"Well, seventy percent is not low. Since the last time you were in the Cuixiang Pavilion, you refuted Dean Wei's words, some people have spread your words around, and somehow they were listened to by the storyteller Chang Jing, who told you your analysis in a storytelling, and your current reputation has spread in Gusu City. Fortunately, you just expressed your opinion that time, and later did not refute Xu Zhen's words, but there was no bad comment, just said that this is your opinion on the Faqing uprising, although some people are in favor, but there are more opponents, these people think that Faqing will win a big victory, at least it will not be a problem to persist for more than three months, and some people have also made a bet on this matter, if someone asks you about this matter again, you have to be cautious, and it is best not to express your opinion again. ”

"Yes, thank you, Master. I wonder what's going on with betting on this? Chen Fan remembered eating at Cuixiang Pavilion, that is, the 25th, and today it was only the 29th, so soon it spread, and some people also bet, it seems that although there are no mobile phones and newspapers in this society, but people spread the news much faster than they imagined, which may be due to the fact that there is too little entertainment and pastime in people's lives, and there is time to focus on fresh events, Chen Fan guessed wildly in his heart, but he was more interested in how to bet, in this matter, it is okay to place two bets.

"Oh, it's a game for some people who like to bet on how long Faqing can last. At present, there are several gambling houses have opened the handicap, betting on Faqing can hold on to three months accounted for the majority, the odds reached three to one, that is, betting on Faqing for more than three months, betting on three taels of silver, can only win one or two, and betting on no more than three months, betting on one or two to win three taels. ”

"Oh, I wonder if Master has inquired about the specific time of the uprising, and how the Northern Wei Dynasty is dealing with it now?"

"I've heard that Faqing is the July Uprising, and it has been more than a month since then, and the Northern Wei Dynasty has sent Jizhou to suppress it, but the battle situation has not yet been reported."

"Does the master know that the news will come from the Northern Wei Dynasty, how many days will it take?"

"If you don't send someone to inquire, it is estimated that it will take ten days and half a month, and now everyone is very concerned about the Faqing uprising.

Whether this world is China's ancient Northern and Southern Dynasties, it is difficult to say, the current events may not be the same as in the past, but the general direction should not change, Chen Fan thought in his heart, and said: "If the Northern Wei Dynasty only sent Jizhou to assassinate Shi Qian to suppress it, it would be a light enemy, and there may be news of Faqing's victory in the near future." Chen Fan nodded and said.

"Big win, won't it?" Dean Lu looked at Chen Fan in surprise.

"Yes." Chen Fan nodded affirmatively, a local assassin history, Chen Fan didn't think that it could quell the Faqing Uprising, Chen Fan remembered the Faqing Uprising in Chinese history, which was destroyed by the generals sent by the Northern Wei Dynasty, but it was not something that could be solved by a thorn history now. Looking at Dean Lu, Chen Fan smiled slightly and continued, "Master, have you ever heard of cooking oil on fire?" Pour the fire on the oil, and the fire will be very strong at once. The current Faqing is like this fire, if it is low-key and forbearing, and the battle with this assassin is in a stalemate stage, secretly training soldiers and rectifying military discipline, it can continue to fight for a long time, but Faqing is fierce and murderous, and will not forbear, but will use the fastest method to defeat the Wei army, then it looks like a brocade of flowers, but in fact, the rout is just around the corner. If Master hears the news of Faqing's victory again, then we will also place a bet and bet that Faqing will lose within three months. ”

"Fa Sheng, you are very confident that Fa Qing will be defeated within three months, but have you ever thought that if my Liang Dynasty sends troops to contain the forces of the Northern Wei Dynasty, Fa Qing will win a big victory, even if it is a blazing fire, but it is not something that can be extinguished for a while. Moreover, I heard that His Majesty is already preparing to send troops to the Northern Wei Dynasty, and I think that Faqing will not be destroyed for a while and a half. ”

Chen Fan nodded, and did not refute Dean Lu's words, but continued to ask, "Master, do you know who my Liang Dynasty will send to the expedition?" ”

"Your Majesty has not yet announced this, but the imperial court is inclined to send Zhao Yue to fight, this person is a four-rank guerrilla general, who has led his troops to attack the Northern Wei Dynasty many times, and now leads his headquarters to be stationed in Fengtai in the west of Huaishui."

"Does the master know how many men he led?"

"50,000, with his official position, leading so many soldiers and horses is already specially approved by His Majesty."

That's to deliver food, 50,000 soldiers and horses can wipe out the Northern Wei Dynasty? Chen Fan didn't expect the court to discuss how to send troops, just to discuss the sending of a four-grade general to the expedition, in Chen Fan's view, even if His Majesty is not a pro-conquest, send a first-grade general or more, no matter how bad it is, it is also a second-grade, third-grade, and more than 200,000 troops are necessary, thinking about the Changping battle between Qin and Zhao during the Warring States Period, it is recorded in the "Historical Records" that the two sides dispatched a total of one million troops, and the result ended with the Zhao army of 400,000 people being killed by Bai Qikeng, which shows that when it comes to the war of annihilation, the troops invested by both sides are always more, Even if the Liang Dynasty didn't want to destroy the Northern Wei Dynasty all at once, it was not the turn to send a Sipin general to lead 50,000 people to the battle, which felt a bit of a child's play. At the moment, Chen Fan did not continue to express his opinions, after all, it was far away from him, he was not in his position, and he did not seek his own government, so he had to nod and said: "Then it depends on the arrangements of the princes of the court and His Majesty, in fact, I don't want my guess to be correct, the longer Fa Qing persists, the better." At this time, Chen Fan also lost interest in persuading Dean Lu to place bets, and felt that it was better to be low-key.

