"To be honest, I am a Han envoy from Shu. My surname is Zhou, my name is Mo, and my courtesy name is Si Qian."

Zhou Mo asked: "Master, how did you know?"

"My sister told me," the young master said, "My sister said that the envoy from Western Shu is tall, handsome, and has a cool temperament. You can tell at a glance. If it's not you, who else could it be?"

"Young Master is so complimentary." Zhou Mo said with a smile.

He thought of the two young female guests who came to the second floor yesterday. They spent so much money but did not learn chess well. They only peeked at him when nothing happened, looking like nymphos.

This young master must be their elder brother.

But, how did these two women know his identity? Zhou Mo spoke authentic Luoyang Mandarin, authentic Henan flavor, without any Sichuan and Chongqing accent.

The young master sat down and picked up a piece of silk on the table, on which the rules of chess were written with pictures and texts. He said to Zhou Mo: "You are really interesting. You came to our country of Wu as an envoy, but you opened a chess hall.

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"The King of Wu was busy with official duties and couldn't find time to meet with me. I was really bored in the official post, so I had to go out and find something to do to relieve my boredom."

The young master smiled and said nothing, obviously unwilling to talk more about King Wu. He picked up a chess piece on the case and said, "Is your chess game played in the Western Shu way?"

"That's right. It's a folk method from my hometown that few people know about."

"Looking at the rules, it's quite simple. As long as you capture the opponent's general, you win."

"It seems simple, but in fact it has endless changes."

"Come on, you can play a game with me first."

"What an honor."

After a game of chess was played, there was no suspense, Zhou Mo won.

But Zhou Mo was somewhat impressed by this young master.

As someone who came into contact with chess for the first time and had to read a silk book to check the rules while playing, the quality displayed by this young man is far beyond that of ordinary people.

Without guidance from others, he can already take one step at a time and see the next two steps.

This is the basic trick of chess.

Although he is still very green and has made continuous mistakes in judgment, he has to admit that he is very smart and talented.

Even after playing a few games, he learned to review the game.

Review is to study the reasons for your failure, which is equivalent to a wrong test book.

It can be seen that he is very competitive and not as gentle as he seems on the surface.

Time passed by, and the young man stayed upstairs for a whole day until closing time.

Apart from going to the toilet and eating, he has been studying chess seriously, and from time to time he would play a game with Zhou Mo to test his results.

Downstairs, Zhang Shishi won fifteen games in a row. From time to time, people cheered. The guests upstairs were also very curious. Many of them ran down to watch. Only he did not raise his head, immersed in his own world.

, completely undisturbed by what happened downstairs.

Zhou Mo could feel that his chess skills were improving at an alarming rate.

It's late at night and the pub is closing.

Before leaving, he said to Zhou Mo: "Your chess game is really interesting. It seems simple at first glance, but its depth is far better than Liu Bo. When I see you next time, I will definitely beat you."

Zhou Mo smiled and said: "Young Master is indeed very talented, which impresses me. But if you want to beat me next time you come here, it seems that you don't plan to come in the near future."

"I still have a lot of things to do, and I don't have time to go out and play every day." The young master said with a smile, "However, I have memorized the chess pieces and the chess board. When I go back, I can draw them myself and practice chess. Wait until next time.

When we meet again, I will definitely win you."

Zhou Mo said: "You don't have to draw it yourself. It's too troublesome. I'll just give you one as a gift. Just treat it as a friend."

After saying that, he immediately asked someone to bring out a box of brand new high-quality chess pieces and handed them to the young master's entourage.

"Thank you very much." The young master accepted the gift without any politeness and returned the gift with a slight smile. His attitude was neither humble nor overbearing, gentle and elegant.

The workmanship of this chess piece is very exquisite, and you can tell at a glance that it is expensive. The wooden box in which the chess piece is placed is definitely not something that ordinary people can afford.

Such a gift, given to a guest with whom we have only met once, is not cheap, but judging from the young master's attitude, he didn't take it seriously at all.

Or, he is an inexperienced guy who pretends to be a big clove of garlic.

Or, he has a high status and the gifts he usually receives are of this level, so he doesn't take them seriously.

Obviously, he belongs to the latter.

Zhou Mo thought: "This person is definitely not an ordinary rich kid."

