"Stop standing, sit here. ”

"I heard that your chess skills are good, come and accompany me in the next game. This game of chess pieces has been placed for so many years, and it should be time to finish it. ”

Empty, desolate.

Deserted, miserable.

Crouching Tiger whispered, and the boy complied. Slowly holding the son, but not falling into chess.

The candlelight reflected the sandalwood incense, and two sitting-in figures swayed impatiently on the ground.

Xia Xun is very calm, and there are still a few wisps of admiration hidden in it. Admiration came naturally after seeing the chess game in front of me.

Originally, Xia Xun knew that this prince was not as simple as it seemed. It's just that after seeing the chess game, I realized that I was still underestimating.

The chess game is huge.

The chessboard alone is three or four feet long and wide, and the two are separated by a distance.

The chessboard is carved from mahogany, inlaid with gold and stone, and the words "southeast, northwest" are engraved on the edges of the four sides. And what is depicted in the chessboard is not a chess line, but an extremely fine carving of a strategic map of the Tang Dynasty!

On the map, the mountains and rivers are distinct, the towns are prominent, and there are fine characters everywhere. The crystal jade stone is carved into countless chess pieces of different sizes, which are divided into black, white and red, and are placed on the plate.

There are the most white pieces in the chessboard, densely scattered all over the map, connected together. The second is the red seed, which is also scattered all over the map, but it is much sparse compared to the white seed.

The least is the sunspot, only 12/10 of the white. Almost all of them are located in the southern region of the map, mainly concentrated among rivers, mountains, forests, and lakes. There are also a few white children looming all over the map, and it is difficult to find them at a glance.

The chess game, it's really big.

This is based on the 80 million miles of mountains and rivers of the Tang Dynasty, how can it be small?

Xia Xun hesitated for a long time, and finally put down the chess pieces and continued to ponder.

The chess game, it's too big.

Everyone in the world said that the king of Yueyang did nothing and abandoned the thousands of people in the southern region to ignore the fire and water. It is said that he is cowardly and cowardly, and he encourages thousands of mountain bandits, water thieves, fish and people in the southern regions.

That's because the world has never been to this palace, and has never seen this chess game.

As everyone knows, this prince of Yueyang, who is said to be unbearable by the world, is actually a tiger lying on a barren hill, lurking his minions to endure...

"I've been playing this game for 20 years. Do you think there's a way to do it now?"

The aftermath echoed through the empty palace.

King Yueyang sat outside Xia Xun's four zhang, his voice was not loud, but it was full of majesty, as if he wanted the listener to surrender.

The sudden sound interrupted Xia Xun's train of thought, and he was slightly displeased, and said lightly: "The chessboard is still too small." ”

"Huh?"

Xia Xun's answer should have surprised King Yueyang, making him a little puzzled.

"You're talking about the fact that the killing game of the sunspot falling in the Southern Regions is too small?"

"No, it's that the chessboard is too small. Xia Xun faintly came.

King Yue Yang was still puzzled, and looked at Xia Xun suspiciously with a glint in his eyes.

"I want to hear about it. ”

"Well..."

Xia Xun didn't answer if he didn't, and responded lightly. Lost in thought again, for a moment.

No one bothered.

The sandalwood is swirling and a small section is burned.

The incense ash is sent to the charcoal to fall and scatter.

At this time, Xia Xuncai lowered down and picked up the long wooden whip on the ground, pointed to the sunspot in the south, drew a circle, and said calmly:

"The sunspots are weak, and the killers lurking in the Southern Regions are not elite. Although he has been training troops in the mountains, forests, rivers and lakes for 20 years, there is too little real human blood. ”

The long whip swept from south to north.

"If you raid north, at most, you can only break through the city all the way to Lishan, and Tiance's military strength can completely block the pace and delay for half a month. At that time, along the northwest of the city, as soon as reinforcements arrive, it will inevitably be in a stalemate. ”

The whip clicked on the north side of the map.

"After a stalemate for a month, the lion went north, and there was a dead end. ”

Xia Xun stopped talking, twisting the long whip and staring at King Yueyang.

King Yueyang was not surprised except for a little doubt.

He picked up a fist-sized sunspot and placed it at his feet, on the northern periphery of the chessboard.

"There's one of the heaviest sunspots here. ”

“......”

Seeing King Yueyang's movements, Xia Xun showed an obvious look of slight anger and stopped speaking.

As if seeing Xia Xun's thoughts, King Yueyang smiled and explained softly: "Our generations of princes and grandsons were all brought up by the hidden master. If your parents hadn't died, then I would have to call them brother and sister now..."

"Then you have to call me uncle..."

"What do you want to say. Xia Xun said coldly.

"Since you and I are in the same vein as the hermit, now we are the same boatload of people, and we are playing the same game of chess. "King Yueyang, the soft voice turns to majesty again:

"I see you as a murderer, so why don't you treat me as a backhand?"

“......”

For a while, Xia Xun was speechless.

Because, King Yue Yang is right.

Judging from the current signs, what has happened in the past few months is hidden in the figure of his grandfather's layout.

In order to force out this Lying Mountain Tiger who has been lurking.

"Whew..."Xia Xun exhaled a long breath and calmed his anger.

Raising the whip again, he pointed to the northernmost point of the Northern Regions.

