The Most Romantic of the Three Kingdoms

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The prevailing meal system in the Han Dynasty was two meals a day, morning and evening. Of course, like the pre-Qin period, the nobles and the rich were not subject to this restriction and could eat three meals a day. As the supreme being, the Son of Heaven, according to the rules of etiquette, eats four meals a day.

The salary of the head of the pavilion is very meager, and the salary of the thief, the father of the pavilion, and the soldier of the pavilion is even less, which is only enough for food and clothing. He can't eat three meals a day, so get up early and eat more. Xu Mu and Xu Ji fell asleep not long ago, Xun Zhen didn't call them, just ordered to leave some food, and when they woke up, they could eat hot.

After eating, Fan Shang said, "Master Ting, I haven't been home for more than ten days, can I go back today?"

Generally speaking, it is a five-day rest period, but the implementation is not strict. If there are too many things, you will be busy for a few more days, especially for the lower-level officials and pawns. A few days ago, Zheng Duo left office, and Xun Zhen took office these days, and he was greeted and sent. Things were complicated. Speaking of which, it was not only complicated, but everyone in the pavilion had not rested for many days.

Xun Zhen said: "Qinjun returned to the county yesterday, and it is estimated that an order will be issued soon. If there is to be a large-scale search, we all have to go into battle. Well, you wait. Wait for the order from the county and see what it says. , if you don't need us, or the task assigned to us is relatively light, how about you go home?"

Fan Shang has a temperament that is not willing to suffer. In the past, when Zheng Duo was there, he was the most active in "Huming Mu", and he did not want to do more work in a day, but now, Xun Zhen is the new Shangguan, and they are not familiar with each other. Second, "Xu Zhong's murder" was a major case, which alarmed the county. As a soldier of this court, he had the responsibility of arresting him. Before the county lord's order came down, he really didn't feel good enough to leave.

Reluctantly, he said reluctantly, "That's fine."

It was early morning, and it was already morning. The sun was shining, there were no clouds, and it was a good sunny day.

Pedestrians began to appear on the official road outside the Tingshe Gate, most of which were local residents. Cheng Yan slipped to the door of the courtyard, leaned against the door and squatted down, grabbed a stalk of grass, and brushed his teeth in the sun while greeting people he knew.

The work in the pavilion is both complicated and relaxed. When it is busy, it is day and night, and when it is not busy, it is very relaxing. From taking office the day before yesterday to last night, it has been almost two days without rest. Xun Zhen originally planned to go around the pavilion this morning to get acquainted with the residents in the area, but looking at Fanshang and Cheng Yan, they were all lazy and thought about it. Said: "Well, if you combine work and rest, just rest for half a day."

There are six or seven big men in the pavilion, except for Fan Tan who is on duty today, there are five or six people, and they can't stay idle. Even if you don't go out, you always find something to do.

"Yes, the night before yesterday, didn't you want to make playing cards, mahjong and chess? It's rare that there are so many people today, so you can just make them and play for fun?"

As soon as he said it, he called everyone over and said with a smile, "I've been busy for two days, I'll take a break today. I have a gadget, if you are interested, make it for fun?"

Chen Bao asked, "What is it?"

Xun Zhen didn't want to say it first, but said, "You'll know when you make it." She thought to herself, "Mahjong and playing cards are too many to do, and you have to explain the rules, which is more troublesome. Let's make chess first. ." Chess is much simpler, and it is easy to learn with Liubo as the foundation.

He instructed Du Mai, Chen Bao, Cheng Yan and others to go out to find some small stones, and then went to the backyard to get the pen and ink.

After waiting for a while, Du Mai, Chen Bao and the others came back with a pile of stones, each of which was different in style. He threw away the ones that were too small or too large, picked out the flatter ones, and counted a dozen. There are a total of thirty-two pieces in chess, which is far from enough.

Everyone went out to look for them again. This time, they were targeted. They only picked the right ones, but it didn't take too long.

The stones were of the same color, and they could not tell the difference between the enemy and the enemy. I lacked tools in my hand, so I could not dye them for the time being, so I took some yellow mud and smeared them on half of the chess pieces.

When writing on the chess pieces, Xun Zhen gave it a little thought. Generals, handsomes, soldiers, ministers, elephants, chariots, horses, soldiers, and pawns can all be copied as they are, but cannons are not, so the word "pao" must be used.

Du Mai, Chen Bao, Cheng Yan, etc. were all illiterate, but Huang Zhong recognized them and asked suspiciously, "Is Xun-Jun trying to teach me about battle formations?"

"You could say the same."

Xun Zhen took off the pai and used it to draw a vertical and horizontal chessboard on the ground in the front yard. He was originally supposed to write the Chu, Han, and Han borders. Words, bring the pieces, and place them one by one.

A rudimentary chess set was formed.

