After the end of the meeting, the ministers had just walked out of the Wenhua Palace, and many people had already reacted, and there was really no reason for this controversy at today's meeting.

As a matter of fact, if it were not for the rebutters at today's meeting to criticize the "General Principles of Civil Affairs" in the first place, then when Yuan Keli or officials of the Ministry of Criminal Justice formally proposed the implementation of the "General Principles of Civil Matters," the officials of the DPRK and China could actually directly veto the "General Principles of Civil Principles."

But now, because of an inexplicable dispute, they were directly deprived of the power to discuss the "General Principles of Civil Matters" by the emperor. The emperor and Yuan Keli made a preemptive move, and this game was won beautifully.

When many officials came to their senses, they immediately decided that today's incident should have been planned by Yuan Keli behind his back, otherwise the emperor who was in his prime would not be able to set up such a situation.

Yuan Keli, who inexplicably stood on the cusp of the storm, was really criticized by some Qingliukou for some days.

Although Chongzhen ordered that no one should interfere with the gentry council to discuss the provisions of the "General Civil Rules", the officials in the court were obviously not so obedient. Although they did not openly exert pressure on the representatives of the gentry, they nevertheless invited the representatives of the gentry of their province to a banquet in the name of entertaining the villagers.

Regarding the private behavior of these officials, Chongzhen naturally received the news quickly. Although these gentry representatives seemed quite independent in the congress, they were suddenly beaten back to their original form after being privately dragged to a banquet by the dignitaries of their fellow townspeople.

In front of these fellow nobles, these country gentry were left with only promises. As a result, the discussion on the "General Principles of Civil Matters" has reached a deadlock in the conference.

On the tenth day of the first month of May, the wind and sun are beautiful, and it is a rare good weather. Chongzhen rarely stayed in the study to deal with government affairs, but talked a few words with a Go national player recommended by the Marquis of Fengcheng on the scenery of the West Sea in the Huxin Pavilion.

The Go national player recommended by Fengcheng Hou is Jiang Yongqing, a native of Wuyuan, Jiangxi. Qin, chess, calligraphy and painting are the four arts of a gentleman, but Go is different from the other three arts, not only because it can cultivate the cultivation and talent of a gentleman, but also has a certain competitiveness.

In the Ming Dynasty, gambling was prevalent in the market, and this game became a gambling tool among scholars because of its competitiveness and entertainment. As a result, a special class of chess players has emerged who make a living from gambling on chess.

This Jiang Yongqing is one of these chess players, and speaking of which, Jiang Yongqing's life is also quite legendary.

He was not a scholar, so he did not receive any guidance from famous teachers. He was just a farmer, and because he often went to watch idlers play games when he was a child, he gradually understood the principles of chess.

When he was a teenager, Jiang Yongqing won many times in chess with his hometown chess players, and gradually began to become famous, and eventually became a generation of Go national players.

In the Ming generation, the national players of Wanli were the most doubled, and most of the national players of Go came from Jingshi, Xin'an, and Yongjia.

There are a large number of dignitaries and nobles in the capital, so all the chess players who are a little famous in the world will go to the capital, hoping to be favored by the nobles in Beijing and hired by the nobles as guests.

However, in the fifth year of the Apocalypse, the party struggle between Wei Zhongxian and the Donglin Party made the nobles in the capital go out of Beijing one after another to avoid trouble, and the chess affairs in Beijing were greatly reduced for a while. As a result, the chess players in Beijing also went south to Jinling, or returned to their hometowns to avoid party chaos.

This Jiang Yongqing returned to the capital in the first year of Chongzhen, although Jiang Yongqing, who is over forty years old, has begun to decline, but it is still more than enough to deal with Chongzhen, who only has three-legged cat kung fu.

However, Jiang Yongqing, who has been under the noble family for most of his life, has lost the sharpness of his youth. Especially now playing against the great tomorrow, it makes him even more cautious and does not dare to win.

Although Zhu Youzhen played Go for a few days in his previous life, the rules of modern Go are very different from those of the Ming Dynasty.

After all, when Go was created, it was not used for entertainment and gambling, but for teaching the art of war.

Although by the Ming Dynasty, the original intention of learning the art of war from Go had gradually passed away. However, the rules of this game of Go are still very particular about the overall situation, and the emphasis is on competing in the Central Plains and dominating the world.

Therefore, the rules of Go in the Ming Dynasty adopted the method of returning the number of chess heads, that is, the number of blocks on both sides was calculated after the final game, and the side with more pieces had to return one piece to the side with less, which was also called "returning the chess head".

However, Chongzhen, who knew nothing about the rules of Go in the Ming Dynasty, was accustomed to using the habits of later generations, making his white chess pieces a number of disconnected pieces, so that Jiang Yongqing could not lose better.

Zhu Youzhen watched the chess game for a long time, and finally admitted defeat, and said with a smile: "It's hard for Mr. Jiang to let it work so hard, I still lose." Let's not play, why don't Mr. Jiang tell me about the grand occasion of the chess scene in Beijing during the Wanli period. ”

Jiang Yongqing hurriedly got up, knelt down at Chongzhen and apologized in fear: "The grass people are guilty of a capital crime, the grass people are just confused for a while, not trying to tease Your Majesty." ”

Zhu Youzhen stretched out his hand and patted Jiang Yongqing's shoulder and said, "Don't be so alarmed, when playing chess, let's not talk about these false courtesies." In the future, every first and fifteenth day of the new year, you will enter the palace to talk about a few games with me, and talk about the old things in the capital by the way, do you think it is good? ”

Under Chongzhen's appeasement, Jiang Yongqing finally stood up tremblingly, sat opposite Chongzhen again, and introduced some stories about the chess scene in the capital for him.

