Li Xiaoqiang and Zhang Zhidong were walking on the road.

Mr. Fang and Zhang Zhidong are in the same unit. However, they are not familiar with each other. Anyway, the unit treats Mr. Fang as a Bodhisattva, and Zhang Zhidong also treats others as a Bodhisattva in his heart. Of course, there is a superficial respect, but he obviously disagrees with Mr. Fang fiddling with those yellowed books and papers every day.

Although they are all mixed Go, reporter Zhang Da claimed to be a trendy young man, so of course he must follow the "world's advanced technology". In his opinion, if Fang always studied things like "Thirteen Chess Classics" and so on, it would be reasonable, but such things are still mysterious and appear to be of high quality. You said that you are so old, what is the point of studying Go history in the countryside every day? Is it so happy to find Zhang Gu's chess record in the countryside? So what if the chess king in the countryside played? Can you beat me with two sons?

Of course, Zhang Zhidong would not say this to Li Xiaoqiang. The ones on the side are also known as the "successor of ancient chess", so Zhang Zhidong is just talking about nothing:

"Xiaoqiang, has your master told you about his past? Also, don't you study every day now? There will be competitions tomorrow. Why do I think you value visiting Mr. Fang more than tomorrow's competition?"

Li Xiaoqiang glanced at him and secretly despised him:

"What else do you still want to be a reporter? You can play Go as a reporter. Do you understand packaging? If you go to the entertainment industry, you would have been beaten up to nothing left."

Of course, Li Xiaoqiang has to find a way to package himself. With the title of the descendant of ancient chess, it doesn’t matter if he is young now. He can say that he is young and doesn’t know anything. But what’s more terrifying is that what if he really makes a name for himself in the Go world? If someone asks you some questions about ancient Chinese chess, what if you don’t know what to do if you ask three questions? Wouldn’t it affect your glorious and correct image?

Of course, Li Xiaoqiang has only a slight understanding of the ancient Chinese chess. Of course, it is okay to deal with a novice reporter like Zhang Zhidong. However, if you are not afraid of ten thousand, just be afraid of it...

So Li Xiaoqiang decided to strengthen his "cultivation" in this regard.

But this kind of cultivation is not so easy to strengthen. Li Xiaoqiang was a science and engineering student in his previous life, using the science and engineering student's skills to study Go. Anyway, he always came to some weird conclusions, so he had to find an expert to help him correct it.

Li Xiaoqiang has always believed that the research on ancient Chinese chess is a bit messy. Many useful things are not paid attention to, while useless things are talked about.

Seeing that Li Xiaoqiang had not spoken, Zhang Zhidong asked:

"What are you thinking?"

"I'm thinking about Ran Ke."

Zhang Zhidong looked at Li Xiaoqiang strangely. He couldn't figure out how Li Xiaoqiang thought of this. Others may not be clear. Zhang Da reporter must know the legend of Go Ran Ke. Lan Ke is almost an alias for Go. It tells a child who went up the mountain to chop wood. Seeing two old men playing Go, after playing the chess, he found that the axe handle he used to chop wood was rotten. Only then did he realize that he had met a god. This story roughly describes Go as easy to fascinate. Apart from this, Li Xiaoqiang really couldn't see any other meaning.

"Reporter Zhang Da, I'll ask you a question? What do you mean by the author of the legend of Lan Ke? Isn't he afraid of the mothers of other children's children being anxious?"

Reporter Zhang Da was stunned, first stunned for a moment, then laughed:

"You, how could you have such a strange idea? Hahaha"

"Isn't his story as nutritious as mine?"

Zhang Zhidong's face turned upright and was about to educate Li Xiaoqiang. Let him know the great significance of the legend of Lan Ke, but if you think about it carefully, the meaning is a little bit. The meaning is really disproportionate to the spread of this story.

"I'll ask you another question. Do you know the picture of the immortal encounter in the Song Dynasty in our country?"

Zhang Zhidong didn't know if he was lucky today or if Li Xiaoqiang changed his surname. Anyway, he happened to know the two questions Li Xiaoqiang asked today. So he started talking nonsense:

"Of course I know this..."

This story is also widely circulated. It tells a national player in the Song Dynasty. Once in an inn, he met two women playing Go blind chess. The national player was shocked and quickly recorded the chess score. He found that the moves were exquisite and knew that he had met a god. So he studied this chess score carefully and actually made great progress. This chess score is still very famous in history. In order to save Ren Woxing, Xiang Wentian found a chess score to bribe the black and white pieces to watch the prison. This chess score was used.

