Go Legend

   Chapter 4 Suspicions

   "Yuzi 楸 is all the way, and it is most suitable for eaves, rain and bamboo."

   After listening to Li Xiangping Wen Crepe's words, the girl Xiuqin was stunned for a moment, then pursed her lips and smiled:

   "Mr. Li has a good literary talent. Well, let's set sail now as you ordered. Let me take the two gentlemen to have a good experience of this place where the golden powder of the six dynasties gathers."

   "Actually, what I'm better at is the routine of "two little bees, flying into the flowers"."

  Li Xiangping looked at the beautiful woman in front of her with a smile, but this sentence came to her heart.

   He thought to himself, what are you pretending to be with me here? Don't I just read this poem on purpose because of the strangeness of your boat and the unknown chessboard?

Pack! You can continue to pretend to me here. What I just read was just a poem by Xiao Du in the Tang Dynasty, and there are these two lines on the catalpa. If I hadn't seen these two sentences just now, how would I have thought that this is the chessboard used by "Danghu"?

  Since you dare to call yourself an embroidered qin, and you put such a strange chessboard in such a prominent place, can you not know this poem?

Thinking of this, Li Xiangping secretly gave Zhao Daokai a wink. As a best friend who grew up together, Zhao Daokai understood it, and then the two of them acted as if they were all right. They treated today as an ordinary drinking behavior, and prepared to be patient with a few beauties on the boat. deal with.

  The painting boat began to travel up the Qinhuai River. Because of this chessboard, Li Xiangping was a little absent-minded. Looking at the scenery on both sides of the strait, he said to Zhao Daokai:

   "Strange, I think the scenery in this area is just average, and there is nothing special about it. Why is it so famous here?"

   Hearing Li Xiangping's question, Zhao Daokai, who had been in Jinling for a while, said with a smile:

   "You don't understand that, the reason why the entertainment industry on the Qinhuai River in ancient times was so developed is purely because of its good location, look" Zhao Daokai pointed to a place on the shore:

"That place is the former Jiangnan Gongyuan. Every year, 20,000 to 30,000 people come here to take the imperial examination. Think about it in Xiangping, 20,000 to 30,000 people, and they are all those who have spending power and like to pursue some kind of life style. Therefore, this demand is definitely leveraged.”

  Li Xiangping showed a smile: "So that's how it is."

Zhao Daokai nodded: "And this kind of demand, a group of mothers who are very business-minded have long recognized that this is a very promising industry and industry. So they want to cultivate "daughters" in piano, chess, calligraphy and painting and Poems, lyrics, songs and fu, etc., to attract scholars from the south of the Yangtze River and those who came to the Gongyuan to take the exam. Over time, this generation has become a famous red light district in the Ming and Qing dynasties, leaving behind many moving legends and fragrant stories, um, not enough energy You can't even walk around."

Li Xiangping echoed with a smile: "Yes, not only can't you go around if you don't have enough energy, but I heard that in ancient times, when you go to brothels, it's not enough just to have money, you must also have a bit of culture, only those so-called literati are the best. Welcome, right?"

   "That's that," Zhao Daokai and Li Xiangping sang together:

"Thinking of those famous prostitutes on the Qinhuai River back then, it can be said that they have long since gotten out of the low-level taste of selling meat. They like not to wear lead powder, and sometimes they don't even bother to paint. Exposed or gorgeous, mainly elegant and simple. Hey! It is precisely this kind of home-style dress that has won the favor of guests. And the more famous prostitutes can be liked by literati, the easier it is to become famous and become famous. Literati All I want is to do some cultural entertainment, read poetry and composition, play the piano and draw pictures. Therefore, Qinhuai Bayan and the Qinhuai Wujue you just mentioned are basically above the cultural level of female literary youth. If they are low, they cannot communicate at all. Can't play."

Li Xiangping nodded: "Yes, that's right, the reason why Ma Xianglan is the top card in Qinhuai Bayan is that she is very good at painting orchids, calligraphy, and writing lyrics. Gu Hengbo himself has published poetry collections, and he is not inferior to those Everyone is beautiful, Dong Xiaowan is also very literate. She writes books at the beginning of the Qing Dynasty, and she inspects and transcribes them, carefully negotiating. I feel ashamed. The literary and historical skills are also very good. Qian Qianyi's use of history may be wrong, she can dialectically point out from the side, so she is called "Liu Ru Shi" by Qian, so she wants to make a name for herself on the Qinhuai River. , If you don't have any ability or personality, it's absolutely not good. Take the current young Internet celebrities as an example, if they were allowed to cross the Qinhuai River to seek a living, it is estimated that many people would not be able to adapt."

Zhao Daokai laughed: "That's not necessarily true. If people in modern times travel back, they will definitely bring back the set of heaven and earth. I said Xiangping, you dare to say that those ancient literati and pranksters must not like heavy makeup and smearing. A routine like stockings?"

   While chatting there, they paid attention to the beautiful woman beside them. The two of them talked so much there, and to put it bluntly, they just wanted to spy on the reaction of the girl who embroidered the qin, so as to judge what she came from.

It's a pity that the two people's hard work was in vain. Although the beautiful girl named Xiuqin was always there to accompany the two of them, she hardly spoke during the whole process, just smiled and accompanies the two of them. The rake gear model, Liao Xian, and Plainai, are in a flashback, and the waves are down from the rudimentary cuttings.

   Seeing that all kinds of temptations were ineffective, Li Xiangping and Zhao Daokai looked at each other again, and then nodded at the same time, knowing that if they wanted to find out the details of this person, they might end up on Go. Just at this time, the rain outside had a tendency to get heavier and heavier, and everyone took the opportunity to leave the deck and return to the boat.

