To the south of Xianyang City, in a valley on the north side of the Qinling Mountains, a stream has not frozen and is flowing slowly as always, with a layer of dense water vapor on its surface.
There is a wooden house on a gentle slope next to the stream.
In the wooden house, two old men were playing chess.
These two old men were none other than Ji Fa and Lu Buwei. This wooden house was also Lu Buwei's retreat.
"Lost." Lu Buwei thought for a long time and finally admitted defeat.
"Haha, it seems that your chess skills have improved in the past few days." Ji Fa said with a smile.
"It's better to be guided by the seniors before." Lu Buwei responded with the same smile.
"How have you considered what I said last time?" Ji Fa asked.
Lu Buwei's smile did not fade and he replied: "There is no need to discuss the matters ordered by our seniors. The Lu family members can just follow them."
Ji Fa sighed softly and said: "I know that it is indeed too early to arrange a marriage for Lu Wen's daughter now, but this is also an important step for the implementation of King Qin's thousand-year plan. .”
"I understand." Lu Buwei nodded and said, "Since the King of Qin has decided that Liu Bang will take over the country, he must be controlled, and the best way to control him is to make his wife ours. .”
"What's more, Liu Bang is so many years older than Lu Pheasant, and he will definitely die first in the future. In this way, Lu Pheasant can naturally straighten out the country."
"Well, that's right." Ji Fa smiled and nodded, "I also saw this, so I happily agreed to King Qin."
As soon as he finished speaking, there was a sound at the door outside, and Lu Wen walked into the house holding a three or four-year-old girl.
"I've met senior." Lu Wen bowed to Ji Fa and saluted.
Ji Fa nodded, pointed at the little girl and said, "This is your little daughter, Lu Pheasant, right?"
"Yes, this is my little girl." Lu Wen looked down at Lu Pheasant and said, "This is Gaozu, please call me Gaozu."
Lu Pheasant looked at Ji Fa with his big, watery eyes, his pupils showing a strange brilliance, and he shouted in a sweet voice: "Gaozu!"
"Haha, okay, be a good boy, be good." When Ji Fa saw how well-behaved Lu Pheasant was, he opened his mouth from ear to ear with joy and hugged Lu Pheasant.
"Tell me, Gaozu, how old are you this year?"
Not only did Lu Pheasant not reject him, but he was extremely friendly with Ji Fa: "I'm almost four years old."
Ji Fa rubbed Lu Pheasant's fair and tender face with his fingers, enjoying the food. Ji Fa held Lu Pheasant in one hand and took his luggage with the other hand. He took out some cakes brought from the palace, then took a piece and put it in Lu Pheasant's little hand.
Lu Pheasant looked at the cake in his hand, but did not pick it up to eat. Instead, he looked at his father.
Lu Wen nodded at her, and then Lu Pheasant picked up the pastry and took a bite.
Here, it can't compare to the Lu Mansion before. Whether it's food or clothing, it can't be compared with before. Especially for children, it is commendable that they still obey the rules after seeing long-lost delicacies.
This also shows that Lu Wen and his wife do have some methods for educating their children.
"Is it delicious?" Ji Fa feels sorry for you, so just eat it. Gaozu has a lot more here, and I'll give them to you. "Ji Fa laughed and put the remaining cakes on Lu Pheasant's body.
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Lu Pheasant blinked his big eyes and looked at Lu Wen again.
"I still haven't thanked you, Gaozu." Lu Wen looked at Lu Pheasant and said.
"Thank you, Emperor Gaozu." Lu Zhi obediently put his hands together and thanked Ji Fa.
After paying homage, Lu Pheasant pushed all the cakes to his father, Lu Wen.
"Take it back to my brother."
"Hahahaha...!" Looking at Lu Zhi's little appearance, Ji Fa laughed again, "At a young age, you know how to take care of others. You can't go wrong when you grow up."
Sure enough, three years old looks old.
Ji Fa took out an exquisite jade pendant from his arms and placed it on Lu Pheasant's palm.
"Good boy, this is the gift given to you by Emperor Gaozu. Take it."
Lu Wen said anxiously: "Senior, how could this happen?"
Ji Fa raised his hand to stop Lu Wen's words and said, "This jade pendant is not an ordinary jade pendant. With it, you can eliminate evil spirits and diseases. In the future, you will be able to do great things without a good body."
"Besides, this jade pendant can also be used as a token, and it will definitely be useful in the future."
After hearing what Ji Fa said, Lu Wen stopped trying to evade and said, "Then, thank you, senior."
Ji Fa smiled and said: "You are the descendants of the Grand Duke, and I should take care of you. From now on, if I give you anything, you can just take it calmly, no need to be polite."
"Okay!" Lu Wen responded with a smile.
Ji Fa returned to his seat, picked up a black chess piece with two fingers, shook it in front of Lu Buwei, and said: "This chessboard and chess pieces are not ordinary objects, but made from a piece of Nanman art." Made of ivory from the tribe’s salary, I will give it to you now.”
Ji Fa had just said that there was no need to be polite, but Lu Buwei did not refuse and cupped his hands and said, "Thank you, senior."
