No. 213: Chess Ring

Liu Ziye, the prince of Liu Song, has long been in love with him since he was rescued by Gu Tingcheng. Ｘ

Gu Tingcheng had so many outstanding performances at the birthday banquet of her ancestors, and she was even more relieved of slaves and compassionate, not only praised her by the whole country of Great Wei, but also became a model for women in the world.

He had never seen a woman as perfect as Gu Tingcheng in his life, as if a few lifetimes ago, his soul was pinched by Gu Tingcheng.

Such a woman is really hard to find in the world.

If he doesn't marry Gu Qingcheng, he vows not to give up.

After he and Liu Chuyu finished talking in the Song Farewell Courtyard, they really went straight to the Great Wei Palace to discuss with Emperor Wei that he wanted to play chess in the Great Wei Kingdom.

If someone can defeat him within a month, Liu Song will marry the eldest princess Xu to Dawei.

If no one can beat him Liu Ziye, he will ask Dawei to marry any woman.

As for who he asked to marry, he did not say.

If it is a tie in the end, he can marry his sweetheart, and his royal sister can also marry the person he likes.

Tuoba Tao is an old fox, knowing that Prince Liu has the intention to challenge, he must be confident that he has superb chess skills and will win steadily, so he dares to set up the ring in Dawei.

So he agreed to his request to play chess in the Jinluan Palace, but he also had conditions.

Tuoba Tao Road:

"First of all, Song wants to withdraw the 100,000 soldiers and horses stationed near Taihang Mountain.

If the crown prince of Song loses, the marriage between the eldest princess of Song and the Great Wei must be attached, that is, Liu Song will have to use ten copper and iron mines as a dowry.

If Wei lost, the prince of Song would marry anyone from the Great Wei and would have to offer ten cities as a dowry.

Only by meeting the above conditions can Dawei agree to Prince Liu's request to set up the ring.

If these conditions are not met, Prince Liu, your request will be stopped, and you should go back to Jiankang obediently, so as to save your father and queen mother from worrying! ”

"Ten cities as a dowry, or ten copper mines as a dowry?" Liu Ziye said with a smile, "Your Majesty has such a big appetite!" ”

Tuoba Tao looked at Liu Ziruo noncommittally, stroked the slightly upturned beard on his chin, and nodded:

"I've been in a good mood lately, and my appetite is naturally good, not only can I eat, but I can also digest well!

Since Prince Liu can't get this mere dowry and dowry, he shouldn't put up any chess rings.

Take a good tour of the mountains in Dawei, play in the water, and then go back to Jiankang, so that your queen mother will not worry about you, and send 100,000 soldiers and horses to protect you, and waste the people and money! ”

Even the courtiers in the Jinluan Palace felt that the emperor's conditions for the request of the crown prince of Liu Song were harsh.

Unexpectedly, Liu Ziye agreed.

Liu Ziye smiled and whispered: "Also, the city is just something outside the body, how can it be compared with her, even if you exchange the world with her, it is not impossible!" ”

Then he said to Tuobatao: "This prince agreed." ”

The ministers all whispered: Prince Liu Song actually agreed to such a condition?

"You promised?" Tuoba Tao looked at Liu Ziye incredulously and frowned and asked.

Liu Ziye nodded affirmatively: "The dowry of ten cities and the dowry of ten copper and iron mines, I can still get it." ”

Tuoba Tao shook his head slowly and said:

"Don't be happy too early, the prince signed the contract, I'm afraid your father won't admit it, I'm afraid it won't work with your prince's seal alone, you need to stamp your father's jade seal, and this agreement will be achieved!"

"Okay, according to the conditions set by His Majesty, this prince has agreed. Let's sign a contract with the seal of the crown prince first, and while playing in the ring, we will send the contract back to Jiankang in an expedited manner of 800 miles, so that my father will be stamped with the jade seal, so that there will be no delay in the ring. Liu Ziye said briskly.

The ministers looked at each other, and they all felt that Prince Liu Song was not only anxious, but also stupid.

