Rebirth of the Great Power

Ji Jin walked to the desk, lifted his clothes, and sat opposite Xue Chang.

There is a pair of torreya wood chessboard on the desk. On the chessboard is an end game, the black and white chess pieces are scattered. At first glance, it seems that no matter how you move, it is a game with two wounds.

Xue Chang pointed to the chessboard and said, "Carefully stick to black, the next move is black."

Ji Jin took a serious look at the mess, he was a little surprised at first, then he couldn't help but smile.At this time, Xue Chang was also looking down at the chessboard, and didn't see Ji Jin's faint smile, otherwise they would have seen some clues based on their familiarity with each other.

After thinking about it for less than half a cup of tea, Ji Jin mentioned that a piece landed on the chess piece in the upper left corner, a breakthrough.

Xue Chang was a little surprised by this speed, but when he saw where the chess piece landed, the surprise in his heart became a little bit heavier.

Just now Xue Chang said it quite lightly, but the fact is that Cheng Shiyuan presented this ancient score just after the morning court yesterday, and the two of them studied for a long time all night before finally finding out the way to decipher it.Knowing that Ji Jin was going back to Beijing to enter the palace tonight, he put it on purposely.Ji Jin's chess strength is on par with him, and he doesn't have a master like Cheng Shiyuan by his side, so he must have a headache for this chess game.

However, at this moment, not only Ji Jin's thinking speed is much faster than he imagined, but the place where the first ball lands is also different from the various possibilities that he and Cheng Shiyuan have studied for a long time.

Could it be just casually?Xue Chang just thought about it for a while and then denied it. Ji Jin was never such a careless person.And the placement of this one is quite subtle.

This piece of chess is dominated by white chess, and the black chess is pressed down. It is almost impossible to escape, and the only chance is to work on the spot.However, Ji Jin's sudden move seems to have neither the intention of working on the spot, nor the appearance of fleeing, but rather a suicidal arrogance.

This is not like the chess that Ji Jin would play.

Although Xue Chang has doubts, he and Cheng Shiyuan have studied this chess for a long time, and have calculated all possible changes, so they feel confident.Since the other party sent a piece to the door, naturally he would not be polite, picked up a white piece and blocked it.

Ji Jin made moves very quickly, no matter how Xue Chang responded, he could make a quick move, as if he understood all the changes afterwards.After dozens of moves, the originally scattered black chess pieces have been connected into one piece, and the mutual echo is that the chess move that Xue Chang thought was an abandoned piece at first not only did not become an abandoned piece, but was instead a crucial move.

After the middle game, Xue Chang knew that Ji Jin had won.

Ji Jin is cautious by nature, and he rarely makes mistakes in the official stage that is more important than calculation. This point is praised by even the old chess players in the Imperial Academy.In the previous matches between the two, if Xue Chang could not gain a big advantage in the pre-game and mid-game, it would be very difficult for Xue Chang to beat Ji Jin in the official stage.

Xue Chang threw the white piece between his fingers back into the chess box, and Ji Jin knew that the game had come to an end, so there was no need to say what the result would be.

Xue Chang looked at Ji Jin meaningfully, and said with a smile: "Shen Zhi's chess strength has improved so much, I am deeply surprised."

Ji Jin put away the chess pieces and said: "If your majesty is referring to this game, I dare not hide it from your majesty. In fact, it is quite a coincidence. A few days ago, I also studied this ancient score."

"Oh," Xue Chang immediately became interested, sat up straight, and asked, "Cheng Shiyuan said that he found this ancient notation by accident when he searched through the ancient books in the library. You should know that the collection of books in the Imperial Academy can be said to be the largest in the whole country." The most complete, where did Shen Zhi learn about it?"

Ji Jin smiled: "Coincidentally, this time I was ordered to travel, and I met a good friend in Yizhong. It happened that he also discovered this mess in an ancient book. He found it interesting, so he and I studied it together. .”

"Is that the friend who lived and walked with Shen Zhi for more than a month?" Xue Chang looked into Ji Jin's eyes, and the corners of his lips curled into a smile that was not a smile.

"That's right." Ji Jin nodded and said with a smile, "Your Majesty is really sharp."

Xue Chang lowered his eyes and said, "This is the first time I know that Shen Zhi can be so close to others."

"It's just that they have similar temperaments and can talk to each other." Ji Jin said.

Xue Chang looked up at him again, his pretty eyebrows raised an arc, and asked again: "What's his name?"

Xue Chang's spies were all trained by Ji Jin, and every time Ji Jin traveled, someone would hand over his whereabouts records to Xue Chang's desk.This has nothing to do with trust or distrust, but a king needs to have a more detailed grasp of his subjects, especially important officials, especially important officials who must not be lost or betrayed.

This point, both of them are well aware of each other.So Ji Jin didn't have any doubts or dissatisfaction with Xue Changyuan in the court, and he knew where he had been, seen, done, and done.

However, for Ji Jin, Xue Chang was nothing more than that, he did not let the spies investigate more details, because if necessary, Ji Jin would take the initiative to tell him, and he would also ask.

Xue Chang was never afraid that Ji Jin would hide something from him, because if Ji Jin didn't say anything, it was something he didn't think was important, or something that was not important to Xue Chang.

So Xue Chang knew that there was such a person, but he didn't know his name or what kind of person he was.If you don't know, but want to know, just ask directly.

This is how the monarch and his subjects get along.

"His name is Mu Yuan, his style name is Yunzhi, and he is from Qiantang. His father used to be the school secretary in Beijing, and his name is Mu Qianzheng." Ji Jin answered in quite detail.

"Oh, then why aren't you in court now?" Xue Chang asked.

"Mu Qianzheng was Ding You's return home back then, but for some reason, he never came back." Ji Jin said.

"What does Shen Zhi think is the reason?" Xue Chang knew that Ji Jin must have investigated it a long time ago, and would have his own answer.

Ji Jin smiled, and said: "The year when Mu Qianzheng and Ding You expired, happened to be the year when His Majesty ascended the throne."

"So that's the case." After saying this, Xue Chang understood, smiled and asked, "Then how did Mu Qian behave during his tenure?"

"He is quite a loyal person, he is extremely serious in his work, and he is not involved in court disputes. It is just that he is stubborn in some places." Ji Jin did have a detailed understanding of the Mu family.

"How's your knowledge?" Xue Chang continued to ask.

"An article written in the seventh year of Tianqing once made Chang'an paper expensive." Ji Jin laughed.

Xue Chang said meaningfully, "That Zheng Jijiu from the Imperial College is very old, and he has submitted a memorial a few months ago and wants to retire and return to his hometown. I think it's time to give him a reply."

Ji Jin said: "Your Majesty said so."

"What kind of person is he?" Xue Chang asked suddenly.

Without even a trace of doubt, Ji Jin knew who he was asking, so he replied lightly, "It's just a chess idiot."