Chapter 33 The flying elephant is the first to shoot the cannons, and the black and white chess pieces are clearly visible

Xu Xuan was originally from the Southern Tang Dynasty of the fifth dynasty, first because he was good at literature and Go and was trusted and reused by Yuanzong Li Jing, and later often accompanied the later master Li Yu to play chess, and then later attached to the Great Song Dynasty. Taizong knew that his chess skills were very high, and considering the secret of the connection between Go and the art of war, he arranged for him to write the "Righteous Cases of Go". As soon as this "Righteous Case of Go" came out, it was really a groundbreaking event in the history of Go, just like there are words in the world, and there is no need to knot ropes to remember.

He summarized the various moves and tactics in the battle of Go into 32 types, such as the 'robbery' of robbery, the 'mention' of eating children, the 'holding' of holding each other, and the 'Zheng' of conquest and killing. When it has not existed before, but only knows how to swing like this and go like that, it is really nameless, unorganized, and those with slightly lower endowments are even more inexplicable, confused, and unclear. ”

King Yun highly respected the "Righteous Case of Go", looking at Huaiying and abandoning the disease, he seemed to be disapproving, without the intention of knowing the mountains and rivers, and he was unwilling, but he didn't want the two children to get involved in Go for the first time, and he had no experience. Since he didn't have enough to say, he continued: "Xu Xuanzi Dingchen, a native of Guangling. At the age of ten, he can belong to the literature, and he is as famous as Han Xizai, and Jiangdong is called "Han Xu". Shi Wu is the secretary. Shi Nan Tang, a scholar in the calendar, a bachelor of Hanlin, and a scholar of the Ministry of Officials. Returned to the Song Dynasty, as a free rider and a regular attendant, sitting and degrading. Hyun Wen is quick to think, and everything he writes is often written immediately. Jing Primary School, Seal Li, especially worker.

Xu Xuan of the Song Dynasty wrote at the behest of Emperor Taizong of the Song Dynasty, who selected and summarized the terms of various moves and tactics commonly used in the actual combat of Go at that time into 32 kinds and explained them one by one, including: standing, walking, flying, pointing, sticking, choking, stinging, killing, slashing, topping, smashing, stilting, door, breaking, hitting, pointing, signing, gathering, robbing, throwing, fluttering, strangling, stabbing, clamping, panning, loosening, and holding. This has played a great role in standardizing the terminology of Go.

Yun Wang went on to say: "Go is very different from Xiangqi when you learn.

"The term chess first appeared during the Warring States period. In "Chu Ci and Summoning Spirits", there is a special record of its form and method of playing: "There are six books of chess; Divide the camp and march together, and the road is more pressing; Become a lord and make a profit, call five white. This means that what is made of jade (i.e., caste) is equivalent to dice. (i.e., shielded) size chess, with a total of 6 pieces on each side; The method of the game is to divide and go hand in hand. (refers to the league where two players or two groups must be played), attacking each other and forcing each other to a dead end; In the end, the winner "Mou" (referring to multiplication) takes the victory. Defeated the enemy soldiers (in the Spring and Autumn period, with a team of five), and gave a shout of victory.

Han Liu also recorded to "Shuo Yuan, Good Saying" that Zhou Yiqin, the son of Yongmen, saw Meng Weijun and said: "The king of a thousand times is also ...... Yan fights chess and dances Zheng Nu. It means to persuade the alliance, you might as well be like the "Yan" country, fighting chess, watching singing and dancing, and having a good time. All of this shows that "chess" has become a regular activity in the Warring States period. Thus the time when chess arose before the Warring States.

The game of Go uses a rectangular lattice chessboard and black and white round chess pieces to play a game, there are 19 vertical and horizontal lines on the regular chessboard, 361 intersection points, the two sides of the game take turns to play at the intersection of the chessboard, each time can only play one piece, can not move after the fall, the final game with more eyes wins. Because Black has the advantage of making a move, it is stipulated that Black will give White a sticker at the end of the game. Different countries, such as China, Japan, and South Korea, have slightly different rules for the competition.

"Go contains the rich connotation of Chinese culture, and in ancient times it was listed as one of the four arts of qin, chess, calligraphy and painting, and was the embodiment of Chinese culture and civilization.

