Muyang Town, the sun is shining, and the street is bustling with people.

A lavishly decorated carriage stopped on the side of the road, and from it came down a master and a servant.

The servant was about forty years old, with a shrewd light in his eyes, and the master was a young man, wearing a white Molan robe representing Wendao Xiucai, and his face was full of untouchable color.

At a small stall on the side of the street, the merchant asked the vegetable seller next to him: "These two look a little familiar, as if they have appeared here with us before." ”

The vegetable seller glanced at it and said, "The carriage of the Song family in Sanqing Town, that young master is Song Xi, the son of the Song family, who was dismissed a while ago, and it is said that it is related to Qin Guang's father and son. ”

The merchant raised his eyebrows and said, "No wonder I haven't seen Qin Guang's father and son recently, it turns out that he has caused trouble, so he doesn't dare to go out...... No, the youngest son of the Qin family is also a Xiucai, how can he be afraid of another Xiucai?"

The vegetable seller lowered his voice and said: "You don't know this, Qin Li is a showman, but he has long been hollowed out by wine, and he doesn't go home all day under the pretext of studying abroad. A person who has no real talent and real learning, he will not come out when he encounters this kind of thing, the Song family has come to look for trouble several times, but he has hidden outside and refused to come back, allowing the other party to bully his family. ”

The merchant shook his head, Qin Guang was really unlucky to have such a loser in the secret road.

In fact, most of the Qin family's annual income was taken away by Qin Li under the pretext of studying abroad, eating, drinking and having fun with a group of fox friends and dogs.

He knew that he didn't have the opportunity to be promoted in the exam, and he had not participated in the township exam at all in the past few years.

But Qin Guang didn't know, he naively thought that his youngest son was studying hard outside, and one day he would be promoted in the examination, even Gongshi and Jinshi, and glorify the lintel.

After getting out of the car, Song Xi said while tidying up his slightly messy coat: "If the Qin family doesn't come up with a few hundred taels of silver this time, this son will definitely not give up, anyway, my qualification has been revoked, there is nothing to scruple about, it's a big deal." ”

The servant smiled and said, "Qin Guang is a face-loving person, and for the sake of his old face, he will definitely choose to compromise." ”

Song Xi snorted: "He'd better get acquainted, otherwise he will definitely make him look good." ”

After speaking, he walked towards the location of the Qin family, followed by the servant.

When he turned an alley, he accidentally saw two children squatting in the corner of the wall playing chess, so he couldn't help but glance at it.

It doesn't matter if you don't look at it, he was stunned when he saw it, it was a kind of chess that he had never seen before, with square pieces of wood as chess pieces, with the words "elephant", "lion" and "wolf" written on it, children or choose to open the chess pieces that have been turned over to eat the opponent's chess pieces, or turn over the chess pieces with the handwriting facing down, to increase their own strength.

There are only 16 chess pieces, eight on each side, and the two children are having a lot of fun.

Song Xi has a talent position, this simple little game is naturally not difficult for him, and after a few glances, he can easily figure out the rules of chess.

The older child had the upper hand, quickly devoured all of his opponent's pieces, and said with a smile: "I won!"

The young boy gave him a blank look and snorted, "You lost all the first seven sets, and you only won once, so you're so embarrassed and happy." ”

"Hmph, of course you have to be happy if you win!"

"Anyway, yesterday the second child of the Li family came to ask for chess pieces, I didn't give it to him, I guess the eldest of his family will also come over to ask for it, you know what to do, right?"

"Of course, this chess piece belongs to our brothers, and the others don't say that they want it, and they can't take a look!"

The two didn't notice that Song Xi was standing next to them, and they started the ninth game with great interest.

Seeing the master's eyes shining, the servant wanted to speak several times.

Song Xi suddenly turned around and strode back the same way, the servant was puzzled, and hurriedly chased after him and asked, "Childe, aren't we going to the Qin family?"

"If you don't go, you can drive me to the county seat immediately!" Song Xi's eyes were full of excitement, and he said: "Although it's just a small game, as long as it is slightly modified, it can become a chess skill." While no one knows about this yet, Ben Gongzi wants to make a big publicity, as the creator of beast chess, he will definitely increase his fame. ”

The servant's eyes lit up, and he stretched out his hand and slapped his head on the door, saying, "Why didn't I think of it!"

"If you can think of it, you are the master. Song Xi said sarcastically.

The servant was not angry at all, but was thinking about his master, and his eyes were rolling in circles as he said, "But, after all, this kind of chess is the two children just now...... I mean, if someone finds out, they'll say you're stealing someone else's stuff and it's worth the loss. ”

Song Xi smiled and said, "Two ordinary country children, they are not even the least Mengtong, why should they fight with me." Even if they come forward and speak out, who do you think people will believe?"

The servant made an extremely determined expression, and said: "Of course I believe you, you are not only a scholar and a talent, but also a chess player, who would believe that two wild children have created a new chess skill." ”

"That's it. Song Xi continued to walk briskly towards the carriage and said, "Increasing the name of the Wen is something that is hard to come by, of course it is more important than finding trouble with the Qin family, isn't it?"

"What the young master said is extremely true. ”

The two of them boarded the carriage as fast as they could, and the carriage began to speed up and soon disappeared into the distance.

