Chapter 21 Talking about making thunder out of thin air
With a soft "pop" sound, the black glass chess pieces fell on the criss-crossed nanmu grain scales, with a ray of cold light condensing on them.
It is surrounded by more than a dozen white stones on three sides, and with the corners as the foundation, it vaguely forms a leaping dragon. The black stones are thrown into it, more like a lone soldier trying to test White's skills.
"The Pan family is fishing and want to lure me out. It seems that they have never forgotten the setup of Silver Hook Gambling House." Prince Qiao rubbed the smooth white crystal chess piece, flicked it lightly, picked up the white piece between his fingers, and took it off.
Hang up the corner first and ignore Black's temptation.
In the past few days, Yongning Hou Shizi's application for a Taoist gate has been frustrated, which has been spread by the Pan family, and the city is full of troubles. Several underground gambling houses in Jiankang even offered a handicap, paying ten to one, betting that Yuan An would not be able to enter the Taoist gate this year.
"If you ignore it, I'm afraid Pan will continue to press forward step by step, with endless backhand." Zhi Kaizhen knelt down opposite him, picked up the black chess piece, and threw it at the diagonal lower corner of the previous solitary piece, closely matching the white piece.
They collide and collide with White's camp.
"The way to talk hands-on is to see the overall situation. What's the big deal?" Wang Ziqiao looked leisurely, picked up a white chess, and continued to place it on the top corner of the board, letting the black chess move freely below.
Zhi Khouzhen picked up a black chip and pondered undecidedly. Wang Ziqiao's intention was very clear, and he would not help him pre-record the Taoism. Zhi Khouzhen's heart suddenly moved. It must have been settled as early as when Wang Ziqiao set up Pan Anren's trap.
We have reached this point today! In other words, in order to firmly control himself, Wang Ziqiao deliberately chose Pan to attack, and then induced Pan to fight back, thus ending his path to pre-recorded Taoism.
"If there is no temporary place, how can we have the overall situation?" Zhikarizhen decisively dropped the black stones, pressed on top of the white stones, and formed a flanking attack with the previous black stones, launching a continuous offensive against White. Inferring from this, he had no choice but to join the Taoist sect as soon as possible.
Only by pulling up the huge tiger skin of the Dao Sect can Wang Zi Qiao be afraid.
"It is inevitable that one's vision is limited in a temporary place. How can you see the overall situation clearly when you sit in a well and look at the sky?" Wang Ziqiao smiled indifferently and tapped the scale with his knuckles.
The two made moves one after another, and Black and White fell into the middle of the game, sometimes confronting each other for defense, sometimes entangled and fighting. While playing chess, Zhikarizhen asked Wang Ziqiao some anecdotes and strange things about Bahuang, and practice difficulties. Wang Ziqiao was also the same.
As soon as I answered, I could tell you everything I knew, and I couldn't explain it in detail. When Zhi Shouzhen compared it with the books in Wenyuan Pavilion, I suddenly felt enlightened and gained more knowledge.
"May I ask, sir, does the world really have a will?" Zhi Shouzhen asked, remembering the novel "The Hunting of Heaven and Earth" by Anonymous.
Prince Qiao's hand holding the chess piece stagnated slightly, and a cold light flashed in his eyes: "Why did the prince come to ask this question?"
Zhi Kaizhen stared at the opponent's chess piece that was about to fall, and his mind moved slightly: "Last time I heard Xie Xuan talk about it in Yangliuju, I thought it was a bit ridiculous, so I asked the gentleman for confirmation."
"Really?" Wang Ziqiao took a deep look at the young man, pondered for a moment, and said, "This matter is difficult to prove. If the prince thinks it is possible, it is possible. If he thinks it is not possible, it is not possible."
"This is the first time I heard such a vague answer from your husband." Zhikarizhen smiled slightly, "Have you forgotten, sir? It is said that witch spirits are gifts from heaven and earth to the witch clan. In this case, should heaven and earth have a will?"
"Pa--" The white piece fell down on the chessboard, trying to break the big black dragon in the middle. Wang Ziqiao said expressionlessly: "Even if the world has a will, it is just a dead thing that cannot move. According to Wang,
It is more like a fat deer. All the heroes are chasing each other, and the strong one gets first. Isn’t the Wuling a piece of fat cut from heaven and earth by the Wu clan?"
Zhi Shouzhen thought for a moment, twisting the chess pieces, and also wanted to block the intruding white pieces: "Sir, what you said makes sense. I would like to ask you again, sir, have you ever heard of a strange thing that makes up the heaven, earth, and living things? It's called——
"He was about to say the word "fire" when suddenly, there was a "bang" and a loud thunder exploded in the sky, which made his eardrums numb.
