Chapter Seventy-Six: Chess Pieces

In the past two days, the emperor has been busy dispatching troops and arranging troops, and today he will go to the noon gate of the Forbidden City to hold a pledge meeting.

I was idle and bored, so I watched Ah Zhu practice martial arts with the real person of the jade machine in the backyard of the Artifact Palace.

In recent days, Azhu has forgotten to eat and eat, pestering Yuji Zhenren to teach her martial arts every day, Yuji Zhenren shook his head while handing over, his hatred of iron is obvious, and it can also be said that he is tossed by Azhu.

I watched the boredom next to me, I have always liked to be quiet and not like to move, sitting alone bored and knocking melon seeds.

But I found that the real person of the jade machine over there glanced at me from time to time.

After the jade machine real person explained, Azhu practiced Zama step and pushed cloud hands.

Just come to my side and say hello as if nothing happened.

"Is the Tao long empty, can you talk to this palace hand?" I haven't played chess with the Taoist for a few days, and my hands are itchy and my heart is even more itchy.

"Teaching apprentices is very hard, and it is fun to talk with the mother's hand, which is exactly what the poor road means." Jade machine Taoist.

Since the students teach hard, why do you have to teach hard, I don't know if it is to give me face or the beautiful Azhu gave the Taoist enough patience.

I don't bother to bother with such trivial matters, playing chess matters.

"There is a question in this palace, I have been holding it for a few days, and I want to ask the Taoist?" I said as I fell.

"It's okay for the mother to ask, and the poor know everything to answer." Yuji's eyes were fixed on the chessboard.

"The Taoist Chief's martial arts are unparalleled in the world, but the Taoist Chief's chess skills are on par with the main palace, is it that the Taoist chief is clumsy and deliberately conceded to the main palace?"

I'm not polite, I asked directly.

"As the saying goes, there is a specialization in the art industry,。。。 , Poor Dao is obsessed with the study of exercises and martial arts, this black and white art is indeed much worse than martial arts, even so, the poor Dao chess art is also a rare opponent, and now Niang Niang is at her fingertips, like a leisurely stroll, and I play against it effortlessly, it is really a master that Poor Dao has never seen in his life. It can be seen that Niangniang is not doing her best, and she is ashamed of herself, but playing against Niangniang is also a great joy in life. ”

As soon as Yuji Zhenren said this, I believed him.

"The emperor is not free today?" Yuji Zhenren followed up and asked.

"The remnants of the Southern Ming Dynasty seized several cities in the south, and the emperor ordered the king of Xiangjun Bogol to go on an expedition, and today is the swear-to-death meeting, and the emperor will participate." I replied.

"Da Ming Qi has counted, these people are still obsessed and unrepentant, it is really stupid !!."

"Hey, doesn't this master of Wudang have the slightest idea of opposing the Qing Dynasty and restoring the Ming Dynasty?" I thought to myself.

"The Taoist seems to have a big opinion on Qianming?" I asked directly.

"The emperor of the Ming Dynasty has not been in the court for decades, misleading the country and the people, and there is an endless struggle between ministers and eunuchs in the court. The jade machine Taoist said word by word, and said with a frown.

"As the Daoist said, what does the Daoist think of my father and Wu Sangui and the others?"

"The world scolds Hong Chengchou, Fan Wencheng, Wu Sangui and others for betraying the enemy, poor people don't think so, for officials, for the people of the world to seek happiness is fundamental, Lord Hong and Wu Sangui's move can save hundreds of people and soldiers from dying, as the saying goes, saving a life is better than creating a seven-level floating slaughter, Lord Hong They saved more than a million lives,."

"The Taoist chief has a maverick point of view, and this palace admires it." I was in awe.

"Niangniang, you see, since ancient times, emperors will compete for the world, just like this game of chess played by you and me, the two sides play against each other, and after a game of chess, I don't know how many black and white children will be eaten."

"The battle between the emperor and the general, calculated at the height of the temple, arranged the troops in the fortress of the Han realm of the Chu River, swayed freely, pointed out the country, and between the gestures, countless soldiers have died."

