Two nights passed in the blink of an eye amidst the busyness of the maids, and early in the morning, Xiao Yi, Nangong Yue and Mrs. Fang finally set off on their return journey leisurely in a carriage.
Along the way, they stopped and walked, went to a certain town when they saw a temple fair, and went to listen to any teahouse that talked about how Shi Ziye killed Nanliang with a thousand enemies. The journey to arrive is getting longer and longer.
Xiao Yi was in a good mood, thinking that when he left Luoyue City half a month ago, his stinky girl was still so sluggish, like a withered delicate flower, but now she was able to walk around temple fairs with him energetically, occasionally riding a Horses...is there any greater reward
Four days later, they finally arrived at Luoyue City.
As soon as he returned to Bixiao Hall, Xiao Yi asked the dark guard to go to Qingyunwu, and he and Nangong Yue first went to Tingyu Pavilion to settle down with Mrs. Fang.
After all the people sat down, a little servant girl came to report: "Old Master, Shi Zi Ye, Shi Zi Concubine, Marquis An Yi has come to pay respects to the old master."
"Please come in, Master Hou." Old Master Fang said with a smile.
Guan Yubai walked into the courtyard amid a burst of hawk crowing. Although Han Yu had been out for a few days, of course it still recognized its owner, and happily circled above Guan Yubai's and Xiao Si's heads, That brisk tone still has a bit of a coquettish feeling.
Xiao Siban lowered his head, deliberately not looking at Han Yu.
This little guy is really spoiled. He actually followed other people's eagle away from home for so many days and didn't come back!
And that guy...
Xiao Si accurately looked forward to the right, and glared at Feng Xing, who was hiding in the tree in front, as if saying sarcasticly, how dare he say something to guarantee the completion of the task!
Feng Xing shrugged cheekily, meaning, didn't I come back with a cold feather that was not missing a single hair
Xiao Si didn't bother to pay attention to him, and looked away coldly.
Guan Yubai didn't care, looked up at Han Yu with a broken smile, and let out a brisk laugh, like a clear spring flowing in a mountain stream, with a trace of helplessness and connivance in his voice, "You little brat finally knows you're back."
Hearing the young master's hearty laughter, as if returning to the past, Xiao Si couldn't help but look up and look at him, the corners of his mouth slightly curled up.
Xiaosi's smile only lasted for a moment, when he saw a gray eagle spread its wings and flew over from the yard, following closely behind the white eagle, circling in mid-air. Gray Eagle patted White Eagle's wings from time to time, as if saying, shall we go play
But this time, Han Yu didn't go with Xiao Hui, and circled around Guan Yu's white hair again, as if responding: I want to accompany Master.
Xiao Si's complexion finally got better.
As soon as Guan Yubai raised his right arm, Han Yu rushed down briskly and landed firmly on his arm. It has done this action countless times, and it has long learned to defuse the momentum at the moment of stopping, and at the same time control the strength of the claws so as not to hurt the owner.
When the white eagle stopped, it suddenly changed from a jumping rabbit to a quiet virgin. At first glance, it was docile and well-behaved, but if you looked closely, you would find that the ice-blue eagle's eyes were full of the fierceness of a bird of prey.
After Guan Yubai touched the white feather on its neck gently, he raised his arms and said, "Han Yu, let's go play."
The eagle should be with the eagle, fighting the sky.
The two eagles, one gray and one white, went to play again, while Guan Yubai walked into the house casually, and greeted Mrs. Fang politely.
"Yubai, sit down quickly." Mrs. Fang warmly greeted Guan Yubai to sit down.
After Guan Yu thanked Mrs. Fang in vain, he sat down beside him.
Mrs. Fang thought of something, and said with a smile: "Yubai, I got a torreya chessboard in Heyu City this time. I heard that it was left by Qiao Yuanqing, a chess master from the previous dynasty. How about you appreciate it for me, Yubai?"
