Early that morning, two servants of the Jiangzhou royal mansion had just opened the heavy black lacquered door when a man suddenly fell through the door with a "thump." This was a young man in his mid-twenties, his eyes closed, his whole body drenched, his left armnded by a knife, and his sleeve soaked with blood. Butler Wang of the royal mansion heard the news and ordered the young man to be sent to the lower room for first aid.
After some treatment, the young man woke up leisurely and asked softly, "Is this the mansion of the governor of Jiangzhou, Wang Jingwen?" Butler Wang nodded: "Exactly. Excuse me, where are you from?"
The young man replied, "The villain Mo Guqing, a native of Jiangbei Zhongzhou, has been good at Go since childhood. After learning that Lord Wang Jingwen of Jiangzhou has excellent chess skills and is known as the'King of Jiangnan Chess', he has the heart to learn chess skills with Lord Wang. Just because the two countries are bordered by Jiang and each defends its territory, the villain has to smuggle in at night. It was not easy to get to the shore safely, and he encountered robbers on the way. He was outnumbered, and he was stabbed in the body, and all the entanglements were robbed. Only then did he arrive at the palace, but he can finally meet Lord Wang for a while!"
Butler Wang was secretly surprised when he heard this. At that time, it was the period of the Northern and Southern Dynasties, and the two courts in the North and South ruled across the river. They found that the stowaway was going to be beheaded.
Butler Wang asked someone to take care of Mo Guqing, and after reporting to the inner hall, he came back and told him: "My master said that you came from afar, and you were injured by a knife, and your body is unwell. Please rest for a few days, and when you are clear and full of breath, you can ask Young Master to teach you." After saying that, he handed a pair of Go and bowed to retreat. Mo Guqing was helpless, so he had to be patient and recover from his injuries.
Half a month passed, and Mo Guqing finally followed Butler Wang into the "Songyunxuan" of the palace. He saw a middle-aged man sitting on a sandalwood chair in the hall, with three long beards and a peaceful expression. This person was Wang Jingwen, governor of Jiangzhou, because his eldest sister was the current imperial concubine, and was favored by the emperor.
Mo Guqing took a step forward and bowed with both hands: "Jiangbei chess player Mo Guqing, I'm here to learn from Jiangnan Chess King!"
Everyone in the hall was secretly shocked when they saw that Mo Guqing did not kneel and acted arrogantly. Butler Wang was about to scold, but Wang Jingwen waved his hand to stop: "Young Master Mo came thousands of miles away, and you can't be polite when you meet friends with chess." Then, he bowed to Mo Guqing and said: "Young Master is too rewarding, how can this old man be the word'chess king '? Today, Young Master came to give advice, and the old man was overjoyed, please!" Saying that, Ling placed the chessboard and sat down with Mo Guqing to play.
Several staff members held their breaths and stood behind Wang Jingwen to watch the chess, but there was only a ding sound of chess pieces in the room. Two hours passed, and the chess situation entered the middle game, and the two sides divided each other. At this time, Mo Guqing was eager to win and forced his way into the white hinterland. As a result, he was hit by Wang Jingwen, and the situation was very critical.
Mo Guqing's eyes saw that the situation was not good, and he sweated slightly on his forehead. Suddenly, his throat became salty, and a mouthful of bloody blood jumped up his throat. He swallowed it quietly, considered it for a long time, and threw a piece trembling. He knew that even so, he would not escape the fate of losing chess today. Looking at the staff behind Wang Jingwen, they all looked happy, and they all saw the situation clearly.
Who knew that at this critical moment, Wang Jingwen actually made a bad move, and Mo Guqing seized this once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to reverse the game.
Wang Jingwen smiled slightly, pushing and admitting defeat: "Young master, young hero, this old man has learned!"
Mo Guqing took the risk to win, and couldn't help but laugh: "The Jiangnan Chess King really lives up to its reputation! It's really a fluke that I won. This time, I've been taught a lot, and my wish has been fulfilled, so I'll say goodbye!" After saying that, I got up and bowed, and floated out the door.
Wang Jingwen shouted: "Wait a minute!" Mo Guqing turned around: "Could it be that the lord is unwilling to accept the loss, and still wants to have another round?" Wang Jingwen smiled: "I can play the next round with the young master today, my wish is fulfilled. It's just that the young master is penniless, how can he return to Jiangbei?" With a wave of his hand, Butler Wang brought up a gift plate.
Seeing that it was 100 taels of silver, Mo Guqing was stunned for a moment, and then smiled: "Thank you, Lord Wang, for your thoughtful consideration, I received it from the bottom of my heart!" He only used two fingers to pick up a ingot of silver and left with a long smile.
Wang Jingwen looked at Mo Guqing's back and held his long beard in silence. A staff member asked cautiously, "In the eyes of the villain, this chess master can kill the black dragon twice, why did he let it go? Could it be that there is something mysterious in this person's chess?" Wang Jingwen smiled: "This person's chess power is not weaker than mine, but his sharp edge is exposed and he does not know how to restrain himself, which is inconsistent with the chess. I see that he is young and has a very high heart. If I win this game, he will be devastated at first, and he will vomit blood at worst. I hope he will understand the truth when he goes back to review the game, cultivate his body, understand the spirit of chess, and hope to become a genius of the world."
The staff nodded and sighed: "Although the lord is painstaking, if someone says that the lord was defeated by an unknown chess player in Jiangbei, wouldn't this'Jiangnan Chess King 'be praised..."
Wang Jingwen smiled and said, "A prince in this world can't last long, let alone a false name on the chessboard! To damage a man who can be created for the sake of a false name is against the rules of chess!"
