Rebirth of the Great Power

At the second quarter of the application time, the list of matches for the first round was announced.

Besides him, the five members of Mu Yuan's Group B were Yang Yiqian from Yongzhou, Fan Yanxian from Yuezhou, Gao Lianfei from Jianzhou, and Wang Changkang from Chuzhou.

This is quite a coincidence, two of the other four people have heard about it. It is not known how strong that Yang Yiqian is at the moment, but Fan Yanxian has been in the top three, so he must not be weak.

In addition to announcing the game list in the lobby, a copy was also announced in the courtyard, so that chess players outside who wanted to watch the game could also understand the game process.The courtyard is still open to the outside world today, and it is said that when the game is officially played tomorrow, those who enter the courtyard to watch chess

Each person needs to pay one tael of silver per day.Looking at the huge courtyard full of chess spectators, this income alone is probably enough to offset all the expenses of holding the competition.

Mu Yuan's opponent in the first game tomorrow morning happened to be Yang Yiqian from Yongzhou, and the match against Fan Yanxian was scheduled for the morning of the second day.

When the list was announced, Lu Boren smiled wryly and said, "I ran into a strong opponent in the first game, it seems that there will be a tough fight."

Mu Yuan glanced at the list, Lu Boren was assigned to Group D, and his opponent in the first match tomorrow was Lu Zijun.

Mu Yuan patted him on the shoulder and comforted him: "Go all out, the outcome is yet to be determined."

Lu Boren is also a kind-hearted person, so he quickly laughed again, and patted Mu Yuan on the shoulder: "Brother Mu, you can't be optimistic either. I'm going with Fan Yanxian, I'm afraid we'll have to fight with him first."

Mu Yuan smiled lightly, but didn't speak.

Lu Boren looked at the other two groups again, couldn't help but let out a "huh" laugh, and said gloatingly: "But it's better than those chess players in Group A, who are playing with Su Yuzhi and Huan Zhanxuan at the same time." Team, this time I’m afraid I can only play against people.”

After Mu Yuan left the lobby, he found Ji San and the others in the courtyard to meet them.

After the arrangement of the game was announced, the chess players waiting in the courtyard started talking about it. Most of the players' predictions for the result were not bad, especially for Group A. Su Yuzhi and Huan Zhanxuan must be promoted, and the only suspense is probably who will win the battle between Su Huan and who will lose.

As for the other three groups, everyone is generally optimistic about Fan Yanxian from Group B, Fan Shixuan from Group C, and Lu Zijun from Group D.Fan Yanxian and Su Yuzhi were both in the top three; Lu Zijun became famous at a young age and has long been famous in the Jianghuai area; and people's optimism for Fan Shixuan is entirely due to Master Jingkong's recommendation. The influence of Master Jingkong in Yilin can be seen.

After Mu Yuan met with Ji San and the others, they returned to the inn together.

Yilin master Ji San in the Jianghuai area is not too unfamiliar. He has heard of the reputations of Huan Zhanxuan, Su Yuzhi, Fan Yanxian and others. If he has never known Mu Yuan and studied chess with him day and night, he probably He would also have the same thoughts as everyone else, but now he thinks differently. The only thing he can care about is the person recommended by Master Jingkong who doesn't know the details: "I don't know what kind of person that Fan Shixuan is?"

Mu Yuan shook his head: "I haven't seen it before."

"Oh?" Ji San was a little surprised.

"He was not present at the lottery today, and according to the person in charge, it has not been reported. If tomorrow's game has not yet appeared, I'm afraid there is no need to participate."

Ji San smiled with great interest: "As expected of a person who can be favored by Master Jing Kong, his behavior is a bit unexpected."

"Oh?" Mu Yuan was a little puzzled by such a statement.

Ji San said with a smile: "Master Jingkong looks like an eminent monk now, but in fact he was very unruly when he was young, and he often did unexpected things."

Mu Yuan thought of Master Jingkong's benevolent look, but really couldn't imagine what the young master Ji Sankou was like when he was young, so he couldn't help but also smiled.

When I returned to the inn, I happened to meet Yang Yiqian and his friends who were just coming back.

The two had just met each other in the lobby of the chess building, but Mu Yuan left late, and Yang Yiqian was busy making new friends, so the two didn't talk to each other.Although Mu Yuan knew the other party's identity, the other party obviously didn't know who Mu Yuan was.

