Chapter 202 Wargame Simulation
Xu Qin was eventually driven out of the wing room by Zhu Di, but he still strictly forbade Xu Qin to leave Jiming Temple, because he did not want Xu Qin to go out to find Zhu Gaosui.

After Xu Qin left, Zhu Di sat there and sighed. Yao Guangxiao asked with a smile, “Your Majesty, I suspect this guy did it on purpose.”

“Why doubt it? He did it on purpose.” Zhu Di said after looking at Yao Guangxiao.

Yao Guangxiao nodded, and Zhu Di said, “This kid doesn’t want to come to Jiming Temple, and he doesn’t want to stay here for a few days, so after giving me the list, he wants to go back to find the third brother. He doesn’t care whether I agree or not, anyway, he knows that I can’t do anything to him.”

Yao Guangxiao asked Zhu Di curiously, “Your Majesty, you really don’t dare to deal with him?”

After hearing this, Zhu Di sighed and said, “Well, I dare to clean up, but if there is something next time that needs this kid to do, it will be difficult. I am really afraid of offending this kid. This kid is really good, and his way of solving problems is different.

For example, this time the land tax was distributed according to the amount of land, and the Ming Daily was set up in the military camp of the Three Camps in the capital as a pilot project.

There are also things like the Trade Bureau and so on. This kid is capable. Not only will he be able to assist the boss in the future, he is also assisting me now.

In addition, this kid dares to tell the truth. Many people don’t dare to tell the truth to me. You know me. I was just a prince and a military general before. Now I have to deal with those civil officials every day. It’s a headache. No one dares to tell the truth to me.

It’s the same with you. Even if you want to give me some suggestions, you will say them in a roundabout way, fearing that I will be unhappy if I hear them, and you will wait for the right time. But this kid doesn’t do that. He just says whatever he wants.
I need people like this around me, otherwise, life would be too boring.”

Yao Guangxiao nodded, thinking to himself: “It’s not that I don’t dare to tell you the truth, but I must have angered you. If I get chopped off, it will be a big loss. Of course, Sakyabao is not afraid, and you don’t dare to kill him. Even if he is arrested and sent to prison, the Queen will definitely save him, but who will save me?”

“Your Majesty, the investigation of this matter needs to be accelerated. Otherwise, Sakyabao will still handle this matter after he returns.” Yao Guangxiao proposed to Zhu Di.

“Well, most of the criminals have been caught. We are still investigating, especially focusing on the officials in Yingtian Prefecture to free up some positions. In addition, it is not impossible to use this matter to negotiate with those ministers.” Zhu Di smiled and said confidently.

Zhu Di had this consideration in mind when arresting people. Since those civil officials might object, he would arrest people first, and then discuss it with those ministers and achieve his goal through negotiation.

After hearing this, Yao Guangxiao nodded, knowing that this was Zhu Di’s original plan.

After Xu Qin came out, he was so bored. Xu Qin didn’t like reading and didn’t bring many books with him. Besides, what good things could there be in the temple?

“Young Master, I went to ask around, and found out that only vegetarian meals are available here.” Mu Feng came over and said to Xu Qin.

Xu Qin just looked at Mu Feng.

Mu Feng continued, “It just so happens that there is a farm at the foot of the mountain that belongs to our family. Before we came, Madam specifically told us that we could go to that farm to cook. I will take people to that farm to cook for you, young master. When it’s ready, I’ll bring it up.

However, Master, perhaps those meat dishes cannot be brought into the temple, otherwise, shall we eat at the mountain gate?”

“No, just bring it here to eat. Anyway, they asked me to stay in Jiming Temple, so I will eat in the room.” Xu Qin sat there and said very unhappily.

“Young Master, this won’t do. It’s an insult to the holy land of Buddhism. What if it’s not good for you? Young Master, it’s better for us to eat at the gate of the mountain so that others can’t say anything.” Mu Feng immediately shook her head and said, she still hoped that Xu Qin would be safe.

“Okay, I’ll listen to you. You go and arrange it. Oh, it’s so boring.” Xu Qin said as he lay down on the recliner.

“Young Master, the scenery of Jiming Temple is quite nice. You can go and have a look.” Mu Feng immediately said to Xu Qin.

“No, what’s there to see? It’s better to lie down comfortably.” Xu Qin waved his hand and Mu Feng didn’t know what to say.

At noon, Xu Qin ate at Shangmen’s place. Zhu Di and Yao Guangxiao knew about it, but no one said anything. As long as Xu Qin didn’t eat meat in the temple, they didn’t care about anything else.

After finishing his meal, Xu Qin thought about it and decided not to stay here anymore, so he went to find Zhu Di.

Zhu Di finally had some peace and quiet, and when he saw Xu Qin coming over, he said with a headache, “What’s the matter?”

“Yes, I came to say hello to you, and then I will go to say hello to Duke Rong, and then go home. There is nothing interesting here. Are you sick? Why are you staying here?” Xu Qin sat down in front of Zhu Di and said complainingly.

“No. I won’t go back, and you are not allowed to go back either.” Zhu Di shook his head and said to Xu Qin. Are you kidding? I finally got this kid here, and he still wants to go back. Is he dreaming?

