After the round-robin group stage, the eight teams that have advanced will have a few days of rest before the semi-finals will be met.

The eight-in-four knockout round is not a draw, but according to the points of the group stage, the first pair of Group A is the second of Group B, the first of Group B is the second of Group C, and so on.

Zuo Xiaowei won three games and three wins in the group stage, ranking first, and the opponent in the semifinals was Right Yin Qiwei in Group B.

The strength of the right Yin Qiwei is slightly better than their old opponent Zuo Yin Qiwei, but it is not as good as the old top four, in the eyes of outsiders, Zuo Xiaowei's game is hanging in the balance, but in any case, it is better than the right Yuwei who is the first in Group B.

This round of the competition is still a few days away, but the major casinos in Beijing are already lively, and the gamblers who did not make a move in the group stage finally can't help it at this moment.

"Zuo Xiaowei was lucky to advance, their footsteps should end here, right?"

"When they won the last game against Zuo Yinqiwei, there were only four people left, it couldn't be the opponent of the right Yinqiwei, I bet on the right Yinqiwei!"

"I'm also betting on the right Yinqiwei!"

"You all bet on the right Yinqiwei, I bet on the left Xiaowei, anyway, you can't win much by betting on Yinqiwei, it's better to fight......"

……

In the early years, the imperial court had banned the opening of casinos, and later found that there was no way to prohibit this kind of thing, the more prohibited, the more rampant the underground black casinos became, so it was appropriate to relax the supervision, just to draw heavy taxes, maintain the number of casinos in a line, and crack down on the behavior of private casinos without official recognition.

The eight guards who have advanced can rest for a few days, and Downing can also rest for a few days.

In a room somewhere in the inner courtyard, Zhao Man sat on Tang Ning's lap, wrapped his arms around his neck, and said, "Father will definitely not agree to let me marry you, wait until a few years, will we go to the Western Regions......"

Tang Ning said: "The wind and sand in the Western Regions are big, and the skin will become rough after staying for a long time......

The deterioration of her skin was unbearable, Zhao Man thought about it, and said: "Then let's go to Nanzhao, I heard that the scenery there is good......

Nanzhao is a general name in this world, the location is probably in the Yungui area of the later generations, which was once the land of the Liang Kingdom, Tang Ning pinched her nose and said with a smile: "Nanzhao is all mountains, and there are many poisonous insects that will bite people, are you sure you want to go?" ”

Zhao Man frowned and said, "Then, what about Xifan?" ”

Tang Ning said: "Xifan is on the plateau, where the air is so thin that even water can't boil, and we are there, breathing will be very uncomfortable......

Zhao Man looked up at her, blinked his eyes, and said, "How do you know everything?" ”

Tang Ning hugged her and moved her to where she was sitting on his lap before saying, "Just read more books." ”

Zhao Man thought about it again, and suddenly said: "Then let's go to Chu State, or go to the grassland, Wan Yan Yan also said that she would teach me to ride a horse and shoot arrows!" ”

Tang Ning looked down at her and said, "Wait another three years." ”

Three years is the agreement between him and Lan Lan, no matter where it is, in these three years, she has her dreams to come true, and Tang Ning also has her own things to do, to be precise, there are some debts to be recovered.

Tang family, Tang Zhao sneezed inexplicably, rubbed his nose, looked at Tang Jing on the side, and asked: "Big brother will go to the Mansion of the Prince of Dian tonight, it is said that there will be a few beauties from the Western Regions at night, and it is the ...... brought by the small Western Regions delegation who watched the ceremony this time."

Tang Jing waved his hand and said, "You go." ”

Tang Zhao looked at him and said, "Then you give me some silver, I will use it at night." ”

Since Tang Ning entered Beijing, he has been unlucky and caused a lot of trouble, resulting in him being reprimanded by his father from time to time, and he is also strictly disciplined on weekdays, and even the monthly monthly allowance has been reduced to only ten taels of silver.

What can he do with ten taels of silver, he used to reward the Qinglou woman, and it was all a silver ticket of one hundred taels......

