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Naturally, there is no need to hide dirt and dirt in a place like Pengtai Casino, but as long as there is a Pengtai Gambling House, almost everyone is doing their own job, and there has never been any trouble. Pen "Fun" Pavilion www.biquge.info

Leaning on the gambling house, the wine flag was raised high, this inn is actually the business of the owner of the Pengtai gambling house, and some gamblers will come here to spend money when they make money.

Inside the inn, the guys were each entertaining guests, but there was a quick knock on the door outside a wing room on the top floor of the inn.

Most of the people who live here are noble guests and noble status, but the permanent residence in this Qing Ya Pavilion is Wang Mai, the chief shopkeeper of the gambling house and inn. Wang Mai rarely shows up in Beijing, so that many gambling house guys don't know that there is such a person, but when you want to talk about him, you can't help but mention the new Ministry of Industry Shangshu Wang Fen.

After the case of the Bureau, the Ministry of Industry committed suicide, and after that, this Wang Fen took over, and the reason why Wang Fen was able to take over also had a great relationship with the court bureau at that time, because at that time, the Ministry of Industry from the hot ministry because of the implication of the Bureau, suddenly became a little disgraced, and Wang Fen took over as the governor and the left deputy imperial envoy, after he arrived in Beijing, the first thing was to clarify the Bureau, and quickly cut through the chaos and quickly consolidated his position.

However, this Wang Fen is a very interesting character, he is neither Liu Ji's party nor Liu Jian's party, he is from Zhejiang, and he relies on the support of his fellow villagers, and it is precisely because of his neutrality that the palace has a lot of trust in him.

Wang Mai is Wang Fen's closest family, and this gambling house and this inn are actually Wang Fen's property. Don't look at the officials of the Ming Dynasty who are indignant and criticize the businessmen, but most of them have their own industries, but under normal circumstances, these businesses will not interfere with Wang Fen's nobility at will, and they all let the cronies of the family take care of him, and this gambling house is naturally under the name of Wang Mai.

The sound of knocking on the door was very urgent, so that Wang Mai, who had just rested inside, was very displeased, Wang Mai was old, the business of the gambling house and the inn, he just asked from the side, and the rest of the things were handed over to his own few families to take care of, got up early in the morning to read the accounts, and then slept again, and got up at noon.

"Shopkeeper...... Shopkeeper...... Something happened......" The voice outside was unrelenting, and the voice was a little trembling.

Wang Mai had to put his shoes up, in fact, he was not surprised by the person who knocked on the door outside, this is the Ming Dynasty, or at the feet of the Son of Heaven, his master is the Ministry of Works, as long as his old man is here, what else can happen?

He blew his beard and stared at the door open, the people outside naturally recognized that it was a family in the gambling house, this person saw him, immediately grimaced, and said: "Shopkeeper, something is wrong, Jinyiwei got the news, saying that he wanted to investigate the party, and said that the queen's birthday, someone has already rushed to our side, the shopkeeper, let's not stop business first." ”

"Check the chaos party! The Queen's Birthday ......"

These two tall hats are not small, which one is enough for the brocade guards to toss for a while, but Wang Mai smiled coldly and said disappreciably: "Don't pay attention to it, most of these people just want to blackmail some silver, but knocking on the bamboo bar to our Pengtai gambling house, tsk, I really ate the leopard's gall." ”

In fact, Wang Mai roughly knows what's going on, a few days ago, many Jinyi Wei lost money in the gambling house, and there were a lot of loans, only what he knows now, all kinds of IOUs have tens of thousands of taels, involving hundreds of people, it is said that in addition to this Pengtai gambling house, other gambling houses are also like this, but don't underestimate these IOUs, although there are only tens of thousands, but if the profits go on, but I don't know how many people can be exploited and controlled.

Of course, Wang Mai also knows what a great fortune this is.

It's just that I didn't expect these brocade guards to want to repay their debts, and they knocked on the door in the name of the queen's birthday banquet.

Wang Mai couldn't help but sneer, with a little disdain at the corner of his mouth, and then said: "Don't pay attention to anything, the gambling house, you go and watch, I'll go to the master's place." ”

After that, Wang Mai changed his clothes in the back room, and then went out, he has always been low-key, so he just took a quaint carriage, all the way to Wang Fen's house, and after a report to the porter, he walked in, and waited outside the small hall for a while, then he heard the sound of coughing inside, and a majestic voice came out: "Is it Wang Mai?" Come in and talk. ”

Wang Mai nodded, walked in quickly, and bowed: "The villain has seen the master." ”

Wang Fen is in his fifties, his complexion is very well maintained, from the time of the former governor of Sichuan, because he had suppressed thieves, so he was quite heroic, he sat on the chair and squinted, looked at Wang Mai, with his experience, he knew that something was wrong with the gambling house when he saw Wang Mai's face.

