Luoyang March flowers are like brocade, how much work to weave. Throughout the ages, literati and writers have written many poems praising Luoyang, but there is still no way to express the charm of Luoyang City, when you gaze at the towering city wall, which is mottled and full of traces of time.

Cao Da, who was driving the carriage, asked, "Eldest prince, shall we go to the mansion first, or?" ”

Cao Cao sat on the horse, he was in high spirits, and scolded Fang Xuan, "If you don't go home, go directly to the Yamen of Beicheng, I will take office immediately." ”

The imperial court simply divided Luoyang into east, west, north and south cities, Luoyang ordered to lead the whole city, divided into four yamen, and four captains served as the chief officials of the yamen, don't look at it just a school captain, but this is in Luoyang, managing the security of a city, the power is not small, precisely because in Luoyang, this magistrate is also extremely difficult to do, how many children of the family in this Luoyang City, famous families, how many people with the halo of the prince of the prince, how can a small captain be put in his eyes? And not only are they difficult to restrain themselves, but their servants and stewards are also arrogant

The group went straight to the Beicheng Yamen, but they didn't want to, the Beicheng Yamen was not the same as they imagined, the plaque at the main gate was hanging obliquely on the door frame, covered by dust, as if it was about to fall off as soon as the wind blew.

A breeze blew, and with a bang, the plaque fell to the ground, and the dust raised obscured everyone's sight, but the wooden plaque was quite strong, not broken in half, but only knocked into a corner.

Cao Da Cao Er struggled to disperse the dust with his hands, promised to step forward and picked up the plaque, and gently brushed away the perennial dust on it with his hands, revealing the four big characters of the Beicheng Yamen, everyone looked at the tattered gate, the left half of the fan had already fallen, and it was leaned against the wall at will, and even a few mice did not avoid people, and slipped in from the gate in a grand manner.

Xiang Qing covered his head and asked, "This?" We're in the wrong place, aren't we? ”

promised to put up the plaque, "Second master, we are not wrong, you look at a few words, isn't it the Yamen of Beicheng?" ”

Xiang Qing didn't believe in evil, turned over and dismounted, grabbed a passer-by and asked, "Hello, may I ask this place, is it the Yamen of Beicheng?" ”

The passer-by waved his hand impatiently: "That's right, that's right, this is the Beicheng Yamen, don't drag me." ”

Xiang Qing grabbed another person and asked in disbelief, and the answer he got was the same.

"Don't ask, let's go inside." Cao Cao calmly turned over and dismounted, and walked in through the tattered gate.

Xiang Qing muttered: "Alas, it seems that my cleanliness habit is going to be cured by this yamen." With that, he also walked in.

Cao Da Cao Er led Cao Cao Xiangqing's horse, ready to see where the horse could be tethered, and he had to send the luggage on the carriage back to the house first, and the Cao family also had a house in Luoyang.

On the other hand, there was nothing to do. Seeing that Xiang Xu was still on the horse, he ran over and said, "Eighth Master, I'll help you lead the horse, you can go in." ”

"Thank you."

Xiang Xu didn't enter from the main gate, as soon as he stepped on the horseback, he jumped up, directly crossed the main gate, and landed in the courtyard.

The yamen is originally a place like a court, and it must be solemn and solemn, so that people will be in awe when they walk in, but in fact, it is not, what does this yamen say? It's kind of like a casino.

Walking through the main gate, it is the small courtyard that leads to the lobby, which was supposed to be used for deterrence and punishment, all piled up in the courtyard, covered with moss, this courtyard is open-air, it is windy and rainy, these sticks have long been rotten, and they will break when they are picked up.

The lobby is full of people, just like a vegetable market, some people laugh, some people slap the table to be annoyed, some people scold, through the crack in the lobby door, you can see the shadows inside, several shirtless men, red faces, yelling.

"Great! Big! Big! ”

"Small! Small for sure! ”

"Oh, go away!"

"Hahaha, it's really small, I'm sorry!"

"Impossible! It's absolutely impossible! Are you out of the thousands! If I let Lao Tzu know, I have to chop off your hand! ”

"Don't you can't afford to lose! I am willing to gamble and lose, I am willing to gamble and lose, pay money and pay money, I am not convinced! Bet again! ”

From these noisy shouts, it can be seen that these people must be gambling, and if they can gamble in the Yamen of Beicheng, they must be insiders such as the officials of this yamen.

Cao Cao looked back at Xiang Qing, Xiang Qing helplessly spread his hands, holding his hands on his chest, a posture of watching a good show, just kidding, what should I do? You ask me, I ask whom, this northern lieutenant is you and not me.

Shaking his head helplessly, Cao Cao could only take three steps up the stairs and pushed open the lobby door, a strong smell of wine came to his face, and Xiang Qing, who was far away, wrinkled his nose, except for the gambling table, there was no place to stay in the whole hall, someone sat on the empty wine jar, and someone directly lifted the table that was broken and put it down and sat on it.

He opened the door without affecting the group of gamblers in the slightest, no one looked up, no one noticed him, he took the opportunity to find an empty wine jar and sat behind the group of people, and watched it with relish.

What is this operation? Xiang Qing's head is full of black question marks, shouldn't this kind of behavior be stopped? Why does it still look like it, it's quite fascinating? I don't understand, we don't understand this kind of master's operation, let's wait to see how the great god performs, just kidding, if the future King of Wei can't clean up this group of little minions, then don't mess up.

