Chapter 126 Zhenxiang warns Xiao Wang, the fourth leader of the alliance
Li Shimin laughed and said: "Is there such a thing? It's interesting, but what's the meaning of the word 'ten thousand'?"
Li Mu picked up the word 'ten thousand' and explained: "Your Majesty, the word 'ten thousand' can also be interpreted in two ways. It can be used as a number of people or as a number of money. When used as a number of people, it corresponds to the 'tube' in front, which is the food hoard.
, Ten thousand people eat one grain hoard. When counting money, it is called 'ten thousand copper coins', which means the money needed for war."
Li Shimin nodded and said: "It is indeed reasonable. If you want to fight a war, you cannot do without money and food."
Li Mu picked up the 'Yaoji' again and said: "Your Majesty, this 'Yaoji' has a third meaning. 'Yaoji' is a sparrow, and the people call 'sparrows' 'house thieves', so this
Tiaozi' can also be called 'thief cards', one is the life of one bandit, and nine is the life of nine bandits. It can also be interpreted this way."
"It's indeed interesting." Li Shimin fiddled with it and said, "There is a word here, what does it mean?"
Li Mu picked out one of each of the signboards and placed them together, one in the southeast, one in the northwest, and one in the middle with white hair. He explained: "In ancient times, there was a saying that 'Zhuge Liang borrowed the east wind'. Those who marched and fought all knew that the 'wind' had a great influence on war."
Therefore, the east, west, north and south are called 'wind cards'. The direction of the wind is unpredictable, so if you win with the wind cards, you will win more money."
Li Mu pointed to the 'Zhongfabai' again and said: "This 'Zhongfabai' is called the 'Arrow'. As the name suggests, it is related to bows and arrows. In war, bows and arrows are weapons that can kill people from a long distance and are the most important ones."
Heavy. This 'center' is painted in red, which means 'hit'. The enemy's color is naturally red. And this 'white' means no hit, so the shot is in vain. And this 'fa' means to distribute.
Bounty means receiving rewards and getting rich."
"I named this set of cards 'Mahjong'. 'Mah' is the sparrow's 'Mah', which also means 'thieves and bandits', and 'Jiang' refers to the person who plays the cards. After 'Jiang''s strategizing, we finally got the result."
Victory, so it is called 'Mahjong'."
"I didn't expect there to be so many opinions, but I'm interested." Li Shimin looked up at the sky and said, "It's time to get out of school today, so why not, Li Mu, come and teach me how to play this thing.
I’ll also see if it’s really what you said and it’s worth learning.”
Li Mu shook his head and said: "Your Majesty, this kind of game cannot be played by two people, it requires four people. And it has to be a winner or loser to be fun, otherwise it will be boring."
"Winning or losing?" Li Shimin asked: "Since the word 'gamble' is involved, it really needs to include some winning or losing, so what do you want to bet on?"
Li Mu raised his eyebrows, glanced at Kong Yingda, and said, "Of course it's a 'thing that smells like copper.'"
"Don't try to bully Kong Aiqing with your words." Li Shimin told Eunuch Gao: "Go get some money and calculate it as a reward from me to Kong Aiqing. One for me, one for Kong Aiqing, one for Li Mu, and one more..."
Li Shimin was about to ask Eunuch Gao to join in the number, but Li Chengqian jumped out and said, "Father, I also want to join in the fun."
Li Shimin frowned and said: "You are still young, how can you be so greedy for gambling? No way."
Li Chengqian was thinking about the scimitar in his mind, how could he give up such a good opportunity, and said: "Father, after hearing the eldest brother tell you how to play this game, my sons and classmates are also feeling itchy, so let my son make up the numbers. The eldest brother just said
Didn’t I say that mahjong is the first lesson? Sooner or later, it has to be taught to us. Isn’t it a good thing that my son learns it first?”
"this……"
Seeing that Li Shimin was still hesitant, Li Chengqian had no choice but to look at Li Mu and said, "Brother, what do you think?"
Naughty kid, now you know how to call me big brother. Li Mu said calmly: "Your Majesty, it would not be a bad idea if His Royal Highness the Crown Prince spends his monthly salary to participate. But I have something to say before, if there is no king in the casino, the loser
You can’t default on your debt, otherwise you won’t be considered a man.”
"Haha!" Li Shimin knew that Li Mu was trying to provoke him, but he still accepted it and said, "I'm going to cheat on you, right? It's just that you invented this gambling device, and you set the rules. Who wins and who loses, isn't it all yours?"
Does one person have the final say?”
Li Mu was already prepared. He took out a small booklet from his arms and handed it to Li Shimin, saying: "Your Majesty, this is the 'Mahjong Sutra' compiled by me. It contains the content that I just introduced and how to play Mahjong."
, how to calculate winning and losing, etc. With well-documented evidence, your Majesty can rest assured, right?"
Li Shimin opened the brochure and read it. Li Chengqian and Kong Yingda also joined in. They couldn't help but be concerned. They would also end up later. This was gambling, who wanted to lose?
I saw that this booklet was beautifully printed. The first few pages were exactly what Li Mu said, introducing the reason why he invented mahjong and the meanings of various patterns. Then he got to the main topic and introduced how to play mahjong. What is shuffling?
Code cards, how to roll dice, how to catch cards, the order of playing cards, what is 'touch', what is 'eat', what is 'kong', how to count 'listen', how to count 'hu', which one is called 'all colors'
, which one is called 'Mixed Color', what is 'Big Three Elements', what is called 'Big Four Happiness' and so on, all the gameplay methods that Li Mu knows are all recorded in it.
