Chapter 375 Chapter Six Brothel Casino

The four VIP halls in Mingtangwo are four independent buildings. The main hall is connected by verandahs. Because the monarchs of the past dynasties have banned gambling from time to time, casinos are divided into "Mingtangzi" and "Secret Wozi". The former is a public casino, while the latter is a private mansion as a casino.Mingtangwo combined the word "Mingtang" in "Yimingtangzi" and "wo" in "Seiwozi" to form "Mingtangwo", which shows the prestige and momentum of "Great Immortal" Hoover in gambling forest.It can also be seen that in the chaotic situation where the world has not yet been unified, all parties gamble and gamble and compete for hegemony. Because the interests involved are extremely huge, those who can come out to open a gambling hall not only have strong financial resources, but also can enjoy both black and white. , there must be powerful people behind it.

The two largest open and legal casinos in Chang'an are Mingtangwo and Liufu Casino. The former is supported by Yin Zuwen, the father of Li Yuan's favorite concubine Yin Defei, and the latter is protected by Li Yuanji. There is nothing wrong with these two casinos. On the surface, the person in charge of the Liufu Casino is Chi Shengchun known as the "Fairy Hand", but according to Lei Jiuzhi's guess, Chi Shengchun should be Xiang Shengchun, Xianggui's eldest son and Xiangyushan's eldest brother. These things were all on the way to Mingtangwo, Lei Jiuzhi told Xu Ziling one by one to know, so as to strengthen his determination to win the game.Only by defeating the "Great Immortal" Hoover and the "Immortal Hand" Chi Shengchun at the gaming table, can Xianggui be lured out, and Lei Jiuzhi's plan to destroy the Xiang family from within can be carried out.

The four VIP halls in Mingtangwo are named after "Daxian", "Tianhuang", "Dihuang" and "Renhuang". Except for the "Daxiantang" in the first hall, there is no game, and the last three halls have their own affairs. Bet on Sic Bo, Dihuangtang bet on Fantan, Renhuangtang bet on Pai Gow.Both are popular types of gambling. Daxiantang is actually the highest holy place in Mingtangwo. It is divided into 18 small gambling halls. Gamblers are allowed to choose the way to gamble. . Xu Ziling and Lei Jiuzhi entered the "Heavenly Emperor's Hall" which specializes in gambling Sic Bo. This hall is only two-thirds the size of the main hall, but the number of people is one-fourth of the number of people in the main hall. The tailoring is decent, although it is not as noisy as the gamblers in the outer hall, but the atmosphere is still warm.

Among them there are also women with gorgeous clothes and beautiful eyes, most of whom are brothel girls brought by VIPs and wealthy businessmen. When Lei Jiuzhi came to the casino, he felt as comfortable and comfortable as returning home. He dragged Xu Ziling to a chair placed in a corner and sat down. He was greeted by the spectator cakes from the casino and offered tea. Xu Ziling took a sip of hot tea, shook his head and sighed: "I really don't understand why so many people are so addicted to this place, don't they know the truth of ten bets and nine loses?" Lei Jiuzhi replied softly: "Although everyone knows this truth, human nature is greedy. They always think that the god of luck will favor them, so they all flock to them, otherwise the casino would have collapsed."

Lei Jiuzhi's eyes searched back and forth among the gamblers again, and then he said leisurely: "The casino is a concrete and miniature human world, and all kinds of people exist in it. Gambling is used to adjust their lives; some people are willing to throw away money to show off their wealth, and casinos wait for them to show off their wealth; for others, the intense competition on the gaming table is a kind of psychological detachment. Turn your troubles into having fun, and put your heart into the game of gambling; some people are just out of curiosity, or use the game of gambling to gain relationships with others, engage in social activities, and even deliberately lose to the other party, which is like bribery in disguise. The worst kind is paranoia Gambling, if you want to make money if you lose, and want to win if you win, then you will be addicted to it and sink into the sea of ​​​​suffering forever.”

Xu Ziling was surprised and said: "You see it clearly. Although I have thought about this problem, I can only think that the gamblers are stimulated by the atmosphere of debauchery in gambling, the changing situation, the outcome is decided in an instant, and they win by luck." Attracted by the speculative psychology of winning big money, I didn’t think about other situations.” Lei Jiuzhi smiled and said: "Don't talk about gossip, why don't you go and see if your ability of listening to dice will disappear due to lack of practice." "Wu Gorge is long in the Three Gorges of Badong, three apes cry and tears stain clothes. Badong Three Gorges ape mourns, and apes cry three times and tears stain clothes."

