The time has passed, and the family has already slept peacefully, so Fang Jun did not return home, but went directly to the Wei Mansion of Yongxingfang.

The night leakage is deeper, and the lights and candles in the Wei Mansion of Yongxingfang are bright, and the cigarettes are swirling.

In the mourning hall, the descendants of the Wei family are wearing linen and wearing filial piety and kneeling beside the spirit, and the two female dependents are burning paper money in a clay pot, crying mournfully, and muttering some words reminiscing about their ancestors......

The entire Wei Mansion was enveloped in an atmosphere of sadness.

Fang Jun was led by the steward of the Wei family to the side hall on the side of the mourning hall, where many ministers who had a good relationship with Wei Zheng kept vigil tonight, and most of Fang Jun knew him.

Wei Shuyu came over to say hello: "Has Erlang ever eaten?" Although we are busy with official duties, we should also pay more attention to our health. ”

He used to look down on Fang Jun quite unpleasantly, thinking that this was a mallet with no virtue and no talent, but he relied on his father's power to act arbitrarily. Later, after repeated contacts, especially after his father Wei Zheng did not shy away from asking Fang Jun for rosewood as longevity materials, his impression gradually changed.

Wei Shuyu is also a smart person, in the past, with his father Wei Zheng, everyone had to give a little face, and he could be a taller person. But now that my father has passed away, he will be the pillar of the family in the future, and no matter how willful he is, many officials in the DPRK and China cannot be offended even if they cannot have deep friendships.

Especially popular officials like Fang Jun, who have some connections, must be ......

Fang Jun hurriedly said: "Brother Wei doesn't have to be polite, but there are some sundries that need to be dealt with, so I have been away for a long time, and I hope Brother Wei will forgive me. ”

He is a donkey, and others respect him for a foot, and he is also a foot; If someone else robs him, he will destroy people......

The two politely said a few words, Wei Shuyu still had miscellaneous matters, so he left and went to the backyard.

Someone called Fang Jun: "Erlang, come and sit!" ”

Fang Junxun went to the prestige, it was Cheng Biting Jin.

This old goblin and Wei Zheng have been friends for many years, and they slept in Wagangzhai together on a big kang relationship, although they have long been accustomed to seeing life and death, but Wei Zheng died, he still stayed here all day long, and he has done his best to be friends.

Fang Jun walked over, greeting the surrounding officials one by one on the way.

In the court, such as Fang Xuanling, Gao Shilian, Xiao Yu and other high-ranking lords were noble, and their friendship with Wei Zheng was not very strong, so they did not keep a vigil here. And the officials who can be close to Wei Zheng are just some four or five grades, and when they saw Fang Jun, they all got up and saluted.

There is no way, although this guy is young, and the official position of the squire of the military department is easy to say, but the official position of the general of the right camp is already the third grade, and he is on an equal footing with the prime ministers such as Shizhong, Zhongshu Ling, and Liubu Shangshu, so I have to sigh and be very respectful.

In the face of this young man who will definitely be in the court in the future, he dares to be rude when his brain is broken......

Fang Jun hummed and said hello, and when he sat down next to Cheng Yanjin, he found that the two people beside Cheng Yanjin were Li Yuanjing and Xue Wanche, the king of Jing. Since Li Yuanjing had his back to Fang Jun and was playing against a person, Fang Jun didn't notice it before, so he had to get up again and said, "Wechen has seen His Royal Highness King Jing. ”

"Oh, Erlang, no courtesy."

Li Yuanjing glanced at Fang Jun, said lightly, and then turned his head to continue the game.

For Fang Jun, who always gives him face and does not respond to his "call", he has no patience, and he can get by with his face......

Fang Jun didn't care about his coldness, thanked him, and sat down next to Cheng Yanjin, took the tea from a servant of the Wei family, and took a shallow sip.

Li Yuanjing wore a plain robe today, the gold crown on his head was also removed, and a snow-white linen belt was wrapped around his waist. He is Wei Zheng's son-in-law, but he is a prince, which can be regarded as wearing linen and filial piety.

In Fang Jun's previous life, if a relative or friend passed away, everyone would either get together to play poker or mahjong when they used to sit at night, otherwise who could survive the long night? But in ancient times with strict rules, if someone got together to play mahjong, it would be blasted out by the master's family......

Chess is different.

Playing mahjong is entertainment and gambling, while playing chess is a game and a matter of elegance, and will not be considered disrespectful to the deceased.

Fang Jun had nothing to do, so he held the teacup and watched Li Yuanjing play against the old man he didn't know.

I thought it was Go, but I didn't expect it to be chess......