"I prefer Go to Go compared to Go. Go and Xiangqi are two different kinds of chess, the game of Go is 19 vertical and horizontal, a total of 361 intersections, the chess pieces are divided into black and white, and there is no fixed number of moves; The chess board consists of nine straight lines and ten horizontal lines, with a boundary river in the middle, and sixteen sons on one side, each with its own name. Each child moves differently. Regardless of your interests, you two chess and Go should study carefully. "During the Jingkang period, the Great Song Dynasty was respected as an orthodox power in the Central Plains, and was defeated by the hands of the Jin State, and the whole country was lost. Every time King Yun remembers this, he is always resentful.

Therefore, he spent ten days, according to the "Righteous Examples of Go", first explained the most basic theories such as chessboard, chess pieces, chess games, rules, life and death, robbery, officials, and judgment of victory and defeat.

Then take a game of chess against Liu Zhongfu and Jin Shiming, the two top masters of the dynasty, as an example, from the layout of the prelude, to the offensive and defensive battles in the middle game, and then to the final game, and then talk about it in its entirety. Liu Zhongfu was the edict of the Great Song Dynasty Chess, the first master of Go, and when he reached old age, he went to challenge the young talent Jin Shiming. At that time, Jin Shiming was strong-blooded, had a strong chess style, and was full of spirit, and he was defeated. That game is also the most exciting game since ancient times to the Song Dynasty. Yun Wang used it to teach the two of them, interspersed with lectures on chess shapes, thickness, weight, skill, and formula, etc., which was also intended to enlighten the two children's Go comprehension.

Although it was only a game of chess, King Yun did his best, and it took twenty days, so that he was exhausted and tired, and arranged for the two of them to study and figure it out for a few more days. With his own top talent, but also with the wonder of this game, Yun Wang taught well, the two children were empowered, and the chest and abdomen were not opened, although the contact time was not long, but still couldn't help but be excited, and the interest doubled.

On this day, King Yun held a stack of papers, which were densely filled with Go life and death questions, and said to the two: "'The prime minister must start from the state and county, and the fierce general must be sent to the army', which means that a country's civil and military generals must come out from the bottom and become steel. Otherwise, whether it is handling government affairs or leading troops into battle, it may be just talk on paper and delay major national affairs. Playing Go to do these life-and-death problems is the same as the above reason, just like hand-to-hand combat and white-knuckle combat on the battlefield, you need to experience a hundred battles, one is to exercise your mind, you are not used to chaos, and you are not afraid of danger; A practice of courage and skill should be a lifelong lesson for a chess player. The two of them also have to plan the overall situation while practicing these local life and death, pay attention to the sub-effect, and see the six ways and listen to the eight directions, so that they can have the style of a general. ”

Huaiying and Qiji have been listening to King Yun talk about the breadth and profundity of Go, and its reasoning is pouring down, and the two of them are extremely smart, and they also feel unbearable. When I heard that it was a life-and-death question, I knew that it was much easier and more interesting, and I couldn't help but feel light. Huaiying took it and did it separately from the abandonment. King Yun also explained the practice methods of various life and death problems, and gave inspiration and guidance from time to time.

After three months in this way, King Yun saw that the two of them had done a very good job in the question of life and death, so he gave the two of them many famous chess games of the past masters. Since then, the two have been playing music and playing games at the same time, and gradually glimpse the way of Go and see the true meaning.

One day, King Yun watched the two of them play chess, abandoned the disease and thought carefully, occupied more corners at the beginning, and tended to the middle abdomen more and more as he walked. Huaiying remembers that the big heroes and chess players are all fighting in the middle of the belly, and it is inevitable that they will imitate effectively, and they tend to be biased towards the middle abdomen, but they do not go well, and the more they go back, the more they retreat to the corners, and finally lose a big defeat. King Yun saw it clearly, couldn't help laughing, and said: "Whether it is more in the middle belly or in the corner, it all depends on the chess talent and pattern, but it is not determined by likes and dislikes." Whether playing Go or chess, or being good at occupying the middle or corner of Go, everyone is good at winning the game, and since ancient times, many theories have not been static.