Yang Yiqian has always been sociable, when he saw Mu Yuan, he smiled and cupped his hands and said, "This chess friend, we just met in the lobby of the chess building, and I am in Yongzhou Yang Yiqian, please teach me your name."

Mu Yuan replied, "Mu Yunzhi is in Qiantang."

Yang Yiqian was stunned for a moment, obviously he didn't expect such a coincidence.

The friend was also obviously taken aback, gently pulled Yang Yiqian's sleeve, and said in a low voice: "Brother Yiqian, isn't Mu Yunzhi your opponent in the first game tomorrow?"

The voices of the friends were not loud, but they were too close to each other, not only Yang Yiqian, but also Mu Yuan and others could naturally hear them.

Seeing that Mu Yuan didn't show any surprise, Yang Yiqian also restrained his expression, and said embarrassingly, "So it's Brother Mu. Then we'll see you at the chessboard tomorrow."

With that said, he cupped his hands and went straight upstairs.

When Mu Yuan and Ji San also went upstairs, Tian Yuan lagged behind and the two whispered to Mo Yan: "This is really a coincidence, I didn't expect that the young master's first opponent tomorrow will be him."

Mo Yan nodded in response: "It's quite a coincidence."

Tian Yuan seemed to have thought of something, and he pursed his lips and laughed: "Everyone says that the person who gets drawn into Group A is unlucky, but actually getting drawn into the same group as Young Master is not so lucky."

Mo Yan thinks so.

Early in the morning of the second day, Mu Yuan and Ji San got up and practiced a set of boxing as usual.After living with Ji San, Mu Yuan knew that Ji San also had the habit of doing morning exercises, but what he practiced was naturally much better and more powerful than his own set of fitness boxing.

After the morning exercise, it's time to wash up and eat, which is no different from the past.

For many people, Yangzhou Lunping may be a major event related to the future and reputation; but for Mu Yuan, there is no difference between playing chess and studying chess on weekdays.It does not need to be treated with special caution, and naturally it will not be ignored.

There are two games on this day. The game in the morning starts at the hour of the hour and ends at the hour of the hour.The game in the afternoon started from no time and ended from Shen time.There is an hour of rest in the middle to make adjustments.

Mu Yuan didn't have a bye in both rounds today, and there were rounds in the morning and afternoon.

When Mu Yuan entered the chess building holding his famous card, there were already many chess players waiting in the courtyard waiting to watch the game.The chess building where people could come in and out yesterday is now guarded by a team of big men at the door, and there are government officials patrolling nearby. If anyone dares to disturb and cause trouble, they will be arrested immediately.

Mo Yan paid three taels of silver, and Ji Sansan and the others followed into the courtyard, but it was impossible to go in again.

However, the courtyard is different today. Large chessboards are hung on tree trunks or pillar walls in relatively open places. There are four places in total, named Jia, B, B, B, Ding.

These four large chessboards correspond to the four groups of today's game.It's just that each group has two games to play at the same time, but there is only one big chessboard, and the final game is decided by the players present.Everyone present can bid for the chess game they want to see, and whichever of the two games has a higher bid will be ranked.

The fiercest bidding was undoubtedly in Group A. In the first game, both Su Yuzhi and Huan Zhanxuan played, but each played one game, which attracted many chess players who wanted to watch the match between the two.

The most popular match in Group B was naturally the match between Fan Yanxian and Gao Lianfei, whose bid was much higher than that of Mu Yuan.Mo Yan whispered in Ji San's ear: "Master, do we want to bid for Master Mu's chess?"

Because he has an absolute advantage, and it is not as fierce as the bidding in Group A, the price accumulated in this round is only a dozen taels. Of course, such a small amount of silver is nothing to Ji San.

Ji San shook his head, and said lightly, "No need."

If you want to watch Mu Yuan's chess, just go back and watch him replay.If you have this opportunity, you might as well watch Fan Yanxian's chess. Although Ji San has absolute confidence in Mu Yuan, it doesn't hurt to know more about his opponent.

Ji San said to Mo Yan: "Did you bring a pen and ink? Write down the chess game later."

Mo Yan nodded and said: "I'm taking it, don't worry, Lord."

