Liu Yu brought his entourage into the gambling house, and the inside and outside was like two different heavens. Outside, it looked like the front door of the gambling house was not very quiet, while inside was very lively and the noise was deafening. The gambling house was divided into large rooms and also had a private room, and the gambling methods they operated were also diverse.

The prosperity of the game in this era is not something to describe in one or two sentences. Many people plunge into the gambling house at night, and live in drunkenness and dreams. It is not uncommon for those who get rich overnight, but more people lose their entire family overnight.

Because the gambling house was afraid of being investigated by the government, and there were many passages in the entire gambling house. Liu Yu looked at the surrounding terrain and said a few words in Qu Zhu's ear. Qu Zhu hurriedly took people out to check, and then came back and shook his head at Liu Yu.

At this time, Liu Yu was joining in the fun at a gambling table for fish, shrimps and crabs. When Qu Zhu came back, Liu Yu understood the general idea when he saw him. Liu Yu asked Qu Zhu to go out to check if there were any followers. If Ling Hui had a ghost in his heart, he would definitely send someone to follow him. But if he didn't follow him now, it means that Ling Hui was fearless. Or in other words, he didn't care about Liu Yu's whereabouts at all.

"This Ling Dodge is interesting."

Liu Yu said, pressing two taels of silver on the side of the "small".

The gambling tools used for fish, shrimp, crabs and crabs are basically the same as those familiar to Liu Yu. They are all hexahedrals, and they are scattered in a certain pattern with three cubes at a time. The difference is that the carved on it is not the dots, but fish, shrimp, crab, gourd, money, and chicken. Each type represents one to six numbers, and the colors are divided into three types, and the meanings represent different. The bettors can freely choose whether to bet the color, or the size, or the circumference of fish, shrimp, and crabs, or more precisely the circumference of fish, shrimp, and crabs. The odds obtained are also different.

It is similar to the usual dice betting. At the gambling table of fish, shrimp and crab, most of the bets are betting. The ratio of one-double compensation is the same. Except for the dice being killed, the winning rate is basically one-half.

Liu Yu threw two taels of silver at once, which immediately attracted the attention of all the gamblers around him. Although it was a gambling in the county town, those who bet in the hall outside were not all high-ranking officials and nobles. They were settled with copper plates, or exchanged with copper plates for corresponding chips for easy calculation. Then, they exchanged with the gambling shop for silver. "Big gambling" like Liu Yu is rare.

"Buy it and leave... open! Two chickens and one fish, thirteen o'clock."

Liu Yu was not good at making a move. He was wasted two taels of silver in the first move, and many people felt regretful. In the gambling house, gamblers also had sympathy and hostility, and they basically wanted to "eat big players" and earn money from the gambling house. There are often things that gamblers can "unity and mutual assistance" to make luck and make money together.

Liu Yu suffered a loss in the first game, and the chips he bet on were also two taels. After winning a few consecutive games, he could clearly feel that the people who were shaking the dice were a little nervous. After all, the average monthly income of urban residents is about one to three cents of silver. It is rare for Liu Yu to take action like a few taels.

Liu Yu was also lucky, so he made a few small bets. After earning more than a dozen taels of silver, Liu Yu could have taken advantage of the victory, but Liu Yu did not continue. Because an accident occurred in the gambling house, someone lost the money and could not pay off the debt, and was about to be sold.

In the current people, not everything is necessary to go to the government government, and the government rarely accepts lawsuits. On weekdays, people usually have disputes, and the elderly in the village or the Taibao of the Little Prince. The government basically does not prevent some conventional lynchings, such as being soaked in a pig cage, selling children, selling children, or losing a bet, selling their wives and chopping their hands. As long as they comply with the rules of the "contract", no one will care about this.

Existence is reasonable. In many places, there are inhumane stolen and private practices. The government only focuses on persuasion and cannot stop it. Otherwise, it will arouse resistance from local villagers and be unfavorable to local stability.

Liu Yu asked about the unlucky man who was about to be chopped off today. He was originally a small businessman and had accumulated some family business through the country. Unfortunately, he did not buy houses and land like the merchants who were keeping money in this era, or continued to increase investment to make money by "spend the money" and instead embarked on the road of gambling. Unfortunately, he lost nine out of ten gambling. No matter how smart he was, even the rules of the gambling house would shrink his wealth. What's more, there were many skills in the gambling houses that lacked management in this era. In just a few months, he lost all his money. Today, he lost the remaining taels of silver and owed more than a dozen silver debts.

"Official He, we have something to say. You sold your wife and concubine. Now you are still here to bet. It's easy for us to talk to the gambling house. Today I borrowed your money to make you make a profit. I can only blame you for your bad luck. Now I cut off your hand and be honest in the future!"

Gambling and usury in this era are almost complementary. In order to make a profit, gambling shops usually do not make things difficult for gamblers. Just as those who lend money loans basically just threaten those who owe debts and do not make things difficult for them. But if they really cannot pay off their debts, the gambling shops will not stop easily, otherwise they will not pay back the debts in the future. Cutting hands and feet is just to make other gamblers understand the "rules".

