Struggle in the early Tang Dynasty

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No way, Xiao Ting forced himself to laugh twice, and said: "What King Jiang Xia said is absolutely true, it's our brothers who are getting irritable."

He was about to leave, but Li Daozong stopped him again and asked, "By the way, the two of us are joining forces to open the gambling table this time. Do you know how the betting situation is going outside?"

Xiao Ting scratched his right cheek, shook his head and said: "My father once explained that the opening of the Zhuo Zhuang is fully presided over by Changlefang. Our Xiao family only pays money and does not interfere. Therefore, I only heard that the Tubo people won more, and the next There are fewer wins in the calligraphy class. Oh, by the way, I heard that there was a sum of 20 coins bought for the calligraphy class to win, hehe, don’t you think the money is too much to spend?”

The implication is that the calligraphy class will lose!

Hearing Xiao Ting's words, Li Daozong thought to himself, Xiao Yu is an old man who knows how to be a man, knowing that this king never likes to be dictated by others, so he simply doesn't interfere and sit back and enjoy the success, an old fox is an old fox.

After praising Xiao Yu in his heart, he glanced at Xiao Ting, who was complacent, and couldn't help sighing, it's a pity that such an idiot son was born, and no one in the officialdom knew that the 20 guan of silver was specially allocated by the imperial court for the calligraphy class Cheer up?This silly bird, alas...

However, Li Daozong was contemptuous in his heart, but he still had a smile on his face. After all, what Xiao Ting said was right, this is to send money to the king.

And not only gave away 20 guan, but also...

Then he said with a smile: "20 guan is just the amount from eight days ago! My nephew, it seems that your news is a bit blocked. Just three days ago, someone actually bought [-] guan for a calligraphy class. Hahaha……"

Xiao Ting's eyes widened, and he exclaimed, "What? Who is so stupid?"

Li Daozong glanced at Luo Sihai who was standing next to him.

Luo Sihai replied: "It's the group of dudes in the calligraphy class. It's they who bought it for themselves to win."

"Hahaha, this group of stupid birds, is this the rhythm of sucking to death?" Xiao Ting laughed unscrupulously when he heard that it was the people from the rival calligraphy class, "Don't they know how much they weigh? Knowing that you are bound to lose but still buying big, this is to learn from Zhou Gongjin of the Three Kingdoms, and lose your wife and lose your army?"

Luo Sihai laughed a few times, and added: "Not only that, one of their students surnamed Guo, bought the Haitian Feast Restaurant in the West City and ten shops in the East City as a bet, and bought a calligraphy class." win alone!"

"My God, how is it possible? Shopkeeper Luo is talking about that kid Guo Ye?"

This time, Xiao Ting couldn't laugh anymore, but his face was full of shock, and he murmured: "How could he be so rich? He actually opened the Haitian Feast Restaurant? Grandma's, this kid is hiding deep enough! "

Hearing what Xiao Ting said, Li Daozong couldn't help asking: "Could it be that my nephew knows this person?"

Xiao Ting gritted his teeth and hated: "How could I not know him? If it wasn't for this bastard surnamed Guo, how could I have been so embarrassed in the calligraphy class? Even if it turned into ashes, I would still recognize him."

Immediately, he talked about his feud with Guo Ye and the calligraphy class.

After hearing this, Li Daozong not only didn't sympathize with Xiao Ting, but secretly despised this wine bag and rice bag, which really ruined his father Xiao Yu's reputation.

Soon, he waved his hands and smiled: "Forget it, since they are courting their own death and have sent me so much money, so what if I give them up? Haitian Feast Restaurant, ten shops in Dongshi, haha , What a surprise, what a surprise!"

Li Daozong once asked Luo Sihai and Wang Wuhu to estimate that the value of this restaurant and the ten shops in Dongshi is basically equivalent to the 20 guan silver that the imperial court bet to buy face.

Isn't this a surprise?Li Daozong is determined to win.

Xiao Ting put away his resentment, and said with a sly smile: "Exactly, these bastards must be made to lose everything, in order to avenge the humiliation in the past."

"Report-"

A guard shouted from outside the hall: "Report to the lord, Zheng Laoliu, the general accountant at Changlefang, sent a message just now, saying that someone bought a calligraphy class with a big fortune and won the prize!"

"Ok?"

