Chapter Eight
By the Lotus Washing Pond, in the Cloud-Stepping Pavilion, Qin Langchuan was smiling and arranging chess pieces with great interest.
Qi Beishan sat across from him and looked at him, wondering what kind of medicine was sold in this gourd.
Qin Langchuan opened his hand to ask for tea, and a maid came and placed it on the side of the chessboard. Qin Langchuan waved them all to leave, picked up the pot, poured a cup for Qi Beishan first, and then slowly poured a cup for himself, holding it up with one hand.
The other hand reaches out and pushes the chess piece forward one square.
Qi Beishan saw that the old man's first move was actually a pawn of seven advancing into one, so he responded with a move of horse eight advancing to seven, Qin Langchuan followed closely with a cannon of eight and six, and Qi Pao's counterattack of eight and nine.
This is exactly the main attack routine of "Three Moves Tiger" in chess. Qin Langchuan smiled and said: "Haha, Beishan, this is not like you. With your stability, you will usually move seven pawns to advance one." Then he pushed the knight two to advance three.
Qi Beishan said: "Old Master, we are facing a formidable enemy. Beishan does not have the determination of the old man."
Qin Langchuan laughed: "It's a blessing, not a disaster. It's a disaster that can't be avoided! Let's play chess!" Qi Beishan had to make another move. The rook nine and eight, Qin Langchuan's rook one and two, Qi Beishan's pawn and seven and one, Qin Langchuan's cannon and two.
Fourth, Qi Beishan's heart skipped a beat: The opponent's artillery, regardless of whether it was a draw of three or a draw of seven, was a great threat to his side. Unexpectedly, within a few moves, Black was already at a disadvantage.
Qin Langchuan took a sip of tea and said: "The rivers and lakes are ever-changing, just like a chess game. The situation on your side is similar to that of our Qin family today. What would happen if you were at the helm?"
Qi Beishan pondered for a long time and was unable to answer. He raised his eyes and said: "Beishan is stupid, please tell me." Qin Langchuan chuckled, picked up the threatening cannon, waved it casually, and threw it into the lotus washing pond.
"This... this..." Qi Beishan was stunned and unable to respond.
Qin Langchuan smiled and said: "What would happen if it was gone?"
Qi Beishan suddenly realized something and said: "Can it?" He looked eagerly for the answer on Qin Langchuan's face, but the other party smiled and said nothing. He thought for a moment, and his face was slightly happy, then turned to wonder, and asked
: "If that's true, why do you..."
Qin Langchuan waved his hand and said with a smile: "Since he used the virtual and the real to attack me, I will also use the virtual and the real to counter him, each making his own clever calculations, and waiting for God to decide the outcome."
"What are you talking about?"
A red dress flashed in the broken green, and Qin Juexiang branched and brushed the willows, coming along the path beside the lotus pond.
Qin Langchuan frowned and said: "Jue Xiang, you are a man, you should walk with your head held high, how can you split the flowers and brush the willows and act like a woman?"
Qin Juexiang felt annoyed when he heard his grandfather reprimanding him when they met. He said, "Is it true to be a man if you let the wicker scratch your face?" Qin Langchuan frowned slightly: "The wicker is blocking me.
It's just like you, just like you, holding it steady, taking a look, flicking, and then passing through the body, coquettish and pretentious, leisurely like a young woman in the boudoir, what does it look like?"
Qin Juexiang said coldly: "I saw two young ladies from my boudoir sitting together playing chess. They were much more leisurely than me, and they were more pretentious than me."
Qin Langchuan laughed loudly: "That's a good scolding. I see that you don't do your job normally and are always naughty and evil. I didn't expect that in an emergency, you can still know that the overall interests of the Qin family are the most important thing."
Qin Juexiang flattened his lips, as if he thought his words were somewhat sarcastic, and did not care about it, saying: "Grandpa, the enemy is coming in two directions, and their force is very strong. It is difficult for two people to defeat the enemy. We should gather people from all directions to Taiyuan."
