Chapter 144: The Yin and Yang of Chess, the Dao as the Longitude and Latitude

Chapter 144: The Yin and Yang of Chess, the Dao as the Longitude and Latitude

Concubine Zhao Shu withdrew her gaze, flashing a hint of narrow-mindedness.

These concubines stay in the harem all day long, thinking about causing trouble for their enemies every day.

Concubine Zhao Shu didn't have any hobbies on weekdays, she just liked to see Concubine Zhang's deflated expression.

Who in the palace didn't know that Concubine Zhang wanted to help her eldest son ascend to the throne.

However, Concubine Zhang’s children really didn’t live up to expectations.

Otherwise, Concubine Zhang wouldn't have kept a straight face like she does now, as if everyone owed her money.

Zhao Feng's preparations were quickly over.

After arranging the tables, chairs and chessboard, the eunuchs in colorful clothes retreated one after another to make way for the venue.

Zhao Feng walked to the center of the venue and announced loudly to everyone: "Pass on His Majesty's oral instructions."

"The content of today's Imperial Garden competition is——"

Zhao Feng said with a long tail tone, attracting expectant eyes.

Then he suddenly took out a scroll from his sleeve and unfolded it in front of everyone.

【Gomoku】

Looking at the three words written by the royal pen on the scroll, everyone present seemed to have pressed the pause button.

Even Li Xuan froze on the spot, stunned.

No one thought that the competition items proposed by Emperor Yongyuan would be such a child's play.

Some people counted the numbers in disbelief and found that there were indeed three words on the scroll, not two.

But many people present recognized Emperor Yongyuan's handwriting.

On that scroll, the three words "Gomoku" are indeed the handwriting of Emperor Yongyuan.

A young prince couldn't help but asked boldly: "General Manager Zhao, did you take the wrong scroll?"

Zhao Feng shook his head firmly and replied: "Your Majesty, I only give this scroll to this old slave."

Then he asked in a dangerous tone: "Or, does anyone think it should be another project?"

"Well……"

Zhao Feng has already asked this, who dares to be nagging again.

Concubine Zhang also noticed something was wrong. She looked at the person who had asked the question before and couldn't help but glance around to see everyone's reaction.

Concubine Zhao Shu secretly exchanged glances with Feng Zhaoyuan, shook their heads gently, and stopped communicating.

Others also looked at their noses and hearts, with an attitude of "I have no opinion at all, don't ask me".

Zhao Feng snorted coldly and then said: "Your Highnesses, please come up and draw lots. We will fight in groups and the winner will advance."

"The one who wins in the end will be the first place today."

Zhao Feng didn't have many smiles on his face today, and he seemed to be in a bad mood.

The princes and princesses stepped forward to draw lots, hoping not to draw a powerful opponent from the beginning.

Although Princess Ankang can now walk on her own, she is still in a wheelchair.

There is no need to let these brothers and sisters know that she is in good health, as it will not do any good.

Princess Ankang considered that she was "inconvenient to move", so she asked Yu'er to wait until the end to get her lottery.

The three children of Jingyang Palace waited quietly for the other princes and princesses to draw lots, and then let Yu'er push the wheelchair forward.

Zhao Feng held up the bucket with only one sign left in both hands and brought it to Princess Ankang.

Princess Ankang smiled and thanked her, and then took out her lottery ticket.

"seven."

Seeing that Princess Ankang had also drawn lots, Zhao Fengcai showed a sincere smile.

Each table in the venue has its own number.

Yu'er pushed Princess Ankang to table No. 7. The eunuch in colorful clothes who was waiting on the side immediately moved a chair originally placed by the table to make room for Princess Ankang's wheelchair.

Princess Ankang's opponent is a little Douding, and she is also a familiar face.

"Isn't this the little master who taught me the powerful Vajra Kick?"

Seeing the familiar little prince opposite, Li Xuan couldn't help but get excited.

The little prince was full of fighting spirit and looked like he was sure to win. He said wildly to Princess Ankang: "Thirteenth Princess, I won't let you."

"The chessboard is like a battlefield. There is only victory and defeat on the battlefield, no mercy!"

Princess Ankang couldn't help but cover her mouth and smile, nodded and said: "Okay, okay, please give me some advice from my eighteenth brother."

Li Xuan, who was in the arms of Princess Ankang, couldn't help being amused.

"You little douchi is quite arrogant."

Although he and Yu'er were equally matched chess players, Princess Ankang was different. Her strength completely overwhelmed them.

Even though it’s just backgammon, it’s pretty awesome.

Thinking about it, the competition events set up by Emperor Yongyuan are reasonable.

If it's a game of Go, I'm afraid these little cubs don't even understand the rules.

On the other hand, backgammon is better. Even if they have never played it before, they can understand the rules with just a little explanation.

No matter how good it is, at least there is a sense of participation.

At first, Little Douding was full of fighting spirit, but after less than twenty seconds, he started to sweat.

He held up a chess piece. He could not move it here or there. He was undecided for a long time.

Little Douding looked at the four white stones on the chessboard and didn't know where to block them.

Princess Ankang was not in a hurry, and silently watched Little Doudin struggling in vain, snickering secretly.

At this time, one of Xiaodouding's attendants came to his ear and reminded him softly: "Your Highness, you have lost."

"Vote quickly."

Little Douding couldn't hear the truth. He immediately started throwing a lot of noise on his seat and yelled non-stop.

"I didn't lose, I didn't lose!"

"I wasn't paying attention just now, so this one doesn't count!"