"Prince Liu, you are so anxious, which beauty do you want to marry my Great Wei?" Tuoba Tao was not without doubts, frowning and asking, "My palm pearl, Princess Shanggu?" ”

Liu Ziye's foxy eyes bent slightly, but he didn't answer positively.

He smiled slightly and said: "Your Majesty, this prince has an agreement with Your Majesty, no matter who this prince wants to marry in Dawei, as long as none of you can win this prince, Your Majesty will want this prince to get what he wants." ”

After a pause, he said: "Of course, if the prince accidentally loses the chess match, the prince's royal sister can also marry anyone in the Great Wei at will." The dowry will naturally not be less. ”

Tuoba Tao suddenly thought that Liu Ziye had seen Allure at the birthday banquet of his ancestors, and he also funded 100,000 loads of grain from Yixintang.

Could it be that he actually covets Allure?

"Prince Liu, if you want to marry the princess of Great Wei, you won't have so many twists and turns, who do you want to marry?" Tuoba Tao said coldly, "There are countless beauties in Dawei, but not just any beautiful woman can let you marry them!" ”

"Your Majesty, this chess game hasn't started yet, is Yang Yang Dawei afraid of losing and not daring to take it?" Liu Ziye said with contempt.

"Hmph, what kind of agitation method do you give me!" Tuoba Tao still snorted coldly.

Liu Ziye shook his head slightly:

"Such a contract, looking horizontally and vertically, is a loss for my Da Song.

Even if this prince wins, if he wants to marry a beauty from your Great Wei, he will have to have ten cities as a dowry. And if we lose, you will not only get our eldest princess of the Great Song Dynasty, but also ten copper and iron mines as a dowry.

With such a big win, does Your Majesty refuse it?

Your Majesty thinks about it, Wei has been fighting for many years, and how many warriors have to die in battle to get ten cities.

And how much armor can be built from ten copper and iron mines? ”

Tuoba and Tuoba Yu both felt that this Liu Ziye might be trying to beat Gu Chengcheng's idea, but because he was in the court, he couldn't just say these suspicious words.

But Tuoba Han and his ministers agreed:

"Father, if Prince Liu loses, we will have a princess and a dowry of ten copper and iron mines.

If no one can win against him Prince Liu, Prince Liu will also prepare ten cities for us to give a dowry to Dawei.

Ten cities, how many good sons and daughters of my Great Wei need to be sacrificed in exchange, such a low-hanging fruit, our Great Wei is taking a big advantage! ”

Many courtiers followed Tuoba Han to second: "Yes, such a good thing, we can't refuse......"

Tuoba said:

"Grandpa Huang, the so-called cheap is not greedy, and the soldiers are not tired of cheating.

Maybe Prince Liu knew that we intended to go south, so as to delay the time and keep the light in obscurity.

But he was so strong that he attacked my Great Wei by surprise in one fell swoop. When the time comes, it won't be ten cities lost! ”

"His Royal Highness King Gaoyang, the famous Flying Eagle General, is not afraid of the battlefield where thousands of armies and two armies are facing each other, but he is afraid of the small arena of Prince Ben?" Liu Ziye despised Tuoba, "Could it be that Da Wei really doesn't have a good chess player, and he doesn't dare to compete with this prince?" ”

"Prince Liu, don't you think you're too blind to anyone?" Tuoba said coldly.

"Hahaha...... There is indeed a point. Liu Ziye said with a hippie smile, and indeed looked slightly raised his head with no one in his eyes.

"Usually the arrogant people who have no one in their eyes will lose badly!" Tuoba said calmly, "Prince Liu is careful of capsizing in shallow water!" ”

"Okay, whether Dawei really has a capable person, this prince will wait and see!" Liu Ziye smiled charmingly.

With such a flattering smile, Tuoba was so angry that he didn't want to look at him.

Liu Ziye saw that Tuoba was unwilling to pay attention to himself, and said to Tuoba Tao:

"Your Majesty, this prince is still using his life as a guarantee, during the ring game, my Great Song will never send a single soldier to Great Wei, otherwise this prince will be at the disposal of Great Wei."

