The hustle and bustle of the past is gone, the vendors who sell goods have packed up their stalls early and rushed home, the wide streets are empty, every household has closed its doors and windows, only the one shop with the word "gambling" flag hanging at the door is still open, and the shouts from inside spread wantonly in this silent street, which seems a little unsociable abruptness.

At the end of the street, a line of people came, Cao Cao took the lead, Xiang Qing and Xiang Xu on the left and right, and Cao Da and Cao Er and others behind them marched neatly in two columns, everyone carried sabers around their waists, wearing the official uniforms of the Beicheng Yamen, and the people of Beicheng, who had not seen the official mission for a long time, saw this truth and peeked nervously through the crack in the door.

Wang Shu ran to Cao Cao's side and asked in a low voice, "My lord, do we really want to seal this casino?" ”

Cao Cao didn't answer: "Seal." ”

Wang Shu looked at the casino in front of him, and asked hesitantly, "My lord, can we change it?" ”

"Why?"

"My lord, this field is the largest casino in our north, and besides, this field is still a stumbling one."

When Xiang Qing heard this name, he had a little impression in his mind, the Chronicles of the Three Kingdoms recorded that Taizu first entered the Wei Party and ruled the four gates. Make five-color sticks, more than 10 pieces on the left and right of the county gate, there are those who violate the ban, do not avoid the strong, and they are all killed. A few months later, Emperor Ling's uncle Ai Xingxiao Huangmen Jian Shuo traveled at night and killed him.

This record says that after Cao Cao took office as the lieutenant of northern Luoyang, he enforced the law impartially and rectified public order, and the uncle of the eunuch Jian Shuo, who was favored by the emperor, broke the law and died under Cao Cao's five-colored stick. There are not many people with the surname, and you can guess that this is the one who died under the five-color stick.

Xiang Qing asked: "The picture you are talking about is the uncle of the little yellow door in the middle of the court, right?" ”

"Exactly." Wang Shu replied.

At this time, everyone had come to the door of this casino, Cao Cao snorted coldly: "I don't care who opened this casino, the casino is one of the sources of chaos, banning the casino is a great thing for the benefit of the country and the people, I have to do it, even in front of His Majesty, I dare to die to admonish!" ”

After all, Cao Cao had already stepped into the door of the casino, and Xiang Qing could only follow, after all, he was going to hug Brother Cao's thigh, but Xiang Xu hesitated, he smelled the strong smell of sweat in the air, he frowned, jumped onto the roof, took a breath of fresh air, and his frowning brows relaxed.

Cao Da Cao Er promised to be the personal guard of Cao Mansion, where his master goes, of course the two of them will follow him, needless to say, the tall, short, fat and thin four King Kongs, if something happens, it must be Cao Cao's carry, and those big people will not be difficult for them to do things for the little people who are ordered to do things.

The windows of the casino are simply pasted with straw paper, these gamblers are people who live in the dark, of course they don't like the sun, their eyes are staring at the money on the table, they are fantasizing that they can get rich overnight, live a life of three wives and four concubines, graceful and luxurious, they never care about the image, the casino is full of bad smells.

Cao Cao and his party pushed the door in, and the sunlight passed through the door frame, illuminating an area of the door, stretching the shadow of Cao Cao and his party.

Cao Cao said angrily: "I am Cao Cao, the new lieutenant of northern Luoyang!" Starting today, all casinos in the North City will be banned! ”

As soon as Cao Cao's voice fell, everyone drew their knives and drove out those gamblers one by one, even if these people were put on their necks, they still only had money on the table in their eyes.

The thugs watching the field immediately shouted towards the inner door: "Big brother, there are people who smash the field!" ”

"Who bothered Lao Tzu to eat on a dog day!"

A strong man lifted the curtain of the inner door and walked out, his beard covered with food scraps and grease, holding an elbow in each hand, and his belly was as upright as a pregnant woman in October.

casually put his elbow on a tray, the strong man clapped his hands, and the thugs who were sitting and lying in various places in the entire casino had already stood up in unison and slowly approached Cao Cao and his party.

The strong man stood in front of Cao Cao, his beard was almost pierced into Cao Cao's face, and as soon as he spoke, his mouth was full of elbows and the smell of bad breath, so that Cao Cao had to lean back to avoid his bad breath, but he did not retreat.

The strong man was about to say, "This official, we have never offended you, right?" Come to smash my field today, you have to give me an explanation, if you don't give an explanation, this matter will have a head. ”

Cao Cao said: "From today onwards, any form of gambling is not allowed in Beicheng, you can change this place into a tavern or inn, but you can't open a casino." ”

"Then I have to ask the official, is there a clause in the law of the Han Dynasty that prohibits the opening of casinos?"

"Hmph, I'm the northern lieutenant of Luoyang, I have the final say on the law here, I said that if you don't let the casino open, you can't open it!"

"Lord Cao is so powerful! Do you know who is covering the field here? ”

"I don't need to know, now, take your men immediately, get out of here, we're going to put a seal."

"Hmph, you try to seal one!"

The strong man's chest was attached to Cao Cao, ready to kill him in the limelight, if he knocked down this northern lieutenant, then he would have more face, anyway, he had a backer, just a northern lieutenant, and Master Jian Tu could pull him off the horse with his fingers.

