Chapter 0224 Gaoshi

An alley in the southwest of Chao County, a simple courtyard, an old locust with fallen leaves, and a square crown scribe silently against the chessboard.

A young man dressed in cloth and bright eyebrows quietly walked up with a tea tray, respectfully put down a hot tea, thoughtfully lifted a gap in the lid of the tea cup, and the heat came out with relief.

Fang Guanwen's thoughts were disturbed by the heat. He looked at the young man and nodded with a smile, but the young man did not leave. He stood aside and looked at the empty chessboard and wanted to stop talking.

The scribe said, "Zhang Sheng, come on, accompany me for the next set."

The young man was stunned and happy in his eyes. He put the tea tray aside with some flattery and sat down with some excitement, but he sat upright. He only sat half of his buttocks and was full of respect.

When the scribe saw this scene, he shook his head with a wry smile. Instead of falling, he picked up the tea and tasted it carefully.

When the young man saw the scribe's behavior, he looked stunned, and then seemed to understand something. He relaxed his body and sat down. Soon, his expression became plain and natural.

The scribe put down the tea cup, nodded with praise, and did not say a word. The twist signaled that the young man took the son and gently played the chessboard. It was three or four drops in his field, neither humble nor arrogant, and courteous. The chessboard opened, like the intention of the battlefield. The black and white fell were crisp and sound. Gradually, there was a trace of murder. With it, the dead wood of the original ancient courtyard also became alive.

The young man began to be calm. Gradually, as the chess game progressed, his mood fluctuated, or he was nervous or excited or meditated, and gradually had fine sweat on his forehead. But the scribe is always calm and elegant.

Finally, the young man fell into a long exam. For a long time, he sighed and grabbed a chess piece and threw it on the chessboard.

"Mr.'s chess ability is really high, and the students are out of reach." After losing, the young man looked much more relaxed, and he sincerely admired the sweat on his forehead.

Fang Guanwen smiled and said, "You don't have to be modest. Your down is already good, and the gap may not be as big as you think."

The young man stood up and saluted and said sincerely, "Sir, I praised it. In fact, it is difficult for students to support before they reach the middle plate. The layout of the young man is already winning. The students are just insisting, hoping to learn more."

The scribe nodded and said, "Your understanding is already outstanding, so why do you feel that you must be defeated before you reach the middle market?"

The young man stared and thought for a moment and replied affirmatively: "Mr.'s layout is not novel at first glance. However, once the layout is completed and enters the short soldiers, it immediately shows great power, just like the battlefield fighting. Unconsciously, the other party has been plunged into a desperate Jedi. The students hold the left and right branch, but it is finally futile. The murderous spirit is like a shackle getting tighter and tighter. I'm afraid this is the general trend that my husband once said, right?

The scribe nodded approvingly and said, "Your understanding is really good. Maybe you can really get my mantle." Looking at Zhang Sheng with a happy face, the scribe continued: "It's good to see through the general trend, but as an opponent, you can't be influenced by the general trend of the other party. Your defeat is not a poor chess power, but not It is natural to be able to explore the general trend and see through the reality. Once you fall into the general trend of the other party, it is natural to lose.

When Zhang Sheng heard the words thoughtfully, he suddenly bowed down again and said loudly, "Please give me true knowledge. Students are willing to respect you as a father in this life and serve him for life."

Fang Guanwenshi was silent when he heard the words, as if he was a little hesitant. When he saw Zhang Sheng, who was unable to stand down, he sighed gently and said, "Although you are from a military background, it is really good to seek knowledge, and you have a good understanding. It's a good story about your mantle. However, your surname is Zhang, and you are a distant relative of the king and has war achievements. Now the king is at the top of the day. If you follow me, who is poor, I'm afraid it may not be a good thing.

When Zhang Sheng heard this, he suddenly knelt down, looked up at the scribe's eyes and said loudly, "Your Majesty treats me well, and I am indeed ordered to serve you this time. However, Zhang Sheng did not like martial arts since he was a child, but he was forced in troubled times, and because his family relationship was not tolerated by the court, he joined the army. Now that I see you, I am shocked by your foresight, and I deeply feel that your general strategy is the truth of governing the world. It is a great blessing for students to learn from Mr. Changhan in this life. I swear to honor Mr. for life and ask him to accept the students.

Fang Guanwen was silent for a long time. His eyebrows suddenly appeared and he smiled, "I'm a little too worried. No matter what you will do to me in the future, if you can always remember my teachings, just get up."

Zhang Sheng was overjoyed when he heard the words and got up and said, "Please rest assured that no matter what will happen in the future, students are willing to protect him with their lives and be a teacher for a lifetime.

The scribe didn't want to say more about this. He waved his hand to let Zhang Sheng sit down, pointed to the old locust tree with fallen leaves and said, "What do you think of this old locust?"

