It has been sixty years since the founding of Dahua, but the world of Dahua is constantly in turmoil, and the struggle between the imperial court and the Jianghu forces is at its most intense moment.
It was at this time that the Metropolitan Procuratorate fell apart internally due to the theft of the Heavenly Book, and its influence spread throughout the country of Great China.
The imperial court notified local authorities to severely arrest defectors from the Metropolitan Procuratorate, and within a year, countless people were implicated.
That year, there was a famine in Xuzhou and the people in Xuzhou were displaced.
Many people choose to go into the mountains and live by the mountains.
In Zhaori Mountain, the name of Qingshui Temple is widely spread, but few people can actually find Qingshui Temple.
I just heard that the Qingshui Monastery is hidden in Siyang Mountain, and the master of the temple is an enlightened immortal. If you can become a disciple of the immortal and stay away from the secular world, you will no longer have to worry about food and drink.
So many people came to Siyang Mountain to search for the whereabouts of the immortal. Many people died in the mountain during this period.
Perhaps the immortals at Qingshui Temple learned about this, and in order to prevent more people from dying in the mountains, they spread the word that a chess game called "Immortal Yin" would be set up at the foot of the mountain for people to crack.
He also told everyone that this chess game of "immortal introduction" is the tradition of Qingshui Temple to accept disciples. Only those who crack the chess game are qualified to worship Qingshui Temple, otherwise they will be asked to leave.
As soon as the news spread, almost everyone who knew chess in Xuzhou was attracted. Everyone wanted to break the chess game and become a disciple of the immortal, so that they would not have to suffer in the world.
At that time, the chess game played by the immortal was the same chess game that Xia Shang saw. The rules were the same as Xia Shang's at this time. There was no requirement to crack the game, only the ability to play three moves would be considered a pass.
I thought this was a very simple test, but it stumped everyone who tried to crack the chess game.
Countless masters have been defeated and lost. Let alone three moves of chess, there are very few people who can play one move.
Among them, there are also many national-level masters like Xia Shang who fell into it without knowing it.
On the first day of chess, countless people came home disappointed, and most of the first batch of people to leave were the best among the best.
The people behind saw that these chess masters had nothing to do, and they, the average chess players who were not very proficient, gave up.
After only three or four days, there was no one at the foot of Siyang Mountain.
Immortal
Seeing that there was no one at the foot of the mountain, I was about to put away the chessboard and return to the view. Unexpectedly, a handsome young man in his twenties appeared. He had outstanding appearance and extraordinary behavior, and was somewhat similar to Xia Shang.
This handsome young man was riding in a carriage. After getting out of the carriage, he asked the middle-aged coachman to wait aside.
The young man looked at the immortal and bowed first: "Are you the immortal in Siyang Mountain?"
The immortal replied: "You are an old Taoist from the mountains."
"I heard that the immortals set up a chess game that countless chess masters could not solve?"
"From the day this game appeared, no one could break it for hundreds of years."
The young man looked at the chessboard in front of him: "Is this the game?"
The immortal shook his head: "Since everyone has dispersed, I don't need to accept any more disciples."
"Wait a minute, Immortal, I'm here only to break the situation, not to become a disciple. No matter whether I win or lose, I'll leave after it's over."
"That's all. The old Taoist has been away from the temple for many days. He needs to go back and take a look."
Seeing that the immortal was about to leave, the young man was very anxious: "The immortal said that no one can break this game for hundreds of years? I think the immortal is a liar! I only need one move to break this game!"
After saying that, the young man grabbed the white piece and landed it on the chessboard before the immortal could take it away.
When the immortal saw where the young chess piece was, his expression changed slightly and he raised his head and glanced at the young man: "You are young and your chess skills are not strong. Who are you?"
"I am the newly promoted Dahua Chess Master."
"It turns out that he is the number one national player in Dahua. I am disrespectful. Since the chess master is here in person, the current chess game can be played again."
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At this point in the story, Lao Dao paused and glanced at Xia Shang: "The first piece that young man placed on the chessboard is exactly the same as the first piece you placed, little friend."
Xia Shang frowned and said nothing.
"What a pity! He and his friend made the same mistake and lost before they even started."
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"You take the second step."
"If you don't make black stones, how can I make a move?"
"You don't know the rules. This chess game requires both black and white to play ten moves without losing. In the ten moves, if either black or white loses, you lose."
"What? What kind of rule is this?"
"It's a chess game made up by the old master, and the rules set by the old master are the rules. If you don't accept it, you don't have to break the game."
"Okay, okay, whatever you say is what it is. Now that the rules have changed, I have to reconsider my first move."
The young man said he would think about it, but he didn't expect that two days and two nights would pass as soon as he thought about it.
The coachman next to the young man was impatient and wanted the young man to leave, but the young man ignored him no matter how hard he tried.
There was really no other way. The coachman suddenly grabbed the chess pieces and threw them on the chessboard one by one. While throwing them, he made a move and said plausibly: "Isn't it just a move ten times at a time? Is it so difficult to choose? I can finish it."
The driver struck very quickly, and before the young man could react, the black and white sides each had ten more chess pieces on the chessboard.
At this time, the young man finally recovered from his daze. Seeing the scene in front of him, he turned around and yelled at the coachman: "What are you doing?! You are a servant who doesn't understand anything. Who asked you to play chess?"
The coachman said respectfully: "Time waits for no one. It's already been two days. We can't delay any more. Besides, if you don't eat or drink for two days and two nights, there will be problems!"
"Are you looking for death? Who told you to move?! You servant who doesn't know anything!" The young man turned pale with anger and looked a little weird, as if he was possessed by a demon.
The coachman was unhappy when he was scolded, and responded: "Sir, although I don't understand anything, I have listened to the rules the old Taoist said at the beginning. Isn't it just that you only need to move ten pieces on one side? As long as it is on the chessboard.
Right? With such a big chessboard, there are so many places where you can place your stones. Why do you only focus on the large area in the middle? You see, I have made all the moves now, and the game doesn’t look much different, neither the black nor the black.
Win or lose, right?"
As he said this, the coachman was not very sure and looked at the immortal who was resting with his eyes closed.
The immortal opened his eyes, glanced at Hope, and immediately had a smile on his face.
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"In this way, the old Taoist was accepted by the master." The old Taoist took a deep breath and paused, "This chess game is specially designed for people who know chess. This chess game is a trap. The more people know chess, the better they will be.
The more changes you see, the more difficult it is to maintain the balance between black and white. On the contrary, the less knowledgeable people are, the easier it is to make mistakes, because the chess player does not understand, so he cannot see any flaws in his own pieces."