The Six Arts of the Gentleman in the Bright Moon of Qin Dynasty

Chapter 113 Shudong doesn’t talk about benevolence and righteousness [please subscribe and vote monthly]

After the trial was over, Tai Ziwu became the executioner, and the executioners were also served by Dianqing and Wei Wuzu, who carried out the execution in Daliangdong City.

"Master Xinling invites you!" Just when Yan Yan was about to leave with Shao Siming, an envoy from Lord Xinling's mansion came to Yan Yan and invited him into the mansion.

Yan Yan was stunned for a moment, but followed Lord Xinling's envoy into Lord Xinling's mansion again.

But this time it was different from before. They went not to the banquet hall of Lord Xinling's Mansion, but to the back garden of Lord Xinling's Mansion.

In the back garden, there are pavilions, pools, and exotic flowers and plants.

Lord Xinling was sitting in the pavilion in the center of the lake, and the only one accompanying him was Jing Salamander.

After bringing Yan Yan and Shao Siming, the envoy also resigned and left the pavilion.

It was also the first time that Yan Yan observed Lord Xinling at such a close distance.

At this time, Lord Xinling was nearly middle-aged and possessed a nobility that no noble could possess, but he was also a bit bleak.

"Sir, please sit down!" Mr. Xinling extended his hand to invite Yan Yan to sit in front of the case.

After Yan Yan saluted, he knelt down and sat down opposite Lord Xinling, and there was a chessboard on the table.

"Sir, would you like to have a chat with me?" Lord Xinling asked gently.

"Please!" Yan Yan had no reason to refuse. Chess was an elegant matter for literati, so he naturally understood.

As a guest, Yan Yan holds a white chess piece, while Lord Xinling holds a black chess piece.

"A game of chess to destroy the country?"

Outside the pavilion, Xue Gong, Mao Sui and others were naturally surprised when their attendants came to report their moves in the chess game.

The so-called "big board chess" is one of the earliest ways to play Go. Each player chooses a country to play the game. The moves must be in line with the national conditions and national trends of the countries they represent. The moves also uphold the momentum of each country. They attack each other, so it is also called the game of annihilation.

"Your Majesty will rule Wei and spread military power over the world; Shu Dong will rule Han?" Looking at the corresponding moves on the peripheral chessboard, Duke Xue and others were extremely surprised.

They thought Yan Yan would take over Chu or Qin, but they didn't expect that it would be South Korea, the weakest country.

After seeing the chess position, Lord Xinling looked up at Yan Yan in surprise and said, "Sir, are you sure you want to hold Han?"

"Your Majesty, please!" Yan Yan smiled and extended his hand to invite Lord Xinling to continue his move.

Lord Xinling confirmed that Yan Yan was in charge of the country and made another move. He waited until both sides made moves and laid out the entire situation of Han and Wei before the real contest began.

But Yan Yan's tactics made Lord Xinling a little confused. Every time he made a move, he was encroaching on South Korea's territory. He even surrounded Xinzheng with troops, but Yan Yan still ignored him.

"What do you mean, sir?" Lord Xinling spoke again.

The chess pieces representing Xinzheng were about to be eaten, but Yan Yan was still laying out the west side of Korea, ignoring Lord Xinling's attack.

"What does he mean?" Xue Gong, Mao Sui and other disciples also frowned. Such a move is waiting for the destruction of the country and the destruction of chess!

"Sir, Ziluo, Xinzheng is going to die!" Lord Xinling looked at Yan Yan and said seriously.

"Your Majesty, please!" Yan Yan motioned to Lord Xinling to continue.

Lord Xinling thought for a while and decided to swallow a few chess pieces representing Xinzheng and Han Wangji.Yan Yan still didn't care, but continued his strategy.

This made Lord Xinling even more confused, but he still continued to devour Yan Yan's chess pieces.

However, the further he moved, the deeper his frown deepened, because he discovered that although there were more and more black stones representing Wei and fewer and fewer chess pieces representing Korea on the chessboard, it became increasingly difficult to swallow up the white stones. It's difficult, and you may even get a lot of chess pieces counterattacked.

"No, the chess situation has changed!" Seeing Xinzheng destroyed and South Korea destroyed, the situation on the chessboard was reversed.

On the chessboard, there are more and more chess pieces representing the west side of Korea, and they are constantly encroaching on the east side.

"Xinzheng fell, South Korea was destroyed, and Shu Dongye's chess position also changed from Han to Qin!" Duke Xue and others also saw it.

Lord Xinling naturally also discovered that although this was not in line with the rules of the game of national destruction, Go itself was created to deduce the general trend of the world, so he did not say anything more and continued to make moves.

However, Lord Xinling became more and more frightened the more he tried, because Yan Yan's attack became more and more fierce, and he kept counterattacking and encroaching eastwards.

In the end, the chess pieces representing the beams were also surrounded by white chess pieces, and Lord Xinling was unable to make any more moves.

This is not a competition of chess skills, but a representation of a country through chess pieces, which cannot be placed casually.

"I lost!" Lord Xinling abandoned his son and bowed his hands to admit defeat.

"Han and Wei may have been rivals in the past, but now they can only be allies. If Wei insists on swallowing up Han, both sides will suffer losses. They will only make a wedding dress for Qin!" Yan Yan bowed his hand and said in return.

"Sir, do you think that the Qin State will abandon its past practice and stop attacking Zhao Dongchu, but will march out of Wuguan to destroy Han and march eastward?" Lord Xinling asked with a frown.

"It's just a possibility!" Yan Yan said calmly.

Lord Xinling looked at the chessboard and deduced the process just now, but he felt more and more that this was possible.

The State of Zhao is a tough nut to crack. The Qin army has been defeated by Zhao again and again. If it turns around and sends its troops out of Wuguan to first destroy Han and then annex Zhao, in the end Wei will become the turtle in the urn!
"How about another game? How about I take charge of Qin and sir take charge of Wei?" Lord Xinling asked again.

"Okay!" Yan Yan nodded.

The reshuffling of the cards at the start was just beyond Lord Xinling's expectations. He thought that Yan Yan would leave South Korea, which represented the central area of ​​Qin and Wei, but he did not expect that Yan Yan would directly deploy troops to South Korea to resist his move.

In the end, both sides each occupied half of the chessboard, and no one could do anything to the other!
"Sir, what do you mean by this?" Lord Xinling was actually doubtful from the beginning, but he kept refraining from asking.

In the last game, he annexed Han, and then Yan Yan turned Qin's power and destroyed Wei. Therefore, in his mind, Wei could no longer touch South Korea, but he did not expect that Yan Yan would annex the central area representing South Korea.

"Allies are not just for sale. The most important thing is to prevent the war from igniting within the country. Therefore, before the Qin army dispatched, they attacked South Korea and annexed most of South Korea. As a buffer against the Qin army, Wei State had the opportunity to fight against the Qin army. The foundation of national confrontation!" Yan Yan said calmly.

Lord Xinling looked at Yan Yan solemnly. This man was too dangerous. He had no morality or rules in his heart. Otherwise, it would have been impossible to annex his ally South Korea as a strategic buffer.

Once Yan Yan's approach is followed, South Korea will be beaten into a sieve and scorched earth due to the war between Qin and Wei!
"Sir, are you really a Confucian?" Lord Xinling asked slowly.

"It's true!" Yan Yan nodded.

"But I don't see any Confucian benevolence and righteousness in Sir!" Lord Xinling said seriously.

According to Yan Yan's strategy, he would do whatever it takes, even if it means turning South Korea into a hell on earth.

This is simply not something that a Confucian scholar who values ​​benevolence and righteousness can do.

(End of this chapter)