After the end of the war, the highly decorated generals of all parties began to return to the DPRK one after another, and the border ushered in the long-lost peace.

"After returning to Kyoto tomorrow, what are your plans, brother?" Zhang Xiaoyue lay on the bed, looking at the bright moon in the night sky with a sad look.

Zhou Ping put the packed bags at his feet and was silent for a long time, originally he planned to go to Chang'an Immortal Courtyard to see Chu Ci after serving as a soldier in the Yama Army for two years, but according to the current situation, can he really stay in the army?

Zhou Ping knew that Chu Li was paving the way for himself, but he didn't belong here after all, he would leave the Yama army and leave the southern country sooner or later, if he continued to stay, I am afraid it would be even more difficult to get out in the future.

"When we get back to Kyoto, let's settle everything down before we make plans. Zhou Ping let out a long sigh, suddenly feeling a little lost about his future.

In the early morning of the next day, Chu Li led the soldiers of the border pass to return to the court, and Zhou Ping also followed him to leave the battlefield that he would never want to return again.

Fifteen days later, this triumphant army finally returned to Kyoto, and hundreds of people in the south welcomed him, and countless cheers sounded in Zhou Ping's ears, but his mood became more and more heavy, and he always felt as if a big stone was pressing on his heart, and he couldn't breathe.

The first thing Zhou Ping did when he returned to Kyoto was to visit his teacher at the Sage Academy. He knew that Chen Bi'an was actually against it when he decided to join the army, but after all, this was the path Zhou Ping himself chose, even if he was Zhou Ping's teacher, it was not good to interfere too much, so he could only let Zhou Ping go to the battlefield.

Zhou Ping knocked at the door of the hut, but for a long time he didn't see Chen Bi'an come to open the door, which made Zhou Ping a little confused, the teacher usually plays music at home at this time, what are you doing today?

Just when Zhou Ping was puzzled, there was a sound of footsteps behind him, and a man with a vegetable basket appeared behind him and gently patted Zhou Ping's shoulder.

"Teacher, ...... are you" Zhou Ping looked at the vegetable basket in Chen Bi'an's hand and followed him in puzzled.

Could it be that the teacher has started to learn cooking skills during this time? Zhou Pingchang is so old that he has never seen Chen Bi'an cook, so he is still a little apprehensive in his heart.

"You sit here and wait for me. Chen Bi'an put on his apron, pointed to the chair next to the chess table, and said, "By the way, help me finish this game of chess." ”

Zhou Ping sat down at the chess table with a slight bow and began to study the chess in the game carefully, but the more he looked at it, the more he felt that this game of chess was a bit familiar.

At the beginning of the game, the side star of the white chess was chased and intercepted, and was besieged and killed by the black chess of all parties.

In the middle game, white chess around this besieged corner to carry out the rescue, black chess and white chess to catch and rob but was secretly Chen Cang by white chess, with a strange soldier to revitalize this corner, this does not correspond to the original layout of the camp of all parties against the white tiger camp!

At the end of the game, the black chess and jade were burned, and he was willing to give up the whole game to kill that corner, which was exactly the same as Zhou Ping's situation when he was chased by the dragon's right, and even when the final game was solved, the white chess escaped only two sons!

"It's ...... Is this what I've experienced at the border gates?" Zhou Ping muttered.

Chen Bi'an walked in with the dishes, untied the apron around his waist and put it aside, and then beckoned to the smiling Zhou Ping.

"Come and try my craft. ”

Zhou Ping sat at the dining table and just picked up the chopsticks, but his nose was slightly sour. The neatly cut pork head meat on the dinner table is Liu Zhu's favorite food, but he is long gone.

"Why, they have become little gods of war, and they still love to cry so much?" Chen Bi'an put a piece of pig's head meat in his bowl, and said with a smile, "Since they can't eat it, you can eat it for them, eat more, and take their share." ”

The man on the other side, who was no longer a teenager, buried his head in the bowl and desperately picked up the rice in the bowl, not wanting Chen Bi'an to see his tears. Chen Bi'an smiled slightly, looked at the willow tree outside the window, and didn't come back to his senses for a long time.

"I don't want you to join the army, firstly, because I think your personality is really not suitable for joining the army, and secondly, I am worried about your safety. You are my only disciple Chen Bi'an, if you have any three strengths and two weaknesses, I am afraid that my skills will really have no successor. ”

Chen Bi'an's voice was very soft, which also made Zhou Ping's mood gradually ease, he raised his head and asked Chen Bi'an, "Is that game of chess my experience at the border pass?"

