On August 10, the 17th year of the Tianjian year, the sun was shining brightly in the afternoon. On the last day of the Hudu County Go Trials, Yipin Tea House, an elegant and fragrant residence, the long fragrance of tea was mixed with the slightest trace of anger. Everyone was looking forward to Gong Qing and Feng Qing. Chan's debate, who will win in the end? Chen Fan decided to call it a draw because there were too many spectators. The tea guests who came in had already stopped what they were doing and looked at the two debate friends quietly. If they continue to debate, they might hurt the friendship between classmates.
At this time, there was no other voice in Yajuli except the fat man's voice. When Gong Qing made his comment about the frog in the well, the eyes of Ma Bo and Mr. Fugui shifted from the chessboard to the two of them. Everyone's eyes followed the two. transferred by the person's words. Feng Can and Gong Qing also realized that everyone was looking at them and glanced at the guests. "You're not watching a monkey show, are you?" It is estimated that a realization suddenly arose in their hearts.
This realization made Gong Qing, who was about to launch a counterattack, hesitate a little. It was this hesitation that gave Chen Fan the opportunity to speak.
"Let's play chess. If you keep arguing, you won't be able to win the chess piece by night." Chen Fan thought in a faint voice. Of course, Chen Fan knew that his words alone could not calm the dispute between the two.
So, he continued: "I know, you don't agree with Feng Can's statement that you can still play chess while eating, and I don't agree with it either. According to what he said, why haven't you seen him listening to the Master's lectures and eating at the same time? Something, the reason is that his realm is high enough and it will not affect his ability to listen to the class. If he really has this ability, he has already told the Master about this reason." Thinking of Feng Can's livid face if he really dared to tell the Master about this, Gong Qing He burst into laughter.
"That's right, that's right, Feng Can, if you dare to talk to the Master about this, whether you say you can win the Master or not, your reason will be considered valid. How about it?" Feng Can immediately stopped talking. The Master's ruler is not fun, so let He told the Master this theory. Is he stupid?
"Why did Master get angry after hearing this? It's because the way to learn is to study, concentrate, concentrate, and think." Chen Fan continued, "If you are distracted by other things, how can you concentrate on thinking? Therefore, when we study , you have to concentrate, instead of thinking about doing other things." Chen Fan originally wanted to give an example of half-heartedness, but after thinking about it, he forgot it. Talking too much turned him into preaching. Of course, he had to comfort the fat man with a few words. .
"However, Feng Can said that realms are not divided into levels, grades, and industries, and can be measured and impacted by anyone. I agree with this." When Feng Can heard this, a smile immediately appeared on his face, and he A smiling face greeted Chen Fan, obviously asking Chen Fan to praise him more.
Chen Fan looked at Gong Qing and saw that Gong Qing's smiling face stiffened. He felt a little funny in his heart and said to himself: "Whether a person has a grade or not does not affect people's thinking. 'Yao made Go, Dan Zhu is good at it'." It can be seen that Go itself was created by people who were not good at Go. After the development of later generations, the current classification of grades was achieved. How can we restrict our own development because of the division of grades? So if we continue to distinguish, it is already It's meaningless, let's just play chess." Chen Fan finally concluded the debate, and at the same time secretly thanked the original owner Chen Fasheng for leaving the "Five Emperors Lineage" on the desk. "Yao made Go, Dan Zhu Shanzhi" is on the bamboo slip. The original text is always correct if you want to quote it.
"It seems that the key point of the debate is to get out of the other party's circle and attack with your own impeccable theory so that the other party cannot refute. Although I am not good at criticizing others, I can still reason with myself. Sometimes reasoning is also a kind of debate." Chen Fan further summarized and reflected, looking for his own strengths and understanding his shortcomings. He felt that by listening to Feng and Gong's debate today, his eloquence has also been greatly improved. Sometimes, the kind of friends you hang out with is also very important.
Gong Qing is indeed a Gong Qing who likes to quarrel with others, "If you can't explain why, you can't distinguish between things. You see, Fa Sheng, when you say this, everyone will know what to think about when playing chess." After that, He glanced at Feng Can and saw that Feng Can had no intention of refuting, and then said: "If Fasheng you have creative suggestions for Go without reaching the fourth level, I will really admire you."
"Well, the implication is that if you just talk and don't practice the tricks, no matter how high you sing, it's useless if you can't do it yourself." Chen Fan thought to himself, "I guess Gong Qing left it for me. Face, it depends on how many people there are, so he didn’t quarrel with me. If he wanted to quarrel with me, given his personality, he might say that Yao is a powerful person, but you are not him. How do you know that he has not reached the level of fourth grade? It seems that you have to get some points. Only with solid information can he be convinced. In this era, being an official is a nine-level system that relies on recommendations. Reputation is very important. It is time for me to build up my reputation."
"I do have some ideas about Go. I want to improve it, but I don't know if it's feasible? How about you help me with it?" Chen Fan thought that today's opportunity was good and said immediately.
"You don't really want to make constructive suggestions, do you?" Gong Qing said doubtfully, probably not expecting Chen Fasheng to really want to make suggestions.
