On May 9th, Tao Ping and Gan Yue came to visit with letters.
The letter was written by Diao Yun, and asked Yang Anxuan to gather at Xianju at the beginning of the afternoon tomorrow. The letter mentioned that after drinking and eating, they would play Shuanglu to entertain themselves.
Yang Anxuan didn't know much about Shuanglu, and Yin Dun didn't know much either. Tao Ping volunteered to take Yang Anxuan to the casino.
The Qinhuai River has many prostitutes and wine shops, as well as many gambling houses. At this time, the restaurants and prostitutes were still deserted, but the gambling houses were very lively.
Nanmu's signature "Wangyoufang" has a constant flow of people in front of the door. Entering the shop, mixed smells hit your face along with the noisy heat wave.
Yang Anxuan and others were dressed luxuriously, and a maid came forward to lead them into the backyard.
Tao Ping handed a bunch of money to the woman in cool clothes and told her to lead a few people to the private room where Shuanglu was playing.
The window of the elegant room is bright and clean, and six gambling tables are placed in order, with a Shuanglu chess board placed on the table. Tea and cakes are placed on the table in the corner of the west wall, and there are seats and bedding for guests to rest.
There are three gambling tables surrounding the gamblers, who are shouting and getting carried away with their gambling. When they saw Yang Anxuan and others, a waiter came forward and asked whether they were gambling with customers or gambling with the gamblers in the gambling house.
In order to learn skills, of course Yang Anxuan had to bet with a gambler. After getting the answer, a skinny man soon arrived and played chess and gambling with Yang Anxuan.
The two continents are in black and white, with fifteen dice each. They are shaped like a reduced wine bottle, and there are two dice. The chess pieces are placed on a rectangular chessboard with six beams on the left and right sides, so it is called Shuanglu and the chess pieces are called horses.
According to the rules (you can refer to Baidu for the specific gameplay, don't be verbose) after placing the horse, the gambler politely asked Yang Anxuan to throw first, and Yang Anxuan was not polite. One of the two dices rolled a four, and the other rolled a three. Tao Ping pointed and moved beside him. Knight (chess piece).
After playing a few games, Yang Anxuan knew in his heart that Shuanglu would win by moving the chess pieces off the board based on the number of dice throws.
The luck part of this gambling game is the number of dice rolled, but strategy is also very important. Players have to choose the best move from a variety of options based on the number of dice.
In this kind of gambling game, you not only need to play your own moves well, but also prevent your opponent from advancing. The range of advance and retreat is large, and it is easy to switch between victory and defeat. It is more interesting and has greater changes than Aipu.
No wonder Diao Yun chose Shuanglu Gambling. A skilled player would be more proficient in calculating and selecting moves of chess pieces, and would have a greater chance of winning.
Yang Anxuan found some rules and played a few games with the gambler without using his true energy to control the dice. He lost more and won less.
It was getting late, and Yang Anxuan already understood the rules of Shuanglu. He cheated at the last critical moment and lost the points he wanted on the Qi control dice. He won more than 5,000 yuan and accepted it.
Tao Ping and Gan Yue were greatly impressed when they saw that Yang Anxuan could beat the gamblers. Tao Ping kept asking for a treat, saying he wanted to thank Yang Anxuan for his help. This kid has money to treat guests but not money to pay off debts, so Yang Anxuan can't blame him.
During the dinner, Tao Ping and Gan Yue asked Yang Anxuan for advice on how to play Shuanglu. Yang Anxuan briefly explained how to calculate probability (1). Not only Tao Ping listened with interest, but even Yin Dun couldn't help but ask questions frequently.
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On the 10th, Yang Anxuan, Yin Dun and Tao Ping arrived at the appointment on time.
When I came to Jixianju, I saw that Diao Yunfang's scene was quite big. There were seven or eight scholars in long robes, and four sturdy men standing beside him.
Yang Anxuan rolled his eyes secretly, what are you doing? Are you going to rob it if you can't win?
Diao Yun looked confident and said with a smile: "Mr. Yang, I didn't have enough fun gambling on the sycamores last time. Today, Diao has brought enough gambling funds and is ready to have a good time."
Yang Anxuan said: "It's already noon, let's eat first. Whoever wins this meal will be invited."
Diao Yun smiled proudly and said: "A little money is nothing. I foolishly asked Mr. Yang to come here, so I should naturally treat him to a meal."
