The terrain of Guangyue Ridge is extremely high, and because Shangqi is the earliest winter begins among the Three Kingdoms on the West Road, there have been two or three snowfalls before the beginning of winter. Although it is only a small amount of snow, it barely gives the five peaks a layer of snow color, but due to the weather It was too cold and the broken snow had not melted. The entire Guangyue Ridge was like grinding water and inkstone with ice, hanging pen and ink solidly. This made it even more difficult for Mr. Xun to excerpt the chess moves by 20 to 30%.
The peaks are slippery and full of snow marks. Mr. Xun made the dead vines wrap around the shoes to prevent them from slipping. Climbing the mountain is still not an easy task. After all, he is a son of a wealthy family. Not to mention that he is not diligent and has no regard for grains. His physical strength is still the same as that he grew up with. There are many differences between the poor boys who enjoy bull-topping in the countryside. Although their physical fitness has improved along the way, their skills are still weak. A few falls will be beneficial.
Like his disciples, Mr. Zhou was not idle. He took a lot of old tortoise shells and damaged furs from the mountains and sewed them with the needle and thread in the package. Within two days, he made four protective gears and sent them to him. Xun Yuantuo was on guard against injuring his muscles and bones if he fell from the mountains. People's bones are brittle in winter. Although falls can tighten the skin and strengthen the body, if the bones are injured, it will undoubtedly be a disaster. These four protective gears are tied with cloth strips on the knees and elbows to ensure that the joints are stable. Having suffered severe trauma, Mr. Zhou ignored all the injuries caused by stretching his muscles and allowed Xun Yuantuo to climb the mountain to find out the score.
"Disciple, your chess skills are progressing neither too fast nor too slowly. In another two to three months, you will probably have reached perfection. By then, it will no longer be easy for me to beat you in several moves." Zhou Kefa made his final decision. I am very pleased.
Almost half of the chessboard in front of the two men was laid out by the two black and white stones. The battle was extremely exciting. However, Mr. Xun’s black stone was only slightly missing. He was full of murderous intent, and there were still many tricks and calculations in it. The outcome of this game of chess was determined by the outcome. Almost fifty-five.
Mr. Xun also breathed a sigh of relief and sighed, "After observing so many chess records in the mountains, my disciple realized that there are really countless chess paths. On these five peaks, there are chess paths that focus on not attacking and defending, and there are soldiers who use their skills to hide people's eyes. The layout of the dangerous path, and the pure defensive posture that is as light as water but extremely difficult to break, and thousands of chess moves are inscribed on the peak, are really high."
The five dangerous peaks are used to inscribe tens of millions of chess records. This kind of handwriting is extremely horrifying. What's more, these chess records are divided into five chess paths. One peak leads to many thoughts.
"It seems that these days, Yuan Tuo has been thinking about things other than chess records. Yes, yes, people say that one can know the whole leopard by looking at a spot, and knowing the autumn of the world by predicting a leaf. This is the skill of a saint. It seems that my disciple , and unknowingly, I have become a bit like a saint." Zhou Kefa smiled and threw a ginkgo to Mr. Xun, "I came here this time to teach you how to move the pieces and play chess. There is one purpose, and that is to let you see a little bit of the style left by the Five Sects of Shangqi."
"One or two hundred years ago, Shangqi was established. There were many sects and tens of millions of believers. Among them, the five sects of Kui, Buddha, Taoism, Mimu, etc. were the most respected, which made Shangqi have the momentum of returning to the world. But later, I don’t know why. , almost all these sects have withdrawn from the top and disappeared. Except for the two sects of Buddhism and Taoism, which still have some popularity, the remaining three sects have followers. I'm afraid I can't find a few even if I go around the world." After saying this, Mr. Zhou was quite satisfied. With emotion, he sighed, "If the five religions of Shang Qi are still at their peak now, it is really possible to give birth to a powerful country that is second to none in the world. It is not a foolish dream to return to the great Qi state of the past, or even annex the nine kingdoms. It is a pity that things have not come true. These This sect has now declined to the extreme, which is really similar to the collapse of ancient rituals and music."
"Sir, the student only knows about Buddhism and Taoism, but he doesn't know the remaining three religions. When looking through the books, he can only see a few words mentioning Buddhism and Taoism. As for the three religions of Kuimi and Taoism, there is no record at all in the history books. This is Why?" Xun Yuantuo frowned. The Xun family had a large collection of books, ranging from divination and stargazing to folk customs, styles, mountains and rivers. It could be said to be all-encompassing, but he had never seen any books related to sects, so he couldn't help but feel a little suspicious.
Zhou Kefa smiled, took out a sweet potato that had been boiled in the bonfire, gasped for air and hurriedly placed it on a stone slab, and then said slowly, "This matter was actually decided by the Xun family head of your lineage. We know that there is no record in the history books of Shangqi, so we don’t need to explain the meaning clearly. Naturally, we don’t want ordinary people to know. Although there are records in the unofficial history books, you were still young at the time, and your father wanted you to read those things. A sage's book naturally does not include these unofficial history books."
When the sweet potatoes were heated by the fire, they were naturally shiny and very tempting to look at. After Mr. Zhou said this, he thought about peeling off the skin and tasting the taste. He stretched out his hand, but still did not pick up the hot potato. Sweet potatoes, I suddenly felt a little uninterested.
"But now that you are quite young, I can naturally talk to you about many things. Don't talk about it with outsiders. Kuimen does not value etiquette, but it is the foundation of the sect to have the world in mind and not seek selfishness. People from Kuimen, Duo was proficient in building water conservancy, developing tools, and advocating benevolent government. He was one of the two great religions after Buddhism and Taoism. At its peak, his disciples had many skilled craftsmen and developed countless objects that could help transport firewood, strengthen cities, and even The common people diverted water to irrigate their fields; the Mumen originated from the Yuan Dynasty in the East and traveled thousands of miles. They took peace and faith as the basis for establishing the gate. They had the same purpose as Buddhism, advocating that everything had a predetermined destiny, and that gods descended from heaven to attract disciples. , if the disciples still have money left over after food and clothing, they will help the poor and only teach the teachings."
"Mimen is an outlier among the five religions. Although it has its peak days, it is mostly questioned by people. It believes that there are gods all over the world. There are gods in mountains, rivers, grass, trees, and animals. Apart from worshiping gods all day long, there is nothing else. Others, and the rules are extremely complicated. In short, if people from the five sects are traveling together and meet a beggar on the road, people from the other four sects will stop to give alms, except Mimen, who will turn a blind eye and instead go and kill the beggar. He kicked it away, saying that this person was blocking the Mimen Temple. Therefore, among the five religions, Mimen declined the earliest, and many of its followers flowed into Zihao, but it never became a phenomenon."
After Xun Yuantuo heard this, he didn't say anything for a long time. Instead, he put away the black and white stones on the chessboard, picked up a white stone, and slowly played the chess piece.
"Kuimen will not attack."
A white piece appears on the chessboard like a big tornado. It doesn't show any sharpness at all, but it is very particular about how to place the pieces in every detail.
"Mumen is as light as water."
The white stones are scattered around the chessboard, as light as water, but extremely difficult to break the game without leaking.
"Mimen is easy to build."
Xun Yuantuo changed the chess piece to a black piece, every step was dangerous, and murderous intent loomed, pointing directly at the vital point.
Where are the five peaks of chess?
It is clear that the teachings of the Five Religions are instilled in chess, and there are so many variations that it is difficult to memorize them.
On the side, Mr. Zhou tore open the skin of the sweet potato and took a delicious bite. There was a lot of sugar and oil on his beard, and he was very satisfied.
