Heirs of the Seven Swords of the Qin Dynasty

Chapter 1271 He’s just an old man who doesn’t understand chess
  Tianming did not feel scared about the fact that Zhang Liang had taken him to a remote corner that was more suitable for murder and silence. On the contrary, he was a little excited.

Thinking that he had been secretly stuffed into the Confucian family, Tianming felt that he would definitely not harm him. Maybe he had some secret mission!

Facts have proved that Tianming’s guess was quite accurate this time.

Zhang Liang looked at this young man who had stolen some of his energy from somewhere and became lively again. He was slightly surprised for a few seconds, but he didn't take it to heart and went straight to the point:

"Ziming, I'm looking for you because I need your cooperation on something."

"What's the matter!?" Tianming became even more excited when he heard this, and asked impatiently, "Do you need me to lurk? To spy on intelligence? Or something else?"

For Tianming, if he can get a job similar to that of a spy and complete it, he will not only have an exciting adventure, but also gain the respect of other people who don't recognize him, and he can also get rid of the current job and the job. A day of double torture.

In short, a lot of profit.

"Haha..." Zhang Liang was amused by Tianming's imagination.

Even after being beaten violently for so many days, this kid is still so confident.

If there is such a task, child, why do you think you are capable of it?

Are your copper skin and iron bones particularly resistant to beatings?
  He laughed and shook his head, "No, no, it's not that dangerous."

"I just need you to play a game of chess with someone."

"Ah!" Tianming screamed in disappointment, and then asked doubtfully, "Playing chess? What kind of chess are you playing?"

"Of course it's Go." After Zhang Liang answered, he asked by the way, "Can you play other chess?"

"Of course not!" Tian Ming put on a very proud look, "I don't know any chess. Well... I only learned about Go not long ago."

"So the painting you left really makes people play chess!"

Obviously, Tianming had a good memory this time and still remembered Zhang Liang’s tips.

Zhang Liang was choked by Tianming's shameless sincerity. He hesitated for a moment and then responded with a smile:
  "That's right, just playing chess."

"But I can't!" Tianming spread his hands, expressing that he was helpless.

He didn't mind being in the limelight. He was very interested in dealing with the fat aunt according to Zhang Liang's instructions.

But he didn't know Go, and it didn't know him either!
  Zhang Liang shook his head, "It's okay, you don't need to know, I will help you."

"Is this... possible?" Tianming scratched his head, a little distrustful of Zhang Liang.

To chat with that fat aunt, he only needs to memorize a few sentences in advance according to the instructions, and then speak them out step by step. But when playing chess... it is impossible to let Zhang Liang guide him on the side.

Is it possible to memorize the entire chess game?

Let’s not talk about whether to play Go by heart or not. Anyway, Tianming doesn’t know how to play Go. The problem is that he can control how he plays, but he can’t control how the opponent plays.

Can this be predicted in advance?

"Don't worry, everything will be arranged well." Zhang Liang reassured Tianming with a smile, and then added with an even bigger smile, "Your opponent is just an old man."

"Uh..." Tianming was still a little worried and asked tentatively, "Then can I not accept this task?"

"No!" Zhang Liang shook his head with a smile.

"Then if I take this task, can I offset the favor I owed you?" Tian Ming was determined to get more rewards.

Zhang Liang shook his head again, "No, this matter is included in the favor you owe me."

"Ah? I helped you and I owe you a favor? Isn't that too overbearing?" Tianming was shocked, how could this be more overbearing than the rules of the Mo family! "This is not to help me." After giving an unclear answer, Zhang Liang turned and left without saying more, "Remember this, I will come back to you tomorrow."

"Oh...oh, what do you mean by what you said!?" Tianming tried to ask Zhang Liang clearly what he meant, but the other party obviously ignored him.

Watching Zhang Liang walk away, Tianming made an unhappy face at him.

"If you don't say it, don't say it! Who is this person?"

"It's boring to have people guessing riddles all day long!"

………………

"Alas! I won this game again!" Gu Xun reached out and dropped a white piece, and laughed happily.

Mo Ya, who was sitting opposite Gu Xun, looked at the densely packed black and white chess pieces on the chessboard and shook his head helplessly, "I really can't stop you, sir."

Then, the two began to pick up the moves on the chessboard and put them into the jade round box at hand.

While picking it up, Mo Ya said, "The backgammon invented by Mr. is much easier to play than Go, and it is quite interesting."

Gu Xun replied with a smile, "Just for a little fun... Also, I didn't invent this trick, I just learned it accidentally."

"But the depth of this kind of chess game is too shallow. If you think about it carefully, you won't be able to play a few games."

Mo Ya nodded and agreed, "Indeed, although we haven't played a few games yet, we can see that going first has a clear advantage. Maybe... there is a way to win?"

Gu Xun shrugged, "Obviously there is, otherwise I wouldn't have insisted on letting you take the lead."

"But at least it can be used to kill some time until you figure it all out."

While the two were chatting, a crow flew in from the window and landed on Mo Crow's shoulder.

Mo Crow was distracted to take off the secret letter tied to Crow's leg, and at the same time he did not stop taking back the chess pieces.

After taking down the secret letter, he didn't rush to open it and read it. He calmly accompanied Gu Xun to collect the chess pieces, and after restarting the game, he went to see the latest information.

This information was sent at the wrong time, so it was not regular information, but urgent.

But no matter how urgent it is, it only takes two or three minutes.

Gu Xun waited patiently for Mo Ya to read the secret letter before placing his first chess piece. At the same time, he asked, "What happened again?"

While handing the letter to his boss, Mo Ya followed up and replied, "It's news about His Royal Highness, the eldest son."

"His Highness is determined to step into the trap set by the net, but Zhang Han is a little worried."

Needless to say, this information naturally came from Zhang Han.

As a subordinate, of course he couldn't persuade the eldest son Fusu, who had already made up his mind, so he had to see if Gu Xun could help persuade him.

After hearing this, Gu Xun glanced at the contents of the letter, didn't pay much attention to it, and put it aside casually.

According to his understanding of the plot of the original work, this trap is probably related to the outrageous plot in the anime in which Fusu, the dignified eldest son of the empire, was chased by several bandits - not to mention how all Fusu's guards disappeared. Just the fact that there are bandits near the suburbs of Songhai City is outrageous.

The emperor is about to go on patrol, the mirage is about to go sailing, so many major events are piled up together. Shouldn't the area around Songhai be carefully cleaned by officers and soldiers?

Have all the local officials had enough?

(End of this chapter)