Chapter 83

Murong Danyan said: "My father has rarely mentioned the affairs of the world in recent years. I don't know what he is busy with every day, and I rarely see him practicing swordsmanship in the garden like before. On the contrary, my brother practices very diligently, which makes him angry.

He was unhappy and often said that my brother was stubborn and had no future. A few years ago, my father actually found a teacher and wanted my brother to study and get a good name. The two had a big fight. If my mother hadn't persuaded me, I would have died.

Daddy is going to kick him out of the house."

Li Qiufeng had heard Murong Danyan talk about Murong Qiushui and Murong Danqing before, and it was hard to understand. Hearing that Murong Qiushui actually wanted Murong Danqing to give up martial arts and study literature and take the exam for fame, he felt that this world-famous martial artist

The master is really incredible.

Murong Danyan continued: "Well, sometimes I really worry that if what this temptress in white said is true, if my mother knew about it, she would not be willing to let go of my father. In the past few years, they have been fighting for my brother.

We have argued about it many times..."

When Murong Danyan said this, he couldn't help but sigh, with a deep look of worry on his face.

Li Qiufeng had never seen her so sad since he got to know her, so he could only comfort him and said: "Old people are blessed. As the younger generation, we just need not to worry them."

Murong Danyan glanced at Li Qiufeng and said, "You're saying that I'm causing my parents to worry by messing around, right?"

Li Qiufeng was startled, with an embarrassed look on his face, and said: "Young lady may have mistaken your intention, I have no such intention..."

Murong Danyan did not answer, but after a while he said: "When I was at Murong Villa, everyone allowed me to do whatever I wanted. Every time my brother and the others came back from outside, I would pester them to tell them some stories about the world. I thought that

There are heroes everywhere who want to take revenge. I didn't expect to sneak out this time and encounter these things. Every thought of them is scary..."

Li Qiufeng smiled bitterly and thought: You finally know that Jianghu is not a joke. But naturally he couldn't say these words, and he didn't know how to comfort her for a while, so he had to stay silent.

The group of people came down the mountain and soon arrived at a market. They walked into a long street and stopped in front of a tea stall. The village man who led the way whispered to Li Qiufeng: "The third village master has given instructions

My dear, let us wait here. Mr. Li and his brothers will wait here while I go and bring them over."

Li Qiufeng nodded and said: "The third owner of the village has thought carefully, please go quickly."

Zhuang Ding, who led the way, left in a hurry. Li Qiufeng asked everyone to rest at the tea stall and ordered a tea snack for everyone. He sat at the same table with Murong Danyan, took a sip of tea, and said: "Unexpectedly

The tea in this small place is pretty good.”

Opposite the tea stall was a tavern, which was quite lively with people coming and going. Murong Danyan was a little strange and said to Li Qiufeng: "It's not the time for dinner at this time, so why is this tavern so busy?"

Li Qiufeng turned around and took a few glances. Hearing the shouting and shouting inside, he smiled slightly and said, "This tavern is just selling dog meat on sheep's heads."

Murong Danyan's eyes widened, he looked around the tavern carefully, then turned to Li Qiufeng and said, "Why didn't I see where the sheep's head was hanging?"

Li Qiufeng almost spit out the hot tea, coughed several times, and then whispered: "Although this shop is a tavern on the surface, it is actually a gambling house."

"Gambling house? A place to gamble?" Murong Danyan asked excitedly with his eyes widened.

Li Qiufeng nodded and said, "Yes. Has Miss Murong heard of gambling houses?"

Murong Danyan said: "I heard that there are gambling houses in Hangzhou. But my father made a rule that no one in Murong Villa is allowed to gamble. One year, the concierge Lao Wu went to a gambling house in Moganshan to gamble, but he didn't know how to let people gamble.

Daddy found out and beat him twenty times. If my mother hadn't begged for mercy, Lao Wu would have been miserable."

Li Qiufeng said: "Mr. Murong has been merciful. If the government finds out about this, Old Wu will be in serious trouble."

Murong Danyan asked: "Does the government still care about gambling?"

Li Qiufeng said: "Of course we have to take care of this. When Taizu of this dynasty was here, some noble children in the capital often gathered together to gamble and drink. The guards in Jinyi reported to the palace. Emperor Taizu thought that the gambling style would make the people lazy, so he went down

The decree strictly prohibits gatherings for gambling. However, these dandy boys are used to being idle. They do not gamble openly, but secretly continue to gamble. After hearing the secret report, Emperor Taizu ordered Jin Yiwei to build a Xiaoyao Tower north of Huaiqing Bridge in Nanjing.

