After dinner, Zhao Yao took the initiative to invite Zheng Qian to play another game of chess.
Zhao Yao was giving Zheng Qian face. The reason he gave was that Zheng Qianqian let him down in the previous game, so he lost to him.
In Zheng Qian's more than ten years of life, the words "humility", "modestness" and "modestness" have never been used. No matter who Zheng Qian plays chess with or competes with, he will never give in or give in, and he will win the opponent mercilessly.
When Zheng Rang and Zheng Cheng saw that Zhao Yao was giving Zheng Qian such face, they didn't know whether they should be happy for their little brother or sympathize with their little brother.
Although Zheng Qian told Zhao Yao that he was convinced that he lost in the game of chess before dinner, in fact he was still very unwilling. Because he underestimated the enemy at the beginning, but he was so strong that he felt that if he lost, he would lose, and he was too embarrassed to play another game of chess with Zhao Yao. Unexpectedly, Zhao Yao actually invited him to play another game of chess, which was exactly what he wanted.
Zheng Qian felt that he would definitely not lose if he played another game of chess with Zhao Yao.
After dinner, Zhao Yao went to Zheng Qian's study and played chess with Zheng Qian.
Two brothers, Zheng Rang and Zheng Cheng, sat aside and watched the chess game carefully.
In this game of chess, Zheng Qian showed a very serious attitude. At first, he was at the upper hand, but soon after, he gradually fell behind.
Zheng Qian originally thought that he had figured out Zhao Yao's chess strategy through the previous game, but it turned out that he did not. In this game of chess, the chess strategy used by Zhao Yao was completely different from the previous game.
In the last game of chess, Zhao Yao's chess moves were sinister. In this game of chess, Zhao Yao's chess strategy was treacherous.
Going down to the middle, Zheng Qian couldn't figure out Zhao Yao's chess move at all, making him unable to guard against it. Zheng Qian felt like a child being played around by Zhao Yao.
Zheng Qian's white pieces were completely surrounded by black pieces, and he had no way out. He racked his brains and couldn't think of a way out.
Zheng Rang's chess skills are much better than Zheng Cheng's. He can completely understand the chess game between Zhao Yao and his younger brother.
Before, when Zheng Qian played chess with He Xiang and the others, Zheng Rang had already sensed Zhao Yao's treacherous and dangerous chess moves, but today he found that Zhao Yao's chess moves were even more sinister and dangerous.
He just sat and watched, his back dripping with sweat.
Cruel, really cruel, no way to survive!
His Royal Highness's chess style was completely different from his temperament.
What happened in the past two days, and why did His Highness the Tenth Prince's chess game become so... chilling?
Zhao Yao waited very patiently for Zheng Qian to make his move, but he felt that Zheng Qian would give in soon, because he had nothing to do.
The tactics used in this game were only learned from my second uncle this afternoon. Except for him and his second uncle, no one can get out of this dead game.
As expected, Zhao Yao guessed it right.
After a while, Zheng Qian dropped the sunspot in his hand, stood up and saluted Zhao Yao.
"I admit defeat because I am not good at chess and cannot compare with His Highness." He added, "I am willing to lose this time." This time he was not unwilling at all. If your skills are not as good as others, then your skills are not as good as others. There is no need to make excuses for yourself.
Zhao Yaoke smiled politely: "I accept."
To be honest, he was a bit cheating, after all, he was using the art of war given to him by his second uncle. The second uncle's military skills are unrivaled.
"Master Zheng San, I can see that you know a little bit about the art of war, but you are not good at it." From these two games, Zhao Yao understood Zheng Qian's chess moves clearly. "You saw me using the art of war to play chess, so you used the art of war to deal with me, but you didn't expect that my art of war was better than yours."
"Yes, I didn't expect it." Zheng Qian said honestly, "Your Highness, my military skills are not as good as yours."
"You must have read a lot of military books, right?" Zhao Yao asked.
"I have read all the military books at home." Zheng Qian thought that his military skills were good, but after these two games, he found that his military skills were like a pile of waste paper in front of Zhao Yao.
"Master Zheng San..."
As soon as Zhao Yao opened his mouth, he was interrupted by Zheng Qian.