"This innocent soldier is like a pawn on this chessboard, without the freedom to decide his own life and death, and he died in an instant, and disappeared."

"However, these countless literati and writers will only describe the emperor's pride in chasing the world, strategizing, and crisscrossing thousands of miles of rivers and mountains, but they don't know how many innocent soldiers have died in a single success, only that Du Fu said: Poor and uncertain riverside bones, it is still a person who is respected by the poor in a deep dream."

"What the Taoist chief said is very true, this chess piece metaphor is too appropriate."

"The palace made its own chess pieces, and this will be sung and listened to by the Taoist."

Faye Wong's chess pieces don't explain the helplessness of this ordinary person.

Want to get out of your control

But he approached the battle situation you arranged

I didn't have a strong defense

There is no way back

I want to escape from the trap you have set

But it fell into another predicament

I don't have the courage to decide whether to win or lose

There was no luck in escaping either

I'm like a chess piece

It's up to you to decide whether you're going to go or what you want to do

I'm not the only general in your eyes

But it's an inconspicuous creep

I'm like a pawn

It's up to you to come and go

Raise your hand without regrets, you never hesitate

but I am in your hand

Want to get out of your control

But he approached the battle situation you arranged

I didn't have a strong defense

There is no way back

I want to escape from the trap you have set

But it fell into another predicament

I don't have the courage to decide whether to win or lose

There was no luck in escaping either

I'm like a chess piece

It's up to you to decide whether you're going to go or what you want to do

I'm not the only general in your eyes

But it's an inconspicuous creep

I'm like a pawn

It's up to you to come and go

Raise your hand without regrets, you never hesitate

but I am in your hand

I'm like a pawn

It's up to you to come and go

Raise your hand without regrets, you never hesitate

but I am in your hand

but I am in your hand

but I am in your hand.

"Life is like chess, and there are no regrets; A pawn in the bureau and never look back. All the decisions in life are actually pawns who have crossed the river, and there is no turning back; One decision in life leads to another, and one chance dooms another. Therefore, by chance, it is not accidental, one road is bound to go to the next, and there is no turning back. I finished singing.

"And Niangniang is singing this song at the moment, and what Poor Dao understands is that this song has exhausted the helplessness and sadness of ordinary people, I don't know if it is what Niangniang is referring to." The Jade Machine Daoist continued.

"What the Taoist chief said is very true." I don't know why I'm a little sad, whether it's because of my fate or because I sigh for this common people.

"Wonderful, I love this song, after listening to it, I feel the suffering of my subordinates and the people, I should be more considerate of my officials and love my people in the future."

But Emperor Dorgon had returned, and I bowed on my knees.

"Poor and polite". The jade machine real person made a greeting gift with one hand.

Yuji Zhenren is a master in the world, so naturally he will not kneel down to worship the emperor.

Since the emperor was assassinated last time he hunted, he was respected by the jade machine real person, and the emperor wanted to make the jade machine real person a first-class guard with a knife and lead the inner guard, but the jade machine real person has no interest in the high-ranking official Houlu.

The emperor had no choice but to follow his wishes, and the jade machine promised the emperor that he was willing to make the twenty internal guards appointed by the pope to work hard.

In addition to teaching the guards kung fu in the university, Guer Yuji Zhenren is here to protect me, and occasionally teach Qiushui kung fu.

As for Yuji's eating, drinking, and usual residence, they were all taken care of by the twenty Ouchi guards, and those guards looked down on Yuji's real people at first, but they were cleaned up before they were obedient and respectful.

So Yuji real people live a comfortable life.

Yuji Zhenren usually comes and goes without a trace, and this palace knows that there is no one else except for the twenty guards who have been banned and the core backbone of Yonghe Palace.

"The emperor is here, it's been a long time?" I asked.

"I just heard the words of the jade machine real person about the chess pieces, and I was also very touched, so I listened to it outside the door for a while, and I thought that the jade machine real person had already noticed it, but the concubine didn't know, I eavesdropped on the concubine singing, don't you see it?" Dorgon said with a smile.

"The emperor said there, the emperor likes his concubines to sing songs, and it's too late for the concubines to like it." I said happily.