After eating, Diao Yun ordered the restaurant to bring Shuanglu and gambling equipment to the restaurant.
A screen was used to separate the space, and four strong men were guarding the outside. Everyone inside the screen gathered around to watch Yang Anxuan and Diao Yun bet on Shuanglu.
Diao Yun piled the gold he brought on the table and said, "This is two hundred gold, which is Diao's capital. I wonder how much Young Master Yang has brought?"
Yang Anxuan smiled and said: "What a coincidence, Yang also happened to bring two hundred taels."
The onlookers all took a breath, it was a big gamble to put the four hundred taels of gold. Everyone's eyes were shining, no matter who loses or wins today, it will be a topic of conversation in the future.
Diao Yun said: "Let's just play twenty-two games and play a few more games."
Yang Anxuan smiled and said: "In addition to the twenty gold that Yu and Brother Diao bet, you can also place bets. If you bet that Brother Diao will win, Yu will accept it alone."
In line with the principle of not wasting, I also caught a handful of small fish and shrimps, and by the way, I helped Yin Dun and others make a little fortune.
Diao Yun sneered and said: "Young Master Yang is very confident. In this case, whoever wants to bet on Young Master Yang to win, Diao will accept it."
The people around him became excited and began to place bets. Tao Ping, Gan Yue, Yin Dun and others saw Yang Anxuan's methods and all bet on Yang Anxuan's victory. On the contrary, everyone who followed Diao Yun believed that Diao Yun would win.
A table was specially set up for gambling money. In addition to Yang Anxuan and Diao Yun's forty taels, there were scattered pieces of money each containing forty or fifty thousand.
The dice were thrown to determine the order of the horses, and Yang Anxuan won the game. In the second round, Yang Anxuan deliberately let Diao Yun win.
In this way, the ratio of three to one was maintained, and Yang Anxuan won six games in total with a difference in victory and defeat. Those who bet have placed their bets on Yang Anxuan. If there is a chance to win money, feelings are nothing.
Diao Yun's turban was crooked and he frequently raised his sleeves to wipe away the sweat. He lost one hundred and twenty taels to Yang Anxuan, and the person who bet next to him won more than thirty taels, so there was not much left of the two hundred taels he brought.
Looking at Yang Anxuan hatefully, Diao Yun had to admit that Yang Anxuan's gambling skills were better than his own.
Rolling his eyes, Diao Yun pointed at Yang Anxuan and said: "Boy, you are out of money and colluded with the restaurant to beat me with medicine dice. Come here."
Diao Yun had prepared a plan in advance. If he didn't win the bet, he would accuse Yang Anxuan of cheating, steal the gold, and run away. Then even if Yang sued the government, he would not be afraid of him.
As soon as he finished speaking, the screen was pushed down and four strong men walked in.
Diao Yun stood up and said: "Boy, I will let you go today. I will not argue with you. I will take the gold and leave."
One of the strong men walked towards the table where the gold was kept. How could Yang Anxuan let him get what he wanted. He put his hands on the ground, jumped up, kicked out his feet quickly, and kicked the man's knees.
There was a crisp sound, and the man screamed, covering his knees and squatting on the ground.
The other three people opened their big hands and rushed towards Yang Anxuan. Yang Anxuan dwarfed, jumped forward, hugged the man opposite him from the waist, and lifted the man with both arms.
Taking advantage of the situation, he swept across and forced the other two people to retreat.
Yang Anxuan threw the man in his hand against the wall, and his head hit the wall with a "dong" sound. The man fell to the ground without saying a word.
After dealing with two of them, Yang Anxuan clapped his hands and calmly said to the remaining two people: "Be quick."
The red-faced man roared angrily, strode forward, and punched Yang Anxuan on the head. Another man attacked from the side and planned to kick Yang Anxuan in the waist.
Yang Anxuan took a step back and stretched out his left hand to meet the fist. The red-faced man tried his best and planned to punch this hateful boy away.
The fist hit the palm, and there was a crisp "pop" sound. The expected inversion did not happen. Yang Anxuan's hand did not move at all, and his fist felt like hitting pig iron.
The man was shocked. How could this kid have such strength? Before he could retract his fist, Yang Anxuan held his hand.
The red-faced man was unsteady on his feet and couldn't help but follow the direction of Yang Anxuan's raised hand and hit the other man. The two rolled into a ball.
