Chapter 26 Chapter 26 Talking about Chess Art Kangxi Shi Enwei Discusses Current Situations

Emperor Kangxi took Wei Dongting and Zhou Peigong to find Wu Yingxiong.Seeing that he couldn't persuade him, Wei Dongting had no choice but to obey.But when he walked out of the Qianqing Gate, he took the Wolf Tan with him, called dozens of guards, changed into plain clothes and followed him from a distance to protect him, and then he came back to prepare the horse.A group of four rode out of the Forbidden City from Xihua Gate, let their horses go straight to Xuanwu Gate.It was deep winter, the weather was cold, the dead trees were pierced into the sky, and the horseshoes trampled on the frozen soil.Kangxi, who had been out of the palace for a long time, took a deep breath of the clear air, and asked Zhou Peigong with a smile: "Why are the chopping boards ringing in the streets and two rows?"

Zhou Peigong shook his head on the horse and said, "I don't know." Wei Dongting said with a smile: "Pei Gong is from the south, of course I don't know. Today is the winter solstice. It's a solar term. Every family is chopping meat stuffing and stuffing it." Kangxi smiled in relief.Ordinary people can eat dumplings during festivals. It must be said that the state affairs and political situation have gradually become more prosperous.When I came out at this time two years ago, there were beggars, singers and children selling children with straw labels everywhere.In just over two years, there are all kinds of things on the street, although the thirty-six lines are not complete.But they are all rough in scale, like a thriving faction. If there is no war in the south, the sword will be turned into a plow, and the war will be turned into jade, and it will change again in a few years.He is only eighteen years old, how many things can he do!Thinking about it, Kangxi's heart felt hot, and he was about to say something when Lang Tan beside him raised his whip and pointed at him, "Master, Wu's son-in-law's mansion has arrived!"

The four monarchs and ministers came to the door, and the doorman wanted to report, but was stopped by Kangxi.He was led by the person at the door, and went straight to the back hall through the narrow passage.The passage was dark, dank and mossy.Wei Dongting and Lang Tan followed each other with swords on the left and right, as if they were carrying Kangxi.Kangxi also felt that this mansion was built in a strange way, and was very afraid that people would suddenly come out of some dark house.Only Zhou Peigong didn't seem to mind, he swaggered behind and looked around curiously every time he passed an aisle.

When he came to the back hall, the long follower went in to have a look, then came out with a smile and said: "I know that my father-in-law is not in the back hall, but he must be in the Garden Haochunxuan. Let the slaves go to report!" " Wei Dongting still did not allow the notification.This courtyard is too weird, and Wu Yingxiong cannot be allowed to leave without seeing him.Then he laughed and said, "Let's go together! Our master and son-in-law know each other very well, we don't need those polite words at all." Chang Sui smiled, and led them to the garden, and said as he walked, "This is the mansion of Zhou Yanru, the uncle of the imperial concubine of the Ming Dynasty. It's too stuffy inside, and my son-in-law often has a spring pavilion in the back garden. Come and live."

Walking out of the Moon Cave Gate, I suddenly feel enlightened. There are two acacia trees with sparse branches facing each other.There are ten or twenty bonsai scattered around.Although the garden is not big, it is well arranged.If it is spring and autumn, it is very interesting to come here to read and play chess. Wei Dongting didn't care to look at the scenery at all, he was observing the surrounding situation all the time, he saw Wu Yingxiong playing chess with someone alone, and Lang Tingshu, who was in charge of copywriting in the Ministry of Internal Affairs, was watching the battle at the side.

Lang Tingshu saw the four young men approaching slowly from a distance, and Wu Yingxiong bowed his head to play chess without paying attention, and hurriedly scratched the chessboard with his fingers and whispered: "My son-in-law, the little Wei who is in front of the emperor is here." In fact, Wu Yingxiong had already seen it, Holding the chess piece in his hands, pretending to be in deep thought, he heard what Lang Tingshu said, without turning his head, he said, "I'm an old acquaintance, why be polite?" "The forehead is so elegant!" Wu Yingxiong raised his head suddenly: "Ah? Your Majesty!" He hurriedly dropped the chess piece in his hand, left his seat and knelt down and kowtowed: "My slave Wu Yingxiong didn't know that the dragon's toe was coming, so he failed to pick him up. I beg long live for forgiveness!"

