Datang: Eight-year-old general

Chapter 496 Kongming Lantern

"Don't worry, General, the last general will go to battle in person, and he will finish it within today." Xu Zhu promised with a twitch of his mouth, clenched his fists and beat his chest.

He didn't know what Li Yi was painting.

Difficult to make.

But for Li Yi's request, he had to fulfill it no matter what.

That would be extremely difficult.

Because he knew from the conversation between Li Yi and Qing Wu that Li Yi didn't want to get too close to Concubine Yang.

The sooner he can finish it, the sooner his general can escape.

"Let me teach you a method. There are [-] pieces of objects I have drawn, plus a table. You only need to distribute these objects to Xiliang soldiers, and each person will make one according to the size. It won't take half a day. Done." Seeing Xu Zhu's sad face, Li Yi gave his own suggestion.

He didn't want Xu Zhu to scratch his hair because of this.

Hearing this, Xu Zhu's eyes lit up, and he bowed to Li Yi, "The general understands, thank you, General."

"Make one pair first, then go to a good craftsman, use good materials to print out a few more pairs, and keep them for later use." Li Yi painted very fast, and marked the color to be used for painting and dyeing.

Less than half an hour later, Li Yi blew on the paper, picked up five blueprints, and handed them to Xu Zhu, "Go ahead and do it."

"Yes." Xu Zhu glanced at the squares on the drawings, and with deep doubts, he stepped away from the hut.

Seeing this, Li Yigang wanted to get up and sit under the old tree, but Yang Yuhuan and Li Yuniang walked into the hut.

Li Yuniang blinked helplessly at Li Yi, indicating that she had tried her best.

"My concubine, my ninth birthday has passed, I don't know when my concubine will return to Chang'an, so that I can make arrangements for my concubine." Li Yiming understood, and asked calmly.

Although he guessed the result, he still wanted to verify it.

See if Yang Yuhuan is Li Longji, sent to monitor him.

"Is King Tang going to drive me away?" Yang Yuhuan looked at Li Yi with an aggrieved face, and immediately threw the question to Li Yi.

"The king is only worried about the safety of the imperial concubine." Li Yi said with eyelids twitching slightly, "After all, the king will go to Mingzhou to fight in seven days, and he will have no time to take care of the imperial concubine."

"In case something happens to the imperial concubine, I cannot explain to His Majesty."

"Then the king of Tang is overthinking." Yang Yuhuan pretended to wake up.

Then he said, "Please don't worry about the safety of my palace, King Tang. There are bad people, and Gao Lishi will protect him, so he will not disturb King Tang."

"Besides, this palace has already discussed with His Majesty when I come out this time. I will travel outside for a period of time. After all, it is rare to come out of the deep palace."

"It's one of them."

"Secondly, His Majesty once sent someone to the Tang Palace to pick up Princess Tang back to the palace for a look, but Princess Tang went out for a visit. This time, the palace wants to find her back."

"The King of Tang is also very aware of the current situation in the Tang Dynasty. The fact that Princess Tang is outside Zhang Anwei really worries His Majesty."

"So that's how it is." Li Yi cooperated with Yang Yuhuan in acting, and asked with a nod, "This king is negligent. I don't know if the imperial concubine can know the whereabouts of Chongniang?"

"According to the secret report from the bad guys, Princess Tang went to Mingzhou." Yang Yuhuan replied with a frown.

His eyes were fixed on Li Yi, wanting to see his reaction.

"To Mingzhou!" Li Yi was shocked.

Then he said anxiously, "Why is Chongniang so capricious? Mingzhou is now in a state of war. How can she go there?"

Li Yi, who was slightly angry, looked sideways at Agujia and said, "Agujia, go find Dianwei immediately, ask him to send a message to Zhao Yun, and try to find Li Chongniang!"

"If Li Chongniang suffers even the slightest injury, I will definitely not spare him lightly!"

"Yes, master." Aguja stepped back in response.

Li Yi said to Yang Yuhuan again, "Imperial Concubine, please also tell Yuan Chengfeng to let the bad people find the trace of Chongniang, and make sure to protect her safety."

"Your Majesty has already explained this matter, so there is no need for Tang Wang to worry." Yang Yuhuan couldn't see any flaws in Li Yi's expression, and sat aside with a faint smile.

"Then the king is much relieved." Li Yi seemed to be really relieved, and picked up the teacup on the table and drank it down.

The heart is slightly depressed.

Sure enough, as he expected, Yang Yuhuan was the eye that Li Longji sent to him.

I have to say that Li Longji was really willing.

As for Li Chongniang, Li Yi actually knew where she was.

She is also safe.

But it's not in Mingzhou, but Yuezhou after Mingzhou.

Ever since Li Chongniang left Chang'an, there were black and white guards by his side to protect his safety in secret.

The reason why he pretended not to know was actually to set Yang Yuhuan's words.

Seeing this, Yang Yuhuan tapped the teacup in his hand and said, "With King Tang joining in the search for Princess Tang, I am relieved. Seven days later, I will go to Mingzhou with King Tang."

"After receiving Princess Tang, I will return to Chang'an to report to His Majesty."

"Alright." Li Yi nodded.

He didn't want to chat with Yang Yuhuan anymore, so he said to Li Yuniang, "Sister, I'm going out for a while, you can accompany the imperial concubine to cook some delicious food."

Without waiting for Yang Yuhuan to interrupt, Li Yi turned his head and looked at Yang Yuhuan, "Don't refuse the imperial concubine, you can try some snacks created by this king, and the imperial concubine will definitely like it."

"Well, I'm looking forward to it very much." Yang Yuhuan saw that Li Yi had said nothing, so she didn't bother Li Yi with routines.

Li Yi also took the opportunity to get up and shouted outside, "Qing Wu, follow me out."

Just like that, Li Yi slipped out of the hut.

Li Yi, who came out of the funeral cliff, didn't go anywhere. He hid in a shady place and watched the Xiliang soldiers build thatched huts.

When he was bored, he ordered Xiliang soldiers to bring him some bamboo and started making Kongming lanterns.

It's not something he's playing with.

I want to release the Kongming lanterns to pay homage to Yan Ruchu.

And Xueniang.

Qing Wu, who was following him, rarely bothered him, and stayed aside obediently, watching Li Yi make it.

It's nice to listen to the chirping of insects and birds quietly.

I don't know how much has passed.

When the sun was setting, Li Yi finally made ten Kongming lanterns.

There is a small teacup inside, and a large wick rubbed with cotton is placed in the small teacup. Just pour alcohol and soak it.

Just light it up and let it fly.

"General..." Xu Zhu carried a bag of things, got off his horse and shouted at Li Yi.

It seems that he has done what Li Yi needs according to the drawings.

"Old Xu, the speed is quite fast." Li Yi waved to Xu Zhu, feeling a little excited in his heart. After all, this thing is his memory.

"General, look, is it done like this?" Xu Zhu walked quickly to Li Yi, and opened the package in his hand.

A pile of rectangular blocks suddenly appeared in front of Li Yi.

"Yes, yes, this is it." Li Yi picked up the power block, touched it, looked again, and nodded in satisfaction.

"Xiao Yizi, are these the squares you drew?" Qing Wu came over curiously, looking at the small long squares made of thick bamboo.

He asked again, "How does this thing work? What's its name?"

"It's called Ma Diao (Mahjong)." Li Yi replied, and said mysteriously, "As for how to use it, I will teach you later."

(End of this chapter)