The first among the heavens begins with martial arts

Chapter 245 Divine Nine Cauldrons
The secret of Canglong Qisu was not shared by the seven kingdoms at first, but a secret enjoyed by the royal family of Zhou alone.

After the founding of King Wu, Duke Jidan of Zhou unearthed seven pieces of jade pendants in Luncheng. After years of secret research, they have not been able to break through the secrets. However, he is proficient in innate gossip and divination.

For Yi's sake, he figured out that the secret is related to the Canglong Qisu, and whoever can break through the secret will have the power to conquer the world.

In the eighth year of King Zhou You, Ji Yijiu was abolished as the crown prince, and Baosi's son Ji Bofu was established as the crown prince. Ji Yijiu fled back to the State of Shen, and King You led an army to crusade against the State of Shen. At that time, King Zhou You was defeated and killed when the two sides fought, and Prince Bofu, who was with the army, was also killed.

When King You collapsed, Yijiu proclaimed himself King Ping, but the minister Guo Gonghan took the land and appointed King You's younger brother, Yu Chen, as King Xie of Zhou, and the Zhou Dynasty entered a period of two kings standing side by side.

King Ping and King Xie competed for orthodoxy, and they did everything they could to sell the land and interests of the Zhou royal family to buy neighboring powers.

King Ping's mother's family came from the dog army, and her family background was not as good as that of King Xie. Therefore, at first the kingdoms supported King Xie at first. The secret was leaked to the five great powers of Jin, Zheng, Qin, Qi, and Yan.

King Ping of Zhou only kept one of the seven jade pendants related to the secrets of Canglong Qisu, and handed over the other six to the Five Kingdoms. Among them, the Jin Kingdom was the most powerful and got two, and the other countries all got one.

Later, as the years passed, in the Spring and Autumn Period, the king of Zhou was defeated by the state of Chu and had to hand over the last jade pendant. The three families divided into Jin, and the strongest Zhao and Wei divided up the two jade pendants left by Jin. The country's power declined, and troops were raised to destroy Zheng Guo and took away the last jade pendant.

Qi State, which once dominated for a while, lost the jade pendant of Canglong Qisu because of Tashiro Jiang Qi, and became the only country among the seven heroes of the Warring States Period that did not have the secret of Canglong Qisu.

Speaking of this, Fu Nian fully understood that Yan Lu must have a jade pendant handed down from Qi State in his hand, and this is why Qian Heng sought him out.

"Actually, there is another important reason why the Seven Kings have not researched the secret of the Canglong Qisu."

Yan Lu raised his eyebrows and said, "What is it?"

"Although King Zhou Ping handed over six jade pendants back then, he left a very secret seal on the jade pendants, which can only be opened by the purest Ji royal blood."

"So that's the case, no wonder the nations have been unable to break this secret."

Yan Lu said seriously: "The national teacher explained the process of the discovery of Canglong Qisu, but this is not its real secret. What is your guess?"

Qian Heng said indifferently: "Do you know what is the artifact of the first dynasty of China?"

"Kyushu cauldron?"

The voice was old and heroic, with a touch of free and easy.

An old man stepped into the hall and looked directly at Qian Heng, his eyes were as warm as jade, exuding a white light.

He has white hair and a childlike face, with a ruddy complexion, but he wears a Confucian shirt, but he looks like a fairy, as if he is a fairy.

He is Xunzi, the spiritual leader of Confucianism, a living saint.

"Da Yu cast Jiuding to control the water, suppressed the evil spirits of the world, and ascended after success. He was also the last person who ascended in ancient times, and his son Qi took the Jiuding as the foundation and created the Xia Dynasty, which lasted for more than [-] years. , was finally broken by Cheng Tang, but Cheng Tang did not find Jiuding later."

Qian Heng cupped his hands slightly, and said with a smile: "Xunzi is worthy of being a great sage in the world, I just remind you a little, and you will guess the answer."

Xunzi pondered: "If the treasure of Canglong Qisu is the Kyushu Ding, the possibility is not small, but the function of the Nine Ding is to suppress evil spirits. Even if you get it, it seems that it is not enough to dominate the world. Why would the Duke of Zhou say that if you get it? Does it have the power to dominate the world?"

"Does Xunzi know why the floods flooded back then, and the lives were devastated?"

"Historical records say that there is a peerless monster named Wuzhiqi who stirs up wind and rain, causing rivers to flood. Could it be that this has something to do with Wuzhiqi?"

Qian Heng said indifferently: "800 years ago, Dayu defeated Wuzhiqi, but he couldn't do anything about its immortal body, so he suppressed Wuzhiqi in the nine tripods, trying to slowly consume its energy and energy. , bit by bit to kill it, but Wuzhiqi's magic skills are world-class, even after nearly 2000 years of suppression, it still hasn't died."

"800 years ago, when Duke Zhou made the hexagram, he probably counted Wuzhiqi, but because of the isolation of Jiuding, he didn't know what was inside. He just felt that there was a powerful force that could sweep the world, so he made this mistake. judgment."

Xunzi frowned and said, "The national teacher's tone is firm, as if he saw it with his own eyes. Could it be that your calculation skills are even better than that of Duke Zhou?"

Qian Heng smiled lightly, "It's still a bit worse than the Duke of Zhou, but Xunzi's guess is right. I did see the process of Dayu's casting of Jiuding from some channels, so I said that the guess is almost inseparable."

