Twenty-six, I'll pretend to be a bad guy

The next day, there was no news from Niannu. Sichi said, "Master, would you be wrong? Why didn't Miss Niannu invite you on the boat?"

Zhou Xuan smiled and said, "What's the hurry? That female assassin of the Falcon must first get along with Nian Nu, and then let Nian Nu come forward to invite me to take my life."

That night, the Zhou army of Fenghua defeated the three chess players of the Baoxin Protectorate in three straight games. In this way, after five rounds of battles, only the Zhenhai Protectorate and the Fenghua Protectorate remain unbeaten. Two days later, the two strong men of Zhenhai and Fenghua met, and Zhou Xuan was about to face Huang Xingjian, the strongest chess player in this Lantern Festival chess battle.

On the morning of the 22nd, Miss Niannu from "Meixianglou" sent an old man to invite Mr. Zhou Qicha to meet him, saying that there was a new sister with both sexes and skills, and she knew all kinds of juggling and illusions. She admired Mr. Zhou Qicha's reputation very much. When she saw him, she asked Mr. Zhou Qicha to enjoy the glory.

Zhou Xuan said to Lao Cangtou: "Go back and tell Miss Niannu that I will play chess tonight and meet at 'Meixianglou' tomorrow at the You hour, so that Miss Niannu will not get off the boat."

After Lao Cangtou left, Zhou Xuan smiled and said to San Chi, Si Chi, "It's not very stable on the boat, it's better to be in the 'Meixianglou'. Third and fourth, what good ways do you have to prevent the female assassin from killing me as soon as he meets him?"

Sichi said: "There is no way. The people in the Falcon have always been known for their decisive actions. They float away if they fail to hit the attack. They are very good at escaping. The third brother chased the black harrier for dozens of miles last time."

Zhou Xuan asked: "Three, how can you deal with the black harrier if you kill the black harrier?"

Sanchi said: "I dug a hole in a secluded place and buried it."

Zhou Xuan asked: "What is left on the Black Harrier?"

Sanchi said: "I have thrown his knife into the river, and I have another silver chain of the Falcon Hexagram star in my bag."

Zhou Xuanxi said: "Very good. Give me the silver chain. When I show it in front of the female assassin, she will definitely think that this is Black Harrier. She will definitely find a way to kidnap me, and then ask about the whereabouts of Black Harrier. Hehe, as long as she doesn't meet, she will chop people up, and you won't be afraid of her."

The plan has been decided, and the three of them are preparing tonight's chess battle. The opponent is the chess player selected by the Anhua Protectorate. He is led by Qi Yaowen, who ranked 11th among the 18 chess players. Gu Liuquan solemnly said: "Mr. Zhou, this Qi Yaowen must not be underestimated. Although he ranks outside the tenth, his strength should be within tenth. He is young and thirty years old this year. His chess power is still improving. Seven years ago, Lao I played three games with him in Guangling. Lao III

After winning and losing, Qi Yaowen had not yet been among the top chess players at that time, but I predicted that he would become a top chess player in less than two years. Sure enough, the next year he defeated famous players in Guangling chess battles and occupied the 16th place in the 18th chess players. I was squeezed to the end. I have never played against him these years, but I heard that he had won nine games last year with Shi Jie in Kaifeng and won five to four. He is very strong and is invincible to the opponent of Mr. Zhou."

Gu Liuquan put out the three-game chess game with Qi Yaowen seven years ago for Zhou Xuan to see. Zhou Xuan carefully studied it for an hour. Qi Yaowen is a typical ancient fighting style. His layout and official positions are relatively rough, similar to Zhou Xuan half a year ago. But now Zhou Xuan's strength has improved a lot compared to before. Of course, Qi Yaowen will definitely have improved over the years, otherwise he would not be able to defeat Shi Jiezhi.

Zhou Xuan knew it in his mind that he had a better way to deal with a strong battle chess player. The strong battle chess player is too tough and easy to break, and the chess is not delicate enough.

Gu Liuquan wanted to continue to play, but he lost two games in the first two games, while Mr. Zhou Xiaojian won two games. He was ashamed to speak and could only wait until Zhou Xiaojian lost.

In the afternoon, Hu Shang Abu came to meet Zhou Xuan and said that with the help of Gu Changshi, he had opened four stores in the western city of Jinling, respectively, operating colorful glassware, youthful frost, large food carpet and Xuanjing.

Zhou Xuan smiled and said, "Brother Abu is really rich and good at business. He opened four shops in less than ten days after coming to Beijing. Congratulations."

Abu, who had a big beard, smiled and said: "This is all the care of Mr. Zhou, and Gu Changshi helps him. Otherwise, how can a foreigner gain a foothold in Jinling? Mr. Zhou, I am familiar with the other three stores, but how can this Xuanjing be priced and how can the people of Jinling come and buy it enthusiastically? Please give me some advice."

Zhou Xuan asked: "Brother Abu, tell me the truth, how much does the best Xuanjing cost?"

Abu said: "How dare you hide it from the young master? It costs about thirty taels of silver to make a top-grade Xuanjing, and about twenty taels of medium-grade ones."

Zhou Xuan said: "Wow, your cost is too high!"

Abu quickly said: "It will be reduced in the future. The mirror maker is not skilled yet. However, the cost of fifteen taels of silver is always required. After all, you have to use good wood as a shelf."

Zhou Xuan said: "Let's do this, the price of the top-grade Xuanjing is 300 taels per side, and the price of the middle-grade one is 100 taels."

Abu was secretly shocked and said to himself: "Young Master Zhou, you are cruel enough. You have a huge profit of ten times. Will anyone buy this?"

