jdhmnovel Chapter 1062: The King of Chu's brilliant moves
Chapter 1062: The King of Chu's brilliant moves
His Royal Highness the King of Chu's "knowledge in mind" was obviously not what Wei Zheng thought.
Because on the next day, Fang Yiai was called to the study room of the Prince of Chu's Mansion by His Royal Highness the Prince of Chu, and then the two had a secret conversation.
"Please keep these three brocade bags." Finally, His Royal Highness the King of Chu took out three brocade bags from his arms. The bags were divided into three colors: gold, silver and blue. "You can open the blue one when you arrive in Chang'an. When you have completed the tasks in the blue brocade bag, you can open the silver brocade bag, and finally the gold one."
"No... Brother Kuan! Are you serious?" Fang Yiai looked at the three bulging brocade bags. He knew that there must be something written by Brother Kuan himself inside, but... was it necessary to make it so mysterious?
"That's not necessary, but I like it." Upon hearing this, His Royal Highness the Prince of Chu looked at the other party, then tapped his head with his finger: "Do you understand the idiom of calculating everything? Just learn it, kid..."
"Uh..." Fang Yiai knew very well what level Kuan Ge'er's "complete calculation" was, so he looked at Zhang Zhenxuan who was looking through ancient books on the bookshelf: "Master Zhenxuan... Little Heavenly Master, how about you accompany me back?"
"I can do anything. It depends on what Your Highness wants." Zhang Zhenxuan's answer was brief and to the point. He only obeyed the orders of His Highness the King of Chu.
"Fang Yiai, you f*cking want to take Zhenxuan away?" Seeing Fang Yiai so arrogant, King Chu wanted to say something: "Why don't you say take me with you?"
"Is it okay?" Fang Yiai is sometimes really stubborn.
"What do you think?" His Royal Highness the King of Chu said as he began to look around for a suitable weapon.
"Brother Kuan, I understand." Fang Yiai looked at the King of Chu who had picked up a copy of The Analects and was ready to rush over to "strike" him, and his stubbornness was instantly cured: "Don't worry, I will never embarrass you!"
"If you work hard, someone will rescue you if something goes wrong." His Royal Highness the King of Chu sighed and said, "Also, you and Gao Yang should be on time for the dinner tonight."
"Yeah." Fang Yiai nodded when he heard that, and then he remembered something else: "By the way, Brother Kuan, why did Yang Zhengdao follow Empress Xiao to Qiongzhou?"
"Does that mean he doesn't want to come?" His Royal Highness the Prince of Chu said unhappily, "His identity is sensitive, so he can only stay in Chang'an. There's nothing we can do about it."
"That's right..." Fang Yiai realized that he had made a fool of himself again, but then he began to make amends: "Then when I return to Chang'an this time, should I bring him to show my face?"
"You really want me to beat you up before you go on your way, right?" Upon hearing this, His Royal Highness the King of Chu threw the Analects in his hand away. If Fang Yiai hadn't dodged quickly, he would have had a big bump on his head: "As long as Yang Zhengdao doesn't provoke others, no one will dare to provoke him! Why should he be in the limelight? If he is in the limelight, he will be asking for trouble!"
"Brother Kuan, don't be so fierce..."
“That’s good enough!”
His Royal Highness the King of Chu has indeed been in a bad mood recently: if he were in Chang'an, the envoys of Tubo would be queuing up on the Naihe Bridge by now!
Tubo...Songtsen Gampo, Lu Dongzan!
You are very good...very good!
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Three days later, Fang Yiai bid farewell to the King of Chu, who was competing in chess with Master Yu, Master Xiao and Wei Zheng, and led 800 armored guards of the King of Chu northward to Chang'an.
After he left, in the back garden of the Prince of Chu's Palace, Wei Zheng said that it was time for him to start his return journey.
"Duke Wei, why are you in such a hurry?" His Royal Highness the Prince of Chu threw the pieces he had captured onto the ground while playing Go. "Even if you want to leave, you have to wait for two days. Yiai's return to Chang'an will cause quite a stir. There's no need for you to get involved."