"Well, look at the chessboard. There are currently seventeen vertical and horizontal lines on the chessboard. What do you think if two more lines are added on each side and it is changed to nineteen vertical and horizontal lines?" Chen Fan asked. Chen Fan's suggestion of this was not without purpose. As far as he knew, during the Southern and Northern Dynasties in China, Go was changed from seventeen ways to nineteen ways. The society he lives in now is similar to that in the Southern and Northern Dynasties of China. Maybe there is something wrong with it. There may be a connection, but proposing it now should not be particularly abrupt and in line with historical development.
"Isn't Route 17 very good? Why should it be changed to Route 19?" Feng Can interjected.
Gong Qing did not refute immediately. He thought for a while and said to Chen Fan, "What's the reason?"
Chen Fan predicted that they would ask this question. In fact, everyone has inertia in their thinking. It is not easy to accept new changes when they are used to something. He did not tell his reasons right away, but asked enlighteningly: "Look, there were thirteen and fifteen ways of Go before, and it has developed to the seventeenth way now. We are in the small town of Hudu." County, the world outside is wider, do you think someone has already proposed changing Route 17 to Route 19?"
The two of them were speechless, but Gong Qing was quick-witted. He raised his head and glanced at Ma Bo and the wealthy boy next to him. Seeing that they didn't mean to say anything, he thought for a while and said, "We are in Hudu County. We can be sure that there is no one here." We have proposed it before, otherwise we would not know about it. For a big city like the county city, I don’t know if anyone has proposed it." After saying that, he looked at Feng Can.
The sinister fat man immediately understood what Gong Qing meant, and took over the words: "Even if you are in Wu County, do you think you will know? Sometimes it is not money, but good information, it is connections." The fat man said this The words were well spoken. He was obviously talking about Gong Qing, but in fact he was poking fun at the rich young man and expressing his opinion on whether anyone in Suzhou proposed the Nineteenth Route Theory.
Ma Bo glanced at the rich boy. The rich boy probably saw Feng and Gong's ability to quarrel with others, and he probably really wanted to get angry. Talking about words may not necessarily win him over, so he didn't get angry, but said: He then said, "Liang Xiu, I happen to live in Gusu, and I know a little bit about what you are talking about. What do you call the three of you?"
Seeing this person taking the initiative to chat, Gong Qing was not angry, but took the initiative and said: "I'm Gong Qing, these two are my classmates and friends Feng Can and Chen Fasheng. Please feel free to sit down."
Liang Xiu and Ma Bo were not reserved, but sat down casually. When Feng Can and Chen Fasheng saw Gong Qing coming to speak, they simply nodded politely and gave the important task of speaking to Gong Qing. As a human being, he was still a sociable young man.
Gong Qing saw the two of them sitting down and said with a smile: "I wonder whether I should call Liang Langjun or Liang Gongzi?" Chen Fan already knew that in this era, men were generally called Lang or Langjun, which could be used for people of equal status. It is a term used between people, or by servants to address the male master; the term "gongzi" is rarely used, and is generally used for young men of noble birth. Chen Fan remembered that when his father introduced A Qing to Master Jia, he used the title "gongzi". At that time, he paid attention to the use of the word "gongzi". When he saw Gong Qing asking if he called him "gongzi", he immediately understood that this was to find out his identity from the side.
"Just call me Liang Xiu." Liang Xiu said a more casual name, giving people an easy-going feeling, "I saw everyone discussing whether Go can be changed to nineteen ways. In Gusu City, no one listened. Someone mentioned it, I can guarantee this." Without waiting for Gong Qing to ask, Liang Xiu automatically told what Gong Qing wanted to know.
Everyone looked at Chen Fan. The implication was self-evident. It's your turn to explain your thoughts.
Chen Fan thought for a while and said, "Let me write a theory on the Nineteenth Path. Let's see if it makes sense. How about it?" It's just words and may be forgotten, but if there are words, it is equivalent to having physical evidence. , if everyone forgets what was said, reading the text will remind you of today's discussion. If someone copies it and spreads the article, it will also be of great benefit to Chen Fan's reputation. Chen Fan just hopes to make his reputation known.
"Okay, let's read Fa Sheng's article. I'll ask the waiter to prepare the pen and ink." Feng Can said immediately, if this thing can be done, then the pair of no-good people can also have a realm, which is the best witness and can make Feng Can was still happy with Gong Qing's defeat, and immediately went to find the waiter happily.
After a while, Feng Can came with his waiter and the Four Treasures of the Study. "Write it here." A guest officer next to him said. They didn't put anything on the table. Chen Fan had a chessboard on the table, so there wasn't enough room to write. As for where to write, it didn't matter to Chen Fan. He immediately smiled and nodded in agreement, stood up and walked over. Gong Qing, Feng Can, Liang Xiu, and Ma Bo also followed. The people at this table were discerning, and they immediately started talking. Step aside.
Chen Fan had been drafting a manuscript in his mind just now. With the help of "Cheng Ying", his understanding of classical Chinese has been greatly improved. However, Chen Fan did not intend to write all classical Chinese. A bold idea came into his mind. At the moment, according to this The format of the era is written from right to left and from top to bottom. After the nineteen-way theory of Go, the time, place, and your name are followed by the main text.
