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Seeing that Li Shimin had solved the current urgency, Du He was in a good mood, and he also said loudly: "The son-in-law summed up the experience of his predecessors and found that the harm of gambling is really very harmful. There are five disadvantages www.biquge.info the pen: first, it makes the society uneasy and affects the stability of my Tang Dynasty. ”

Li Shimin frowned and said, "This is not necessarily the case, will it be too serious?" ”

Although he is the emperor, he is not exclusive to gambling, and to put it bluntly, he is also a good gambler.

Li Shimin has a wide range of interests, hunting, winemaking, calligraphy, painting and gambling, his favorite is backgammon, and he is also a middle and high master, and history also records that he gambled with the general Xue Wanche on the sabre. In fact, at the end of the Tang Dynasty in history, almost all emperors liked to gamble. When Li Shimin and Liu Wenjing were plotting in Taiyuan, they used gambling to win over Pei Lian. Wu Zetian and Xuanzong gambled in particular, and under its influence, the officials were also good at gambling. There is a record in history that "gambling in the Tang Dynasty, from the Son of Heaven to the common people, do not take it seriously".

Even the well-known great poets Li Bai, Du Fu, Bai Juyi, the great writers Han Yu, Liu Yuxi, and the poets Gao Shi, Cen Shen and others all bluntly said that they were good at gambling, and they also wrote poems to gamble. Gambling in the Tang Dynasty can be said to be fashionable.

Therefore, the Li Shimin Dynasty did not promulgate the regulations to prohibit gambling, until the Gaozong period of the Tang Dynasty regulations to prohibit gambling, but the upper beam is not correct and the lower beam is crooked, the emperors of all dynasties like gambling, scholars, how can the people not follow the reason, the prohibition of gambling is just a scrap of the rules.

The original Du He was addicted to gambling as his life, but now Du He has changed a soul, has a bad impression of gamblers, regards "gambling" as a poisonous snake zombie, and avoids it, listening to this question, he also remembered that Li Shimin also likes to gamble, and explained: "Some criminals often start to degenerate from gambling, and they owe gambling debts that cannot be repaid, so they take risks, steal and cheat, embark on the road of crime, and even commit suicide, intentional homicide, or even kidnapping and ransom because they can't repay gambling debts. The bad things that happened because of gambling in history, such as Song Shugong and Nangong Changwan, Emperor Jing Liu Qi and Wu Prince Liu Xian, should be used as a reference. ”

Li Shimin was silent, and he was also clear about these two historical events. Song Shugong and Nangong Changwan, Emperor Jing Liu Qi and Wu Crown Prince Liu Xian staged a drama of the ministers killing the monarch and the king killing the ministers because of gambling. During the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period, Song Shugong and Nangong Changwan gambled, and the two became angry between winning and losing, and Nangong Changwan directly killed Song Xianggong with a chessboard. Emperor Liu Qi of the Han Dynasty and Liu Xian, the crown prince of Wu, were the same, because of gambling, there was a quarrel, Liu Qi picked up the chessboard and beat Liu Xian to death.

These two incidents directly led to Nangong Changwan rising up against the Song Dynasty, and Liu Bi, the king of Wu, avenged his son, raised an army against the Han Dynasty, and caused a military disaster. There are countless similar things in history, but these two cases are the most representative.

Du He continued: "Therefore, the son-in-law believes that some criminals have started to degenerate from gambling and become criminals, moths, scum, and scum, which has a great impact on the atmosphere of our Tang Dynasty. ”

Commenting on this, Li Shimin's face was solemn, and he had obviously been persuaded by Du He.

"Second, destroying the harmony of the family, husband and wife do not return home at night because of each other's gambling, resulting in unsustainable life, fighting each other, and breaking down the relationship. There have been many cases of divorce for this reason. Third, it will affect the healthy growth of the next generation. The so-called upper beam is not right and the lower beam is crooked, parents are the first husband of the child, the words and deeds of the parents directly play a subtle role in the child, and their bad habits directly cause the adverse effect on the child to gamble at a young age. Fourth, it affects one's physical and mental health. Once many people become addicted to gambling, they can't give it up, forming a vicious circle, working day and night, lack of sleep, and being in the mood to work during the day. Fifth, it is depraved. Losing gambling can make people crazy, and winning will also make people crazy, and it will develop people's lazy hearts, which is not conducive to the development of the country. ”

The five evils will be highlighted one by one.

Li Shimin said movingly: "The virtuous son-in-law really has a heart, and I also know that gambling is indecent, but with the idea of small gambling pleasure, I have not ordered a ban on gambling." Now listening to his son-in-law's words, Fang knows that his thoughts are wrong, and tomorrow I will discuss this matter with the important ministers in the court. He had accepted Duhe's advice and treated the matter as a major event concerning his family and country.

Du He said: "This person is expensive and self-controlled, my father-in-law is the king of the world, and his self-control is unparalleled." will not lose their minds or even indulge in gambling because of gambling, but everyone in the world may not be like their father-in-law! He laughed, and a top hat was put on!

Li Shimin was in a happy mood when he was touted, and said with a very stinky fart: "My son-in-law's words are true, although I will gamble in my spare time, I will never miss a national event for a gamble." As he spoke, he twisted his beard, looking like I was Mingjun, just gambling, and I couldn't get into it and lose self-control.

