When he finished playing the last game of chess pieces, Chen Xu specially gave him this game of chess pieces, and said to him: "It's better to be alone than to be happy, I hope that after you go down the mountain, you can teach more people to learn to play this kind of chess pieces, so that he can spread among the people in the four seas." Pen | fun | pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 ｉｎｆｏ”

Before leaving, he also asked Chen Xu to make some marks on the wooden box on it, which could not only prevent the loss of the chessboard, but also make a commemoration.

After thinking for a while, Chen Xu said: "Instead of commemorating our fate, it is better to commemorate Han Xin, who is broad-minded and wise, because we are now benefiting from the legacy he has handed down." ”

The mountain picker also nodded and agreed with his statement, Chen Xu took the brush and quickly left eight verses on it-

Hurt Han Xin

The corporal did not meet the sun, and the husband wore a sword

A lifetime of peace and ambition, ten years of national determination

In the end, he sighed for success or failure, and left many tears in the past and present

Although the opportunity was correct, he died only because of stupidity

After the mountain picker went down the mountain, he really lived up to Chen Xu's expectations, because he liked this kind of chess very much, insisted on teaching the method of playing chess in the folk, and then gradually spread among the people, becoming a kind of fun for everyone, cultivating the interest of the activity, because the mountain picker has a strong interest in chess pieces, also has a strong talent, and later he achieved a high attainment, but also established the first chess officer in Chinese history, he is also known as the "chess saint"

When people came to criticize the inventor of the chess piece, there was a lot of discussion, and everyone later spread the rumor, one of which is the most laughable, saying that as early as ancient times, the chess piece was invented by Shun. Shun's younger brother's name is Xiang, he does evil, does all evil, and wants to kill Shun several times, and then Shun imprisoned him, but Shun is a god and a lord, and he cares about flesh and blood. Afraid that he would not be able to bear the loneliness in prison, he invented this kind of chess piece to let him get some fun from it. ”

This statement is ridiculous, but the chess piece invented by Chen Xu is called Xiangqi, but a wise person can find that this statement is nonsense, because among the thirty-two chess pieces, there is a type of chess piece called "cannon", according to what they say This kind of thing has no such name in various dynasties after the Tang Dynasty, and they expected that the person who invented this kind of chess piece is likely to be the person who is still alive today.

No matter what they thought, they would never have expected that the chess piece with such a hairstyle was actually a half-grown young man, and his name was Chen Xu, but all this seemed to be irrelevant, because the happiness he brought to the world far exceeded the reputation itself.

Later, in the second year of Long Live Tongtian, a generation of empress Wu Zetian dreamed that he was playing chess with the Da Luo Fairy when he was asleep one day, and then she issued an edict to the whole world, positioning this kind of chess as national chess, and Chen Xu, who invented chess, was particularly praised. But that's all for later.

Two years later, Chen Xu's Xuanling Taoist fulfilled his previous promise and taught Chen Xu the agarwood ink developed by his disciples, which is characterized by pine as the basic raw material, mixed with 30 other raw materials, and refined through the processes of cigarette lighting, mixing, grinding, drying, edge frustration, gold painting, and boxing. The finished product has the characteristics of black run, hard and light, not mixed with paper, licking pen without glue, lasting for a long time, rich fragrance and anti-corrosion and moth-proof, etc., suitable for books and paintings, known as "fragrant floating ten miles, slag does not leave inkstone". The color of the ink can be divided into five levels: coke, heavy, thick, light and clear, the ink color has not faded for thousands of years, the ink is black and moist with paint, and the light ink is rich and charming;

Chen Xu got this ink and the paper that the Xuanling Taoist gave him before, he studied calligraphy and painting seriously on the mountain, the time is slim, the personnel are in a hurry, Chen Xu lives an undisturbed life on the mountain, all day long, the sound of the egret and the yellow dove in the morning, the green trees and red flowers at noon are gently moved, the dusk listens to the flowing spring waterfall and the rocks, the fireflies and stars leap brightly at night, Chen Xu during this period, is finally learning the Xuanling Taoist a set of ancient books with a huge system and vast content, and the rest of the time and study calligraphy and painting, Every time he dipped in agarwood ink, he wrote the truth and poems he felt and understood on yellow rattan paper, and then hung these calligraphy and paintings on the hemp rope on the top of the two bamboo poles and let the wind dry.

There is a kind of white moth on the Yuxu Peak, called "fairy moth", this moth and the fireflies on the mountain, the bean ding moth, the little flying girl as a companion, take the powder sand on the river beach by the stream as the residence, use the plantain, Zhilan, and fragrant spike flowers as the nest, take the moon and the spring of the stream as the drink, occupy the pineapple, the white banana, and pick the melon for food.