"Your Highness, just call me by my name. There is no need to call me Young Master Zheng San."
Zhao Yao called out calmly: "Zheng Qian."
Zheng Qian's attitude became very respectful: "Your Highness, please speak."
"You don't think you know the art of war after reading a lot of military books, do you?"
Zheng Qian didn't understand why Zhao Yao asked this, but he still said very frankly: "Yes, I think my military skills are very good."
Zhao Yao didn't expect that Zheng Qian really thought so. He was stunned for a moment, and then burst into laughter.
Zheng Qian saw Zhao Yao suddenly laughing, with a puzzled look on his face. He didn't understand why Zhao Yao laughed suddenly. He didn't tell a funny joke just now.
"I haven't read any military books. I have been reading "Spring and Autumn" and trying to figure out the art of war from the stories in "Spring and Autumn". What do you think of my art of war?"
When Zheng Qian heard Zhao Yao's words, his eyes widened in shock, with an expression of disbelief on his face.
"Have you never read the book of war?"
Zhao Yao said: "No, I haven't read any serious military books so far."
"How is it possible?" Zheng Qian didn't believe it. "Your art of war is so superb, how could it be possible that you haven't read any military books?"
Zhao Yao spread his hands: "Really, I haven't read a single military book."
Zheng Qian stared at Zhao Yao in shock. Seeing his frank expression, he knew that Zhao Yao was not lying.
"Then where did you learn such superb military skills?"
"My husband taught me. He taught me the art of war by playing chess."
"Who is your husband?"
"I can't tell you this." Zhao Yao didn't even know who his second uncle was, so he quickly brought the topic back, "Zheng Qian, don't think that you know the art of war just because you read a few military books. The art of war doesn't. It’s as simple as you think. What you know is just armchair warfare. If you went to the battlefield and relied on your armchair tactics, you and your soldiers would have been wiped out long ago.”
Zheng Qian has always been conceited. He knew how to read a book, and he thought the same was true for military books. He thought he knew the art of war after reading the art of war, but now it seems that he really knows the art of war on paper.
Zhao Yao picked up a white stone and seemingly dropped it randomly, but this white stone turned the situation around and gave the white stone, which was originally surrounded by black stones with no way out, a glimmer of hope.
Zheng Qian was stunned when he saw this scene.
"The book of war is dead, but the art of war is alive." Zhao Yao landed another white stone, and this time the white stone directly defeated the black stone. "The art of war is flexible and cannot be explained clearly by a few strokes in a military book. You underestimate the art of war." If the second uncle knew Zheng Qian's thoughts, he would probably scold Zheng Qian to death.
Zheng Qian looked blankly at the child that Zhao Yao had just dropped. He couldn't believe that this move could turn defeat into victory.
This move was really wonderful, but...he couldn't think of it, and he would never think of it.
Zheng Rang and Zheng Cheng were also stunned.
"The battlefield is changing rapidly. If you don't know how to use military tactics flexibly, then you have read all the military books in the world, so what's the use." Zhao Yao said with a smile, "Zheng Qian, don't you know there is a saying, Isn’t it better to have no books at all than to believe in them all?”
Zheng Qian was unable to refute what Zhao Yao said.
Zhao Yao added: "Zheng Qian, never underestimate the art of war in the future."
Zheng Qian saluted Zhao Yao again and said solemnly: "My lord, this subordinate has learned a lesson."
Zhao Yao, who had just picked up the tea cup and was about to open his mouth to drink water, was stunned when he heard Zheng Qian calling him "Lord". He immediately raised his eyes and looked at Zheng Qian: "What did you just call me?"
Zheng Rang and Zheng Cheng also heard Zheng Qian calling Zhao Yao "Lord", and there were looks of disbelief on their faces.
Wait, I just called His Highness "Lord"!
Did they hear it right?
"Lord!" Zheng Qian suddenly made a very grand gift to Zhao Yao, "My subordinate Zheng Qian has met my lord!"
"Master?" Zhao Yao was so shocked that he almost dropped the teacup in his hand, "Me? I am your lord?"
