Chapter 108: Conversation on the Chessboard
"It's a difficult question to answer, but it's easy to answer," Bai Ling whispered, "and whoever has been restricting his steps and has never lost the advantage in the game is in black." β
Heng Yuanjun did feel a slight shock in his heart.
It's no wonder that the news sent by the Lin family said that the concubine often chatted with this medicine priest, often for half an hourβbut now he suddenly felt a little understood.
This roundabout way of talking is a game that he often takes out to play with others.
As a result, today it was taken out by Bai Ling first and shook a shot.
He raised his sleeves to cover his mouth, coughed a few times, and then looked at Bai Ling.
"Let's play another game with me." Heng Yuanjun said softly, "Let's guess who will hold the black." β
Bai Ling smiled and shook his head slightly.
"If I want to ban my hands, I'm afraid I won't be able to compete with Heng Yuanjun tonight." She looked at Heng Yuanjun, "Because I'm very nervous and dazed right now." β
"Is it for the rebellious heart of the Song father and son?" Heng Yuanjun still smiled faintly, "Or ...... for tonight's mutiny in the Left Guard Battalion?" β
- Mutiny in the Left Guard Battalion!
Bai Ling only felt that the alarm bell suddenly sounded in his heart.
Heng Yuanjun smiled and grabbed a handful of sunspots from the chess basket on the side, "Guess the herb, is it single or double?" β
Bai Ling did not speak.
"Don't want to know more?" Heng Yuanjun said softly, "Play chess with me, and I'll tell you what I know slowly." β
His hand slowly reached for the center of the board.
"Odd or Even?" Heng Yuanjun asked.
"Single."
Heng Yuanjun let go of his hand, and the chess pieces were scattered on the chessboard, making a continuous crisp sound.
"There are six ......," the corners of Heng Yuanjun's mouth lifted slightly, "I hold black." β
On the nineteen-way chessboard, the game between Kuroko and Baizi began again.
Unlike the previous round, this time the speed of the Boling drop returned to normal.
Her breathing became light and slow, and her gaze faintly revealed a slight edge.
Heng Yuanjun silently observed the subtle changes in the people in front of him, and he suddenly felt that playing chess with people was really interesting.
It is also possible that these days in Qinyuan have made him forget how to make friends with people outside the palace walls.
"What's going on with the mutiny in the Left Guard Battalion," Bai Ling's voice became serious and serious, "Can Heng Yuanjun expand on it now?" β
The stone pieces are hard and make a cold sound when they hit the board.
"Mu Chengda, the leader of the Left Guard Battalion, is the uncle of Song Bozong's son-in-law." Heng Yuanjun's voice was slow and clear, "They have been in contact with each other since the thirty-fourth year of Emperor Jianxi's northern tour, and in order to serve Emperor Jianxi Xuanxiu over the years, the two have long formed an iron plate.
"And Song Bozong himself also started to have contact with the Jin people from that year."
Bai Ling's eyes were slightly glazed, "The Arslan Department of the Golden Man? β
"No, it's the Weiwu tribe that was exterminated by Arslan in February this year," Heng Yuanjun said softly, as if he was telling a drama story that had nothing to do with him, "The Uwei tribe exchanged the movements of himself and the surrounding tribes for autumn and winter supplies from the Great Zhou side. β
As he spoke, Heng Yuanjun raised his eyes and glanced at Bai Ling, "Thanks to this tribal leader, we have always been relatively clear about the forces in the northwest corner of the Jin people, and we also have a fulcrum that can be checked and balanced......
"Does the emperor know about this?"
"Of course...... I don't know. Heng Yuanjun raised his chess and was about to land at the forbidden point, when he suddenly remembered the rules and changed the direction of the fall in time, "The emperor hates gold thieves so much, how could he allow their informants to cross my thousands of miles of land and go straight to the backyard of the cabinet ministers?"
"But Lord Song," Heng Yuanjun said softly, with a slight imperceptible mockery in his tone, "Lord Song has always been very flexible, and he won't let go of such a win-win situation." What's more, he has never refused the gold and silver sent to his door. β
"Since the Veu has been annihilated by Arslan in February...... Bai Ling's white hand hesitated, her gaze swept over the chessboard, and after a little thought, she dropped her pawn.
"The person who is in contact with Song Bozong now-"
"That's right," Heng Yuanjun quickly made up his sunspot at Bai Ling's fourth company, "It's Arslan's headquarters...... However, Arslan himself didn't trust him very much, and if it weren't for the fact that Jin Ren's fine work was frequently blocked in Pingjing during this time, they would not have taken the initiative to find Song Bozong......
"Bai Siyao, be careful," Heng Yuanjun frowned slightly, "If you make such a mess, you will lose immediately." β
Bai Ling looked at the chessboard and frownedβbut it was not the black and white chess pieces that swirled in her mind.
Bai Ling indifferently flew up his hand and directly blocked the two lives of Heng Yuanjun in the southwest corner, "...... Heng Yuanjun, who are you helping? β
The situation on the board has become a little more interesting.
Heng Yuanjun's brows stretched slightly, "To be honest, I can help anyone...... No matter which side wins, I always get what I want.
"But I'm more optimistic about the son." Heng Yuanjun said softly, "That's a good boy." β
"But he is now sitting in the Heart Cultivation Hall with Prince Gong without knowing anything," Bai Ling glanced at the person in front of him with some suspicion, "I don't know when he will be surrounded and suppressed by Song Bozong and the rebels." β
"Yes." The corners of Heng Yuanjun's mouth raised slightly, "If they really don't even have the ability to protect themselves, then don't worry about the throne...... In the current situation, it is far better to be able to die in the Heart Cultivation Hall tonight than to be scared to death on the dragon chair after ascending the throne. β
Bai Ling tightened his eyebrows, and suddenly felt that this question of his just now was really a bit of a waste of time.
ββ¦β¦ Song Bozong, what is their plan for tonight, do you know? β
"They are waiting for Emperor Jianxi to die." Heng Yuanjun said softly, "As soon as the emperor dies, the cabinet and the celebrant will take out two edicts, the latter is in Huang Chongde's place and passed on the throne to Prince Gong, and the former is in the hands of Song Bozong and passed on to King Qi.
"However, the previous edict will not have much effect, because the Zuo Wei Battalion will execute Prince Gong and Shizi for treason tonight, and the truth will be announced at the appropriate time."
Bai Ling was silent, but his hands and feet were cold.
"What truth?"
At the last moment, Prince Gong learned that the person who succeeded Emperor Jianxi was not himself, so in front of Emperor Jianxi's bed, he killed his father in a frenzy and intended to usurp the throne - and Qu Xiu, the Shaoqing of Guanglu Temple, arrived with troops at this time and captured Prince Gong and his son on the spot.
"It turned out that Emperor Jianxi had long expected that King Gong and the prince would rebel, so he ordered to hand over the command of the Zuowei Battalion tonight to Qu Xiu, and asked him to protect King Qi......"
Speaking of this, Heng Yuanjun chuckled, "Although there are many loopholes, it can be regarded as telling the story round...... After King Qi ascended the throne, the first thing he did was to cede the four northern states to the Jin people in exchange for a truce agreement for this year and next year. β
"That's it," Heng Yuanjun said softly, "I don't know what Bai Siyao wants to do next?" β
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