Yang Chong left Cuijiayuan, and the carriage drove into Chang'an City from Yanping Gate, there are twelve city gates in the outer city of Chang'an City, the west is the Jinguang Gate in the middle, and the north and south are Yanping Gate and Kaiyuan Gate respectively. Compared with the three major city gates of Kaiyuanmen, Jinguangmen and Yanxing Gate in the east, Yanping Gate is only a three-door gate, which is not so noticeable, each doorway is about five meters wide, and there are not even cornerstones on both sides of the doorway, only the four gate piers connecting the city wall extend to the outside of the city and lead to the city gate tower.

The carriage turned left and right, and soon came to the Jade Mirror Workshop, where Yang Yuan, the shopkeeper of the Jade Mirror Workshop, was waiting in the gatehouse and led Yang Chong directly to the lounge behind, where the elegant Yu Wenshi and a thin old man were playing Go, and Yang Gongren sat on the side to watch the game; Yang Chong looked at the chessboard, it was already the same as the later generations, it was a chessboard with nineteen vertical and horizontal paths, the chessboard was the same as the black and white round chess pieces, it was all porcelain, no matter how you looked at it, it was taller than a chessboard paper popularized in later generations.

The black Yu Wenshi and his face were solemn, the old man's expression was relaxed, and he occasionally took a sip of tea; On the chessboard, the white son obviously has the advantage, and the black son has lost two robberies one after another, and it is obvious that he is weak to return to the sky. Yu Wenshi and Chang took the test for a long time, and finally sighed weakly, and the abandoned son admitted defeat. The old man had a kind face, and he looked a little similar to Liu Weiming, and he looked up and saw Yang Chong and said, "Lord Lao Yang has been waiting for a long time, and this official Liu Jianzhi." ”

Yang Chong saluted and said: "Yang Chong, the lower official, was fascinated by chess for a while, and asked the adults to atone for their sins." ”

Liu Jianzhi said happily: "Listen to Lord Yang, you are also a like-minded person, why not talk about a game?" ”

Yang Chong was sent to a Go training class by his family from kindergarten, and intermittently continued this hobby to college, until he got the amateur rank in his freshman year, and then he stayed in place for three years, and then completely lost his heart, and regarded playing chess as a way to play, occasionally playing online. Since the Sui Dynasty, I haven't touched the chess pieces for a few years, and when I heard Liu Jianzhi's invitation, I suddenly felt itchy hands, and when I saw Yu Wenshi and give up my seat, I didn't hesitate to sit opposite Liu Jianzhi.

Yang Chong took the lead in black, and the shot was the triple star layout of Masaki Takemiya. Masaki Takemiya is a Japanese Go super-first-class chess player, at his peak with his contemporaries Ishida Yoshio, Kato Masao and called "Kitani Three Feathered Birds", the style of chess is called the cosmic flow, not hesitating to give up the corners, aiming at the mid-abdomen, almost all of the black chess with three consecutive stars to start, deeply loved by Yang Chong, Yang Chong has been pursuing this kind of life or death when learning chess.

Liu Jianzhi and the three of them have never seen such a peculiar opening, they are all surprised, as the saying goes, the golden horn and silver edge grass belly, the general layout of Go is dominated by the third line, and strive to achieve practical benefits in the corner, Yang Chong's start is novel and unique; The further back he went, Yu Wenshi and Yang Gongren found that Yang Chong attached more importance to external power than actual profit, and attached importance to the fourth line more than the third line.

When Liu Jianzhi stood at the four corners, he found that Yang Chong had almost surrounded most of the hinterland, and the formation was strong and majestic; The tall man was in the abdomen, Liu Jianzhi had no choice but to wave his son, and the big dragon entered the center, and Yang Chong then attacked Liu Jianzhi's big dragon, and at the same time reduced the fishing profit on the opponent's corner. The black and white sons were strangled together, and when they reached two hundred and six hands, Liu Jianzhi's big dragon was slaughtered and admitted defeat, and said with a wry smile: "Lord Yang, it is really clever, the old man has learned." ”

Yang Gongren and Yu Wenshi looked surprised, Liu Jianzhi was one of the five eight-rank masters in the court, and he lost so badly today. The rise of metaphysics in the Northern and Southern Dynasties, the literati bachelors are proud of Shang Qing talk, so the style of play is more prosperous, since Emperor Wu of Liang made Yun Pin set up chess scores, each dynasty has set up officials with chess, established a chess system, and has a certain level of chess, awarded the same level as chess, the Great Sui chess art is divided into nine products, one product is the lowest, nine products are the highest, at present there are only two people in nine products, Liu Jianzhi's chess skills can be ranked in the top ten.