"Yes, you are the lord I have been looking for!" Zheng Qian looked very solemn and his tone was very sincere, "From today on, you are my lord! I, Zheng Qian, will definitely follow my lord in the future!"
With a bang, the tea cup in Zhao Yao's hand fell to the ground.
This sound brought Zheng Rang and Zheng Cheng back to their senses, who were in great shock. The two of them exclaimed: "Brother, what are you saying, His Highness is your lord?"
"Yes, Your Highness is the lord I came to the capital to find!" Through these two games of chess, Zheng Qian was able to confirm that Zhao Yao was the lord he was looking for! Although the lord's age and identity were beyond his imagination, through these two games of chess, he could see that Zhao Yao was smarter than him.
Although it is only two games of chess, a lot can be seen. His Highness's intelligence is not just that he is smarter than him in the chess game.
"How is that possible?" Zhao Yao and Zheng Rang shouted in unison.
"Brother, did you make a mistake?" Zheng Rang asked.
Zheng Qian glared at Zheng Rang and said expressionlessly: "How could I be wrong? Your Highness is the lord I am looking for..."
Zhao Yao interrupted Zheng Qian: "Wait a minute, Zheng Qian, you don't think that I am your lord just because I won you two games of chess, right?"
"Yes, little brother, didn't you say that the lord you are looking for is smarter than you?" Zheng Rang said, "Didn't you say that your lord should be the smartest person in the world?"
"My lord is the smartest person in the world." Zheng Qian said proudly.
Hey hey hey, Zheng Qian, what do you mean by your proud look? Do I agree to be your lord? Who else told you that I am the smartest person in the world? Why don’t I know it myself?
"I'm not, I haven't, don't talk nonsense." Zhao Yao shook his head, "I'm not the smartest person in the world as you said, I'm just an ordinary person!"
"Lord, don't be humble, you are the smartest person in the world!" Zheng Qian looked at Zhao Yao with burning eyes.
Zhao Yao was frightened by Zheng Qian's eyes. He quickly took a few steps back and distanced himself from Zheng Qian.
"I'm not! I'm very stupid at studying! I'm not the smartest person in the world. Don't talk nonsense!" After saying that, he ran away.
"Lord!" Zheng Qian quickly chased after him, but Zheng Rang grabbed his wrist after just a few steps.
Zheng Rang gave Zheng Cheng a look, and Zheng Cheng understood and hurriedly chased him out.
"Your Highness, please wait."
Zhao Yao stopped when he heard Zheng Cheng's voice. He turned around and saw that only Zheng Cheng was chasing him, and he breathed a sigh of relief.
"Zheng Cheng, what's going on with your little brother? How could he mistake me for my lord?" Zhao Yao was frightened by Zheng Qian's words just now. "If I had known that your little brother would mistake me for my lord, you wouldn't have killed me." Come and play chess with him.”
"Your Highness, I'm sorry." Zheng Cheng said apologetically, "My little brother is always nagging, so you don't need to take his words to heart."
"No, I think your little brother looked serious just now and didn't look like he was going crazy."
"Your Highness, he is just crazy. You must not believe his words."
"I will definitely not take his words to heart." Zhao Yao waved his hand to Zheng Cheng, "It's getting late, and I should go back to rest. I'll leave today."
"Your Highness, I'm so sorry. I didn't expect..." Zheng Cheng said with a guilty look on his face, "I didn't expect to scare you."
"It's okay, I don't take it to heart." Zhao Yao said with a smile, "The food made by Zheng Zhengshi is delicious. I didn't come here in vain tonight."
Hearing Zhao Yao say this, Zheng Cheng felt relieved.
"I'm leaving."
"Your Highness, walk slowly." Zheng Cheng asked Zhao Yao where to rest without saying anything.
Zhao Yao jumped away and Tong Xi followed behind him.
Seeing Zhao Yao's cute back jumping away, Zheng Cheng couldn't help but laugh. Thinking of Zheng Qian's words just now, the smile on his face suddenly froze, and he hurried back.
Zheng Rang saw that Zheng Qian was serious and didn't know what to say for a while.
Zheng Cheng hurriedly asked: "Brother, are you serious?"
