The southeast border of Xuanyuan, Yecheng.

At this moment, thousands of miles away in a certain attic in Yecheng is also flickering with candles.

Next to the bronze candlesticks of two cranes, someone is playing alone.

Just as he was about to fall, a strange black mist drifted into the house, condensing into a tall figure and standing behind the screen at the door.

The chess player didn't seem to care, and continued to drop the sunspot in his hand freely.

"Lord!"

After the black shadow clasped his fists and saluted, he said softly: "The Three Kingdoms Alliance has besieged Quancheng for nearly a month, and there is no sign ......of strong attack, Heng Wang Ye and Zhu Dan led the army to defend the city, about 50,000 elite soldiers;

"Tell me something that this king doesn't know!"

Naturally, this chess player is the brother of the god of war Xuanyuan Heng, the king of Xuanyuan Kingdom.

Xuanyuan Zong's appearance and body shape resemble Xuanyuan Heng, but the fine lines on his forehead and a few strands of gray hair on his temples make him look a little old.

I saw him dressed in a yellow-brown brocade robe, wearing a tan jade bun crown, and holding black and white chess pieces.

The eyes are half-open and half-closed, looking coldly at the chessboard on several cases, and the deep black eyes that can be vaguely seen under the candlelight, such as the ice pool in the middle of winter, the deep silence of death, releasing a chill to the bone.

Xuanyuan didn't squint, and a cold word interrupted the report of the black shadow behind the screen, and then continued to drop the white son in his hand.

"Lord, Quancheng is surrounded on all sides, it is difficult to get close, the specific situation in the city is really difficult to explore, and as for Pushui City, there has been no new action recently. The only thing is that a month ago, the prince and his wife had rushed to the national capital with a thousand guards, and before leaving, they also bought a large amount of water and wine and several carts of cloth in the city, saying that they were prepared for the victory of the coalition army in the future. ”

The Shadow Man explained cautiously.

"Huh?"

Xuanyuan Zong's hand was about to fall, but suddenly froze above the chessboard.

"This king's brother-in-law and brother Heng have always been husbands and wives, inseparable, and now that the war is imminent, she set off to return to Yingdu alone, which is abnormal!"

"The villain heard that it was because Mrs. Wang was close to giving birth and was unwell, so he decided to go back. ”

"And where is she now?"

"This ...... This...... After the lady left Pushui, the villain didn't pay any more attention to this matter!"

The black shadow man knew that he was negligent, and he inevitably panicked in his heart.

"Humph!"

Xuanyuan retracted the chess pieces in his hand, and with a cold snort that was neither light nor heavy, frightened the black shadow behind the screen to kneel!

"The Lord is angry, the Lord is angry, and the villain will be investigated immediately!"

"Get up, don't look like you're scared, and follow the behavior of those courtiers. ”

Xuanyuan Zong dropped the chess pieces off the chessboard again, and his tone softened slightly.

"In January, no matter how slow my brother-in-law is, I'm afraid it's almost there, but this king has never received the news from Yingdu. You have always been cautious in doing things, and it is your vision and pattern...... The battle of Pushui is imminent, any detail may be related to success or failure, and the slightest mistake is a thousand miles, we can't just focus on Pushui City and Spring City!"

"The villain knows his mistake, and the villain ......"

"Father, Father!"

The shouts of a young man came from outside the pavilion, and the black shadow behind the screen instantly turned into a black mist and disappeared into the night, silently.

"Quancheng has been besieged for a month, Father, you still have the leisure to study the chess game here!"

The young man who walked into the house quickly was fifteen or sixteen years old, more than 1.7 meters tall, and his face was handsome.

Extremely stylish short jujube red hair, paired with a leather brown lapel gown, showing a youthful and heroic look.

He is Xuanyuan's third prince - Xuanyuan Changzhi.

Among the many heirs of the royal family, Xuanyuan Zong's most beloved one.

"Oh! My son Changzhi is here, I guess I haven't had dinner yet! I'll eat with my father later!"