Tuoba Tao was still groaning, and the ministers shouted again:

"The marriage of the two countries, the conclusion of an alliance, and the recuperation are all beneficial to the people of the two countries......

"That's it, the conditions offered by Prince Liu, I don't suffer a loss when I look at it horizontally and vertically!"

Tuoba Tao looked at all the courtiers who agreed, then nodded and said: "Okay, Prince Liu, no matter what medicine you sell in the gourd, which beauty you covet in my Great Wei, this ring, Great Wei will take it!" ”

"Your Majesty is really wise!" Liu Ziye arched his hand.

Tuoba Tao said again:

"But Prince Liu shouldn't be complacent too early, although Prince Liu is known as a ghost talent in the chess world, my Great Wei may not be without talented people.

The so-called heaven outside the sky, there are people outside the world, maybe Prince Liu will return with a feather, lose the princess and fold the dowry! ”

"Okay, then let's make a decision!" Liu Ziye said, "Sign the contract immediately!" ”

Without the consent of Emperor Liu Song, Liu Ziye signed an agreement with the seal of the prince to set up a chess ring in Taixue, the prince of the Great Wei Kingdom, which attracted the shock of the whole city of Pingcheng and flocked to watch.

On the one hand, he rushed back to Jiankang for 800 miles, and asked Liu Jun to stamp the jade seal.

A few days later, Liu Jun, the emperor of Liu Song, was furious when he saw that the prince had signed such an agreement:

"This ruined thing, without the same as Lao Tzu, gave away my eldest princess and Dahao copper and iron mine, I am really angry with Lao Tzu!

And even if he wins all the Great Wei chess players and marries a beauty, my Great Song Dynasty will have to take out ten cities as a dowry.

Such a loss-making contract, Lao Tzu does not admit it! ”

Liu Jun was so angry that he was haunting and entering, and Empress Wenmu and Concubine Yin were waiting cautiously on the side.

"How many weapons and armor can be made from ten copper and iron mines, if this Great Song Dynasty is in charge of the prince, won't he be defeated in two days?" Yin Guifei fanned the flames on the side at the right time: "Even if you win someone's house, you have to lose ten cities, what kind of stupid idea can you come up with!" ”

"I'm so angry!" Liu Jun thumped his chest, "These ten cities, how many people in our Great Song Dynasty have to work hard to earn it, this loser can easily sign it!" ”

Empress Wenmu comforted Emperor Liu Jun: "Ye'er is excellent in chess, and there are capable people around him, he can challenge the chess game to the Northern Wei Dynasty, he should have a good chance of winning, maybe, marry a princess back to our Great Song Dynasty." ”

"It takes ten cities to marry a princess. No matter if you win or lose, you have to lose ten copper and iron mines, and you are also a loser! You, as his mother, are still helping him! Liu Jun took the case.

“…… The contract has been signed, is it broken? Empress Wen Mu said worriedly, "If others are in the Northern Wei Dynasty, if they break the contract, I'm afraid they won't be able to come back." ”

"He tosses as much as he likes, even if he dies in the Northern Wei Dynasty, Lao Tzu will not collect his body!" Liu Jun casually knocked down the cup on the table and roared.

Immediately, he pointed at Queen Wen Mu and scolded: "It's that you indulge him in lawlessness on weekdays, and you know that playthings are demoralized every day!" Look at it, before he could take over the country, he defeated ten cities and ten copper and iron mines! ”

Empress Wenmu had no choice, so she took out the letter written by Liu Ziye to Liu Jun, and Liu Jun snorted angrily and waved his hand and did not answer the letter.

After a pause, he gritted his teeth and shouted: "Read! ”

Empress Wenmu then took faith and said:

Father, seeing the words, the son thought that the father would definitely not approve of the son's move, thinking that the son was crazy.

But the person the son wants to marry is not comparable to an ordinary princess, and this woman can win the world.

The world is at your fingertips, and only ten cities are worth as a dowry.

