Zhu Houzhao, who was originally a scumbag among scumbags, was confused by Chen Ziyu's explanation.
Although he knew the sentence "Tao creates one, creates two, two generates three, and three generates all things", he had little idea of what it meant.
He saw Chen Ziyu staring at him without blinking, waiting for his comments.
Zhu Houzhao blushed, then lowered his head, picked up a piece of bamboo, and said pretentiously:
"Ahem, what you said makes sense, and I think so too, so let's follow the rules you said."
Chen Ziyu immediately looked surprised, bowed his hands and said:
"Ah, it turns out that Your Highness and I have come together. I originally thought that I was the only one who knew the Tao Te Ching well, but I didn't expect that Your Highness is as eager to learn as I am! I admire you!"
Hearing Chen Ziyu praise himself, Zhu Houzhao immediately felt a little elated, put his hands behind his back and said proudly:
"Humph, that's natural. There are so many great scholars and masters in this palace. How can you, the son of a little earl, compare to you?"
A trace of pride flashed in Chen Ziyu's eyes, but he still had an expression of admiration on his face.
"In that case, does Your Highness dare to discuss the Tao Te Ching with me?"
Zhu Houzhao was suddenly confused!
Damn it, you agreed to play poker, but who wants to discuss the Tao Te Ching with you? !
Can I know that stuff?
However, when it comes to this, it is obvious that we are already riding a tiger!
Seeing Zhu Houzhao hesitating a little, Chen Ziyu showed a trace of cunning on his face and decided to add fuel to the fire!
"Your Highness, don't you dare to compare with me? It's no wonder. Her Royal Highness the Princess once said that she admires my knowledge! I have never seen anyone as outstanding as me among my peers!"
As soon as he heard Chen Ziyu mention Princess Taikang, Zhu Houzhao became angry for no reason. He glared at Chen Ziyu and said without hesitation:
"What kind of knowledge does a female generation know? Let's compete!"
"when?"
"Half...three months later!"
Zhu Houzhao originally wanted to say half a year later, but then he thought that it would be too long to arouse Chen Ziyu's suspicion, so he changed the time limit to three months!
Chen Ziyu felt relieved when he saw that Zhu Houzhao agreed!
It’s not easy to coax a naughty child to study and improve these days!
"Then I will wait for Your Highness!"
Zhu Houzhao snorted coldly and stopped discussing the Tao Te Ching.
Instead, he turned his attention to the table and grabbed a handful of playing cards.
"Stop talking nonsense, is this the bet you just told me about?"
Chen Ziyu nodded and smiled: "Your Highness is indeed smart!"
Zhu Houzhao was a little disdainful, "Stop flattering me, tell me how you want to bet!"
Chen Ziyu smiled and said calmly: "Just run as fast as I just said! Each person has twenty-seven cards. Whoever plays out first wins!"
"Where's the bet?"
"If I win, Your Highness will have to recognize your brother-in-law!"
"Then what if I win?"
"I will immediately resign to His Majesty and never set foot in Zhan Shifu again!"
"It's a deal!"
Zhu Houzhao agreed without hesitation!
Chen Ziyu clapped his hands, then gave a thumbs up to Zhu Houzhao and praised:
"His Highness is indeed very cheerful. I will not take advantage of His Highness. I will win three out of five rounds. Whoever wins three rounds first will win!"
"Why can't we win or lose in one round?"
"If Your Highness agrees, I have no objection!"
"..."
Zhu Houzhao raised his eyebrows and glanced sideways at Chen Ziyu, thinking that this guy is quite kind!
"Forget it, let's do as you say, win three out of five!"
After saying that, he rolled up his sleeves and squatted on the chair.
"Come!"
…………
I have to say that Zhu Houzhao is really capable of learning and understanding.
Whether it is from the posture of touching the cards or handling the cards, they are all very similar.
Especially after losing two games in a row, he actually won the third game by catching Chen Ziyu's mistakes.
Suddenly, he squatted on the chair arrogantly, raised his eyebrows at Chen Ziyu, and said proudly:
"That's it? It seems that you will never have the chance to step into Zhan Shi's Mansion again!"
