Master Kong Zhongni

Chapter 154 Qihou Summons (3K2)

In the evening, in a hostel facing the street, Zaiyu's small room was full of people.

There is a chessboard in the center of the room. Zaiyu and Fan Li are playing chess on the chessboard, one holding black and the other holding white.

The game they play is Yiqi, which is often called Go by later generations.

During the Spring and Autumn Period, there were quite a lot of entertainment available. Those with a musical talent could play the Yu, the zither, the building, and the piano.

Those who are naturally fond of gambling can choose cockfighting, running dogs, and throwing pots.

Those who like confrontation can taju, fencing, shoot and so on.

And those like Zaiyu who like to use their brains play chess games like Liubo and Yiqi.

As for why Zaiyu and Fan Li were playing chess, there were so many people in the room, that was due to human nature.

This is like the old man in the park playing chess in later generations, and there will always be a group of think tanks standing behind to advise him, and these onlookers are also of the same nature.

On the chessboard, Zaiyu's situation was very good, and Fan Li was forced to retreat to the corner to fight with trapped beasts.

He was undecided, and just as he was about to make a move, he heard Zi Gong beside him say.

"Slow down! Think more, don't worry."

Fan Li was a little helpless, he said: "Zigong, why don't you just forget about it and just admit defeat. No matter what I think, this is already a dead end!"

After getting along with Zai Yu these days, Fan Li has already been convinced.

In terms of knowledge, people can organize and compile so many books.

In terms of talent, he became a doctor of Lu State at a young age.

In terms of appearance, he is also a talented person with a height of eight feet and one meter.

Now even when he was having fun, he was hung up and beaten by Zai Yu.

May I ask, is there anything in the world that Tuqiu Zaizi can't do?

Zi Gong looked up at Zai Yu who was half asleep and half awake sitting on the opposite side of the chessboard, his fists hardened in anger.

The ghost knows what kind of evil this kid has fallen into. He has always been a stinky chess basket before, so how come his strength has improved so quickly recently?

It's okay to improve your strength, but dozing off while playing chess is too humiliating!

Could it be that the grandpa taught him how to play chess in his dream?

Of course the grandpa would not teach Zaiyu how to play chess, but Chen Tao's cell phone obviously has this function.

Coupled with the addition of ancient books such as "Chess" and "Chess" in the library, it is difficult for Zaiyu to improve his chess skills.

Zaiyu opened his eyes in a daze, and found that his opponent hadn't made a move yet, so he couldn't help feeling a little discouraged.

These two games are too slow, he has already read half of "Natural History" in the library, why hasn't the other party settled yet?
Maybe Fan Li and Zi Gong sensed Zai Yu's cursing words in his heart.

He had just finished making complaints when Fan Li suddenly made a move.

Zai Yu glanced at the chessboard, not even thinking about following the chess.

As soon as the first child fell, all the people present changed their expressions.

"This……"

"Wonderful!"

"If you lose, you lose, there is no way to play this game."

Looking at the overall situation, Fan Li had no choice but to admit defeat.

He smiled and cupped his hands at Zaiyu and said, "Your chess skills are so profound, Li feels ashamed."

When Zaiyu heard this, he declined modestly: "As a skill, playing chess is just a small skill. As long as you put in a little effort, you can naturally improve.

The reason why you, Uncle Shao, are inferior to me in the way of playing chess is because you put your mind on such important tasks as governing the country! "

After hearing this, Fan Li smiled and said, "How can playing chess be considered a small skill?

When Emperor Yao created Go, Danzhu perfected its rules.

Emperor Shun felt that his son Shangjun was dull, so he taught him to play chess to enlighten his wisdom.

Chess has a long history, and the saints in ancient times also liked to study this skill.

And the way of playing chess has been developed to the present, from the princes of the emperor to the common people, there are many people who like to play chess.

