The next day, when Fang Zheng rushed to the Meridian Gate to wait for the court meeting, he found that Guo Tianyang was also there, and he was looking at him with a smile.
Fang Zhengyi said hello casually: "Good morning, Brother Guo!"
Hearing this, Guo Tianyang smiled and replied: "Good morning, dear brother."
As usual, the ministers cast contemptuous glances at him. He was indeed a den of snakes and rats. He openly called himself brother to the eunuch, which was extremely shameless!
"???" Fang Zhengyi looked confused.
The damn eunuch took advantage of me! ? Why is this old guy so enthusiastic today?
Guo Tianyang walked to Fang Zhengyi with small steps and said, "My dear brother came very early today. It seems that he has already adapted?"
"Not bad! I'm getting used to it, I'm getting used to it."
Fang Zheng laughed twice and couldn't figure out Guo Tianyang's routine for a while.
After that, I started to go to court with a lot of doubts, but fortunately I got through again.
During the court meeting, the old guy cast "ambiguous" looks at Fang Zhengyi from time to time.
Fang Zhengyi's scalp felt numb when he saw it! I wish I could castrate him again...
After suppressing the discomfort in his heart, Fang Zheng arrived at Zhan Shi's Mansion by a familiar route.
As soon as he entered, he saw Li Yuanzhao sitting in the courtyard with his feet up, looking bored.
When Fang Zheng arrived, he jumped up in surprise: "Old Fang! You're here!"
"Good morning, Your Highness." Fang Zheng greeted him relaxedly and happily.
Now that Yan Guoan is gone, going to Zhan Shifu is just like going home!
"Lao Fang, would you like to go with me to the Haw Par Park in the East Palace? It was demolished by my father. It just so happens that you can help me think about how to build a new one?"
Fang Zheng was immediately furious, I treat you as a brother and you treat me as a cow or horse!
If Your Majesty finds out about this, why don't you take my skin off! ?
Then he quickly said: "What's the point of cats and dogs! Those are just for children to play with. No matter how old he is, he is still a beast!"
"If your highness is interested, go fight monsters in the sea! I know that there is a monster in the sea named Godzilla. It is huge! It can spit fire... from its mouth."
"It is suitable for an all-round talent like His Highness to fight with!"
Li Yuanzhao glanced at him contemptuously and said: "Haha, don't think that I am a fool. I can't breathe in water, and there are monsters in the water that spit fire. Is this reasonable?"
The child is older and can no longer be fooled!
Fang Zheng wiped a cold sweat and said, "Hey, your highness is wise."
"Well, let's play chess! The chessboard is like a battlefield. Your Highness doesn't really want to be a general! I can also take the opportunity to see His Highness's demeanor!"
Li Yuanzhao said with a lack of interest: "Forget it, no one in the palace can play chess better than me. There is no one-match enemy in Go and chess... It's boring."
Fang Zhengyi sneered and said, "Your Highness, have you ever thought that it was them who let you down? I'm pretty proficient in chess. If you don't accept it, let's play a game!"
What does it mean to be invincible in the palace? The prince is playing chess with the eunuch? There will be trouble if you don't win. At this time, you have to use the provocation method.
Sure enough, Li Yuanzhao became excited when he heard this.
"Okay! What do you want to play? You can choose Go, Chess, Chess, Beast Fighting, or Chess! Let you see what I am capable of!"
"No, no, no! None of the ministers His Highness mentioned can do that! I'll play backgammon with you!"
Fang Zhengyi really doesn't know how to play chess. He doesn't want to learn the complicated rules of chess. He just plays backgammon in the county office on weekdays. After a few years, he can definitely be considered proficient.
Li Yuanzhao asked in confusion: "What is backgammon?"
"Hey! It's very simple. Just use the chess pieces on this Go board. Black plays first. Whoever connects five chess pieces in a row horizontally, vertically and diagonally first wins!"
Li Yuanzhao said disappointedly: "Hey, what do I mean? It's boring to hear, but since you are willing to come down, I will accompany you!"
Haha, young people, don’t be too arrogant!
Fang Zheng smiled and said: "Your Highness, don't underestimate this backgammon, I am well versed in it."
"Just playing chess is not interesting. It has to be a little bit lucky to be fun."
Li Yuanzhao became interested: "What kind of lottery!?"
"If I win a game, Your Highness will memorize an article or copy a book. If I lose, I will give His Highness a hundred taels of silver. How about that?"
Li Yuanzhao exclaimed: "Okay, Lao Fang, it seems your family really has too much money to spend, let's gamble!"
Fang Zhengyi sneered: "Your Highness, you should take care of yourself! I am still worried that the palace does not have enough books!"
The chess pieces and chessboard were quickly prepared.
The two sat opposite each other, Fang Zheng looked relaxed, while Li Yuanzhao looked disdainful.
...
Soon, in just a cup of tea, the first game of chess was over.
Fang Zhengyi looked at Li Yuanzhao proudly and said, "How about it, Your Highness!? You owe me an article."
Li Yuanzhao snorted coldly: "Why are you so proud? I'm still getting used to it! Come again!"
Fang Zheng shrugged, then come.
