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Kyoto, the town of castle.

Kyoto, Joshita Town.

The traffic is busy and the voices are boiling.

In the alleys.

The crowd was listening to a blind pipa mage singing:

"Fifty years on earth

下天のうちをくらぶれば

Dream の如くなり

Once 生を得て

灭せぬ者のあるべきか"[iv]

Then he sang with a bleak song "Dunsheng":

Naomi Kumagai, the general of the Genji clan, took the head of the elegant young boy Taira Atsumori, and couldn't help but burst into tears. Although he has been fighting and killing for decades, beheading his arms and banners, and killing countless people, it is the first time in his life to kill such a young and handsome enemy, and I can't help but feel a sense of pathos. The young man Junyan turned into a soul in an instant, and sure enough, people are impermanent, like a dream, birth, old age, sickness and death, and there is a lot of pain. So he pulled out the 'twig' on Dunsheng's waist, played a song, and disappeared. Left the battlefield and left home, the Dharma name Lotus Sheng. ”

Not only did the crowd listen solemnly, but a few of them hid their faces and wept, only a child who was less than half a person tall stood on a high stone and watched and laughed slightly.

"The glory and wealth of this earthly world is a passing cloud, thinking that the Ping clan is prominent and the power is tilted towards the opposition, and it is expected to enjoy peace. Unexpectedly, the remnants of the Gen clan rose in the Kanto region, and the Taira clan was wiped out in three wars in five years. Nagen Yoritomo was appointed as the general of the Seiyi and founded the shogunate[xvi] in Kamakura[xv], laying the foundation of the samurai family. In addition to the same clan Kiso Yoshinaka, Yuan Fan Lai, and Yuan Yijing, he thought that he could sit back and relax. Unexpectedly, it was Zijian who stole the authority of the Hojo clan by his relatives, and the Genji died for three generations. The Hojo clan controls the politics of power and plays the shogun in the palm of his hand. In the Motohiro Rebellion, the Rokupola Tanji Mansion and the Kamakura Mansion fell one after another, the entire Hojo clan perished, and the Nine Generations of Eika were destroyed. The new policy of Jianwu failed, the Ashikaga clan of the source rose, and the Zun clan created the shogunate of this dynasty. Looking at the major events in the world, the rise and fall of the past dynasties have been the alternate rule of the two clans of the samurai family for hundreds of years, and it has been the right principle of the world since ancient times. ”

When everyone tried to look for the boy standing on Gao Shi, they found that Gao Shi only left 10 yuan as a tuition fee, and the boy was nowhere to be seen.

Not only were the crowd secretly amazed, although smiling at the crowd was ignorant and unreasonable, but it was also inappropriate for them to be able to leave money as a kind of etiquette. At this time, a woman dressed in gorgeous clothes and with a noble face hurriedly came from outside, with a few attendants by her side, and saw a group of people listening to the tune, so she stepped forward and asked, "Master, may I see a child of eight or nine years old?" Then there was a look of sadness on his face.

The old man lowered his head and thought for a while, slowly put himself into the sandals, and said, "Madame is asking about a peaceful-looking, but somewhat cynical child, if you ask this child, I walked by here not long ago." He took out the 10 coins and sighed, "Madam, if so, this is what the child left behind, please return it to him." ”

Everyone wondered why the old man was so respectful to the lady, and watched their conversation in amazement. But no one came forward to question their deeds, for they were still poor people.

The old man said again: "Well, this child is a small man with high ambitions, which is cherished. Madame, please pass on a few good words to the child. Life is like a dream, as long as you seize the present time, tomorrow will make you beautiful. ”

"Master, thank you for your advice." The beautiful woman looked at the sky, her face was full of sadness, and she said to herself, "It's so late, and Senzhumaru doesn't know where to go." ”

At this time, there were several battles at the entrance of the alley, running here.

"Oh no, the fan is here." Someone shouted.

I'm afraid it's because of the discussion of current affairs, and a secret agent has reported it.

The beautiful young woman then called some of her attendants to leave from the path, and left with the old man on the lute.

When she arrived at the intersection, the beautiful young woman looked at the old man with a bleak description and said, "Master, you better leave quickly!" ”

"Madam, if you are from an official family, why do you want to help a poor old man?" The old man said without fear at all.

