Ming Gong, whose surname is Huang and whose courtesy name is Qintai. Xuantong Jiyou selected Gongsheng, who was named Yisou in the evening. The self-written "The Biography of Yi Sou" says:

Yi Sou, a native of Xiangyin, began to learn chess in his thirties and was so addicted to it that he lost sleep and food. Everyone you make friends with is a chess friend. If your friends don't come, you will close the door and spread out the game, holding white on the left and black on the right, thinking hard to find out how to throw, attack and defend, and how to move and evade. His family members criticized him for being an idiot, so he called himself a chess idiot. At the age of forty, the man with the chin on his chin will spin the pheasant and give it to the living person. If it cannot be forbidden, he will leave it and call him an old man. After 50 years old, I bought a house in the east of Yanfeng Peak, among the mountain palaces. The windows faced south, with a small pond below, a lotus root and wild water chestnuts, and a vegetable garden in the back. Bamboo and trees interspersed with each other. It was cool in summer but not cold in winter. There were three books in the room. Ten thousand volumes, the old man sat among them every day, calling his son and nephew to read them. After reading, he taught the game of chess, and because of his beauty, his room was called Pingzhai.

When he was nearly sixty, half of his hair was white, and the old man wanted to get rid of it. A friend said: Sir, he is old, and his heart is trapped in useless play, and his beard is not white! The old man said: No, it should be Festival. A friend retreats and forgets what he said. This is the case for an old man who is forgetful due to illness. I learned a lot from a young age, but after a long time I got tired of it and abandoned it. I studied hundreds of schools of classics and history and talked about the study of astronomical phenomena, geography, political law, famous objects, characters, and epigraphy. I gained a little, but I also forgot about it as I gained it, which led to the prosperity of my family. , the body's hunger and fullness, the number of sluts and burdens, the names of friends and relatives, people's praise, ridicule and scolding, all are forgotten. Some people may ask: Is there anyone who never forgets? They say: Yes. I passed through Baoding in the past and met a monk from Putuo. Returning from a trip to Wutai, he preached a sermon to me in the car. It was deeply imprinted in my mind and I will never forget it. The boat passed by the east of Penglai, where I lost my manuscript and I will never forget it. My friend traveled to Jinjiao and took a ride there. The horse, the martingale came out with its saddle unfastened, and the horse fell to the ground in shock, so the friend's horse returned with two saddles on his back. Don't forget the three, and the friend returned from the saddle, leaving behind a clean tin pot and a cup

The treasure is like auspicious gold. This day will not leave your hands, and this will not be forgotten. Others may be played and forgotten, or they may be forgotten even if they are not played.

The old man never scolded his family and servants all year round. One day when he was angry with his wife, he would take the wine bottle, the chess game and hide it away. He is addicted to alcohol. There are beggars who ask for wine as zhi. He drinks ten glasses of wine a day without getting drunk. He often bans people from drinking heavily at banquets. He talks about solemn and humorous things. His clothes are stained or his menstruation is not dirty. His body is stained and he does not bathe for ten days. When he meets a noble person, he is addicted to alcohol. , go down to the Siyangyu platform, and wait and see. When discussing learning, I do not focus on the past, nor do I slander the ancients lightly, or advise to use my remaining energy to write books. Instead, I say: My mental ability is extremely strong, and even if it is a big year, it is not enough to cover up the scholars of the Qing Dynasty. Nowadays, people cannot read them, so I will pick them up. Spit! When discussing poetry, pushing Chuanshan, it is said that Jiang Zhai finalized the draft by himself, which is why he is inferior to Huailu. The poem with wild goose is the remnant of Du Ling's poem. The rational interest is subtle and unique, and there is no one before or after. The old man composed his own poems. When he was young, he was more loyal and sentimental, while when he was old, he was sad and angry. Commentators say that his encounter with the world is like that of Jiang Zhai, so the style of his poems is also similar to Jiang Zhaiyun. He also wrote a volume called "Qi Guo Yang Qiu", which describes the art of chess with many famous principles. All players can play chess with elegance and skills that are superior to those of seniors. Old people camp in coffins to wait for death, and those who are accustomed to old people say that their lifespan is infinite. The commentator said: I am my husband in this life! Shrugging one's shoulders is not enough to bear the weight of the world; opening one's beak is not enough to lift the weight of the world.

If you have no grudges or virtues in the world, you may be regarded as a noble man, or you may be regarded as a crazy man, and the old man will accept it with a nod. His skill at chess is not high, but in central Hunan there are many people who know how to play chess. They are also called Yi Yin, and Yin is also the most important person in the world.

He is the author of "Qiguo Yangqiu", "Pingzhai Poetry Collection", "Xingyao" and other books. He died at the age of sixty, four of them, Zi Mozhuang, nephew Shaoqiong, nephew and grandnephew Gefei, all can chess.

——Volume 18 of "The Biography of Players" by Huang Jun of the Republic of China

For those who are crazy about chess, make the following outline:

1. Comparison of time to learn chess It started late, at the age of thirty.

2. This gentleman was a tribute student of the former Qing Dynasty. He had a collection of 30,000 volumes of books at home. He was tired of the corruption of fame and career, so he gave up.

However, he has a wide range of interests: hundreds of schools of economics and history, astronomy and calculus, and even political and legal studies, famous objects, characters, and epigraphy. It shows that he is a great scholar.

3. He is obsessed with Go and forgets to eat and sleep. His family members criticize him for being crazy, so he calls himself "Go crazy". When playing chess, one often forgets about one's family background, hunger and fullness, and reputation. All his friends are Go players. His normal daily life is "either playing Go or waiting for his friends to play Go". While waiting, he will fight with his left and right hands: holding white on the left and black on the right, thinking hard and indulging in it. .

3. He has a good temper and does not get angry easily. When he gets angry, he will play chess or wine. It seems that this man has an extremely gentle and lovely temperament, and because of his hobby of chess, he is a little obsessed and more naive.

4. He can be called a Go educator, Go culture disseminator and author.

Although this gentleman learned chess very late, he was famous throughout Hunan because of his love for chess and his tireless teaching. His descendants also had many outstanding chess players.

Moreover, this Gongsheng student who was tired of scientific examinations wrote many Go books: "Chess Country Yangqiu", "Pingzhai Poetry Collection" and "Xingyao", giving him a place in the history of Go.