For this teacher who had taught him in the academy, Li Mixian was not very close to him, both of them were cold-faced and warm-hearted, and since ancient times, literati have been light on each other, even if they are masters and apprentices, they cannot escape this reason.

Regarding Song Jinyang's proposal, Li Mixian refused in every possible way, and he didn't want to meet his former teacher, but when he thought of the extremely hidden master in the Liang Dynasty, he was reluctant to agree to the principle of knowing oneself and knowing one's opponent in order to win a hundred battles.

Under the escort of Ou Yunxi, the two took a carriage and went to Baoyu City, a major border city.

In the Wangjiang Tower, Xuanyuan Ce, who is now over seventy years old but still looks like a prime of life, leans against the window, carrying a jar of spirits in his hand, and sits opposite the Great Chu Army God, who claims to be recuperating from his injuries, but has long since healed.

Xuanyuan Ce asked with a smile: "Baili Jin lost the first battle, I don't know how the military god feels?" ”

Sikong Li said coldly: "I thought that Baili Jin led the troops for the Great Chu for the first time, and there were too many constraints, not only wanting to win a beautiful battle, but also trying to minimize the casualties of the Chu army, it was inevitable to look ahead and backward, so that the opportunity was missed in vain, although there was a mistake, but it was excusable." ”

Xuanyuan Ce said with a smile: "As the saying goes, victory and defeat are a common thing in soldiers, since ancient times, there are few generals who have won a hundred battles, but this time, it has nothing to do with the ability to lead the troops and the strategic deployment. ”

Seeing that Sikong was puzzled, Xuanyuan Ce nodded his heart and explained: "That's the word human heart!" For you generals who fought on the battlefield, the opponent's evaluation is far more convincing than the battle record, in terms of combat record alone, Ye Baiye of Liang State is far more dazzling than Baili Jin, but what is the fact, you know better than me, an old man, in terms of leading troops alone, Sikong You are firmly ranked first in the world, Baili Jin and A Shanxuan are slightly inferior, and they follow. But no matter how much Baili Jin uses soldiers like a god, he is not a saint, as long as he is a human being, he has selfish desires, and he has his own relatives in his heart, and he is close to him, Baili Jin is good friends with my disciple Guo Yuan, everyone knows it, and Guo Yuan and Li Mixian are mortal enemies. Now that Guo Yuan is dead, the two of them are higher and lower, only after Li Mixian's death can the coffin be concluded by later generations, if Baili Jin listens to Li Mixian's strategy, it is easy to take the Golden Wolf City, or even take the entire Yongzhou in one go, so that as the commander of the three armies, Baili Jin and Li Mixian, who gave advice, have made great contributions, but there is the existence of you as a military god in the Great Chu Army, no matter how much hard work Baili Jin has made, you have to obediently rank behind you, and Li Mixian is different, Song Jinyang is more than old, not clever enough, on real talent and practical learning, is far away from Li Mixian, if the latter makes contributions to the Chu State this time, he can become the chief strategist of the Chu State, and then turn the clouds and rain, and his future achievements will definitely surpass Guo Yuan, and Baili Jin, who is Guo Yuan's best friend, naturally does not want things to develop like this. ”

Sikong said suspiciously: "But in this way, Baili Jin, who has no foundation, has greatly reduced his prestige in the Chu army, and I am a great Chu Shangwu, how can I lead the troops smoothly after a defeated general?" How can you convince the public? ”

Xuanyuan Ce drank a big gulp, threw the empty wine jar on the ground casually, and said with a smile: "This is Baili Jin's conceit, he firmly believes that with only 100,000 old Yan countries, he can still kill the Quartet in the future and make contributions." And Li Mixian has just been tragically annihilated, and there is only one empty force left, how can he fight for hundreds of miles of strength in the battlefield for many years. ”

"I see, I've been taught."

