"Ugh......."

Above the silent court, a slight sigh suddenly came, and a trembling figure walked in from outside the hall, bowed twice to Emperor Xia, and said: "Back to Your Majesty~, the old minister is willing to fight~!" ”

A eunuch supported the old man with a frightened face, and the guards at the door didn't even dare to stop him.

"Mrs. Hong~!"

"No~, no~!"

"Your Majesty~, Taifu is very old~, this matter~, this matter must not be allowed~!"

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When this old man with white hair and wrinkled face stood up tremblingly, the officials were stunned for a moment, and then they were in an uproar and admonished one after another.

This Hong Taifu, now more than eighty-three years old, after several generations of emperors, in terms of qualifications, much older than Qin Xiang and Shen Xiang, is one of the few remaining old people in the court, there is no need to go to the court on weekdays, but I don't know why today will make an exception, if this old man is allowed to play chess with the Chu people, the Xia State is full of civil and military affairs, I am afraid that in the future, I will have no face to see people.......

"Teacher~, how can you ......, hurry~, sit down~!" Emperor Xia hurriedly got up from the dragon chair, hurriedly ordered left and right, and immediately a guard quickly moved a seat, but the old man did not sit down, and continued to bow down and said: "The old minister is not talented~, and he happened to have played chess for a few years~, since no one in the Manchu Dynasty is willing to ~, it is better to let the old minister fight~, and I hope Your Majesty agrees~." ”

Emperor Xia walked down briskly from above, and said with a wry smile: "Teacher~, why are you so old~?" ”

The old man sighed leisurely and said, "I can't let outsiders think that there is no one in my Xia Kingdom~!" ”

When the old man's voice came out, there was a faint look of shame on the faces of the hundred officials, and at this time, a figure walked out of the crowd, bowed down and said: "Your Majesty~, the minister is willing to fight~!" ”

"Qian Zhongcheng ......."

"How could Qian Zhongcheng ......."

"Yes~, there is only Qian Zhongcheng, Qian Zhongcheng and the chess saint Huang Ke are close friends, the two often learn chess skills together, Huang Ke once said frankly, if the two play seriously, the outcome is still unknown......

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The person who stood up at the right time was Zhongcheng in the imperial history of this dynasty, and everyone in the court heard about his chess skills, and they couldn't help but have some hope in their hearts.

"Since this is the case~, then the poetry competition~, let the old man come~." A secretary of the Guozijian stood up.

"The old man also wants to debate the scriptures with that great Wenzong~, and I hope that His Majesty will fulfill it~." The speaker was a Kobunkan University scholar.

After these three people stood up, the courtiers did not fight, after all, Qian Zhongcheng was strong in chess, Wei Siye was good at poetry, and Zou Daxue had studied in Hongwen Hall for a lifetime.

In the crowd, Jingzhao Yin Dongzhao's brows furrowed, Wei Siye's poetry attainments are indeed outstanding, when he was young, because of his poetry, he was even known as the first genius in Kyoto, but he was still a little less famous than the poet ghost, that Chu Guo Junjie, but even the poet ghost was ashamed of himself, how could Wei Siye win~?

When it comes to poetry, the first thing that comes to mind in his mind is, of course, that person~!

With the title of the first genius of the Xia Kingdom, all the poems he made are widely circulated, if he holds this poem, it will be more secure, but it is .......

Dong Zhao wanted to mention that name, but Wei Siye had already stood up, so it was difficult for him to speak again, not to mention, that name was quite sensitive in today's court, so he could only shake his head helplessly and suppress the thoughts in his heart.

"Since this is the case~, as soon as this civil war is passed~, Qian Qing, Wei Qing and Zou Qing will fight~." Emperor Xia's face softened, and he announced in public.

When the dynasty was dispersed, hundreds of officials walked out one after another, but the steps were not easy.

Although His Majesty has already decided on the candidate, they still don't have much chance of winning in their hearts.

A generation of great Wenzong, the highest thousand-year-old poet, the soul of great Chu chess, any of these names can crush people to death, who dares to say that they will win~?

The shameless envoys of the Chu State almost brought their existence to the bottom of the box, and there was little hope for Wenzhan, so it seemed that they could only hope for martial arts .......

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"This opportunity is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity~, the palace must be very lively tomorrow~, you really don't want to go and see it~?" Li Yu stood in front of Chu Yun and said seductively.

"No, no." Chu Yun said without hesitation.

He found that the two bows still looked comfortable, but the tailor's craftsmanship was too poor, and when Lao Fang went to the Jade Courtyard today, he had to ask him to invite another reliable tailor to come over.

"You don't have to worry about the grounding~, Uncle Huang doesn't have time to care about us now~, and I promise that those imperial historians won't either~." Li Yu was looking forward to tomorrow's excitement and continued to bewitch.

Chu Yun seemed to be a little moved, and finally looked up at him, picked up the thing in his hand and shook it in front of his eyes, and asked, "Do you think one bow is beautiful or two~?" ”

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Today's Kyoto is quite quiet, and even the street vendors are much quieter than before, and from time to time they look up in the direction of the Imperial Palace, and their hearts are drawn to the competition that is taking place there.

The competition with the people of Chu can be called a battle of honor, as a Xia country, driven by national pride and national honor, everyone is quite concerned about this matter.

Some underground gambling houses even opened a handicap for this battle, and countless people in the bustling casinos waited for the news to come out of the palace.

