The whole chessboard and the pedestal are carved from a huge piece of green jade, and each chess stone is also polished with the finest jade, which is crystal clear and can be seen in the light. This set of Go alone is worth a lot of money.

With a crisp sound of "pop", Zhao Kai put a black chess stone on the chessboard. Sitting on the opposite side of the chessboard is a monk in Tsing Yi in his fifties. I saw him pick up a white chess stone from the chess box, pondered for a while, and then put the white son next to the black piece leaning against Zhao Kai just now.

Zhao Kai smiled slightly and said, "The master deserves a good hand." As he spoke, he stretched out his slender and slender, jade-white fingers, picked up a black seed in the chess box, and put it on the chessboard.

This is the Shuiwen Garden of Deng Wang Zhao Kai. It was still in the Yiran Pavilion where Zhao Kai and Yang Yan faced off against Yi last time, but now in the pavilion, in addition to the old monk in Tsing Yi who was fighting against Zhao Kai, there was also a gray-clothed monk about forty years old watching them play chess on the side.

Half of the pavilion is cantilevered on the surface of the water tank, and a flying spring splashes down from the rockery, hitting the stones on the edge of the pool, and shatters into thousands of beads, scattering flowers everywhere, under the sunlight, colorful, beautiful.

Around the pavilion there are also six beautiful maids dressed in colorful yarns, some burning incense, some making tea, and some playing strings and melodious tunes. The curling smoke, with a faint fragrance, decorates the surroundings of the pavilion like a fairyland. Zhao Kai's goose crown is broad, and the feather fan is a crane, in this cloud and mist, but he is like a fairy among the people.

At this time, sixty or seventy chess pieces had fallen on the chessboard, black and white, as if two armies were intertwined together, and a big battle began. Zhao Kai picked up another sunspot and put it on the chessboard. The gray-clothed monk who had been watching the chess quietly showed a slight smile on his face at this time. is probably praising Zhao Kai's good chess hand.

The old monk in Tsing Yi frowned, picked up a white grain, but hesitated, not knowing where to go. After hesitating for a long time, he finally landed the pieces on the board. When Zhao Kai saw him fall, a smile appeared on the corner of his mouth, as if he had calculated that he would fall like this, and immediately followed with a sunspot.

The old monk in Tsing Yi had not yet stretched his brows, and immediately screwed them together again. After thinking about it for a long time, I finally answered again. But Zhao Kai obviously thought through all the changes on the chessboard, and immediately followed without hesitation.

In this way, the two sides played seven or eight chess moves in a row, and the old monk in Tsing Yi was thinking hard about every move, but Zhao Hua fell like a fly. But as soon as the ten moves passed, the situation on the whole chessboard had changed greatly, and the black pieces suddenly became thick and immovable. White, on the other hand, appears to be fragmented and constrained at every turn. If Yang Yan is called to see this game of chess, he will definitely be embarrassed, it turns out that Zhao Kai and he only used sixty percent of the chess power at most last time.

The old monk in Tsing Yi saw that the general trend was gone, sighed, pushed the chessboard, and said: "The prince's chess skills are really strong, and the old man is ashamed of himself." Ju Laona's opinion is that today, only Guo Bailing can be the opponent of the prince playing chess. ”

Zhao Kai's face was silent, but a trace of smug light flashed in his eyes. This old monk in Tsing Yi's chess skills are extremely high, and he is recognized as a national player, but he thinks that he is not as good as himself. And Guo Bailing is even more extraordinary, but he is recognized as the first national player of Go today, and the old monk in Tsing Yi compares him with Zhao Kai, naturally thinking that Zhao Kai's chess skills have reached the top level. He smiled slightly: "The master is too talkative, and it is only by integrating the art of war into the chess path that he has achieved this achievement." There dare to compare with the masters. ”

The monk in Tsing Yi was stunned and muttered: "Enter the chess path with the art of war." ”

Zhao Kai finally looked at it at this time, and said: "Yes, the so-called skill is close to the Tao, in the chessboard is like a battlefield, the chess pieces are my soldiers, and the art of war enters the chess path, as long as the ever-changing in the meantime is in my heart, whether it is on the chessboard, or on the battlefield or even in other fields, it can be invincible." ”

If Yang Yan heard these words, he would definitely scoff at them, and at least a dozen reasons could be cited to refute them. However, when the monk in Tsing Yi heard this, he was greatly impressed, and said with his palms: "The prince is very talented, so he can understand the law of returning to the art of war into the chess way, thinking that the skill is close to the Tao, and the old man admires it." In time, the future of the prince will be limitless. ”

Zhao Kai's expression was a little uneasy, and he sighed and said: "It's a pity that although I can understand the skills in the next game, what's the use, I'm afraid that I can only show my skills on the chessboard in this life." ”

The monk in Tsing Yi smiled and said: "Why bother with this, the so-called impermanence of the world, how can people predict it." With the amazing material of the prince, it will never be buried. As everyone knows, that day was a coincidence, and the wind and clouds would meet, and there would naturally be a time when the prince would show his talents. As he spoke, he turned his head to the gray-clothed monk who was watching the chess and said, "Senior brother, you said yes or no. ”

