At this time, Feng Jiuxiao and Yuan Zishan were playing chess in the corridor on the second floor. Feng Jiuxiao did not expect that Yuan Zishan had such a deep interest in chess, and her level of chess skills was also very high! The two of them were evenly matched!
Five Persians gathered behind Feng Jiuxiao to watch the battle.
They didn't know much about Central Plains chess, so Feng Jiuxiao introduced the rules of Central Plains chess to Aldashir and others while playing chess.
The origin of chess in the Central Plains is very early, and it has been recorded as early as the pre-Qin period. "Songs of Chu·Zhaohun" "The chessboard is covered by six books; the Cao Cao advances side by side, and the Qiu forces each other; the owl moves forward, and the five whites are called."
During the Qin and Han Dynasties, chess, also known as Sai Opera, became popular. Sai Opera was also called "Gewu".
In the Southern and Northern Dynasties and the Northern Zhou Dynasty, Emperor Wu compiled the "Xiang Jing", Wang Bao wrote the "Xiang Opera Preface", and Geng Xin wrote the "Xiang Opera Jingfu". The development of chess has reached another level.
By the Sui and Tang Dynasties, chess games had become a common practice! It was one of the main entertainment projects for dignitaries, even surpassing horse riding and archery for a time!
Empress Wu Zetian was one of the most famous supporters. "The Twelve Admonitions of Duke Tang" records: Zetian slept until the third watch, and had another dream. He was playing chess with Daluo Tiannu. There was a piece in the game, and he was beaten by the general. Frequently
Losing the Heavenly Girl, she suddenly woke up. The next day when I received the court, I asked the ministers what their dream was like. Di Xiangzou said: "I realized this dream, which is unlucky for the country. Now the prince, King Luling, has been demoted to Fangzhou thousands of miles away. This means that there is a son in the situation.
, couldn't take the throne, so I had this dream. I wish to take the throne of Dongguan, and quickly establish King Luling as the crown prince. If I take the throne, I will think twice, but I will not be able to do so." The empress Wu Zetian of the first generation was so obsessed with chess that she still played with Daluo Tiannu in her dream.
Playing chess shows how obsessed you are with chess!
At this time, it was time for Feng Jiuxiao to make a move. He mounted his flying horn and approached the commander of the Nine Palaces. "General!" Yuan Zishan had to move the commander.
Ardashir smiled and said: "Looking at this chess game, it's like a game of life!"
Feng Jiuxiao smiled and said: "Yes, life is like a chess game, there is no expert in the game!" This refers to the master who plays chess without asking for a divine move or a superb killing move. Instead, everything goes as it comes, and the moves are exquisite and precise.
A killing move!
Yuan Zishan glanced at him with a seductive look in her eyes, and said coldly: "Be careful with one careless move, and you will lose everything!" There is no harm in pouring some cold water on him.
Feng Jiuxiao laughed.
He looked at Ardashir, pointed at the chessboard and said with a smile: "In this chess, the generals, soldiers, ministers, chariots, horses, cannons, and five small pawns are like monarchs, ministers, and envoys. They are in order. The general is in the middle, and the ministers are on two sides.
The formation is just like the stars holding the moon. When the checkmate dies, the chess game is lost, and when the leader dies, the chess game is defeated. Some people dare to give up everything in order to win, and they will use all their horses, horses, artillery and soldiers at all costs. It can be said that one general can achieve great success!"
Ardashir said: "I know this poem. It was written by Cao Song in your Tang Dynasty. When the country is in the war, how can the people live happily? If you don't talk about the matter of making a marquis, you will be successful.
All bones are withered!”
It’s really impressive!
Feng Jiuxiao couldn't help but praise: "I didn't expect you actually knew Cao Song!"
Ardashir said quite complacently: "Cao Song also has a song, it is said that after the first battle, all the gods will be sad, and the strong troops on both sides of the strait will continue to fight. Who knows that there is always nothing wrong with the Cangjiang River, and there has been a bloody battle recently!"
Feng Jiuxiao said: "I didn't expect you to be very knowledgeable about the Central Plains culture!"
Ardashir said humbly: "Thank you, Deputy Ambassador." He pointed to the chessboard and said: "Actually, through chess, we can see some cultural differences between you Easterners and Westerners."
"Oh?" Yuan Zishan's eyes lit up, "What's the difference?"
Ardashir did not dare to look directly into her captivating eyes, and stared at the chessboard and said: "Just now, the deputy envoy introduced that although the leaders of the two armies on this chessboard are generals and commanders, they actually represent Xiang Yu, the overlord of Western Chu.
and Liu Bang, the King of Han, these two are actually kings, but they were changed to generals because of the taboo of "offending". In the West, there are not so many taboos, and the leader is the king. However, the East emphasizes that men are superior to women and that I am the only one, so on the chessboard "there is and only"
A king. The West values equality between men and women, so there is an additional queen, and the queen fights left and right, is extremely brave, and has boundless power. This setting is also in line with the power and status of the queen in reality."
Yuan Zishan's eyes flashed: "Are you saying that Western queens can be equal to kings?"
Ardashir smiled and said: "Of course. They are all monogamous, unlike you in the East who are polygamous!"
Yuan Zishan smiled coldly at Feng Jiuxiao. The smile made Feng Jiuxiao feel a little creepy. Feng Jiuxiao could only laugh: "Women in the West are so happy. By the way, what are the other chess pieces different?" Quickly change the subject, otherwise he might not know what to say.
If you are inappropriate, you will have to be pinched by her again!
