Chapter 58: Placing a bet
Fighting is like gambling, and you will never win if you are afraid of losing.
This was said by Tian Boguang last year at the foot of Qingcheng Mountain, after watching Zhang San being cut down by Li Yunxiu, and Zhang San remembers it now.
He has to win, win all the competitions with him, so that he can have a chance to save the person who said this to him, the person who rescued him from Li Yunxiu's knife, the person who bought him candy to eat when he was a child and taught him knife skills when he grew up, the person who did not hesitate to offend the number one force in the world for him and was wanted for arson.
Don't say that Tian Boguang just committed the crime of romance, that is, he plotted rebellion, Zhang San also had no hesitation at this time.
Yi Ming in front of him is the first thorn on the bumpy road, and what Zhang San has to do is to smooth it out.
Taking a deep breath, Zhang San lifted his pants tightly, and followed Zhu Congzhi to the edge of the game.
The method of the two-person competition is very simple, that is, the regular competition project, "1000 steps to win the bid", the venue is ready-made, and the two coarse white lime circles the two-mile square competition field, from this end to that end is exactly a thousand steps.
Several guards obeyed the order of the prince, held a small red flag and planted it on the opposite side, and cleared the field along the way to prevent any collision when running.
The competition field is so big, and now there are hundreds of people here, and some people have already seen the movement of the king of Jiangsu and Zhejiang, but others are not embarrassed to come.
Seeing the guards planting the flag, I knew that someone was going to rehearse, and when I asked again, I said that it was a gambling fight, and they were all immediately interested, and as soon as Zhang San and Yi Ming here started the fight, they saw that several princes in the distance had led people over.
Although most of these princes were not born to a mother, they were either the fifth brother or the eighth brother, and the king of Jiangsu and Zhejiang naturally had to greet and greet him.
"Little brother, what kind of exercises are you practicing?" Yi Ming suddenly remembered at this time, and he didn't know the bottom of this opponent at all.
Zhang San was stunned for a moment and said, "God is ever-changing. ”
He was stunned not because he was afraid of revealing his bottom, sooner or later someone would know that he was a thief from the northern faction, but he saw many acquaintances.
Tang Jingtian of Tianshan, Wu Qiongyao, Emei Li Yunxiu, Wudang Zheng Tong, Princess Zhu Qiqi, and the woman in white who pierced his shoulder blade with a sword...... Huo Erniang and Tie Shenglong, the two gods, are also there.
However, these characters who made Zhang San feel amazing at the beginning are not too obvious in the crowd now, except for Zhu Qiqi and the woman in white who still stand out from the crowd, those few can be said to be out of the crowd, because there are too many handsome men and women on the field, all of them are young and handsome people from all walks of life, and they seem to be more arrogant than the other.
In comparison, the king of Jiangsu and Zhejiang is indeed a lot worse, except for the finale Yu Wanting, there is nothing to show.
King Kunlun was the first to speak, this prince has a big beard, but he really has a bit of the heroism of a guest from the Western Regions, "What kind of good hands have the fifth brother invited, let me see it first." ”
The king of Jiangsu and Zhejiang smiled humbly and said: "I can't compare to the fourth brother's arrogance, I have always been fond of literature and cowardice, this time my father ordered to recruit talents, and I had to be cheeky and invite Yu Daxia." ”
King Kunlun actually knew that his fifth brother invited Yu Wanting, but he pretended not to know, and nodded at Yu Wanting at the moment, "Xiao Wang has heard Mr. Yu's name for a long time, but he can't help but see it, and he can't imagine that he will be stained with my brother's light today." ”
Yu Wanting clasped his fists and saluted: "The reckless people, thanks to the prince's thoughts, are not very afraid." ”
"Heroes don't have to be humble. King Kunlun turned around with a smile, and let a middle-aged man with a broad face behind him, his eyebrows were as black as ink, and he looked extremely heroic.
"This is the head of Tianshan Tang Xiaolan Tang. As soon as King Kunlun finished his introduction, Yu Wanting and Tang Xiaolan both laughed.
"It seems that the two of you know each other, so it's good, how close you are. King Kunlun laughed and asked, "I wonder which two of the fifth brother's subordinates are ready to gamble?"
He asked everyone's eyes and began to patrol on the side of the king of Jiangsu and Zhejiang, it was this excitement that several princes brought people over, as for the family affection of the princes to meet, the sympathy of the heroes from all walks of life, that's it.