In the months after this incident, two major events happened in the Southern Dynasty: first, Wang Jingwen's sister, Princess Wang Yanchun, died of illness, and then the late Emperor Zen was the crown prince. As an important minister in the dynasty, Wang Jingwen was busy. Back in Jiangzhou, before he could rest for three or five days, Butler Wang came to report: "The Mo Guqing from last time is here again!"
This time, Mo Guqing calmed down a lot, and his arrogance also restrained a lot, but his tone was very sad and indignant: "After going back and repeatedly deducing the previous match, I found that it was the lord who deliberately gave in. I was shocked and angry, and I couldn't sleep peacefully for months. A scholar can be killed but not humiliated. I want to play another game with the lord, please let the lord use his true ability of'Jiangnan Chess King ', so that I can be convinced when I lose!"
Butler Wang and a few of his staff were taken aback and looked at each other. Wang Jingwen's face was solemn, and he was silent for a long time before bowing to Mo Guqing: "Thank you for your lesson, Young Master! Wang should not underestimate the heroes of the world, and be contemptuous!"
As soon as they sat down on the chessboard, Mo Guqing suddenly took out a bet from his body: "Before crossing the river, I asked your merchants to bet 100,000 two silver worth of goods at Jiangzhou Daxinglong Inn. This is a bet. I will take this thing as a bet and play a game with Lord Wang."
Wang Jingwen was stunned for a moment and smiled: "Young Master is afraid that I will not do my best, so I will provoke you. I agree. If I lose to you in this game, I will pay you back, please!"
In the past few months, Mo Guqing has worked hard to study the match with Wang Jingwen repeatedly and formulated a complete set of winning plans. He is in the black first, pays attention to the field, and plays steadily, step by step. Wang Jingwen's response may seem bland, but in fact it contains a lot of stamina. The chessboard seems calm, and one piece falls, like a thousand points tied to one shot. A few hours passed, and both sides entered the "official" stage.
Mo Guqing repeatedly counted and saw that the situation of white chess on the board was slightly better, so he couldn't help but feel anxious. The blood in his chest was rolling, his eyebrows were locked, and his eyes seemed to be staring through the chessboard. At this moment, a family member came in to report: "The Emperor's decree has arrived, please accept it immediately!"
Wang Jingwen was startled, reluctantly put down the chess pieces in his hand, said "Excuse me" to Mo Guqing, and went into the inner room to change clothes and receive the order.
After about half an hour, Wang Jingwen came in wearing a court dress and smiled apologetically at Mo Guqing: "The official can't help it, I made the young master wait for a long time."
During the period when Wang Jingwen received the order, Mo Guqing tried his best to come up with a step back to the sky, and then fell "horn". Wang Jingwen was stunned and hurriedly dropped a piece, but it was a bad move.
Wang Jingwen looked at the chessboard, stayed for a while, shook his head and smiled bitterly: "The ancients'Mount Tai collapsed in front of him and his color remained unchanged ', the old man actually messed up the square inch for his five-foot body, and walked out of the faint move. In the end, his cultivation base was not enough, and his concentration was insufficient!" He called Butler Wang: "Quickly prepare silver 100,000, and send Mo Qiyou out of the city to cross the river!"
Butler Wang agreed, and just as he was about to quit, he was stopped by Mo Guqing: "Although I won the game against Lord Wang, it was still a fluke." Please store the 100,000 two silver in your mansion for the time being. After a few months, Lord Wang will be free from official business.
Wang Jingwen smiled gently: "Thank you for your love, Young Master! It's just that Wang will never have the opportunity to study chess with Young Master again. Saying this, he slowly took out the imperial decree from his sleeve and read it: "I am lucky in the sky, the emperor's edict said: Shang Shu shoots, the governor of Jiangzhou Wang Jingwen hooked up with the Yan Dynasty, and made friends with Murong Bai, the third son of the Yan Emperor.
Wang Jingwen took the wine jug and smiled apologetically at everyone: "This wine is not convenient to persuade everyone, so I have to drink it alone." Just as he raised the jug, Mo Guqing flashed and grabbed the jug with his hands, saying loudly: "This is Murong Bai, the third prince of the Great Yan Kingdom. I have risked my life to cross the river twice, but I just want to learn chess skills with Lord Wang and develop chess skills, and I have no intention of harming the Southern Dynasty. Since the disaster is caused by me, please ask your messenger to escort me to the capital to explain Lord Wang's innocence!" He put down the jug, put his hands behind his back, and motioned to tie him up.
Wang Jingwen sighed: "Young Master Murong, when you were recuperating in my mansion last time, I found out your identity. Although I know that playing chess with you will leave a disaster, I am also obsessed with chess and hope for communication between the North and South chess worlds, so I have played against you twice. It is not a pity for me to die, so hurry up and leave!" Saying that, he grabbed the wine jug and raised his head to swallow most of it. When Murong Bai turned around to grab it, there was still no time.
Wang Jingwen's body swayed and fell to the ground. Murong Bai knelt down on both knees, took Wang Jingwen's hand, and said with tears, "Lord Wang's chess skills are extraordinary, how can there be any opponent in the underworld? The Southern Dynasty has borders, and the Northern Dynasty has boundaries, so it is not as smooth as the Yin Cao. I would like to be your chess friend of the two worlds, and go to the Yin Cao together, so that I can play chess without hindrance!" Before he finished speaking, he grabbed the remaining half a pot of wine and drank it in one go.
One south and one north, one old and one young, the two people who loved Go were buried on both sides of the Yangtze River after their deaths, facing each other across the water. The continuous sound of waves for thousands of years is like the jingle of their moves on the chessboard.