With a happy face, Kangxi helped Wu Yingxiong up, and said, "You are wrong. I am walking casually, how can I blame you? Get up, get up!" Then he looked at the person who played chess with Wu Yingxiong.Seeing him in cloth clothes and felt hat, with a dignified look, high eyebrows, and shining eyes, he couldn't help but secretly wondered: there was such a person in the little son-in-law's house: "Well, the little Weizi who watched the battle said it was Lang Tingshu! What's your name?" Hearing Kangxi ask himself, that person hurriedly knelt down and kowtowed: "Long live back, the servant is Huangfu Baozhu, the deputy general under the bid of Pingxi King Wu Sangui!"

"Oh, Baozhu! Is that the general who beat the tiger and the savior? He is commendable for his loyalty and bravery!" Seeing Kangxi's plain clothes and modest demeanor, Baozhu secretly admired him, but he didn't expect that Kangxi knew all these things clearly. Startled for a moment, he hurriedly replied: "Thank you for your praise, it is the future general!" "Okay, okay, hey - you continue to play your chess! I am watching the battle from the sidelines - Lang Tingshu, Wei Dongting, and Lang Tan, Zhou Peigong - come, let's watch the chess without saying a word, and sit and watch you fight!"

This game of chess has reached the middle game, and the battle is fierce.Looking at the chess surface, Wu Yingxiong is full of ambition, and the victory is certain.Baozhu seemed a little restless.Kangxi hadn't seen the clue yet, but Zhou Peigong shook his head slightly and sighed. Wu Yingxiong didn't say anything and threw a white stone on the chessboard.Although Bao Zhu had learned a few tricks from Wu Ciyou in Gunzhou, after all, he was easy to kill for beginners, and it didn't take long for him to show his defeat.Knowing that there is no hope of victory, he stood up and said with a smile: "Your Majesty is worthy of being a national champion. Baozhu's entire army is gone, and he is willing to bow down and dare not speak up!"

Wu Yingxiong smiled and said: "Ah, where, where. It seems that your chess skills have also been taught by experts. The disease is that you are too eager to win, and if you are too murderous, you will lose the upper hand." No complacency. Zhou Peigong was proud and arrogant. Just now, because Kangxi had something to say, he kept the principle of "watching chess without saying a word". At this moment, seeing Wu Yingxiong's thick lips grinning, with a smug expression on his face, he felt slightly annoyed and let out a chuckle. He said: "Mr. Wu, the skill of chess is profound, how can it be just a matter of words, Mr. Huangfu's chess is his own to admit defeat. With the game in front of us, who will win or lose is not yet known!"