After being caught by the Jin Yiwei, those who did not care about their own business and chase after others, played games, and played games were all imprisoned in this Xiaoyao Building. They did not do anything else every day and forced them to gamble in the building. These people were originally

I was very happy. After less than three days, I couldn't gamble anymore. It was easy to get in, but it was harder to get out than to reach the sky. Many people ended up going crazy. So this Xiaoyao Tower was called '

"Xiaoyao Prison" is more terrifying than Tianlao."

Murong Danyan's eyes widened and he said in surprise: "Is there such a thing? Sometimes I get into trouble, and my father locks me in the building in the back garden to think about my faults. After only one day, I become unbearably bored.

.It’s not surprising that these people are crazy if they are locked up in a building.”

Li Qiufeng said: "After Emperor Chengzu came to the throne, he hated gambling even more. He ordered that anyone who caught gambling would be severely punished. Even if someone played chess or Shuanglu, they would be punished by having their hands cut off. Emperor Chengzu also

Set a rule that if anyone commits the crime of gambling, civilian officials will be dismissed from their posts to serve the people, and military officers will be dismissed from their posts to serve as soldiers."

Murong Danyan said: "When I was at home, I often played Shuanglu with them. I didn't expect that there was a risk of losing my hand. Hehe."

Having said this, she looked at the tavern and whispered to Li Qiufeng: "Since the punishment is so harsh, why do these people dare to gamble so blatantly? Aren't they afraid of the government?"

Li Qiufeng said: "Since becoming an ancestor, the imperial court's control over folk gambling has become more and more relaxed. Officials in the imperial court also played some gambling games secretly. What they did was followed by deeds, and local officials were too lazy to control it anymore, so folk gambling started again. Some

People saw that there was a profit in the process, so they opened gambling rooms and drew profits from it. However, the court laws were still there, so they did not dare to make this matter too public, so they used taverns and teahouses as cover to attract gamblers secretly and earn profits.

It’s just that those who dare to do this business are related to the government. If ordinary people open a gambling house, they will inevitably be in disaster if they are reported to others."

The two of them talked about it. Murong Danyan had very little experience in the world of martial arts, so he was fascinated by what he heard. When he heard the excitement, he couldn't help but reached out and grabbed Li Qiufeng's left hand and said: "Brother Li, in the future you will take me to explore the world of martial arts together, okay?"

good?"

Li Qiufeng's left hand was held by her, and he was startled. He couldn't help but blush. Murong Danyan was shocked and hurriedly let go of his hand. He hurriedly picked up the tea cup and took a sip, but he had no idea what the taste was in his mouth.

When the two of them were in embarrassment, they suddenly heard a voice like a broken gong saying: "...What's the big deal? I'll bet with you again after I get my salary!"

Li Qiufeng heard this voice that was quite familiar. He immediately turned around and saw an old man in ragged clothes standing at the door of the tavern, shouting angrily at the door.

Li Qiufeng's expression changed, and he recognized that this person was the old man named Shou who lived in the wing of Kangling Hall.

This person has also appeared in the Lama Temple. His whereabouts are strange, but his martial arts are not weak. Li Qiufeng did not expect to meet this person here. He only heard him yelling and cursing at the door of the tavern, and the last few waiters dressed up

A casino thug came out and pushed him aside. Then he cursed and walked to the tea stall, ordered a cup of tea, sat down and drank it angrily.

At this moment, several soldiers came around the corner and walked to the tea stall. After sitting down, they ordered some tea and snacks. The soldier in the lead was a bearded man. He saw the old man sitting aside and drinking.

Cha immediately laughed and said: "Old Shou, is it possible that you lost again?"

The old man glanced at him sideways and said, "So what if you lose? Don't you win every time?"

The bearded man smiled and said: "Of course I won't win every time, but I won't lose everything every time either."

Lao Shou let out a "hum", stood up and said to the tea stall owner: "The tea money will be recorded in the account first, and I will pay it back next time."

The boss was full of joy and nodded his head. Old Shou put a baggage on his shoulders and turned around to leave. The bearded man smiled and said: "Old Shou, you are already a long time, and you are still playing these games."

What do you mean? It’s more serious to save some money as soon as possible and get a wife to warm your bed.”

The old man turned the corner without looking back and disappeared in the crowd in an instant.

The bearded man turned his head and said to the soldiers at the same table: "This old man is also in his fifties. He just plays hard every day and gives all the hard-earned money to the gambling house. As he

Your parents and children, you really didn’t practice cultivation in your previous life!”
Chapter completed!