fake prince

Chapter 786

An ox cart arrived at the Habayashiwei camp. After a long distance, I opened the curtain and looked at the corner. I saw people queuing up for hundreds of meters. .”

His legs were bad, and as soon as the bullock cart stopped, the driver and servants jumped down, moved a pushable chair underneath, carefully placed the man on the chair, and slowly pushed him towards the entrance.

Some people nearby looked curiously, it is not the people who are mainly looked at, and this chair that can sit and walk is no different from an ordinary chair on the top, and there are two wheels on the bottom that are several times smaller than the wheels of the ox cart, fixed to the chair, and the servant It is very convenient to push and walk behind.

This thing is called a wheelchair. It was a thing that came out of a caravan that entered the capital half a year ago. There are also several shops that sell this wheelchair, and almost everyone in the capital can make it, which is convenient for the elderly, sick and injured who are handicapped.

It is not surprising that some people are pushed in wheelchairs to watch the excitement.

"My lord, the young one has publicized this matter in Jianghu according to your instructions, but it seems that the number of people, even if the young one does not help, there will be quite a few people." There seemed to be a strange light flickering in a pair of eyes, and there was a faint evil spirit in it, but he spoke lightly.

The crowning of the king on behalf of the king has become one of the most popular contenders for the heir apparent. It was only heard about before, but now that he has seen this scene with his own eyes, he knows how important the prince is.

People from the rivers and lakes flocked here.

People in the Jianghu don't really want to stay away from the temple. Who doesn't have a little ambition?

But different from scholars, the chances of people from the Jianghu to be promoted are rare and dangerous. Countless people seek refuge and want to seek refuge with a real powerful person, but this time recruiting a coach on behalf of the palace is indeed a good opportunity.

Even if you don't want to join the rich and powerful, but want to make a name for yourself, it is a great opportunity to participate in this competition.

It was none other than Fang Zhen who was sitting in the wheelchair. Hearing what the servant said, he let the wheelchair be gently pushed and walked straight to a passage with few queues.

"Collect money?"

"Yes, if you go through that passage, you will get three Wen per person, and if you go through this passage, you will pay thirty Wen per person."

Hearing the porter's voice and looking at the uncovered box in front of him, Fang Zhen was silent for a moment, and couldn't help admiring his ability to collect money on behalf of the king. He even distinguished the noble from the humble. People with some status would naturally not walk with the untouchables, and so would Thirty Wen. Had to go out.

"My lord?" The servant couldn't help but twitched his mouth and stopped.

"Pay, it's only sixty Wen." Fang Zhen said.

Do you still have to show your identity for sixty Wen?Although his status in the Marquis of Huaifeng's Mansion has changed, it has not reached this level.

The servant had to take out a small string of money and throw it into the box before he could enter.

The two of them went in only to find that the scene outside was nothing compared to the hustle and bustle inside. The whole venue was bustling with people, probably thousands of people. , The master and servant, who thought it was a little funny, glanced at each other.

"Although there are a lot of people, even if there are 1 people, that is tens of thousands of Wen, which is equivalent to only a few dozen taels of silver, so why bother? The majestic palace is still short of this money?" Fang Zhen said.

"Young Lord, that's not what you said. You don't know that people in the capital are the best at watching the excitement. If they don't charge money, they might crowd in 10 people."

"Not only can't be crowded, but it's also prone to accidents." The servant is actually a warrior recruited by the Hou's mansion, not really a servant, replied.

Fang Zhen was thoughtful: "That's right, this is the capital, if something goes wrong, if there is a trampling incident, the acting king will have to be impeached."

But here, it's not just people. The steaming food stalls are filled with oily smoke and white mist, exuding a tempting fragrance, and the screaming voices of hawkers are interspersed with it, which is really noisy.

Not only buying soup cakes and snacks, but also fortune-telling, and looking into the crowd, I saw a sugar seller!

In previous years, it was May at this time, and because of the hot weather, there were fewer sugar sellers.

But it's May this year, and the weather is a bit abnormal. Looking at the old sugar seller, Fang Zhen couldn't help but fell into deep thought.

The servant didn't think too much about it, he came in and looked around, and found the destination - a viewing shed that had been built long ago.

The shed is the VIP area, and the rows are higher than the next row. No matter where you sit in the shed, you can see the five rings without being blocked.

"The viewing shed is one tael of silver per person. I heard that small stalls enter, and each stall pays 100 taels. Daiwangfu is really good at making money." The servant pushed forward and couldn't help saying: "It's going to be five or six hundred taels, right? "

The viewing shed is a reed shed, and those who sit here are people with status and money.

The strange thing is that even if the money is the same, the high position is a high-ranking official, or a famous scholar, and ordinary officials and scholars can only be squeezed in the bottom, it seems that everyone knows their position.

There are no steps uphill on both sides of the shed, which is convenient for people who are not good at walking to enter and exit. The servant will push Fangzhen in and find a place for watching. There is no need to help Fangzhen down, and you can watch the game directly in a wheelchair.

At this time, there were not too many people in the shed, and there were only a few people sitting far away. Fang Zhen took a look and found that these people should be low-level Beijing officials, and they looked a little unfamiliar.

A gust of wind blew, Fang Zhen tightened his thick cloak and frowned: "It's a bit cold."

The servant said: "Yes, it's almost May, and there is still frost, and the clouds are strange today, like flags and knives."

Fang Zhen glanced at the sky, the clouds were indeed like the servant said, shaped like flags and knives, but this didn't explain anything, the clouds were not strange in any shape.

He didn't pay attention to this matter, and was about to speak when someone came over with a small wooden box. He was a middle-aged man, dressed in a silk robe, with a few pockmarks on his face. His temperament was a bit like that of a quack, but he looked decent in his clothes, or he was from a wealthy family. steward.

The middle-aged man was asking the people in the shed just now, and now he came over, bowed to Fang Zhen, and asked, "My lord, would you like to place a bet? Yes, I can explain the betting rules to you."

"Bet?"

Fang Zhen didn't immediately refuse, but was a little skeptical about fairness, and asked, "How to ensure fairness? Who is your boss? The acting king?"

The middle-aged man replied: "That's not true. This business of buying and placing bets has nothing to do with Dai Wang's Mansion. It was Mr. Lu who contacted seven or eight companies and paid Dai Wang 3000 for two free games, so it was able to proceed."

"Mr. Lu?" Fang Zhen immediately understood: "Lu Fengyun, a retainer of Daiwangfu?"

Seeing that Fang Zhen knew so much about Dai Wangfu, the middle-aged man knew that this must be a son of an official family, and smiled: "You guessed right, it is Mr. Lu. However, it is Mr. Lu who is in charge of placing bets. Mr. Lu contacted seven There are big shops, each with its own backstage."

"With one family, you may be worried about fairness, but with seven families, no one can manipulate it."

(End of this chapter)