Our Time: Unswerving until Death

Chapter 23 The 32 National Players All Defeated
Guangheju is a standard old-fashioned restaurant in Beiping. There is no paved building, and it looks like an ordinary courtyard house on the surface. When you enter the gate, there is a golden copper signboard on the screen wall facing you—Guangheju Restaurant.

Inside the gate, there are large black oil benches for the diners’ horses and servants to rest. The waiter stands in front of the gate full of energy and spring breeze. Seeing Brother Xun and the group coming from a distance, he warmly greets: “Lu Mr. Big is here!" Then he shouted inside: "Six, Jardine Hall!"

"Yihe Hall" is the designated box of Brother Xun, but it is not true. There is an unspoken rule of the old Peking Hotel, that is, when a customer comes frequently, the staff in the store will record the box that the guest frequents, so When the guest comes again next time, the waiter will take the initiative to arrange it without the guest's asking.

There are also some boxes that are extremely luxuriously furnished, but they are usually not open to the public easily. Even if it costs a lot of money, the shopkeeper will not agree. These are specially reserved for some high-ranking people. For example, the "Jiahe Hall" There is such a special box named "Tianyuan Pavilion".

At this time, it was time for dinner, and the "Guanghe Residence" was full of seats, chatting and laughing, chatting and laughing endlessly, Brother Xun and the others had just crossed the threshold and bypassed the screen wall, when they heard the waiter at the door shouting loudly: "Cheng Zan Sir, Professor Gu Da is here!"

Everyone suddenly stopped in unison!
A group of six or seven people came in from outside the door. The leader was Yang Chengzan, in his forties, with a thin figure, dressed in a black gown, calm and composed, full of culture, but his eyes were like torches, and his gestures showed wisdom.

The person behind him is an old man, wearing a small cap, a long robe and mandarin jacket, with a braid behind his head and a pipe in his hand. Behind him are two personal attendants, one serving tea and the other Feng Yan was none other than Gu Tangsheng whom everyone knew.

Yang Chengzan and Mr. Taiyan had discussed several times. Qian Xuan and Brother Xun are Mr. Taiyan's disciples, they naturally know Yang Chengzan, and they must be treated with the courtesy of the younger generation, let alone Professor Gu. Old acquaintances who "fall in love and kill each other".

Although everyone scolded them to death in the newspapers and wished to greet their ancestors, but seeing them in private, those who should salute had to salute. Although Qian Xuan was very upset, there was nothing he could do about it.

Brother Xun waited for a group of people to get out of the way, stood aside, and bowed to salute, but after seeing Professor Gu nodding his head, he smiled, tied his bong behind him, and swaggered to Qian Xuan, jokingly said: "Mr. , You've put on too much tiger oil recently, why are you so aggressive?"

The underlying meaning of this statement is that Qian Xuan has recently opened countless trumpets, and he has crazily sprayed people in the newspapers, and the one who has been sprayed the most is Gu Tangsheng. Today, it is hard to meet him offline. Speak a few words and vent your anger.

Qian Xuan is a hot-blooded young man with a fiery temper, how can he bear this, and immediately replied: "Professor Gu has recently taken in a new concubine, and he is really old and strong. In terms of vigor, I, Mr. Qian, are far behind."

"Hmph!" Professor Gu squinted his eyes and said with a sneer, "Master Qian's writing is good, but his eloquence is even better. If that's the case, I'll ask you in person someday."

Naturally, Qian Xuan would not be cowardly, and said with a light smile, "It's better to hit the sun than to choose the day. It happens that Mr. Cheng Zan is here, so I can be a witness."

Professor Gu immediately replied: "Okay! Just today, let's go."

Seeing that the two of them were getting angry, they stared at each other, no one gave in, and they were about to fight on the spot, Yang Chengzan had no choice but to come forward, coughed twice, and said: "Deqian, in a few days, I will visit Mr. Taiyan We'll talk about it when the time comes." He said again: "Professor Gu, don't argue with the younger generation, let's go to the banquet first."