Guan Yubai smiled slightly, and was about to respond when Xiao Yi said with a smile: "Grandfather, why are you and Xiaobai so polite?"
"What A Yi said is true." Guan Yu echoed with a smile.
The maid quickly fetched the torreya wood chessboard and two chess boxes that they bought at the painting and calligraphy shop in Heyu City, and placed them together on a round mahogany table. Bright, the surface of the chessboard is glowing with a bright color, just placed there quietly, it exudes a peaceful atmosphere, which can't help but attract everyone's attention.
Guan Yubai carefully observed the wood grain of the chessboard, smelled its fragrance, touched its texture, took out a white piece from the chess box, and placed it in the middle of the chessboard, which is Tianyuan.
The sound of falling is clear and sweet, as if there is an echo echoing in my ears.
Guan Yubai said with a smile: "It is indeed a torreya wood chessboard, and the master who made this chessboard is very skilled... If there is a chance, I would like to go and ask Yucheng for advice."
Guan Yubai didn't directly answer Mrs. Fang's question, but the implication was that everyone understood that since the master who made the chessboard was still alive, the chessboard would naturally not be left by the previous dynasty.
It's a pity to buy a counterfeit, but the chessboard is really well made, and it's worth it.
Guan Yubai took a closer look at the chessboard. His compliment to the master was not a polite lie. You must know that the torreya wood used to make the chessboard must be dried for more than ten years before making the chessboard. If it is not dried properly , The chessboard is easily deformed and cracked, either the master is old, or this should be a family history.
Seeing that Guan Yubai praised the torreya wood chessboard, Mr. Fang stroked his beard and suggested, "Yubai, it's rare to have such a good chessboard. How about you accompany me in the next game?"
Guan Yubai responded with a smile, Xiao Yi smiled and joked aside: "Grandfather, are you not afraid of losing?"
Old Master Fang gave Xiao Yi a funny look, he was still losing to Xiao Fei all day long, if he couldn't think about it, he would have lived to this age in vain.
Seeing that the masters were going to play chess, the maid who was serving at the side hurriedly took away the white pieces that Guan Yubai had left on the chessboard just now, and lit the incense.
Old Master Fang took out a sunspot from the chess box beside him, and said, "My chess strength is not as good as yours, so I will hold the sunspot as a respect."
Hei Zi went first, and while speaking, Mrs. Fang made a decisive move, occupying one of the four corners first.
Guan Yubai then dropped Baizi, and the two sides occupied the four corners respectively.
Afterwards, there was only the crisp sound of falling in the room, one after another, both of them were determined and steady.
Old Master Fang's chess strength is not even as good as Xiao Fei's, so he is naturally far from Guan Yubai, but his chess style is still solid and steady, he plays steadily, and seizes the opportunity to cut and eat a few white stones...
Seeing old master Fang eat Guan Yubai's third son in one go, Nangong Yue frowned, feeling bad.
Sure enough, at the next moment, Guan Yubai's white piece took advantage of the black piece's omission, and broke in like a broken bamboo, breaking up the situation on the chessboard again.
If this is a young man, it is inevitable that he will be a little impatient and aggressive at this time, but at Mrs. Fang's age, he has already passed the age of winning, and he still plays very calmly. Baizi on the Internet is connected to the whole line...
Mrs. Fang was in trouble, and the son in hand could not be left behind for a long time...
At this moment, a servant girl came to report that the eldest girl is here.
Presumably Xiao Fei came here to pay her respects when she heard the news that Mrs. Fang was back.
Seeing that Mrs. Fang was concentrating on the chessboard, Nangong Yue said, "Please come in, Miss."
Soon, Xiao Fei, who was wearing a lake-color willow pattern brocade gown, came gracefully. Seeing that Guan Yubai was also here, she was taken aback, and stepped forward to greet everyone.
Xiao Fei's eyes fell on the chessboard naturally, and she raised her eyebrows. She didn't even hear Nangong Yue ask her to sit down, and she murmured subconsciously: "This is... a guide chess?"
