Chapter 61: Zhenming Chess Academy (I)
Today's weather is mild, with warm winds blowing from time to time. Yesterday, due to Lu Jing's handling in the backyard, there was no bloody scene for a long time, and everything was as new. But after Xiao Tianyi woke up in the morning, he still had palpitations. He wandered for a moment where the horror scene had been played at the last night, thinking of everything that had happened last night, and his heart was both worried and melancholy......
"Brother Xiao got up so early?" Tang Zhan walked slowly from behind him, it seemed that he didn't know what happened here yesterday.
When Xiao Tian saw Tang Zhan, he hurriedly recovered his expression and said, "Yes...... yes, I'm used to waking up early...... It's Brother Tang, you also got up so early?"
Tang Zhan said: "It's not because of Jing'er, she said that she was going to walk around the street today, and she said that she would take us...... If I can't get up from the bed again, Jing'er will definitely toss me again......" Thinking that every time he didn't get up, Lu Jing would have a chance to rectify the ghost, Tang Zhan was obedient this time.
"Hey, where did Sister Jing go?" Xiao Tian only saw Tang Zhan who got up early, but he didn't see Lu Jing, who disciplined Tang Zhan on weekdays, so he asked.
"I don't know, maybe I'm with Miss Su......" Tang Zhan said, "But I didn't see Miss Su either......"
While the two were talking, a flute rhyme came from the door behind the room - it was Su Jia playing the flute alone. After Xiao Tian heard the familiar melody, he shook his head and said, "Okay, you can be sure that Jingmei is not with Jia'er." ”
"Then where will Jing'er go? Haven't you go......tten up yet?" Tang Zhan asked himself.
At this moment, Tang Zhan and Xiao Tian suddenly smelled a fragrance. "It's so fragrant, is anyone cooking?" Xiao Tian couldn't help but ask.
As he spoke, a man came out of the corner - it was Linglong. I saw Linglong holding the plate of dishes in her hand and walked over cautiously.
"Linglong girl, why are you?" Tang Zhan saw that it was not Lu Jing who came, but Linglong, so he asked curiously.
Linglong put the dish on the table in the room, and then said, "It's Sister Lu who is cooking, and then let me bring it out." ”
"Oh......" Tang Zhan and Xiao Tian agreed at the same time, and now the two finally understood, it turned out that Lu Jing got up so early to go cooking. But since Su Jia taught her to cook yesterday, Lu Jing has become a lot more industrious......
In this way, the group finished eating and prepared to go to the center of Bianliang City together......
came to the gate of the Lu Mansion...... There was a man in white standing at the door, his back to the gate of the landing mansion, and the whole person stood with his head held high, as if waiting for the people inside.
When Lu Jing and his party came over, the man in white turned around, and then said impatiently to Lu Jing: "Hey, I said Sister Jing, why is it so long, didn't you let me wait here early in the morning?"
"I told you to get ready early in the morning, who said that you must be waiting here......" Lu Jing saw the person in front of her, and said with a smile, "You big idiot, when will you be able to do everything well......" Listening to Lu Jing's tone, who is the white-clothed man in front of him if he is not Zhao Zichuan?
"Brother Zichuan, are you here so early?" Tang Zhan saw Zhao Zichuan and said excitedly, "We are all ready, we can set off at any time!"
Although Lu Jing was humiliated in language early in the morning, Zhao Zichuan was very unhappy. But seeing that everyone was full of energy, he said seriously: "No problem, but ...... Now that the kendo tournament is about to be held, there must be many martial arts masters hidden in the city. The purpose of our trip to the streets is to meet them. If that's the case, you should be careful......"
Lu Jing listened, closed her eyes and thought for a while, and then said to Linglong beside her: "There will definitely be martial arts disciples making trouble in the city today...... Linglong, otherwise, you will stay in the Lu Mansion today and don't go far away. ”
"Weishenme?" Linglong asked, seemingly disappointed.
Lu Jing said solemnly: "Now the city must be full of idle soldiers who come to see the excitement, and they will definitely not change their bohemian and uninhibited character and make something happen in this Bianliang City...... These idle men never think about others when doing things, if you do it, Linglong, you are a girl who doesn't know martial arts, and there will definitely be danger...... So, Linglong, you stay in the Lu Mansion today and don't go out, okay?"
Linglong thought about it and felt that more things were better than less, so she replied with a smile: "Okay, no problem, I'll stay at home today." Then Sister Lu, you have to be careful yourself!" Linglong still cared.
"No problem, we'll take care of our ......" Lu Jing replied with a smile, Linglong listened, smiled and nodded.
So, Linglong just stood at the door, watching the group leave......
The streets of Bianliang are still the same as usual, with people coming and going. It's just that according to Lu Jing and Zhao Zichuan, there must be many hidden martial arts masters in this Bianliang City.
That's right, Su Jia, who has always been sensitive, can quickly feel that there will be different levels of internal force around her from time to time. However, since she has no grievances with these idle soldiers, she won't care too much.
"Where do you want to go first?" Lu Jing asked, "Sister Su, do you want to go to that place first?"