Zhou Mo sent the young man downstairs and when he reached the top of the stairs, the young man suddenly turned around and said, "Since I accepted your gift, we are friends. I think I need to tell you something."

"What's the matter?"

"King Wu already knows that you opened this chess hall and is a little unhappy."

"Oh?"

"What I mean is that you, as a chess hall owner, may not be able to be a chess hall owner for long. You'd better make some preparations early to avoid unnecessary losses."

After saying that, the young master bowed lightly and turned to leave.

Zhou Mo stopped him and said, "Then if my chess hall closes down, how can you come to play chess with me?"

"Before you return to Shu, is it not easy to find your Shu envoy Zhou Siqian? Don't worry, I will definitely come to you. I still want to win against you."

"Then I'll be waiting for you, Master."

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After sending the young master away, Zhou Mo thought: "Isn't this Sun Quan too petty? He just opened a chess and card room, and it doesn't involve gambling, so why don't we let it go?"

The young master is worried about his losses, which should be financial, but Zhou Mo doesn't really mind it this time.

It’s just a loss, it really doesn’t matter.

But this chess hall is an important part of his plan and cannot be missed.

It's just that he is living in a foreign country and is alone. At this point, there is no better way. He can only take it one step at a time.

Moreover, Zhou Mo always felt that Sun Quan had sent spies around him to monitor his every move.

Although he has never deliberately concealed his identity, he has never taken the initiative to expose it. It has only been a few days, and Sun Quan's actions seem a bit too fast.

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Of course, there are differences between Wu and Shu. This is not surprising. It would be strange not to send people to keep an eye on them.

There was also the young master and his sister. Judging from their words and deeds, Zhou Mo judged that they were at least as high as the top families in Soochow, such as Gu Lu, Zhu Zhang, and they might even be royal relatives of the Sun family.<

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But, how do they know their identities?

How many pairs of eyes are still staring at me?

People like Soochow like to do some sneaky tricks behind people's backs, it's annoying.

……

Early the next morning, while Zhou Mo was still sleeping, he heard the noise outside the chess hall.

The waiter hurried over and said with a horrified look on his face: "Oh no, a large number of soldiers suddenly came to the door. They were very aggressive. They called by name and wanted to see you, my boss."

"Sun Quan's movements are so fast that it doesn't even allow anyone to have a good sleep."

Zhou Mo put on his clothes and hurried out, only to see dozens of Wu soldiers with swords and swords surrounding the chess hall.

The leading officer said sternly: "Who is Zhou Mo? Come forward quickly."

"I am." Zhou Mo stepped forward and said.

"Are you the owner of this chess hall, Zhou Mo, the envoy from Western Shu?"

"If it's fake, I promise. What does this military master have to say?"

"I have received instructions from above. You are a native of Shu and are not qualified to buy property and do business in our country of Wu. Your chess hall must be closed immediately and cease business! Please sell your property title deed as soon as possible, otherwise it will become invalid after three days and the property will be forfeited.

For public use."

"Master Jun, I spent a lot of money to buy this chess hall. Why didn't anyone tell me when I bought it, and now it's closed? If you do this, I will suffer a big loss."

"I don't know about that. I am only responsible for performing official duties and not answering questions."

Zhou Mo hurriedly stepped forward, secretly stuffed a large piece of silver into the officer's hand, and said with a smile: "You are stupid, I hope the military master will tell you the inside story. Otherwise, I really can't bear the loss."

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The officer felt that his hand was heavy and heavy, and he felt happy in his heart, so he whispered: "The superiors only told me that you are from the Kingdom of Shu. They asked me to keep an eye on you. You can eat, drink, and have fun. You can do whatever you like."

, no one cares about you, but you are absolutely not allowed to buy property or do business, do you understand?"

"As for the chess hall land deed in your hand, it can still be sold. I advise you to sell it quickly. Before the news spreads, maybe you can get more copies."

"Thank you, Master Jun." Zhou Mo said.

The soldiers made three strikes and five divided by two, cleared out the people, put a seal, and the chess hall was sealed.

When the guests who came one after another to play chess saw the official seal, they all came to enjoy the game and left disappointed.

Zhou Mo had no choice but to return to the official post and secretly took out the jade pendant Zhuge Jin gave him, touched it, and carefully put it away.
Chapter completed!