"What? Are you saying that General Zhao also knows about Xiaotian? Zheng Xinyu and Zheng Jili's bodies were all shocked, and they couldn't believe their ears - if Zhang Bainian and Zhang Xiangye were the head of the hundred officials, the leader of government affairs and civil officials, then Zhao Hongtu was the supreme commander of the military attache and the symbol of the soldiers, and this symbol was not only in terms of position and rank, but also in terms of spiritual will, Zhao Hongtu had been in the army for 40 years, participated in nearly 100 wars, and was scarred on his body, and almost did not have a piece of intact skin. Even if one day he retires and goes home to retire, if the country is in trouble and needs soldiers to go to war again, if he stands up and raises his arms, it will be enough to gather an army of 100,000 people to serve the country. Pen | fun | pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 infoSo whether it is Zhang Bonian or Li Hongtu, if one of these two takes a fancy to him, he can rise to prominence and have a bright future, and Tan Xiaotian actually aroused the interest of the two of them, which was completely unexpected by the two.

"Hehe, is it necessary for me to tell a lie about this kind of thing? At that time, there were more than 100 civil and military officials in the main hall, so could they all cooperate with me to fulfill this lie? When the time comes, you can ask someone casually if it's fake, then where will I put my face? Besides, the emperor was also listening on the dragon chair at that time, even if I had the audacity, would I dare to joke about this kind of thing? Cui Shilang arched his hand towards the place where the palace was located, and said with Zhengse.

"It's serious, it's serious, how can Master Cui not know what he is like, it's just that things came suddenly, so I can't accept it for a while, and I ask Lord Cui to forgive me." Hearing that Cui Shilang moved the emperor out, where did Zheng Xinyu dare to have the slightest suspicion, let's not talk about the truth of the matter, even if it is fake, it can't be shown at this moment, otherwise a person who is accidentally accused of bullying the monarch will have to eat and walk away, not to mention that as Cui Shilang said, it is really meaningless to say this kind of lie that can be easily exposed, if it is a joke, the relationship between the two parties is far from being familiar to that extent.

"Hehe, it's okay, Mr. Zheng's mood is understandable, I won't care. But then again, you must take this matter to heart, because the emperor was very interested in General Zhao's thoughts after listening to his words, and was very curious about what the duel between the genius boy and the veteran of the battlefield would be, so Yukou himself said that he would let Tan Xiaotian and General Zhao play chess in a month, and then the emperor would be the referee in person, so this game of chess must be played. Cui Shilang waved his hand, signaling that the other party didn't need to bother with such a trivial matter, and directly relayed the emperor's words.

"Ah, since it is the emperor's will, Zheng should go all out to do things well and satisfy the emperor." Zheng Xinyu hurriedly raised his hand to bow respectfully in the direction of the palace, and said yes again and again - although the level of oral metaphor is not as good as the official holy decree, as long as it is the words spoken by the emperor, no one who is a courtier dares to ignore it, unless he doesn't want his head.

"Well, that's good, I'm here today mainly for this matter, the holy word has arrived, my task is completed, and the next thing is up to Mr. Zheng. Remind me in private, what kind of temper General Zhao has must have been heard of by Mr. Zheng, since he wants to play a game of chess with Tan Xiaotian, that is, he wants to really play a game, so there is no need to think too much about this matter, the better Tan Xiaotian performs, the happier General Zhao will be, and if the strength shown is too weak, it will disappoint General Zhao. The words have arrived, and Cui Shilang does not plan to stay longer, and before parting, he specially told Zheng Xinyu a few words, lest Zheng Xinyu be afraid of offending Zhao Hongtu and refuse to invest resources or let Tan Xiaotian have reservations and not be allowed to win chess.

"Thank you, Master Cui, for the reminder, I know what to do." Zheng Xinyu thanked him again and again, and replied with a straight face - although his status in the chess world is high, and he also serves in the Hanlin Academy, but in the final analysis, he belongs to the circle of celebrities and scribes, and although he has contact with courtiers and generals from time to time, he is not as profound as those officials who are above the court after all, if there is no reminder from Cui Shilang, he mistakenly thinks that Zhao Hongtu is the kind of vulgar person who is vain and loves face and deliberately lets Tan Xiaotian lose chess, maybe he will do good things into bad things, and waste this opportunity that can be met but not sought.

Sending Cui Shilang back, Zheng Xinyu and Zheng Jili returned to the living room to sit down, took a sip of tea, Zheng Xinyu leaned on the back of the chair with half-closed eyes, the index finger of his left hand was flexed, and he gently tapped the armrest rhythmically - this is his habit when thinking about problems, Zheng Jili knew this very well, did not speak, sat quietly on the chair and waited slowly, and at the same time thought about how to deal with the news brought by Cui Shilang.

"Ji Li, how do you think this matter should be handled?" After pondering for a long time, Zheng Xinyu suddenly asked.

"Oh, I think I'm going all out and let Xiaotian play as hard as he can." Zheng Jili had been prepared and replied immediately.

"Why?" Zheng Xinyu is cultivated as the eldest son as the heir of the family, so the decision he makes must not only know what it is, but also know why it is so, if he only listens to the conclusion and does not ask about the derivation process and reasons for making the conclusion, what is the difference between it and a blind man touching an elephant?

"General Zhao Lao is based on his own military exploits from an ordinary centurion step by step to the position of today's protector general, such people are usually jealous and hateful, straightforward character, do things nail, Mao is Mao, say one is one, say two is two, the most hate that kind of deception, bend the behavior of welcome. Therefore, since he himself put forward the idea of wanting to fight Xiaotian, and he got the emperor's approval, what he hoped for was a real sword battle. In addition, although the contrast is very great, but the warrior and the chess player are very similar in some way, when they are about to fight, they will hope that their opponent is like a tiger like a leopard, not a straw bag of retarded mind, otherwise even if they defeat the opponent, there will be no feeling of joy, Cui Daren's advice just now, from the side also proves that General Zhao is a typical military style, so if you want to get the recognition and appreciation of General Zhao, Xiaotian is best able to win, even if you can't win, you have to show strong enough strength, so that General Zhao feels a headache. Zheng Jili analyzed confidently.

"Well, the analysis makes sense. But then again, although General Zhao is not a professional chess player, but at least twenty or thirty years of chess experience, the strength is certainly not weak, Xiaotian only watched people play one game on the way to Beijing a month, and played two games with Zhang Xiaoyun, and then never touched chess again, although his talent in chess is extraordinary, but to say that he can compete with a senior chess fan like General Zhao, it is too exaggerated. Nodding, Zheng Xinyu said. (To be continued.) )