"Of course I am serious." Zheng Qian felt that he was very serious. Why did his eldest brother and second brother think he was joking. "The tenth prince is the lord I am looking for!"
"Just because His Highness the Tenth Prince beat you at chess?" Zheng Cheng asked in disbelief, "You think His Highness the Tenth Prince is smarter than you?"
"After beating you in two games of chess, do you think that His Highness is smarter than you?" Zheng Rang asked in surprise, "You just lost to His Highness in the art of war. It doesn't mean that you will lose to His Highness in other aspects."
"Brother, didn't you ask me to play chess with my lord? Aren't you and second brother eager for my lord to beat me?" Zheng Qian looked at his two brothers strangely, "Now that my lord has beaten me, shouldn't you be happy? ?"
These calls of "Lord" are so sweet, but they were not so sweet when they were called.
"But we didn't expect that you would recognize His Highness as your lord." Zheng Rang took a deep breath to calm down. "Little brother, recognizing His Highness as your lord is not child's play. Don't be ridiculous."
"That's right, little brother, you can't be willful!"
When Zheng Qian heard what his two brothers said, he frowned dissatisfiedly: "Eldest brother, second brother, when have I ever acted like a fool? When have I ever acted like a fool?"
Zheng Cheng said unceremoniously: "Have you done many willful and reckless things since you were a child?"
"It may seem willful in your eyes, but I am serious!" Zheng Qian said with a solemn face, "I will not joke about my lord!"
"What is your identity, and what is the identity of the Tenth Highness?" Zheng Rang said with a cold face, "Do you know what the consequences will be if you recognize the Tenth Highness as the master of the guild?"
"What consequences will there be?" Zheng Qian sneered, "Eldest brother, second brother, are you afraid that if I recognize His Highness as my lord, it will bring trouble and danger to the Zheng family?"
"Since you know, you still recognize His Highness as your lord."
"Eldest brother, second brother, you always say that I am willful in doing things, and that I am selfish and don't care about you, my father, and the Zheng family. But aren't you selfish?" It's not that Zheng Qian doesn't know everything. In fact, with his extraordinary wisdom, he knows everything, but he is too lazy to say it. "You came to the capital for your future, so can't I do it for mine?"
"We didn't stop you from finding the lord, but the tenth prince can't. Our Zheng family never participates in the fight between princes. If you recognize the tenth prince as your lord, you will get involved. Do you know how dangerous it will be? ?" Zheng Rang's face turned blue with anger, "You think I am afraid that you will cause us trouble, but I am afraid that you will be in danger."
"Brother, when did you become so naive?" Zheng Qian said coldly, "Do you think you will be safe if you don't participate in the fight between the princes? Do you think you can sit back and relax because you are Zheng Xilin's son? ? Do you think it’s He Xiang and Taishi Liu?”
"From the moment we arrived in the capital, we were in danger and trouble!"
Zheng Qian's words made Zheng Rang and the others unable to refute.
"Before I came to the capital, I asked my father. I told him that I went to the capital to find my lord. Dad said that the person who can make me think of my lord must be very powerful." Zheng Qian said, "I also told him He said, what if the lord I recognize is a prince? It doesn’t matter if he is a prince, let me do what I want. He also said that although he is no longer a captain, he still has the ability to protect his three sons. . If he doesn’t even have this ability, his life will be in vain.”
Zheng Rang and Zheng Cheng looked surprised when they heard this.
"Dad actually told you these words?"
"Dad also said that you two are stupid, so let me, my younger brother, help you more." Zheng Qian said angrily, "Dad also said that it doesn't matter even if the three princes we support are different, because he will protect us. The three brothers are fine."
Zheng Rang and Zheng Cheng were both shocked. They didn't expect their father to say these words. After all, he didn't say such words to them before they left. Dad just lets them do what they want to do and don't worry about anything else.
"Dad also said that if the three of us support different princes, each of us will support his own lord based on his own ability, but the three of us brothers cannot kill each other."
"How could we possibly kill each other?"
Zheng Rang understood what Zheng Xilin meant. His expression suddenly became very serious and he said to Zheng Qian: "Since dad said he can save the three of us, then little brother, you can do what you want to do. Your second brother and I will not interfere with you."