"Oh," although Kangxi also felt that what Wu Yingxiong said just now seemed to imply a deep meaning, after hearing what Zhou Peigong said, he suddenly became interested, and wanted to encourage Zhou Peigong to teach this arrogant Wu Yingxiong a lesson.Then he turned his face and asked, "Can this situation be reversed?" Zhou Peigong said: "Wu Jun's chess situation has been defeated. It's a pity that Mr. Baozhu's judgment is unclear." Wu Yingxiong felt that this scholar was too arrogant, swallowed a mouthful of saliva and smiled, "Ah, from this point of view, you must be a national player, so please continue Mr. Zhou! You can also use this to ask for advice later." Zhou Peigong didn't respond but looked up at Kangxi. Kangxi laughed and said, "Since you have made such wild remarks, why don't you rush to fight?" Then Zhou Peigong pleaded guilty and took his seat to fight Wu Yingxiong.At the beginning, there was no clue, but slowly, the situation on the chessboard changed drastically.I saw Zhou Peigong dismissing the chess pieces one by one, seemingly carelessly, but every step was full of murderous intentions.As for Wu Yingxiong, he gradually changed from arrogant to contemplative, from at a loss to exhausted.On a very cold day, steam came out of his head.At this time, not to mention Kangxi, who is proficient in chess, even Lang Tan, who knows nothing about chess, can see that Wu Yingxiong has completely collapsed. Kangxi was delighted, seeing that Zhou Peigong had taken the last piece of Wu Yingxiong's corner by himself, as if he wanted to make the white chess disappear.Seeing that Wu Yingxiong was sweating all over his forehead again, he was extremely embarrassed, so he hurriedly smiled and said, "Forget it, forget it, Mr. Zhou Pei, do you want to leave room for it?" Zhou Peigong stood up with a smile: "Forgive me, Mr. Zhou offended." Wu Yingxiong was so angry that his face turned pale and his lips were black and blue. It took a long time before he came back to his senses: "Mr. Zhou is indeed a national chess player. I'm disrespectful." Huangfu Baozhu was overwhelmed with admiration.Kangxi was so happy that he couldn't close his mouth from ear to ear.Today's battle is really auspicious, as if he is in the palace right now, he will reward Zhou Peigong with gold immediately. Zhou Peigong bowed his hands and said to Wu Yingxiong: "Forehead son-in-law, it seems that your loss is also because of 'too much murderous intent'!" The way of chess is in line with the way of humanity, and the way of humanity is in line with the way of heaven, so you can't lightly start killing.If you play the game with peace of mind, be reasonable and reasonable, and follow the path to the best of your ability, why did you lose so badly? " Although he spoke very calmly, to Wu Yingxiong's ears, every sentence was mean and sarcasm, and he couldn't help but get angry, and said with a smile: "Listen to the high-level theory, and immediately understand the ignorance. But according to my humble opinion, the way of heaven is good, and the way of humanity is good." Well, in the final analysis, it depends on who has a far-reaching heart. If you plan deeply, you will win if you count far; People often say that man will conquer heaven." "Man wins over nature because of smallness, and nature wins over man because of greatness; if you don't follow the sky, you lose your greatness because of your smallness! Wu Jun, don't be self-confident and mistaken!" Zhou Peigong spoke with confidence and eloquence.Wu Yingxiong knew that he was by no means his opponent, so he suddenly changed the topic and put Zhou Peigong aside: "Oh, let's just talk about God! Long live Lord came to the small house in person and didn't even offer a glass of water. The servant is too careless! But I heard Kangxi say: "Hey - no need, I came out for a stroll today, casually came here to have a look, I want to ask you one thing - how is your father's physical condition these years?" When the emperor asked about his father, the courtiers must kowtow.Wu Yingxiong hurriedly knelt down and kowtowed his head and replied: "Slave's father often comes home to write letters. In the past three or four years, his health has become worse and worse. He has dizziness and eye problems. He can't read the article for a long time. Last time he fell down and almost had a stroke. , it was so easy to recuperate a little better..." Kangxi pondered for a long time after hearing this, and then said: "Since that's the case, it's not suitable to give him the old mountain ginseng last time. You go to the House of Internal Affairs tomorrow to get ten catties of high-quality Gastrodia elata and send it back. Tell your father and tell your father what I said, ginseng It must not be used lightly." Wu Yingxiong kowtowed again and again, and said in a trembling voice: "Long live the kindness to my father and son is as deep as the sea, three lives are hard to repay!" "Don't be like this. There are some things I can't explain to you right away. Your father sent a booklet requesting withdrawal, and I have already approved it. Some of the ministers think that King Pingxi is not sincere. Your father's side There will also be doubts—these words can’t be written in the book, but if they want to spread to Yunnan, Guangxi and Fujian are very bad.” Wu Yingxiong felt a thorn in his back when he heard this, he couldn't find a word to