The man surnamed He was dragged out of the private room and dragged all the way to the backyard. The gamblers put down their work and went to the backyard to watch the fun. Liu Yu looked at the backyard of the gambling house. The smell of the foul smell was very strong. Because there were many people in the gambling house, there were also many pits prepared. The gamblers who were addicted to gambling usually solved the problem on the spot when they came to the backyard, which made the environment in the backyard dirty and messy.

The businessman named He had already lost his family, and the whole bustling and dusty man had no resistance, as if he was ready to die. The man from the gambling house prepared the guillotine and was about to be executed, Liu Yu walked up and asked, "How much silver did he owe you?"

Liu Yu won more than ten taels of silver in a gambling house for a while, which had long attracted the attention of the gambling house people. The man in charge of the execution looked at Liu Yu and asked, "Fifteen taels of money and profit, why do you want to pay off his debts for him?"

"Saving a life is better than building a seven-level pagoda. Anyway, I am lucky today. Why not take it out and save a life?" Liu Yu asked his entourage to take out fifteen taels of silver and was about to hand it over, but the people next to him began to persuade Liu Yu, asking Liu Yu not to "mediate more in other people's business."

"This official, what's so pitiful about this official He? You spent money to save him today and might die on the street tomorrow. He is already at the end of the road. Don't expect him to return your money to you."

"People's hearts are kind." Liu Yu smiled and patted the young man on the shoulder, "I appreciate your kindness, little brother, but today I will treat it as buying a life."

When the money was given, the people in the gambling house stopped making things difficult for the person surnamed He. After everyone returned to the gambling house, they continued to gamble. Liu Yu walked forward, and the person surnamed He sat on the ground and seemed to be unprepared to thank Liu Yu for his life-saving grace.

"My hands are better cut." The surname He looked at his hands and said to himself.

Liu Yu smiled and asked, "Brother, do you want to get rich?"

The surname He looked up at Liu Yu and said in surprise: "Get rich? Do you want to..."

The action of surname He made Liu Yu think that he was misunderstood that he wanted to rob the gambling house. Liu Yu smiled and asked someone to help the surname He out of the gambling house. When there was no one around, Liu Yu said, "I saved you, and I asked you to do something."

"What's the matter?"

"Take this and go to the palace."

Liu Yu threw a short sword to the man surnamed He. The man surnamed He caught it. He was so scared that he threw it on the ground and said in shock: "Are you thieves? In the palace, it is the emperor's foothold. Are you crazy? Even if you buy my life, I will not die."

Liu Yu laughed and said, "Brother, you take yourself too seriously. Look at you, how is it like an assassin? If you ask you to assassin, you can assassinate the emperor? Forget it, just tell you directly. I will tell you something and you can write it down. As long as you remember it carefully, I will not only protect your life, but also your glory and wealth."

Liu Yu asked the guards to cover the head of He with black cloth and took it back to the palace. Then Liu Yu sent an order to ask the commander of the garrison camp of Dongning Prefecture to come to see him. Liu Yu had learned before that the local military and political affairs of Dongning Prefecture were incompatible, and the prefect Ling Hui and the commander of the garrison camp Niu Lusu had a rift. Liu Yu was preparing to frame Ling Hui once, so Niu Lu's help.

Niu Lu is a man of great strength. He was born in a military field and his background in the court was nothing but someone else. He was Liu Zhao, the Marquis of Dingguo. Niu Lu didn't know that the Marquis of Dingguo came with the imperial carriage. He only knew that the current Prince Lin was the son of the Marquis of Dingguo.

"Vice Niu Du, I'm lucky to meet you." Liu Yu saw Niu Lu coming and greeted him with a smile.

As the commander of the garrison camp, Niu Lu dared not leave his post without the order from the court. Therefore, he did not go when he was welcomed by the north gate of the city today. When he saw Liu Yu, he had already guessed Liu Yu's identity.

"I salute to the prince." As he said that, he knelt on one knee to salute.

Liu Yu greeted Niu Lu and asked him to sit down. Liu Yu said bluntly: "Just as soon as he arrived in Dongning Mansion today, he met a bold person. I want to ask Niu Duwei to serve as a staff officer."

"What's the matter?" Niu Lu didn't understand why.

"Assassin came to assassinate."

Niu Lu immediately stood up in shock and asked, "How many assassins are there? I'll fight with them now."

"No need, there is only one assassin. He has been hiding in the palace for a long time, hiding in the pool to assassinate His Majesty when people are unprepared. I have taken down the man and interrogated him."

Niu Lu quickly asked, "I wonder who was instructing me?"

"Oh, it's no one else. It's Ling Daoqi, the governor of Dongning Prefecture. He bribed the assassin and prepared to assassinate His Majesty."

Niu Lu slapped the table and said, "That old man thinks he is strange and dares to attack His Majesty. He asks the prince to order that his subordinates will take people to investigate the prefect's mansion and must catch him back and get cramps and peel them."

Liu Yu was quite satisfied with Niu Lu's attitude and nodded, "No need, there is something strange about this matter. I am afraid that someone might frame it. I asked someone to invite Prefect Ling over here, and I have to find out the matter."
Chapter completed!