Tiantang Splendid

Chapter 1605 A little understanding, a little understanding

The child's time has passed, and the family has already gone to bed, so Fang Jun did not return to the mansion, but went directly to the Wei mansion in Yongxingfang. Anyway, Wei Zheng is considered an outstanding man of the generation, and guarding the spirit for him is also an expression of his admiration and reverence.

The night leaked deeper, and the Wei mansion house in Yongxingfang was brightly lit and surrounded by cigarettes.

In the mourning hall, the children and descendants of the Wei family all wore sackcloth and filial piety and knelt beside the spirit. The two female relatives were burning paper money in a clay pot, weeping mournfully, chanting some words in memory of their ancestors...

The whole Wei Mansion was shrouded in a sad atmosphere.

Fang Jun was led by the steward of the Wei family to the side hall on the side of the mourning hall. Many ministers who had a good relationship with Wei Zheng were keeping vigil here tonight, and most of them knew Fang Jun.

Wei Shuyu came over to say hello: "Has Erlang ever eaten? Although he is busy with official duties, he should pay more attention to his health."

He used to dislike Fang Jun, thinking that he was just a stick with no morals and no talent, just relying on his father's power to act recklessly.After repeated contacts, especially after his father Wei Zheng asked Fang Jun for red sandalwood as birthday materials without hesitation, his impression gradually changed.

Wei Shuyu is also a smart person. In the past, with his father Wei Zheng around, everyone had to show some face, and he could be a bit more noble.But now that the father has passed away, he will be the pillar of the family in the future, no matter how willful he is, it is absolutely unacceptable. Even if many officials in the court and the central government can't get close, they can't offend them.

Especially Fang Jun, a popular official with some connections, has to curry favor...

Fang Jun hurriedly said: "Brother Wei, you don't have to be polite. It's just that there are some sundries that need to be dealt with, so I have been away for a long time. I hope Brother Wei will forgive me. If there is anything to do, it's okay, so don't be polite."

He is a donkey, if others respect him one foot, he will pay back one foot; if others take one chestnut from him, he will destroy others three times...

The two exchanged a few words of politeness, Wei Shuyu still had some chores to do, so he left and went to the backyard.

Someone called Fang Jun: "Erlang, come and sit down!"

Fang Jun followed his reputation, and it was Cheng Yaojin.

This old goblin has been close friends with Wei Zheng for many years, they slept together in Wagangzhai on a large kang, although they have long been used to life and death, but after Wei Zheng passed away, he still stays here all day long and has done his best as a friend.

Fang Jun walked over and greeted the surrounding officials one by one on the way.

People in the imperial court such as Fang Xuanling, Gao Shilian, Xiao Yu, etc. were high-ranking nobles and distinguished status, and they did not have a close relationship with Wei Zheng, so they did not guard the spirit here.The officials who were able to get close to Wei Zheng were only four or five ranks, and when they saw Fang Jun, they all stood up to pay tribute.

There is no way, although this guy is young, and the official position of the Minister of the Ministry of War is easy to say, but the official position of the General of the Youtunying is already a third-rank official. The ceremony is very respectful.

In the face of this young man who is bound to be the leader in the court in the future, he dares to be rude when his brain is broken...

Fang Jun hummed and greeted, and sat down beside Cheng Yaojin, only to find that the two people beside Cheng Yaojin were Jing Wang Li Yuanjing and Xue Wanche.Since Li Yuanjing's back was facing Fang Jun, he was playing chess with one person. Fang Jun didn't notice it before, so he got up again and said, "I have seen His Royal Highness King Jing."

"Oh, Erlang, please forgive me."

Li Yuanjing glanced at Fang Jun, said lightly, then turned his head and continued the game.

He has no patience for Fang Jun who always gives him face and refuses to respond to his "call".

Fang Jun didn't care about his indifference, thanked him, and sat next to Cheng Yaojin, took a cup of tea from a servant of the Wei family, and took a shallow sip.

Li Yuanjing wore plain robes today, the golden crown on his head was also removed, and a snow-white linen belt was wrapped around his waist.He is Wei Zheng's son-in-law, but he has the status of a prince, which is regarded as wearing hemp and filial piety.

In Fang Jun’s previous life, if a relative or friend passed away, everyone used to gather together to play poker or mahjong during the vigil. Otherwise, who could survive the long night?But in the ancient times when rules were strict, if someone got together to play mahjong together, they might be kicked out by the host...

Chess is different.

Playing mahjong is entertainment and gambling, while playing chess is a game of chess, which is an elegant thing and will not be considered disrespectful to the deceased.

Fang Jun had nothing to do, so he held a teacup and watched Li Yuanjing's chess game with the old man he didn't know.

