The struggle between the lord of the castle and the prefect is a common problem in all countries.

Because the city lord is a nobleman with a title fief, and the prefect is appointed by the ministry, on the surface, it is said to assist the city lord in managing the fief, but in fact, it is sent by the monarch to monitor and restrain him.

The power of the city lord can be said to be unlimited in the fief, but the private soldiers that can be had, and whether there are dissenting actions in the fiefdom, are all supervised by the prefect.

The border of the Great Liang Kingdom is about two million li, which is considered medium in size among all the countries, close to the East China Sea, and has a long coastline, so the domestic commercial trade is quite developed.

There is one capital city, four royal cities, ten county towns, twenty-eight prefecture cities, and fifty county seats.

Jinling City belongs to the level of the prefecture, the city owner is the hereditary viscount of the Hu family, and Shunyi City is the territory of the Zhenhai Hou Zhao family, although they are all private fiefs, but Jinling City is nominally under the jurisdiction of Shunyi City.

In addition, Shunyi City has the longest coastline in Daliang and the largest and busiest foreign port Lianzhu Port, and Zhao Chengxi of Zhenhai Hou relies on this port to collect an unknown amount of "tolls" and "taxes" every year.

All the powerful trading companies and families in Daliang have to pay tribute to Zhenhaihou to a greater or lesser extent in order to ensure the safety of their own trading fleets.

The Tang family was one of several merchant families that were originally attached to Zhenhaihou, so it can be said that they could pass all the way on the trade route of Lianzhu Port, so as to transport goods to countries with poor properties such as Dazhou and Daqin to earn high profits.

And the Tang family is rooted in Jinling City, and the relationship with the Viscount Hu family has been tepid, which belongs to the degree that the well water does not interfere with the river water.

The Tang family also has ancestral training, and unless it is absolutely necessary, the clan must not be involved in the struggle between the city lord and the prefect.

Neutrality is the only way to be invincible.

Over the years, relying on this ancestral precept and the blessing of Zhenhaihou, the Tang family's business has flourished, and the family has become more and more prosperous.

But who would have expected that Tang Xun, the contemporary head of the Tang family, would actually give birth to a stupid son, not to mention, this time he made a heinous mistake.

100,000 jars of yellow sorghum wine, Zhenhai is waiting for 60 years of life, such a serious mistake is to poke out a hole in the Tang family's sky!

It was also after this incident that the status of the head of the family, Tang Xun, in the clan plummeted, and the main affairs of the family were temporarily taken over by the three elders.

In other words, his position as the head of the family was shaken.

......

Tang family ancestral hall, in the conference hall.

There are three elders sitting above, and the head of the family, Tang Xun, can only sit first on the side, and down in turn, are several of Tang Xun's brothers.

And under the hall, it was Tang Jin, the third son, who had just rushed back in a panic, and six house slaves kneeling on the ground.

"Jin'er, what you say is the truth?"

Great Elder Tang Xiao frowned, still a little unconvinced.

"Returning to the Great Elder! What Jin Er said is true, I really heard the voice of the eldest brother, and shouted...... Let's pull him a hand, what else...... Maybe it's the ghost screaming from my head. ”

Tang Jin said as he kicked a few servants on the side, "These wastes can also testify." Big brother is real...... Deceived corpses. ”

"Yes, it's true, Great Elder, a few of us vouch for it. The eldest prince has deceived the corpse and turned into a headless demon......"

"If a few small people have a lie, the sky will thunder. ”

......

Several house slaves also swore to echo it.

"It seems that this should be true. ”

The Great Elder's face was gloomy, he glared at the six slaves on the ground, and sneered, "Such a scandal has happened to my Tang family, and you are the domestic slaves of the Tang family, so it's just a matter of trying to cover it up." When he returned to the city, he still made a big publicity, and people came to ...... Pull them out and kill them with a rod!"

"Great Elder, spare ......your life! We were scared too......"

"Spare your life, Great Elder, we know we're wrong. We don't dare. ”

......

No one would intercede for a few slaves, and with a scream, the six slaves were completely dead.

And Tang Xun, the head of the family who was sitting first on the side, also had a twitch in his face, stood up, bowed down and pleaded: "Three elders." Can'er deceived the corpse after her death, and I can't escape the blame. ”

The three elders didn't speak, but a few of Tang Xun's brothers spoke.

"Big brother, what are you talking about? You are the head of our Tang family, and you originally gave birth to a stupid son, which is already a misfortune in the family. Now that Tang Can committed suicide after taking poison, he cheated the corpse, although the reputation of my Tang family has been damaged, but you can't be blamed for it. ”

Tang Can's second uncle, Tang Xing, said with a strange aura of yin and yang.

"Second brother, that's what you said. I also think that Don Bacho is to blame for this whole thing. At the beginning, the eldest brother kindly took him in and let him take charge of the winemaking affairs of my Tang family, but unexpectedly, this dog slave ate inside and out, and actually did something on the 100,000 jars of yellow sorghum wine...... If there was no such thing, the Great Elder would have used it to ask Governor Chen, and Tang Can would not have to get involved, and he would not have committed suicide by taking poison. ”

Tang Can's third uncle, Tang Yan, echoed with a face full of righteous indignation, "If you want to blame, you can only blame the eldest brother for not noticing people for a while, and mistakenly believing in this dog minion." ”

These two sang and harmonized, on the surface, they were speaking for the eldest brother Tang Xun in harmony, but in fact, in the words, they all pushed the responsibility on Tang Xun on the side.

