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Text Chapter 66: Winning or Losing a Game of Chess (Part 1)

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    In ancient Chinese Go, white plays first, which is different from modern Go, where black plays first. As for what Go was like in the Han Dynasty, I really don¡¯t know, so I¡¯ll just follow the subsequent rules for the time being.

    (The following is the text)

    Sun Ce raised his head and looked at the flowing clouds in the sky, and smiled lightly.  Spring is the best time in the south of the Yangtze River. Green grass sprouts from the ground on both sides of the Yangtze River, dyeing large tracts of the land green.  Sun Ce took off his clothes and sat lazily on the plain that was supposed to be a battlefield. He leaned on the table in front of him and took a small sip from a porcelain bowl.

    "The milk tea in our north is made from brick tea, goat's milk or mare's milk, and ghee, and then boiled with salt. It tastes completely different from the green tea in the south. It can be said that it has a unique flavor. What do you think?" Zhang Xiuhe  Jia Xu sat opposite Sun Ce and said with a smile.  Like Sun Ce, the two of them did not wear battle armor and were dressed like scribes.

    "The northern tea is rough, while the southern tea is elegant, both are excellent." Sun Ce wiped the corners of his mouth with his hand.  As the fragrance of tea between his teeth and cheeks gradually dissipated, Sun Ce's eyes gradually became sharper, "Now that we've finished drinking tea, we might as well talk about business. General Zhang issued a battle invitation yesterday, and he wants to fight me on the battlefield today.  Win or lose. Right now you and I are drinking tea at the same table, but do you want to be polite first and then fight?"

    Zhang Xiu smiled and said: "Although I am a country bumpkin from the north, I also admire the style of the Confucian generals. Fighting fiercely on the battlefield, death and injury are inevitable. When the time comes, a half-dead tiger will carry a mutilated body.  Minions, I¡¯m afraid even Liu Biao, a weakling like him, finds it hard to swallow.¡±

    Sun Ce¡¯s eyebrows moved and he smiled crookedly.

    "How is the injury on Junhou's shoulder?" Zhang Xiu picked up the porcelain bowl in front of him and took a sip, then asked.

    Sun Ce stroked his shoulder blade, but there was still some pain: "Yesterday I went back and applied some Midas sore medicine and bandaged it. I feel much better today." Sun Ce couldn't help but see several circles of white cloth wrapped around Zhang Xiu's right wrist covered by his cuffs.  Asked: "What happened to the general's hand?"

    Zhang Xiu moved his wrist slightly and said with a smile: "When I stabbed the last shot yesterday, my wrist was bruised by Junhou's skill. I went back and applied some medicine and bandaged it, and I feel better today."

    After saying that, the three of them laughed together, and the previous tense atmosphere was swept away.  Sun Ce raised his head and breathed a long sigh of relief: "The general came today not just to drink tea with me and express condolences. If you have anything to say, please tell me directly."

    Jia Xu took out a chessboard and two boxes of chess pieces from behind his back, and said: "I have heard for a long time that your chess skills are comparable to those of national players. I once exchanged one piece for Cao Mengde's ten-year contract. Although I am not talented, I am also quite obsessed with Go.  Today, I would like to discuss a game with Junhou on behalf of General Zhang, and use the chessboard as the battlefield to decide the outcome."

    "It's really an honor to play chess with Mr. Sun Ce." Sun Ce nodded slightly and continued: "Mr. Wen He is known as the poisonous man in the world. I guess his chess skills are also extremely high. In the next few years, he will be busy with battles and his chess skills will be greatly improved."  I have been neglected for a long time, and I hope Wenhe can give me four sons."

    Jia Xu shook his head and said: "The alliance between Junhou and Cao Cao happened at the end of autumn last year. It was only one winter ago. In just one winter, Junhou's chess skills will plummet. It is a lie. Since Junhou  If you agree to play a chess game with me, you won't be able to spare a single piece." Jia Xu raised his already empty tea bowl and took a sip, and said calmly: "But if the prince admits that he is not good at chess, I will not force others to make it difficult, and I will not compete with chess.  , so I had no choice but to meet the true chapter with the king on the battlefield."

