Chapter 28 Backgammon
Li Yuanchang seemed to be sure of victory and asked, "Where to go? Is it a archway or a Zheng family painting boat in Qujiang?"
"Of course it's the Zheng family's pleasure boat."
Yuan Ling said without hesitation, getting up wherever he fell.
Li Yuanchang couldn't wait to say: "The sixteenth brother went back to get "The Song of the Palace, Like the Millet in the Courtyard", and waited for me on the banks of the Qujiang River."
Looking at Yuan Ling's back as he left, Li Yuanchang said, "Go, call Brother Zhang, Brother Li, and Brother Hu immediately. By the way, call Zhang Kai. Let's have another group of heroes fighting fools... and in case, bring the Shenwei General I bought from the Gaochang people. I heard that His Majesty has put a lot of effort into making him quit gambling, so my brother will help him."
The Zheng Family Painting House in Qujiang is not a gambling house, but an elegant place for high-ranking officials, high-ranking people and literati and poets to visit.
Everyone knows the owner of the Zheng family's painting boat in Chang'an.
It was Zheng Fengchi, the richest businessman in Chang'an who started with silk fabrics. Some people say that he was even the richest businessman in the Tang Dynasty.
According to legend, after Li Yuan entered Chang'an, Zheng Fengchi gave him ten thousand yuan of wealth as military expenses, and was even received by Li Yuan. His family property was countless, and his residences were everywhere, and he had a lot of contact with the powerful and powerful. The Tang Dynasty had many expenses. Whenever the finances were tight, Zheng Fengchi would generously donate money and contribute money to help.
Because of this, at the earliest, Li Yuan even had a peer relationship with Zheng Fengchi as the emperor.
He even showed off his wealth in front of Li Yuan, saying that every tree on Zhongnan Mountain was hanged with silk, and all the trees on the mountain were full of them, and there was still a remaining amount in his house.
It is said that his daughter got married and there were thousands of guests. When the bride appeared, there were 300 maids beside her, each with her beauties, pearls and jade, hanging hairpins and walking on her shoes, shining brightly, making people unable to tell which one was the bride.
Zheng Fengchi is not only good at making money, but also good at being a human being.
He founded the Zheng Family Painting Boat not to make money, but to provide the high-ranking officials and nobles in Chang'an, literati and poets to visit Qujiang to make friends with all kinds of heroes.
As for what those high-ranking officials and nobles do on his house's pleasure boat, he just doesn't ask.
When he arrived at the bank of Qujiang, Li Yuanchang had been waiting for a long time. In addition to him, he also had some familiar faces with deep memory, all of whom were the characters who were the gambling figures of Qujiang.
In fact, Li Yuanchang and his group did not have any good players with extraordinary gambling skills. They rely on large numbers to win.
In a gambling game without technical content, the chances of losing by one person to six or seven people in a partnership are almost zero.
"King of Han, King of Shang!"
Just as the group was about to board the pleasure boat, a handsome young man strode over and bowed to greet him.
"Young Master Zheng Qi!" Li Yuanchang and the few people behind Yuan Ling all greeted people.
The person who came was Zheng Hao, the youngest son of Zheng Fengchi, and was also the person in charge of the Zheng family's painting house. He was versatile and had a family of dignitaries, literati and poets all day long, and had a very good relationship with people.
"I heard that King Han and King Shang came to my pleasure boat to visit. It was so bright that the grass people took the initiative to prepare Du Kang wine and Huaihe Yellow Crocodile and fish sashimi for you to taste for you."
Zheng Hao warmly invited him.
Even though Li Yuanchang was a little reluctant, he did not want to offend the seventh young master of the Zheng family who could make money.
Yuan Ling smiled knowingly. Zheng Hao is a friend but not an enemy, so he will not refuse.
Zheng Hao and Li Yuanai had no contact. At this moment, he deliberately joined the group, because he must have fallen into the water last time.
There was an experience that if the Zheng family remained indifferent, the pleasure boat would have been unable to continue.
Zheng Hao specially filled the most luxurious pleasure boat.
As soon as I got on the pleasure boat, the wine was filled with fragrance. More than a dozen pretty beauties brought them all kinds of wine and food, and they were caring for them with considerate care.
The people brought by Li Yuanchang forgot the serious matter in an instant.
Li Yuanchang was not in a hurry. When the pleasure boat drove to the heart of Qujiang River, he said: "It's good wine, meat is good meat. With this wine and meat, we are happy to play. When we play gambling, it's a pleasure for life."
Zheng Hao sighed in his heart: "What should be come, but I still can't hide!"
He clapped his hands and immediately a maid brought up various cases.
The table table is exquisitely carved with various gambling models.
"Let's play on Double Land first, I'm lucky today! When I go out, the magpies are shouting on the eaves, and they are prosperous!"
He said, and waved his hand and sent Cai Yong's "Ode to the Courtyard Like a Dumpling" and handed it to Zheng Hao: "Young Master Zheng Qi is very knowledgeable. How much does this thing cost to give a number?"
When Zheng Hao saw that it was the original work of Cai Yong, he said solemnly: "A priceless treasure really needs to be counted, no less than 300,000 yuan."
"Then it's 300,000!" Yuan Ling didn't bargain either.
Backgammon is actually a bit like a Monopoly in later generations, and a bit like a flying chess. It is a board game. The movement of a chess piece is determined by the points of the dice roll. The first player who moves all the chess pieces off the board can win, which is more challenging. But the game strategy is still very important. Every time you roll a dice, you must choose the best way to move from a variety of choices and win by details.
"Who will come first?"
Yuan Ling screamed.
"I'll first!" Li Yuanchang was not polite. The first person had a little more advantage than the later one.
He took out three dice in his hand and threw it on the chessboard carefully and carefully.
The crisp sound stopped!
One by one!
Three black ones.
Li Yuanchang almost spit out an old blood, how could he not be so angry when he opened the door?
"Leopard!" Yuan Ling clapped his hands and said, "If you are playing dice, Brother Han will win." He said, and made a gesture of asking for help.
Zhang Tao was not polite either, he held his breath and concentrated, and even blew into his palms.
One look at the points one by one.
"Are you younger?"
Yuan Ling couldn't help but say something.
Then next is one, two, one, two, one, three.
Li Yuanchang and his group were all stupid. They played backgammon all their lives and had never seen such an evil situation.
Yuan Ling held his forehead and said sarcastically, "It seems that Brother Han Wang is deliberately giving in to me." He picked up the dice and threw it away casually.
Four, five, six!
"good!"
Yuan Ling said as he moved the chess pieces on the chessboard, one chess was the best.
In the next few rounds, Li Yuanchang and his group did not evenly score the dice.
No matter how much Yuan Ling lost it, he was more than even. Seeing that Yuan Ling's chess pieces were about to reach the end, they had not crossed the distance in half.
"What are your hands and feet?"
Li Yuanchang looked horrified and frightened.
Yuan Ling said innocently: "How did I know that Brother Han is so kind of back, you are going to step on shit?"
He said as he looked at Zhang Tao and said, "This is how I won't throw it. Let him come and he will throw it for me."
Li Yuanchang nodded.
Zhang Tao looked serious and swung his arms carefully and threw them out.
Six Six Six!
Yuan Ling moved the chess piece on the chessboard and passed the level directly!
Chapter completed!