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The voice was quite lazy, but the crowded people were not comforted by the soft and gentle voice, and became more nervous. The prince would become the emperor in the future, which was the best luck in the world. How dare this young man bet on his luck with the prince? How dare he? Everyone stared at the young man in front of them, to see what he was going to bet on with the prince.
At this time, Wang Mang asked with a smile: "What if you lose?"
"How about being a slave for life?" Qiaochu coughed softly and answered softly.
Eunuch Mo sneered, pointed his finger, and scolded, "How dare you! Do you think you can be the servant of His Royal Highness the Crown Prince just because you want to?"
Wang Mang frowned slightly, glanced at Qiao Chu, and then looked at the prince's carriage.
The curtains are not drawn and no sound can be heard.
Suddenly, a corner of the curtain was tucked up, and half of the jade-white brocade robe fluttered in the light and shadow. The hand holding the curtain seemed to be more brilliant than the piece of robe.
It is said that beauty is like a flower in the clouds. Everyone in the world has heard of the elegance of the man in the sedan chair. At this time, under the tense atmosphere, everyone was more in awe of this man than his handsome face just now. They wanted to see his appearance. They were holding their breath waiting for him to come out, but they heard the prince suddenly ordered: "Wang Mang, you can try it on my behalf."
Hearing this, everyone was puzzled and disappointed. The beauty secretly glanced at Qiaochu and saw that her face looked normal, but her hand that was originally holding the jade pendant slowly loosened, hung down to the side of her clothes, and then tightly held it again.
Wang Mang immediately agreed and walked in front of Qiaochu. Fan Rusu retreated to Wang Mang's side and protected him.
Under everyone's anxious gaze, Qiaochu slowly took out a magic bag from his arms.
Wang Mang was used to seeing such scenes, so he couldn't help feeling a little curious at this moment, his eyes moving slightly with the brocade bag.
Qiaochu smiled, then untied the brocade bag's rope and threw it into the air, "Beauty, pick it out."
Everyone only felt a flash of light before their eyes, and saw countless copper coins falling from the bag.
The four backs shuddered, the beauty understood, her eyes focused, and she moved as fast as lightning, picking up two of the copper coins in her fingers in a flash.
Fan Rusu was startled, thinking to himself: What a skill! He was alert and had already reached out to grab the big knife at his waist, but he caught a glimpse of the beauty looking at him with a smile, and his heart was inexplicably moved.
Qiaochu took the copper coin from the beauty and said, "Your Excellency, these two things, one is an ordinary copper coin with different patterns on the front and back, and the other one is made by me for fun, with the front and back being the same."
Wang Mang put his hands behind his back, raised his eyebrows and smiled, "So there is such a strange thing. May I ask, little brother, how do we bet?"
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Text 008 Is victory or defeat determined by fate
As Qiaochu explained in a low voice, Wang Mang's eyes slowly swept over the copper coins spread out in her hand.
One of them has the words "Jing Hao Cheng Tong" and patterns engraved on one side, and the words "Jing Ming Bao Jian" and patterns engraved on the back.
The other one has the words "Jingming Baojian" and patterns engraved on both sides.
Jinghao is the name of the second prince, the crown prince, and Jingming is the name of the eldest prince, the virtuous king. Although they had different mothers, they were born in the same year. The emperor was overjoyed to have his first son, so he ordered the imperial supervisor to forge copper coins named after the two princes. These coins were circulated throughout the country and have been in use for many years.
Qiaochu said: "You and I will each choose a side first, then put two copper coins into the brocade bag, and then take turns to draw one of the copper coins, ten times each, and record which side you drew each time. In the end, whoever's chosen side is drawn the most times will win."
Eunuch Mo immediately sneered, "Isn't this nonsense! Two copper coins, three sides of which are all 'Jingming Baojian'. Whoever chooses the 'Jinghao Chengtong' side will definitely lose."
The onlookers also burst into laughter and started discussing and giving comments.
The four snorted and said, "Uncle, could you please listen to what my master has to say before you express your opinion?"