Since you are so good at playing chess, why not compile your understanding of how to play chess into a book like compiling "Guanzi"?
If you are really willing to publish such a book, it will definitely sell well all over the world. "

Fan Li's words can be regarded as a new inspiration for Zai.

Yup!

Why stick to books that promote theories of various schools when publishing books?

Entertainment and application books like "The Classic of Chess" that will not endanger the lives of the people can also be printed!

It's better to let the princes and officials indulge in chess than to let them indulge in war, right?
When Zai Yu was thinking about which books should be printed for the second batch of books recommended by Master Zai, suddenly Ou Yezi opened the door and walked into the room with a smile on his face.

When everyone saw Ou Yezi, they hurriedly got up to pay their respects.

Fan Li smiled and asked: "Mr. Ou, seeing you are so happy, you must have found the generals, right?"

Ou Yezi smiled and nodded: "I found it. But the reason why I am so happy is not entirely because I saw them."

"Oh? Is there any other happy event?"

Ou Yezi laughed twice: "I heard from the general that Wu's army seems to have encountered some setbacks in Chu recently."

Both Fan Li and Ou Yezi served the Yue Kingdom, and the Wu and Yue countries had been feuded for generations, and now that the people of the Wu Kingdom were in trouble, they were naturally happy.

Zigong was also very curious when he heard this.

He asked: "It is reasonable to say that the people of Chu State have been pressed and beaten by Wu State before, and even the country's capital has been lost. How can they still have the strength to fight back now?"

Ou Yezi laughed and said, "I heard that after King Wu quelled the rebellion launched by his younger brother Fugai, Fugai fled to Chu for refuge. So King Wu decided to attack Chu again.

Unexpectedly, the Chu people found an elephant army from nowhere. They tied the elephant's tail with cloth soaked in oil, and then set fire to the elephants to panic, driving them into the Wu people's battle formation.

When the Wu people saw this situation, they could only run away in panic, and countless people were trampled to death.

The Chu people had an elephant army to help them out, and the Qin people were watching behind them. The Wu army saw that there was nothing they could do, so they had to retreat back to the Wu country with all their flags down. "

Fan Li was puzzled and asked, "Elephant Army? Where did the people of Chu get such an army?"

Zai Yu replied: "Probably the survivors of Yin and Shang who fled to Chu State helped them train?

I remember the old Master said when he gave us a class: merchants serve elephants in order to abuse Dongyi.

Later, when they became kings, Uncle Guan, Uncle Cai, and Wu Geng led the remnants of the Yin and Shang dynasties, united with Huaiyi, and set off a rebellion in the east.

The Duke of Zhou led his army to go out under the order of King Cheng, and the king's teacher swore an oath in Chengzhou.

The Duke of Zhou climbed to the high platform and wrote the "Da Gao", recalling the kindness of King Wen and King Wu, proclaiming the will of God, counting the crimes of the enemy, and stating the way to command the world.

After that, the Duke of Zhou put on his battle armor, prepared long arrows, picked up the drumsticks, played the drums, and ordered the six armies to lead the eastward march.

Wherever Wang Shi went, he was invincible. He killed Guan Shu, killed Wu Geng, exiled Cai Shu, and all the survivors of the Yin and Shang Dynasties joined him.

The three prisons have been leveled, but Zhou Gong's conquests did not stop. He took advantage of the momentum and marched towards the Huaiyi tribe who refused to obey the kingly teachings in the east.

Within three years, the Yi destroyed more than fifty Dongyi countries including the Yan Kingdom.

He also defeated the old tribe of Yin Shang on the coast of the East China Sea, executed Fei Lian, the famous general of Yin Shang, and appeased his clansmen who were willing to surrender.

After this battle, the universe was shaken, and all the tribes in the world submitted to the rule of the emperor.

Since then, in the whole world, there is no king.On the shore of the land, could it be the king's ministers.

Later, in order to appease the people, Zhou Gong expelled the evil beasts raised by the former Yin Shang to a faraway place.

