Great Tang Dynasty

Chapter 249 Backgammon

Time seems to pass very slowly.

After the initial excitement ended, Li Yuan felt a little sleepy.

He glanced at the crowd and said: "I'll go back to rest first, you can continue here."

When Li Yuan got up and went back to the palace hall, the atmosphere relaxed a bit, but everyone's interest was not very high.

Sitting like this is really boring.

If you are at your own home, you can do some artificial things to relieve the long nights of sleepless nights, but here, you can only stare.

Qin Tian didn't care about it at this time, he just sat with his two wives, Princess Ninth avoided suspicion and was not too intimate.

After more than half an hour like this, Prince Li Jiancheng couldn't take it any longer, and asked, "When is it? How long is Ion Night?"

"If you go back to the prince, Ion Ye still has more than one hour left."

More than an hour, almost two hours, this time is not easy.

Li Jiancheng got up and walked on the main hall, but in the end he was really bored, so he went out for a stroll.

Li Shimin also felt bored, but he still sat upright in the hall because he knew that his father might appear at some point, and staying here by himself would be more conducive to grasping some situations.

"Sir, let's find a chance to slip away." Tang Rong glanced around, seeing that no one was paying attention to them, so she whispered something in Qin Tian's ear.

But when Qin Tian heard it, he smiled wryly: "There are so many princes and princesses who dare not slip away, we have a few brains, let's stay well, it's just for one night."

Tang Rong curled her lips: "But it's really boring here, sir, find something interesting to play with."

If you can't walk, it's not a problem to play a little game.

After thinking about it, Qin Tian immediately called an eunuch over: "Help us get a game of Go."

Tang Rong rolled her eyes immediately when she heard about playing Go, "Sir, you know I'm not good at chess, yet you still play Go."

"Whoever said that you want to play Go? Go is brain-intensive, and it takes too long. If you're not at the same level, it's boring to play. I'll teach you a new game."

"What new game?"

"Gobang."

Just as he was talking, the eunuch had already brought the chessboard. Qin Tian opened the chessboard and said, "Gobang is very simple. Black and white pieces are played by one person. Whoever connects the five pieces first will win."

Qin Tian placed five pieces as he said, and then told Tang Rong and Lu Huaniang about the situation. The rules of backgammon are simple, and they can understand it as soon as they hear it.

"It's so simple, Mr. Xianggong, let me play a game for you first." Tang Rong took the lead, Qin Tian nodded, and then started playing with Tang Rong.

Although this backgammon is also chasing and intercepting, and there are layouts during it, it is relatively simpler than Go, and the victory and defeat are easy to distinguish, so you can get started in one go.

In the first round, Tang Rong was inexperienced and was easily won by Qin Tian. However, in the second round, Tang Rong was not so easy to lose, but in the end Qin Tian made some tricks and agreed.

"I still want to go down..."

Tang Rong dominated, Qin Tian was helpless, Lu Huaniang didn't argue, she just watched from the side, she knew how to play Go, and she played well, so she could tell some things about backgammon at a glance. In comparison, although she didn't give up, she already had calculations in her mind.

The three of them had a great time playing backgammon. The nine princesses thought they were playing Go, but the more they looked at it, the more they didn't think so, so they couldn't help but got up and walked over.

"What are you playing?"

"His Royal Highness, backgammon..."

The Ninth Princess quickly fell into such a simple little game, lying on the sidelines and watching, refusing to leave.

Others didn't notice it at first, but after the ninth princess passed by, many people became curious.

"What are you playing?"

"Gobang..."

More and more people were watching outside, and soon Qin Tian's table was overcrowded. Li Shimin already knew the game they were playing, but he didn't go over to squeeze because of face.

But I couldn't help but marvel in my heart, Tang Mu can always find some interesting things to play.

It was originally a game of Go, but he forcibly created some kind of backgammon, and these people played it very happily.

To be honest, backgammon is too simple, and Li Shimin didn't like it, but I have to say that although the game is simple, it is infinitely fun.

The hall became lively, and more and more people started to go to the chessboard to play backgammon, and the boringness just now disappeared.

Li Yuan's bedroom.

After Li Yuan went back, he fell asleep first, but his sleep was very light, and he woke up again not long after.

After waking up, Li Yuan sat on the head of the bed and asked, "What are those people in the hall doing?"

"The prince has gone out, King Qin is still sitting, and the others... are playing backgammon."

The little eunuch's words were very level, Li Yuan smiled wryly, his own prince is too impatient, it is very worrying, but it is King Qin who knows how to forbear.

But there are some things that cannot be decided by his own preferences, such as the crown prince.

But then, Li Yuan was stunned again: "What are other people playing?"

"Gobang."

"What is this backgammon?"

"It's a game invented by Qin Tian. It's very simple. Whoever connects five pieces into a line first wins."

Li Yuan shook his head: "It's so simple, it must be boring."

As he said that, he ordered again: "Bring the chessboard, you can play with me, it's a way to kill some time."

The eunuch didn't dare to hesitate, so he quickly brought the chessboard, and then started to play with Li Yuan. The little eunuch didn't dare to win, but he didn't dare to lose too obviously, so he kept chasing and blocking him, making himself appear to be at a disadvantage.

But who would have guessed that they were blocked like this, but they won. The two of them were a little embarrassed for a while, and the little eunuch suddenly burst into cold sweat: "Your Majesty, slave... this slave is also unintentional..."

The eunuch was terrified, but Li Yuan suddenly changed his mind about backgammon. Although the rules are simple, sometimes they are hard to guard against. As long as you are negligent, you may lose.

"Interesting, interesting, come on, play with me again, but this time you dare to pretend to admit defeat again, I will not forgive you..."

The hustle and bustle in the main hall was a bit unceasing. Everyone was playing backgammon in twos and threes. Even if there were a few who didn't play, they were very curious in their hearts, but they didn't want to put down their face to find other people to play, so they could only endure it. caught.

The time suddenly passed much faster, and before I knew it, the bell rang at midnight, followed by the sound of crackling firecrackers.

In the sound of these firecrackers, seven years of Wude have passed, and eight years of Wude have passed.

At the corner of Li Shimin's mouth, there was an imperceptible faint smile.

This year is destined to be a year for Li Shimin to shine.

(End of this chapter)