Whenever Chen Xu hung his calligraphy on the hemp ropes at both ends of the bamboo pole, the fairy moth, a flying insect that naturally drives away incense and avoids odors, will stay on the yellow rattan paper in the wind.

Chen Xu did not stop in winter and summer, hard work, and finally made extraordinary achievements in the field of techniques and paintings, all of which became gods, crowned the contemporary, and his calligraphy was true as: blue fields planted white jade, Fenhe Yong gold. The sky is full of stars, and the water is shining. Knife slash and bi, jasper purple night see. The phoenix feathers fall out of the sky, fluttering and beautiful.

And his painting is also the image of the sketch, can enter the wood three points, the wonders are like sheng, especially the characters under the pen are more lifelike, ready to come out, he painted a "shepherd boy morning glory" can be called the top of the ancient calligraphy world, the picture of a shepherd boy leading the old ox in the pond of the white goose Huanbo walked, the pond full of green lotus seems to be shaking in the wind, the eyes of the old ox in the water seem to be full of gratitude to the master, the protagonist of the picture stepped on the moss that has just grown from the stone, look at his posture like a man in the sky, is about to suddenly ascend to immortality, and leave the dust.

Chen Xu also inscribed a poem on the painting scroll for this reason:

Shepherd boy song

Hundreds of geese return to Xiang Huanqingbo, and the pond is full of green lotus

Pingshui rounds the ox, and the shepherd boy steps on the moss first

What's even more amazing is that when he dyed the painting, when he looked at it in the daylight, it showed a different color and radiated between the lines of the poem in the lower left corner. Even his Xuanling Daoist nodded his head when he saw it.

But his Xuanling Taoist people are afraid that he will indulge in calligraphy and poetry, forget to learn the secret art of the sect, one day the wind and the sun are beautiful, the trees are in the shade, the birds are singing in the forest, the bamboo is in the wind, the old man is sitting on the stone platform, Chen Xu is listening to the old man's teaching, the old man asked: "You have almost finished learning the secret art of my own door, for the teacher now wants to test you, you can look at the past and the present, make a reason, and say what you think in your heart." ”

After listening to Chen Xu's story, the old man twisted his three-foot-long beard and said: "The disciple is really a teachable son, and he thinks so for the teacher, and he has learned most of the techniques that I have not passed on since I went up the mountain for more than three years, and I can not only understand it, but also think deeply, so that the teacher is very pleased, but the teacher tells you that I have learned our authentic method of reasoning, so we can plan a thing or two, and have a foreknowledge, but we still need to observe the details, carefully explore, seriously consider, and combine the world to be able to predict the prophet and not make mistakes." ”

Chen Xu stood aside respectfully and said yes, at this time, a little pigeon flew down to his shoulder, Chen Xu thought: "A few days ago, his mother just sent him a letter, will it be a letter from Wan Jiaojiao, Xia Sangzhi and Xiaowen from his hometown at this time." ”

So Chen Xu went down the mountain to find them.

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The Qingming program is approaching, Chen Xu misses his relatives and hometown at home, especially the divine mother who has nurtured him, so he plans to return to Hongyang Town.

Walking on the road, Xiaowen said: "Big brother, I miss my father." ”

Xiaowen cried several times after being away from home for so long, just because he wanted to go back to Peach Blossom Village to see his father.

Chen Xu followed Master Xuanling to learn Xuanmen, and he had reached the level of "Spiritual Attainment" of the Xuan Rank, but Master Qian Qiang had the grace to teach him, how could he not miss Master Qian Qiang.

After some discussion.

Xia Sangzhi decided to take Xiaowen back for the time being.

Chen Xu took Wan Jiaojiao to Hongyang Town in Zhuque County

Chen Xu's hometown is a backward city and county called Suzaku County.

This used to be a place where all kinds of cultivators in the rivers and lakes gathered and exchanged mana, but since a strange thing happened, the cultivators who came here to have the opportunity or settle down disappeared overnight, some people say that they became immortals and flew away, but more people believe that they were killed by immortals, and then this place became uncaring, I remember that the previous generation of people were panicked all day long, but as time flies, the local people have gradually forgotten about this thing, Living here can be regarded as being content with destiny and forgetting the opportunity.

Chen Ziqiang is also a person of Xuanmen Xuanxiu, and he is skeptical of these rumors.

Wan Jiaojiao was not accustomed to the water and soil, so she went to the hotel to rest.

Chen Xu walked alone on the street.

