The battle between the city lord and the prefect is a common problem in all countries.

Because the city lords were all nobles with titles and fiefs, and the prefect was appointed by the Ministry of Personnel. On the surface, they were said to assist the city lord in managing the fiefs, but in fact they were sent by the monarch to monitor and restrain them.

The power of the city lord can be said to be infinite in the fiefdom, but the private soldiers he can possess and whether there are any unintentional actions in the fiefdom are all subject to supervision by the prefect.

The border area of ​​Daliang Kingdom is about two million square miles, which is considered medium among the countries. It is close to the East China Sea and has a long coastline, so domestic commercial trade is quite developed.

There is a capital city, four royal cities, ten county cities, twenty-eight prefecture cities and fifty county cities in China.

Jinling City belongs to the level of the city. The city lord is the Hu family of hereditary viscount, while Shunyi City is the territory of the Zhao family of Zhenhai Hou. Although they are all private fiefs, Jinling City is nominally within the jurisdiction of Shunyi City.

In addition, Shunyi City has the longest coastline of Daliang Kingdom and the largest and busiest external port Lianzhu Harbor. Zhenhai Hou Zhao Chengxi relies on this port to collect countless "tolls" and "taxes" every year.

Any trading companies and families with some strength in Daliang have to pay tribute to Zhenhai Hou to ensure the safety of their own trade fleet.

The Tang family was one of several business families that were originally attached to Zhenhaihou, so on the trade route of Lianzhugang, it can be said that the goods were transported to countries with barren products such as the Great Zhou and Qin, and earn high profits.

The Tang family is rooted in Jinling City, and its relationship with the Viscount Hu clan has always been lukewarm, which is the degree to which the well water does not interfere with the river water.

The Tang family also has ancestral teachings. Unless otherwise absolutely necessary, the tribe must not involve the struggle between the city lord and the prefect.

Only by maintaining neutrality can one be invincible.

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

But who would have expected that Tang Xun, the contemporary head of the Tang family, gave birth to a stupid son, not only did he make a huge mistake this time.

One hundred thousand jars of yellow rice wine, Zhenhai Hou’s 60th birthday, such a serious mistake was to poke a hole in the Tang family’s heaven!

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

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

...

Tang Family Ancestral Temple, in the conference hall.

There were three elders sitting above. The head of the family, Tang Xun, could only sit in the first place on the side, and went down one by one, and were Tang Xun's brothers.

But in the hall, there were the third son Tang Jin who had just arrived back in horror, and six domestic slaves kneeling on the ground.

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

The great elder Tang Xiao frowned, still distrusting the questioning.

"Report to the Great Elder! Everything Jin'er said is true. I really heard the eldest brother's voice and shouted... Let's pull him, what else... might be the ghost cry that came from my head."

As Tang Jin said, he kicked several servants beside him and said, "These trash can also be used as evidence. Brother is really... a zombie."

"Yes! It's true, Great Elder, we have a guarantee of our heads. The eldest son has cheated on the zombie! He has become a headless evil ghost..."

"If a few young people have a lie, they will be thundering."

...

Several slaves also agreed confidently.

"It seems that this matter should be true."

The elder's face was gloomy, stared at the six slaves on the ground, and sneered, "I have had such a scandal in my Tang family. It would be fine if you slaves from the Tang family don't try to cover up. When they returned to the city, they even made a big fuss that people... pulled them out and killed them with a stick!"

"Great Elder, please spare me! We...we were also afraid at that time..."

"Give up your life! Great Elder, we know we are wrong. We dare not."

...

No one would plead for several slaves, and with a scream, the six slaves were completely gone.

Tang Xun, the head of the family sitting on the side, also twitched his face, stood up, bowed and apologized, "I can't help but betray the three elders. Can'er's corpse after his death."

The three elders didn't say anything, but Tang Xun's brothers spoke.

"Brother! What are you talking about? You are the head of our Tang family. It was already a misfortune for giving birth to a stupid son. Now Tang Can committed suicide by taking poison and then cheating on the zombie. Although his reputation in the Tang family has been damaged, you cannot blame you all."

Tang Can's second uncle Tang Xing said with a sarcastic look.

"Second brother, what I said. I also think that the whole thing should be blamed for the dog slave Tang Baqiao. The eldest brother was kind enough to take him in and let him take charge of the winemaking affairs of my Tang family. Unexpectedly, this dog slave was trampled on the 100,000 jars of yellow rice wine... If this was not done, the elder would have to ask the prefect Chen, and Tang Can would not have to marry into his family, and he would not have committed suicide by taking poison."