“Why not? What are you doing here? Your Majesty, my uncle, if you have nothing to do, go back and help your eldest cousin deal with the memorials. Why are you hiding here and being lazy? You are lazy, but you drag me into it. You have nothing to do, but I have things to do.” Xu Qin continued to speak to Zhu Di.

Zhu Di just ignored him. Besides, Zhu Di also wanted Xu Qin to stay here so that he could observe Xu Qin carefully and see what other abilities Xu Qin had. Anyway, he now knew that this kid was very capable, but he didn’t know if he had any other abilities.

“How about this, we should simulate a war later?” Zhu Di said to Xu Qin.

“Yes, I’ll test your ability.” Zhu Di said to Xu Qin. Xu Qin frowned and looked at Zhu Di, then said: “Do you really want to take me to the war? That’s not possible. I’m the only son in the family. You should think it over carefully. Otherwise, my aunt will be really angry.”

Zhu Di started to scold Xu Qin, “If you don’t go now, don’t go in the future? What’s the harm in learning something now?”

When Xu Qin heard this, he thought it made sense and agreed.

Soon, Zhu Di led Xu Qin to a map and said, “This is the defense layout of Datong in the north of the Ming Dynasty. The Tatars are cavalry, so their layout can be changed at will. Otherwise, you act as the Tatar and I will defend it?”

“How many troops do I have and how much food do I carry?” Xu Qin asked immediately.

“Fifty thousand, or ten days’ worth of military rations.” Zhu Di thought for a moment.

Xu Qin nodded immediately, and then went to the front of the map to observe it. Zhu Di immediately shouted: “You can’t observe it like this. How do you know how many troops I have on the battlefield?”

“What should we do? And your idea is too simple. Once the army is mobilized, you will have to draw a new map.” Xu Qin turned his head and looked at Zhu Di and asked.

Yao Guangxiao was also beside him at this moment, stroking his beard and smiling, saying, “No need, I will write it down!”

“It’s so troublesome. Okay, you wait for me for a long time. We will play tomorrow. Your Majesty, send me some people who can make mud.” Xu Qin said to Zhu Di. What can be deduced from the map? It’s better to deduce on the sand table.

“What are you doing?” Zhu Di asked immediately.

“Don’t worry about it. Just give me this map for a while, okay?” Xu Qin asked Zhu Di.

Zhu Di thought for a moment, nodded and said, “Okay, but don’t let others know. It’s okay in Jiming Temple.”

“That’s fine! I’m going to get busy. It’s boring for you to stay like this.” Xu Qin said as he went to pick up the map.

After taking the map, Xu Qin asked someone to get sand, mud, etc. and started making a sand table.

Based on Zhu Di’s map and his own memories from his previous life, Xu Qin made a sand table of the terrain around Datong. It was not very accurate, but it seemed to be generally correct.

After the sand table was completed, the clay craftsmen also sculpted human figures, war horses, and representatives of various soldiers.

It was not until late at night that Xu Qin finished everything.

Early the next morning, Xu Qin asked someone to invite Zhu Di and Yao Guangxiao over.

Zhu Di and Yao Guangxiao naturally knew that Xu Qin was doing something, but they didn’t know what exactly he was doing. After learning that Xu Qin had finished it, Zhu Di and Yao Guangxiao couldn’t wait to come over.

When they arrived at the room and saw a huge sand table that was ten feet by ten feet, they were shocked.

“Look, this is a real sand table. How great and intuitive it is to do war game simulation here?” Xu Qin stood there and said to them with a proud smile.

Zhu Di and Yao Guangxiao looked at each other, both seeing shock in each other’s eyes. Zhu Di then turned to look at Xu Qin and asked, “Did you do this?”

“Yes, come on, Duke Rong, you be the referee. Your Majesty and I will do a war game simulation. I will act as the Tatar and Your Majesty will be on defense.” Xu Qin began to greet Zhu Di.

“Wait, how did you do that?” Zhu Di was still very curious and pulled Xu Qin and shouted.

“How did you do it? Just do it this way. Didn’t you give me a map? But the map is too simple. There is no elevation. It just says there is a mountain here, but we don’t know how high the mountain is or how long it extends. So I just made a rough outline. If you want an accurate sand table, you still need a more detailed map.” Xu Qin said to Zhu Di and others.

“This, this!” Zhu Di looked at the sand table in front of him and knew that this was a very good thing. It would be very helpful for commanding wars on the front line and training generals.

“Do you want to play or not? If you don’t want to play, I will go back and destroy it when the time comes.” Xu Qin looked at Zhu Di and asked. He made this for fun, why were they hesitating?
Yao Guangxiao immediately said to Xu Qin: “Do you know how important this sand table is to our Ming Dynasty?”

“What’s wrong? Did I leak the secret? That’s impossible?” Xu Qin was surprised when he heard Yao Guangxiao say that. He then asked, “No one else knows about this. Of course, those craftsmen know about it?”

Xu Qin didn’t understand what Yao Guangxiao meant at all.

(End of this chapter)