The three countries are very nuclear

Chapter 116
"Brother, that's not the point."

Xun Chen was a little helpless.

I want you to be on guard against Lin Zichu, lest you be tricked by him, that's the point!

"You Ruo, according to what you said, this Lin Zichu is a man of great talent. Talented people have different deeds from ordinary people, so why make a fuss."

Xun Chen smiled frankly, shook his head and said.

Brother, you said this yourself, don't come to me and cry about being tricked by Lin Zichu in the future.

When the two came back, Xun Yu's attitude towards Lin Chao was obviously much closer, and even changed his address.

"Zi Chu, I hope you won't be offended by Youruo's rudeness just now. You came from a long way, why don't you stay in a certain mansion temporarily for a while?"

Well, of course!

"Then bother Xun Gongling." Lin Chao clapped his hands in response.

"Zi Chu doesn't have to be so polite, you and I can match each other in the future."

Xun Yu smiled, and then ordered to go down and host a banquet for Lin Chao and Xun Chen.

Anyway, Lin Chao had just arrived in Luoyang, so the place to live was settled, and he took the opportunity to make friends with Xun Yu, which can be said to kill two birds with one stone, so he was naturally very happy.

After settling down at Xun Yu's house, Lin Chao visited Liu Yan a few days later.

Of course, in the name of Liu Bei.

Although Liu Yan is no longer the governor of Jizhou, if Liu Bei comes to the capital, he must also thank Liu Yan for his support and support.

Regarding Lin Chao's arrival, Liu Yan was very polite, at least no flaws could be seen from his face.He also knew that Lin Chao was Liu Bei's confidant, so he expressed his closeness to Lin Chao openly and secretly during the dinner.

At this time, Liu Yan probably got the prophecy from Dong Fu, that old guy who boasted that Yizhou has the spirit of the Son of Heaven.

Historically, Liu Yan was quite far-sighted. Knowing that the Central Plains would soon be chaotic, he originally planned to take the post of Jiaozhou Shepherd to avoid the war.But after hearing Dong Fu say that Yizhou has the spirit of the emperor, he believed it at that time, so he submitted a letter to be the shepherd of Yizhou.

However, Dong Fu was right about one thing. Yizhou did have the spirit of the emperor, but it should not be attributed to Liu Yan, but to Liu Bei.

Now Liu Yan has already started planning, and just waiting for the right time, he will abolish the governor and change Lizhou pastor, and flee to Yizhou to plan big things.In his eyes, Liu Bei is also a talent who is good at military affairs. If he can be recruited and go to Yizhou with him, it will be of great help, so he expressed his closeness to Lin Chao.

How could Lin Chao not know what he was thinking, and he was naturally unwilling to get too close to this future traitor.But in Lin Chao's calculations, Liu Yan is a perfect tool man, and he can't offend him right now, he can only make false claims with him.

After a banquet, the two parties got along well.

Coming out of Liu Yan's mansion, Lin Chao returned on foot, just in time to experience the prosperity of Luoyang City.

Along the way, they barely passed the West Market, and one or two miles away from Xun Yu's house, they saw two old men talking with their hands under a big locust tree.

"These two old men are playing chess again..."

In this era of lack of entertainment, Lin Chao didn't want to stay at home all day when he had nothing to do these days, so he went out to wander around, and accidentally got acquainted with these two old men who played chess under the tree every day.

Lin Chao didn't pay much attention at the beginning, but after a few days of observation, he found that the two old men were eloquent, citing scriptures at every turn, and even repenting chess had to talk about the deeds of the sages to cover themselves.

Lin Chao was quite surprised by such a clear and refined way of pretending to be coercive.Moreover, the chess moves of the two are quite clever, and I am afraid they are not ordinary people.

But the two of them were dressed simply and talked and laughed freely, completely treating Lin Chao next to him as air.

Lin Chao was curious, and there were no entertainment activities in this era, so he came to watch every day, sometimes with a jug of wine.

Of course, Lin Chao didn't think it was interesting for them to play chess, but he thought it was interesting for the two old men to bicker.

As a result, a unique scene was formed under the big locust tree - two old men were playing chess and bickering, and there was a young man beside him watching happily, drinking a glass from time to time, drinking happily Almost.

It's a pity that there is no popcorn in this era, and the watermelon has not yet reached its ripening season, otherwise the people who eat melons will be doomed.

Seeing that the two were playing chess again at this moment, Lin Chao immediately ran to the nearest wine shop, bought a jar of good wine, went to sit under the big locust tree, and began to watch the two play chess.

These few days Lin Chao came almost every day, the two old men didn't care and continued to talk by hand.

One of the two looks about 60 years old, with white hair and beard.The other was in his fifties, but he was tall, burly-looking, and his voice was comparable to that of Zhang Fei.