Guide chess? ! Mrs. Fang froze for a moment, then went to look at the chessboard, looking at the overall situation, it was another experience.
What Xiao Fei said was right. In fact, in this game, the white pieces had already had several chances to block the black pieces' way of life, but the white pieces let them go, and even guided the black pieces to find a way out. Isn't this just guiding chess
This is really a generation of talented people, the waves behind the Yangtze River push forward the waves ahead!
Old Master Fang looked at the chess game in front of him with emotion, stroked his beard, but caught Xiao Fei's concentrated expression from the corner of his eyes, his long eyelashes quivered slightly, as if he was thinking about something.
The old man Fang suddenly had a thought and asked, "Sister Fei, why don't you continue playing this game of chess for grandfather?"
Xiao Fei's eyes lit up immediately, but she still said honestly: "Grandfather, my chess strength is not as good as that of Lord Hou, so I'm afraid I won't be able to turn the tide."
Old Master Fang had long been used to Xiao Fei's honesty, so he laughed heartily, then looked at Guan Yubai and said, "Yubai, why don't you ask my little girl to handle the white pieces?"
Hearing this, Xiao Yi yawned lazily, thinking: So what about exchanging chess pieces? Wouldn't Xiao Fei be killed by Xiaobai to the death
If you lose a game, don't cry.
Xiao Yi looked at Xiao Fei with a half-smile, but saw her staring at Guan Yubai with a look of eagerness.
Of course Xiao Fei doesn't care, Guan Yubai's chess strength is the best she knows, if the sunspots are in her hands, they will definitely lose, if they are in Guan Yubai's hands...
Thinking about it, Xiao Fei's eyes sparkled, and she couldn't wait to see how Guan Yubai could turn things around.
Guan Yu smiled in vain, and nodded in response.
So, the servant girl moved Old Master Fang's wheelchair away, and moved a round stool over. After Xiao Fei sat down, the two exchanged chess pieces.
Xiao Fei holds the white stones, while Guanyu holds the black stones.
The chess game had already reached the middle of the board, and the densely packed chess pieces occupied half of the board, making people look a bit confused about where to start, but Guan Yubai had already made a plan in his heart, picking up the black stones was a decisive move.
Afterwards, Xiao Fei dropped the white piece without hesitation.
Xiao Fei has always played chess like this, resolutely and resolutely, making decisive and fierce moves, smoothly following the original layout of the official language, step by step, using black pieces to thicken the left side of the chess game, echoing the "two consecutive stars" on the right, so that the blackstone's Things are going great...
It's a pity that suddenly, a violent storm came.
Heizi suddenly pushed towards the center, piercing through the lower side in one fell swoop, cutting off Baixiaxia, one move after another, one ring after another, hitting Bai Zi helplessly, and making the board shrink continuously...
At this point, the outcome on the chessboard is clear at a glance.
Xiao Fei stared at the chessboard without blinking, although the white piece was not knocked down, but any good player can see that there is no point for the white piece to win in this chess game. She pondered for a moment, and readily surrendered.
After putting down the chess pieces, Xiao Fei let out a long sigh of relief, and bowed solemnly: "Master Hou's chess skills are still so extraordinary, Xiao Fei admires it!" She bowed deliberately, expressing her respect for Guan Yubai , I also think that there are no men and women on the chessboard, they are all players.
"Acceptance." Guan Yubai also bowed in return, calm and breezy.
Old Master Fang watched the chess intently from the beginning to the end. While watching the chess, he was also thinking about how he would play and how he would deal with Guan Yubai's attack...
Clearly, Baizi had a great situation at the beginning, but no matter how he thought about it, he would lose faster than Xiao Fei...
Mrs. Fang sighed and said: "No wonder the ancients said: 'He who is good at chess seeks power, and he who is not good at chess seeks success'." The official saying is that Bai's chess skills are so good, it can be seen that he has a lot of wisdom and tricks, and has the ability to see the overall situation and see the details!