Bu Jie, Buting, Tian Sandang, Xiao Xiuming, Xie Jiarong, Chen Liang, Wu Dengshan, Liu Shiwen and the nine beautiful prostitutes who accompanied the wine, the impromptu poems that wanted to get "Mo Wei" and his swordsmanship were all so superb. Applause and applause, drink each other swig. The beautiful prostitute who accompanied Hou Xibai called Gui Zhi, put half of her body in his arms, and said in a delicate voice: "Master Mo is quick in writing, it seems that he is a rare opponent in Chang'an! I will respect you again." Hou Xibai felt a little regret in his heart, reciting poems and writing lyrics was easy for him, but if Xu Ziling pretended to be him, it might become a problem.

I only hate that when he comes to a brothel, it is like a casino to Lei Jiuzhi. After two cups, with a beautiful woman beside him, he immediately loses his mind and cannot control himself. Amidst the applause of the crowd, while he was drinking the fine wine brought to his lips by a beautiful woman, someone outside the door said with a smile in impure Chinese: "I hope Brother Mo's sword can also be like the ability to speak poetry, so that Da Zhi Eye-opening." Buting and others changed color at the same time. Hou Xibai drank the wine in one gulp, and said with a long smile, "Going to the forest in the morning and staying in the forest at night; day and night, going to the forest is still the same. But brother, since I want to see my swordsmanship, it is my honor. It's just the light of the sword, don't be afraid Is it the Fengyue of Dasha Shanglin?"

The door opened, revealing the figure of Da Zhiwei'an, the young expert from East Turkic, his eyes were like lightning, focused on Hou Xibai's face, and said calmly: "To make friends with martial arts is actually to make friends with poetry and wine." Another form, we are not fighting with our lives, so why hinder the beautiful scenery of Shanglin Garden?" Hou Xibai said with a chic smile, "Well said! Let my little brother toast you." Hou Xibai's leisurely and freehand style is beyond Dazhi's expectations, but Hou Xibai is born to be this kind of casual person, even if he is defeated and killed, he will not change his true nature until he dies.

Da Zhi showed the demeanor of a master, stepped forward and went straight to the table, took the fine wine that Hou Xibai personally filled for him, raised his glass and said: "Brother Mo is indeed very brave, we will use three moves as a limit for Shanglinyuan's Add some color to the scenery." Hou Xibai was determined in his heart that it would be extremely bad if he was forced to show his unique beauty fan if he let go of the fight. Under the worried gaze of Bu Jie and the others, Hou Xibai stood up, toasted with Dazhi, and had a drink with each other before meeting with martial arts.

