It is already very cold in the capital in October of the lunar calendar, the temperature in the early morning is generally below 5 degrees Celsius, the surface of the frosted fish pond is even covered with a thin layer of ice, and the trees in the courtyard are basically bald.

On the third day of October in the fifth year of Jiajing, light snow fell from the sky, and the northwest wind shaved off the remaining yellow leaves on the garden trees like a razor, and the cold that eroded the bones and invaded the muscles completely announced the arrival of severe winter.

In the Xu Mansion of the Hour Fang, a few pots of charcoal fire were lit in the warm pavilion in the backyard, and the warmth was like spring. Xu Jin was lying comfortably on the blanket-covered sofa, with Xie Xiaowan's jade legs on the back of his head, his feet stretched out into Fei Ruyi's arms on the other side, and his hands were playing with an object similar to a Rubik's cube.

Xie Xiaowan and Fei Ruyi were doing needlework while chatting about family life, while Fei Jixiang was sitting next to the coffee table opposite the sofa, holding his cheeks with one hand and looking through the account book, calculating the income of the Xu family's industry last month.

Among the three daughters, Fei Ruyi is the oldest, she is twenty-six years old this year, and her body shape is still slender after giving birth, and she is more plump and graceful.

Xie Xiaowan and Fei Jixiang are of similar age, the former is a few months older, Xiaowan is gentle and pretty, auspicious and generous, Chunlan Qiuju, each is good at winning.

The north wind is whistling outside the window, the charcoal fire in the house is blazing, the three girls are doing the work at hand, chatting about family life, and the gentle eyes fall on the husband who is seriously playing the Rubik's Cube from time to time, and the three moving pretty faces are hung with happiness.

They don't care about any power and wealth, they just want the family to be neat and tidy, safe and sound, in fact, it's good now, the husband doesn't have to go to court, they don't have to lead the troops to fight, they don't have to be afraid, they don't have to worry about their stomachs.

The Rubik's Cube in Xu Jin's hand is a third-order, and he has already put together five sides, but the last side can't be spelled well, and in the end, our Yasukuni Grandpa was a little deflated, put the Rubik's Cube on the coffee table, and said to himself: "I can't spell it well, could it be that Zhi'er made a mistake?" ”

It is said that during this time, Xu Jin took advantage of his spare time to "invent" several educational toys for his children to play with, so that they could develop their brains, this Rubik's Cube is one of them, of course, Xu Jin provided ideas as usual, and then asked He Zhier to be responsible for the production.

As a result, now that the third-order Rubik's Cube has been made, Grandpa Yasukuni himself can't fight well, and naturally he is embarrassed to give it to his son Xu Kang to play, otherwise the kid will let Daddy demonstrate it, but Dad can't make it good, it would be too shameless, so Xu Jin has been pondering this third-order Rubik's Cube for the past few days, but it turns out that our Grandpa Yasukuni really has no talent in this regard.

"Husband, let me try it!" Fei Jixiang put down the ledger, picked up the third-order Rubik's Cube on the coffee table and observed it for a while, and then twisted the ten fingers left and right......

After more than ten seconds, Fei Jixiang happily handed over the Rubik's Cube and said, "Husband, is this the end?" ”

When Xu Jin saw it, he suddenly sat up like a burning buttocks, rubbed his eyes in disbelief and said, "It's really restored, this ...... It can't be a blind cat touching a dead mouse. ”

As soon as these words came out, Lord Xu was immediately taken aback three disgusted looks, as well as a severe punishment from Fei Jixiang, which made him grin in pain.

After being taught a lesson, Grandpa Yasukuni still refused to believe it, he disrupted the Rubik's Cube again, and then asked Fei Jixiang to restore it again, but the latter took the Rubik's Cube and restored it with a bang, and it took only two or three minutes before and after.

At this time, Xu Jin couldn't help but be dumbfounded, Xie Xiaowan and Fei Ru couldn't help but laugh when they saw their husband's embarrassed appearance.

A hint of pride flashed in Fei Jixiang's eyes, the reason why she was able to restore the Rubik's Cube so quickly was not because of her talent, in fact, she had been practicing secretly for two days, but this was also very powerful, at least better than our Yasukuni grandfather.

Xu Jin hugged Fei Jixiang into his arms and said: "My family Jixiang is really a genius, teach him as a husband, and turn around to show off in front of Kang'er." ”

Fei Jixiang broke away from Xu Jin's embrace with shame, and said angrily: "Husband is not serious, Kang'er, Xiyan, and Xiyun are playing with building blocks next door, and they broke in and bumped into each other." ”

As soon as Fei Jixiang finished speaking, the door curtain was lifted, and a person broke in, but it was not Xu Kang, but Jiadi Zhu Houxi, who was dressed in civilian clothes, followed by Huang Jin, the imperial eunuch.

I saw Zhu Houxi, this kid dressed like a rich son, with a white robe covered with a red coat, a silver fox shawl, and a red tasseled crown on his head, so handsome that he was really handsome.

"This ghost is cold to death, Sister Xiaowan, I want to eat spicy haggis today!" Jiajing rubbed his hands and said with a greedy expression, took off his big and handed it to Huang Jin, and then sat down by the charcoal stove politely.

Everyone has long been accustomed to this master coming uninvited, Xie Xiaowan and Fei Ruyi hurriedly stood up and saluted.

Xu Jin said angrily: "The emperor came to the ministers here to eat and drink, is there no food in the palace?" ”

Jiajing pursed his lips and said, "How can the spicy haggis in the palace be as delicious as Sister Xiaowan's cooking, hey, what kind of novelty is this?" ”

Jiajing's eyes fell on the Rubik's Cube in Xu Jin's hand, and his eyes couldn't help but light up, and he asked curiously.