Even if the chess building stipulates that it is not allowed to use pen and ink to record chess records, there will be memorizers who will write down chess records and spread them. It is better to be generous and not prohibit chess players from using pen and ink to record chess records.

Ji San said to Tian Yuan again: "Tian Yuan, when the game starts, you go to Group A and write down whether the last row is Su Yuzhi's or Huan Zhanxuan's."

"Understood, Third Master Ji." Tian Yuan nodded obediently.

In the end, Huan Zhanxuan had the upper hand in Group A, and the bidding was as high as more than one hundred taels.Huan Zhanxuan was originally from Yangzhou, so it was natural for him to have a little geographical advantage.

In group C, everyone had great expectations for Fan Shixuan, but he didn't show up until the start of the game, so they had to be disqualified, and the other four players played in pairs.These four people are not well-known, and everyone is interested in it, and the price of the winning round is only one tael of silver.

There is no dispute that Lu Zijun is the most anticipated member of Group D.

The first chess game on the first day of Lunping attracted a lot of attention, but its excitement was often not commensurate with it.The first round to end the game was precisely the round of Huan Zhanxuan, the highest bidder in Group A.Huan Zhanxuan's opponent is Sun Xiuwen of Shuzhou. Sun Xiuwen lost half of his confidence when he learned that there were two masters in Group A, Huan Zhanxuan and Su Yu; After watching, he was timid for another three points, and the remaining two points only allowed him to reach the middle game, but after more than 140 moves, he conceded the loss.

Moments after Huan Zhanxuan finished the game, Su Yuzhi's game also ended.Su Yuzhi's chess style is more fierce than Huan Zhanxuan's, but his opponent is also stronger than Huan Zhanxuan's opponent. He struggled a lot before he was defeated by Su Yuzhi. After a fierce stare, he conceded.

Ending the chess game later than Huan Zhanxuan already made Su Yuzhi a little unhappy. When he came out of the lobby and learned that he had also lost to Huan Zhanxuan in the bidding of the big game, he immediately sank his face and waited for the entourage in the courtyard. He snorted dissatisfiedly before leaving with his hands behind his back.

Fan Yanxian's chess game ended before it reached the end, and the other games all came to an end.

Yang Yiqian is the first time to participate in Yangzhou Lunping, and also the first player in Yongzhou to participate in Yangzhou Lunping.Yongzhou's chess style has never been prosperous, and it is rare to find a strong player who can be called a master, and he has received great attention, and the governor has treated him with courtesy.Before coming here, Yang Yiqian was full of ambition. Even if he was not arrogant enough to think that he could win the top three, it should not be a problem to advance from the first round.

After seeing the lottery results, he was actually relieved. Fortunately, there was only one Fan Yanxian in Group B. If he was like Group A, he might really have no chance of winning.Two people in each group can advance, even if they lose to Fan Yanxian, they only need to win in the other rounds.So in this first game, you must not lose.

Yang Yiqian sat behind the chessboard early, he had a fairly good rest last night, and he is quite satisfied with his current state.When Mu Yuan approached, he was still resting his eyes with his eyes closed. When he felt someone sitting opposite him, he took a deep breath, opened his eyes cautiously, and uttered a word: "Please!"

Yang Yiqian originally wanted to give the opponent a bad start in terms of momentum, but the handsome young man in front of him just gave him a casual look, grabbed a few pieces in the chess box, and signaled him to guess odd or even.The opponent's movements were very natural, and his eyes were not deliberately sharp, but it was his calm attitude that suddenly gave Yang Yiqian an ominous premonition.

The other party is too indifferent!This ominous premonition has been accompanied by the end of the game, until Yang Yiqian bowed his head pale and said: "I admit defeat."

In fact, the loss is not too much, just three pieces, but Liumu chess.

However, from the beginning to the end, Yang Yiqian had a feeling of being led by the other party.The opponent's chess, just like the opponent's impression, is clear and bland.In the whole game of chess, there was no particularly intense fighting, and occasionally there were a few places where I wanted to provoke disputes, but the opponent resolved them lightly.Until the end, that faint sense of powerlessness gripped him all the time.What Yang Yiqian doesn't know is that he is not the first person to feel this way, and he will definitely not be the last.