Ines Fernand was a little panicked when he was being dragged. He tried his best to hold out his greasy chest and shouted: "I am a member of the Roman Embassy from Rome! You can't drag me!"
Du Liu, the leader of Dongcheng, has a long and thin face, and his triangular eyes flash with a fierce light from time to time. Hearing Ines' call, he snorted coldly.
The companion heard Master Liu's cold snort and slapped the drunkard in the face: "You guys can't understand what I'm saying? I want you to make a fortune. Aren't you broke? Don't you want money if you have it?"
After hearing this, Ines's brain, which was groggy due to drunkenness, became clearer. He stopped struggling, stood still and said, "What do you mean?"
Du Liu said nothing, shook his head, and pointed to a tea stall outside the alley. Several people filed over to the tea stall, chose a table, and sat down on the benches on the four sides.
Dr. Tea laughed along with him, walked over, nodded and bowed and said: "Sixth Master, you are so rich that you have stepped on a humble ground. I am so happy! What do you want to drink? Scented tea or black tea? Don't look at me. The stall is small, and I have all the dim sum in the Royal Kitchen - Shaqima! Would you like to try a plate?"
Du Liu took out a shiny silver dollar from his sleeve, threw it to the tea doctor and said, "Give this barbarian a share, then make us a pot of good tea, and reward you with the rest."
Dr. Tea's mouth was almost crooked with joy, he caught the silver dollar and said: "Hey, my Sixth Master! You have opened my eyes today! I heard about this silver dragon, today See you again!"
After saying that, Dr. Tea held the silver dollar between his thumb and forefinger and blew on it: "Hey! It's really buzzing!"
He greeted his servants, brewed two pots of fine tea, and set a table with snacks such as fried beans and pea cakes. He cut two plates of Shaqima himself and brought two plates of food similar to drum pods.
He rubbed his hands and said with a smile: "Sixth Master! This Shaqima is greasy and rich in sugar. Try this. A little secret recipe passed down from our ancestors, five-spice peanuts! This thing used to be from the southern barbarian seed in Guangdong, and there have been more of it in the capital in the past two years. , this thing can squeeze oil, and it tastes delicious! Try it, have a taste."
A smile appeared on Du Liushou's face and he said: "You are not enough to talk too much. Are your ancestors from Cantonese?"
“My eight generations of ancestors are all from Beijing!”
...
Dr. Cha flattered him, and when he saw that Du Liu wanted to talk to Ines, he knowingly hid with the boy at the other end of the stall.
Du Liu stared at Ines, who was munching on snacks, and tapped his fingers on the table: "Are you so poor? You can't even afford food? Do you want to come to this alley?"
Ines smiled bitterly and said, "I pawned my big pocket watch today." Du Liu frowned and said, "You have no money at all?" Ines touched the sleeves of his leather jacket, took out three silver dollars and said, " All the belongings. Everything else is lost.”
"Hey, you're such a barbarian and you have a serious gambling habit."
Ines wiped her face, picked up the tea cup in front of her, put the contents in her mouth down smoothly, grinned and said, "You know what? I lose all the time, whether it's playing mahjong, throwing dice, or throwing copper coins - even if it's Even if you play poker, you will lose, and poker is the game we brought!”
Du Liu smiled after hearing this: "Then do you know how you lost?" Ines shook his head and said: "I don't know, I think God has abandoned me, it seems."
Du Liu took out three dice from his pocket, emptied a small bowl of melon seeds, and threw the dice into it casually. He only heard a few dings, and they were all facing up with the red side.
Ines screamed: "Kill! God, I didn't place a bet. Fortunately." Du Liu smiled: "You are quite stupid, you barbarian. Let's see!" He picked up the dice in the bowl and played again. He threw it away casually, but this time it turned out to be three sixes.
"Leopard!" Ines screamed again, then turned pale and said, "Are you saying I fell into a trap?" Du Liu and his companions stared at him and nodded jokingly.
Ines hit her forehead hard and said: "Damn it, I'm a big fool! Of course I fell into a trap, a person's luck will not always be so bad!"
Du Liu smiled and said: "The game you entered is called "Yang Gu". The casino and the gamblers around you are all pretending to deceive you - how many have you lost in the past six months?"
Ines said with a pale face: "Fifteen hundred ducats, roughly. I calculated, thirteen hundred taels of gold, almost - I've borrowed them all from people in the mission."
Du Liu's eyes lit up when he heard this. He smiled and said, "Whose family did you gamble in this alley?"