"Dao Chief, it's not too early, it's better to have a light meal in this Yonghe Palace together, and I will continue to listen to the opinions of Dao Chang and Rui Ai Fei."

"Poor road, but listen to the emperor's orders!".

The emperor wants to eat, naturally the speed is very fast, and after a while, the imperial dining room has prepared a lot of food, plus two cans of 20-year-old osmanthus stuff.

Yuji Zhenren and the emperor talked and laughed very happily, I dismissed the palace maids who were waiting left and right, and poured wine for Yuji Zhenren.

"Niang Niang poured the wine herself, how can the poor Dao afford it?" Yuzhen hurriedly got up and said.

"The Taoist saved the emperor's life, that is, he saved my life, so he naturally can afford it." I laughed.

"Poor people are afraid, just this once, not an example." Seeing that I was sincere, Yuji Zhenren no longer shirked.

"Your Majesty, the concubine has made a song for the emperor, and I am willing to sing it to the emperor again, this song is suitable for the emperor, and the song is called: Borrow from the sky for another five hundred years." When I was half-full, I spoke.

"What the concubine sings must be the sound of heaven, and I am looking forward to it." Dolgon nodded in agreement, and even the Jade Machine was looking forward to it.

So I started singing.

Gentle curves along the ups and downs of the rivers and mountains

The Central Plains that the horses love love the northern country and the south of the Yangtze River

In the face of ice blades, snow swords, wind and rain, affectionate companionship

Cherish the golden years that the heavens have given me

To be a man is a man who is not afraid of hardships and dangers

Pride remains the same, year after year

There are bitter and sweet ways to be a man, and good and evil are separated

It's all about tomorrow in a dream

Look at the iron hooves and walk all over the rivers and mountains

I stood on the cusp of the storm and held the sun and moon spinning

May the fireworks be peaceful and happy in the world

I really want to live another 500 years

To be a man is a man who is not afraid of hardships and dangers

Pride remains the same, year after year

There are bitter and sweet ways to be a man, and good and evil are separated

It's all about tomorrow in a dream

Look at the iron hooves and walk all over the rivers and mountains

I stood on the cusp of the storm and held the sun and moon spinning

May the fireworks be peaceful and happy in the world

I really want to live another 500 years

I really want to live another 500 years

。。。。。

"What Concubine Ai sings is really a divine comedy, singing what I think, what I think, what I think, and what I feel." Dolgon said.

But when he saw that the jade machine was a real person, he sat upright and didn't move, and he seemed to have some understanding.

"Your Majesty, Niangniang, listen to the singing of the Lady of the Right Talent, Poor Dao suddenly felt arrogant, his body was like a storm crashing on the shore, rolling up thousands of piles of snow, Poor Dao felt that the solid embankment in his dantian seemed to be loosened, maybe the realm of Poor Dao that had not been broken for many years could be broken through at this moment, Poor Dao was going to retreat and cultivate, and Poor Dao said goodbye !!." Without waiting for Dolgon to reply, Jade Ji Zhenren hurriedly left.

Ethereal Peak, the place of cultivating into immortals, the mountains are shrouded in clouds and mist, the Ethereal Peak is located at the top of the ten thousand mountains, standing on the top of the peak and looking at it, as if being above the clouds, the mountains and rivers and the sea of clouds are stepped on under the feet, the surrounding hills are just exposed forehead tips, and there is no time to hide as if you are in a fairyland. Looking into the distance, thousands of peaks and mountains are in full view, which makes people can't stand the admiration for a while.

The so-called "will be at the top of the mountain, a glance at the mountains", is the best portrayal of the ethereal peak.

This Qingcheng sect is mainly composed of five major buildings, namely Wuji Pavilion, Qinglong Pavilion, White Tiger Pavilion, Vermilion Bird Pavilion, and Xuanwu Pavilion. The middle is the Wuji Pavilion, the left and right are the Qinglong Pavilion and the White Tiger Pavilion, and the front and back are the Vermilion Bird Pavilion and the Xuanwu Pavilion.

The architecture of this Qingcheng school implies the legend of the four ancient divine beasts.

