There is a couplet hanging in the atrium of Lei Kexuan, which is Chen Jiru's own handwriting:

"Heaven is to make up for poverty and health, and people are mistakenly called high because they are lazy."

Chen Jiru's calligrapher Su Shi and Mi Fu, hidden in the clumsy, plump and old, Zhang Yuanxin said: "God is really very concerned about Chen Meigong, how many people are poor and sick, nearly sixty years old Chen Meigong is not poor and healthy, as for lazy, that is modest, Meigong's laziness, lies in listening to the spring, trying tea, collecting plum blossoms, sitting on a futon, picking medicine in the mountains, playing with the moon on the top of the building, dancing cranes, playing fish, well, and playing chess-"

Zhang Yuan saw that there was a pair of chess sets under the long window on the south side of Lei Kexuan, and the wooden chess table and bamboo chess jar were quiet and spotless in the morning sun.

Zhang Yuan and his eldest brother Zhang Dai sat down respectfully, and there was an old servant serving tea, Xuande white porcelain cup, white and elegant, with a faint fragrance of tea, Chen Jiru smiled and said: "Su Weng is a good delicacy, and he is also good at tasting in the tea ceremony, have you two juniors ever learned?" ”

Zhang Yuan can only distinguish the advantages and disadvantages of tea, as for what tea and what water can't be tasted, Zhang Dai took a sip of tea and said, "Meigong, this is Tiger Hill tea?" ”

Zhang Yuan said: "Good wine can eliminate sorrow and relieve worries, good tea can cleanse and clear the mind, and Meigong's tea has this effect." "Zhang Yuan's evaluation is very tricky.

Chen Jiru said with a smile: "Sure enough, it's a family history." "Because I asked the two of them why they came to Songjiang?

Zhang Dai is a brother, Zhang Dai replied, Zhang Dai said: "The three junior brothers are going to Nanjing Guozijian to study this time, and Qingpu Lu is my Zhang in-law, so I came to visit in a roundabout way, but also to listen to the teachings of Mei Gong." ”

Chen Jiru said with a smile: "Do you three brothers go to the national prison together, Su Weng has a grandson like this, he must be more and more wide-hearted and fat." Suddenly, he raised his eyebrows, and said in his heart: "Are the Qingpu Lu family and the Shanyin Zhang family in-laws!" ”

Chen Jiru travels for several months every year, and the rest of the time lives in seclusion in Sheshan, he is not ignorant of the world, but also cares about the local pros and cons, the people's suffering, for disaster relief and poverty relief has been to the division of advice, Qingpu Lu and Huating Dong's dispute is not small, he has also heard, but he does not really understand, and asked: "I heard that Qingpu Lu and Huating Dong have a gap, I don't know its auspiciousness, two little friends are willing to tell?" ”

Zhang Dai looked at Zhang Yuan and said, "Jiezi, you tell Meigong the reason." ”

Zhang Yuan said: "This matter is a long story-" It starts with the conflict with Dong Zuchang at the Lantern Festival in Longshan Lantern Festival in Shaoxing last year, the Lu family's traitor Chen Ming defected to the Dong family, his friendship with Zong Yishan, and the conflict with Dong Zuchang outside the Jingci Temple in Nanping Mountain, Hangzhou...... Until the events of the past few days were told one by one -- when Zhang Yuan spoke, Chen Jiru had been carefully observing, and felt that Zhang Yuan spoke calmly, his tone was not hurried, and there was no obvious praise or disapproval in his words, as if the bystanders were narrating, and only let the listeners judge for themselves -- Chen Jiru asked: "What is Zhang Gongzi's rule?" ”

Zhang Yuan said: "The younger generation's scripture is "Spring and Autumn". ”

Chen Jiru smiled and said: "Sure enough, it's "Spring and Autumn", Zhang Gongzi can apply what he has learned, and his words are rigorous and credible." ”

Zhang Yuan said: "Mei Gong is wise, who dares to speak in front of Mei Gong." ”

Chen Jiru said: "Dong Gong concentrates on calligraphy and painting, and rarely asks about the world, and his children are also domineering. ”