Tang Can's third uncle Tang Lun agreed with a look of indignation, "If you want to blame, you can only blame the eldest brother for not paying attention to the use of people for a while and mistakenly believed this dog slave."

The two of them sang together, and on the surface they were talking to their elder brother Tang Xun in a harmonious manner, but in fact they all pushed the blame on Tang Xun indirectly.

"Okay! Second and third brothers, it's not the time to talk about this. The key is that Tang Can's corpse fraud is causing storms in the city. The 100,000 jars of yellow rice wine shipped to Zhenhai Hou Mansion has not yet been settled. Now it's the most dangerous moment for my Tang family... How should I deal with it?"

Although the fourth uncle Tang Zhou was the youngest, he was the most talented and intelligent among the brothers. He was ranked eighth in the imperial examination list and was even the strongest opponent to compete with Tang Xun for the head of the family.

When the three elders heard his words, they nodded repeatedly. The second elder Tang Ti pondered for a moment and said, "From ancient times, whenever a corpse appears after death, it will be a bad omen. Not only will it be a disaster for my Tang family, but it will even cause 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 blame them..."

When Tang Jin heard this, he gritted his teeth and bowed and asked for his order: "Great Elder! Jin'er is willing to take his servants to the southern suburbs again, find his elder brother's body, and take it back to the city. He asks the monk to burn it in public to eliminate the influence and restore the reputation of my Tang family."

It is obvious that Tang Jin wanted to seize the opportunity to show himself in front of the three elders. It is not difficult to see that his biological father Tang Zhou said just now to create opportunities for him.

"Since that's the case, let's leave this matter to Jin'er!"

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

...

And where was Tang Can at this time?

Half an hour ago, he was already trapped by Sha Gu to the bottom of Jinling City.

However, it is curfew time now, and the city gates are not open. Even if Sha Gu's physique is against the will of heaven, she can't take Tang Can directly overturn the city wall.

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

Since I can't enter the city now, so...

Sha Gu was very straightforward and left Tang Can here alone. She whizzed and didn't know where to go.

"Scared girl! I ran away after I got it, and I didn't find a way to send me into the city."

Facing the city tower that was more than ten meters high, Tang Can leaned against the corner of the wall, alone, looked up and wondered how to enter the city?

Could it be that you just leaned against the corner and slept all night and waited for tomorrow morning?

No!

Tang Can is definitely not the kind of person who sits there and waits for death.

"By the way! Look for bugs!"

Looking back on today, I found several bugs casually. Tang Can had a vague premonition that there would be much more bugs in this world than he thought.

"I don't believe that the city wall is so big, and I can't find a bug. Maybe I can use a bug and easily enter the city?"

Rubbing his palms and silently chanted "KFC" in his heart. Tang Can used the bug again to ask for an Orleans roast chicken leg burger for himself. Before working, of course he had to fill his stomach first!

The city wall in front of me is no different from those in ancient China. After careful observation, Tang Can estimated that it was about fifteen meters high.

After kicking it twice, the city wall was very strong. The tower above the top was patrolled by a team of guards almost every ten minutes, and the guards were quite strict.

Tang Can circled 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! Young man!

Green-level bug, this is the second one today!

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

[Stand up on this city wall with both hands and then yell twice to unlock this bug.]

"Well? Wow? Is this asking me... to learn to bark? Damn it! What a bullshit bug! You even have to learn to bark? Could it be... Learning to bark can attract a lot of dog troops to carry me into the city? Don't bark! Even if I, Tang Can, can't enter Jinling City in this life, I will never learn to bark..."

Although Tang Can was complaining and resisting in his heart, his body was honestly supported on the city wall with his hands, and then he yelled in a low voice.

moment……

Tang Can fell into it, and a "dog hole" appeared in the middle of the city wall he was holding.

"Damn it! It's awesome... It turns out that you can just make a dog hole in the wall by just barking a few words?"

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

Wouldn't that mean... as long as you face any wall in the future, Tang Can can instantly create a "dog hole" as long as you take advantage of this bug?

However, this "dog hole" is only a short-lived existence, and the city wall is as thick as five or six meters. Tang Can just walked out of it for a few seconds, and the "dog hole" behind him disappeared completely.

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

His dress seemed to be...the guards guarding the city?

A strong smell of wine emanated from the man. He leaned against the corner of the wall and secretly sipped the wine pot in his hand. He said to himself with a funny look: "Coward! Are all cowards... dead people cheat? Bah! Just that big fool in the Tang family, even if he really cheated, he is still a coward... Hahaha... What's so scary? If he really cheated, come to me?"
Chapter completed!