I. Original text
The emperor immediately called it. When the secretion arrived, the emperor and the Duke of Yan said that they were watching the game because they made the test possible. He said, "Fiona Fang Movement", and he said, "I want to hear it." Say the reason: "Square is like chess, round is like a chess piece, moving is like a chess player, and static is like a chess player." Secretion immediately replied: "If you are just, if you are smart, if you are smart, if you are quiet, you will be proud." Said he di was a child prodigy.
Second, translation.
Xuanzong immediately sent someone to summon Li Bi. When Li Mi entered the palace, Xuanzong was talking to Yan Gong about playing chess, so let Zhang try his talents.
Zhang said that he was asked to write an article about "sports". Li Mi hesitated for a moment and said, "I want to know the general requirements." Zhang Yue: "Square is like a chessboard; A circle is like a chess piece; Move like a living chess; Quiet as a dead chess. " Li Mi immediately replied: "The square is like righteousness, the circle is like wisdom, the movement is like talent, and the silence is like enlightenment." Zhang congratulated Xuanzong on his child prodigy.
Third, the source
new history of the tang dynasty
Extended data
First, the creative background
The Book of the Tang Dynasty (an old book of the Tang Dynasty) was compiled by five generations. However, Song Renzong thought that the Book of the Tang Dynasty was "out of date, with lost details, unknown literary talent and scattered facts" and was rebuilt in the fourth year of Li Qing (A.D. 1044). In July of the first year of He Zhi (A.D. 1054), Injong urged him to "speed up the compilation of the Book of the Tang Dynasty".
Song, Fan Ju, Ouyang Xiu, Song Qi, Lu and Mei all participated in the performance. The Tang Dynasty documents and Tang Shi's works on which The Book of the New Tang Dynasty was based were carefully selected, and the grotesque divination contents were deleted, and the old historical biography was also deleted by seven tenths.
Second, the appreciation of works
Song Qi and Ouyang Xiu, the main authors of The Book of the New Tang Dynasty, are famous writers in the Northern Song Dynasty. Song Qi and his brother Song Yao were called "the second generation of the Song Dynasty" at that time, and Ouyang Xiu was one of the "eight masters of the Tang and Song Dynasties", specializing in prose. Of course, their kung fu is different.
The Book of the New Tang Dynasty is appreciated by later generations with its fresh and simple language features. It has also had a great impact.
Three. Brief introduction of the main author
Song Qi (998- A.D. 106 1), word, fine print. Ancestral home in Anlu, Anzhou (now Anlu City, Hubei Province)? Great-grandfather Song Shen moved to Qiu Yong County, Kaifeng? He was born in Qiu Yong (now Minquan County, Shangqiu, Henan).
Northern Song Dynasty officials, famous writers, historians and poets. Song Yao's younger brother Song Qi and his older brother Song Yao have a literary name called "Er Song". Poetic language is beautiful, because there is a sentence of "Man Chun, the branch of an almond" in the word "Jade Louchun", which is called "the history of an almond" in the world. Fan Zhen wrote a tombstone for him.
In the second year Tiansheng Jinshi, Song Qi was appointed as the military magistrate of Fuzhou. After being summoned by the emperor, he was awarded the straight history museum. Li Guan, Bachelor of Longtuge, History Museum, Intellectual Property. Co-edited The Book of the New Tang Dynasty with Ouyang Xiu and others. The Book of the New Tang Dynasty was written by Song Qi for more than ten years. Book into, into the ministry of industry ministers, thanks to academician bachelor. Jiayou died in six years, aged sixty-four.
Baidu Encyclopedia-If the square is right, if it is round, if it is wise, it will move, if it is quiet, it will be proud.