Zhou Xuan said: "There are many high-ranking officials and wealthy people in Jinling, so don't worry about not being sold out. The key is publicity. Just like this, you can send someone to publicize that this Xuanjing is the royal royal product and a tribute. It's okay. If someone comes to question it, you can just call out my name."

Abu was overjoyed. If the queen's nephew came forward, what else could not be solved?

In the sixth round of Lantern Festival chess battle that night, Zhou Xuan faced Qi Yaowen, who ranked 11th in 11th, which was very unfavorable. Zhou Xuan was the backhand again. In this chess battle, Zhou Xuan guessed that Zhou Xuan had the backhand, and it was particularly difficult to play. The last time he fought against Shi Jiezhi, he was very difficult to win. Qi Yaowen's chess skills were particularly superior to Shi Jiezhi, and Zhou Xuan faced his strongest opponent since the war started.

Sanqi was the first to end the game again. Among the C-class chess players, he was almost invincible. He always won a big victory. After watching the game between the Four Cys, he looked at Zhou Xuan and Qi Yaowen's chess. He glanced at the chessboard for a few rough glances. Zhou Xuan's black chess has obvious disadvantages, and he can only rely on his magical turnaround technique.

Zhou Xuan had a mismatch in this game. He saw from the three games between Qi Yaowen and Gu Liuquan that Qi Yaowen was fighting chess style. Unexpectedly, three years ago, Qi Yao met with a master's guidance. The chess style changed drastically, and he did not compete for the first place. He took the lead and attacked Zhou Xuan. He was originally a disadvantage in the backhand and had no chance to counterattack. When the chess was in the stage of the chess, Zhou Xuan was already more than four sons. Seeing that Qi Yaowen's official skills were skillful and could not win back, he simply admitted defeat. It was meaningless to persist in this kind of chess and was tortured by his opponent. He could only hope to take revenge when he played against Qi Yaowen for the second time.

Although Zhou Xuan lost, the Fenghua Army still won. Zhou Xiaojian of the Second Channel and Zhou Sanchi of the Third Channel defeated their opponents respectively.

Zhou Xuan was happy to lose, without any frustration, and said, "Chess is the one who improves in the defeat. I have gained knowledge today. I didn't expect Qi Yaowen to have such a chess style. He is powerful, but his chess still has weaknesses, so it will be easier to play against him next time."

On the morning of the 23rd, Zhou Xuan was about to enter the palace to paint a portrait of Xiao Zhouhou and Princess Qingle. The palace sent someone out first, saying that the empress would go to Jiming Temple to enjoy incense today, and the portrait was postponed until tomorrow.

Today, Zhou Xuan was going to deal with the female assassin of the Falcon and Wei Jue, but he had no intention of painting. After learning the news, he was just right. In the afternoon, Shen Shi took Lai Fu and four Fenghua military officers to the "Mei Xiang Tower" on the Qinhuai River.

When I arrived at the "Meixiang Tower", before the You hour came, a carriage suddenly came from the side, and when it intersected with Zhou Xuan's carriage, Zhou Xuan's horse was frightened and jumped slanted, and the two carriages rubbed.

Lai Fu's loud voice immediately yelled: "I'm blind, and I don't see whose carriage this is. Does the famous Master Zhou Qicha know? He is famous and famous, and the royal relatives, who doesn't respect him or admire him?"

A merchant with a flesh-faced face burst out from the carriage and said, "What are Zhou Qicha and Zhou Bacha, I have never heard of it. Why do you say such a lot of things? Didn't you just touch the car and didn't hurt anyone? Do you still have to extort money from me? Why do you say that there are so many royal relatives? You walk all over the streets?"

Zhou Xuan jumped out of the car and shouted: "What, how can you be tolerated when you dare to doubt the identity of my royal relatives? Just beat me."

The four servants were all from the government soldiers, with strong physiques and agile skills. They grabbed the merchant and beat him, and the coachman also beat him, which made the merchant's face full of blood. The servant shouted: "Come to my son quickly, or you will be sent to Dali Temple to get a board."

The merchant shouted, "I beg for mercy, I beg for mercy."

The two servants grabbed him and came to Zhou Xuan, pushed him hard, and the merchant knelt down with a "plop".

Zhou Xuan waved his hand and said, "Forget it, I don't know anything like drunkenness. Get out of here, I'm in a good mood today."

The businessman with a flesh-faced face on the knees suddenly rushed forward, grabbed Zhou Xuan's robe, and shouted: "It's too much to bully people, I'll fight with you!"

Zhou Xuan retreated quickly, and the silk and fish bag on his belt was pulled off by the merchant, and the fragments of objects inside were sprinkled all over the floor.

Zhou Xuan said angrily: "The guy who doesn't know how to live or die, tie it up for me and send it to the yamen."

Two servants cut the merchant's hands and tied him up in all directions. Another servant quickly came to pick up things for Zhou Xuan, broken silver, sachets, gentle jade... and a silver chain, and the pendant was a black hexagram the size of a pigeon egg.

The servant of the Mansion was swaying the six-pointed silver chain and walked over and shouted: "Young Master, do you think there is nothing missing?"

Zhou Xuan snatched the six-pointed silver chain, stuffed it into his sleeve bag, and said, "Don't be lucky, I came to find Miss Niannu but met such a drunk guy. Forget it, I'm in a bad mood. Go back first and come tomorrow."

"Meixianglou" came from Niannu's surprise voice: "Young Master Zhou Qicha is here, don't leave, Niannu is coming downstairs."
Chapter completed!