Zhang Yuan smiled slightly, and did not argue with Chen Jiru about Dong Qichang's character, and said: "Forgive me, the younger generation said such a trivial thing to disturb the Meigong, I am ashamed, the younger generation has a request, the younger generation and that Zong Yishan are friends, Zong Yishan was aggrieved in the Dong Mansion because of me, the younger generation wants to see Zong Yishan, but if the younger generation goes to the Dong Mansion, he will be chased by sticks and vicious dogs, so I want to ask the Mei Gong to help." ”

Chen Jiru said: "I said that I went to Dong's Mansion before, and when I saw Zong Yi's good answer, I also felt sorry for him, and I asked Dong Gong to treat him well, and Dong Gong also agreed. ”

Zhang Yuan frowned and said: "Since Mei Gong has already interceded for Zong Yishan, I am afraid that Zong Yishan's situation will be worse." ”

Hearing Zhang Yuan say this, Chen Jiru was a little displeased, but he didn't show it on his face, and said with a smile: "Zhang Gongzi should not have prejudices against Dong Gong. ”

Zhang Yuan said: "If Meigong didn't intercede for Zong Yishan, then send someone to spread Zong Yishan to Sheshan, and the Dong family might let him come. ”

Chen Jiru smiled: "Yes, then verify and verify." He wrote a letter and sent someone to Dong's mansion to ask Zong Yishan to come to Dongshe Mountain Residence to help him copy the strange book "Golden Bottle Plum".

Chen Jiru is very confident in his friendship with Dong Qichang, Dong Qichang built a floor on the side of Bailongtan in the suburbs of Huating City the year before last, named "Lai Zhonglou", which was built specifically for him Chen Jiru, his word Zhong alcohol, "Lai Zhong Lou" is the meaning of welcoming Zhong alcohol, nearly 40 years of friendship, is it general - Zhang Yuan is expected that Zong Yishan will not come, he has to find another way to contact Zong Yishan - from East Sheshan to Huating County there are more than ten miles of road, back and forth for more than an hour, Chen Jiru asked Zhang Dai and Zhang Yuan: "Can you two play Go?" ”

Zhang Dai said: "The younger generation knows a little bit about Go, but the chess skills are not as good as my disciples, who can be called famous players in Shaoxing and can play blindfolded chess." ”

Chen Jiru asked: "Blindfolded Go?" ”

Zhang Yuan bowed and said, "Yes." ”

Chen Jiru was a little surprised and said, "Then you have to learn something." ”

Zhang Yuan said: "How dare the younger generation play against the Meigong blindfolded, and the younger generation is very happy to be able to get the guidance of the Meigong." ”

Zhang Yuan respectfully do the edge of the chessboard, pick up a white son first, other things elders first, play chess as a sign of respect, the first time to play by the juniors first, Zhang Yuan does not know how Chen Jiru's chess strength is, so try to play chess steadily, more than 30 hands of chess after feeling that Chen Jiru's chess skills are not how superb, and then use a trick in the lower right corner, this formula will not be in the Ming Dynasty, sure enough, Chen Jiru fell into the trap, the so-called trap does not mean that the big piece of chess is going to die, but partially taken advantage of Zhang Yuan's white chess, Chen Jiru's chess strength is not weak, He can see that the trick is too obvious and too dangerous, and only this kind of high-level trick can make him fooled, gradually, Zhang Yuan's white chess has changed from a first advantage to two firsts - down to more than 100 hands, Chen Jiru feels that there is no place to win on the chessboard, shook his head and said: "Zhang Gongzi's chess is high, the old man is not an opponent, I have a female disciple Shanyi, I call her to play a game with you." He ordered the little maid to summon Aunt Wei - Zhang Yuan and his eldest brother Zhang Dai glanced at each other, and both of them were looking forward to it, and anyone in the girl in the bamboo crown and cloth robe was willing to take a few more looks.

After a while, the footsteps sounded softly, the faint aroma of orchids hit people, and the girl in the bamboo crown cloth robe came to Lei Kexuan, Yingying saluted Chen Jiru, her beautiful eyes looked forward to it, and the Xuan room was shining.

Chen Jiru got up and said: "Wang Guan, this is Shanyin Zhang Yuan Zhang Gongzi, talented, strong chess skills, I just lost to him, you play a game with him, the old man watches the chess." ”

This girl is both called "Weigu" and "Crown", what is the name? Why did Chen Jiru ask her to come out and play against a strange man?