Go is very popular in the Tang Dynasty, from the time of the Northern and Southern Dynasties has been loved by the royal family, vigorously promoted, the Emperor Gaozu Li Yuan of this dynasty even before the army still played against Pei Lin all night, it can be seen how to love......

Chess is relatively rare.

The origin of chess is inconsistent, and there is no definition, but it is generally agreed that it was invented in ancient China. During the Warring States Period, there were already official records about chess, such as "Chu Ci Summoning Spirits" in "Caster Chess, there are six books; Divide and advance together, and force each other to be stronger; Become a lord and make a profit, call five white. “。 And there is also a record in "Shuo Yuan": Yongmenzi Zhou Yiqin saw Meng Weijun and said: "The king of a thousand times is also ,...... Yan fights chess and dances Zheng Nu. “

The modern chess is said to have been created by Emperor Wu of the Northern Zhou Dynasty, Yuwen Yong, and was only finalized in the Song Dynasty......

This was the first time Fang Jun had seen Xiangqi after crossing over.

The chessboard is an eight-by-eight black-and-white grid, and the chess pieces are three-dimensional, walking in the grid, rather than intersections, and the chess pieces are three-dimensional, more like chess......

Could it be that the origin of chess is really in China?

Xue Wanche squinted at Fang Jun, and when he saw that he was concentrating, he asked, "Fang Erlang can also play chess?" ”

Fang Jun said: "I understand a little, I understand a little." ”

I really understand a little.

Playing chess is related to IQ, in his previous life, he was a scholar, whether it is Go or chess, the level is not bad, professional chess players are naturally not comparable, but among ordinary amateur chess players, it can also be regarded as a leader, and he has won the top three in various chess competitions in the city.

It's just that the current Tang Dynasty chess gameplay is completely different, and the experience of the previous life does not have much reference, but after looking at it for a while, I feel that it is not very interesting, and the chess pieces are few and the chessboard is small, and the changes are not as profound and complicated as those in later generations, which is not as good as backgammon.

He looked at Li Yuanjing's game with people and felt disdainful, but in order to express his modesty, he only said "I understand a little......

Xue Wanche thinks that he is slapping a swollen face and becoming fat, a "spontaneous" mallet, even if he can write a few good poems, how can he be proficient in something as profound as chess? To stand up to the sky is to understand the rules.

I still know a little, you know a fart......

It just so happened that at this time, the person who was playing against Li Yuanjing was checkmated, and he admitted defeat and left, so Xue Wanche pulled Fang Jun and said: "Come on, come on, let's play a game of each other, and let a certain leader teach Fang Erlang's chess strength." ”

Li Yuanjing got up with a smile and gave up his seat, Xue Wanche was a stinky chess basket, but he didn't think that Fang Jun could beat Xue Wanche, and he was happy to see Fang Jun deflated.

Fang Jun shook his head and said, "In Xia Pingsu, playing against people, it is necessary to win the head." If there is no color, you can't lift your spirit, how is it different from grinding your fingers? ”

Xue Wanche felt more and more that Fang Jun was pretending, so he said, "Then add some color." ”

Fang Jun still shook his head: "Isn't this okay?" After all, during the mourning period of Duke Wei, wouldn't this game be disrespectful to Duke Wei? ”

Li Yuanjing waved his hand and said disapprerovitically: "The game is a gentleman, and it is best to play chess in the life of Duke Wei, this is a remembrance of the ancestors, how can it be regarded as disrespectful?" As long as the color head doesn't mess with those messy things, copper coins will do. ”

Affection copper coins are elegant things in his eyes......

However, he is Wei Zheng's son-in-law, half of the master of the Wei Mansion, and the prince, he said that it was okay, and others naturally had nothing to say.

Fang Jun thought about it, and then said to Xue Wanche: "What kind of color does General Xue want to add?" ”

Xue Wanche said: "Two wins in three games, 10,000 lottery heads, how?" ”

When everyone in the hall who was originally whispering heard it, they were all taken aback, such a big lottery?

Fang Jun shook his head, took off a piece of jade pendant from his waist and threw it on the table, and said lightly: "Hetian Meiyu, I bought it from a Hu merchant in the Western Regions a few days ago, and it cost 90,000 yuan, if General Xue has the ability, he will win it away." ”

There was a sound of inhaling air all around, a big deal! But thinking that this is the "God of Wealth" of Datang, everyone is relieved.

Xue Wanche's face twitched, staring at Fang Jun for a while, speechless for a long time.

If you talk about family property, although the distance between him and Fang Jun is not the distance between the stars and the moon, the distance from Mount Tai to Mount Hua is probably still there...... I thought it was a very heroic 10,000 lottery head, and people casually threw out a piece of jade and it was already crushed, even if Xue Wanche won every handful, it would take eighteen rounds for this piece of jade to win back, and the sky was bright......