My balcony connects the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 430 The Proud Sima Yi
It will be New Year's Eve in two days.

Wei Cheng has been busy with some government affairs in the past two days, and at the same time, he is thinking about how to 'ask for leave' to accompany Mu Mu to watch the new year.

It is indeed inconvenient that the days of the two worlds are synchronized.

There is a festival here, and there is also a festival there. Fortunately, the Three Kingdoms period did not pay much attention to the festival, and it was far less grand than the late Tang Dynasty.

It was nothing more than that Wei Cheng had to be present during the sacrifice, and he didn't pay too much attention to the rest.

After the banquet last night, the Wei family selected more than [-] children under the age of ten from various families to enter the palace.

After the first year of the new year, these children will go directly to the Imperial College and learn and grow together with Wei's children, commonly known as accompanying students.

And among them, if anyone is in love with each other for a long time, it is naturally the best. The link between the interests of the ancients is nothing more than marriage.

Cai Yong still served as the sacrificial wine for the Guozijian.

For this reason, among the interns enrolled in the Guozijian this time, Cai's quota is also increased by five, which can be regarded as an alternative care for Cai.

On this day, a carriage came from Shuofang.

There are two lazy teenagers sitting in the carriage, who else is it not Sima Yi and Cai Heng?

"Ha~" Cai Heng let out a breath, rubbed his eyes tiredly, and asked listlessly, "Brother Yi, where are you?"

Sima Yi leaned back on the soft couch, and passed the time with bamboo slips in his hand. Hearing this, he replied angrily: "Just after passing Mang Mountain, we will arrive in Luoyang in more than ten miles."

When Cai Heng heard the words, his eyes lit up, he got up and opened the door curtain, and told the coachman: "Uncle Pan, stop at the gate of the city for a while, let's eat something delicious before entering the city, I'm about to starve to death."

The man driving the car was from the city guard army. Hearing this, he nodded with a smile and said, "It's just right, I'm also very hungry. I'll invite the two gentlemen to drink mutton soup later."

Cai Heng went straight to the car shaft and sat down, nodded and said: "A few more big meat buns, baked potatoes along the way, almost made me vomit."

"I want it!" The man was also too greedy, and unconsciously licked his chapped lips.

Seeing this, Cai Heng turned around and took out a jug of wine from the carriage, handed it to him, and said, "Come on, moisten your throat."

The man glanced at it, laughed and said, "That's not good, that's all."

Cai Heng stuffed the flagon to him indifferently, "Here, we've arrived in Luoyang, so it's not too late."

The man was very moved, but he couldn't help but pouted behind him. He was not afraid of Cai Heng, but he was very afraid of Sima Yi.

As if feeling the fear of the man, Sima Yi said without raising his head, "I'll drink it for you. Thanks to you for this journey, otherwise we don't know when we will arrive in Luoyang."

"Hey, thank you, sir." The man took the jug and couldn't wait to drink it.

At this moment, there was a sudden sound of roaring horseshoes from behind the official road.

The three of them were startled, the man put down the jug abruptly, and raised the Fenglong musket beside him, looking vigilant.

Cai Heng lay on his back in the carriage and looked back, first he squinted his eyes, then his eyes lit up, and he said, "Don't worry, it's our own."

Not long after, a cavalry team of more than 20 riders came to the front, the leader laughed and said, "Old Pan, I knew it was you."

When the driver saw the person coming, he laughed and said, "Okay, I came back so soon, I thought you were going to celebrate the New Year in Jizhou."

At this time, a scribe in the motorcade quickly stopped beside the carriage, and said with a smile to Cai Heng, "Where is Xiaoyi?"

Cai Heng bowed his hands to the scribe, and responded with a smile: "I've seen Governor Xu, brother Yi is reading in the car."

The person who came was Xu Shu, who was selling arms everywhere. He looked sideways at the car window, and just as the curtains were opened, Sima Yi nodded to Xu Huang.

Xu Shu said: "Passing through Hanoi, Sima Inspector asked me to tell you that you must go back to worship your ancestors during the Shangyuan Festival."

"Understood..." Sima Yi yawned and asked again: "What's wrong with Jizhou? The Southern Huns didn't cause you any trouble, did they?"

Xu Shu sneered, "Some wandering generals have been wiped out by the officers and soldiers of the state capital."

With that said, Xu Shu abandoned the horse and the carriage, and warmed his hands around the briquette stove.

"While on the way, I heard from the guards that there is a strong man coming to Heluo College, and he has been praised by more than a dozen teachers in just over two months. It's not worse than you were at the beginning." Xu Huang looked teasingly. To Sima Yi.

Sima Yi frowned slightly. He had also heard about this matter. When he was in Anyi, he stayed for a day purposely to visit several teachers with good relationships, so he learned about it.

