In the quiet hall with excellent lighting, on the chessboard made of good apricot wood, there are 12 chess lanes, 12 chess pieces are divided into black and white two groups, divided into left and right, one owl is large, and five scattered pieces are small.

This is the play of six games that prevail in the world, six white, six black and twelve chess, and the two sides compete for a game. Only because of the joy of fundraising, forgetting to sleep and eating is still obsessed.

Yan Le, the official of Xianyang County, picked up the game chip with a function similar to the sieve, and gently threw it, according to the different heads and tails of the game chip, there were different numbers of chips, and according to this number, he began to play chess.

Surrounded by scattered discs, Black's pawn moves forward to the vicinity of the "fish" in White's lane, and as long as the "fish" is eaten, White will get a game chip, and when it is full of six, it will be considered a winner, which is the origin of "superior".

However, looking at Yan Le's chess, Zhao Gao, who was sitting opposite him, laughed.

He threw out the game chip with his backhand and picked up the white owl, but instead of saving the "fish", he killed the scattered people around the black owl, and he would eat it all in a short time......

The victory and defeat have been divided, Zhao Gao said while packing up the game: "My son-in-law, do things for others, when you see that it is profitable, remember to think about it, your chess is like a dead fish that has seen fragrant bait!" ”

Holding the eaten black owl in his hand, Zhao Gao squinted his eyes and said meaningfully: "At this point, you really have to learn from that black man, he is a cunning loach that he refuses to swallow when he hands the bait to his mouth!" ”

Yan Le hurriedly lowered his head: "Son-in-law, remember!" ”

Zhao Gao is Yan Le's "maternal uncle", that is, his father-in-law, a year ago, Zhao Gao's daughter and Lu, he let go of the concubine who flocked to propose marriage, Wang Sun ignored it, but married his daughter to Yan Le, a Xianyang fighting food official, which is really shocking.

Yan Le was also stunned, this marriage was a turning point in his life, in the past year, not only has his official position been promoted by two levels, but no one in the Xianyang County Temple dares to disrespect him.

He knew that all this was protected by his maternal uncle, and he couldn't help but be grateful to Dade, Zhao Gao said that he was nearly forty years old and had no children, and only regarded Yan Le as a half-son, and Yan Le also treated him like his own father, and he was determined to work hard for Zhao.

A task recently given to him by Zhao Gao was to use a colleague to instigate Mai Hui, the chief of Zuoshu, who was also an official in the Xianyang County Temple, to attack the new brown sugar shop in Nanshi!

A series of events began here.

Zhao Gao originally only planned to involve Heifu in this lawsuit and compete with Mai Hui for profit, and when things get bigger, he will definitely disappoint the emperor.

The officials secretly let their family members do business, and the emperor also understood the truth that when the water is clear, there is no fish, and sometimes, the courtiers who are greedy for money are better grasped than the courtiers who do not have any habits, so Wang Jian desperately asked for a house and pond for his family during the expedition to Chu, so that the emperor could feel at ease.

But to openly seek profit is to be short-sighted who ignores the law and will be rejected.

I never thought that at that time, Heifu happened to have a banquet at the Ba Chung Mansion, which was an unexpected joy.

Zhao Gao was good at speculating on the emperor's heart, and because he wrote a good hand, was familiar with laws and regulations, and often drafted edicts, he was very familiar with the policies that the empire was about to implement. He knew that Ba Widow Qing might be in decline and be forcibly evicted, and Ba Zhong was like a frightened bird, wanting to make friends in Xianyang, even if he couldn't let his family stay in Ba County, at least he could gain a foothold in the local area.

Heifu, a recent hot celestial minister, has become the target of Bab's key investment.

Zhao Gao watched all this silently in the dark, if Heifu relied on Ba's strength to solve this matter, and the two sides had an entanglement of interests, and even pleaded with the emperor for Ba Shi in a daze, it would be really wonderful......

It's a pity that Heifu is very good at using his "power", and only a letter to Sima Xin solved the matter perfectly, and he didn't leave any handle.

Zhao Gao could only hope that Heifu, because of his humble background, couldn't resist the temptation of huge profits and accepted bribes from Ba Shi, either explicitly or covertly.

One of the Nine Emperors, the Dianke, was in charge of managing the affairs of the barbarian tribes and the border tribes, and the Ba clan was also under his jurisdiction. The emperor favored the Ba widow Qing family but was wary, and the pedestrians under the pawn were secretly monitoring Ba Zhong's every move all the time and reporting to the emperor at any time.

