Prince of Chaos

Chapter 21 Refreshing the Brain and Puzzled (Thanks to the book friend 190331123718038 for the reward)

In fact, not many people have made it clear that mahjong was invented until now. Some people say that it was the Ming Dynasty, but the game was only established in the Qing Dynasty.

However, in the Ming Dynasty, there was indeed a mahjong-like playing method called horse tag, a total of 40 cards, divided into four gates, "Shizi gate", "Wanzi gate", "Suozi gate" and "Wenqian gate".Among them, there are eleven sheets of Shizimen, with portraits of Water Margins painted on them; nine of Wanzi Gate, also painted with portraits of Water Margins; There are eleven sheets in total, except for "Zun Kong Wuwen", there are no portraits but pictographic pictures.

Some people say that this is the original form of mahjong. The great thinker in the late Ming and early Qing Dynasties was Gu Yanwu who said that "everyone is responsible for the rise and fall of the world".He once said so about the origin of the horse tag.

Gu Yanwu said: "After Wanli, there was nothing wrong with peace, and the scholar-bureaucrats had nothing to do. There were occasional phases from gamblers to the apocalypse, and they began to perform horse hanging games."

It can be seen that at this stage, mahjong must not have been invented.So Zhu Changluo plagiarized the labor wisdom of the people of later generations with peace of mind.

Sun Xian and the three young eunuchs played mahjong all afternoon in the ear room next to the Supervisor of Rites until dark.

Sun Xian now feels that he is addicted to playing cards. Whenever he touches a card in his hand, he can know what card it is just by the touch of his fingers.It was so much fun.And the more he played, the more energetic he became. If it wasn't dark and the lights were dark, Sun Xian would have liked to play all night.

In the end, Sun Xian still couldn't hold back, and he asked the little eunuchs to hold a few more lamps, so Sun Xian and the little eunuchs who accompanied him started a four-person battle all night long.

The next day, Zhu Changluo went to Qianqing Palace to pay his respects as usual, and Emperor Wanli had long been accustomed to Zhu Changluo's greetings on time every day.Today also happened to be Sun Siam on duty in front of Emperor Wanli.

Zhu Changluo glanced at Sun Xian, who was yawning profusely, and smiled secretly.

Emperor Wanli looked at Zhu Changluo, and Emperor Wanli asked, "What new articles have you learned recently?"

Zhu Changluo replied: "My son is reading "Mozi" recently."

Emperor Wanli said: "Mozi's learning and love of non-gong, you may read the true meaning?"

Zhu Changluo said: "My son is dull and has not understood the thoughts of the sages. From the study of Mozi, my son only saw the filial piety of respecting the emperor and loving the country."

When Emperor Wanli heard this reply, Emperor Wanli thought it was very interesting. Although he had not read Mozi's idle books, he still knew a thing or two about the general content. Now Zhu Changluo said that he read the filial piety of respecting the emperor and patriotism from it. Emperor Wanli was amazed.

Emperor Wanli said: "Then tell me, how did you see this?"

Zhu Changluo said: "Mozi said universal love, what sons and ministers understand is that sons are filial to their fathers, sons love each other, ministers are loyal to the emperor, and the emperor treats all subjects equally like the sky, and loves them very much. As sons and officials, they should be loyal and filial to the emperor, so that The world loves Great Harmony."

Emperor Wanli laughed after hearing this. This son can really talk, and he feels comfortable listening to it.Emperor Wanli said: "Chang Luo has a heart. The book is good."

Hearing Emperor Wanli's praise and approval, Zhu Changluo also heaved a sigh of relief, but he had misinterpreted Mozi's words against his conscience.Based on Mozi's true thoughts, Mozi would definitely not be like this. Mozi's ideas are quite radical. Although he is against war, he is also against an inactive and fatuous king like Emperor Wanli.What Mozi advocated was that "officials are impermanently noble, and people are never eternally humble", and he demanded that "the hungry get food, the cold get clothes, and the tired get rest."Mozi asked monarchs and ministers, fathers and sons, and brothers to love each other on the basis of equality, and to love others is like loving oneself. Sincerely.So he opposed war and demanded peace.

So what Zhu Changluo just said was nonsense, and it was all to make Emperor Wanli happy.