Guan Yu said with a smile: "Old Mrs. Fang is over the award."
"Xiaobai, why are you so humble? At a young age, you should be proud of your talents." Xiao Yi put a hand on Guan Yubai's shoulder, and said casually, suddenly making the originally overly serious atmosphere lighter. few.
The old master Fang turned his head and saw that Xiao Fei was immersed in the chess game again, fearing that she would be too busy at such a young age, he said: "Sister Fei, you come with me, my grandfather has picked up a few more seal stones in Heyu City this time. , you help grandpa hold eyes?"
Xiao Fei really came back to her senses, and quickly responded.
"Grandfather, whoever meets you has a share, remember to choose one with me." Xiao Yi salivated, and at the same time he got up to see him off, Nangong Yue and Guan Yubai also stood up.
"Okay." Old Master Fang replied with a smile, his eyes swept over the three of them, and finally paused for a moment on Guan Yubai who was on Xiao Yi's left. It was the same when Zhong first saw Guan Yubai.
Guan Yubai and his grandson Xiao Yi, the two young men, one is gentle and elegant, and the other is flamboyant. They are both dragons and phoenixes, but they are very different. However, when they stand together, there is a strange sense of harmony.
If it was said that the old man in the front only "heard" that his grandson and Guan Yubai were close friends, but at this moment, he felt it deeply.
Ah Yi is really lucky to have such a friend!
Old Mrs. Fang's eyes paused on Guan Yubai's face, smiled slightly, and the maid pushed his wheelchair away.
Guan Yu smiled and said nothing, as smart and astute as him, how could he not know what Mrs. Fang was thinking. He knew best in his heart that meeting Ah Yi was also his luck...
After the back of Mrs. Fang disappeared, Xiao Yi, Nangong Yue and Guan Yubai sat down again.
Afterwards, Xiao Yi talked about the An family and Nanny Lu in an obscure tone, detailing everything...
The matter of settling down is not only a family matter of Zhennan Prince's Mansion, but also involves the overall situation of southern Xinjiang.
Guan Yubai bent his fingers and tapped on the table. After Xiao Yi finished his story, he pondered for a moment, picked up a white piece and dropped it on the chessboard, and said: "...the rise of the An family is driven by the Baiyue people." I believe that it is true that they are behind the scenes. Based on this, Ayi, you can listen to my deduction."
Xiao Yi nodded and didn't bother him, so he heard Guan Yubai say: "Fifty years ago, the An family was in decline. , Baiyue contacted Mrs. An through some means to help the rise of the An family at a price, so that the An family could become Baiyue's eyeliner, and through the An family, countless spies were planted in southern Xinjiang." Speaking of this, he picked up a piece of paper. A white piece landed next to the sunspot, "Including the Fang family."
"In the beginning, Baiyue Fang's family probably didn't pay much attention to it. Until the first concubine married into Zhennan Palace, Fang's family immediately became the most important family in southern Xinjiang besides Zhennan Palace. Spies who sneaked in as slaves were obviously not enough. So, under the matchmaking of An's family, someone from Fang's family hooked up with Baiyue."
Guan Yubai played with the chess pieces in his hands, and said in a thoughtful voice, "Nineteen years ago, the Fang family discovered a salt mine. The salt mine is very important to Baiyue, and it is inevitable that they will win it. Therefore, they used the Fang family to seize it. This salt mine. They probably thought that the first concubine found out about this transaction, and in order to silence them, they let the long-hidden mother Lu assassinate the first concubine. After the death of the first concubine, Bai Yue breathed a sigh of relief, but suffered from In Zhennan Palace, one eyeliner was missing, so Princess Concubine entered the palace... "
Having said that, another chess piece fell.
Xiao Yi stared, even though he had guessed that Fang's family should be Sanfang who colluded with the Baiyue people, after all, after his mother's death, only Sanfang in Fang's family got the most benefit. But now that Guan Yubai confirmed his guess, his heart still sank.
