Chapter 360 When is the Spring Flowers and Autumn Moon?
Life is like chess, and chess is like life.
The popularity of chess and its enduring popularity for thousands of years naturally have its own reasons for attracting people.
Although it is just a small chessboard, there are thirty-two chess pieces in total.
Once you enter it, you can deeply feel the almost endless changes inside.
It is no exaggeration to say that even if thousands of years have passed and countless people have played countless games of chess, there will never be any two games that are exactly the same!
The gathering of seven stars presented by Jiang Fan shocked both Hong Qigong and Chen Ang.
Especially Hong Qigong, this gathering of seven stars really opened his eyes, and the words Jiang Fan said at the end gave him a new understanding and perception.
The whole person was just like when he heard the poem Jiang Fan recited specifically to him before, and he suddenly became enlightened about many things.
While eating the lunch cooked by Lin Wanru, Chen Ang was full of praise for the endgame of the 'Gathering of Seven Stars'.
Hong Qigong seemed a little silent. After being stimulated by Jiang Fan's words and having new ideas, he still needed time to digest and absorb them.
"Mr. Chen, why did you come over here to play chess with your seventh uncle? Didn't you say you were interested in Heyang City before and planned to visit the city often?"
While eating, Jiang Fan asked curiously.
"As people get older, their bodies can no longer keep up. You can't run outside every day. My old arms and legs can't bear it, so I plan to take a day off today. After chatting with Qi Gong, I found that Qi Gong also likes it.
Playing chess, now you can get started."
Chen Ang continued with a smile: "What's even more surprising is that Qi Gong's chess skills are actually on par with mine, so the game is really enjoyable. Jiang Fan, I'm not bragging, my chess skills can be called a national player
.So he can play on par with me. Qi Gong’s chess skills are so high that they are rarely seen in the world.”
The corners of Jiang Fan's eyes twitched.
With the level of you two stinking chess bastards, are you still a national champion?
Is this the worst time a 'national player' has been hacked?
"But apart from playing chess, what's even more surprising is that Qi Gong is actually a native of his homeland. It's a great joy to meet a native of his homeland in Heyang City."
Chen Ang was quite emotional.
"A person from the motherland?"
Jiang Fan looked at Hong Qigong in astonishment.
"We are all survivors of Nanliang. However, when the Nanliang Kingdom was destroyed, Mr. Chen was still young and did not have time to enter the official career. It was after the establishment of the Zhou Dynasty that Mr. Chen entered the Imperial College."
Hong Qigong gave a simple explanation.
"I see, this is a coincidence. Since Mr. Chen is from Nanliang, I wonder...has Mr. Chen ever heard of the name of the Red Army?"
Jiang Fan asked with a smile.
"The Red Army, of course I have heard of this. It was the strongest army in Nanliang and the one that was most feared by the Nanliang royal family. It was said that the red army was invincible with no more than ten thousand people. At that time, because of the red army
The Red Clothes Army is too powerful. In order to ensure the control of the Red Clothes Army, the Nanliang royal family has issued strict orders not to allow the Red Clothes Army to exceed tens of thousands."
Chen Ang shook his head and continued helplessly: "But just this order made Nanliang lose the power to fight against the Great Zhou. Facing the Iron Cavalry of the Great Zhou, only the red-coated army could fight in the entire Nanliang.
War. However, the Red Army is limited in number. Even if it is secretly expanded, it will only be just over 10,000."
"In addition, there were many people with different aspirations in the court of Nanliang at that time. While they did not have any support for the Red Army, they also kept stumbling upon the Red Army. In the end, the Red Army fought hard and were overwhelmed.
In the midst of the wave of the Zhou army, it is really disappointing."
Jiang Fan was a little surprised, raised his eyebrows and said: "Master Chen seems to know a lot... Why does it sound like he even knows some inside stories?"
"What's so difficult about this? At that time, the Great Zhou Dynasty was so powerful that it swept through the Three Kingdoms. People in Nanliang were panicked, and many rumors were spread in the market. In addition, I was from a scholarly family, and my father was able to contact some upper-class people at that time.
Of course, I know more detailed information about the Red Army."
As Chen Ang spoke, he continued to shake his head and kept saying it was a pity, as if Jiang Fan had brought back some bad memories.
Jiang Fan looked at Chen Ang for a while and suddenly asked: "Master Chen, why do you think you don't seem to want the Great Zhou Dynasty to unify the world?"
Chen Ang was startled for a moment, then glared at Jiang Fan, rolled his eyes and said, "Don't try to trick me! Besides, I have retired now, so you are not afraid of tricking me! Besides, I am originally from Nanliang, no.
Isn’t it normal to hope that the Great Zhou Dynasty will unify the world?”
"No matter what, if Nanliang is annexed by the Zhou Dynasty, then we Nanliang people will be subjugated people and will be discriminated against. Not only the common people will be discriminated against, but officials will also be discriminated against. Da Zhou people dare to say
If you are high-spirited, the people of the subjugated country must learn to swallow their anger. If there must be a country to unify the world, I naturally hope that it will be our Nanliang!"
"What Mr. Chen said... I am just curious. How could I possibly set a trap for you? Besides, we are also from Nanliang. What kind of trap is this?"
Jiang Fan said with a smile.
"Humph, who knows what you young people think? You were born in Dazhou. Strictly speaking, you are all Zhou people. Only us old men who are about to die can still have a lot of feelings about our motherland. As for you
, there is a fart."
Chen Ang said disdainfully.
"Master Chen, you are so prejudiced. Although we are young, our yearning for the country's subjugation is absolutely no worse than that of you old people."
Jiang Fan said without any concern.
Hong Qigong couldn't help but curled his lips.
It is true that Jiang Fan's words are so unreliable. Even Lin Wanru and Lin Wanqing have no specific concept of Nanliang, let alone Jiang Fan.
Apart from those of them who have truly experienced the pain of national subjugation, who else can empathize with this emotion?
Chen Ang also had the same idea and sneered at Jiang Fan's words.
"Master Chen, don't believe it, there are words to prove it."
Jiang Fan said with a smile.
“Where do words come from?”
Chen Ang asked with raised eyebrows.
"When did the spring flowers and autumn moon come? How much do we know about the past? There was an east wind in the small building last night. The motherland cannot bear to look back in the bright moonlight. The carved railings and jade bricks should still be there, but the beauty has changed. I ask you how much sorrow you can have, just like the spring water of a river.
Eastward flow."
Jiang Fan read loudly.
Chen Ang suddenly felt as if he had been struck by lightning, and his eyes instantly lost all focus.
"I ask you how much sorrow you can have...just like a river of spring water...flowing eastward...the pain of a country's subjugation is all in this sentence..."