I'm Liu Bei.

The Tang Society is full of high ceilings, still filled with elegant piano sounds.

With Zhang Fei stepping into the Tang Society, Aunt Mei, who was dressed in a blue maid dress and exuded a special pearl temperament, greeted her, and softened her voice and said: "Dare to ask the two sons, wine, chess, tea, and martial arts?" ”

Zhang Fei smiled and grabbed: "Martial arts." ”

Seeing Zhang Fei's infatuation, he didn't stop it, and he couldn't help him to investigate the origin of the aquatic plants, so he let him go.

Aunt Mei bowed and said, "Childe, please." ”

"Big brother, I'll go practice first." Zhang Fei followed the other maid to the back hall.

Aunt Mei said: "Childe is still a wine road? ”

I replied with a smile: "Aunt Mei has a good memory. ”

Go up to the second floor, order a pound of beef, and a jar of Zhao wine.

Aunt Mei poured wine and said, "Childe came at the right time, and there will be a big game of chess to enjoy in a while." Battles like this are rare in peacetime. ”

I laughed sarcastically, "I don't know anything about Go." ”

Aunt Mei covered her mouth and said, "Childe must be joking." ”

After drinking a jue of wine, the presiding maid at the patio shouted: "Distinguished guests, the battle of Guangzong has begun. Please enjoy. ”

The maid's words drew almost all the guests around the speaker. At this moment, a large game of Go has been erected on the speaking platform, and two maids are standing in front of them. The vat next to the maid was filled with black and white seeds the size of a pancake.

The host maid continued: "Now that the game is open, please choose the forces of the chess players. ”

Everyone will gather their eyes on the west wing on the second floor. There were two young men sitting across from each other, and three maids serving.

Mei Gu said: "The big game of chess is the two of them playing, and we will present the process of playing to the big plate of the speech table for the guests to watch." ”

The presiding maid was signaled and announced to the guests around the speaking platform: "The first son on the left chooses the power of the Heizi Great Han Dynasty, and the first son on the right chooses the power of the Taiping Dao of Baizi." According to the rules, Bai Zi takes the lead. ”

The Battle of Guangzong was a strategic decisive battle between the Han Dynasty and the Yellow Turban Taiping Road that took place last year, with nearly two million people participating. At that time, I was also fortunate to participate, and secretly attacked Zhang Jiao's command platform, causing the million-strong Yellow Turban Army to lose its commander-in-chief, and this battle also made me famous.

Aunt Mei suggested: "Son, you might as well guess the winner, there is a lottery if you guess." ”

"What kind of color."

"Guess the black wins, one pays one, guess the white wins, one loses five. The rules of the Dapan Battle Chess imposed many restrictions on Baizi to conform to the power situation of the Taiping Dao at that time. The chess game has not yet opened, and Taiping Dao is already at a disadvantage. It will be very difficult for Baizi to win. ”

I said, "What do you think of the chess skills of those two players?" ”

Aunt Mei said: "This is what Gongzi asked, if it is someone else, Aunt Mei will not tell him." The sons of the Han Dynasty who chose the sunspots were gentle and elegant, and although the falling sons were exquisite, they were often limited to clichés and could not come up with new ideas; The son of the Taipingdao power who chooses Baizi has a sharp chess style, and his chess style is often eclectic, which seems casual but implies a profound strategy. ”

"I feel that Aunt Mei knows those two chess players quite well. Do you know? ”

Aunt Mei covered her mouth but did not answer.

I took out a ten-tael gold cake from my arms: "Although I don't know how to play Go, I also know that it is better to stick to the rules than to break the old and establish the new." I bet ten gold and buy white to win. ”

Aunt Mei smiled. "This is the first time that such a large amount has been set in our store. Last year, there was a son who bet on nine gold. As soon as she finished speaking, she ordered the other maid to go to the counter to place a bet.

After a while, the host maid on the stage said: "The battle of the big plate - the battle of Guangzong is opened." ”

I hurriedly ordered Aunt Mei to change her seat and sit behind the white chess player. I saw the black chess player on the opposite side with fair skin, five views and a leisurely demeanor, just like the chess style evaluated by Aunt Mei: gentle and elegant.

The white chess player with his back to me took out a piece from the chess arena and fell, and the maid who was watching reported: "The first hand of Taiping Dao, Tian Yuan." ”

The black chess player said to the other party: "Xu Mengde is coming back, otherwise the guest who placed your bet is afraid that he will leave the table angrily." ”

The white chess player's voice was strong, and he said: "The central place, radiating the four poles, and looking at the eight wildernesses, is a strategic place. Don't fool me. ”

The black chess player said: "If I occupy the land, Mengde's momentum will be gone." "Without hesitation, he left a son. The maid reported: "The big man is the first hand, and the lower right is three or three." ”

Enthusiastic shouts rang out around the audience. "Good! Solid. ”

Watching them play chess, I felt bored because I couldn't understand it, so I said, "Aunt Mei, there is something you can take a look at." "I pulled out the tender aquatic plants wrapped in sackcloth." Look at whether you can see if you can see if you can get this aquatic weed. "If she doesn't know her, I'll ask for a bounty after the game is over.

Aunt Mei took it and looked at it carefully, and said happily: "This kind of aquatic grass is a fish grass that is paid tribute to the court in northern Xinjiang, and it can be evergreen all year round, because it is a tribute, so you may not be able to buy it if you have money." ”

I said excitedly: "Aunt Mei is so knowledgeable. Do you know where in the city there are such aquatic plants? ”

Aunt Mei said: "Childe is really careless. Since it is a tribute, where else can there be? ”

It dawned on me that I had really been careless. The king of Zhongshan Festival is the royal prince, and the entire Zhongshan country can only be owned by Zhongshan Mansion.