, the only way to stay on the rudder is to stay on the rudder, why divide the troops to resist it? In this way, the strength will be dispersed, making it easier to be defeated? Even if the division of troops is to block the two groups of enemies and prevent them from joining forces, the division of troops is unreasonable. We
There are about 1,700 people in the two divisions of Jincheng and Changzhi. The enemy can surround these two divisions in a short time. It is absolutely difficult to do it without several times the strength of the troops. The art of war emphasizes the encirclement of ten times. Even if there are not that many enemies,
It is estimated that there are at least 5,000 or 6,000 men. After capturing these two places, the number has been reduced. If combined with the people from Tiaochin County, the force is still not small. Gu and Mo only brought 300 warriors.
How can we take care of Taigu and Yuci at the same time? You asked your uncle to lead 1,500 people to Huozhou. It is better to let this group of people rush to Yuci first, and at the same time notify the brothers on the front line in Qingxu, Fenyang, and Jiexiu to support them.
Huozhou. When the enemy attacks from Qin County to Taiyuan, they must go to the mouth of the Lianghe River. The uncle will gather some more men from Yuci, and together with Gu Mo's two men, he can gather two thousand people. If he sets up an ambush at the mouth of the Lianghe River,
If you catch the enemy by surprise, even if you attack more with less, you may not be unable to win. After wiping out this group of enemies, and then turning back, the brothers in Huozhou will guard and ensure that they are not lost. The uncle rushed over at this time and joined forces.
, what are you still afraid of?”
Qin Langchuan squinted his eyes and listened carefully with a smile on his face. After he finished speaking, he smiled and said: "Beishan, what do you think of his plan?"
Qi Beishan said: "The young master is extremely intelligent, familiar with geography, and good at planning. This grand discussion is a great way to defeat the enemy."
Qin Langchuan turned around: "If it's a good plan, why didn't you tell me when I assigned everyone?" Qin Juexiang curled his lips: "I'm used to being scolded by you, and I never do anything right. What I said
, are you willing to listen?”
How could Qin Langchuan not hear the resentment in these words? He stood up and was about to be scolded, but he held back and sighed slightly: "If you don't say it, how can I hear it? Can't you?
How can I judge right from wrong? My child, if you have any thoughts in the future, you must speak out directly and don't be alienated from grandpa. I usually scold you for your own good, don't you understand?"
Qin Juexiang was silent.
Qin Langchuan sat back down and said calmly: "The plan is a good one, but if you use it, the Qin family will be in danger!"
What he said was beyond Qin Juexiang's expectation, and he hurriedly asked: "Why is that?" Qi Beishan nodded at the side, seeming to agree with Qin Langchuan's words.
Qin Langchuan smiled and said: "Jue Xiang, the world is full of ups and downs, things change constantly, and things are often unexpected. Don't judge based on the surface and conventional thinking. When you encounter something, you should think carefully about three questions. One is why, and the other is what is the basis?
, the third is what is hidden under the surface of this matter. To solve a problem, you should also think about three questions: first, what to do, second, is there a better way, and third: how to implement it more appropriately. If you can
If you act according to this, you will be much more prudent if you consider everything carefully. Another point is that you cannot let go of any details. A little mistake may lead to the overall failure. One wrong move in chess, and the whole game will be empty.
The same principle applies to things in the world of martial arts. It's just that you can start over if you lose, but there is no turning back in life. A single mistake will cost you your life."
Qin Juexiang smiled and said: "How can there be so many troubles in the world? Besides, thinking too much can easily make it difficult for people to make decisions and lose opportunities." Qin Langchuan shook his head: "Turn your back." Qin Juexiang didn't know.
As the saying goes, Yi Yan turned his back, and after a while, he heard three snaps, and Qin Langchuan's voice said: "Turn around." When he looked back, he saw a chess piece on the stone table broken into four pieces.
Qin Langchuan asked: "How do you think this chess piece was broken?" Qin Juexiang answered very quickly: "Of course you smashed it with one punch." Qin Langchuan shook his head. Qin Juexiang didn't even think about it and said again: "Then it is.
