He Qizhou said: "Bah, how can I pretend to be old if I have thin skin and tender flesh? But then again, how do you think I performed in the casino? I'm pretty good at it, but you guessed it right, the casino is really going to cheat me out of my jade pendant
, how did you predict that the Liu family’s wooden sign would work well?”
Xu Mu said: "Shameless. Speaking of which, Lin Chuan's performance is simple and natural. Your jade pendant is really good. I have never seen such a good one in the capital. If the gambling shop hadn't been blinded by this jade pendant,
, I will definitely not be fooled. Can you let me see it again?"
He Qizhou said: "Go, go, go, my mother said this is an heirloom of my family, and it will be left to my wife in the future. It is almost gone. If it is gone, I will go to them and fight for my life. Don't be proud, tell me quickly.
How can you even assume that the accurate wooden sign can be used?"
Xu Mu said: "Do you know why I gave you the last name Cheng?"
Seeing He Qizhou shake his head, Xu Mu continued: "Liu Jin'an took a concubine five or six years ago. It seems that she was the concubine of the imperial concubine. Her surname is Cheng. Her grandmother is the sister of the current emperor, and her grandfather is Qi who died in the battle.
Marshal Cheng Tianhe. The Cheng family has been in ruins since the death of the marshal in the war, but the emaciated camels are bigger than horses. Although the Cheng family has nothing to do with the three families, they are still related to the royal family. It is said that this concubine was in Liu
The status of the family is not much worse than that of the original wife. She has two brothers. If your surname is Cheng, and the Chen family mistakenly thinks that you are Liu Jinan's relative, and you have some connections with the royal family, don't you think it will be difficult for the Chen family?
Are you suspicious and even more fearful?"
"So that's what happened." Qi Zhou said.
Xu Mu added: "As for Liu Jin'an, Liu Qingtian is well-known and is currently in the limelight. The old emperor has already delegated power, but he still holds on to the powerful Jin Yiwei, the Imperial Guards in the capital, and the Privy Council to firmly control the three major forces.
The frontier army, and among the three provinces and six ministries, only one Liu Jin'an was left to speak for him. As long as it was Liu Jin'an who participated in the impeachment, people would think it was the old emperor's intention. And your wooden sign is called the clan emblem and the ancestral token.
, some big duke families have it. If you take out this token, how can the Chen family's casino dare to openly swallow the jade? Although I don't like Liu Jin'an very much, but the old lady of the Liu family can give the token to
You seem to be quite generous."
He Qizhou said: "Xu Mu, how do you know so much? Is there someone behind this?"
"Don't worry about this." Xu Mu said.
Lin Chuan was a little stunned, but still asked: "I see, sir, can you tell me why as long as I place a bet with you, I will win most of the time? Why do I win when I wait for your call and instead place a counter bet?"
How did you and Mr. Xu know that the 'Leopard' was going to be released?"
He Qizhou coughed twice, took a sip of tea, and put on all his airs. Just when he was about to speak, the door of the box was knocked twice and then pushed open. The waiter served two hot dishes and then closed the door and left. Lin Chuan's eyes
He looked at He Qizhou anxiously.
He Qizhou stopped talking and started talking: "I have heard from my third uncle the inside story of many casinos before, and this Ruyifang easily won all the Luo family's property. You can also see that there must be something in it."
Tricky, so they must be able to control the size of the dice. Do you remember, after we entered, I looked at it for a while, and then lost four games in a row. In fact, I was looking for hidden stakes in the gambling house. If you think the casino can control the points
, do you always bet on the side with the smaller bet? If everyone is like this, how can the gambling house win big money? In order not to make it easy for people to judge, the gambling house will let the blind pile or the insider also place bets, and the dealer only needs to calculate the deduction.
After placing bets on the hidden pile, whichever side bets more will open the other side. If the bets on both sides are similar and the betting amount is large, then it is time for the 'leopard' to appear. So all we have to do is to follow the dark pile.
Just place your bet and calculate it like a dealer."
Lin Chuan asked again: "Then how did you find the hidden pile?"
He Qizhou said: "Do most people who make hidden stakes win?"
Lin Chuan thought for a while and said, "Yes."
"Then what would you do if you won nine out of ten?"
