Datang: Hiding private money, exposed by Xiao Sizi

From the corner of his eyes through the treasure bag, he saw something strange, it was a box of square bamboo slices, piled up together, the shape was exquisite.

In one of them, the number 9 is engraved on the bamboo piece, which is in the shape of a plum blossom.

"Si, what is that?"

My daughter, Xiao Sizi, attaches great importance to the treasure bag. In the past, the Guanyin servant girl secretly wanted to take it away, but Xiao Sizi found out that she was so anxious that she burst into tears on the spot. The diary hated the Guanyin maidservant, and she didn’t eat that night, which made people anxious. bad.

So Li Shimin used his fingers.

"Huh? This one."

Xiao Si took out a thick rectangular piece of bamboo, which was just the size of her palm.

"Father, this is the bamboo card given to Sizi by the second elder brother. He said it was originally called a poker card, but he was afraid that Sizi would be too stupid to remember, so he called it a bamboo card."

"Bamboo card?" Li Shimin was slightly taken aback, "What is this? The emperor sees it as exquisite in shape, comparable to the silk and satin and luxurious clothes in the palace. Kuaner... Your second brother, why did you spend so much money on it?" The price, to do this weird thing?!"

It takes several months to embroider one of the luxurious clothes on the market now.

The main reason is that it takes too much effort to carve on the clothes. It can be as short as one month or as long as half a year.

The dragon robe he is wearing now took two years and more than [-] embroidery craftsmen to complete.

Such a waste of time and effort, and a waste of money, why did Kuaner spend on this bamboo card? !

Are you in a hurry?Rich playboy? !

If it is the previous impression, Li Shimin thinks it is for sure, this rebellious son only knows how to do nothing all day long, spending a lot of gold and silver, even throwing it into the water is possible.

And now...

If he still thinks that way, Li Shimin thinks he is an idiot.

Kuan'er definitely has her own intentions! !

It's just that I don't know it.

Li Shimin is very determined.

"This one is for boredom. There are a total of 54 bamboo cards, which are numbered from 1 to 10. There are four patterns, divided into hearts, spades, clubs, and squares."

"In addition, there are three symbols created by the second brother, J, Q, K, also divided into four patterns, and two red kings and black kings, a total of 54 bamboo cards."

Seeing Li Shimin listening confused.

The little si raised his mouth lightly, and put his hands on his back proudly, "Hee hee, how about it, father, second brother is very good at playing, he can create bamboo cards."

Li Shimin rubbed his head, "Then, what's the use of this bamboo card?!"

"It can be used to relieve boredom."

"Second brother said that there is a game that is just suitable for three people. It's called Doudi Zhu. It just so happens that Uncle Du is here today. Father, why don't we just play this game, it's very fun."

Li Shimin hesitated, "This..."

"Oh, let's play, let's play, it's really fun, the father trusts the son, and also trusts the second brother."

The little sizi shook Li Shimin's hands coquettishly.

"This... well, the emperor agreed to you because you found the most important treasure for the Tang Dynasty today, son, you must not think that the emperor also wants to play."

Li Shimin reminded, and then called Du Chuke to come too.

Du Chuke stepped forward in trepidation.

In fact, Du Chuke and Li Shimin's relationship is very good compared to ordinary monarchs and ministers.

He was single-handedly selected by Li Shimin, unlike Changsun Wuji, Fang Xuanling and other gentry who went out. Although he is the Jingzhao Du family and Du Ruhui's younger brother, he lived a hard life since he was a child and grew up like a commoner. Li Shimin bet on him There are so many, so many things are not shy of Du Chuke.

Du Chuke himself was a little panicked.

As the saying goes, accompanying the king is like accompanying the tiger.

He just wanted to get back the blueprint of Lubansuo quickly and leave.

"Your Majesty, I'm afraid I'm not suitable to be with you and the little princess..."

"Du Shangshu, if you want to get the blueprint of Lubansuo, you can play the so-called Landlords with me."

Li Shimin interrupted directly.

The emperor said so, so Du Chuke had no choice but to obey.

soon.

Xiao Si explained the rules, and the two guys at the pinnacle of power quickly understood the rules of the game.

Dealing begins.

A total of [-] cards were given to each person, and the remaining three cards were reserved for landlords.

"Ah, three threes, three fours, what a small number of cards."

Xiao Si was a little depressed, and immediately said, "Uncle Du, do you want to be called the landlord? It started with you."

"This……"

Du Chuke looked at himself with 4 2s and another big and small king. After thinking about it, he decided to give up the landlord.

"Father, it's your turn."

Li Shimin looked at the cards in his hand, and found that there were almost no usable cards, 3456 was missing a 7, 7788 was missing a 9, all missing arms and legs.

Difficult card, but isn't that exactly where he is now? !

"I want it!!"

Li Shimin picked up the landlord three cards.

"3!"

"Ah, why is the father so friendly at the beginning? Then the son has an A!!"

Li Shimin:  …

"Si, you come out."

"Hee hee, okay, *3 3's, 3's 4's, I'm bringing two!!"

"No."

"778899."

"No."

"JJQQK..."

