A sesame oil glass lamp is clearly burning, the fine texture of the wood chessboard is clearly visible, the chessboard has been covered with hundreds of chess pieces, black and white dogs are staggered, the chess game is entering the middle of the most intense time, women play chess is often more aggressive than men, as soon as it comes up, it is entangled and twisted, this game of chess in front of you is like this, the battle broke out from the lower left corner, spreading to the overall situation, now the left half of the chessboard is densely covered with chess pieces, but the right chessboard is still empty - Mao Yuanyi said: "Listen to Wang Xiuwei said that Zhang Sheshou chess skills are exquisite, Zhang Sheshou and look at the situation in this game of chess? ”

The judgment of the situation of Go is very important, under the advantage, we must know how to keep the victory, simplify the complex, do not be greedy for victory, and under the disadvantage, we must look for fighters, in order to fight - Zhang Yuan stared at the chess game for a moment, and asked Wang Wei sideways: "Brother Xiuwei's white chess?" He heard Mao Yuanyi's concubine Yang Wan say that he wanted Wang Wei to admit defeat, and now looking at the chess game, white chess is indeed difficult, and the two dragons are busy with hard work - Wang Wei's eyes flowed, Bei Ya bit his lip lightly, and said: "Uncle Wan has Mao Xianggong on the side to support him, how can I be the enemy." ”

That Yang Wan smiled and said: "Now that Zhang Xianggong is here, ask him to support him to repair the micro and see if he can save the situation?" ”

Zhang Yuan looked at the chess game and said: "Even if the white chess works smoothly, it will be lost, and I will not force such a difficult game-"

Yang Wan chuckled and said, "Xiuwei, Zhang Xianggong won't help you, you go to the boat and cry bitterly." ”

Wang Weijiao said angrily: "Don't provoke." ”

Zhang Yuan said with a smile: "The past may be regretted, but the chess game can be erased and restarted, why bother staring at a game of chess, cherish what should be cherished, and give up what should be given up——"

Then Yang Wan immediately said: "Zhang Xianggong said very much, what should be cherished is Wang Xiuwei, and what should be given up is worldly mediocrity, does Zhang Xianggong mean this?" ”

Yang Wan is obviously going to match Zhang Yuan and Wang Wei, to be honest, Yang Wan doesn't want Wang Wei to be included in the room by Mao Yuanyi, although they are good sisters, but there will always be disagreements and contradictions with the husband, Wang Wei is in love with Zhang Yuan, which is exactly what Yang Wan wants-Zhang Yuan smiled at Mao Yuanyi: "Isn't the favor too understanding." ”

Mao Yuanyi didn't eliminate Zhang Yuan's mustard, so he still bluntly called Zhang Yuan the head of Zhang She, he was unwilling to match Zhang Yuan and Wang Wei, and said: "I like to talk about soldiers, this game of Go also contains the art of war, I don't know if Zhang Sheshou is willing to take the time to talk about a game with him?" ”

Scholars are jealous of each other, and it is the most painful to defeat the opponent in the piano, chess, calligraphy and painting, and it is inferior to the opponent to suppress people with power - Zhang Yuan said: "I am willing to learn." "Wang Wei's chess strength is not weak, this Mao Yuanyi can win Wang Wei for Yang Wan's moves, obviously the chess strength is very strong, Zhang Yuan has no chance of winning - the pattern sits on the table, guess the first, Zhang Yuan guesses the white chess, get the advantage of the first, Mao Yuanyi holds the black in the lower right corner of the classic formula "Jinjing Column" began to cause a fierce battle, "Jinjing Column" by the late Ming Dynasty and early Qing Dynasty two generations of national players over Bailing, Zhou Lazy Yu's research, that the first side is not advantageous, so to the Kangxi period of the Huang Longshi generation of chess players rarely play this "Jinjing Column", Zhang Yuan loves classical culture, I have a good understanding of the ancient style of Go, this "Jinjing Column" has a lot of tricks and traps, some of which are studied by Zhou Lazy, Zhou Lazy Yu has not yet been born - Zhang Yuan fell quite quickly, through the dazzling discarded son, to the fifty-first hand, Zhang Yuan's white chess is mainly anti-guest, and Mao Yuanyi's two black chess pieces are sealed in the corners, the ancients played chess, especially those who are not superb in chess skills, always think that eating children is advantageous, and do not understand enough about the power of external potential, Mao Yuanyi's two black chess pieces will eat the white chess in the corner, and the field is really considerable, But both sides are sealed by white chess, which is quite unfavorable to the back of black chess, of course, this requires Zhang Yuan to be good at using his external potential, otherwise, the previous abandoned piece will be abandoned in vain, and Mao Yuanyi's chess strength is really not weak, Zhang Yuan's current situation is only a slight advantage, and the chess strength is slightly lower at all can not distinguish the advantages and disadvantages of this - then Yang Wan can't tell the difference, and whispered to Wang Wei: "Xiuwei, Zhang Xianggong doesn't seem to be in a good situation." ”

