Wu Guanglu frowned slightly and said angrily: "Is the Chief Inspector exaggerating? I run this casino in a disciplined manner and never do any tricks that harm gamblers. If the Chief Inspector wants to hit the eighteenth point, Then you have to rely on your own luck!”
Li Jiange laughed and said: "Wu Yuanwai, you have misunderstood me. I just saw a few treasure officers releasing treasures outside. If Wu Yuanwai ordered them to put out another treasure at 18 o'clock, then let me take care of them." Just hit it!”
Wu Guanglu said displeasedly: "The chief arrester is so troublesome, why not just ask me for five thousand taels of silver!"
"Hey, Member Wu, you are still a casino owner!" Li Jiange said with a smile: "You can't even understand the thoughts of a gambler. If you give me five thousand taels of silver, how can you win five thousand taels from the gambling table?" The excitement of two taels of silver, do you think that in front of everyone, I used these five hundred taels of silver to bet on eighteen points, and won five thousand taels of silver in one go. It is estimated that this matter will spread throughout the new capital in a few hours. , it’s really exciting to think about it!”
Wu Guanglu didn't expect that Li Jiange would have such an idea, so he said in confusion: "My lord, the chief arrester, all say that wealth should not be revealed. I wonder why you are so ostentatious?"
Li Jiange smiled slightly: "Exceptor Wu, please don't ask around about things you shouldn't ask about. Besides, it seems it's time for us to talk about business?" "
"Oh, tell me!" Wu Guanglu was unwilling to be outdone.
Li Jiange's face straightened, he clasped his hands and gestured in the direction of the government office, and said: "I have been ordered by the judge to arrest the prisoner Wang Liangdi and bring him to justice!"
"Haha!" Wu Guanglu sneered: "Chief Inspector, it's really unlucky for you to come here. My wife went to Jingming Temple outside the city to burn incense! How about I go back to the government office with the Chief Inspector to talk to Magistrate Bai and Zhuang Tongzhi?" Hello, when my wife returns home, I will personally send her to the government office!"
"Alas..." Li Jiange sighed! He regretfully said to Wu Guanglu: "Wu Yuanwai, Wu Yuanwai, didn't Mr. Taiwei tell you in advance? The Xinjing Prefecture has changed people this morning. Prefect Bai was transferred to the Minister of Justice, and Jia Tong was transferred to Dali. The temple has become a young minister, and now only one Zhuang Tongzhi remains in the post. The people sent by the court in the morning to take over their two official positions, let alone Zhuang Tongzhi, I am afraid that even the Taiwei himself will not be able to suppress these two people!"
"Ah!" Wu Guanglu was shocked when he heard this and asked blankly: "Master Chief, the only people who can't suppress even Lieutenant Zhuge are the Emperor and Prime Minister Wei. It can't be these two who come to the new capital." Is he a part-time official in the capital government?"
Li Jiange was dumbfounded by Wu Guanglu's words. He couldn't help but point his finger at his chest and said, "Except for Wu Yuan, you are really crazy about this. Could it be that besides these two people, the Taiwei Lord can speak the truth in the court?" Already?"
Wu Guanglu's mind didn't turn around for a moment, and he asked with blank eyes: "Master Chief, who else dares not to give the dignity of a high-ranking official like Taiwei Zhuge, but is willing to be the fifth officer of the new Jingfu Yamen?" Sixth grade official!"
"Well, it's okay for me to tell you!" Li Jiange said with a smile: "Our new prefect of Xinjing is the younger sister of the current emperor, and the one who asked me to come here to arrest the Sixth Lady is the current emperor's consort, who is the new emperor of Xinjing." The general magistrate of the mansion is named Chen Xiaomu, and he was originally the sixth prince of the Chen Kingdom!"
"Oh! So it's these two!" Wu Guanglu was obviously relieved after hearing this.
Li Jiange asked curiously: "Does Member Wu know these two people?"
Wu Guanglu shook his head: "I don't know him."
Li Jiange was dumbfounded by him: "You don't even know me, and you still talk like an old acquaintance?"
"No!" Wu Guanglu hurriedly explained: "Actually, what I want to say is that these two people are easy to deal with. Let's talk about the current emperor's sister first. She grew up in the palace since she was a child and was favored and cared for by the slaves in the palace. Now When she comes out of the palace, she is just a blank piece of paper. She has experienced how sinister people in this world are! Intrigues and intrigues! Besides, the sixth prince of Chen Kingdom also grew up in a deep palace. What is better than the princess is that he often has the opportunity to leave the palace. , I know a little about how people outside are worldly, but if you want to compare with people like us, you are too young!"
