Xiu Ce North House (1829- 1862)

In the north, the father's name is Sang Yuanlun San, and the mother's name is Gui, which is the second child in the family. Japanese Zheng Wen was born in 12 (equivalent to 1829) in Waipu Town, Rendao City, Japan.

When Hideyoshi was young, his name was Torajiro. When he was three or four years old, it was said that he stopped crying when he was given chess pieces, and then he could play black and white chess side by side. When he was five years old, his mother began to teach him go. By the time he was six years old, no one in the village could be his opponent. At the age of seven, after playing chess with Asano Nagaakira, the main city of Sanyuan, his chess skills were recognized. Later, he worshipped the abbot Baozhen of Zhuyuan Baoquan Temple as a teacher. Its skills are so wonderful that people call it a prodigy.

In the winter when he was nine years old, under the recommendation of Asano Nagaakira, Hujiro went to Edo (note: around Tokyo now), entered the home of Honebo, and became a disciple of Zhang He of Honebo. At the age of eleven, he returned to his hometown after receiving the initial approval. Asano Nagaakira awarded the salaries of five generals and retainers at that time to Hu Erlang. At the age of fifteen, after four stages of identification, it was renamed Xiu Ce (note: Japanese people, like China people, had a baby name when they were young, and there will be another name after the adult ceremony, "or Fu Yuan". It's very similar to China's Chinese characters. )/kloc-when he was 0/7 years old, his salary increased to 12 times that of a general retainer. /kloc-at the age of 0/8, he won the title of "dexterous hand with red ears" after playing games with a magical temple in Osaka.

At the age of twenty, Xiu Ce was appointed as the heir of the 14th Honebo (but did not become the 14th Honebo) and married the daughter of his son-in-law.

At the age of twenty-one, he was named "Qi Yucheng". In the following 13 years, he won 19 consecutive victories without losing chess.

However, at such a young age of 34, he died.

On the other hand, Xiu Ce was not only good at chess, but also studied calligraphy from Taoism in Xue Zhu in his later years. It is said that his handwriting is so beautiful that it is difficult to distinguish his handwriting from his teacher's. There are not many original calligraphy handed down from generation to generation. The only remaining works, except the Ten Tactics of Go written by him to Hirose Ishitani and the words "Be cautious from beginning to end, see the light without being confused" written on a chessboard, are his letters to his parents.

Xiu Ce's cloth stones are called "Xiu Ce Liu", and they are often used in today's games. Besides, it is often said that if you arrange Xiu Ce's chess score regularly, your chess skills will be improved. I also heard that some senior players will arrange Xiu Ce's chess score.

Xiu Ce is called "Chess Saint" because of his superb chess skills and charisma. Up to now, Xiu Ce is the only person who is honored as a "chess saint" except for the fourth generation of Honebo's "Daoce". This shows its great status.

Most of Xiu Ce's relics were kept in Xiu Ce's home, and now they have been converted into "Xiu Ce Memorial Hall". Many people who love Weiqi will visit the memorial hall in Xiu Ce with the feelings of visiting friends.