Zeng Guofan came down from the Yueyang Tower and remembered that he had accidentally met a Jianghu hero with outstanding skills. He guided him out.
Lu was very happy in his heart. He had temporarily forgotten some of the grief of his mother's death over the past month. Seeing that there were still a few hours before the sky turned dark, he
He strolled to the downtown area of Yuezhou City. There were people coming and going in the three streets and six markets, and all kinds of businesses were complete. A family at the crossroads
There was a group of people in front of the shop, and a piece of paper was spread out on the ground. On the paper was a cross grid with a few black and white chess pieces on it.
So it was a street game! Zeng Guofan had two hobbies when he was young: One was smoking, and the other was playing Go. Later, the hookah ring
However, his interest in Go did not decrease. However, when he was busy with work, he tried his best to restrain himself. Since leaving the capital in June,
It had been more than two months since he last played Go. Today, he felt like he was reunited with an old friend and stopped to watch with interest.
The person sitting at the head of the chessboard was about twenty-three or twenty-four years old. His face was pale, his beard was like a bunch of grass, and his clothes were wrinkled.
It looked like it had not been changed for half a year.
There was a piece of paper pressed against a rock by his feet."Kangfu Endgame. If you win a game, you'll get ten coins, and if you lose, you'll get twenty coins.
Wen." It turned out to be a chess stall. Zeng Guofan was about to walk away, but he remembered that after watching for so long, he hadn't seen the two of them move.
Son, feel strange. Looking closely again, he saw that Kang Fu was holding black and the person holding white had been holding a piece in the air for a long time, unable to fix it in place.
Where? Zeng Guofan was thinking for that person. The more he thought about it, the more surprised he became. This black piece was actually unable to break through! He began to feel sorry for the person who set up the chess stall
Kang Fu looked at him in a new light, thinking that his chess skills were not bad, and it seemed that he was not his match. Just as he was thinking, someone outside the circle shouted loudly,
He shouted,"Who dares to show off in my territory? Hurry up and get lost!”As he spoke, he separated the crowd and rushed in.
There were three vicious thugs. Kang Fu raised his head and looked at the person who had come. He said,"Husband, you don't recognize me? The day before yesterday at the bridge
You even played a game with me." Then, he stood up.
The onlookers saw that the situation was not right. They all dispersed.
Only then did Zeng Guofan see that Kang Fu's cloth shoes were sewn with two pieces of white cloth. This was the custom of Yuanjiang and Yiyang. for dead
His parents were in mourning.
"Who has played chess with you? Don't talk nonsense!" The person who barged in had a fierce look on his face." Why don't you take a look at this place! you
You've been doing business in my territory for half a day, and you actually didn't ask for my permission. How dare you!”
"Good, good! Since hubby doesn't allow it, I'll leave now.”Kang Fu bent down, packed up his chess pieces, and prepared to leave.
"So easy! Just like that?" The fierce man rolled up his sleeves and stopped Kang Fu.
"Why don't you leave? Tell me!" Kang Fu did not show any weakness.
"Hand over a hundred taels of silver and I'll let you go!”
"Preposterous! I haven't earned even half a tael of silver today. Aren't you trying to blackmail me?" Kang Fu, be careful!
The ground put the chess pieces into the bag and said calmly.
"If you don't have money, you can use the chess pieces as collateral.”The fierce man waved his hand." Brothers, grab the chess pieces for me!”
The thugs charged forward. Kang Fu protected the sack with his left hand and only used his right hand to deal with them. With just this one hand, four men would gather
It was endless. Zeng Guofan was secretly amazed, thinking,"Another hero!"”One of the thugs got angry and picked up a board beside him.
The stool was about to hit Kang Fu's head. At this moment, a thunderous roar suddenly sounded outside the human circle."Stop, you bunch of bastards!
Eggs!"
As soon as he finished shouting, he came to the circle and snatched the stool with one hand. The man's eyes widened as he pointed at the fierce-faced man and scolded,"Good
Shameless fellow, bullying a foreigner, can you still be considered a man?”
The fierce-faced man immediately softened and said with a smile,"Master, this kid is setting up a stall in front of my shop and he doesn't want to follow me.
He bullied me first!”
"He's alone, and you have three or four. You attacked first. Is he bullying you or are you bullying him?”The person who came was completely
He sounded like an elder reprimanding a junior.
"Today, on account of Master, I'll spare you. Get lost!" The man cupped his hands to his master and led the other three.