Dazhi showed the ferocity of a Turkic warrior. He dropped the cup casually and made a crisp breaking sound. His eyes flashed a strong evil spirit, but his tone was surprisingly calm. Brother please!" Turn around and go. Hou Xibai gestured to Bu Jie, Buting and others that they would wait for peace of mind, and followed Da Zhi to leave the room. The other visitors looked enviously at Xu Ziling's winning bets, and were more concerned about which of the two bets he would bet on next. Xu Ziling gambled seven hands, and won five hands, which made him win nearly fifty taels of chips, equivalent to a considerable wealth of nearly two hundred taels. It turned out that the Sui Dynasty ruled the world, unified the currency, and minted five baht coins. When Emperor Yang ascended the throne, due to years of wars and heavy treasury expenditures, the Sui Dynasty minted five special coins, which caused a sharp drop in prime numbers and market values, and increased inflation. In the chaos, there are even more treacherous and wicked maniacs making private money.When the Tang Dynasty established the dynasty in Guanzhong, Li Yuan adopted Li Shimin's proposal and minted a new coin called Kaiyuan Tongbao, with ten coins worth one or two.The people under the rule can exchange the five baht coins of the old dynasty for the new currency, and exchange the four taels and five bahts for one tael of Kaiyuan Tongbao, so if you win fifty taels in Chang'an, if you win two hundred taels of five baht coins in the area outside the pass, the amount is not cheap .If gold is directly exchanged for Tongbao, every tael of gold can be exchanged for more than 30 taels of Tongbao, so Xu Ziling's fifty taels of chips is really a considerable wealth. Although Tianhuang Hall specializes in betting on Sic Bo, there are also various forms of betting methods, such as betting on big and small, betting on sixteen gates, or betting on the points of each dice itself.For example, if one of the three dice matches the bet number, one pays one, two one pays two, and three all one pays three. Some of them adopt fanzhan-style betting methods, divide the total points of three dice by four, and use the remainder as the winning points. The most complicated thing is to gamble with Tianjiu cards. Three dice are used to form various tiles of Tianjiu spleen, and then the winners and losers are compared according to the rules of Tianjiu.The forms are rich and varied, and it is difficult to describe them all. Xu Ziling adopted the simplest two-way method, because listening to the dice is still not 100% accurate, and he cannot hear the placement of the three dice every time. There is a greater chance of winning. Lei Jiuzhi deliberately stayed away from his side, and only helped to keep watch on the other side of the gambling table. The jingling continued, and the cover cup came to a standstill under a round of shaking, and the female croupier who was shaking the cup sang softly: "If there is a treasure, bet the treasure, and if there is no treasure, leave the table." The more than 30 gamblers who were watching the gaming table all cast their eyes on Xu Ziling, seeing which one he bet on, so as to follow the trend of betting, hoping to win money with his enthusiasm. Xu Ziling had been reminded by Lei Jiuzhi early on that he knew it was not appropriate to win under such circumstances, otherwise it would attract the attention of the casino, so he deliberately bet on the losing one, and everyone complained loudly when he was tired. Of course, the dealer won a lot Total victory. Xu Ziling closed it when he saw it was good, picked up the chips, winked at Lei Jiuzhi, and moved to another table to bet. Suddenly a female voice sounded beside him and said: "This old man, can you please move forward, my wife has something to ask the old man for advice." Xu Ziling stared at the girl who was speaking in astonishment, she was dressed as a maidservant, she was only in her late teens, but her brows and eyes were full of youthfulness, her eyes were bold, not like a decent maidservant.Frowning: "Who is the lady's wife?" The maid pointed a little, and said with a coquettish smile: "My Mrs. Hong doesn't know anyone in Chang'an, the uncle must be here for the first time, right?" Xu Ziling looked in the direction she indicated, and saw a beautiful woman dressed in beautiful clothes, sitting in a corner, and behind him stood two big men who looked like bodyguards, returning his gaze with a smile. Xu Ziling was astonished, this woman seemed to have taken a fancy to him, and it must be because of his sallow fake face.It would be even more strange if he took a fancy to Xu Ziling's gambling skills.Because he only gambled ten hands and eight hands, it was not enough for the other party to make a judgment.He snorted coldly and said, "I'm in a hurry to get rich, so I don't have time to chat with your lady." Ignore the maidservant and squeeze into the crowd around another gaming table. Li Jiancheng clapped his hands and said, "Okay! Jingzhao has another brave man. Regardless of victory or defeat, my highness will give each side ten taels of gold." Hou Xibai greeted him, and said loudly: "Thank you, His Royal Highness, for the reward." His eyes moved from Li Jiancheng to Kou Zhong, and the eyes were instantly closed, and both sides recognized each other immediately.But if they both knew that the other was in Chang'an, they probably wouldn't be able to guess right for a while. Kou Zhong was determined in his heart, knowing that Hou Xibai would never reveal the truth, and because Li Jiancheng wanted