The stupid son of Chongba

Chapter 91 Liu Bowen calculated Zhu Ju, and thunder rolled in!
Yingtian, Liu Mansion.

Although he was the Chief Censor and in charge of the Censorate, Liu Bowen still lived a relatively simple life.

Compared to Song Lian, who had many students and former officials all over the world, he was always alone and had only a few disciples, so his courtyard was deserted.

However, he also enjoyed this quietness without being disturbed.

Hey.

Hey.

"Haha, Jing'er, is this the Gobang game you said was created by His Royal Highness the King of Wu?"

Liu Bowen put down the chess piece with a faint smile.

On the chessboard, he had already made a live three, making it difficult for Liu Jing to make a move.

"Dad, you are too powerful. I lost."

Liu Jing put down the chess piece and said with a wry smile,

"I didn't expect you to master Gobang so quickly. I think you can even compete with His Majesty the King of Wu."

"He is the best among all the princes. His Royal Highness the Prince of Jin and His Royal Highness the Prince of Yan bet on him and almost lost their pants to him!"

With a puff, Liu Bowen laughed out loud with joy.

"Hahahaha...it seems that His Royal Highness the Prince of Wu has become smarter and more resourceful after returning!"

He smiled and said,
"But this is just a clever trick. In fact, this kind of game where you win by connecting five pieces in a row has been around for a long time, but it's not very popular."

"And have you noticed that the black chess piece that has the first move has a huge advantage? It has one more piece than the white chess piece at the beginning of the game. In Gobang, you have already won if you can connect four pieces. If you spend a little more time and make a three-by-three button, you will definitely win."

"Look, as long as we follow this pattern, no matter how you defend, I will win."

pat, pat.

Liu Bowen casually placed the chess pieces on the board, exposing the fixed pattern, which left Liu Jing dumbfounded.

"Hey! It seems to be true..."

He murmured,

"If Black plays like this, White will lose within 20 moves!"

"No wonder His Royal Highness the Prince of Wu always goes first. He must have mastered this pattern!"

"Dad, how did you figure this out?"

Liu Bowen smiled and shook his head.

"Why would I need to study this little trick? I'll know after just a few glances."

He pointed to the sky, stroked his beard and said,

"Chess is a game that was developed by ancient people after they observed the celestial phenomena and gained insights from seeing the dense array of stars."

"Your father can even understand the celestial phenomena, how can I not understand this?"

"Ha ha……"

When Liu Jing heard this, he immediately showed admiration in his eyes and said repeatedly:
"No wonder people say my father is smart. They say Zhuge Liang divided the country into three parts, while Liu Bowen unified the country!"

"It seems that Dad is really smarter than Zhuge Liang!"

Liu Bowen: “?!”

Hearing this, Liu Bowen, who had been calm and composed, suddenly changed his expression. He slapped Liu Jing on the mouth and scolded him in a low voice:
"shut up!"

"You! Who taught you to say this? Who are you talking about?"

"You want to kill me?!"

Liu Jing was slapped by his father for no reason and felt a little aggrieved.

"No one... that's what His Royal Highness the Prince of Wu said."

He rubbed his mouth and muttered,
"I was also shocked at the time and told him not to say such things... We were at home, and I thought it was okay to talk to my dad."

He was clearly praising his father, but he got slapped for no reason.

It’s so unfair to him!

"King Wu... How could he make up such a thing? I've never heard such a thing before."

Liu Bowen frowned and murmured,
"Liu Bowen unified the country... This sentence is going to kill me!"

"Jing'er, you did the right thing. You must stop him. I hope he didn't mean to talk nonsense. After all... I haven't offended him."

"When he was sick, I helped him..."

Liu Jing nodded repeatedly.

"Don't worry, Dad. I know."

He whispered,

"If this kind of talk gets out, His Majesty will be uncomfortable. If he is uncomfortable, then it will definitely not make you comfortable."

Upon hearing this, Liu Bowen couldn't help but smile bitterly.

"You, kid... you can see things clearly."

"To be with the emperor is like being with a tiger, especially our Emperor Zhu, who is a suspicious ruler. It is difficult to live a leisurely life under him, unless you retire and return home."

"I have already intended to retire, but the Ming Dynasty has only been established for a short time and there is a lot of work to be done. It will be difficult to get his consent..."

The moon was bright in the sky, and the father and son fell into silence.

At this moment, a sound of footsteps was heard.

"Master, Mr. Song has sent a book."

The six servants presented the scroll to the emperor.