......

Listening to the hearty laughter in the spring grass house, there were several guests sitting in the main hall, in addition to Gu Meng and He Chang, two regular guests, there were also several teachers from the branch of calligraphy.

Since He Chang became a frequent visitor to the grass house, it has rarely been deserted.

Especially during the day, it is often full of friends, and everyone is talking and exchanging ideas in literature and Taoism.

In addition to serving everyone's tea, Qin Mo did not participate in the discussion most of the time, but went to the river with a fishing rod, and did not forget to practice calligraphy while fishing, killing two birds with one stone.

A few old guys expressed their opinions, and soon an argument arose.

Several people led by He Chang were a faction, insisting that Lu Feng's penmanship was better than Zang Feng, especially when it was reflected in the two styles of writing and cursive, Lu Feng's writing style could show more changes, not as rigid as Zang Feng.

Gu Meng resolutely opposed, as an authority on the Xia seal, Zhou seal and the Six Kingdoms script, he paid more attention to the seal penmanship, believing that the characters written by Zang Feng were more stable, and Lu Feng used more to cause a sense of wandering.

He Chang glared and said: "I didn't say that Zang Feng is useless, I just said that Lu Feng is more practical, there are not only literary fights between scribes, but also gambling fights and martial arts fights, and the faster the writing speed, the greater the probability of winning." It's a matter of life and safety, of course, you have to choose the more practical Lu Feng, is this wrong?"

Gu Meng immediately retorted: "Is it enough to be invincible just because of speed? In my opinion, stability is far more important than impatience, and the competition between scribes is not based on one move and one style, but to see who can maintain a calm mentality, in order to judge what method the opponent will use next, Zangfeng's brushwork just echoes the requirement of steady and steady play, and it is naturally to be admired." ”

"According to you, people with a slow temperament are more likely to win, which is a big joke. He Changle was happy and said: "Attacking and defending is the king, has Dr. Gu forgotten such a simple common sense?"

Gu Meng was not angry at all, insisted on his own point of view, and said: "It is too rigid and easy to break, this is the biggest shortcoming of Lu Feng's brushwork, He Xuezheng will not forget it, right?"

The two argued endlessly, and everyone first persuaded them, and then unconsciously divided into two camps to start a debate in this regard.

By the river, Qin Mo shook his head with a bitter face, and said to himself: "They are all old people, why are they still so uncalm, quarreling like a shrew scolding the street, and the fish are scared away." ”

Because the quarrel on the grass side was too loud, there was no fish biting the hook during the time of a stick of incense.

He had to put away the fishing rod and bluestone slab stupidly, and walked to the grass hut with the empty fish basket.

As soon as he walked into the courtyard, Gu Meng opened his mouth and shouted: "Ziyi, do you want to say that Lu Feng is important, or Zang Feng is important?"

Qin Mo shrugged, and said in his heart that this was an unsolvable question.

Even in the afterlife, no one can prove who is better, and the so-called good or bad only depends on personal preferences and habits.

Because the existing camps were evenly matched and could not distinguish between superior and inferior, He Chang felt the need to bring Qin Mo, a new force, over, and also said: "Ziyi, you prefer European style, so naturally you are on the side of Lu Feng's brushwork, right?"

Gu Meng immediately began to stare, and said with a dark face: "Ziyi's willow body and Yan body are also very good, how can it be on your side." ”

Qin Mo was in a dilemma, whoever he chose would offend the other party, which was obviously inappropriate.

He rolled his eyes and said, "Why don't you fight, He Xuezheng uses Lu Feng here, and Dr. Gu uses Zang Feng here, which side wins, which side is powerful, okay?"

"Of course not!" the two of them yelled at Qin Mo together.

Gu Meng said angrily: "The gentleman does not use his mouth, and the barbarians can solve the problem by force." ”

"Yes. He Chang echoed: "We are all civilized people, how can we resolve disputes in a hands-on way." ”

The two of them were incompatible a moment ago, but now they are singing and harmonizing, and they can wear a pair of pants.

Qin Mo became the target of everyone, and with these two guys taking the lead, everyone looked at him with angry eyes.

Obviously, if he can't come up with a reasonable explanation, these guys won't give up.

Your sister, I didn't provoke you.

Qin Mo secretly cursed in his heart, in order to resolve the crisis in front of him, he could only make a stand: "Hiding is as important as revealing it, only revealing it does not hide impetuousness, and only hiding it does not reveal lifelessness." I think that the best solution is to hide the front, not only to achieve the effect of hiding the front, but also to show the variety of the front, killing two birds with one stone. ”

Quiet!

Everyone stopped talking, and they all looked at him with straight eyes.

This made him feel creepy, and he stiffened his neck and said, "What, am I not right?"

Gu Meng frowned, and the corners of his mouth moved several times before he spoke, "Can you explain, what is Void Hidden?"

Qin Mo suddenly realized that like folding pens, void hiding is a technique used by later generations, and of course these Song Dynasty bigwigs don't know.

Or maybe it's another possibility, this law has been there for a long time, but because it hasn't been circulated, or it hasn't been taken seriously, so everyone doesn't know it.

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