How did chess come from?

After Emperor Shun, the mother elephant gave birth to an elephant brother, who was pampered since childhood and fed all day long. However, when she ascended the throne naturally, her stepmother wanted to ask Wang Shun to give the elephant an official position. Seeing that his younger brother was incompetent and dissolute, Shun put national affairs first and politely refused his stepmother's request.

Once, like going up a mountain, I met two old people who were absorbed in playing chess in the cave. You come and go, very nervous. The elephant stood by for a long time, and the old man didn't notice. The elephant looked inexplicably for a long time, only to see images of generals, soldiers, chariots, war horses and cannons painted on the chess pieces. He thought it was a war chess, and he was interested in it, so he watched it every day. After watching it for many days, it turns out that these two old men are retired military commanders, and they have integrated the art of war into the chess game, advancing and retreating freely. An old man saw him, wild and uninhibited, and thought he was like a prodigal son. He said to the object, "You are still young, young man. You should learn some skills of doing things for others! Would you rather farm or learn skills? The elephant said, I don't know anything, just want to learn the skills of playing. Uncle, what's the name of your game? Can you give me some advice? The old man replied that this game is called chess. If you are willing to work hard, you can come every day and learn while watching. From then on, just like studying hard, I quickly mastered chess. At home, he squatted in front of the chessboard all day as the warring sides, attacking and defending back and forth, making him fidgety, sleepy and talking in his sleep. Seeing him so fascinated, Mother Elephant asked him what's the use of playing this game. The elephant told his mother the training method. Mother elephant replied happily, "Your brother is sitting by the river, and my mother and son may die at his hands sooner or later." "You have learned the art of war very well, and you must regain your brother's throne in the future." The elephant was very happy and suddenly became ambitious. So the elephant went up the mountain again, asked the old man for advice and revealed his true feelings. Hearing this, the old man snapped, "I thought you were a good man, so I taught you the art of war." Now that I have only learned a little about the art of war, I want to rebel and plot to usurp the throne. We must know that the way of using soldiers not only wins the morale of the army, but also wins the hearts of the people. " Today, King Shun is a wise king, and all Lebanese people support him. You should die quickly, lest you be killed. After listening to the old man's warning, Xiang felt speechless. He got the right answer and his conscience appeared. Recalling that Brother Shun was very kind to him since he was a child, he is now the son of heaven. Regardless of the past, he still supports his mother and son, and he suddenly feels ashamed. Old people will educate elephants when they look at their faces and colors. You should dedicate the art of war you have learned to King Shun to help him govern the country and safeguard national security. If you return to the prodigal son, you will certainly be reused by Shun Xiong, and your learning skills will not be in vain. Like being taught a lesson by the old man, I knelt in front of the old man and repeatedly said thank you for your advice. I will definitely turn over a new leaf, continue to learn chess and do as Master says. For three years in a row, it was like learning chess and practicing martial arts on the mountain, and I was proficient in both. After I came back, I told Di Shun about the tactics of playing chess. Shun was so happy that he played chess with Brother Xiang in his spare time, but he never beat him. Shun sees that Brother Xiang has mastered martial arts. Let him be a big official who commands the military power of the whole country. Later, this kind of chess spread to the people. Pass on from generation to generation, and gradually improve. Because it was popular at first, later generations called this kind of chess "chess" in memory of him.