Su Shi asked again: "What is the purpose of playing chess?"
The ultimate goal of playing chess is naturally to capture the opponent's veteran and win the game. It's like they want to find out the real culprits who killed the prince and bring them to justice.
Su Shi smiled bitterly and said, "It's just that now we not only don't know who the opponent's veteran is, but we don't even know where the opponent's pawns are."
Since the enemy hadn't even discovered it, they naturally didn't know how to attack, so they made this plan in the hope of drawing the opponent out.
But now Su Shi said that their plan was useless.
Su Shi said: "That's because the opponent knows that you can't threaten them, so they don't need to make any moves at all. Just like playing chess, as long as the chess pieces are moved, flaws will be revealed in even the most exquisite layout, so when they don't feel a real threat The other party will never act before."
Zhou Xuan asked: "Then what is the real threat to the other party?"
Su Shi suddenly fell into silence, with a solemn expression on his face.
Zhou Xuan and Su Shi did not rush him because they also knew that this matter was too serious and no one knew what the consequences would be, so they had no objection to Su Shi's caution.
After a long time, Su Cai slowly said: "I believe that if the other party feels a real threat, then they will act very quickly and cruelly, and will never leave the other party any room."
Speaking of this, Su Shi couldn't help but sigh: "So you have to think carefully. If you really continue to pursue it, people will die."
Then he added: "A lot of people will die, probably even ourselves."
Su Zhou suddenly asked: "Are you sure that the prince was murdered?"
Su Shi asked back: "Aren't you always sure? Why do you ask me?"
Su Zhou also became silent. At this time, Zhou Xuan sighed quietly from the side: "Although we suspect that the prince was murdered, there is no evidence to prove it."
"Then why do you think the prince was murdered?"
This has always been something that puzzled Su Shi. Since even the three imperial doctors believed that the cause of the prince's death was not suspicious, why did they still doubt it and firmly believe it.
No one spoke anymore, and the study fell into silence, leaving only the endless sounds of wind and rain.
After a long time, Qin Nan looked straight at Su Shi and asked slowly: "Do you believe that someone can predict the time of his death?"
This question was so strange that Su Shi didn't know how to answer it for a moment. He looked at Zhou Xuan blankly.
Zhou Xuan looked solemn, as if he was joking, and Su Zhou didn't seem surprised, which made Su Shi feel puzzled.
He thought for a while and said: "It seems that it is not difficult for a person to predict the time of his death."
Zhou Xuan and Su Zhou couldn't help but asked in unison: "Why?"
Su Shi smiled and said, "I heard a story about a Taoist priest who was very accurate in predicting good and bad luck and was very famous in the local area. One day when the Taoist priest had nothing to do, he made a fortune for himself, and the prediction showed his life span. He was fifty-six years old, and he would die on his fifty-sixth birthday.”
Zhou Xuan looked at him blankly: "What then?"
Su Shi continued: "He was only forty-three years old at the time, and thirteen years passed without incident, and the time came for his fifty-sixth birthday."
"That day, the Taoist temple was packed with guests, and the whole Taoist temple was packed with people." Su Shi suddenly asked, "Do you know why so many people went to that Taoist temple that day?"
Su Zhou said silently: "These people go to that Taoist temple naturally because they want to know whether the Taoist priest's fortune telling is accurate."
Su Shi held up his palms and smiled and said, "That's right. Many people went to the Taoist temple early in the morning and have been waiting for the news of the Taoist priest's death."
Hearing this, Zhou Xuan couldn't help but ask: "What's the result?"
"Just after Xu Shi, the Taoist priest transformed into an immortal and ascended."
Yu Huasheng was dead. Zhou Xuan and Su Zhou couldn't help but glance at each other, as if they could see the shock in each other's eyes.
But Su Shi seemed extremely indifferent.
Zhou Xuan couldn't help but ask: "Don't you think this is a very magical thing?"
Su Shi smiled and shook his head: "I don't think so."
"Why?"
Su Shi said calmly: "Because although the Taoist priest said he was transformed into an immortal and ascended, he actually committed suicide."
Zhou Xuan was stunned: "Suicide? Why did he commit suicide?"
Su Shi smiled and asked, "What would you do if you were in his situation?"
Zhou Xuan suddenly stopped talking again, and even Su Zhou frowned.
After a long time, Zhou Xuan murmured: "If it were me, I'm afraid the only way to go is suicide."
If the Taoist priest does not die, it means that his fortune telling is not accurate at all. Not only will his own reputation be ruined, but his Taoist sect will also be harmed.
So when he had his fortune told, everything was already doomed.
Su Shi smiled and said, "Don't you think it's ironic?"
At this time, Su Zhou suddenly said: "But the prince is not a Taoist priest, and no Taoist priest has told his fortune."
Although Su Shi was mentally prepared, Su Zhou's words still shocked him.
He looked at Su Zhou in disbelief and asked after a long time: "You mean the prince knows the date of his death?"
Su Zhou said slowly: "The prince died on the 29th of the winter lunar month in the seventh year of Hexing. He came to see me on the 25th of the winter lunar month."
Su Shi was listening quietly.
Su Zhou recalled while saying: "The prince asked me to meet at Hechang Tower at noon. I still remember that it was snowing heavily that day and it was freezing cold. It was not suitable to go out at all. I don't know why the prince summoned me that day. And We won’t be summoned at the East Palace either, but at Hechang Tower.”
"At that time, I guessed that the prince might want to go out and relax, so I had already arrived at Hechang Tower before noon."
"Then what?" Su Shi finally asked.
"The prince arrived after noon, but after he came, he sat there without saying a word, as if he was deeply worried. At that time, I knew that the prince had heavy political affairs, and some political affairs were not handled smoothly, so I expressed my comfort."
"There are heavy political affairs?"
Su Zhou nodded: "At that time, the prince had already helped the emperor handle the government affairs of the court."
Su Shi said "Oh" and then continued to listen carefully.
Su Zhou continued: "The prince doesn't like drinking, but he drank a lot that day."
"Is he drinking to drown his sorrows?"
Su Zhou sighed: "Maybe."
Then his expression became strange, seeming a little sad and a little confused. After a long time, he slowly said: "When the prince was still drunk, he suddenly said some very strange words to me, and these few words Even ten years later, I still remember this sentence clearly."