Seeing that Qian Heng didn't intend to say more, Xunzi didn't ask any more questions, so he changed the subject: "I wonder if the national teacher is willing to play a game of chess with the old man?"

"No problem at all."

Fu Nian immediately ordered people to prepare the chessboard, and the chessboard was laid out as soon as it opened.

Xunzi said: "The national teacher has not come thousands of miles away, so you might as well hold on to the black and go first."

Qian Heng was also polite, twisted a piece, and went straight into Tianyuan.

The atmosphere froze immediately, and Fu Nian and the others didn't even dare to breathe.

The so-called Tianyuan is to play directly to the center of the chessboard, which is close to letting people make a move. In the eyes of many chess players, it is tantamount to blatant discrimination. Even Xunzi never thought that Qian Heng would dare to play like this.

Unless the chess strength is more than one chip, then there is a chance of winning. Xunzi loves to play chess. .

He is well-cultivated, and he is not angry. He smiled and said, "The national teacher is bound to win."

Qian Heng hardly thought about it, and immediately made a move, "In fact, I am not proficient in chess. I haven't made progress in divination recently, and my chess strength has improved a lot. Otherwise, I wouldn't dare to play against the master."

The two chatted while sitting down, and the speed of moving pieces became faster and faster. After a while, the chessboard was full of black and white pieces.

Fu Nian and the others watched the battle silently. They knew that although they didn't say it clearly, this game of chess determined Confucianism's future choice.

As the real talker of Confucianism, important decisions related to survival can only be made by Xunzi, and he is even close to Fu Nian.

Qian Heng wanted to win Confucianism, and Xunzi wanted to study his layout and character, so this game of chess came about.

In Xunzi's view, chess strength and style are closely related to a person's resourcefulness and character. A person's style of chess is inseparable from his style and behavior. It is impossible for a person with a secretive mind to play dignified chess.

At this moment, the two of them were fighting for every inch of land, and the scene seemed to be inseparable, making the three onlookers break out in a cold sweat.

Both Qian Heng and Xunzi's chess prowess had reached the realm of transcendence and sagehood. Zhang Liang reckoned that he would have been slaughtered by the dragon at the moment and surrendered. Only now did he realize that Xunzi would never compete with him at all. try best.

And as powerful as Xunzi, Qian Hengtianyuan's opening game actually fell into a faint disadvantage. If Xunzi didn't have a magical hand to reverse the situation, the chance of winning in the final stage is less than [-]%.

Another [-] moves, Qian Heng's speed is still the same as before, but Xunzi's move is getting slower and slower, every step must be considered carefully before making a move.

After finishing the game with difficulty, Xunzi sighed: "Guo Shi is indeed better than this old man in chess. If he hadn't given up his own move at the beginning, I would have lost by now."

The corner of Qian Heng's mouth curled up into a smile, and he ate the three white chess pieces with a snap, "I just rely on my arithmetic skills. In terms of real chess skills, I'm still worse than a master."

"I agree with this, arithmetic arithmetic cannot replace human arithmetic after all."

Xunzi picked up a piece lightly, and it fell like a chessboard, and the situation changed drastically in an instant.

When this piece fell, White suddenly turned from defense to offense, connecting with each other, and the three pieces that were captured before were obviously dead pieces sent out on purpose.

Zhang Liang's tense muscles stretched out. He has already seen that with this move, Xunzi's not only regained the situation, but also suppressed a pile of chess pieces in the opponent's corner. It is difficult for Qian Heng to turn the tables. Like going to heaven.

"Master is really scheming."

"I am over-flattered."

Xunzi completely relaxed. Based on his experience, it was impossible for the opponent to turn around. At most, he was dying and trying to fight hard at the official stage. Taishan, there will be no mistakes. When he was young, he was never reversed when he was an official.

Qian Heng's move was still extremely fast, as if he didn't need to think at all, and made another move.

"Even if the master is not an academic, he can be called a master of chess just by his chess skills."

Xunzi hesitated for a moment, he couldn't understand Qian Heng's intention of making a move just now, this move was really out of the ordinary, it violated the rules of chess, and made people confused.

After hesitating for a while, he decided to ignore the opponent's strange moves and follow his own way of chess, using his power to overwhelm others with dignity.

"Chess is just a small way. It's good for cultivating temperament, but it's nothing more than that."

Qian Heng smiled without saying a word, and continued to make moves, which was still a chess move that Xunzi could not understand.

Xunzi no longer entangled, and continued to finish his work step by step.

After seven or eight moves, Qian Heng suddenly made a move, connecting all the previous strange moves into one.

Xunzi's pupils shrank suddenly, and Qian Heng's move was almost unimaginable. It was impossible to revitalize a bunch of black chess pieces that had been forced to death by him, and even surrounded the white chess pieces in turn.

As long as black moves a few more moves, he can directly capture most of the white chess pieces, and he has no room to fight back.

At this moment, there is no suspense about winning or losing. White has lost a lot, and Xunzi has not yet figured out how Qian Heng turned defeat into victory.

After hesitating for a while, he gave up resisting and directly surrendered.

"The national teacher counts without any omissions, and the old man is willing to bow down."

He paused, and asked: "It's just that the old man doesn't understand, how did the national teacher make the last few moves?"

Qian Heng smiled slightly, "A long time ago, I watched five games of chess. This is the technique of one of the chess players named Alpha."

(End of this chapter)