He wiped off the dirt on Paibi, hung it back on his waist, and said with a smile, "You're done." - Paibi is a short-handed knife, and it got its name because it slaps the outside of the thigh when walking.

Chen Bao is a good gambler and is a master of Liubo. Looking at chess, he said with understanding: "It's a bit like a game of gambling." He asked, "Why is this game?"

"It's called Xiangqi, and it can also be called Xiangxi."

"Chess? How did you get such a name? What does it mean?"

"The chessboard is one, and the colors are divided into two categories. Although there are only thirty-two pieces, there are thousands of changes. 'Tai Chi produces two instruments, and two instruments give birth to four images', so it is called chess."

Where does Xun Zhen know why this thing is called chess, but Xun's family origins, Xun Shuang, the most famous of the Xun's Eight Dragons, is called Shuo Confucianism, and his understanding of "Yi" is "more vulgar Confucianism", which is Ma Rong and Zheng Xuan. , Song Zhong and other famous masters. With such great sages in the family, when Xun Zhen was studying under Xun Qu, he had also studied the Book of Changes.

Chen Bao and the others looked at each other, Huang Zhong knew a few words, and although he didn't understand the meaning of Xun Zhen, it sounded reasonable, and he felt that he should praise a few words, because he said: "Xun Jun's real name is a disciple of his family, and he knows the ancient and modern times. This chess is actually a chess piece. It's a match for heaven..., I don't know how to play it?"

Although Chen Bao and others didn't understand the meaning of the name "chess", they felt fresh and full of interest in the chess they had never seen before, and asked, "Yes, how to play it?"

At the moment, Xun Zhen explained the rules of chess in detail.

He knew that Du Mai, Chen Bao and others were illiterate. Before explaining, he taught them to read: "This is the boundary, the area on your side is our army, and the enemy army is on the opposite side."

Chen Bao said, "The two armies are fighting?"

"Yes. This is the word for 'pawn', this is the word for 'pawn', the meaning is the same, but the spelling is different. Each side has five pieces. When playing a game, these two pieces can only move one step at a time. Inside the formation, you can only advance, not retreat; after entering the enemy's formation, you cannot retreat, but you can turn left or right."

Chen Baocongmin, immediately understood, and said, "Five soldiers, do you mean 'five soldiers'?"

If he didn't say it, Xun Zhen really didn't expect it. After all, Chen Bao grew up at this time, and has been in the pavilion for a long time. According to the law, he must be aware of the "five soldiers", so he is more sensitive. "Five Weapons", that is, the five weapons used in combat, bow crossbow, halberd shield, sword, armor, drum.

Xun Zhen didn't know what the five soldiers and pawns meant, so he pushed the boat along the river and said, "Yes, that's what it means."

"The reason why pawns and pawns are not allowed to retreat is because of strict military law, so you can't escape when you are in battle?"

"…,right."

"You are only allowed to move forward in your own formation, not to left and right. Is it because you are afraid of chaotic formation and destroying the formation before you face the enemy?"

"…,right."

Every question Chen Bao asked was something Xun Zhen had never thought of before.

In his previous life, chess was a very popular game that both women and children could play. He has been in contact since he was a child, and what he learned directly was the rules. Once he learned how to play, he started to play. He never thought about why there are such rules? I know it, I don't know why. Now that I heard Chen Bao's questions one after another, I was ashamed, and I couldn't help but look at him with admiration.

After explaining the pawns, then explain the artillery. There were catapults in the Warring States Period, so they were compared to catapults. Cheng Yan and others grew up in the folk, and they didn't know much about this thing, and they interpreted it far-fetchedly as like a crossbow, which could shoot from a long distance.

He also talked about horses and chariots, a cavalryman, and a charioteer. These two types of arms are not difficult to understand. Then talk about the ministers and scholars, which is not difficult to understand. In the end, the handsome, the general, not to mention the general of the army, is clear at a glance.

These words are not complicated and easy to remember. After saying it a few times, everyone remembered it. Xun Zhen asked with a smile: "How? Are you interested in playing?"

The boy is determined to be at the border. War is what a man likes, and the two Han ethos are courageous and enterprising. Countless people are trying to find a lord, and everyone present is eager to try. Xun Zhen said, "A Bao, why don't you and I have a round first?"

Chen Bao happily replied, "Okay!"

The two knelt and sat opposite each other under the watch. Du Mai, Huang Zhong and others also knelt down and gathered on both sides.

Xun Zhen considered himself an old hand and did not take advantage of Chen Bao, so he told him to go first. Chen Bao was not polite, picked up the chess piece, and took the first step.

"..., why are you acting like this?"

The second **** on the left that Chen Bao walked first, that is, "seven pawns advance one", which is also called "the immortal guides the way" in the chess manual.