The beautiful young woman paused for a moment, took out 100 yuan and handed it to her, and then walked towards the side of the street with her attendant.

The old man shook his head and fell back into the darkness

It was completely dark.

Among the Imperial Officers.

Directly heard a young woman complain: "Qianzhumaru, what are you thinking?" "This young woman is the beautiful young woman who is looking for a child in the street.

In another elegant room, the young man who sat down to drink tea was actually the child who listened to "Ping Dunsheng" with a smile that day, that is, the Qianzhu Pill in the mouth of the beautiful young woman.

And sitting opposite the boy is a man in his 30s, because the daily cultivation has reached the realm of unintentional, making people look only 25 or 6, now he is holding a fan and shaking to look at the child in front of him, thinking that he really wants to be a child, carefree, really enviable

Qianzhumaru gently put down the teacup, glanced at the man in front of him, and took out an old chess piece from behind him with a little fear, put it on the coffee table, and asked the man: "Father, can you teach your son to play chess pieces?" Please! As he spoke, he bowed to the tatami and peeked at his father's face, and saw that he was still the same, shaking his fan leisurely.

"Senju Maru, set up the chess pieces!" My father was still the same, and he didn't have the idea of moving, "Senjumaru, do you know the origin of shogi?" ”

"Yes, Father, I heard this from Uncle Shangang, and he told me about it." Senjumaru glanced at his father and continued, "Shogi was introduced to our country from the place where the current Ming Province is located, and they called it Xiangqi, and in the past, there were various forms such as Heian Shogi and Shogi, and the current shogi type appeared around 200 years ago. Is that my father? ”

"Haha, keep talking!" My father looked very happy and shook the fan in his hand again.

"My father really likes that fan, but he is a token of my family!" Senjumaru thought, continuing his understanding of shogi: "The chessboard consists of squares of 9-9. The squares are slightly longer in the longitudinal direction, giving the entire board a rectangular shape, which is related to the shape of the pieces in shogi. The vertical squares are called "tendons" - from right to left, they are 1 to 9 tendons; The horizontal squares are called 'segments', from top to bottom, from 1 to 9 segments. This creates a coordinate system, and each cell is determined by the number of ribs and segments. There are 40 horses in total, 20 on each side, namely: jade generals (king generals), flying cars, horn lines each one, gold generals, silver generals, incense cars, gui horses two each, nine infantry. One of the characteristics of shogi chess pieces is that there is no difference in color or material between the two sides, but the chess pieces are made into a pentagonal shape (the size of different classes is slightly different), the name of the chess piece is written on the surface, and the friend and foe are determined according to the direction in which the chess pieces are placed: the opponent's chess pieces are placed in the positive direction, and the opponent's chess pieces are placed in the opposite direction. In addition to the chess pieces on the board, shogi often has two small boards or small tables for placing the opponent's chess pieces that have been captured. Because these pieces can still be used, they must be placed explicitly to let the opponent know.

2. The basic principles of chess

The layout at the beginning of the game is shown in Figure 1, with the pieces in the grid (the same as chess).

Move in turn, one move at a time, and when it's your turn to play, you can't help but play.

The opponent's captured chess pieces can be used by the opponent (according to certain principles, they can be put back on the chessboard to fight, more on this later), and placed in their own small board, which is called "holding the piece".

3. Victory or defeat

If there is no way to remove the opponent's general, he will be checkmated, sentenced to lose, and the opponent will win.

In addition, the player who has no player to move or concedes defeat when it is his turn to move also loses.

Is the child right? ”

"Hehe, Qianzhumaru is right, let's talk about the moves of those ordinary chess pieces?" Father nodded yes and continued to let Senjumaru continue.

"Yes, Father.

Jade General (one side is written as "Jade General", and one side is written as "Wang General", referred to as "Jade" and "Wang"): You can go in horizontal, vertical, and diagonal directions, but the distance is limited to one square, and you can advance or retreat (exactly the same as the "King" in chess). The maximum control range is eight blocks. It is the commander of an army, and cannot be exchanged with other subordinates, and once checkmated, that side will be defeated.

Jin Jiang (referred to as "Jin"): You can walk horizontally, vertically, and diagonally in front of one square, but you can't go diagonally behind. Therefore, the maximum control range of the golden general is six squares.

