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Mochou Lake is located in the west of the Qinhuai River in Nanjing, before the Sui and Tang Dynasties, the Yangtze River flowed along the west side of Nanjing City, and the Qinhuai River converged under the Stone City, after the Yangtze River was diverted to the north, leaving a large area of siltation and a series of swamps, ponds and lakes, Mochou Lake is the largest of them, called Hengtang in the Southern Tang Dynasty, because it is close to the Stone City, so it is also called Shicheng Lake. The Northern Song Dynasty "Taiping Huanyu Ji" recorded: "Mochou Lake is outside the Sanshan Gate, there used to be Lu prostitute Mochou home here, so the name Mochou Lake, Zhu Yuanzhang established the Ming Dynasty, after the capital of Nanjing, the Mochou Lake was developed and constructed on a large scale, and more than ten buildings were built along the lakeside, which was very lively for a while. It is known as "the first scenic spot in Jinling" and "the first lake".

Today's Mochou Lake, the building, Xuan, pavilion and pavilion in the park are staggered, the weeping willows on the embankment, the begonias are intertwined, the lake is rippling, the blue waves shine on people, and the beauty is incomparable.

This is the industry of the founding general Xu Da, Xu Da is an all-round talent in civil and military affairs, and Zhu Yuanzhang was Guo Zixing's general at the beginning, and he returned to it. From the south slightly Dingyuan, take and the state. Crossing the river to attack the city and take the village, all of them are the crown of the army, and then the general, leading the army to fight. In the first year of Wu, he was the left Xiangguo and worshiped the general. Hongwu was tired of the right prime minister in the official book, sealed the Duke of Wei, posthumously crowned the king of Zhongshan, and made great achievements for the establishment of the Ming Dynasty in his life, this Mochou Lake can become the industry of the Xu family, and it is said that there is a good story.

At that time, Xu Da's chess skills were outstanding, and every time he played against Zhu Yuanzhang, he was afraid of committing the crime of bullying the king, and he ended up losing his son. Once, the two played again, Zhu Yuanzhang showed that he did his best in chess, and the two went down from early morning to afternoon, without winning or losing. After Zhu Yuanzhang ate two sons in a row, thinking that the victory was in hand, at this time, Xu Da said: "Please take a closer look at the emperor", Zhu Yuanzhang went to Xu Da's side to take a look, only to see Xu Da with chess pieces into the word "long live", Zhu Yuanzhang was happy, so he rewarded Xu Da with the entire lake and courtyard, together with Huayan Nunnery. Since then, the entire Mochou Lake has been the industry of the Xu family.

These are far-fetched words of the folk admiring Xu Da's good deeds, Zhu Yuanzhang, as a generation of heroes, will not do such a child's play, for a game of chess, he will reward the back cover of the Ming Dynasty at will, and Xu Da did not say this, Zhu Yuanzhang did not say, and the world does not know, but this Mochou Lake and Shengqilou are indeed the Xu family's industry.

In the eyes of others, this is the Xu family won Zhu Yuanzhang's game of chess, but few people know that the reason why this Mochou Lake is the Xu family's industry is because Xu Da was named the king of Zhongshan, since ancient times, there is no king and no fief, the Xu family's mansion is near Mochou Lake, Xu Da has been loyal to Zhu Yuanzhang all his life, and has made countless achievements, and it is not surprising that Mochou Lake has become the industry of the Xu family.

Because it is the fief of the Xu family, the huge Mochou Lake has become a forbidden place, with a radius of dozens of miles, and it is strictly forbidden for idle people to enter. Therefore, although Mochou Lake is the first lake in Jinling, it does not have the liveliness of West Lake, but it seems a little deserted.

At this time, the lake surface is rippling with blue waves, and the lake surface is surrounded by pine forests, which is prosperous like a brocade, just like a beautiful ancient painting in the south of the Yangtze River.

The Shengqi Building is located on the east side of the Tulip Hall. It is a wooden building with gray tiles and cornices. The two-storey building stands tall in a field of green, majestic and classical. This building was built in the Hongwu period of the Ming Dynasty and was originally a royal villa. The eaves of the building have a horizontal plaque on the book "Shengqi Building", which is said to be the place where Xu Da, the king of Zhongshan, and Zhu Yuanzhang played chess.

Outside the building, dozens of people dressed in cyan brocade clothes, with swords under their ribs, were tall and burly, and at a glance they knew that they were the elite and brave guards of the imperial court, and no one dared to approach.

Upstairs on the top floor, two pine windows were opened, a young man in a white robe like snow sat in the north and facing south, thick eyebrows, heroic, in front of a chessboard, the board was densely covered with black and white chess pieces, from a distance it looks disorganized, up close you can see that black and white are clear.

On the opposite side of the chessboard sat an old man, the old man was about fifty years old, with thick eyebrows and thin eyes, a thin face, and a long beard under his jaw that moved with the wind, quite a bit of fairy wind and bones.

The two of them stared at the chess game, the young man frowning and groaning, and the old man brushing his beard and shaking his head from time to time, apparently in thought.

The furnishings in the building are very simple, and in the center hang the portraits of Zhu Yuanzhang, the ancestor of the Ming Dynasty, and Xu Da, the king of Zhongshan, playing chess. Yinglianyun on the sill pillars on both sides of the building outside: "Fandai Jiangshan leaves half a lake of smoke and rain, and the prince's career is like a game of chess!" There is a coffee table on the outside, between the coffee table and the two pillars on the left, on the several, there is an ancient furnace, the charcoal fire in the furnace is booming, a purple sand long pot is on the stove, the water has been boiling, making a gurgling sound, and bursts of smoke move with the wind.

