Neon Clothes and Iron Clothes

Chapter 332 Cockfighting 3
"Yeah!" Jin Renwen nodded nonchalantly: "Last year when Tubo defeated Tuyuhun, Khan Hebo of Tuyuhun and Princess Honghua led thousands of tents and fled to Liangzhou. If it succeeds, the whole of Anxi will be cut off from the mainland and become a lonely place. The situation is like this, and the imperial court can’t ignore it. Anxi’s request for more troops and payment is flying like snow. And the government soldiers in Guanzhong can’t be transferred. There are too many, after all, the capital is an important place, so we still need to keep some soldiers and horses in case of emergencies. There is also Jing Zhaoyin, who complains every day. Everyone knows that Jing Zhaoyin is the most difficult job in the world. And these villains are not peaceful people, and they are often backed by powerful families; there is also the household department, the household registration in Guanzhong is increasing, but the grain produced is so much, the grain and silk in the southeast and Hebei are piled up in the Luokou warehouse. There are thousands of grain cellars, and there are countless grains that can be transported to Guanzhong every year. If this continues, the emperor will go to Luoyang every spring to eat!"

"So the villainous boy joining the army can kill multiple birds with one stone?"

"That's right! On weekdays, there is always a lot of quarrels in the political affairs hall, and the subordinates have to go back and forth several times, but this matter is over once, which is really not easy!" Jin Ren asked narrowly He squeezed his eyes.

"Jin Renwen has not been in vain for so many years in Chang'an City. From the imperial palace to Liubu and Jing Zhaoyin, there is no secret to him. Silla can have the last laugh in the three kingdoms of the peninsula. Thanks to his father, Jin Chunqiu, he is second, no wonder his enthroned brother is so suspicious of him, if I had such a younger brother, I would have trouble sleeping and eating!"

Just when Wang Wenzuo was feeling in his heart that the halftime program in the cockfighting arena was over, the man in brown walked to the center and loudly announced that the second half of the cockfighting match was about to begin. Accept the challenge of everyone.

"Don't talk about these boring things!" Jin Ren asked with a smile: "If Chang'an didn't have these vicious youngsters, it would be quite boring. It's better to enjoy them while they are here!"

At this time, someone has already taken out his gamecock and challenged the two gamecock boys in the arena. The two boys skillfully took out a gamecock from the chicken coop on the side of the field to fight with them. This Liu Weili is indeed worthy of the famous tycoon in Chang'an, the gamecock under his hands Xiao'er fought with other people, and they won cleanly and neatly in three to five rounds, killing and injuring the opponent's fighting cock, which attracted disappointed sighs from the audience on the sidelines.After six or seven matches like this, no one dared to take the challenge, and the atmosphere in the arena became cold.

Seeing this, the brown-clothed man whispered a few words to the two cockfighting boys, walked back to the arena and said loudly: "Father and elders, in a few days it will be the birthday of today's son, which is the Qianqiu Festival. The cockfighting competition will be held today." It is to make everyone laugh, and also to add a bit of joy to Chang'an City and a little blessing for the emperor! So Liu Langjun prepared five hundred coins, as long as who can win all the six fighting cocks before dark, the The five hundred guan will belong to him!"

The two teenagers in colorful clothes didn't talk much, clapped their hands, and saw four or five teenagers walking out of the crowd, carrying two wooden boxes, and lifted the lids, revealing strings of full-length copper coins inside. , the crowd of onlookers suddenly became commotion, and all those who brought the fighting cock showed eagerness to try.

puff!

Wang Wenzuo sneered, he didn't know how many gambling and deceitful methods he had experienced before crossing, and he had already developed immunity to such pediatric tricks, so he was naturally much calmer than others.

"Saburo, do you think there is fraud in it?" Wang Wenzuo asked.

"I can't tell whether there is fraud or not, but if it ends, even if you are the king of heaven, I will lose in seven or eight times out of ten!"

"No way, those two teenagers only have six fighting cocks at most, and there is at least an hour before dark. With so many people around, the wheel battle will consume them to death!"

"I don't know the tricks. It's just that Liu Weili has raised so many vicious youngsters, so it's not for the sake of spending money, right? Even mountains of gold and silver are not enough for him to command!"

"That's true! It's Saburo who sees it clearly!" Jin Renwen nodded: "But it's okay, it's just a good show!"

The two held thoughts that had nothing to do with me, and sat down to watch the battle, and saw people coming out to challenge, the two fighting cock boys were really good, one chose a fighting cock to fight, and the other wrapped up the wounded fighting cock, fed and massaged it, without any confusion , Some of the challengers on the field won one game, but there was absolutely no one who could win three games, let alone six fighting cocks.

"It's still too tender!"

A low whisper came from his ear, and Wang Wenzuo managed to distinguish it from the noise around him. He turned his head to look for the source of the sound, and finally found out that it was the old man in civilian clothes, who was staring at him intently. During the game on the court, he talked to himself from time to time.

"Old man!" Wang Wenzuo asked with great interest, "You just said that you are too tender, what do you mean?"

The old man was taken aback. He looked at Wang Wenzuo nervously. Wang Wenzuo knew that the clothes of himself and Jin Renwen had revealed his identity, so he smiled and said, "Don't be alarmed, this is the first time for Xiao Ke to watch a cockfight, so I just asked you for advice, so please speak up!"

The old man looked at Wang Wenzuo, confirmed the sincerity of the other party, and then smiled and said: "Actually, it's nothing, it's just a trick. The little old man has spent half his life in the cockfighting ring, so he knows a little more!"

"I also ask the old gentleman for advice!" Wang Wenzuo cupped his hands.

"Please look carefully, those who go to challenge in the field stare at the opponent's fighting cock before the game starts, it is wrong to do so!" The old man lowered his voice, as if to say something serious about the secret.

"If you don't stare at the fighting cock on the opposite side, where are you staring?" Wang Wenzuo asked puzzled.

"Look at those two boys in colorful clothes!" The old man pointed to the field: "They won't stare at the opponent's fighting cock!"

Wang Wenzuo looked in the direction of the old man's finger, and sure enough, the boy in Caiyi was not looking at the opponent's fighting cock, but at the referee.

"You want to make your chicken jump up and get ahead of your opponent. Now, look at me—" the old man knelt down and pressed his hands down, as if he was pressing his own cock, he said, "Okay, the referee has called out ' Ready!' You're standing here grabbing your cock - but don't look at it, and don't look at your opponent's cock! Look at that referee's lips! You've got to be able to tell the moment he's about to say 'go!' That's when his lips are tightly shut—" The old man pursed his lips. "That's when you let go of your hand - and then you hear 'go' at the same time your cock jumps out before the other one! It's a hair's breadth, but it's the same thing in a cockfight." It’s just a slight difference, the cockfighter who occupies the high place first can use the cock to deliver a fatal blow to the opponent!”

(End of this chapter)