Several people in the hall were shocked by the news. Could it be another brat who has so much money that he has nowhere to spend it?

Li Daozong asked with a smile on his face: "How many bets did you buy?"

The guard replied outside: "50 guan!!!"

hiss……

It was actually the sum of the previous two purchases. Whether it was Luo Sihai, Wang Wuhu, Xiao Ting, or Jiangxia Wang Li Daozong, they all took a breath of air one after another.

Who the hell is he? What a bold man! !

Li Daozong regained his composure a little, and asked in a deep voice: "Can you find out who made such a heavy hand?"

The guard hummed, and continued to reply: "Zheng Laoliu has sent someone to check, and the person who placed the bet is Miss Yu Nuan Nuan Yu from Duke Wei's mansion!"

"what?"

"is her?"

"My God, Yu Nuannuan from Duke Wei's Mansion?"

In the hall, all four people spoke surprisingly, and even Li Daozong, who had just calmed down, murmured again with a pale expression:

"How is it possible? How could a demon girl surnamed Yu get involved in this matter? It's unbelievable, weird, strange, very strange..."

After chanting, Li Daozong no longer had the smell of copper just now, on the contrary, he was a little more calm and calculating on the battlefield in the past.

Chapter 464 Strange things come on stage

At the same time Xiao Ting hurriedly reported to Jiangxia King Li Daozong, Guo Ye also received a message sent by Ma Yuanju:

Duochiluo, the little prince of Tubo, has not shown up so far, so I don't know where he is.

Ma Yuanju even asked someone to tell Guo Ye that he must keep an eye on the ten greyhounds participating in the competition, and they must not make mistakes and be taken advantage of.

It's not that Ma Yuanju made a big fuss, but that the whereabouts of the little prince of Tubo, Duo Chiluo, were too weird, and he didn't go to the city with the mission, so he couldn't help being careless.

Moreover, there was a lot of rumors about the opening of the dog fighting competition. Ma Yuanju knew in his heart that how many people who bet heavily on buying Tibetan dogs to win were secretly thinking about it, hoping that the calligraphy class would lose to the end.

Guo Ye was naturally aware of his worries and concerns.

After receiving the news from Ma Yuanju, Guo Ye was not idle for a moment, and immediately asked Wei Shuyu to find his grandson, Yumo, to meet at Haitian Feast Restaurant.

Guan Jiujiu had prepared a high-quality private room for Guo Ye early on. It was on the third floor of Haitian Feast by the window, overlooking the bustling and hustle and bustle of the entire West Market just beyond the railing.

After Guan Jiujiu arranged the food and wine to be served on the table, the eldest grandson Yumo also went up to the third floor led by Wei Shuyu, and met Guo Ye in the private room.

The three sat down one by one, Guan Jiujiu led out the door of the private room, greeted the businessman and left.

Wei Shuyu in the private room has the consciousness of being a younger brother, and vigilantly fills the cups of wine for Guo Ye and Changsun Yumo.

Guo Ye motioned him to sit down, and asked, "Shuyu, is there anyone taking care of the greyhounds?"

Wei Shuyu just took a mouthful of food and put it into his mouth. Hearing the second brother's question, he swallowed the food hastily and said, "Don't worry, second brother. He has been staring at him day and night. Even the meat the greyhounds eat and the water they drink are all delivered by the servants of Young Master Changsun's residence, there must be something wrong."

Guo Ye glanced at the elder Sun Yumo, who nodded happily, and said with a light smile, "Relax, I will transfer a group of nursing homes from home later, to be responsible for the safety there."

Guo Ye praised: "Very good! The more critical the time is, the less mistakes can be made. This competition is not only related to the face of our calligraphy class and the imperial court, but also related to the pockets of all of us. The ten shops in Dongshi were all suppressed, and they gave up their money to gamble."

As soon as Guo Ye mentioned this issue, even though the two of them already knew Guo Ye's generosity, they still felt sympathetic, and always felt that Guo Ye was a little too reckless.

Looking at the expressions of the two, Guo Ye somewhat guessed that the two were still not optimistic about the match.After all, there was a huge disparity in strength between the Tubo Tibetan Mastiff and their own greyhounds, so they couldn't help being worried.

Immediately, he comforted: "Don't worry, as long as I can guarantee a normal game, I will have a way to win the Tubo people. How have I, Guo Ye, ever fought an unsure battle?"