Go Legend

   Chapter 2 Qinhuai Five Wonders

   Seeing the beauty in ancient costume in front of him, Li Xiang smiled.

"Hello."

  Li Xiangping chatted and socialized with the beauties in ancient costumes in front of him, while forgiving each other with the eyes of an old driver. As he observed, he still sighed in his heart. He said that it is not easy to do any line of work these days, even in the entertainment industry, which requires the least technical content. Look at this young lady or mummy in front of him, this is a hot day. , Is it not too hot to wear an ancient costume?

But let’s not say it, think back hundreds of years ago, when a senior driver commented on Gu Hengbo, who is said to be the most beautiful in Qinhuai Bayan, he called her “Zhuang Yan is beautiful and elegant, with outstanding demeanor, hair like clouds on the temples, peach blossoms on her face, bow and bow. "Slim and slender, with light waists", if this sentence is translated into modern Chinese, it clearly refers to a long-haired beauty with an angelic face and a devilish figure. If it is described in a vulgar way, this is called white skin, long legs and provocativeness. And the one in front of him, with Li Xiangping's eyes as an old driver, obviously meets this standard.

   Thinking of this, Li Xiang glanced at this guy Zhao Daokai, and thought to himself, let alone this time, in order to entertain himself this time, this young man and best friend really spent a little thought and money this time.

  Thinking that since today is not an ordinary routine in the world, Li Xiangping at this moment had to change his routine. He pretended to be gentle and polite, and said to the beauty in ancient costume in front of him in the most polite voice:

   "How do you call beautiful women?"

   "Sir, just ask me to embroider the qin."

Li Xiangping was stunned for a moment, then laughed: "Xiuqin? The beauty is actually called Xiuqin! Haha, what a coincidence, the legendary Qinhuai Five Wonders, since the beauty is called Xiuqin, she must be able to play Go. ?"

  The beauty in ancient costume makes a very fake surprise: "How do you know, sir?"

   This game was arranged by Zhao Daokai. He actually knew that this beautiful girl could play Go, but at this time he was only interested in another statement from Li Xiangping:

   "Qinhuai Five Wonders? I said Xiangping, I've only heard of Qinhuai Bayan, when did the Qinhuai Five Wonders appear?"

  Since the beauty is on the side, Li Xiangping certainly refuses to let go of the opportunity to show off. He is half show off and half popular science to Zhao Daokai:

"From the late Ming Dynasty to the middle of the Qing Dynasty, the brothel culture on the Qinhuai River was quite developed. During this period, there were quite a lot of famous courtesans. There are as many as 121 people who can only be tested in the literature. The scale of famous prostitutes in the past dynasties. For example, Qinhuai Bayan, who is familiar to everyone, is the leading actress in this group of prostitutes. Now we are very familiar with Qinhuai Bayan, but you may not know Dao Kai, in fact, this The title did not originate from the end of the Ming Dynasty, but was born in the late Qing Dynasty. It was during the Xianfeng period that a scholar named Ye Yanlan wrote a book called "Qinhuai Bayan Tu Yong". IP fires."

   "Oh? So that's the case, then what are the origins of the Qinhuai Five Jue you said?"

  Li Xiang pressed his hand down, and said to Zhao Daokai that you are not impatient, listen to my gestures after I finished, and then he continued:

   "If Qinhuai Bayan is an IP, then Qinhuai Wujue is another IP. This IP was also born in the Qing Dynasty." Speaking of this, Li Xiangping smiled at Zhao Daokai:

"Speaking of this IP is also related to your old Zhao family. It was during the Jiaqing period of the Qing Dynasty. Your old Zhao family had a straight man named Zhao Nian. When he was young, he lingered in Qinhuai waterside all the year round, read countless women, and in his old age. He wrote a book called "The Miscellaneous Notes of Hou Banqiao". The title of the book is very elegant. Most people think that Zheng Banqiao wrote it, but it is not. This is actually the straight man from your old Zhao family who recounted his early years in Qinhuai. It is based on the experience of the brothel. Well, if this book is translated into the current vernacular, it may be called "Memoirs of an Old Driver"."

   When he said this, Li Xiangping laughed himself, and Zhao Daokai and the beauty in ancient costume named Xiuqin also laughed.

  Li Xiangping went on to say:

"It is in this book that the straight man from your old Zhao family first proposed the IP of "Qinhuai Five Wonders". Although this IP is not as famous as Qinhuai Bayan, it is recognized as more authoritative. For some other reasons, the IP is not well known."

"Oh?"

   Hearing this, Zhao Daokai became interested: "Since you say that you are more authoritative, why don't many people know about it? By the way, who are these "Qinhuai Five Masteries"?"

Li Xiangping smiled slightly: "Why do you say that Qinhuai Wujue is more authoritative than Qinhuai Bayan? Then we can only talk about who these "Five Beauties" are. Let me tell you this. There are overlaps and differences, such as Qin Huai's Bayan, Dao Kai, do you know who is recognized as the head of Bayan?"

Questions like    are of course not difficult for a dude like Zhao Daokai:

   "This, now everyone seems to be used to putting Ma Xianglan in the first place."