Ji Fa put the chess piece in Lu Buwei's hand and said happily: "This chess game seems ordinary, but it contains the power of Yin. I am in it and have understood many Tai Chi principles. If you don't have time, Let’s use this to relieve our boredom.”
"Okay!" Lu Buwei smiled and held the chess piece tightly.
Ji Fa turned back to get his luggage, took out two chessboards that were smaller than the chessboard, placed them on the table, and then put the two chessboards together.
After putting the chessboard together, Ji Fa took out some black and white chess pieces.
These chess pieces are slightly larger than the chess pieces used in chess, and their upper surfaces are also flatter. There is also a word on each chess piece.
"This kind of chess is different from chess, and its name is "xiangqi". Ji Fa said while taking out the chess pieces.
"Chess?" Lu Buwei muttered. It was obviously the first time he had heard of this kind of chess.
"Yes." Ji Fa said, "Because the chess pieces and the chess board are made of ivory, I call it chess."
"This chess is different from playing chess. Playing chess focuses on Yin variables, while chess evolved from the battle formations."
Ji Fa picked up a chess piece and saw the word "handsome" engraved on it.
"This chess piece represents the commander-in-chief, who sits in the central military tent."
With a snap, Ji Fa placed the chess piece in the middle of the bottom line. Around it, there was a square grid with a rice-shaped pattern inside.
"These two are the sergeants responsible for the commander's safety. They are arranged on the left and right of the commander, but they cannot march horizontally or vertically. They can only march diagonally inside the central tent."
"Neither the generals nor the guards can leave the central tent. The generals of both sides cannot meet in a straight line. If they are in a straight line, there must be chess pieces in the middle."
Lu Buwei nodded, picked up a chess piece at hand and looked at it.
I took a look and saw the word "相" written on it.
"This phase represents the prime minister's country, and it mainly plays a defensive role. It can only move in its own area, and it uses the word "field". "
Ji Fa took the chess piece from Lu Buwei's hand, placed it next to the "Shi", and then demonstrated the movement routes of the "Xiang".
Lu Wen was on the side and had already picked out all the white chess pieces and pushed them to Ji Fa's hand.
Ji Fa picked out three chess pieces, with the words "Rook, Horse, and Bow" written on them.
"These three chess pieces are offensive chess pieces, representing the types of troops. The rook represents a chariot. Its traveling route is straight and can destroy any enemy on its route."
"The one with horse written on it represents cavalry. The way it moves is in a diagonal "sun" shape. It can also capture the enemy's pieces at the landing point. "
"And this bow represents the archer. It can only attack the enemy through a chess piece."
Lu Bu
Wei and Lu Wen nodded at the same time to express their understanding.
Lu Wen picked up one of the remaining chess pieces with the word "pawn" and said, "No need to ask, the one with the word "pawn" on it represents the infantry. "
"Well, that's right." Ji Fa said, "These infantry can only move forward, not backward, and can only take one step at a time."
Ji Fa pointed to the area where the two chessboards meet and said, "Black's side represents the Shang Dynasty, and White's side represents the Zhou Kingdom."
"Haha, it turns out that this is a situation where Shang and Zhou are competing against each other." Lu Wen said with a smile.
"Yes, when we first raised the army, I used this chess to practice different formations, and I also discovered many mysteries in it." Ji Fa said.
"Is this small chessboard really so magical?" Lu Wen said in surprise.
"Yes!" Ji Fa nodded and said, "Now I will give you this chessboard. You can use it to assist in studying the formation when helping Liu Bang."
Of course Lu Wen couldn't refuse, so he directly handed over his hand and said: "Thank you, senior!"
"But..." Ji Fa turned around and said, "During this period, you'd better study more and make some changes. After all, this week's camp and business camp are a little too sensitive and inappropriate, so let's change it. "
"How about..." Lu Buwei paused and said, "How about changing one of them to the country founded by Liu Bang?"
"Okay." Ji Fa said, "But the other side should not be designated as Qin."
The uncle and nephew of the Lu family looked at each other, and then nodded to express their understanding.
At this moment, Lu Wu came in carrying wine and food.
"Senior, my wife has made wine and food, please enjoy it while it's hot." Lu Wu saw the three people gathered around the chessboard, so he cleared the chessboard and served the wine and food.
Lu Wen raised his hand to stop Lu Wu and said, "Don't move yet, we are studying the formation."
As soon as Lu Wu heard the formation, he immediately became interested. He quickly put down the food box in his hand and walked over.
Lu Buwei looked at Lu Wu, laughed, and said, "You became anxious when you heard about the formation. Let's tidy it up and study it while eating."
Lu Wu responded and placed the food and wine in the food box on an empty spot on the table.
While Ji Fa was drinking, he taught Lu's uncle and nephew three people how to play chess.
Lu Pheasant blinked his big watery eyes and kept looking at the immortal old man in front of him. He was holding a wine glass in one hand and a chess piece in the other, looking very leisurely and at ease.
"General!"
There were constant shouts and laughter in the room.
