Rebirth of the Great Power

In the court hall, Xue Chang greatly rewarded officials at all levels who received the Fusang mission this time, especially the Ministry of Rites and Honglu Temple who were mainly responsible for the reception this time.

Next is everyone who has performed brilliantly in the challenges of the Fusang envoys and brought glory to Daqi.Among these people, only Mu Yuan did not appear in the hall because of his lack of rank.

Therefore, after rewarding everyone else, Xue Chang said: "This time the Fusang mission came prepared, especially in chess. As far as I know, the prince is not an unknown person in Fusang, but He is the proud student of Masayuki Kobayashi, a national player in Fusang, and there is even a faint trend of being better than blue. Weiqi originated from the land of our Central Plains and has been popular for thousands of years. Since the founding of our country, the whole country has been good at it. Dao. If you lose to the small island country in this item, it will not only be a loss of face. I hate the Fusang Mission, which set up traps everywhere, causing the situation to be in danger. To save face, to defeat Fusang even more, is simply a great contribution. Dear dear friends, do you think so?"

"That's what Your Majesty said."

"Mu Beixuan is indeed meritorious."

"The credit is indeed great."

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All the ministers echoed and praised him, and some ministers even flattered Yan Shangshu in front of him, saying that he has the ability of Bole.Yan Que accepted it with a smile on his face, and quietly glanced at King Xin from the corner of his eyes.

Xue Chang waited for the noise in the hall to gradually calm down, and then continued with a smile: "Since all the lovers also think that Mu Yunzhi has made great contributions, they will naturally be rewarded. I will give Mu Yunzhi the title of 'Great Power' in advance, and promote him at the same time." Waiting for an edict for the Chief Chess. A few days ago, the former Chief Liu Xuandu told me to tell me about his old age, and I have already agreed."

A word shocked all four.

The smiles on the faces of all the ministers froze, and Yan Shangshu also gave a "click" in his heart.

It wasn't silent for a long time, and after only a while, the hall became lively again, but this time it was all voices of opposition.

It was Yu Shi Zhongcheng Ying Haitu who took the lead in attacking: "Your Majesty, forgive me for speaking bluntly, this reward is not appropriate. Mu Yunzhi has indeed made meritorious service, and should be rewarded, but it is not appropriate to reward him too much. It has been less than two months since Mu Yunzhi entered the selection center. The qualifications are still low; moreover, the day of the competition, he only chooses from the alternate selection, and does not give the main selection chess candidates a chance. If they are challenged by another chess candidate that day, they may not be invincible. Forcibly promoted, I am afraid that everyone Dissatisfied."

"Ying Zhongcheng's words are justified. Besides, the outcome of a game of chess cannot fully judge a chess player's chess strength. The chief chess waiting order is related to the entire waiting room, even the Imperial Academy, so it is not a child's play."

"My minister agrees!"

"My minister agrees!"

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Almost all the courtiers in the hall objected.Only Yan Que lowered his head, not daring to say a word.

Xue Chang's expression was a little worried: "Then, what's your opinion, dear friends?"

This question made all the officials shut their mouths tacitly.This is too high, of course not; if it is too low, I am afraid that His Majesty will blame me.It's better to let others speak first, and if they agree with it, they will second it; if they don't agree, they will oppose it.

Everyone had a good plan, and the hall was silent for a while.

Xue Chang's complexion became more and more ugly.

When the brewing was almost done, Ji Jin dusted off his spotless clothes, stood up and said gracefully: "In my king's opinion, it is better to promote Mu Yunzhi to be the first choice. As for the position of chief, let the capable Home. We can hold a tournament, let the waiters fight two by two, win two out of three games, or win three out of five games. The loser will eliminate the winner and enter, until the last person is the chief chess player, and will be awarded the title at the same time. 'Great National Hand'. Since Emperor Jiahe rated the grades of the world's chess players in the seventh year, the Daizhao Institute has never held a game. If the chess is waiting for the imperial edict, if it has not been ordered by His Majesty, nor has the candidate been challenged. Now the chess strength is impossible. You know, there may be a corpse in the place of a vegetarian. Just take this opportunity to rectify and clarify. Besides, since His Majesty took the throne, he has worked hard to govern and the national power has grown day by day, but there are few moments of joy with the people. The capital should also be lively!"

It's just a choice of chess to be ordered, compared to the chief chess to be ordered and the name of "big power player", the ministers will naturally not object any more.

As for the selection of the chief, some people wanted to raise objections, but Xin Wang's words were watertight, and he couldn't find any reason to object.

Uncle Guo even said: "Since this is the case, it is better to give the candidates a chance to participate in the selection of the chief. As for how to participate, how to win or lose, we can discuss it later."

This proposal was supported by some ministers.

So far, Xue Chang is also satisfied: "Then let the Imperial Academy host this tournament, and the Ministry of Rites and Household Affairs will co-organize it. A regulation will be produced within ten days. Mu Yunzhi will be promoted to the main selection chess, and from now on, he will be included in the main selection waiting list." The imperial edict will also give a hundred taels of gold as a reward."

All are well.

Yan Shangshu, who had already seen through everything, said in his heart, Your Majesty and Wang Ye's double reed singing is really good!

The servant went to the alternate office to announce the imperial decree, and asked Mu Yuan to clean up and report to the main election office.

It is only a few steps away from the alternative place to the main choice place, but what it actually represents is quite different.

All the candidates came forward to congratulate Mu Yuan one after another, and Mu Yuan returned the salute one by one.

