The legend of the king of crossing

Chapter 121 The Battle of the Gambling King

"Officials, I heard that the Mongol army is gathering, what's the situation?" Xie Daoqing, like He Ji, asked me about it the first time he saw me.

"Mother, Jia Sidao reported this matter at the court early today, and my child has agreed to the Privy Council to send five thousand imperial troops to Xiangfan, and ordered Xiangfan guard general Lu Wende to investigate carefully."

Xie Daoqing said worriedly: "Well, Mongolia has always been our great enemy, and we must not take it lightly. If it is true, the officials should focus on the war and leave other matters behind."

Although the first two Song-Mongolian battles had one victory and one draw, the Mongolian iron cavalry easily wiped out the Song Dynasty's 100-year-old enemy Jin Guo, which also made Xie Daoqing and others feel scared. Xie Daoqing is no better than the fatuous Song Lizong. Great army.

I smiled and comforted me: "Don't worry, the queen mother, the child has his own measure. The queen mother has been supervising the court for the past few days, it has been hard work."

Xie Daoqing then smiled slightly and said: "Look at what you said, the queen mother is also a member of the Song Dynasty, so what's the hard work to do what you can, but the official family, you went to Jinhua and traveled all the way. You must be tired."

"After thanking my mother for her concern, the child feels that his body is much better than before, and this fatigue is not a problem."

Quan Jiu said: "Guanjia, the queen mother has been thinking about you every day these few days, asking Jiu'er every day, has the Guanjia come back? The Queen Mother cares about you, the Guanjia."

Xie Daoqing laughed: "Jiu'er, don't you also look forward to the official's return every day? Come, come to the table, eat, official, you have to eat more tonight, it's better to be outside than in the palace."

"Well, eat."

I was also a little moved, no matter what, the palace gradually gave me the feeling of home.

"Guanjia, do you have any suitable candidates for the Yinzhuang you want to open?"

"Not yet, does the queen mother have a suitable candidate?"

"The queen mother has a candidate in mind. Do you still remember Ruan Dengbing?"

"Ruan Dengbing?" I thought for a while and said, "Is the queen mother referring to Ruan Dengbing who used to be a child teacher?"

"It is this person. Ruan Dengbing also took part in this imperial examination, and finally won the No.11. He is now working in the Ministry of Rites. This Ruan Dengbing is shrewd, talented, and meticulous in his work. He is the favorite student of Liu Kezhuang, the previous Minister of Industry. He was transferred to the Central Secretariat and served as the third-rank minister, and he has gotten very close to Jia Sidao in the past few years, but Ruan Dengbing completely disagrees with him."

Ruan Dengbing was also a person who was extremely opposed to the public land law. When he was the secretary of the province, Shangshu impeached and stopped implementing this law, but was reprimanded by Jia Sidao and demoted. Ruan Dengbing was very angry and went back to his hometown. He did not re-enter the court until after the scientific examination. To be an official.

Empress Dowager Xie Daoqing's party mostly opposes the public land law, and Ruan Dengbing may be one of them, but judging from the current situation, this faction still supports me very much. Of course, this is inseparable from Xie Daoqing's meaning.

Jiang Wanli and Zhao Kui employed by the newly established Ministry of Commerce and the Ministry of Agriculture are all neutral people. Although I am not sure whether the Ruan Dengbing recommended by Xie Daoqing belongs to the queen mother's faction, as long as it is not Jia Sidao's party, I can accept it.

"Since it is recommended by the queen mother, the child should agree."

Xie Daoqing said with a satisfied smile: "There is no need for the official to agree immediately. Take the time to talk to him first to see if he can take up this position, and then it will not be too late to make a conclusion."

"Yes, mother."

In May of the first year of Xianchun, it rained for a long time.

The number of tourists in Yanfu Temple has decreased a lot. Apart from visiting the temple to ask Master Lianzhen to see a doctor, very few people are willing to go out on rainy days.

"Is there anyone else who needs to see a doctor?" Lian Zhen shouted out seeing that it was getting late.

"There is one more person." Yun Ze's voice sounded at the right time, and then a tall man in gray followed into the house.

"It turned out to be you." Lian Zhen was stunned for a moment, and said to Yun Ze, "Yun Ze, it's already late today, there must be no more patients visiting, so close the door."