Eunuch Mo glanced at the four coldly, and said with a smile: "If it's just like this, why bother playing? Let's make a rule. Every time you draw, if the side facing up is "Jing Hao Cheng Tong", you must throw the coin back and draw again."
"It will only count if the side facing up is 'Jingming Baojian'. In this case, the back side will either be 'Jinghao Chengtong' or 'Jingming Baojian'. Isn't the chance 50-50 for each? Let's bet on the pattern on the back side."
Eunuch Mo was stunned. Fan Rusu on the side thought that this made sense and no one was taking advantage of him. However, she also felt that this method was too complicated.
Before he could think about it, he heard Qiaochu say, "When you reach into the bag and feel around, if you don't take the time to carefully distinguish, you will never be able to tell the patterns on both sides just by the instantaneous touch of your hand. But for fairness, before the draw, the censor can ask any uncle on the street to check if there is any mechanism on these two copper coins. The censor can also provide the treasure bag. To show that there is no fraud, you can choose any side of the copper coin first."
At this time, people applauded and said, "Yes, this is fair."
Eunuch Mo waved slightly to a ceremonial officer in front of the mansion, and the female official stepped forward, took the two copper coins from Qiaochu's hand, and examined them carefully.
The noise in the crowd grew louder.
"Who do you think will win?"
"This is a place for gambling, who knows?"
Wang Mang's eyes moved slightly, and he looked at the prince's carriage again. After a long while, he smiled faintly and said, "Little brother, this method is very good. I will choose it."
Prince Rui’s Mansion, main hall.
The man sitting in the center seat had white hair on his temples, a slight moustache on his square face, and was dressed in a bright yellow brocade robe. He was none other than the ruler of Dongling—Emperor Rongrui.
Next to him was a woman with a graceful and elegant appearance. Although she was old, she still had beautiful eyebrows and almond-shaped face, and was pretty. She was the mother of the eldest prince, the virtuous king - the current queen.
The queen glanced at the room below her seat, which was filled with beautiful ladies. She smiled softly and said, "It's already this hour, why hasn't our prince appeared yet?"
Text 009: A plan to capture the Grand Censor
The emperor frowned slightly. At this time, a woman under the empress stood up, bowed, and said with a smile: "Father and mother, please forgive me. Your Highness the Crown Prince and Prince Rui have a deep brotherly love, but they always remember your father's teachings that official business cannot be delayed for a moment. Before leaving today, Your Highness had something urgent to deal with, so he let me go first. My sister Qiaorong came from a wild land and told me that she was afraid of embarrassing my father, mother, and the candidates, so she dressed up a little before she dared to go out."
When the woman spoke, everyone was paying attention to her, just as much as the queen had just been. Not only because her every frown and smile was stunningly beautiful, but also because of her identity.
This woman was none other than the Crown Princess Wen Dongling, and she raised her eyebrows.
"Well, the Crown Prince has always been sensible in what he does." The Emperor's face brightened and he nodded. The Queen pursed her lips slightly and was about to speak. She raised her eyebrows to observe his expression and said, "Why don't I go out and check to see if His Highness has arrived?"
She was waiting for the emperor to reply, but her eyes caught the interested gaze of a man opposite her. Was it the wise king
In front of the gate of Prince Rui's palace, Wang Mang chose the side with the inscription "Jing Hao Cheng Tong", while Qiao Chu did not make a choice and picked the other side: "Jing Ming Bao Jian".
The crowd was filled with noise.
"Look."
"Eleven to five."
Compared to the excitement of the people, Wang Mang looked calm and said with a smile: "The winner has been decided."
After 20 games, the lead was already 11 to 5. For the rest, no matter how hard the lagging side tried to catch up, it would be impossible to make up for it!
Fourth Avenue: "Master, there is still half a cup of tea before the selection of concubines."
"Thank you."
Qiaochu raised the corner of his lips, brushed past Wang Mang, passed all the ceremonial officers, and walked quickly into the Prince Rui's Palace. The four great ladies followed closely behind.
The sun was dim and the crowd was silent, but suddenly they shouted in shock.
"That young man wins!"
"He defeated the Censor."
Yes, the winner is decided, the young man in green won.