Xiang Xu and Xiang Qing stood side by side, he had never seen what gambling was like, watching these people slap the table in a hurry, scolding and throwing copper coins on the table, he felt very curious, of course, he was curious about how these people were like crazy people, and he was by no means curious about gambling.

Xiang Qing turned the thundering sword sideways and blocked Xiang Xu's eyes: "Oh, children, don't look at this, what should I do if I learn badly!" ”

The sight was blocked, Xiang Xu didn't move, and after a while, Xiang Qing's arm was sore, and he had no choice but to put down the sword: "Let's say okay, watch the Olympics, if you go to gamble, I don't have money to pay off gambling debts, and I won't let you go if you have money, if you learn badly, I'll beat you." ”

"Brother, why are they like this?" Xiang Xu asked.

Xiang Qing scratched his brain, children's questions are the most difficult to answer, although Xiang Xu is already as tall as him, but everyone has heard a sentence, in the eyes of your parents, you will always be a child, Xiang Qing Xiang Xu has no father and no mother in this era, so it is the eldest brother like a father, in his eyes, Xiang Xu is a child.

"You remember, in this world, there are many things that have no end, some things that will make you a good person, and some things, will make you a bad person."

Xiang Xu lowered his head and thought for a while, then raised his head and said, "Brother, I don't understand." ”

Xiang Qing's eyes turned around in his sockets a few times, and he thought of a better answer: "For example, reading, reading is endless, go further, reading can make you a good person, but greed, such as greed for money, will make you a bad person, because you will do anything for money." ”

Xiang Xu lowered his head and thought for a while, and then suddenly suddenly said: "Brother, Cao Hong is a bad person." ”

Broken! How did I forget Cao Hong, a money-greedy guy! Mistakes, no, for the sake of my face and my dignity as a brother, I have to get the words back.

"Well, well, sometimes, we look at the problem into positive and negative aspects, although Zilian is greedy for money, he also uses money to do a lot of good things, he doesn't do bad things, so he is a good person."

Xiang Qing looked at Xiang Xu's puzzled look, and decided to explain it in a different way: "Then I'll change the way I say it to you, if you do good things, you are a good person, and if you do bad things, you are a bad person, understand?" ”

"Understood."

It was like solving the most difficult math problem, Xiang Xu smiled happily, a little tiger tooth was exposed, Xiang Qing couldn't help touching his head, and messed up his hairstyle again.

Xiang Qing touched his head and looked at Xiang Xu smiling happily, the corners of his mouth rose unconsciously, but he was thinking in his heart, I hope it won't be true, this kid, I have really treated him like a younger brother, I want to do my best to make him a happy person.

In the lobby, everyone finally noticed Cao Cao, they suddenly found that there was a stranger behind them, they were shocked, and immediately put away the wooden dice and other objects on the table and wanted to run away.

Cao Cao pressed the two officials with both hands, and forced the two big men who stood up back.

"Don't be in a hurry to leave, I'm watching from the sidelines, take me a few, I'm also having a good time."

Everyone looked at him in disbelief, they looked this stranger up and down, Cao Cao had been with that freak in the Feiting Marquis Mansion, of course he couldn't see how powerful he was, but compared to this group of ordinary people, he was indeed quite brave.

Seeing everyone like this, Cao Cao knew that he was still short of one thing to win the trust of these people, and then, I took out a gold bar from my arms, and as soon as this gold bar came out, the attitude of these people immediately changed.

A thin man with thief eyebrows and rat eyes wiped the table used to solve the case with his sleeves and dragged it to Cao Cao, and said flatteringly: "Childe, please." ”

Cao Cao was not polite, he sat on the leg of the table with a golden knife, and then beckoned everyone to re-serve the table, and everyone watched the gold bar quietly swallow their saliva, and then re-served the table.

Xiang Qing outside the door also saw the gold bar, and couldn't help but sigh in his heart, tsk, he is worthy of being the eldest son of Cao Mansion, he is generous, this kind of gold bar, if it is according to the gold price of later generations, how much will it cost! In the Eastern Han Dynasty, people who can get a gold bar also have a bit of identity.

At this time, Cao Cao, like a real gambler, shouted loudly, yelled from time to time, and was like those people, laughing when he won and slapped the table and glared when he lost.

Hmph, look at this skillful betting, win more and lose less, when the dice are rolling in the sieve cup, his ears are moving, veteran, he has not gone out to lose before.

Just after Cao Cao won a lot, he began to lose in a row, and he never won the bet again, but Cao Cao was not in a hurry, he looked intently at the scholar dressed as shaking the sieve cup in his hand.

"Great! Big! Give me the big! ”

Open it and take a look, it's only three o'clock, Cao Cao's capital has been lost, it's that gold bar, as Cao Cao's money is losing more and more, these people's attitude towards him has become better, the son is long and the son is short, and the one called is an intimacy, and he is about to be a father.

"This one, I'm still betting big!" Cao Cao took out some more broken silver, and went all-in to make a desperate bet.

Everyone else bet on it, and the scholar began to shake the sieve cup again, he shook it twice on the left, twice on the right, and then pressed it on the table, Cao Cao's eyes narrowed.

"Everyone, look ahead."

"Wait!"

The scholar still wanted to continue to open the cup, but Cao Cao grabbed the scholar's wrist.

"Hmph, playing dice, Yuan Benchu couldn't play me, you still dare to make a thousand in front of me, I don't know what to do!"