Chapter 4: Chess and Tea

After entering Taoyuan County, Wang Baozheng's oxen convoy rushed to the granary near the county government, and the taxes of the Song Dynasty were very heavy. Pen, fun, pavilion www. biquge。 info is mainly inherited from the two tax laws of the Tang Dynasty and some other harsh taxes and miscellaneous taxes inherited from the five dynasties.

These are all things that Yun Shu learned from books, but the process of handing over grain made Yun Shu very uncomfortable, which is the natural antipathy of modern civilization to the feudal system.

"This county master is really good, he actually changed the old head before, this young man is inexperienced." It turns out that this grain is also very particular, there is a big bucket at the door of the granary, pour the grain into it, the grain is piled up in the whole bucket to be counted as a bucket, the emperor of the Zhao family stipulates that the grain is full of kicking and beating the wall, and the full one is counted as a bucket, and the dissatisfaction will continue to add grain.

Only experienced Kuding can kick the bucket well, otherwise four or five buckets of grain can have an extra bucket.

"Master Zhao~! Master Zhao~! Walk slowly, the villain has something to say with the master~! Wang Baozheng saw a man dressed as a literati in the distance.

"What kind of body is it to shout at the entrance of the yamen!" A robed scribe with a dossier in his hand and a frowning brow walked up to him.

"So that the master knows that this little brother Yun wants to settle down in this village, please raise your hand and talk to the master about this," Yun Shu has been talking to a large number of this Master Zhao, a person in his forties, with a goatee, and the bun on his head tied with a scarf, looking really fairy. It's a pity not to be a half-immortal, Yun Shu thought to himself.

"Oh?" At the same time that Yun Shu was looking at Master Zhao, Master Zhao was also looking at him, and the more he looked at him, the more surprised he became, this young man looked like an orchid, his eyes were full of aura, and he didn't have a little restraint when he saw me, so calm, it seems that he must be a child of a big family, but how can he settle in Ping'an Village?

"Can you read hyphenation?" Returning to my lord, the boy is coarse and ink. ”

"Oh? Have you ever read any books? "This little man dares to say that he is coarse? Master Zhao is a little disliked, this coarse text and ink and literacy and hyphenation meaning is completely different, literacy and hyphenation means that you can read words and understand the article, that's all, and the coarse text and ink is a literati who have dabbled in many Confucian classics to say that they are humble.

"The boy has read the four books of "University", "The Mean", "Analects" and "Mencius", as well as the "Book of Songs", "Shangshu", "Book of Rites", "Zhou Yi", "Spring and Autumn" Five Classics, and his understanding of the meaning of the scriptures in the book is still shallow, and he also asked Master Zhao to give him more advice." How did Master Zhao know that he was deeply trained and influenced by the modern education system, coupled with the development of thousands of years of civilization, and the traditional Confucianism has been explained quite thoroughly, and at the same time, Yun Shu took these books as fun when he was bored, and discussed them with major professors in the school forum for a long time, of course, he was confident.

"Oh? It seems that I met a prodigy, go with me to meet the county master! Master Zhao was not angry in his heart, and he was not afraid of the wind flashing his tongue, the Four Books and Five Classics were impossible for teenagers to just read by heart, how could they still understand the meaning of the scriptures? This kid must be embarrassed in front of the county master, and dare to make such nonsense without any fame.

After Master Zhao ascended, he walked to the county office, and came to the county office, my god is the county office? It's too broken, although he knows the proverb "officials don't repair the yamen, customers don't repair the shop", Yun Shu was still "shocked" by the yamen in front of him, the good yamen, the mottled red paint of the gate, the dilapidated roof, and the broken floor tiles.

Walked through the lobby to the side hall of the back hall, "You guys are waiting now, I'll go and tell the master." According to the rules, Master Zhao should ask someone to watch the tea, but he wanted to hang Yun Shu and Wang Baozheng, so naturally he didn't say anything about watching the tea.

