The most romantic little emperor

Chapter 178: Chess is like a military formation, and ideas are like selecting troops

When the guards opened the box, a large table appeared in front of everyone. Although everyone was still curious, they were all disappointed in their hearts, but they did not dare to say it out loud.

Qin Hao took in everyone's expressions. He knew what they were thinking, but he didn't care.

The guards carefully carried the table out, and Qin Hao nodded with satisfaction.

At this time, a young master of the Li family finally couldn't help but ask: "Your Highness, why did you send a table to my house? My family doesn't lack tables."

A little girl beside him immediately scolded him, "Li Wei, shut up. Whatever His Highness gave was a token of his love. You have no right to speak here."

The young master named Li Wei suddenly lost his arrogance and said weakly, "Sister Yanran, I know I was wrong, please don't be angry."

Li Yanran said domineeringly: "It doesn't matter whether I am angry or not, the key is that you can't make His Highness angry."

"Why are you still standing there? Why don't you apologize to His Highness?"

Qin Hao laughed, waved his hand and said, "It's just a little thing, nothing, I won't mind."

Li Wei then breathed a sigh of relief, and a smile instantly spread across his face, as bright as a blooming chrysanthemum, and very innocent.

However, when he turned around and saw Li Yanran's pretty face as cold as ice, he immediately returned to his original state like an eggplant hit by frost.

Li Wei had no choice but to apologize to Qin Hao. This time Qin Hao did not refuse and accepted it calmly.

He couldn't help but sigh in his heart, there is always someone stronger than you, this Li Wei doesn't look like a man who would keep quiet, but the beautiful girl Li Yanran has him under her control.

The key point is that the two are of similar age, about the same age, both about fourteen or fifteen years old.

At this time, Li Zhen also hurried over. He had just gone to arrange the lunch.

As soon as he came in, he saw the table and asked in confusion, "Your Highness, why did you give me a table?"

Qin Hao smiled mysteriously and said, "General Li, this is not a simple table. Take a closer look."

Upon hearing this, Li Zhen observed it carefully and saw that the table was covered with criss-crossing lines, with a boundary in the middle with four big words "Chu River and Han Border" written on it. It looked very strange.

He was puzzled and looked up and asked, "Your Highness, these lines are indeed different. I wonder what they are used for?"

Qin Hao smiled without saying anything, opened the drawer under the table, took out a leather box, slowly opened it, and placed the wooden chess pieces inside on the table one by one.

Everyone was attracted by Qin Hao's actions and quickly surrounded him.

After Qin Hao had finished placing the chess pieces, he explained, "This thing is called chess. It can be used for marching and fighting, deploying troops, and it can also be used for daily entertainment. It is the best toy for leisure and entertainment, and it is also an essential remedy for marching and fighting."

Qin Hao couldn't help but advertise chess and boast about its benefits.

Upon hearing this, Li Zhen became even more curious. When he saw those chess pieces, he felt they were very unusual. There were generals, soldiers, chariots, horses, and cannons. Isn't this exactly how they were used for marching and fighting?

He quickly said, "Your Highness, this chess game is very novel. Is there any trick to it?"

"The river is three feet wide, the wisdom is ten thousand feet deep, the chess is like a military formation, and the ideas are like the deployment of troops."

Qin Hao turned on the show-off mode and recited calmly: "The general does not leave the Nine Palaces, and the scholars follow him and never leave the palace. The elephants fly in all directions and camp in the four corners, and the horses charge with one step. The cannons must hit every other piece, and the chariots can go east and west on a straight road. Only the pawns can only move one step, and they can cross the river without leaving a trace."

As soon as these words were spoken, everyone was amazed. No matter how the game was played, Qin Hao instantly gained a large number of fans with just a few lines of poetry.

The men were eager to try, and the women were full of admiration, and they were all fascinated by it.

However, some people are obsessed with chess, while others are infatuated with the prince. Their motives are somewhat impure. People like Li Yanran, who are full of lust, are the latter type of people.

She was staring at Qin Hao closely, with green light flashing in her little eyes, which made Qin Hao feel a little uncomfortable.

"Your Highness, how do you play this chess game? Are there any tricks?"

Li Wei's words raised everyone's doubts, and everyone started asking questions as well.

Qin Hao said without hesitation: "Horses move in the sun, elephants move in the fields, chariots move in straight lines, cannons move over mountains, soldiers move vertically and horizontally across rivers, generals do not leave the Nine-Step Palace, and the two soldiers do not leave the general's side."

Qin Hao recited the formula while demonstrating how to play chess to everyone.

About half an incense stick of time had passed, and senior ministers such as Li Zhen and Xie An had already understood how to play chess. They were eager to try and compete with the prince.

Qin Hao laughed and said, "Who will go first? I will abuse him first."

Xie An bowed and said, "Old General, I will play a round first to test the waters and explore the way for you. Can you watch first?"

Hearing this, Li Zhen pushed him away, blew his nose and glared, saying: "Go away, can't I do it myself? Do I need you to scout the way for me?"

Xie An was speechless, and said with a thick face: "Old General, I am a guest, how about you let me play a round? How about I give you two kilograms of the finest tea that I have collected at home?"

Li Zhen refused to give in and said domineeringly: "Xie An, you old man, want to bribe me with two kilograms of tea? No way!"

Xie An was extremely embarrassed, but there was nothing he could do about it, because the person in front of him was a military god with great military achievements.

Qin Hao rarely saw Xie An being defeated, so he smiled and comforted him: "Master Xie, please wait for a moment. I will quickly defeat the old general and let you play chess then."

Li Zhen laughed and said, "Your Highness, please stop bragging. Although this is my first time playing chess, I quickly mastered the tricks. Don't lose to me by accident, or it will be a joke."

Qin Hao smiled secretly in his heart, he might not be good at other things, but when it comes to playing chess, he is at the master level. In his previous life, he had played against the computer many times, and the key is that he won more than he lost.

It is like a fool's dream for a novice like Li Zhen to beat me. It is harder than climbing to the sky. I can beat him with my eyes closed.

Soon, the two armies began to confront each other. Qin Hao directly gave up the red chess piece and played the black chess piece himself. By the way, he also took down three chess pieces: the chariot, the horse, and the cannon.

Li Zhen laughed loudly and said, "Your Highness, what are you doing? Do you want to humiliate me? You don't have to give in, just put the chess piece up."

Qin Hao smiled faintly and said, "Old General, don't regret it. Don't blame me if you lose."

Then he rearranged the three chess pieces: the chariot, the horse, and the cannon.

“It’s not certain who will lose and who will win?”

Li Zhen said with blind confidence: "Your Highness, who will go down first?"

"The old general is a military god, and he is holding a red chess piece, so naturally you make the first move."

Qin Hao said modestly: "Lest you regret it after losing in the end."