"One more, one more..."

The attendant took it for granted and glanced at the audience.

There was a young concubine there, covering her brows with one hand and weakly gesturing to the attendants with the other.

After receiving the signal from the master, the waiter directly picked up Little Douding and walked off the stage. Before leaving, he said apologetically to Princess Ankang: "Your Highness, I have caused you trouble."

Princess Ankang smiled and waved her hand, sending her eighteenth brother away.

Although she rarely left Jingyang Palace, thanks to the gathering in the Royal Garden once a month, she knew at least most of her brothers and sisters, and the order was silently remembered in her heart.

As for those younger brothers and sisters who are too young or just born to attend the royal garden party, Princess Ankang is completely unfamiliar with them.

No one would specifically tell her about these things.

Fortunately, every table has a colorful eunuch who is responsible for refereeing. Even if Little Douding acts up, the colorful eunuch still announces the result seriously and responsibly.

"Princess Thirteen, win!"

One company, Wolong comes out of the mountain!

Li Xuan shouted for Princess Ankang in his heart.

"Little Douding, you still dare to fight. It's really ridiculous."

The outcome of backgammon is relatively fast, especially when there is a huge disparity in strength.

Basically, all the little pods were killed in the first round, and the winners were waiting for the start of the next round.

Of course, because the draw was relatively random, there were also situations where Little Douding played against Little Douding, so there were a few games that were particularly anxious, and the board was almost full.

Even if there wasn't a referee reminding them, they wouldn't have known that the outcome was decided and they would still be fighting.

Taking advantage of this lively time, Concubine Zhao Shu communicated with Feng Zhaoyuan.

Concubine Zhao Shu moved her lips and whispered to Feng Zhaoyuan: "The matter of silk cloth is rotten in your stomach. Don't mention it again in the future."

"I will also tell others to forget about this. If His Majesty asks, just push it on me and I will stop it for you."

"The other party put the silk cloth on your bed, I'm afraid he didn't have good intentions."

"But you don't have to worry too much. The other party is even reluctant to lay the bait. It's not a good idea."

Feng Zhaoyuan nodded, but her mood was inevitably heavy.

Concubine Zhao Shu straightened her hair with some distress and comforted her: "You did the right thing in this matter, don't think too much about it."

"You have to smile more, otherwise it will affect your children."

Feng Zhaoyuan felt warm in her heart and replied softly: "Thank you, Concubine Shu, for your concern."

Concubine Zhao Shu patted Feng Zhaoyuan's slightly bent back, asking her to straighten her chest and raise her head.

Then, Concubine Zhao Shu glanced around the pavilion, and the other concubines immediately understood the meaning.

The concubine who had an heir immediately pulled her child aside and whispered something.

As for Zi Si, who was still playing on the court, he ordered his attendants to invite him back immediately after the game to give him any instructions.

Zhao Shufei didn't dwell too much on this issue. In her opinion, it was a good thing that she didn't guess the question correctly.

…

In another pavilion, Concubine Zhang's eyes were fixed on the eldest prince.

The eldest prince successfully defeated his first opponent and was sitting in his seat with his eyes closed, preparing for the next round.

However, although Concubine Zhao Shu's actions were subtle, they still caught Concubine Zhang's attention, but she just didn't show it.

This judgment has no rational basis at all, but Concubine Zhang is extremely convinced.

It was a smell of something wrong from the flow of the atmosphere.

This is a subjective and emotional judgment, but Concubine Zhang relied on this feeling to judge that something happened at Concubine Zhao Shu.

Concubine Zhang calmly summoned her attendants and gave some instructions.

The battle in the harem is like this. The winner can be decided silently.

Concubine Zhang smelled a suspicious flaw and naturally had no reason to let it go.

…

The first round of competition is finally over.

As Princess Ankang advanced, she was taken to table five for the next round.

This time her opponent was no longer a little kid, but a prince who was one or two years older than Princess Ankang.

It's just that this prince has big dark circles under his eyes and looks like he has no energy.

This is of course.

He spent the whole night studying chess records and memorized more than a dozen practical killing moves.

As a result, who would have thought that the game today would be backgammon.

If the prince hadn't met a little bean curd in the first round, he would probably have lost his mentality now.

Who can understand the pain of studying all night long and memorizing the wrong subjects?

The second round continues.

Princess Ankang faced the prince who had a broken heart, and pressed forward step by step without haste. After a long and protracted battle, she took advantage of the prince's sleepiness to seize the opportunity and set up an ambush, and finally completed it at the last moment. Five stars in a row.

Double company, become famous in one battle!

Princess Ankang won consecutive battles and advanced to the next round again.

The prince who fell asleep was quickly carried away by his attendants, but there was a lot of commotion, and some people began to talk that the prince had suffered a cerebral hemorrhage after being survived by Princess Ankang.

Looking back on the performance of the last animal taming competition, Princess Ankang's dark horse theory was mentioned again and became the favorite in today's backgammon competition.

Even Li Xuan and Yu'er couldn't help but be tempted, and the hope of winning the championship was rekindled in their hearts.

"Hey, there seems to be something going on."

"These guys don't seem to be as good at backgammon as Yu'er (Axuan)."

One person and one cat looked at each other and could see each other's excitement.

Their thoughts at this moment were surprisingly similar.

Only Princess Ankang was calm and calm, and she only smiled slightly when facing the winning streak, looking confident that she had a chance to win.

Chess is based on yin and yang, and Tao is latitude and longitude.

The Way of the Five Sons is all in it!

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