The girl in the bamboo crown cloth robe was not ashamed, agreed, glanced at Zhang Yuan, walked to the chess table to take a closer look at the game of chess played by Chen Jiru and Zhang Yuan, and said, "Zhang Gongzi, please." "Just sit down on the chessboard, began to collect the chess pieces, Zhang Yuan helped to collect the black and white chess pieces together, saw that this girl's hands are soft and slender, the skin on the back of the hand is as white as jade, whiter than the white clouds on the chessboard, the nails are rounded and flawless, this is definitely the top hand model in later generations - this girl is about seventeen or eight years old, temperament calm, when collecting chess pieces and Zhang Yuan's hand touch, is also the slightest quiet, quietly finished collecting the chess pieces, said: "Zhang Gongzi has been in charge of a white game, this game will be the first by the little woman." ”

Zhang Yuan responded: "Please." ”

The girl in this bamboo crown cloth robe has a slender waist, two fingers like spring onions in her right hand pick up a white child, and knock on the wooden chess table with a "pop", the posture is elegant, and the sound of falling is also crisp and pleasant, listening to the sound of chess during the day is a pleasure, not to mention such a beautiful girl sitting in front of her, Zhang Dai stands behind Zhang Yuan to watch chess, but her eyes are inseparable from this girl's face, Zhang Yuanxin said: "Beauty is really a sharp weapon, used to play chess, at least the power of two sons." ”

This girl is so beautiful, Zhang Yuan has to be distracted by sitting on the table, so she has to look inward, as if the old monk is settled, unfold a chessboard in her heart, and only look at the chessboard at the moment of falling, the girl's chess strength is really above Chen Jiru, the appearance is beautiful and elegant, but when she plays chess, she is aggressive, the wrench is broken, extremely fierce, Zhang Yuan knows that women are often more aggressive than men when they play chess, and women are all fierce chess styles, and this girl is especially fierce.

Zhang Yuan cheered up and calmed down, although Zhang Yuan's chess strength is far from the realm of being in a state of concentration and sitting down, but his mental arithmetic skills can make his chess strength play to the extreme,-for-tat, black and white chess pieces are almost entangled and twisted by the dragon, and the battle in the corners affects the overall situation.

Chen Jiru smiled and watched the two play against each other, enjoying this atmosphere very much, and when he heard the sound of chess in the quiet, he said in his heart: "Sound and entertainment, how can it be like a game of chess in the window." ”

The chaos in the middle game is difficult to solve, and if you are not careful, you will lose all the games, when Zhang Yuan was thinking about it, this girl looked at Zhang Yuan with her hand, and said in her heart: "It's really rare to close your eyes and think about chess." ”

Chen Jiru on the side said: "Zhang Jiezi can play blindfolded Go and remember his surname. ”

The girl said "um" and thought: "I heard that Shaoxing Xiaosanyuan Zhang Jiezi has the ability to never forget, I wonder if the rumors are exaggerated?" ”

Chen Jiru saw that the two of them had to play this chess for a while, so he walked outside Lei Kexuan, and asked why the person who went to Dong Mansion to deliver the letter had not come back, it was noon, and the male servant who went to Dong Mansion to deliver the letter had been going for an hour and a half - another half an hour later, the chess game in Lei Kexuan was over, Zhang Yuan Zhihei won a son and a half, this girl was very strong in chess, Zhang Yuan played a good game of chess, using his chess knowledge that was ahead of four hundred years, and it was only a small victory. If according to the method of returning the eyes to the children in later generations, Zhang Yuan's black chess will win more.

The girl lost the chess, a pair of beautiful eyes widened, very surprised, but didn't say anything, put away the chess pieces, and left Lei Kexuan.

Chen Jiru left Zhang Dai and Zhang Yuan to eat, and when he drank tea and talked after the meal, he saw that the servant who sent the letter to Dong's mansion came back, but he came back alone, Dong Qichang did not reply, only brought back a sentence, saying that Master Dong was not in good health, and he came to visit Meigong again, and did not mention Zong Yishan's matter.

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(To be continued)