Xun Zhen remembered that when she was learning chess, she liked to move the gun first, and put the gun in the middle first. As the saying goes: "When the head cannon, the horse jumps". Not only him, but among the beginners he came into contact with, he didn't dare to say all of them, most of them were playing this way.

Chen Bao's difference made him a little strange, and he thought to himself, "Perhaps I have never seen the power of a cannon?"

Chen Bao finished playing chess, put his hands on his knees, and replied seriously: "Xun Jun's troops are still stationed, the situation is unknown, and our army can't move rashly, so let's take a **** and try it out."

Xun Zhen was dumbfounded and thought, "I've met a master." Unexpectedly, he really regarded chess as a war and played chess with tactics, and asked Chen Bao, "Has anyone in your family ever been in the army?" In battle, it is impossible to understand the art of war.

"During the time of the first emperor, my father once joined the army and attacked the Qiang."

In the early years of Emperor Huan, all the Qiangs in Liangzhou rebelled, entered Shu Han in the south, copied Sanfu in the east, extended to Bing and Ji, and disturbed the north. Because there were too many people in the army, and even the harvesting of wheat lacked labor. At that time, a folk song sang: "The wheat is green and the barley is withered. Whoever wins is the wife and aunt. Why is the husband in the west attacking the Hu." The husband is the husband.

"I see."

Xun Zhen's chess skills are not very good, but she can still deal with the relatively common trick of immortal guidance. She took a step back, "Pao 2 level 3", moved the gun on the right one step to the left, and placed it on the pawn. behind.

Chen Bao's face suddenly turned pale. He was sitting upright, but now he can't sit still anymore, leaning forward, reaching out to grab the soldier who just left. Xun Zhen held his hand and asked, "What are you doing?"

"Xunjun's artillery came, and my soldiers died. I made a wrong move, I made a wrong move, I'll change my moves!"

"The two armies are facing each other, and the troops and horses have already moved. How can we change formations? Nai Weng used to fight in the army. Has he taught you that?"

"…,no."

"So don't regret it."

Cheng Yan actively made plans and said, "You also take artillery. When Xun Jun hits your soldiers, you also hit his pawns! One life for another."

Xun Zhen said: "On the chessboard, there are people and scholars, and those involved in the military aircraft are all in the formation. Ayan, you are not in the formation, so how can you give advice to the general? Watching chess does not speak of a true gentleman."

Although Chen Bao heard his father talk about some battle formations, and he was smart, but after all, he had never played before, and he was a novice. defeated and died.

Fan Shang was out of breath with laughter, and said, "A Bao, this is going to be on the battlefield, you can't do without a horizontal knife. Haha."

Chen Bao was not convinced and said, "Come again, come again!"

Cheng Yan couldn't wait any longer, rolled up his sleeves, pushed him away, sat squeezed in front of the chessboard, and said repeatedly, "I'm coming, I'm coming!"

Xun Zhen refused to come, but let him go first.

Cheng Yan learned from Chen Bao's experience and did not walk first, but followed Xun Zhen's example and walked first. Two guns level three. This move can answer the game, UU reading www.uukanshu. com can also start a game, and it is called "Lien Pao" when it starts, which means sharp and restrained. But obviously, Cheng Yan didn't know these statements, and his purpose was to eat Xun Zhen's pawn.

No matter how bad Xun Zhen's chess skills were, it was more than enough to face such a novice.

The two of you came and went, and within ten years, Cheng Yan was defeated and died. He scratched his head, smiled embarrassingly, and said, "You shouldn't put the guns on the side first, I should put the guns in the middle, and then fly to the middle and attack your generals."

Regardless of the latter, his first sentence was the number one shot.

Xun Zhen said in his heart, "I don't know who made this move first.... Now everyone, maybe even Cheng Yan can think of it. His mind." Glancing at Chen Bao, who was sitting on the side, staring at the chessboard, he thought again, "A Bao is delicate, he won't take risks easily, and if it's him, I'm afraid he won't even think of the next ten games. Head shot."

Du Mai watched two rounds in a row, but couldn't hold back, he pulled Cheng Yan away and said, "Xunjun, I'm here to play with you in the next round!"

He took the first step, the phase of flying, three phases and five phases. There is also a famous chess book, called "Flying Phase Game". It's a relatively solid start, defending first, then looking for opportunities to attack.

Everyone in the pavilion was new to chess and had no experience. - Xun Zhen played chess in order to get closer to everyone, but she didn't think of this benefit.

Du Mai also quickly lost. Huang Zhong, Fan Shang, and even Fan Tan, who was on duty, couldn't help, and took turns taking turns one after another, allowing Xun Zhen to experience the exhilaration of a victorious general. Chen Bao was replaced again. This time, the horse he walked first, the horse two went into the third; Xun Zhen responded with 7 in 1 of the pawns. Fang made two or three closes, and someone asked next to him, "What is this?"