Chapter Seventy-Six: Can't Win
Chen Fan's proposal was in Mei Gang's arms.
Mei Gang thinks that he is quite talented in the way of Go, but he was born in a family of merchants, in this era, the merchants are not valued by the scholar class, and if they want to stand out in the official system of this era, it is extremely difficult, and they can generally only do a subordinate or a master's work. Mei Gang often lamented the unfairness of the world, but he also became more and more specialized in chess, "Although I can't be an official, I want to be the first person in the chess way, and slap those who rely on chess skills to be officials in the face." This is Mei Gang's volunteer.
Mei Gang is a little contemptuous of Chen Fan, a newcomer, who can live in a first-class room, which is a typical embodiment of privilege and proof of injustice. So when Mei Gang heard that there were two privileged students in the A-shaped room, one of whom was learning chess, he immediately started to compete, but when he saw that the other party was just a teenager a few years younger than him, he was a little embarrassed to speak, because he felt that playing against the other party was a bit of a big bully, and he didn't want to win, so after seeing Chen Fan, he didn't plan to mention it.
It's just that I didn't expect that this Dao Xuan actually took the initiative to mention it, since he stretched out his face and asked him to fight, then you don't have to be polite, so that this Dao Xuan knows what is outside the sky, and there are people outside the world. Mei Gang has his own arrogance, among the freshmen, he is the only five-pin, and he has caught up with the level of the master in the chess academy, this is the capital of his arrogance. Immediately said without hesitation: "Of course, if the junior brother has this Yaxing, he will be happy to accompany the brother." ”
"Senior brother, is this a nineteen-way chess game?" Chen Fan sat down opposite Mei Gang and saw that there were nineteen ways on the chessboard.
"Yes, this is a guy named Chen Fasheng who just brought it up, and now it has spread in Gusu City, so I'll think about it, if you don't get used to it, let's change the seventeenth road?" Although Mei Gang entered the Taoist temple, he was still very concerned about the movement of the Chinese Chess Academy in the outer academy, and there happened to be a neighbor's younger brother who learned chess in the chess academy of the Rosin Academy, and often came over to ask him for guidance.
"I can do it, listen to my brother." Chen Fan didn't mention that he was Chen Fasheng, anyway, the other party would know sooner or later, if he said it bluntly like this, it seemed to be a bit of a show-off, so it was better not to mention it for the time being.
"Then nineteen ways, and then it's troublesome to change the chess game, we don't necessarily have to divide the winner or loser, the main thing is to learn one or two." When Mei Gang said this, he was indeed a little casual, among the people he had instructed, some of them were older than Chen Fan, and he didn't take the young man in front of him to heart and treat him as an equal opponent.
"Okay." Chen Fan nodded in agreement, and used his hand to take the black chess pieces, ready to guess first.
"Don't guess first, you can take the white chess first."
"Thank you, brother." Chen Fan did not refuse, put down his seat, picked up the white chess, and started to play.
Chen Fan has the advantage of taking the lead, at the beginning he chose Xiaofei to hang the corner to attack, this game of chess, Chen Fan's principle is to attack, attack, and then attack, not only to win, but also to win beautifully, this is Chen Fan's first game of chess in the Taoist temple, naturally to play the reputation out, the opponent pointed to the corner, Chen Fan is long, the two sons are connected solidly, at this time the other party did not follow the modern formula of Xiaofei to defend the corner, but chose to attack, was counterattacked by Chen Fan by the star position, after a battle, Chen Fan firmly occupied the advantage, In the end, he won with the advantage of sixteen moves.
"One more game." Mei Gang looked at the chess game in a daze, and finally came up with such a sentence after thinking for a long time.
"Okay, you go first in this game." Chen Fan readily agreed.
The two of them also ignored Wu Tong and Li Shi who were stunned next to them, and quickly put down their seats, and Mei Gang took the lead in Bai, this time they were even more stunned Wu Tong and Li Shi, and they didn't know if it was a mentality problem, Mei Gang was in a hurry to attack, and as a result, Dalong was slaughtered and lost in the middle game.
"Agreed, it seems that Brother Li is not in the state today, let's talk another day." Chen Fan, who won the chess, looked flat and said lightly.
"It's okay, I've been taught today, and I'll ask Dao Xuan for advice another day." Mei Gang, who lost the chess, had mixed feelings in his heart, and at the same time was secretly glad that before playing chess, he did not say anything that offended people, especially the sentence "There is a sky outside the sky, and there are people for people." "Otherwise, you can't find a crack in the ground to get into? Although Mei Gang is a little cynical, he is definitely a smart guy, otherwise he would not have reached the fifth grade of chess, and he did not stalk at the moment, but decisively accepted Chen Fan's proposal and withdrew his troops.
"Then we'll go first, farewell." Chen Fan got up and said hello to everyone, and walked out of the room with Xiao Qing, leaving Wu Tong, Li Shi, and Mei Gang, who were staring at each other with big eyes.
Seeing that Chen Fan and Xiao Qing were gone, Wu Tong couldn't help but say, "Why don't you stop the next game?" Maybe you'll win. ”
"Can't win." Li Shi next to him looked at Wu Tong, took Wu Tong's words and said.