The human angrily crawled out of the human circle. Kang Fu bowed to the person who came and said "Thank you" before turning around and walking away.
He looked back again.
Zeng Guofan saw all of this and remained silent. At this moment, he shouted,"Brother Xiao Cen, long time no see!" That person fell
He turned around and replied excitedly,"Aiya!
So it was Brother Di Sheng! Why are you here? What a coincidence." As he spoke, he quickly walked over and pulled Zeng Guofan tightly.
When she saw the hemp rope around his waist, she asked in surprise,"What's going on?"
"My mother passed away on June 12th.”Zeng Guofan replied softly," Aunt has passed away for more than two months, but I don't feel anything at all.
I don't know. I'm really sorry!"
Xiao Cen sighed.
"This is not a place to talk. Let's find a restaurant and have a drink or two!”
"Good! Let's go to the hotel in front!"
Xiao Cen was Ouyang Zhaoxiong's surname. Ouyang Zhaoxiong was from Xiangtan. He was four years older than Zeng Guofan. His family was rich and he was the most loyal.
Distraction. In the 20th year of Daoguang, it was the first year that Zeng Guofan left his residence in Beijing. His family had not yet arrived, so he lived in Wanshun Inn in Fruit Lane. a
One day, he suddenly vomited large mouthfuls of blood. His cheeks were burning red, and soon he fainted. Coincidentally, Ouyang Zhaoxiong entered the capital that year
Try to live in the same shop as him. Zhao Xiong is proficient in medicine and treats him with all his heart. For ten days, Zeng Guofan's teeth were not wet with water and rice.
She sat beside him for ten days and ten nights. Zeng Guofan was short of money at that time, and all the expenses of his illness were borne by Zhao Xiong. recovered
Later, Zeng Guofan asked him how much money he spent, but he never said anything. From then on, Zeng Guofan regarded him as his own brother.
He was unlucky and did not sell it for four tries, so he gave up the idea of being an official. Zhao Xiong was taught by a martial arts master since he was young. He has good skills.
Her husband, who had money at home, traveled all year round and made friends all over the world. The two of them had been writing to each other. Later, when Zeng Guofan was in office,
Long, Zhao Xiong felt that there was a great disparity in their status, and their replies gradually became sparse. Zeng Guofan also heard that Zhao Xiong's friends were too promiscuous.
No, she was afraid of being implicated, so she wrote fewer letters. Slowly, the two of them lost contact. Today, they met in Yuezhou City.
They were all unexpectedly happy.
"Brother Xiao Cen, did you come to Yuezhou this time to pass by or stay for a long time?”Zeng Guofan asked after taking a sip of wine.
"Three months ago, I went to Daliang for a tour at the request of a friend. A few days ago, I heard that Long Hair had attacked Hunan, so I
He was in a hurry to leave Daliang and go home. After staying in Hanyang for three days, he arrived in Yuezhou the day before yesterday. He was going to stay for a few days to visit Wu Nanping before returning.
Xiangtan."
"Nanping is still in Yuezhou? Didn't they say that he went to Liuyang to be an overseer?”Nanping was Wu Minshu's handwriting, which was quite famous at that time.
Gu Wenjia, Zeng Guofan's old friend. Every time he went to the capital for an examination, he would stay at the Zeng family's house.
"I came back last month. With his personality, he couldn't be restrained at all. How long could he be an overseer?”Ouyang said as he suddenly said,
He finished the wine in his glass in one gulp. Jing Qi hurriedly picked up the wine jug and filled it up for him.
"Are you still as unrestrained as before? I thought time would polish his edges and corners!”
"Polishing? I'm afraid I can't change it in this life! He drank as much as he could and complained endlessly.”
"Nanping was originally a pillar of the country, but unfortunately, his luck was not good. I'm afraid he can only be Zheng Banqiao in this life.”Zeng Guofan was not without regret
Nanping is now one of the Four Monsters of Yuezhou.”
"Which four monsters? It will also allow me to broaden my horizons." He hadn't returned home for more than ten years. As soon as he stepped into Hunan, Zeng Guofan thought about it.
He knew everything.
"This Yuezhou person also knows how to link Nanping with those villains. He said: Strange prostitute He Donggu, strange beggar Li
Laizi is a strange monk named Kong Dwarf, and a strange talent named Wu Juren. What was even stranger was that Nan Ping was not angry.”Ouyang Zhaoxiong said with a bitter smile.