Xiao Si played cards one after another, and directly sealed Li Shimin.

For the first time, Li Shimin felt the malice from his daughter.

then,

The second round, the third round, the fourth round...

During the whole process, Du Chuke didn't dare to play cards, and instead of robbing the landlord, he played the number of cards for the father and daughter. Winning or losing depends entirely on the play of Li Shimin and Xiao Si's father and daughter.

And Li Shimin has fought so far, whether it is the farmer's side or the landlord's side, it is almost [-]-[-].

Little Si is eight, he is two.

An hour later.

"Wow, it's getting late, father, my son is going to have dinner with mother, so I won't play anymore."

Xiao Si stretched his waist.

The child is active, but the endurance is poor, and the little son is already feeling tired.

"Come again, come again, just one more."

Li Shimin's pupils were a little red, like a red-eyed gambler, but soon, he reacted, coughed and said, "Ahem, okay, son, go quickly, I believe your mother is already waiting, don't let me She waited too long."

Chapter 17 The difference between monarch and minister, Li Shimin's helplessness

"Father, that son is gone!!"

"But before I leave, I still want to tell you, this game depends on the number of cards you have to decide whether to grab the landlord or not!!"

"According to what the second brother gave Sizi, if you have a good card, you can naturally grab the landlord. If you don't have a good card, you can go back to the second place. If you choose to cooperate with another farmer, the two of you will have a better chance of winning against the landlord than if you have a bad card."

"Just now, Sizi saw that the cards in his hand were not good, so he chose to cooperate with Uncle Du. Father, you should also learn more, and don't just think about grabbing the landlord."

Xiao Sizi clasped his hands behind his back, tapped his toes, stuck out his little tongue towards Li Shimin, and left the Tai Chi Palace quickly.

Don't want to grab the landlord...

Li Shimin smiled wryly, he was educated by his own daughter.

What a shame to throw it at grandma's house! !

But when he plays cards, his starting point is not simply playing.

Poker is like life.

There are infinite possibilities for every choice you make.

Li Shimin often calls him a landlord with bad cards because the Tang Dynasty he is now taking over is also devastated.

Natural disasters and man-made disasters, the treasury is empty of money, the aristocratic family is peeping, foreign countries are eyeing, and there are former Sui soldiers in the dark...

There are too many difficulties to face! !

Doesn't that equate to a bad deck of cards? !

Moreover, now he has nothing to rely on, he has to rely on himself, and he can only rely on himself! !

"Du Shangshu, do you think I have the means to save the country and let Li Tang occupy the absolute right to speak?!"

"This..." Du Chuke thought about it seriously, and then said, "Your Majesty, I can't see that far."

Li Shimin sighed.

Du Chuke is very capable, but he can handle everything on his own, but he is too cautious, and he felt it again when he played cards just now.

Let him do things according to the set plan, this guy will be fine, will finish very well.

But if you let him discuss national affairs, this guy...

Forget it, don't count on him.

Li Shimin rubbed his forehead with a headache, "Then let me change the question, what do you think of this bamboo card?"

Du Chuke didn't answer the burden this time, but reported the truth.

"Returning to Your Majesty, this bamboo card requires wisdom to arrange every step of playing the card, which is beneficial to intellectual development, and the rhythm is extremely fast and does not take up too much time. I think it can be vigorously promoted."

Li Shimin smiled and said, "Du Shangshu, you and I want to go together, if you promote it, how many bamboo cards can your Ministry of Industry make in a day?!"

"Here, Your Majesty, let me check it out."

Du Chuke picked up the bamboo plaque to look at the composition of the materials. He was too nervous to get along with Li Shimin just now, so he didn't look at it seriously. Only now did he look at it and found that the bamboo plaque was made of rosewood.

Coupled with master-like carving techniques.

According to his experience, just this pair of bamboo plaques cost nearly two years' income of an ordinary family.

"Your Majesty, if it is a one-to-one restoration, I am afraid the Ministry of Industry will not be able to realize it, and even if it is realized, it will only be available on a small scale."

"And if it is the next best thing to use ordinary wood as the material, then the efficiency can be greatly improved."

Li Shimin's eyes flickered, "How long does it take to make a pair of bamboo plaques from ordinary wood?!"

He also read it just now. The main part of the bamboo card is the number and the gameplay, which has nothing to do with the material itself and does not affect the gameplay experience.

"The Ministry of Industry has all the engraving craftsmen. If the Ministry of Industry is devoted to it, thousands of them can be made in a day. But...Your Majesty, you also know that the officials of the Ministry of Industry have more urgent matters that need to be dealt with."

"After the catastrophe, the construction of houses, the construction of the major palaces of the Chang'an Imperial Palace, gymnasiums, water lakes... the great Tang Dynasty is full of waste, and I think these are the most important."

Du Chuke cupped his hands and made a suggestion.

"That's it, then you first make a few copies, and then send them to the princes, and tell them that the game of poker is like life, every step and every line needs to be reconsidered, and it is my order."

Li Shimin handed over all the bamboo cards in his hand to Du Chuke.

"Chen Du Chuke, take the order!!"