Xiangyang is one of the ten largest cities in the Three Kingdoms.
If Luoyang is "among the world" in the economic sense, then Xiangyang is "among the world" in military geography, directly determining the north-south boundary of the world. It was a heavyweight among a large number of "strategic battlegrounds" in ancient times. Number one.
Private room on the top floor of Xiangyang Teahouse.
Li Guanqi continued to play chess day and night as usual, completely unaware that he had been promoted to the Third Lord.
Li Guanqi is a 22-year-old amateur Go seventh-dan player. With such age and strength, even when meeting professional chess players on the battle network, he is still capable of fighting, and even makes some older and high-level professional chess players overturn from time to time. In this era where it is unclear whether it is due to the explosion of entertainment or the lack of spirit, there are very few young people who are passionate about Go like Li Guanqi.
Of course, Li Guanqi also has some physical reasons, that is, he has some color blindness and cannot distinguish between traffic lights and various colorful mobile games. Black and white are the most dazzling colors in Li Guanqi's eyes. In addition to chess, this color is also a paper book. So Li Guanqi's second hobby is reading, especially the Three Kingdoms.
But one time after losing to a certain cheat that turned on computer intelligence on Battle.net, my mentality collapsed.
Not because I can't afford to lose, but because I lost to the computer. If chess quality is like character, then the AI computer is simply a monster with no quality, severely damaging Li Guanqi's chess skills. And as an amateur seventh-dan to talk about "chess skills", it is also a very ridiculous thing in itself.
So I traveled through time in depression.
Based on Li Guanqi's understanding of the Three Kingdoms, Xiangyang was of course his first choice. Liu Biao was an excellent player at opening games, far superior to Sun Jian, Yuan Shu and others at the same time. These two are nothing if not armed. Liu Biao was able to "ride into Xiangyang alone" without a single soldier as soon as he introduced the scholar.
Because Jingzhou was rich and the clans were powerful, they only wanted to be local emperors and local cowards, and did not want to be controlled by foreign powers. Even Sun Jian and Yuan Shu, who had strong soldiers and horses, did not gain a foothold in Jingzhou. Only a "weak master" like Liu Biao, a famous member of the royal family and a polished scholar, could barely be recognized.
Liu Biao is very clear about his position and the bottom line of Haoqiang's mentality. When troubled times broke out and others were recruiting troops, he started a Renaissance school. As for the war, he left it to his wife's uncle's family and the guest generals, and Wancheng, the north gate of Jingzhou, left it to Zhang Xiu, the "Northern Sharpshooter". Dongmen Jiangxia was handed over to the local powerful Huang Zu. Then gradually regain Jingnan. He was the lord who loved to use guest generals the most among the Three Kingdoms, so he also took Liu Bei in.
Precisely because of the 20 years since Liu Biao's Renaissance, Xiangyang has absorbed a large number of people from the Central Plains who came to seek refuge, so it has a unique cultural gathering scene. With such a geographical location and talent strength, it still has great potential to compete for world hegemony.
Different world of the Three Kingdoms, but the same Liu Biao. Li Guanqi really wanted to thank Liu Biao for creating this humanistic environment, so regardless of that, he took the time to play chess to increase his reputation.
As a modern chess player, he knows all kinds of fixed chess moves in his mind, which is really not comparable to the ancients who were even amateurs. Liu Biao was soon alerted, so he came here to play two games with Li Guanqi. The two games were extremely difficult!
It's not because of how strong Liu Biao is at chess, but because he doesn't dare to beat him, but he doesn't dare to let it be obvious either! So it was a draw. Liu Biao was so pleased that he appointed Li Guanqi as a minor official who specialized in playing chess and received a salary. As expected of Liu Biao, he is very humane!
After this battle, Li Guanqi became famous in Jingxiang, and he also experienced the legendary state of "playing chess with the emperor", which tested not only his chess skills, but also many things that are difficult to explain in a word. This kind of thing is absolutely beyond the control of an AI computer that has no soul and will do whatever it takes to win. Li Guanqi finally found a way to surpass the computer. Perhaps this is the meaning of his time travel.
From then on, Li Guanqi always took his time no matter who he played chess with. Winning chess is not a skill, winning chess and having fun between the host and the guest is the skill. As a result, his reputation has been further improved, and he has been called "the best chess player in the world" and "chess saint".
The opponent in front of Li Guanqi now is a mysterious old man in black robe. He has appeared in the past month. He will hold his old and heavy chessboard box and play a game in the quiet private room on the top floor every night. He is also the strongest opponent he has encountered so far.
The chessboard is obviously made of iron, and the chess pieces are probably magnets and very heavy. The magnetic attraction when making moves even made Li Guanqi uncomfortable for a time. But it didn't affect Li Guanqi's performance. He still beat him by a glance and a half every time. There is no suspense tonight either.