"The first capture of chess will win, and the protection of oneself will capture the enemy, aiming to be the first, focusing on one battle and one place, but it is even more dangerous to lose all the games if you are careless. Go occupies more land to win, aiming at how much life and death, focusing on the overall situation, not in the part, but the lost corner can be harvested, and the fight is far-sighted and strategic.

"Under the ages of China, people always lamented the loss of Xiang Yu and the victory of Liu Bang. Xiangqi is known as the battle between Chu and Han, which is the most suitable for Xiang Yu, and he has won countless battles alone, and anyone can win. Win one hero, and then play the next one. Xiang Yu won countless games of chess, only losing one game in the middle of the game, and then threw himself in the towel and committed suicide. But I didn't know that the battle between Chu and Han lasted for a long time and the scene was grand, but it was very similar to Go, and Liu Bang played this big game of chess handily, and it was logical and natural to win. And Xiang Yu picked the wrong chessboard, found the wrong opponent, and played the wrong chess.

Although Xiang Yu died in Wujiang, the cause of defeat was already doomed, and he admitted that he was guilty of non-war, but in fact, it was really his own creation. If you take Go as an example, it can be said that his layout, mid-game, and ending are all vulgar hands, and evil hands are frequent. The master game is in the millimeter, how can he be so wrong and missing.

"He's weaker than the layout. After he destroyed Qin and became the overlord of the world, he divided one emperor and eighteen kings, including the righteous emperor Chu Huai. The first is the seal, and the recipients have great ambitions, but the seals are inevitably unfair, and each has its own unsatisfactory, and most of them regard Xiang Yu as an enemy. One is the division, the separation, here is not so much 'sealing', but 'separation'. After Qin, even if he can't unify the world of Qin, it is not appropriate to separate himself from others. And to see Guanzhong and Sichuan as two deserted places to Liu Bang, it seems that there is no strategic vision, there are both dangerous and granary, the most suitable for the opponent to recuperate, undefeated.

"He can't do well in the middle game. After the Battle of Pengcheng, because he failed to drive Liu Bang out of Guanzhong, he was poor and did not chase after him, which led to failure. Held each other in Chenggao, one was entangled by Liu Bang, the other was captured by Han Xin's battle of Weishui, and was harassed by Peng Yue, Yingbu and others. However, Liu Bang was in the middle of Chenggao's left and right branches, and Han Xin went out of the northern line and finally possessed the northern Central Plains.

"What's worse is that he didn't finish well. Peng Chengzhi's victory was almost nothing, not to mention, in Chenggao, if he couldn't fight, he easily believed in the 'chasm agreement' with Liu Bang, divided the world, each was the king, and made an appointment to strike the army. However, just as its exhausted army rolled up its flag and returned south, it was immediately besieged by Liu Bang on the way to withdraw his troops after breaking the contract, together with Han Xin, Peng Yue, and Yingbu, and besieged the Chu army that was "slacking off at dusk".

"The battle of Xiang Yuxia was not only outnumbered by 100,000 Chu troops against 600,000 Han troops, but also betrayed and hastily surrounded, and it is understandable to lose, after all, victory and defeat are common things in soldiers. However, for a hero like Xiang Yu, the humiliation and comeback after defeat are unimaginable, so he has no shame in Jiangdong and leads his neck to kill himself, but he is unwilling to hope for survival, which is in line with the chess game. But he didn't want Liu Bang to be embarrassed many times at this time, and finally succeeded with this victory. Xiang Yu only focuses on winning or losing in every battle, and likes to show the world his blood and bravery, invincible heroes, invincible, and invincible, and neglects far-reaching calculations.

"In the battle of Chenggao, it can be seen that Liu Bang is more like a Go master. Liu Bang returned from the defeat in the Battle of Pengcheng, lost his father and wife, fled in embarrassment, and after Cheng Gao experienced several gains and losses, he was finally able to fight against Xiang Yu here. Although it is not easy for his big dragon to be half-dead and alive, he can barely support it, so that Han Xin, Peng Yue, Yingbu and other small dragons echo each other from afar, and the camera survives. He not only occupied the deep hinterland of Central China and Sichuan, but also continued to loot and invade in various places, and finally went from being defeated and fleeing to being exhausted in defense, then to holding each other, and then to encircling with each other, and from weak to strong, and from strong to victorious. If it was like chess, if you fought a battle, you would have lost it a long time ago.