Cai Heng fiddled with the intake valve of the briquette stove with pliers, glanced at Sima Yi, and said, "No matter how powerful you are, you can't be as powerful as Brother Yi, otherwise my brother-in-law would have taken him under the door, right, Brother Yi?"

After more than half a year of getting along, Cai Heng's attitude towards Sima Yi has undergone a drastic change at this time, and he has a posture of only looking after the leader, just because Sima Yi has been able to stand alone in Shuofang at a young age, which is much better than him.

Hearing this, Sima Yi smiled and shook his head, and said: "There is nothing comparable, Master actually doesn't like accepting apprentices very much. Back then, I only entered the school after stalking him. Moreover, I have heard of this Zhuge Liang a little bit. Really great."

Xu Shu and Cai Heng looked at each other with surprise, "Xiao Yi, you are as proud and arrogant as you, yet you are so convinced by this person. It seems that Zhuge Liang really has something special about him?"

Sima Yi nodded and replied: "When I was passing through Anyi, I deliberately read the latest textbooks. The difficulty has increased by not a little bit. If the assessment is based on the current teaching content, it will take me at least two years to complete the credits."

"What about him?" Cai Heng asked curiously.

Sima Yi sighed solemnly, and said, "The principal said that he estimated that it will only take one and a half years, and at most it will not exceed two years."

"Hiss~" Cai Heng's eyes were full of shock, and he became even more curious about the boy who was the same age as him.

After half a day.

The group finally arrived in Luoyang.

After traveling all the way, everyone was exhausted physically and mentally. It happened that there were all kinds of food stalls at the gate of the city, and they were full.

The news of their arrival was also sent to the palace.

Wei Cheng is rubbing pills with his hands in the study. Now his identity is different from before. Wei Cheng has not let go of the habit of making medicines. It was just for making money in the past, but now it is used as a means of self-cultivation.

Hearing the female guard's report, Wei Cheng's mouth twitched.

Seeing this, Hao Niang, who was rubbing the pills for him, looked at him curiously.

Wei Cheng smiled, and said: "The two geniuses are finally meeting, and I don't know what kind of sparks will come out, but it's quite exciting."

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As soon as Xu Shu and the three entered the city, they ran into Hao Zhao who came to summon them.

"Wei Jun said, you and the three of you have been exhausted all the way, so you don't need to rush to the palace to have an audience, so you can rest for a night, and it will not be too late to return tomorrow."

Xu Shu and the three looked at each other, but didn't say anything, just thought that Wei Cheng had something to do and it was inconvenient to see them now.

Watching Hao Zhao leave, the three of you look at me and I look at you.

Cai Heng suggested: "Since this is the case, why don't the two elder brothers go back home with me, and let the younger brother also be the host for a while."

Xu Shu didn't have a home in Luoyang, so he had nothing to do, but Sima's family had a mansion in Luoyang, so it wouldn't make sense not to go back to his own home.

But Sima Yi didn't come back, anyway, his father Sima Fang wasn't around, so he was happy to be at ease.

"In this case, it is better to obey than to be respectful."

Seeing that Sima Yi agreed, Xu Shu had no reason to decline, and it was good to just go to meet Cai Guogong.

So, the three of them headed towards Cai's mansion in the east of the city in a carriage.

dong dong dong~
Passing a street, suddenly heard a burst of gongs and drums.

The three opened the curtain curiously and saw a huge high platform in the middle of the street, and someone was talking on the platform.

Pedestrians on the road surrounded the road even more, and cheers came from the crowd from time to time.

Xu Shu smiled and said: "I didn't expect that there would be a lot of excitement as soon as I came here. On the high platform there are not only Wei's flag, but also the cards of Heluo College and several other private schools. Why don't the two virtuous brothers get out of the car and join in together?" How's the fun?"

Sima Yi and Cai Heng nodded at the same time, they were full and not so sleepy, they had nothing to do, so they got out of the car to watch the excitement.

A man from the city guard cleared the way, and the three of them quickly squeezed into the front row of the crowd.

At this time, two young men dressed as Confucian scholars were playing chess on the high platform.

The background board of the high platform is a huge chessboard, with a warrior on each side hanging the chess pieces on it with bamboo poles.

Judging from the situation, Heizi has a better chance of winning, and the winner will be decided soon.

The three of Xu Shu are all in this way, and only Cai Heng's chess skills are not good, but they are not bad, and they can judge the situation at a glance.

"It's a pity, it's a pity, this baizi is already a battle of trapped beasts, if he just pays close attention to his external eyes, there may be a possibility of a comeback."

"Not necessarily. If Baizi dares to make such a move, Heizi will have a way to stop him. This game is doomed."

A few scribes next to him were talking about it, some sighed, while others were elated, obviously they were all from different camps.

If you look closely at their Confucian gowns, you can find that these people represent different school disciples.

At this time, the young scribes holding the white stones on the stage raised their hands to admit defeat, and the sound of the gong sounded, "Dongcheng College wins."

