The winter in the north of the Great Song Dynasty came very suddenly this year, and soon after the beginning of winter, the howling north wind was ushered in, not only the temperature plummeted, but also a heavy snowfall.

However, the so-called puff fan in summer and padded jacket in winter, for the people of the Great Song Dynasty, winter comes suddenly, it's not a big deal, it's nothing more than to wear a little thicker, drink more hot soup with pepper when eating, and the body is still warm.

After food and clothing, the heavy snow that came too early made the people of the Great Song Dynasty give birth to Yaxing in advance to enjoy the snow.

On the other hand, the Liao country in the north is not so lucky, the Jin people have laid half of the Liao country, the Liao emperor was beaten by the Jin people in a month and moved the capital to the west three times in succession, although the northern grassland Gobi is more bitter cold after winter, but the Jin people seem to be accustomed to this bad weather, they are more excited to launch a war against the Liao country, and the Liao corpses are almost powerless to fight back.

Compared with the suffering of the war and chaos that the people of Liao fell into, everyone in the Great Song Dynasty now, including beggars, seems to be living in heaven.

…………

The snow has not yet melted, all the roofs in Bianjing City are covered with thick snow, the only difference is that the snow on the roof in the sunny place is thinner, and the eaves are also hung with thick ice skates, but the streets are bare \\ exposed cyan stone bricks because of the Kaifeng Prefecture sent someone to clean.

In the palace living hall, Zhao Ji sat cross-legged on the mat kang, and his legs were covered with a thin yellow quilt. Opposite him was Wu Zhi, who was also sitting cross-legged on the kang like Zhao Ji, with a small quilt on his leg; In the middle of the two is a small square table with yellow pears.

The two of them sat opposite each other, inside the small square table was a pot of silver charcoal burning a prosperous stove, and under the bed outside the small square table, Li Yan was sitting with a stool.

The small square table where the three of them sat were thick pieces of paper with various patterns printed on them, and the three of them held the same pieces of paper in their hands, and each of them stared carefully at the pieces of paper in their hands as if they were thinking.

This piece of paper is called playing cards in the 21st century.

And Wu Zhi is now playing poker with the Great Song Emperor Zhao Ji and the great eunuch Li Yan...... To be precise, it is playing with the landlord.

Wu Zhi has been mixed in Bianjing for a few months, in addition to still not having any sense of existence and voice in the court, and being ridiculed and ridiculed by Zhu Mian's faction or other officials from time to time, Wu Zhi is like a fish in water in the palace, and now even Li Yan is a head lower than Wu Zhi in front of Zhao Ji.

Now Wu Zhi has become familiar with Zhao Ji, he found that the so-called emperor is actually not much different from ordinary people, and the emperor that ordinary people like will also like it, so Wu Zhi changed his way to come up with all kinds of fun things to play with Zhao Ji, this playing card is one of them, fighting the landlord is Zhao Ji's favorite, and almost every day he has to find Wu Zhi to play cards for an afternoon.

Even other wind and snow, flowers and snow, and literary and artistic things of appreciating flowers and stones are not very interested.

They don't win or lose much, ten copper plates are the base, but every time they win or lose, at the end, Zhao Ji will be satisfied or reluctant to give Wu Zhi or give Wu Zhi various rewards.

I have to say that the emperor of a loser like Zhao Ji is generous, once he is happy to wave his hand, it will be at least a reward of 100,000 yuan, plus all kinds of additional officials and knights, and his wife and son.

Although they are all false positions, there are many official titles and titles that make Wu Zhi salivate, but in addition to rewarding Wu Zhi, other official titles and titles Wu Zhi resolutely resigned, and at the same time he was actually very emotional in his heart, after all, it was the era of the emperor's sole respect, as long as he pleased the emperor, some high-ranking officials who were originally unattainable were really at their fingertips!

However, Wu Zhi must refuse these official positions, although he came to Bianjing to seek official positions and power, but not to ask for this kind of official position obtained by the emperor's personal preference, he wanted an official position and title that was recognized by scholars, and such an official position was called seniority, so that the power of the official position could be powerful.

Qualifications are the most important capital in officialdom, and Wu Zhi's main purpose to curry favor with Zhao Ji is to find opportunities to mix qualifications, rather than directly obtaining high-ranking officials.

It's only been a short time since he came to Bianjing, and Wu Zhi is not in a hurry.

As long as Wu Zhi rewards money, he doesn't want an official position, which makes him more favored than Li Yan in front of Zhao Ji, Li Yan will not be jealous of Wu Zhi at all.

…………

"One against nine!"

Zhao Ji threw down a pair of 9s with a deep expression, and then reported to Wu Zhi and Li Yan: "I just have two cards!" ”

This one has been bombed three times, dozens of times, so everyone is very cautious and nervous.

Zhao Ji is the landlord, and his next family is Wu Zhi, Wu Zhi touched his nose and looked pensive, as if he was judging what the two cards in Zhao Ji's hand were.

"One-on-two, crush to death!"

After thinking about it, Wu Zhi decisively drew a pair of 2 to suppress Zhao Ji's card, and after playing the card, the corner of Wu Zhi's mouth sneered slightly.

"Don't."

Wu Zhi's subordinate Li Yan shrunk his frozen trembling legs, and said with a kind face.

"Don't." Zhao Ji said next.

His face was calm, in fact, he was nervous in his heart, he had just seen the sneer on the corner of Wu Zhi's mouth, he knew that Wu Zhi had always been very shrewd in playing cards, I don't know if he had seen through his cards, but it was because Wu Zhi was shrewd in playing cards that he would be so calculated, and he would be so scheming!