"Fa Sheng still insists on betting on Fa Qing and will lose in three months?" didn't think that Chen Fan didn't mention it, but Dean Lu was interested at this time.

"Yes, and not in three months." Chen Fan didn't explain the reason, but then changed the topic: "Master, do you know which gambling house has a better reputation in this Gusu City?" "Bets are bets, but in Chen Fan's mind, most gambling houses will have a black history of relying on accounts, and he needs to try to find a reputable gambling house that will lose money.

"This Liangjia gambling house, more famous in Gusu City, it is said that it is backed by Qingfeng Hall, and I have not heard of anything that depends on the account and does not pay for it in the past, if Fa Sheng is interested, you can go there to place a bet."

"What is the origin of this Seifudo? Is it famous in Gusu? ”

"Fa Sheng doesn't know, there are four main gangs in my Gusu City, don't be in charge of the four regions of east, west, south and north, this Qingfeng Hall is in charge of the east, nominally to help the government maintain local law and order, but in fact, it collects protection money from some small traders to live, but you don't have to worry, these gangs never dare to be presumptuous to the people in the government, your eldest brother can take care of these people."

Oh, I didn't expect that about the gangs, Master Lu, as the dean of the Chess Academy, also knew, it seems that these gangs have been recognized by all parties in Gusu, that is, the foothold has been stabilized, the two black-clothed people I saw in Loujiang last time are likely to belong to Qingfeng Tang, it seems easier to not violate the river water with Qingfeng Tang well water, but it is still more troublesome to control it, but fortunately, I am not in a hurry in this matter, I can slowly figure it out, as for the help of the eldest brother, it is okay to warn these people, but after all, it is far away, I may not be able to help when I encounter unexpected things, but fortunately, I don't plan to let my eldest brother help. Thinking of this, Chen Fan decided to implement the bet first, so he continued to ask: "Thank you, Master, how much is the appropriate bet like this?" ”

"This is more or less up to people, generally like the Fa Sheng's identity of you, there is no problem with betting a hundred taels of silver." Lu Yan naturally knew what Chen Fan was worried about, so he gave him an amount that he thought would not cause the gambling bank to want to repay the debt.

Oh, that's ten taels of gold, but unfortunately he only has about fifteen taels of silver in hand, Chen Fan turned his head and set his eyes on Xiao Qing, he should still have money, right? The idea is fleeting, do you still want to borrow money to gamble? This kind of behavior is unacceptable, Chen Fan suppressed the greed in his heart, life is to go on, if you want to gamble, just invest ten taels, Chen Fan has a decision in his heart. He looked at Dean Lu again, and said, "Master, have you ever heard of "Sitting and Forgetting the Sutra"? ”

"Sitting and Forgetting the Sutra? How do you know? Lu Yan did not answer Chen Fan's question, but asked rhetorically.

"I listened to my father." At this point, Chen Fan thought that there was no need to conceal it, and continued: "At that time, my father inadvertently mentioned that 'learning chess without refining God, and the end game will be empty', thus mentioning "Sitting and Forgetting the Sutra", I wonder if the master has ever practiced God? Chen Fan simply skipped "Sitting and Forgetting the Sutra", and cared about whether the master had cultivated God.

"It's too late to reach the fourth grade for the teacher, but I've seen "Sitting and Forgetting the Sutra", but unfortunately I haven't practiced it." Lu Yan said with a little regret.

"Then Master, what's going on with God Refining?"

"This refining god is actually the cultivation of the upper dantian, which is actually similar to the cultivation of the spiritual world of Confucianism, all of which are the cultivation of spiritual power, but there is no systematic and complex Confucianism, but it only involves the cultivation of a part of the upper dantian, which is divided into three levels, sitting and shining, passing through the secluded, and entering the gods. There are different schools of thought for exercising their spirits, but the methods are different. And cultivating spiritual power through playing chess, unlike other families, is that it directly increases spiritual power through the exercise of thinking, and does not need to increase spiritual power through the absorption and consumption of external spiritual power. For example, Fa Sheng, you are in Taoism, and you need to consume true yuan and increase spiritual power, but the cultivation of chess does not need it, but directly through the operation of thinking, to exercise the growth of spiritual power, from this aspect, the cultivation of chess consumes less and benefits greatly, but this kind of cultivation is more subtle and more difficult to practice. Dean Lu said with some emotion.

"Then Master, if I want to learn the Sutra of Sitting and Forgetting, I don't know if I can?" Chen Fan's heart recited the "Sitting and Forgetting Sutra", but what he didn't expect was that the master he worshipped had actually read it, so if he could learn from the master, he would naturally take a shortcut, which would save a lot of effort than the method he wanted to obtain before.