Liu Bo Qi is a very popular game at present. There are only twelve pieces in total, six black and six white, one of which is equivalent to the king piece called "Xiao", and the rest are equivalent to pawn pieces called "San".

  The board is divided into twelve paths, with the center being "water". In the "water" are placed two fish, and both sides take turns guessing fists to move pieces. These fish don't have to be real fish, they can be made of other materials in the shape of a fish.

  The chess piece reaches the water's edge, called a swift chess piece, and can enter the water to eat fish, called "lead fish". Leading one fish gets two points, flipping one fish gets three points. If you defeat your opponent during this time, it is considered a win. If you lead both fish away but still haven't defeated your opponent, it's called "being flipped by both fish", and the opponent gets six points, winning completely.

  This is actually a game similar to Xiangqi, because the time required for each game is shorter than that of Weiqi, and there are more ways to play, which can liven up the atmosphere, so it is often used as entertainment after dinner.

  "Let's play rock-paper-scissors," said Ji Meng.

  Double Fist is self-explanatory, with both hands punching together. During the game, it's enjoyable to attack the opponent's pieces, so if you're not clever, you can't play it.

  Hui Shu said, "Wu Wei, shall we play a game first?"

  "Good!" Ji Meng smiled and said.

  The other six people also gathered around, Song Chuyi didn't want to stand out either, so he took a few bamboo slips from the table and walked over to watch nearby.

  Ji Meng and Hui Shu have already guessed the fist.

  Five!

  Ten!

  "Bravo!" The crowd erupted in applause, and it was clear that Ji Meng was a mid-to-high-level expert, having already made two moves to start the game.

  Xi Hong looked at her hand holding the bamboo slip and asked softly, "Why are you still holding the slip?"

  At the beginning of the Song Dynasty, one person lowered his voice and said, "It's possible that General Shi Gu will come soon. We are so sloppy now, we can't avoid being criticized."

  Xī Huì smiled slightly and said, "Huái Jǐn probably doesn't know that the general has been supporting us for two reasons: one is to plan military strategy, and the other is to compete with the imperial court. Every year, each of the six ministries competes in a game of liù bó qí."

  "Oh? I'm afraid I'm a bit ignorant, may I ask what are you comparing?" Song Chu asked curiously.

  "Discussing politics, strategies, debating, and military tactics, as well as playing Go, horse racing, hunting, and Liubo. In the general's mansion, only a few of us were allowed to participate, and each person had to take part in at least two events. Guo Meng won the Liubo chess category championship for two consecutive years." Xi Hong said this with a proud smile.

  At the beginning of the Song Dynasty, there was a secret passage, and the six-sided chess was good at it. Is it worthy of pride?

  "It sounds magnificent, do you know that too?" Song Chu finally knew why the Wei State was declining. The country had been occupied by half, and the scholars were still playing liubo chess with peace of mind, how could such a country not decline?

  But Song Chu didn't go and accuse them of anything after eating his fill, he had no feelings for the country of Wei, nor did he have any hopes pinned on it.

  While the two were talking, Ji Mian had already caught a fish and Hui Shu Yun was also gaining momentum.

  "Yun Xi, how about you and Huai Jin play a game later?" Ji Mian asked, turning to Nan Qi and Song Chu Yi.

  This Ji Meng is really a guy who likes to watch the excitement without fearing trouble, thought Song Chu Yi.

  "Okay." Nang Qi replied calmly.

  "Good move!" Ji Mian said with a smile as she dropped the chess piece, "You lose again! And I get another fish!"

  "Alas!" said Uncle Hui with a slap on his thigh, "How hateful indeed!"

  Ji Mian got up from her seat and asked Song Chu Yi, "Yun Xi has already agreed to fight, what does Huai Jin say?"

  "Come on." Song Chuyi readily agreed. It's already been set up on the wall, and it can't be turned over!

  Nan Qi's level of Liubo chess was second only to Ji Mian, and occasionally he could even win a few games against him. Everyone was very curious, wondering how Song Chu Yi had agreed so readily, whether or not he had an ace up his sleeve.

  After the two sat down, Nan Qi seemed to have suffered a great loss and gave a courtesy, Song Chu also responded faintly. The cold arrows shot out from the beginning. Everyone's spirit became more and more tense.

  "Left lead punch." Ji Mian said.

  Sitting at the desk was precisely Song ChuYi.

  "Seven!" Song Chuanyi threw a punch at the same time as Nan Qi said it.

  "Color!" The crowd's excited cheers, surprisingly hit it once.

  "Ha! Today's luck is quite good!" Hui Shu said with a smile, "It turns out that the geographical advantage doesn't have much of an impact, it still depends on the timing of heaven!"

  What he means is that where you sit has little impact on winning or losing, it still depends on luck.

  Nan Qi started the game and Nan Qi made a move.

  Five!

  Guess wrong, Nan Qi still punches out.

  Six!

  Guess wrong, Nan Qi strikes again.

  Seven!

  Zai cuò, nán qí xíng qí, bìng qiě jì xù chū quán.

  Translation:

  Again wrong, Nan Qi moves chess pieces and continues to punch.

  One!

  Guess wrong.

  Three!

  Continue to be wrong.

  ……

  After a moment of silence, everyone's eyes widened and stared at Song Chuyi.

  After a while, Ji Mian finally reacted and burst out laughing, "Hua Jin! You are indeed the number one in Liubo chess! You didn't even move a single step and yet you were breached! I have been galloping on the Liubo chess battlefield for many years, but this is the first time I've seen something like this!"

  Everyone burst into loud laughter and exclaimed, "How strange! How strange!"

  Song Chu smiled twice, "Actually, this is also a kind of strength."

  "Haha, your strength far surpasses mine! I apologize for the disrespect!" Ji Mian smiled and bowed to Song Chu.

  At the beginning of the Song Dynasty, losing this game actually made the atmosphere more harmonious. Everyone was joking around, and the sense of unfamiliarity between each other decreased a lot.

  Nan Qi hummed softly.

  In fact, Song Chuyi didn't understand why Nan Qi had a bad impression of her. Was it just because she had two beautiful women? If so, he should at least try to get close to the beauty and make friends with her!

  They played two rounds of liubo and were about to start the third when a little servant rushed in, shouting in a low voice, "The general has arrived! The general has arrived!"

  The lady quickly put away the Go board with her quick hands, and everyone slowly dispersed, looking very natural. Song Chuyi also held the bamboo slips in his hand and walked slowly to the table.

  Keiichi Kiriyama wore a dark brown robe, his hair and beard were flecked with white, just like an ordinary old man often seen on the streets, but as he walked, the wind whistled around him, his eyes gleamed like electricity, not something that ordinary people could match.

  Everyone stood by their seats and bowed to him, "General!"

  "No need for formalities, let's just sit and talk." Wei Guoqing knelt down on the main seat. After everyone had taken their seats, he began to speak, "You all know that our country was coerced by the King of Wei this time, and nearly lost half of its territory. This is a great humiliation, and I, as an old man, can neither eat nor sleep at night!"

  "We wish to relieve General's worries!" The crowd stood up and bowed.

  "Good." Kaito Taniyama straightened his back. "Do you all think that if we want to send troops to reclaim our territory, it can be done?"

  Bi Guqing has always been a pro-war faction, he would rather die in battle than suffer the humiliation of ceding land. Since the Spring and Autumn period, the territory of Wei State had been encroached upon by neighboring countries. Although Wei State had Bi Guqing, a bloodthirsty general, it was helpless, as one hand could not clap, he wanted to fight but no one supported him and he couldn't start a war.