Before the short and sturdy man could say anything, two strong men dragged the short and sturdy man down. There was a bench in front of the table for gamblers to sit and gamble, but after the short and sturdy man was dragged away, a seat was vacated. , the onlookers in the outer circle stepped forward to grab a seat when they saw an open seat. Unexpectedly, Meng Ge, who was standing outside the crowd, shouted: "Get out of the way,"
This voice was like a thunderbolt from the blue. Not only this table, but also several other tables were looking at this table. Meng Ge took advantage of everyone's stunned moment and forced his way in.
"Sir, you do it," Meng Ge asked Da Kui. Da Kui was not polite and immediately went over to sit on the empty seat.
When the croupier saw Da Kui's posture, he knew that a big customer was coming. Da Kui immediately took out a money bag from his arms, unsealed it and placed a bag of silver coins on the table. The scattered copper coins piled up in a pile, which made the onlookers stunned.
Most of the gambling money here is copper coins, or bunches of copper coins at most, but Dakui's appearance was actually piles of gold and silver. There were not many rich people present, who had ever seen so much gold and silver.
Dakui was very satisfied when he saw the effect caused by showing his money, and then asked lazily: "How to play?"
The dealer on the opposite side smiled and said: "Sir, this is a dice bet. I bet on big to win, bet on small to win small, and win or lose based on points. It's very simple."
Dakui didn't hesitate, he immediately grabbed two silver ingots and said, "I bet big," and threw the silver ingots in his hand on the table.
The croupier smiled and said: "Look, aren't there two circles drawn on the table? The size is written inside. If you want to bet, you have to put the money in the circle and buy it."
"Oh, you have to put it in the circle, right?" Dakui said after a pause: "I told you to keep it, so just come and go."
The croupier still smiled and said: "This gambling house has the rules of a gambling house. You are a big patron. I suggest you go to the private room. This place is not suitable for a big patron like you."
"It doesn't matter, I'm here," Dakui said indifferently.
Seeing this, the croupier couldn't help but glanced outside the crowd. A man in a short coat outside the crowd nodded slightly, and then the croupier sang loudly: "Bet big, bet big, win small, bet small, win small, buy and leave." As he said this, he raised his voice and sang: After holding the dice Gu and shaking it, everyone watching saw Da Kui making such a bold move, but they were a little undecided. As a result, in the whole table, only Da Kui was betting, and the rest were watching the fun.
"It's open, it's open," the croupier shouted repeatedly, then he placed the dice on the table and uncovered the dice.
Youdao clapped his eyes and stared at each other. When the dice Gu was revealed, the onlookers immediately exclaimed, "Three six six, fifteen o'clock," Da Kui actually hit him. Da Kui's two ingots of silver were worth ten taels. , the croupier was stunned for a moment and then paid Da Kui ten taels of silver as compensation. Da Kui immediately became energetic after receiving the silver, and immediately pledged his principal and interest to Da Shang.
"I'll remand Da Kui, come on," Da Kui shouted happily.
The croupier smiled bitterly and shook the dice again, "Open, open, open," the croupier still yelled and then opened the dice. Damn it, 'four, four, sixty-four, big'.
This time the dealer wanted to compensate twenty taels of silver, which was not a small amount. The dealer looked at the silver coins in front of him, including the copper coins, there were at most more than ten taels. In desperation, the dealer smiled bitterly and said: "Uncle, please wait a moment." I'll get you some money right away," the croupier said and muttered a few words to a man next to him, and then the man turned and left.
Originally, all the gambling games in this hall were ordinary, and the dealer's methods were also ordinary. He lost thirty taels of silver in two games in a row. It was really caught off guard.
Da Kui said anxiously: "Come again, come again." Unexpectedly, the croupier refused to continue betting. He only said that he could not gamble again until the account was cleared. Unfortunately, Da Kui could only wait. After a while, the man who left came back. There was also a tall and thin man who came. This tall and thin man was dressed in the same blue robe as the dealer. He looked like he was also a dealer.
However, this tall and thin dealer was different from ordinary people in terms of his walking gait and demeanor. Da Kui knew that this man must be a master, but he still had an eager look on his face.
The tall and thin dealer came to the table, and everyone saw that he was holding a baggage in his hand. The heavy baggage did not know what it was. The tall and thin dealer put the baggage on the table, and there was a sudden burst of "Grand Lang" There was a soft sound, and when they opened the baggage, everyone was shocked to see that there were actually silver ingots inside the baggage.
The croupier took twenty taels and put it in front of Da Kui, and then said with a smile: "This uncle is so lucky. My surname is Liu, and I am the steward of this gambling house. I heard that a distinguished guest has come and I came here to accompany him."
Dakui said impatiently: "I'm here to gamble, not a guest. Let's get started quickly."
The dealer surnamed Liu smiled and said: "Then I'll play with you, sir."
Dakui waved his hand and said: "Please come and bet quickly,"
The dealer surnamed Liu was silent at the moment. He held the dice and started shaking it like the previous dealer. Then he put the dice on the table and said: "Please place your bet and leave."
Dakui didn't care. He stretched out his hand and pushed the ten taels of principal and the thirty taels of silver he won into the circle with big characters written on it and said: "It's better to buy big."
"Open," the dealer surnamed Liu shouted loudly and uncovered the dice, and everyone was amazed, "Three, five, six, four, three, five, six, four," it became lively, and the crowd was instantly excited.