A while later, the tall old man was already in danger, and his tricks became chaotic. He accidentally made a wrong move and wanted to take it back, but the old man with white hair and beard grabbed his hand.

"Junior brother, the habit of regretting chess is a bad habit."

The old man stroked his snow-white beard and said with a smile, his face was full of complacency.

"Hmph, brother, why should you be so complacent? A certain person just made a mistake just now, so it can't be taken back!" The burly old man said unwillingly, "The sage once said: Knowing a mistake can correct it, and there is nothing good about it. What's more, a certain person just made an unintentional mistake."

Come on, come on, start spraying.

Seeing that he was about to come to the tearing session that he liked the most, Lin Chao suddenly regained his energy. He couldn't help but open the wine jar, poured a bowl of wine and drank it while watching.

"How can the way of talking with hands be confused with being a human being? It is what a gentleman does without regrets!"

The white-haired old man disagreed with the burly old man's statement, and retorted.

"Just now the chess pieces haven't completely landed on the chessboard, so I can't count as regretting the chess."

The burly old man argued.

"It's not what a gentleman does. The younger brother has been busy with copywriting these years, but his knowledge has fallen behind." The white-haired old man said with a smile, "Besides, you and I have known each other for nearly [-] years, and we have talked a thousand times. You How many times have you won?"

Seeing that the white-haired old man became more and more complacent as he talked, the burly old man threw the chess pieces aside in a fit of anger.

"This little Daoer, I don't even bother to make money."

The white-haired old man was not angry, he smiled and cleaned up the chessboard, and said hello: "Junior brother, you and I play another game?"

"not coming."

The burly old man refused decisively, then turned to look at Lin Chao.

"Xiao Langjun, I see that the wine in your altar is top-grade, can you share it with some?"

"Uh... old man, please!"

Lin Chao took out two more large bowls and poured a bowl of wine for each of the two.

The burly old man picked it up and drank it down, and then asked again: "Mr. Xiao Lang has been watching the conversation between my senior brother and my brother every day, why?"

"The two elders who watch the game have superb chess skills, and I admire them in my heart, so I watch them every day."

Lin Chao complimented against his will.

After all, you can't say that you like watching two people fight each other.

"Xiao Langjun is dishonest!" The white-haired old man also took a sip, put down the wine bowl in his hand and smiled, "A certain chess skill is indeed top-notch in the world. But a certain junior brother's chess skills... are not top-notch."

Hearing this, the burly old man immediately glared at him.

"Senior brother is indeed superb at chess, but why belittle a certain one!"

"A gentleman is magnanimous, and he can tell others everything, just tell the truth."

"How could it be so..."

The burly old man was speechless for a moment, and couldn't help but get angry.

The two chatted for a while, from daily trivialities, to Zijing historical records, to the current state of the world, and finally shook their heads and sighed.

After being silent for a while, the burly old man said: "Senior brother, the current situation is in chaos, and the imperial court enlisted you as a doctor. Why don't you stay in the capital and help someone."

Hearing this, the white-haired old man shook his head with a smile and said: "Zigan, don't talk too much, I don't care about fame and fame in my life, I just want to learn. Besides, I'm over sixty years old, I don't have many days to come, I just want to go back to my hometown If I hadn't heard that Xun Ciming would also come to Beijing this time, I wouldn't have set foot in the capital at all."

The words of the white-haired old man were ordinary, but to Lin Chao's ears, it was like thunder.

Zigan?

Lu Zhi, Lu Zigan?

Lin Chao began to look at the burly old man, and found that he looked more and more like him, and was shocked in his heart.

Sure enough, the circle in the capital is small, so if I watch two old men play chess casually, I can meet Lu Zhi.

Then who is this person whom Lu Zhi calls senior brother?
But the two were only focused on talking, but did not notice Lin Chao's shock.

Lu Zhi sighed and said: "Returning to the village and not caring about worldly affairs, brother, this is a wise move. The capital is undercurrents, so it may not be a good thing to stay."

"That's right, that's exactly what I thought about it." The white-haired old man said, "It's just a pity that I have many disciples, but I don't have a true teacher of X. After X's death, I'm afraid I'm going to lose my arithmetic skills. Junior brother can recognize it." If you are talented, can you pass on what you have learned in your life?"

In this era, the inheritance of knowledge is a very important thing, almost no less than the inheritance of incense.

So when he heard this, Lu Zhi's face became serious, and he pondered for a while, before he said: "Brother, I know someone who is talented, intelligent, knowledgeable and good at running the army, and acts like a horse and a horse. talent."

"Oh, who is it?"

Hearing this, the white-haired old man showed interest on his face.

Lu Zhi replied: "This man is from Zhongshan County. His surname is Lin and his name is Zichu."

"puff!"

When Lin Chao next to him heard these words, the wine he just drank immediately spewed out.

Two big brothers, you are right that this Lin Zichu should have nothing to do with me, Lin Chao...

(End of this chapter)