On Labor Day in 2004, Li Xiangping and the Chinese delegation once again set off for Tokyo to participate in the second "Toyota Cup" World Professional Go Throne Battle.

In the afternoon of the next day, when most of the participating chess players were still in the first round of competition, Li Xiangping was in the press room next door, chatting with the team leader Ma and the Japanese chess player Yukari Umezawa.

"Since Li Sang wants to choose a gift for his sister, why don't you ask Mr. Kiriyama for help."

"Mr. Kiriyama ......."

Before Li Xiangping could ask who this person was, Ma Xiaofei next to him interjected:

It was Mr. Kiriyama who founded the "Ahan Kiriyama Cup". ”

"Oh, oh, oh, oh...... "The young man in the previous life, what is "Mr. Tongshan", Li Xiangping didn't react normally, but when it comes to this "Ah Han Tongshan Cup", then he naturally understands in seconds.

After figuring out who it was, Ma Xiaofei continued to say with a smile: "Hey, Xiangping, don't say it, if you want to give a gift to a little girl who was born not long ago, then their "A Hanzong" is really suitable." ”

"If Li Sang is interested, I can help you contact you now, Ahanzong's director Hetian Shangzi happens to be in the chess academy today."

To tell the truth, in fact, at this time, Li Xiangping still doesn't quite understand the specific situation, but since Ma Xiaofei thinks it is "suitable", and Yukari Umezawa is so enthusiastic, what else can he say?

"Hehe...... That's for Aunt Meze. ”

Mei Ze is really warm-hearted, after hearing Li Xiangping's "please", she quickly got up and helped the contact. And when Yukari Umezawa walked away, Team Leader Ma looked dissatisfied:

"Alas, Xiangping, didn't I say you, will you be a little polite in the future, at Mei Ze's current age, is it appropriate for you to call someone an aunt? You're not afraid of people getting angry. ”

Li Xiangping smiled and didn't pick up, Mei Ze is only in his early 30s now, so at Li Xiangping's current age, in fact, it is okay to call her aunt or sister, and it may even be more appropriate to call her sister.

But Li Xiangping knows that it can't be done, when his old man was young, he was so obsessed with Mei Ze that he didn't want to, and he used other people's photos as a screensaver program, so if he was angry, he was angry, but this generation couldn't be messed up.

Of course, this kind of thing can't be said to Ma Xiaofeiming, so Li Xiangping changed the topic:

"By the way, Mr. Ma, this Ahantongshan Cup, it seems that you matched it back then, right? Do you know anything about this Ahamzong? ”

The "Ahantongshan Cup" was held in China in 1999, and the organizer of this competition is called "Xiaochun Tattoo Club-------

As you can tell from the name, this competition was actually facilitated by Ma Xiaofei's matchmaking.

As a matchmaker, Ma Xiaofei certainly knows something about this "Ahanzong":

"Hehe, this Ahama sect in Japan, in fact, is a small branch of Buddhism, the founder is Mr. Kiriyama that Umezawa just said, and at the beginning of his teaching, he was famous for the "telekinetic ignition" of the Protector Dharma, as well as blessing prayers, and I don't know too much about the gods and gods, but I know that they take the quasi-Guanyin as the deity. ”

"Quasi-Guanyin?"

Ma Xiaofei glanced at Li Xiangping: "It's the Zhun Ti Bodhisattva we are talking about, this is not the modern version of Asan primitive Buddhism, it is said that the true body relics of this Bodhisattva are in Sri Lanka, and later he was invited to Japan by Mr. Kiriyama, which gradually formed the belief center of the Ahan sect." ”

Li Xiangping's eyes widened when he heard this, and he was a Bodhisattva? Isn't that one of the so-called "two saints of the Western Sect" in Dianniang Xianxia, it is said that it is a great existence such as coming to the Buddha. This Ahanzong can worship this as the boss, no wonder it developed so well later.

Ma Xiaofei's memory is quite good, and now he sees Li Xiangping looking interested, so he continues to popularize science to Li Xiangping:

"Since this Ahama sect is a branch of Buddhism, they are also very particular about karma, so they think that people's misfortunes do not fall from heaven by chance, but arise from their own causes. And among all the causes, there is the so-called cause of the decline of family fortune; the causes of setbacks; the causes of uncertain luck, ups and downs; the cause of kinship restraint; causes of physical mutilation, such as blindness and broken feet; the causes of the prison; Husband and wife restrain each other, disharmony and other causes and conditions ......"

Li Xiangping has no time to admire Ma Xiaofei's memory:

"Wait, the cause of the decline of family fortune? The cause of relatives and even husband and wife? ”

Ma Xiaofei said with a smile: "That's right, it's mainly such a thing that the gods and gods are talking about, for this, so in the early years, Mr. Tongshan also led a group of people to create a doctrine, well, it is the original doctrine of their Ahanzong, what is the name of this doctrine?" Let me think...... Yes, it is said that it is called the "Great White Body Method", and they preach that as long as one practices this teaching, one can remove the causes of evil and attain true happiness. ”

Li Xiangping nodded with a smile and said, "No wonder they have developed so well." ”

Ma Xiaofei knew what he meant when he heard Xuanyin, so he also nodded and smiled:

"Yes, for example, Director Naoko Wada mentioned by Umezawa just now, that is an old lady who is rich and free, it is said that her husband was also a cabinet minister in Japan back then, and there are many such old ladies within Ahanzong."

