Rebirth of the Great Power

At dawn, Mu Yuan had already put on his clothes and got up, tidied himself up and left the room.

In the first few days, Mu Yuan was not very used to the somewhat complicated clothes and long hair in ancient times, so he asked Tian Yuan for help every time, especially with hair.It's just that after learning it quickly, I do it myself. After all, I used to be a modern person who valued privacy, and I'm still not used to handling other people's intimate matters such as tying hair and dressing.

Opening the door, Tian Yuan was already waiting outside the door.

Mu Yuan first jogged around the courtyard for a few laps, made some preparatory moves, and then began to practice a set of Changquan.

This set of boxing techniques was learned by Wang Zheng from a health expert when he was young. Every move and style is about exercising every part of the body as much as possible. The postures are not good-looking enough, and some moves even look clumsy.This kind of boxing method is not good for defeating the enemy and saving lives by injuring the enemy, but it is very suitable for strengthening the body.

After learning this set of boxing, Wang Zheng persisted in practicing it for more than ten minutes every day, and the effect was quite good.

As a professional chess player, good physical strength is as important as superb chess power.

Although in the modern Go competition that emphasizes efficiency, it is rare for a game to be played for a few days. Basically, the game is completed within two to three hours, let alone fast chess.However, it still happens from time to time that several games of chess need to be played in one day.For professional chess players, losing a game is hard, no matter how important the game is or not.Especially if the chess strength is obviously higher than that of the opponent, but you lose because of your lack of physical strength, it will be even more difficult to forgive.

On the other hand, a strong physique also helps to concentrate and improve the winning rate of the game.A large part of the reason for the decline in the competitive state of some elderly professional chess players is that their physical strength cannot keep up.If you want to prolong your competitive life, it is important to maintain your physical strength.

Mu Yuan is tall and tall. Using modern height calculations, he should be more than 1.8 meters, but like his younger brother Mu Hong, he is too thin.Coupled with the fact that he is pampered and has a gloomy personality on weekdays, although he can't be said to be sick, he can't be said to be strong, so his physical strength is naturally not much better.But fortunately, he is young and his foundation is not broken, just a little exercise will already show results.

Tian Yuan was very surprised when he saw Mu Yuan get up early to exercise for the first time. He had never heard of the young master having such a habit before, and the way of exercising was weird.But as a servant, I dare not question my master's behavior.After watching it for a few days, I thought it was quite interesting, so I boldly asked Mu Yuan if I could practice with him. Of course, Mu Yuan would not refuse, and taught him the whole set of boxing techniques more generously.As a result, after a period of time, Tian Yuan found that he was more energetic. He helped the little brother who used to be a handyman to carry ten loads of water without panting, and his calf did not cramp.

Tian Yuan excitedly reported this phenomenon to Mu Yuan, and Mu Yuan just smiled and said, "If you find it useful, then stick to it."

Looking at Mu Yuan's calm and composed look, Tian Yuan faintly felt that the young master seemed to be different from before, and he couldn't say exactly what was different, anyway, he felt much better than before.In particular, it's really amazing that the young master can come up with such a simple, convenient and effective way of exercising.

Tian Yuan's eyes sparkled, and from then on he began the long journey of worshiping his master.

After finishing the morning exercise, Mu Yuan went back to his room to wash his face again, changed his clothes, and went to greet his parents.It was a little awkward at first, but now it is very smooth to call my parents.

Mu Yuan is open-minded by nature and has no obsessions other than Go. Since he decided to accept Mu Yuan's identity, he also accepted his life and relatives.

Besides, although the Mu family is a large family, its population is not complicated, and the poems and rites are passed down to the family, and the father is loving and the mother loves.The two younger brothers and sisters are not pampered, and they have good temperaments, and they respect Mu Yuan even more.

In the original world, Wang Zheng was never married and lived with his parents all the time. Although he often competed around, when he was at home, the family was happy and warm together.Until both of my parents passed away, every time I came home, the room was deserted, and my heart felt a little empty.Now it is an unexpected gain to regain the family relationship in another world.

Wang Zheng is an only son. After the governor, he devoted himself to Go. He doesn't have many friends of the same age, and he rarely interacts with his cousins. Now he has the opportunity to experience the feeling of being an older brother.

Regarding Mu Yuan's expression and attitude which were very different from before, the master and wife of the Mu family only thought that he had come to his senses after going through a catastrophe, and they were all gratified.Mu Hong and Mu Yushang found that his elder brother who didn't pay much attention to them in the past now cared more for them. Apart from being moved, he also became closer to his elder brother.

Mu Yuan is earnestly fulfilling his promise, honoring his parents, loving his younger siblings, and truly treating the Mu family as his relatives.

Besides, Mu Yuan still spends most of his time on the chessboard.

Being able to touch the chess pieces again was the happiest thing for Mu Yuan. Like before, he would spend several hours every day practicing notation.There are quite a few chess records in Mu Yuan's room, which shows that the preservation and inheritance of culture in this era is still quite good. In Mu Yuan's original world, there are very few chess records before Tang Dynasty that can survive.