Xu Jinzheng was not happy that this kid came to call his own lady, so he said "with bad intentions": "This is called a Rubik's Cube, which can measure a person's IQ!" ”

Jiajing naturally understood the word IQ, and suddenly became interested, snatched the Rubik's Cube from Xu Jin's hand and looked at it, and said: "Rubik's Cube, what a strange name, can you measure IQ?" How to measure? ”

"It's very simple, please see, Your Majesty, the six sides of the Rubik's Cube are of different colors, and they are all composed of nine small squares...... After being scrambled like this, if it can be restored in the time of a cup of tea, the IQ is considered normal, otherwise it is abnormal, in other words, it is a stupid! After Xu Jin finished speaking, he twisted the Rubik's cube and said with a smile: "Does the emperor want to test it?" ”

Jiajing, this kid has a good face, so he is naturally not to be outdone, so he took over the magic and buried himself in making trouble, Xu Jin cocked Erlang's legs, poured himself a cup of tea and prepared to watch the show.

Soon, Xu Jin almost finished the cup of tea, and reminded narrowly: "Your Majesty, it's time for a cup of tea!" ”

Jiajingjun's face was swollen and red, and he said angrily: "The first time I came into contact with this thing, it's normal to be unfamiliar, don't count this time, come again!" ”

Xu Jin poured himself another cup of tea with a smile, but soon he couldn't laugh, because Zhu Houxi's kid was obviously much more skilled than the first time, and when he finished drinking the tea, although Zhu Houyu did not completely restore the Rubik's Cube, he also restored three sides, and he made rapid progress.

"Do it again, I'll be able to do it!" Zhu Houxi naturally refused to admit that his IQ was not up to par, and he was cheeky to come for the third time.

Xie Xiaowan couldn't stand it anymore, and glanced at Xiang Gong and smiled: "Your Majesty, don't listen to Xiang Gong's nonsense, this Rubik's Cube can't even be restored by himself!" ”

Zhu Houxi was stunned for a moment, then casually threw the Rubik's Cube back into Xu Jin's arms, and laughed: "Good bastard, you dare to tease me, punish you for restoring it in the tea room, otherwise I will let the guards fork you out to parade the streets, and you will have to put the word fool on your chest." ”

Xu Jin shamelessly handed the Rubik's Cube to Fei Jixiang beside him and said: "Use a knife to kill chickens, auspicious, give the emperor a show." ”

Fei Jixiang chuckled lightly, took the Rubik's Cube and moved quickly, and soon, the magic was magically restored.

"Sister Jixiang is amazing, teach me quickly!" Zhu Houxi was pleasantly surprised.

Zhu Houxi, this kid is really smart, under the guidance of Fei Jixiang, he really restored the Rubik's Cube, and then tried to disrupt it a few times, and the more he played, the smoother it became. Xu Jin was completely speechless now, it seems that playing the Rubik's Cube does have to talk about talent.

Zhu Houxi restored the Rubik's Cube again, and said triumphantly: "This thing is actually similar to the Nine Links, without him, only the hands are familiar, practice makes perfect!" ”

"The emperor is wise, and the ministers admire!" Xu Jin's face was not red, and his heart was not beating, and he sent a sycophant.

Zhu Houxi rolled his eyes and said, "Come less, let's go, let's go to the study, I have something to discuss with you." ”

Xu Jin had long expected that this kid would go to the Three Treasures Hall for nothing, so he took Jiajing to the study.

"Hey, this is the subject of the lecture hall?" Zhu Houxi, this kid, has a thief's eyes, and as soon as he entered the study, he found a book that Xu Jin had placed on the bookcase.

Xu Jin nodded, the lecture hall located in western Beijing will be completed soon, and as the founder of the lecture hall, what subjects should be taught in the lecture hall will naturally have to be designed by Xu Jin himself.

In fact, when he first put forward the idea of teaching martial arts, Xu Jin began to think about the content that should be taught in martial arts, but Xu Jin had never studied in a military school in his previous life, and now it is the Ming Dynasty, so it is naturally impossible to copy the set of the Whampoa Military Academy. Fortunately, Xu Jin is also experienced in a hundred battles in his life, and he knows ancient warfare well, and with his knowledge and experience, it is not difficult to design a systematic set of teaching subjects.

After more than a year of preparation, Xu Jin took advantage of this idle time at home, and finally designed the teaching subjects of the lecture hall, I dare not say that it is perfect, but it is definitely enough, and it will be slowly improved and perfected in practice in the future.

Jiajing carefully looked through the syllabus of this lecture hall, although he couldn't understand many places, but he could also see that Xu Jin had put a lot of thought into it, he closed the book, and said sincerely: "Hard work Xu Qing!" ”

"Eating the king's Lu and being loyal to the king, this is what a minister should do!"

Jiajing said happily: "If the Manchu Dynasty is like Xu Qing, why worry about my Ming Dynasty, by the way, there has been a rebellion in Tianzhou, Guangxi, and I have sent Wang Shouren to quell the rebellion, what does Xu Qing think?" ”

Xu Jin said lightly: "The disease of scabies, Lord Wang will inevitably be in chaos. ”

Jiajing relieved himself when he heard this, nodded and said in a deep voice: "I also think so, my real rival in the Ming Dynasty is the wolf I answer, this fang will not be destroyed, and my Ming border is difficult to settle!" ”

Jiajing's eyes were full of anger, last year he was besieged by Me, and the outer city was broken, which was the shame of his life, and the most direct way to wash away the shame was to kill Meda.