The Great Tang Dynasty's Trans-Dimensional Conference: Little Rhinoceros Arrives

Chapter 45 Li Shimin Plays Games

"Okay, has Dad learned it yet? Should we teach you again?"

"Well... alright then, Sizi will teach Father some more!"

After seeing Xiao Sizi's actions, Li Shimin already knew how to play. However, since this was a new toy brought back by his little daughter, he wanted to play with it himself, but he had to provide some emotional value first!

"Hmm, Daddy, look at these two, if you put the three chicks together, they'll be gone!"

As Xiao Sizi spoke, he demonstrated, and several adjacent icons of the same type were instantly eliminated with the music and special effects.

At this moment, in Li Shimin's eyes, the operation of this game was incredibly simple; it was simply a matter of merging similar icons together to eliminate them.

As the game's music and special effects played, and as he watched the icons disappear one by one, Li Shimin would always feel a strange sense of satisfaction.

If Lin Fan were here, he might be able to guess the reason; it's nothing more than a way to relieve stress and feel satisfied!

As the emperor of the Tang Dynasty, Li Shimin has been diligent and hardworking since he ascended the throne after the Xuanwu Gate Incident. Only he himself knows how much pressure he has endured.

He knew that many people would condemn his fratricide and patricide, which led him to constantly try to prove to the world that he, Li Shimin, was no less than anyone else, and that he could even do better than others!

"Dad, how is it? Did you learn it?"

"Haha, my brother taught me so carefully, of course I've learned it!"

"Okay, then play with Ayani!"

Xiao Sizi handed the tablet in his hand to Li Shimin. After taking it, Li Shimin carefully examined the tablet's appearance. The smooth touch of the screen alone surprised him.

"I wonder what kind of material this is? It looks like iron but isn't, yet it feels so light in my hand!" Li Shimin thought to himself.

Then he imitated what Xiao Sizi had done earlier, gently swiping his finger across the screen, watching the connected icons disappear one by one, and the corners of his mouth began to turn up unconsciously.

Soon, most of the icons on the screen had been eliminated, but the number of steps in the upper right corner was almost gone. Seeing the words "Failed and Retry" in big letters, Li Shimin didn't react for a moment.

"Haha, you silly goose, you're not that good yet!" Little Si couldn't help but clap his hands and shout.

"How...how could this be? Am I not even as good as a three-year-old child?"

Although Li Shimin looked at the screen with a helpless expression, he was not going to give up easily. Under Xiao Sizi's guidance, he immediately started again. However, a few minutes later, the screen showed "failed and retrying" again.

"Why is this? I've already removed so many icons, how come it still failed?" Li Shimin looked at Xiao Sizi with a puzzled expression, eager to know the answer.

"Hehe, because it turned into a circle! That's why Daddy failed!"

Looking at where Xiao Sizi was pointing, the Arabic numeral 0 was displayed. However, Arabic numerals were only introduced to China around the 13th century, so Li Shimin didn't recognize them at all!

"Does Sizi mean that enough icons need to be eliminated before this symbol turns into a circle?"

Yes!

It must be said that Li Shimin's mind works very quickly. He roughly understood the problem from just one sentence. When Lin Fan was explaining to Xiao Sizi, he was afraid of wasting time, so he only briefly explained the rules and did not go into detail about the numbers.

"Oh, I see. This game may seem simple on the surface, but it's not actually that simple!" Li Shimin nodded as if he understood, and decided to continue experimenting.

He played it twice more before finally passing the test. Li Shimin breathed a sigh of relief and proudly stroked his little mustache, finally feeling relieved.

Actually, this can't be blamed on Li Shimin. When Lin Fan downloaded the game, he was thinking about things from a modern perspective, and he had some preconceived notions.

For example, Arabic numerals, which are extremely simple to modern people, were no different from scribbles to people in the ancient Tang Dynasty.

"Wow, Aye finally passed! Awesome!" Little Sizi clapped her hands and congratulated him at the right time.

"Haha, not bad, but Father is still not as good as Little Sizi!" Li Shimin was in a great mood and couldn't help but boast to Little Sizi.

Just as Li Shimin was about to choose to continue after seeing the prompt to continue on the screen, a tongueless voice suddenly rang out from outside the hall.

"Your Majesty, Your Highness, as Your Majesty instructed, this old servant has just had Imperial Physician Liu record Her Majesty's condition in detail, and it has now been compiled into three memorials. Please review them, Your Majesty!"

As he spoke, Wu She handed the memorial in his hand to Li Shimin.

Upon hearing that it concerned the Empress, Li Shimin immediately lost his interest in playing around and took the memorial to examine it carefully. This memorial was several hundred words long, which showed that Empress Zhangsun's condition was indeed not optimistic.

"Hmm, very good, the notes are very detailed!"

Li Shimin looked at the memorial in his hand with great satisfaction. Although he still had some doubts about whether he could cure Empress Zhangsun, at least there was hope now.

"Sizi, this is a record of your mother's condition based on what your brother said. I wonder... did he say when you can come over again?" Li Shimin held the memorial in his hand and looked at little Sizi with anticipation.

"You can go whenever you want!"

"This...doesn't he need to cast a spell beforehand?"

Li Shimin was puzzled when he heard this. Could it be that it was so easy for the Sizi to come and go as it pleased?

"Yeah, we can get through now!" Little Sizi raised his head, as if to say that it was no big deal.

Li Shimin, somewhat skeptical, handed the memorial in his hand to Xiao Sizi.

"Alright, since you put it that way, could you let Father see your skills?"

"Okay! But you guys turn around first, and don't peek!"

Little Sizi held the memorial, looking at Li Shimin's expectant gaze and Wu She standing to the side, his face full of vigilance.

"This..." Li Shimin was speechless for a moment upon hearing this. He was really looking forward to seeing how Xiao Sizi would find that mysterious person, while Wu She turned around tactfully.

"Hehe, look, Sizi, Father didn't need to turn around, did he?"

Li Shimin nervously rubbed his hands together, revealing a fawning expression. Fortunately, Wu She had already turned away, otherwise he would have been shocked to see Li Shimin's expression at this moment!

"No way, my boyfriend said it's a secret between us!"

Xiao Sizi looked resolute. Although Lin Fan had only told her about this once, she always kept it in mind and strictly followed through.

"My son has grown up, and now he doesn't even trust his father? It seems he's forgotten his father now that he has a brother! Alas, it truly breaks my heart!"

Seeing Li Shimin's heartbroken expression, Xiao Sizi's resolute look slowly crumbled.

Seeing this, Li Shimin sensed an opportunity and immediately intensified his efforts.

"Sizi, since that's the case, then Father will turn around... Father really will turn around... Father...!"

"Okay, okay, if Dad doesn't want to spin, then he doesn't have to!"

Little Sizi was ultimately defeated by Li Shimin's heartfelt performance!