    Sun Ce laughed and said: "It turns out that Mr. Wen He's attainments in Go are extremely limited. In that case, how about I give you four pieces?"

    Jia Xu¡¯s expression was still calm, and there was no hint of joy or anger: ¡°That¡¯s not necessary, isn¡¯t the point of chess playing fair?¡±

    Sun Ce was shocked when he heard this: People who are good at chess always attach great importance to victory or defeat. Usually before the game, he would show weakness and beg the opponent, asking for three sons and four sons. Even Zhou Yu would often agree to show his strength.  The chess skill is higher than that of the opponent.  Unexpectedly, Jia Xu neither takes advantage of others nor takes advantage of others. He is neither arrogant nor impetuous when provoked by others. He is extremely gloomy. He is well deserved to be known as the poisonous person in the world.

    Sun Ce calmed down and said, "Okay, then I'll show my shame." After that, he stretched out his hand to pick up the wooden box containing Baizi that Jia Xu had.

    Jia Xu held down Sun Ce¡¯s hand and said, ¡°Your Majesty, please give way first. Isn¡¯t your Majesty leaving no room for action?¡±

    Sun Ce smiled and said: "Mr. Wenhe, after all, you and General Zhang are still under Liu Biao's account at this time. I am a guest on the border of Jingzhou. I won't even give way. Isn't this the way to treat guests?"

    Jia Xu shook his head again: "As the saying goes: A strong dragon will not suppress a local snake. I am ashamed, what it feels like to be a local snake, today?Want to try it.  "

    Sun Zhizhi said with some displeasure: "Wen He refuses to give way, and I also refuse to give way. If this is the case, this game of chess is really unplayable."

    "That's not necessarily the case." A sinister smile appeared on Jia Xu's face. While smiling, he took out a three-finger-wide note from his sleeve. The note was crumpled into a paper roll less than an inch long.  Jia Xu flattened the curled note with his fingers, handed it to Sun Ce and said, "The Lord is indeed very wealthy after conquering Jiangdong. This kind of elegant letter paper is really an eye-opener for us."

    Sun Ce's face became serious. When he used pigeons to deliver messages, he would write the messages on paper rolls and stuff them into small bamboo branches hanging on the pigeons' claws.  The scroll is clearly his own handwriting: quickly abandon Xiakou and go down the river, followed by his own handwriting and private seal.  This is the message I sent to Gan Ning yesterday.

    Jia Xu went on to say: "The handwriting of Junhou is steep and light, and it has the style of a famous artist, but it is not difficult to imitate it." As he spoke, he handed Sun Ce another piece of paper.

    Sun Ce looked at the note and his face turned even darker.  What is written on the scroll is: In three days, we will attack Jiangxia together. It is my own handwriting, my own seal, and my own private seal.  It was difficult even for me, let alone Gan Ning, to tell the authenticity of this letter.

    "In battle, you can even use birds and beasts. I really admire you." Jia Xu still had a vicious smile on his face, "However, with the ambition of the monarch, he uses the sparrow to spread the word, which is unavoidable.  I have fallen in value. There are many experts in shooting vultures in our army. I really can't stand it, so I killed the pigeon that sent the message for the prince. But I have a thousand ways to send the note in the prince's hand to Gan Xing in Xiakou.  Ba, you don¡¯t need to worry about this section.¡±

    Sun Ce snorted heavily, and Jia Xu pretended not to hear, but still smiled: "Huang Zu should have set up ten ambushes outside Jiangxia City. I want to exchange this note for a first move, what do you think?  "

    Sun Ce withdrew his hand and tore up the note in his hand. Jia Xu smiled and said, "I accept it." After that, he placed two white stones on the two opposite star positions, and Sun Ce placed two white stones on the other side.  There are two sunspots placed on the two star positions.

    With the momentum already lost, Jia Xu, with his signature smile, picked up a white piece and kicked off the chess game.
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