Finally, there is the algorithm for winning money. Although it is a bit complicated, fortunately, Li Mu gave a diagram, so that you can directly compare any cards without going through complicated calculations.
The "Mahjong Sutra" is clear at a glance, and there is nothing to doubt. At this time, Eunuch Gao went to get the money, and there was only fifty strings. Li Shimin added five to five, gave Kong Yingda fifty strings, and kept fifty strings for himself.
Li Mu originally came here to kill these "Kaizi" from Chongwen Hall. Of course he brought money. But what he brought was gold. When he took it out from his pocket and put it on the table, the weight was different. Li Shimin scanned
She glanced at him and said, "Do you usually bring this much money with you when you go out?"
Li Mu smiled and said: "Your Majesty, you also know my situation. I have no sons and no relatives. I don't know where to spend the money I earn, so I spend a lot of money. I definitely don't show off my wealth intentionally.
At that time, I grabbed a handful."
These words are quite irritating, but it makes no sense. What they said is the truth. Li Chengqian looked at Li Mu's gold and his mouth watered. Who knows how hard it is to be a prince? He has lived so long and has never seen him
So much gold!
The three of them had all their gambling funds ready, so they all looked at Li Chengqian. Li Chengqian put his hand into his arms, groped for a long time, took out a piece of silver, and put it on the table. This was his last possession, five taels.
Li Mu smiled and said: "Your Highness, how many games can you play with your little money? Why don't you let others play? I think the King of Yue looks like a rich man, so you give in and let the King of Yue play."
When Li Tai heard this, he took out his wallet, and it turned out to be much bigger than Li Chengqian's. When Li Chengqian saw this posture, he quickly stretched out his hand to stop Li Tai and said, "I'm already sitting here. If you want to drive me away,
That’s fine, wait until I lose everything!”
Li Mu had no choice but to look at Li Shimin. Li Shimin didn't want to let his son go down in despair, so he said: "Let's start!"
"Okay, let's get started. As we said before, let's make a base bet of one penny, which is one hundred wen. How to calculate the 'fan' is already stated in the "Mahjong Sutra". There is no doubt about it, so let's start shuffling the cards.
"
"bring it on!"
Li Chengqian rubbed his hands, imitating Li Mu's example and placed his hands on the cards to rub the cards. Kong Yingda did the same, but Li Shimin did not move. Li Mu looked at him and asked, "Why doesn't your Majesty rub the cards?"
"I'll just wait for you to shuffle the cards."
Li Mu secretly despised him, the emperor was so awesome? He still had to be waited on while playing mahjong?
He didn't force it, and just said: "Your Majesty, mahjong cannot be faked by human hands. Who knows where to throw the dice, if someone else codes the tiles for you, all the tiles come out, and you lose... Haha,
You can’t blame anyone else.”
When Li Shimin heard this, he also stretched out his hand. It involved a word called gambling. Even if he was the emperor, he was not exempt from the custom.
At this time, a professor from Chongwen Hall passed by the school. Hearing a crashing sound, he couldn't help but curiously looked around. He saw Li Shimin, Kong Yingda, and the prince sitting together with a young man wearing tiger skin. Everyone
There was a row of bamboo blocks in front of them, and everyone had a lot of money in their hands. They were shouting and drinking, as if they were gambling?
He looked up at the sign on the eaves, yes, this is Chongwenkan School!
When did the gambling house change?
Li Zheng Palace.
After Empress Changsun finished handling the affairs of the harem, she suddenly remembered that Li Shimin had decreed that Nazha should be granted the title of Princess Huanzhu, so she asked the female officer waiting next to her, "Has Princess Huanzhu come to thank you today?"
The female officer replied: "Replying to the queen, I have been serving the queen and haven't left half a step away. I don't know the news yet. Maybe I have been here. If the queen wants to know, I can go to Tai Chi Palace and ask."
"That's all, I'll go there by myself." Empress Changsun said, then stood up and walked out of the palace. The female officer and a palace attendant followed behind, and they walked towards Taiji Palace together.
From the Li Zheng Palace to the Tai Chi Palace, they happened to pass by the Chongwen Hall. Suddenly, Empress Changsun heard the noise coming from the Chongwen Hall and stopped. She glanced inside and asked the female official next to her, "At this time, should the school be
School has already ended, why are there still people making noise?"
"Queen, wait a moment, I will go take a look."
As the female officer spoke, she came closer and took a look, just in time to see that Li Chengqian had lost everything and was about to be kicked out by Li Mu. After listening quietly for a while, she returned to Queen Changsun and said: "Queen, Your Majesty, the Crown Prince, and Kong
Jijiu and Zhuluhou seem to be gambling. The prince has lost all his money, and Zhuluhou is driving him down to let the King of Yue take over."
"Gambling?" Empress Changsun said with a pretty face, "What a nonsense! You actually gambled in the Chongwen Pavilion. Your Majesty is really... no, I want to have a look!"
Empress Changsun said, and walked angrily to the Chongwen Hall. The honor guard followed closely until they got closer. The four people who were playing cards had not noticed that now it was a situation where three families lost and one won, and the copper coins and silver in front of Li Mu were already piled up.
It has become a hill, but the money he brought with him has not been touched.
"What are you doing!"
When Li Shimin saw Empress Changsun, he hurriedly said: "The empress has come just in time, and Cheng Qian has lost all his money. Come and play a few games..."
Empress Changsun was heartbroken: "Your Majesty! How can you lose your mind by playing with things! And still carry Qian Qian with you?"