Chapter 68 The knife in the hand, the Tao in the heart
Mi Fang got off the carriage and immediately walked to Guan Lin and said humbly.
"I am Mi Fang, and you are Guan Gong's fourth son? Mr. Yun Qi, right?"
Mi Fang used "I" instead of "my official". Such a title was extremely modest.
Mi Guang on the side was wondering if Mi Fang would also praise Mr. Guan Lin so much that he would be so enchanted by such a prodigal... ah no, such a "God of Wealth".
Of course, the more important thing is that Mr. Guan Lin must not lose his confidence in "gambling" because of this failure.
The more you get frustrated, the more courage you get, the more you lose, the more you lose!
With this thought in his mind, Mi Guang also took a step closer and listened to the conversation between the two with great interest.
Guan Lin looked at Mi Fang. With his piercing eyes, the extremely flamboyant mustache on his mouth, and the slicked-up goatee, he could be regarded as a handsome middle-aged man if it were not for being too fat.
Overall, he looks very complicated, shrewd yet dull, dull yet honest, and honest yet cunning.
In addition, the emerald green and valuable jade pendant around his waist is extremely eye-catching.
Bet?
What is hidden in the middle?
Just then.
Plus, there are differences between men and women... How does he understand this?
Guan Ping, Guan Yinping, and Guan Suo were also stunned.
This is... a boast!
Mi Guang, on the other hand, opened his eyes wide.
The bookmaker bets like this...
Well…
He pursed his lips and murmured: "Hefei, Soochow lost, fourth brother... fourth brother's answer sheet was not nonsense!"
"So, my Qinglong Sword... will come back, right? Really?"
The elder of the Mi clan is today...are you stupid? Are you fainting?
Seemingly sensing Guan Xing's mood, Guan Ping advised: "Second brother, my father just said it casually, don't take it to heart."
yes…
Most likely, as the prefect, Mi Fang got some information in advance and knew the results of the battle in Hefei City, so he came to "remediate" it!
At this point, Mi Fang turned around and faced a group of gamblers and common people, and threatened: "Today, I will ask all the neighbors to testify that I, Mi Fang, will return all the heavy bets made by Master Yunqi without taking a penny, regardless of the outcome of the Hefei battle.
, let’s let this matter go, this will not only protect the friendship between the Mi and Guan families, but also avoid the embarrassment of Master Yunqi when Guan Gong returns from the banquet, the best of both worlds!”
Hesitant and confused, he stamped his feet again...
Does the father still have justice in his heart?
Looking at his father's leaving figure, Guan Xing was the most surprised. He was stunned.
With this in mind, Mi Guang approached Mi Fang and was about to remind her.
"That's not all..." Guan Ping nodded heavily and said with emotion: "Uncle Zhou mentioned just now that my father was able to escape unharmed when he went to the meeting alone, and the fourth brother also contributed a lot... In this way..."
You know, in the Guan family's precepts and deeds, stealing is a very serious behavior.
He frowned, glanced at Guan Lin, and lowered his voice and said, "I heard that in the battle at Hefei, the Fourth Young Master took 9,000 hu of grain, which was all for the defeat of Soochow! Is this the case?"
Guan Lin looked unconcerned.
Guan Yinping also couldn't figure out why his father was so tolerant to his fourth brother this time! But he was so harsh to his second brother...?
Speaking of this, Zhou Cang paused for a moment, then raised his head and looked up at the sky, "Don't blame your father for punishing you. Only your fourth brother was able to predict the outcome of this battle accurately and correctly!"
There is no reason why the cooked duck should be released!
Therefore, it soon attracted many gamblers and people coming and going to watch.
"It's more than just one Qinglong Sword." Guan Yinping opened her white teeth lightly, "This time... the fourth brother won more than a thousand Qinglong Swords!"
"He calculated it accurately... he calculated it accurately..."
In fact, looking at Mi Fang's expression and behavior, Guan Lin had already guessed something.
Never thought.
Even a "wealthy" family like the Mi family that has emerged in Jingzhou cannot afford to lose everything!
"When Guan Gong comes back this time, he will definitely look good!"
This surprise and shock seemed to penetrate from above and hit Guan Xing hard on the head.
"In this regard, you can learn more from your fourth brother! He is much smarter than you see!"
Before Mi Fang could finish speaking, Guan Lin interrupted: "Chief Mi, this...he just said it."
Gambling houses are like this, and no "fat sheep" can be discouraged.
…
Guan Yinping and Guan Suo looked at Guan Xing, and for a moment they didn't know whether they should comfort him or not.
He looked at Guan Lin longingly and muttered in his heart.
If you turn it over eleven times, what a huge number it will be?
In the past, if something like this happened, my father would definitely be furious, directing all his anger at the "fourth brother", and even resorting to "family methods!"
Guan Xing shook his head, his voice was shrill... his tone was full of infinite sorrow, as if facing the injustice of fate, he could only vent it all with a roar.
However, no one expected that in the face of such a good thing, Guan Lin's answer was only three words:
——"Why?"
"Ah..." Guan Xing was startled.
