Su Shi followed He Shouzheng to the garden, surrounded by flowers, there were three dishes on the stone table: Xueyue mutton, bergamot and mushroom duck palm.

And the wine is the wine that Su Shi brewed.

He Shouzheng invited Su Shi to sit down, and the maid on the side immediately stepped forward to pour them full of wine, He Shouzheng waved his hand, and the maid immediately retreated.

At this time, Guo Tian smiled at Lin Mo and said: "I have admired Brother Lin for a long time, and when we meet today, I also ask Brother Lin to give Brother Lin a chance to have a drink with Brother Lin." ”

Before Lin Mo could speak, Su Shi had already spoken: "Then there is Boss Lao Guo." Then he looked at Lin Mo with a smile: "You have worked hard today, you should also have a few drinks to relax." ”

"Childe ......"

Su Shi waved his hand: "Although I only know Boss He for the first time, I also know that Boss He is heroic and dry, and he is a good man who can really make friends." ”

He Shouzheng immediately replied: "It is He Mou's honor to be able to make friends with Su Gongzi. ”

Lin Mo naturally ignored these scenes, but he had to listen to Gongzi's orders, so even if he was unwilling, Lin Mo still followed Guo Tian out of the backyard.

It wasn't until there were only the two of them left in the entire backyard that He Shouzheng raised his wine glass and smiled reluctantly at Su Shi: "Su Gongzi has come to the Supreme Gambling House fifty-six times in the past three years, lost forty-seven games, won nine games, plus the 10,000 taels lost today, Su Gongzi lost a total of 27,865 taels of silver in the Supreme Casino. ”

Su Shi also picked up the wine glass and said casually: "I have never had any gambling luck." ”

"Presumably Duke Su must be very strange in his heart at this time, Gongzi has come to the Supreme Gambling House so many times before, and He Mou has not come forward to entertain Gongzi, why does he want to get to know Gongzi today, and he has to be so mysterious."

Seeing that He Shouzheng was so honest, Su Shi nodded: "That's true." ”

At this time, He Shouzheng changed his words and said: "I salute my son's cup, and I should make amends to my son." ”

Su Shi said: "There is no need to be guilty, I also want to thank Boss He for his hospitality." ”

After the two of them drank it all, He Shouzheng poured a full wine for Su Shi, and a trace of emotion suddenly rose in his tone: "The Supreme Gambling House opened in the ninth year of Qianxing, and I didn't expect that it had been opened in the capital for eight years. ”

"Eight years is indeed a long time, and I guess Boss He has not had a good time in the past eight years."

The gambling house is an underground business, and it is also an underground business with great interests, which will definitely cause many people to covet it, so even if the backstage of the Supreme Gambling House is hard, and He Shouzheng is capable, he must have experienced a lot of ups and downs in the past eight years.

He Shouzheng didn't deny it, but just said simply: "In the past eight years, those who wanted to play the idea of the Supreme Gambling House have finally retreated." ”

Su Shi smiled: "Fortunately, I have never had the idea of playing the Supreme Casino. ”

He Shouzheng said lightly: "If Su Gongzi wants the Supreme Gambling House, He is willing to offer it with both hands." ”

Su Shi was slightly stunned, couldn't help but stare at him, and said slowly: "The gambling house is a profitable business, Boss He is really willing to give it away?" ”

He Shouzheng said lightly: "If Duke Su is interested, we can sign the contract immediately, and the Supreme Gambling House will belong to Gongzi tonight." ”

Su Shi couldn't help but sigh, because this was the second time someone wanted to give him a money-making business.

The first time was two months ago, Zhou Jin tried every means to give him the painting boat, and then Su Shi was involved in this turmoil and could never get out.

"Why?"

He Shouzheng didn't answer him directly, and said slowly: "Gongzi should know that it is not easy to gain a foothold in the capital. ”

"Not bad." Su Shi nodded and said: "But since the Supreme Gambling House can gain a foothold in the capital, it shows Boss He's ability." ”

He Shouzheng sighed: "Why should Su Gongzi make fun of me, Gongzi knows that the reason why the Supreme Gambling House can gain a foothold in the capital is because the forces behind the Supreme Gambling House are definitely not very people. ”

Su Shi didn't ask who the person behind him was, but just looked at him a little strangely: "Don't the people behind you want to do gambling business anymore?" ”

He Shouzheng immediately admitted: "Yes." ”

Su Shi still couldn't understand: "Why did you choose me?" Then he smiled: "Do I look like a good gambler?" ”

He Shouzheng asked rhetorically: "Isn't Gongzi Su curious about who is behind me?" ”

"I'm curious, indeed." Su Shi said frankly: "But I don't have the habit of asking other people's secrets. ”

He Shouzheng couldn't help but glance at Su Shi a few more times, because he found that under that handsome face that was still slightly childish, there were seven or eight hundred heart eyes.

"Actually, Su Gongzi doesn't have to shy away from it, because even if Su Gongzi doesn't appear in the Supreme Gambling House today, they will visit Su Gongzi in a few days."

Su Shi picked up his wine glass and smiled bitterly: "In this way, today I can be regarded as throwing myself into the net." ”

He Shouzheng also picked up his wine glass and said with a smile: "Gongzi said that he was joking, for us, Su Gongzi is a distinguished guest, and it is too late to entertain him." ”

After Su Shi drank it all, he slowly put down the wine glass, looked directly at He Shouzheng, and continued: "The purpose of their looking for me is naturally to do business with me, but I still can't figure out why they want to give up the business of the gambling house, and there will be no conflict between the two. ”

He Shouzheng silently put down his wine glass, and then fell into silence all the time.

Su Shi was not in a hurry, and slowly tasted the food on the table.

After a long time, He Shouzheng seemed to have made up his mind, and then looked up at Su Shi: "Although the business of the gambling house is profitable, it is an unsightly business after all, and they don't want to do this kind of business." ”

"Isn't it a bit self-defeating to say such things now?" Su Shi seemed to smile: "Since you don't want to do this kind of shady business, you should have chosen other businesses eight years ago, so why do you have this feeling now." ”

He Shouzheng was not indignant because of Su Shi's sarcasm, but sighed deeply and said slowly: "Because they have no choice. ”

Su Shi shook his head and said: "Since they can let the Supreme Gambling House gain a foothold in the capital, its power is definitely not small, and it is really hard to believe that they have no choice." ”

He Shouzheng also knew that his words would be difficult to convince Su Shi, but he seemed to have some kind of concern, and he couldn't say it clearly, so he just sighed: "Because the imperial court decree stipulates that they can't do any business." ”

Su Shi's hand holding the wine glass suddenly stopped in the air, and looked at He Shouzheng in a daze: "There is still such a decree in the imperial court?" ”

This couldn't help but surprise Su Shi, because in his opinion, even the officials of the imperial court could do business without scruples, and now He Shouzheng actually told him that there were still people who were forbidden to do business by the decree of the imperial court.

He Shouzheng nodded lightly: "And this decree was issued by the prince." ”