The two were speechless for a while, and at this time, a guard came to report, and Song Jinyang, the national teacher of Great Chu, asked to see him. Sikong Li didn't have a deep relationship with the head of the Great Chu Wenchen, and he wanted to sneak away from the back door and avoid it, but he was stopped by Xuanyuan Ce: "The military god is slow, the Song family boy has not set foot in this Wangjiang Tower for more than ten years, and when he comes today, there must be something important, if the old man expects it to be good, the person who is accompanying him must be Li Mixian." ”

Not long after, Song Jinyang and the three of them walked up to the top floor, and when they saw Li Mixian, Xuanyuan Ce laughed heroically: "Xiao Wenyu, I haven't seen you for a long time, why do you look like a lost dog?" "Wen Yu is Li Mixian's word.

Hearing this long-lost title, Li Mixian said angrily: "I didn't expect you to be alive with this bad old man." ”

When Sikong Li heard this, his face changed, and when Ou Yunxi saw this, he stepped forward and protected Li Mixian behind him. Seeing that the two of them were tense, Xuanyuan Ce smiled unabated, waved his hand, and signaled that Sikong was okay: "It's been so many years, do you still hate me, an old man?" ”

Li Mixian said in a strange manner: "Don't you dare, old man, you are a scholar of heaven and man, and you have no last resort, and no one can change what you decide." ”

Xuanyuan Ce asked Sikong Li to bring another jar of spirits, and said with a smile: "Xiao Wenyu, you don't have a demanding attitude." ”

Only then did Li Mixian remember the purpose of this trip, snorted coldly, and stopped-for-tat.

Song Jinyang hurriedly came out to play a round and saluted: "Jinyang to meet Mr., there is a lot of trouble today, and I hope Mr. Haihan." ”

For the rude Li Mixian, Xuanyuan Ce would respond a few words, but for Song Jinyang, who respected the teacher and abided by the disciple etiquette, he didn't even look at it. Song Jinyang knew that his master had never liked him, so he smiled slightly bitterly and stepped aside.

Li Mi saw that his friend was deflated, and said loudly: "Old man, do you know who is behind Feng Jingquan's advice?" ”

Xuanyuan Ce replied with a smile: "Of course the old man knows, don't worry, play a game of chess with the old man first, let the old man see it for so many years, your stinky chess basket can grow." ”

Although Li Mixian was reluctant, he had a request after all, so he had to reluctantly agree. Xuanyuan Ce personally brought the chessboard chess pieces and sat down. Ou Yunxi saw Li Mixian's master for the first time, and when he saw him acting perversely and dissolutely, he originally didn't like it, but it can be seen that his momentum has changed completely when he sits on the chess table, and he can't help but look sideways.

The two played three sets, Li Mi took the lead in white first, and took the initiative to admit defeat before the first two games were not in the middle of the game. Xuanyuan Ce sneered: "Xiao Wenyu, if you don't care about playing chess again, don't think about asking anything from the old man's mouth." ”

Li Mixian knew Xuanyuan Ce's temper very well, straightened his clothes, and sat upright like his master, the two of them behaved and acted the same, Xuanyuan Ce's eyes were full of relief when he saw this.

In the last game of chess, Li Mi tried his best first, and finally lost by one son at the end of the game. Song Jinyang picked up Li Mixian, who was sweating profusely, and the latter gasped heavily, as if he had just experienced a fight, exhaled a breath of turbidity, and laughed at himself: "After all the calculations, I still lost to you, old man, you are so strong in chess, unparalleled in the world, with this, I Li Mixian is convinced." ”

Xuanyuan Ce laughed maniacally: "I can let Xiao Wenyu open his mouth to praise, and he should be a big white!" As he spoke, he drank the second jar of wine.

Li Mixian had a strong sense of victory and defeat, and snorted coldly when he saw this: "The chess is also played, the wine is also drunk, and I promise to do the right thing, don't delay any longer." ”

Xuanyuan Ce casually shook the wine jar and said with a smile: "Xiao Wenyu, if you are still so impetuous, if you really face that person, you will definitely lose!" ”