The strong man still wanted to move forward, but was stopped by the big fat man of the Four King Kongs: "Tian'er, give my brother a face." ”

The strong man glanced at the big fat man in surprise, and suddenly laughed, touching his belly with both hands, and tears of laughter came out.

"Liu Hu, you are wearing an official skin, do you really think of yourself as an official?"

"Tian'er, I haven't seen you for a year, don't you even recognize your eldest brother! Back then, you begged for food on the street, who took you in! ”

"Hmph, what did he do in the past, don't say it!"

"Who said it back then, share the blessings and share the difficulties, I advise you not to mix with the picture, you have to be his dog's legs, every time you fight, you are beaten by someone and your nose is blue and your face is swollen, do you really want to go all the way to the dark!"

"I'll tell you to stop talking!"

With a snap, Liu Hu felt a hot pain on the left side of his face, almost numb, he turned his head that was slapped and tilted, and asked incredulously, "You hit it?" ”

"Didn't you hear! Lao Tzu told you to stop talking, I beat you! The strong man Xu Tian shouted like thunder.

"Why?"

Xu Tian exerted too much force, his own hand was numb, he grabbed the wrist of his right hand with his left hand, gritted his teeth and said, "I don't want to be a poor person anymore!" I followed Master Jian and he could give me lots and lots of money! He can give me whatever I want, money! Status! Woman! Lao Tzu has everything now, what can you give me? Let me go to the dry shop to see people's eyes! Let me do the driver! Let me feed the horses! I don't! I want to be a man of status and wealth! I want to be a master! ”

Speaking these things, Xu Tian quickly recovered, after all, he has achieved preliminary success now, with so many subordinates, in charge of such a big casino, he is no longer the original Xu Tian.

He beckoned, and immediately a subordinate came over with a tray covered with a red cloth, and he lifted the red cloth, which was three gold bars.

"Lord Cao, please smile at this, in the future, you will cross your Yangguan Road, I will take my single-plank bridge, and the well water will not interfere with the river water."

After speaking, Xu Tian turned around and left, grabbed his elbow and gnawed it again, still mocking in his heart, what Lord Jiantu said is really right, as long as you have money and status, what can't you do? The new official didn't take office with three fires, so he could send it with some money.

He never expected that Cao Cao didn't even look at these gold bars, and shouted loudly: "Blatantly bribing the court officials, despising the officials, tying him up for me, and bringing him back to the yamen to wait for the fate!" ”

"Yes!" The people listened and brought out the ropes they had brought with them to bind the prisoners.

Xu Tian took a deep breath, and Lord Jian Tu said, in this case, the money has not been given enough, hmph, these dog corrupt officials, such a big appetite is not afraid to die.

He beckoned again, and there were three more gold bars in the tray, and a small northern lieutenant would have to use six gold bars to settle it, which inevitably made him feel painful.

"That's all, the appetite is too big, be careful to break it."

Xiang Qing couldn't stand it anymore, the two sides didn't talk about a channel at all, in his imagination, banning the casino, it should be a group of people rushing in, controlling all the personnel, and then letting them squat in the corner with their heads in their hands and tremble, do you need to speak?

He rushed out with an arrow step, and took the rope in Liu Hu's hand casually, even the sword was useless, and in just a few breaths, he had already tied Xu Tian into a twist and brought it back.

"Grinding and chirping, what nonsense to talk to him, big brother, if you continue to talk about it one by one, when will it be sealed!"

Cao Cao looked at Xiang Qing helplessly: "It's the first time I'm an official, I'm still not familiar with it, but fortunately, I have you to help me." ”

"Hey, it's too meaty, big brother."

Cao Cao suddenly looked up at the sky and sighed: "Hey, when it comes to being an official, I am indeed inferior to Yuan Benchu, who was born in Puyang in the year of the weak crown, it is a remarkable political achievement and unlimited scenery, which is really admirable." ”

"Big brother, you mentioned Yuan Benchu twice, when will I meet him, let me see what kind of character can make my eldest brother always think about it."

"There will be a chance, he wrote to me that he will also come back to Luoyang in a few days, and introduce you two at that time."

"Okay, brother."

Originally, the younger brothers looked at it well, and it should be no big deal, but in the blink of an eye, Xu Tian had already been kidnapped, and these little brothers did not dare to move, after all, it was also a big crime to attack the government, so they could only watch them leave.

Liu Hu carried Xu Tian, Cao Da and Cao Er put two seals on the door of the casino, and then everyone walked to the next one.

Xiang Qing complained: "Hey, it's really boring, and I wonder if those little brothers can resist, but they don't have a chance to show their skills." ”

Cao Cao smiled: "Doesn't Junhe don't like to fight? Why can't you wait to fight now? ”

"People are fickle, this is normal, Wang Shu, where is the next one?"

Within a day, more than 20 casinos in Luoyang North City were sealed, and when the owners of these casinos received the news, the name Cao Cao became the center of Luoyang City.

Casinos, after all, the law does not explicitly prohibit them, and these 20 casinos are also underground means for various bigwigs to make money.

For a while, countless secret agents were sent to Beicheng, cutting off people's financial routes is like killing their parents, these bigwigs don't believe it at all, a seven-rank official with no background has the courage to attack their financial routes, and he must find out all the details of this Cao Cao, so as to kill him by what means.