Ming Dynasty: At the beginning of the game, Lao Zhu resigned and retired.

Mr. Hu also took great pains to prepare the first meal for Xiao Yue'er when he returned home today.

No, the main course hasn't been served yet.

All kinds of snacks and snacks that Xiao Yue'er likes to eat on weekdays are served one after another.

The portions are not big!

The portion is too big and I'm afraid it will affect my daughter's ability to eat dinner.

Therefore, the main purpose of the small plate in front of me is to taste the saltiness.

Zhu Biao looked at his daughter-in-law's eagerness to start taking bites one by one without any hesitation, and he sensibly retracted his half-stretched right hand.

It’s okay, this is my concubine’s natal home, and there will be dinner later.

We... are not greedy!

The eldest daughter of the Hu family had her eyes bent into crescent moons, and she kept stuffing familiar snacks into her mouth that were usually inconspicuous.

His Royal Highness the Crown Prince and his husband, I don’t remember.

But in the past, Mr. Hu, who would either lie lazily or be careless everywhere, now looked at his daughter with a doting look on his face.

His Highness the Crown Prince, niece-in-law, I don’t remember.

Zhu Biao, the eldest son of Emperor Hongwu of the Ming Dynasty, the crown prince of the East Palace of the Ming Empire, and the unquestionable next emperor of the Ming Empire...

He was just left aside, not even bothering to say a kind word.

But Zhu Biao was content with it, and instead walked around leisurely with his hands behind his back.

This kind of turning a blind eye and letting others do what they want is actually the way their own people do it.

After all, who has nothing to eat and is so polite to his family every day?

He would bow to his father and mother every day, and then everything would be like an ordinary family.

This is what family feels like.

Zhu Biao is very familiar with this feeling and also likes it very much.

He started to wander around the main hall without causing you any discomfort.

Touch here, look there, just like a curious fat boy visiting relatives.

By accident, he discovered a neatly shaped small box.

The box was still open, and he opened it, only to find that inside was a pair of "chess pieces" that he had never seen before.

Military flag, Shangzhuguo, Zhuguo, Shanghujun, Guardsman, Qingchaoduwei, Duwei, Xiaowei, Team leader, Sentry, Trap, Artillery

Twelve categories in total, varying in number.

Zhu Biao knows all the characters on it. Isn't this the rank of a military commander?

From the top of the Shangzhu Kingdom, all the way down to the captain who is not even a minor official, it can be said that this is a simplified version of the official ranks of the Ming Dynasty generals.

Take a closer look, oh, there are actually horizontal and vertical lines on the back of this box.

This...is actually a kind of chess?

The more Zhu Biao looked, the more confused he became!

I have never seen this chess before!

Fortunately, Mr. Hu was nearby. Zhu Biao couldn't figure it out himself, so he couldn't ask.

Mr. Hu happened to be watching his little girl eating in a good mood at the moment, so when Zhu Biao asked questions, he answered with a really good attitude.

"Your Highness, this thing is called Military Chess. It is a new type of chess that I made by hand."

"There are special rules for playing with this thing!"

"In this way, let's set up our position and play a game, so that you will know everything."

"The rules are very simple. Just figure out the basic rules and then the functions of each chess piece. The rest is just using your brain."

Immediately afterwards, Master Hu explained the rules of military chess to Zhu Biao in detail.

In fact, the rules of this thing are really not complicated.

Especially for Zhu Biao, who grew up fighting with Zhu Yuanzhang since he was a child, it is even simpler.

It's nothing more than planning and calculating in advance, and then making a decision before taking action.

Although the battlefield fighting is placed on the chessboard, the underlying background has not changed.

To put it bluntly, it was still a intrigue and game between the commanders of both sides.

Zhu Biao is simply not too familiar with these.

After all, Zhu Biao has never seriously commanded the army.

But in fact, he almost grew up in a military camp.

As the eldest son of Zhu Yuanzhang, he did not receive too much military teaching or exposure actively or passively.

The key is, which of the "teachers" who taught him was not famous and had outstanding military exploits?

Chang Yuchun, Xu Da, Fu Youde, Wang Bi, Lan Yu...

Each and every one of them, just by naming them, you can tell that they are all big guys who have made a name for themselves with their true abilities.

What these people have learned throughout their lives, they taught without any reservation when facing Zhu Biao.

After all, they were the ones who brought down the old Zhu family, and Zhu Biao is the heir who will never waver. If he doesn't teach him, who can he teach him?

Therefore, logistics, marching, military discipline, reconnaissance, reconnaissance, formation, camp formation, sortie, siege, defense...

Various techniques and experience accumulated in real battles were imparted to Zhu Biao in such a leisurely manner.

Even if you only teach theory and practice on paper, the people you teach are awesome enough, the things you teach are awesome enough, and the learners are attentive...

That would be different.

What's more, Zhu Biao is certainly not the kind of strong man who is skilled in bow and horse.

But as the son of Zhu Yuanzhang, how could he be insensitive to military power and unfamiliar with the battlefield?

Therefore, he is actually quite adequate in the military formation, at least theoretically.

No, while waiting for lunch to be served, Zhu Biao had two dishes with Mr. Hu without hesitation. He couldn't be too happy.

The feeling of making calculations at the beginning, adjusting midway, and coming and going is simply not too exciting.

This is much more fun than playing Go on weekdays.

After all, Go is just about holding black or white chess pieces and slowly putting them down. How interesting is the shouting "Shangzhuguo, Xiaowei, Duwei" here.

However, when he saw that it was almost time for lunch, he suddenly realized.

No, there shouldn't be an older brother-in-law in the Hu family.

What about people?

While he was thinking about it, he saw his uncle Hu Renbin, whom he had known for a long time, rushing over in a hurry.

However, Zhu Biao took a closer look.

Although this elder brother-in-law has a busy life, his beloved concubine and father-in-law are accustomed to it, so it must be like this every day.

From this point of view, it's not like he did anything specifically for himself.

If you look closely, you will see that it is covered in mud.

Although his hands had just been washed and wiped clean, the earthy smell on his body could not be concealed no matter what.

Are you going to work in the fields?

Zhu Biao was a little surprised as to what this brother-in-law was doing, and he was so disgraced, but seeing that lunch was about to begin, it was not convenient to ask in detail!

But after the servants brought all the dishes that had been prepared for a long time to the table, Zhu Biao felt bad.

No, I have never seen this thing before!

Is this the delicacy that my beloved concubine longs for?

After carefully tasting it, Zhu Biao burst into tears. It was so delicious.