Some people jokingly said that after Brother Mu left, the alternatives would be deserted again.

Mu Yuan said solemnly: "Since we are living on the salary of the imperial court, we should do our best. The first responsibility of a chess player is to improve his chess skills. God rewards hard work, and you can't be lazy. There are like-minded colleagues in the selection center. Isn't it more effective to discuss and learn from each other than to ponder alone?"

The joker was a little ashamed: "Brother Mu is right, I'm a slip of the tongue."

Mu Yuanfu smiled and said, "The primary and secondary offices are a few steps away. If you need Mu in the future, you can just call me."

Entering the main selection office and changing the name brand, Mu Yuan once again suffered the baptism of inhuman eyes.Fortunately, although there is no Lu Zijun in the main election, there are two acquaintances Chu Zizhou and He Pingshan.

The atmosphere of the positive selection is much more solemn than that of the alternate selection. If they are not familiar with each other, there will be very little communication with each other.

Mu Yuan also met the legendary Cheng Shiyuan for the first time.When he challenged Prince Fusang in the Golden Luan Hall before, Mu Yuan was only on the chessboard and didn't pay attention to the other people in the hall at that time.

Cheng Shiyuan was tall and handsome, he looked arrogant and indifferent, and he was not easy to get close to.Maybe it's because of his height that when he looks at people, he lowers his eyes and looks more and more indifferent.He hardly takes the initiative to talk to people, but if someone wants to ask him for advice, if he really has time, he will agree.It's just that he doesn't have much free time, and even less people have the courage to take the initiative to ask him for advice.

Mu Yuan hasn't had the chance to play against Cheng Shiyuan yet, but he is not in a hurry.Ji Jin had already told him about the selection of the chief in private, and told him that someone had hinted at the Imperial Academy not to let him face Cheng Shiyuan before the final match.Although Ji Jin also had such intentions, but since someone had already done it, he didn't need to do anything extra.I'm afraid someone told Cheng Shiyuan the same thing, and Cheng Shiyuan should also avoid playing against him before the game.

One month after the decision in front of the palace, the Imperial Academy made public the matter of holding the Go tournament.

No matter whether it is the main selection of chess to be ordered or the alternative, the news has already been obtained privately, so there is no surprise.Surprisingly, the people in the entire capital rushed to tell each other and discussed a lot. The enthusiastic atmosphere was even worse than that of the Fusang Mission to Beijing.

The Hanlin Academy soon announced the details of the competition.

The entire event is expected to last three months.

The game adopts a best-of-five game system.

There is no grouping, one-on-one fights directly, the winner enters the next round, and the loser is eliminated directly.

Opponents are determined by drawing lots.

All players must participate in the main selection chess.

Alternative chess is waiting to be edicted to sign up to participate.If the candidate wins the competition, it can also be replaced.

The rules are simple and crude, clear at a glance.

Such a rule is equivalent to giving the candidates one more chance to challenge the main selection, but this time they cannot choose their opponents themselves, but need to draw lots to decide.To have one more chance, such flaws are naturally harmless, and all the candidates naturally signed up to participate.

After the former chief Liu Xuandu passed away, Mu Yuan was promoted to the main election, so there are still 20 people waiting for the main election.The alternative office has gone far away, so there are only 11 people left.Adding the two together, there are 31 people in total.

The competition is divided into five rounds, with one bye in the first round.

The first two rounds are separated by one day, the third and fourth rounds are separated by two days, and the last round is separated by four days. There is a five-day rest period between each round.Exactly three months before and after.

The competition will start ten days later, and lots will be drawn five days before the competition.

In the past few days, the people in the capital have been inquiring about all the chess masters through various methods, such as their background, age, native place, and even marriage status. The most important thing is of course their chess strength.The chess halls of the major teahouses are immediately overcrowded as long as there is news that there are chess players waiting for orders.The chess records of various chess masters sold in bookstores have been sold at almost sky-high prices, and they are still sold out as soon as they are put on the shelves.

The enthusiasm of the people in the capital, besides having nothing to do to join in the fun, is more important, of course, because of gambling.

Since the founding of the Great Qi, it was the first time that a Go tournament sponsored by the government had been held.And the gambling with the government as the dealer is even more unheard of.In the past, no matter how many non-governmental competitions were held, and no matter how frequent the betting was, they were all non-governmental, and there was no such thing as the grandeur of the government hosting them.

It was Hubu Shangshu who first proposed that the official should be the manor.

The Minister of Rites was dumbfounded with the proposal from the Minister of Hubu.

"This, this...is it appropriate?"

"What's inappropriate?" Hubu Shangshu blew his beard and stared, "For the competitions hosted by the government, the government will sit in the farm, and the fat and water will not flow to outsiders' fields. Even if the imperial court does not sit in the farm, are there still few people who sit in the farm outside? The white money is unreasonable Push it out. You don’t know how expensive Chai Mi is if you are not in charge of the family! Don’t say anything else, just say how much silver you took from me when the Fusang Mission visited last time, do you know? Have you ever counted it? Half of the household department is almost I evacuated it for you. If you don’t come back to make up for it, what will you do if there is a snowstorm in winter? What will you do if there is a flood in the south next year? Money is everywhere, money!”

The Minister of the Ministry of Rites was sprayed with spittle from the Minister of the Ministry of Households, his handsome face turned pale, and he hid himself and said, "Come on, I don't care about you. You can tell your Majesty yourself, and see if His Majesty can let you do this nonsense."