"There is a Hongwu Metropolitan Governor in Beimangguan, who has been there for 20 years. People in the north can't go south for a year and a half. Besides, there is still a paper oath that was held back..."

"Therefore, unless it is the final decapitation stage, Bei Mang will not be able to become a baryon. ”

"What about Lu Fengxian and the Sword Soul?"

"Nobody knows where they are. Xia Xun replied lightly.

King Yueyang's face became solemn, and the two sunspots in his hand were rubbed by him and creaked. It is not difficult to see that he has become a little impatient.

"What do you think is going to happen now?"

Xia Xun put down the long whip and picked up a box of black chess pieces.

"Now the white seed is ten times that of the black seed, and the red seed can turn into a small half white at any time. The enemy is outnumbered, and if I fight now, I will definitely die..."

As he spoke, he held the chess box and walked to the west of the chessboard.

"Since it's not enough chess pieces, then you have to..."

"Pong-dang!"

"Wow..."

Suddenly, Xia Xun, who was talking, slammed the chess box to the ground. The chess box fell to the ground and cracked, and countless sunspots fell to the ground in an instant, jumping on the wooden bed.

After a while, the chess pieces on the ground stopped, and Xia Xun continued: "Then you have to learn the techniques of the one in Kyoto back then and play a game to drive away the wolf." ”

"The enemy of the enemy is his own people..."

"Well..."

King Yueyang's eyes lit up suddenly, and he couldn't help but nod. The dignified color faded a little, but it was still dignified: "The likes of Western Xia, the national strength is weak, and I am afraid that they will not be able to break a few cities..."

"There is no need to break the city..."

Xia Xun raised his legs and walked back to his original position, and said lightly as he walked: "As long as they attract the troops of the Northern Regions and Xiling for a year and a half." ”

"Moreover, such a plan is the one in Kyoto, and he must have been prepared for it. Therefore, it would be good if the sunspots in the west could play a role in containing them when the time came..."

After Xia Xun returned to his place, he bent down to untie the knot wrapped in the red cloth, and took out the gold leaf sandwiched in the pages of the book from the package.

Put it in the position of Yueyang in the southern region of the chessboard...

"He's the real baryon..."

"A mountain of gold?"

Looking at the golden leaves, King Yue Yang slowly narrowed his tiger eyes, and his expression did not change much.

"Heh, worthy of being the first merchant in the Southern Regions, he has such a keen sense of smell. What a big bet... However, gold does not kill people. ”

Xia Xun shook his head and stood up.

"Gold can't kill people, but it can buy hearts and minds all over the world. If you win the hearts of the people of the world, it will be much easier to win the world. ”

"What do you mean? "King Yue Yang.

"The time has not yet come. ”

Xia Xun only said four words perfunctorily, and did not explain.

Then, pick up the long whip and point it straight at Kyoto in the northern region.

"When the western army enters, the heart is in turmoil, and the southerners can break through the bamboo and go north. If you stay in Kyoto for 12 years, you can make a move. ”

King Yueyang's eyes narrowed deeper and deeper, and he didn't ask Xia Xun's perfunctory question. Rather, it is to point the question to the point in a deep way.

"Feng Xian is not here, who will slay the dragon?"

Xia Xun casually dropped the long whip and said with a faint smile.

"That's your and Grandpa's problem. ”

"What are the odds?"

"What are the odds of winning in the game of adults, and the little doll is talking nonsense? As for the odds, it depends on how heavy your hands are in Kyoto..."Xia Xun laughed to himself.

"En..."King Yueyang groaned, and threw the tiger's eyes narrowed into black lines to the chessboard, and the two essence lights in his eyes were extremely powerful. Stretching his steps back and forth, he wandered, like a tiger thinking, a moment before going down the mountain.

Sandalwood swirls, go again.

The incense ash is sent to the charcoal and falls on the old ash.

The essence moves from the chessboard to the human body.

"You are the horn of the hidden master...", the prince groaned in a deep voice.

Xia Xun didn't answer.

I don't know how to answer.

Before he left the village, his grandfather had never arranged anything for him. This is to allow him to follow his own path with his heart...

It's just that since entering Yueyang...

The direction of all things, Xia Xun always seems to be intentionally or unintentionally, leading to his grandfather's figure. No matter how you look at it, vaguely, it is inseparable from the relationship of twenty years ago...

Perhaps, this is a tacit understanding between grandparents and grandchildren.

But, from an outsider's point of view, Xia Xun is indeed like a horn...

Seeing that Xia Xun was reluctant to answer, King Yueyang did not continue to investigate. The two of them just looked at the chessboard quietly, wandering...

The lights flickered and the figures flickered.

The trumpet sounded, and I don't know when it will stop.

Yueyang's barren mansion fell between words, and thousands of miles of rivers and mountains quietly rose and fell.

"I didn't plan to make a move that day. With the pieces I have in my hand now, it's not yet time for a showdown. ”

"I know..."

“......”

"Then do you know that someone forced me to do it for you?"

"Later I knew..."

“......”

"I hope you really know. ”

“......”

Night

The Yueyang Palace's oil lamp was lit, and the fragrance of rice wafted out and dispersed.

After the host entertains a feast.

The dusty wooden door opened and closed.

The boy came out of the sewing alone and drove the horse back.