Wang Wei leaned against the window of the boat, stared at the chess game, and replied, "Not necessarily." ”

Yang Wan chuckled lightly: "Xiuwei believes in this Zhang Xianggong very much, do you want to entrust it for life?" ”

Wang Wei said lightly: "I won't tell you, I'll go to the shore to take a breath." "Took Mu Zhenzhen's hand out of the cabin and went ashore, whispered to Mu Zhenzhen, and learned from Mu Zhenzhen that Zhang Yuan would get married on the twelfth of next month, Wang Wei smiled and said: "Zhang Xianggong is going to start a family-"

Mu Zhenzhen was a little strange, thinking that Aunt Wang Wei was not jealous at all, she saw Wang Wei's affection for the young master, but she didn't know that Wang Wei, who was born in Yangzhou and a thin horse, had a very high opinion of himself, but the education he received since childhood was "tending to be the eldest of things", those good Guangling and Jinling celebrities may not tolerate the beloved person to continue to look for flowers and willows, but they can still respect his wife - Mu Zhen said sincerely: "The young master is a good learner, Miss Wang, who knows how to learn, and this Aunt Wang Weigu both like the young master, but can the young master marry so much?" ”

The night sky is dark and dreary, the water of the Fu River is also heavy, the lights of the boats are shining like stars, there are poppies and frangipani flowers in the night breeze, and there is an ethereal singing voice from nowhere, as if singing "The Legend of Huansha" - Wang Wei felt the flowing water, wind, flower fragrance and singing of Shanyin, and put a strawberry in his mouth, sweet and glutinous, and couldn't help but praise: "The mountain [***] goes up, not only is it dizzying, but this ear taste is beautiful both physically and mentally." ”

Mu Zhenzhen didn't answer, and said in his heart: "Aunt Wang Wei is very satisfied with Shanyin, is she determined to follow my young master?" ”

Suddenly, seeing two black shadows sneaking around the fence wall of the house over there, Mu Zhenzhen immediately became alert and shouted, "Who! ”

The two black shadows straightened up, and there was a burst of laughter: "Mu Zhenzhen, you are a good female guard." ”

Mu Zhenzhen said "oh" and said, "It's the third young master." ”

Zhang Cao originally thought that Wang Wei had come to the door, but when he saw that Zhang Yuan had gone out for a long time and didn't come back, he couldn't say anything to Huang Zunsu and Zong Yishan, so he came to the front hall, and knew that Zhang Yuan had gone to Xiguo Shuimen, and said in his heart: "Wow Zhang Jiezi, throw your friends aside and have a private meeting with Jinling, I'm going to catch him." Immediately brought the energy pillar, the two people did not bring lanterns, came to Xiguo Water Gate in the dark, only to see the tall Mu Zhenzhen and a thin Confucian standing on the shore, and was broken by Mu Zhenzhen - Zhang Cao approached, regardless of the slender Confucian on the side, smiled and asked Mu Zhenzhen: "What about your young master, is it **, and Wang Wei are upside down on the boat?" ”

Wang Wei, who was in a green shirt and scarf, was about to greet Zhang Cao, and when he suddenly heard such a sentence, his face immediately turned red, and he said angrily: "Yanke Xianggong, what are you talking about!" ”