Su Jia didn't think too much about the place to play, she just wanted to find a quiet place to sit. So, Su Jia asked casually, "I'm okay, it's just...... I liked quiet places so wanted to find a place where I could sit and be quiet......"
Lu Jing thought for a while and said, "There are many quiet places, such as tea houses and chess courtyards. ”
"Chess Academy?" Su Jia heard that there were many chess courtyards in Bianliang City, so he suddenly thought, "I haven't played chess for a long time, if it were me, I would want to go there for a walk......"
"Miss Su likes to play chess, doesn't she?" Zhao Zichuan asked suddenly.
"Yes, I used to like to play chess...... Su Jia smiled at first, and then her face suddenly changed, and the whole person became slightly melancholy again...... Because when she was chasing the wind, as Li Yiyao, she really liked to play chess, and her chess skills were also good. However, Su Jia remembered the chess she played with Chen Shijin that day. After that chess game, Chen Shijin rebelled...... And that's also a game of chess played by Su Jia so far...... Thinking of this, Su Jia's whole person became a little numb...... But fortunately, Zhao Zichuan said to Su Jia sideways, and Zhao Zichuan didn't notice Su Jia's expression.
But Su Jia's expression was seen by Xiao Tian, who had been concerned about Su Jia on the side, and Xiao Tian also seemed to have guessed what Su Jia thought, and he also became melancholy......
"I don't know how to play chess, but I think Miss Su likes to play chess...... Tang Zhan said involuntarily, "Jing'er, do you know what chess academies are here?"
Lu Jing replied: "Of course I know, I basically know all about the chess academy from big to small, but I don't go to play chess......
Suddenly, Su Jia seemed to think of something, and said with a look on her face: "That Jing sister, do you know where the largest chess academy is here?"
"Of course, the largest chess academy is the Zhenming Chess Academy in the city......" Lu Jing, who has always been astute, noticed the change in Su Jia's expression, so she asked tentatively, "Sister Su, why are you asking the biggest?"
Su Jia didn't pay attention to Lu Jing's expression, so she said casually: "No...... It's nothing, I think my chess skills are pretty good, I just want to play against better players......"
Zhao Zichuan listened and said to Su Jia: "Is Miss Su's chess skills very high? There are many chess masters there, and there are even people with a very high status who play chess there." ”
"Very status?" Xiao Tian listened and asked suspiciously, "Most of the people with status here are Mongolians, do Mongolians also like to play chess?"
Zhao Zichuan said patiently: "That's the case, because since the Mengyuan court unified the Central Plains, it is still the same as the previous foreign races, advocating the Han to control the Han. In this way, Mongolians also have to learn a lot of Han culture, and the profound game of Go has naturally become one of the interests of Mongolians. Don't look at the essence of Go as our Han people, over the years, many Mongolians have played chess no worse than the Han people. ”
Su Jia thought for a while, and then asked, "Then who will have the status to play chess there?"
Hearing Su Jia's question, Lu Jing's brows furrowed again. Zhao Zichuan continued to reply: "I don't know about this, I only heard that it seems that the son of the prince once went there......"
"Then where is the largest chess academy?" Xiao Tian asked again.
"I know. Lu Jing finally spoke on the side, "That chess academy is called 'Zhenming Chess Academy', it is in the center of Bianliang City, if you want to go, I can take you there now." ”
When Su Jia heard this, she showed a little impatience, so she said, "I want to go...... Look at the chess there, it would be better if we could play it, or let's go quickly......"
"Sister Su, do you really want to go?" Lu Jing asked with an expression that Su Jia couldn't guess, "There are really many people's ...... there."
Su Jia smiled and said, "Of course, because I haven't played chess for a long time, and I want to try my two-in-command." ”
"Since Miss Su wants to go, then let's go and have a look, Jing'er!" Tang Zhan said to Lu Jing stupidly on the side, not understanding anything.
Lu Jing is smart by nature, and seems to know some of Su Jia's thoughts, so she said: "Okay, anyway, it's nothing now, why don't we take a look first......"
"That's fine, I haven't watched a master play chess for a long time...... Zhao Zichuan also said.
"Sister Su......" Lu Jing seemed to have some worry in her eyes, and said secretly in her heart. So, in view of the fact that there is nothing to do now, everyone decided to go to the Zhenming Chess Academy first......
The city center of Bianliang is the most prosperous area after the "Jixing District" in the east of the city. Although in terms of commodity circulation, it is not as good as Jixing District, but in terms of people, there is no place more than the city center. In fact, Bianliang is a little far away from most of the capital of Mongolia and Yuan, so if the Mongols want to use Han to control Han, they must strengthen the cultural exchanges between Mongolia and Han in the south. As a city with profound cultural heritage, the Mengyuan court naturally attaches more importance to cultural exchanges here. In cultural exchanges, in addition to the political aspect, the literary and artistic aspect is also one of the important aspects. Even so, Go, as the essence of Han culture, has naturally become one of the interests of Mongolians, so there are also many chess courtyards in the center of Bianliang City. Among these chess academies, the most famous is the "Zhenming Chess Academy". The Zhenming Chess Academy is incomparable in terms of land area and interior decoration, so it often attracts many martial arts masters and even high-status political figures in this area......
