Chapter 204 [What is Li Shimin's purpose?] 】
"Why is Your Majesty going to gamble again......"
"What's that? I just gambled 50,000 during the day! ”
"Your Majesty is still not satisfied, and decided to harvest another wave of ......"
The imperial garden is very large, and the emperor has always been the protagonist, and when Li Yun and the young men faced each other, Li Shimin walked over slowly.
When the emperor moved, many of the ministers who followed him must have also come over, but the emperor opened his mouth to gamble, and many ministers suddenly turned pale.
Gambling again?
It's endless, isn't it?
Did you just make a big plate this morning?
That gamble was all participated in by the civil and military forces of the Manchu Dynasty, with a total bet of 20 million yuan, and deliberately bet to lose, in order to send money.
Although it is cool to send money for a while, it is definitely not very cool to send money all the time.
No matter how profitable the big family is, they can't bear the emperor's harvest, and no one's money is blown by the wind, so they all give the emperor a family to drink the northwest wind.
……
The complaints were great, but they did not dare to come openly, and the ministers resorted to another method, and they gave the emperor a silence.
If you're excited to gamble, you can.
We're stupid and pretend we don't understand, okay?
Among the crowd present, only Liu Hongji, the Duke of Kui Guo, was addicted to gambling, but the old gambler was also a little uncertain, and suddenly stretched out his hand and pulled a familiar Guogong and asked: "Brother, you tell me, what is the intention of Your Majesty to gamble again?" Is it to collect money, or is it really to gamble? ”
That Guogong is not an outsider, he is the fat girl's father Niu Jinda, Niu Jinda is loyal by nature, so he generally does not cheat people, Liu Hongji does not dare to ask others The reason is also here, he is afraid of being instigated by other Guogong to be a gunman.
Sure enough, I saw Niu Jinda groaning slightly, obviously wanting to understand and give him an answer, Liu Hongji looked forward to it, expecting this loyal brother to give a suggestion.
Niu Jinda thought about it for a long time, and suddenly shook his head slowly, and said: "The old man can't guess, it's really hard to guess, it is said that Your Majesty should not gamble again, after all, you have already gambled once in the court, Your Majesty has a long-term vision, and will not be in a hurry to harvest, even if the salt industry share is about to expire, you should make another move when dividing the share......"
He hesitated for a long time, Liu Hongji listened to it in vain, and then Cheng Yanjin suddenly squeezed over, and asked Liu Hongji with a wicked smile: "Old Liu, if Your Majesty is not to collect money, then will you gamble?" ”
Not for money?
That's a fair and reasonable bet.
Liu Hongji suddenly gasped, and was instantly aroused by the heat in his heart, gamblers can't hear the word 'gambling', and only gamblers can understand the addiction of this thing.
But he is always a national prince, not a pure street gambler, although he is already desperate to gamble in his heart, but he still insists on asking Lao Cheng a sentence, and hesitates: "What if Your Majesty is to collect money?" ”
"Hey, hey, hey......"
Lao Cheng laughed evilly again, and whispered: "You have to try it yourself!" ”
said hey and hey twice, and continued: "The so-called gambling is a game with an uncertain ending, winning or losing is secondary, participation is the key, Lao Liu, think about it, this is a gambling plate opened by the emperor of the Tang Dynasty, you can bet directly with Your Majesty, even if you lose it tens of thousands of yuan." If you lose, let's admit it, after all, it's Your Majesty, but if you win, then you'll be famous......"
Lao Cheng is really bad!
These words are full of psychological implications.
A gambler was already full of gambling, and his instigation simply added fuel to the fire, Liu Hongji only felt that his hands were trembling, and his mouth had begun to spew hot rough air.
He couldn't help it.
His hands itched so badly......
Niu Jinda obviously couldn't see Lao Cheng's next work, and suddenly snorted coldly: "The old man went over there for a walk, Cheng Zhijie, you didn't give birth to a son." ”
Lao Cheng was glared, and scolded directly: "You mother, you didn't give birth to a son." ”
Niu Jinda snorted, he didn't even seem to have the mind to fight with this hob meat, he couldn't see that Lao Cheng instigated Liu Hongji, and stepped aside to decide to be out of sight and out of mind.
At this time, Liu Hongji was still wheezing heavily, his eyes had begun to turn red, and Lao Cheng said twice, saying that this product must participate in the gambling market.
Who knew that Liu Hongji suddenly took a deep breath and said in a voice that almost gritted his teeth: "I, don't gamble." ”
Uh-huh!
Lao Cheng was slightly stunned, and then admired in his heart.
How much perseverance does it take for a natural gambler to restrain his gambling addiction? No wonder it makes sense to be able to be crowned a national prince and become a national prince.
Liu Hongji had already made it clear that he would not gamble, but a firm voice suddenly sounded next to him, and said solemnly: "Don't be afraid, go and gamble ......."
Hey!
It turned out to be a woman.
Lao Cheng was curious, and couldn't help but turn his head to look, Liu Hongji also turned his head, but his face was a little strange.
I saw a group of ministers on the periphery, and there were more than a dozen noble ladies standing at this time, and the person who spoke was also a fateful person, and it was clearly Liu Hongji's wife.
"Husband, go gamble ......"
Mrs. Liu Hongji spoke again, suddenly raised her soft hand and stretched out five fingers, and said in a firm tone: "500,000 guan, go buy Your Majesty's note." ”
Hiss!