Zhang Cao took a look at it by the light of the lantern on the bow of the boat, and said, "uh", and said: "Those who don't know are not guilty, haha, those who don't know are not guilty, Xiuwei girl is a guest from afar, Zhang Jiezi, why don't you accompany each other, how can this be reasonable." ”

Wang Wei knew that Zhang Cao's mouth had always been nonsense, and he couldn't deal with this kind of person, so he said: "Jie Zi Xianggong will play against others again." ”

Zhang Cao looked at the white canopy boat, and said in his heart: "Jie Zi is really confused, Wang Weigu sent it to the door and didn't take it while the iron was hot, but he played chess with others, which really didn't distinguish between priority and priority." Asked: "Who is playing chess?" ”

Wang Wei said: "Return to Anmao to stop living." ”

Zhang Cao said "uh" again, looked at Wang Wei's eyes, and asked, "You came to Shanyin in the same boat with the surname Mao?" ”

Wang Weidao: "Exactly, what questions does Yan Ke have about Xianggong?" ”

Zhang Cao said: "I don't have any doubts, I'm afraid that my children will have it." ”

Wang Wei snorted lightly, and said in his heart: "Zhang Jiezi will not be as obscene and obscene as you to speculate. But then he thought again: "Maybe Zhang Jiezi will think the same way, but his city is deep, and he won't say it directly like Zhang Yanke, Zhang Jiezi's mind is really difficult to guess, but he is really happy to see me coming to Shanyin, I can see this-"

Zhang Cao said: "I'll go and see Gui'an Mao." ”

Zhang Cao got on the boat, Wang Wei followed to introduce him, that Wu Dingfang and Zhang Cao greeted each other, Mao Yuanyi's situation was tight, he was engrossed in the chess game, only arched his hand to Zhang Cao, and still stared at the chessboard - Mao Yuanyi's chess strength should be slightly stronger than Zhang Yuan, it was the first time Zhang Yuan encountered such a strong opponent in more than two years, Zhang Yuan used the "Jinjing Column" set white chess to build up a thick momentum, and won the battle, and finally the white chess won two pieces - Zhang Cao said happily: "Jiezi, you won again, great!" Slanted at Mao Yuanyi, and said in his heart: "This kid dares to compete with my Shanyin Zhang clan disciples to be jealous, it's really beyond his strength." ”

Mao Yuanyi lost the chess, he was very frustrated, he didn't pay attention to Zhang Cao's demeanor, he just frowned and looked at the full game of chess pieces, and expressed remorse with a "tsk" in his mouth - Zhang Yuan said: "Brother Zhisheng's chess strength is very strong, and I can win this chess because it is a good advantage." "The ancient chess is not close to the goal, if it is close to the eye, Zhang Yuan's white chess is still a small loss.

Mao Yuanyi shook his head and said: "If you lose, you lose, Zhang Sheshou's chess skills are really good, and Wang Xiuwei is right." ”

Zhang Cao said: "Of course, my brother Jiezi is really powerful blindfolded chess, he plays blindfolded chess is three points more powerful than when his eyes are wide open, Xiuwei girl has seen it, I didn't brag about it." ”

Wang pursed his lips slightly and smiled, noncommittal.

Wu Dingfang didn't like to play chess, for fear that Mao Yuanyi would lose the chess game and continue to play, so he would be too boring, and said busily: "I have heard for a long time that Zhang Sheshou is good at poetry appreciation, and I want to ask Zhang Sheshou for advice on the practice of poetry." ”

Zhang Cao said: "Is this a wheel war?" ”

Zhang Yuan waved his hand and smiled, and said: "Yin'an a word, cut off a few whiskers - although I am not good at poetry, but I also know the pain of poets practicing words, "Wenxin Carving Dragon" has a cloud 'good writers, rich in 10,000 articles, poor in one word, not less than one word, and avoid each other', Brother Ning Fu is also a bitter chant? ”

Wu Dingfang said: "In the Xia Xi Jiangxi Poetry School, the Yellow Valley is my teacher-"

