Chapter 6: The Strange Circle on the Chessboard

"I heard that the red hibiscus flower garden in the Imperial Garden was planted by the eunuch Maoping, and I can't imagine a eunuch who has this kind of feeling." This is what the little palace maid Liu Qing is saying.

Liu Qing is the youngest of these palace maids, only 14 years old this year.

"Look at your young age, you care about Maoping's taste, Maoping is knowledgeable, martial arts, of course the sentiment is elegant." Another little palace maid Liu Ye said.

"His Royal Highness the Third Prince, when do you plan to open your Go Gym?" Liu Xia, the palace maid, saw that the embarrassed expression of the third prince had not yet eased, so she quickly diverted the topic and asked.

In order to recruit talents, the third prince Rong Haisheng wanted to open a Go gym, instead of the senior prince opening a martial arts gym.

"You all go to the Go hall tomorrow, clean up the place, get ready, let's learn from the big brother, and the opening ceremony will be a little more lively."

"Okay Third Highness, you leave everything to us!" Liu Wenjiao agreed.

The third uncle, Long Wei, was a little blind to Rong Haisheng's approach, thinking that he had nothing else to do except recruit some sour scholars and rotten Confucians who could play Go? Even if you get a few thugs with good martial arts, you can kill your brother and father in a moment of crisis, it's not in vain!

The third emperor uncle served as the prime minister in the court, and his words made the third prince Rong Haisheng feel panicked, and he had a lot of ideological baggage for a while. The female official Liu Wenjiao cheered him up, saying that the matter was man-made, and the crystal formations sent by Xiqiong Kingdom, as well as the book "Crystal Formation Key", can help us solve big problems.

The spirit and spirit are more like a mirror that has been dusted for a long time, and as soon as Liu Wenjiao enlightened, the worries of the three princes were wiped away in an instant, and they glowed with unprecedented clarity and heartiness, and the three princes had this feeling in Liu Wenjiao's crystal array. The third prince just felt a little magical, Liu Wenjiao's role in him was something that no one could play, she was like a unique gem, shining on him with her unique magical light.

The great eunuch Mao Ping saw that the three princes had opened a Go hall, and in order to tie up with the three princes, he returned to his father's territory, the Qilin Kingdom, to get that set of jade Go, "In the history of the three princes, this kind of jade chess piece has always been their Qilin country, and the superior tribute to the royal family can be called their national treasure, and it has always been cherished by dignitaries and literati. This kind of chess pieces of the national excellent traditional cultural treasures, after wars and disputes, part of the craft has been lost, I have a pair of jade Go made in the previous generation, you want to open a Go hall, I am dedicated to you. The great eunuch Mao Ping brought the jade Go that his ancestors treasured.

The third prince Rong Haisheng glanced at his chess pieces, the black ones were black without any impurities, the black ones were like crow green, and the white ones were as white as milk, and they looked at the light, they were the color of ivory, fine and glutinous like jade, and they had dazzling brilliance. The game of Go is between black and white, which embodies the fun of the game and the wisdom of life.

The three princes appreciated what the ancients said, "there is the image of heaven and earth, the rule of the emperor, the power of the king, and the affairs of the Warring States. The third prince, Rong Haisheng, believes that tactics in Go are inextricably linked to military affairs. In ancient times, it was called "Yi". The chessboard, the battlefield, too, overlooks the country and the mountains, and every inch is thousands of miles.

The Three Princes' Go Hall is very lively, and the two teachers he invited are introducing people to the history of Go and the development of Go culture. Go has a profound cultural connotation and a long history.

Liu Wenjiao, a female official in the palace, took the "Crystal Formation Key" all day long, and studied and arranged it in the Go hall that the third prince Rong Haisheng was going to open, which was a sacred book, similar to a magic book, Liu Wenjiao had studied him for many years, and when she went to his brother-in-law's house in Xiqiong Kingdom, she began to study and research, and her master was also a famous magician in Xiqiong Kingdom.

In the long case in the hall, she placed a row of Go jars carved from various colors of crystal, which were exquisitely carved and beautiful, with figures, flowers and birds, as well as beasts, wood and stones, grasshoppers, and magpies, each with its own mood.

There are two sets of ancient crystal Go in the palace treasury, one is black and white, and the other is black and green? The color is attractive, and the pulp is thick.

The matching pair of chess jars is 14 cm in diameter and 12.5 cm in height. This set of natural crystal Go is handmade in ancient times, and the surface area has thousands of years of rust spots. There are spongy natural crystals inside, which are different degrees of color and transparency under different lights. Crystals are harder.