Zhang Sheng looked up at the old tree that he had seen countless times every day, thought for a moment, and said, "It's lonely and sad."

The scribe nodded and said, "Well, there is still a dead silence, but it won't be long before spring turns warm, and the branch will be green again. How do you feel when you look at it now?

Zhang Sheng looked at it again and muttered, "Hope and anger!"

"Yes." The scribe stroked his palm and smiled, "Look at this chessboard again."

Zhang Sheng seemed to be aware of something and stared at the chessboard and meditated. For a long time, he suddenly cried out, "Oh, how could I do this?" With that, he raised his head and looked at the scribe excitedly, as if he had something to say.

The scribe said directly: "Do you see the hope of life in the murderous atmosphere? The so-called general trend is just the general trend I want you to see. This chessboard, there is no unique skill in the world. Killing and angry are like the yin and yang in the world. If you win, you will be angry, and if you win, you will lose!"

Zhang Sheng was as if he had been hit by something, and he was still muttering to himself, repeating the words of the scribe.

The scribe did not wait and continued to say in a slow and peaceful tone: "Everything in the world is as small as a chessboard and the way to govern the world. Your shallow foundation is still insufficient, and you have to work hard in the future. As long as you are not afraid of hardship and fatigue, you can distinguish the truth and observe the world. It is imperceptible. On that day, I will have nothing to teach you.

At this time, Zhang Sheng was already a child who was dancing, as if he had got a hard-seeking thing. Suddenly, he knelt down and kowtowed three times to the scribe, but this time, the scribe smiled calmly. Zhang Sheng got up, and the master and apprentice looked at each other and smiled. For a moment, the garden was full of vitality and nature.

But at this time, it was extremely noisy in the west outside the courtyard, which seemed quite lively. Seeing that the scribe was a little curious, Zhang Sheng rushed out and turned back for a long time.

"Sir, it was the dock shouting, saying that someone had caught a big dragonfish, and even the king was shocked to go to the dock. It was said that the dragon fish appeared from the emperor. Someone spent thousands of taels of silver to buy the dragon fish and gave it to the king. The king was very happy." Zhang Sheng reported.

The scribe was stunned and couldn't help shaking his head and wrying bitterly: "If the good omen can win the world, the world is much simpler. How do you know that the dragon fish comes out of the emperor and the flowers fall at home?

Zhang Sheng was also stunned and quickly whispered, "Sir, there are still a lot of ears and eyes here. Don't let..."

The scribe heard the words and sighed, nodded and stopped talking.

Zhang Sheng saw that the scribe was a little lonely and asked, "What you said just now, the students were quite impressed. This time, our army crossed the Chaohu Lake according to your strategy, and nothing happened. It defeated the imperial army and killed tens of thousands of people. Now that thousands of people have surrendered, even some officials have come to secretly contact each other. The situation is quite smooth, and the general situation has been achieved. But just now, the student thought about the teacher's teachings and thought that the teacher ignored the king's strong advice. Is there a lot of secret in this? Or, or..."

The scribe laughed and said, "Or am I just preparing for a rainy day or speculating about the evil scene?"

"Students dare not!" Zhang Sheng quickly said.

"Well, since you and I are already masters and apprentices, we should be honest with each other." The scribe looked up at the old locust tree and muttered, "As I just said, what is the so-called victory in the world? All strategic planning must be adjusted or even improved according to the actual situation. In fact, the difficulty is not to strategize, but to get a glimpse of life in a desperate situation and see shortcomings in victory, especially when you think you will never lose a chance to win. At the same time, since ancient times, it has been a taboo for soldiers to despise any enemy.

Zhang Sheng nodded when he heard the words and said, "However, the king, I know that it is easy to say advice in adversity, but under the current situation, I'm afraid I may not be able to listen to it. Sir, you might as well put up with it for the time being.

The scribe smiled bitterly and said, "Zhang Sheng, walking in the world is like playing chess, but the chessboard can be reorganized, but there is no chance to make a big event in the world. Step by step is wrong. If you lose a move, you will be withered!"

Zhang Sheng was silent. At this time, he connected the chess-like strategy with the battle, and couldn't help but realize that his forehead was sweating. Yes, he made a mistake, and there seemed to be a sea of blood corpses behind it.

Zhang Sheng shook his head, dissipated his fear, and asked again, "I heard what you just said to underestimate the enemy. Is there an unknown strong enemy this time? Who can make you pay so much attention?" Zhang Sheng didn't say who could persuade the scribes at the risk of offending the king, and now he is under house arrest.

The scribe looked at the distance, but did not answer Zhang Sheng. He seemed to say to himself, "I have been studying the law of the world since I was a child, and I can consciously detect it unconsciously. But I can't see through this person. Every time I have to meet him, I always feel powerless. I hope I really worry too much this time."

At this time, a soldier with a red scarf and knife quickly walked in and bowed to the two: "The king has an order to go to the house to the banquet."