"He said he wanted to invite you to learn something new."

Liu Bowen raised his eyebrows.

"New knowledge? He has gone a step further. What new knowledge has he come up with?"

He took the book, flipped it open and looked at it, then laughed and said,
“So it’s this heart character.”

"Hmm...psychology."

When Liu Jing heard the word "Xinxue", his eyes suddenly lit up.

"Could it be the heart study that His Royal Highness the King of Wu wrote today?"

He even said,
"I was just about to tell Dad this! His Royal Highness the Prince of Wu is definitely not just clever, he has great talent!"

"What I experienced today was a shock I have never experienced in all my years of studying!"

Liu Bowen was reading the contents of a book. When he heard his son's excited tone, he couldn't help but glance up.

Liu Jing was so excited that he almost jumped up!
"Just be patient, I'll take a look first."

Liu Bowen waved his hand and said in a deep voice,

"The mind is the principle, the mind is everything..."

"Everyone has their own conscience. This is quite interesting and doesn't sound like nonsense."

As he thought about it, he fell into deep thought.

Liu Jing didn't dare to disturb his father at this moment. He could only suppress his desire to express himself and wait quietly.

In a moment, Liu Bowen suddenly slammed the table.

"Great! This is a wonderful article!"

He clapped his hands on the table and praised,
"It's not made up, it's really profound! Especially the word conscience, it's used very accurately!"

"It's a pity that there is only one article. If there were four or five articles of this quality, it might be a treatise. But as for being called a study, I'm afraid it's still a little lacking."

"But...it's already amazing!"

In Liu Bowen's opinion, the quality of this article is indeed very high, and the fact that it is accompanied by cases makes it more convincing.

But a discipline or a school of thought cannot be supported by a simple great article. Often, it requires a life-long summary of a genius.

"Yes, that's what the kid thinks too."

Liu Jing sighed,
"You know, His Royal Highness the King of Wu is still a young boy! He can comprehend such profound truths at such a young age. He has a bright future!"

"I am also looking forward to the release of the second chapter of Xinxue!"

When Liu Bowen heard the word "King of Wu", he suddenly clenched the book in his hand.

"Wait! That's right... this King Wu, the foolish prince Zhu Ju from the past, is still very young!"

He was surprised.
"The last time I saw him, he was still a baby, wearing open-crotch pants! How can he be so knowledgeable at such a young age?"

"That doesn't seem possible!"

"Besides, he was so stupid that he couldn't even take care of himself. He never studied well! That's not the way to open your mind!"

It's not strange for a person to become smart. There are indeed stupid people in the world who suddenly become smart. But if they become smart and speak eloquently, that's not normal! At least they need to learn to speak for two days and read for a few days, right?
Studying is always a process of accumulation. Enlightenment can happen, but it also requires accumulation!
"I also find it incredible, but I saw with my own eyes what His Royal Highness the King of Wu did today. It can't be fake."

Liu Jing nodded.
"Some people say that he was so smart that God had to suppress him, which is why he was stupid for so many years."

"Now that he has recovered, he is naturally amazing."

Liu Bowen couldn't help but sneer when he heard this.

"Bullshit."

He said,

"I have calculated his fate. He became stupid because he could not bear such great wealth. Taoist priest Peng Xuan also holds the same view as me. The more prominent the Zhu family is, the more difficult it is for him to survive."

"If he is truly a genius, I would have figured it out long ago. It is clearly..."

"Eh?"

As he was speaking, Liu Bowen suddenly paused.

"Dad, what's wrong?" Liu Jing asked puzzledly.

"Jing'er, go to my room and bring me the bamboo tube I use for divination."

Liu Bowen ordered,

"In this world, everything changes rapidly, and it is beyond human's ability to predict."

"Perhaps the original conclusion has really been overturned now... But I still want to know what happened in between."

"You don't ask for divination. It's not midnight yet. Go get it!"

Liu Jing nodded repeatedly and quickly stood up.

In a moment, the fortune-telling bamboo tube was brought over.

Wow.

Liu Bowen slid the six copper coins out of the bamboo tube and placed them in the palm of his hand.

This copper coin has been with him for many years and has become round and smooth, shining brightly in the moonlight.

He put his hands together, holding the coin in his hands, then closed his eyes and his lips moved slightly.

In a flash, the copper coins were poured into the bamboo tube.

Wow! Wow!
Wow! Wow!
Wow! Wow!
The six copper coins shook six times in the bamboo tube before Liu Bowen stopped, with the corners of his mouth slightly raised.