Guofan also shook his head and smiled bitterly. He remembered that Wu Nanping had come to the capital two years ago and brought a book of poems with him, which had made him fall for it. Such a wonder
How could he not sigh when he was regarded as a prostitute and beggar monk? If it wasn't for my filial piety, I really should go and take a look tomorrow.
He…The two of them were speechless. After a moment of silence, Zeng Guofan changed the topic."How is the situation in Henan? It's still peaceful there
What?" Ever since he became the chief examiner of Sichuan in the 23rd year of Daoguang, he had not stepped out of the capital for nearly ten years. This time, I passed through Zhili to the mountain
When they arrived in the east, they saw a chaotic scene, which was much more serious than what they heard in the capital. The capital said that Bai Gui was harnessing the river
Southern political achievements were remarkable, Zeng Guofan wanted to inquire about the truth from Zhao Xiong.
"Don't mention Henan." Zhao Xiong said," The corruption in officialdom is no less than that in Hunan. It was the autumn harvest season, but
From Kaifeng to Linying, there was an endless stream of hungry people. From time to time, people could see starving people on the roadside, making people dizzy.”
"Henan is also like this. There are even rumors in the capital that Bai Gui is good at governing Henan! It's actually similar to Shandong and Anhui." Deep worry from
Zeng Guofan's thin face showed that he was in no mood to drink.
"No wonder Long Hair rebelled. It has been the case since ancient times." Zhao Xiong's words were filled with anger.
"There are many shortcomings in the administration of officials in each province. The emperor has long considered this and it is due to improper employment. The imperial court will naturally rectify it. long
Rebellion was a heinous crime, and it was something that heaven and earth could not tolerate.”Zeng Guofan couldn't agree with Zhao Xiong's extreme behavior. Zhao Xiong also realized that
After a few sips of wine, he said,"Long Hair has besieged Changsha City for several days. I
I want to make some Jianghu friends and invite them to my hometown to train in the regimental training to protect the people.”
"Brother Xiao Cen is very knowledgeable." Zeng Guofan knew that he had foreseen the arrival of troubled times and had taken precautions early. He was indeed one level higher than the average person.
Prepare.
"My friends and I all thought that we had to rely on ourselves to protect the village. It was useless to rely on the government. In times of crisis, reliable
There were only hot-blooded warriors like Jing Ke and Nie Zheng who sacrificed their lives generously. However, it was not easy to recognize people! Yesterday, a friend introduced me to one
I saw that he was quite decent, so I took him in as my disciple. This person is that kid from just now. I didn't expect it to be such a bully.
You bastard!"
The two talked and drank. Seeing that the sun was about to set, Zeng Guofan thought that the boat would leave tomorrow morning and he would spend the night on the boat.
At night, he said to Zhao Xiong,"Brother Xiao Cen, let's bid farewell here today." I'll be back in Xiangxiang for at least three years.
I'll come to Xiangtan in two months to see you. He would not go to Nanping this time. He would pay a special visit next time.”Zhao Xiongwei
People were the most straightforward, so he didn't ask her to stay. He said,"You don't have to come to Xiangtan. After I go home and cook for a few days, I'll come to Lotus Pond to pay my respects to Uncle.
Mother."
The two of them left the hotel and cupped their hands in farewell.
On the way back to the lakeside, Zeng Guofan thought," Most of the people he had made friends with in the past were scholars. Now that war had broken out and chaos was coming,
She had to be like Xiao Cen and make more friends who were skilled in martial arts. Thinking of this, he was glad that he had met Yang Zaifu on Yueyang Tower.
He thought of Kang Fu, who ran the Go stall. He was good at Go and his martial arts were not bad either. With one hand, he could stop four burly men from getting close.
It seemed that he was a hero who had fallen into the dust. It was a pity that he did not know where he was staying. Otherwise, he would really have to go and see him. I'll be there soon
By the lake. The boatman politely took Zeng Guofan and his servant into the cabin and served them two bowls of fragrant tea. I drank a lot of wine just now.
Zeng Guofan was very thirsty. He picked up the bowl and drank in big gulps. Looking at the calm lake, I thought I could see it tonight.
To Fan Zhongyan's "quiet shadow sinking jade, fisherman's song answering each other" Dongting night scene, the heart felt very comfortable. He told the boatman that Changsha was
Long Hair had surrounded them. Tomorrow, they would change their route to Yuanjiang. As they were chatting, someone outside the cabin asked,"Captain, may I know your name?
