Chapter 182: The Way to Make Money
Compared to eighty percent, two percent is really not much.
But Cui Lang didn't think that this Lingzhou Xie Yuan would answer two percent less than them.
Before the reform of the imperial examination, there were more than ten provincial examinations, each with a different subject, and each student only needed to choose a few subjects that he was good at to take the exam.
Later, the imperial court felt that this was too troublesome and not conducive to ranking, so it combined all the subjects except poetry and strategy into one session, and candidates generally only needed to answer about sixty percent of the questions correctly to pass the first session.
As a state solution yuan, it is pinned on by countless people, Cui Lang naturally will not set the goal of sixty percent, he must do his best, not to be compared to Shen Jian and Gu Bai.
But manpower is sometimes exhausted, the purpose of this first game is to distinguish, it is not for the candidates to finish answering, he tried his best to achieve the ultimate, and he can only complete eighty percent in three days, Gu Bai and Shen Jian are also about this level.
Counting the previous imperial examinations, it is rare to answer eighty percent, and only one will appear in ninety percent for many years, and as for ten percent, he has never heard of anything wrong in the first provincial examination.
Gu Bai patted Tang Ning's shoulder vigorously and said, "I have never admired anyone in my life, Brother Tang is one, no, no, no, you are simply not human!" ”
Cui Lang and Shen Jian deeply agreed with his words, the three of them had always been opponents, but at this moment they had a feeling of hatred and hatred.
In the first game, there was no suspense in losing to him, and in the second game, ......, no one dared to have the mind to compare poetry with him, Cui Lang, the poetry maniac's works, had read all of them, and he felt that in terms of poetry, he and Tang Ning were at least ten Gu Bai.
As long as there are no major mistakes in his strategy, and he doesn't even have to think about it, he will definitely come out on top in this provincial test.
Fortunately, after the provincial examination, there is a palace examination, and the palace examination only tests the strategy, and at that time, it is time for everyone to rely on their abilities.
After everyone sat down, Cui Lang arched his hand to Tang Ning and said, "Brother Tang, when we meet for the first time, Cui will give you a drink." ”
Shen Jian also picked up the wine glass and said, "Shen also toasts Brother Tang with a glass......
Tang Ning picked up the wine glass, touched it with the two, and drank it all in one gulp.
After the old beggar's edification, his alcohol consumption has increased, and the wine here is not strong, after a glass, he does not feel anything.
There was a burst of laughter at the door, and the old bustard I had just seen led more than ten gorgeous women in, and said with a smile: "A few sons, the girls are here......
Liu Jun pointed at two of them and said, "Xiangxiang, Yuanyuan, you two, come to me." ”
Gu Bai pressed down his outstretched hand and said, "Hey, what are you anxious about, Brother Tang is the first time, let Brother Tang pick first!" ”
Tang Ning shook his head and said, "No need, you can play, I'll do it alone." ”
Liu Jun looked at him and said, "It's all your own people, you're welcome, the first time you come, you have to enjoy it." ”
Xiao Jue waved his hand and said, "Forget it, you play with yours, don't worry about him." ”
He still remembers the scene where the Tang girl kicked Lu Teng away, and he understands Tang Ning very well, and of course, he also understands very well that he is unwilling to leave his chastity in this place.
He didn't want to change him.
Liu Jun and the three of them sat there, accompanied by two girls each, and even Cui Lang and Shen Jian had two girls around them to accompany them to drink and pinch their shoulders, with a pleasant expression and a look of enjoyment, as if this was a normal thing anymore.
Gu Bai is the most hidden and the most playful, there are four women around him, one beating his legs, one pinching his shoulders, one picking vegetables, and one pouring wine......
Only Tang Ning and Xiao Jue were alone, doing it themselves, with plenty of food and clothing.
The life of these rich children of Jingshi is indeed unimaginable to ordinary people, Liu Jun and the three of them disappeared after drinking, Cui Lang and Shen Jian were soon drunk by the women around them, and staggered to help them leave.
Xiao Jue looked at Gu Bai and asked, "After the imperial examination, what are your plans?" ”
"Go down first." Gu Bai smiled slightly at the few women beside him, and several of them glanced at him with some nostalgia, and slowly retreated.
