The plum garden of Prince Yong's Mansion looks a little desolate in the summer. On the stone table in the plum garden, a chessboard has been covered with dust, and a few dead leaves that have flown from nowhere are lying quietly on it. Occasionally, it trembles slightly in the wind.
Today, chess pieces were placed in a place that no one cares about. Xia Shang and Li Shou sat down opposite each other. Behind Li Shou, the princess followed, watching the two playing chess with interest.
Chess is a very mysterious thing in the hearts of ancient people.
As the saying goes, you can watch people by watching chess, and the quality of chess is the character of a person.
So Nangong Chuxin was very concerned about Xia Shang's chess moves.
A game of chess is like a war. How to arrange troops, how to lead troops to fight, and how to make wise plans can often be inspired by the chessboard.
From a certain level, this game of chess can also be regarded as a side reflection of Xia Shang's resourcefulness.
Xia Shang came to Prince Yong's Mansion, and after a brief exchange with Prince Yong, Nangong Chuxin proposed two games of chess.
Xia Shang understood what Nangong Chuxin meant. He just wanted to test his abilities. He also knew Nangong Chuxin's position in Prince Yong's palace. Maybe she was the one who could really influence Prince Yong.
Therefore, Xia Shang was determined to perform well. His understanding of Go was thousands of years deeper than that of the ancients. This game of chess was destined to kill King Yong without leaving any trace behind.
A quarter of an hour had passed since the game, and there were not many black and white pieces on the chessboard. But Li Shou, who was holding black, was sweating profusely, and Nangong Chuxin beside him was also frowning deeply.
After only a few dozen moves, the situation can only be described as horrific.
Black's pieces are dead, and a big dragon is in danger, fleeing east and west under White's offensive.
Nangong Chuxin could see that with Xia Shang's chess skills, it would be easy to kill the prince's big dragon. But what is puzzling is why this kid killed him so cruelly without even giving him a chance to survive.
There are many ways for the opponent to win chess, why did he choose such an extreme way? Doesn't he know that the person sitting in front of him is the prince? Isn't he afraid that such a ruthless way of winning will bring trouble to him?
Sure enough, King Yong suddenly stood up and scrambled the pieces on the chessboard in anger: "No more moves! What do you mean?"
Faced with Li Shou's anger, Xia Shang's expression remained calm: "There is no other intention, just playing chess with the prince. Is the reason why the prince is unhappy because Xia is too aggressive in chess? Does the prince want Xia to give in intentionally?"
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"I respect the prince, so I will do my best. I don't want to make the prince so angry. In that case, why don't I play another game with the prince? This sentence will definitely win the prince beautifully."
"Xia Shang, you are too arrogant! I can't stand it anymore!"
Li Shou was furious, he had been severely humiliated today.
Even Nangong Chuxin couldn't bear it, and took the initiative to step forward and said: "Mr. Xia, how about I accompany you in the next game?"
"Oh?" Xia Shang seemed to be interested, "The princess is also so elegant? Let's see the princess's chess skills."
Li Shou felt a little relieved when he saw his wife coming forward. He also knew that his chess skills were so high that he had almost no opponent. If he took action from his wife, he would definitely be able to teach this young man a lesson.
"Madam, you have to show your real skills so that this kid knows how powerful he is."
Nangong Chu smiled heartily: "You should try your best."
That's true, but Nangong Chuxin knows how powerful Xia Shang is, especially Xia Shang's chess style is completely different from today's mainstream, and many of his moves have never been seen before. Nangong Chuxin is not sure about winning against Xia Shang
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The main reason why I chose to play chess was because I saw Li Shou losing so miserably, and I felt a little sympathetic.
Sitting on the chess game, Nangong Chuxin took a sneak peek at Xia Shang. Although this woman was a woman, she was not much older than Xia Shang, and she was also a very smart woman. It was obvious that the boy in front of her had a strategy in her chest and a secret in her belly.
It's an article. Or maybe you have been with a man who doesn't want to make progress all year round, and you will have a natural attraction to men who are smart and willing to work.
"Mr. Xia, please Luo Zi."
Xia Shang didn't notice that the princess was looking at him vaguely. After placing a piece, all his thoughts fell silent on the chess game.
On the chessboard, black and white are crisscrossed, and another fight begins.
As the chess game progresses, the battles on the chessboard become increasingly intractable.
The black and white sides win and lose each other, and after more than a hundred moves, the two sides are still evenly matched.
Li Shou watched on the side with his hands sweating, seeing such a wonderful game for the first time.
On the contrary, Nangong Chuxin frowned. On this chessboard, the black and white sides seemed inseparable. But as an authority, Nangong Chuxin seemed to be stuck in a quagmire. After every move of chess by Xia Shang, he would have two problems.
The three choices seem to be ordinary moves, but they reveal a guiding meaning.
Gradually, Nangong Chuxin realized that this was not a normal game, but a teacher teaching students!
Every move Xia Shang makes is a multiple-choice question placed in front of Nangong Chuxin.
Nangong Chuxin must be careful in every step she takes and choose the best answer.
"He can obviously win easily, why should he do this?"
Nangong Chuxin would look up at Xia Shang every step she took, and occasionally she would find the other person smiling meaningfully.
"Is he telling me that he can guide me?"
This kind of chess was even more embarrassing than the previous game where no one was left alive, but Nangong Chu's heart was not as violent as Li Shou's, and he seemed much more indifferent to this game. On the contrary, he felt that Xia Shang was becoming more and more unfathomable.
Nangong Chuxin hesitated for a long time, and finally threw the chess piece in his hand into the box: "Mr. Xia, I admit defeat."
Li Shou was surprised and said: "Madam, the battle has just begun, how can you admit defeat?"
Nangong Chuxin ignored it and looked at Xia Shang with a calm expression: "Master Xia, your two games of chess can't be that simple, right? What's your purpose?"
"The princess is really a smart person. There is some truth in this chess game that I gave to the prince."
Li Shou wondered: "It's just a game of chess, what's the point?"
Xia Shangjiang said, but Nangong Chuxin interrupted: "Young Master Xia, don't rush to say it, I want to hear what Young Master Xia wants? In case Young Master Xia said what the prince wants, but the prince cannot give him what he wants.
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"I don't want anything, I just want to make friends. The prince of yesterday's murder case should know about it. Xia was also lucky and survived. After this incident, we know that people always need some connections in the world to be a good person.
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Nangong Chuxin nodded: "It's best for the young master to think so. But if the young master said that he was lucky enough to survive, that would be a bit too modest. Chu Xin is ashamed of the young master's ability to strategize. If the prince can achieve it,
If you help me, you will definitely not be as depressed as you are now."
"I understand that. But I only want to mention something to the prince. If you want to do everything personally... the princess should understand."
Nangong Chu smiled heartily: "I understand, and so does the prince."
Xia Shang: "Before, I gave the prince two hats. Today I gave the prince a game of chess and the princess a game of chess. I also brought some jewelry to the princess and a string of Buddhist beads to the prince."
After that, Xia Shang took out the gift he had prepared. (To be continued)