Zhang E heard Zhang Yuan say that he wanted to play chess, so he asked: "Have your eyes healed yet?"
Zhang Yuan said: "It's not healed yet."
Zhang E rolled his eyes and said: "How can you play chess with me if your eyes are not good!"
Zhang Yuan asked back: "Third brother, haven't you ever heard of blindfolded chess?"
Blind chess is also called blind chess. The player does not look at the chessboard and relies entirely on oral and mental arithmetic. This requires super memory.
Zhang E was very interested: "Have you learned how to play blind chess?"
Zhang Yuan said "Hmm", but Wu Ling on the side was in a daze: When did the young master learn blind chess? These days, the young master has never touched the chess pieces at all, neither chess pieces nor Go pieces.
Zhang E smiled and said: "Jiezi, I haven't seen you for more than two months. You are really arrogant. You dare to play chess with me and bet on the outcome. Hey, you haven't forgotten your chess and Go. You learned it from me, right?"
Zhang E is right. Zhang Yuan learned chess and Go from Zhang E. Zhang E is very smart. He learned the sheng, xiao, string instruments, cuju and chess, Laos drums and songs, bolu and tiles, and all kinds of dandy activities.
You know how to do it, and you will become better as you continue to learn. In chess, Zhang Yuan has never beaten Zhang E before, and even the games were rarely draws.
Zhang Yuan's tone was calm: "At this moment, at that moment, the third brother just said whether he wanted to do it or not."
Zhang E also felt that Zhang Yuan's demeanor and tone were different from the past. He looked at Zhang Yuan again, smiled "Hey" and asked: "Have you recently obtained some chess secrets and learned some moves? Is it "Dream into the Divine Machine" or
"Various Chess Scores"?"
Seeing that Zhang Yuan remained calm and showed no embarrassment or panic when his plan was revealed, Zhang E couldn't figure out where Zhang Yuan's confidence came from. He turned around and ordered: "Wang Kefan, run back and ask the boys to bring me the chess sets quickly."
Come here." He asked Zhang Yuan again: "You said you want two people to read to you, what book do you want to read?"
Zhang Yuandao: "Of course it's the Four Books and Five Classics, and the eight-part essay."
Zhang E let out an "uh" sound as if he was being choked, and then burst into laughter. He laughed and said, "Jiezi, you are so good. It took me until my eyes were broken to think of studying and becoming a scholar. Hahahaha, I laughed so hard."
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Zhang Yuan was speechless and listened quietly to Zhang E's wild laughter.
Zhang E laughed for a while and said: "Okay, if you beat me in chess, I will arrange for two literate Qing Dynasties to come to your place every day to listen to your orders and read whatever you want until your eyes are healed."
So far, it’s interesting enough——”
Having said this, Zhang E paused for a moment, squinting at Wu Ling, the little Xinu next to Zhang Yuan, and continued: "But if you lose, give Wu Ling to me. Hehe, this kid is quite stubborn, I like it."
On a hot day, Wu Ling felt a chill running down his spine. The young masters in Xi Zhang were all fond of molesting boys. Young Master Zhang was already sixteen years old, so he might have learned the trick. Wu Ling shouted: "No, no, no, master, don't do it."
promise."
Zhang Yuan smiled and said: "Third brother, it was you who first said you wanted to see my blindfold. If I lose, I will only give you this blue cloth blindfold and nothing else. If Third Brother refuses to play, then please give way."
, I'm going back." He knew Zhang E's temperament very well, and he was as steady as fishing, and was not afraid that Zhang E would not take the bait.
Zhang E was so angry that he laughed: "What do I need your blindfold for? You are cursing my eyes to get sick. Damn it! It's really hateful!" After thinking about it, he added: "Forget it, even if I win anyway, you can't do it.
Lord, give Wuling to me. Your mother will go to the ancestral hall and cry, saying that Xi Zhang bullied Dong Zhang again. So be it, if I win, I will throw your blindfold into the Touji River. You will never be allowed to wear a blindfold again. You
The sight of the blindfold makes me angry - by the way, if it's a draw, just play again until the winner is determined."
Zhang Yuan nodded and said: "Okay, that's settled."
Wu Ling helped Zhang Yuan sit back on the big blue stone under the stone arch, and whispered: "Master, you can't play chess with him. The sun is so dazzling now that it's not good to take off the blindfold."
Wu Ling didn't believe that the young master could play blind chess. Even if he could play, he couldn't beat Zhang E.
Footsteps suddenly started on the bridge, and Zhang E was impatient. His servants dared not neglect his orders, they all came running. There was a chess table made of huanghuali wood, a chessboard made of beech wood, a double-sided chess piece carved from chicken wing wood, and
Two ebony official hat chairs, supported by supports and cushions, were soon placed in an upright position under the cobblestone-strewn arch bridge.
Zhang E smiled and sat down at the right end of the chess table, and Wu Ling helped Zhang Yuan come over and sit at the other end.
Zhang Yuan is very aware of Zhang Yuan's chess strategy. He is good at using cannons and can attack and kill fiercely. He can be used as a headcannon, a heart-warming cannon, or a handy cannon. He has strong firepower, but his defense is rough. In the past, Zhang Yuan was unable to fight back because he was attacked, so he could not catch him.