Go and Chinese painting are common expressions of the cultural terminology of the Da Yue Empire and are the essence of its traditional culture. The famous masters of the past dynasties have traveled through the watch and watched through the crossing, and the philosophical thinking contained in it is fascinating.

The most peculiar thing about this set of black and pink crystal ancient chess is that there is an eight-pointed star under the Go board. It is specially established based on the fact that the chessboard has 19 parallel lines that cross vertically and horizontally at equal distances, forming a total of 361 intersection points.

There are a few small dots on the board. Called the star position, the central star position is also called "Tian Yuan" under the relative position of the place with a small six-pointed star crystal, which will play a very special and wonderful role. This is the ancestral inheritance of the female official Liu Wenjiao's brother-in-law, who was brought back by her from Xiqiong.

The fourth uncle of the emperor, Rong Qiguang, the king of the sea of the army, is still the secretary of the military department, and he likes to talk about chess, and he understands all the chess games, and he thinks that in fact, there are still a lot of double Feiyan in ancient chess, and the reason is because the ancients liked to play nine three throws, and nine three throws are easy to form double flying swallows. Like the modern one, there is no double flying swallow at all.

Rong Haisheng complimented his fourth uncle and said: "The fourth uncle has quick thinking and dives into the profound truth. At the time of crisis survival, even if you are already tied up and poor, you can turn the crisis into safety in a subtle way. It's not easy. "The fourth uncle plays a pivotal role in the court, and Rong Haisheng is trying to please him as much as possible.

In the confrontation between his fourth uncle and a folk master just now, he deliberately adjusted the crystal array to ups and downs, which made people look very beautiful.

Rong Haisheng opened a Go gym, his chess skills improved rapidly, and he also created his own style. "The ingenuity changes, the spirit is empty, and the birth is dead." A high-ranking official surnamed Shangshu praised Rong Haisheng with the fourth emperor uncle in private.

"It is worthy of heaven and man, and there is no dust to think. His style of chess would have an impact on the world. Uncle Sihuang said. Emperor Dayue admired the Go hall set up by the third prince Rong Haisheng, who cultivated many excellent Go players in a short period of time, as well as a group of Go connoisseurs. What's more, there are some martial arts masters gathered here.

Emperor Dayue encouraged him that when the time comes, there will be good talents, and let him recruit talents on his own and appoint them in the prince's palace. When he learned that there are many top martial arts masters in the Go world, he welcomed them.

Emperor Dayue also ordered to reward many antique treasures, and his favor for the three princes made the three princes Rong Haisheng gradually have greater ideas about the throne.

This was an illusion produced by doting, which made him strengthen his original contemplation,

He thinks that as long as he stinks his eldest brother Rong Weiyang, he may be able to ascend to the position of prince first.

Since the third prince Rong Haisheng opened the Go Gym, the style of chess in the Dayue Kingdom has really changed greatly, becoming well-behaved and changeable, and his thinking is far-reaching.

The eldest prince Rongwei saw the three princes' Go hall lively, and heard that he recruited a lot of martial arts masters and special talents, and as soon as his Go hall opened, even the chess style of the entire Dayue Empire was driven, and the monarchs and ministers of the Dayue Empire set off a Go fever.

These have brought Rong Haisheng a reputation, and the three emperor uncles and four emperor uncles who are in power and the opposition have praised him. This is another blow to the eldest prince Rong Weiyang.

Rong Weiyang sent a few people to search for Go masters all over the world, and sure enough, he found three Go masters. He secretly sent these three people to the Go hall of the Three Princes, so that they could act at the opportunity and snatch talents for him.

On this day, the female official Liu Wenjiao laid out an endgame in the Go hall and said: "This is a chess game in later generations, a legend in later generations, the chess saint fought fiercely against the three masters, and he was so tired that he vomited blood and died. Compared with the chess saints of later generations, let everyone feast their eyes on rich. ”

Please don't be as good as agitating the generals, the female official Liu Wenjiao said this, arousing the fighting spirit of many people, some people even said that coming to the Go hall is not necessarily to play chess, the beauties here are the first-class in the Batu continent, some are sweet, some are bewitching, some are super beautiful, and they are very eye-catching.

This is also Liu Wenjiao's careful thinking, as soon as the Go Hall of the Third Prince Rong Haisheng opened, the most beautiful palace maids and female officials in the Jade Palace and Hailan Palace were all arranged by Liu Wenjiao here. The beauty can pour tea for the chess player, and can also chat and play chess with the chess brother.