respond, he just kowtowed repeatedly. "Actually, these are the views of villains! Since I was a child, I have understood that 'the world is for the public'. In the past, I did not withdraw the domain to prevent Nanming clowns from jumping on the beam. Today, the withdrawal of the domain is for the cultivation of the people. Your father's achievements in the past are as high as mountains. Now that he has asked himself to withdraw from the feudal clan, where can he find such a virtuous king who understands righteousness? When your father entered the pass from the dragon, the imperial court once swore to kill a horse and never betray each other. People are based on faith and righteousness. How can I be an unrighteous king?" Kangxi spoke with sincerity, and every sentence was true. Even Lang Tingshu and Baozhu secretly thought about how well the emperor said it. Did the prince have too much heart? Just as he was thinking, Kangxi seemed to be answering his question , and said: "Even if I put my heart out, people with different ambitions may not be willing to believe it. If you are talking about righteousness, you are my subject; if you are talking about private affairs, you are my uncle. We men have lived here, you Write this letter to your father and tell him to make up his mind. First of all, don’t doubt yourself, let alone listen to the instigation of villains. You are also a salt cooker and a copper smelter. I don’t think it is necessary. You say yes ?" "Yes! If the master is so confiding, the slave and my father will repay it with death!" "You've been in Beijing for too long, it's not good. It's like I'm holding you hostage, don't you think so?" "Yes—ah, ah, no, no!" Wu Yingxiong's chest was pounding, his pale lips were moving, he was so flustered that he didn't know how to answer. Zhou Peigong and Wei Dongting listened to Kangxi's voice, as if they wanted to release Wu Yingxiong back to Yunnan, they couldn't help being surprised: How can this be done?But at this moment, he couldn't interrupt Kangxi's words, let alone express his objection, he was so anxious that his heart was about to jump out. Kangxi had his own plans: "Wu Yingxiong, don't think about it. You are a dignified son-in-law, a relative of the emperor, how can you be a hostage, the person who said this. I really don't know what his intentions are! I am killing people indiscriminately. Is it a foolish king who is in chaos? I didn’t kill Oboi for the crimes he committed, but his fourth brother was still promoted! You are my close relative and elder, can I have the heart to kill you? "Your father is not in good health. As a son, you should go back and have a look. This is human nature! Now this is not difficult. I will build a palace for your father in Liaodong, and you will go back and serve him. If you want to be filial piety, you also shut up the mouth of the villain. Whenever you want to go to Beijing to play or go out for a walk, just tell me. The world is so big, there are many good places that you have never been to!" The hearts of Wei Dongting and Zhou Peigong hanging in the air were relieved.However, Wu Yingxiong's aroused enthusiasm quickly cooled down: "Yes, the servant obeys the order." He was angry and hated, and cast his eyes on Huangfu Baozhu and Lang Tingshu who were standing beside him. Huangfu Protector and Lang Tingshu had completely different feelings. They were not sure that Kangxi's words were not false, but as the Son of Heaven, the Lord of Ten Thousand Chengs, he came to this mansion in person, and it was reasonable to say these words, even if There are false ones, but they are also persuading people to do good. What's wrong?There is no harm in working with the imperial court! They were thinking about it when they heard Kangxi speak again: "Don't listen to other people's gossip here. Write to King Pingxi and tell him that the imperial envoy is going. It must be done to the satisfaction of the court, the satisfaction of Sangui and the satisfaction of the people." Satisfied too. Our monarchs and ministers must work together to govern the country and the people, if we take the wrong idea, corpses will pile up like mountains and blood will flow like rivers! Alright, I’m going back.” Wu Yingxiong hurriedly kowtowed to see him off.Turning around, I realized that my undergarment was completely drenched with sweat. Walking to the cold street, Zhou Peigong smiled and said to Kangxi: "Long live just now almost frightened the slaves. I thought I was going to send my son-in-law back to Yunnan!" "Huh, what I said is that it is a fraudulent way, but it is also a righteous way. This is the same as playing chess. You go back and pass the order, and the Ministry of War and your patrol officials will hand over signs tomorrow to discuss the deployment of the Yangtze River. " "tie!" With the special mission entrusted by Kangxi, Xiao Maozi joined the Zhong Sanlang Society.As soon as he came in, he was treated differently by Yang Qilong.Yang Qilong knew that this little boy had the conditions that Wang Zhenbang, Huang Sicun and Ah San could hardly meet: he was young, wealthy, had many acquaintances, was clever and well-informed.Huang Jing from the Ministry of Internal Affairs sent word that Kangxi still wanted to use Xiaomaozi.After several tests, Yang Qilong summoned Xiao Maozi, and rewarded him with two hundred taels of golden pancakes as soon as he