Professor Gu squinted his old eyes, glanced at Empress Qian Xuan, followed Yang Chengzan into the room without making a sound.

However, today this beam is considered to be settled, and the two sides must have an offline fight to discuss the outcome.

Yang Chengzan and his group entered the "Tianyuan Pavilion", and He Qi followed Brother Xun into the "Yihe Hall", only to see Qian Xuan was sullen, with a stern face, and as soon as he entered the door, he sat down angrily. He filled a cup of tea on his own, and drank it with his head raised.

From the beginning to the end, Brother Xun remained calm as usual. After calling the rest of the people to take their seats, he habitually took out a cigarette and smoked, as if he was thinking about something, and fell into silence.

Xi Zique and Gu Weixian, of course, have heard of Professor Gu's name, but they have never heard of anyone who dared to yell at Professor Gu in public. gained a deep understanding.

This is a fierce man!
Xu Shoushang is a biographer, sitting next to He Qi, and as if juggling, he took out a small notebook from his body, out of professional habits, and was recording what happened just now: "On September 22, Professor Gu and Qian Xuan met Guang In Heju, Gu said: "Why is the tiger's oil powerful? Qian said: Gu Lao should be strong, but I'm not as good as it. Gu was furious, and wanted to be good at writing. Qian was not afraid, so he responded. After Yang Chengzan broke the siege, the two retreated."

Seeing that no one was talking, He Qi poked her elbow and joked, "Brother Deqian, what is tiger oil?"

All of a sudden, everyone looked at him and couldn't help laughing. When Qian Xuan heard it suddenly, his face flushed and he said anxiously: "Brother Qi, don't listen to his nonsense, I never use that thing."

"You don't need it, so what are you rushing to explain?" He Qi asked intentionally.

Qian Xuan's heart was really overwhelmed, it was yellow mud falling off his crotch, it was either shit or shit, he pointed at He Qi and spat: "Well, you He Qi, you are innocent, he said I have a good mouth, now it seems, I am not one ten thousandth of you."

He Qi's joke made everyone burst into laughter, and the oppressive atmosphere was swept away.

Xu Shoutang smiled slightly, picked up his pen and wrote down again: "The dispute between Qian and Gu failed, and Yu Zhi was speechless. He said: "Why tiger oil?" Embarrassing? Qian has nothing to say, and his face is red, so he got up and said, "Brother He is very eloquent, and it's not as good as it."

The waiters in the store started to serve the dishes, many of which had been prepared a long time ago, one after another, the table was filled with dishes in a short while, Brother Xun stood up and raised the wine glasses, everyone drank together, and the banquet started.

He Qi was about to grab a bite of food, but the mat bird on the opposite side suddenly got up, toasted He Qi, and said sincerely: "Brother Qi, I was taking the liberty just now, I will serve this glass of wine first as a respect."

"Where! Where!" He Qi returned a toast.

After drinking a glass, Xi Zique filled another glass of wine, and said, "Brother Qi, for this second glass of wine, there is something I want to ask, please be sure to agree."

"Brother Zi Fu, just say it." He Qi said straightforwardly.

"I don't know Ling Shizun's name? I have something important to ask, and I want to ask Ling Shi to come out of the mountain and fight Gaobe Daoping again to show our country's prestige." Xi Zique continued with red eyes: "5000 years of Chinese history, 4000 years In the history of Go, China’s Go has always been dominant in the world until the previous dynasty. During this period, a large number of famous national players emerged, leaving a large number of famous game records. With Fan Xiping's "Danghu Ten Games", people who hear it still think of it, and they all feel admiration and pride. But only a hundred years have passed, and my Huaxia Go has been bullied by a small Dongyi country. Gao Budaoping is only one or four dan Chess players, but we are in the north and south of China, as if there is no one in the land, and no one can stop it."

"Gaobu Daoping was even more arrogant in Yangzhou, but he wanted to lose. The masters from the north and the south felt humiliated when they heard it. 32 famous masters gathered in Yangzhou. Unfortunately, they all returned home defeated."

