On the surface, Mr. Zhou actually took over the chess game, but when the move was made, what the two of them were talking about had nothing to do with the chess game.
"I've known for a long time that you came to the capital, but I didn't know what kind of thoughts you were hiding this time. I heard that you even brought a proud disciple. Why, you finally gave up your evil intentions and became an honest teacher. , hoping to teach a good disciple to stand up for you?"
The man put his son down and chatted casually, as if asking questions.
The two have known each other for a long time, and they were half classmates many years ago. However, when they are playing chess, their expressions are a little cold. Even when they are making moves, they never look at each other. They are both looking down. He turned around and looked at the chessboard on the table, then spoke calmly.
"Sharpening my sword will not stop chopping firewood, teaching a successful disciple, and fully displaying my ambition in the court. It is not that I can only choose one or the other. If there is no delay in each other, how can I change my mind?"
When he said the words "change of mind", the corner of Zhou Kefa's mouth rose, and he picked up a chess piece and dropped it on the chessboard. It seemed like an ordinary move, but it was full of murderous intent, without any obstruction. As Bing Feng pointed, he moved towards the opposite man Heizi Yingpan. He walked away with such power that the men across from him frowned, but they still let go and sighed for no reason.
"Years ago, when the two of us played against each other, we always ended up with the most draws. Even after dozens of games, we might not be able to tell the winner. Over the years, we have been in the court, getting older and older, but our official positions are also getting higher and higher, and even more so. You know what it means to walk on thin ice, and every step is difficult, so you can see it from your chess skills, especially if you don't attack but only defend. In my opinion, it's probably a draw today, so why bother?"
"You said it when you play chess, and you said it when you didn't play chess. You said both good and bad things. I have some free time to talk about good things." Zhou Kefa said coldly, and made Bai Zi forward two points forward. After all, it was He raised his head and said, "In any case, you are half of my senior brother. Although you may not be more talented than ordinary people, your thoughts are indeed very detailed. If it were someone else who did this, I'm afraid that after those three people lose, , you have to wait for ten days and a half before you come to Qi Liang Academy in a big way, but you are different, you choose this critical moment when no one expects anyone from the chess academy to come."
In Zhou Kefa's view, the literati in Shangqi were the most arrogant, and most of them did not put convenience first when doing things. Instead, they had to take care of their own face at all times, relying on the fact that all three people in the Qi Yuan had been defeated before. Even if those tutors in the Chess Academy who are high-ranking but not necessarily low-minded want to personally take action to gain back the honor for the Chess Academy, they will definitely have to stay dormant for nearly a month before coming to Qiliang Academy to compete with them. Chess game. The reason is clear at a glance. Firstly, they deliberately suppressed the matter, at least not to spread it further. Using the chess court as a standing brick to lift Zhou Kefa up was definitely a loss of status. Secondly, he had to uphold the so-called literati's ideals. Jin, everyone is fleeing in the rainy weather. Only singing and singing in the rain by yourself is the most embarrassing thing for a scholar. Therefore, you must not be impatient and come to ask for face. If you win, Others only thought that the chess academy was just like this. It only beat three teachers, so they hurriedly came to regain the ground. Even if they beat themselves, it might not be a shameful move. If they failed to win, it would be the same as the shogi academy. It is even more embarrassing to take off the plaque and send it to someone's feet to step on it twice.
But the person in front of him was different, and he actually used a strange move to attract him. Therefore, no one in the academy had thought about the origin of this extremely unfamiliar person who was playing chess with Mr. Zhou.
"If you put these trivial and prudent thoughts on learning, I will definitely follow the etiquette of my junior brother. But unfortunately, everyone has their own ambitions. They would rather tie their hands and feet in the court than put their minds on learning with peace of mind. Of course, So I don’t want to salute.”
Clearly aware of the teasing acupuncture in Zhou Kefa's words, the visitor was not in a hurry. He raised his eyes and glanced at Zhou Kefa. Suddenly he realized that his half-junior brother's temples were already gray. For no reason, he remained silent for a while, and then thought about it. When I was studying literature with my master, the outer disciples in front of me were always able to ask very clever questions after just thinking for a while, and I couldn't help but feel dazed for a while.
"You, you are always so virtuous. You know that you can't get around the word Chaotang no matter what, but you still look down on these people in the Chaotang. It's like going to a restaurant to have a drink and being the master of the spoon. Most people praise the chef's cooking, but you are the only one who thinks the taste is not right. You are clearly not a cook. You still find it difficult to eat the food cooked by the chef, and you even complain about whether it tastes good or not because I have a tongue on my body. I have the final say. But your opponents, Zhou Kefa, are not just people from the court. It is better to have more help than to make countless enemies."
"You and I are not young anymore. What's more, when the five great swordsmen joined forces, even if the stunning swordsman blocked 90% of the attacks for you, the remaining years would not be very rich. People under the eaves, lowering their heads will not count. What, it would be nice to be able to hide from the rain and watch the sun rise."