"Father, my son-in-law is telling you about business! Uncle Wang's military rations are almost the same as ours, the rear supply has not arrived, our Yecheng military rations have been tight, Pushui is twice as strong as the army, and it is even more difficult to think about, Uncle Wang has been besieged for a month, I am afraid that the mountains and rivers have long been exhausted. Since my father received the battle report, why didn't he send troops to reinforce for a long time, if Uncle Wang had any accidents, let alone Pushui, I am afraid that the entire Xuanyuan would be in great trouble. I want to eat you!Anyway, Erchen doesn't have much appetite. ”

Xuanyuan Changzhi had a straight face, and his clear eyes contained anxiety.

"Changzhi! Your master suggested that this king take you out to experience and experience, and now it seems that you have gained a lot of money, but you have to fight the battle, you still have to eat, and you will be angry and hurt your body in case of trouble, how will you take on great responsibilities in the future. ”

Xuanyuan took persuasion as a training, but let his son listen to it.

"Could it be that my father has already thought of how to break the siege?"

"Don't worry, first accompany my father to finish this game, the chess skills of the royal heirs are still eye-catching, except for Xuanyuan Xing, even if my son is cured for a long time!

Xuanyuan Changzhi fixed his eyes on the chess game and did not make a choice immediately.

Xuanyuan Zong continued to ask: "Changzhi, do you also think that our Xuanyuan Kingdom is indispensable to your Uncle Wang?"

"Of course, Uncle Wang is the god of war admired by the military and the people, if he is not there, who can lead the troops to fight against the coalition army. ”

Xuanyuan Changzhi blurted out what was in his heart, not noticing the subtle changes in his father's face.

"Father, son, choose white son. 'Phnom Penh Silver Horn Grass Belly', this chess game has reached the middle game, the corner chess momentum has been determined, as a small size, on the surface black chess has a slight advantage, but white chess in the middle of the gun has the first opportunity, more stamina. ”

After a careful review of the current situation, Xuanyuan Changzhi decisively settled.

"Oh, my father doesn't think so! White chess abandons the son to compete for the first, and he does have some courage, and if he blindly rushes forward, I am afraid that he will lose sight of one or the other. Moreover, the chess is expensive in the continuous qi, there is qi and no qi, black chess seems to be a bit passive at present, but the chess momentum is through, and there is a better chance of winning. ”

Xuanyuan Zong also made a force to the middle lane, and continued: "The so-called chess game is like a battle situation, and the battle situation is like a chess situation, we can't be confused by appearances, nor can we only care about temporary gains and losses, focus on the overall situation, and think about it from the long term, so that we can get the essentials and be undefeated!"

While speaking, the father and son fell very quickly, and after ten moves, white chess had an obvious advantage, which also enlisted the chess proverb of "rather lose a son, not lose a first", Xuanyuan Changzhijun's face showed a little pride.

"Father, having said that, the chess pieces still have to fall one by one, and the chess pieces still need to be surrounded little by little. ”

In the next offensive and defensive transformation, Xuanyuan Changzhi quickly seized the opportunity and proposed a sunspot that was out of breath.

"'Thirty eyes bloom in the middle of the abdomen', father, you have to be careful!"

Xuanyuan stroked his eyebrows with his hands, smiled faintly, didn't care too much about the passive situation in front of him, and calmly fell down.

"Tell me my father, what chess principles did your master teach you?"

"Back to my father, Master and his old man often taught that the way of Go is also the way of heaven and earth, which begins with struggle and returns to balance, not winning or losing, but only for harmony. Father, king, son, and minister want to mention their son again!"

Xuanyuan Changzhi continued to eat, and he was even more overjoyed, and his words contained the confidence of victory.

It seems that you have not yet fully comprehended the teachings of your father and his old man, how can you balance the desire to win, and how to seek harmony with the enemy? ”

Xuanyuan raised his hand and fell into the son, Xuanyuan Changzhi already felt bad, and when the sunspot settled, he woke up like a dream and suddenly realized.

He understood that Xuanyuan Zong was giving up the small to be big, and unconsciously constructing the echo of the midbelly and the corners, so as to be a living black chess dragon.

White has no advantage in the corner, and if the midbelly is lost, then there is no chance of winning the game.

After thinking carefully, Xuanyuan Changzhi firmly fell into Baizi, and it was obvious that he quickly found a way to crack it.

"The father is willing to do it, and the sons can see it, your trick almost worked!"