  Li Xiangping nodded:

   "Qinhuai Bayan, Xianglan is the first", there should be no problem with this ranking. Although some people in later generations ranked Liu Rushi first, it seems that Ma Xianglan ranked first will be more recognized by everyone. "

   And the reason why Ma Xianglan can rank first is not because she is older, in terms of age, she should be regarded as the grandmother of Liu Rushi and Chen Yuanyuan.

  The reason why she can rank first is mainly because of her talent. In terms of talent, she is the well-deserved eldest sister of Qinhuai Bayanli. Ma Xianglan was a female poet and painter in the Ming Dynasty. According to "Qinhuai Guang Ji", her name is Shouzhen, the word is Xianglan, the word is Xuan'er, and the word is Yuejiao; because she ranks fourth in the family, she is called "Siniang". She has a beautiful temperament, is good at poetry and painting, and is especially good at painting orchid and bamboo, so she has the reputation of "Xiang orchid", just like the elegant orchid blooming on the Qinhuai River.

   Needless to say, in modern times, the Palace Museum in Beijing has a collection of Ma Xianglan's orchid paintings, and the Tokyo Museum in Japan has a collection of her flower "Molan", which is regarded as a treasure by the Japanese. Li Xiangping believes that based on this alone, Ma Xianglan should be well-deserved to be ranked first.

   "Daokai, you know, although Ma Xianglan ranks first in the Qinhuai Bayou, but in the Qinhuai Five Wonders, she has to be at the bottom."

"Oh?!"

   Hearing this, Zhao Daokai's interest is getting higher and higher: "The others"

   "No. 4 is Liu Rushi."

   "Ah!? You said just now that Liu Rushi's talent may be slightly inferior to that of Ma Xianglan, so why is she ranked higher?"

  Li Xiangping smiled slightly: "That's because of the "water is too cold" bonus."

   Zhao Daokai was stunned at first, but he immediately understood:

   "Haha, so that's how it is, not bad, there's nothing wrong with this ranking."

   The story of "the water is too cold" naturally has nothing to say, that is the little thing that Liu Rushi fell in love with Qian Qianyi.

  Thinking back to the late Ming Dynasty, the whole society had a strong ethos of association. The Donglin Party, Fushe, and several clubs held each other together, boosted their morale, and hoped to save the government from its decline. The leaders of these associations, Qian Qianyi, Wu Meicun, Gong Dingyu, Hou Fangyu, Mao Pijiang, Chen Zhenhui, Fang Yizhi, Chen Zilong, etc., are all regulars in brothels. Become a revolutionary comrade.

   But when the men defected, these courtesans remained loyal and righteous, and in turn became their spiritual teachers. With this bonus, it is certainly reasonable to rank Liu Rushi before Ma Xianglan.

   When we talked about this, Zhao Daokai became more and more interested:

   "The others, Xiang Ping, please tell me who the others are."

   "The third one of the Qinhuai Five Greats"

  Speaking of this, Li Xiangping pretended to sell off, he turned his head and smiled at the beauty in ancient costume:

   "Does Xiuqin girl know who this third must be?"

   Contrary to Li Xiangping's expectations, the beauty in ancient costume nodded:

   "I heard that they ranked embroidered qin third, right?"

  Li Xiangping laughed after hearing this:

   "Hahaha that's right, that's right, the third one of the Qinhuai's five musts, that is precisely the girl who embroidered the piano."

   At this moment, Li Xiangping laughed very happily, only Zhao Daokai was still ignorant, but after all Zhao Daokai was not that kind of ignorant scumbag, he quickly woke up:

   "Which embroidered the qin, could it be the one who played chess with Shi Xiangxia?"

  Li Xiangping nodded: "Yes, it's the Xiuqin, because she played chess with Shi Xiangxia, so the girl Xiuqin left a name in the history of Chinese Go, and it can be regarded as having a place in the world of Go."

   The person mentioned by Li Xiangping was a generation of famous prostitutes on the Qinhuai River during the Qianlong period of the Qing Dynasty. Zhao Nian highly praised this person and praised her for her "smart appearance, graceful appearance, graceful beauty, and ups and downs". And ranked her third in Qinhuai's five musts.

As a modern person, especially Li Xiangping is a former rushing teenager, the most impressive thing about this person is that she once played chess with a generation of chess master Shi Xiangxia, and there are chess records circulated. to date.

Among them, one handicap to nine games and one handicap to eleven games are more acclaimed as the most famous names in handicap games. This is a very important part of the current situation.

Even in the Rangzi score, although there are world famous records like "Blood and Tears", as long as you pay a little attention, you can find that most of the Rangzi bureau famous records handed down are basically Rangzizi, Rangzizi, at most No more than four children in the majority.

The two games played by Shi Xiangxia and Xiuqin may be regarded as the solitary chapters of Rangjiuzi and Rang11 in the famous Go book. Hexiuqin has a special status.

   "No wonder."

   Zhao Daokai first looked at Li Xiangping, then looked at the beautiful woman in ancient costume named Xiuqin, and finally he had fun at Li Xiangping. At this time, he finally knew why his best friend was so excited today.