Li Jiange waved his hand: "Exceptor Wu, don't be too happy. What you said about the second princess is pretty much the same, but do you know how powerful the emperor's consort Chen Xiaomu is? I wonder if you still remember that he regained the capital a few months ago. There was a public trial at that time, at which Zhang Yong, the prefect of Xinjing, who had surrendered to Chu, and Wu Yan, the Chu army guard, were hanged!"
Wu Guanglu nodded: "I've heard of it, but because Zhang Yong was madly robbing wealthy households in the city, I had already escaped from the city. It was only later that I heard that the new capital city had been recaptured by General Zhang Jian, so I came back to the city.
Li Jiange couldn't help but laugh and said: "Who did you hear that it was Zhang Jian who recovered the new capital?"
Wu Guanglu asked curiously: "Isn't that what you officials always say when they come out? They said that General Zhang Jian not only recaptured the new capital, but also led his army all the way to Yecheng, the capital of Chu! In the end, the king of Chu was forced to submit a letter of surrender. , the teacher has just returned to the court!"
"Haha!" Li Jiange couldn't help laughing when he heard this: "Zhang Jian is just a deputy general under Chen Xiaomu. The entire battle to restore the country was directed by this prince-in-law. Zhang Jian actually did what he did." Their role is not as great as that of the former Hubei soldiers of the country of Hubei who were recruited by this prince-in-law. Haven't even the Taiwei mentioned these things to you?"
Wu Guanglu shook his head blankly and said: "The Taiwei never mentioned these military matters to us!"
Li Jiange sighed: "It's no wonder, after all, relying on foreign princes and soldiers to restore their country, let the people know that the court cannot afford to lose face."
"Master Chief, what should we do now?" Wu Guanglu said nervously.
Li Jiange glanced at him sideways and said slowly: "Executive member Wu, I actually thought of a clever plan for you on the way here to ensure that you and your wife can pass this test! It's just...!"
"Just what?" Wu Guanglu couldn't help but urge when Li Jiange said something critical.
Li Jiange glanced at him, slowly picked up the tea on the table, opened the lid of the cup, blew the tea on the water, took a sip, and said with a smile: "Good tea, good tea, as expected." Qian Zong’s tea is delicious!”
Seeing that Li Jiange kept changing the subject, Wu Guanglu said anxiously: "The chief inspector thinks this tea is delicious. I will instruct my subordinates later to pack a big bag for you to take with you when you leave. Now we should discuss it first." Is business important?"
Seeing that Wu Guanglu was pretending to be stupid or just not enlightened, Li Jiange didn't want to go around in circles with him anymore, so he simply said: "Exceptor Wu, can't you even afford five thousand taels of silver?"
When Wu Guanglu heard this, he pretended to be surprised and said: "Oh, Mr. Chief Inspector, please forgive me. I was so nervous that I forgot about this matter. Please wait a moment, I will make arrangements right away." After saying that, he walked to the door and opened the door. , shouted: "Wu Si, come here, I have something to tell you."
Li Jiange was sitting on a long chair. He heard someone outside say, "Hey, here we come." Then there was a sound of kicking and kicking footsteps. In a short time, this person came to the door. Wu Guanglu was there. He closed the door behind him and started chatting quietly with the visitor outside the door.
After a short time, Wu Guanglu opened the door again and walked into the house. He took out five round copper plates half the size of cup lids from his arms, handed them to Li Jiange and said with a smile: "Master Chief, these are the annual copper plates in our casino." Copper chips are specially made for gamblers who have won or lost more than 10,000 taels. Each chip has a denomination of 100 taels. The pattern on it must be changed every day to prevent others from imitating it. You can take these five copper chips downstairs to gamble on dragons. Wait at Hubao's table, wait until someone pushes you quietly from behind, and then just bet the five copper chips to eighteen o'clock!"
Li Jiange grabbed the copper chip in Wu Guanglu's hand and said with a smile: "Okay, okay, Wu Yuanwai is very efficient in doing things. I'll go down and try my luck!" After saying that, he stood up from the bench and hurriedly walked towards Go outside the door.
Standing in the room and watching Li Jiange's retreating figure, Wu Guanglu bit his cheek and cursed fiercely: "This beast!"