Ines pointed toward the alley: "It's a courtyard inside that Ruyi Building—Sir, I can take you there after you take a shower."
Du Liu lifted him up from the boarding, put his arm around his shoulders and said, "You are my good friend. You have been deceived. I will seek justice for you. No problem." Ines nodded repeatedly and said: " Of course, thank you for your help."
"I want 80% of the money that will come out. Do you have any questions?"
After hearing this, Ines couldn't help but plead: "Sir, I owe a lot of debt. If you give me half, I can get through this difficulty."
Du Liu snorted coldly after hearing this, and the companion beside him raised his hand, making Ines shrink back in fear. The companion said: "You are a barbarian. You are eating jujube for nothing and you don't mind the big core?"
Ines said: "You are helping me because you are actually hoping that I can find support from the adults in the Ministry of Etiquette - I should get half of it." When it came to money, his words suddenly became fluent and he used fewer inverted sentences. .
Du Liu laughed happily, patted his cheek gently and said: "You are not stupid, how did you get trapped? Okay, since you understand, I will give you half!"
.......
Ines Fernand was a little panicked when he was being dragged. He tried his best to hold out his greasy chest and shouted: "I am a member of the Roman Embassy from Rome! You can't drag me!"
Du Liu, the leader of Dongcheng, has a long and thin face, and his triangular eyes flash with a fierce light from time to time. He heard Ines's call and snorted coldly.
The companion heard Master Liu's cold snort and slapped the drunkard in the face: "You guys can't understand what I'm saying? I want you to make a fortune. Aren't you broke? Don't you want money if you have it?"
After hearing this, Ines's brain, which was groggy due to drunkenness, became clearer. He stopped struggling, stood still and said, "What do you mean?"
Du Liu said nothing, shook his head, and pointed to a tea stall outside the alley. Several people filed over to the tea stall and sat down on a bench next to a table.
Dr. Tea laughed along with him, walked over, nodded and bowed and said: "Sixth Master, you are so proud that you have stepped onto a humble soil today, and you are so happy! What do you want to drink? Scented tea or black tea? Don't look at me here. The stall is small, and I have all the dim sum in the Royal Kitchen - Shaqima! Would you like to try a plate?"
Du Liu took out a shiny silver dollar from his sleeve, threw it to the tea doctor and said, "Give this barbarian a share, and then make us a pot of good tea."
Dr. Tea's mouth was almost grinning, and he caught the silver dollar and said: "Hey, my Sixth Master! You have opened my eyes today! I heard about this silver dragon, and today See you again!"
After saying that, Dr. Tea held the silver dollar between his fingers and blew on it: "Hey! It's really buzzing!"
He greeted his servants, brewed two pots of fine tea, and set a table with snacks such as fried beans and pea cakes. He cut two plates of Shaqima himself and brought another plate of food similar to drum pods.
He rubbed his hands and smiled and said: "Sixth Master! This Shaqima is greasy and sugary. Try this. A little secret recipe passed down from our ancestors, five-spice peanuts! This thing used to be from Guangdong Nanmanzi. There have been more of it in the capital in the past two years. The stuff can squeeze oil out and tastes delicious! Try it, have a taste."
A smile appeared on Du Liushou's face and he said: "You are not enough to talk too much. Are your ancestors from Cantonese?"
"My eight generations of ancestors are all from Beijing!"
...
Dr. Cha flattered him, and when he saw that Du Liu wanted to talk to Ines, he knowingly hid with the boy at the other end of the stall.
Du Liu stared at Ines, who was munching on snacks, and tapped his fingers on the table: "Are you so poor? You can't even afford food? Do you want to come to this alley?"
Ines smiled bitterly and said, "I pawned my big pocket watch today." Du Liu frowned and said, "You have no money at all?" Ines touched the sleeves of his leather jacket, took out three silver dollars and said, " All the belongings. Everything else is lost.”
"Hey, you're such a barbarian and you have a serious gambling habit."
Ines wiped her face, picked up the tea cup in front of her, put the contents in her mouth down smoothly, grinned and said, "You know what? I lose all the time, whether it's playing mahjong, throwing dice, or throwing copper coins - even if it's Even if you play poker, you will lose. Poker is the game we bring, and this is it!”
Du Liu smiled after hearing this: "Then do you know how you lost?" Ines shook his head and said: "I don't know, I think God has abandoned me, it seems."
Du Liu took out three dice from his pocket, emptied a small bowl of melon seeds, and threw the dice into it. He heard a few dings, but they all turned red side up.