made a move, and told Li Zhu that he and Li Zhu would personally master the line of Xiao Maozi, and he would do his own thing with Huang Jing. Yes, don't collude with each other.Xiao Maozi soon became a celebrity in Zhong Sanlang's general incense hall. Today, Xiao Maozi came to the Zhou Mansion on Gulou West Street again, and reported the latest two pieces of information about Wu Sangui's request to withdraw from the feudal clan and the emperor's going to Wu Yingxiong's mansion to play chess, which caused a sensation in the Zhou Mansion again.Jiao Shan, Zhu Shangxian, Zhang Dong, Chen Jizhi, and Shi Guobin were all whispering, assessing the situation that was about to change, and asking the little Maozi for details.Xiao Maozi Yanran became the central figure, with a bright face, sitting on the wooden pedal and talking happily, spitting stars flying everywhere.At this moment, Yang Qilong walked out from inside with square steps.Li Zhu jumped up from his chair and said loudly: "The young master is here, kneel down!" Hearing this, more than a dozen people turned around and knelt down, calling softly: See "Thousands!" "Get up, sit and talk casually. From now on, as long as we don't invite God or hold a meeting in the incense hall, we won't make these rules." As he spoke, he walked up to Xiao Maozi and asked with a pleasant face, "This is a confidential matter— — how do you know?" Xiao Maozi slapped Qian'er quickly and got up and said: "If you go back to the young master, the slave has many friends!" Yang Qilong sat back in the chair, opened the folding fan and looked at it, then turned to ask Jiao Shan, "Jiao Shan, what do you think of these two things?" "Returning to the young master, these two things are actually the same thing. The imperial court is afraid of using troops, and is unwilling to show weakness. It wants to end the San Francisco in peace." "I think Kangxi wants to touch Wu Yingxiong's bottom, he is not at ease!" The speaker was "Ge Lao" Zhang Da, although he was old, his voice was loud and crisp. Yang Qilong blinked his eyes, what he was most worried about was "peaceful settlement".There is no chaos to take advantage of, Zhong Sanlang's million-strong congregation is a rabble, what can be used for it, he pondered for a while and then asked his military adviser Li Zhu with his eyes. "Jiao Shan is right. Of course the court doesn't want to use troops casually. It's just a test." Li Zhu scanned the crowd deeply, and said deeply, "The most important thing is not to guess what they are thinking, but to find out what they are thinking." See what they are doing? Now the imperial court is training troops in Rehe, Liaodong, and Inner Mongolia. There are a total of 350,000 people. They spent another 100,000 in treasury silver and hired a Western man-made red cannon. The passage from Qinghai, Mongolia to Senei Cards have been set up, and local officials are not allowed to requisition horses indiscriminately, but the imperial court has twice as many horses as in previous years, and 30% more grain than in previous years... Although Wu Sangui's side is more difficult, the preparations for war are also important. Doing more fiercely, horses have been conscripted from Tibet, and the number of troops has increased by thirteen assistants... The needle point is facing the wheat, this is the current situation. Geng Jingzhong, please withdraw the domain, yes; Shang Kexi, please withdraw the domain, Yes, but it is not allowed to let Shang Zhixin inherit the title of the king; Wu Sangui's memorial contains complaints, but it is still allowed-this is courage and courage, I have to admire this little man!" "According to what the military adviser said, Kangxi's withdrawal of the feudal domain is now a victory?" "Where, where, it's early. Wu Sangui has been preparing for 30 years with many soldiers and generals. Can he let it go? This battle must be fought right and wrong! However, Kangxi has one thing in the open and one in the dark, and he made an order. Going to visit Wu Yingxiong again, what if Wu Sangui dare not move anymore?" "Well, it makes sense. If the court uses both kindness and power, and acts both soft and hard, Wu Sangui may also soften. So we can't just sit and wait, we have to find a way to force Wu Sangui to Liangshan." Jiao Shan nodded and said: "The military master's words are good, we can worry about this for Wu Sangui. Tell me to say that if you poison the palace and kill Kangxi, you will say that Yu is from Yunnan. In this way, Wu Sangui can't do it if he wants to." gone." Wang Zhenbang's heart skipped a beat when he heard this, he was very worried that such an errand would be assigned to him.Just about to find an excuse to evade, Xiao Maozi suddenly said loudly: "This kind of thing is done in the palace, there is no way! You are not eunuchs, you don't know how powerful it is here: No, Wang Zhenbang and Huang Sicun are there, ask them Who dares to do it? The people in front of the emperor are all smarter than ghosts! They want to kill the emperor, but also want to plant someone else, it’s a good idea. Don’t ask me for this matter, anyone who doesn’t want to live will do it!” As soon as Xiao Maozi finished speaking, he heard a burst of laughter outside the door: "Hahahaha, the uninvited guest has listened to your discussion for a long time!" When everyone looked up in surprise, it was Wu Yingxiong who came.