The king of Dian passed away more than ten years ago, and the prince of the king of Dian was summoned to Beijing at that time, and grew up in Beijing since he was a child, as a member of the royal family, he was occasionally appointed by His Majesty to some important tasks, such as receiving envoys from small countries, etc., and he still had some status in Beijing.

Tang Jing took out a stack of silver tickets and handed it to him, saying, "Don't make trouble outside." ”

Tang Zhao patted his chest and said, "Don't worry, I promise not to cause trouble." ”

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Because Emperor Chen doubled their budget, Tang Ning has been asking for interest on Zhao Man for the past two days, but after careful calculation, she doesn't know who is at a loss and who takes advantage, anyway, she looks quite happy, and she doesn't look like she has suffered a loss.

Qing'er knocked on the door outside and said, "Uncle, Xiao Gongzi is here." ”

Zhao Man could go back to the princess's mansion by himself from the secret passage of this room, Tang Ning walked out of the room, walked through the inner courtyard, and came to the outer courtyard, Xiao Jue was already waiting in the courtyard.

He looked at Tang Ning and asked, "Do you want to go to the Mansion of the Prince of Dian tonight?"

Tang Ning asked, "What are you going to do in the Mansion of the Prince of Dian?" ”

Xiao Jue was surprised: "Didn't he give you an invitation, shouldn't you......"

"It seems to have been given." Tang Ning couldn't remember very well, he often received invitations and the like, but they were all unknown people, and they were all pushed away by him.

He recalled that two days ago, Qing'er seemed to have said that someone named Dian Wang Shizi sent an invitation.

Xiao Jue looked at him and explained: "The status of the prince of Dian in Beijing is relatively special, the king of Dian has passed away a long time ago, he has been received by His Majesty since he was a child, and some occasions require the royal family to come forward, but it is not very suitable for the princes, so he can only attend the prince of Dian Wang, he has never taken refuge in any prince, and many people in Beijing have friendships." ”

Tang Ning looked at him and said, "You still haven't said why we are going. ”

"There will definitely be a gamble in the Shizi Mansion tonight." Xiao Jue looked at him and said: "People with heads and faces in the capital and status will not go to underground casinos, this kind of thing is generally presided over by the prince of the king of Dian, don't you want to gamble?" ”

"I don't want to."

Tang Ning waved his hand, he was an amateur in gambling, so he handed over this matter to Tang Yao, the god of gambling.

A record of winning nearly a million taels in a gamble, apart from her, Tang Ning has never heard of a second person.

Xiao Jue looked at him and continued: "I heard that the prince of Dian also invited several envoys from small countries in the Western Regions tonight, and there will be beauties from the Western Regions, don't you want to go and see it?" ”

Tangning shook his head, "I don't want to." ”

The beauties of the Western Regions are not common in Chen Guo, many of them have high nose bridges, deep eyes, distinct facial features, and look similar to Europeans.

It is undeniable that Tang Ning also thinks they are beautiful, even in later generations, people have always felt that Xinjiang is prolific and beautiful, and among the first-line actresses, there is no shortage of exotic traffic flowers.

However, he still prefers traditional Han beauties, if you want to talk about exotic customs, Tang Shui also has this trait, her facial features are deeper and more distinct than other women Tang Ning knows, but they are not so obvious, in Tang Ning's eyes, she is much more beautiful than those beauties in the Western Regions.

He looked at Xiao Jue and said casually: "Although the women of the Western Regions are beautiful, they also age faster than Han women, and after the age of thirty, their body and appearance will change greatly. ”

Xiao Jue thought about it for a while, and found that the concubines of the wealthy families in Beijing seemed to have been abandoned a lot because of old age and decay, and said in surprise: "You know these too?" ”

Tang Ning looked at him and said, "Read more books, these books are all there." ”

Xiao Jue was surprised: "The book still talks about this, what book are you reading?" ”

Tang Ning patted him on the shoulder and said, "Anyway, just read more." ”

In fact, this is recorded in a secret book given to him by the old beggar, which not only records a kind of double cultivation martial arts, but also makes a judgment on women everywhere, and the women in those pictures are not wearing clothes......

Xiao Jue looked at him and asked, "You really don't go." ”

Tang Ning waved his hand, "No." ”

"Miss Su is also going, are you going?"

"When are you leaving?"