For a moment, Guan Xing gritted his teeth and stomped his feet heavily.
Guan Lin gestured to leave, but Mi Fang grabbed his arm.
Of course, this is a record from the frontier. The Central Plains region was divided among itself, and it also experienced Dong Zhuo's cunning operation of casting small coins, which caused the "Han coins" to fall into a state of complete collapse.
——"How can I let you go? If you leave, the Mi family will be doomed!"
He was just too angry to tell the matter.
Even if you take ten thousand steps back, as a younger brother, you shouldn't give this to your older sister, right?
With a "gu dong" sound, Guan Xing swallowed, and he could no longer suppress the throbbing in his heart.
"I heard that this time, when Guan Gong went to Chibi for a banquet, this guy sold off all the valuable things in Guan Gong's mansion and took them to a gambling house!"
Guan Suo quickly reminded: "I remember, if Soochow loses in the gambling house, then... it can be doubled eleven times! In other words, the ones pawned by the fourth brother..."
Many people also praised him.
Thinking of this, she couldn't help but subconsciously clenched the package slung across her body.
Seemingly seeing that Guan Lin didn't speak, Mi Fang started to laugh more and more, "The wind in the river has been cold recently, which has caused a chill in Jiangling City. Why don't you and I come inside and have a good chat?"
This time…
As a prefect of a county, with such status, Mi Fang seemed a little too polite to Guan Lin's tone.
Because the two of them were talking at the entrance of the gambling house.
Is this fair?
only…
Are you crazy? Is the second patriarch crazy?
Today's father is indeed a little weird.
Mi Fang's words are awe-inspiring and righteous...
"Speaking of which, Governor Mi is so eager and attentive. What's there to talk about with a 'traitor'?"
You know, from childhood to adulthood, Guan Xing was adept at martial arts and always strived to be the first, and he never let his father down.
"Master Zhou...Master Zhou!" Guan Xing looked up at Zhou Cang full of grievance.
"Fourth Young Master is joking..." Mi Fang smiled with a smile on her face, but she was extremely melancholy in her heart. He continued with a smile: "Fourth Young Master, your father and I are both the meritorious deeds of Uncle Liu Huang. Your father started from the Yellow Turban Rebellion.
I followed Uncle Liu Huang, and I have followed him since Xuzhou... I remember that in the first year of Jian'an, Uncle Liu was defeated and retreated to Guangling... At that time, Uncle Liu was in trouble both internally and externally..."
"Brother..." After hearing Guan Ping's words, Guan Xing seemed to have caught something in the darkness. He asked repeatedly: "Brother, do you think your father is fair? Is it fair? Why is it me who is scolding... Why?
"
When it is hot, no matter how you calculate it, nine thousand hu of grain is not a small number. It is enough to cover the expenses of an army of 10,000 people for half a month.
However, Guan Ping, Guan Xing, Guan Yinping, and Guan Suo were left behind. They were like wooden figures, standing blankly at the ferry, with a blank look in their eyes.
He enlightened: "Think carefully about your father's words. If you have a knife in your heart, you can kill the enemy invisible even if you don't have a knife in your hand! You can defeat the enemy thousands of miles away! On the contrary, if you have a knife in your hand but no knife in your heart, it's just in vain!"
At this point, Zhou Cang patted Guan Xing on the shoulder again.
——"On the other hand, Anguo, how can you be so angry over a trivial matter? You have to compare your money and money! You are so narrow-minded. If I lead the army to fight in the future, how can my father rest assured that you will be responsible for it alone?"
With this in mind, Mi Fang quickly said:
At Jiangling Ferry, the gentle river breeze blew and it was cool.
Before his father left, those last words came to his mind.
Will this, will this really...really prevent side leakage?
If she could really guard against it, wouldn't she be able to run wild every day of the month without any worries?
However, now there are three pillars, the economic system is gradually improving, and food prices under the jurisdiction of various states and counties are relatively stable, but they are still much more expensive than in peacetime.
Especially Mi Guang, he was even more confused. He felt that not only Mi Fang was crazy today, but also the Fourth Young Master Guan.
At this time, Guan Lin was already a little impatient. He waved his hand and said, "Sorry, I am really busy with official duties. If there is nothing serious, I will leave first."
——"It's just a pawn of some utensils. Once you pawn it, it's done. Although the Guan Mansion is not rich, the family fortune is enough for Yun Qi to toss!
…
Hearing this, Guan Lin nodded and said loudly: "If I hadn't brought out the red rabbit horse to pawn, I'm afraid it would have been more than nine thousand dendrobium. Oh, now do the math, how much less will you make!"
"With such harmony between the Mi family and the Guan family, wouldn't our Jiangling City be impregnable?"
With?
Why!
This means, refuse!
As he spoke, Guan Lin pointed at Mi Guang.
"I'm not convinced, I'm not convinced..."
Can…
Mi Fang was polite to Guan Lin, but was indifferent to Mi Guang.
Uh... Mi Guang subconsciously took a step back. He felt that something was wrong with the atmosphere.
"Go away, how can you speak here?"
How...how did he end up being punished in the end?