After Jiang Yongqing's chess strength went downhill, he worked hard in dealing with people. He became famous when he was young, traveled all over the country, and stayed under many nobles, so once he regained his composure, he also said that the head is the way.

Listening to these stories in the capital, Chongzhen spent an afternoon, and after ordering someone to send Jiang Yongqing away, Zhu Youzhen looked at Jiang Yongqing, who was following the inner attendant, and couldn't help but shake his head.

He said to the Marquis of Fengcheng, who had not yet left: "Although Jiang Yongqing is well-behaved, he is too sleek and sleek by the sophistication of human affairs, and he has no edges and corners.

It may be possible to be a guest who welcomes and sends him off, but let him take the lead of the chess academy, I'm afraid it will be difficult to take on the important task. ”

Li Chengzuo immediately replied: "Actually, the minister has already sent someone to Wuxi to summon the national hand to pass the hundred years, this one is from a prestigious family, but from a scholar, and he treats people very decently.

This person is also the No. 1 chess player today, and since his debut, he has lost few games in the past few decades, and he has a high reputation in the capital.

This person came out to preside over the chess academy, and he could probably fulfill His Majesty's request. However, if Your Majesty is a good chess player, isn't it good to summon a few chess attendants to worship it?

Now that the chess academy is being set up with great fanfare, will the ignorant people think that His Majesty's move is a plaything? In the past few years, the world has been uneven, even if Your Majesty has a hobby, it is better to keep a low profile. ”

Zhu Youzhen smiled and said to him: "Why do you think that the Marquis of Fengcheng also thinks that I asked you to recruit chess players from all over the world and set up a chess academy just for a little personal hobby?" ”

The Marquis of Fengcheng didn't dare to reply silently, for this young emperor, he didn't dare to figure out his thoughts more and more. If it weren't for the fact that Chongzhen, although his mind is unpredictable, he pays the most attention to the rules of doing things, and likes the advice of others, he would not have the courage to say such things to the emperor.

To tell the truth, whether it was him or the noble officials outside, they all hoped that the emperor would have some hobbies, so that the courtiers could do what he liked.

When Chongzhen asked him to find a few chess players to form a chess academy and play chess with him, Li Chengzuo was quite happy, he originally thought that he could use this to get closer to the emperor. But seeing Chongzhen let him look for national players to establish a chess academy with great fanfare, he felt that things didn't seem to be as he thought.

So, half exhortation, half tentatively, he asked the emperor a question. Zhu Youzhen looked up at the cloudless sky, and finally said a little lonely: "I have heard a saying before, called: Chess Dao Chang is the country's fortune Chang."

Wanli was prosperous in the Ming Dynasty, so the chess players doubled. Now we can only inherit the legacy of the Wanli Emperor.

Although Go is only a small skill, it can open up the wisdom of the people. But nowadays, the people regard Go as a gambling technique, which not only destroys the world's customs, but also destroys the ethics of scholars.

I only asked you to recruit chess players to establish a chess academy, not only for your own pastime, but also in the hope of curbing the trend of gambling chess among the corporals and gentry, and finding a healthy entertainment for the people of the world.

Therefore, after Bai Ling arrives in the capital, you must build this chess academy with him. In the autumn of this year, a chess tournament will be held in Beijing, and all provinces can recommend chess players to participate.

After this chess meeting, the top ten chess players were all hired into the chess academy, and the first place in the chess club was awarded the title of Tianyuan. If you have won the title of Tian Yuan three times in a row, you will be awarded the title of Tian Yuan for life.

I hope that in the future, a chess meeting can be held every year to cultivate the love of Go among the people of the Ming Dynasty. In addition, the daily work of the chess academy is, first, to teach chess to the outside world; The second is to compile chess games and formulate the rules of the chess club..."

Zhu Youzhen instructed the Marquis of Fengcheng, but on the other hand, he thought about his hard work, and he didn't know if he could change the current style of the Ming Dynasty.

Civilization is its spirit, and barbarism is its body. This is the requirement of modern civilized countries for their own people, and it is the only way to promote sports among the people.

Although Chongzhen explained it for him, Fengcheng Hou still left with full doubts.

The Marquis of Fengcheng had just left, and when Zhu Youzhen was about to go to the queen's side, he saw Lu Qi hurriedly walking towards him, as if he was in a hurry.

He suddenly stopped and said to Wang Chengen beside him: "It seems that today's leisure time is over." ”

After Lu Qi hurried to him and saluted him. Zhu Youzhen opened his mouth and asked, "What happened?" Why did you come to me in such a hurry? ”

After Lu Qi calmed down, he said: "There is news from Henan, the brocade clothes under Xu Xianchun led the troops to break through the Huaiyuan Lu family, slaughtered in the village, and wiped out the men of the Lu family.

His sergeants also raped a number of women, several of whom were from the Henan gentry. Xu Xianchun knew that this matter was not trivial, so he had already ordered the hundred households and their generals to be imprisoned and wait for His Majesty's fate. ”