When studying the chess records, Mu Yuan found that the chess players of this era are very skilled in chess, especially the chess records of several chess games in the current dynasty, which are even more amazing. There are many strange moves in the chess game, which Mu Yuan has never seen before. of.In the past, Mu Yuan liked to study ancient chess records. Due to the changes of the times and the change of dynasties, many chess records are not easy to preserve. The ones that can be handed down are from a generation of national players.Perhaps it is due to the difference in the rules and concepts of Go between ancient and modern Go and the big difference between ancient and modern Go records, but the proficiency of ancient chess players can also be seen.Studying ancient chess records can give a glimpse of the ancient people's thinking, and the collision of ancient and modern Go thinking is also a very interesting thing.

It's a pity that we are limited by time and space, and we can only appreciate the demeanor of these seniors from the chess records.

Now being able to be in the same era as these people who are comparable to Huang Xu, Fan Shiliang, and Cheng, there will definitely be opportunities to compete with them in the future, which makes Mu Yuan very excited.

The master's family played chess and chess every day, and Tian Yuan, as a servant, could only accompany him.It was a bit boring at first, but gradually it became interesting.

Tian Yuan looked at it and couldn't help asking: "Master, when you play chess, why do you always put the pieces to the side first, and not to the middle first? This chessboard is square and square. There are four chess pieces placed on these four points, wouldn’t it be very beautiful to place another chess piece on the middle point?”

Mu Yuan looked up at him, and asked gently: "Does Tian Yuan often watch people play chess?"

Tian Yuan scratched his head lightly: "It's not often. Master Yu and Guanshi Song often play chess together in the mansion. Occasionally, when they go out, they often see people setting up chess boards on the street. Sometimes they are curious, so they take a look."

Mu Yuan then asked again: "Have you ever heard of the saying 'Golden Horn and Silver Border Grass Belly'?"

Tian Yuan nodded: "This sentence is often heard by Master Yu, but I don't know what it means." Tian Yuan felt a little embarrassed when he said it.

Mu Yuan thought for a while and explained patiently: "Go is a game where the outcome is determined by points. In the end, whoever surrounds the most land, even if it is only half an eye, wins." ’ means that it is easiest to enclose the space at the corners, followed by the sides, and finally the abdomen.”

While talking, Mu Yuan set up chess pieces on the chessboard: "Because there are two natural barriers at the corners, it only takes three pieces to enclose an empty space; there is also a barrier at the side, at least five pieces are needed to enclose an empty space; At least seven pieces are needed to encircle an empty space. Therefore, the game of Go should start from the corner, so as to maximize the efficiency of each piece at the beginning.”

Tian Yuan gave a long "Oh" and said: "I understand. This is why Go is called Go, isn't it?"

Mu Yuan smiled on his forehead, and said again: "There is another saying called 'the master is in the abdomen'. It is said that the ability of a real master should be reflected in the grasp of the abdomen, because the situation here is the most complicated. Just now you said This point in the middle of the chessboard is called 'Tianyuan'."

Tian Yuan's eyes widened all of a sudden: "It's the same as my name."

Mu Yuan smiled lightly.

Tian Yuan quickly understood: "Is that why the young master named me 'Tian Yuan'?"

Mu Yuan nodded.

Tian Yuan bit his lower lip and thought for a while, then mustered up the courage to ask: "Master, can you teach me how to play chess?"

Mu Yuan was noncommittal, but instead asked, "Why do you suddenly want to learn how to play chess?"

"Every time I see the young master laying out the chess records, there will be a particularly peaceful feeling. And so many people like playing chess so much, so playing chess must be very interesting. Besides," Tian Yuan grinned: " Since the young master named me 'Tian Yuan', if I can't even play chess at all, wouldn't I hit you in the face!"

Mu Yuan smiled lightly: "If that's the case, then I'll teach you."

"Really, thank you, young master!" Tian Yuan was so happy that he almost jumped up, and after he was overjoyed, he said uncertainly: "Then, young master, can I learn it?"

Mu Yuan smiled and nodded: "I will. It is not difficult to learn Go and play it well, as long as you have the heart. Besides, Tian Yuan can say the word 'beautiful', which shows that you can understand Go Beautiful, then you must be able to learn well."

After that, Mu Yuan started to teach Tian Yuan how to play chess while he was playing notation.

Those who can play chess don't necessarily know how to teach chess.Some chess players are of extremely high level, but their teaching ability is mediocre; some chess players' own achievements are not the most eye-catching, but they are very talented as teachers.The most typical example is the Japanese chess player Mitsuki Kiya. He has hardly won any major titles in his life, but he is full of peaches and plums. Among his disciples, there are many super chess players who have won world championships.In addition to the talent of the disciples themselves, the teacher's teaching is also indispensable.

Wang Zheng has been playing chess for nearly thirty years, and there are only two real registered disciples, both of whom are talented young men with high talents, and both of them have very good achievements in the contemporary chess world.But the people he has mentored are countless.

Now it is not difficult to teach a Tian Yuan who has no foundation, after only a few days, Tian Yuan can also play a whole game of chess in a decent manner.

The author has something to say: Due to the decline of modern Chinese Go, many of the current Go terms are actually translated from Japanese, such as Guanzi, which did not exist in ancient Go terms.But in this article, for the convenience of writing, and also for the convenience of reading, of course, the most important thing is that it is impossible for the author to distinguish which ones are ancient and which are Japanese translations, so it is assumed that all Go terms now exist in that era in the article.