Chapter 555: Divine Will
"Oh, there's such a thing? Did Tan Xiaotian really not know how to play chess at all before? After listening to Zhang Bainian's story, not only Emperor Xuande was greatly surprised, but other civil and military officials in the palace were also very interested, wondering if Zhang Bainian exaggerated the truth in order to praise Tan Xiaotian's talent - no one dared to tell lies in front of the emperor, but there was no problem with a little exaggeration, but its moderate grasp was the embodiment of skill, and if it was not grasped well, it would be discovered by the emperor, and if it was not done well, it would be lost and demoted, and he would be fined and imprisoned. Pen | fun | pavilion www. biquge。 Of course, there will be no such problem for Zhang Bonian, an old minister of the two dynasties who has been in the office for decades, and he has long understood the emperor's temperament likes and dislikes.
"Your Majesty, there is indeed something to do, and you will be able to testify in the end." An old general with gray hair stood out in the ranks of military generals and said to Emperor Xuande.
"Well, old general, you know about that, too?" The one who spoke out of the class was Zhao Hongtu, the general who protected the country, and Zhang Bonian were both old ministers of the two dynasties, and their prestige in the military was extremely high.
"Hehe, yes, Meng Tu once told me about this a few days ago, saying that it was a seven or eight-year-old child who didn't even know the rules of the horse walking the day and the elephant walking the field, but he only watched people play a game of chess, and learned to play chess after a game of chess, and killed Zhang Xiangye's precious granddaughter who had been learning chess for several months, lost her armor and abandoned her armor, and she couldn't form an army. can be called a genius, at that time I still thought that one day I would have a chance to meet this little guy, to see if I thought that the chess age of more than 30 years could be reduced, but the military affairs were busy, there was always no time, I didn't expect him to become the lecturer of the Crescent Moon Princess through the competition and was highly praised by Jiang Hanlin, it seems that the name of this genius is well deserved, and my chess skills of more than 30 years may not be able to bluff others. "Zhao Hongtu was born as a military general, and he spoke simply and straightforwardly, one is one, two is two, and there is no concealment.
"Hehe, the Protector General is modest, in my opinion, although Tan Xiaotian is talented and has extraordinary understanding, but firstly, he has just learned Go, and it has only been a month until today, and secondly, he is majoring in Go, and the time spent on chess should not be much, so in a short period of time, with the Protector General's chess skills for more than 30 years, it should be enough to suppress that child. Of course, if that kid is willing to spend time on chess because he lost, it is estimated that it will not take more than a month, and it will be the turn of someone to suppress you on the chessboard. Zhao Hongtu came out to testify that he supported himself, Zhang Bonian fully cooperated, and said half-jokingly - the two have been friends for decades, and the grandchildren and grandchildren are already talking about marriage, and similar verbal confrontations and jokes with each other are commonplace, and they are happy.
"Haha, okay, then I'll give it a try when I find a chance, and see if that doll really has such a ability." Zhao Hongtu didn't care, he was a martial general, and his achievements were all on the battlefield, although he was also good at chess, and often called himself a master, but he also knew that he could only brag among amateurs, compared to a real chess player, he didn't know how far it was, so if he really lost to Tan Xiaotian, he wouldn't feel ashamed, after all, Tan Xiaotian had the title of princess lecturer on his head, although he was only eight years old, he majored in Go.
"Hehe, interesting, interesting, since the old general has this elegance, why don't you let Tan Xiaotian spend some time on chess from now on, and play a game with the old general after a month, and then the widow will watch the battle in person, and see if the old general's skills for more than 30 years are strong or the child's talent is better, old general, what do you think?" Emperor Xuande is also a person who likes freshness, and the imperial chess battles have been fought many times, but they are all Go, and he also wants to change his taste and try chess, although one of the two sides is an amateur, and the other is a novice, but compared to those strong professional chess players, this kind of game full of variables is more interesting.
"Hehe, it's all up to the emperor's arrangement." Zhao Hongtu responded with a hearty smile, the so-called brave man is fearless, as a general, you must have the courage to dare to rush forward even if you know the difficulties, otherwise you must be scared to death directly in the face of the enemy's thousands of swords and guns in front of the two armies.
"Okay, Cui Shilang, I'll take care of this matter." The emperor has an idea, as long as he moves his mouth about anything, someone will naturally be responsible for running errands, Emperor Xuande casually ordered.
"Yes, Lord's Order." Cui Shilang hurriedly received the order, not to mention how happy he was in his heart - the emperor's idea, General Zhao's promise, the next thing he needed to do was to inform the Zheng family, coordinate the time, and arrange the game, but simple things can be personally asked by the emperor, compared to other official duties, is there an easier errand than this?
The emperor's order, no matter how small it is, is a big thing, the court meeting is over, Cui Shilang changed his clothes after returning home, and went out to the Zheng family again without even a cup of hot tea, just arrived at the gate of the Zheng family, Zheng Xinyu, who heard the message, hurriedly took his eldest son Zheng Jili to greet him - although the official results have not yet been announced, but the matter of selecting a teacher for Princess Crescent Moon is not a state secret after all, and there is no need to keep it secret, so many people have guessed in advance about the final recommended candidates, And the official in charge of this matter came to visit shortly after the game, and the so-called "nothing to do without going to the Three Treasures Palace" is very clear.
The two sides met and exchanged a few words, Zheng Xinyu led Cui Shilang to the living room to sit down with the guest and host, and the servant offered fragrant tea and fruit and retreated, Cui Shilang coughed lightly and said hello to Zheng Xinyu.
"Where does the joy come from?" Zheng Xinyu also asked knowingly - although he was just going through the motions, he still had to act in the play, and directly saying the message that the other party wanted to convey could not highlight his own shrewdness, but would make the other party lose a chance to perform, with an old Jianghu like Zheng Xinyu, he would naturally not make such a low-level mistake and do a senseless battle of will, so the result would not only waste an opportunity to get closer to Cui Shilang, but also make people feel that their city government is not enough and is not worthy of deep friendship.
"Hehe, this morning, the emperor asked about the selection of the New Moon Princess, I made a report to the emperor about your disciple Tan Xiaotian as the final recommender, and the emperor heard that after the dragon heart was happy, he immediately made a holy judgment, and set Tan Xiaotian as the New Moon Princess Go lecturer, and entered the palace to teach in three days, and the official document will be issued in the afternoon, isn't this a great joy?" Cui Shilang asked with a smile. (To be continued.) )