Liu Yu took his entourage into the gambling house, inside and outside it was like two heavens, from the outside it looked like the door of the gambling house was not very quiet and quiet, but inside it was lively and noisy. The gambling hall is divided into large rooms and private rooms, and there are various gambling methods operated.

The prosperity of gaming in this era cannot be described in a sentence or two. Many people plunge into the gambling house at night, drunk and dream of death in it, it is not uncommon for people to get rich overnight, but there are more people who go bankrupt overnight.

Because the gambling house is afraid of being checked by the government, plus it is necessary to prevent fire and trouble, there are many passages in the entire gambling house, Liu Yu looked at the surrounding terrain, and then said two words in Qu Zhu's ear, Qu Zhu hurriedly took people out of the city to check, and then came back and shook his head at Liu Yu.

At this time, Liu Yu was making fun in front of a gambling table for fish, shrimp and crabs, Qu Zhu came back, and Liu Yue understood it in his heart when he saw his expression. Liu Yue asked Qu Zhu to go out to check if there was any stalking, if Ling Hui had a ghost in his heart, he would definitely send someone to follow him, but if there was no stalking now, it meant that Ling Hui had no fear. Or rather, he didn't care about Liu Yu's whereabouts at all.

"This Ling Dodge is a bit interesting."

Liu Yu said, pressing the two taels of silver on the "small" side.

The gambling table of fish, shrimp and crab is basically the same as the dice that Liu Yu is familiar with, all of which are hexahedron, and three buckles are used at a time to shake out a certain fancy in the dice cup. The difference is that the carved ones are not points, but fish, shrimp, crabs, gourds, money, and chickens, each of which represents a number from one to six, and the colors are divided into three types, and the meanings represented are also different. Punters are free to choose the color they are betting on. Or maybe it's the size. Or dice rounding. Or more accurate to the dice of fish, shrimp, crab. The odds you get also vary.

Similar to the usual dice betting, in the fish, shrimp and crab table, gamblers bet on the size of the majority, a double the ratio, in addition to the dice will be killed, the winning rate is basically one-half.

Liu Yu threw two taels of silver at once, and attracted the attention of all the gamblers around, although it was gambling in the county town. But the gambling in the outside hall is not a dignitary, they are all settled with copper plates, or exchanged with copper plates for corresponding chips for easy calculation, and then use chips to exchange silver with the gambling house. A "big gamble" like Liu Yu is really rare.

"Buy and leave...... Open! Two chickens and one fish, thirteen o'clock old. ”

Liu Yue was unfavorable, and he lost two taels of silver in the first hand, and many people felt regretful. In the gambling house, gamblers also have sympathy and hostility among themselves, and they basically want to "eat big". I want to make money in the casino. It is also common for gamblers to "unite and help each other" to transfer gas together to make money.

Liu Yu suffered a loss for the first time, and the chips he gambled on later were also two taels. After winning a few handfuls in a row, I can obviously feel that the person who shakes the dice is a little nervous, after all, the average monthly income of urban residents is about one to three dollars of silver, and it is really rare for Liu Yu to make a few taels of silver.

Liu Yu's luck is also good, he made a few small bets and earned more than a dozen taels of silver, Liu Yu could have taken advantage of the victory to pursue, but Liu Yu did not continue. Because of an accident in the gambling house, someone lost the money and paid off the debt, and was ready to be chopped off.

In today's civil society, not everything has to go to the government, and the government rarely accepts lawsuits. On weekdays, when there are disputes among the people, they are usually managed by the old people in the township, or by the Lizheng Taibao, and the government basically does not prevent some customary lynchings, such as dipping in pig cages, or selling sons and daughters, or selling wives and cutting off hands after losing money, as long as it complies with the rules of the "contract", no one cares about this incident.

Existence is reasonable, and in many places there are inhumane burning at the stake and private courts, and the government only focuses on persuasion, and cannot stop it. Otherwise, it will arouse the resistance of the local villagers, which will be detrimental to local stability.

And the unlucky ghost who is about to be cut off today, Liu Yu inquired, he was originally a small businessman, and he also accumulated a little family business by going south and north, but unfortunately he did not buy a house and buy land like a wealthy businessman in this era or continued to increase investment to make money by making money, but embarked on the road of gambling, but unfortunately lost nine out of ten bets, no matter how shrewd he was, even the rules of the gambling house would shrink his net worth, not to mention that there were many gambling houses that lacked management in this era, and he had lost all his money in just a few months. Today, I just came here and lost the remaining few taels of silver, and I still owe more than a dozen silver debts.

"He Daguan, we have something to say, you sold your wife and concubine, and now you still come to gamble, our gambling house is also easy to talk to, and today I also borrowed your silver to let you turn over, I can only blame you for your bad luck, now cut off your hand, and be honest in the future!"

Gambling and usury in this era almost complemented each other. In order to make a profit, the gambling house usually does not embarrass gamblers, just like the loan sharks are basically just intimidating the debtors and not embarrassing them, but if they really encounter the debt, the gambling house will not easily stop, otherwise the debt will not be repaid in the future. Chopping hands and feet, just to make other gamblers understand the "rules".

The surname He was dragged out of the private room, all the way to the backyard, the gamblers put down their things to the backyard to see the excitement, Liu Yu looked at the backyard of the gambling house, the smell of the thatched house is very strong, because of the large number of people in the gambling house, and the prepared thatched pit is also a lot, and the gambling addicted gamblers, when they come to the backyard, there are usually solutions on the spot, making the backyard environment dirty and messy.

