Great Tang princess

After Li Yuechen entered the palace the next day, he specifically asked his mother about it.

Seeing her daughter's gossipy expression, Wu Zetian couldn't help but smile: "Of course I know this person, it's just...there is an indescribable smell when this person speaks."

To put it bluntly, it is bad breath?Li Yuechen couldn't help laughing, the answer was really unexpected.

"Chen'er entered the palace today because of this, right?"

"It's not a big deal, I came here today mainly to find brother."

"Find me?"

Li Xian, who was sitting in front of the table reading the memorial, suddenly raised his head: "What's the matter?"

Li Yuechen nodded: "Before I was born, I said that I will make a billiard game for my brother when I come back. Do you want to go and have a look?"

As soon as Li Xian heard that there was something interesting, Li Xian immediately cheered up: "Let's go!"

Wu Zetian on the reclining chair turned his head slightly, squinted his eyes and said, "Have you finished reading today's memorial?"

Looking at his mother's eyes, Li Xian couldn't help shivering, but still replied: "I've finished watching."

"Now that I've finished watching, why don't you come over to drink tea with my mother, and still put on a show?" Wu Zetian asked seemingly casually.

Li Xian's expression was a little embarrassed: "Doesn't it show that I am diligent..."

"Hmph..." Wu Zetian sneered slightly, "Looks diligent? I think you are afraid of having other arrangements?"

Having been punctured by Xiaoxin's understanding, he could only lower his head and dare not look at his mother.

"Okay, Auntie, don't teach him any more." Li Yuechen persuaded from the side, "Why don't Auntie go and have a look together?"

After thinking about it, Wu Zetian nodded lightly: "Well, you and I have nothing to do, let's go and have a look together."

Li Xian who was on the side complained in his heart after hearing this: You are idle, but I have suffered so much!I'm not the emperor yet!
Of course, at most, you dare to think about this kind of thing in your heart, and you absolutely dare not say it.

After tidying up, everyone got up and went to the Princess Mansion.

In order to pack lightly, the emperor did not bring too many people with him, and there were no more guards in sight except for the bodyguards with guns around him.

Also did not take the emperor's exclusive Luanjia, but took an ordinary carriage.

After coming all the way to the Princess Mansion, Li Yuechen led them into the side hall.

If the house is big, it is good, there is even room for a pool table.

At this moment, there is a standard snooker table in the side hall.

There are also painted balls on the table.

Of course, synthetic resin is not available in this era, so these balls are actually made of wood.

These balls are not light because they are solid wood sanded.

It's just that it may not be as elastic as synthetic resin, and the feel is not as good as the snooker ball of the future.

After everyone came in, they saw a pile of red balls arranged in a triangle on the table, and there were several other balls of different colors in front of them.

And next to the table, there are a few poles.

Li Yuechen took out one and handed it to his elder brother: "Brother, come and try?"

Li Xian who took the cue looked curious: "How do you play with this thing?"

"Poke the white ball with a cue, hit the red ball into the pocket through the white ball, and score one point, and then use the white ball to hit balls of other colors. According to different colors, the points are..."

After briefly introducing the gameplay, Li Yuechen said, "Just talking about it seems a bit troublesome, why not talk while playing."

With that said, he picked up the woolen gloves next to him and put on one, and threw the other to Li Xian.

He looked down, and imitated his younger sister and put it on his left hand.

The lower half of the palm and the pinky and ring fingers of the glove are exposed.

It made him a little curious for a while.

And Li Yuechen had already leaned over the table, raised his hand, and directly smashed the red balls arranged in a triangle with one stroke.

Although she knew that snooker was not played like this, but now in order to let her brother understand the rules, she tried to be as simple and rude as possible.

However, such a violent shot often depends more on luck, and Li Yuechen was not very lucky, and none of the scattered red balls went into the bag.

So Li Yuechen made a gesture of invitation: "No, it's brother's turn."

Li Xian thought for a while, thinking about his sister's posture just now.

So he bent down, propped up the club, and aimed at the red ball that was in line with the white ball.

Maybe it's because I have a bit of talent in this area, or maybe the ball is too straight.

Li Xian stabbed out with a stick, and the white ball hit the red ball straight and fell into the pocket.

"Oh, it seems that the level of being a brother is still okay!"