"What else can I plan, I wanted to take the top exam casually and get a good errand in the imperial court." He glanced at Tang Ning and said, "Now that the champion can't pass the exam, just ask for an errand and make a living, what's the matter, I heard that you are going to enter the palace, or are you still on an errand under Ling Yun?" ”
Xiao Jue said dissatisfiedly: "What do you mean by being an errand under Ling Yun, and when I enter the palace, I am also in charge of people......
Xiao Jue drank a lot at night, and when he went out, the whole person was dizzy and staggered.
Tang Ning knew how much he was drinking, and he never did anything reckless at the wine table, but he was very sober at the moment.
Xiao Jue walked a few steps, suddenly looked back at him, and asked, "You are really two percent more than Gu Bai and them in the first game, you are really not human......
"You're drunk." Tang Ning beckoned to Xiao Fu, who was following behind, and said, "Xiao Fu, help your little grandfather go back." ”
"What kind of home are you going back to?" Xiao Jue waved his hand and said, "I'm going to the casino, I'm betting all my net worth on you this time, don't let me down......"
Jingshi, an underground gambling house somewhere.
Although the government did not explicitly prohibit gambling, the casinos were not so arrogant as to blatantly hang the word "gambling house" outside.
But for many gamblers in Jingshi, they have long been familiar with the locations of various casinos in the city.
"I'll bet on Cui Lang, bet ten taels!"
"I bet Shen Jian is provincial yuan, and I bet twenty taels!"
"Hehe, although Cui Lang and Shen Jian are powerful, they are still inferior to Gu Bai, I bet on Gu Bai, one hundred taels, this time I will rely on him to win glory for our Jingshi!"
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The imperial examination once every three years is not only a grand event of the imperial court, but also a grand event of the gambling house, starting from the state examination, the major gambling houses in Beijing will open a handicap for the imperial examination, and there are many participants.
Recently, the most concerned is, of course, who can come out on top in the provincial examination, and everyone roughly believes that this time the provincial yuan must be one of the three Xie Yuan of Jiangzhou, Myeongju, and Gyeonggi.
Among the major gambling houses, the number of bets on them is also the largest.
"I'm betting on Downing!" After a drunken sound, someone placed a wad of silver tickets on the table.
This pile of silver tickets has more than 1,000 taels, and everyone was shocked when they saw this.
"Who is Downing?"
"I've never heard of it!"
"I've heard of it, it seems to be the Xie Yuan of which state, but few people are ...... it."
"This person is crazy, don't press Cui Lang Shen Jian, don't pressure Gu Bai, this is a lot of money and nowhere to spend?"
"Isn't this Xiao Xiao Grandpa, who is so drunk and still comes to gamble ......, but this is really something that Xiao Xiao can do."
Seeing that the person who came was actually Grandpa Xiao, everyone let go of their doubts in their hearts.
Even going to the Qinglou to ask ten women to feed mosquitoes can be done, this little grandfather Xiao is not uncommon to do anything unexpected.
"Although this Tangning is also Xie Yuan, but Lingzhou Xie Yuan is ......, and there are many differences between Jiangnan and Jinggi, Xiao Xiao is afraid that he will lose misery this time, which is too loser."
"It's better to care less about other people's affairs, if he wants to lose, it will be the Xiao family, and it has nothing to do with us."
"I'd better think about it, it's better to bet on Bai or Cui Lang......"
The crowd returned to noisy, and the gambling house began to become chaotic again, and a figure came in from outside, placed a stack of silver tickets on the table, and said, "These are all downweight Tangning." ”
It was a silver ticket that was about the same thickness as Xiao Xiao's grandfather just now, which immediately caused a sensation in a small area.
When they wanted to see who was as loser as Grandpa Xiao, they found that the man was covered with a white cloth.
"Who is this person?"
"With such a generous shot, can't you spend too much money?"
In the crowd, one person scratched his head and muttered, "How do I think, that person seems to be Gu Bai, I saw him wear this dress......"
Someone next to him twitched his head and scolded: "Beijing-Hebei Wuzhou Xie Yuan Gu Bai buys others is provincial yuan, you are blind and blind!" ”
Tang Ning stood at the door of the gambling house, watching Xiao Jue and Gu Bai come out of it, and suddenly realized that he seemed to have found a way to make money.