Seeing that Li Shimin's mood turned from worry to joy, Du He said tentatively: "It's just that the son-in-law has won too much, and the people in the gambling house don't admit it, and they have gathered ordinary people to come to us for trouble, and the boss of the gambling house is even more rude, and finally he is dizzy, and he pulls out a knife to kill the son-in-law." ”

Li Shimin shouted angrily when he heard this: "The troublemakers are the first, and there is a polite move, the practice of the Yum Gambling House is really hateful." Saying that, he looked at Du He with some concern and said, "My son-in-law is not hurt, is he?" ”

Du He Cancan said: "The son-in-law's kung fu is not bad, but it's fine, but the person who did it ......."

Li Shimin remembered that Du He and Fang Yiai were both fierce generals who could go into battle to kill the enemy, and their martial arts were good, and it was more than enough to fight some thugs in the gambling house, so he immediately said: "It's okay, Yum Gambling House is so arrogant, give a lesson, let them remember that my Tang law is not a decoration." ”

Du He saw that it had aroused Li Shimin's hatred of the same enemy, so he said: "The most important thing is that the gambling house owner Chang Million is a well-known player in Chang'an, and his martial arts are not inferior to his son-in-law, and the son-in-law narrowly defeated him with one move, but he didn't stop for a while...... Kill him. ”

"What!" Li Shimin's expression was moved, this brawl is a trivial matter, but murder is to be investigated for criminal responsibility, even in feudal society, the pair of tiger eyes patrolled Du He's body, and nodded incessantly: "I feel strange, when did your kid become so verbose, it turned out that he caused trouble in the gambling house, probed my mouth, and asked me for help." ”

Du He took a long look and said, "Father-in-law, Lord Shengming! The son-in-law is indeed asking his father-in-law for help! ”

Li Shimin snorted and said in a deep voice: "You kid is a troublemaker, don't follow me to do this." Tell me the cause and effect truthfully, the fault lies with you, and I will not tolerate it, but if you really kill by mistake, I will also consider it as appropriate. ”

Du He's hanging heart finally let go, since Li Shimin opened his mouth like this, he would naturally deal with it impartially, and when he was about to enter the casino, he explained in detail the causes and consequences, and finally said in a deep voice: "This matter has also strengthened the determination of the son-in-law to ban gambling, father-in-law, you see." In order to make money, gambling houses can be said to do everything. This will only cause greater harm, and the gambling house is a gathering place for good things brawlers, each gambling house has raised a large number of thugs, once there is an accident like the son-in-law, it will happen again, the son-in-law is self-contained, and he is barely coping, and he is not so lucky to be someone else. ”

Du He's most clever thing is to connect the ban on gambling with his entry into the gambling house.

On the one hand, it proves that he did not intend to make trouble in the gambling house, and on the other hand, it also proves the instability in the gambling house, which confirms that his proposal to ban gambling is completely correct.

Li Shimin knew that Du He would not tell such a lie that could be broken at a pinch of a handful, so he was silent for a moment and said: "In this way, it is indeed not your fault in this matter!" has often been harsh to you many times, and if you don't fight back, you can't say it. I couldn't have imagined that the small gambling house would be chaotic and rampant here, and dare to kill my ministers in the court, it was really lawless. ”

Immediately, Li Shimin summoned the governor of the state to understand the situation.

The next morning, as Duhe had expected.

Li Shimin's dragon case has more than 20 letters accusing Du He of his actions in the Yum Gambling House, saying that as a minister of the DPRK and China, he is good at gambling and insulting the atmosphere of the Tang Dynasty, causing trouble and killing people, and the crime is increased by one degree, and he should be severely punished.

Li Shimin threw the two copies of the recital on the table, and looked at the two dozen ministers who were stubborn with a sneer.

Two notes, one of which is Duhe's proposal to ban gambling, and the other is the final verdict of the governor of the state on the case of Chang million.

The two pieces were like two heavy slaps in the face, and they were slammed into the faces of the more than 20 ministers, leaving them speechless.

said that Du He was good at gambling, but he counted the disadvantages of gambling, proposed to ban gambling, and gave the 400,000 yuan he won to Datang without taking a penny, saying that he was making trouble and killing people, and the governor of the state had already made the case clear and clear. Cases that have been cleared, where is their turn to point fingers.

The people who complained were like emasculated eggplants, and there was no word.

Du He smiled secretly and said: "If the master is really a fool, you want to find trouble with the master, it's still far away!" ”

Naturally, no one dared to mention the matter again, and began to discuss Du He's proposal to ban gambling.

Prostitution and gambling have never been favored, especially orthodox Confucian scholars such as Wei Zheng and Kong Yingda.

Under the unanimity of the people, the law of the Tang Dynasty added a ban on gambling, and issued an order to the world, where the instructions went: within two days, the gambling house will cease business, rectify within ten days, and if there is a gambling house after 20 days, it will be severely punished according to law, and it will not be spared.

As soon as the decree was issued, more than a dozen gambling houses in Chang'an City were closed one after another.

Those families who have suffered from the harm of gambling are all happy.

This is also the ending that Du He is happy to see, although many great men in history are good at gambling, but gambling is not a good thing after all!