late Qing Dynasty

Chapter 63
The sunspots in this chess game all occupy the four main positions of east, west, north and south, that is, Zhenmu, Lihuo, Duijin, and Kanshui, while the white pieces occupy the four partial positions, namely, Xunhuo and Kun. Earth, dry gold, Burgundy wood.

It seems that people who play chess don't care about winning or losing, and they can't see winning or losing. It seems that the chess pieces of both sides are intertwined, and no one can escape this circle, and no one can do anything to the other.

"Mengyao, what's the matter with this chess game? It doesn't look like you're playing chess." I asked suspiciously.

Although I'm not a master, but I still understand more or less. This kind of play is probably a child's random play.

"Young master knows how to play chess." Mengyao walked to the side of the chess game, pointed to the chess board and said, "This is not actually a chess game, but a five-element and eight-diagram formation formed by chess pieces and a chess board."

"You see, the place surrounded by this chess game is the safest area. If people outside want to enter, they must pass through the formation outside. However, due to the placement of the chess pieces, people who enter will have a certain reaction to the position. A sense of confusion and getting lost in it.”

"It turns out that's the case, so the foggy forests and the like mentioned on TV before, should be the same reason?" I felt like I had suddenly seen the world.

I think that what everyone said about the foggy forest and whatnot are all made up in the novel. I didn't expect that there really was such a thing.

"Actually, it's the effect of a field." Mengyao continued to explain, "The so-called theology, or the five elements and eight trigrams, are all based on science, and are not as mysterious as everyone imagines."

"How to explain." I suddenly became interested.

In fact, when I read those novels or movies about tomb robbery, I always thought it was amazing. Every time I read the old man’s fortune-telling, I always thought it was a lie. Unexpectedly, these things have scientific basis.

"Actually, this is an area that your modern science has not yet reached. I'm talking about your science in the 21st century." Mengyao explained in particular.

"Tell me about it." I became more and more interested.

"A human being once said that when scientists reached the top, theologians had been waiting for thousands of years."

"You're talking about Einstein."

"What he said is the status quo of contemporary human beings. It's like scientists are at the foot of a mountain, while theologians are already standing on the top of the mountain. Scientists are climbing up step by step, and each step has a basis, while theologians It's like taking a cable car to the top of the mountain, so what they said seems like a castle in the air, without any basis, but this does not mean that they are wrong."

"If one day, theology and science truly meet, it will be the beginning of the enlightenment of human thought."

"Then what's going on?" I feel that Mengyao is not only good-looking, but also knows a lot, making her more attractive.

"To put it simply, what is used in theology or the five elements and gossip is the effect of the field. As you humans often say, this person's aura is really strong."

"In fact, there is a field in everything. Invisibly, we will be affected by such and other fields. To give a simple example, this is why we are always happy when we are with cheerful people. This is his The field affected you."

"For another example, the feng shui of the Yangzhai that you learned a few days ago is also the same. Why is it not good for the Yangzhai to be opposite the police station? It is the incidents in the police station that often make people feel bad. If you live for a long time, you will end up in a bad mood. Cause your own field to change, and bad luck will follow."

"So, what people call superstition actually has some scientific basis." Mengyao explained.

I suddenly had a feeling of enlightenment. It turns out that there is such a relationship between science and theology.

"I know, so this chess game also uses the orientation of objects to create a field effect, so as to achieve the effect of confusing people's minds." I followed Mengyao's thinking.

"Sir, you are really smart, you can see through it."

"I'd be an idiot if I didn't understand such a simple truth." I joked.

It is very easy to get along with Mengyao, she is different from the old monk, the old monk always thinks of ways to ridicule me, but Mengyao takes encouragement therapy.

"Young master, what we have learned in the past six months is not to arrange various fields with different effects. The formation of fields is determined by the arrangement of matter, not only macroscopic large substances, but also microscopic particles."

"So, is it mainly about remembering this time?" I have a headache.

"No." Mengyao answered me after thinking about it, and then said, "There is also a part of memorization, but the young master must learn to infer other things from one instance through these existing examples."

"I see, let's get started."

There is another reason why I like to get along with Mengyao. Before she teaches me something, she always gives me an example to make it easier for me to understand.

Unlike the old monk, the old monk always deliberately said simple things in a mysterious way, which made me confused for a long time, and then he taunted me before telling me.

It would be great if all the 'door masters' I met in the future were like Mengyao, at least the mood of learning was pleasant.

Overcast April 1861, 11
It just rained yesterday, and the weather is still gloomy today. I woke up early and saw that many places on the ground were flooded. It can be seen that this house is not a leak at all.

I had just finished washing, and Luo Bingzhang came to me with an apologetic expression to 'plead guilty'.

"Master Tang, I'm really sorry. This year I didn't have time to repair the house, and it rained again last night. I'm so negligent. I hope Master Tang will forgive you."

"It's okay, Mr. Luo is a clean and honest official, and it's worth learning from us." I greeted.

If Luo Bingzhang is really as clean and honest as he sees, then it is really a blessing for the common people, but if it is only superficial, then I can only hehe.

"Master Tang, I have arranged for you to meet Shi Dakai. After breakfast, I will send you there." Luo Bingzhang said respectfully.

"Well, then there will be Mr. Luo Luo." I gave him a slight salute, and then went to have breakfast with him.

When I arrived at the main hall, the dining table was already full of meals, but they were all simple meals, and the side dishes were wild vegetables from the field.

"Master Tang, please, now that there has been a famine for years, the food in the mansion has been distributed to the common people, and now it is facing winter, and the food is not enough. Fortunately, this is the south, and there are some wild vegetables in the field. Please look forward to Mr. Tang Don't be disgusted."

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(End of this chapter)