"Okay, second brother and third brother, now is not the time to talk about this. The key is that now Tang Can's deception of the corpse has caused a storm in the city. The 100,000 jars of yellow sorghum wine transported to Zhenhai Houfu have not yet been settled, and now it is the most critical moment for my Tang family...... What should I do?"

Although the fourth uncle Tang Zhou was the youngest, he was the most talented and resourceful among the brothers, and he was the eighth in the Jinshi list during the imperial examination, and he was the strongest opponent to compete with Tang Xun for the head of the family back then.

As soon as the three elders heard his words, they also nodded again and again, and the second elder Tang Yi pondered for a moment and said, "Throughout the ages, if there is a corpse after death, it will be a bad omen. Not only is it a disaster for my Tang family, but it will even affect the entire Jinling City, my Tang family must give an explanation to the people of Jinling City, otherwise the city lord and the prefect will both blame it......"

Tang Jin heard the words on the side, gritted his teeth, and then asked for his life: "Great Elder! Jin Er is willing to take his family to the southern suburbs again, and after finding the body of the eldest brother, bring it back to the city, and ask the senior monks to burn it in public to eliminate the impact and save the reputation of my Tang family." ”

It was clear that Don King wanted to seize the opportunity to present himself in front of the three elders. It is not difficult to see that the words of his biological father Tang Zhou just now are creating opportunities for him.

"In that case, leave this matter to Jin'er to deal with!"

The Great Elder was silent for a moment, then waved his hand and announced.

......

And where is Tang Can at this time?

Half an hour ago, he had been carried by a silly aunt to Jinling City.

However, it is curfew time now, and the city gate is not open, even if the stupid aunt's physique is against the sky, there is no way to take Tang Can to directly climb the city wall.

Not to mention, there are also patrolling guards on the city walls.

Since you can't get into the city now, you ......

The stupid aunt was very simple, leaving Tang Can here alone, and she didn't know where to run when she swished.

"Scumbag! I'll run away after the clip, and I won't find a way to send me into the city. ”

Facing the city tower more than ten meters high, Tang Can leaned against the corner of the wall, alone, looking up, wondering how to enter the city?

Is it just a night of sleeping in the corner and waiting for dawn tomorrow?

No!

Tang Can is by no means this kind of person who sits idly by.

"Oh yes!

Thinking back to the fact that he casually found several bugs today, Tang Can had a faint hunch that there would be far more bugs in this world than he imagined.

"The walls are so big, I don't believe that I can't find a single bug. Maybe you can take advantage of a bug and easily get into town?"

Rubbing his palms and silently reciting "KFC" in his heart, Tang Can used the bug again to ask himself for an Orleans grilled chicken thigh burger, before working, of course, you have to fill your stomach first!

The city wall in front of him was no different from those in ancient China, and after a visual inspection, Tang Can estimated that it was about fifteen meters high.

Kicked twice, the city wall is very strong, and the tower on the top will be patrolled by a team of guards almost every ten minutes, and the guards are quite tight.

Tang Can went around left and right, and finally found a green light bug after walking along the corner of the wall for more than ten minutes.

Good luck!

Green level bug, this is the second one today!

Tang Can immediately squinted his eyes and carefully analyzed this green level bug.

[Prop your hands on the city wall, and then shout twice to unlock this bug.] 】

"Uhhhhhhh......hh What a bullshit bug! Do you want to learn how to bark? ...... Can I learn to bark a dog, can I attract an army of dogs to carry me into the city? Don't bark! Even if I can't enter Jinling City in my life, I Tang Can will definitely not learn to bark ...... dogs."

Although Tang Can was complaining and resisting in his heart, his body was very honest with his two hands on the city wall, and then he whispered "Wangwang" twice.

Moment......

Tang Can's whole person fell into it, and the piece of city wall he was holding on actually had a "dog hole" in the middle.

"Damn......! It turns out that if you hold on to the wall and learn to bark a dog, you can make a dog hole in the wall?"

In addition to being surprised, Tang Can found that the green light of the bug on the wall disappeared, which means that this bug ability has been completely absorbed by himself?

Doesn't that mean...... In the future, as long as he faces any wall, as long as Tang Can uses this bug, he can instantly make a "dog hole"?

However, this "dog hole" only existed for a short time, the city wall was five or six meters thick, and Tang Can had just walked out of it for a few seconds, and the "dog hole" behind him completely disappeared.

And at this time, Tang Can found that there seemed to be a person standing in front of him.

He was dressed in a way that seemed to be ...... The guards defending the city?

A strong smell of wine emanated from the man's body, and he leaned against the corner of the wall and secretly sipped the flask in his hand, and said to himself with a laughing sounding voice: "Coward......s! The dead man deceived the corpse? Bah! The big fool of the Tang family, even if he really cheated the corpse, he was a coward...... Hahaha...... What's so scary, there's a kind of he's really cheating the corpse, so he's coming to me?"

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