Li Shimin smiled: "There is still such a statement? It's also interesting, so what is the meaning of the word '10,000'? ”

Li Mu picked up '10,000' and explained: "Your Majesty, the word '10,000' can also be interpreted in two ways, which can be used as a number of people or as money. When the number of people, it corresponds to the previous 'tube', that is, the grain hoard, 10,000 people, eat a grain hoard. When the money is counted, it is called '10,000 copper coins', which means the money needed for war. ”

Li Shimin nodded and said, "It's really reasonable, fighting a war is inseparable from money and food." ”

Li Mu picked up the 'chicken' again and said, "Your Majesty, this 'chicken' has a third meaning. 'Chicken' is a sparrow, and the folk call 'sparrow' a 'house thief', so this 'strip' can also be called a 'thief' card, one is the life of a thief, and nine is the life of nine thieves. This can also be done. ”

"It's really interesting." Li Shimin fiddled with it for a moment and said, "There are still words, what does it mean?" ”

Li Mu picked out one of the name cards and put them together, a set of southeast and northwest, and a white one in the middle, and explained: "In ancient times, there was 'Zhuge Liang borrowed the east wind', and those who marched and fought knew the impact of the 'wind' on the war, so this southeast and northwest was called 'wind cards'. Because the wind is unpredictable, if you win with wind, you win even more. ”

Li Mu pointed to the 'middle white' and said: "This 'middle white' is called 'arrow', as the name suggests, it is related to bows and arrows. In warfare, the bow and arrow are the most important weapons for long-range killing. This 'medium', with red lacquer, means 'shooting', the enemy hangs the color, naturally red. And this 'white' means not shooting, white shooting. And this 'fa' is the meaning of giving out bounties and receiving rewards and making fortunes. ”

"I named this set of cards 'mahjong', 'hemp' is the sparrow's 'hemp' also refers to the 'thief', and 'will' refers to the person who plays the cards, after the 'will' strategy, and finally achieves victory, so it is called 'mahjong'."

"I didn't expect there to be so many claims, but I'm interested." Li Shimin looked up at the sky and said, "It's time to get out of school today, it's better like this, Li Mu, you come to teach me, how to play this thing, and I will also see if it is really as you said, it is worth learning." ”

Li Mu shook his head and said, "Your Majesty, this kind of game can't be played by two people, and four people are needed." And it's fun to have a win or lose, otherwise it's not interesting. ”

"Win or lose?" Li Shimin asked: "Since it involves the word 'gambling', it is indeed necessary to bring some wins and losses, so what do you say, what do you bet on?" ”

Li Mu raised his eyebrows, glanced at Kong Yingda, and said, "That's naturally a 'copper-smelling thing'." ”

"Don't talk to Kong Aiqing." Li Shimin instructed Gonggong Gao: "Go and get some money, and count the reward for Kong Aiqing." I am one, Kong Aiqing is one, Li Mu is one, and there is still one ...... missing."

Li Shimin was about to ask Gonggong Gao to make up the numbers, but Li Chengqian jumped out and said, "Father, the sons and daughters also want to join in the fun." ”

Li Shimin frowned and said, "You are still young, how can you be greedy for gambling?" No way. ”

Li Chengqian thought about the scimitar in his heart, how could he give up such a good opportunity, and said: "Father, I heard the eldest brother say how to play this game, and the sons and classmates are also itching, so let my son make up the numbers, didn't the eldest brother just say, is mahjong the first lesson?" Sooner or later, he will teach us, isn't it also a good thing that my son learns first? ”

"This ......"

Seeing that Li Shimin was still hesitating, Li Chengqian had no choice but to look at Li Mu and said, "Big brother, what do you say?" ”

Bear child, now I know that I will call the big brother. Li Mu remained silent and said, "Your Majesty, if His Royal Highness the Crown Prince comes up with his own monthly income to participate, it will not be impossible." It's just that the minister has a sentence that says in front, there is no monarch in the casino, and you can't rely on the account if you lose, otherwise you won't be a big husband. ”

"Haha!" Li Shimin knew that Li Mu was agitating the general, but he also took it and said, "Will I play tricks on you?" It's just that you invented this gambling set, and the rules are also set by you, who wins and who loses, isn't it all up to you? ”

Li Mu was prepared, took out a booklet from his arms, handed it to Li Shimin, and said: "Your Majesty, this is the 'Mahjong Sutra' compiled by the minister, which has the content that the minister just introduced, as well as the gameplay of mahjong, how to calculate winning or losing, and so on. It is well documented, Your Majesty can rest assured, right? ”

Li Shimin opened the booklet and read it, and Li Chengqian and Kong Yingda also got up, and they couldn't help but be unconcerned. Later, they will also be killed, this is gambling money, who wants to lose?

I saw that this booklet was beautifully printed, and the first few pages were indeed as Li Mu said, introducing the cause of his invention of mahjong and the meaning of various patterns. Then I got to the point and introduced the gameplay of mahjong. What is shuffling, yard cards, how to roll dice, how to draw cards, the order of the cards, what is 'touch', what is 'eating', what is 'bar', how to calculate 'listen', how to calculate 'Hu', which is called 'all one color', which is called 'mixed one color', what is 'big three yuan', what is called 'big four joy' and so on all Li Mu knows how to play, all recorded in it.

Finally, there's the winning algorithm. Although it is a bit complicated, but fortunately, Li Mu gave a diagram, so that what cards, direct comparison can be done, without complicated calculations.

