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李意期者，蜀郡人也，传世识之。云是汉文帝时人也，无妻息。人有欲远行速至者，意期以符与之，并以丹书其人两足，则千里皆不尽日而还；人有说四方郡国宫观市井者，座中或未见，重问说者，意期即为撮土作之，所作郡国形象皆是，但盈寸耳，须臾消灭。或游行，不知所之，一年许复还于蜀中，乞食所得，以与贫乏者，于成都角中，作一土窟而居其中，冬夏单衣，发长剪去之，但使长五寸许，啜少酒脯及枣果，或食百日，不出窟则无所食也。 |
| | Li Yiqi was a native of Shu Jun and is known to later generations. He claimed to be a man from the reign of Emperor Wen of Han, and had no wife or children. If someone wished to travel far and arrive quickly, Yi Qi would give them a talisman and also write with cinnabar on the person's both feet; then they could return from a thousand li within a single day. If someone spoke of the palaces, temples, markets, and streets in various commanderies and states across the four directions, and if those present had not seen them or asked again about the speaker's description, Yi Qi would immediately gather some earth to make a model. The images of the commanderies and states he made were all accurate, but only an inch high; they vanished after a moment. Sometimes he would travel about, no one knowing where he went; after a year or so, he would return to Shu Zhong. He begged for food and gave what he obtained to the poor. In the corner of Chengdu, he made an earthen cave and lived inside it, wearing only a single garment in winter and summer. His hair grew long but was cut off, leaving just about five cun. He drank a little wine and ate dried meat, dates, and fruits; sometimes he would eat nothing for a hundred days without leaving the cave.
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刘玄德欲东伐吴，报关羽之怨，使人迎意期，意期到，玄德敬礼之，问其伐吴，意期不答而求纸笔，玄德与之，意期画作兵马器仗十数纸，便一一以手裂坏之，曰：“咄咄！”又画一大人，掘地埋之，乃径还去，玄德不悦，而出军，果大败，十余万众，才数百人得还，器仗军资，一时荡尽，玄德忿耻，发病而卒于永安宫，乃追念其所作大人而埋之正是玄德之死象也。 |
| | Liu Xuande wanted to launch an eastern campaign against Wu in retaliation for Guan Yu's death. He sent someone to invite Yi Qi, who arrived and was treated with respect by Xuande. Xuande asked him about the campaign against Wu, but Yi Qi did not answer; instead, he requested paper and writing materials. Xuande gave them to him, and Yi Qi drew dozens of pictures showing troops, horses, weapons, and equipment. He then tore each one up by hand and said, "Duo duo!" He also drew a large figure, dug a hole in the ground, and buried it before leaving directly. Xuande was displeased but still launched his campaign; as a result, he suffered a crushing defeat—over 100,000 troops, only several hundred returned alive. Weapons, supplies, and military provisions were completely lost at once. Xuande, filled with anger and shame, fell ill and died in Yong'an Palace. At that time, people recalled the large figure he had drawn and buried—it was exactly an omen of Xuande's death.
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意期少言语，人有所问，略不对答，蜀人有忧患，往问吉凶，自有常侯，但占意期颜色，若欢悦，则百事吉，惨戚，则百事恶。邓艾未到蜀百余日，忽失意期所在。后入琅琊山中，不复出也。 |
| | Yi Qi rarely spoke; when people asked him questions, he seldom answered. When the people of Shu were troubled and went to inquire about auspicious or ominous signs, they had their own regular attendants. They simply observed Yi Qi's expression—if he was cheerful, all matters would be auspicious; if he looked sorrowful, then everything would turn out ill. About a hundred days before Deng Ai arrived in Shu, people suddenly lost track of where Yi Qi was. Later he entered Langya Mountain and did not come out again.
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