back today, and I will write that Pei Xingjian played chess with me and won three times, I hereby remember it.

But no matter what, Li Tai and Pei Xingjian finally got to know each other. After three rounds, Li Tai resolutely said goodbye.

To be honest, Pei Xingjian still has a good impression of Li Tai's. Looking at the poems he wrote for himself, although the writing is not very energetic, it is neat.

At least only relying on this last sentence, I believe that this poem has the capital to be handed down to future generations. It really makes people like it more and more!
But just as Li Tai was about to leave the chess academy, he saw a man with a Central Asian face entangled with the guard at the door.

Li Tai walked over, but asked, "This is the Chess Academy, why is it so noisy!"

"I've met the King of Wei!" The two gatekeepers knew Li Tai after all, pointing at the Central Asian man, "This foreigner is entangled, and wants to enter the chess academy to disturb Yuan chess player."

"I'm going to leave Datang in a few days, and I know that Yuan is playing chess here because I saw Shiban chess map, so I came to express my thanks to Yuan. After all, we will meet again next time, no one knows when it will be!" Belus opened the mouth.

Hearing this, Li Tai nodded in understanding and said, "You are Belus, the envoy of the Sasanian Kingdom. You can speak Chinese very well. Come with me. I can take you to Master Yuan Ke."

"Thank you King Wei!" Belus couldn't help thanking Li Tai for a burst of joy when he finally made it clear, but looked at Li Tai suspiciously and said, "King Wei knows me?"

"I heard Master Yuan Ke told about you!" Li Tai smiled calmly and said to Belus.

But Li Tai looked at the two gatekeepers and said: "Zhang Erlang, Wang San, you have done a good job, you are very conscientious."

The two of them were a little inconceivable when they heard Li Tai's words. They didn't expect that two ordinary gatekeepers, He Dehe Neng, could make King Wei remember him.

For a while, there was a bit of pride, and no one knew whether his loyalty to Li Tai had increased, but at least he continued to stand guard when it was snowing, and it didn't seem so cold anymore.

Li Tai knew clearly about Yuan Keshi's room, and soon brought Belos to Yuan Keshi's room.

At this time, Master Yuan Ke was also holding the juban chess records compiled these days to observe the opponent's chess moves.

Seeing the arrival of Li Tai and Belus, Yuan Keshi was stunned, wondering why these two people came together.

It was Belus who said to Yuan Keshi, "Yuan, it's been a long time since I've seen you. I'll be returning to China soon. I know you're here to compete, so I came here to say goodbye to you."

Belus took out a gold coin from his pocket and said, "This is the lucky coin I carried with me since I was a child.

It was because I met Yuan You that I successfully met the Emperor of the Tang Dynasty, and I was allowed by the Emperor of the Tang Dynasty to send envoys to our country.

Although the journey of thousands of miles made me understand that it would be extremely difficult for Datang to send soldiers to Sasan, at least it allowed my country to have a retreat in Datang.

The Emperor of the Tang Dynasty promised that if the Sasanian people could escape to the territory of the Tang Dynasty, then the Tang Dynasty would give us Sasanian a place to live in the north. "

It was said that Li Tai was a little surprised when he heard Belus's words, but he didn't think Li Shimin was so benevolent.

Instead, I wonder if Xue Yantuo in the north has grown up eating the corpses of East Turks after the East Turks were killed.

After all, if the Eastern Turks were said to perish, they must have perished. In Li Jing's battle, Lian Khan should be caught and killed if he deserves to be killed.

But the end of the top level does not mean the demise of a nation. The grassland tribes will instinctively follow the original life inertia, start fighting and fighting, and then create a new and more aggressive top-level force.

Now Xue Yantuo has such a tendency very much. Although a generation has not fully grown up, there is no doubt that Xue Yantuo has gradually become stronger.

Therefore, perhaps in Li Shimin's impression, Sasan was a small country, and their orphans were just used to check and balance the flourishing Xue Yantuo.

After all, an ambitious grassland is not what Datang wants to see. A divided grassland is the best grassland for Datang.

Master Yuan Ke was also very moved when he heard what Belus said, so he took off his jade pendant and handed it to Belus.

"This is my personal jade pendant. I hope to exchange tokens with you. Seeing this token is meeting someone."

The two solemnly handed over the tokens of both parties. At this time, Bellus finished meeting Yuan Keshi and was about to leave, but at this time he was held back by Li Tai.

At this moment, Li Tai said to Belus, "Prince Belus, wait a moment."

"Your Majesty Wei, do you still have something important to do?" Belus looked at Li Tai with some doubts and asked.

Li Tai smiled and said, "Prince Belus, if you send people to Datang next time, it is best to keep some of Sasanian's best guides, some diplomats who are proficient in Chinese, and a person who can represent Sasanian. Shan's officials."

"This..." Belus didn't understand what Li Tai said. It was because he had personally walked the road from Sassan to Datang that Belos didn't feel that there was something wrong with Datang. The possibility of sending troops to rescue Sasanian.

However, Li Tai said, "It's very simple, let's look at whether Sassan can survive this crisis.

If this crisis can be overcome, then Datang and Sasanian are willing to continue their relationship, and the two sides will send envoys to each other to maintain the stability of the Silk Road.

Take [-] steps back, if the crisis that Sassan encountered this time is beyond imagination, then the more manpower and material resources you invest in Datang, the more Sassanian people you can rescue in the future prepared retreat.

Therefore, while Sassan still has enough cards in his hands, some insignificant power seeds can be dispatched. "

"Bilos understands! Thank you, King Wei, for reminding me." Belus saluted Li Tai when he heard Li Tai's words.

For Belus, who can risk his life for his country and come to Datang, any advice that is beneficial to the country is worthy of his own attention.

However, Bellus didn't say any more, but chose to say goodbye to Li Tai and Yuan Keshi.

Yuan Keshi looked at Li Tai curiously, and asked with some doubts: "The king of Wei just said that he hopes to establish a long-term diplomatic relationship with Sassan?"

"Why not!" Li Tai said seriously, "This world is so big, should we limit our eyes to the Central Plains?
Since we have the opportunity to see the outside world, why should we refuse?
What's more important is that Sassan has been in contact with my family since ancient times, so now it seems like a good opportunity to enter. "

Upon hearing Li Tai's words, Master Yuan opened his mouth to say something, but finally closed his mouth.

Master Yuan Ke could feel that maybe what he thought was completely different from what King Wei thought.

I only have a personal friendship with Belus, but King Wei seems to have a very strong interest in the Sasanian Empire.

This kind of interest can even be said to be a kind of expectation, looking forward to the arrival of the Sasanian Kingdom.

It’s just that Yuan Keshi has been to the Hehuang Valley, and he clearly knows that the distance between Sassan and Chang’an is not only a thousand miles. As long as the officials in the Tang Dynasty are not crazy, I believe they will never send reinforcements. past.

(End of this chapter)