The "Mahjong Sutra" is clear at a glance, but there is nothing to question. At this time, Gao Gonggong went to get the money, and it was only fifty yuan. Li Shimin added five to the second one, gave Kong Yingda fifty times, and kept fifty times for himself. Li Mu originally came to cut this group of 'Kaizi' of Chongwen Pavilion, of course, he brought money. But he was carrying gold, and when he took it out of his bosom and put it on the table, the weight was different. Li Shimin glanced at him and said, "Do you usually bring so much money when you go out?" ”

Li Mu smiled and said, "Your Majesty, you also know the situation of the minister. The minister has no sons, and he doesn't have any relatives, and he doesn't know where to spend the money he earns, so he spends a little lavishly. Definitely not deliberately showing off his wealth, when he went out, he grabbed a handful. ”

It's annoying enough, but it's true, people are telling the truth. Li Chengqian looked at Li Mu's gold, and his saliva was about to flow out. Who knows the bitterness of being a prince, he has never seen so much gold when he lives so big!

The gambling funds of the three of them were ready, so they all looked at Li Chengqian. Li Chengqian put his hand into his arms, fumbled for a long time, took out a piece of silver, and put it on the table. This is his last bit of possessions, five taels.

Li Mu smiled and said, "His Royal Highness the Prince, how many games can you play with this little money?" Or let others play, I think King Yue looks like a rich man, you let him, let King Yue play. ”

When Li Tai heard this, he took out his purse, and it was indeed much more than Li Chengqian's drum. Li Chengqian saw this posture, and hurriedly stretched out his hand to stop Li Tai, and said, "I'm already sitting here, if you want to drive me away, it's okay, wait until I lose everything!" ”

Li Mu had no choice but to look at Li Shimin, and Li Shimin couldn't let his son go down in disgrace, so he said, "Let's start!" ”

"Okay, that's what we do. In other words, in the front, let's bet a penny of silver, that is, a hundred wen. How to calculate the 'fan', "Mahjong Sutra" has been written, there is no doubt, let's start to shuffle. ”

"Come on!"

Li Chengqian rubbed his hands, and rubbed his hands on the cards like Li Mu, Kong Yingda was 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 in his heart, the emperor is amazing? Playing mahjong also needs to be served?

He didn't force it, only said: "Your Majesty, mahjong this thing can not be faked in people's hands, who knows where the dice are thrown, in case someone else stacks cards for you, all the stinky cards come out, and you lose...... Hehe, it's no wonder to others. ”

When Li Shimin heard this, he also stretched out his hand, involving a gambling word, even if he is the emperor, he is not exempt from vulgarity.

At this time, a professor from the Chongwen Hall passed by the side of the school. Hearing the sound of a bang, I couldn't help but look curiously. Seeing Li Shimin, Kong Yingda and the crown prince, sitting around with a young man in a tiger skin, there was a row of bamboo blocks in front of everyone, and everyone had a lot of money in their hands, shouting five and drinking, it seemed that they were gambling?

He looked up at the sign on the eaves, yes, this is the Chongwen Hall Academy!

When is it time to change the gambling house?

Lizheng Palace.

After the Empress Changsun finished handling the affairs of the harem, she suddenly remembered that Li Shimin had decreed that 'Nazha' should be the lord of Huanzhu County, so she asked the female official who was waiting next to her, and said, "Is the county lord of Huanzhu coming to thank you today?" ”

The female official replied: "If you go back to the queen, the slave and maid have been serving the queen, and they have not left half a step, and they don't know the news, maybe they have come." If the queen wants to know, the slave maid goes to the Taiji Palace to ask. ”

"That's it, let's go to the palace by myself." As she spoke, Empress Eldest Sun got up and walked out of the hall. The female official and the people of Yiying Palace followed behind and walked towards Taiji Palace together.

From the Lizheng Hall to the Taiji Palace, you just have to pass by the Chongwen Hall. Empress Eldest Sun suddenly heard a noisy sound coming from the Chongwen Pavilion, so she stopped. glanced inside, asked the female officer next to him, and said, "At this time, the school should have been out of school, why are there still people making noise?" ”

"Wait a minute, the queen waits, the slave maid goes to take a look."

The female officer said, came to the front to take a look, and happened to see that Li Chengqian had lost a fine light and was about to be driven down by Li Mu. After listening quietly for a while, he returned to Empress Changsun and said, "Empress Yu, Your Majesty and the Crown Prince, as well as Kong Saijiu and Zhulu Hou, seem to be gambling money. The crown prince lost everything, and the Marquis of Zhulu was driving him down to let the king of Yue take over. ”

"Gambling money?" Empress Eldest Sun had a frosty face and said, "It's just nonsense!" actually gambled money in Chongwen Pavilion, Your Majesty is really ...... No, I'm going to see it! ”

Empress Eldest Sun said and walked towards the Chongwen Pavilion angrily. The guard of honor followed closely and waited until it was near. The four people who were playing cards didn't realize it yet, now it was a situation where three families lost and one won, and the copper coins and silver in front of Li Mu had been piled up into a hill, and the money he brought with him had not been moved.

"What are you doing here!"

When Li Shimin saw the eldest grandson queen, he hurriedly said: "The queen came just in time, it happened that Chengqian lost everything, you come to play two ......"

Empress Eldest Sun was heartbroken: "Your Majesty! How can you lose your mind! Still with Cheng Qian? ”