However, the gambling house accident made Wang Fen a little surprised, he is a person who has seen the world, the experience of the governor makes him have a kind of temperament that is not surprised, when he sees Wang Mai like this, he is a little unhappy, anyway, this Wang Mai is out of the Wang family, but the joy and anger are written on the face, it is really a little lacking.

He stroked the bookcase, a tired look, but fortunately he didn't have to go to the duty hall today, since he took office in the Ministry of Industry to know that this book is much more tired than the governor, although things may not be as complicated as the governor, but the pretending thing is surprisingly many, these few months, is really tired, today I want to take a good rest, who knows that I have encountered such a file again.

"You're not staying there, what are you doing here? Didn't the old man say it? Don't come here if you have nothing to do. ”

In the last sentence, Wang Fen didn't say that he wanted to avoid suspicion. After all, Wang Fen is also one of the leaders in Shilin, so he naturally has to avoid suspicion, and the more people know about this kind of thing, it will inevitably have some impact on Qingyu.

Wang Mai's old face turned red and said, "Master, I really came to tell my lord when something happened, and Jinyiwei came to our gambling house." ”

Immediately, Wang Mai began to babble about it, pouring out the matter of Jinyiwei's gambling money in the gambling house until now like shaking beans, looking at Wang Fen cautiously with a pair of eyes, seeing Wang Fen's face as usual, his heart was even more nervous, the master's surname, he knew, the more he was silent, the more he might move.

Wang Mai didn't say anything, but there was a hint of suspicion in those eyes.

Jinyi Wei Gambling House? The gambling house is good for them, he has long known that Jinyiwei has been very unquiet recently, and the two sides are fighting each other, but at this juncture, it is said that there is a commotion on the side of the Beizhen Mansion now, but who would have thought that Jinyiwei would actually make a move at this moment.

Who is the hands-on person? Is it Vantone? Wantong had just sat on the chair of the commander of the Jinyi Guard, how could he suddenly make such a big move? Not to mention that his identity is sensitive, and doing this kind of thing doesn't do him any good.

But what about that Liu Chengfeng? Yes, maybe it's Liu Chengfeng, Liu Chengfeng has always played cards out of common sense, and his behavior is perverse, and his courage is also great.

It's just that...... Wang Mai was even more puzzled.

Liu Chengfeng and Wantong fought to the death, others don't know about this, but Wang Fen knows, is it good for him Liu Chengfeng to do this?

After a little pondering, Wang Fen had a little clue, the key to the problem is that those Jinyiwei are in arrears, using the fear of Jinyiwei's arrears to directly copy this gambling house, it is indeed the most popular way to win people's hearts, those Jinyiwei who are in arrears are already in a panic, and at this time, if Liu Chengfeng takes these people to copy the gambling house, not only everyone's arrears can be smoothed out, but also invisibly in Jinyiwei to establish a majesty.

Giving grace and establishing prestige at the same time, this is indeed the fastest way to improve his status within the Jinyi Guard in the shortest possible time, from now on, who will not be grateful to him, and who will not be in awe of him? Relying on a black gauze hat alone to serve the public may be effective, but it is wishful thinking to want the people below to be determined to serve you and serve you.

"Liu Chengfeng...... The picture is really not small, and I still don't feel satisfied when I was young enough to be a conductor......"

Wang Mai didn't get angry, but talked to himself, and then smiled, with a little smile on his face, he asked lightly: "Over there in the gambling house, you don't have to worry about it, they can copy it if they want to." ”

"Ah......" Wang Mai couldn't help but let out an exclamation, and said in anticipation: "Master......"

Wang Fen shook his head and said: "The old man has his own opinions, listen to the old man's words, if Jinyiwei comes to check, don't pay attention to anything, honestly listen to their orders, anyway, it's not our family, you go and get pen and ink, the old man wants to write a note, if Jinyiwei comes, you give it to them directly, just say it's for Liu Yan, ask him to take a look." ”

Wang Mai was helpless, so he had to get the pen and ink in a daze, Wang Fen wrote a handwritten letter, and then sent it to Wang Mai's hand, and said: "The biggest competitor of your gambling house is the Fang Ji gambling house next door, isn't it?" Zhengzhou Hou's business is not small, this person's surname is hot, is a master who refuses to suffer, today I am only afraid that he is good-looking, if you like it, go to Zhengzhou Hou's gambling house to see the excitement, yes, tonight, maybe Liu Chengfeng will come to the house to pay respects, come to the house, go to the treasury to find a look, see if the old man from Sichuan brought Emei mountain tea left, Wang Mai, you go down. ”

Wang Fen waved his hand, but he didn't mean to be angry at all.

(To be continued)