"Hehe, good, it's rare to have such strength at such a young age." Zheng Xinyu nodded and smiled, he will not praise people easily, it is rare for ordinary people to hear a word of praise from him, and being able to praise him like this shows that he recognizes Tan Xiaotian's chess strength, but then again, he just lost chess, although it was only a game of four subs, but if he loses, he loses, and the strength of the opponent is stronger, and he can look better on his face.

"Yes, the chess moves steadily, calmly, the local calculations are accurate, and the courage to take the initiative at the critical moment of victory and defeat should not be a problem to reach the average level of our Zheng family's disciples." Zheng Jili also made a judgment, although he is not the strongest in the Zheng family's generation, but he is also a first-class chess player with a three-grade certificate, and his vision for judging the strength of chess players is still very accurate.

"Well, among the inner disciples, at his age, I am afraid that only Bojian's child can compare with him, alas, it is a pity that he is not a disciple of my Zheng family, otherwise he can receive strict training earlier, and his strength is even stronger than now." Zheng Xinyu sighed, a look of regret on her face.

Zheng Jili also sighed softly, he understood his father's feelings.

Zheng Bojian is his second son, eleven years old this year, like other Zheng family children, began to receive strict training at the age of five, and showed a very high talent for Go in training, at the age of nine he was able to teach the third son to play against the old masters of the Zheng family without falling behind, according to this momentum continues, if nothing else, in a few years, the Zheng family will have a first-class chess player, and it is precisely because of this that Zheng Xinyu will focus on cultivating Zheng Jili, and want to give him the position of the next head of the family, in addition to Zheng Jili's steady work, In addition to the city government, the main consideration is that Zheng Bojian is talented, and when he grows up, he is the best seedling of the Zheng family to become a top chess player, which even made Zheng Jigong dissatisfied, and in order to prove his ability, he will go to Yangzhou to start a new stove. Yangzhou Chess Institute was opened. This time, in addition to complying with the decision of the head of the Zheng family, I am afraid that Tan Xiaotian also has the meaning of taking advantage of Tan Xiaotian's performance and his own fighting spirit - Tan Xiaotian is eighty and a half this year, and his strength can be the same as Zheng Bojian's nine-year-old, and because he is not a member of the Zheng family, neither the resources nor the environment for learning chess can be compared with the bloodline of the Zheng family like Zheng Bojian, in other words, according to his father's judgment, Tan Xiaotian's talent in chess is not higher than Zheng Bojian, if he has been trained by the Zheng family since he was a child like Zheng Bojian, His strength is stronger than Zheng Bojian at the same age.

Think of these. Zheng Bojian couldn't help but feel a little sour in his heart, the so-called people are not grass and trees, who can be ruthless, no matter how upright he is, he is still Zheng Bojian's father after all, his own son is compared to others, and the mood will not be too good, but if he wants Tan Xiaotian not to be a member of the Zheng family, although it is a certainty that he will become an inner disciple of the Zheng family because of his strength and the matter of finding a Go teacher for Princess Xinyue. But the Zheng family's highest true secret skill will not be taught to him, so in the long run, his son can still overpower Tan Xiaotian and become the strongest in the next generation of the Zheng family.

"Ji Li. Since you also think that this kid is talented, it is better to let him worship you as a teacher. After a little hesitation, Zheng Xinyu said to Zheng Jili - if this child's surname is Zheng, he will not hesitate to let Tan Xiaotian learn chess with him. But since Tan Xiaotian is not a child of the Zheng family, it is impossible for him to learn the real skills of the Zheng family, so there is no need for him to invest too much energy but cultivate them wholeheartedly. In addition, Tan Xiaotian is a seedling excavated by Zheng Jigong, and letting Zheng Jili be Tan Xiaotian's teacher can also play a role in easing the tension between the brothers from a certain perspective.

"Yes, Ji Li obeys." Father has already opened his mouth to give instructions, although it is in a tone of discussion, Zheng Jili dare to refuse, and Tan Xiaotian, this child is talented, although because of the family rules Zheng family's deepest chess skills can not be learned, but the skill of Go is taught in three points, seven points of self-study, and when it comes to the deepest, it is possible to become a top master by relying on the player's own comprehension and the formation of a unique personal style. In short, the top master is played rather than learned, and not being able to learn the most profound chess skills of the Zheng family does not mean that Tan Xiaotian must not be able to become a top chess player, and his father handing over such seedlings to himself is invisibly equivalent to strengthening the strength of his own branch, which is not without benefit to him taking over the position of the head of the Zheng family in the future.

Turning around, Zheng Jili faced Tan Xiaotian, "Tiantian, would you like to worship me as a teacher?" He asked with a smile.

"Ah", Tan Xiaotian was stunned for a moment - apprenticeship is so simple? A sentence to decide? Aren't the children of the non-Zheng family going to enter the outer sect to study first, and after the annual competition, the top two can be promoted to inner disciples?

"Every day, call Master." When Steward Zheng saw it, he hurriedly reminded him in a low voice - Zheng Jili is the next Zheng

The most popular candidate for the head of the family, worshipping Zheng Jili as his teacher, although he may not be superior to other elders in the study of chess, but it is very beneficial to his future development.

"Oh, see the master every day!" Tan Xiaotian is not stupid, although he thinks it is a bit strange to become an inner disciple without going through the annual ranking battle, but why not the benefits of Bailai? After becoming an inner disciple, he will have the opportunity to get in touch with more chess skills of the Zheng family that are not passed on to the outside world, of course, he will promise to come down first.

"Hehe, okay, okay, get up, Steward Zheng, you can arrange it, the formal apprenticeship ceremony will be held in the Meditation Pavilion tomorrow afternoon." Zheng Jili laughed and instructed Steward Zheng - the entry of inner disciples is a very serious matter, not to mention that this time Tan Xiaotian's entry is a special matter (to be the teacher of Princess Crescent, you must first have the qualifications of an inner disciple, this is a manifestation of the sincerity of loyalty to the monarch and respect for the lord, and it is not allowed to be sloppy), so it is necessary to handle it solemnly, so that the more people who know, the better.

"Yes." Steward Zheng responded.

"Okay, you two go down first, we will stay in the outer courtyard for the time being today, and then move to the inner courtyard after the apprenticeship tomorrow." Things are arranged, Zheng Xinyu commanded.

"Uh, that", knowing that this was to let him leave, Tan Xiaotian hurriedly said that he still had something to do.

"Oh, is there anything else?" Zheng Xinyu asked strangely.

"Back to the old lady, when I left Yangzhou, Grandpa Lin asked me to bring a letter to Prime Minister Zhang, I don't know when I can go?" Tan Xiaotian asked. (To be continued.) )