He is a man who has planned everything carefully and can reveal the answer immediately.

But at this moment, a ray of light suddenly flashed in the sky.

"Let me see..."

Boom!

Liu Bowen had just poured out three copper coins when he heard a loud thunder exploding beside his ear. He was so scared that his body trembled, and the remaining three copper coins fell to the ground after he shook them!
Ding Ding!

Three copper coins fell to the ground, one of which hit the corner and broke into two pieces!

Liu Bowen: "!!!"

In an instant, his expression changed drastically.

Rumble!
Another loud thunder flashed, and the sky, which was originally full of bright moon, was now covered by dark clouds and it began to rain heavily!

Fortunately, the two of them were sitting in the pavilion, so they didn't get soaked.

"Dad, it's raining heavily..."

Liu Jing picked up two copper coins from the ground and muttered,

"A copper coin was also broken. What...what is the omen of this, Dad?"

Liu Bowen glared.

"What sign? A sign for you to be careful!"

He stood up suddenly and said,
"Don't want the broken ones, throw them away, don't worry about them!"

"Go inside and go to bed early!"

Liu Jing: “???”

"Dad, don't you want to calculate? I also want to know..."

"Uh... I'll go back to sleep now."

Liu Jing originally wanted to ask more questions, but when he saw that Liu Bowen's face had turned dark, he did not dare to ask any more questions. He quickly got up and walked back to his room along the corridor.

Inside the pavilion, Liu Bowen was the only one left to feel the lightning, thunder and heavy rain.

"Liu Ji knew his crime and dared not spy on the King of Wu again."

He clasped his hands together, arched his hands towards the sky, and whispered,

"Please calm down, God..."

"@#￥%……&#@"

Liu Bowen confessed his crime and kept muttering something, as if he was praying for something.

After a while, there was no more thunder in the sky, and the heavy rain gradually turned into a drizzle.

Seeing this obvious change, Liu Bowen finally breathed a sigh of relief and bowed three times towards the sky.

Just as he was about to turn around and leave, he suddenly seemed to remember something. He grabbed the book on the table and looked at it again and again.

"Song Lian's intention..."

He pondered for a moment, then suddenly laughed and said,
"It seems that I, Liu Bowen, have some hope of retiring and returning home."

……

Yingtian, Xu Mansion.

"How can the rain just start and stop as it pleases? It's really unreasonable."

The young boy opened the window and muttered,

"Just like my sister."

"Xu Huizu, what are you mumbling in secret?" A cold voice came, carrying a hint of murderous intent.

The next second, the boy's ears were lifted up, and screams and pleas for mercy followed.

"Ouch!"

"Sister, sister! I was wrong! Stop pinching my ears, it hurts!"

Xu Huizu cried a little and flapped his hands constantly, trying to break free from Xu Miaoyun's clutches.

But Xu Miaoyun was half a head taller than him, so it was easy for her to control her brother.

"Humph!"

Xu Miaoyun then withdrew his hand and raised his head and said,

"If you dare to make up stories about me again, you'll be in trouble!"

"Help me move the books. I still have several volumes to read today."

Xu Huizu curled his lips. Although he was extremely reluctant, he still did as he was told and climbed up the bookshelf in three or two steps.

"I really don't know what's so good about this book. It's just a bunch of nonsense. It's making my head hurt."

He muttered,

"Sister, you should learn how to dress yourself up so that you can get married in the future. I heard from outsiders that you are now known as a female scholar. You will not be able to get married this way."

"They all say that women have no talent..."

Xu Miaoyun frowned when he heard this.

"We'll talk about whether to get married or not later. All I know is that your butt is going to burst!"

She picked up a broom, rushed to Xu Huizu in three or two steps, and slapped him on the butt mercilessly.

"Aw! Aww!"

Xu Huizu was still on the bookshelf, screaming as he was hit by the broom. The noise made by the brother and sister attracted the attention of several maids standing outside, who also poked their heads in and laughed secretly.

Who would have thought that the eldest daughter, who was always quiet and gentle and spoke in a gentle manner, would be so violent when beating her younger brother?
This sense of contrast makes them enjoy watching it.

At this moment, the arrival of a figure startled the maids and they hurriedly stood still.

"lady."

"Meet Madam."

Madam Xie walked to the door and frowned slightly.
"What's that noise? I heard it from far away..."

"Miaoyun, Miaoyun! Stop hitting Huizu. Mother has something to talk to you about!"

(End of this chapter)