After walking for a long time, everyone came to the famous "Zhenming Chess Academy" in this Bianliang City. Due to the large flow of people here, everyone was shocked by the large number of people outside before they walked into this chess courtyard.
"Wow, there are so many people here!" Tang Zhan couldn't help but exclaim when he had been in Bianliang for so long that it was the first time he had seen a scene where there were so many people that he couldn't walk in.
Zhao Zichuan looked at it and said casually: "There are so many people here, why don't we change places?"
"No, that's it......" Su Jia suddenly said, "More people, more people, anyway, we have time, I think we better wait patiently......"
"Sister Su, do you have to watch it here?" Lu Jing couldn't help but ask.
Su Jia seemed to really have something to do, and she didn't know how to answer. "Maybe Miss Su really wants to watch the master play chess here, Jing'er, you just let Miss Su be here......" Tang Zhan's words on the side at this time just helped Su Jia out of the siege.
Lu Jing thought about it for a while, and said with a smile: "That...... Well, let's wait a little longer......"
Seeing Su Jia's reaction, Xiao Tian's heart was shocked, and he seemed to have thought of something. But he couldn't tell what it was, so he didn't pay much attention to it......
After waiting for about half an hour, the flow of people at the door was reduced. Lu Jing's feet were numb on the side, and she only heard her say: "Oops, there is finally an entrance to enter......
"Having said that, is Weishenme so lively here today?" Zhao Zichuan couldn't help asking, "In normal times, no matter how many people there are here, they won't stay too long......"
"It's because of this......" Xiao Tian, who was walking in the front, pointed to the wall railing at the door and said, "Look, there are attractive announcements here!"
After hearing Xiao Tian's words, Su Jia walked to the fence at the door first and looked up at the notice.
"Is there anything written on it?" Lu Jing asked on the other side.
"There is a ...... in the ring in Zhenming Chess Academy today," Su Jia looked at the announcement and said, "As long as you have one or two silvers, you can sign up to participate." ”
"Then if you win, will there be any reward?" Zhao Zichuan asked again.
"Whoever wins today will be rewarded with a hundred taels of silver...... Xiao Tian said, "Jia'er, your chess skills are so good, you can try it!"
Su Jia thought for a while and said, "Sounds pretty good, whether you win or lose, at least you can compete with many masters...... I'd love to try it. ”
"But aren't we going to visit a lot of places today?" Tang Zhan asked again, "What should we do if Miss Su fights here?"
Su Jia smiled and said, "You can go and play by yourself, don't worry about me, I will walk the way back to Lufu......"
Lu Jing frowned when she heard this......
"Is this really good, Jia'er?" Xiao Tian still said uneasily, "Why don't I stay with you......"
Su Jia looked at Xiao Tian, smiled and said, "No need, I will handle myself alone, with my martial arts, you are still not at ease?" I think Ah Tian should see the world more with Sister Jing, so you don't have to worry about me, I can be here alone......"
"But it's still ......," Xiao Tian said, he couldn't rest assured that Su Jia was alone no matter what.
Lu Jing thought about it and said to Xiao Tian with a smile: "Brother Xiao, don't worry, I believe that Sister Su will be fine alone...... It's Brother Xiao, don't you want to come here to Bianliang to have more fun, let's go to a more interesting place later, you can come with us!"
"Go!" Su Jia smiled again and squeezed her eyes at Xiao Tian. Xiao Tian blushed and nodded slightly.
"It doesn't matter if Miss Su is here alone, right?" Zhao Zichuan said, "Brother Xiao, I think we should go, people who play chess need a quiet mind, and we may affect Miss Su here." ”
Xiao Tian thought for a moment, and then said, "That...... Okay, but Jia'er, you have to be careful, there must be a lot of martial arts masters hidden in here......"
"I know, are you still worried about my martial arts?" Su Jia smiled, "You have to be careful of yourself, I'm not by your side, you have to be more attentive, you know?"
"Good...... Okay......" Xiao Tian thought, and then returned to Lu Jing and them.
"Then let's go......" Lu Jing said to Su Jia opposite, "Sister Su, you have to be careful yourself!"
"You are ...... too," Su Jia turned around and greeted, and then slowly walked towards the door of the Zhenming Chess Academy, and Lu Jing and the others didn't plan to stay here, so they walked in the other direction......
"There are a lot of people with status who want to come, right, if it is someone from the Prime Minister's Mansion, maybe they will find some clues about Chen Shijin......" Su Jia walked into the chess courtyard with her eyes closed, and said secretly in her heart.
"Sister Su must be looking for Chen Shijin and breaking up Brother Xiao, she must not want him to know......" Lu Jing on the other side seemed to know in her heart......
Turning over the purple curtain, Su Jia slowly walked into the bustlingly decorated Zhenming Chess Courtyard......