Zhang Yuan and Wu Dingfang discussed Huang Tingjian's "sentence eye", the so-called sentence eye, that is, there is a word in a poem that can be seen by chance, there is an eye in the sentence who knows, and I only know the silence on the string, this pays attention to the wonderful understanding, Zhang Yuan took out the high theory in Qian Zhongshu's "Talking Art Record", and talked eloquently, Wu Dingfang was greatly impressed, and Wang Wei on the side saw Zhang Yuan showing his talent, and for some reason, he was particularly happy in his heart - Mao Yuanyi said: "Zhang She's head is the head of the Han Society, and his ambition is not small, and he is willing to hear Zhang She's first talk about the world's major events." ”

Zhang Yuan said: "One person's knowledge is limited, everyone's knowledge is unlimited, all friends and colleagues, or participate in the body and mind, or knock on the essence of poetry and books, or archaeological figures, or business and economic facts, many things are hard to understand, exhaustive study of books can not be obtained, once the public is raised, a piece of words to make a contract, happy to solve, this is the original intention of the organization of the Han Society." ”

Mao Yuanyi said: "This statement is reasonable, it is exactly what it means that it is better to read a book for ten years than to talk about it." ”

Zhang Yuan asked: "Does Brother Zhisheng think it is too peaceful today?" ”

Mao Yuanyi pondered for a moment and said, "In addition to the frequent natural disasters, it is quite peaceful. ”

Zhang Yuan said: "In less than three years, I will have no peace in the eastern part of Liaodong." ”

Mao Yuanyi likes to talk about soldiers, Zhang Yuan directly talked to him about the war in Liaodong, the last time in Donglin Academy and Gao Panlong, Zou Biao talked about the rule of officials [***], land annexation not to say, the Ming Dynasty was established for more than two hundred years, except for the change of the civil fort, did not encounter a major crisis, the Mongols were divided and weakened, and no longer constituted a fundamental threat to the Ming Dynasty, a country, Chengping said for a long time, there is no external threat, often on internal rot, Zhang Yuan in the south of the Yangtze River, accustomed to the luxury and waste of the gentry and wealthy businessmen, the whole drunk life and dream of death, indulge in pleasure, There is no sense of crisis, and in history, since the defeat of the Ming army in the Battle of Salhu, many people of insight have woken up because of the war in Liaodong, and sought innovation in military and political affairs, if it were not for Wei Zhongxian's coming to power to cause the party struggle to become fierce (the previous party struggle was still mild, at most it was the court staff, degraded officials, not like the later life, not to die and die, not to share the sky), and the famine caused the rebellion of the displaced people, the Ming Dynasty did not have the possibility of self-innovation and self-improvement, in this sense, the battle of Salhu is a painful lesson, Let the Ming Dynasty and the opposition wake up from the self-intoxication of the Heavenly Empire, it can be said that Sai Weng lost his horse and knew whether it was a blessing, but unfortunately later the natural disasters [***] continued, and the internal and external situation was completely out of control - Zhang Yuan was talking to Mao Yuanyi about this, there are some things Mao Yuanyi does not understand and believe now, but soon he will believe it, Mao Yuanyi will devote himself to the road of saving the country in Kuang Shi, Mao Yuanyi likes to talk about the army, and must have an understanding of the current situation of the Ming army, so he asked Mao Yuanyi to use the current combat effectiveness of the Ming army, once there is a war on the border, Can you keep the enemy out?

Speaking of this, Mao Yuanyi's spirits lifted, he had studied the three major campaigns of Wanli, and thought that the battalions and recruits in the Ming army were still very combative, Zhang Yuan reminded him that more than 20 years have passed since the three major expeditions of Wanli, and now there are few famous generals, soldiers are keen on business, and military households with good family backgrounds can actually accept silver to serve on behalf of them, which is bound to have a very bad impact on morale, and the current Ming army is getting worse, if it is not reformed, it is bound to mislead the country, Mao Yuanyi thinks that Zhang Yuan is pessimistic, Mao Yuanyi is twenty-two years old, and his blood is surging, and he thinks that although the Ming army has all kinds of shortcomings, But it is still invincible in the world, this is basically the general view of the Ming Dynasty and the opposition before the Battle of Salhu, such a country and such a people, do they really need a painful lesson to wake up?