There were sighs in the audience, and there were more cheers and applause. Looking up, they were all students from Dongcheng College.

When the two people left the stage, the host immediately shouted: "Next match, Lu Su of Heluo College, will face off against Chen Su of Dongcheng College."

Hearing the words Heluo Academy, Sima Yi's eyes lit up. After all, he is also a member of the academy.

On both sides of the high platform, Lu Su had been waiting for a long time. Standing beside him were Zhuge Liang, Pang Tong, Fazheng, and Lu Xun, four friends and several classmates.

Lu Xun said excitedly: "Brother, you must do your best."

Other students also encouraged: "It's definitely possible. Zijing's chess strength is second only to Junior Brother A Liang. This is a sure win for our Heluo Academy."

Lu Su was a little nervous, because the Chen Su on the opposite side was a child of the Xiapi Chen family, and his chess skills would definitely not be too bad.

Seeing this, Zhuge Liang walked up to Lu Su's side and said in a low voice, "Brother, you can start the game with the dragon and divide the money."

When Lu Su heard this, his eyes lit up, he nodded heavily, and said, "Okay, I will do my best."

On the high platform, Lu Su bowed to his opponent.

Guess first, Lu Su was unlucky, he held white stones, and his opponent started with black stones.

Lu Su took a deep breath, and started to lay out the layout according to Zhuge Liang's teaching of Youlongfenfen, and the effect was good.

Under the stage, Sima Yi and Xu Shu frowned slightly, and Xu Shu said, "What's wrong with this Lu Su, how can he compete with others with foregone conclusions, isn't he digging his own grave?"

Sima Yi also shook his head helplessly. Although he was younger than Lu Su, his chess strength was almost comparable to Xun Yu's. As early as the first few moves in the game, he could see that Lu Su's chess strength was not as good as that of the Chen family on the opposite side.

Sure enough, after about a stick of incense, Lu Su's face became paler, the white pieces were eaten continuously, and the sunspots gradually gained the upper hand.

On the side of the high platform, Zhuge Liang also showed embarrassment, and said with self-blame: "The person opposite is not simple, and Youlong's distribution of money has been broken."

Pang Tong and Fazheng sighed almost at the same time, and the latter said: "Senior brother's chess strength is much worse than the opponent's. I should have played this game first. I made a mistake."

A young student comforted: "It's okay, there are still you and Ah Liang, we have two wins in three rounds, and we still have a chance."

On the high platform, Lu Su had a stalemate with his opponent again, and finally lost helplessly.

Seeing this, Sima Yi's face was as black as coal, and he said in a deep voice, "Who are the colleges recruiting now?"

The corner of Xu Shu's mouth twitched, and said: "You can't say that, this Lu Su is already very good, do you think everyone is like you?"

when~
"Dongcheng College wins!"

Lu Su walked down the stage bitterly, and apologized to all the students.

With two wins in three games, he lost the first game. If he loses another game in the next two games, the reputation of Heluo Academy may be affected.

Although this chess fighting arena was only funded by rich private businessmen, since they participated in it, they didn't want to lose.

Almost all the colleges sent their best students to participate in the competition, but Heluo College, because of the wide variety of teaching, there are very few students who can really play chess, and there are more talents in the Strategy College.

I thought that Lu Su's chess strength was enough for the first victory, but he didn't want the opponent to send out Chen's disciples directly.

That's right, Dongcheng College is a private school run by the Chen family in Xiapi, and the students mainly recruited are also from aristocratic families.

"What should we do, who will win the next game?" Lu Xun asked with a worried face.

Everyone looked at Zhuge Liang one after another.

Zhuge Liang comforted Lu Su a few words, nodded and said: "Let me do the second game, at least I have to win first."

Everyone nodded at the same time.

But at this moment, a voice of dissatisfaction sounded.

Sima Yi didn't know when he came to the side of the stage, and said in a deep voice, "The college just sent you guys to play chess with others?"

Xu Shu and Cai Heng, who followed closely behind, smiled wryly, coming, coming back, the arrogant and defiant Sima Yi is back again.

Zhuge Liang frowned and said, "Who are you?"

Although Sima Yi had heard Zhuge Liang's name, he had never met him. Seeing that the other party was just a student who was the same age as Cai Heng, he said dismissively: "It doesn't matter who I am, you all go away, and then Leave the fighting chess to us."

Lu Su, Fazheng and others looked at each other in blank dismay.

Just when Lu Xun was about to reprimand, a young scribe behind him suddenly exclaimed, "Yes, it's you, Junior Sima, you came back from Shuofang?"

Zhuge Liang looked up at Sima Yi, and said in surprise, "You are Sima senior?!"

Sima Yi snorted coldly, pushed Zhuge Liang away, walked straight to the stage, and said in a serious tone: "You know, why don't you get out?"

(End of this chapter)