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Chapter 30 Sandbox Game
"It's the servant girl who said the wrong thing." Xiang's mother was a little panicked, Xiao Qin's expression seemed to be really angry.

"Erlang has made progress, that's good. It's just that he misunderstood my stepmother, so he's not very respectful. I don't blame him." Xiao Qin said softly.

"He just wants to make progress and is disrespectful to his aunt. This is unfilial."

"That's the reason, it's just that outsiders don't have much to say."

"Ma'am, the second brother and the third brother are asking to see you." The maid came in and reported.

Xiao Qin frowned, why did he come here?Ever since his heart jumped out that day, Gu Tingye has become wary of her, not like before.

"Let them in."

Gu Tingye came in with his third brother Gu Tingwei.

"Why do you come to my place today when you have time?" Xiao Qin sat there and looked at the two brothers with a smile.

"It was my second brother who begged me to come and see my mother." Gu Tingwei was pure-hearted and dependent on his second brother, so he spoke first.

"Mother, I was really confused a while ago, and I said something that didn't make sense to my mother. Today I specially dragged Ting Wei to apologize to my mother." Gu Tingye said solemnly.

"What nonsense are you talking about, kid? I'm your mother, how could I take your angry words seriously." Xiao Qin blamed.

"Second brother, as I said, why would mother blame you?" Gu Tingwei is not like his mother at all, he is a good boy.

Gu Tingye also smiled, maybe this Gu family, and only Gu Tingwei, had nothing to do with him.

"Okay, I'm fine, but your father is very angry, so you find time to convince him."

"Okay, by the way, mother, I received a letter from the nanny a while ago, saying that she is old and has no children, and wants to come to the capital to recuperate." Gu Tingye continued.

"Okay, our family does not lack for her to eat." Xiao Qin was taken aback for a moment, and then agreed with a smile.

"Ting Wei, I have someone prepare some delicious food for my mother, go and get it for me." Gu Tingye sent his third brother away.

"Ok."

Seeing Gu Tingwei walking away, Gu Tingye opened his mouth and said:

"Mother, I still have something to say."

Xiang's mother glanced at Xiao Qin's, saw her nod slightly, and then went down with a kind of maid.

"Mother, I still feel that someone in my family is trying to harm me." Gu Tingye said.

"Erlang, what are you talking about?" Xiao Qin looked terrified.

"Mother, I have already mentioned this matter to my father, and my father agreed."

"But if this is the case, how will outsiders treat us?" Xiao Qin was anxious, once Gu Tingye left the Hou's mansion, how could she handle it.

"I said to the outside world that the Marquis Mansion is so rich that people can't concentrate on studying. Outsiders will only praise and won't say much."

Xiao Qin didn't know how to refuse.

"Okay, since you want to leave the house, then I'll let you go." Xiao Qin secretly hated, well, I'll do what you want first, and we'll see what happens if you don't pass the exam.

"Thank you mother."

Gu Tingye's heart felt disgusted after the performance of a mother's kindness and filial piety, but there was no way to do it. In the Hou's mansion, there were people from the Xiaoqin family everywhere, and only when he jumped out could he feel at ease.

"Big lady, this Erlang him." Seeing Gu Tingye leaving, Xiang's mother walked to Xiao Qin's side and asked.

"I don't know if he really noticed it." Xiao Qin asked coldly.

"Hmph, still want to take the imperial examination? Let the brothers fight first." Xiao Qin said harshly.

Mother Xiang waited on her side, not daring to look up at Xiao Qin.

I don’t know when it started in Bianjing. A kind of sand table game became popular among the disciples of Jiangmen. They asked people to make exquisite sand tables with various terrains on them. They fought against each other on the sand table.The rules of the game are perfect. Different soldiers and horses have different speeds in different regions, food consumption, etc. There are regulations, and there are even special referees who draw lots to judge the weather.