Silver will (referred to as "silver"): You can walk diagonally and forward one square, and you can't go in the left, right, and back directions. Therefore, the maximum control range is five blocks.

The gold generals and silver generals can be regarded as the deputy generals of an army, although they move relatively slowly, but they are firepower-intensive sub-forces in a small area, especially when they appear in groups, both offensive and defensive effects are very good. It is a very important piece on the board.

Gui Ma (abbreviated as "Gui Ma"): Although Gui Ma has only two squares of control, it is the only piece on the board that can penetrate and attack because it can cross the pawn, and can often play a surprise role against enemies who are holding on to the attack (cavalry assault square circle?). ）。 It is also a good pawn to hit the double, so when the opponent has the Gui Horse that holds the Zi, the two silver pieces above the chess pieces are arranged one square apart on the same horizontal line (a "segment") (which is exactly the range of Gui Ma's firepower) is a taboo for soldiers.

Incense car (referred to as "incense"): can only go straight ahead, the number of grids is not limited (control a "tendon"), but can not cross the child, can not retreat.

The common name of the incense car is called "gun", and indeed, it is an imitation of the pikemen in ancient warfare. Like pikemen, the incense cart is not good for melee combat, and is only as effective as an infantry soldier in hand-to-hand combat, and because it is worth more than infantry, its attack strength is slightly weaker than that of infantry. At the beginning of the game, the position of the incense cart is at the very corner of the chessboard, which has little effect. However, if you become a holder and use it wisely, you can beat the speeding car in one tendon, and it is not uncommon to catch the flying car in one tendon with other subs.

Infantry ("infantry"): can only walk straight ahead for one square, only advancing and not retreating. The control range is only one block.

It is the "miscellaneous soldiers" in the army, the largest in number and the weakest in strength. However, the so-called "shoeed ones are afraid of barefoot", and almost all chess pieces except the infantry themselves are reluctant to exchange with them, so the strength of the attack is the highest, especially when it is promoted to a mature piece. It is very suitable as a stepping stone to break down dense defenses.

Flying (abbreviated as "flying"): Straight or sideways in an infinite grid, it is the most powerful piece of the piece.

Corner row (abbreviated as "corner"): Walk diagonally in an infinite grid, so nearly half of the grid cannot be reached.

Flying rooks and corner rows are the few pieces in shogi that advance and retreat freely, with long distances and fast speeds. It's just that they are not as flexible as jade, gold, and silver in a small area, and this shortcoming can be compensated for after they are promoted to adulthood.

Am I right, Father, can you teach me now? ”

"Haha, good! Is the chess set up? Eun, haha! My father folded the fan and put it in his kimono.

Sit in front of the chessboard

Without the past 50 moves, the jade general of Qianzhu Pill has been forced into danger by successive kings. And my father was still playing and dropping chess pieces, and he didn't look soft at all, and his smile became thicker and thicker.

Father smiled and said: "Qianzhu Pill, I played well, I can make my father and I work hard to force more than 50 moves without defeat, it's really surprising." ”

"My father is a famous shogi, so it's nice to have my father compliment." Qianzhumaru also smiled and bowed his head and said, but his mind was still on the flag, because now he had no room for it, so he had to abandon the plate and lose.

"Father, look how bright the moon is." Chizumaru followed his father out of the main room, and seeing that he had nothing to say, he had to use such words to show the embarrassment at this time.

"Senjumaru, you're 9 years old this year!" My father's face was very dim in the moonlight.

"Yes, father, I'm going to turn nine in a few days?"

"Hey, it's going so fast!" My father was a little reluctant, but more importantly, he looked at Qianzhumaru firmly, and said, "Qianzhumaru is also going to grow up, I want to send you to the Rokkaku family, okay?" ”

Chizumaru looked at his father solemnly, and couldn't even say a word, and after a pause, he said, "Really? ”

"Yes, I think very clearly, the general's family is getting weaker and weaker, as a genealogical subordinate of the general's family, now there is only the sacrifice of my family's children, do you understand?" As he spoke, my father looked very old and desolate.

"Yes, I see? Does Mother know? The unusually calm made the father take a closer look at this child who made him feel distressed and headaches.

"Your mother's place, I'll go and talk, you have to get ready, and you'll leave in a few days." With that, he left there, leaving Senzumaru there alone.

That night, only the cry of a woman and the sigh of a man could be heard (to be continued). )