Rebirth of the Great Power

There are only eight people left to participate in the lottery standing in Youjian chess building again, namely Huan Zhanxuan and Su Yuzhi from Group A; Mu Yunzhi and Fan Yanxian from Group B; Chen Yuanli, Liang Shian from Group C and Lu Zijun from Group D , Lu Boren.

As a result of the lottery, Mu Yuan's opponent was Luzhou Lu Zijun.

Lu Zijun looked at the signboard dyed red in his hand, then at the signboard of the same color in Gu Muyuan's hand, walked over slowly, raised the corners of his eyes slightly: "I'm looking forward to the game with Brother Mu tomorrow."

Mu Yuan responded lightly, "Me too."

After Lu Zijun walked away, Lu Boren came over and said, "Brother Mu."

Facing Lu Boren's enthusiastic smile, Mu Yuan also smiled slightly: "Brother Lu."

Lu Boren nodded with his chin to Lu Zijun who had already walked away, and said, "Brother Mu will be his opponent tomorrow?"

"En." Mu Yuan nodded.

"Although I'm a bit unwilling, I have to admit that he played very well." Lu Boren sighed, then smiled again: "But Brother Mu, you really impressed me, even Fan Yanxian lost to you. Your game of chess was quite exciting, and now it has spread throughout Yangzhou City, and I believe it will spread throughout the Jianghuai area soon."

Mu Yuan smiled, and didn't say much about self-effacing.

Lu Boren hesitated for a moment, and then said: "There is something that I still want to tell Brother Mu. When I played against Lu Zijun, I had a feeling that he still had some tricks. Maybe it was me and Lu Zijun. His chess strength is slightly behind, and he didn't go all out. But tomorrow's game is very important, Brother Mu, you beat Fan Yanxian again, so he probably won't hold back any more. In short, please be careful."

Mu Yuan was a little surprised, but thanked Lu Boren for his kindness: "Thank you, Brother Lu, for reminding me."

Lu Boren smiled and said, "You're welcome, maybe I'm worrying too much."

"In any case, thank you very much. By the way, what is the result of the lottery, Brother Lu?" Mu Yuan asked.

Lu Boren immediately became depressed: "My opponent is Su Yuzhi. So, there is nothing to hope for."

Although Mu Yuan wanted to comfort her, but after thinking about it, forget it.Empty words are easy to say, there is indeed a big gap between Lu Boren and Su Yuzhi's chess strength, unless Su Yu's state is too bad and makes frequent moves, otherwise, Lu Boren's chances of winning are really low.However, pinning the hope of victory on the opponent's mistakes is too slim after all.

Lu Boren recovered quickly and smiled slyly: "If Brother Mu can beat Lu Zijun tomorrow, then the next opponent will be Su Yuzhi. Of course, the premise is that I lose."

According to the rules of the lottery, it is indeed so.

After returning to the inn, Mu Yuan told Ji San what Lu Boren had said.

Ji San asked: "Brother Mu, do you think what that person said is true?"

Mu Yuan nodded: "It should be true. Some feelings can only be experienced during the game, and there is no need for Brother Lu to lie to me. Besides, watching Lu Zijun's chess is a bit too sharp. But I feel , he is not such a reckless person, he seems to be deliberately covering up something."

Ji San pondered for a while, and said: "Brother Mu is right. Besides, I heard that Lu Zijun's teacher is going to order Lin Yufu. Lin Yufu has a characteristic of playing chess. He likes to make some strange moves. Be careful if you get hit by a trick, you may lose even a game of chess. Since Lu Zijun is his disciple, it is very likely that he worked hard here."

Mu Yuan nodded and said: "If that's the case, it's not difficult to deal with. All strange moves must be reasonable. If the move is unreasonable, once it is seen through, it will be retaliated. If it is a trick, then It’s even less of a concern.”

Ji San smiled and said: "Brother Mu's chess strength, he is not afraid."

At night, candles were still burning in Lu Zijun's residence, and an old man was sitting opposite him, with a chessboard full of chess pieces placed between them.

The old man looked solemn, and said in a deep voice: "Yan'er, after watching this game of chess, how do you feel?"

Lu Zijun's face was still a little ugly, and he said after a while: "Both of them are masters, and their chess strength is not low, especially black. Black seems to be in a passive-aggressive position, but it is the one who really masters the initiative. The side with power. Black's ability to control the overall situation is really surprising, and this masterful hand here has laid the foundation for a decisive victory."

The old man asked again: "So, what do you think, how are you better than him?"

Lu Zijun's face turned pale, a little unconvinced and helpless, finally he gritted his teeth, shook his head and said in a low voice, "Students are not as good as they are."

Yes, the person sitting in front of Lu Zijun was his mentor, Lin Yufu, who was waiting for the chess game.And what was being played in front of them was the match between Mu Yunzhi and Fan Yanxian that day.

Lin Yufu nodded with satisfaction: "It's good that you are willing to admit this. As a teacher, I know that you have always been arrogant and talented, but you have to know that there are many masters in Yilin Haohan. You are smart, it’s nothing, the most important thing is to recognize yourself, and don’t be too arrogant.”

Lu Zijun calmed down slowly, and said in a low voice: "The teacher taught well, and the students have been taught."

Lin Yufu gave a soft "um" and said, "Do you know who this Mu Yunzhi is?"