"Of course I'm happy!"
He Qizhou said: "That's easy. What I'm looking for is someone who keeps winning but doesn't look happy, or who pretends to be happy. At first I found six or seven suspicious ones, but later I confirmed that there were twelve secret ones.
But what we won by following the hidden piles was the money of other gamblers. Although I could win a thousand taels after gambling for three or four hours, what I wanted was to win money from their gambling houses, so I deliberately
Being arrogant will attract others to follow your bets, giving the gambling house some benefits first, and also taking advantage of the opportunity for you to win more gambling capital."
Lin Chuan nodded and said: "It is true that I only won a little bit before. If you said you should bet more on the counter bet, I will listen to you."
He Qizhou continued: "What really caught the gambling house was the jade pendant. Although I knew the jade pendant was quite valuable, I didn't expect it to be as priceless as Xu Mu said. I still believe what Brother Xu said. The people in the casino
They will only know more about goods. It is greed that makes them want to exchange small losses for greater benefits. We have the opportunity to take advantage of it. Xu Mu did a good job with the last few broads, each one is on the level of 'Leopard'
Bet, if the gambling house wants to keep the jade pendant, it must win against me, otherwise it will definitely lose to you who bet more. However, although the gamblers who followed you also won, they will still return it sooner or later.
So my mother was right in saying not to enter the casino, Lin Chuan, don’t talk about the gambling house when you get back."
Xu Mu said seriously: "Yes, it is greed that makes people short-sighted. We still have to continue to use the greed of the Chen family to make rice!"
Next, when the three of them were secretly discussing how to arrange the next step, there was a slight sound of footsteps in the next box, and then Zhang Luyao's laughter mixed with the waiter's greeting and the sound of a chair being pulled, and the three of them returned to normal.
As he spoke, He Qizhou poured a glass of sweet-scented osmanthus wine for Xu Mu and said, "Thank you for helping me today. Please give me my thanks."
Xu Mu raised his glass and said, "This wine has a strong stamina, please drink less." After that, he filled another glass and drank it all.
He Qizhou glanced at Lin Chuan, who had only taken a few sips so far, and then at Xu Mu, who was filling up the wine glass again, and said softly: "Stop, stop, stop, don't think I'm stupid, as long as the four meridians are opened, you can make the real person
The air flows all over the body and goes straight to the five internal organs. It seems that you have opened the five meridians and your skills are not shallow. You can easily force out the alcohol odor. Isn't it a waste of money if you drink like this? If you have the ability, don't force the alcohol odor out. I won't drink you.
If you don't recognize your six relatives, don't separate the five grains, and don't work hard on your four limbs, long live the mountains! I won't call you Mr. Cheng."
Xu Mu, who was trying to get rid of the smell of alcohol, said: "Get out, uncle, I think the scent of osmanthus in this wine is very pleasant, and I don't really want to drink the yellow soup, but your kid not only has poisonous eyes, but also has a good nose. He is a dog, right?"
Let me tell you, if you pass the eight meridians in the future, the meridians lead to countless pores in the body through extremely small channels, which can force out all the poisons. Oh, look, why am I talking to this ignorant guy about this? Come on,
drink wine."
He Qizhou rolled his eyes, downed the remaining wine in the glass, and just shook his index finger at Xu Mu. Speaking of drinking, He Qizhou was really good at drinking. He had secretly tasted it many times while Yang Zhan was drinking.
, Yang Zhan never forced out the alcohol when he drank, and sometimes he just wanted to get drunk. The curious Xiao Qizhou took advantage of Yang Zhan's drunkenness to drink up all the remaining wine several times, and drank even more than Yang Zhan.
A little more, but almost never drunk. Fortunately, He Qizhou didn't think the wine was that good. After his curiosity subsided, he didn't drink much anymore.
At the wine table next door, three officers in military attache uniforms stood up and toasted to Zhang Luyao who quickly stood up to respond. The leader, who had a dark complexion, a strong body, and a mustache, raised his glass to Zhang Luyao.
He said: "The generals and other officials are of low status. How dare they trouble the magistrate to have a banquet in person? It is really embarrassing for me and others. Then we will do it first out of respect. You are free to do as you like."