This year is of great significance to the people of Suzaku County. There is an official who retired from the provincial government, and when he is old, he retires and goes home to live his old age.

The Chinese official's hometown happens to be in the town of Hongyang, where he grew up as a teenager to find his future in life. So when he arrived in Suzaku County, it was the young man who left home and returned, and the township accent did not change and his sideburns declined, because he was the largest official in Suzaku County, and he brought glory and glory to this originally unknown Hongyang Town, so when he returned to his hometown, there were more than 500,000 people in all Suzaku County, and there were more than 200,000 people who came to pay homage and welcome her, which can be described as a great honor.

However, as soon as this provincial CPPCC member came to his hometown and lived in the prefect's yamen in Suzaku County, he also thought, "I have returned to my hometown after retirement, and I may retire in my hometown Suzaku County in the future. ”

So the provincial CPPCC member convened the elders of his clan in the ancestral hall of Lanqiao Village in Zhuque County to discuss the establishment of a large village suitable for the children of his clan to thrive.

Since it was a great official and the pride of the clan, the elders of the upper clan of Suzaku County gathered in the ancestral hall to discuss countermeasures according to the date agreed by the chairman.

The ancestral hall of Laoqiao Village has always been the place where the Chen family worships their ancestors, many years ago, whenever there was a festival in the New Year, the fathers and villagers of the He clan, the sons and uncles and nephews came here to burn incense and worship the ancestors, but then somehow it was interrupted for many years. Due to the backward local economy and poor development, it has maintained a dilapidated scene in this ancestral hall for hundreds of years.

I saw two almost decadent stone lions squatting at the door, and the ashes in the two incense burners on the windowsill on the top were blown up by the local "mountain wind" from time to time.

The members of the Provincial Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC) led the fathers and villagers of the He clan to this side, saw the scene in front of them, felt very sad in their hearts, and said to the relatives behind them: "I have been an official in the provincial government for so long, and I have not come to this place where I was born and raised me for decades. This old house will definitely be repaired and renovated, please rest assured. ”

An elder of the clan said, "Eldest nephew, since you have spoken, I believe that in the near future, our fathers, sons, and nephews will be proud of this big mansion. ”

After listening to the words of the villagers, the provincial CPPCC member gradually relaxed his solemn mood, and then ordered his servants to say: "Come, open the door of the ancestral hall for this chairman, and I will go in and burn incense to the ancestors, so as to comfort the heavenly gods and forgive me, an unworthy descendant who has been an official in a foreign country for a long time and has not returned." ”

"The chairman has an order, I'll do it" The four entourages immediately rolled up the sleeves of their hands, and after going up the steps, the four people pulled the wooden handle on the door, hula hula panting, and shouted together "one, two, three, one, two, three", but half a quarter of an hour passed, and the gate was not opened, so several people spit a few mouthfuls on their palms and backs, and failed to open the door after lining up.

After taking a breath, one of the attendants seemed to have found something, and the other shouted: "Oh, Ah Xing, look what's going on, your arms and elbows are glued to a mass of flesh, and your clothes are stained black." ”

This Ah Xing's entourage immediately felt a crackling and burning sensation coming from the back of his arm and hand, and the other right hand held the elbow of his left hand and said, "What's the matter, how do I feel some numbness and hand pain, I have never felt this way, it hurts, it hurts, it ――――――." ”

Before the man's words were finished, the other three people also felt discomfort in their bodies, some felt as if something was crawling in their abdomen, and some directly tore up the clothes on their upper bodies, only to see a small red pimple or something, and the other was about to vomit.

"What's going on, when Chairman Ben came to this place, he wanted to open the door of the ancestral hall, but he called four entourages to open the door, but he couldn't open it, could it be that someone did something on it."

A young man stood out of the crowd, and he was fifteen or sixteen years old, seven feet tall, angular, dressed in a pair of flax-colored clothes, with flaxen-colored hair in a long braid, his eyes were bright and bright, like a clear spring in a ravine, his straight nose exhaled the air of fortitude and bravery, and his thin lips were red, and he was a little like a woman.

"Whose son is this young man, how come I haven't seen this man in the village for so long?" asked the chairman.

