I'm in Great Zhou, Forced into the Palace by the Female Emperor

Qin Yuan was the top scholar in the imperial examination, but the female emperor was a昏君 (enlightened monarch in reverse, meaning a foolish ruler). He had no choice but to idle away his days, h...

Chapter 146: Chess Game

wipe!

For real?

Qin Yuan is crazy!

How come the lines and development are exactly the same?

Is it a coincidence or inevitability?

Qin Yuan immediately pretended to be terrified and shook his head, saying, "I'm just an ordinary person with little knowledge. How would I know who the hero is?"

Jia Shixian laughed out loud and said, "Master Qin is so modest!"

Qin Yuan sighed and replied, "Although Qin has received the grace and protection of your majesty, he is able to serve as an official in the court."

"But I have never seen a hero in the world."

Jia Shixian narrowed his eyes and pressed on, "Even if you haven't met him, you must have heard of his name. Sir Qin, why don't you speak boldly?"

Qin Yuan's eyes turned and he asked timidly, "King Qin Yan Cetian used the power of a single land to fight against the entire Great Zhou. Can he be called a hero?"

Jia Shixian raised the corner of his mouth and chuckled, "Yan Cetian is nothing but a pile of dry bones in a grave. He will be destroyed by the court sooner or later."

Qin Yuan glanced at Jia Shixian in surprise. Was he planning a rebellion?

Then he probed again, "Your Majesty, you are as brave as any man. You must be a hero."

Jia Shixian shook his head and sneered, "Women are short-sighted. If they had no one to help them, they would have ruined their family business long ago."

Qin Yuan added, "The King of Yan defended the border and resisted the Xiongnu with outstanding achievements. He must be a hero!"

Jia Shixian said disdainfully, "You didn't seize this God-given opportunity and instead cowered in your fiefdom. What kind of hero are you?"

“Cough cough cough——”

Qin Yuan coughed lightly a few times and said with a wry smile: "Qin is just a small Tongpan, with limited knowledge. I really don't know what kind of people there are in the world."

He was chatting and laughing just now, but in the blink of an eye, Jia Shixian seemed like a different person. Although he was still dressed in the leisurely style of a rich man, his eyes became extremely sharp.

He raised his chin slightly, and his arrogant look naturally revealed the arrogance of a powerful official who had the final say.

After a while, Jia Shixian finally spoke: "A hero is one who has great ambitions in his heart, good plans in his mind, and the ambition to contain the universe and swallow up the heavens and the earth."

Qin Yuan was quite speechless and asked, "Then, Lord Jia, who do you think can be called a hero in the world?"

Jia Shixian's eyes flashed, and he laughed loudly, "The only heroes in the world are you and me!"

really.

What is meant to come will come.

Qin Yuan sighed silently in his heart, pretending to be shocked, his hands trembled, and the chopsticks fell to the ground, and he said repeatedly:

"Master Jia, you are too serious! You are too serious!"

"Qin is just a small magistrate, with little talent and knowledge. How can he be worthy of the title of hero?"

Jia Shixian squinted at Qin Yuan and laughed heartily, "Sir Qin, stop pretending!"

"If it weren't for your advice to His Majesty, she would have completely destroyed the Great Zhou Dynasty. How could the situation be like this today?"

After saying that, Jia Shixian put away his smile, his eyes flashed, and he stared at Qin Yuan closely. The atmosphere in Duobao Pavilion was as solemn and frightening as if a storm was about to come.

The maids around were all nervous and silent.

Under the pressure of Jia Shixian, Qin Yuan smiled bitterly and was in a state of panic.

After a long while, Jia Shixian suddenly let out a long laugh, pointed at Qin Yuan and said, "Master Qin is indeed a hero!"

"You're still able to keep your composure and deal with Jia. That's really dishonest of you. Does it really require Jia to lay out all the evidence before Master Qin will admit it?"

"Alas, poor Jia is so sincere, what can we do?"

Seeing that he was so confident, Qin Yuan was a little unsure of his true intentions, so he asked tentatively, "I don't know what evidence Lord Jia has. Qin is really just a small magistrate of Jingzhou."

Jia Shixian stood up and said, "Hua Zijian's vanguard defeated Pan Feng's army of 30,000 men. His Majesty sent the court lady Murong Yanran to secretly invite Lord Qin into the palace, and Hua Zijian was subsequently defeated."

Qin Yuan laughed awkwardly and said, "Maybe this is just a coincidence?"

He really didn't do anything, he just randomly circled a location for the finals.

Jia Shixian smiled slightly and continued, "The Japanese army was defeated. A few days ago, Lord Qin secretly entered the palace again."

Then, seeing that Qin Yuan seemed about to open his mouth to deny it, he continued, "The Emperor issued the Enfeoffment Order, and suddenly summoned Lord Qin to the palace, and thus the matter of opening the sea came about."

"Work-for-relief, rice bran disaster relief, and the grand canal repairs—I imagine Lord Qin's influence is behind all of this, right?"

"Jia has investigated everything thoroughly these days. Sir Qin, please don't hide it anymore."

"Lieshan Mountain Range," Pharmacist Li shouted loudly, "This is Lord Qin's plan."

"In the vast Great Zhou court, those who can be called 'Lord Qin' are both far away and close at hand."

Qin Yuan suddenly showed a bright smile on his face and asked, "It seems that Lord Jia already knows everything."

He bowed calmly and said calmly, "I wonder what Master Jia is doing?"

Jia Shixian's expression changed.

I saw that he had white hair on his temples, a tuft of long beard under his chin that was as black as ink, his eyes were like purple stones, and his expression was majestic without being angry.

He raised his wine glass and said, "My dear Qin, please drink this cup first! I really regret that we met too late!"

After finishing his drink, Jia Shixian picked up a feather fan and slowly waved it. "I wonder if my dear Qin would be interested in playing a game of chess?"

Qin Yuan stretched himself and said slowly, "Since Lord Jia has invited me, how dare I disobey?"

Finished.

Jia Shixian took Qin Yuan to a high mountain in the garden.

There is a pavilion on the mountain, named "Qiudao Pavilion".

Standing on the hill, it looks particularly lonely and proud.

Sitting in the pavilion and looking around, the battle situation outside the city seemed still vaguely visible.

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