Where should I open early?"
The captain quickly left the cabin and said,"We'll sail to Yuanjiang tomorrow morning."”
"That's great! I'll take your boat to Yuanjiang.”
"Sir, it doesn't matter if you pay the boat fee or not. It's just that my boat is rented by another uncle.”
"Then please help me beg that old man.”
Jing Qi walked out of the cabin and said,"It doesn't work, it doesn't work. Find another boat!"”
"Big brother, please help. I asked many boats, but none of them went to Yuan River.”
Zeng Guofan heard the voice in the cabin and felt that it was familiar, so he walked out. This sight made him really happy. The original question
The person was Kang Fu, who had set up the chess stall. Kang Fu was also shocked when he saw this, thinking,"I didn't expect this old man to be a friend of the person who helped me out!" had
Guo Fan's triangular eyes shone with joy as he quickly called out,""Brother, come in quickly. We'll go to Yuanjiang together.
Go!"
After Kang Fu entered the cabin and sat down, Zeng Guofan said,"I was just about to look for you, but you came. What a coincidence! I'll see you play chess in the afternoon
The stall had the words 'Kang Fu Endgame' written on it, so it must be Kang Fu.”
"Sir is right. I am Kang Fu. Today, on the street, Lord Damon's friend came forward to help him out. Otherwise, it would be troublesome.
It's over."
Seeing that they were very familiar with each other, the captain brought over a bowl of fragrant tea. Zeng Guofan asked,"Brother, from your accent, it sounds like Yuanjiang and Yi."
People from the Yang area, are you going home?”
"I am from Xiaheqiao, Yuanjiang County. I wanted to stay in Yuezhou for a while longer, but I was interrupted by those rascals this afternoon.
Zi did not want to be entangled with them anymore, so he decided to return to Yuan River immediately. It was really lucky to meet First Master. Excuse me, sir
Where are you from?"
"My name is Zeng Guofan, also known as Disheng, from Xiangxiang.”
When Kang Fu heard this, he was surprised for a moment before he quickly knelt down and said,"You are Lord Zeng of Xiangxiang? I have eyes but cannot see Mount Tai,
I offended you just now."
Zeng Guofan did not expect Kang Fu to know everything at the mention of his name. If he had known earlier, he would not have told him his real name. quickly called
Jing Qi helped him up and asked kindly,""Brother, may I ask Taifu?"
"Replying to Milord, I am cheap.”Kang Fu replied respectfully.
Seeing him like this, Zeng Guofan hurriedly said,"I have returned to my hometown to attend my mother's funeral. I have already reported to the court that I am vacant of all my duties.
Assistant minister, but a commoner. Don't call me lord, and don't be too particular about etiquette. Just call me Disheng! Or not
Just, just call me grandpa.”
Hearing these words, Kang Fu was very touched. The assistant minister who was deified by the villagers was actually like this.
Easy and modest. After a few sips of tea, Zeng Guofan said,"I also like to play Go. Today, seeing your chess skills, I feel ashamed.
If."
"Sir, don't mention this anymore." Kang Fu looked ashamed." I had no choice these few days.
It was an insult to the chess world and the Kang family.”
"You can't say that. He had set up an arena to meet all the chess friends in the world. How could he say that it was humiliating?”from
After seeing Kang Fu's chess and martial arts skills, Zeng Guofan also changed his opinion about him setting up a stall to sell his skills. Kang Fu smiled bitterly and said,
"The game of Go was personally created by Emperor Yao. The original purpose of creating the game was to cultivate the temperament of the Crown Prince Dan Zhu, so that he would go away from the noisy and frivolous.
Entering the righteous path, there was a saying in the history books that 'Yao created Go, Dan Zhu was good at it'. For thousands of years, the game of Go has been a symbol
The leisurely temperament played the functions of puzzle, cultivation and entertainment. In the past dynasties, all the people who were good at playing chess had high interest.
Pure, intelligent gentleman, rarely saw Go and money mixed together.”
Zeng Guofan listened to Kang Fu's discussion and nodded repeatedly. But Kang Fu was unfortunate and poor.
Staggering, forced to have no way out, can only rely on selling the aftermath to make a living, it is really shameful to say.”
"What difficulties do you have? Can you tell me a thing or two?”Zeng Guofan sensed that Kang Fu seemed to be hiding something.