"The student is ashamed. He only knows that he is from Qiantang, but he has never heard of this person before." Lu Zijun said.

"It's not your fault. This person only became famous in the past few months. During this time, you are studying. Qiantang is far from Luzhou. It's normal that you haven't heard of it." Lin Yufu said.

Lu Zijun was a little curious: "The improvement of chess skills does not happen overnight. If there is such a master in Qiantang, why have we never heard of it? Could it be that the rumor that Qinglong gave chess records is still true."

Lin Yufu sighed softly: "This matter is too unimaginable, but there are strange people and strange things among the people, and it is hard to guarantee that it is not true. But whether it is true or not, this person is by no means simple. Yaner, you have to remember, regardless of tomorrow's Regardless of the outcome of the game, you must not make enemies with this person, if you can make friends with one or two, it will be better."

Lu Zijun was even more curious: "Why does the teacher value him so much? No matter how good Mu Yunzhi's chess skills are, he is just a folk chess player."

Lin Yufu shook his head and said, "There are some things you don't understand yet, you just need to remember what you said as a teacher."

"Yes." Lu Zijun obediently replied.

Lin Yufu said earnestly again: "Yan'er, you have to know that this Yangzhou Ping Ping is just an experience for you. It's good to win the first prize. It doesn't matter if you can't. At that time, I will write a book for you as a teacher." I will send you a letter of recommendation, recommending you to be selected for the imperial edict. The Holy Majesty will probably not refuse because he has served the imperial court as a teacher for many years. After entering the Imperial Academy, everything after that will depend on you. You don’t have to worry too much now. Ask, you just have to remember that making friends with Mu Yunzhi will do more good than harm for you."

"Yes, the student understands." Lu Zijun has always been convinced of his teacher. Since the teacher explained it like this, there must be his reason.

After thinking for a while, Lu Zijun asked again: "Teacher, do students need to use that move in tomorrow's game?"

Lin Yufu affirmed: "Of course you have to use it. Whether you win or lose, you need to go all out. Chess is a very real place. Only with strength can you win the respect of others. Besides, this move is for the teacher and Xuandu. Brother Xuandu studied it together. Brother Xuandu promised to be his teacher. Before the end of the Yangzhou Ping Ping, he would not use this move in the open chess game, but that is all. Although this move is strange, it can only bluff people. For a while, it is not surprising that someone can come up with a breakthrough move after a long time. Besides, Mu Yunzhi will be your opponent worthy of using this move. You can use this move to try your skills tomorrow and see how clever he is to what extent."

The brother Xuandu that Lin Yufu was talking about was Liu Xuandu, the chief chess officer in the Hanlin Academy, and Lu Zijun naturally knew him, so it would not be an exaggeration to call him uncle.

"Yes, the student understands." Lu Zijun replied.

"Okay, it's late at night, let's have a rest earlier." Lin Yufu said and got up.

Lu Zijun stood up after him, bowed and said, "Students send teachers off."

Lin Yufu waved his hand when he walked to the door: "No need to send it off, go and rest."

Lin Yufu walked slowly, his room was in another yard.

The starlight was just right, and the few shadows were swaying. Lin Yufu couldn't help but think of the surprise he saw that person in Youjian chess building the day before yesterday.

At that time, there was a handsome young man standing beside the man, and the two of them talked lightly and smiled.Lin Yufu really didn't expect to see that person here. Surprised, he was about to go forward to salute, when the person's eyes flicked slightly, as if he was looking at him, but he didn't seem to.Lin Yufu understood, and stopped walking forward.

Afterwards, when the man was alone, Lin Yufu finally found a chance to go forward and salute.

Lin Yufu bowed deeply: "Caomin has seen the prince."

The man stretched out his hand to help, and said in a low voice: "Master Lin, are you here all right?"

Lin Yufu heard his voice trembling slightly, and he couldn't tell whether it was because of excitement or something else: "Don't dare to bother the prince to think about it, the grass people are all well. I don't know if the prince is here, and he is far away. I hope the prince will forgive me."

The man said gently: "This king is only here as a chess player, Master Lin, you don't need to be polite."

"Yes, Cao Min is being abrupt." Lin Yufu lowered his head even more.

"Master Lin, go get busy on your own, as long as you haven't seen this king before."

It wasn't until the aloof figure went away that Lin Yufu slowly straightened up, and it was inevitable that he couldn't calm down.Lin Yufu respected and admired this young and powerful prince.

Lin Yufu was feeling that he was lucky enough to meet him again, and suddenly remembered the young man he had seen walking with the prince before.Thinking of the expressions of the two at that time, Lin Yufu couldn't help being even more surprised. Lin Yufu had never seen the prince be so close to anyone except the Holy One.

The Holy Majesty and the prince are both very friendly, and they have more respect and pity for these chess orders. This prince who is said to be stern and selfless is usually quite amiable when facing them, but he has never been close. the meaning of.

After Lin Yufu made some inquiries, he knew that the young man's name was Mu Yunzhi.

Having been in the court for so many years, although he has never participated in political affairs, he still has a certain political acumen.Lin Yufu vaguely felt that Mu Yunzhi was different to the prince, so tonight he deliberately confessed to his lover that he wanted to befriend this person.

Facts have proved that ginger is still old and spicy.