There was already a lot of discussion everywhere.
But these words are tantamount to greater surprise and greater shock.
Specifically, in Jingzhou, one handful of rice can be exchanged for one piece of linen, which is worth 500 yuan!
Speaking of which, as the county guard of Jiangling City, Uncle Liu Huang's second uncle, and the second patriarch of the Mi clan, when had Mi Fang ever been so polite to others?
Is this the same for this pad?
Guan Yinping pursed her lips. She looked at the pad with small wings in the package and couldn't help but fall into deep thought.
Mi Fang's expression became increasingly complicated and tangled...
It was obviously the fourth brother who was messing around and guarding the valuable objects in the house, even his Qinglong Dao and his father's Dragon Tongue Bow were sold off.
After saying these words, Zhou Cang got on his horse and drove away.
Accompanied by the shocked eyes of Guan Ping, Guan Xing, Guan Yinping, and Guan Suo.
"As expected of the Mi family, it is really rare to think of such a step!"
Everyone widened their eyes and looked at him in disbelief.
Especially Guan Xing…
Zhou Cang continued, "Zhang Liao's hundreds of men severely damaged Sun Quan's 100,000 troops, and the situation is completely different."
Guan Yinping blinked her eyes...she couldn't help but fall into deep thought.
You have never been so polite to Guan Gong, right?
"In the past, during the examination, your fourth brother's two answers became the key to protecting the three counties of Changsha, Guiyang, and Jiangxia. This time, your father went to the meeting alone and escaped unscathed. In terms of merit, except for the mysterious 'Hong Qigong'
'In addition, your fourth brother also contributed a lot!"
It's too... too nonsense!
But now, with Zhuyu in front, the nonsense about Fourth Brother Zongzong was suddenly given a new label.
This package was given to her by her fourth brother in the morning, and inside it was a protective pad that looked very much like a "menstrual belt." However, this protective pad also had a pair of very cute little wings.
At that time, Guan Yinping, who had just received this "gift", just thought that the fourth brother was too silly.
"Anguo..."
Guan Suo didn't finish his words.
Zhou Cang patted Guan Xing on the shoulder and said meaningfully: "Stop thinking nonsense, the battle of Hefei has a result, Soochow was defeated..."
Mi Guang was thinking that he had already discussed what needed to be discussed, and it was nothing more than to enlighten the Fourth Young Master... so that he would not be discouraged.
He whispered in a low voice, "He is Guan Lin, the traitor who asked Guan Gong to write the 'Book of Sin'!"
The shoes collided with the wooden planks on the ferry, making a dull sound.
How could anyone give this... as a gift in broad daylight!
"Young Master Yunqi is staying here. It's rare to meet the Fourth Young Master here. I want to talk to the Fourth Young Master about the bet!"
Why?
Why?
Guan Lin's words made Mi Fang's heart thump, and he shuddered subconsciously.
"Fourth Young Master, let's do this. Let's not talk secretly. Your father and I have been friends for so many years. This time you made a big bet. No matter you win or lose, it will hurt the harmony between our two families... Besides, Jiu
Thousands of dendrobium grains, if you really lose all your money and Guan Gong comes to question me, I won’t be able to explain it! So..."
It was Zhou Cang who walked towards Guan Xing. He was holding Guan Yu's "Qinglong Yanyue Sword", but he deliberately stopped beside Guan Xing.
"Okay, Mr. Guan Lin is too young after all. If the Mi family can give him this opportunity, Governor Mi Fang is quite benevolent as an imperial uncle!"
If, according to the odds of 1 to 11, the odds increase to 11 times...
scold…
Some young men pointed at Guan Lin.
I was thinking to myself, plus the red rabbit and horse, how much would that be?
According to the "Book of the Later Han·Biography of Southwest Yi" - during the reign of Emperor Ling of the Han Dynasty, the border residents of Yizhou rebelled. Rice was worth ten thousand yuan per stone, but gradually the price dropped to tens of yuan due to kindness;
——At the time of Emperor Xian, the people of Daijun under the rule of Liu Yu were so happy that their grain was worth thirty qian.
This was a very serious scolding, and it also contained his father's huge disappointment in his concern for him.
The sound of "tapping" sounded from behind Guan Xing, Guan Yinping and others.
"In this Hefei gambling game, even if the Mi family loses money themselves, they can't bear to let Mr. Guan Lin suffer the punishment of Guan Gong. The righteousness is awe-inspiring and the righteousness is awe-inspiring!"
Even if I want to return all the money, I shouldn't return it to this kid. Wouldn't it be better to return it directly to Guan Gong? At least, it's not bad to earn a big favor from Guan Gong after the money is gone!
Guan Yinping asked herself, since she was a child, she has never seen so much money.
all in all…
Guan Lin didn't have time to talk to him, so he waved his hand and said, "My master, Cao Chu's Mansion, is busy over there. If you have anything to do, let's talk here!"
The river breeze blew gently on her cheeks, collecting the sweat on her forehead caused by surprise...
At this moment, Guan Yinping looked at the pad in the package and the little wings, and couldn't help but...think about it.