   It was Zhao Daokai who was the first to lose his temper. After returning to the room, he stopped detouring, pointed at the suspected antique chess set, and said casually to the beautiful woman named Xiuqin:

   "Since the beauty is called Xiuqin, and there is a game of Go here, you must be able to play Go?"

   For this question, the beauty in ancient costume named Xiuqin did not hide it. She smiled at Zhao Daokai:

   "A little bit, a long time ago, I learned for a while."

"Yo! Beautiful women can actually play Go. There are not many beauties who can play Go these days. How is the level of the girl Xiuqin? Hey, it's a coincidence, let me tell you something, my brother, he is a Go player. master"

   Zhao Daokai pointed at Li Xiangping with one hand, and then pretended to be in high spirits: "He has also practiced regularly since he was a child, the standard boy kung fu, just met today, why don't you two have a game?"

   "Oh?" Xiuqin's gaze turned to Li Xiangping, not knowing what was going on, maybe it was because she felt good about herself, Li Xiangping always thought this beauty looked at her a bit strange:

   "It turns out that Mr. Li has received formal training. That can't be done. With my level, I can't beat Mr. Li."

  Although the beauty is very polite and has no problem with her attitude, Li Xiangping is a little embarrassed.

  Li Xiangping's Go is indeed a boy's skill. With his near-professional level, he can certainly be regarded as a master among ordinary people. However, you must know that it is precisely because he is a boy who has failed 3 consecutive dan dans when he was a child that he has left a shadow on Go. He feels very embarrassed, and regards this as a great shame and even a regret in his life.

   Therefore, to be honest, Li Xiangping is actually very taboo to be told that he is a master of Go, especially in the face of people who are not very familiar with it, he is not very willing to mention Go.

But today's situation is different. Let's not say that this painting boat is full of strangeness. Just the chessboard that is suspected to have witnessed the "Tenth Game of Danghu" is attractive enough to Li Xiangping. And successfully aroused his curiosity, and now to solve the mystery in his heart, it seems that he can only use the topic of Go as an entry point.

   So naturally, after returning to the painting boat, everyone started to focus on Go as the main topic.

The atmosphere of the chat was quite good. Everyone talked about the topic of Go. Several people talked about the origin of Go, the development of Go, the ancient Chinese game of Go and the modern Go, and then from the modern Go to the recent introduction to the game of Go. Revolutionary Go AI.

After everyone started chatting, Li Xiangping was a little impressed by the beauty in ancient costume named Xiuqin. Because of the chessboard, Li Xiangping deliberately brought the topic to the ancient chess, and it was precisely because of the medieval chess, Li Xiangping discovered a strange thing.

   The beauty in ancient costume named Xiuqin has quite a wealth of knowledge of medieval chess. No matter what topic Li Xiangping is involved in, she can talk about it like a lot.

  From "Yao made Go" to the first national player Yiqiu with written records, from "The Thirteen Chapters of the Chess Classic" to "One Son Solving Two Signs", the first human Go master, she can handle any topic.

Especially for Go in Ming and Qing dynasties, from the three major Go factions of the Ming Dynasty to the nine major national players in the Qing Dynasty, from "Gao Zhou Shifan" to "Danghu Ten Game", this beauty named Xiuqin is even more familiar. Incomparably, she casually said many anecdotes in the Ming and Qing chess world, many of which Li Xiangping had never heard of.

  Li Xiangping was amazed.

Not only that, but this is not the only thing that makes Li Xiangping feel strange. During the chat, Li Xiangping noticed that in addition to being very familiar with medieval chess, this girl with embroidery Qin is very familiar with modern Japanese Go, as well as the recent dozens of games. The world chess situation in 2019 is not very clear. When everyone talks about related topics, she behaves like a Go noob. Only when it comes to the recent Go AI, she can barely catch a few words.

   "Strange, what kind of person is this beauty? How do I feel, she is a bit like someone who has just crossed over from ancient times"

   At this moment, Li Xiangping's brain was wide open, and he came up with such a weird idea. At the same time as he came up with this weird idea, he became more and more interested in the beauty in front of him.

   Just when Li Xiangping shook his head slightly, trying to get this unreliable thought out of his mind, Zhao Daokai repeated the old words again:

   "Hehe, I see the two of you chatting so well, why don't you two play the next game?"

  Li Xiangping didn't say anything, but just cast his inquiring eyes on the beauty.

  The beauty is not pretentious, she said to Li Xiangping with a smile: "Since Mr. Li wants to play chess, then I will accompany you to discuss a game."

   She waved her hand, and the other two girls in ancient costumes dressed as maids brought out another chess set.

   A brand new modern chess set.

   "Huh? Why don't you use this chess set?"

  Li Xiangping pointed at the suspected antique chess set.

   When Li Xiangping finished saying this, he suddenly felt that the look in the beautiful woman's eyes became more and more strange:

   "Does Mr. Li want to try this 楸? But I advise you, you'd better not try it, or you will regret it after you try it."

  Beauty said she didn't say it, Li Xiangping even thought she said it on purpose.

   As a man, the more beautiful women talk about things they can't do, the less reason they have to back down most of the time. What's more, Li Xiangping's main purpose today is to run towards the chessboard, so the next step is:

   "Haha, no regrets, no regrets, why, is the girl Xiuqin reluctant to use this chessboard to entertain guests?"

   "Really don't regret it?"

"certainly."

   However, just a few minutes later, Li Xiangping finally regretted it.

   Of course, strictly speaking, Li Xiangping is not regretting it. In fact, he has no time to regret it at all.

  Because when his hand just touched the 楸, Li Xiangping immediately felt the world spinning, and then,

   Next, Li Xiangping was unconscious.

   (end of this chapter)