I thought it was Go, but it turned out to be Chess...

Go was very popular in the Tang Dynasty. Since the Southern and Northern Dynasties, it has been loved by the royal family and vigorously promoted. The Emperor Gaozu of this dynasty, Li Yuan, even played against Pei Ji all night before he raised his troops. It shows how much he loves it...

Chess is relatively rare.

The origin of chess is inconsistent, there are different opinions, and there has never been a definition, but they generally agree that it was invented in ancient China.During the Warring States Period, there were already official records about chess. For example, in "The Songs of Chu: Calling the Soul", there are "six books to cover chess; ".And there is also a record in "Shuo Yuan": Zhou Yiqin, the son of Yongmen, met Meng Changjun and said: "The king of a thousand chariots is also... Yan plays chess and dances with Zheng Nu."

And modern chess is said to have been created by Yu Wenyong, Emperor Wu of the Northern Zhou Dynasty, and it was only finalized in the Song Dynasty...

This is the first time Fang Jun saw chess after time travel.

The chessboard is an eight by eight black and white grid, and the chess pieces are in three-dimensional shape, walking on the grid instead of intersections, the chess pieces are in a three-dimensional shape, more like chess...

Is it possible that the origin of chess is really in China?

Xue Wanche squinted at Fang Jun, seeing that he was engrossed, he asked, "Fang Erlang can also play chess?"

Fang Jun said: "I understand a little, I understand a little."

It is indeed a little understanding.

Playing chess has something to do with IQ. In his previous life, he was a top student. He is not bad at both Go and chess. Professional chess players are naturally inferior, but among ordinary amateur chess players, he can be regarded as the best. He has won the top three in various chess competitions organized by the city.

It’s just that the chess playing method of the Tang Dynasty is completely different at present, and the experience of the previous life does not have much reference value, but after reading it for a while and getting familiar with the playing method, I feel that it is not very interesting. There are few chess pieces and the board is small. Much worse.

He looked at Li Yuanjing's chess game with others, and he felt disdainful, but in order to express his humility, he only said that he "understands a little"...

However, Xue Wanche thought that he was making his face swollen to make him fat. Even if he could write a few good poems, how could he be proficient in something as profound as chess?To top the sky is to understand the rules.

I still understand a little, you know a fart...

Coincidentally at this moment, the man who played chess with Li Yuanjing was checked to death, he conceded defeat and left, Xue Wanche pulled Fang Jun and said: "Come on, let's play a game of chess, so that someone can learn Fang Erlang's chess strength."

Li Yuanjing smiled and got up to give up his seat. Xue Wanche was a bad chess player, but he didn't think Fang Jun could beat Xue Wanche, and he was happy to see Fang Jun deflated.

Fang Jun shook his head, and said: "I usually play chess with others, and I need to get a lot of money. If I don't have a lot of money, I can't lift my spirits. How is it different from grinding your fingers?"

Xue Wanche felt more and more that Fang Jun was putting on airs, so he said, "Then add some color."

Fang Jun still shook his head: "Isn't that bad? After all, Duke Wei is in mourning period, and we are disrespecting Duke Wei in this game?"

Li Yuanjing waved his hand and said disapprovingly: "Gaming is an elegant scholar. Wei Gong is the best chess player in his life. This is reminiscing about his ancestors. How can it be considered disrespectful? As long as the lottery don't mess with those messy things, copper coins are enough."

Emotional coins are considered elegant in his eyes...

But he is Wei Zheng's son-in-law, the half master of Wei Mansion, and also the prince, so if he says it's fine, others naturally have nothing to say.

Fang Jun thought for a while, and then said to Xue Wanche: "What kind of prize does General Xue want to add?"

Xue Wanche said: "Two victories in three rounds, the lottery is ten thousand, how about it?"

All the people in the hall who were whispering were startled when they heard it, such a big prize?

Unexpectedly, Fang Jun shook his head, took off a jade pendant around his waist and threw it on the table, and said calmly: "Hetian Meiyu, I bought it from a merchant from the Western Regions a few days ago, and it cost [-] guan. If General Xue has the ability, Just win it."

There was a sound of air-conditioning all around, big hand!But thinking that this is Datang's "God of Wealth", everyone is relieved.

Xue Wanche's face twitched, staring at Fang Jun, speechless for a while.

When it comes to family property, although the distance between him and Fang Jun is not the distance between the stars and the moon, it is probably the distance from Mount Tai to Mount Hua... I thought it was a very proud [-] guan lottery. A piece of jade has already been crushed, even if Xue Wanche wins every hand, it will take eighteen rounds to win this piece of jade back, and the sky is dawn...

　The toothache hurts so much that I forgot to upload it after finishing writing...

　　
　
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