“5！”

Wu Zhi looked at the two cards in Zhao Ji's hand, played a single, after playing, Wu Zhi smiled insidiously silently, the expression seemed to say: Your Majesty, the two cards in your hand must be a big pair, I will not be fooled, I will open a single card for you to play, you only need a dozen, I will know your cards.

“10！”

Li Yan naturally followed one.

Zhao Ji smiled, he looked at Wu Zhi and smiled, his smile was very bright, it was that kind of small sample, you were fooled with a bright smile.

"Haha! King! ”

Zhao Ji threw out a big king, laughed loudly, and said, "I just have a card!" ”

"Hey! What a mistake! ”

Wu Zhi looked bitter and regretful, but his eyes were already full of admiration when he looked at Zhao Ji.

"Your Majesty is very intelligent, Wu Zhi is not as good!"

"Haha! It's over, but you're actually playing well! Haha........."

Zhao Ji was already completely immersed in the joy and excitement of fighting the landlord, and he couldn't help but feel that the game that Wu Zhi found for him was too interesting, and it must be vigorously promoted among the officials of the imperial court.

Wu Zhi laughed a little, in fact, he broke out in a cold sweat in his heart, Zhao Ji is still a rookie who fights the landlord in the end, does he really think that Wu Zhi doesn't know that he is holding a king in his hand? Hey, there is a saying in later generations, called "If you want the landlord to fight well, the cards are indispensable", Wu Zhi is also a winning general in the high-level field of the happy landlord, when he played to the end, what card is in Zhao Ji's hand, Wu Zhi can basically judge it.

The reason why he deliberately pretended not to know and issued a single card was purely for the sake of sycophancy, otherwise, how could Zhao Ji be so unsatisfied or satisfied every time he finished playing cards?

Wu Zhi is also very helpless, it is not easy to fight with a rookie landlord like Zhao Ji and deliberately let him quietly. Because Zhao Ji can be regarded as good at playing landlord, although he is not fine, but if Wu Zhi deliberately lets him very directly, he must see through it at a glance, then Zhao Ji will feel that the game of fighting landlords is boring.

It's even possible to get bored with Wu Zhi.

There is a saying in the card field, which is more difficult than winning if you want to lose, and win if you want to win, which is the highest level of playing cards.

Although Wu Zhi did not reach this realm, he played cards with Zhao Ji and Li Yan, two rookies, to control the wins and losses, and made Zhao Ji think that he won the game with his own extraordinary mind...... It's not hard.

And Wu Zhi doesn't lose every time, occasionally the cards are too good and grab the landlord to win a few wonderful games, abuse Zhao Ji, he can't stop...... This is the best way to play cards with leaders.

…………

"Bomb!"

Zhao Ji was about to show the last card, everyone won or lost, Li Yan on the side of the cold suddenly heard a gentle voice, and then he made a bomb and destroyed Zhao Ji's king.

"Hey, hey! Four 7. ”

Li Yan grinned at Zhao Ji with a flattering expression.

"This explosion has multiplied ninety-six times........."

Wu Zhi looked at Zhao Ji, who had a blank face, and then looked at Li Yan, who was full of flattery, and a trace of unbearability flashed in his eyes.

Wu Zhi was not unbearable for King Zhao Ji to be destroyed, but secretly couldn't bear Li Yan's sycophancy.

…………

"Don't."

Zhao Ji's voice became very low.

"Don't."

Wu Zhi's voice was calm.

Now Zhao Ji has a card in his hand, and it is Li Yan's turn to play the card.

"A 3."

Li Yan smiled at Zhao Ji and played a 3, which is the smallest card.

Zhao Ji's face had turned dark, Wu Zhi looked at his nose and nose, his nose looked at his heart, his surface was silent, and he laughed secretly in his heart.

This Li Yan, if you don't beat this little 3, it's okay, if you beat this little 3, you will completely offend Zhao Ji.

"Your Majesty, it's your turn!"

Seeing that Zhao Ji was holding the cards and not moving, Li Yan felt that something was wrong and reminded him in a low voice.

Seeing that there were three bombs, Zhao Ji was excited, and Li Yan, who had a bomb in his hand, naturally wanted to take the opportunity to slap Zhao Ji again, he calculated it like this, blow it up again, and then make the smallest 3, so that Zhao Ji took the card and won, then Zhao Ji must be happier.

"You are a peasant, I am a landlord!"

Zhao Ji suddenly threw the cards in his hand, grabbed Li Yan's cards, and after taking a look, he shook Li Yan's face.

"Look, you still have 789 in your hand, why don't you play these cards, but you want to play 3?"

Zhao Ji jumped up angrily and kicked Li Yan: "You deliberately give in like this, what else does it mean for me to play this card?" ”

"Your Majesty forgives your sins, the old slave knows that he is wrong!"

Li Yan knelt on the ground in fright and kept confessing, but his face was still full of puzzlement, but it was more obvious, why was His Majesty so angry?

"Your Majesty is angry, although you are high-spirited and bright, and you can't allow anyone to deliberately give in, but Gonggong Li is also kind!"

While persuading Zhao Ji and interceding for Li Yan, Wu Zhi reached out and pasted the cards on the table together and brushed them up.

Zhao Ji saw that Wu Zhi had brushed the cards, and his face was slightly better, but he still drove Li Yan out in a hurry.

"Get out!"

Zhao Ji also got out of bed and said to Wu Zhi: "Go, Wu Zhi, let's go have tea!" ”

"Good!"

Wu Zhi neatly placed the brushed cards on the square table and got off the dragon bed.........

Zhao Ji's last remaining hole card was finally covered on the table, and Wu Zhi didn't look at it when he brushed the cards, and directly mixed it with other cards.

That's why Zhao Ji will be angry.

But Wu Zhi knew what Zhao Ji's last card was.........

———— is also a small 3.

Li Yan's sycophant was completely slapped on the horse's hooves.