to win over Hou Xibai's fake "Nothing", he was less worried, and the rest was to find out the madness of Dazhi comfortably. The sand knife method will be more sure of winning when facing each other in the future. "pin!" Dazhi drew his saber out of its sheath, and put it into a stance. His movements were flawless, but there was no sense of tension. Kou Zhong and Hou Xibai, who saw Da Dazhi holding the sword for the first time, felt terrified. One must know that even a top-notch player, as long as he prepares to attack with his weapons, he will naturally show a murderous aura. Like Dazhi, even the aura can be controlled so that it can be sent and received at will, all by heart The decision has actually reached the realm of a master, and the mystery of it can only be understood by those as clever as Kou Zhong and Hou Xibai. Yi Wenhuan, Qiao Gongshan and Wei Jiaqing, who were anxiously hoping that Dazhi would seek justice for them, all applauded. Li Jiancheng looked at Hou Xibai calmly and calmly with a smile on his face. He had a free and easy demeanor like a martial arts master. Xue Wanche still had that secretive, unpredictable look, seemingly not concerned about the upcoming battle in the hall, but Kou Zhong knew that he was engrossed in Dazhi, and he didn't care much about Hou Xibai. Hou Xibai wiped his waist, and the long sword came to his slender hand, fanning a bright glow in front of him like playing with a beauty fan, then he pointed to his opponent ten steps away, and smiled happily: "If it wasn't for you, brother If you make three moves, I'm afraid I will be so frightened that I can't even hold my sword steadily, but brother please!" Chang He and Feng Liben both showed surprise, because Hou Xibai's movements are chic and easy, pleasing to the eye, and he seems to be like everyone. It is even more unexpected that he can face the master of Chang'an, Da Kezhi, without showing the slightest timidity situation. Dazhi's eyes suddenly became extremely sharp, and he coldly shouted "Okay"!The Kuangsha Knife immediately exerted a fierce and incomparable knife energy, directly pressing on the opponent.It was originally a "sunny and sunny" atmosphere, but it immediately turned into a "violent wind and sand" atmosphere. The most astonishing thing is the vigor he urges through his strength, like a roll of wild sand, "one grain at a time" towards Hou Xibai, which hurts the skin.This is the first time Hou Xibai has encountered such a strange qigong. With Hou Xibai's ability, he was now forced to draw a small circle with his sword, concealing the fan to attack the ground to resist the opponent's saber energy.In terms of superiority and inferiority, he has already fallen behind. Dazhi was so powerful that he leaned forward slightly like a tiger that had found its prey, propped up his feet, and rushed forward off the ground. The mad sand knife in his hand seemed to be effortlessly slashing towards Hou Xibai, but everyone in the hall Everyone felt that his saber weighed more than ten thousand catties, and that he really had irresistible power. Kou Zhong was horrified when he saw it, only in terms of this saber, Da Zhi's saber technique is no less than that of Ba Fenghan who defeated "Tie Le Flying Eagle" Qu Ao that day, especially if his lifting was light. But Hou Xibai didn't have time to think about it, he saw the opponent's saber move, the saber energy reached his body first, he hurriedly used the sword as a fan, retreated sideways, and then made the move.Suddenly, the lightning flashed, and the sword energy filled the air, completely enveloping Dazhi who was attacking. "choke"! Swords intersect. Hou Xibai staggered two steps back, and narrowly flung Dazhi's mad sand knife away. The latter retreated instead of advancing, and returned to the original place with a long smile: "Brother Mo did not disappoint Dazhi! But if it wasn't for this trip Using martial arts to make friends, Dazhi's Kuangsha Saber Technique will attack Brother Mo like mad sand rolling, how many moves do Brother Mo think he can take from me?" Hou Xibai had just recovered from his shock, and thought to himself that if he used this unsuitable sword, he might die in less than twenty strokes, but if he used the beauty fan instead, the victory or defeat would be unpredictable. He is free and easy, he doesn't care about the momentary gains and losses, he hugged his sword and said with a smile: "Brother's Kusha Saber technique is indeed well-deserved, I am willing to bow down." Dazhi was stunned, he wanted to get Hou Xibai to make a strong response, and then he could show his unique skills and kill him in two moves to make him bow his head and surrender, but the other party surrendered on the spot, how can he use the next two moves? Li Jiancheng laughed and said: "Brother Mo can block Dazhi's full-strength sword, which is enough to be famous in Jingzhao. Such a talent, how can he be buried and given a seat!" To harm others, but he is a material who has vision and knows how to buy people's hearts, and he can be Li Shimin's staunch enemy.Hou Xibai returned the scabbard, and was sitting in the seat with Dazhi, when someone shouted outside the door: "Xiufang, everyone!" Everyone stood up quickly, even if Li Yuan came, his respectful expression was nothing more than the same. Even Dazhi also showed a look of longing and anticipation, which shows that Shang Xiufang is charming enough to be proud of. Kou Zhong and Hou Xibai exchanged glances, feeling sympathetic, but they never expected to meet this long-lost peerless Jiao Rao again under such circumstances.