Chao Yong asked curiously: "How much do you want to borrow?"
Li Kui rolled his eyes and said with a smile: "Let's borrow three to five hundred taels first."
In the past, Li Kui often asked Chao Yong to borrow money, but he only borrowed three to five guan to buy wine and food.
When Chao Yong heard that he wanted three to five hundred taels, he couldn't help but asked curiously: "What do you want this much silver for?"
"Bet money with Xiaoqi and the others."
Gambling is also prohibited in Liangshan on weekdays, but during the winter solstice Liangshan also follows the court's practice and the entire mountain is open to gambling for three days.
Ruan Xiaoqi and others secretly gathered to gamble on weekdays, but after being caught several times by Gongsun Sheng, they all restrained themselves.
Chao Yong also became interested and said with a smile: "Come on, come back with me to get some money, and I will join in the fun."
Li Kui was overjoyed when he heard that Chao Yong was going, and said with a smile: "It's best when Brother Yong goes, otherwise all the brothers' money will be won by Xiao Yi."
In Li Kui's view, Chao Yong is like a star descending from the earth, so he is naturally omnipotent.
Chao Yong knew that Yan Qing was knowledgeable about all things, and he seemed to be good at gambling. He smiled and said, "Is Xiao Yi very good?"
Li Kui nodded and said: "In the past, Dong Ping was the best at gambling, but today after inviting Xiao Yi, Dong Ping also lost badly. Brothers Xiao Wu and Xiao Qi lost even more, but they have more money. I beat Zeng Tou. I lost all the thirty taels of silver I got from being injured."
Chao Yong took Li Kui back to his room to get the money and asked, "Where is the gambling game?"
Li Kui scratched his head awkwardly and said, "It's at my place."
Chao Yong couldn't help but laugh when he saw that Li Kui, the person who set up the game, was the first to be eliminated.
Gambling became popular after the founding of the Song Dynasty. Scholars and dignitaries played complex games such as Cuju, horse racing, and double games, while ordinary people played simple cockfights and quail fights. In the early Northern Song Dynasty, it can be said that all people gambled, but gambling was about benefiting oneself at the expense of others. If you win other people's property and lose too much, you won't be able to avoid someone taking desperate risks.
After gambling infiltrates into the army, soldiers who are desperate to lose are more likely to endanger society.
There were more and more murders due to gambling, so the Northern Song Dynasty court began to ban gambling. Those who participated in gambling were punished with a rod of 100, and those who dared to open a gambling house were beheaded in public. It was even discovered that some Jinshi and empresses had been punished with a rod for gambling. The emperor He was relieved of his fame.
Due to the strict implementation of the edict prohibiting gambling, the gambling culture of the Song people gradually changed.
However, after Cai Jing came to power, in order to increase tax revenue, he drastically revised the laws of the previous dynasty. The ultimatums that were originally proof of a monk's identity could be sold, not to mention gambling. As long as taxes were paid to the court, gambling houses could be opened. Although the taxes imposed by the imperial court were heavy, the profits of gambling houses were also huge. Therefore, as soon as the law was issued, gambling houses sprung up in various state capitals.
There are more and more people who make a living by gambling, including those like Mrs. Gu and others like Shi Yong. Once gambling starts, disputes are inevitable.
Shi Yong was exiled because he beat someone to death while gambling.
Yan Qing, Dong Ping, Ruan Xiaowu, Ruan Xiaoqi, Zhang Heng, Zhang Shun, Bai Sheng, Du Qian, Song Wan and more than a dozen leaders were gambling in the house. When they saw Chao Yong coming in, they couldn't help but stop. He smiled and said, "Brother Yong, do you want to play a few games too?"
Chao Yong smiled and said, "I'll take a look first."
But Li Kui took Chao Yong's money and squeezed to the table, shouting: "Xiao Yi, I'll bet with you again."
Seeing that Li Kui had money again, Yan Qing smiled and said, "Okay, shall we gamble with dice or copper coins?"
Li Kui said impatiently: "Of course it's a dice."
“Betting on odd and even or over/under?”
