Chapter 732 Westward Journey
"Teacher, no." Seeing Chen Dong's hand falling, Zhao Kai, who was watching the chess, couldn't help but exclaim, but with a bang, the black piece threw the chessboard and it was already a foregone conclusion. Zhao Ziqing, opposite Chen Dong, glanced at the other party. As the saying goes, a gentleman who doesn't speak. Just now, Zhao Kai, an outsider, obviously passed the boundary. Zhao Kai, who came to his senses and knew that he was wrong, hurriedly bowed to Zhao Ziqing, who was kneeling on the couch, to claim his guilt, which made Zhao Ziqing's face look better.
As expected, the dark spell that Chen Dong just now failed to "Bully King Qing Ding" and turned the balance of power into an advantage. Because of this casual move, Zhao Ziqing took the opportunity to tear a big hole in the defense line, so that he could not take care of each other from the beginning and end. Compared with the first three games, the situation in the fourth game was simply terrible for Chen Dong.
"Look at my trick of this trick just now, the children around me saw that it was not feasible. I, the person in the game, could not see it. I was ashamed, ashamed."
"Victory and defeat are common in military affairs. Why should Shaoyang Lord belittle himself because of the gains and losses of a game?"
"Teacher, it's all about success or failure. Your chess skills have improved a lot compared to those in the past few days." Zhao Kai, who was standing beside him, quickly replied. It seems that when Zhao Ziqing was away, Zhao Kai also became Chen Dong's practice target.
"I love listening to the children's words. I think your chess skills are better than me. Otherwise, if you play a game with your brother Zhengzhi, I can observe and learn this half of my skills. I am a good master, can you watch and learn it?" Chen Dong and Zhao Kai looked at Zhao Ziqing who was taking Bai Zi back into the chess bowl with a look. Zhao Ziqing was really unsure at this time. Just now, Zhao Kai could see the exquisite move he killed Chen Dong, which shows that the other party also put in some effort in chess skills. However, it is rare to meet such a good player who can see through his strange tricks, and he is eager to try it. Zhao Ziqing is known as a master of articles and a good Go. Among the people who have been dating privately in recent years, there are few opponents in Go. Those who play with him basically lose more than wins. He has always regarded the achievements of the chess saint Liu Zhongfu in the chess world.
The ultimate goal is that Liu Zhongfu traveled all over the world and was vaguely in the wild. He has never been able to fight with the "chess saint", which has become a great regret in his life. In addition to being unable to leave out his friends' relationship, he was very bored and wanted to spend too much time here. The main reason why Chen Dong talks about the world is all-encompassing, which makes Zhao Ziqing benefit a lot every time. In return, he naturally put a lot of water on the chess basket. Chen Dong was so happy that Chen Dong thought his chess skills had made great progress. His real skills were completely forced out by Zhao Kai on the side, and Chen Dong also understood this truth from it. However, he was open-minded and he didn't care. He really hoped that two people with similar chess skills could compete in the previous game, so that he could open his eyes and gain a long experience.
"Come up."
Chen Dong took the initiative to move a nest for Zhao Kai, asking his companion to move another Eight Immortals table to put it on the side of the chessboard on the couch, and slowly piled up the good things brought by Zhao Kai's entourage. He was too lazy to greet the two of them, and he was alone there to drink and comment from time to time, and he was happy.
Zhao Kai respectfully followed Bai first. From the end of the last fierce attack of Zhao Ziqing and Chen Dong just now, he knew that Zhao Ziqing's chess skills were very high, so he focused his mind and did not dare to be careless every time he fell. Zhao Ziqing on the opposite side was quick-witted and had a drink with Chen Dong, who was watching chess. Zhao Ziqing had the reputation of "Quick Chess King" many years ago, and was known for his fast calculations. The other party's seemingly frivolous approach was entirely due to style, and it was not that he did not take Zhao Kai seriously. In the middle game, Zhao Ziqing's chess style became more and more fierce, and he twisted his head, and he acted fiercely, and he was moderate in attacking and defense. He was not blindly fighting and killing, just like the fierce fighting style of the King of the prosperous Tang Dynasty.
Zhao Kai had this strong move for the first time. Although he was sweating profusely, he still cheered up, calmly responded to the challenge, firmly grasped the overall situation, and made the defense line without leaking. Just when both sides were anxious, Zhao Kai flashed his inspiration and fell into a common place. Zhao Ziqing's originally calm mood disappeared, staring at the chess game tightly, and fell into deep thought.
Seeing that Zhengzhi's brother was slow to make a move, Zhao Kai suddenly became anxious. Just now he just attacked tentatively, just as if he had accidentally made a trap and waited for the other party to get in. He was nervous and excited.
At this moment, Chen Dong, who was standing beside him, said: "The overall game of the white chess is thick, the black chess is thin in shape and smells bad, the child has the strength to hide his edge, this chess power is at least three more ranks than me. The master's fight is indeed wonderful. It is a great blessing that I was lucky to see this strange game."
