The city lord's palace is heavily guarded.

After Lin Xiuyuan and Lingxin came back, they ordered people to beat the legs and feet of the children of the aristocratic family, throw them into a courtyard and imprison them. They did not give them food or water. They also searched all the children of the aristocratic family and got a lot. elixir.

If it were in the past, Lin Xiuyuan would naturally look down on this little resource, but now that he is poor, he would naturally not let it go.

Lin Xiuyuan refined these resources and successfully condensed the sixth and seventh spiritual veins. After the twelve spiritual veins were formed, he could try to open the Xuan Palace. Unfortunately, the further he went, the harder it became to practice, so he still had to Just think of ways to get more resources.

"Report to the Crown Prince that He Tongfu, Lu Mao and Huang Ji are outside asking for an audience."

Lingxin's voice came from outside the door, and she knew that the prince had finished his cultivation.

"Ignore them."

While talking, Lin Xiuyuan opened the door and walked towards the vestibule.

…

"The Zhou family, Zhou Zhicheng, came to visit."

"Yang Wanli came to visit."

"Shen Jianyi is visiting."

Three golden elixir masters descended from the sky, with cold expressions on their faces. They are the heads of the three great families and the actual controllers of Dazhou City.

After a while, the door of the city lord's mansion opened, and the three of them strode inside, and then the door closed.

He Tongfu and the others were blocked outside and were extremely anxious. Unfortunately, they did not dare to force their way in. They could only look at the City Lord's Mansion eagerly, hoping that His Highness would not act recklessly.

Alas! If I had known this, I would have regretted it!

"We have met the Lord of the City."

The three family heads walked into the hall and bowed politely, acknowledging Lin Xiuyuan's identity as the city master.

On the contrary, Lin Xiuyuan sat comfortably on the soft chair, enjoying the fragrance of tea, without any intention of returning the favor.

The three family heads were secretly angry, but for the sake of the children of the family, he had to endure it for the time being.

"Lord City Lord, my disciples have no intention of offending. Please show your respect, Lord City Lord." Zhou Zhicheng spoke proactively, with a very low attitude.

"This prince has just arrived, but you sent people to assassinate me. How can I raise my hands?" Lin Xiuyuan asked.

"This is a misunderstanding, there is no such thing!" Yang Wanli was a little impatient and retorted bluntly.

"So many people are watching. The children of your three aristocratic families are attacking this prince in Tianxiang Tower. If this prince hadn't been protected by several guards, I'm afraid he wouldn't be able to sit here now."

"They don't know you are the city lord." Yang Wanli quickly defended.

"You said you didn't know that you didn't know? Who believes it?" Lin Xiuyuan smiled.

"you……"

Yang Wanli wanted to say something more, but Zhou Zhicheng held his shoulder. He finally understood that Lin Xiuyuan did it on purpose.

"How can the city lord release this person?"

"It's not impossible to release them, but they are all guilty and need money as security."

"How many?"

The three of them secretly breathed a sigh of relief. Problems that can be solved with money are not problems.

"Mortals need to pay a hundred taels of insurance for their sins, while cultivators pay a hundred times...gold."

"Wha, what!?"

The expressions of the three family heads suddenly changed, and Yang Wanli couldn't help shouting angrily: "Fart! One person has ten thousand taels of gold, why don't you go and grab it!"

"Isn't this prince robbing you?"

Lin Xiuyuan answered confidently, which almost made the three family heads vomit blood.

"Want to take action!?"

Just as the three family heads had evil thoughts, a terrifying coercion enveloped them.

No, he’s a strong person in the late Nascent Soul stage!

Immediately, the three of them broke out in a cold sweat. They almost forgot that the prince was surrounded by strong men protecting him. If they dared to take action here, they would definitely not be able to gain favor.

"It's not over yet..." Lin Xiuyuan said while the iron was hot: "Today I went to the county government to check the accounts and found that the three major families have registered residence in Dazhou City, but they have never paid the trade tax. Isn't this appropriate?"

"Da Chu Law, Xiuzhen clans are exempt from taxes."

"That's the old law. According to the new law of Dachu, everyone with a household registration in the city must pay taxes."

Lin Xiuyuan didn't talk nonsense, but in fact there were very few actual executioners, because the court's control over the local area was gradually weakening, and many disciples of the cultivation clan only knew that they had a family, not a country, so how could they be equal to ordinary people?

Over time, the Xiuzhen clan became a privileged class.

"How much do the city lord think I will pay in taxes?" Zhou Zhicheng asked, suppressing his anger.