"How so?" Wu Tong's voice turned from big to small.
"Didn't you notice, just that Dao Xuanluozi, almost without thinking, just fell with his hand, but you also saw it, what does it mean? Explain ......, no, Wutong, that's what you said don't care? It's just Dao Xuan who has been stained with Yuan Tongguang! Aren't you digging a hole for Mei Gang to drill? Li Shi's words made Mei Gang, who was still pondering, raise his head and look at Wu Tong.
"How can I? It was Dao Xuan himself who said it, he said that it was the A-shaped room that the Lord of the Xu Palace arranged for Yuan Tong to live in, and he also lived in with Yuan Tong's light. I really didn't know that he was so good at chess, so I heard Yuan Tong say that Dao Xuan practiced chess, and I didn't know anything else. Wu Tong hurriedly confessed, and he almost swore an oath.
"You said that Yuan Tong learned martial arts and was a personal disciple of the Xu Palace Lord, was it because of martial arts that he was accepted by the Xu Palace Master as a personal disciple? Who is this Dao Xuan's disciple, have you heard of it? ”
"I don't know these two questions, I just saw the two of them enter this A-shaped room, went up and asked how they came in, so I said two words, and these two people said goodbye and left, or you will ask tomorrow."
"You!" Li Shi sighed.
"Eh!" Yuan Tong suddenly shouted!
"What's wrong? Suddenly surprised? Li Shi glanced at Yuan Tong and asked.
"I'm thinking about Yuan Tong's martial arts. I was going to compete with Yuan Tong before, but I was diverted by that Dao Xuan, you say, I won't be like Mei Gang, I can't win, right? Yuan Tong didn't care about Mei Gang's feelings at all, and blurted out his worry that he "couldn't win".
Fortunately, his words successfully aroused the thinking of Mei Gang and Li Shi, and neither of them cared about Wutong's analogy, not only thinking about this possibility.
"It's possible." Li Shi thought for a while and said: "Lord Xu, this person, don't say anything else, just say that he is in charge of the Zhenwu Palace, that is a great place, the Taoist priests in it are all strong in martial arts, and what challenges the Taoist Temple encounters, they are all fought by the Zhenwu Hall on behalf of the Taoist Temple, this is the master of the Xu Hall who is in charge of the Zhenwu Palace, it is needless to say that the martial arts are strong, and I heard that the requirements are extremely strict, and there are very few people who can be favored by him, so many years, I have never heard that he has accepted apprentices, let alone any personal disciples, this Yuantong must not be simple. ”
"Yes, after I didn't see him come in, I looked cold and arrogant, Wutong, you have to be careful when you compete with him." Mei Gang added.
"Why, do you think I can't win?" Wu Tong was a little worried in his heart, but he looked at the two roommates unconvinced and asked.
"That's not either, we're just reminding you not to underestimate the enemy." Li Shi saw Wu Tong's worries and comforted him.
"In terms of martial arts, you are the number one in our Taoist Academy, but practicing martial arts does not necessarily mean that you have to pursue the first, and it is not a big deal to lose occasionally. Do you see that I will not lose, the key lies in our hearts, although I lost in this chess game, but it will not wear out the belief in my heart, and I will fight again another day. ”
Mei Gang's words were like dust sweeping through Wu Tong's heart, erasing the dust on it. If you win, why not? What I have in my heart is a love for martial arts, whether I win or lose, I love martial arts, this is me: martial arts!
Letting go of the idea of winning and losing, Wutong's fighting spirit was rekindled in his heart, and the expectation of fighting with Xiao Qing swelled.
Not to mention the few people who were discussing Chen Fan and Xiao Qing, Chen Fan, who won the first place in the Daoist Academy, returned to his residence with Xiao Qing at a relaxed pace.
After explaining a few words of Hou Feng's arrangements to go to Baihuazhou tomorrow, Chen Fan immediately began to copy the "Taigong Art of War", the book has six volumes of more than 20,000 words, Chen Fan plans to copy it in six days, and then he has to encourage Xiao Qing to lend out the next volume of the "Northern Zhenwu Xuanjing" to see, this swordsmanship, Taoism can be practiced or practiced, at least pick up the easy to learn first, otherwise you really have to fight with others, no moves, that is a sandbag, beaten portion. As for "The Great Movement of the Palm of the Hand", when it is convenient, just copy it down and understand it, and as for cultivation, then I will talk about it later.
Chen Fan thinks that it is reliable to learn the sword, if you use the palm, the palm power is not enough, it is a fist embroidered leg, even if it hits a person, that is, it plays a role in tickling people, without the strength of the foundation, it is in vain to learn. Chen Fan felt that he was still learning swords, and he was down-to-earth.
Although Chen Fan feels that there are a lot of things that need to be done, he does not regret the decision to go to Baihuazhou tomorrow, in addition to contacting his classmates, the main thing is to see the Dafang gambling village and understand how to bet on Faqing's village, which can be regarded as a rise in knowledge, and a small bet is pleasant, if you can make some money, it would be better.