The loopholes in Zhang E's defense are of course different now——
Zhang Yuan, who was wearing a blue cloth eyepatch, slowly opened his mouth and said:
"Pawn 7 advances to 1."
Wang Kefan on one side pushed a red soldier from Zhang Yuan's side all the way.
Zhang E was stunned. Zhang Yuan learned all his chess moves from him. He usually starts with the cannon and the knight as the second move. Zhang Yuan has never played this game before. The game is also known as the Immortal Guidance. It is both offensive and defensive.
It's quite complicated. Where did Zhang Yuan learn from this immortal to guide the way? This kind of opening is not easy to master. Zhang Yuan must have done it randomly.
"Two cannons equal five."
Zhang E set up the central palace artillery that he was good at. Since Zhang Yuan advanced and delayed the attack, he would take the lead in attacking. He was used to winning against Zhang Yuan in the past, so he didn't pay attention to Zhang Yuan at all. Moreover, Zhang Yuan was blindfolded now.
I'm afraid that after just a few moves, he will be confused about where his own pieces are. Haha, he wants to watch Zhang Yuan make a joke and laugh at him to his heart's content——
"Horse 8 leads to 7."
"Horse two into three."
"Knight 2 goes to 3."
"One car equals two."
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On a midsummer afternoon in June, the blazing sunshine evaporated a dense layer of water vapor on the water, giving it a dry smell. The vegetation on both sides of the bank was wilted from the sun. There were two young men who couldn't understand chess, and they thought with their bare feet.
I went to play in the water, and my feet jumped as soon as I stepped on those pebbles. It was boiling hot, so I quickly returned to the shade of the arch bridge.
The chess game continued. Wang Kefan moved the red chess pieces according to Zhang Yuan's instructions, and reported Zhang E's moves to Zhang Yuan——
At this time, Zhang Yuan's mind was clear. He could not see with his eyes for more than two months. It was definitely an extreme practice. His mind was so quiet that it was as sharp as a newly sharpened blade. In this state of mind, Zhang Cai, Wu Ling
When you read a book, you can remember it after listening to it once. When you listen to the Four Books and Five Classics, you can recite it by ear. Now when you play blind chess, you can imagine a big chessboard in your mind. The red and black chess pieces are well-proportioned. The movement of the chess pieces is as vivid as the present, all the way to the next.
After more than fifty moves, there was no chaos at all, and the move was from behind. The double rook and chain knight had forced Black into the center of the palace, showing a sure victory.
Zhang E's brows were getting tighter and tighter, the folding fan in his hand was fanning loudly, and his eyes were fixed on Zhang Yuan. He couldn't believe that this was Zhang Yuan's blindfolded chess move. He seemed to be unable to hold on anymore and wanted to cash in the move.
There is no chance for peace.
After a few more steps, Zhang Yuan's two horses forced him to attack the palace, and the black general was captured without a fight.
Zhang E stared at the chessboard motionless. Wang Kefan, Pan Xiaofei and other young chess players looked at each other in shock and did not dare to speak. Master Yan Ke was arrogant and had a hot temper. This time he lost to the blindfolded Zhang Yuan in the chess game.
He will definitely get angry, so be careful not to get angry.
With a "bang", Zhang E flipped the huanghuali wood chess table to the right. The chess table overturned, and the thirty-two chicken wing wood chess pieces rolled to the ground. Zhang E shouted: "I'm so angry!"
He glared at Zhang Yuan, who was sitting still, and stormed away angrily.
Most of the young chess players followed, and only Wang Kechan, Pan Xiaofei and a few servants who brought chess equipment were still cleaning up the chess table and looking for chess pieces in the rocky beach.
Losing his temper is a sign of incompetence. Zhang Yuan shook his head and walked home slowly holding on to Wu Ling's shoulders.
Little Xi Nu Wuling was so happy that she never expected that the young master could win against Zhang E while blindfolded. The young master seemed to be a completely different person.
Wang Kefan followed up and said: "Master Jiezi, your chess game just now is really exquisite. You won without any ambiguity. It's really admirable."
Wang Kefan is not weak in chess, otherwise Zhang E would not ask him to play chess. Wang Kefan speaks with the accent of Suzhou and Kunshan, soft-spoken and extremely gentle. If you just listen to the voice, he will definitely know how to play chess.
I think Wang Kechan is a woman, and she also plays a female role in the opera troupe——
These young singers in the "Kanping Class" were bought from Suzhou a few years ago by Zhang He's eldest father, Zhang Rulin (Shaoxing people call his grandfather "eldest father"). Zhang Rulin was a top three Jinshi in Yiwei Branch in Wanli and had been an official abroad for many years.
, was impeached and dismissed from office five years ago. He was disillusioned with his official career. From then on, he built gardens and cultivated vocal actors. The Zhang family's opera troupe in Shaoxing became quite famous.
Zhang Yuandao: "Third brother must be angry. I won by luck. Please apologize to third brother on your behalf."
Wang Ke said: "Although Mr. Yanke is displeased, he will definitely not break his promise - Master Jiezi can go well."
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