Zhao Ziqing blushed when Chen Dong said it, and became serious. If he had just tried the opponent's chess power, it would have been obvious that he had just dug a hole for himself, and the offensive and defensive momentum of both sides immediately exchanged. In the first half of the game, Zhao Ziqing was attacking, Zhao Kai was defending, and behind him was attacking, Zhao Ziqing was defending, and he frantically filled in the pits exposed by himself regardless of the retreat. The chess game that was originally one hour was actually put into two hours. In the end, Zhao Ziqing used his deep skills to use Wang Kuanglan to use Feizhen's tricks, so that
The whole game turned into a broken white look, and the final result was that the black 56 eyes and the white 51 eyes were. Zhao Ziqing and Zhao Kai had a five-eye difference. What's more dramatic is that the key node was on the white zi where the two sides exchanged offense and defense. Zhao Kai set the trap. He could have used it to make a masterpiece, but unfortunately he was not experienced enough. He was trembling and finally the opponent saw the trick here. Using this exquisite move to counterattack, Chen Dong was stunned, and he was full of wits and praised the rhythm.
"Is it better than five eyes?"
"Yeah, it's five eyes..." Zhao Kai murmured, lifting his swollen eyelids, and without wanting to count them, he confirmed the victory or defeat.
Zhao Ziqing on the opposite side was not much better. He saw his whole body disheveled, his eyes were deep, and his legs were numb, and his body seemed to have a big problem standing upright from the couch. This game almost exhausted half of his strength. If he lost by chance, it would be a big blow to him.
Just after the game, Zhao Kai's followers savvyly used the two hot square scarves that had already been prepared to make them realize their eyes and wiped their faces. Then they recovered. With the freshly warm wine, Zhao Kai took two glasses of it, and the originally pale face gradually became red.
"Teacher, this game of chess has forgotten the main thing."
"Kid, it's getting late, so you'd better tell me a long story. I can't keep so many people overnight in this small place."
Zhao Kai chuckled, did not respond, nor did he worry about Zhao Ziqing being on the side, and he actually expressed his intentions in the future: "I was entrusted by someone to transport a batch of grain to the west. There was just a stable place, but the bandits along the way were still unpredictable. The teacher knows the heroes of the world. I have a good idea here. I have a teacher to help me find a few available people and escort this batch of grain to the west to solve the urgent needs. It is also a great achievement."
Chen Dong stared at Zhao Ziqing, who was beside him, and the two of them were pretending to be confused with their understanding. As an "outsider" kept in the dark, it is actually the most appropriate for Zhao Ziqing to talk to him at this moment. Zhao Ziqing did not refuse and asked, "Isn't there a fortune-teller?"
Zhao Kai suddenly woke up at this time. It turned out that the person who called the teacher had already seen through his identity. He blushed and told the truth to Chen Dong: "Teacher, please forgive me for dating you without hiding my identity for these days. With your jealousy of evil, if I revealed my identity when I first visited you, I am afraid I can't even enter this door. The private relationship between the public and you and me in the court is completely separated. Teacher Gao Yi, I hope to understand my good intentions."
"Do you know where I found out your identity?" Chen Dong asked with a smile.
Zhao Kai shook his head in confusion. The article he read to the teacher was also asked by his servant to re-print it, so as not to cause unnecessary trouble between the two.
"A person's spirit, temperament, and measurement cannot be false. I know countless people. I have already doubted you from the momentum of capturing the dragon. I have found a few obscure places in the article you gave me to consider you. You can know everything and answer it in a stream of ways. The truth will naturally come to light."
"The teacher's ability to be wise makes us ashamed."
"Prince Kai, you and I can talk here at night. In addition to fate, I am very proud of your heart."
"Teacher, I remember."
"I can guess your concerns. Those worms can only get salary and can't do anything. They may not guarantee that the amount of food has not reached the west, and they have been swallowed up. There is actually a ready-made one here. Brother Zhengzhi, you are idle anyway, so why not accompany Prince Kai to the west? With your financial achievements over the years, Heyun dispatching these things is a slaughter. As for the accompanying guards, I can recommend to you a few people who are familiar with the way of the rivers and lakes and the slander of the green forest. Try to be foolproof and do your best to do your best to the people in Shu who are in dire straits. It is our responsibility."
"Then I will thank the teacher first. It's getting late. Brother Zhengzhi, I have a carriage outside. Why don't I take you a ride?" Zhao Ziqing originally wanted to refuse, but Zhao Kai insisted. Zhao Ziqing could not refuse and had to go with Zhao Kai for help. The two of them did not mention the matter of placing grain along the way. Zhao Kai kept frowning, thinking about his own thoughts. Zhao Ziqing thought that the other party had resented because of the defeat just now and did not get a positive answer. Zhao Ziqing, who originally wanted to recommend himself again, was unable to end up being able to do so.
