strictlysupreme Chapter 234 So good
Chapter 234 So good
"Your Majesty, are you planning to tell the princess her true identity?" Jinse asked, her face full of doubt.
Su Nuannuan nodded slightly and said softly, "It is indeed time to tell her. If she had not chosen to embark on this path to become a general, then it wouldn't matter whether we told her or not. However, now that she has resolutely embarked on a path that no woman in the world has ever set foot on, those with ulterior motives will surely use her background to make a big fuss and attack me."
They'll surely spout nonsense like, "After all, I'm not her biological mother," "Otherwise, how could I bear to let a princess of noble birth suffer like this?" and "She's not my own child, so naturally I wouldn't feel sorry for her." Rather than waiting for others to tell her the truth later, it's better for me to tell her the truth myself.
This way, she can avoid hearing conflicting accounts in the future and mistakenly believing that I caused her to lose her birth mother.
Upon hearing this, Jinse quickly comforted her, saying, "Your Majesty, since the day the princess was born, you have raised her with great care and hardship. I'm sure the princess will not easily believe the slander of those treacherous villains."
Su Nuannuan gently shook her head and sighed, "Jinse, you must remember that people's hearts are always hard to fathom. Even if this child is your own flesh and blood, raised with care, who can guarantee that there won't be an ungrateful wretch among them?"
Jinse quickly replied, "But Your Majesty, you have also raised the two young princes very well!"
"It's better to be safe than sorry. I really hope that day will never come," Su Nuannuan said leisurely.
Then, Su Nuannuan slowly stood up and walked towards the study.
After entering the study, Su Nuannuan walked to the desk, gently spread out a sheet of snow-white Xuan paper, picked up an exquisite brush, dipped it in ink, and began to carefully draw the puppets and fortification models needed for troop deployment.
Soon, lifelike dolls and exquisitely realistic models gradually appeared on the paper.
These puppets and fortification models also need to be carved from wood. In this way, when explaining military strategy, physical demonstrations can be used to make people understand the intricacies more intuitively, thus achieving twice the result with half the effort.
The source of this inspiration can be traced back to a TV series called "Mu Guiying Takes Command" that Su Nuannuan had watched in her previous life. She was deeply impressed by Mu Guiying's wisdom, courage, and decisive command in the series, especially her ingenious troop deployment methods, which she found truly captivating.
In fact, Su Nuannuan's knowledge of military strategy mainly comes from books or film and television works.
Furthermore, she didn't know how others viewed movies and TV shows, but when she watched TV series with her best friend, although their focuses were different, the discussions and exchanges between them were very beneficial to Su Nuannuan.
Her best friend was keen on analyzing the scheming and intrigue plots in TV dramas, while Su Nuannuan focused on studying the intangible cultural heritage skills and various military strategies displayed in them.
After two whole days of tireless effort, Su Nuannuan finally succeeded in drawing all the puppets and models needed for troop deployment. At the same time, she instructed her servant Li Quan to prepare a huge sand table in an unused room. This sand table would become her stage to showcase her military strategy talents, and also an important tool for teaching her two children military tactics.
After carefully completing the blueprints, Su Nuannuan meticulously organized them and immediately dispatched her subordinates to deliver them to her brother, Su Yuan, by fast horse. The reason for this arrangement was that she had very few capable people at her disposal. While Li Quan possessed some skill, he was not up to the task of such delicate carving.
Even if Li Quanneng were to do it with all his might, it would probably take him an unknown amount of time to complete all the production tasks by himself. By the time everything was finished, it might be a very long time coming.
However, to Su Nuannuan's surprise, her always busy third brother, Su Yuan, actually came over in person.
"Third Brother, why did you come here in person? Is there a problem with the blueprints?" Su Nuannuan asked with a surprised look at Su Yuan, who looked travel-worn.
Su Yuan shook his head slightly, staring intently at Su Nuannuan, and asked slowly, "Little sister, can you tell your third brother why you made these things?"
Hearing her brother's question, Su Nuannuan smiled gently and then answered frankly, "Oh! Third brother, I thought it was something important! Actually, Cheng'er really wants to become a great general when he grows up. Since he has such lofty ambitions, as his mother, I naturally have to fully support him."
However, he's only nine years old, still very young. Sending him directly to the army for training wouldn't be appropriate. So, I've been thinking of using these puppets and models to simulate a real battlefield on a sand table, thus teaching him some military strategy. Although my own understanding of military affairs is only superficial, and I'm mostly just a theorist, having these real chess pieces is certainly better than simply spouting theories.
"How did you come up with such a brilliant idea? You know, if those guys in the Ministry of War find out, you'll definitely lose this thing."
“I never even considered keeping it. So, why don’t you, Third Brother, present it to the Emperor and announce to the public that it is a new type of military chess that you have carefully developed? What do you think?” Su Nuannuan suggested with a charming smile, blinking her bright eyes.
“No, no, I know nothing about military matters, and I don’t know how to use this chess piece at all. However, I am willing to help you submit it to the Emperor, but it must be in your name.” Su Yuan waved his hands repeatedly, indicating his refusal.
"I see... Then why don't you and Father discuss it again, Third Brother? Maybe Father will have a better idea." Su Nuannuan tilted her head and said thoughtfully.
"No need. It's not advisable for Father and my elder brother to take any further action at the moment," Su Yuan replied solemnly.
"Since it's to be submitted in my name, I might as well present it to the Emperor myself, and I can also have the people in the Ministry of Works make these puppets and construction models."
"Yes, that's very good." Su Yuan nodded with a smile, then handed the blueprint he was holding back to Su Nuannuan.