"Big or small, I don't believe that I can't beat you in a toss, and I still get five taels of silver in one round."
Everyone bet with Yan Qing for a while, but no one dared to bet with Yan Qing for a long time. Seeing that Li Kui was not afraid of death, they all watched the fun happily.
Chao Yong also squeezed in to watch, but the two of them were simply betting on the same dice.
Li Kui first grabbed the dice, blew on it, and threw it into the bowl.
The die made a crisp sound when it hit the wall of the bowl, and then started spinning.
"Six, six, six..."
Li Kui shouted loudly, his head almost falling into the bowl.
After a while, the dice stopped, but it was a five o'clock.
Li Kui then raised his head, looked at Chao Yong and said with a smile: "At five o'clock, it seems that after going out, my luck will be much better."
After Li Kui left, everyone was killed by Yan Qing for a while. Naturally, he knew Yan Qing's methods.
Seeing that Li Kui was still in the dark, Zhang smiled and said: "Otherwise, I will bet with you again. If Xiao B throws a six, I will win, otherwise I will lose you five taels. How about it?"
Li Kui said without hesitation: "Okay, who else wants to give money?"
Seeing that Li Kui was so confident, everyone was no longer polite, but they all won over Yan Qing.
Li Kui stared at the crowd and said, "I feel something is wrong. Why is no one pressuring me to win? This is five points."
Ruan Xiaoqi smiled and said: "How about you ask Brother Yong if he can suppress you?"
When Li Kui heard this, he immediately turned to Chao Yong and said, "That's right, brother Yong, you can defeat me. If you beat them, I will give you half."
Chao Yong saw that everyone was teasing Li Kui, so he also took out five taels of silver and said with a smile: "I will also win over Xiao Yi."
Li Kui glared at Chao Yong angrily and said, "I won't pay you back when I lose."
Chao Yong smiled and said, "You don't have to pay it back."
Yan Qing saw that everyone was suppressing him, so he also grabbed the dice and threw them in casually.
No one in the crowd looked at the dice spinning in the bowl. Only Li Kui leaned down and stared at the dice with strange eyes.
The dice spun slower and slower. Li Kui looked at the... above and couldn't help but said with great joy: "..., you all lost."
After saying that, he went to hug the money that was pressed by everyone.
Yan Qing smiled and said: "The dice haven't stopped yet, Brother Tieniu, don't do anything."
Li Kui smiled strangely and said: "That's it...it can still be six o'clock."
As soon as he finished speaking, the die turned over again and suddenly stopped at six o'clock.
Li Kui's eyes widened, he slapped his mouth hard, and said, "It's all my fault for this mouth."
Ruan Xiaoqi smiled and said: "Tieniu, you lose. Each of you has five taels of silver, so hurry up and pay for it."
Li Kui was usually a good gambler. The money Chao Yong just gave him took it out before it was warm in his arms. After everyone had lost money, he took out only half of it.
But Li Kui was still unconvinced and shouted: "If you come again, I don't believe I can beat you."
The two threw another game, Li Kui threw..., but Yan Qing got four points, still a little more than him.
However, everyone no longer pressed on whether they would win or lose, but went to the side and started gambling.
Dong Ping, Zhang Heng, and Zhang Shun also threw dice, but Bai Sheng and others threw money. The dice thrower yelled "five and six", and the money thrower "called the character back", that is, betting that the copper coin would have a word after it fell to the ground.
One side up or the back side up.
The gameplay is very simple, and you can win or lose quickly.
Li Kui was defeated by Yan Qing more than ten times in a row and lost most of his money. He felt bad about it and shouted: "Xie Qi, I won't bet with you anymore."
Seeing that Li Kui stopped gambling, Yan Qing went to other gambling houses to join in the fun. However, the others were afraid of Yan Qing's tactics and did not allow him to throw, only letting him press.
Yan Qing was just doing it for fun, so he didn't take it seriously and took the money he won to join in the fun with everyone.
After Chao Yong read about the character of young people for a while, he couldn't help but join in. However, against a group of old gamblers, he lost more and won less. (To be continued. Please search Piao Tian Literature, the novel will be better and updated faster! )