At this time, Sun Xian, who was standing by and serving, suddenly yawned and almost fell down.When Emperor Wanli saw Sun Siam's movement, Emperor Wanli asked softly, "What's wrong with Sun Siam?"

Sun Xian regained his energy after being frightened, and he quickly knelt on the ground, "The emperor atones, slave...The slave played mahjong last night." For a while, Sun Xian couldn't find a reason to explain, so he just told the truth said.

Seeing Sun Siam's embarrassment, Zhu Changluo seized the opportunity and stood up to speak for Sun Siam at the right time.

Zhu Changluo said: "I'm telling my father, it's the son's fault for Eunuch Sun's disrespect in front of the imperial court. Please don't punish him."

Sun Xian knelt on the ground and was sweating profusely. He didn't expect that it was the eldest son of the emperor who came to rescue him at the critical moment. Sun Xian's sense of Zhu Changluo became even better for a while.

Emperor Wanli said, "Then tell me what's going on?"

Zhu Changluo said: "The mahjong mentioned by Eunuch Sun was invented by my son. My son is playful by nature, and Sun Eunuch coaxes my son everywhere. Once Sun Eunuch said that playing cards refreshes the brain and improves the mind by touching cards. My son kept it in his heart." Yes. I pestered Eunuch Sun to teach me. Eunuch Sun taught Erchen because he couldn’t refuse Erchen’s request. After playing several times, Erchen found that these games were too simple, so he designed a new gameplay on a whim and handed it over to him. Eunuch Sun."

Emperor Wanli was very angry and funny when he heard it. How could he not know about Sun Xian?He's just an old gambler, he still plays cards to refresh his mind, and draws cards to improve his mind. Hell.

However, Emperor Wanli didn't care about Zhu Changluo playing these things, because Emperor Wanli still hoped that Zhu Changxun could be established as the prince.Otherwise, how could Zhu Changluo be taught by the eunuch, he should be taught by the Imperial Academy.

Emperor Wanli was also curious about what could make Sun Xian, an old gambler, play all night long, so Emperor Wanli said, "What is mahjong?"

Zhu Changluo said: "Mahjong is a four-player game. There are 140 four cards, which are divided into three categories: Tiaobingwan and East, West, North, South, Hongzhong, Whiteboard, Facaihua and other cards. Different playing methods combine different card colors, different card colors Represents different fan, the more difficult the combination, the higher the fan. While playing cards, you must learn to count the cards in your hand and on the table, so that you can exercise your thinking and expand your mind. This is why Erchen learned from Mozi Li realized the filial piety of respecting the emperor and patriotism. However, I never thought that mahjong would be so terrible that it made Eunuch Sun lose his dignity in front of the emperor. My son is guilty."

Emperor Wanli was amazed when he heard that there were 140 four cards. It is very interesting that there are so many cards, and the gameplay is so complicated. Now Emperor Wanli likes this kind of complex and challenging game.Especially when Zhu Changluo said that when playing cards, he had to count the cards in his hand and the cards on the table to exercise his thinking and broaden his mind, Emperor Wanli found it more interesting.

Emperor Wanli said: "Sun Xian quickly brought Mahjong and showed me."

Sun Xian didn't dare to neglect, got up quickly, and trotted all the way to the Supervisor of Rites to bring Mahjong over.

When Emperor Wanli saw mahjong for the first time, he was also very curious, thinking that this card must be very interesting.I really never expected Zhu Changluo to have such a small head, and Emperor Wanli couldn't help laughing when he looked at Zhu Changluo.This son looks really more and more pleasing to the eye.

He touched a chicken and said, "How does this work?"

Sun Xian said cautiously: "The servant asked some young eunuchs to demonstrate to the emperor?"

　Yesterday, Shuaiguo received the recognition and rewards from two book friends. Shuaiguo wanted to thank him for one more chapter.However, it was getting late and people were tired and horses were exhausted, so they dragged on.

　　Today, Shuaiguo quietly used the lunch break to code a chapter in a certain Buck. Although the "Crooked Huai~" here is free, it is really noisy here. . .

　　Shuaiguo asked for a ticket again for collection. Remember that the monthly pass is also reserved for Shuaiguo. After two days, the monthly pass will be doubled. . .Handsome Pot needs your support!please.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)