In ancient times, the four divine beasts corresponded to a direction, the green dragon represented the eastern direction, the white tiger represented the western direction, the vermilion bird represented the southern direction, and the Xuanwu represented the northern direction. Therefore, there is a saying that the green dragon on the left, the white tiger on the right, the vermilion bird in the front, and the Xuanwu in the back. The ancients had a clear description of the four divine beasts.

Qinglong, also known as "Canglong", is the god of the East in ancient mythology. The dragon is the totem of the Chinese nation, since the Yellow Emperor gave the order to the sky, the Quartet, the dragon has become the symbol of the Chinese nation and even the whole of China, and the more definite shape is in the Han Dynasty, from the beginning of the Han Dynasty, the dragon has been determined as the symbol and representative of the emperor. In Eastern legends, the green dragon resembles a long snake, a unicorn head, a carp tail, a long beard, horns like a deer, five claws, and a mighty appearance, while in Western mythology, the dragon is more like a winged lizard.

The White Tiger, the god of the West in ancient mythology. The shape is like a tiger, white, and fierce, so it has become a symbol of dignity. At the same time, the white tiger also symbolizes the might and the army, so many places named after the white tiger in ancient times are related to the affairs of the soldiers, such as the white tiger flag in the ancient army and the white tiger statue on the military talisman.

The Vermilion Bird, also known as the "Vermilion Bird", resembles a phoenix, the god of the south in ancient mythology. Because of its bird-like shape, located in the south, and fire attributes, it often appears in the shape of a phoenix in the game. But in fact, the Vermilion Bird and the Phoenix are two different creatures, the Phoenix is the king of birds, while the Vermilion Bird is the spirit animal of the sky, which is rarer and more noble than the Phoenix, and the destructive power is also stronger.

Xuanwu, itself is a big turtle in the North Sea, this turtle was once used as a pillar to support the entire Penglai Immortal Mountain, because of its spiritual deep awareness, after many years of listening to the Tao, finally cultivated the positive fruit. Therefore, there are many turtles with monuments in the emperor's mausoleum, which is a metaphor for Xuanwu. In addition, Xuanwu is also called Xuanming, so it is also called Beiming.

The sect masters of the Qingcheng faction sat upright in the main hall, and the four hall masters Qinglong, White Tiger, Vermilion Bird, and Xuanwu were on the left and right, and there were four on each side of the eight elders.

Glancing at everyone, Sect Master Yin Tian smiled and said: "According to the top secret news, the Terran Emperor has recently intended to attack our sect, and it is said that the Moluo Throne is preparing to deal with my sect, so it's good for everyone to see how to deal with it."

"Sect Master, the number of my Qingcheng faction is small, if the human race sends hundreds of thousands of heavy troops, it will be extremely unfavorable to my sect. Although there are not many of us, but the masters of our sect are like clouds, it is better to strike first, and send a few masters of the grandmaster-level realm to kill the real person of the jade machine, and the human race will naturally no longer attack.

"This method is very described, let's start first, who do you think is appropriate?"

Suzaku Hall is responsible for law enforcement, and people should be sent by Suzaku Hall to kill people."

"Well, the Vermilion Bird Hall Master Black Rose listens to the order, you are responsible for everything, assassinate the Jade Machine Zhenren, a small human race, and actually find trouble with my Ziwei Star First Sect Wuji Gate, it's really impatient." Yin Tian smiled with anger on his face.

"Obey, my subordinates will definitely carry the head of King Mora to see the sect master.

Suzaku Hall, dressed in black tight clothes, set off the full curves of the black peony even more exaggeratedly, and his cold eyes swept over a group of subordinates.

"Which of you is willing to go, according to the informant, the target of this assassination is a master above the Void Realm, and it is extremely difficult"

"I'll go, but if it succeeds, what reward does the hall master have?" Wang Man, the gold medal killer of the Vermilion Bird Hall, stared at the delicate figure of the black rose, swirled in his Adam's apple, swallowed his saliva, and said with difficulty.

He is the peak of the Grandmaster, known as the first killer of the First Vermilion Bird Hall, and the average killer is a sudden attack, so he can cross the line to assassinate, he has already assassinated two Grandmaster mid-stage, one in the early stage of the Void Realm, it is simply effortless.

