Peerless Pirates

Hearing someone calling him, Song Zheng looked towards the roadside. He saw an old man with gray beard and hair, a ruddy complexion, wearing an old gown, squatting on a small bench, with a chess game in front of him. There were already two

An old man and a young child were gathered around, pointing and saying something.

Song Zheng walked over and said with a smile, "Old man, are you calling me?"

The old man nodded and said with a smile, "Brother, I think you have a good temperament. You must have read a lot of books and you should also be able to play chess. Can you take care of my business?"

Song Zheng glanced at the chessboard and felt a little strange. This endgame, against the red and black sides, was in exactly the same situation.

At the bottom of the chessboard, the black "general" is located in the middle of the bottom line of the middle palace. Two red pawns are also located on the bottom line, separated from the "general". The other two red pawns are located at the waist of the middle palace. There is also a red horse hanging in the middle.

On the corner of the palace, the horse's legs were pinned by his own soldiers, so he could not form a general. What's more terrible is that there is a red chariot on the other corner of the middle palace.

The same is true on the other side. Four black pawns, a horse, and a rook surround the red "handsome".

Apart from this, there are no other pieces on the board.

Although Song Zheng is only at the entry level of chess, he only knows that "the horse moves the sun, the elephant moves the field, the cannon hits the other mountain, and the rook moves swiftly." Even so, this so-called endgame is too simple. Song Zheng can see it at a glance.

Whoever goes first wins.

Song Zheng didn't reply immediately. There were so many people on the street, but the old man only called him, and it was a waste of time. What's the meaning? Song Zheng raised his head and looked at the old man. The old man had a kind face and a smile on his face. He couldn't tell.

What's strange.

At this time, an old man watching chess next to him said, "Old Tiantou, you have been playing chess on this street for more than a year, right? Why did you come up with such a simple waste game this time? Do you think you have too much money and nowhere to spend it?

Already?"

Lao Tiantou laughed and said, "It's a bit simple, but do you know how to break it?"

"How to break it? If red moves first, no matter which one of the red pawns or red rooks is moved, the black general will be dead. On the contrary, no matter which black pawn or rook is moved, the red general will also die."

"Really? I'll take another look." Lao Tiantou looked at it carefully again, as if suddenly awakening, and slapped his head, "Oh, I'm so confused, I misremembered the chess record. This piece of chess is broken, so I might as well set it on fire.

!”

As he said that, Lao Tian stirred up the chess pieces and then put them away.

The two old men next to him laughed and said, "Old Tiantou, stop burning. If you don't play chess for a day, we will lose a lot of fun. Come on, come on, play another one."

"Well, I'm old and my eyesight is blurry. When I look at the black pieces, I feel like it's dark, like it's midnight; when I look at the red pieces, it's blurry, as if the chess pieces are on fire; sometimes I can't even distinguish between the red pieces and the black pieces, ugh.

, It’s really useless.” The old man muttered, and then made another endgame at the request of his old friend.

Song Zheng recognized this endgame as the famous "Gathering of Seven Stars". However, what the old man muttered made his heart move. He couldn't help but glance at Old Tiantou again, but Old Tiantou didn't look at him, and was still staring intently.

Holding the chessboard, he held two chess pieces in his right hand and kept turning them in his hands. They were a black "rook" and a red "phase".

Song Zheng's lips curled up, and he asked Ming'er for a small silver ingot worth one tael, and handed it to Lao Tiantou, "Old man, I understand this endgame. However, I don't know how to solve it. When I go back, I will think about it and prepare.

I'll ask you for advice again. It's rare for you to think highly of me. I'll give you this piece of silver first, and then I'll ask you for advice after I understand the method!" Intentionally or unintentionally, the word "a piece of silver" was emphasized quite strongly.

Lao Tiantou waved his hand quickly, "Brother, why am I so embarrassed to accept your money? You didn't pay, no, no, no!"

Song Zheng put his money on the black "pawn" in the end game, turned around and led Ming'er towards the martial arts academy.

Lao Tiantou shouted from behind, "This little brother, it's true, I can't accept your money. This is so bad!"

An old man next to him grabbed him and said, "This young man looks like he comes from a wealthy family. Since he gave it to you, just keep it!" Another old man said with a smile, "Old farm head, you have made a fortune.

For a small fortune, you want to buy me a drink this noon!"

Song Zheng ignored the old men and walked slowly towards the entrance of the martial arts academy. Ming'er was thoughtful, but there were many people talking on the street, so she didn't ask any more questions.

After entering the martial arts academy, Song Zheng did not go to the Mizhou team's base. Instead, he went around to the Imperial City Division's stronghold as if he were just having fun.

After entering the courtyard, I met Zhu Jian. I saw that he had cleaned up, shaved his face, applied a thin layer of powder, tied a scarf on his head, put on a scholar's long shirt, and he looked younger.

Several years old. At first glance, he looks somewhat similar to Wanyan Yusheng.

After seeing Song Zheng, Zhu Jian felt a little embarrassed, "Little brother, I have never dressed up like this before, don't laugh at my brother."

Song Zheng felt a little uncomfortable in his heart. He found someone to be Wanyan Yusheng's substitute. After all, this idea was his own. "Brother Zhu, what are you talking about! This encounter is extremely dangerous. If you see that the situation is not good, you dare to

Run closely, I will try my best to protect you." In fact, Song Zheng knew that although Zhu Jian was good at martial arts, he would hardly be spared if he faced a master among assassins.

Zhu Jian was a little moved, "Little brother, I know your thoughts. You saved my life when I was in Mizhou. I am considered a person who died once. I will not give anything to the Imperial City Secretary of Mizhou."

Shameful."

