As soon as Ye Chang's words came out, Princess Bei Zhou and the prime minister were startled.
In such a snowy day, the snow viewing pavilion is surrounded by wind, the sky is freezing, the wind is biting, and the stone tables and benches have almost become ice tables and benches. If you sit down and play chess, you can imagine that it will not be very comfortable. Especially throughout the ages, have you never heard of anyone playing chess at the negotiating table
The two looked at each other and didn't speak for a moment.
Su Fengnuan took a look at Ye Chang, agreed with him, and said with a light smile, "I also heard that the eldest princess is very good at chess, and was highly respected in the Northern Zhou Dynasty. Not to mention the prime minister, when I played against my master back then, my senior brother and I sat down together. Watch from the sidelines. The two elders should not be afraid of us two juniors, right?"
Princess Chang of Bei Zhou and the prime minister lived most of their lives. Although they have seen countless storms, this is the first time they have seen people like Su Fengnuan and Ye Chang who do not play cards according to common sense. Although the two of them had made sufficient preparations when they came, they were still caught off guard by Ye Chang's words.
The two are indeed superb in chess, but because of Bei Zhou's disastrous defeat, after seeing Su Fengnuan and Ye Chang, they really dare not take it too seriously.
Ye Chang smiled, "If you win, it will be beneficial to Bei Zhou. If you lose, it doesn't matter too much. This prince has already said, you can talk as you want. You two are not really afraid, right? In this snow appreciation pavilion, Looking at such a snow scene is really pleasing to the eye, and getting to know the eldest princess and the prime minister and playing a game of chess is also a great blessing once in a thousand years."
At this point, the eldest princess and the prime minister really couldn't shake their heads, especially Ye Chang's words were all said by himself, and he took out the Northern Zhou Dynasty. Although Nan Qi captured seven cities, there should be a big country. In terms of demeanor, they can't refuse. In addition, since winning or losing has little to do with negotiation, they are not afraid.
Therefore, the eldest princess nodded and said, "Snow scene like today is really rare. Since Ye Shizi and Miss Su are so interested, let's play a game of chess." After finishing speaking, she asked, "It's just you and me , how to play chess? Play one game or two games?"
Ye Chang smiled and said, "It's enough to set up a round, we can hold a round, I wonder if the eldest princess and the prime minister can hold a round together?"
The eldest princess and the prime minister looked at each other, and the prime minister said, "It's also possible."
Ye Chang smiled and raised his hand behind him, "Qianhan, do you bring the chessboard?"
"Returning to my son, take it with me." Qian Han stepped forward from a distance of ten feet, took out a box of white jade chess, and put it on the table.
Ye Chang unfolded the chessboard. There was a box of black pieces and a box of white pieces. He smiled and made a gesture of invitation, "The eldest princess and the prime minister invite first."
The eldest princess and the prime minister were about the same age, and felt that it would be embarrassing to be let by a junior, so they said in unison, "Young Master Ye and Miss Su please first!"
Ye Chang smiled, "The elder is the elder. Let the princess and the prime minister invite first."
Su Fengnuan said with a smile, "The princess and the prime minister are welcome."
The eldest princess and the prime minister looked at the leisurely and casual posture of the two, as if it was an ordinary game of chess, just for fun, as if they forgot that this is the negotiation table for the two countries to negotiate peace. The chess skills of the two were indeed well-known in the Northern Zhou Dynasty, and they have always been talked about by the people of the Northern Zhou Dynasty. When it comes to chess skills, the prime minister of the Northern Zhou Dynasty is the man among the men, and the Princess Chang of the Northern Zhou Dynasty among the women.
It is said that the two once had mutual admiration, but in the end the eldest princess did not marry the prime minister of the Northern Zhou because of the emperor of the Northern Zhou. A commoner woman with no family background.
At that time, the eldest princess supported the emperor of the Northern Zhou Dynasty to succeed to the throne. After a lot of court battles, the emperor of the Northern Zhou Dynasty succeeded to the throne. The royal family of the Northern Zhou Dynasty passed.
Over the years, the emperor of the Northern Zhou Dynasty respected the eldest princess and trusted the Prime Minister of the Northern Zhou Dynasty, which was also the biggest reason.
If the eldest princess and the prime minister evade again, it will be out of style. They nodded and said, "In this case, we will settle first."
Su Fengnuan and Ye Chang nodded.
The Eldest Princess chose a white piece, pointed to one place, and asked the Prime Minister of Northern Zhou.
Ye Chang picked up a sunspot, without asking Su Fengnuan, and then quickly and casually placed it next to the chess piece that the princess had dropped.
The eldest princess was startled, and looked at Prime Minister Bei Zhou.
The Prime Minister of the Northern Zhou Dynasty picked up a piece, pointed to a place, and asked the Princess of the Northern Zhou Dynasty. The Princess of the Northern Zhou Dynasty nodded her head, and the Prime Minister of the Northern Zhou Dynasty dropped the chess piece on the chessboard.
Su Fengnuan picked up the sunspots, without asking Ye Chang, and landed them on a place on the chessboard very quickly and casually.
Prime Minister Bei Zhou was also taken aback.
So, next, the Princess Chang of the Northern Zhou Dynasty and the Prime Minister of the Northern Zhou Dynasty held a game together. After the two joined forces and reached an agreement, they landed on the chessboard. And Ye Chang and Su Fengnuan had no communication throughout the whole process, as if they were playing their own games, but what they were paranoid about was a game of chess.
The chess game soon passed halfway through. The first half of the game was a tie for the four players. In the second half of the game, Ye Chang and Su Fengnuan were still leisurely, and the eldest princess and the Prime Minister of Bei Zhou gradually slowed down.
