Your Majesty said that my life is worthless, so why are you crying when I increase my troops?

"Sir, do you really want to bet five thousand taels on Zhao Dabao?"

"Once you confirm your bet, you can't go back on your word."

The clerk in the gambling house looked at Xia Mingyuan, somewhat unable to believe his ears.

Where did this fool come from? Didn't he just rush over to give money to the gambling house?

"Stop talking nonsense and just do as I say. You will get the money." Xia Mingyuan said as he took out a thick stack of banknotes from his pocket and handed it to the clerk.

For a moment, countless people watched it with their eyes wide open.

This is a full five thousand taels of silver, and it’s all wasted like this?

Xia Mingyuan ignored them, but raised the corners of his mouth with a hint of sneer between his brows.

A bunch of gamblers!

No wonder nine out of ten gamblers lose.

Yes, in principle it is indeed impossible for Zhao Dabao to enter the top three.

But what these people don’t know is that the principles are in the hands of Xia Mingyuan.

If Xia Mingyuan was determined to set up the game, he could even pre-determine the top three spots.

After all, in the next round of the finals, five out of the twelve contestants are his people, three in the open and two in secret.

In addition, he and Zhao Hongying were the referees of the final.

With this kind of bet, even if Xia Mingyuan wanted to lose, he couldn't.

"I also bet one thousand taels on Zhao Dabao!"

Just as Xia Mingyuan was about to turn around and leave after completing his mission.

Suddenly, a lazy shout was heard outside the gambling house.

Xia Mingyuan frowned when he heard this and looked towards the man following the voice.

The person who came was a thin Taoist priest in tattered clothes.

This person doesn't look very old, probably only about one or two years older than him.

"What blind man is this? This guy is here too?"

When everyone saw the Taoist priest, they covered their mouths and noses and moved away, their eyes full of disgust.

Blind He didn't care at all and staggered into the door.

After entering the door, he first smiled at Xia Mingyuan, then took out two silver bills from his arms and handed them to the clerk.

"I woke up earlier and read a fortune. I found out that I have great fortune today. If I want to get rich, I have to buy this Zhao Dabao."

"Come on, give me a thousand taels too!"

As soon as these words were spoken, everyone burst into laughter.

"This stinking blind man actually dreamed of getting rich."

"Exactly. If his divinations were accurate, he wouldn't have fallen into such a miserable state. What a shame! I wonder where he got the thousand taels from."

Xia Mingyuan looked the Taoist up and down and couldn't help feeling curious.

What's this guy's way?

Could it be that he really calculated it correctly, or did he see that Zhao Dabao was deliberately hiding his shortcomings when he came on stage?

No matter what, they should all be talented people, and they should definitely not be as bad as those gamblers say.

Xia Mingyuan looked the man up and down, only to find that he was actually looking at him.

The two looked at each other, and Xia Mingyuan smiled at him politely, "Great minds think alike. I would like to congratulate you on your prosperity in advance."

After leaving these words, Xia Mingyuan turned and left the gambling house.

Behind him, there was another burst of laughter.

"What a bullshit, great minds think alike! A fool meets a fool, and they're still trying to sympathize with each other. Wait until they lose all their money tomorrow and see where they'll hide and cry!"

……

When we returned to the princess's mansion, it was already getting dark.

As soon as he entered the door, Lu Xiucai came to greet him with a few people behind him.

"Sir, I have already found the helpers you asked me to find, and I am bringing them here for you to see."

Xia Mingyuan looked up and down at the seven or eight people behind Lu Xiucai and nodded with satisfaction.

"You've done a good job. I'll give them 15 taels per month for now. Starting tomorrow, they'll be brought to Kunlun Security. They'll mainly do odd jobs. If they do well, I'll have a chance to use them."

After saying this, Xia Mingyuan was about to return home.

"Sir, please stay."

Lü Xiucai quickly called out to him from behind, pulling out a thin, dark-skinned man from the crowd. He said with a grin, "Sir, this is a distant cousin of mine from my hometown. His surname is Wei, and he's the third child in the family. Everyone calls him Wei San'er."

"This guy has been very good at work since he was young. He used to be a housekeeper in a landlord's house. I saw that you needed someone to serve tea and water, so I called him over. How about he work under you first?"

"I've met the young master!"

As soon as Lu Xiucai finished speaking, Wei Saner hurried forward and saluted Xia Mingyuan.

"Okay, Lao Lu, you are thoughtful."

At the moment, Xia Mingyuan was in need of a useful follower, so he didn't think much about it and nodded in agreement.

"Well, I didn't expect this kid to be so lucky."

Lu Xiucai sighed, turned around and glared at Wei Saner, "Follow the master well. If you are not satisfied with my service, don't blame me for driving you away!"

While they were talking, Xia Xue's personal maid Lanxiang suddenly came over here.

"Sir, His Highness asked you to go to his room. He said he has something to ask you."

Xia Mingyuan was slightly stunned when he heard this.

He winked at Lu Xiucai, asking him to take the person away first, then turned and went into Xia Xue's room.

As soon as he entered the room, Xia Mingyuan realized that the atmosphere in the room was a little off.

Xia Xue was glaring at him fiercely at this moment, her face so gloomy that it looked like water was about to drip out.

"Aunt, why did you call your nephew here?"

Xia Mingyuan's heart tightened, and he had a vague sense of foreboding, but he still pretended to be innocent and asked Xia Xue.

"Xia Mingyuan!" Xia Xue said in a cold tone, glaring at him fiercely. "Why did I call you?"

"You told me earlier what the purpose of holding the martial arts tournament was?"

"Of course it's to select generals and prepare for the battle to suppress the bandits." Xia Mingyuan answered stiffly.

"Preparing to suppress bandits?" Xia Xue was so angry that she laughed out loud. "I want to ask you, what's going on with Kunlun Security?"

"This……"

Xia Mingyuan scratched his head, looking a little embarrassed.

"Aunt, this is just my nephew doing some small business in Hanyang."

"boom!"

Xia Xue slammed the table and stood up angrily, "Xia Mingyuan, stop teasing me here. This martial arts competition has been going on for quite some time, and I only saw the Kunlun Security making a big fuss. The whole city knows about it, but I haven't seen a single person who signed up for the general selection!"

"I heard that you not only collected entrance fees for this martial arts tournament, but also charged booth fees and advertising fees. What exactly are you trying to do?"

"If you make a fortune as a black-hearted businessman, don't bother with the reputation of my princess's mansion."

Xia Xue looked at Xia Mingyuan, who had sworn to her yesterday that he was determined to suppress the bandits, and saw that his expression had changed in the blink of an eye. His face was so dark with anger that it was darker than the bottom of a pot.

It is easy to change the country, but difficult to change one's nature!

Xia Mingyuan was just like those people, and he really didn't take the bandit suppression seriously!

It was a pity that she actually believed the bastard's sweet words yesterday, and even felt guilty for her behavior of wanting to take revenge.

Now it seems that all this was Xia Mingyuan's conspiracy!