Chapter 402: Chapter 236 Monster_2
Zhang He whispered to Chu Huan, who was sitting beside him, "I feel like the eldest is my mother’s real son, and I’m the adopted one."
Chu Huan glanced at Zhang He’s chubby face full of grievance, "Dare you say that to Auntie."
"No way." If he said that to his mom, she would definitely say he was adopted, and regret picking him up.
As Zhang Gong and the others saw that there was no roast goose left for them, they could only target other dishes, but when he just picked up a piece of meat, Mrs. Zhang snatched it away.
He found that whenever they ate meat, the lady would snatch it from them. This was really too much, considering there was so much more.
Zhang Gong really wanted to protest to Mrs. Zhang, but when she shot a cold glance over, he immediately showed her a flattering smile, and willingly picked up a piece of meat and placed it in Zhao Yao’s bowl.
When Zhang Jiang and the others saw Zhang Gong being so spineless, they all gave him a disappointed look.
Chu Huan, Shen Sen, and Song Jicai acted like they saw nothing, kept their heads down and continued eating. Since the eldest was here today, they couldn’t eat much meat either. All the tasty meat was picked into the eldest’s bowl by Auntie.
Zhang Gong and the others thought that since Zhao Yao was small and skinny, he wouldn’t eat much, but unexpectedly he ate four bowls of rice in a row.
In terms of rice-eating, the tenth prince really seemed like the emperor.
When the emperor was young, he could also eat a lot, consuming four or five bowls of rice in one meal.
Mrs. Zhang was grinning from ear to ear, seeing Zhao Yao enjoying her cooking so much. She worried that Zhao Yao might eat too much and feel uncomfortable, so she thoughtfully prepared some digestive pills for him.
After dinner, Zhang He and the others dragged Zhao Yao to play with the sand table.
Zhang Gong, thinking about Zhao Yao learning military strategy with He Lianfang, wanted to test how well Zhao Yao had learned, so he followed along.
Zhang He and the others were very surprised to see their father wanting to play with the sand table. Normally, when they played with it, their father and brothers often laughed at them for playing house.
"Big brother, second brother, do you dare to play with our eldest? Our eldest is very formidable." Zhang He thought he would surely get his revenge tonight.
Zhang Jiang and Zhang Tao had already heard from Zhang Gong that the tenth prince was learning military strategy from the War God He Lianfang. They hadn’t seen the War God, but had heard many things about him. However, they were skeptical about the stories because they sounded too incredible. Although their father said they were true, they hadn’t witnessed it themselves, so they weren’t convinced.
They couldn’t seek guidance from the War God, but now had the chance to spar with the War God’s disciple, so of course they wouldn’t miss it.
"Your Highness, we wish to seek your guidance."
"Huh?" Zhao Yao hurriedly waved his hand, "Brother Zhang, you’re too kind. I should be asking you for guidance."
"Eldest brother, you’re better than my brothers, don’t be afraid of them, they’re not your match." Zhang He didn’t know where his confidence came from, but he felt Zhao Yao would surely win against his two brothers.
Zhao Yao: "..." Xiao Heizi, thank you for having such high regard for me, but I’m really not a match for your two brothers. Your brothers have been to the battlefield with your father, fighting enemies.
"Your Highness, please enlighten us!"
"Brother Zhang, I ask for your guidance." Zhao Yao originally didn’t want to make a fool of himself, but now that the arrow was on the bowstring, he had no choice but to face the two young generals in a "battle."
The Zhang family’s sand table was very large and realistically made, with roads, rivers, mountains, and even cities.
The conditions for both sides were similar, especially in terms of the number of troops.
Zhang Jiang and Zhang Tao didn’t fight Zhao Yao together; instead, Zhang Jiang first competed with Zhao Yao. Being Zhang Gong’s eldest son, he had been in the army since childhood, learning and fighting with Zhang Gong. Because of this, he had inherited seven or eight parts of Zhang Gong’s true skills, making him outstanding among the young generation of officers.
Zhang Gong, Mrs. Zhang, Zhang Yue, Zhang Tao stood aside watching, while Zhang He and Song Jicai stood by Zhao Yao’s side, cheering for him.
At first, both sides were testing each other, but soon Zhang Jiang took the initiative to attack aggressively, forcing Zhao Yao to retreat step by step.
Zhang He and the others saw Zhao Yao being pushed back by their eldest brother and looked worried, while Zhang Gong, Mrs. Zhang, and Zhang Yue had a somewhat nuanced expression.
Just when Zhang Jiang thought he was about to win, things turned around. He suddenly realized he had fallen into Zhao Yao’s trap, but it was too late; Zhao Yao didn’t give him a chance to counterattack, and annihilated his army in one go.