As soon as he spoke, the Heizi camp had already been charged by the White troops. The situation was already precarious, but the Heizi in the camp scattered in all directions. Although they were on the defensive and the camp was gone, judging from the formation, it became increasingly impregnable. , locking the white chess piece every time, although it is difficult to gain much benefit, but it still works step by step, and it is astonishingly stable.
Zhou Kefa also knew the ability of the person in front of him. After pondering for a moment, he still didn't make a move. Instead, he held up a chess piece and looked at the latter.
"Has Xun Wenqu ever beaten you on the chessboard?"
"Of course I'm better than you. I'm pretty much the same as you, but I'm more ruthless in my attacks. I'm especially good at attacking. I'm similar to you, a chess monster, in both offense and defense, and your moves are varied, but I'm more ruthless."
"When my disciple returned to the capital, it seemed that many people in the capital were not happy to see him. He encountered several disasters along the way. Fortunately, Xun Ji was still thinking about his only eldest son, otherwise he would have been killed by now. Have you ever known about the harm caused by others?" Zhou Kefa stared at the person in front of him closely, his expression finally became more deserted, "The reason why I am here and idle for many days is to make my first disciple A disciple who enters the imperial court can seriously break away from the wings of me, who everyone shouts about as a master, and smoothly rise to the top, but doing so is really irritating."
The man in his fifties spread his hands and said very innocently, "I am a second-rank official in the imperial court. I don't know if I can touch the first-rank official in the imperial court before I die. I already have enough free time to go to the chess academy to be the deputy director. Xianyun Yehe, how did I know you? It is very inappropriate to ask me about this matter when you are fighting overtly and covertly with Prime Minister Xun."
Zhou Kefa knew the temper of the person in front of him, so he slowed down White's offensive, and his chess strategy completely changed.
"Since you don't want to say it, there is no need to say it. Although Xun Ji's methods are not as good as that of Xun Wenqu, fortunately, he has never been idle for many years in Qingchai. He knows that his son is a great talent and he has paved the way fairly well. It is safe and thorough. With these current manpower, my disciple will definitely be able to settle down in the capital and sharpen his sword for a while. I think even you and other old foxes who have been involved in the officialdom for many years will not be able to spare much thought to contain it. My disciple." "How about you, why don't you stand aside with me?"
Zhou Kefa narrowed his eyes and smiled.
"Which side are you on?" the man asked.
"You have never respected saints, and you also hate aristocratic families and even most immortal families. I think you have never cared about the word power. Which side you are on, I don't understand more and more, but I have figured it out. Come up with some ideas."
"Keep talking." Zhou Kefa ignored it and made another mistake.
"Shang Qi can't tolerate you. At least this capital can't tolerate you. In the past many years, people probably knew that there was a great man who only had Shang Qi in his heart. But now Shang Qi doesn't need people like you."
"You also said the word "Shangqi", but it's still a bit shallow." Zhou Kefa smacked his lips, and took out two broad beans that he had hidden in advance, put them in his mouth and chewed them twice, "Aristocratic families elsewhere in the world are not A noble family? Besides, there are so many people in the same place, so who can say this on behalf of the people? I don’t need Zhou Kefa."
The man laughed and looked helplessly at Zhou Kefa, who was dishonest, "It's still unreasonable to behave like that."
But it didn't make sense, or he couldn't explain it. In the end, the man didn't explain clearly. He just looked around and saw only a thatched cottage standing. Outside the thatched cottage was a brazier, a chessboard, and two or three wooden chairs. So the words came to mouth, and swallowed again.
"Maybe you're right."
"But what do you want the whole country to do? The world is undecided. I can still smell the smell of war smoke in the past. In your opinion, if the whole country and the whole country are terminally ill, then this If a strong medicine is poured into the mouth of a patient, either he will ascend to the top day by day and the country will be prosperous, or he will not be able to withstand the strong medicine and will immediately fall apart and become the flesh of others. This is a huge gamble that we cannot afford to lose."
"The situation is clear, it's time for you to go."
The man was stunned.
Immediately when he looked at the chessboard, his expression suddenly became strange, but he saw that the few sunspots guarding the four directions were missing. Zhou Kefa put one hand behind his back and winked at himself.
"Junior brother is not a saint, and he may not be a good official, but he has always had good eyesight. Seeing the common people carrying the mountain of aristocratic families on their backs, he acts domineeringly and unscrupulously, and blocks thousands of poor students who have studied hard for many years from the door. , no matter what, I can't stand by and watch. Others do things to either gain fame and fortune in the world, or to make history behind them, but I am just a mountain mover. Although I am stupid, I may not be able to win anything for myself. The means I will use in the future It may not be clean, but if it can overturn this mountain, it will be a joy."
When the man went out, the sun was just right.
Not far from the Qiliang Academy, there was a village. The smoke was rising calmly, and several shepherd boys were hanging on the back of the old cow.
If you have money to eat, you will have a future.
It seemed that it was indeed very good, so the man did not pay attention to the black chess piece hidden in Mr. Zhou's hand. Instead, he stood there and did not move for a long time.
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