Eunuch Mo's brows were still furrowed, Wang Mang waved his sleeves lightly, walked quickly back to the prince's sedan chair, and said with a wry smile: "Your Highness, Wang Mang is incompetent and has failed to meet your expectations.
Before the prince could answer, a eunuch rushed out from the courtyard and reported urgently: "Your Highness, the time is almost up. The emperor wants you to go as soon as possible."
The curtains rolled up in a long arc, and a white robe was like jade and snow. Everyone only saw a tall and straight figure stepping out of the sedan chair, turning around in an instant and walking into the gate. In the blink of an eye, they didn't even see each other. Fan Rusu and Eunuch Mo hurriedly followed.
"Prince!"
The loud shouts of the people had not yet been blocked by the door that was closed in an instant. In the garden of Prince Rui's Mansion, Fan Rusu was stunned. The three young men had disappeared!
At this time, Wang Mang again pleaded guilty. The prince smiled and asked, "Wang Mang, before you made your choice, didn't you already know that you would lose this game?"
Fan Rusu was shocked—how could this be possible
Text 010 The Prince’s Thoughts
"Your Highness, the female official checked the copper coins, and the brocade bag was provided by us. I am short-sighted and did not realize that the woman had cheated." Even Eunuch Mo was slightly surprised.
The prince chuckled. "This bet only looks fair. The rules of the bet are that when you draw out the copper coin, if the side facing up is 'Jing Hao Cheng Tong', you must put it back into the brocade bag and draw again. Only if it is 'Jing Ming Bao Jian' when you take it out will it count, because the back side could be 'Jing Hao' or 'Jing Ming'. They are betting on the pattern on the back side, so it is indeed a 50-50 chance."
"But in fact, although the bet was on the pattern, Wang Mang chose the 'Jinghao' side and she chose the 'Jingming' side, which was equivalent to each of them indirectly choosing one of the copper coins. Wang Mang's was the 'Jinghao-Jingming' coin, and hers was the 'Jingming-Jingming' coin.
"That is to say, her copper coin will never be put back into the bag for re-drawing, while before the gambling game starts, Wang Mang's copper coin has a 50% chance of being put back into the bag for re-drawing. After these 20 rounds, unless Wang Mang is extremely lucky, she will definitely win first."
Fan Rusu was stunned for a long while before she understood that there was something strange going on. Someone among the ceremonial officers following behind her gasped, also extremely surprised.
Eunuch Mo said in a deep voice: "No wonder she hid as soon as she entered the house. This woman is cunning, I will definitely capture her and let Your Highness punish her severely."
Fan Rusu remembered something and became more confused. She glanced at Eunuch Mo, then at Wang Mang, and seemed to want to say something but stopped herself.
Wang Mang smiled and said, "Master Fan, please feel free to speak up if you have anything to say."
Fan Rusu said, "Then I have overstepped my authority. The woman was not a liar. After all, she let the censor choose first. If the censor had chosen the side of 'Jingming', wouldn't the situation be completely different?"
Eunuch Mo was also startled. Wang Mang waved his hand and said with a smile, "No, there is no such possibility."
Fan Rusu was greatly surprised, but Eunuch Mo suddenly figured something out and whispered, "So that's how it is."
Fan Rusu was still puzzled, and became more and more curious and anxious. He was not a meddlesome person, but this matter was quite strange. The other party actually plotted against the prince.
At this time, the prince's eyes moved slightly, and he said calmly: "If it was Chief Servant Fan who accepted the challenge, what would the chief servant choose?"
Fan Rusu was startled and immediately understood all the tricks.
"Jinghao Tongcheng", "Jingming Baojian", the names of the crown prince and the virtuous king!
Wang Mang was the prince's man. In front of thousands of people, no matter if Wang Mang knew the ins and outs of the matter or not, he would definitely choose "Jing Hao". If he chose "Jing Ming", where would the prince's face be
This seemingly random bet was actually already calculated by the "boy" in green. Who is she
Fan Rusu was suddenly startled, but then he realized something was wrong. The prince just said: Wang Mang, this is not your fault. Before you made your choice, didn't you already know that you would lose this game
The prince is