The tigers, leopards, rhinos, and elephants in the Central Plains were exiled to the south, making it difficult to see these beasts in the Central Plains. The people all over the world praised Duke Zhou for his virtue, and peace was restored in the world.

Those animal trainers who used to work for Yin Shang probably came to Chu at that time, right? "

After hearing Jai Yu's words, Fan Li couldn't help admiring: "You are really knowledgeable!"

Fan Li was about to continue to ask Zai Yu for advice, when suddenly the Sheren in the inn ran up to deliver a message.

"Excuse me, among the guests here, which one has ever visited Yan Zi?"

Zaiyu and Zigong looked at each other and said in unison: "We have been there."

Hearing this, Sheren heaved a sigh of relief, and then smiled and said: "Please come out with me, the two of you, the palace sent a carriage to wait outside, saying that the monarch wants to invite two guests. "

Marquis Qi please? !
Fan Li and Ou Yezi looked at Zaiyu and Zigong in shock.

How is this going?

It was only a day since they came to Linzi.

How did Zaiyu and Zigong hook up with Qihou?
But Jae Yu was already mentally prepared for this.

He first winked at Zigong, signaling him to follow the original plan.

Zigong understood.

The two stood up and said to Sheren: "Please go and reply to the messenger, we will go out after we have finished our clothes."

After Sheren nodded, he ran to reply, while Zaiyu and Zigong came to the big box in the corner of the room, and dug out an inconspicuous small clay bottle from the corner full of books.

Seeing this, Fan Li was puzzled and asked, "You two are going to see Marquis Qi, what are you doing with this bottle?"

Zaiyu just smiled and said: "We came to Qi this time, firstly to experience the customs of Qidi, and secondly to do business.

The richest person in Qi is none other than the Marquis of Qi.How can we go to see him without bringing our merchandise? "

Fan Li doubted: "But I think this bottle is ordinary. Could it be that you can let Qihou, who is used to seeing the prosperous utensils, buy this bottle in your hand?"

Zaiyu laughed and said, "The paper itself is worthless, but as long as you write on it, you can buy it at a high price of tens of thousands of renminbi.

The bottle is also worthless, but as long as it is filled with soy sauce, it can make people want to stop. "

"Soy sauce? What is soy sauce?"

Jae Yu didn't answer, just smiled and lifted the bottle cap, shaking the bottle in front of his nose.

Immediately, a strong fresh fragrance lingered in front of Fan Li's nose.

Fan Li savored the smell carefully, and couldn't help asking: "This... smells somewhat similar to the smell of meat sauce.

But it seems that the fishy smell of meat is missing, and the fragrance of beans is a little more. "

After hearing this, Zai Yu was taken aback.

Your nose is too sharp, right?
Let you smell it a few more times, do you even have to smell the formula?
The meat sauce that people often eat in the Spring and Autumn Period is actually the earliest form of soy sauce.

The production process of meat glutinous rice is very simple. To put it bluntly, the meat is crushed, then koji and salt are added, and it is left to ferment in the sun for two weeks.

The meat made in this way will exude an extraordinary umami taste.

And this substance that causes this umami taste is usually called monosodium glutamate in later generations, and it also has an easy-to-understand nickname - monosodium glutamate.

However, using fresh meat to ferment sodium glutamate is not only costly, but also not very efficient.

How can the deliciousness of the meat sauce be compared with Zaiyu's finely ground soy sauce?

Judging from Qihou's past personality, eating, drinking, and playing are all good, so it's all right not to let him touch soy sauce. Once he tastes such delicious food, why don't he have two catties of soy sauce for dinner?

With Marquis Qi as an example, the literati and bureaucrats of Qi State will definitely follow suit, and the people of Qi State will naturally have to try something new.

In this way, will Tuqiu soy sauce still have a market?

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　　——Excerpt from "Zaiyu's Diary"

　　
　
(End of this chapter)