Chapter 198 Deng Zhi = God of Gamblers?

As mentioned last time, after the three stinkers finished guessing the boxing, they were about to officially start drawing lots, Guo Youzhi and Bu Qi were originally depressed after losing the guessing boxing, and when they officially started to draw lots, they became excited again, because the two of them thought that the drawing of lots was also a random process, it didn't matter who caught it first, who caught it later, it was still luck to bet, so it didn't matter if he lost in guessing boxing, he still had a chance to win.

But this is just Guo and Bu's thoughts, Deng Zhi doesn't think so, I saw Deng Zhi put his right hand into the red silk cloth, and he didn't pull it out after groping in the plate for a long time, so anxious that Guo and Bu shouted. But Deng Zhi ignored the two of them at all, and still touched the three beads unhurriedly.

After a while, on the verge of Guo Youzhi and Bu Qi about to explode, Deng Zhi finally pulled his hand out, Guo and Bu leaned their heads over, wanting to see the pearl he drawn, who knew that his hand was held, the pearl was held by him in the palm of his hand, but the palm was facing down, and the two didn't see anything.

Deng Zhi smiled and said to Guo You: "Lord Guo, it's your turn, please." ”

Guo Youzhi snorted, and hurriedly put his hand into the plate to touch the pearls, this time he also followed Deng Zhi's example and touched the remaining two pearls, but unfortunately he didn't find a reason for touching it for a long time.

In the end, under the urging of Bu Qi several times, he reluctantly touched one out, and he still followed Deng Zhi's example, holding the pearl in the palm of his hand and not showing it to the other two.

Bu Qi also snorted, reached in and quickly touched the last pearl out, he had no choice, if he also touched it for a long time, it would be purely to find fault, so it only took him a second to pull his hand out. The three of them put their hands together, and then discussed and shouted together, "One, two, three." "Spread your palms out again.

Liu Hou watched the three usually steady ministers playing childlike games, and couldn't help but laugh. The pearl with red spots was really in Deng Zhi's hand, and Deng Zhi seemed to know it in his heart, but the corners of his mouth were upturned, revealing a toothless smile, showing an unfathomable look.

Guo Youzhi and Bu Qi's faces were not good-looking, Guo Youzhi said directly: "You cheat!" Bu Qi didn't say anything, but he also showed an unhappy look.

Deng Zhi said unhurriedly: "Why did the old man cheat?" The whole process can be described as fair and just, and in full view of everyone, may I ask which eye of yours saw the old man cheating? How did the old man cheat? ”

"This ......" Guo Youzhi has nothing to say now, not only did he watch the whole process of drawing lots, but even the emperor was watching from the side, how to cheat? At least Guo Youzhi himself didn't see how Deng Zhi cheated, and he couldn't guess what Deng Zhi could do.

If he had no evidence to prove that Deng Zhi had cheated, not only would he not be able to put the charge of cheating on his head, but he would have committed the crime of false accusation. This is the same as the current civil law, who sues, who adduces. It just so happened that he couldn't give evidence now, so he was suddenly countered by Deng Zhi, and he now regrets saying such irresponsible things just now.

"Okay, okay, let's not fight, since the whole process of drawing lots is fair and fair, then no matter what the final result is, everyone should also accept it. If you are willing to gamble and lose, you must have gambling products. Okay, so it was decided that Deng Aiqing would complete the mission this time. ”

Liu Hou saw that the three of them had a tendency to quarrel again, and hurriedly came out to be a peacemaker, in order to avoid further incidents, he decided the matter of the envoy with one blow. Emperor Chrysostom said that since the emperor said so, although Guo and Bu were unwilling, it was not good to speak out against it, and this time the lot was indeed fair and just, not to mention that the emperor had warned himself just now that he had to have gambling goods, and if he was willing to gamble and lose, he would really not know each other if he continued to fight.

This was the end of the meeting, and after the meeting, Liu Hou left Deng Zhi alone and asked him how he could draw the red dot pearl. Deng Zhi refused to say it for a long time, and Liu Houdao:

"Don't pretend, I know that you must have cheating, and if you say it, I won't punish you." It was really Liu Hou who was very curious about Deng Zhi's methods and wanted to know how he did it, so he spoke with a hint of threat.

Under the pressure of Liu Hou, Deng Zhi had to say the reason why he was able to draw the target pearl at one time, the reason is very simple, the surface of the pearl is smooth and round, and it feels very good to the touch, but the place where the cinnabar is dotted destroys this smooth and round, and there is always a little difference in the feel when you touch it carefully. Deng Zhi relied on this subtle difference in the feel of his hand to distinguish the pearl with red dots.

Liu Hou was full of emotion after listening to Deng Zhi's words, and he felt that Deng Zhi had the potential to be a gambling god. Strictly speaking, he is really not a master, but relies on technology to win. This technique includes a calm and quick reaction mind, as well as a keen sense of touch.

This is not something that ordinary people can do, first of all, most people can't think of this method in such a short time, even Guo and Bu, two smart people, didn't think of it at the first time.

Maybe they would have thought about it when they went back, but at least at the time they didn't figure out what was going on. This is what I just said about a calm and imaginative mind.

Again, not everyone has a keen sense of touch, after all, using a brush to dot a thin layer of cinnabar will only bring a very subtle difference to the pearl, and it is impossible to distinguish it if it is not careful enough and tactile acumen, so even if others can think of this method, they may not be able to do it.

The next day, Deng Zhi sent an envoy to Xiangyang on behalf of Shu to persuade Sima Yi to surrender, and Liu Hou personally sent him out of the camp, and told him a good life, just like an old scholar taught his students earnestly, and let him go after a lot of rambling words.

As the king of a country, Liu Hou did not dare to rush to Xiangyang to negotiate with Sima Yi, not only did he not dare to enter the city, even if he approached the city wall, he did not dare to be injured by the Wei army's long-range killing weapons. Although there is a saying that "the two countries will not fight each other", however, when encountering an old fox like Sima Yi, no rules apply, and Liu Hou did not dare to take this risk.

However, if he doesn't go, it's completely fine to send a strategist, because it is completely worthless for a strategist Sima Yi to kill. Since it is a worthless thing, Sima Yi will not do it. He has gained a reputation for killing messengers for nothing, but he has not gained any benefit, and that smart man will not do it. Therefore, Liu Hou was very relieved to let Deng Zhi enter Xiangyang City to persuade him to surrender.

Deng Zhi came to the city alone and loudly explained his intention to the defenders of the city, and the Wei army saw that he was alone and did not bring any weapons except a goose feather fan, so he never used a cannon and a bed crossbow to greet him. Hearing his shout of coming to negotiate, the general who was on duty at the head of the city today immediately reported to Sima Yi.

With Sima Yi's consent, the defenders of the city then pulled Deng Zhi up to the city with hanging baskets, and then sent him to the government to meet Sima Yi. Everyone is a scholar, there is naturally a set of red tape when they meet, because it is too cumbersome, here is not a table, the two have met the ceremony, Sima Yi asked Deng Zhi to sit down, and ordered someone to make tea and send it up, the two drank tea and chatted for a while before turning to the topic.