Chapter 338 The story is not fun, it would be fun without the third brother
Chapter 338 The story is not fun, but the third brother Cheng is fun... (please subscribe, vote and reward)
How on earth does this old chatterbox of the Cheng family have such a long brain? Could it be because he has a unique mind and a unique way of thinking?
That's why there are so many novel ideas and concepts? Just based on Cheng Chubi's somewhat strange wording.
Li Shimin was already deeply convinced that this war game and the sand table he mentioned would definitely be of great use to the military.
It will help the military operations currently needed to deter the rebellious Tibetans around the Tang Dynasty.
"Xian Nephew Chu Bi, please wait a moment..." Li Shimin cleared his throat, and with a rare pleasantness, he stopped Cheng Chubi's incessant turmoil.
"Zhao Kun is here. Go quickly and send an order to the Minister of War, Li Ji, to come to the palace to discuss matters. That..."
Li Shimin turned his head and looked at Empress Changsun. Empress Changsun was so smart. She also understood the meaning from Cheng Sanlang's words.
As a considerate, gentle and virtuous queen, she would smile gently when her husband wanted to talk about business.
"I'll take my leave first, just in time to take little Sizi out for a walk."
Cheng Chubi quickly stood up when he saw that Queen Changsun and Li Mingda were also about to retreat.
I picked up the medicine box, and there were four bottles of wine in it that needed to be delivered to the black-faced old man Li Yuan.
"Then my nephew will take his leave first."
"???" The three members of Lao Li's family all looked at Cheng Chubi who was carrying the medicine box. What does this kid want to do?
Cheng Chubi also sensed something was wrong. When he turned his head, he saw Uncle Li's darkened face and Empress Changsun's strange expression.
"Sit back!" Li Shimin's face turned dark. "Just stay there."
Looking at the darkened face, the fair-faced Cheng Laosan could only sit back and smiled flatteringly.
"Oh...I thought my uncle had something big to do, so I wasn't worried about disturbing you."
"Shut up! Be good, little Sizi, go play with your mother."
Uncle Li first glared at Cheng Chubi with a dark face, then turned his head and said to Li Mingda with a kind smile.
Let Cheng Chubi see how a head of state can vividly interpret "turning a page faster than turning the page in a book", a term with an obvious derogatory connotation.
"Brother Cheng San, I'm leaving first. Remember to come and play with me sometimes... and you want to tell me interesting stories."
"Okay, don't worry, Your Highness, I will definitely tell you a story when I get the chance."
Li Mingda then smiled sweetly and took Queen Changsun's hand and walked towards the outside of Ganlu Hall.
Li Shimin looked at Cheng Chubi suspiciously. "What story did you tell little Sizi again?"
Cheng Chubi quickly shook his head. "It's nothing. When His Highness feels bored, just tell her some jokes."
Li Shimin looked at Cheng Laosan, but when he thought of his good daughter's extraordinary agility and intelligence, well, I don't bother to argue with you.
"Come on, continue to tell me about your war game and sand table..."
"What interesting story did your brother Cheng San tell you again?" Empress Changsun was also very curious.
"The story is not fun, but the third brother is fun..." Li Mingda smiled proudly.
Empress Changsun staggered and almost got a piece of garlic under her feet. That's all. What will happen to this quirky girl in the future?
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Cheng Chubi was so speechless that Li Shiji, a famous general of the Tang Dynasty, also entered the Manna Palace.
I just didn't expect to see Cheng Chubi here, I couldn't help but look shocked, hearing what Zhao Kun meant.
It seems that Your Majesty has something important to discuss with me, but what does Cheng Laosan mean by squatting down?
"Li Qing, come here quickly. Just now Cheng Sanlang said that he thought of a way to increase my fortune in the Tang Temple."
"Just him?" Li Ji grinned and almost laughed out loud.
"???" Cheng Chubi was completely displeased. It's him who's the god, I'm an upright general's disciple after all, okay?
Fortunately, you are still my father's brother who chopped off the chicken's head and burned it with yellow paper, so it's embarrassing for you to bury the younger generation like this.
Although Cheng Chubi did not dare to blatantly defy his elders, he could not help but murmur in a low voice.
"Although my nephew has read few military books, it doesn't mean that I don't have military talents."
Li Shimin almost laughed out loud, what a god of military talent. "Well... what my nephew said makes sense. Li Qing, just listen to me."
Li Shiji also stopped teasing the younger generation and listened to Li Shimin giving him a rough explanation of the so-called war game deduction and sand table.
Among the Tang military, this famous general whose strategy was second only to Li Jing couldn't help but his face suddenly became solemn.
"...Your Majesty, I still remember that General Ma Yuan of the Han Dynasty once gathered rice to build a mountain and drew the form. However, although he was fascinated, he did not know how to construct it."
"As for this war game, it's really unheard of. Cheng Sanlang, please explain it carefully."
Cheng Chubi glanced at the sky with some embarrassment, and then at the medicine box next to him.
Li Shimin shook his head helplessly. "Zhao Kun, please come here and send Cheng Sanlang's medicine box to Dacheng Palace for the emperor."
"Okay, you boy will stay here in peace and contentment for me today and talk to you nicely."
What else could he say? Cheng Chubi could only nod helplessly. "My nephew obeys your order, but... can you give me a charcoal pen and a piece of paper?"
"What do you want to do again?" Li Shimin, who had seen Cheng Chubi's mysterious and eccentric painter, was immediately confused.
As an honest man, Cheng Chubi was extremely tired. Why did he draw a picture? Looking at you like that seems to kill you.
"Uncle Mingjian, my nephew has to draw a terrain map so that he can more intuitively explain the purpose of the war game."
Li Shimin hesitated for a long time, and after thinking about it carefully, it was right. Anyway, if this guy was making trouble, he could stop it in time.
Besides, today is not about treating a disease, so I just don’t give him the chance to draw those heart-stopping stick figures.
The charcoal pen was quickly brought by Zhao Kun, and Cheng Chubi was swiping on the tribute paper.
I have to say that as long as he is not drawing portraits, Cheng Chubi is still very skilled in line drawing.
Soon, a map for war game deduction was drawn, and then various precautions for war game deduction began to be explained in detail.
With the pattern in hand, Cheng Chubi also used a few small glass ornaments placed on the table as chess pieces to explain.
The more Li Shimin and Li Ji listened, the more frightened they became, because the more they understood, the more they knew.
The effect of this war game is probably far more powerful than what I guessed and imagined.
We kept talking until Cheng Chubi's mouth was dry and his tongue was rough, and he drank two bowls of tea. Only then did he finish the detailed introduction to the war game.
Li Ji shook his head in disbelief for a long time and saluted Li Shimin with a serious face.
"Your Majesty, there is a saying in Sun Tzu's Art of War: If you have no battle but temples to be the winner, you have to count them as many. If you have no battles and no temples as the winner, you have to count as few..."
"This method of war chess deduction is simply the best thing for calculations, and it is also an important tool for winning or losing in military and national affairs."