Therefore, Zhao Gao knew that sooner or later this matter would reach the emperor's ears, and it would be up to Heifu to defend himself.

The emperor hates his close ministers the most, making friends with nobles! Just imagine, Lang Wei beside him was easily corrupted by people with money, used for him, and spoke on his behalf, what is the difference between that and Zhao Guo Guo Kai and Qi Guo Housheng?

But to Zhao Gao's surprise, early the next morning, when the pawn pedestrians reported the matter to the emperor, the emperor only replied lightly three words.

"I know!"

……

Zhao Gao drove for the emperor for twenty years and knew his verbal habits well, and the meaning of these three words was that everything was as usual and would not be dealt with for the time being.

Now Zhao Gao understood the emperor's plan, Heifu did not intercede for Ba Shi and passed the test smoothly.

That's why Zhao Gao praised Heifu in front of his son-in-law.

"Although Heifu was born in Qian, he is smart and steady, knows how to use power, and understands the truth that there must be dead fish under the bait, and if I change him, I may not be better than him!"

Zhao Gao was amazed, but Yan Le felt a chill down his spine when he heard it, Zhao Gao was a deep-minded person, the more he praised a person, the deeper the jealousy and hatred.

And right now, Heifu is second only to Meng Yi, who once sentenced Zhao Gao to death, to the extent that Heifu is admired and praised by Zhao Gao!

Why is this so? Zhao Gao recalled it and found that his vigilance against Heifu originated from the inexplicable killing intent outside the tent of King Chen County......

He could be sure that at that moment, the light that flashed in Heifu's eyes, his sudden rapid breathing, and his lightly clenched fists were murderous! Although it was only for a moment, it was noticed by the sensitive Zhao Gao.

At that time, Zhao Gao thought that this was a coincidence, this black man met him for the first time, there was no injustice or hatred, why did he have murderous intent?

Until last month, the emperor ordered the ministers to discuss the honorific title, thinking that he could take the lead, but unexpectedly, a black man was killed halfway! It's almost exactly the same as his message!

When he received the emperor's edict for promotion, Zhao Gao felt not honor and pride, but anger for no reason.

And a deep sense of crisis!

"That sparseness, if it is entered by Tingwei Li Si, it will be fine, a Nanban erector, can actually guess His Majesty's thoughts!?"

So, Zhao Gao began to stumble on Heifu, not expecting to make him lose his emperor's heart at one time, at least to test the depth of this person......

Among the twelve twists and turns in the game, there are "evil paths" that are not conducive to chess, but Heifu either out of intuition or instinct, impartially follows the "good way".

Zhao Gao's temptation failed.

He lowered his head, looked at the black and white two owls in his hand, and fell into deep thought.

On the Liubo plate, there are also sayings about the door of life, the door of death, the door of life, and the mutual restraint, which also has an impact on the game.

Zhao Gao thinks that he is a white owl who slowly transformed from a scattered son, a mother who suffered from torture, a lowly and humble hidden official, he gritted his teeth, made military merits to restore freedom, and after unremitting self-improvement in civil and military practice, from an illiterate puppeteer, he became the top three calligraphers in the world, and entered His Majesty's field of vision.

Twenty years of official career, 8,000 days and nights of diligence and conscientiousness, he did not relax for a day, and even in the details of marrying and choosing a son-in-law, he deliberately chose Yan Le, a capable but low-status official, to give the emperor the impression that Zhao Gao never formed a party and was self-consolidated.

His efforts were rewarded, if Li Si was the emperor's most important minister, then Zhao Gao was the emperor's most trusted minister.

But now, in the face of Heifu, Zhao Gao only has four words left in his heart.

"The afterlife is terrifying!"

Yan Le saw that Zhao Gao was silent, so he said cautiously: "Uncle, that black man is only lucky to be exempted from the blame, if it doesn't work once, then the second time, it's better to let me ......"

"No need!"

Zhao Gao said categorically: "This matter ends here, this son is both resourceful and resourceful, if he acts rashly, let him be vigilant, it is not beautiful." ”

A slight move that didn't work? It doesn't matter, Zhao Gao is not in a hurry, a clever hunter is always waiting for the best opportunity.

"Although I am jealous of this son, I am not worried that he will surpass me! The relatives of the close ministers are far away and close, how can they tell the winner overnight? ”

While saying these words indifferently, Zhao Gao walked to the quietly burning charcoal basin and threw the black owl in his hand into the fire!

When the flames nibbled away at the sunspots and the light flickered in his eyes, Zhao Gao showed a sinister smile.

"You're in Ming! I'm in the dark! ”