A person next to him smiled hehehe: "Chairman, this is a young man from our own clan, named Chen Xu." The man pointed at Chen Xu again, "According to the seniority, you have to call the chairman uncle, hurry up and recognize it." ”

The superintendent said: "Hehe, the young man is good-looking, a talent, strong and powerful, looking at him may become the pride of his own people in the future, but strange, I call on everyone to come to the ancestral hall today to discuss countermeasures, they are all forty or fifty years old chairman, why is there a young man in the crowd, his father, but why not come." ”

Chen Xu's neighbor Ah Fu shook his head and said: "Oh, Uncle Chairman, don't you know, this child is a miserable life, his father is a painter, specializing in receiving business in the nearby Hongyang Town, but when Chen Xu was young, once on the mountain road to Hongyang Town, after that night, he didn't see his father come back for several days, and there was no news for so long, and the whole village set up a tomb for him when his father died. Now you call on the fathers and villagers of the whole village to come here to discuss important matters, the so-called eldest son on behalf of the father, there are many things, and Chen Xu is the generation of the word "virtue" can only teach him to come here instead of his whole family. ”

The chairman stroked his long gray beard under his chin, nodded and said: "So that's the case, this young man is a good man, now I am your uncle, I have returned to my hometown from the dynasty, you are my relative, come to me if you have anything in the future." ”

And just now, Ah Fu made a phone call, mentioned the unfortunate things of Chen Xu's family, poked the scars in his heart, his eyes were full of red bloodshots, and tears were about to drip out, but the elders around him still patted him lightly on the shoulder, Chen Xu immediately understood, stood in front of the provincial CPPCC members, bowed to him three times, and said: "Uncle's great kindness, Chen Xu, I remember it, thank you, uncle." ”

The chairman was very happy, nodded and said: "Okay, okay, the people I called today are all from my own clan, and they are all my own people. ”

Everyone nodded, claiming that what Chairman Uncle said was extremely true, and the chairman said to Chen Xu: "Young man, I saw that you stood up just now, as if you have something to say, now if you have anything to say." ”

Chen Xu said: "What I want to say is also what Chairman Uncle is wondering about, why the door of the ancestral hall can't be opened. ”

"Why" everyone couldn't help asking, Chen Xu strengthened his courage and said: "When I was a child, I often came to our ancestral hall to play, but from time to time there was also a person who claimed to be a "crazy fairy" who also came here, and then told me half-madly that this ancestral hall should be depleted with yin virtue and aura over time, and gradually highlighted the bad mystery brought about by the other hidden shortcomings of this ancestral hall, which is really the yin of the yin house. Later, he sealed the door of the ancestral hall with black dog blood mixed with glutinous rice, and claimed that there were bad things and ghosts in it, and anyone who entered it would be unlucky. ”

After Chen Xu's words were finished, the crowd seemed to have exploded, and each expressed their opinions. Some people say that Chen Xu is talking nonsense, but some people say: The devil's thing, I would rather believe it than believe it, I looked at the door of the ancestral hall or don't open it, and some people also smiled and said, This is an alarmist lie, but the initiator is this crazy and crazy person, who has taught the young people of my big clan to make something out of nothing, what is there to fear.

One of the old men with a little loose hair, a gray beard on his face, high cheekbones, a high bridge of his nose, and a hooked nose stepped forward and said with a smile: "The mad fairy that this young man Chen Xu talked about, I know who he is, so it's okay not to listen to this lie." ”

The members of the Provincial Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference nodded at the old man and said, "Uncle, if you know who this person is, tell him about it, so as to refute the rumors and not make people panic." ”

The old man sighed and said: "This crazy fairy, speaking of which is not shallow with our origins, he is a relative of our own clan, the generation is the word "good", and he can be regarded as the elder of my clan, this person grew up in a rich family since he was a child, and the family has money, and he was going to marry a wife for him, and the girls in the ten towns and eight miles were caught by the way, but he only liked one in his heart, that is, the seventh aunt who was accepted by his father after he made a fortune, and later his father knew about it, so he was kicked out of the houseLater, when he returned home and learned that his father's seventh aunt was dead, he lived a drunken life all day long, drinking day and night, singing unbridled on both sides of the road, and people thought he was crazy, so he was called a crazy fairy. ”

In the crowd, there was an old man with sunglasses in his eyes and coughing at every turn, and he also came out and said, "I heard that this crazy fairy went out to the bitter temple in Laoshan to practice for a period of time, and after returning home, he became a madman and said everything, when the chairman of the uncle was a big official in the dynasty, the personnel arrangements of our big family, the red and white funerals, and the grand ceremony of marrying a wife and having children were all handled by his father, maybe he was in revenge against his father to spread rumors in our ancestral hall, which is not enough to believe." ”

The members of the Provincial Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference are conservative people, blindly feudal morality, insisting on the doctrines of three outlines and five virtues, benevolence, faith, etiquette, wisdom and bravery, etc., is such a person After hearing that this crazy fairy fell in love with his father's concubine, he thought it was **, a matter of bad morality, and immediately became angry.