"As long as Master wants to hear it, Kang Fu is willing to pour it out to Master.”The fear from when they first met had disappeared.
The boat was really lucky, and the big shot in front of him was so calm. Kang Fu wanted to let go of all his worries.
She told him," I had a hard life. When I was fifteen, my father passed away. My mother brought us brothers to guard the few acres that my father left behind.
The land was barren, and it was hard to survive. Two years ago, my mother fell seriously ill due to overwork. I discussed with my brother that I would treat her even if I had to sell my land and house.
Sick. Behind Mother's back, we sold all our ancestral lands. When the money was used up, her mother closed her eyes. The brothers borrowed money to be their mother again.
He personally held the funeral. In order to pay off my debts, I left my brother at home and went out to do business alone. It was not easy to earn fifty taels of silver, who
When I found out that Yuezhou had been stolen by thieves, I was so angry that I fainted. Not to mention the money for the restaurant and the travel expenses home, even the money for food was not enough.
There was nothing else. He had nothing on him except a box of Go.”
As he spoke, Kang Fu took out the Go from his bag and handed it to Zeng Guofan with both hands. Zeng Guofan liked to play Go and was also very interested in chess pieces.
Interesting, there are more than ten sets of expensive chess pieces in the house. He opened the cloth to reveal a purplish-red sandalwood box. It gave off a faint fragrance.
It came out from the wooden box. The surface of the box was nailed with silver nails to form white clouds drifting in the wind. In the clouds, a golden, tooth-shaped dragon was galloping.
The dragon is strong. Zeng Guofan was slightly surprised and thought to himself, This doesn't look like something used by the people. He carefully opened the lid, and it was divided into two.
There were black pieces on one side and white pieces on the other. The black pieces were black and shiny, like the eyes of a baby. The white seed is white and sparkling,
Like a star in the night sky. Zeng Guofan was shocked again. He had seen no less than a thousand sets of Go, and he had seen many imperial chess pieces in the palace.
He had never seen a chess piece with such exquisite and pure texture. He casually took out a black chess piece, feeling that it was better than any other chess piece.
Hand. It was early autumn, and the weather was still hot, but the chess piece felt chilly and comfortable in his hand. He gently knocked the chess piece on the table
Immediately, a sonorous sound was emitted, which was very pleasant to the ears. Zeng Guofan took out another white stone. He felt the same and took it out again.
Dozens of them, each of them like this, he was very surprised and praised,"Good boy! Good son!" He raised his head and looked at Kang Fu.
"You were talking about the Kang family's style just now. Could it be that this chess piece was passed down by our ancestors?"”
"That's right." Kang Fu looked at the chess pieces and said," This set of chess pieces was passed down by my ancestors. In the hands of us brothers, it has already been passed down.
It was the eighth generation. It was precisely because it was passed down from his ancestors that Kang Fu fought with those rascals today.”
Zeng Guofan nodded and said,"I saw those people. They said that you occupied his territory, but it was a lie. They used this to extort you as a pawn."
Really."
"Sir System is right." Kang Fu casually took out a black piece and rubbed it in his hand." What they want is my chess piece."
Son. Two days ago, the leader of the group played two rounds of chess with me at the bridgehead. At that time, I saw that the man was born with two greedy
Her eyes. He knew that this chess piece was not ordinary. Since he could not get it properly, he gathered people to snatch it. I'm not boasting, I'm letting
If I really want to fight him, those people are not my match.”Kang Fu said calmly and slowly, not surprising at all.
State.
With Zeng Guofan's many years of experience, he knew that the young man in front of him was not just a boastful person, he might have more.
He didn't reveal the secret that made people look at him in a different light. He asked Kang Fu to put away the chess pieces and said sincerely,"Even though I've been in the imperial court for ten years,
He had been an official for many years and loved to play Go all his life, but he had never seen a chess piece like you. I think it must have an extraordinary background. If you're my foot
If you don't mind my rudeness, there are no outsiders on this ship, and the boatman has long slept. Can you tell me about this chess piece?
Calendar?"
"Of course you can." Kang Fu nodded without hesitation.
Therefore, on the lake of Dongting Lake, which was dotted with fishing fires and full of stars and stars, in the quiet, narrow and slightly shaking cabin, Kang Fu
He told Zeng Guofan about the origin of the heirloom that he had never told outsiders.
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