"No matter how far I hide, I am still your Majesty's subject..." Wei Zheng felt that this was definitely not the truth.
“Duke Wei…” Yu Shinan looked at the Dou family chess pieces scattered all over the floor by his disciples, shook his head helplessly at first, and then said: “You’ve got it wrong—the reason why that bastard gave Fang Yiai three brocade bags was to prove your innocence. Even if it’s just a formality, as long as His Majesty can make sense, you will be safe!”
"Master Yu, please stop talking!" His Royal Highness the King of Chu was moved to see Yu Shinan still speaking for him, but he turned around and looked for help: "Master Xiao, where should I go next?"
"You bastard..." Xiao Yu said helplessly, "Chess is a gentleman's art. How can you just throw away the chess piece you've captured?"
"It's alright," His Royal Highness the King of Chu stretched his back lazily upon hearing this, "A gentleman's art should never be confined to superficial forms and polite rules.
As described in the Analects: The virtue of a gentleman is like the wind, while the virtue of a villain is like grass. (Note 1)
A gentleman is like the wind, a villain is like the grass.
Does the wind have a shape? A gentleman is one who is free from restraint.
A villain is like grass because he is naturally shorter than a gentleman. When a gentleman passes by a villain, the villain can only bow down.
What's more... Master Yu, although chess is said to be a gentleman's art, not all people who play chess are gentlemen, right?" After saying this, His Royal Highness the King of Chu threw another chess piece that he had just eaten to the ground: "So, you are obsessed."
"That's right, you... you finally didn't waste my efforts." Perhaps what His Royal Highness the Prince of Chu said was a little off topic, but if Xiao Yu was happy to hear it, then it wouldn't be off topic: "Come, get down here."
"Great! Master Xiao, you are truly a good teacher to me!" His Royal Highness the King of Chu followed Master Xiao's instructions and directly performed a "master's move" to win the game against Master Yu.
"Mr. Xiao...you're going too far..." Although Yu Shinan lost the game, he was still happy in his heart: "And His Royal Highness the Prince of Chu, you're too shameless..."
"What's the big deal about being a bit of a jerk to your elders?" His Royal Highness the King of Chu laughed when he heard this, and then asked the servant standing in the distance to bring a new box of chess pieces: "My two mentors, you guys go on, I won't get involved, I'm playing chess... I'm wasting chess pieces..."
After greeting the two old men, His Royal Highness the King of Chu brought Wei Zheng to the fish pond and said, "Father-in-law, see if there is any fish you like. I will give it to you."
"The fish in this pond are really strange." Upon hearing this, Wei Zheng glanced at the colorful sea fish in the pond and said in a sad tone, "It's a pity that Chang'an can't support them..."
"Are you talking about fish?" His Royal Highness the King of Chu clearly heard the sadness in Wei Zheng's tone: "If you like it, I will send people to find a house with hot springs around Chang'an, and then add salt to the hot spring water on time and in the right amount. Isn't that right? As for the transportation problem... Don't worry about it. I have a way."
"Your Highness, I like fish, but you can't be so extravagant..." Wei Zheng waved his hands and said, "Your Highness, I appreciate your kindness, but I can only appreciate it..."
“Hehehe…” His Royal Highness the Prince of Chu laughed out loud upon hearing this: “Father-in-law, who are we to each other? In a sense, we are in the same boat! Shu Yi… Sigh… It’s only recently that her temperament has become gentler. In the past… If I had provoked her, she would have filled up this fish pond!”
"Who are you mad at?" Wei Zheng thought of the fish pond he had managed to save with his wife, and couldn't help but said unhappily, "If you ask me... you asked Fang Yiai to take these 800 elite soldiers back to Chang'an... I'm afraid you're not just going after the Tubo people, right?"
"We'll see whether it is true or not." His Royal Highness the Prince of Chu spat into the fish pond after saying this: "Anyway, the moves I made this time... were all brilliant moves..."