There is a eunuch next to the coffee table, the eunuch is about fifty years old, his facial features are bright, and he is very rich. And all kinds of ingredients that need to be added are placed out one by one, see that the water has boiled, just get up and lift the tea, the right hand carefully injects the hot tea into the cup and injects it into the teapot, the tea just does not enter the tea less than two inches, and then gently sweeps it with the lid of the pot, the tea soup is poured all over the body of the pot, and then the lid is closed, and then the tea soup is served, so and so, and poured again, called the three pouring pots, do this qiē, the eunuch, the incense of the incense is handed over to the incense: the water in the teapot is poured into the teacup, the smell of the cup is covered on it, the left hand holds up the right hand over the top of the cup to the chest and shakes it left and right three times to make the fragrance of tea and the fragrance of tea together, paused for a moment, take off the smelling cup, put your hands in front of your nose, twist and sniff. Only then did he nod in satisfaction.

This eunuch seems to do this often, this big set of actions to do, it is not messy at all, there is no sweat on the forehead, the eunuch picked up the teacup, the snow-like porcelain cup was gently sent to the young man headed by the young man, his eyes immediately glanced at the chess surface, frowned slightly, and returned to his body without moving, and walked to the old man with the tea soup in both hands again, and glanced at the old man's black son casually with a slightly cunning gaze, just a glance, the eunuch seemed to have a slight understanding, and quietly withdrew.

The young man was silent for a long time, and the two thick and dense sword eyebrows had already been twisted into a pimple, which seemed to be his painstaking meditation.

The old man sat firmly like a mountain, and his long beard moved with the wind, like a group of immortals.

The young man picked up the teacup, opened the tea lid, looked down at the cup and blew lightly, blowing away the buds on the upper leaves of the tea noodles, and then lowered his head and drank a sip of tea soup, brewed it in his mouth for a while, and swallowed it slowly.

The young man squinted at the old man opposite, and then looked at the chessboard, his eyes looked a little unwilling, but helpless, he was about to put down the teacup, and the abandoned son admitted defeat, at this moment, the eunuch next to him stretched out his hand slightly in a tea soup and ordered it, taking advantage of the old man's attention, he quickly wrote a few words, and snorted at the young man.

The young man was slightly stunned, and slanted his eyes without moving, just a glance, the young man "snapped", and said with a smile: "Why didn't Lone think of it?" The voice did not fall, "Ah!" A soft cry was made, and the palm of his hand trembled slightly, and the tea overflowed, burning his fingers.

The eunuch beside him was startled, hurriedly took the tea soup with both hands, bowed down and said, "The slave should die, the slave should die?"

The young man didn't care, waved his hand and said, "It's just that I was scalded by the tea soup, how can I be so squeamish?

The eunuch thanked him, stood up, pulled out his sleeves, wiped his forehead a few times, and quietly stepped aside.

The scene in front of him, the old man on the opposite side seemed to not see it, staring at the lake in the distance, the lake was hazy, a flat boat was moored on the lake, in the hazy smoke, a coat, a hat, a light boat, a fishing rod, the angler sang while drinking, it looked bleak and a little winter, the old man seemed to be immersed in the scenery of the lake, and the young man next to him said, unaware.

"Lord Yang, is it your turn?" After a moment, the young man shouted softly, his tone gentle and confident.

The old man nodded, retracted his gaze and glanced at the eunuch beside him quickly, and then his gaze fell on the chessboard, the chessboard was black and white, but the sunspot that was still full of Xiao Killing just now went halfway, the old man stared at it for a moment, and his brows that had been stretched jumped slightly at this time, and he sighed softly for a long time, "One inch long, one inch strong, the husband is not fighting, so the world can not fight with it, His Royal Highness's subordinates are wonderful, and Weichen is convinced!"

The young man glanced at the chess game, and a hint of joy welled up between his eyebrows, but he smiled without moving, and then returned to normal, put down the chess pieces in his hand and stood up: "Today's chess is the most enjoyable game of chess alone, Lord Yang, do you understand why?"

The old man behind him raised his eyes and glanced at the figure of the young man, in the morning light, the young figure was not very high, let alone majestic, but just like that, that kind of real majesty and arrogance came naturally.

The old man looked at the kung fu of the first battle tea, and then said slowly: "Because His Highness's friend is coming?"

This young man is none other than the current crown prince Zhu Zhanji, the old man behind him is the squire of the Ministry of Rites, the scholar of the Cabinet, and Yang Shiqi, the secretary of the Ministry of War, and the eunuch who makes tea is Zhu Zhanji's personal eunuch Chen Wu.

"Friend-?" Zhu Zhanji paused slightly, then laughed and said, "Lord Yang is right, it is Lone's friend?"

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Unconsciously it's been the 27th, that is to say, there are only three days left in November, I went to see the update volume of this month in the morning, and unconsciously updated 260,000 words, I was slightly surprised, it turned out that I could write so well, there are three days left, let's also work hard, and strive to break 300,000, it can be regarded as a good thank you for your continued support, of course, nonsense, don't forget to send the monthly pass, this is very important!