The businessman surnamed He has already lost his family, and the whole lively and disgraced person has no resistance, as if his heart is ready to die. The people in the gambling house prepared the guillotine and were about to be executed, when Liu Yu stepped forward and asked, "How many taels of silver does he owe you?" ”

Liu Yu won more than a dozen taels of silver in the gambling house for a while, which had already attracted the attention of the gambling house people, and the big man in charge of the execution looked at Liu Yu and asked: "Even the principal with fifteen taels of interest, what, do you want to pay off the debt for him?" ”

"Saving a life is better than creating a seventh-level floating slaughter, anyway, it's good luck today, why not take it out to save someone's life?" Liu Yu asked his entourage to take out fifteen taels of silver, and was about to hand it over, when the people next to him began to persuade Liu Yu not to "meddle in things".

"This official, what do you say is so pitiful about this great official, that is, you spent money to save him today, and you may die on the street tomorrow. He's at the end of his rope, and don't expect him to pay you back your money. ”

"The heart is good." Liu Yu smiled and patted the young man on the shoulder, "Little brother, I appreciate your kindness, but today I should buy a life." ”

The silver was sent, and the people in the gambling house were no longer embarrassed by the surname He, and when they all went back to the gambling house to continue gambling, Liu Yu stepped forward, and the person surnamed He sat on the ground and seemed not ready to thank Liu Yu for saving his life.

"It's better to cut off my hands." The surnamed He looked at his hands and felt sorry for himself.

Liu Yu smiled and asked, "Brother, do you want to get rich?" ”

The surnamed He looked up at Liu Yu and said in surprise: "Rich? Your Excellency is trying to ......"

The action surnamed He made Liu Yu think that he had misunderstood that he was going to rob the gambling house. Liu Yu smiled silently, and let the person surnamed He go out of the gambling house together, and when there was no one around, Liu Yu said: "I saved you to let you do something." ”

"What?"

"Take this and take a walk around the palace."

Liu Yu threw a short sword to the surnamed He, and the surnamed He caught it, and hurriedly threw it on the ground in fright, shocked: "You are anti-thieves?" In the palace, it is the emperor's foothold, are you crazy? Even if you buy my life, I won't send it to death. ”

Liu Yuha smiled and said, "Brother, you take yourself too seriously, look at you, what kind of thing is like an assassin?" Let you go and you will be able to assassinate the emperor? Forget it, let's tell you directly, I'll tell you something, you can write it down, as long as you remember it well, I will not only protect your life, but also protect your glory and wealth. ”

Liu Yu asked the guards to cover the head of the surnamed He with a black cloth and bring it back to the palace, and then Liu Yu ordered the commander of the garrison camp of Dongning Mansion to come and see him. Liu Yu learned before he came that the local military and government of Dongning Mansion were not in agreement, and Taishou Linghui and Niu Lu, the commander of the garrison battalion, were suspicious. Liu Yu was going to frame Ling Hui once, and he had to have Niu Lu's help.

Niu Lu is a man with five big and three rough, born in the military, and his background in the court is none other than Liu Zhao, the Marquis of Dingguo. And Niu Lu didn't know that the Marquis of Dingguo came with Luan, he only knew that the current prince of Ludao was the son of the Marquis of Dingguo.

"Captain Niu, fortunately." Liu Yu saw Niu Lu coming, and greeted him with a smile.

Niu Lu, as the captain of the garrison battalion, did not dare to leave his post without an order from the imperial court, so he did not go to the north gate of the city today to welcome Luan. When I saw Liu Yu at this time, I had already guessed Liu Yu's identity.

"The subordinates salute the prince." As he spoke, he knelt down on one knee and saluted.

Liu Yu greeted Niu Lu and asked him to sit down, Liu Yu said bluntly: "As soon as I arrived in Dongning Mansion today, I met a bold person who wanted to ask Captain Niu Du to give him a staff officer. ”

"What?" Niu Lu didn't know why.

"There are assassins on their tracks."

Niu Lu immediately stood up in shock and asked, "How many assassins are there, and my subordinates will go and fight with them." ”

"No, there is only one assassin, and he has long been hiding in the palace, hiding in the pool, ready to assassinate His Majesty when no one is prepared. The king has taken them down and interrogated them. ”

Niu Lu hurriedly asked, "I don't know who instructed it?" ”

"Oh, it's none other than Ling Dodge, the county guard of Dongning Prefecture, who bribed the assassins and prepared to assassinate His Majesty."

Niu Lu slapped the table and said: "That old horseman, I think he is weird, and he dares to attack His Majesty, please give the prince an order, and his subordinates will take someone to raid the Taishou Mansion, and he must be caught back for cramps and skinning." ”

Liu Yu was quite satisfied with Niu Lu's attitude, nodded and said: "No need, there is something strange about this matter, I am afraid that someone may have planted it." This king asked Ling Taishou to come over, and he had to find out the matter. ”

"Yes, yes." Niu Lu nodded, in fact, Liu Yu's words meant something else. Now the person who wants to frame and frame Ling Hui the most is Niu Lu, who is not in agreement with Ling Hui, if Ling Hui has nothing to do, it is his Niu Lu who has something to do. (To be continued......)