"Hehehehe, you are so lucky, you have won consecutive battles," the dealer surnamed Liu praised.
Dakui, however, was very interested and urged repeatedly: "Hurry up and start betting, don't talk nonsense."
The dealer surnamed Liu stopped talking, immediately paid forty taels of silver, and then started rolling the dice again. The crowd who were watching could not hesitate at this time, but when Da Kui made his bet, they all followed suit and bet big. .
"Open," the dealer surnamed Liu shouted again and revealed the dice, "Three three two, eight o'clock," the crowd suddenly heard a sound of abuse. Da Kui lost money but didn't care, he still urged. : "Come again, come again,"
This time no one followed. Da Kui was lucky and won three games in a row. After excluding the principal, he actually won sixty taels. Da Kui was so happy that his face was full of peach blossoms. But then, Da Kui was not so happy. By the way, I lost money in a row of bets and lost the gold and silver coefficient in front of me. The pile of gold and silver amounted to more than a hundred taels, and I lost it in just one meal.
He slapped the table angrily and stood up. He took Meng Ge and Panbu out of the casino and fled. A burst of laughter could be heard from the scene behind him. Someone laughed and cursed: "Where did you come from? This is not a gift." Is it money? If you dare to fight with Mr. Liu, wouldn’t you be looking for embarrassment?"
Unfortunately, Dakui and the others were far away and did not hear the cynicism.
After leaving the gambling house, Meng Ge couldn't help complaining in a low voice: "Sir Zhang, why did you lose more than one hundred taels of silver in vain?"
Da Kui said as he walked: "You and I are new to this place, so we need to go here to do some research. If we don't place a bet, I'm afraid it will arouse suspicion."
Meng Ge heard this and said: "Those who don't need to gamble so much, that's more than a hundred taels of silver."
Dakui smiled and said nothing. Instead, he followed behind him without saying a word. He knew his adoptive father's ability. No matter what he did, there was always a reason.
After that, for three consecutive days, Da Kui went to Wutong Academy to gamble heavily every day, ranging from a hundred taels to dozens of taels. Every time he gambled, he would lose more and more, as if he had been possessed by a little devil. He would come here after noon every day. , in less than a stick of incense, he was defeated and left in embarrassment.
In fact, when a gambling house is open for business, it naturally has its secrets. If every customer wins money, wouldn't it mean that it will close down early? Once the gambling house meets a big customer, it will naturally let him taste the sweetness, and then start to win everything. His money, these are all expected things, why the gambling house can win money, because there is a secret.
Gambling and cheating are called "Qianshu". As the saying goes: Nine out of ten gamblers cheat, and the person who cheats is called "Qian". There are different opinions on the origin of "Qian". Tracing back to its origin, it is probably in the Tang and Song Dynasties. During that period, there was a scholar who was going to Beijing to take the exam. On the way, he encountered robbers and robbed all his belongings. The scholar thought about it and was at a loss. In desperation, he decided to use the word "cheat" to try to get lucky for a while. His decision was made. , he redressed his clothes and went directly to the county government to see the magistrate. He pretended to be a relative of a certain government in the capital. He was ordered to go to the capital to take up an important position. When passing by, he was unfortunately encountered by a thief. He requested that troops be sent to hunt down and retrieve the lost property as soon as possible. See the emperor.
After hearing this, the county magistrate did not dare to be negligent. He sent troops into the city to search and arrest, and at the same time served wine to calm the scholar. As a guest of honor, he was afraid that the reception would not be good, and tried his best to act like officials protecting each other. After the scholar fired the first shot, he used both soft and hard tactics to solve the case within a time limit. The county magistrate was very courteous to the scholar and complained in all kinds of ways, meaning that he wanted him to be friendly and not to go into details. As long as he started on his way early, Cheng Huo Congfeng was no problem. Seeing that the scholar had achieved his goal, he made his way to Beijing. The scholar After a small plan was implemented that day and succeeded, they saw through the favor and had no intention of starting a career, so they gathered a group of people who also failed in the same year and worked hard on the word "cheating", specializing in free transactions. They did it many times. The experience has become richer, the courage has become greater, and the achievements have become more and more impressive. However, it is impossible to verify whether the crime was committed a thousand times in total or the total amount of one thousand taels. Anyway, from now on, it will be passed down from generation to generation. He regarded him as the founder and respected him as the first generation of "Lao Qian".
The origin of Qian Shu: "Sun Tzu's Art of War" says: "A soldier uses deceitful methods." Sun Tzu can be said to be the founder of later generations of warlords. The so-called "soldiers use deceitful methods" means they are deceitful externally and internally as well. I don't know the year, but the author's "Thirty-Six Strategies" clearly states at the beginning: "Furthermore, deception and political tactics are based on the principles and human feelings. 'Army belongs to deceit, and the army is established by deceit' ("Sun Tzu's Military"). This It became the basic strategy for defeating the enemy in the Spring and Autumn Period and subsequent wars, and war is a special kind of gambling. Various deceptions can be used in war, and thousands of tricks can be used in casinos.
Dakui believed that the gambling game in Wutong Academy was a scam. After three days of investigation, Dakui had a plan in mind and it was time to take action.
Then at Linjiang Inn, Dakui gathered two hundred of his subordinates together and issued combat arrangements.