Others are fleeing famine, but I am a salted fish

Who could have thought that after having just survived extremely hot weather and plague, we would be greeted by a cold wave that had not been seen in hundreds of years.

Oh, what an eventful year it has been.

Why do all kinds of natural disasters and man-made calamities happen at the same time? They are faced with everything. As ministers of this cabinet, it is too difficult for them.

Side Hall

When the emperor came over, he was stunned when he saw the veteran soldiers unpacking their packages. He didn't understand what the seventh uncle was up to.

Before the emperor spoke, the Seventh Uncle took a sip of the steaming tea in his hand, interrupted the emperor's doubts, and patted the chair beside him to let him sit down first.

Then, she said to the emperor in a hoarse voice, "This thing was made by the little girl with great difficulty. You will see it when you see it later. It is very useful."

As he spoke, the Seventh Uncle pointed at the person next to him and said, "Here, I've brought the person to you as well. If you have any questions, just ask her directly."

The emperor looked in the direction of his seventh uncle's finger, and he saw a round ball-like object just now, but he didn't have time to take a closer look.

Look, upon closer inspection, hey, isn't this a person? It's just that the way it's wrapped up is a little... too much.

"Your humble servant greets you." Lin Xiaoyue wrapped herself up too tightly to fit into the chair. When the Seventh Prince pushed her forward, she was about to step forward to greet the Emperor. However, something unexpected happened. Her foot was tripped by the removed sackcloth, and she rolled to the side, barely stopping when she hit a pillar.

Everyone:…

Shocked that one.

After a breath of stagnation, the Seventh Uncle and the others hurriedly helped the fat ball Lin Xiaoyue who had bumped into the pillar, and asked with concern, "Are you okay? Where does it hurt? Do you need to call the imperial physician?"

I didn't get hit, but I felt a little dizzy from rolling.

With the help of everyone, he finally stood up. Seeing the emperor coming towards him, he was about to salute again but was stopped by the emperor.

"Okay, you'd better stop bowing, or you'll have to roll around again." The emperor couldn't help but hold back his laughter as he spoke. He was upset with all the ministers because of the extreme weather, but Lin Xiaoyue's unintentional embarrassment interrupted his depressed mood, and he temporarily forgot about it. The expression on his face also softened a lot.

The emperor looked at Lin Xiaoyue, who was wrapped up like a ball, unable to move and secretly annoyed. He didn't know whether to laugh or cry, "It's not that cold, is it? There are many charcoal basins in the palace, so the heating is sufficient. How about having someone take off some clothes for you?"

Indeed, there was no shortage of charcoal basins in the palace. Although the doors and windows were open for ventilation, the temperature inside was still much warmer than outside.

But Lin Xiaoyue's focus was not on this. She just listened to the emperor asking her to be excused, and she didn't have to kneel down after rolling over, which was not a loss.

After standing up straight, Lin Xiaoyue smiled at the emperor, "Your Majesty, I'm fine, I'm fine. I just felt a little dizzy from rolling around. I'm wrapped up so tightly, so I'm not afraid of getting bumped."

"You." The emperor stretched out his hand and tapped Lin Xiaoyue, feeling both angry and amused by this girl.

"Okay, come and tell me if you have nothing to do. What is the matter with this? Even the Seventh Uncle is keeping me in suspense. What is this? Why is there such a big fuss?"

The sand table model over there had been almost solved, so Lin Xiaoyue simply asked the emperor to peel off the last layer of gauze.

When the huge 10m by 8m sand table, which integrated various amusement facilities with ancient aesthetics and modern safety standards, was presented before the emperor, the emperor, the chief eunuch, and the Black Scale Guards hiding in the dark were all stunned and amazed.

Looking at the three-dimensional, lifelike, miniature version of the entertainment city that everyone had imagined was realized before everyone's eyes. The emperor's first reaction was the same as that of his seventh uncle. If this model was applied to strategic deployment and planning, it would not only free the generals from rough maps and simple strategies, but also help commanders understand the battlefield situation more intuitively and formulate more precise strategies.

The emperor circled the huge sand table model several times, praising it over and over again, "Great, great, great! With this model, if it is used in military affairs, it will surely be a great help to our Dayuan Dynasty."

"Yeah, that's what I thought when I saw it last night. With this sand table model, not only can the soldiers be more clear about their responsibilities, but the generals can also formulate strategic plans more accurately. If this treasure is successfully applied in the military, it will surely become a magic weapon to defeat the enemy and allow the Dayuan Dynasty to repeatedly achieve remarkable feats in various wars." The emperor's uncle was also very excited. As if he was boasting about his own child, he generously showed off every detail on the sand table to the emperor, including every element of the building layout, module planning, green design, etc.

The volume in the side hall was particularly loud due to the excitement, which made the elders who were in the imperial study next door, racking their brains for strategies to deal with the cold wave, itchy and they all pricked up their ears to try to find out what was going on in the side hall next door.

The next moment, they heard the emperor calling out to them and ordering the eunuch chief to go and announce the Minister of War's decree.

Full of doubts, the cabinet ministers came to the side hall and, like the emperor, were shocked to see such a detailed and practical sand table model that they had never seen before.

Soon, the Minister of War also arrived. Like the previous two waves of people who saw the sand table model for the first time, his eyes were full of amazement and admiration.

At the request of the Emperor and the Seventh Uncle, Lin Xiaoyue introduced the basic principles and functions of the sand table model to the ministers, and then introduced the method of making the sand table model, as well as the soldiers who participated in the making of the sand table model of the entertainment city in front of them.

This time, the emperor didn't need to say anything, as all the cabinet ministers and the minister of war were impressed by Lin Xiaoyue's wisdom and talent, and they all expressed their desire to learn this production method in order to better serve the country's military defense.

Lin Xiaoyue also generously imparted her skills and informed all the soldiers who participated in the production of the sand table model in Xianyun Villa that they would be able to do the job and produce a sand table model that is more suitable for the battlefield.

This is not because she is too modest, but because she really cannot understand the map of this dynasty, and no one is more familiar with the battlefield environment than the retired veterans who have experienced it personally.

The Minister of War had a complicated look on his face. He had heard from his Seventh Uncle about Lin Xiaoyue's many wonderful ideas. Now seeing her, he never imagined that this Lord of Le'an, who was born in the countryside, could be so smart.

Everyone in the hall watched Lin Xiaoyue from head to toe and from front to back, 365 degrees, as if she were an exotic animal in a zoo.

Facing the inquiring gazes of the crowd, Lin Xiaoyue remained calm from beginning to end, without any sign of nervousness or loss of composure, and she looked truly the well-mannered lady of aristocratic family.