Chapter 37: Chess
As soon as Murong Xiaoxuan heard Ren Minghang's proviso, she was very uneasy and asked, "How much time will it take?" Saving people is like fighting a fire, if it is delayed for too long, I am afraid that Zhang Lichun's life will not be guaranteed. Pen? Interesting? Pavilion wWw. biquge。 info”
"Well, I don't know for long. Anyway, as soon as the national disaster passed, I tried to save him. Ren Minghang didn't know how long it would take. Even if he wants to help now, the emperor doesn't have time to pay attention.
At this time, it is good to ask for grace without being criticized, and grace will definitely not come down.
Murong Xiaoxuan saw that Ren Minghang was really embarrassed, rather than having the intention to shirk. That's reassuring, as long as you promise to help. She thought about it and couldn't help asking: "As a grass citizen, I shouldn't have talked about national affairs." But if the state affairs are not resolved, my affairs cannot be handled. So I ask, what is really going on in the country? Maybe I can help. ”
"Alas, the Manchu Dynasty is helpless in both civil and military affairs. How can you be a village aunt ......" Ren Minghang looked at what Murong Xiaoxuan said seriously, and felt a little funny.
Murong Xiaoxuan was very unconvinced when she saw that he looked down on people: "People can't look good, and the sea can't fight." Although I dare not say it, I know astronomy and geography; But there are many things that I know, and none of you know. ”
What she said was quite tough, and this was her advantage from the afterlife.
Ren Minghang felt that what Murong Xiaoxuan said was a bit conceited, so in order to let her know the difficulty and retreat, he chose a simple question: "Can you play chess?" Forget it, how can you be a village girl like this, it's not certain whether you know how to read or not. You'd better go back and wait for my news. ”
He felt that he was a little sick and rushed to the doctor, and he actually wanted to discuss national affairs with a rural village girl here.
"Unfortunately, this little woman really knows a little bit about it." Murong Xiaoxuan was happy as soon as she heard Ren Minghang's question, chess was the national chess of her motherland in later generations, although she was not proficient, she was not chess blind.
After all, in later generations, even three-year-old children know that "elephants walk the fields, horses walk the sun".
Ren Minghang had already turned around and was ready to leave without hope. I didn't expect Murong Xiaoxuan to really know chess, and her answer was so neutral. He asked with three points of disbelief: "Do you really know chess?" ”
"So-so, chess should be thirty-two, right?" Murong Xiaoxuan didn't dare to say how proficient she was in chess, mainly because she didn't know if the chess of this era was the same as the chess she knew.
But Ren Minghang was very disappointed when he heard Murong Xiaoxuan's rhetorical question. It seems that she just doesn't know where she has heard chess, and she may not have seen it, so how can she play chess, and she doesn't even know how many people there are.
And he didn't know that the reason why Murong Xiaoxuan said this was just to see if the chess in his mouth was the same as that of later generations.
Ren Minghang already didn't have much hope for Murong Xiaoxuan, but out of courtesy, he still replied: "Yes, Xiangqi is indeed thirty-two chess pieces, I don't know how good your chess skills are?" ”
"I'm average in chess, I don't know what this has to do with 'national crisis'?" Isn't chess for entertainment, how can it be related to the 'national crisis'?
Li Bo, who had been standing on the side and listening with his ears pricked up, heard Murong Xiaoxuan ask like this, and was afraid that the third prince would not be able to pull it off, so he took the initiative to explain: "It is normal for you to be a village girl and not know the major affairs of the DPRK and China. There is a national division in the neighboring country, which not only uses soldiers like gods, but also has superb chess skills. Now I am forcing my emperor to find a chess master for him in the court and compete with him. If our representatives lose, they will have to hand over a million quintals of grain every year. The emperor even sent two chess masters to fight him, but they all lost. How can the country have so much food, alas, ....... ”
"In that case, why don't you reject him and try with him?" Knowing that others are masters, she doesn't know how to avoid their edge, and she is also drunk. Not to mention that the country doesn't have so much food, even if it does, it can't be given. Isn't this an increase in the national power of a neighboring country?
As soon as Li Bo heard her words, he knew that Murong Xiaoxuan had misunderstood. Hurriedly explained: "The Hu people are barbaric, if they don't agree, they will send troops to attack our country." Our country is weak, how dare we refuse. ”
agreed, there is still a glimmer of life; If you refuse, you really have to wait to be beaten. It has been almost a month since these Hu people came to Lingxi Kingdom, and they have caused one problem after another to the imperial court, which has made the entire government and the opposition uneasy, but fortunately, they have been resolved one by one. As their questions became more and more difficult, the imperial court was also tired of coping.
"That national teacher is simply too deceitful, wait for me to kill him......" Zhang Mutian was very angry when he heard that this Hu national teacher was so arrogant in Lingxi Country.
Thinking about it, what kind of bullshit national teacher is, he was full of food and panicked, and he had nothing to do, so he delayed his business. I wanted to arrest him and beat him up.
"Brother, don't worry, killing a national teacher can't solve the problem fundamentally. On the contrary, it gave the Hu people a reason to send troops to attack our country. Murong Xiaoxuan stopped the impulsive Zhang Mutian, turned his head and asked Li Bo: "Isn't there anyone who can defeat that national teacher?" ”
Since he is a master, he is not far from chess skills. As long as the difference in chess skills is not very large, it is not certain who will win and who will lose.
When my grandfather was still alive, as long as he played chess with my father, he would shave his father's bald head. She just saw that her father was killed by her grandfather and had no power to fight back, so she had the idea of learning chess.
Li Bo sighed: "The difference in strength is too big. The national teacher said, 'If your country can force me to move the veteran, I will lose'. After he finished speaking, he nailed his veteran to the chessboard with a nail, giving His Majesty only three days, and only one game a day. Now two days have passed, and he has killed all the masters of our court, and no one dares to fight until now. ”
If it weren't for the fact that the national teacher gave too little time, they could still make a list and summon masters from the people to enter Beijing. Now it is really far away and the water cannot quench the thirst of the near, otherwise how could they be here to talk to a little girl about this.
"Just let his veteran move? It's simple. You can't do this, it's a shame, a shame. After listening to the whole story, Murong Xiaoxuan felt that this had nothing to do with the level of chess skills, and this could be solved without knowing chess.
When Ren Minghang heard Murong Xiaoxuan's words, he felt that there was a play: "Can you force him to move?" ”
"When it comes to chess, I may not be able to beat him. If you just let him move, it should still be easy......" Murong Xiaoxuan felt that she had really thought too much just now, and this was not a chess problem at all, but a matter of intelligence. Well, it's kind of like a brain teaser.
Ren Minghang saw that what she said was quite like that, and before she could finish speaking, he pulled her to leave.
"Let go, you let go. If you have something to say, you won't say it well, what are you doing in public. Murong Xiaoxuan was caught off guard and was dragged a few steps by him. She said while patting Ren Minghang's hand.
But Ren Minghang didn't let go of her, but said as he walked: "I don't have time to explain to you, follow me into the palace." ”
Zhang Mutian was still thinking about how to make the national teacher a veteran, and saw that his sister was under his nose and was dragged away by others. He rushed in front of Ren Minghang in a few steps and blocked his way: "Third prince, let go of my sister quickly." Otherwise, I don't care what kind of king you are, my fist doesn't recognize people. ”