The business of Shengyun Gambling House is getting better and better, which has also aroused the jealousy of the surrounding peers. Because the other gambling houses have Wu Shigong as the owner of Shengyun Gambling House, they basically dare not take any action. But there is one called Juyou
Gambling houses, however, frequently make small moves in an attempt to win back some customers.
Therefore, Wu Shigong asked Zhou Xun, who was familiar with the situation in Nancheng, to inquire about the background of the Juyou Gambling House. After learning more about it, he found out that there were two people behind the gambling house. One was the political enemy of his father-in-law Xue Lian in the Beijing camp -
-The third son of Fengcheng Hou Li Chengzuo, the other is the nephew of his father-in-law Xue Lian, and the cousin of his younger wife - Xue Jing'an.
This gave Wu Shigong a bit of a headache. After telling his father-in-law Xue Lian about the situation, Xue Lian told Wu Shigong: When encountering any situation, the main thing is to be patient, and no major counterattacks are allowed.
Xue Lian thought this way: Although his son-in-law Wu Shigong suffered a little loss, at most it was a loss of a little money. But Xue Lian definitely did not want to escalate the conflict between himself and Fengcheng Hou Li Chengzuo, nor did he want the conflict between himself and his brother to escalate.
The relationship becomes even more tense.
Fortunately, Juyou Casino was just doing some small tricks. I guess Marquis Fengcheng over there had the same idea.
That day, Wu Shigong was in the government office. Suddenly, a guard from his gambling house came to report that something had happened in the gambling house.
Wu Shigong hurried to Shengyun Casino. On the way, an acquaintance stopped Wu Shigong. The acquaintance was Qin Eunuch who led Wu Shigong to ransack his home.
Eunuch Qin was also unlucky. He recognized the wrong godfather. The godfather he recognized was Wang Chengen, the eunuch beside King Xin.
In the past, Wang Chengen was also a member of Wei Zhongxian's line, so Eunuch Qin could also serve as a clerk in the Supervisor of Ceremonies. During the house raid, Eunuch Qin was also sent out because of insufficient manpower.
But since Wang Chengen became the eunuch of King Xin, he and Wei Zhongxian became more and more estranged. Therefore, although Eunuch Qin was a well-rounded man, after a period of time, he finally couldn't stand it anymore and was kicked out of the ceremony.
Prisoner, arrived at Prince Xin’s Mansion.
Since the rules of the Prince's Palace were very strict, Eunuch Qin had no income. But one of his younger brothers came to the capital to seek refuge with him. His younger brother was quite good at gambling, so Eunuch Qin scraped together some money and asked Wu Shigong to help him.
Because of his connections, he rented a gaming table at the Lucky Casino and made a lot of money.
And today, it was Eunuch Qin's younger brother who had an accident at the Shengyun Gambling House.
Wu Shigong was no longer in a hurry. He asked Eunuch Qin to explain the whole story carefully. It turned out that a gambler lost a lot of money at Eunuch Qin's brother's gambling table today. Suddenly, he shouted: "
There is someone doing tricks in this gambling house." Hearing the shouts of the gambler, shopkeeper Zheng and the guards of the gambling house hurried forward to check the situation. However, in the rush, there was indeed one more card on the gambling table, which made Qin
Even if my father-in-law's brother has a mouth, he can't explain it clearly.
People around him couldn't explain the situation. According to the rules of the gambling house, Eunuch Qin's brother would have one hand cut off and be kicked out of the gambling house forever. So, Eunuch Qin's brother asked the people in the gambling house to slow down.
After a while, he sent someone to report the news to Duke Qin.
Shopkeeper Zheng also knew about the relationship between Eunuch Qin and Wu Shigong, so he did not deal with Eunuch Qin's brother for the time being. However, seeing that the people in the gambling house did not deal with it, a group of people came out of nowhere and shouted loudly: "Shengyun Gambling House is cheating."
It's over!" The scene was thrown into chaos. Seeing that the situation was not going well, shopkeeper Zheng quickly sent someone to report to Wu Shigong, asking Wu Shigong, his employer, to suppress the situation.
Wu Shigong understood it as soon as he heard it, and basically knew who was behind the scenes. After entering the Shengyun Gambling House, many gamblers stopped gambling and were watching the excitement.
Wu Shigong separated the gamblers who were watching the excitement and told shopkeeper Zheng: "Each guest will be given five taels of silver for tea. The losing guests will go to the account counter to collect their lost money. The gambling house is closed today.
Let’s break up.”
With the money available and fear of Wu Shigong's reputation, the gamblers dispersed one after another. Only about twenty people stood there and refused to leave.
Wu Shigong ignored them and asked loudly: "Who discovered the cheating at this gambling table?"
"It's me." A man in his thirties walked up timidly, pointed at Eunuch Qin's younger brother and said, "He is the one who cheated."