Ma Xiaofei didn't continue, he and Li Xiangping looked at each other and smiled, everything was silent.

Indeed, a doctrine like theirs, of course, is easy to attract such a rich and idle old lady, but on the whole it is not a bad thing, after all, a doctrine like this mainly wants to guide people to be pious and benevolent, and a group of old ladies who eat fasting and recite Buddha get together, so there is no need to worry about them becoming a cult.

Li Xiangping even thought further, no wonder Aunt Umezawa just said that it was the most suitable to find these people------

To make a full moon wine for a newborn female doll, and to choose a gift, isn't that exactly what this old lady likes and is best at?

Li Xiangping asked another question: "Then how did they come up with the idea of sponsoring a Go competition?" ”

Ma Xiaofei's answer was succinct: "First, Mr. Kiriyama was originally a chess fan, and second, like many other branches of Buddhism, the Ahama sect also attaches great importance to contemplation, and believes that religion, art, science, education, etc., are all caused by contemplation. ”

Li Xiangping listened and nodded, among all the competitive events, it is of course the most suitable for board games and "blind thoughts". Imagine this:

A Go master sits in front of the board, he closes his eyes and thinks, and then immediately after the long exam, he makes an earth-shattering move........ Needless to say, such an image is simply seamlessly connected with "Vision", and it fits perfectly.

In the midst of such small talk, Aunt Umezawa returned quickly, and this time she brought back two people, a kind old lady, who was the director of Wada Naoko she just said, and a younger middle-aged man, who is also said to be from Ahanzong, but the rank is lower than that of the old lady.

Well, then in the future, it seems that we can apply the "news network" again:

With the help of Ma Xiaofei and Aunt Umezawa, Li Xiangping had a cordial and friendly conversation with Director Naoko Wada, and Director Naoko first welcomed Li Xiangping to Japan as a guest.

In addition, he expressed his admiration for Li Xiangping's chess skills, was surprised that he became the first person in the world chess world at such a young age, and at the same time, in order to express his admiration, Director Naoko expressed his willingness to help Li Xiangping achieve his wish and choose the most suitable gift for his sister.

Li Xiangping not only thanked Director Shangzi for agreeing to help, but also thanked Ahanzong for establishing the "Ahantongshan Cup" in both China and Japan, and asked Director Shangzi to help him convey his greetings to Mr. Kiriyama, and hoped that Mr. Kiriyama or Director Shangzi could go to China at the appropriate time.

At the end of the conversation, Director Shangzi happily agreed to Li Xiangping's invitation, and with the help of Ma Xiaofei, the head of the coaching team, Director Shangzi agreed at that time that she would visit Hangzhou Lingyin Temple on behalf of Mr. Tongshan at the right time.

When Ben came here, this meeting was simply perfect, almost a model of people-to-people diplomacy, but unfortunately as the saying goes, diplomacy is never a trivial matter, and it is easy to have some extraneous things.

For example, today, at the end of the meeting, the entourage of Director Naoko said:

"Li Sang, forgive me for taking the liberty of being presumptuous, since your chess skills are so strong, why do you never participate in the Ahantongshan Cup?"

There was nothing to say, Li Xiangping was a little embarrassed at the time.

You must know that he wore it back in 2000, and China's first "Ahantongshan Cup" was in 1999, so he hasn't participated in it once in so many years, which is of course not good for other sponsors.

Fortunately, Li Xiangping was also a little anxious, and he made up a far-fetched reason at that time:

"Hehe, I'll tell you the truth, the reason why I haven't participated is because I really want to go to the Snail Nunnery to play a game of chess."

"Huh?! Would you like to play chess at Snail Temple? ”

Li Xiangping nodded, the snail hermitage is the location of the headquarters of the Japanese Ahanzong, located in Kyoto, Japan, which is a very beautiful Tang Dynasty building, but it is full of strong Japanese Zen style------

To tell the truth, Li Xiangping was not completely false just now, because in his previous life, he had seen Gu Dali and Ke Shaoxia and others go there to participate in the Sino-Japanese championship match of the Ahantongshan Cup, and when some short videos and pictures were circulated, Li Xiangping immediately liked the place "Snail Nunnery", and he also envied the Chinese chess players who played chess in that place in the past.

"Yes!" Li Xiangping nodded affirmatively:

"If Mr. Kiriyama is willing to promise me to hold the Sino-Japanese Championship Tournament at Snail Temple, I promise to do my best from this year onwards."

Obviously, of course, this is what the sponsor likes to hear, so the two people of A Hanzong laughed:

"Haha, okay, then Li Sang, let's make a ...... in one word"