I immediately got up, and when I was about to leave, Boss Xu moved over with a big grin, still looking sloppy. "Hehe, good luck today, I met Childe again. Can you show me what Aunt Mei has in her hand? ”

Boss Xu is a gangster in Zhuocheng, and he may know that there are other places. I nodded immediately, and Aunt Mei handed out the sackcloth. Her expression did not have ordinary people's disdain for Boss Xu.

Boss Xu looked at the aquatic plants carefully, his eyes rolled wildly, and his face suddenly showed a full color. "In addition to Zhongshan Mansion in the east of the city, there is another place where this aquatic plant exists."

"Where?"

Boss Xu pretended to be B, smiled, said nothing, and handed me back the sackcloth.

I immediately gave him a piece or two of gold, and Boss Xu waved his hand and refused: "As long as Gongzi transfers the chess bet he just played to me." ”

I said, "Although the chess bet is ten taels of gold, if you lose, you won't be able to catch one tael." ”

Boss Xu bent down and reached out and picked up a piece of beef slices from the plate and stuffed it into his big mouth, chewing and saying, "Maybe it will be fifty taels of gold?" ”

Looking at his sloppy appearance, I don't want to be very clever. One or two Bo fifty taels, it is definitely worth a Bo.

I agreed, "Aunt Mei, you change my bet to his name." ”

Boss Xu happily arched his hand and said loudly: "Thank you, Childe." ”

Aunt Mei asked, "The guest's surname is big." ”

Boss Xu slurped the grease stain on his thumb and replied, "Xu Shu." Shu is the middle concubine. ”

It was as if I had been struck by lightning. Why is Xu Shu like this? It's amazing. suddenly remembered that Xu Shu became a celebrity after studying in Jingzhou.

I said, "Boss Xu, what place are you talking about?" ”

Xu Shu said: "Zhongshan Mansion." ”

Damn it! Isn't this fooling me! I was going to be angry, but seeing that he was still unfinished, I was silent and waited for his explanation.

Xu Shu said with a smile: "Your Excellency is a good weapon, if you change someone else, I'm afraid you will already be like a thunderbolt." Based on this, I, Boss Xu, will accompany you for a while. ”

I still don't answer.

Xu Shu said: "The Zhongshan Mansion I am talking about is not the Zhongshan Mansion in the east of the city, but the Zhongshan Mansion in the west of the city. ”

Aunt Mei's face was suddenly ugly, as if she had a taboo about the three words "Xiaowangfu".

Xu Shu had sharp eyes and said, "It seems that Aunt Mei has also heard of that Zhongshan Mansion." He sat down and motioned for me to sit down as he spoke.

Aunt Mei immediately changed her face, added a jue to Xu Shu and poured a full wine.

Xu Shu drank it all and said slowly: "A hundred years ago, Liu Xing, the master of Zhongshan Mansion, was played by Liu Jizi of the same sect, and the emperor at that time issued an edict to remove Liu Xing, the king of filial piety, from the throne and ordered to move elsewhere. When Taiwei saw Liu Xing's decline, he married his daughter to the next king of Zhongshan, Liu Jizi. ”

Because Liu Xing loved his wife deeply, he couldn't stand the blow and hanged himself in the house the night before he moved out. Soon after Liu Jizi lived in Zhongshan Mansion, Taiwei's daughter also died in the mansion for no reason. Since then, Zhongshan Mansion has died every month, and six years later, Liu Jizi, the king of Zhongshan, also died suddenly. ”

Liu Jizi's son thought that Zhongshan Mansion was not clean, so he rebuilt Zhongshan Mansion in the east of the city. Strange to say, such a luxurious courtyard is vacant there, so it attracts a lot of homeless people and traveling scholars to stay. But without exception, they were found at the gate of the hospital the next day, all dead, without a single scar on their bodies. ”

Aunt Mei looked abnormal and said, "This slave has also heard of it. So the courtyard was left empty, and even the people around it moved away. ”

I said: "That filial piety palace is quite evil, what does this have to do with tender grass?" ”

Xu Shu said: "Last year, I left Zhuocheng and came here to visit friends. My friends weren't there, and I ran out of money, so I had to find a free place to live. ”

Aunt Mei interjected: "So you lived in the Xiaowang Mansion in the west of the city?" ”

Xu Shu said: "It was summer, and the bright moon in the sky was very round, shining on the entire Xiaowang Mansion in the west of the city as if all the lamps were lit. Summer insects squeaked, and there was silence all around. I walked out of the lobby to the backyard, and guess what I saw? ”

I was silent, my ears ignoring the sound of the presiding maid's announcement and all the noise. Aunt Mei was also stunned and stared at Xu Shu.

Xu Shu poured a duke himself, his eyes flickered after taking a sip, and he said with a nervous expression: "The reflection of a long-haired white-clothed female corpse is reflected on the wall, bleeding from seven thieves, and her hair is scattered, slowly rising. It can no longer be described as terrifying. ”

Aunt Mei hurriedly said, "And then?" ”

Xu Shu was frightened, as if he had returned to that terrible night, and his expression was extremely frightened. "Fortunately, I practiced a few martial arts, and immediately turned around and climbed over the wall and was discharged from the hospital. Otherwise, there would have been my body at the gate of the courtyard the next day. ”

I hurriedly said, "What does this have to do with the tender grass?" ”

Xu Shu said: "In the daylight of the next day, the sun was scorching, and I had nowhere to go when I was hot, so I had the courage to go to King Xiao's Mansion again." Strange to say, there are a few houses in the house that are spotless, and on the outside of one of the rooms there is a large water tank with goldfish in it, and the fish grass in it is the kind you have in your hand. ”

I immediately stood up: "Without further ado, let's go immediately." Aunt Mei, please invite the third brother who came with me to come over. ”