"Master, it has been ascertained today, the county's autumn tax is collected eighty percent, and it will be collected before the lunar month, please rest assured." "Oh, the matter of the autumn tax will bother the master to run away, master, I received an order today, ordering all counties and the government to investigate the talents. Although my Taoyuan County is a county, there are many literate people, but there are few real talents, today I went to the south of the city Sun family, what Taoyuan first talent Sun Yu is an embroidered pillow, the four books and five classics can not be recited, but the essence of it is even more bullshit. ”

Zhou Yunlong, the county commander, said angrily, and finally poured a cup of tea, it turned out that three months ago, Zhao Guan's family chatted with the minister in the imperial garden, and heard that there was a seven-year-old prodigy who could write poems at the age of ten, read the Four Books and Five Classics at the age of ten, and could write books and speak at the age of sixteen. I was not convinced, I Chinese people, how could Confucian orthodoxy be compared with the Liao, so I ordered the two governments to issue an official document, ordering all counties, prefectures, governments, and roads across the country to recommend talents.

"It's a coincidence~! Master! Master Zhao's excited nose was red, his goatee was curled, the opportunity finally came, and in his triangular eyes revealed who else could stop my light, "Master, today Ping'an Village came to the county to pay grain, Wang Baozheng, brought a young man to register his household, the young man claimed to be familiar with the Four Books and Five Classics, and understood the essence!" It seems to be a prodigy, and God really helps. ”

"Hmph, what a prodigy, which county doesn't have one or two prodigies or something now, the previous Guangyuan prodigy was blown up to his god, but it was not revealed when it really came to the festival to make the adult. Blasting people out! ”

"Slow~! The adults have passed the school exam, and it's not too late to blast it out. ”

The person who came was Yun Shu, Yun Shu and Wang Bao were waiting in the side hall for a long time, and they were not summoned by the county officials, and they walked around with their appreciation of ancient culture in boredom, and inadvertently came to the back hall to hear the conversation between Master Zhao and Zhou County Ling, and knew that Master Zhao was wearing small shoes for himself, so he interrupted, and Wang Baozheng, who was following behind, was scared into a cold sweat. The boat of friendship will capsize, why are you still pulling me when you are looking for death.

"Bold, when will it be your turn to interject when I talk to the eldest master?" There is a way in the real heaven, you don't go to hell, there is no door, you break in, and a smug light flashed in Master Zhao's angry eyes.

"Is it Bai Ding who will know if you try it!"

"You~! Presumptuous, come on, blast out these two bold Diao people! Seeing this kid so calm, his eyes flashed with ridicule, it seems that he really has some ability, and now that he is riding a tiger on his back, Master Zhao is in a hurry.

"Lao Zhao, don't worry, how can such a big person be angry like this by a teenager, and what kind of system will it become." At this time, Zhou Yunlong, who was watching the excitement, opened his mouth to persuade, he didn't believe it, but this young man was so calm and choked in front of the eldest master, it seems that he really has some skills.

The clothes are bizarre, but they are refreshing, the clothes are not ordinary people's clothes, the accent is clear, weird, the tone is full of charm, at least it is the son of a famous family and the like. But why do you want to make my master happy, and say that he came to settle in Ping'an Village in this county?

"Don't be in a hurry to take the school exam, is Xiaoyou willing to talk to me about a game?" "Big Master~!" Master Zhao called. Zhou Yunlong didn't pay attention to it, Go is the best tool to examine a person's heart and upbringing, and Go is the most time-consuming and patient, how can a famous family have this leisure? If the children of farmers dared to play chess at home, they would have been beaten by their parents and would not be able to walk.

"Then it's better to be respectful, my lord." Yun Shu because of professional reasons, there is a bit of knowledge of Go, and a conversation with a professor learned that the Song people love Go, have a perverted obsession with strangling the dragon, and take the big open and close, dignified and upright way of chess, while the modern people pay too much attention to winning and losing, so there are more killing moves, and the chess road is ruthless, and there are many means. In order to prove that the two of them had a special fight, and as a result, Yun Shu was killed by the professor, which was called a miserable one.

What if I abuse this county official and cry? Yun Shu slandered. Looking at Yun Shu's refreshment, Zhou Yunlong affirmed his judgment even more, and came to the back garden through the moon gate, and what caught his eye was the scene of the water town in the south of the Yangtze River, the rockery pond and the small bridge flowing, the flowers and trees were luxuriant, and in the middle of the pond was a water pavilion, "The former R county official was originally a southerner, and if he likes gardens, he will have this water pavilion, so let's go." ”

Yun Shu is accustomed to modern garden architecture, and he is also immune to this garden, but Wang Fugui, a little Baozheng is still surprised like a Grandma Liu, looking around, while watching the slightest ~~ breathing in the cool air!