In Li Xiaoqiang's opinion, such a story is not even gossip, and it is more like a bad taste. A very simple reasoning, this story must be fake, and this chess record must be forged by someone. Most of the people who forged it are the enemy of the national player. Think about it, why do you say that this national player meets two women? In this story, these two women are the masters of the national player. So this story is mostly a satirizing of the national player:

"Your kung fu was taught by your master's wife?"

From this point of view, this story is still a bit cold and humorous.

There are good things left by ancient Chinese chess, and there are many things that are divine.

Good things are things like "Ten Tips of Go" and "Thirteen Chapters of Chess Classics". Go is originally a strategic game. It is not surprising to summarize these things in Go. But these good things are often mysterious and inexplicable.

Let’s give the simplest example. The nine-grade system of Go should be of strict hierarchy. He learned from the nine-grade Zhongzheng system of that era. Now Taiwan is still using this set. Each product has a name, and there is nothing to have a name. However, those names are a little too literary. Most people really can’t tell which product is a little higher.

Normally, we understand that the first grade "enter the spirit" is the highest, and what is "specific" and "concise" in the middle to the ninth grade "keep the clumsy".

Li Xiaoqiang actually read a paper in his previous life. It seems that the paper was written by a Taiwanese chess friend. He argued in the paper that it should be the highest in the ninth grade and the lowest in the first grade. It makes sense, and the analysis is still as if it were.

For example, "Go to the God", he said "Go to the God" is a beginner. You didn't understand Go before, but you just learned it now. Is Go very charming? You should be "Go to the God". It's even simpler to be honest, refer to Li Shifo.

Things like this can be interpreted reversely. It can be seen how mysterious Go is made by our ancestors.

In this regard, the situation in Japan is much simpler. If Chinese ancient chess is like a beautiful article or a hazy poem, then Japanese ancient chess is like a popular novel.

It is popular, but it looks good and enjoyable.

In ancient times, there were four major sects, namely the Honinbo family, the Inoue family, the Yasui family, and the Lin family. The four major sects fought for a "chess shop". A Go history is like a river and lake. Culture has no culture. When the ears are red, they will scream and make a "sword and sword". However, there are always swords and swords in it, there are always alliances and ties, and there are always revenge.

I asked everyone to choose, which one to choose? If Li Xiaoqiang was not the successor of ancient chess, he would definitely choose Japanese ancient chess.

Why did Li Xiaoqiang visit Mr. Fang? That's because Mr. Fang was an expert in the Ming and Qing Go. In that era, the level of ancient Chinese chess competition reached a peak. The chess world also looked like a gangster. For example, there were three major sects in the Ming Dynasty. There were many stories of their fighting for dominance in the world. This is fun, and Li Xiaoqiang likes it.

Li Xiaoqiang and Zhang Zhidong came to Fang's house. Fang Lao was very enthusiastic and came out to greet him in person. Li Xiaoqiang carefully observed Fang Lao. He was nearly 60 years old and had dark skin, like a dry old man. However, his voice was loud and he looked very energetic. However, he was startled by the first sentence:

"Xiaoqiang is from Ganyuan, Ganyuan is good. Ganyuan used to be a master of Go. Come on, you will become a master of your generation in the future, haha."

Li Xiaoqiang glanced at Zhang Zhidong and thought to himself that you didn't bring the wrong door. Is this person Mr. Fang? He is not a pseudo-expert. Although I am a half-baked person, I still know whether there is a Go master in our hometown. Why have I never heard of it?

Li Xiaoqiang, a half-baby, didn't know, and Zhang Zhidong, the little white guy, didn't know. So the two of them stared at each other.

Mr. Fang didn't have any expert airs at all and looked at Li Xiaoqiang with a smile:

"Xiao Zhang doesn't know, it's understandable. You, the descendant of ancient chess, don't know? Haha."

I didn't know anything at first. However, Li Xiaoqiang thought that he was going to be on par with Zhang Zhidong, the novice. He quickly started to search, and suddenly a flash of inspiration flashed and asked tentatively:

"You mean, Xin'anpai..."

Old Fang laughed:

"Yes, it's the ancestor of Xin'an School, haha. I've been to that place, and the scenery is so beautiful."

Li Xiaoqiang breathed a sigh of relief. Xin'an School knew, but the ancestors really didn't know.

There were three major sects of Chinese Go in the Ming Dynasty. They were called Yongjia Sect, the Jingshi Sect and the Xin'an Sect. They were almost divided by region. Yongjia is now centered on Wenzhou, and the Jingshi is naturally the current capital, and Xin'an is the ancient Huizhou in Anhui Province. Ancient Huizhou includes some areas of Ganyuan now. The place Fang Lao has been to is the place known as "the most beautiful countryside in China". It used to be part of ancient Huizhou.

So, all cultures are useful. Li Xiaoqiang used his own culture to get it right.

