In the morning, Xiaohuang, Bozhou, beside the camp outside the city, soldiers were performing various entertainments to celebrate the New Year.

There are many ways to entertain, nothing more than eating, drinking, playing and having fun.

Now it is the New Year, and the soldiers are rewarded, have plenty of money and don’t hesitate to spend money. The merchants in the military city are happy to make money.

People are happier when they think about the current situation.

At the end of last autumn, the emperor led the army to fight in Henan. The war lasted for several months. By the time the New Year came, there was finally a breakthrough:

The main force of the Henan Qi army surrounded by Xuchang was cut off from the supply of food and grass because there was no hope of breaking through the siege and could not hold on, so he surrendered to the official army.

Because the Xuzhou army and subsequent reinforcements insisted on fighting on the north bank of the Yellow River, Qi State was unable to mobilize more troops to move south to support Henan prefectures and counties.

Therefore, the recovery of the entire Henan area is just around the corner.

The war was going smoothly and it was the New Year again, so the inside and outside of Xiaohuang City was full of joy. People's expectations for the future made the severe cold seem to be dispelled.

It seems that the cloudy days have become sunny.

Where there is sunshine, there will naturally be shadows. When light and shadow are intertwined, some gray operations are also carried out in the military market, including "bets" that require a name-based game but need to bet.

As the saying goes, "small gambling is good for love, while big gambling is harmful to the body." There are restrictions on betting amounts in various gambling blocks in the military city, so that while allowing the owners to make money, they can avoid the soldiers who are at the forefront of gambling and causing something.

Emperor Xiao Xun, who was traveling casually and experiencing life in the military city, was now in a gambling stall and was already full of gambling eyes.

The "rules of the game" of this gambling file are very simple:

On the table with three bowls inverted cover, the archer placed a chess piece under a bowl in public, and then continued to move the bowl with his skills, and finally stopped, making people guess.

The guesser must first bet a certain amount of money. If you guess it, not only can you get the money back, but the archer must give the corresponding amount of money to the other party.

On the contrary, the money deposited will be filed with the owner.

Therefore, just open your eyes and see the moves of the master clearly, and you can win money.

Many people think so, but they win first and then lose.

Xiao Xun also thought so, and he won first and then lost, losing all the 1,000 Tai'an Wuzhu he received from the general.

There are another thousand documents today, and Xiao Xun "raided his horse and fought again" and decided to win back with the capital and profit.

He widened his blood-filled eyes and stared at the three bowls on the table that were moved around by the stall owner, remembering the movement trajectory of the target bowl.

Next to him, many soldiers watched, and the man in military uniforms was a eunuch who accompanied the emperor on a private outing.

The eunuchs were also nervously staring at the three bowls to give the emperor a reference, and at least they won the money back.

On the other side, Li Li, dressed in casual clothes, watched his son-in-law being cheated and said nothing.

The "second-middle school boy" must be taught a lesson by reality several times before he becomes rational and tries to control his desires.

And desire is not so well controlled.

The emperor went on a tour to gamble in a concealed manner, and Li Li was the mastermind, but he did this not to lead a bad son-in-law to achieve his ulterior motive.

Instead, we must let the son-in-law understand what serious consequences will be for making decisions on military strategies with a gambler's mentality.

So I agreed with the other party that in the military city, one month of gambling games, one thousand yuan can be used as the principal every day, and thirty days a month, it is 30,000 yuan.

If the emperor doubles the money in his hands after a month and turns into 60,000 yuan, he can consider launching the "Luoyang Battle".

If you can't make money, but you can have nine thousand ci, you can also consider launching the "Luoyang Battle".

The reason for doing this is very simple. The Liang army attacked the northern expedition and attacked Henan, while the Zhou army took advantage of the situation and left Shanzhou at the end of the year and attacked Luoyang eastward.

The Zhou army should have been prepared for the attack, so there are many troops to attack.

When the main force attacked Luoyang, he divided his troops to attack Jinyang, Bingzhou, Qi, making it difficult for him to divide his troops from Jinyang to rescue Luoyang.

Under the joint attack of Liang and Zhou, the Luoyang Qi army seemed unable to receive effective reinforcements because the Henan Qi army itself was unable to protect itself.