The two of them turned their heads and looked outside at the same time. The sun was shining brightly, the sky was clear, and bees and butterflies were flying around the colorful garden. There was no sign of a thunderstorm.
It’s just a sunny day and a thunderstorm.
"What do you call it?" Wang Ziqiao's eyes flashed and he shouted in a deep voice.
Zhikarizhen stared at Wang Ziqiao's slightly forward upper body, and when his words came to his lips, he turned into: "It's called 'qi'. The essence of heaven and earth, including living things, is born from Qi. As Master Pei said, 'Heaven and earth combine Qi'
, all things are self-generated, and people have the spirit of the five constant elements, which are propriety, righteousness, benevolence, wisdom, and faith. People also have the energy of roughness and essence. The roughness is the body, the essence is the soul...'"
Wang Ziqiao slowly loosened his grip on the chess pieces and said lightly: "This theory just inherits the theory that Zhuang Meng created that 'all things in the universe originate from Qi'. There is nothing new." He was silent for a while, his eyes
There was a hint of suspicion in Li Youzi, "Since when did the Crown Prince become interested in the way of heaven and earth?"
Zhi Shouzhen said happily: "Yesterday, when Mr. Ma was teaching swordsmanship, he said that to achieve the ultimate in swordsmanship, one must follow the way of heaven and earth. Master Pei also said that there is great righteousness in heaven and earth, and it should be protected by ghosts and gods."
"How to use it? Righteousness?" Wang Ziqiao looked away, with a hint of sarcasm leaking from the corner of his mouth.
The two of them stopped talking and focused on their moves, entering the final stage. Wang Ziqiao's white chess occupied all four corners, but Zikai Zhen's black chess succeeded in making a living in White's camp, and based on this, he counterattacked and swallowed
There is a big dragon on the bottom of White's side, and then he takes back a corner with robbery.
After a game of chess, the board was counted and White lost three points.
Zhikari said calmly: "Sir, does this mean you have lost the overall situation?"
"Your Majesty is wrong." Wang Ziqiao looked at Zhikarizhen quietly and smiled meaningfully. The afternoon sunlight filtered through the blue screen window, reflecting his white teeth, which were dazzlingly bright.
With a "crash", Wang Ziqiao gently raised his hand and turned over the nanmu grain wooden platform. The black and white chess pieces scattered like raindrops and rolled all over the floor.
"Your Majesty, this is the overall situation I want." Wang Ziqiao said slowly.
Zhi Kaizhen looked at the chaos on the ground, remained silent for a long time, and then stood up and bowed: "Mr. Duo Cheng's advice, the students in this game have benefited a lot. Mr. Ma's swordsmanship class is about to come, I will take my leave first."
The young man's calm back was reflected in the beam of light on the threshold, half-light and half-dark. Wang Ziqiao felt something was wrong inexplicably, and said in a deep voice: "Your Majesty, the prince's palace is rich and powerful, and the family is prominent. There are all kinds of external things for spiritual practice. This is a rare opportunity for ordinary people.
Your Majesty, you should remember that people should be self-sufficient."
"The student has noted it down." Zhikarizhen smiled faintly, stepped out of the threshold, and glanced at the clear blue sky and white clouds above, his heart moved slightly.
He did not go to Lao Ma immediately, but walked around a few circles in the Hou Mansion, and then went straight to Wenyuan Pavilion.
After entering the library, he walked to the last bookshelf and picked up the book "The Curiosities of Heaven and Earth" by Anonymous. Unexpectedly, after searching for a long time, he did not find this book.
Zhikari was stunned for a moment. He remembered clearly that the third golden-grained camphor wood bookshelf from the left on the north side, the fourth row from the top and the eighth from the left, also had a layer of transparent musk flowers to prevent insects and absorb moisture.
Covered by veil, how could the book disappear inexplicably?
He thought for a moment and searched the rest of the bookshelves carefully, but still found nothing. Then he asked the guard guard of Wenyuan Pavilion and confirmed that no one else had entered Wenyuan Pavilion except himself. p>
The book actually disappeared.
Zhi Qingzhen thought about it for a long time, and he couldn't get rid of the doubts in his heart. He couldn't help but walked to the bookshelf and rummaged around again with all his concentration.
Suddenly, my eyes occasionally glanced over, and there seemed to be a small, dark patch the size of a fingernail on the bottom board where the book was originally displayed.
Zhikarizhen looked at the deep spots carefully for a while, scraped them with his fingers, then came forward and took a deep sniff, and unexpectedly smelled a hint of hot burning smell.