This time Li Yuanzhao's expression became serious, he didn't make a rash decision and thought carefully.
However, it didn’t take long before we lost the second set again.
"Two articles already!"
"Come again!"
"Three articles already!"
"Come again!"
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Fang Zhengyi played with him all the time, but Li Yuanzhao was stunned that he didn't win a single game!
"Twenty-five articles!"
"Cut the nonsense! Come again!"
Fang Zheng observed Li Yuanzhao's reaction while looking down, and saw that Li Yuanzhao was concentrating on the chessboard, mumbling words every time he made a move.
It can be seen that he is really trying hard to learn and absorb, and his attitude is extremely serious.
Fang Zheng couldn't help but be surprised. This aspect of the prince was very admirable. Once he was immersed in something, he would have the spirit of not hitting the wall and never looking back.
By the thirty-seventh set, Fang Zhengyi had begun to take it seriously.
Li Yuanzhao's expression was as crazy as drunkenness, sometimes giggling, sometimes gritting his teeth.
Fang Zhengyi also started to look serious, but suddenly there was a rush of footsteps in his ears that disrupted his thoughts. When he looked up, he seemed to see several eunuchs hurriedly running past from the moon gate.
In this stunned moment, Li Yuanzhao made a sudden move.
Four white stones are connected in a row, and there are no black stones at either end. It is already a fatal situation!
Fang Zheng glanced in the direction of the moon gate, feeling something unusual in his heart.
Suddenly, he saw a figure in a yellow shirt appearing vaguely through the branches. He quickly lowered his head and continued to look at the chessboard.
Cold sweat breaks out at any time...His Majesty is here...
Depend on! If he sees me playing backgammon with the prince, won't it be mazhao? !
Although His Majesty asked him to teach the prince some new things, this does not include bullshitting!
While Fang Zheng was thinking, Li Yuanzhao's urging voice sounded: "Old Fang! Come on! Come on! I'm going to win! What else are you thinking about!"
Just as he was speaking, Fang Zhengyi's peripheral vision had already caught a glimpse of the figure behind the branches getting closer and closer.
Seeing that he didn't respond, Li Yuanzhao urged: "Old Fang! Are you trying to cheat! I have already won this round!"
Fang Zhengyi was thinking of countermeasures when he suddenly had an idea!
He raised his hand and overturned the chessboard. The chess pieces flew all over the sky, and he shouted loudly: "Tie!"
Li Yuanzhao didn't expect Fang Zhengyi to do such a trick to him. He immediately opened his mouth and said angrily: "Old Fang! You can't afford it! I won't memorize that article either!"
Fang Zheng said in a deep voice: "Your Highness! This is also one of the ways to play backgammon!"
"Your Highness is the Crown Prince, and the world is His Highness's chessboard. If the chess game has reached an impasse, should Your Highness continue to play chess?"
"At this time, Your Highness should have the courage to overturn the chessboard! As the saying goes, if you don't break, you don't stand! If you don't have the spirit to fight to the death, then you will really lose!"
"This is the truth I want to entrust to His Highness. Does Your Highness understand...cough...cough!"
Li Yuanzhao didn't listen at all and bared his teeth and rushed to catch Fang Zhengyi, but Fang Zhengyi dodged him.
After that, Fang Zhengyi continued: "Your Highness, the king is the one who makes the rules for the world! How can you be limited by the rules!"
"This is what I want to tell you! Okay, that's it for today's class, elbow! Let's go eat!"
Li Yuanzhao grabbed Fang Zhengyi's sleeve and said angrily: "Don't even think about lying! I have remembered every chess piece I played just now. I want to review it!"
Fang Zheng swatted away Li Yuanzhao's hand with an expressionless expression: "Your Highness, you just lost thirty-six rounds, so even if I lose this round, how about you memorize thirty-five articles?"
Li Yuanzhao refused: "No! You're cheating! Let's play again!"
Fang Zhengyi continued: "In that case, I will give you a zero and just memorize thirty chapters! That'll be all right... If you win one game, it's worth six! Your Highness has made a profit."
Li Yuanzhao said calmly: "Then... OK, OK! You can't cheat next time."
Fang Zheng glanced behind the branches and breathed a sigh of relief when he saw the figure of Huang Shan leaving.
"Your Highness, I am not cheating! This is how backgammon is played. This move is called the Goddess Scattering Flowers. I also have a move called Thousand Arrows. If you don't believe me, you can try it again!"
"No more fun, no more fun! You have to say everything and still have fun! Let's go eat, I'm hungry!"
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Outside the moon gate.
Emperor Jing just walked out of the courtyard slowly and said to Guo Tianyang: "This Fang Zhengyi can come up with something new for me every time. It's really surprising."
"The education method is also unique, which impressed me deeply... It's good."
Guo Tianyang also smiled and said: "Yes, Your Majesty, I was very impressed when I heard this, and the prince actually endorsed it willingly."
Emperor Jing laughed twice: "It seems that Fang Zhengyi does have a solution, but..."
As he spoke, Emperor Jing's face turned cold: "But that traitor is so naughty that he can't even listen to a word he says. I think he is itchy, so I called him to the imperial study at night. I want to take good care of him!"
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