Aldashir said: "For example, Prime Minister, your chess game in the Central Plains is very strange. It seems to follow the tradition that the bigger the official, the more incompetent he is. The Prime Minister can only wander around the king, stick to the rules and play the field character, and look at the elephant-eyed prime minister casually.
He becomes a waste. The prime minister of the West is not a literati who can only circle around the emperor's heels, but a warrior who has the ability to charge into battle. He can even kill to the end like your rook! Every player in Western chess
The degree of freedom of the members and the intensity of the entire chess game are greater than those of Central Plains chess! In a sense, it reflects the free, unrestrained and turbulent character of Western nations. However, Central Plains chess is more graceful, solemn and elegant. You need to know how to overcome hardness with softness.
Only with the secret of being near and far, and moving and still, can we win! In addition, the king in the Central Plains cannot go out of the nine-square grid, and the king cannot see the king, but in the West, the king can drive and conquer in person, and gallop around the entire chessboard at will, and the two kings can even duel directly face to face!"
Feng Jiuxiao couldn't help but sigh: "How can there be such a big difference between the situations of the emperors in the East and the West? It feels like the emperors in the West live more like the knights of the martial arts in the Central Plains, full of pride and pleasure!" He suddenly thought of Pigwolf.
It was once said that their king abdicated the throne even when he was in good health, but the emperor of the Central Plains still refused to let go even when he was eighty years old, which shows his greed for power.
Aldashir said: "It's amazing to think about it. Your warriors and warriors may seem to be protecting the general, but once the warriors and warriors move out of position, the most powerful protection may become the biggest constraint!"
Feng Jiuxiao's heart moved!
A sage once said something similar: Often the people closest to you are your most dangerous enemies!
The person closest to the emperor is naturally the person who poses the greatest threat to the emperor!
Just now, Wei Qiansui and Wei Qiansui have sent several letters to each other, exchanged news, and basically understood the overall trend.
Everything is under control.
Aldashir said: "My Lord Deputy Ambassador, I heard that you established an organization called Shanmeng League. So who is your main enemy?"
Feng Jiuxiao looked at Aldashir, wondering why he asked this. He thought about it for a moment, and answered seriously: "If it is to help the poor, punish the rapists and eradicate evil, then my enemies are all the evildoers in the world.
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Aldashir said: "Okay! Once you have a clear enemy, you can turn the enemy into a chess piece and pull it into the chessboard to deal with it!"
Feng Jiuxiao was startled and seemed to be touched! He quickly said: "Please continue!"
Ardashir said: "In terms of time and space, you can break the enemy into parts or parts at will. In this way, you can maintain the state of having only one enemy at all times!"
Feng Jiuxiao's eyes flashed.
Making enemies on multiple fronts and fighting on two fronts are taboos for military strategists.
Ardashir said: "Whenever we face an enemy, it is a fair duel between the two sides, just like a game of chess! We will take the seats of each side, and the soldiers and chariots, horses and artillery will be lined up one by one. The rest is your Sun Tzu's art of war.
Got it!"
Feng Jiuxiao's eyes flashed and he said softly: "The way to use troops is to surround them if they are ten, to attack them if they are five, to divide them if they are doubled, to fight the enemy if they are small, to escape if they are few, and to avoid them if they are weak!"
Ardashir smiled and said: "Take the road!"
In fact, once the two armies are in confrontation, there is no talk of fairness and justice. The so-called war is never tired of deceit! At that time, just use Tian Ji's horse racing method, top versus middle, middle versus bottom, bottom versus top, win out of three games! But I am strong enough, I
Just two tops and one hit you, two tops and one hit, two tops and one hit! Crush!
Feng Jiuxiao stood up and saluted Ardashir with cupped fists: "Awesome! He is indeed a China expert!"
Feng Jiuxiao was suddenly enlightened when Ardashir reminded her!
In fact, I don’t have a clear imaginary enemy now. The imaginary enemy is all the evil people in the world. This is just a general statement. Even if you have great power, you cannot have countless clones! The sentence "redividing the enemy according to time and space" is so interesting.
When facing small sects in the underworld, gather them together and annihilate them.
You can incite all similar sects in the surrounding area to join forces and unite them, so that at a certain period of time they become a whole! Cut the mess quickly and destroy several sects at the same time, and you can achieve multiple things with one stone!
For large gangs, they must be divided and annihilated.
If we talk about imaginary enemies, the Demonic Cult is the first to bear the brunt. However, based on the current comparison of the strengths of the two sides, we are at an absolute disadvantage. If we use the chess game to deduce the battle between the two sides, to deal with the Demonic Cult, we can try to break it into pieces and cannibalize it!
That is to say, first treat a certain branch of the helm as an opponent! Decide the role of the opponent's master according to the generals and soldiers, chariots, horses, and cannons, and either fire a series of cannons, or go out with chariots and horses to kill him by surprise! Of course, the premise is that the time difference must be mastered! Otherwise, it will
Instead, they will be dragged into their chessboard by the Demon Cult and allowed to be slaughtered by them!
Facing the entire demon sect, Yingyue Villa is just a pawn at the moment. So now we can only think about it.
Feng Jiuxiao suddenly said to himself: "If I am a general, who will be the soldier?"
If Yingyue Villa is a party in this chess game, then the masters of the seventh, eighth and ninth realms are almost equipped like chariots, horses and cannons. Now they only lack strategic think tanks like Shixiang!
Yuan Zishan suddenly looked at him with a smile and said softly: "What do you think of me?"
Feng Jiuxiao was startled.
Then he immediately smiled and said: "As long as you are here, the rest of us are useless!"