A beautiful woman walked on the street and saw her wearing a black bow leather suit, her posture was slender and soft, extremely towering, fragrant skin and jade skin, long eyelashes, red phoenix eyes, a pair of black eyes, looking forward to the flow of temptation, exuding the fatal attraction of mature women. The body is very well developed, under the leather suit, exquisite, curvaceous, slender and powerful, full of wildness, and the place that should be full is beyond your imagination.

Different from ordinary human races, this beauty has pointed ears, long black hair tied with a beautiful red hair ring, and an archer quiver on her back, heroic and powerful, her eyes are deep and dark, and she gives people an ethereal beauty.

Even if the master of the Void Realm approached, he would feel that this beauty exuded a terrifying aura.

She is Black Rose, an elven clan, an elven clan who is good at using bows, has an extremely agile body, and has a strong jumping ability.

After the death of the Three Musketeers of the Gold Medal, she had to go out by herself, according to the report, that guy had to go to the restaurant almost every day to drink, did not hide at all, never took the assassin seriously, never brought bodyguards, it was really arrogant.

Approaching the target, Black Rose finds a big handsome guy.

The man was handsome and beautiful, with a carved face with distinct features, and an angular face that was unusually handsome. It looks like a bohemian on the outside, but the inadvertent light in his eyes makes people dare not underestimate it. With black and dense hair, and a pair of slender peach blossom eyes under a pair of sword eyebrows, it is full of affection, which makes people fall into it if they are not careful. The tall nose and the moderately thick red lips have a dizzying smile at this time. With delicate eyebrows, narrow eyes, a brand-name suit, and the curvature of the corners of the mouth is just right, cold and gentle, elegant and noble.

Handsome and can't be eaten, Black Rose muttered to herself.

"You killed the Three Musketeers?" , Black Rose is very direct, she wants to torture this guy who doesn't know whether to live or die and then kill it, in order to relieve the hatred in her heart, the Three Musketeers were killed, and the power of the Suzaku Hall in her charge was greatly weakened.

"Yes, who are you".

"Sister is the master of Suzaku Hall, an existence you can't afford to provoke", with a proud face.

"Hehe, don't mess with me, otherwise the consequences will be serious"

With a wave of her hand, Black Rose made an instant shot with a delicate flying knife, with a tricky angle, and there was no way to avoid it.

The man, with a ghostly step, disappeared into thin air, and when he reappeared, he was ten feet away from the black rose.

"I have a little ability, so I can let you try the elven archery skills of the hall master."

Black Rose grabbed the bow and arrow bag, three arrow feathers in her hand, swished, and shot towards the upper, middle and lower three ways of the jade machine real person. It's so fast that it's almost impossible to make people unresponsive.

But seeing that the real person of Yuji was not in a hurry, Ziwei Dragon Slaying Knife was in his hand, dancing a circle of light, and in an instant, three bows and arrows were cut off by the waist and fell to the ground.

"Soul Breaking Slash", a swordsman skill of the jade machine real person, a sword qi attacked the black rose, and at the same time cast the technique of spatial imprisonment, he wanted to control the black rose, but he didn't know that the black rose was an elf race, and the elf race's innate skill was immune to all spatial imprisonment and isolation techniques.

"Elf Dance", Black Rose looked at the violent knife qi, startled, and hurriedly performed her jumping skills, instantly jumped onto a boulder dozens of meters away, but saw that a boulder next to her was rolled into a piece of dust by the knife qi.

Black Rose had palpitations, and if she was hit by this sword qi, she would be seriously injured if she didn't die.

"Huh", the jade machine real person was a little surprised, this beauty actually escaped her own confinement and dodged easily, which was a bit incredible.

"Sky Slash, Tenfold Crit Fencing, Killing Gloves, Storm Blood Dance, Lingyun Pace, Sword Slashing Gods and Demons". The unbelieving Jade Machine real person output all kinds of swordsman skills in one go, and blasted towards the black rose.

But I saw the black rose jumping up and down, swaying from side to side, although it was a little hurried, but it also dodged one by one.

