When Sima Yi played chess with Zhuge Liang back then, he lost every battle. Although he managed to make a move that surpassed Zhuge Liang after Zhuge Liang left, who knows if Zhuge Liang had no moves left.
Moreover, at that time, Sima Yi arrogantly told Zhuge Liang, Music, Chess, Calligraphy, and Painting are mere trifles; it's the sagely task to pacify and govern the nation, and to see who is superior on the battlefield one day, but the results...
Zhuge Liang is now increasingly fierce, blocking Sun Ce in Jing-Xiang, battling the Huns in the north. No doubt when Zhuge Liang returns to Chang'an this time, he will set a record as the youngest to be ennobled for military achievements in history!
If he returns before the year's end to worship at the Grand Ancestral Temple, Zhuge Liang will break Huo Qubing's record of being ennobled for military achievements at seventeen; if he returns after the new year, he will match Huo Qubing's record.
As for Sima Yi, it's best not to mention...
