The bad emperor of Tang Dynasty

In ancient times, the government imposed heavy punishments for participating in gambling. If the value of the gambling money exceeded five pieces of silk, it would be considered a crime and punished.Cane punishment, imprisonment, or exile, participation in gambling and gambling business, and even abandoning the market have occurred in Caishikou in all dynasties.

On the one hand, gambling makes people feel tired and relax their occupations, and they don’t do farming, which leads to the abandonment of fields and the reduction of state taxes. In serious cases, the whole people gambles, and there are also examples of countries dying in the long river of history.However, while the imperial court strictly prohibits gambling and increases punishments, the gambling industry has shown a trend of prosperity and has been banned repeatedly.

Chang'an No. [-] Changkou is a side street between the streets. A street is more than [-] steps long from the beginning to the end of the alley. On both sides of the street, there are normal shops, such as snack bars, stalls, and teahouses. Most of the dark pavilions have underground stair passages.

Sanchongkou, this place belongs to the "Three No Matters" zone, there are no less than [-] underground casinos, large and small, and the gambling industry is extremely developed.Government offices have come and gone. Casinos with backstage offices can be notified in advance of cleaning up inside the government.Those who have no background and have no money to bribe the officials and uncles, these small dealers who earn a ticket for a vest shop, have to carefully send some sentries on the street to watch the arrival of the officials and uncles every day, so as to get the news in advance to pack up the people.

Whether it was Turkic and Turkic cavalrymen who stormed the banks of the Weishui River and broke through Chang'an City; or Tubo soldiers approaching the imperial city, scaring Emperor Suzong to marry his daughter; Since a street was built, it has gone through several wars and has stood in Chang'an City for more than [-] years.

Most of the casinos are underground casinos that can accommodate hundreds of people. All night long, mermaids and dragons come and go in and out of the brightly lit basement, like street thugs and street gangsters. Spin copper money, come here to win a lottery, hoping to make a few times if you are lucky, then go to a restaurant to eat and drink spicy food for a few days, or go to a black brothel that is lower than the brothel to find one or two prostitutes and pheasants Address physical needs.

Of course, a large number of dignitaries, businessmen and scholars are also keen to bring huge sums of money to underground casinos to spend a lot of money. These rich and status people spend a lot of money. A huge amount of lottery money, trying to get rich overnight.

However, in a dark place like a casino, where people are mixed and money transactions are extremely fluid, quarrels, disturbances, and bloody incidents such as fights and gang fights erupt, these events are still very likely.

If they are robbed halfway by gangsters, or the dealer is cut too hard by uninterested gamblers, if they encounter gangsters who don't have good eyesight, they will smash the field, and there will be group fights in peer competitions, and someone will be injured or disabled, or Broke an arm, pulled a hamstring, broke a thigh, and more unfortunately lost his life. Most people in the industry put the corpse in sacks and dragged it to the bottom of the river mouth to feed the fish at night. For the old gamblers who have been in the casino for more than a few years, it is not surprising. As long as the people who see it remain silent and honest, no one of the hundreds of thugs kept in the casino will get full and ask you to make trouble.

"Little Li, hehe, you old gambler dare to come to our Rongsheng Gambling House. I didn't forget that your wife and eldest daughter were sold to the brothel by our dealer last month. You still have What kind of gambling money can be suppressed!"

In the basement of Rongsheng Casino, there are no less than [-] gaming tables. Thousands of gamblers gather in the small basement room. The indoor air circulation is not smooth, and there is a smog everywhere. On a table, a thin and haggard middle-aged man, Wearing a tattered blue shirt, he completely ignored the clamor of dozens of gamblers gathered at the moment, just staring at the sturdy big man dealing cards across the table, facing the big man's provocative words, his eyes were cold as if A ferocious wolf, if his eyes could kill, he would eat the person opposite him with one bite.

"Our store never drives customers out, as long as you dare to bet, we are always willing to accompany you."

The sturdy dealer used several large porcelain bowls to pick up seven or eight dice on the table, quickly exchanged left and right hands and shook them, and at the same time teased Li with a contemptuous smile.

"I heard that the remaining second daughter in your family is not bad. Although she is a little younger, only 13 years old, she is very beautiful. You have a good eye and sold her to a high-end brothel. I guess it will be fucked by the old bustard. I will definitely become a famous actress in a few years, haha."

The dealer ignored Li Li, who was leaning over the table, raised his eyebrows and eyes, looked around at the gamblers who were watching the excitement, shook his head and spit thick phlegm on the ground, and continued to say to himself: "You sell a second daughter?" , so I made a thousand taels of silver, which just happened to clear our banker's money, you really did a good deal."

"You three, your wife and daughter have already lost, don't be ashamed, go home quickly, or it won't be worth it to lose your life in the end!" There were three floors inside the table and three floors outside. A word came from the crowd, which immediately caused more laughter from the gamblers.

"Let's talk nonsense, now I don't have a penny on me, and I was driven to a dead end by your Rongsheng gambling shop. Now I have a different gambling method from your shop. One finger is worth 100 taels, and ten index fingers are worth 1000 taels." Two, 100 two is a round."

Li San's face trembled immediately, and a cold light flashed in his long and narrow eyes. It could be seen that this was a person who was not only cruel to others, but also cruel to himself.He slowly continued to stare at the dealer, and said in a hoarse voice:

"If you lose a round, you just stomp one finger. As long as you don't finish stomping the last finger, if I win ten rounds, I will go back to your Rongsheng Casino to mortgage the deed of sale of my mother-in-law and eldest daughter, dare you?" Bet!"

Li San squeezed out words word by word from between his teeth. In the past, the poor gambled poorly and even sold his wife and children. Everyone despised him, but now everyone didn't expect him to have such courage. Listen After finishing his bet, everyone gasped, everyone secretly said in their hearts, Li San is still a man. ． ．For a moment, the thin and thin image in front of everyone's eyes became a little more stalwart, and everyone looked at him with clearer and brighter eyes.

"Hmph, isn't Rongsheng Gambling House, which claims to have no impossible dealers, going to smash its own signboard now! Don't even dare to sit in a dealer with a mere 100 taels of silver with one finger?" , looked at the dealer who was caught off guard with disdain, and ran the man with cold words.

The dealer is worthy of being a man who has worked in the casino all year round. He has seen some scenes. He just sneered at Li San's run, and then whispered to a servant next to him for a while. After a while, the servant He turned back and nodded to the dealer.

"Haha, Li San, you are good enough! Dare to bet with our signature reputation, our boss has spoken, and we will do as you said with one finger. Mortgage 100 taels, we will bet!"

The dealer laughed ferociously. He has always shown no mercy to the gamblers who dare to provoke their gambling house, whether it is sending thugs to the street to make the opponent beheaded with blood, or making the opponent completely bankrupt at the gaming table. , still burdened with huge interest debts all his life, and will always work for the gambling house to pay off.

Not to mention betting on fingers, betting on wives and children, even if the gambler's seven or eighty-year-old mother can be sold in the kiln, they will still accept the dealer to accept the deal.

"Li San, what are you betting on!"

"Old rules, the simplest, roll the dice!"

Immediately, there was a crisp sound of shaking dice in the room.