In the direction of Jinyang and Yecheng, there was no way to send too many reinforcements. The Qi Lord seemed to have an unbalanced attitude towards the Xuzhou army stranded on the north bank of the Yellow River. He mobilized heavy troops to siege and did not care about Luoyang.

Therefore, the Zhou army, who took advantage of the situation, would have a high probability of easily obtaining Luoyang, just like getting a bargain.

This led to an unbalanced mentality after Emperor Xiao Xun received the news.

Under the instigation of many civil and military officials, the young emperor wanted to expand the war and used Luoyang, which was not the target of this Northern Expedition, as the target of attack.

After all, Luoyang is the old capital of the Central Plains court, and the political significance of "recovering the old capital" is very important.

Li Li did not agree with this unplanned strategic adventure, and believed that Luoyang was useless for today's Liang Kingdom, and it would be best to win it by the way. If not, it would rather get it a few years later.

The world is divided into three parts, and the current strategic goal of Liang State is to deal with the "boss" Qi State among the Three Kingdoms.

Therefore, the "second" Liang State and the "third" Zhou State did not need to break up for Luoyang.

If you have any grudges, it is best to wait until the "boss" is resolved together.

Zhou took advantage of Luoyang, and if it was taken, it would be taken. Anyway, Luoyang was not in the hands of Liang.

If the Liang State broke out in a war with the Zhou State for Luoyang, it would only give Qi State a chance to breathe.

Once Qi has a chance to breathe, with its strong national strength, it can still suppress Liang and Zhou at the same time.

When Qi State counterattacked, the first thing that was hit was the Henan region that was easy to attack and difficult to defend. Therefore, Li Li believed that the best strategy for Liang State was to seize Henan and quickly defend and build the Yellow River defense line.

Take the time to "digest" this fertile land, divide the land for the meritorious soldiers, and quickly organize spring plowing to ensure that there is a decent harvest in autumn.

As soon as possible, a large number of people and land in Henan will be controlled by the state, providing sufficient troops and food, and supporting a solid line of defense.

If I go to fight for Luoyang now, this move is like a gambler's mentality: I bet that Zhou State will not get into evil with me for Luoyang, and I bet that Qi State will not make a comeback when I see Zhou State and I get into evil.

Li Li did not intend to forcibly reject the emperor's impulsive ideas, but how should he persuade the young emperor who was passionate to weigh the pros and cons with a calm mind?

He made an agreement with the other party to have a "small gambling to enjoy the mood".

Now it seems that the emperor cannot control his gambler mentality at all and keeps losing.

All the 1,000 documents a day were lost. When the gambling masters saw this person coming, their eyes narrowed into a line.

Every day, Li Li accompanied him throughout the journey, silently watching, and seeing the "destruction" of a young man clearly.

Xiao Xun has a strong sense of self-esteem, so he has to win enough 60,000 yuan instead of "living" nine thousand yuan.

So Li Li suggested that no matter how much you lose, you have to stop when you lose only 300 entries.

Then after thirty days, you will definitely be able to "save" nine thousand texts.

Xiao Xun was also confident that he could do it.

But every time I entered the gambling stage, Xiao Xun got up after tasting the sweetness in the first few handfuls, and then started to lose, thinking about making a comeback. As a result, the more I wanted to make a comeback, the more I lost.

After losing the red eye, I forgot the "stop loss" agreement and I will definitely lose all my money every day.

Anyway, there are still a thousand documents in the future, so Xiao Xun doesn't care, so he continues to lose and continues to lose completely.

Before I knew it, twenty-nine days passed, and today was the last day. Xiao Xun took the last thousand papers and wanted to make a copy, he could earn nine thousand papers at least.

But he still lost all his money.

Without money, naturally, I couldn't continue the "game". Xiao Xun left in a daze and walked on the road without saying a word.

Li Li and the eunuch followed silently, and there were some casual guards around to protect the emperor's safety.

After walking for a while, Xiao Xun stopped and looked at Li Li: "General, I understand, gambling hurts people."

Because she was traveling in a miscellaneous manner, Xiao Xun called herself "I".

Li Li replied after hearing this: "My husband, please put the overall situation first. Even if someone takes it away first, it doesn't matter. We will take it back in the future."

"Yes." Xiao Xun nodded and continued to move forward.

This month's experience made him understand that gambling harms people, and losing 30,000 yuan is a trivial matter. If he loses Henan or even Huaibei, he will regret it.
Chapter completed!