Besides, we can give him the Savage City to Great Wei.

If the father still does not approve, he will take the fief of his son as a dowry.

Regardless of whether the father agrees or not, this ring, the son-in-law has already been set up, please forgive the son-in-law for cutting first and then playing.

Unfilial piety and ministers paused. ”

“…… Absurd! The list goes on and on! What kind of woman can win the world, what kind of demon girl is he confused? Liu Jun still roared and shook his head, "This rebel is angry with Lao Tzu!" ”

Concubine Yin Guifei saw that the emperor was almost angry, and she was also disheartened with Liu Ziye.

Only then did he show his face again:

"The concubine saw that the prince was also confused, and if she fell into the beauty scheme of the Northern Wei Dynasty, she couldn't pull ten cows back, and she wouldn't change her mind.

Now, even if he is forcibly brought back, he will not be able to get a beauty, and it is inevitable that he will not have a grudge against His Majesty.

The prince's fief also has twenty cities, or it is not impossible for us to take back the prince's fiefdom and give him those small cities that are wild and unattended. ”

Concubine Yin Guifei wanted the emperor to feel heartache for the city and iron mine, and completely despaired of Liu Ziye and abolished him as the crown prince.

If she can exchange ten iron mines or cities for deposing the crown prince and letting her son replace her, why wouldn't she be a concubine.

Liu Jun looked at Empress Wenmu and said fiercely: "Is that rebel determined to set up that ring?" ”

“…… It seems to have been laid down. Empress Wenmu also sighed.

"Loser, look at him when he comes back, how Lao Tzu cleans him up!" Liu Jun gritted his teeth and said.

"Who is the emperor going to clean up?" Liu Jun's mother, Empress Dowager Song, came over with a dragon head cane and looked at Liu Jun solemnly.

"Queen Mother, it was you who made that rebellious son lawless!" Liu Jun couldn't help but complain about his mother.

"What's wrong with Ye'er, doesn't he just want to marry a beloved woman? Ten cities are ten cities, and he spoke so well of the woman. Perhaps, the ten cities can be exchanged for twenty cities. The Queen Mother smiled again.

Liu Ziye, the eldest grandson, was actually spoiled by the queen mother.

"Okay, when the time comes, I'll give him ten savage cities in Great Wei!" Liu Junmian is embarrassed.

In the end, the ghost sent the gods, and Liu Jun actually agreed to put a jade seal on the contract.

When Concubine Yin saw that Liu Jun agreed to Liu Ziye's chess ring in the Northern Wei Dynasty, Liu Ziye would definitely stay in the Wei realm temporarily.

Hurriedly summoned his brother Yin Xiaozu and conspired to discuss, at all costs, to kill Liu Ziye in the Wei realm.

When the time came, it was inferred that it was the Northern Wei Dynasty that killed him.

When Yin Xiaozu was chasing and killing Tuoba all the way back from Luoyang to Pingcheng, he contacted the ghost king of the Nine Secluded Underground Mansion through the Jiangnan Meteor Gang.

already has experience in cooperation, although he did not succeed in killing Tuoba, he also forced Tuoba to die for life, and he was in danger.

This time, he personally contacted the ghost king of the Nine Hidden Underground Mansions and allowed him to kill Liu Ziye in the Wei realm with one million taels of gold.

The deposit brought was 200,000 taels of gold.

The ghost king of the Nine Helllands looked at the gold, and said in a strange voice: "General Yin is so big! ”

"Ghost King, I hope we can cooperate successfully this time!" Yin Xiaozu hugged his fists.

"There are no absolutes in the world, even this king, he doesn't dare to boast of Haikou. If the operation fails, the people of my Nine Secluded Underlands will also suffer heavy damage. This deposit," the Ghost King muttered.

"The people who want to escape under the hands of the Nine Hidden Underworld Mansion are really hard bones." Yin Xiaozu said briskly, "If Liu Ziye can escape this catastrophe, it will be the will of God, and this deposit will not need to be refunded." ”

The Ghost King weighed it again, and finally agreed.