Yang Gongren knew that the two of them had something to say, so he went directly to the next door with Yu Wenshi and the chessboard to review; Out of his belief in his own power, Liu Jianzhi said straight to the point: "Zhou Qian, the military officer of the Right Marquis Guard's Mansion, said that he has married his daughter to Lord Yang, I don't know if there is really such a thing?" ”

Yang Chong didn't answer, but asked, "Lord Liu went to Chang'an to find a woman for King Qi?" ”

Liu Jianzhi was asked for a moment, and replied vaguely: "This official is a long history, and there are some things that have to be asked." ”

Yang Chong smiled and said: "King Qi asked Kudi Zhongqi to return the good horse to the Hu clan, but Kudi Zhongqi and others lied that the good horse was a reward from King Hu and took the horse as their own, King Qi didn't know, and Lord Liu didn't know?" I don't seem to see any signs of Ryagi-sama asking, so I have to ask if it's Ryagi-sama's own judgment and excuse. Lord Liu is the humerus minister of the King of Qi, and he should help the King of Qi to repair his virtues, instead of taking care of the chores done by these guests, otherwise once he gets into trouble, disaster will come. ”

Liu Jianzhi smiled lightly: "King Qi is talented and talented, sooner or later he will be the prince, why don't Lord Yang think about it, some matters are sooner rather than later, the icing on the cake is easy, and sending charcoal in the snow is even more precious." Lord Yang is a master of chess, so I don't need to say much about the situation; As for Zhou Ru's matter, it actually has nothing to do with King Qi, and I will reprimand Kudi Zhongqi. ”

Through Du Yan's relationship, Yang Chong still has insight into the actions of Wei Fusi and the Wei family, and they are likely to take action when the King of Qi comes to Chang'an this time and put the King of Qi on the throne of the crown prince in one fell swoop. Wei Fusi wooed Du Yan, and Liu Jianzhi's attitude was obvious, hoping that Yang Chong would be loyal to the King of Qi; But Yang Chong knew the history, Yang Yong, the king of Qi, not only did not become the prince, but also lived in the shadow of fear and fear from then on, Wei Fusi was even dismissed, and later participated in Yang Xuangan's rebellion and was killed.

Yang Chong's eyes were like water, and he looked at Liu Jianzhi and said with a smile: "Is the adult talking about the conditions of exchange?" ”

"It's not." Liu Jian scolded secretly in his heart, Yang Chong really did not slip his hands as his son Liu Weiming said, a person with a sense of the overall situation and cunning is difficult to control, but once it is collected, it is like a tiger with wings. Liu Jianzhi said with certainty: "King Qi admires Lord Yang very much, and when he was in Luoyang, he often said that when he had the opportunity, everyone had a meal together and discussed with each other. ”

Whether Liu Jianzhi's statement is true or false, it is difficult for Yang Chong to express his refusal; Yang Xuan, the king of Qi, was the son of Emperor Yang Guang of Sui, and Yang Chong had a hot fight with his cousin Yang Gongren, sister Princess Nanyang and others, and if he refused, it would be too obvious to draw a clear line. Emperor Yang Guang of the Sui Dynasty and Empress Xiao will have ideas if they don't get it right, and they are likely to be put on a big hat that despises the royal family by a certain imperial history who hears the wind and banishes Yang Chong to Lingnan.

Yang Chong happily agreed: "King Qi has an invitation, dare not obey the order, the main store of Xiaguan Fengle Building will open in half a month, and then King Qi and the adults will enjoy their faces together, how about having a meal?" ”

Liu Jianzhi has been back for a few days, and I heard Liu Weiming say that the Cui family gave Boling Restaurant to Yang Chong, knowing that the relationship between Cui Hongdu and Yang Chong is different, and he felt that it was best for Yang Jian to see Cui Hongdu, and asked tentatively: "Will the Cui family master attend then?" ”

Yang Chong couldn't see Liu Jianzhi's thoughts, shook his head and said: "The head of the Cui family will leave Chang'an in three or five days, and he should not attend, and it is likely that the Cui family will come from Cui Chuzhi." ”

Cui Chuzhi is the son of the second Cui Hongsheng, Liu Jianzhi's eyes flashed with a hint of disappointment, and he didn't give Yang Chong a positive answer in the end. On the contrary, Yang Gongren heard that Yang Chong had given up the shares of Zhongnan Tea House to the Cui family, and Yu Qintao's caravan was about to set off, so he was instantly relieved, and went back to send someone to inform Fan Zigai, as long as he asked the Cui family to nod, the matter of Zhongnan Tea House could be solved, and it could be produced if he moved over.

On the contrary, it was Zhihe Wine Workshop, Princess Nanyang had a whim, in order to please the second brother Yang Xuan, she wanted the Wei family to participate in a share, so that Yang Gongren and others had a headache, and finally Yang Shen took the initiative to withdraw, and Wei Xun of Shang Fangling of the Internal Shang Department became a shareholder. Wei Xun is Wei Jie's uncle, although he is a petty official under the eighth grade, he controls the purchase of jewelry, gold and silver ornaments of the court and the royal family, and is extremely powerful.

(End of chapter)