You broke it into pieces with your fingers." Qin Langchuan shook his head again. Qin Juexiang said: "You stepped on it with your feet!" Qin Langchuan still shook his head. Qin Juexiang rolled his eyes and said, "You bit it with your teeth!" Qin Langchuan laughed.
Laughing loudly: "Xiang'er, you kid speaks so clearly, why are you so reckless when it comes to things?" Qin Juexiang said: "Why am I so reckless? Anyway, the chess pieces are broken."
Qin Langchuan slapped his thigh: "Hey! You didn't see the process of the matter, you only saw the result of the pieces breaking. Guessing based on thin air will naturally lead to inaccurate judgment. Let me ask you, how many sounds did you hear just now?"
Qin Juexiang didn't take this seriously at first, but now after hearing his grandfather's words, he realized that he had another purpose for breaking the chess pieces. He couldn't help but be a little stunned, recalling: "It seemed like three times." Qin Langchuan smiled and said: "If
If this chess piece was smashed into four pieces by my punch, how many noises would there be?"
Qin Juexiang immediately blushed: "I understand, don't say it yet, wait until I guess." He leaned over and carefully observed the four chess pieces for a while, and said: "There is no saliva on the chess pieces, it is not bitten, and there are no shoe marks, it is not
If it was stepped on, it must have been broken by hand. If it rings three times, it means it has been broken three times. But now it has four petals, so you must have broken it in half first, and then broken the two halves separately." Qin Langchuan said:
"The process is correct, but there are still some things I didn't guess right." Qin Juexiang said in astonishment: "Why, it's not right yet?" Qin Langchuan said: "This chess piece was made by me for you, Uncle Qi, to break, but it wasn't
I'll do it myself."
Qin Juexiang was stunned immediately.
Qin Langchuan patted his back and said with a smile: "Xiang'er, even a broken chess piece can have such complicated twists and turns. Think about it, what about this world?"
After a long while, Qin Juexiang came back to his senses: "So, Juhao Pavilion's actions are not that simple. My grandson can't figure out the mystery. Please give me some advice." Qin Langchuan sighed.
Said: "You don't make progress! Do you think that when you are in the world, there will always be someone like grandpa to give you guidance? You must learn to be independent early on. Which thing is easy to figure out? If you don't use your brain, you will always think about other people's guidance. You will spend your whole life.
There will be no future."
Qin Juexiang was very dismayed when he heard this. Qi Beishan was afraid that he would make a fuss again, so he changed the subject and said: "Old Master, the people Juhao Pavilion will use this time must be strong hands. In your opinion, the master of Changsun Pavilion will do it himself."
What are the chances?" Qin Langchuan smiled and said: "The fact that Pavilion Master Changsun can come is a great honor to me. I'm afraid he won't take me as an old man in his eyes. The whole world, that is, Zheng
Alliance leader, can he take a good look at you?"
Upon hearing this, Qin Juexiang immediately became angry: "Who is the elder in Juhao Pavilion? So why is the eldest grandson laughing so late? Is the Qin family still afraid of him?"
Qin Langchuan said: "Although our Qin family can be regarded as dominating this side, our power is far inferior to that of Juhao Pavilion. Friends in the world say that we are in alliance with the Hundred Swords and Juhao Pavilion are three in a row. Then
It’s to give us face, we have to know whether we are qualified or not. Although Shanxi is rich, it is far inferior to Jiangnan. Juhao Pavilion regards us as a thorn in its side, and it is nothing more than strategic considerations. If we are removed,
In the future, if you go north to get the Hundred Swords Alliance, you will have less trouble. Unfortunately, in the Jiangnan area, the Xiao Mansion has declined and can only protect itself. He is also the mortal enemy of our house. Wu Dao, the leader of Wuyou Hall, is obsessed with the path of immortality and cannot achieve anything. In fact, if he is with this
The two families have formed an alliance, and with the presence of your second and third aunts in the Tang Clan in Central Sichuan, Juhao Pavilion cannot move lightly for a while."
Chapter completed!