As there are more and more black pieces on the board, the white pieces are besieged helplessly and are in danger.
Guan Yubai's gentle voice continued to sound after a pause, "Originally, Baiyue should take advantage of an excellent opportunity to completely use these forces in his hands to overthrow Southern Border. Forget it, forget you, Ayi."
Guan Yubai looked at Xiao Yi, and dropped a white piece in his hand, solving the dilemma.
Nangong Yue nodded secretly. In the previous life, although Baiyue had a small fight with Nanjiang, there was never a real big fight. It was not until Xiao Yi led the army to the Northern Expedition that Baiyue saw the opportunity, and then invaded wantonly. And in this life, because of Xiao Yi, Baiyue's fangs were broken early, so that they had no chance to take advantage of these arrangements.
Xiao Yi said in a gloomy tone: "The An family deserves to die."
Even with the name of the four great families in southern Xinjiang, to Xiao Yi, a mere An family is really not in his eyes. The person who killed his mother and concubine was Baiyue's spy, but that spy was placed next to her mother and concubine through An's family. It would not be a pity for An's family to die just because of this. What's more, the An family has colluded with Baiyue for many years...
Guan Yubai naturally saw his thoughts, and said bluntly: "A Yi, if you want to deal with An's family now, I don't think it's appropriate."
Xiao Yi raised his eyebrows and looked at him.
Guan Yubai said with warm eyes: "What crime are you planning to use? Colluding with Baiyue?" Before Xiao Yi could answer, he continued, "An's family is the uncle's family of the former princess, and even you, A Yi, have a The blood of the An family, if the An family bears the notoriety of collaborating with the enemy and treason, it will be bad for your reputation."
Xiao Yiman said indifferently: "I don't care."
"Ayi, you are wrong." Guan Yubai met his eyes and said, "The relatives of the Zhennan Prince's Mansion are collaborating with the enemy and treason. This is the best excuse to take back the military power and remove the vassal. Due to successive years of wars, lack of troops, and poor people's livelihood. At such a juncture, we must not take the initiative to pass this matter into the hands of the emperor."
Xiao Yi remained silent.
"It's not a while to deal with the An family." Guan Yubai messed up the chessboard casually, and said with a faint smile, "The An family's daring to collude with Baiyue is obviously due to their unscrupulous family traditions. Such a family, as long as they want to catch it The handle is not difficult. There is no need to miss a big deal because of it."
Xiao Yi nodded thoughtfully.
It's been more than ten years, and I don't care about these few months.
Guan Yubai put the chess pieces back into the chess box, and said, "Besides, there is the step-wife of the Fang family and Wangfu..."
At this time, the rolling sound of the wheelchair and the sound of footsteps came from far and near, accompanied by Xiao Fei's slightly cold voice, "Grandfather, don't worry, I will definitely design a pattern for this square seal stone..."
Before he could finish speaking, he was interrupted by bursts of excited eagle cries.
"Xiao Hui..." Xiao Fei blurted out instinctively, and when she looked up, she found two eagles, one gray and one white, circling in the blue sky outside.
Xiao Fei couldn't help but follow the white eagle, and said strangely: "Huh? Why did the eldest brother raise another eagle?"
Old Master Fang smiled and said, "Sister Fei, Han Yu is an eagle raised in vain."
At this time, Xiao Hui also saw Xiao Fei, swooped towards her, happily circled her and flew away, but Han Yu, who was following Xiao Hui, spread his wings and continued down, finally landed in the wheelchair on the armrest...
Its ice-blue eagle eyes stared at Xiao Fei, or rather, it was the silver bracelet inlaid with sapphires on Xiao Fei's left wrist, and its tender yellow beak pecked curiously.
For a moment, Xiao Fei didn't dare to move, for fear of disturbing this heroic little guy, the other hand felt a little itchy, and couldn't help but raise her hand to touch it...