After hearing what Zheng Rang said, Zheng Cheng would naturally no longer object to Zheng Qian's recognition of his lord, but he still felt that his younger brother was too hasty.
"Little brother, you want to recognize the lord, we have no objection, but are you really sure that your lord is the tenth prince? The tenth prince is not favored, and there are no ministers in the court to support him. Also, the tenth prince said that he wants to be a prince when he grows up The idle prince will travel around the world and eat delicious food all over the world. He doesn’t want to seize the throne. Are you sure you want to recognize him as your lord?"
"Second brother, have you misunderstood something?" Zheng Qian said, giving Zheng Cheng a look of contempt, "The reason why I recognize His Highness as my lord is because he is smarter than me, not because he is the Tenth Prince. .I am not trying to assist the lord in seizing the legitimate son."
"Then why do you recognize my lord?" Zheng Rang asked in surprise, "You recognize my lord, don't you want to help your lord achieve a great cause?"
"No, I recognize the lord because I only recognize people who are smarter than me. Of course, if the lord wants to take over and become the emperor, then I will help him. If the lord just wants to be an idle prince, then I will go with the lord Travel around the world and eat delicious food all over the world." Zheng Qian said, "Whatever the lord wants to do, I will help him do it."
Zheng Rang and Zheng Cheng didn't know what to say for a while. Because it's completely different from what they imagined.
"Then what's the point of recognizing your lord?" Zheng Cheng was puzzled. Since he won't help His Highness to seize the heir, why should my younger brother recognize him as my lord?
"Second brother, are you a pig?" Zheng Qian looked at Zheng Cheng with great disdain, "Didn't I just say that I recognize the lord because he is smarter than me. How many words do you want me to say? Only then can you understand." Are he and his second brother really brothers? Why does he have such a stupid brother?
"Little brother, His Highness is not smart in studying. In the eyes of everyone, His Highness is a fool."
When Zheng Qian heard this, he raised the corner of his mouth and sneered: "If the lord is really a fool, how did he make new paper and movable type printing."
Zheng Cheng agreed with Zheng Qian's words, nodded repeatedly and said: "If His Highness is really a stupid person, it is impossible to make new paper and movable type printing. His Highness just doesn't like reading. If His Highness can study well, If you study, you will definitely be very smart in reading.”
"The lord has been hiding himself." Zheng Qian said meaningfully, "The lord is not as innocent as he appears on the surface."
"What do you mean?" Zheng Rang was shocked by Zheng Qian's words, "You mean His Highness has been pretending to be crazy..."
Before he finished speaking, he was interrupted by Zheng Qian. Zheng Qian glared at Zheng Rang and said, "What do you mean by pretending to be crazy and acting stupid? My lord is as wise as a fool."
Zheng Rang complained in his heart: This is the protection.
"Brother, why do you think so?" In Zheng Rang's opinion, the Tenth Prince was not a scheming person. After all, His Highness's eyes were too clear and clean. "You just played two games of chess with His Highness Ten, and have never had any contact with His Highness before. Are you so sure that His Highness is extremely smart and has been hiding himself?"
Zheng Cheng echoed: "That's right, how long have you known His Highness the Tenth Prince?"
"Two games of chess are enough." Zheng Qian glanced at his two confused brothers with disgust, "Of course you two idiots can't understand."
Zheng Rang and Zheng Cheng, who are often criticized for being stupid: "..."
"Then what are you going to do next?" Zheng Cheng thought of Zhao Yao's attitude just now and laughed happily, "His Royal Highness the Tenth Prince does not want to be your lord."
Zheng Qian said: "Next, I will go to the palace to accompany the lord."
Zheng Rang was shocked and said: "What, you want to go to the palace?"
"How are you going to get to the palace?"
"Of course I walked into the palace, otherwise how could I fly into the palace?" How could he have two such stupid brothers. He is definitely not biological.
"No, little brother, in what capacity do you enter the palace?" Zheng Rang didn't know where Zheng Qian got the confidence and felt that he would definitely be able to enter the palace.
"Of course I am entering the palace as the master's companion." Zheng Qian said confidently, "I am so smart, the emperor will definitely agree to me being the master's companion."
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