The king of Goguryeo pointed directly at Xie Zheng, but Xie Zheng was still sitting upright on the seat, as safe as Mount Tai, but he looked at him with four eyes, smiling, and not chaotic.

Most of the people present didn't know Xie Zheng, so they also pointed at her in twos and threes, and there were many discussions, Xiao Daocheng also pointed at her, and asked Qu Ping in a low voice: "Who is he?" ”

Qu Ping shook his head and only said: "Seeing him sitting at the same table with the Marquis of Yongxiu County, I think he is a cronie of the Marquis of Yongxiu County." ”

Xiao Daocheng looked at Xie Zheng, faintly worried, this time the Goguryeo king and grandson provoked, if Xie Zheng lost, wouldn't it make people laugh at no one?

On such an important occasion today, all the princes and ministers who came here to the banquet were wearing court clothes, even Xiao Daocheng was wearing a gown, wearing a crown through the sky, and there were only a few people wearing regular clothes, only four people, except for Xie Zheng, it was Xiao Ying and Xiao Ye's main books in their respective houses, as well as the cronies of Chu Yuan, the prince of Nankang County, and the four of them were all sitting together.

The king and grandson of Goguryeo did not pick many people in court clothes, but chose Xie Zheng, who was wearing regular clothes, which was meant to be humiliating.

Xiao Zhen turned his head to look at Xie Zheng, he was worried, he knew that Xie Zheng was very smart, but he didn't know how her chess skills were, she couldn't lose in today's competition.

Everyone sweated for Xie Zheng, but Xiao Ye, as if watching a joke, waited for Xie Zheng to make a fool of himself, Huan Ling whispered to Xie Zheng: "It's better for me to come." After he finished speaking, he made a gesture to get up, but Xie Zheng pressed his legs, and then said bluntly to the prince of Goguryeo: "Your Majesty Shicai wants His Royal Highness Wang Sun to choose the princes and ministers present to play chess, but you have picked me, an unknown person, I don't know Your Royal Highness, is this unintentional or intentional?" ”

Although her face was calm, her words were full of momentum, and Wen Chen translated: "What Your Excellency means is that you don't dare to compete? ”

"No, I'm just afraid that Your Royal Highness the King Sun will lose to me, an unknown person, and my face will be disgraced in the future."

Xiao Daocheng looked at Xie Zheng and thought to himself, this person really has such confidence?

Na Wenchen laughed, "Seeing that you are young, your tone is not small, do you know that our Royal Highness Wang Sun is in your own country, but you are known as the holy hand in chess, if you lose to His Royal Highness Wang Sun, no one will blame you." ”

Without waiting for Xie Zheng to reply, Goguryeo Wangsun said something to Xiao Daocheng again, and Wenchen translated: "His Royal Highness Wangsun said that if he wants to make a bet with that Langjun, he will take Fangcai's tribute as a bet, and if His Royal Highness Wangsun wins, then Fangcai's tribute will be returned in full." ”

At this point in the conversation, everyone finally saw the purpose of this Goguryeo king, it turned out that he was coming for the tribute, presumably because the reward for Fang Cai was less.

Xiao Daocheng didn't speak, this tribute, he can indeed return it all, but returning and returning it are two different things, losing the tribute, it's another matter.

"Then what if your king and grandson lose?" Xiao Daocheng asked.

"If His Royal Highness Wang Sun loses, His Majesty the Emperor's reward for suitable talents will also be repaid in full."

"No!" Xie Zheng suddenly stood up and said confidently: "The reward must be given, this is the demeanor of a great country. If your kings and grandsons lose, then this year's tribute, please double your tribute. ”

After hearing this, the king of Goguryeo nodded without hesitation and responded: "Okay! ”

Xiao Daocheng and Xie Zheng glanced at each other, and immediately ordered the internal supervisor to bring the chessboard and put it in the center of the main hall, and Goguryeo Wangsun and Xie Zheng sat down one after another.

