Although Tang Mingyi saw the actions of the city gate official and that person, he always felt that something was wrong in his heart.

Before coming to Tongcheng, he knew about the deeds of Taishou Liu, and he felt that he was a talent who had been buried before. Then Liu Zhi rescued Li Xun first in the name of his aunt, and actually helped himself secretly.

I don't know what the purpose of this Taishou is, but it's hard to have such a coincidence in the world. Ben also thought that if this person had a heart, he could collect it and become his help.

And he was going to enter the city today but encountered such a thing, although it was reasonable to push back and forth, but he had some indescribable feelings in his heart.

In fact, after all, he felt that there should always be some loyal courtiers in a dignified Chu country.

When the man came to stop him, he might have to tell him some practical reason.

Thinking of this, Tang Mingyi held his temper and asked, "What else is going on?" ”

"The number isn't quite right." The man frowned.

"Isn't it fifty taels for one person?" One of his attendants was annoyed by him and asked out loud.

"Don't worry, the city gate officials of our Tongcheng are quite strict, it is convenient for us to make a point before entering the city, and fifty taels for one person is naturally enough." The man was not cheeky anyway, although he said, "But a few people didn't come up with this money, and their heads were detained under the city gate, and it was far from so easy to get some more." ”

When Tang Mingyi heard him say this, he was a little disappointed in his heart, and felt that what he was thinking was a little ridiculous, so he didn't bother to entangle with him anymore, so he had to say: "Then what do you say the price is now." ”

"One hundred taels per person." The man made a sky-high price.

Now in Tongcheng, one hundred taels is almost equivalent to a year's worth of a city gatekeeper, but he has a big mouth, but he doesn't care.

"Are you crazy?" The attendant finally couldn't help it and scolded.

"The matter has been done, even at this price, you can't let me advance the money, or lose the credibility of the above, right?" The man recognized that these men must be the ones who wanted to pay, and he took the one hundred and fifty taels in his bosom, and stretched out his hand again, and took another hundred and fifty taels.

"You ......" The attendant's heart was on fire, and he wanted to take out his dagger and pierce him a few holes.

Tang Mingyi was much calmer, and only said "to him".

Seeing that His Royal Highness had already spoken, the entourage had no choice but to take out the money bag and pour it all into his hand: "That's all, there is nothing more." ”

The man still weighed it on a small scale, said "just right", and then added: "If you are shy in your pocket, there is a shortage of manpower in several places in the city, you can go to find an errand, and you will be able to settle down in Tongcheng." ”

Tang Mingyi asked, "If we can't find an errand, you might do it?" ”

The man looked at him several times: "I see that you are good-looking, and I will not fail to find an errand." There is no shortage of people like you in the city now. ”

"What does that mean?" Tang Mingyi asked again.

The man simply said, "Go around the city and you'll find out." ”

Tang Mingyi saw that he couldn't ask anything, so he didn't pay attention to him anymore, and the man said again, "I really can't find a place to go, you can go to the Wang family." ”

Seeing that His Royal Highness was no longer talking to him, the entourage scolded "Get out", and the man didn't care, and bowed in a roundabout way, didn't do any more entanglement, and really turned around and left.

"Your Highness, we brought three hundred taels of silver, and gave him all of them!" Seeing that there was no one around, the entourage said angrily.

"There is such an atmosphere in Tong County." Tang Mingyi also sighed deeply.

The entourage knew what His Royal Highness was worried about, so he had to persuade: "Your Highness has already decided the overall situation, and a small Tong County can naturally be cleaned up." ”

Tang Mingyi sighed again: "My Great Chu is not just this Tongcheng, this place is still like this, I'm afraid there is such a scene outside Lianzhou." ”

The two entourages didn't know how to persuade them, and they just repeatedly said things like "early determination of the world for the people of Great Chu" and "early peace of the people's hearts for the foundation of the imperial court".

The three of them felt two sentences together, and this was the end of the matter.

Tang Mingyi did not completely lose hope, they gathered a total of twelve people, except for him who personally took two people at the west city gate, the rest of the people were divided into three teams, from the southeast, north and south to enter the city at the same time, even if one team was detained, and then "accidentally" revealed the whereabouts of the rest of the people, things were still done the same.

However, it will take some time, and the three of them have no other place to go for the time being, and they heard that the city gate official said that they can go to Nanshi to sell weapons, which must be the most lively place in the city, so they temporarily decided to go and see it first.

Before doing serious things, it is good to find out how many favoritism and bending the law in this Tongcheng city.

However, when they arrived at the South Gate, they found that the three men who had entered the city through the South Gate had already been waiting for them.

As soon as I asked, I learned that the experiences of these three people were basically the same, the only difference was that Tang Mingyi's entourage actually hid some copper plates close to him, and the three of them didn't even make up three hundred taels, and they fought more than two hundred and fifty taels, and they were also blinded by the other party.

But he also suffered like this, Tang Mingyi naturally didn't blame anything, and the six of them went to Nanshi to investigate first.

In Nanshi, the sweets are always hot from morning to night, attracting customers with their overflowing aroma, and there is a bit of a fight between the shops.

It's nothing in the past, but now, Tang Mingyi and the others are hungry, and the smell is even more unbearable, but the six people add up to only 145 or 5 yuan, but the cheapest cake costs three yuan each. Tang Mingyi knew that the guards would definitely take care of him to eat and drink, so he simply held back and didn't mention it.

The group endured and endured, and saw nothing new, but first saw the six people who were about to enter the city through the east and north gates, and they were also coming from the other side, just like them.

Only then did Tang Mingyi know that the guards of the four gates of Tongcheng were all rotten to the roots.

However, when the two groups saw each other, they did not mention anything else, and they had a hope in each other's hearts.

The twelve of them got together and carefully calculated, and came up with a rather embarrassing result.

The fifteen cents that were originally intended for six people to share are now divided among twelve.

At this time, eating and drinking aside, it is a problem to stay later.

Tang Mingyi really couldn't imagine that he, a dignified prince of Chu, would have to be trapped for money in his own country.

However, in order to disguise his identity before entering the city, he deliberately did not carry any valuables. The only thing that can be exchanged for money is the boots and daggers on their bodies.

There was no other way but to find a pawn shop or a blacksmith shop or something, and exchange the dagger for some silver.

After making up his mind, he didn't delay any longer, and hurried to the depths of Nanshi, and soon arrived at the intersection of the "raspberry that is difficult to shine".

(End of chapter)