Seeing the goal, a smile appeared on Li Xian's face, feeling that this thing is not as difficult as imagined.

And Li Yuechen nodded secretly, sure enough, my brother is still talented in this area.

A few years ago, when the research on the shotgun was just completed, my elder brother Li Xian was able to hit the gun for the first time.

And the straight shot just now was also very beautiful. If this kind of talent is placed in the future army, maybe he can really be a sniper.

Then Li Xian asked: "I scored a red ball, can I hit other colored balls?"

"Naturally!" Li Yuechen nodded slightly, indicating that there was no problem.

Li Xian looked down, then frowned: "This angle is crooked, how to get in?"

Wu Zetian next to him had already understood the rules, and said with a light smile, "If you hit the crooked place, it will be right?"

This sentence reminded him, and he nodded immediately to show that he understood.

It's not that he's stupid, it's mainly because the ancients faced this thing for the first time, and it's normal for them to be unaware of it for a while.

So Li Xian roughly took aim, and shot again.

There is no problem with aiming, but the problem is that the power is too large and the ball misses.

"Brother, it's the first time I come into contact with you. It's normal if you don't understand much. Look at me.",

Li Yuechen smiled and walked to the other side, aiming at a red ball not too far from the entrance of the hole.

This angle is also not straight, and there are balls of other colors in the middle.

This made Li Xian feel puzzled. Didn't he just say that the colored ball can only be played after the red ball?Why is this going to be fought directly?

In fact, although Li Yuechen didn't specialize in this game, as long as it was about sports, she basically had contact with it.

She can't say how good she is at snooker, but that depends on who she is compared with.

Her skills are still far superior to most ordinary people.

Amid the curious eyes of everyone, Li Yuechen stabbed the lower side of the white ball with his cue.

So the white ball drew a circular arc on the table during the extremely fast rotation.

After bypassing the colored ball in the middle, he touched the red ball behind and made it fall into the bag.

"Ok?"

Li Xian raised his eyebrows all of a sudden: "How did you do this?"

"There are many ways to play the white ball, and it doesn't have to be in the middle. Hitting other places can also cause different effects."

Li Yuechen said while explaining: "For example, I want to hit this colored ball, but the next one is the red ball here, which is too far away, what should I do?"

"Let the white ball come back after hitting it?" Li Xian asked with some uncertainty.

"That's right!" Li Yuechen nodded, "If you hit the backstroke, you have to hit the bottom of the white ball!"

She leaned over while explaining, and then hit a shot.

When the white ball was hit, it was also spinning backwards quickly. After the colored ball was pocketed, it continued to slide backwards and finally stopped not far from the red ball.

"Look, that's the effect!"

Li Yuechen got up and smiled: "Brother, let's try this ball!"

After listening to his sister's explanation, Li Xian thought for a while, then came to the white ball and leaned over to aim.

He followed his sister's explanation, aimed at the bottom of the white ball, and then hit it with one shot.

With a "snap", the white ball was hit and the red ball fell into the pocket.

However, the white ball did not roll back, but stopped firmly at the position where the red ball was just now.

"This……"

"This is called fixed pole, and it can be regarded as a kind of billiard technique. It is basically the same as the shrinking pole. The specific details, brother will naturally be able to master the details." Li Yuechen explained.

Li Xian nodded: "It's really unexpected that this seemingly simple game actually has such knowledge."

Wu Zetian on the side also nodded: "It's quite interesting to watch."

So Li Yuechen took off the gloves and handed them to his mother: "May I come and try?"

Wu Zetian nodded slightly, intending to try it himself.

Although she has a graceful personality, it doesn't mean she doesn't like to play.

Anyway, he was also the captain of the palace polo team back then, and his athletic ability is really not bad.

So Li Yuechen sat next to him, watching his mother and brother start pecking at each other.

Although the skills are not very good, but the two of them had a great time playing.

This thing is not a strenuous exercise, so it won't make you sweat profusely.

At noon, after having dinner in the princess mansion, Wu Zetian said: "This looks good, let's send a set to the palace."

"I also want Brother Wei!" Li Xian followed up.

"Don't worry, there are all of them!" Li Yuechen nodded and agreed with a smile.

Now that this thing has been made, it is impossible to make only one set, and now with the help of simple machine tools, it is not too simple to make.