In the Viscount's Mansion, Chu Yun got up early in the morning, he had to urge the two tailors to hurry up and work, and when the boring competition with the people of Chu was over in two days, his grounding period was just right, and before entering the palace, he had to do these two things well.

At this time, on the top of the Golden Palace, on both sides of the chessboard, there were two people sitting cross-legged.

On one side is the Qian Zhongcheng, and on the other side is an old man with white hair and wrinkles.

Today is the first battle of the literary test, and it is very important, even Emperor Xia can't sit firmly on the dragon chair, and walks down from above, but he doesn't get too close, and looks at it from afar.

In addition to Emperor Xia, there are only a few people in the hall, including the two prime ministers, and a few old men who are not young, all of whom are famous Confucians in the dynasty.

On the other side, behind the old man, there were also several people standing, all of them were envoys of the Chu State, led by a young man who looked to be in his early twenties.

In order not to disturb the two people who were playing against each other, most of the officials were waiting outside the hall, and countless people were pacing in the square, and the expressions on their faces were faintly anxious.

Qian Zhongcheng is in the prime of life, it stands to reason that both chess strength and physical strength are at the peak of his life, even the chess saint Huang Ke does not dare to underestimate it, and he has taken a great advantage of the last old man.

However, not long ago, when the chess saint Huang Ke played against this old man, they also thought the same.

But the result is indeed that Huang Ke has been in ink in three battles, today, can Qian Zhongcheng turn the tide and win the first city for the country~?

This belongs to the worries of the hundred officials and Emperor Xia, not the little fat king of Jin should be worried.

"This is a pastry made by the concubine to the catering bureau~, but it's delicious~, do you want to try it~?"

The little fat man Li Bo, the king of Jin, held a delicate vermilion lacquer food box in his hand, squatted on the steps in the shade of a certain palace, and said to the little girl sitting there with a smile on his face.

"Thank you, Brother King Jin~, Lening is not hungry~." The little girl turned her head and glanced in the direction of the palace gate, shook her head slightly and said.

"Then I'll put it here first~, and I'll eat it when you're hungry~." The little fat man King Jin put the vermilion lacquer food box next to him, and said cautiously: "Sister Lening~, I always bullied you before~, that's all my fault~, now I already know that it's wrong~, if anyone dares to bully you in the future~, you tell me~, I'll help you beat him~!" ”

After thinking about it, he added, "If it's the royal brother of the King of Shu------ I can't beat it, but I'll tell Mr.~!" ”

The little princess Lening didn't seem to hear his words, and muttered, "When will my brother come~?" ”

The little fat man King Jin scratched his head and said: "You mean sir......, Mr. has been grounded by his father for half a month, it seems that there are still a few days, and he will not come to the palace in these days~." ”

The expression on the face of the little princess Lening was a little disappointed, and she subconsciously hugged her arms tightly, only to remember that the beautiful sheep was gone.

The little fat man King Jin glanced in a certain direction, scratched his head, and said: "There seems to be a lively scene in the Lizheng Hall today, Sister Shouning and they have already passed, do you want to go with me to see it~?" ”

Seeing Xiao Lening shaking his head, King Jin stood up and said, "Then I'll leave first~." ”

Outside the Lizheng Palace, the officials were still pacing in the square, and a few small figures crowded at the door, poking out their heads to look inside, and it didn't take long for another curious head to appear.

In the main hall, as the chess game progressed, Emperor Xia and everyone's brows furrowed.

The old man of Chu had no expression on his wrinkled face, and he was extremely calm when he took the chess pieces, and the clouds were light and the wind was light, but Qian Zhongcheng on the other side was pale, and beads of sweat the size of beans appeared on his forehead, and a chess piece in his hand had been raised for a long time, and it had never fallen.

A hint of defeat flashed on Qin Xiang's face, this game of chess was about to be lost.

Qian Zhongcheng, who is enough to compete with the chess saint, only lasted for an hour under the hands of this old man, and in the end it was inevitable that he would lose.

In the game of masters, sometimes it is several hours at a time, and Qian Zhongcheng loses in an hour, which shows the difference in chess strength between the two.

If you lose another game tomorrow, three battles and two inks, this essay test will not need to be compared.

"I~, I lost ......."

The chess pieces in Qian Zhongcheng's hand still failed to fall after all, his face was depressed, and the whole person seemed to have aged a little in an instant, stood up, and said in a hoarse voice.

Even if he won the chess, the old man on the opposite side didn't say a word, stood up and stood silently opposite the young man.

Hundreds of officials outside the hall rushed in, just looking at Qian Zhongcheng's expression, he had a conclusion in his heart.

Lost, sure enough, he still lost, only an hour later, the old man was so powerful~!

Baiguan was heavy-minded, standing around, without saying a word.

"I won the first game by luck~, and I conceded ~." The young man smiled and bowed his hand to the crowd.

Emperor Xia was disappointed in his heart, waved his hand, and said: "Let's disperse today~, be here tomorrow~, and continue the second Wenbi~." ”

"Your Majesty the Emperor, slow down~." At this moment, I heard the young man speak suddenly.

"What else is going on~?" Emperor Xia looked back at the young man and said with a frown.

The young man smiled and said: "This time I proposed to compete with your country~, just to exchange and learn~, and I have no other intentions~, I really don't want to cause trouble to your country......." ”

Baiguan's brows furrowed when he heard this, he didn't want to cause trouble to my country, didn't the meaning of the words of the third prince mean that if he continued to compete, would Xia Guo continue to lose and continue to lose face, hearing his words, Baiguan only felt more ashamed and indignant than losing the competition~.