"Oh, yes, what a trick to be seen! Now it's the father's turn to eat the son!"

Xuanyuan deliberately raised the chess piece sandwiched between his fingertips in front of his son's eyes, and then pressed it heavily on the chessboard.

The sound of the sunspot clapping the chessboard was clear to the ear, and Xuanyuan Changzhi was shocked, and his face suddenly turned like earth.

"Take off your boots!

"Changzhi, can you see it now?"

Xuanyuan Changzhi once had the advantage, thinking that victory was in sight, but suddenly turned to victory or failure, more or less unwilling.

But the chess game has been decided, and he can only sigh at his carelessness.

"Well, my father's sacrifice is for gain. Erchen occupies the first hand, with a strong attack, thinking that even eating a few sons, you can achieve an absolute advantage in the middle of the abdomen, unexpectedly, the father has already come up with the "upside-down boots" of the magic hand, against the four sons of the son, and one of the sons is the son's white chess tendons, now the chess tendons have been broken, the whole game is lost. Erchen is not good at chess, and he is convinced!"

Xuanyuan Changzhi threw himself in the towel, with a depressed face.

If my father does not create the illusion of being a living dragon, I am afraid that this method of taking off his boots will not work, my father is just trying to win in danger, and it is not easy to survive in a desperate situation, it is not easy!"

Xuanyuan smiled and exhorted, while gauging his son's reaction.

"Win in the face of danger!"

Xuanyuan Changzhi suddenly picked up from his seat, swept away the frustration of losing, clapped his hands and shouted, looking extremely excited.

"Erchen understands, my father not only asked Erchen to play chess, but told Erchen through the chess game that the siege of Quancheng was deliberately done by Uncle Wang, in order to survive in a desperate situation and win in danger! Father, tell Erchen about Uncle Wang's plan. ”

"Hahaha, my son Changzhi is very intelligent, and he is thorough at one point, and he has not wasted his father's hard work!hahaha...... As for your uncle's plan to retreat from the enemy, my father never thought of it. ”

"Don't even your father know?"

"Didn't you say that your uncle Wang is the god of war admired by the Xuanyuan army and the people! His intelligence and courage are very comparable, and with this king's understanding of him, maybe he is waiting for a fighter plane. ”

"What are we going to do, father?"

"We'll wait too!"

Xuanyuan Zong's answer was extremely brief, and his tone suddenly became cold, so that Xuanyuan Changzhi did not dare to continue to ask.

Xuanyuan Zong also saw his son's crampedness and began to change the topic.

He picked a chess piece from the chessboard and placed it in front of Xuanyuan Changzhi's eyes.

"Your master said that 'the chess game contains the way of heaven and earth', which naturally includes the way of using soldiers and the way of governing the country. This king named you Changzhi, hoping that you can work with your brother Wang to govern Xuanyuan in the future. If you regard the chessboard as the world of Jiuzhou, and these chess pieces as the people of the world, how will you deal with the chess pieces in your hands?"

As Xuanyuan spoke, he put the chess pieces in his hand into the palm of Xuanyuan Changzhi's palm.

"Hmm...... Erchen will put each chess piece in the appropriate position and give full play to their due value. ”

"Hmph....... hahaha......"

Xuanyuan let out a long and gloomy laugh, and did not comment on Xuanyuan Changzhi's answer.

Xuanyuan Changzhi felt an inexplicable chill and fear from his slightly weird laughter.

"Father, is it wrong for the son-in-law?"

"No, no, no, what you said is very good, very good! It's just that chess pieces are chess pieces after all, and they can be at their mercy, but people are different, people have hearts, and their hearts are unpredictable. ”

Xuanyuan said this, reached out to help Xuanyuan Changzhi close his five fingers, and helped him clench his fists and clench the chess piece in his palm.

Solemnly and deeply admonished: "Changzhi, you must understand that only by firmly grasping the hearts of the people in your hands can you control and drive them, use them for your own use, and then control the chess game in the world!"

Xuanyuan Changzhi subconsciously shook the chess pieces in his fist, and carefully pondered his father's admonition.

At this time, he didn't seem to understand, he lowered his eyebrows and said nothing, his expression was cold, and he didn't dare to look directly at Xuanyuan's cold eyes.