He mustered up the courage to say that with a thick face. In fact, Zhao Kai had a completely different consideration. Zhao Ziqing offended the Prime Minister, which is well known to the government. If Zhao Ziqing was included in the grain transport team this time, wouldn’t this be clear to the Prime Minister and do it against each other? Even if he secretly put him in the dark and used it for himself, with the Prime Minister’s eyes and ears, it would probably make both parties unhappy at that time. Moreover, the job this time was planned by Gong Gong for himself. Zhao Kai did not think of a suitable reason or excuse until the breakup.
The carriage kept bumping on the road, and Zhao Kai was shaking all the way. Suddenly he had a plan to let the carriage go to the palace. He had no choice but to mention it by his mother, the person next to him, wouldn't this be done?
The imperial palace is also commonly known as "Da Nei", which is similar to the inner house where strangers are prohibited from entering by ordinary people. Women and servants in the house can walk around freely without worrying about outsiders. The emperor's servants include civil servants, ministers, clerks, painters, astronomers and imperial doctors, personal servants such as palace maids, eunuchs, and imperial guards who serve as guards for the emperor. Different areas are left for the emperor's various servants. There are two avenues in the imperial city, one east.
The westward direction is a north-south direction, which divides the imperial city into three large areas. The east-west street leads from Xihuamen to Donghuamen, dividing the imperial city into two: the front (south direction) is mainly the office locations for ministers and civil servants, and the rear (north direction) is mostly residential areas. Officials who can enter the etiquette space and office areas of the front of the imperial city cannot enter through the south gate, where only the emperor and the queen can walk. They can only enter through other doors, such as the right wing gate, and most officials must dismount and walk inside.
In the center of the south, there is the largest and most formal palace in the palace, namely the Daqing Hall, which is used to hold important national ceremonies such as New Year's Eve. The Daqing Hall can accommodate more than 20,000 people during major ceremonies, and all six hall doors can lead to the main hall. The main hall is nine-bedrooms wide and about fifty meters long. There is a corner tower built on each side of the east and west sides, which is five long. The arrangement of the east and west corner towers makes people feel like a bell tower with a symmetrical structure in the temple. Behind the main hall is another main hall, with sixty-bedrooms each long, which the emperor used during the ceremony.
Towards the east of Daqing Hall, there is a secret pavilion, and the building complex contains about 40,000 books. Towards the west of Daqing Hall is another main hall, Wende Hall, with bell towers and drum towers standing in front of the hall to report the time. Starting from the back door of the imperial city, a north-south road runs through the east-west road, making the back half of the imperial city into two areas. The Chuigong Hall and Zichen Hall behind the Wende Hall are sometimes used as celebration places. As early as when Huizong's father was in power, four famous painters were ordered to paint on the screen of the Chuigong Hall, each of whom painted one side. These painters were also ordered to be in the Zichen Hall.
Painting on the screen: Ai Xuan painted four cranes, Cui Bai painted bamboo, Ge Shouchang painted crabapple flowers, and Guo Xi painted rocks. Ministers in high positions often went in and out of these halls. The emperor's closest consultant and minister - known as the two palaces - met the emperor every day in Wende Hall. Every five days, dozens of officials met in Chuigong Hall. In addition, hundreds of officials had to meet twice a month, the first was at Wende Hall on the first day of each month, and the second was at Zichen Hall on the fifteenth of each month. In addition, the emperor would regularly invite ministers to banquets, and they might also go to other halls.
At this time, Zhao Ji on the Dragon Chair was thinking about the Book of Heaven. Gong Xiang and his group were arguing with the prince Zhao Heng for the candidate for the escort. Zhao Kai looked like he was bored. It seemed that he had nothing to do with him. Instead, Zhao Heng, who was blushing in the fight, could not understand Zhao Kai's routine.
"It's okay to let Zhao Kai go, but this supervisor must choose a capable person."
"Does Prince Heng have any recommended candidates? This person should understand the various tricks here, preferably a royal person."
"I agree with Prince Yun's proposal that the best people in charge of this matter are the children of the royal family. I think you don't argue anymore. Zhao Ziqing has been in charge of the transportation of money and grain. He knows this, so he will do it."
Not only Prince Heng, but even the Prime Minister was silent. This person who was not in both camps came in and rushed in, which seemed to be the best fit. Prince Heng was waiting to watch the show, while Prince Heng knew that this matter could not be done too much, not to mention that he actually won the matter. Most of the people inside were arranged in by themselves, and they went in with tasks. As for Zhao Ziqing, who was not right from him, he knew that he did not dare to do anything to him. He had received the imperial edict. Saving people was like putting out a fire. Zhao Ji also wanted to see the true face of Miss Wu in "Journey to the West". The original delay was that it was done very smoothly and did not come out.
Chapter completed!