It’s night, in Wu Guoguan Posthouse.

Deng Zhi was writing a letter to Sun Quan.

Since arriving in Soochow, he would write a letter to Sun Quan every other day, requesting an audience with the King of Wu.

It's a pity that they all fell into the sea and there was no reply at all.

In fact, all the letters were directly intercepted by Wu Shangshu, Gu Yong, and Sun Quan had not even seen one.

In the past few days, apart from official duties, Sun Quan had been obsessed with playing chess, and had long forgotten about the envoy to Shu.

Deng Zhi was so anxious that he got angry. He had several sores in his mouth, and he made a painful slurping sound from time to time.

Zhou Mo was sitting aside, with a chess set in front of him, playing with himself, looking attentive.

"Si Qian, you can really keep your composure." Deng Zhi said, "We have been here for several days and there has been no progress at all. You are still in the mood to play chess."

"Bo Miao, come and play two games, just relax and change your mood."

"I also want to relax, but my personality is like this. I have a heavy burden on my shoulders and I can't relax no matter what." Deng Zhi sighed, "Don't tell me, I really admire you."

"Oh?"

"The chess game you played has become popular throughout Wuchang City. It's a pity that the last one to pick the peaches is Zhuge Ke. You can guess with your eyes closed that he must be making a lot of money these days.

It’s full of money. And this money should have gone into your pocket.”

"And you, not only are you not angry, but you can also play chess here calmly. I, Deng Zhixu, am more than twenty years older than you. In terms of mental cultivation, I am far behind you."

Zhou Mo smiled and said: "Bo Miao was so complimentary. Why am I not angry? I just didn't show it."

"Do you know why I am playing chess alone? I am practicing and preparing for tomorrow."

"I am preparing a plan. Early tomorrow morning, I will go to the chess hall to destroy Zhuge Ke's game and let these Soochow rats see what it means to be a real chess master. Let's vent the evil in my chest!"
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"Okay!" Deng Zhi stood up and said happily, "Then I will go with you tomorrow and beat the drum to cheer you up!"

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Early the next morning.

Zhou Mo took a dozen people and set off from Guanyi to the chess hall.

Walking at the front were two strong sergeants. They were carrying a large horizontal plaque with the following four characters:

Soochow rats!

Behind him, there were two people on each side, carrying a vertical plaque with sixteen characters written on each:

Zhou Mo, the envoy of the Han Dynasty, called himself the chess king, and no one could be the rat of Soochow.

If anyone is dissatisfied, step forward to challenge and grab the plaque, which will make everyone laugh.

Behind is a car with several people sitting in it, beating drums and playing music all the way to create a great momentum and attract the attention of passers-by.

The person beating the drum in the middle was indeed Deng Zhi. He threw away his arms and beat the drum hard, very excited. He looked like a military general and not like a scribe at all.

The group of people walked through the streets and alleys, making a lot of noise, for fear that passers-by would not know what they were going to do.

By the time I reached the entrance of the chess hall, a large group of meddling people had already gathered behind me.

Zhou Mo wore an extremely luxurious and flamboyant silver-pink Sichuan brocade gown, embroidered with gorgeous rose gold patterns, an jade belt around his waist, black boots on his feet, and gold threads on his feather fan and silk scarf.
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He walked to the door of the chess hall, raised his hand, and the servants immediately took action, using the prepared wooden frames to build a temporary high platform, then lifted a chess table up, and placed two futons. Zhou Mo sat on one of them, facing

To the onlookers.

The sergeants holding the plaque hung the plaque high and nailed it to the rafters of the chess hall, directly above Zhou Mo.

"Zhou Mo, the envoy of the Han Dynasty, calls himself the chess king. No one can be the rat of Soochow. If anyone is dissatisfied, come forward and challenge him, grab the plaque, and make everyone laugh."

Zhuge Ke hid behind the crowd and slowly read the words on the plaque. When he saw the four characters "Soochow Rats" on the plaque, he almost vomited blood.

Zhou Mo is coming to cause trouble, he knows it.

Zhou Mo said that he would come to play chess in the name of the envoy of the Shu Han Dynasty, and asked him to cooperate well and publicize and build momentum.

"It's just a game of chess. It doesn't involve state affairs."

Although Zhuge Ke was a little uneasy, since Zhou Mo had promised not to get involved in state affairs, he agreed.

But what kind of trouble is this big sign of "Soochow Rats" going to cause?

Is it appropriate to slap someone in the face on their own territory with such a big fanfare?

Zhuge Ke hurriedly pushed his way to the front and said to Zhou Mo: "Brother, I beg you, these four-character signboards are too eye-catching and inappropriate. Please remove them immediately."

"Don't withdraw." Zhou Mo said loudly to everyone around him, "The four words Soochow rats have no other meaning. They specifically refer to the chess level of you Soochow people. It is really unworthy and cannot be considered elegant. Today I leave my words here.

I accept challenges from seven people every day, and one game determines the outcome!"

"If anyone can defeat me, I will immediately remove this sign and apologize. If no one can defeat me, I will keep this sign hanging here. Never, never, remove it!"

The onlookers started whispering.

"Isn't this Shu envoy too arrogant?"

"We are a huge country of Wu, with countless talented people and wise men. How can we still not defeat him? I think this Shu envoy will not be arrogant for long before he will lose his shit and be defeated."

"Not necessarily. Since he dares to be so arrogant, he must be a superb chess player."

"It is said that this Shu envoy brought this chess from Western Shu, and he originally opened this chess hall. It is probably true that he has superb chess skills."

"What? He opened this chess hall? Then why has the owner changed now?"

"Who knows, there must be business interests involved? This Shu people suffered a loss and felt dissatisfied, so they came to kick the tavern."

"No, this chess hall was closed down by the government at that time. I saw it with my own eyes. This person must have sold it at a low price as a last resort."

"That's interesting. There are many Shu people doing business in our city of Wuchang, so why do we want to close down his shop?"

"Yes. He must have dirty business practices and violated the rules."

"I don't think so. You don't know how overbearing the people in the government are. Maybe he is really a victim."

Everyone was talking, gossiping and digging into the inside story, which inadvertently increased the intensity of the incident.

Two young women were passing by in a car. When they saw Zhou Mo sitting under the sign, they stopped and stopped.

The young girl praised: "Wow, Zhou Mo is so domineering and heroic."

"The rats of Soochow." The older girl read the words on the plaque and said: "Hehe, you are right. Compared with Zhou Mo, the men of Soochow are indeed rats."

The two women with nymphomaniac looks on their faces are none other than Sun Quan’s daughters, Sun Luban and Sun Luyu.

When a man in simple and low-key clothing saw the sign, he quickly turned around and ran in the direction of King Wu's Palace.

In the palace of King Wu, Sun Quan soon learned the news.

"What? How dare Zhou Mo make such a plaque?"

"How about beating drums and playing music to show off in the market?"

"You ignorant boy, so arrogant, how dare you deceive me, no one in Soochow?" Sun Quan was furious.

Zhang Zhaodao: "This kid is too arrogant. I immediately sent someone to smash his plaque, dismantle his arena, drive him back to the official post, and strictly guard him, not letting him go out again."

"Gong Zhang, wait a minute." Sun Quan narrowed his eyes and said fiercely, "Didn't you hear the words written on his plaque? What about 'stealing the plaque to make people laugh'? I didn't say this to others, but to me alone.

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Sun Quan sneered: "It's just chess. I have played a few games in the past few days, and it's just a small skill. Soochow is a vast land with abundant resources and talents. I don't believe that there is no one who can beat him?"
Chapter completed!