"Yeah!" Jin Renwen nodded nonchalantly: "Last year, Tubo defeated Tuyuhun. Tuyuhun Khan Hebo and Princess Honghua led thousands of troops to abandon the country and fled to Liangzhou. The Tubo troops had already reached Hexi. If they let When it succeeded, the entire Anxi was isolated from the mainland and became a lonely place. The situation was like this, and the court could not ignore it. Anxi's request for additional troops and higher pay came like snow. And there were not many soldiers in Guanzhong that could be mobilized. After all, the capital is such an important place that we still need to keep some troops in case of emergencies. There is also Jing Zhaoyin, who is complaining every day. Everyone knows that Jing Zhaoyin is the most difficult person in the world. And these evil young men are not peaceful people, and they often have the backing of powerful families; there is also the Ministry of Household Affairs. The number of household registrations in Guanzhong is increasing day by day, but there is only so much food produced. The food and silk from the southeast and Hebei are all piled up in the Luokou warehouse. There are thousands of grain cellars, and a large amount of grain can be transported to Guanzhong every year. If this continues, the emperor will have to go to Luoyang every spring to eat!"
"So a young boy who has become evil and joins the army can serve multiple purposes?"
"That's right! On weekdays, there's always a lot of quarrels in the political hall, and we have to go back and forth several times. But this matter has to be done in one go. It's really not easy!" At this point, Jin Ren asked. winked.
"Jin Renwen has really spent so many years in Chang'an City. From the imperial palace to the Sixth Department and Jing Zhaoyin, there are no secrets from him. Silla can have the last laugh in the Three Kingdoms War on the Peninsula. First After his father Jin Chunqiu, he is the second best. No wonder his brother who ascended the throne is so suspicious of him. If I had a brother like him, I would have trouble sleeping and eating!"
Just as Wang Wenzuo was sighing in his heart that the halftime show in the cockfighting ring was over, the man in brown clothes walked into the middle and loudly announced that the second half of the cockfighting game was about to begin. Two young cockfighting boys in colorful clothes walked onto the field, raised their hands to the surroundings, and announced Accept the challenge from everyone.
"Let's not talk about these boring things!" Jin Renwen said with a smile: "If Chang'an didn't have these evil young men, it would be a lot more boring. Let's just take advantage of their presence and enjoy it!"
At this time, someone had already taken out his own fighting cock to challenge the two young cockfighting boys in the field. The two young boys skillfully took out the fighting cock from the chicken coop on the side of the field to fight with them. Liu Weili was indeed worthy of being a famous tycoon in Chang'an. His fighting cocks The child fought with others and won cleanly in just three or five rounds, killing and injuring his opponent's fighting cocks, causing the audience on the sidelines to sigh in disappointment. After fighting like this for six or seven games, no one dared to challenge, and the atmosphere in the field became cold.
Seeing this, the man in brown clothes whispered a few words to the two young cockfighters, then walked back to the field and loudly said: "Dear elders, in a few days it will be my birthday, which is the Qianqiu Festival. This cockfight will be held today. It was to make everyone laugh, but also to add a little joy to the city of Chang'an and a little blessing to the emperor! So Liu Langjun prepared five hundred coins. As long as anyone can win all six fighting cocks before dark, this will Five hundred strings will be his!"
The two young men in colorful clothes didn't say much. They clapped their hands and saw four or five young men walking out of the crowd. They were carrying two wooden boxes and opened the lids, revealing a bunch of copper coins inside. , the crowd of onlookers suddenly became commotion, and those who brought the fighting cocks all showed eagerness to try.
Poof!
Wang Wenzuo sneered. He didn't know how many gambling and fraud methods he had experienced before time travel. He had already developed immunity to such childish tricks, so he was naturally much calmer than others.
"Sanlang, do you think there is fraud?" Wang Wenzuo asked.
"I can't tell if it's a fraud or not, but if it ends up, no matter how you are the king of heaven, I will lose in all likelihood!"
"No way, those two teenagers only have six fighting cocks at most. There is at least more than an hour until dark. With so many people around, the wheel battle will consume them to death!"
"I don't even know the tricks involved, but Liu Weili raises so many evil boys, isn't he just to spread money? Even the gold and silver mountains are not enough for him to control!"
"That's true! Sanlang still sees clearly!" Jin Renwen nodded: "But it doesn't matter, just think of it as watching a good show!"
The two of them thought about things that had nothing to do with me and sat down to watch the fight. They saw people constantly coming out to challenge. The two cockfighting boys were really amazing. One of them picked the fighting cock to fight, and the other bandaged and fed the injured cock and massaged it without any confusion. , some of the challengers on the field could win one game, but none could win three games, let alone six fighting cocks.
"It's still too tender!"
There was a low murmur in his ears, and Wang Wenzuo finally distinguished it from the noise around him. He turned his head and looked for the source of the sound. With great difficulty, he found that it was the old man in civilian clothes. He was staring attentively. During the game on the court, he would talk to himself from time to time.
"Old man!" Wang Wenzuo asked with interest: "You just said it was too young. What did you mean?"
The old man was startled. He looked at Wang Wenzuo nervously. Wang Wenzuo knew that the clothes he and Jin Renwen wore had revealed their identities, so he smiled and said: "Old man, don't be alarmed. This is also Xiaoke's first time watching a cockfight, so I’m just asking you for advice, so please speak frankly!”
The old man looked at Wang Wenzuo, confirmed the other party's sincerity, and then said with a smile: "Actually, it's nothing, it's just a little trick. The little old man has been in the cockfighting ring for half his life, so he knows a little more!"
"Please give me some advice, sir!" Wang Wenzuo cupped his hand.
"Please look carefully. Those who go to challenge in the field stare at each other's fighting cocks before the game starts. This is wrong!" The old man lowered his voice, as if he was going to say something big.
"If you don't stare at the fighting cock opposite, where can you stare?" Wang Wenzuo asked in confusion.
"Look at those two young men in colorful clothes!" The old man pointed at the field: "They won't stare at their opponent's fighting cock!"
Wang Wenzuo looked in the direction of the old man's finger, and sure enough, the young man in colorful clothes was looking not at his opponent's cock, but at the referee.
"You have to make your cock jump and get ahead of your opponent. Now, look at me -" the old man squatted down and pressed his hands down, as if he were holding down his own cock. He said, "Okay, the referee has already called out ' Ready!' You're standing here grabbing your cock - but don't look at it, and don't look at your opponent's cock! Look at the referee's lips! You have to be able to tell the moment he's going to say 'GO'! That's when his lips are tightly closed——" The old man pursed his lips. "That's when you let go of your hand - and you hear 'Go' as your chicken jumps out before your opponent's! It's a hair's breadth, but the difference between victory and defeat in the cockfighting ring is always the same. With just a tiny difference, the fighting cock that occupies the higher ground first can use its cock to deliver a fatal blow to its opponent!"
(End of chapter)