Black Rose was even more frightened in her heart, if it weren't for the fact that her elven clan was naturally good at dodging, she would have become this guy's ghost under the knife a long time ago.

"Have a little ability, surrender to me, or die". Yuji Zhenren looked at the black rose and said slowly.

"Hmph, it's just a bit brute force, no matter how much you toss, you can't reach a single trace of my sister's hair, and you still want to subdue the hall master, do you think you are handsome enough to eat, I don't know whether to live or die, my sister doesn't eat this." Black Rose replied with a proud face.

Before he finished speaking, he saw that the real person of the jade machine had disappeared.

"Hey, could it be that this guy ran away, it's not good, he's in a trick." Before Black Rose could perform her jumping technique, a large hand grabbed her thin arm, and for a moment she felt weak, unable to escape. But it was the jade machine real person who performed the magic of mystery, and caught the black rose after stealth.

"You monster, the swordsman will still be invisible, do you play like this, I curse your eighteenth generation ancestor." The immobile Black Rose broke through the air and scolded.

"Surrender, or die", dealing with the person who wants to kill him, even if it is a beauty, Yuji Zhenren has no mercy, and will immediately kill Black Rose.

"I don't accept it, you can kill me", Black Rose rose with a proud head, without a trace of fear.

"Whatever you want". The jade machine real person raised his big hand, and the black rose suddenly felt a flood of power overpowering her, and as soon as her eyes closed, the black rose sat still.

"Well, what does the black peony have to do with you?" When he was about to kill Black Rose, he smelled a black peony breath on her, put down his palm, and asked Yuji Zhenren.

"It's my senior sister", hey Rose escaped from death, sweating, this time there was no tsundere, honest answer.

"Since you are the junior sister of Black Peony, I will spare you from dying this time, but the death penalty can be avoided, and the living crime cannot be escaped, teach you a lesson, and give you a long memory."

With a "pop", the sensitive parts of Black Rose's body were slapped three times.

Black Rose is almost crazy, this damn guy actually hits himself in the critical spot.

Annoyed, he performed the stunt of cutting off his son and grandson, and kicked it sideways, under the crotch of the super jade machine real person.

Yuji Zhenren felt a chill, what a lot of hatred this is, to make his happy life cut off.

If this key point is kicked, the princess of Allure will not be able to become a widow, and her happy life will be over.

An evil fire rose from the heart of the Great God of Moro, and the kick of the black peony completely angered the Great God of Moro, and the consequences were of course very serious.

One hugged Black Rose's thin waist, and the other hand moved, and Black Rose instantly felt that she couldn't exert herself all over her body.

The jade machine is a real person, three times five divided by two, and immediately the black rose will be exactly the same as just coming out of the mother's womb.

Offering a black leather whip, the jade machine real person beat the black rose for a while, of course, it was just a pain in the skin, and he couldn't beat the black peony's junior sister to death, the jade machine real person has a bottom line.

Black Rose wanted to cry without tears, looking at herself with a blue and purple voice, Black Rose screamed, pervert, villain.

I don't know what's going on, Black Rose feels that she should hate this villain, but she doesn't hate in her psyche, only full of satisfaction, Black Rose feels that there must be something wrong with her.

"I smell the breath of black peony on you, otherwise you would already be a corpse, go back to your senior sister, go to Wuji Gate together in a few days, kill the master of Wuji Gate, and you will be the master of the door."

After abusing the beauty, Yuji Zhenren threw a few bottles of pills to Black Rose and left without looking back.

If the sect forces of this Ziwei Star can be subdued, they will accept it, and it will be useful to themselves.

What the cold Jade Machine Zhenren didn't know was that although he was so vicious, Black Rose did feel very cool, for so many years, Black Rose had seen all the cream Xiaosheng, as a hall master, except for a few old guys in the sect, few men were her opponents, in Black Rose's opinion, men were weak, she had no interest in men at all, and beautiful women were her favorite.

A battle made Black Rose realize that a man can be so fierce and so handsome.

In just half an hour, the black rose was straightened by the real jade machine.

I have to go to my sister to find out about this guy, Black Rose thought. *