Chen Ziyu chuckled, "Your Highness, I am still one game ahead. Is it too early for you to be happy?"
Zhu Houzhao glanced at Chen Ziyu and snorted disdainfully with great confidence:
"You think I don't understand? This playing card looks simple, but it actually contains a lot of military skills."
"Whether it's to avoid its sharp edge or retreat to advance, lure the snake out of its hole, lure the enemy deep, defeat the enemy with one blow, etc."
"I'm sitting here playing cards with you. The cards in each game change. It's like two armies facing each other. The battle situation changes rapidly. However, in the face of absolute strength, any strategy is useless."
These words made Chen Ziyu admire him from the bottom of his heart. This guy was really born to be a general.
When playing cards, you can draw inferences and think of the art of war!
Zhu Houzhao said as he waved the big champion Hou and the little champion Hou he had just caught.
"The princes and princes are all here in this palace, how can you win?"
Chen Ziyu looked at the five bombs in his hand, then at the proud Zhu Houzhao, and couldn't help but twitch the corners of his mouth.
"Your Highness, Wang Zha sometimes may not work!"
Zhu Houzhao quickly retorted: "Fart, I will definitely win this one!"
Then he looked at the cards in his hand. When he was about to play the cards, he found that the cards in his hand were inconsistent and several cards were missing.
After counting, Zhu Houzhao finally realized that this guy had caught five bombs!
Suddenly he said angrily: "You cheated!"
Chen Ziyu's expression suddenly turned serious, "Your Highness, you can question my talent, but you must never question my character!"
"Who in the capital doesn't know that I, Chen Ziyu, am an honest and reliable young gentleman!"
"Besides, luck is also a part of strength. I have always been very lucky. Otherwise, how could I marry the princess!"
After saying that, he glanced at Liu Jin next to him and said immediately: "If your highness doesn't believe it, you can ask Eunuch Liu."
Liu Jin suddenly had a look on his face and didn't dare to speak!
"snort!"
When Zhu Houzhao heard Chen Ziyu mention Zhu Xiurong again, he glared at Chen Ziyu hard!
Then he threw the cards in his hand on the table and said angrily: "I admit defeat!"
Zhu Houzhao knew very well that except for Wang Zha, the rest of his cards were just a bunch of scattered cards, and there was no way he could save himself. Continuing to play would just be a waste of time.
Chen Ziyu stood up immediately, bowed his hands with a smile and said: "Your Highness does things cleanly and neatly, without any sloppiness, I admire you!"
Zhu Houzhao said expressionlessly, "Stop flattering me, I don't like this!"
"What Your Highness is saying is that His Highness is so upright and upright that it is difficult for ministers to flatter His Highness!
"Humph, you are smart!"
"..."
After the gambling game ended, Chen Ziyu saw that his goal had been achieved, so he had no interest in continuing to play!
After all, the "run fast" method is boring if there are few people, and it is easy to guess the cards in other people's hands!
However, Zhu Houzhao was very interested and played with Chen Ziyu one after another!
After playing more than ten games in a row, I suddenly started wailing in pain!
"Your Highness, I am now a member of the Yulin Guards. I have just taken office and have to say hello to my subordinates. Why don't we play again tomorrow!"
"No! Keep playing!"
"But your Majesty has asked me to take the princess home today. Look at this..."
Zhu Houzhao suddenly raised his head and thrust the bamboo sign in his hand onto the table. He used too much force and cut his finger.
Liu Jin on the side was suddenly shocked and was so frightened that he wanted to call the imperial doctor!
"roll!"
Zhu Houzhao shouted back at Liu Jin!
Then he stood up and walked out with an unkind expression. When he reached the door, he stopped and said without looking back:
"Don't bully Xiurong in the future, otherwise I will definitely slap you in Pingjiang's house!"
Chen Ziyu breathed a sigh of relief when he heard this!
He shouted at Zhu Houzhao's back: "Uncle, don't worry! I will definitely take good care of Xiurong!"
