In order to play chess with Song Wangyue, Zhu Zhihong found an excuse to come over before it was time to leave the court. When he heard that Song Wan Yue was not here, he asked the old man to send someone to invite him, and he himself looked out from time to time, and when he saw the figure of Song Wan Yue, he hurriedly put down the tea in his hand.
The old gentleman also saw Song Wangyue and put down his heart which he had been holding.
In the morning, when Eunuch Huang came looking for someone, the old gentleman found out that the Emperor had announced Song Wangyue to come to the palace. He had thought that she would come over at noon and ask the Emperor himself what he wanted to see her about, but instead he heard Xu Yan say that Yue had been left in the palace to have her meal.
“Grand-great-grandfather, Lord Zhu.”
Song Wangyue entered the room and called out to the people with a smile.
Zhu Zhihong did not know that the emperor had declared her to the palace and could not be bothered with pleasantries, “Miss Song, you are back, let’s play a game.”
Song Wan Yue wanted to laugh, when the third prince was brought down, her great grandfather had asked her to find Zhu Zhi Hong, at first glance she could see that Zhu Zhi Hong was a righteous man, but she did not expect him to have such a side.
“Good.”
Xu Liang set up the chessboard, and Zhu Zhihong took the black piece first.
He could only play a tie with Xu Yan, so naturally he was no match for Song Wan Yue, who gave him face and took half an hour to win against her.
Zhu Zhihong was not annoyed and set up the board again.
After playing three games in a row, one game was worse than the other, Zhu Zhihong was really convinced, “Not to mention the capital, I am afraid that there are not many people in the world who are Song’s opponent.”
“There are.”
Song Wangyue picked up the chess pieces one by one and put them back into the chess box.
“Miss Song has encountered it?”
Song Wangyue nodded her head.
The old man thought of who Song Wangyue was talking about and was just about to digress when Zhu Zhihong already asked excitedly, “Where is he?”
“Gone to a faraway place.”
Zhu Zhihong was a little disappointed, if only that person was also in the capital, he could go to his door every day and ask for advice.
The old gentleman had a vision of Gu Yi in front of his eyes, that boy, although a bit silly, was very talented in chess and would have been famous in the capital if nothing had happened to him.
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Two days later, the old gentleman asked Xu Cotoneaster to send a letter to the priest. The priest who had received the letter came to collect him in person and invited the old gentleman to go with him.
All the scholars and scholars in the State Scholar’s Academy were stirred by the news of the old gentleman’s visit, and all thought they would receive instruction from him.
Even though Song Wangyue’s name was very famous, she was after all a ten-year-old girl, so even if she was good at chess, how good could she be?
Only a few of the teachers who saw the chess game Xu Cotoneaster had set up that day were excited and could not wait to play a game with Song Wangyue themselves.
Naturally, the emperor quickly learned of such an important event, and he threw away the pen in his hand, “This is nonsense! What kind of place is the State Scholar’s Prison, how can a woman be allowed in there? Is the priest drunk out of his mind?”
Eunuch Huang did not dare to answer. He was not an ordinary person who could be a priest of the State Scholar’s Prison, and he had his own way of managing and doing things.
“You go to ……”
Eunuch Huang hung his head and waited for the emperor’s decree, and after waiting for a good half day he did not hear himself go to the State Prince’s Prison to take a look.”
The state prisons.
In the spacious open space, ten tables were placed, each with a chess board and chess pieces placed next to it.
The priest had asked the masters to select ten students who were the best at chess, “Today you will play ten against one, and whoever can win against Miss Song will be able to do whatever they want in the State Scholar’s Prison in the future, absolutely no one will interfere.”
As soon as the priest said this, the open space exploded into a frenzy. The rules of the State Scholar’s Prison were strict, and no matter if you were the son of a powerful nobleman or someone who had come in on your own merit, you would be punished the same if you made a mistake. Today, if you win Song Wan Yue, no one will care if you make a mistake in the State Scholar’s Prison in the future. How could they not be excited about this?
Zhu Wen was among those who were chosen. In fact, his chess skills were comparable to Xu Cotoneaster’s, but the master was afraid that Xu Cotoneaster would let the game slip, so he chose him.
He was excited not to win against Song Wangyue, but to play chess against her. He had heard from his father that Song Wangyue was unrivalled, and he did not want to win against her.
He bumped Xu Cotoneaster’s shoulder, “Do you think these guys will be so devastated that they won’t come to the State Prison in the future.”
Xu Cotoneaster didn’t say anything. Ten against one, he was a little worried, wondering how his grandfather and cousin would agree.
“Take your seats.”
At the priest’s words, each of the ten scholars found a place to sit, all with black pieces in their hands.
Surprisingly, they were given the first move!
The ten did not hesitate to pick up the pieces and drop them onto the board, looking up at Song Wangyue.
Song Wangyue started with the top one and dropped one piece at a time.
Nine of them felt that they had a good chance of winning, so they went on to place their second pieces, except for Zhu Wen, who was very serious. Song Wangyue gave him an extra look as she walked over.
The emperor came to the State Prison and saw this scene, the large open space was full of people, each on their toes looking at something, but there was no sound.
He walked over to see the scene inside and his eyes narrowed, ten against one, and Song Wangyue looked surprisingly comfortable.
The priest paced slowly looking at the ten chess boards, and when he reached the last table, he was about to raise his eyes when he met a pair of familiar eyes and was startled, “Emperor ……”
The emperor made a gesture of silence and the priest swallowed back the word “up”, pushed aside the onlookers and came forward.
“You have done such a shocking thing, I am not at ease, come and take a look.”
The priest smiled, he didn’t think there was anything shocking about it, but when the Emperor said so, he couldn’t refute it, “They are too arrogant, I want to show them that there are people outside the sky, to suppress their arrogance.”
“Aren’t you afraid that it will backfire?”
The priest looked serious, “They are all future pillars of the court, if they can’t even withstand this blow, they won’t be able to take on great responsibilities in the future.”
The emperor grunted.
The priest once again accompanied with a smile, “The old man is also here, please go over ……”
“No need, it’s clear to see from here.”
Just as the Emperor’s words fell, a dishevelled voice rang out, “I concede defeat!”
A considerable stir arose from the onlookers, and the remaining nine seemed to be affected, with one after another admitting defeat.
It had only been less than two quarters of an hour, and the onlookers and scholars were shocked.
There were still two people left on the field, one of whom was Zhu Wen. After Zhu Zhihong had returned that day, he had reviewed the few games Song Wangyue had played with him, and had told him to watch them properly. Zhu Wen had a superficial understanding of Song Wangyue’s chess path, and was able to last until now.
But they only lasted half a quarter of an hour longer, and he gave up and admitted defeat.
One against ten, and they had all won. The clearing was silent, and everyone looked at Song Wangyue in disbelief.
In the silence, a voice rang out, “How about I teach you?”