Wu Shigong grabbed Eunuch Qin's brother, slapped him across the face, and then said viciously to the gambler: "Is this okay?"
The gambler was so frightened by Wu Shigong's behavior and eyes that he could not speak. Seeing that the gambler did not respond, Wu Shigong gave Qin Eunuch's brother a hard slap in the face, and then asked viciously: "Is this okay?
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When there was still no response, Wu Shigong raised his hand again. At this time, two young men walked out from the crowd of people watching, none other than Young Master Li San and Xue Jing'an.
Then Young Master Li San said: "I don't know whether I should call you Young Master Wu or Young Master Xue. You should stop showing off your authority here and try to scare the guests."
The real owner finally appeared. Wu Shigong let go of Eunuch Qin's brother, and regardless of what Young Master Li San said just now, he slowly said to Young Master Li San: "I just discovered by chance that the firefighting work at Juyou Gambling House didn't seem to be done well.
.Then how can the guests be safe? I wonder if Juyou Casino should be closed down for rectification?"
After hearing Wu Shigong's threats, Young Master Li San's expression changed, and he said, "Let's go!" Then he left with the men including the gambler.
After they left, Wu Shigong took out ten taels of silver and gave it to Eunuch Qin and said: "This is the money for your brother's soup and medicine. Let your brother stay away from the limelight for a while and come back in a month. I will keep the gaming table for you."
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Seeing that Eunuch Qin had successfully solved this problem, he was extremely grateful to Wu Shigong. Eunuchs could not have offspring, so they treated their relatives, especially their direct male relatives, very well.
Then Young Master Li San came out of the Shengyun Gambling House and said bitterly: "That softie is quite arrogant!"
Xue Jing'an on the side said: "On the one hand, that boy is eating from our Xue family, and on the other hand, he is hooking up with a little widow outside."
"Oh?" Xue Jing'an's words immediately interested Young Master Li San, and he quickly asked Xue Jing'an for details.
But Xue Jing'an didn't know the details. He only heard a few bits and pieces from his concubine's natal family.
But just such a few fragmentary words made Young Master Li San even more interested. He then discussed with Xue Jing'an in a low voice.
After leaving the gambling house and on the way back to Xue Mansion, Wu Shigong happened to see Sun Chengxiu and a group of scholars entering a restaurant to have a party. Yu Zilian was also among them. Wu Shigong sent someone to inquire and found out that these scholars were all
The scholar who passed the Shuntianfu Township Examination was celebrating in this restaurant. Wu Shigong was sincerely happy for his good friend. Sun Chengxiu finally got his long-cherished wish.
But because Yu Zilian was also among them, it was not convenient for Wu Shigong to show up at this time, so he had to leave first. The next day, Wu Shigong sent someone to take two hundred taels of silver as his gift and sent it to Sun Chengxiu to express his feelings.
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A few days later, Zhao Ruya sent people in a panic to find Wu Shigong. It turned out that Zhao Ruya's former husband's family went to Shuntian Mansion to sue Zhao Ruya and asked her to return the powder shop to the Chen family.
After receiving the news, Wu Shigong quickly found Xu Limu, who was familiar with other yamen affairs. Xu Limu also found Wu Shigong's seventh brother Wu Shili, who was also familiar with the affairs and was now working as a clerk in the Ministry of Justice. After the two discussed it,
They all feel that this matter is a bit difficult to handle. After all, Zhao Ruya is still considered a member of the Chen family, and the powder shop can also be regarded as the property of the Chen family. Unless he knows someone in Shuntian Mansion, dragging this lawsuit down will reduce the big issue in the future.
, it became a trivial matter.
Wu Shigong changed his mind, didn't I know Huang Tongzhi from Shuntian Mansion, no, the current Huang Fuyin? I had also helped Huang Fuyin. So, he quickly sent someone to give gifts and made an appointment with Huang Fuyin for dinner.
At the banquet, Huang Fuyin immediately agreed to Wu Shigong's request, but asked Wu Shigong about the Shuntian Prefecture's shop in Nancheng that collects regular money.
Wu Shigong also expressed his position to Huang Fuyin that the previous situation was a fait accompli. But in the future, when Shuntian Mansion collects regular banknotes, the Bingma Division promised not to set up obstacles, but it would have to rely on Shuntian Mansion's own ability. In fact, Huang Fuyin
According to Wu Shigong's words, couldn't the government find a way to collect money from those shops?
The Chen family's complaint came to an end. However, as the behind-the-scenes instigators, Young Master Li San and Xue Jing'an also achieved their goals. They had confirmed that Wu Shigong had a close relationship with Zhao Ruya, the proprietress of the powder shop. So, they
Manpower was sent to monitor the powder shop in order to catch evidence of Wu Shigong and Zhao Ruya's misdeeds.