Everyone in the room just blinked, and everything was over, and the exclamations just started.
Yang Anxuan looked at Diao Yun and turned his wrist. Diao Yun said in horror: "Master Yang, everything is negotiable, don't take action."
"Didn't Brother Diao say that Yu colluded with the restaurant to use the medicine dice to get thousands? Could someone please come over to the restaurant proprietor?" Yang Anxuan glanced at the several strong men struggling to get up and said calmly.
Tao Ping said with a smile: "I know the owner of the restaurant Hou, so I'll go and invite him."
After a while, the fat shopkeeper Hou came, looking at the fallen screen, complaining endlessly.
Yang Anxuan said: "Shopkeeper Hou, don't be busy now, I will pay for the damage. Now I have something to tell shopkeeper Hou..."
As soon as he mentioned the medicine dice, shopkeeper Hou called Chong Tianqu, "Young Master Diao, you have to speak according to your conscience. When did I collude with this young master? How could this dice be medicine dice? I will order someone right now." Let’s break it open and find out.”
Yang Anxuan smiled and said: "No need."
He reached out to grab the dice and crushed it in front of everyone, revealing the white stubble bones.
Yang Anxuan showed it to everyone, and Diao Yun said politely: "Diao misunderstood, I'm sorry."
Tao Ping deeply hated Diao Yun for seducing him into ambush and forcing him to pay debts. He mocked, "Isn't it too easy for Mr. Diao to get away just because of a misunderstanding?"
Diao Yun glanced at the gold on the table with reluctance, gritted his teeth and said, "Diao has some gold left, so it's an apology."
Yang Anxuan nodded, Diao Yun reluctantly held his hand and went downstairs without looking back.
After going downstairs, Diao Yun looked at the four people supporting each other and cursed: "You useless thing. You still boast about being an enemy of a hundred people. You can't defeat even one of them. Get out of here and go back to Jingkou."
Thinking of the two hundred taels of gold he brought, Diao Yun was heartbroken and gritted his teeth bitterly: "Yang Anxuan, just wait, I will never give up."
Yang Anxuan got one hundred and twenty taels of gold from this gambling battle, and Yin Dun, Tao Ping, and Gan Yue each received about ten taels.
Yang Anxuan paid for meals and broken things with the money Diao Yun left to apologize. He still had twenty taels left, so he rented a boat on the Qinhuai River to drink and celebrate.
The boat was sailing in the brilliant light, and in their ears were singing and dancing, and the melodious strings and bamboos were playing. Several people were intoxicated by it, the boat was swaying lightly, and the singing was carefree, as if they were in the human world.
Yang Anxuan raised his glass and sighed with emotion. Jiankang was called the ancient capital of six dynasties and the city of ten dynasties by later generations. Except for the Eastern Jin Dynasty, it has not been around for more than a hundred years. It is inseparable from the comfort and luxury in front of him. The soft words and delicate fragrance blend with the heroic ambition.
Just when I thought of "How does it feel like to be in the world", the song "Dancing to clear the shadows, how does it feel like to be in the world" came from the painting boat passing by.
Yin Dun said in surprise: "Could it be Mrs. Wei?"
On that day, Yang Anxuan came to teach Lady Wei to sing half of "Asking the Moon", and Yin Dun was also present.
Yang Anxuan's ears and eyes were sharp, and he recognized that it was not Mrs. Wei's voice. He called the singer on the boat and asked, "Can you sing the song that was sung on the boat just now?"
The singer shook his head in embarrassment and said: "That is a new song that has been circulating in the wine shops recently. I heard that it was composed by Mrs. Yuan Caixiaju Wei, and it is called "Asking for the Moon"."
"Did Madam Wei teach you about that painting boat?" Yang Anxuan asked.
"No. Madam Wei sang "Ask the Moon" in a restaurant, and she became famous for a while. I heard that many prostitutes invited her to sing there, but Madam Wei rejected them all."
The singer's eyes showed envy and said: "So many prostitutes sent musicians to follow Madam Wei. When Madam Wei was singing, they secretly made a note that the boat was owned by Biyun Pavilion."
Yang Anxuan stopped drinking and pondered. I wonder if Madam Wei's husband has recovered from his injury, and whether Wei Shu will find her own place to live. We will know after the next time she takes a bath.