"My lord priest." The man in gray saluted.

"Urihan, why are you here?"

"The Lord God sent his subordinates to assist the priest. This is the handwriting of the Lord God."

After reading Yin Tianya's letter, Yang Lian said, "Hao Jing? Yun Ze."

"grown ups."

"Appointment with Nanfeng."

"Yes, my lord, my subordinates will arrange it as soon as possible."

Lin'an West Hubei, the largest casino in the capital - Xiangyun Casino.

"The ancients said that rain brings wealth, and it is true." A young man in white thought cheerfully.

Jia Liu, the servant next to him, said: "My lord, you are the king of gambling in Lin'an, no, you have won for a month in a row."

"Haha, Jia Liu, let's win some more today, and I'll let you guys go to the Tongle Building to have a big meal tonight."

Jia Liu flattered and said, "Okay, young master will definitely come home victorious today. The little ones will drool when they think of the dish with MSG."

The first floor was full of people, noisy and lively.

Several tables were surrounded by people of all kinds. The voices of betting big and small betting came one after another, and there were bursts of screams and sighs from time to time.

The young man in white smiled and went straight to the second floor.There are a lot fewer people upstairs, and there are rich owners here, but unlike the first floor, there is no betting limit.

"Hey, isn't this Tao San? Why, I have money again, and I went up to the second floor. When will I pay back the fifteen copper coins owed to me?"

Tao San looked at the young man in white, and said embarrassedly: "Sir Jia Yun, how can I have money, this time I am here with my elder brother Tao Qian, if you allow a few more days for the money owed to you, I will definitely pay it back, I will definitely pay it back. "

Jia Yun said in a daze, "Didn't I hear you mention your elder brother?"

"Young Master Jia, my eldest brother has been doing business outside all year round and made some money. Now he is back in the capital."

"Really, then I will take a bet with your elder brother."

Tao San hesitated and said, "Young Master Jia, I don't want it anymore."

"What, are you afraid?"

"That's not true. My elder brother was known as the undefeated gambling king when he was on Huainan West Road. He has never lost in a gambling house. Mr. Jia will not be his opponent. You and I have known each other for many years, so don't give money to my elder brother for nothing."

Jia Yun laughed and said, "Your elder brother is the gambling king of Huainan West Road, and I am the gambling king of Lin'an. Let's have a competition to see who is the real gambling king."

Tao San stammered: "Young Master Jia, my elder brother is a big bet, so let's not take it."

Jia Yun's face was serious, and Jia Liu next to him said angrily: "Are you afraid that my son can't afford to gamble?"

Tao Sanbei smiled and said: "No, that's not what I meant. Mr. Jia's family has a big business, so he can't afford to gamble. What's more, Mr. Jia's reputation in Xiangyun Casino has always been ranked first in gambling skills. I, I I'm afraid that if the young master loses, this face will not look good, anyway, the young master is also the king of gambling here."

Jia Yun smiled instead of anger, and was about to speak, but saw a person walking from the right, saying: "Tao San, you said that there are often masters here, I just tried a few tricks, why do I think no one is my opponent? "

Tao San glanced at Jia Yun from the corner of his eye and said, "Brother, this, this..."

The well-dressed and burly Tao Qian said with a disappointed look on his face: "Forget it, Tao San, let's go and go to another gambling house."

"Wait." Jia Yun yelled, "Young Master Tao, why do you look down on my Lin'an Casino? This Xiangyun Gambling House is the largest gambling house in the capital. Listen to Tao San, you are the king of gambling on Huainan West Road, my son. Well, it can be regarded as the gambling king here, why don't we take a bet and see who is the real gambling king?"

Tao San hastily dissuaded him: "Young Master Jia, don't, brother, let's go."

Jia Yun ignored Tao San's dissuasion at all, looked at Tao Qian with challenging eyes, and said clearly in her eyes, do you dare?

Tao Qian didn't avoid his eyes, looked at each other for a moment and then smiled, "It's Mr. Jia, Tao San, your friend is really a character."

"That is, Mr. Jia Yun's casino in the capital is very famous, he is known as Lin'an Gambling King."

"Really?" Tao Qian nodded, hesitated for a while and said, "Since everyone is known as the gambling king, Mr. Jia, I wonder if you dare to wager a bloody battle with me to the end?"