Ines screamed: "Kill! God, I didn't place a bet. Fortunately." Du Liu smiled: "You are quite stupid, you barbarian. Let's see!" He picked up the dice in the bowl and played again. He threw it away casually, but this time it turned out to be three sixes.
"Leopard!" Ines screamed strangely again, then turned pale and said, "Are you saying I fell into a trap?" Du Liu and his companion stared at him and nodded jokingly.
Ines hit her forehead hard and said: "I'm a fool! Of course I fell into a trap, a person's luck will not always be so bad!"
Du Liu smiled and said: "The game you entered is called "Yang Gu". The casino and the gamblers around you are all fake. They are here to fool you - how many have you lost in the past six months?"
Ines said with a pale face: "Fifteen hundred ducats, roughly. I calculated, thirteen hundred taels of gold, almost - I've borrowed them all from people in the mission."
Du Liu's eyes lit up when he heard this. He smiled and said, "Whose family did you gamble in this alley?"
Ines pointed toward the alley: "It's a courtyard inside that Ruyi Building—Sir, I can take you there after you take a shower."
Du Liu lifted him up from the boarding, put his arm around his shoulders and said, "You are my good friend. You have been deceived. I will seek justice for you. No problem." Ines nodded repeatedly and said: " Of course, thank you for your help."
"I want 80% of the money that will come out. Do you have any questions?" Du Liu's next sentence made Ines's heart suddenly rise to his throat. He couldn't help but plead: "Sir, I owe a lot of debt. If you give me half of it, I can get through this difficulty."
Du Liu snorted coldly after hearing this, and his companion raised his hand, making Ines shrink back in fear. The companion said: "You are a barbarian. You eat jujube for free and you don't mind the big core?" Ines didn't dare to say any more.
Du Liu led Ines into the alley and said as he walked, "You fool, everyone goes to bet on horse racing now - where are the serious casinos? It's not unfair for you to be stabbed in the head!"
.......
When Du Liu led Ines into the casino to seek justice, in the palace of Prince Zhou in the northeast corner of the capital, a man dressed as a scholar was sitting in Prince Zhou's study drinking tea. Opposite him, the fat prince sitting in the main seat held a cup of tea. I am writing a manuscript and reading it over and over again.
After reading the manuscript, he took a sip of the strong tea on the desk, yawned and said: "Sorry, brother Zhong Xian, I have this old habit of getting sleepy when reading things with characters. But I understand what you wrote, you are a great talent!" "
When the scholar heard such praise from Lord Zhou, he smiled slightly and said with pride: "Your Majesty, Xiayu's article "The Theory of Setting Up Jockey Clubs to Suppress the Gambling Style" is not a fabrication. It was written after several months of investigation and research. .”
When King Zhou heard this, he nodded hurriedly and said: "I know this. Mr. Zhong has worked hard. He has worked hard. No matter whether the matter is successful or not, I have my heart."
Hearing what he said, a person who looked like an aide sitting next to him smiled and said: "Your Majesty, once Mr. Zhong publishes this article, there is no reason why things will not work out."
"After the Saihanba Conference, various Mongolian tribes presented famous horses one after another. The Emperor's Holy Spirit was profound and he distributed them to the princes stationed in Beijing. Didn't he encourage everyone to race horses? - Prince, tell me, the first one Who encouraged horse racing?
King Zhou rolled his eyes and recalled: "It seems to be King Zheng." Suddenly he slapped his thigh and said: "How has this scholar ever ridden a horse for a day! The emperor must have encouraged him to say that!"
The scholar interjected: "Your Majesty, if there is a competition, there must be betting, and the Capital Horse Racing Club has gained momentum because of it. You took the lead and sponsored by all the princes to build the Daming Racecourse outside the Daming Gate."
"It's been almost half a year, and the emperor and the court haven't said anything to stop it! It can be seen that the court is also willing to open a horse racing trading company to let people buy tickets to bet on horse racing - but it is hindered by the public opinion of Dong Heng and others, so it is not possible to make a big statement for the time being. Just support the prince."
King Zhou had a proud smile on his big, meaty face. What the scholar said was the most proud thing in his life.
But there is no doubt that he has stirred up a hornet's nest - China's rulers have recognized the dangers of gambling since ancient times. From the Spring and Autumn Period to the Ming Dynasty, the official attitude was consistent, one word was "forbidden"! Although the degree of prohibition varies, there is no such nonsense as this gang of princes - now public opinion generally believes that this is a large-scale gambling gathering!