Although many points of view are different, Mao Yuanyi still talked with Zhang Yuan very warmly, Wu Dingfang listened impatiently, and went back to the cabin to sleep, Yang Wan didn't like to listen to this, and patiently accompanied Mao Yuanyi with his surname, only Wang Wei could listen attentively, Zhang Yuan was eighteen this year, a few years younger than Mao Yuanyi, but he spoke calmly and steadily, but Mao Yuanyi was rough and rash, and Wang Wei always felt that Zhang Yuan had a kind of compassion and worry when he talked about national affairs, and this compassion and worry moved her deeply, and she said in her heart: "Is this the strange man I am looking for in the world?" ”

Zhang Cao didn't know when he got out of the cabin, and shouted on the shore at this time: "Jiezi, it's not good, the fifth uncle is here, and he is still holding a stick-"

The fifth uncle in Zhang Cao's mouth refers to Zhang Yuan's father Zhang Ruiyang, Zhang Yuan was talking with Mao Yuanyi, and suddenly heard Zhang Cao shouting, he couldn't help but be taken aback, and said: "Father doesn't care much about my business, how-" Then he realized that Zhang Cao was talking nonsense, shook his head at Mao Yuanyi and smiled: "My brother is the most vicious." ”

Mu Zhenzhen walked in from the bow of the boat and said, "Young master, don't think about it, the third prince is talking nonsense." ”

Zhang Cao on the shore shouted again: "Jiezi, go back, there is still a social gathering tomorrow." ”

Mao Yuanyi said with a smile: "It's rare that someone is willing to talk to me, and tonight is really happy." He turned his head and asked Yang Wan, "How many drums?" ”

Yang Wan said with a tired face: "I have already beaten the second drum, and I must be beating the third drum soon." ”

Mao Yuanyi said "ah": "Is it so late?" He said to Zhang Yuan: "It's late at night, and Brother Zhang will still host the alliance, so I won't bother." He shook Zhang Yuan's hand across the chessboard and said, "If Brother Zhang doesn't give up, I am willing to pay from now on." ”

Zhang Yuan said: "I want to do what I want." ”

Yang Wan whispered to Wang Wei: "Xiuwei really has a vision, and there are very few people who can make Gui'an Maozhi bow before and after his death." ”

Wang Wei smiled silently, and his heart was extremely happy.

Zhang Yuan got up to say goodbye, but listened to Mao Yuanyi say: "Brother Zhang, Wang Xiuwei came to visit you on purpose, take me on the boat, and now that you have arrived in Shanyin, it is none of my business, your host will entertain her - Wang Xiuwei, take your bags and servants and go down with the host, this ship will not leave you, so as not to have a melon field and Li Xia ridicule." I couldn't help but say that I asked people to carry the luggage of Wang Wei's master and servant to the bow of the boat.

Wang Wei couldn't cry or laugh, she also knew Mao Yuanyi's surname, and she couldn't beg to stay, although she understood Mao Yuanyi's intentions, but it was too embarrassing, and she said ashamedly: "Thank you Mao Xianggong, then Wang Wei won't bother." Ying Ying bowed and went out of the cabin.

Mao Yuanyi pushed Zhang Yuan and said with a smile: "Brother Zhang, don't live up to the kindness of your subordinates." ”

Zhang Yuan shook his head and smiled, and arched his hand: "Then we will meet tomorrow." ”

Yang Wan leaned beside Mao Yuanyi, watched Zhang Yuan get out of the cabin, and chuckled: "Mao Lang gave up Wang Wei, a vivid beauty. ”

Mao Yuanyi hooked her thin waist and said with a smile: "You are jealous if you stay by your side." ”

Yang Wan was a little annoyed, opened Mao Yuanyi's hand, and said angrily: "How can you blame me, you should keep her, see if you can keep it." ”

Mao Yuanyi said with a smile: "It's just a joke with you, what is it really - this Wang Xiuwei's heart has long been with Zhang Jiezi, what is the interest of me keeping it, just match them with ease, this Zhang Jiezi is indeed a character, rare, worthy of Wang Xiuwei's affection." ”

Yang Wan grinned and said, "This Xianggong family has a strict father, he dares to bring Wang Wei home in the middle of the night?" You've got a problem for him. ”

Mao Yuanyi laughed.

(To be continued)