Mr. Fang seemed to be very excited, and he was talking nonstop there. Li Xiaoqiang secretly admired him. You should know that the history of Go in that era did not form any system, and it was almost scattered among the people. In Mr. Fang's mouth, it was like a complete picture was presented in front of Li Xiaoqiang. Many stories Li Xiaoqiang had never heard of.

Li Xiaoqiang knew a little more about Go after the late Ming Dynasty. He didn't know much about it in the early stage, but he could only make a few sentences occasionally, so reporter Zhang Da couldn't even speak. However, he also listened with relish.

Li Xiaoqiang heard that Fang Lao set up the dragon gate formation for almost 10 minutes, and finally heard a name that seemed to be a little impressed by him, and couldn't help blurting out:

"Li Bu!"

Mr. Fang stopped and asked in surprise:

"Xiaoqiang also knows Li Bu?"

Li Xiaoqiang blushed. He blurted out just now that he was definitely not so familiar with Li Bu. He was just because he was too inferior in front of Mr. Fang, and he was like an illiterate person in front of Mr. Fang. It was just like Wei Xiaobao saw the "Forty-Two Chapters of Sutra" and found that he knew three words in five words, so of course he couldn't help but scream.

But it must be honest, Li Xiaoqiang still knows a little about the deeds of Li Bu and Li Da Demon. To be ashamed, he knows that Li Bu was not at the beginning because of his chess player’s identity, but his Go national player. Li Bu also has another identity, which is the famous Jinyiwei. Li Xiaoqiang was very curious about a chess player becoming a Jinyiwei, so he paid attention to it. He slowly collected some information and found that his own family seemed very powerful. For a period of time, he was invincible in the world.

It’s okay to be a gossip. Even if Li Xiaoqiang claims to be a real chess fan, he still needs to start with gossip if he wants to understand some Go knowledge.

Mr. Fang was still excited. He slowly talked about Bailing and Huang Shifan, so Li Xiaoqiang could only talk about it.

On that day, in Fang's hometown, a real expert, a half-hearted man, and a little boy. He talked so happily and earth-shakingly.

Of course, there will be a game on the second day, so it is impossible to talk about it for too long. In fact, there will be no end to talk about the ancient Chinese chess in one day.

After leaving Fang's hometown, Zhang Zhidong couldn't control his excitement, so excited that he couldn't even care about the second day's game:

"Xiaoqiang, is your idea real? Your idea is so clever."

"That's of course. When did I deceive you? But it's too difficult to do this. Maybe it won't be possible in 10 or 8 years."

Zhang Zhidong assured him that he really hoped to do this for 10 years and 8 years. Even if there was no problem in his whole life.

"In this case, I and that girl..."

Yes, Li Xiaoqiang expressed the preliminary concept of the Chinese version of the soul of chess.

Of course there is fantasy inside. Such things are as natural as breathing for Li Xiaoqiang. But for Zhang Zhidong? Is it "intelligent conception"?

The Japanese version of Chess Soul has become a classic with its exquisite pictures and its unique Japanese anime flavor. Li Xiaoqiang knew that some flavors could not be learned. Therefore, Li Xiaoqiang wanted to win with the story.

Li Xiaoqiang firmly believes that even without a chessboard, Go is still very interesting and can tell good stories.

The story must be nice, and what is bad or what is encountering immortals is definitely not enough. He must be popular, must be in the world, and must be gossip.

This is Li Xiaoqiang’s real purpose in finding Mr. Fang. His idea must absorb nutrients from the Go world.

Li Xiaoqiang believes that no matter whether it is the world or gossip, as long as the conception is clever, then the noble and elegant Go, the indifferent and calm Go, the mysterious Go, and the charm of Go will definitely be unstoppable.

Only by doing these can we compete with the genuine chess soul.

"Umezawa Yukari, hehe, do you still have a chance to become the number one beauty in Go?"

Li Xiaoqiang suddenly felt a little cruel.

Zhang Zhidong was still very excited and was still talking nonstop:

"Xiaoqiang, Mr. Fang just asked you about the "Tianlong Picture Order"..."

Li Xiaoqiang's face turned red. This was the reason why he wanted to escape in panic. In front of a real expert like Mr. Fang, of course, this little thing was not enough to see.

"I studied science and engineering in my previous life, so should I get a diploma in liberal arts and history? At least I can also give my mother, Teacher Hu..."

Li Xiaoqiang was thinking all the way.

The main topic finally turned to the competition to be held soon. Reporter Zhang Da finally felt that he wanted to do something serious.

"Xiaoqiang, why did you use such a strange and extreme tactic yesterday?"

"I said it was because of my inner fear, do you believe it?"
To be continued...