Everyone present gasped, and both the minister and the lady were taken aback.
"500,000 guan, you crazy?"
Liu Hongji was also taken aback by his daughter-in-law, and couldn't help but scold, his wife was not the original match, but later continued to be corrected, because of the large age gap, Lao Liu has always loved this daughter-in-law, but at this moment he still couldn't bear the shock, and blurted out a reprimand.
It is said that being reprimanded in front of everyone's eyes, Liu Hongji's woman should be ashamed and embarrassed with her hands, but she knows that this woman really has a character, and she stepped forward again and said: "500,000 yuan, sell houses and land to gamble, if the husband doesn't dare to gamble, the concubine will go directly to His Majesty to gamble." ”
"Are you really crazy?"
Liu Hongji's face was pale and terrifying, and he reprimanded viciously: "Your Majesty is the Son of Heaven, what qualifications do you have as a woman to gamble, hurry up and get rid of Lao Tzu, believe it or not, go home and clean you up." ”
It's a pity that he didn't finish his words, and suddenly heard the eldest grandson queen speak leisurely, and said: "What Kui Guogong said is not right, why can't your wife participate in this gamble?" Your Majesty wants to open a gambling plate, it must be fair and just, as long as someone is willing to participate, Your Majesty will definitely treat everyone equally, don't talk about the identity, your wife is the body of the three products, she has the palace personally issued the book of the order, and she is also a female official who receives the three products in the court. ”
The queen stood on the platform in person, how dare Liu Hongji dare to make a hard top, this thing grinned in distress, and said with a pale face: "I just lost 75,000 guan during the day, if I lose another 500,000 guan, it's over, the whole family will be finished......"
It's a pity that his wife didn't seem to hear this, but squeezed all the way sideways, snorted softly when she passed by Lao Liu's side, and then continued to squeeze forward, and soon arrived at the position that Li Shimin did not want, the woman curtsied her knees and made a lady's salute, and said respectfully: "Dare to ask Your Majesty, do you accept or not accept the bet of 500,000 yuan?" ”
Li Shimin was slightly stunned, and then his tiger eyes flashed, and the emperor obviously felt a little surprised, he didn't expect that it would be a woman who was the first to stand up and answer the gamble.
Li Yun was also curious, and stood aside and quietly looked at this noble lady who was acting strangely.
"Good!"
Li Shimin suddenly spoke, and said in a solemn tone: "Since I am gambling, anyone can participate, you are Liu Hongji's wife, I just heard that you want to bet 500,000." ”
"Yes!"
Mrs. Liu Hongji bowed again, and said respectfully: "500,000 bets, all of them are invested in His Majesty's gambling plate, whether they win or lose, the Liu family will never regret it." ”
Li Shimin smiled and asked lightly: "Although you are a wife, you may not be able to represent the Liu family." ”
Mrs. Liu Hongji took a deep breath and said softly: "The slave family is a person who continues to uphold the strings, and the status in the Liu family is quite embarrassing, because the husband already has the eldest son and the second eldest son, which are the orphans left by the previous wife. Although the slave family tried their best to fit them, the two children still refused to treat me as a mother, and most of those domestic servants were also the same as the others......"
Speaking of this, he suddenly stopped, and said with a smile: "Even so, the slave family is never angry, since the slave family married into the Liu family, then I am a member of the Liu family regardless of life or death, today's bet may make the Liu family gain a lot, so even if the husband scolds and scolds him, the slave family still wants to gamble." Your Majesty don't worry, the bet of 500,000 guan is by no means exaggerated, the queen mother has already spoken just now, and the slave family is the three-grade edict that she personally issued the silk book. ”
Three products are fateful!
Strictly speaking, it's also an official!
In addition to not being able to go to the court to discuss matters, other treatments are the same as ministers, and Mrs. Liu is using this to express her attitude to the emperor, and since she participates in the bet, she will not regret it.
But the bet of 500,000 is really the first time in the world, not to mention that there has not been such a big bet since the founding of the Tang Dynasty, even if it is not possible to find such a big bet in the past.
Li Shimin took a deep look at this woman.
Li Yun next to him also felt that this woman was not simple.
Domineering, dare to act, even if everyone is questioning, as long as she sees it, she will move forward, although the gambling market does not know whether to lose or win, but this resolute courage does not let Xu Mei.
"Good!"
Li Shimin nodded abruptly, and said solemnly: "In this case, I will give you a chance, and the Liu family's 500,000 yuan bet will be accepted here......
As he spoke, he glanced at Mrs. Liu Hongji, and suddenly asked, "Who can you bet on?" ”
Mrs. Liu Hongji did not hesitate, and turned her gaze directly to Li Yun next to her.
Although she was born in Lingnan pearl diving, she knew the etiquette of the Central Plains of the Tang Dynasty very well, she first gave Li Yun a curtsiness salute, and then said softly: "The slave family wants to borrow the east wind of King Zhao to let my Liu family go up to the next level......"
Understood, this is a bet that Li Yun can win!
Although the purpose is too clear, her words and deeds are admirable, Li Shimin nodded slowly, and said with deep meaning: "500,000 yuan to bet on King Zhao, the Liu family's deal is very good." ”
The emperor suddenly glanced at the audience and asked again, "Apart from the Liu family, who else is betting?" ”
No minister should be reconciled!
Everyone is not sure of the emperor's calculations.