Li Siye and others knew the inside story, but Li Yan, the king of Di, was not very keen on polo, so he did not play the game himself. He just kept a polo team under his command to deal with socializing with his brothers.
The Yongwang Li Lin is different. He is an avid polo enthusiast. As long as he doesn't play polo for a day, his whole body will feel itchy and uncomfortable. Through this situation analysis, the strength level of the two polo teams can be judged.
Li Siye immediately started the operation, first sending a few envoys to the scene, deliberately wearing the military uniforms of the prince, but whispering as if they were wary of others.
"King Mai Di, I heard that King Di recently purchased some good horses from the Western Regions and invited some good riders."
The more obvious the several people evaded, the more they attracted the attention of the merchants on the scene. The merchants all knew that the people led by the prince knew the strength of each king's team.
They came to Li Siye and whispered: "We want to capture King Di! Three thousand dollars, don't tell anyone else."
Li Siye deliberately smiled coldly and immediately ordered the accountant to write down how much the three of them bet and who they bet on.
The merchants immediately swarmed up like flies, pestering Li Siye and asking: "Brother, who among the four people who bought just now wins?"
Li Siye shook his head stiffly: "This is the guest's secret, we cannot reveal it."
The merchants dispersed helplessly, but a few stayed. They quietly took off their belts from their waists, took out a bunch of money and stuffed them into Li Siye's hands: "This is a trivial matter. Brother, please do me a favor and tell me."
Who did they buy to win?"
Li Siye first hesitantly clutched the money in his hand, pretending to be greedy, and finally sighed and said, "Okay, but only you few are allowed to know."
"Of course!" Several businessmen laughed.
Li Siye stuck his head out and whispered in the ear of one of the businessmen: "They bought the Diwang Team."
"Okay, I'll buy Team Di Wang too! Ten thousand dollars."
"I'll buy it too, for fifteen thousand dollars!"
Four or five businessmen went up to buy the King Di team one after another. Li Siye remained calm on the surface, but secretly called Liu Ziwu over and told him: "If you buy King Yong, you will win."
"Okay." Liu Ziwu held everyone's money in his hands and was responsible for betting, while the others were responsible for entrusting the money. This was really a different division of labor and a way to make money.
Some businessmen also came up to place bets, some for Yong Wang and some for Di Wang. The betting prices ranged from tens to hundreds of dollars.
The Yong Wang team and the Di Wang team were chasing each other on the field, refusing to give in to each other. The people who bought bets outside the field naturally wanted to support the polo team of their choice, and the cheers and cheers from the audience kept coming and going.
King Yong and King Di have never encountered such a large audience, especially when the waves of cheers came, even the team members worked harder. It felt good to have countless people watching and cheering.
"I didn't expect this polo match organized by the prince to be quite exciting. I'll keep doing it like this from now on. The more people, the better, and the more lively the better!"
After a fierce battle, the King Di team was defeated, and many people who bet outside the field lost money, including the wealthy businessmen who inquired about the news.
Perhaps they were aware of the trap set by Li Siye, and looked angrily at Li Siye. Li Siye showed no guilt and shamelessly shouted loudly: "Place your bets, continue your bets! Next game
It’s a decisive victory between the Prince’s team and the Yiwang team.”
The wealthy businessmen became cautious. They no longer believed in Li Siye's secret entrustment. They each made independent judgments and began to place bets carefully.
There was no doubt that the crown prince won a great victory in this match, but Li Siye and the others did not win much because all the merchants had learned well.
After several consecutive games, the prince teams were defeated by their opponents and were eliminated one after another. In the end, the prince team and the Shou Wang team entered the final battle.
This upcoming battle is indeed a bit subtle. Thinking of Concubine Wu Hui's spared no effort to attack the prince, this kind of competition can almost continue into the political struggle.
Prince Li Ying was gearing up before taking the stage and was full of energy, as if if he won this match, he would be able to reverse his disadvantage in the fight against Concubine Wu Hui and let out a sigh of relief from his chest.
The longevity king Li Hao was not a vegetarian. Emperor Xuanzong of the Tang Dynasty loved Concubine Wu Hui the most. Aiwu Jiwu was also good to the longevity king. He was often rewarded with a lot of money and silk. Therefore, his polo team was as good as the equipment and the horses.
The Prince team is evenly matched.
Before the final, the two sides stopped fighting for a while. The betting point on Li Siye's side was already surrounded by people. Rich businessmen began to place bets, but the rate of bets surprised Li Siye. More than 90% of the people chose to bet on the prince.
, only 10% of people choose to bet on Shou Wang to win.
Li Siye calculated it. If he bets on the prince, even if he wins, he won't win much money. But if the longevity king wins, it will be a huge income!
But Prince Li Ying will not lose. Li Siye can tell from his enthusiasm before taking the field. Polo is such a dangerous and exciting sport. The crazier and fearless a person is, the easier it is to win.
, the prince has taken both of them.
Li Siye hesitated for a moment, and finally made up his mind to try to find the prince. After this bet, if he could control the outcome, he would win more money than selling invitation stickers. If he used this as bait to tell the prince, he would not
Maybe he won't be tempted.
He handed over the betting point to Liu Ziwu to manage, and entered the VIP seat of the stadium from the VIP channel. The prince was sitting on the carpet in the promenade, drinking, relaxing, and accumulating energy.
He quietly came up behind the prince, crossed his arms and saluted: "Your Highness."
Li Ying was in a state of excitement at this moment, and asked Li Siye happily: "Why are you here? It's okay, you can just take a look here and see how Gu defeated King Shou."
He lowered his head slightly and said in Li Ying's ear: "Your Highness, I have some crucial good news to tell you. It's not convenient to talk here, so please move away."
Li Ying smiled and pointed at Li Siye, meaning that you are always able to come up with weird ideas. He stood up from the blanket, walked to the back of the corridor with Li Siye and asked, "Tell me, what's the good thing?"
"Your Highness, while maintaining order just now, I also set up a gambling game outside the stadium and used money to bet on the success or failure of each team."
Li Ying smiled disapprovingly and said: "How was it? How much did you win? You are really good at running a business, and you don't miss any opportunity to make money."
"It's not much, just over a hundred thousand dollars, but the next one is the real big deal."
The prince asked in surprise: "You also bet on the decisive battle between me and King Shou? Who do you think will win between our two families?"
"I know that Your Highness will definitely win, but I want to bet on His Highness' defeat."
Li Ying turned back angrily: "Are you crazy? You know I will win, but you still bet on me to lose."
Li Siye patiently explained to him: "Your Highness, do you know the winning and losing ratio in the field? Ninety percent of those wealthy businessmen bet on you to win, and they all bet on you to win, and they all bet on you to win. If we bet on you to win, we can only win a small amount.
Money. So if Your Highness can let go a little bit and deliberately lose to King Shou, we can get a lot of money, and Your Highness’s treasury will be more abundant, and you can continue to buy good horses and equipment."
The prince's eyes widened in surprise, he pointed at Li Siye with both hands and said angrily: "You Li Siye! You actually instigated me to play match-fixing!"