   Zhao Daokai said: "Hehe, don't look at Miss Xiuqin being given a lot by Shi Xiangxia, but I heard that her level is actually pretty good, Xiangping, isn't that the case?"

   Hearing Zhao Daokai say this, Li Xiangping nodded with a smile, he also glanced at the beauty in ancient costume and then replied:

   "The level is good, let's put it this way, if the girl Xiuqin came to the modern age, if she played chess online, if she didn't have a stable level of 1D or above, then she might not be able to win her steadily."

   Zhao Daokai said in surprise: "Is it really that high? Impossible, doesn't that mean that even I may not be his opponent?"

Li Xiangping was happy when he heard this. As a friend, he certainly knew what level Zhao Daokai was. Several of Zhao Daokai's IDs on the Go website are basically between 2K and 2D, which means his real level is amateur level 5. to the beginning of the amateur period. Li Xiangping looked at Zhao Daokai and smiled:

"Judging from those two chess scores, there should be no doubt that the girl Xiuqin should have the level of amateur level 5 to the first level of amateur, so just like your stinky chess basket, it's really not necessarily a match for the girl Xiuqin. "

   "Haha not an opponent not an opponent"

   Zhao Daokai doesn't mind Li Xiangping's belittling of his chess skills, and he is still more interested in "Qinhuai's Five Masteries":

   "By the way, you said three of the five bests, what about the remaining two?"

  Li Xiangping smiled and said, "The second-ranked person among the five musts. Although this person is not a member of Qinhuai's Bayan, he has a little relationship with Qinhuai's Bayan."

   "Oh? How do you say that?"

   "Gu Hengbo is widely recognized as the most beautiful among the Qinhuai Bayans, but at that time, her fame was far less than that of another famous prostitute, Bian Yujing, Daokai, do you know why?"

   "How do I know this, do you know Xiangping?"

   "I'm not too sure, but after reading the memoirs left by that straight man from your old Zhao family, I seem to have found some clues."

   "What clue?"

   "That's because Bian Yujing has a good sister."

Li Xiangping smiled at Zhao Daokai: "Bian Yujing has a younger sister named Bian Min. It is said that she is prettier than Gu Hengbo. Zhao Nian praised her as "white and as white as jade, graceful and graceful. People see her like a crystal screen." Therefore, she is ranked No. 2 in Qinhuai's five best."

   "Well, ranked 2nd just because it's pretty? Not at that time"

"Of course not. It is said that in addition to being beautiful, this Bian Min has a good voice, is proficient in rhythm, and her piano skills, Xiao Xiao skills, were unparalleled on the Qinhuai River at that time. The straight male senior from the Zhao family came in second."

   Hearing this, Zhao Daokai showed a wretched smile, the kind of wretched smile that all men understand, he winked at Li Xiangping:

   "So that's the way it is. Haha arranged it well. Now I don't think there is anything wrong with the old seniors in my family. Xiangping, do you think so?"

   "Hehe." Li Xiangping showed the same smile as Zhao Daokai.

   "Bah!"

The beauty in ancient costume beside    turned slightly red, and took a sip.

   To say that although Li Xiangping and Zhao Daokai are playful, they are not the kind of playful ones with thick skin. Seeing the appearance of the beauty in ancient costume named Xiuqin, Zhao Daokai spoke quickly:

"Then who is the head of the Qinhuai Five Jue? You are right here to tell me, but I have never heard of the Qinhuai Wujue's name. By the way, your boy loves nonsense. This is not you. Made up."

  Li Xiangping smiled:

   "Of course not. The reason why the Qinhuai Five Greats are not well-known is precisely because they are related to the first of the Five Greats."

   "Ah?! Why is this?"

   When Li Xiangping was about to explain, but he raised his head inadvertently, but found that the beauty in ancient costume named Xiuqin seemed a little strange, and he moved in his heart:

   "This, I think this girl who embroidered the piano, the first of the five must know."

  Li Xiangping suddenly turned his head and said to the beautiful woman in ancient costume named Xiuqin:

   "Does the girl who embroidered the qin know who is the head of the five masters?"

   "The head of Qinhuai's five uniques, but his name is Ge Nen."

To Li Xiangping's surprise, the beauty in ancient costume did not shirk. He really began to explain to Zhao Daokai, which made Li Xiangping feel strange. At this moment, he felt that the expression of the beautiful girl named Xiuqin was a bit strange. Xiang Ping felt as if she was speaking in a nostalgic tone:

"This senior Ge Nen, she is not only unparalleled in **** and art, she even fought against the Qing with Sun Kexian in Fujian when the Qing troops were heading south, and was captured after the defeat. The Qing army generals heard that she was a famous prostitute, and wanted to offend her. , Senior Ge Nen cursed, chewed his tongue, sprayed his face with blood, and then was killed, and died extremely heroically."

   Speaking of this, she paused, looked at Li Xiangping first, and then looked at Zhao Daokai:

   "Now you know why she ranks first among the five bests, and Qinhuai's five bests are not famous anymore, right?"

   (end of this chapter)