Entering the water pavilion, Zhou Yunlong sat down on the top, and Yun Shu naturally sat down on the head, which is actually exquisite, in ancient times, in order to prevent assassination, it was the head that was facing the door, and the head was naturally facing the door.

Master Zhao took out the chessboard and put the chess pieces skillfully, it seems that he usually accompanies Zhou County to play chess, the ancients pay attention to the gold into silver foot grass belly, not heavy layout but heavy on the middle game, this may be related to the ancients' understanding of chess, Zhou County Ling selected Baizi, which means that let Yun Shu take the lead, the advantages and disadvantages of the first hand in Go are obvious, Yun Shu is a little unconvinced, as the pride of modern people does not allow him to take advantage of this small advantage, but it is not easy to say.

"My lord, let's guess first!" "Oh? Surely Xiaoyou? I don't know how to release water! "My tutor taught me to be fair, and I don't know how strong I am with adults, so why don't I guess?" "Master Ling must be a great Confucian." "I don't know what to do, the master's chess strength is so high, and the ministers in the capital have praised it." Master Zhao's yin and yang weird voice came.

Yun Shu didn't pay attention to it, Zhou Xianling grabbed the white son casually, guessed that the first was to hold some white seeds by the high-level people, and he didn't show anyone for the time being. The lower level shows a black seed, which means "the odd number is black, and vice versa, the team is white", and the show two black seeds means "even number is black, and vice versa". The number of white seeds held by the high-level person is announced, and the priority is naturally determined. When both parties are of the same rank or do not know, the elder will hold the child.

Yun Shu grabbed a sunspot, Zhou Xianling spread out his palms and held six chess pieces, Zhou Xianling took the lead and occupied the four corners first, and Yun Shu landed directly in the middle game, Zhou Xianling couldn't help frowning, the two sides came and went, with the change of the chess game, Zhou Xianling said, "Xiaoyou, you lose, your big dragon has been surrounded by me." "It's not necessarily that you're taking a closer look."

"How so?" Looking forward to Zhongyun Shu's big dragon eyes to be hanged, but in fact, the big dragon ordered by Zhou County has already been strangled. Master Zhao next to him was even more dumbfounded. What kind of chess move is this, so weird? In the next battle, the two sides tried their best to kill each other, and you came and went, so it was not lively.

Killing rose, Zhou Xianling suddenly shouted, "Master Zhao, go and bring it to my little dragon group, I want Yun Xiaoyou to drink together!" "The Little Dragon Regiment is the tribute tea given to the ministers by the officials of the Song Dynasty," how can this be done, my lord? "What are you talking about?" Master Zhao's heart is dripping blood, this little dragon group Zhou County Order usually never takes it out, and only picks a small piece every time he drinks, this time he is so generous.

Little Dragon Regiment? The tribute tea of the Song Dynasty, ordinary officials may not be able to drink it in their lifetime, how can there be such a thing in the county order this week? It seems that he is not an ordinary person, and it is likely that he is supported by big figures in the court. After a while, Master Zhao came over with a tea set, the tea of the Song Dynasty was a tea cake, which needed to be decocted, and the literati liked to add various spices and oils to the tea.

The tea tastes sweet and bitter, mixed with oil and spices, thinking about the taste, Yun Shu was already fainting, and suddenly remembered that there was still the best Tieguanyin from the director in the backpack, because the things in the small bag were too shocking, Yun Shu never dared to leave. Besides, the packet wasn't very heavy, and it was significant, the only proof of him on another plane.

took off the backpack, pulled the zipper in Zhou County's surprised eyes, and took out the bag that claimed to be the best paste Guanyin said to Zhou County: "This is a clear tea made by the master himself, no decoction without seasoning, green and natural, non-toxic and pollution-free." ”

Open the small wooden box, take out the small glass and prepare to hand it to Master Zhao, who knows that Master Zhao is sigh~! jumped out two meters away, this skill couldn't help but surprise Yun Shu, and couldn't help but praise, "Master, good skills!" ”