The king of Jiangsu and Zhejiang was originally on the side, their strength was slightly inferior, and they didn't want to have more contact with people, but they didn't expect a gambling game to gather all the people, so they had to bite the bullet and say: "Let everyone laugh, there is no one on my side, it is a friend invited by my two sons, and I want to talk about it temporarily." ”
After speaking, he stretched out his hand to Zhang San and them, "This is Congjian's guest, Mr. Jiang Nanyi, and the young man is Cong's child, surnamed Zhang." ”
Yi Ming nodded at the onlookers, and Zhang San followed suit.
"The fifth brother said nonsense, "Chasing the Wind Fox" Mr. Yi is famous, how can he say that there is no one!" It is King Qi who speaks, King Qi is in his thirties, and he is considered the youngest among the brothers, he invited Ye Kai, the "prodigal son of the border city", who is preparing to win the championship in light skills in one fell swoop.
Listening to King Qi say this, Yi Ming naturally attracted the attention of many people, but it was indeed Zhang San who attracted more attention, aside from the people who knew him, not to mention, those who didn't know him were also pondering the origin of this young man, Yi Ming has been famous for a long time, why did this young man gamble with Yi Ming?
"How do you bet?" asked King Kunlun.
"According to the regular one, a thousand steps to win the bid, the bet is a loss of one, but it is a joke of small bets, three or five taels of silver to make up a fun. "The king of Jiangsu and Zhejiang.
"Fifth brother, you are bluffing again, who doesn't know that among these brothers, you are the richest, and you can also say it, there is no limit today, we will all have fun!" As soon as King Kunlun took the lead, those brothers also followed suit.
In terms of wealth, Jiangsu and Zhejiang are indeed a first-class rich place in the imperial dynasty, which is envied by several other brothers.
The king of Jiangsu and Zhejiang couldn't stop it, so he had to respond, but it was still limited, and a single person was not allowed to exceed one thousand taels.
But in the end, the prince underestimated everyone's enthusiasm for the gambling game, and there was no humility in the arena, whether it was a high-roller in the rivers and lakes or a member of the royal family, they all came to bet.
There are too many people and it's too messy, there is no way, the eldest lady and the second lady also became a secretary, and Zhang San was a little hungry, so the statistics were completed.
It was originally a small competition, but now it has evolved into a big gamble with 100,000 taels of silver.
Naturally, it is the one who is easy to know and accounts for the majority.
Some of the original unaware began to wait and see, after Tang Jingtian shouted "Charge Yiming one thousand taels", someone with a heart inquired, because one thousand taels is not a decimal number, the princes are rich, and the men in the rivers and lakes are not so rich, Tang Jingtian naturally will not hide it for Zhang San when asked, and there is also evidence from Wudang Zheng Tong, that is, a deflated man who does not enter the stream.
After knowing that Zhang San was just a freshly descending little disciple of the Northern Sect, many people were emboldened, betting on Yi Ming, and even making up the betting code for the original bet, betting on the face of the dealer of the King of Jiangsu and Zhejiang was black and black, and he really lost a lot of money now, thinking about the pain of some flesh, looking at the faces of the eldest lady and the eldest son is not so good-looking, it is these two things that cause trouble, otherwise where would these robbers come from.
If it weren't for the prestige, he really wanted Zhu Congjian to deliver a message to Yi Ming, and if he lost this game, he would forget it, but Yi Ming might not agree, and if it was spread out, he couldn't afford to lose this person.
There are not no people who bet on Zhang San, such as Zhang San himself, who bet three hundred taels, which is all his net worth.
There are also others who bet on Zhang San, which Zhang San didn't expect, that is, Huo Erniang and the woman in white who cooperated to catch him, and these two people are very broad, all of them are 1,000 taels.
Huo Erniang is one of the four famous arrests in the imperial court, and she can talk to Emperor Taiwu directly, this is still secondary, the important thing is her experience in the rivers and lakes, other heroes are famous for each other but may not know each other, Huo Erniang is definitely well-informed, she bet on Zhang San, but she didn't say why, which made some people also report luck and follow the trend.
The woman in white has a lonely and proud posture, most people don't know where she comes from, and they don't dare to provoke anyone who knows, and no one dares to ask her.
Only Zhang San thought in his heart, I have to get you if I take me, if you have revenge, you will not be a gentleman, and Zhang San also found that Mingyue and her sister are not close, the two only said one or two words when they met, and Mingyue still ran back to her aunt.
Zhu Congzhi felt the pressure from his father, and couldn't help but come over and tell Zhang San, "Brother, the gamble is too big, don't keep it." ”
Zhang San nodded, needless to say, he naturally wouldn't lose.
The dust of the bet has settled, the competition is ready to start, everyone is on both sides, Zhang San and Yi Ming adjusted their breath separately, and did not fire a cannon, just waiting for the prince to give an order.