Since the last housekeeper returned to his hometown to recuperate, Tang Gengzhong took over the steward of the Tang family, and was given the surname "Tang" by the second master. The day he was given his surname has always been regarded by Tang Gengzhong as the most glorious moment in his life. People who don't know the inside may not look down on a housekeeper, but even if they have the food and clothing of hundreds of people in their hands, they still serve as slaves.

Tang Gengzhong didn't think so, because this is the Tang family.

Not to mention the past one hundred and eighty years, how many generals and warriors in the old Tang Dynasty were guests of the Tang Mansion in the last dynasty, and how many heroes of the rivers and lakes came to beg for their daughters, and all they wanted was an iron sword and a pair of armor built by the Tang family themselves.

The ancestors who have long passed away have close contacts with the old Tang army, whether it is in the north or in the south, there are countless foreigners who have died under the sword of the Tang family, and the current patriarch Tang Lu is the only old man in the clan who is still involved with the old Tang Dynasty, and the two masters are all on the right side at the time of the alternation of the old and the new, otherwise Qiyuan will not let a Tang family that is widely involved with the old Tang Dynasty in Xiangyang.

In the past two years, the Qiyuan Imperial Court has been more interested in letting the people of the clan enter Beijing as officials, and outsiders have heard the rumors, some are convinced, and some are secretly sarcastic, saying that with those ghosts surnamed Li who died under the sword of the Tang family, the court will not let the Tang family get too close, even if the Tang family is allowed to enter the office, it is estimated that they also have the intention of winning over control.

Tang Lu is just a small housekeeper, and he really doesn't dare to guess what the court is going to do, but there is really such a thing as letting the Tang family join the ranks.

The imperial court just sent someone to pass on the message, which probably meant that the clan would recommend a suitable candidate, but the position assigned was not the Ministry of Industry as everyone speculated, but the Ministry of War, which is now hot in the court.

At the beginning, the old Tang Dynasty was in danger, and the second master had a long-term vision and was able to exclude public opinion, and made a lot of efforts when Qiyuan military resources were in short supply, of course, this was all a secret thing, Qiyuan Li was grateful for the old and grateful, and after setting the country, he tried to ensure that the Tang family's status in Xiangyang was not lost.

After the subversion of the old Tang Dynasty, the patriarch Tang Lu gradually stopped caring about the affairs of the clan, although he was still the patriarch in name, but now he actually controls everything and is the second master who was almost drowned by the spitting stars.

Tang Lu, who had not appeared for a long time after learning that the imperial court intended to recruit him, actually appeared, and clearly expressed his position: the Tang family's family motto is to only make swords, not to enter the ranks.

Whether it was the old Tang Dynasty generals or the reckless rivers and lakes, even if it was Qiyuan, who fought with the old Tang Dynasty upside down, as long as he came to ask for a sword, no one would stop him, the Tang family has always prided itself on being a craftsman, and if he enters the official career, he is afraid that he will lose the ingenuity passed down by his ancestors for hundreds of years.

Tang Lu has not asked about the world for many years, and this sudden appearance has scared several other masters, except for the second master, they have rarely gone to ask Tang Lu for peace in recent years.

This is now Tang Lu does not like to be lively after shaking his hands, but anyone who disturbs will inevitably be scolded, and now the person in charge of the Tang family is the second master, and it is better to show his face in front of the second master than to give Tang Lu courtesy all day long.

Suddenly, seeing the patriarch couldn't help but be surprised by his old appearance, except that his eyes were still shining sharply all the time, his rickety body and hoarse voice looked like a dying wood.

Stopping the patriarch Tang Lu like this, the matter of sending people into Beijing was delayed.

Originally, according to the meaning of the second master, the most suitable candidate was the fourth master Tangqing.

Tang Qing only has thirty-six or seven years after this year, he is the youngest of several masters, and the fourth master is not only forging, but also very talented in cultivation, and is currently the highest person in the clan.

It's just that the fourth master of the party was not present when several masters discussed this matter, and the fourth master went out to travel and did not return, and the patriarch blocked it, so the second master did not insist anymore, and the matter of recalling the fourth master in advance was also stopped.

The second master is not in the house today, so the matter of greeting the patriarch will be done by Tang Gengzhong.

However, the kitchen here has just prepared refreshments and before they are served, there are guys from the outer shop who hurriedly find them.

"Steward Tang! Steward Tang! Something happened!"

This young man was smart and clever, and knew that Tang Gengzhong was proud of being given the surname "Tang", so after entering the mansion, he deliberately raised his voice and shouted a few "Tang Stewards".

This salutation obviously had an excellent effect, although the guy's panicked appearance seemed unseemly to Tang Gengzhong, but he still greeted him with a pleasant face.

"What's going on, so panicked?"

"There was a merchant ship on the river. ”

The guy ran to Tang Gengzhong and took a few breaths before speaking.

"It's normal to have merchant ships, our Xiangyang is thriving by the water, and there are too many merchant ships to and from every day to count, so why should I panic?"

"That merchant ship, that merchant ship is a ghost ship!"

When the guy said this, he already felt that the back molars were numb, and there was fog on the river today, but far away, I saw a merchant ship carrying the emerald green light down the water, and what was even more creepy was that the merchant ship was simply full of holes, and there was no figure on it, what is this not a ghost ship?

"Is that really the case?"

After listening to the guy's detailed explanation, Tang Gengzhong also muttered in his heart, he really couldn't tell what was going on without seeing it with his own eyes.

"You go back and keep an eye first, I'll go and say hello to the uncle and then tell the uncle about it, don't be surprised, in case you look away and make people laugh. ”

It sounds terrifying, but this matter has nothing to do with the Tang family in the end, so Tang Gengzhong asked the guy to go to the river to keep an eye on it first, the boat has not docked yet, he will go to the uncle to say goodbye first, and then ask for instructions, it is best to use the second master if he is not in the uncle.

The guy answered and hurried out of the Tang Mansion again, why did a ghost ship come here in this blue sky and white day?

Tang Gengzhong met the patriarch the most except for the second master, but he still couldn't figure out the patriarch's temperament, fortunately, Tang Lu didn't like to be disturbed, and every time he went to ask for peace, he left quickly, but on the way, Tang Gengzhong still carefully thought about how to mention the "ghost ship" to the patriarch.

The patriarch was still the same, and went to the furnace early in the morning. This furnace room was designed and built by the second master after the second master took over the affairs of the clan, and the fire has been burning every day since the day it was built, and few others can hold on to it for a while.

But what is surprising is that it has been more than ten years since the furnace room was repaired, and not even a single piece of iron has ever come out of a sword.

What a strange master.

Tang Gengzhong thought to himself as he knocked on the door of the furnace room.