The gray-clothed monk had been watching the chess silently on the side, except for a slight joy at Zhao Kai's clever move, he had been silent all the time. And he is noncommittal to Zhao Kai's theory of "technology into the way". At this time, when he saw the monk in Tsing Yi asking him, he didn't ask for a sign, but just got up and put his hands together, and bowed to Zhao Kaishen and said: "Lord, the poor monk is loved by the prince, and he has been in the palace for a few days, and the etiquette is thoughtful, and he will say goodbye to the prince today." ”

Zhao Kai was stunned, obviously not expecting that this gray-clothed monk would say goodbye to him. It turns out that this Tsing Yi monk's name is Zhikong, a monk in Lin'an Qixia Temple, proficient in Buddhism, and erudite, and is a famous monk in Lin'an Mansion. Celebrities and scribes generally liked to associate with him. Zhao Kai has always liked to make friends with celebrities and strangers, and he has known the monk Zhikong for seven or eight years, and he is very speculative, as if he has become a frequent visitor in the palace.

And this gray-clothed monk's legal name Guangyan, was originally a traveling monk, a few years ago to Lin'an, in Qixia Temple in the order. Zhikong talked with him and found that this Guangyan not only has profound Buddhism, but also is proficient in medicine and Qihuang, and often gives people pulse and medicine in Qixia Temple, and has also cured many patients with incurable diseases, so his reputation has gradually risen. Not long ago, Zhao Kai's sister Tongling County Master was sick, and Zhikong introduced Guangyan to Zhao Kai.

Guangyan came to King Deng's mansion, and sure enough, he rejuvenated and cured the illness of the county lord of Tongling at once. When Zhao Kai chatted with him, he found that he was not only a skilled doctor, but also had seen people, had outstanding talents, and was really a great person, so he left him to live in the palace for a few days, and was about to make further friends with him, when he thought that Guangyan would suddenly resign to him today. was stunned in his heart, and said: "Could it be that the greetings are not considerate at that point, and the master is neglected?" Why did the master suddenly play away. ”

Guang Yan smiled faintly and said: "The prince said that the poor monk came to the palace to see the county lord's illness, but now the county lord's illness is cured, and the poor monk is loved by the prince to live in the palace for a few days, and now he is naturally gone." ”

Zhao Kai said with a smile: "I really admire the master's knowledge, and I want to ask the master for a few more advice, so I also ask the master to stay for a few more days." ”

Guangyan said: "The good intentions of the prince are appreciated by the poor monks, but the poor monks have always been idle, and they have no longevity there, so please forgive the prince." As he spoke, he bowed to Zhao Kai again, and without waiting for him to speak, he turned around and walked out of the pavilion.

Zhikong also got up in a hurry, saluted Zhao Kai, hurriedly chased him out, and shouted: "Senior brother, senior brother, wait a minute, you wait a minute." ”

After driving out of Shuiwen Garden, Zhikong caught up with Guangyan, grabbed Guangyan's monk's robe, and said: "Senior brother, what do you mean, you are usually ambitious, and you can't show it, do you want to be buried forever?" Now that King Deng wants to achieve great things, it is the time to employ people, isn't it just an opportunity, don't you want to take revenge in your life? ”

Guang Yan said lightly: "Have you talked about big things with your senior brother?"

Zhikong said: "I haven't said it directly, but I usually show some tone, and when I led him to that word, he never refused." And I observed that he had been secretly planning and actively preparing for all these years, just waiting for the time to come. ”

Guang Yan shook his head and said, "Senior brother, you listen to me, judging from my observation in the past few days, unless King Deng can have the good luck like Zhao Gou back then, he will not be able to achieve great things." ”

Zhikong was stunned and said: "How can you see that although the emperor is in the prime of life, I am afraid that he will not have any more heirs." Although the crown prince has reached adulthood, he is weak and incompetent, and he is afraid of guilt, even if he ascends the throne, he is afraid that he will not be able to sit steadily. What's more, the crown prince is frail and sickly, and he may not be able to wait for the day when he succeeds to the throne. At that time, only King Deng is qualified to ascend the throne, and I think this matter is promising! ”

Guang Yan smiled and said: "Senior brother, I'm not saying that King Deng doesn't have qualifications, but I see that he is so empty talking, likes to do business, and exaggerated." Therefore, it is asserted that he will not be able to make a great deal. He sighed again and said, "Actually, I think most of the descendants of the Zhao family are like this, and they are all people who are difficult to achieve. ”

Zhikong was shocked and said in a trembling voice: "Senior brother, do you want to ...... You want to ...... the words "rebellion" and "rebellion" have never been spoken.

Guang Yan smiled faintly and said, "So what, didn't Emperor Taizu take the throne like this back then?" It has been more than 200 years since then. However, in this world, the virtuous live in, and there is no virtue to lose. If you want to blame, you can only blame the descendants of the Zhao family for not being angry, there is no heroic character, but who can blame it?"