At this time, Wang Liangdi came out from behind the screen and asked doubtfully: "Master, what is the background of this arrester named Li? Is he really capable of helping us get through this matter?"
When Wu Guanglu heard this, his anger turned into laughter, he walked over and hugged Wang Liangdi in his arms, and said with a smile: "Madam, don't worry, my husband has plenty of money. I don't expect him to accomplish anything with someone like Li." , as long as you can block his mouth and prevent him from doing bad things, it will be fine. After all, he is also in charge of arrests, prisons and many other matters in Xinjing Mansion. If I open this casino, I will definitely need him for many things in the future. The more than five thousand taels of silver spent is still worth it!"
Wang Liangdi frowned and said, "Don't we have Lord Taiwei behind us? Why bother trying to curry favor with such a small official?"
"You! You really have long hair but short knowledge!" Wu Guanglu touched Wang Liangdi's eyebrows affectionately with his fingers, and explained with a smile: "Your Majesty Taiwei is a person who takes care of important things! For example, this time you asked me to ask Mr. Taiwei to take care of important matters. Your natal brother who is the chief clerk in Yuntai County is promoted to the county magistrate of Yuntai County. This requires the Taiwei to personally go to the Ministry of Civil Affairs to recommend it to the emperor. For a casino owner like me, this is what I often encounter. It’s just trivial matters such as fights between gamblers. It’s enough for Li Jiange, the catcher, to handle these matters. I can’t bother Mr. Taiwei with everything, right?”
Wang Liangdi thought about it, then she put her arms around Wu Guanglu's neck and said softly: "Husband, if you don't mention it, I've forgotten that you have to hurry up and urge the captain about my natal brother. I received a letter from my natal brother this morning. , it is said that since Magistrate Peng was transferred by the imperial court, the post of county magistrate has been appointed by Magistrate Sun of Dingzhou Prefecture to Magistrate Jiang of Yuntai County. It is said that Magistrate Jiang and Magistrate Sun have a very good relationship. This time Magistrate Sun has most likely written to the court recommending Jiang County Magistrate to be the magistrate of Yuntai County!"
Wu Guanglu stroked the blue hair on Wang Liangdi's head and said disapprovingly: "Madam, don't worry, we need people and money. With him as a small fifth-rank magistrate, I'm afraid that he will not be as big as Zhuge Taiwei." There is not enough to see in front of you! Besides, I also want to set up another casino in Yuntai County after your brother takes office as the magistrate of Yuntai County. I heard that the people there are quite wealthy.
Li Jiange took five copper chips and came to the "Dragon Tiger and Leopard" gambling table downstairs again. At this time, there were many more gamblers around the table than when he left just now. He stood down, stood on tiptoes and looked in, when he heard someone exclaiming to him: "Oh, isn't this the chief arrester? Are you here to make a fortune today?"
Li Jiange looked up and saw a skinny man in his thirties in the crowd opposite the table, clasping his fists and saluting him. Li Jiange couldn't remember seeing this man there, so he could only nod at him. In return, because the man shouted loudly, many gamblers at the table also paid attention to him. However, in today's countries, it is legal for both casinos and gamblers, just like selling meat and vegetables on the street. , the cloth-selling business is the same, so it is normal to greet acquaintances in the casino. Even if you are the prime minister or minister, as long as you are not worried about safety, you can still come and gamble, and no one will be surprised.
Before everyone could come back to their senses, Zhuang He shouted from inside again: "Is there anyone else betting on this treasure? If no one else is betting on it, will I open the treasure?"
After all, these gamblers came here to win money. With the dealer's shout, everyone's attention was instantly drawn back to the gaming table. There was only a crackling sound inside, and many gamblers were betting their chips. Go to the points box marked on the table.
"Are there any more bets?" The dealer started a new round of solicitation. Li Jiange stood outside the crowd and was hesitating whether to squeeze in. Suddenly someone pushed him gently on the waist and waited for him to turn around. I came to see what was going on, but I only saw a flexible figure wearing black clothes.
Without any time to think about it, Li Jiange immediately squeezed towards the banker's table. Because someone had just called him the chief catcher, these gamblers were still a little afraid of his identity, so they hurriedly squeezed to both sides to make way for him.
The banker was the same banker when he lost a hundred taels of silver just now, so he looked at him and said with a smile: "Uncle, are you going to bet on the big or small this time or the points?"