Song Zheng sighed secretly, and he immediately understood that if an assassin really broke into the house, Zhu Jian would definitely not resist, because Wanyan Yusheng did not know martial arts, and Zhu Jian would die willingly in order not to reveal his secret.

"Brother Zhu, there is no need to be pessimistic. Maybe nothing will happen."

Zhu Jian thought that Song Zheng was deliberately trying to reassure him, so he waved his hand nonchalantly, "It's okay, it's okay. You are looking for the commander-in-chief, right? The commander-in-chief is in the house."

Song Zheng nodded. He remembered Lao Tiantou's strange Can Qi and his strange words just now, and he had some idea in his mind.

Inside the room, Li Hongniang was staring at a bird's-eye view of the Sihua Inn, looking at it carefully. There were many signs on it. Xiaoyuan stood on the side, holding two snacks and a bowl of porridge, and advised, "Commander

, just eat some food, this porridge has been heated three times."

"Put it aside and let me see if there are any loopholes."

A voice sounded from behind Li Hongniang, "It's not okay not to eat. 'People are like iron rice and steel. If you don't eat one meal, you will be hungry.' If my sister doesn't eat, she will starve and lose weight in the places where she should be fat. That's not good for people."

Heartbroken!"

Li Hongniang looked back and saw that Song Zheng had entered the room at some point. The corners of his mouth were raised and he was looking at her with a smile.

"Who is it? You are so bold that even I dare to make fun of you. It turns out it's you, little guy." Li Hongniang's eyes were red, but there was a smile at the corner of her mouth. However, when she saw Ming'er behind Song Zheng

, but his face darkened.

"Song Zheng, don't you know the rules? How can outsiders be brought into the stronghold? Aren't you afraid that the torture hall will strip you of your skin?"

Each Imperial City Division has a torture hall, which is directly under the responsibility of the commander-in-chief. It is responsible for interrogating not only foreign enemies but also the secret soldiers who have made mistakes within the Imperial City Division. Song Zheng had met Lu Zhi and Jiao Han.

It belongs to the execution hall.

Song Zheng was not afraid of Li Hongniang's threat, "Who said that this girl of mine is an outsider? I came here today just to ask my sister to give me an identity. Ming'er is not weak in martial arts, and she has also served as a member of our Imperial City Division.

I've done a lot of things. Besides, I'm still a supervisor anyway, so I should have the power to recommend suitable candidates."

Li Hongniang stared at Ming'er closely and asked coldly, "Do you want to join the Imperial City Division?"

Ming'er was stunned after hearing Song Zheng's words, but she also understood Song Zheng's intentions. Song Zheng had previously revealed his meaning in this regard. After all, having the identity of the Imperial City Secretary made it much easier to do things. Therefore, she

nodded.

Li Hongniang seemed to be particularly serious about this matter, "Not everyone can join the Imperial City Division. Do you know what the Imperial City Division does?"

"I've heard of it." Ming'er replied in a neither humble nor arrogant tone. She thought to herself, how could my majestic Princess Daqi not know about the Imperial City Division?

"Song Zheng recommended her. There shouldn't be any problem with her background. As for her kung fu, I still have to see. Xiaoyuan, go and fight this girl."

"Okay!" Xiao Yuan put the rice in her hand on the table and took the sword from the side. Her expression was cold, not at all what Song Zheng had seen in the past.

I didn't mess with this girl, and I even saved her. Why am I so angry today! Song Zheng, who didn't understand, quickly said, "It's just a matter of time!"

Ming'er was also a little annoyed. She bent down and lifted her clothes, pulled out the dagger-like dagger on her calf, and turned around first.

Xiao Yuan was pretty, and Ming'er was even more beautiful. The fight between the two beauties naturally caused a sensation in the courtyard. More than 20 secretaries of the Imperial City who stayed here flocked to the sidelines to watch the battle. Song Zheng and Li Hongniang also

Out the door.

Xiao Yuan and Ming'er stood two feet apart, and Ming'er hugged each other according to the rules. Xiao Yuan responded with a careless salute, "Little girl, you have to be careful!" After saying that, he shouted and raised his sword to stab.

The two were similar in age, and Ming'er was even more annoyed when she saw that the other had an arrogant attitude and called her a little girl. She was not polite and rushed forward. When the dagger and the sword intersected, she turned aside and passed behind the sword.

The dagger slid against the sword's hilt.

Seeing this, Xiao Yuan flipped her wrist and twisted the long sword horizontally. Ming'er reacted very quickly, turned her body half a circle, then leaned back, and at the same time spread her legs quickly, letting go of the sweeping long sword, and then struck Xiao Yuan directly with the short sword.

Round belly.

Madoka was startled. It was too late to retract her long sword, so she had to hurriedly arch her body and reach out to grab the handle of Ming'er's dagger.

After training with Song Zheng for such a long time, Ming'er's body is also extremely flexible. After her attack was blocked, she twisted her body abruptly, got rid of Xiao Yuan's hand, and continued to penetrate Xiao Yuan's lower abdomen like a drill, without any care.

And Madoka's long sword was slashing down.

If both parties succeed in their moves, Xiao Yuan will be stabbed in the lower abdomen, and even if he does not die, he will still be seriously injured. Ming'er will be cut by the sword, and one of his legs will definitely not be saved.

It's no wonder that Xiao Yuan followed Li Hongniang and after many battles, her moves were naturally fierce. Ming'er learned Song Zheng's self-created "Tai Yi Sword Technique". Although she didn't understand much of the Tai Chi technique, she gained some points in close combat.

The essence. Coupled with the grudge between the two of them, they were not polite in attacking.

The people around were shocked. This was not a competition between the two beauties, but they were working hard! (The plot was a bit stuck, but luckily I got it through, but it was an hour late. Haha, I'm sorry. The next chapter will be at noon tomorrow.)