"Yes and no. Chen Bi'an took another bite of food for Zhou Ping, and replied slowly, "Your layout and deduction were all learned from me, and this game of chess was indeed deduced according to your experience at the border pass, but the actual situation in the follow-up was a little weird." ”

Zhou Ping's chopsticks stopped, and his mind recalled the game of chess on the table, and a chess piece in the chess game suddenly appeared in front of Zhou Ping's eyes, Zhou Ping instantly put down the chopsticks in his hand, came to the chess table, and picked up the black piece among the many white pieces.

At that moment, Zhou Ping suddenly realized that this game of chess was not finished at all, what was the role of this chess piece? It did not participate in the whole battle, what was its purpose?

"Qi still has a secret chess, and it is hidden very deeply, so deep that even if he loses this battle, he is not willing to use it!" Chen Bi'an's eyes were a little sharp, although he was not a direct participant in the incident, but Chen Bi'an was able to stand on the sidelines and see the situation more clearly, after all, he was also known as the best chess player in the world!

Zhou Ping closed his eyes and recalled what Long You had said to him, there are two chess pieces buried in the Southern Army of the Qi Army, one of which is Zhang Guangquan, who communicates news with Long You, so who will be the other chess piece that only the Emperor of Qi knows about?

Was it the deputy general he killed in the third battalion that day? Zhou Ping did think so at first, but now it seems that although this person is Zhang Han's deputy general, his status and usefulness are even inferior to that of Zhang Guangquan, would the emperor of Qi go to great lengths for such a role?

"It seems that this game of chess will really end after returning to Kyoto!" Zhou Ping's eyes flashed with a hint of murderous intent, and at this time he thought of an extremely terrifying possibility.

"Teacher, I want you to help me find out someone......"

In the hut next to the Sage Academy, the master and apprentice duo once again carried out the next round of layout, but this time they will face an extremely terrifying opponent!

In the Southern Palace, Mu Ruqing personally summoned Zhang Han, and the current emperor was also a little displeased, after all, it was Zhang Han who he personally appointed, so Zhang Han made such a mistake that he almost killed Zhou Ping, and he Mu Ruqing also had an unshirkable responsibility.

"Your Majesty, the minister knows that he is deeply guilty, but depending on how His Majesty falls, the minister will never have any complaints!" Zhang Han knelt down in front of Mu Ruqing, leaving tears of remorse.

Mu Ruqing, who was already angry, saw that Zhang Han himself was so remorseful, and the anger in his chest couldn't help but decrease a lot.

"Delayed the fighter plane! I don't know anyone! I almost killed the best child of the young generation in my southern country! Is this what you, Zhang Han, did as the commander of the Qiancheng Army?"

Mu Ruqing slapped the table fiercely, her eyes full of anger. Zhou Ping, a child he watched grow up, if he died, I am afraid that he deliberately wanted to spare Zhang Han Chuli and would definitely pick up this guy's skin!

"The minister knows that his sin is unforgivable, and he is willing to lead a death to comfort the soldiers who died in the border pass!"

At this time, Zhang Han burst into tears and kowtowed heavily on the ground, until blood oozed from the forehead of this pedantic scholar, and Mu Ruqing sighed.

"That's it, I thought that only your identity in the court could suppress the generals of the Qiancheng Army, but I ignored your feelings, you didn't understand the art of leading troops but were pushed to the battlefield by me, so I am more responsible. ”

"You go back first, tomorrow morning I will reward the meritorious ministers, and then you will wait for the fate!"

After that, Mu Ruqing waved his hand and signaled that Zhang Han could retreat.

Zhang Han kowtowed three times again, raised his head with tears in his eyes, and said in a trembling voice, "Minister, thank you, Your Majesty!"

The next day, Mu Ruqing held a feast to wash the dust for the soldiers who returned triumphantly. Zhou Ping and Zhang Xiaoyue are almost the people with the highest military achievements except for Chu Li, so they were naturally invited to the banquet.

Looking at the table full of delicacies, Zhou Ping felt a little bored, at this time he actually began to miss the table of food that Chen Bi'an cooked for him yesterday.

Although it is more ordinary, Zhou Ping is always at ease when eating.