The inner supervisor put two boxes of chess pieces on the chessboard, Xie Zheng and the king of Goguryeo almost reached out at the same time to take away the chess box where the sunspots were placed, the two looked at each other, each of them tried their best to take the chess box away, no one let anyone, Xie Zheng opened his mouth first, "It's better to talk about the rules first, Xie has heard that your country plays chess, it is a number system, one son has two eyes, and the more wins, and the country plays chess, it is a number system, and the rules of the two sides are different. ”

The chessboard is nineteen vertical and horizontal, three hundred and sixty-one, one hundred and eighty-one black and white pieces, the two sides alternately play chess, and place two pieces at the diagonal star position, which is the seat system, and the white son goes first, and the black child goes later.

The rules of chess in the Central Plains are based on the number of subs, and any side reaches 181 subs to win. However, the rule of Goguryeo is the number system, one son is two eyes, count the number of eyes of both sides on the chessboard, and the more wins.

It seems that there is not much difference, but compared to winning or losing, it is often only a fraction of a deviation.

Wenchen asked the opinion of the king of Goguryeo, and then said: "Today's chess game, the number of sons will determine the winner or loser." ”

Xie Zhengwei was silent, and used his strength to take away the black chess box, and Wen Chen said again: "Baizi goes first, with a slight advantage, this Langjun, our Royal Highness Wang Sun is letting you." ”

"No need, I prefer sunspots," Xie Zheng's face was cold, his eyes were blazing, staring straight at the king of Goguryeo, Wenchen whispered in his ear, he had to let go and take away the chess box where the white son was placed.

Xie Zheng was finally able to put the chess box where the sunspots were placed in front of her, and she gestured to the king of Goguryeo and said, "Please." ”

This Goguryeo king and Xie Zheng then dropped two chess pieces at the opposite corners of the chessboard, and what followed was a game between the two in full swing.

The two chess skills are comparable, the whole process is comparable, but when the chess pieces are almost finished, the Goguryeo king and grandson suddenly have the upper hand, Xie Zheng pinched a chess piece, looked at the chess game in front of him, and suddenly felt that he had no way to start, she raised her eyes and looked at the Goguryeo king and grandson, and thought about it in her heart, this Goguryeo king and grandson is really a top master, and the two of them are still difficult to distinguish, never thought that he only fell a chess piece, but suddenly turned the tide and played this chess game into a dead game.

Wenchen villain has a will, "It seems that it is clear who loses and who wins." ”

Xie Zheng secretly scolded herself for taking it lightly, she pinched a chess piece, her hand was still hanging on the chessboard, this game of chess, Xiao Daocheng taught her when she was a child, she played chess with her brothers and sisters, she had never lost, but now she ...... She carefully observed every white piece on the chessboard, and suddenly felt a pause in her heart, still remembering that when she was a child, Xiao Daocheng had taught her a trick "encircling and annihilating lonely chess".

Xiao Daocheng was already stunned when he saw the move she took, he looked at Xie Zheng, thoughtfully, and lost his mind for a while, and when he came back to his senses, he just smiled lightly: "It's too early for the minister to speak." ”

There was only the last chess piece left in the chess box of the two, and the Goguryeo king and grandson dropped the last white piece, and Xie Zheng also picked up the last black piece, but then the Goguryeo king and grandson said awkwardly: "The victory or defeat has been decided, you don't have to fall again." ”

Xie Zheng smiled indifferently, and only took away the two white pieces in the corner of the chessboard, "Your Royal Highness Wang Sun, these two, but dead sons," she landed the last black seed in her hand in the empty space, and the smile on the face of the Goguryeo Wang Sun instantly froze, looking at the chess game in disbelief.

The white pieces on the chessboard, there are already one hundred and eighty-one, it should be the Goguryeo king Sun won this game of chess, but among the one hundred and eighty-one white pieces, two of them are dead sons, take out the two dead pieces, there are only one hundred and seventy-nine white pieces and one hundred and eighty black seeds left on the chessboard, Xie Zheng dropped the last black piece in her hand, this game of chess, naturally Xie Zheng won.

Xie Zheng stood up, bowed to the king of Goguryeo, and said with a smile: "I have conceded." ”

The king of Goguryeo also stood up slowly and saluted Xie Zheng in return, "Admire!" ”

Xie Zhengfu smiled, "There is a sky outside the sky, there are people outside the people, there are great people in the big country, there are many talents, and Xie is just one of the unknown people, and the chess skills are higher than Xie Mou, there are many people." ”

"How... What do you call it? ”

"I'll thank you in the next meeting."