Li Jue's question really stumped Li Jing. He couldn't very well just say that he knew military strategy and tactics and could teach him how to lead troops into battle, could he?
Wouldn't that expose me?
"What do you want to learn? Let me see if I can do it!"
"oh?"
Li Jue was stunned when he heard this. He had long been annoyed by Old Li's constant attempts to find him mentors, none of whom were very capable, but they certainly had big tempers...
It's still edible!
These two old men ate at least three pounds of noodles in one lunch. What kind of family can afford to eat like that!
"I want to learn..."
Li Jue tilted his head and thought for a long time, but he still couldn't think of anything he wanted to learn.
But it's not his fault. He hasn't even remembered much of the content from the nine years of compulsory education yet, so how could he have time to learn anything else?
Finally, having no other choice, Li Jue could only make up a story in the hopes of scaring the old man away.
"I want to learn how to rebel, can you teach me?"
Upon hearing this, Yuchi Jingde's eyelids twitched, while Li Jing, on the other hand, seemed indifferent, thinking to himself, "Don't ask me about this, just ask your grandfather. He's the real professional rebel!"
He rebelled against the emperor when he was young, and against his father when he was in his twenties!
Although Li Jing was inwardly skeptical, he still explained it to Li Jue very seriously.
"Revolt!"
"This matter is difficult in some ways, and easy in others."
"It all comes down to the right timing, the right place, and the right people."
"First, the ruler must be tyrannical, the world must be in chaos, and the people must be suffering to create fertile ground for rebellion. Once this opportune moment has been achieved, one should then find a place that is easy to defend and difficult to attack, cultivate it, and accumulate the strength to continue the rebellion, achieving political stability and social harmony within the region. Once these three points are achieved, the rest is a competition with other lords to see who makes fewer mistakes and who can hold out until the end."
"As long as you persevere to the end and outlive all the other feudal lords, you will naturally become the founding emperor of the new dynasty!"
Li Jue was dumbfounded when he heard this. He swore that he was just saying it casually and he really didn't mean to rebel!
"No, Mr. Mu, you really know how!"
"ah?"
"Just saying, don't take it seriously."
"Actually, rebellion is very difficult. Now that the world is at peace and the people are settled, I really don't see any possibility of a successful rebellion!"
Li Jue disagreed with this statement. He knew that someone had not only successfully rebelled but also replaced the Li Tang dynasty and established the Wu Zhou dynasty!
This person was none other than Wu Zetian, the wife of Emperor Gaozong of Tang!
"Old Mu, you're being too absolute. What if the emperor's wife rebelled?"
Upon hearing this, Li Jing immediately shook his head in denial.
"impossible!"
"There has never been a woman who became emperor throughout history. Even with Empress Lü's autocratic rule, didn't the imperial power eventually return to the Liu family?"
Seeing that the old man didn't believe him at all, Li Jue became too lazy to explain.
After all, this kind of thing was far too psychologically challenging for the people of the Tang Dynasty.
If he hadn't traveled from the future, he probably wouldn't have believed that a woman could usurp the throne.
"Since Elder Mu is so adept at rebellion, then I shall learn the art of rebellion from Elder Mu!"
"Uh..."
Li Jing was taken aback when he heard this. He dared to swear that he was just saying it casually, but he didn't expect this little guy to actually dare to learn it!
Li Jing glanced uneasily at Yuchi Jingde, and seeing that Yuchi Jingde was engrossed in eating noodles and ignoring him completely, he couldn't help but sigh.
"Young master, if you truly wish to learn how to rebel, you must first study military strategy and tactics..."
"I studied!"
"Before learning military strategy, one must first learn mathematics..."
Do you know arithmetic?
"Alright, I'll just throw out a couple of questions to test you!"
There are chickens and rabbits in the same cage. The number of heads is 16 and the number of legs is 44. How many chickens and rabbits are there?
"Go over there and slowly count on your fingers. I won't make it difficult for you. Just make sure you can figure it out before dark!"
Upon hearing this, Li Jue was immediately displeased. What nonsense! Before dark? If you spend more than a minute on this kind of question, you'll lose!
There are six rabbits and ten chickens!
Li Jing hesitated for a moment after hearing the answer, because he had just casually mentioned the question and hadn't even calculated the answer himself.
However, after quickly calculating in his mind, he was dumbfounded. This guy answered so fast that he actually thought he had guessed correctly!
Li Jing's competitive spirit was immediately ignited, and he immediately gave Li Jue a very difficult problem.
"There is a temple where one hundred monks share one hundred and forty steamed buns. The senior monks receive three buns each, and the junior monks receive one bun each. How many monks are there in total?"
"Twenty senior monks and eighty junior monks!"
"hiss!"
When Li Jing saw Li Jue again, he gave the answer without hesitation, and Li Jue gasped in shock.
He usually has to think about these kinds of questions a little, but this kid just blurted them out!
"Young man, have you ever studied mathematics with a renowned teacher?"
Upon hearing this, Li Jue recalled his somewhat unreliable elementary school teacher and thought to himself, "How could he possibly be considered a renowned teacher?"
"No!"
"I was just sitting by the river counting ducks because I had nothing better to do!"
"this……"
Li Jing was incredibly annoyed when he heard this. This grandson must be trying to fool a fool. Who could turn a child into a math genius by counting ducks?
"I will ask you one more question. If you can still answer it, I will accept you as my disciple!"
Li Jue rolled his eyes immediately upon hearing this.
"Old man, I never said I had to learn from you!"
"If that's all you're good at math, then I might as well just sit by the river and count ducks!"
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