"You owe taxes to Dazhou City for nearly ten years. You have evaded taxes worth a million dollars. You should be punished heavily... There are also various large and small deeds. A fine of one million dollars is not an exaggeration. I am talking about gold."

"You, you are crazy——"

Yang Wanli roared in a low voice. If he hadn't been worried about the powerful Nascent Soul in the dark, he would have slapped him away.

Two million gold, even if the three major families are wealthy, they will still have to strain their muscles and bones, and their vitality will be greatly damaged. This is absolutely impossible!

"What if I don't give it?" Zhou Zhicheng looked at Lin Xiuyuan coldly.

"Assassinating an imperial official and hiding millions in taxes should be punished according to national law."

"What a national law! Let's wait and see!"

Zhou Zhicheng snorted coldly, and finally the three of them left angrily.

"Your Majesty, do you want to take them all down?" Lingxin said with a fierce look.

"It's not time yet." Lin Xiuyuan shook his head lightly and tasted the fragrance of tea leisurely.

At this time, Yuan Yishan came out with Nie Yunzhu.

"Your Majesty, everything has been arranged outside."

"Well, let's get started." Lin Xiuyuan nodded with satisfaction.

Not long after the three family heads left, a notice was posted outside the city lord's palace: Tomorrow at midnight, the children of the family will be put on trial in the county government square, and the guilty ones will be punished according to national laws.

As soon as this news came out, the whole Tongzhou City was boiling again.

In the eyes of ordinary people, the three major aristocratic families are superior beings, and the disciples of the Xiuzhen clan are naturally superior to others, so even if they commit any crimes, they will not be punished in any way.

But the notice from the City Lord's Mansion directly tore off the fig leaf of the three major families.

Regardless of whether the new city lord is stupid or not, the fact that he dares to publicly interrogate the children of aristocratic families has made countless people look at him with admiration.

Perhaps, this city lord is different.

…

"Is Prince Beiyan crazy? How dare he do this!"

"Madman! He is a madman!"

In the Zhou family hall, everyone gathered and cursed one after another.

As a child of the three great families, who has no sins and karma? If there is a public trial, it is estimated that all of them are guilty, including the three young masters.

"What do the two family heads think?"

Zhou Zhicheng was still calm and turned his attention to Yang Wanli and Shen Jianyi.

Lin Xiuyuan's public trial of the children of the aristocratic family was not only a slap in their faces, but also shook the foundation of their rule.

Once the three major families swallow their anger, how will the people of Dazhou City treat them?

The three great aristocratic families are on the verge of death? The sky of Dazhou City has collapsed? Who will still fear them in the future?

You know, those who are eyeing Dazhou City are not only the three major families, but also the Incense Sect, the Scarlet Demon Sect, and even the Zhennan Palace and the Xuntian Division.

Yang Wanli's eyes flashed fiercely: "Does he think that the children of aristocratic families can be interrogated if they want? I believe that some people dare to stand up and die."

Zhou Zhicheng and Shen Jianyi looked at each other and nodded, with a fierce look flashing in their eyes.

As the old saying goes, if the people don't promote it, the officials won't investigate it.

As long as no one reports it, the so-called "public trial" is just a joke.

…

Compared to the commotion outside, the city lord's palace is peaceful and peaceful.

Lin Xiuyuan returned to the room again to continue practicing, while Lingxin stood guard outside the door as if she was lost in thought.

During this trip to southern Xinjiang, the Crown Prince seemed to have changed a lot, and it always gave people a strange feeling. In the past, the Crown Prince kept a low profile, pretending to be crazy and acting foolish, but now he shows his sharpness.

Lin Xiuyuan in the room had a strange expression on his face at this moment.

Just now, a trace of purple energy descended from somewhere and merged into his body.

If Lin Xiuyuan guessed correctly, this should be the legendary luck of humanity.

Public trials of children from aristocratic families can unite people's hearts, and when people's hearts gather together, they can unite the destiny of humanity.

Throughout history, any dynasty and country are relatively prosperous in the early stages of their establishment, because at that time everything is ready to be done, the people's aspirations are strong, humanity and luck are strong, and everything you do will be like divine help.

Of course, the Zhao Dynasty is an exception, because someone stole the Zhao Dynasty's human destiny, causing the dragon vein to be cut off.

If Lin Xiuyuan followed the path of the king or the holy path, he would be able to make rapid progress in his cultivation with the help of human destiny. Unfortunately, he did not have such an idea because he did not want to bind himself to the fate of the great Chu. The public trial of the children of the family was just for the sake of It's just the planning behind it.

Therefore, this human destiny is quite useless to Lin Xiuyuan.

"Eh!?"
Chapter completed!