At this time, the old man in black robe smiled and said: "Sir, Mr. Li is indeed a young and talented man with superb chess skills. I have benefited a lot from this. I will give you this chess box. By the way, I will give you another gift."
After saying that, he took out two shining golden talismans.
Li Guanqi specializes in teahouses. He is a chess player who knows everything about the world without going out. He knows that this is a trip to China! Is this thing more than expensive?
Although Li Guanqi also guessed that he had a good background, he did not expect him to be so generous: "Old sir, what is this?"
The old man smiled and said: "Master Li, do you know that the tea waiter thinks that you are here alone to comprehend the game every night this month?"
Li Guanqi's eyes widened: "They can't even see the old gentleman?"
The old man smiled and said: "It's your eyes that have special powers! I'll make some calculations and wait until Master Huizhou Mu invites you to discuss important matters! See you later!"
After saying that, he turned into the night wind and left, and there was a faint sound of laughter and singing in the wind: "Are the golden scales the things in the pool? The heaven and the earth are the stars..."
——System prompt: Congratulations! You get the magic weapon "Xingluoqibu" and two pieces of "Travel to China"!
——Starry chess cloth: Immortal formation magic weapon, entering the game space during battle.
Li Guanqi suddenly realized that he must be the Immortal Beidou from the legendary chess dungeon!
My eyes are obviously color blind, but do I have superpowers in this world?
The immortal's meaning was very clear. He had finished playing chess in Xiangyang, and it was impossible to attract Pang Tong, Xu Shu, and Zhuge Liang to show up by playing chess. He had to go out for a walk. The most talked-about thing in the past two days is that the five top masters used this Shenzhouxing to go to Yongchang. In fact, Cha Xiaoer also said the day before yesterday that Kuai Yue was observing the stars at night in the Star Observation Tower, and there was something strange in Yongchang.
Should I go there and have a look too? Clean up...the mess?
Or meet Zhong Huang, the number one calligrapher? It is said that music, chess, calligraphy and painting are interlinked. Do we have a common language?
While I was thinking about it, there was indeed a messenger who rushed upstairs: "Master Li is about to recruit, the state pastor has invited you!"
As soon as they went out downstairs, some players immediately shouted: "The chess master is coming out. Boss, you are ranked third, and you are entitled to the title of Three Lords!"
Three gentlemen? I see.
Regarding the ranking, Li Guanqi is now very indifferent. Ranking is a trap, everyone wants to compete. Take the rank-based game of Go as an example, so what if you win the first place? Since you can’t beat the computer, and your income and fame are not as high as those of Internet celebrities, then what are you fighting for? This is not the way chess should be played.
Li Guanqi met the indescribably handsome Liu Biao at his residence. In fact, the Han Dynasty attached great importance to appearance, and people who lived well must have good looks. Ugly people are not welcome to see, such as Pang Tong who was wronged by Sun Quan and Liu Bei.
This time, sitting diagonally across from his chessboard was a young man with a slender figure, gorgeous clothes, and handsome appearance, but with an open "beer belly" and drank a lot of rice wine. He was a general! And it feels very, very strong! Feng Xi and Zhang Nan, his own military commander Fu Benzun, are not at the same level at all!
Li Guanqi was shocked. Is there such a person in Jingxiang? Who dares to be so rude and rude in front of a person like Liu Biao who respects rules and etiquette? Gan Ning? impossible! Gan Ning's background as a thief was always looked down upon by Liu Biao, and it was impossible for him to sit together with him.
Liu Biao said with a smile: "Isn't it great to have friends from far away? Let's watch chess. This -"
The young man waved his hand: "Sir, when he wins, I will introduce him——"
After speaking, he looked at Li Guanqi: "Some people say that you are the best chess player in the world? I don't accept it at all!"
Li Guanqi was even more frightened. This was how powerful Liu Biao was because of his reputation as a famous figure in the world. Generals from other places would come to visit him! But it seems that there is only one Guan Yu who can both play and play chess, but Guan Yu's chess skills may be average. Is this person better than Guan Yu?
The young man waved his sleeve and placed nine pieces on the nine-star position of the chessboard.
Li Guanqi was shocked!
Liu Biao laughed!
The young man smiled proudly: "No one has ever given me nine pieces! If you can win like this, I will admit that you are the best chess player in the world! There are other benefits, this is the only chance!"
Liu Biao also smiled and said: "Guan chess, actually I have something to talk to you about. Anyway, let's finish this game first."
Here comes the real challenge!
Li Guanqi felt that the blood all over his body was boiling! What is the concept of handicap? A professional ninth-dan at the peak of top-level competition means that he, an amateur seventh-dan, has two points, and no more. Let Jiuzi amuse beginners! But with his arrogant and unreasonable personality, how dare he really win? If all nine sons lose, he will go crazy, right?
Therefore, we can still only draw, and the difficulty rises to another level!