So the next day Li Yuechen sent a set to both the palace and Li Xian.

At the same time, I was also thinking about whether to put it in the army as a daily entertainment for the soldiers.

In fact, she originally wanted to play basketball. It didn't need a large venue, so that soldiers could play.

But now the rubber problem has not been solved, and the quality of the rubber ball is not good.

In fact, in large-scale basketball games such as the NBA, the basketballs used are all made of kangaroo leather, which is not afraid of sweating and soaking in water.

But that thing is only available in Australia, so there is no time to send someone to catch kangaroos now.

Therefore, basketball can only be temporarily rejected, and it is better to promote billiards.

First of all, the production cost of this thing is not high. Now there are simple machine tools, and the output is not low.

This thing is quite suitable as an entertainment item in the army.

Now let Li Xian and the others play around, and slowly see if there is any potential for development.

In fact, according to Li Yuechen's thinking, the people in this land should not be very interested in such things.

But she ignored the background of the times. In this era, any new entertainment project can always attract people's attention.

So only a week later, the second brother Li Xian and the fourth brother Li Dan came to the door, saying that they wanted it too.

Without further ado, Li Yuechen also sent them a set.

According to Shangguan Wan'er, during this period of time, the emperor played ball every day after eating and nothing to do, and supervised the prince Li Xian while playing ball.

In order to be able to play early every day, Li Xian's work efficiency has improved a lot. He finishes his work early every day and plays with his mother.

The thing that both the emperor and the prince are playing will naturally attract the attention of court ministers.

The so-called effective from top to bottom, officials will soon understand what this is.

So they all sent people to look for Li Yuechen, saying that they were willing to spend money to buy it, and could they give them a set as well.

If there is money to be made, Li Yuechen will naturally not refuse, and asked the engineering institute to hand over the relevant technology to the supervisor, and let them be responsible for the production and sales.

For a while, the Taiping Group began to make a lot of money again.

Due to its low cost and quick production, it soon caused a wave of enthusiasm among the upper class circles of Da Zhou.

Officials also often compete with each other. After improving their skills, they enter the palace to fight with the emperor and prince.

It is precisely because the cost is not high that downward compatibility gradually begins to occur.

For example, those foreign envoys, seeing such interesting things, naturally had to find a way to join in.

It’s too expensive to afford, but this stuff is just a pile of wood after all, buy it!

And those second- and third-rate wealthy families who often curry favor with the upper class also want to play along.

But since this stuff is exclusive to the royal family, I was a little nervous at first and didn't dare to ask.

But after those football club owners first opened their mouths to buy, others also started to buy one after another.

And this trend has gradually spread to the surrounding areas...

In just a few months, almost everyone in the middle and upper circles in Dongdu and Chang'an knew about billiards.

Maybe not everyone plays it, but basically everyone knows it.

The owner of Lelou, Wu Luolan Xizhi, also took the opportunity to expand the store and built a special billiard hall next to it for guests to play.

It also means that Li Yuechen's Taiping Group has made money again.

……

It's just that Li Yuechen is not in the mood to pay attention to how much money she earns. This winter, she is not in a good mood.

It's not because the climate is getting warmer and there is no snow, but Fulai, I'm afraid it won't be able to survive.

At the door of the single dormitory in the backyard of the Princess Mansion, Liu Shenwei saluted Li Yuechen respectfully.

"How's the situation?" Li Yuechen frowned and asked.

Liu Shenwei shook his head lightly: "I'm exhausted, I'm afraid I won't be able to survive tonight."

Hearing this sentence, Li Yuechen was somewhat sad. After all, he was an old servant who took care of him since childhood, and finally it was time to say goodbye.

Xiao He, whose hair has turned gray a lot, stood beside him: "Your Highness, there is no need to be like this. It is a great blessing for me to be able to follow His Highness..."

"Okay, okay, I know!" Li Yuechen waved his hand, "Fulai has taken care of Bengong since he was a child, and Bengong will accompany him through this last journey!"

After speaking, he turned and entered the room.

Xiao He wanted to persuade her again, but was stopped by Shangguan Wan'er: "Your Highness has always been like this, so there is no need to say more."

The other servants next to him couldn't help being moved when they saw this scene.