When the chess game was down to the last few pieces left, the eldest princess and the Prime Minister of Northern Zhou considered it for a long time before deciding on a piece.
Su Fengnuan and Ye Chang were not in a hurry, instead of urging them, they sat leisurely in the snow viewing pavilion and watched the snow scene dancing all over the sky.
As the name suggests, the snow viewing pavilion should be the most beautiful, and it deserves this name.
An hour later, Princess Beizhou and the Prince Regent gave birth to their last son, and looked up at Su Fengnuan and Ye Chang. Compared with their seriousness, they were too relaxed. Really think this game is just a leisurely fun between the two.
The two stretched out their hands together, and one of them picked up half of the chess pieces, and put them on the chessboard together.
A game of chess has ended since then.
Princess Chang of the Northern Zhou Dynasty and the prime minister suffered a disastrous defeat.
The faces of the two of them are naturally not very good. Over the years, they have boasted that they are very proficient in chess. Every move they make has been carefully considered, and they think it is impeccable, but in the end, a defeat is a defeat.
What's more, they don't know where they lost.
Su Fengnuan and Ye Chang had no communication throughout the whole process, the two played their own games, and even their chess styles were different, Ye Chang's chess was open and closed, while Su Fengnuan's chess was open and closed. Princess Chang of Bei Zhou felt that she and Prime Minister Bei Zhou had never been married since they met, but they could be regarded as confidants and close friends. Many times, he knew what she was thinking, and she knew what he was thinking, so it could be regarded as a kindred spirit.
But now, they teamed up and were defeated by Su Fengnuan and Ye Chang.
Princess Chang of the Northern Zhou Dynasty remained silent. This game of chess was just like the Northern Zhou Dynasty's national power against the Southern Qi Dynasty. It was defeated without knowing it. It even made people feel like it was a dream, and they lost somehow.
Prime Minister Bei Zhou was also silent. When he was traveling as a teenager, he met Su Fengnuan's master, and the two became old acquaintances. Whenever we see each other, he will talk with him for half a day in the teahouse, and then play a game of chess. He boasts that his chess skills will allow him to retreat and make room for change at any time, but now, like this Northern Zhou army, The defeat was like a mountain, and he couldn't even recover.
He also didn't quite understand why he lost, whether it was the chess game or the long-planned battle between Northern Zhou and Southern Qi.
Seeing the ugly faces of the two, Ye Chang raised the corners of his mouth slightly, and then closed it without showing any traces. He stood up slowly, and said to the two, "You two have agreed."
Both the Princess Chang of the Northern Zhou Dynasty and the Prime Minister of the Northern Zhou Dynasty are people with power and status, and they don't know where they lost if they lose the chess game. Although they are greatly frustrated, they still have the demeanor they should have.
Princess Bei Zhou said, "Ye Shizi and Ms. Su are in their prime, the prime minister and I are already in decline, we lost."
The Prime Minister of Northern Zhou nodded, "The two of you are a perfect match, and your chess skills are really superb, which I admire."
Su Fengnuan also stood up slowly, and said with a smile, "You two have won the prize, the chess game is just for fun, let's get down to business."
Princess Chang of Beizhou and the prime minister nodded, and immediately got up all spirits to deal with the business to be discussed next.
Ye Chang looked at the two of them, his expression was still relaxed and idle, and his voice was calm, "Since the two of you lost, we can talk about whatever we want. My Majesty means that now we have won Yucheng, Yancheng, Lancheng, Liuyang City, Ding'an City, Pingshun City, and Fanxi City are naturally not included in the terms of the peace negotiation, and they are already owned by me in the Southern Qi Dynasty. Since the Northern Zhou Dynasty has peace negotiations, apart from these seven cities, three other cities will be divided. The city will join us in the Southern Qi, and we will offer you a million taels of gold. I, the Southern Qi, agreed to the Northern Zhou to stop the war."
As soon as this remark came out, Princess Bei Zhou's face changed drastically, and she stared at Ye Chang and said, "The Emperor of Southern Qi is too deceitful. I, Northern Zhou, have already taken the initiative to ask for peace, but Southern Qi has put forward such harsh conditions. How can Northern Zhou agree to it?"
Ye Chang smiled lightly and said, "A defeated country should have the consciousness of a defeated country. The eldest princess thinks that the conditions proposed by my Nanqi sage are very harsh? But I think it is not harsh at all. There are fifty cities in the Northern Zhou Dynasty. Now It's just losing seven cities in a row, and another three cities are cut, which is only ten cities. The three cities and five hundred thousand taels of gold are exchanged for the stability of the Northern Zhou Dynasty. Show mercy."
The eldest princess said angrily, "Ye Shizi said it so lightly. If you continue to fight this battle, even if you have the upper hand in the Southern Qi, you may not be able to win the entire Northern Zhou Dynasty. Take three cities and five hundred thousand taels of gold It is nonsense to exchange for the stability of the Northern Zhou Dynasty."
Ye Chang raised his eyebrows, "So the eldest princess disagrees?"
The eldest princess said angrily, "I don't agree, I can't agree."
Ye Chang nodded, and said, "Okay, since the eldest princess disagrees, then our talk has collapsed, and there is no need to continue talking. Let's let go of the peace negotiation." After he finished speaking, his voice changed, "But However, if the eldest princess and the prime minister left their lives in this snow-appreciating pavilion, I wonder if the emperor of the Northern Zhou Dynasty would vomit blood and die after hearing about it? In vain we have sat here for half a day in the snow viewing pavilion."