"I waited for the younger generation to shame the ancestors!" Xi Zique said sadly, looked up to the sky and drank it in one gulp, coughing until he choked.

In 2000, China's [-]-year-long feudal monarchy was overthrown. At the same time as the times were changing dramatically, Huaxia Go was also undergoing a transformation of removing the old and introducing the new.

At the end of the Qing Dynasty and the beginning of the Republic of China, it was the period when the traditional "old method" (the old chess method with "seats") and the "new method" (the modern chess method that abolished the "seats") of Chinese Go alternated.

With the contact and exchanges between Chinese and Japanese chess players, a new trend of learning Japanese chess skills has been set off in the chess world. At the same time, it has also made Chinese chess players realize the huge gap between them and Japanese Go. Chinese chess players are desperate.

The defeat of 32 Chinese masters in Yangzhou dealt a fatal blow to the Chinese Go world. It must be known that Takabe Michihei was only [-]th dan. Daoping Gaobu can't resist any disciple of a wealthy family.

The Go strength of a country is a process of long-term accumulation, from the quantitative change caused by the birth of a large number of players to the qualitative change process of a large number of masters. The rise of Japanese Go, since the Meiji Restoration, the comprehensive national strength has been rising day by day, making the Japanese Go world Celebrities came out in large numbers, while in China at the same time, the country was blasted open by the cannons of the great powers, and the declining state of the country made Go, an emotional demand that is biased towards the spiritual level, continue to decline.

One goes down and the other goes up, Japanese Go continues to develop until Takabe Dohei's fourth dan comes to China, killing the Quartet, sweeping the invincible players in the north and south, marking that Japanese Go has officially surpassed China.

It has been about 21 years since Huaxia Go went from the dark age to its return to the peak, from the Wu Qingyuan era, which was difficult to support, to the rival Nie Lao era, to the 100st century full-scale anti-superior era.

The origin of modern Go is Japanese Go, that is, Xiaomu Go, which is completely different from Chinese ancient chess. Xiaomu Go emphasizes layout and operation, while Chinese ancient chess has similar openings due to the restriction of the seat system, so it emphasizes fighting in the front and middle. The power of attack.

The current Chinese chess players are still unable to adapt to this huge change. In the case of missing the first move, it is difficult to reverse through the middle game, so they make mistakes in one move and one step at a time.

He Qi completely came out of the modern Go system, and was able to adapt perfectly. In a game of fast chess with Xi Zique, he almost crushed the victory, which shocked Xi Zique very much. He couldn't help but think of Gaobe Michi Ping's way of winning against Chinese chess players coincides with each other.

Therefore, Xi Zique eagerly wanted to know who He Qi's teacher was, and wanted to invite him out of the mountain to fight Gaobe Daoping to avenge his shame.

Facing the scorching-eyed Xi Zique, He Qi pursed her mouth and didn't know what to say for a moment. She thought to herself: "The 32 famous masters have all lost, and I'm just a scum of a businessman. What can I do? I want to kill thieves. There is no way to return to heaven!"

He Qi drank the wine in silence.

On the other hand, Qian Xuan, who had already been ignited by Xi Zique's words, was full of enthusiasm, and slapped He Qi's thigh with a slap, and said, "Brother Zifu, brother Qi's teacher is far away in the sky, and is right in front of you. Brother Qi himself. He lived in Nanyang since he was a child, went to the West when he grew up, and only returned to the country recently, where can there be a famous teacher to teach him?"

"Not bad!" Brother Xun nodded, smoking a cigarette.

"Ah!!!!" Xi Zique and Gu Weixian were greatly shocked when they heard the words, their eyes stared straight, and then their eyes became more and more fiery.

Xu Shoushang took out another small notebook, opened a new page, and began to record in a flash: "He Qi, no words for now, was born in Nanyang, studied in the West, recently returned to China, and is good at chess."

(End of this chapter)