This kind of game is very interesting to the generals' children, so that they can also experience the sense of accomplishment of leading troops to fight. What's more rare is that the elders in the family do not object, and even encourage them to play this game.Recently, I heard that someone is going to hold a sand table contest. Several places in the north of the city have been remodeled, and several large sand tables have been built. A group of people can sit on a high place and have a clear view, which makes many people eager to try.

"Yuhua, you lost again, and I have money to spend." Gu Tingye laughed loudly, and picked up the lottery on the table.

"Huh, you're obviously richer than me, yet you're still greedy for my dozens of coins." Hu Su snorted coldly.

"Will you bet and admit defeat? I don't know how Yuan Qian's brain is so long that he can come up with such a fun thing."

"It's a good thing you are still studying. This is the method of General Fubo of the Han Dynasty, gathering rice into mountains." Sheng Changbai, who was acting as a judge next to him, gave him a blank look.

"Haha, General Fubo only uses this for military purposes, but Yuan Qian knows how to use this to make money. He can not only arrange for those children to learn crafts, but also sell them to earn money for those generals' children." Gu Tingye was not ashamed at all. , but plausible.

"By the way, Yuan Qian, how much did you make by selling these things?" Hu Su turned to look at Yao Yi and said.

Yao Yi picked up the book covering his face and said:
"Although the sand table is a bit more expensive, fortunately those generals know how to compare and sell a lot, making a profit of 12 guan. However, excluding the cost, there is also the money for buying land for the competition, which is probably all spent."

"Can you really make money back from the competition you organized?" Sheng Changbai also asked.

"You do the math, the registration fee for a contestant is ten guan, and each staff member brings five guan. The registration fee for one competition alone is estimated to be thousands of guan. This competition can be watched by people until the last few games, and the ticket fee is two [-] points, plus the opening line, it is estimated that one game will return the cost. In this way, we will hold one game every year, and we will earn money every year.”

"Good guy, this business is good, and the money is not in vain." Hu Su said excitedly.

"How are you sure they will come to participate?" Sheng Changbai asked again.

"Let me tell you, Yuan Qian let me go through the Cao family's family and dedicated this thing to the queen. The queen is a strange woman, she likes this sand table very much, and she also thought that this sand table can exercise the ability to command troops. Although our officials don’t like military affairs, if we use this thing to select some generals, the officials will still agree.”

"Then Yuan Qian asked people to spread the word, saying that if they won the game, they would be able to enter the eyes of the officials. How could they not be tempted, let alone generals, even some children of the forbidden army wanted to sign up." Hu Su continued. .

"Yuan Qian's move is really good," Sheng Changbai said with emotion.

"It's really treacherous and cunning." Gu Tingye added.

"I'm wisdom, do you understand! And I plan to participate in this competition, are you coming?" Yao Yi said.

"Okay, count me in." Gu Tingye raised his hands in agreement.

"There are still a few months until the imperial examination, Yuan Qian, you should prepare well." Sheng Changbai said.

"It won't affect it." Yao Yi waved his hand. It took him a lot of effort to prepare this thing. He just wanted to use this thing to get a character who "knows military affairs" so that he can gain the right to lead troops in the future.

As for how to win?Cheating, big ball of light to help, why don't you have cheats?
　I checked the information today and found out that the Song Dynasty Palace Examination did not recruit people from 1057, which is the one that the protagonist is about to participate in.

　　Then I found a lot of loopholes when I watched the drama. Sheng Minglan was 15 years old when she married (ahem, the two are ten years apart), and the emperor died in 1063, which means that Gu Tingye should have taken the imperial examination in 1060. At that time No longer brush people.But after all, there are things that didn't happen, such as mutiny and forcing the palace, so I can't say anything.

　　So I was brushed during the provincial test when I planned to change it, so that it would not affect the development of the plot.I read this novel roughly, mainly TV series, but due to the problem of the leading actors in TV series, it is difficult to judge the age, so please don't mind if there are problems.

　　
　
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