Hundreds of households in Liaodong, covering the light with one hand

Chapter 355 The market is open, where is Duke Qi?

Boom boom boom! ! !
  In Beijing, the bells of the Drum Tower rang at the right time.

In the sky, the sun has begun to set towards the west.

At this moment, the entire Meridian Gate of the Imperial City was almost surrounded by scholars from the Imperial College and people from the capital.

"It's the end of the afternoon," said Liu Ding, who was wearing a green shirt and carrying a baggage, biting a meat bun in his mouth, standing at the midday gate with his companions, waiting for the final election results of the parliament.

"I wonder if the final seven members will change?" Beside Liu Ding, a fat man with a hopeful face looked at the Meridian Gate without moving for a long time.

"We don't know about this kind of thing." Liu Ding finished the meat buns in two bites and said vaguely: "You know Xiong Er, we don't understand political affairs."

"These two little brothers, do you want to play a guessing game about the candidates for parliament?" Liu Ding and Liu Ding were talking when a tall and thin man suddenly squeezed beside them, holding a stack of brochures in his hand, and said with great enthusiasm: "Look You must be foreigners and have just arrived in the capital not long ago, right?"

As the man spoke, he began to introduce himself enthusiastically, without any scruples about the wary gazes of Liu Ding and Liu Ding: "Brother, I am born Song Daqiang, and my nickname is Shunfenger. There is no brother in this world who I can't listen to! Look at you two. You are a kind person, brother, I want to make friends, and here is a copy of "Top Secret Information on the Seven Congressmen and Fourteen Candidates" for you!"

"We don't need it, thank you Brother Song!" Upon seeing this, Liu Ding waved his hand and took Xiong Er to leave.

"Hey, hey, it's free, brother, I'll give it to you for free, no money required!" Song Daqiang chuckled and stuffed the booklet in his hand into the arms of the slightly fat young man:
  "Take it, treat it as a greeting gift for brothers! How can you live in Beijing without this top-secret information? Do you know where the Duke of Qi lives? Do you know what kind of food he likes to eat? Do you know what kind of tea he drinks on weekdays? Do you know? What color satin robe does he like? Do you know which restaurant Ye Shoufu likes to eat at? Do you know what music he listens to on weekdays? You don’t know the intelligence information of these big figures. How can you seek officials, wealth and progress? , too many, all of which require intelligence. Nowadays, what is most valuable is information!!! My two brothers!"

Liu Ding was confused by the series of questions from the young man in front of him. He turned around and looked around, and he saw that almost everyone at the entrance had something similar to a top-secret information book.

"You really don't need money?" Liu Ding still wanted to be sure.

"I will never charge you a penny!" Seeing the fish take the bait, Song Daqiang's eyes showed a hint of joy, and then he immediately said righteously: "Brother, I am living on the road, and I am talking about integrity! I am absolutely innocent. , it’s absolutely universally praised!”

"However," the painting style changed quickly, Song Daqiang's hands were already on the shoulders of Liu Ding and Xiong Er, and his body was squeezed between them: "There is indeed something that needs the help of these two brothers!"

"What's the matter?" Xiong Er feels that it's always not good to take things from others for free. If it's a small favor that can be done with a little effort, it's not impossible to help!

"Come on, come on, come with me," Song Daqiang almost held the two young men under his arms and pushed towards the center of the crowd.

Originally, there was already a sea of ​​people at the Meridian Gate. Scholars and common people were waiting for news, vendors were taking advantage of the opportunity to do business, police officers patrolling the streets to maintain public security, the Imperial City Division secretly patrolling, and higher-level secret guards.

In the center of the square, there were even more people crowded together. When Liu Ding squeezed in, his feet were almost off the ground.

"Come on, come on, the odds are different for the number of seats for the seven major council members! Please bet quickly. In half an hour, the candidates for the seven major council members will be announced. By then, the top spot of Yihong Courtyard will be the city wall rooftop. It will all belong to you. It’s your choice!!!”

“Bet Bet!!!”

At this time, Liu Dingcai discovered that someone had opened a casino in the center of the square and openly opened the bidding for the candidates.

At this time, the place was already in full swing. Whether they were wealthy businessmen wearing embroidered robes, scholars wearing feather fans and silk scarves, or ordinary people dressed as farmers and traders, their faces were all red. It seemed as if they were the ministers standing in the Hall of Supreme Harmony and participating in the election.

"I choose Lu Yu! With ten taels of silver, he is the confidant of Duke Qi, so he will definitely be chosen! The odds are one to one, even mosquito legs are meat!"

"I choose Yang Tai, one hundred taels of silver. He is a backbone of the Zhejiang Party. In order to balance the power of the members, Qi Guogong must consider this person! The odds are twenty to one, go for it!"

"I choose Emperor Zhu. Just now Qi Guogong has announced him as the honorary president. That means that the seven members must have one of his votes! The odds are thirty to one. You don't understand politics at all. For twenty taels of silver, I will go. Got it!"

Emperor Zhu?
  When Liu Ding heard this title, his calves trembled in circles. Has the atmosphere in Beijing become so crazy now?

The emperor has become a casual conversation starter in public?
  "How are you two brothers? Do you want to vote for them?" Song Daqiang hugged Liu Ding and Xiong Er and introduced the rules with enthusiasm: "Almost every candidate has odds. Which one do you choose? If he is elected, , then you take the money according to the odds. Only the bravest can make a fortune! Come on?"

"Why?" Xiong Er's eyes searched on the table for a long time, and he asked doubtfully: "Why is there no name of Qi Guogong?"

As soon as Song Daqiang said this, Song Daqiang had not yet spoken. The people around him who were participating in the opening betting stopped and looked at Xiong Er as if he were a fool: "Where did this fool come from?"

If Qi Guogong's name is on the table, then Song Daqiang and others will not open the market, and they will only have to pay off their debts in the next life.

Whenever Qi Guogong's name appears on the gambling table, whether it is an odds of 1:1 to 1 or an odds of 1:01 to 1, these gamblers can beat the banker to death in Meridian Square.

How to lose in a must-win game?
  No matter how crazy a gambler is, no one thinks that Qi Guogong can lose in this election.

"We don't know some people," Liu Ding had just arrived. Except for Ye Xianggao and Sun Chengzong, he didn't know much about the other candidates.

"This booklet is your magic weapon to win, brother!" Song Daqiang took out the booklet that was stuffed in Liu Ding's arms, skillfully turned to the next few pages, and pointed at one of the candidates with his thick finger: "This person, Wei Yuan Wei, Minister of Justice, one of the original thirteen temporary congressmen of the April 25 coup, has outstanding achievements, this person must run for election!"

As he spoke, Song Daqiang put his finger into his mouth and dipped it in his saliva, turned over the back of the paper, pointed at the odds on it and said seriously: "Look at it, the odds are also very objective, twenty to one, the dealer is here. Send money!”

"It seems very safe!" Xiong Er leaned his head over and said to himself: "I'll follow!"

"This brother is very arrogant, how much pressure can he exert?" Song Daqiang turned to look at Xiong Er
  "One penny!" Xiong Erhao suddenly became angry.

Damn you poor guy!
  Song Daqiang's face darkened, and he was about to have an attack. Suddenly he heard a commotion from the crowd in front of him, and then the Meridian Gate opened wide.

The waiter's loud voice came out:

"The candidates for the seven major council members have been decided!"

(End of this chapter)