"Gongchentang, Xiaotianshuipu, Wuyibao, Qinglian Pavilion..." As he said this, the man mentioned the names of the seven families. Fang Zhen listened and thought thoughtfully. These seven families are not small, indeed.
Difficult to maneuver.
"Speaking of the Prince's Palace, seven Saiyin houses have been drawn. Mr. Lu will not intervene. He will only supervise. You can rest assured about this and don't have to worry about fairness."
"Each game is a competition between twenty people in five arenas. It is divided into two rounds. Half are eliminated in the first round, and half are eliminated in the second round. The winner continues and the loser leaves the stage until there are five people."
"Before the game, you can place bets. A small bet is worth ten cents, a medium bet is worth a hundred cents, and a large bet is worth one tael of silver. The bet is on the list of five people."
"If there is one person on the list, half will be repaid; if there are two people, the money will be restored; if there are three people, the amount will be doubled; if there are four people, the amount will be twice as much; if all five are correct, the amount will be tripled."
"As for one miss, just support the game."
"If you place a bet, select the list. Every time you buy a bet, we will give you a wooden card with the game number and betting list. If you win the bet, you can use the wooden card in your hand to collect money when the end is over."
"This saves a lot of trouble."
Fang Zhen was not short of money, but it was interesting to participate in this kind of thing. He glanced at the servant and said: "Can you place a few bets for me and which side to choose? You will make the decision later."
"Yes, sir." The servant responded.
In addition to the people who stood in front of Fang Zhen and recorded the cards, there were gradually more and more spectators in the shed. There were also several such men walking among the crowd, explaining the betting matters to people, so that the two sides could place their bets after the competition.
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There are wealthy people who are prepared to buy a few taels of silver and have their servants hold wooden signs when the time comes. Ordinary people grit their teeth and join in the fun by paying ten cents. If by chance they win the bet, they will earn more than just the ticket money.
When I came back, I even made money for eating and drinking there today.
However, the treatment is different from the people in the shed. If ordinary people want to place bets, they need to go to the betting place to buy them.
"Qiang Qiang!" At this time, a gong sound suddenly sounded, clear and ear-splitting, and it spread far away. The penetrating sound instantly overwhelmed the sounds in the square.
Fang Zhen also sat upright suddenly and looked outside.
They saw the Habayashi Guards coming from all directions and surrounding the five arenas. The Habayashi Guards also protected a separate viewing platform from the weather, which was where the King Dai watched.
"Sir, I have already made it clear. The competition is divided into two areas. One area is for the selection of internal members of the Yulin Guard, and the other is the outside area, which is the three arenas we are watching now. What are the specific conditions of the people competing, I
Let Ding Da and Ding Er keep an eye on it."
When the servant returned after leaving for a short while, he not only brought back a plate of snacks, but also new peaches. Fang Zhen looked at the things on the long table in front of him, only picked up the tea bowl and took a sip. The seats were full.
In the shed, basically everyone had this kind of enjoyment, some had tea, some tasted peaches, and some smoked hookahs with the smoke filling the air.
The venue provides free tea to these distinguished guests, but the food is not delivered uniformly because everyone has different tastes. You can ask the servants to buy what you want to eat. Anyway, there are many snack stalls, and Beijing snacks are basically available here.
"I have never seen such a match before." Fang Zhen sighed again.
This is not the first time that a martial arts competition has taken place in the capital, but has it ever been like this time where the venue has been specially circled and tickets, bets, and refreshments have all been organized?
Presumably after today, many people will suddenly have a door opened and know that this can actually make a fortune.
As the sound of gongs continued, the scene became quiet. More than 300 Jianghu people had registered and drew lots at the lottery. Twenty of them got the lot, took the red and blue silk cloth, tied it around their waists respectively, and walked from both sides of the ring.
Turn sideways.
In one of the arenas that Fang Zhen was paying attention to, a contestant did not go up directly. Instead, he tiptoed the ground, made a few vertical leaps, and landed smoothly on the high platform. It was really neat. As soon as he appeared on the stage, he attracted a lot of attention.
The viewers cheered.
When a player saw this, he couldn't help but jump up halfway. He climbed up step by step calmly, but in terms of momentum, he lost a bit.
"I'm Qin Sanshan, my specialty is Qin's Thunder Palm. Not to mention Qin's strong figure, he also has some experience in light body kung fu. I'm willing to teach him, no matter what!" The man wearing a red silk cloth said to him.
Not far away, there was a stand separated by a bead curtain and he saluted and said.
The man who jumped onto the ring with a blue silk cloth tied around his waist saw him finish speaking, and then he raised his hands and saluted in a circle. Then he also saluted to the stand where the King of Dai was, and said: "I am Zheng Huai, who is good at kung fu.
Zheng's sword and Zheng's fist and kick techniques, I would like to teach them with these three techniques. In today's martial arts competition, Zheng is willing to show off his skills, but is unwilling to make a fatal blow, so he is willing to make friends with his fist and kick skills!"
As soon as this was said, the crowd below immediately applauded, and some people were impatient and planned to place bets.
At this time, another servant in gray clothes entered the shed and walked up to Fang Zhen. Fang Zhen was looking at the middle stage and whispered: "Sir, I have found out clearly that Qin Sanshan was originally an escort at Shengwei Escort Bureau.
, because I like drinking, I missed a job one time and lost my job. I joined several small gangs, but I also disliked the gangs for being low-level, so I wanted to go to Beijing to find a job. I just happened to catch up with this competition, so I came to sign up. "
"There are not many suspicious things about this person, but Zheng Huai is a well-known person in the world. He is indeed good at swordsmanship and boxing skills, but his Qinggong is also good. It was rumored that there was a good place before. It seems to be related to the palace, but which palace is specific?
But I didn’t find out. I thought this had happened before, but for some reason, he came again this time.”
Fang Zhen listened thoughtfully.
He knew that Zheng Huai, before he was injured, had been responsible for monitoring the Prince Qi's house. He had heard the name Zheng Huai accidentally before, because he was a Jianghu guest who was not taken seriously. So forget it, but he didn't expect this person.
He actually came to participate in the competition to recruit a coach for the Prince's Palace.
"King Qi also wants to send people to Prince Dai's Mansion?" As soon as he thought about it, Fang Zhen knew clearly that this could not be Zheng Huai losing his job at Prince Qi's Mansion and defecting to Prince Dai. There was no such coincidence.
As soon as he glanced around, he saw another person who looked familiar. He pointed at it and asked, "Where is this one?"
"Although Wei Hai is not directly from the palace, according to intelligence, he was originally a subordinate of Young Master Lin. Later, Young Master Lin fell and seemed to be recruited by Tongxiangtang. And behind Tongxiangtang... it seems that...
King Lu." The servant in gray clothes said.
Fang Zhen nodded, not doubting the information. Although the man in gray was nominally his subordinate, he was actually from the Imperial City Department. The Imperial City Department was the most well-informed and should not be wrong.
"It's really a fishy fish out of the mud. It's very complicated. Dai Wangtian indulged his talents and really didn't consider that recruiting outsiders would lead to such a problem?"