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Chapter 291 The Third Prince Enters

There are many kinds of scoundrels in the world, and they can be roughly divided into four categories. The first kind is the kind of scoundrel who says, "I'm dead, you can do whatever you want to me." To put it bluntly, this kind of person is just bullying men and women by relying on his brute force. If he really meets someone who is more arrogant than him, he will give up very quickly.

The second type is the kind who don't know how much they have to eat. If they have a little money or power at home, they think they are the best in the world and act recklessly. This kind of people will learn their lesson sooner or later, because once they hit a wall, they will know that there is always someone better.

The third type is a little more complicated. That is, he is a little smart and has a dominant position in a certain area. As long as he does not leave this range, he can basically do whatever he wants. But there is still a limit and it is not easy to catch him. Xia Lin is this type of person. He is indeed very powerful in a small range, but outside of this circle, he will just lie down and never stand out.

The last one is quite exciting, which is the kind of true skylight. For example, Lao Guo dared to sit in the Jinluan Palace and scold Gao Shilian, and Gao Shilian had no way to deal with him. He could only silently say to himself, "Don't be angry, don't be angry, who would be happy if you get angry and hurt yourself?" There are also those royal relatives who have no real power, such as the third prince who just arrived in Fuliang.

He is a bastard, born to be a bastard. But he has status but no real power, so he can do whatever he wants with his status. People have learned to be smart now. As long as no one dies, basically no one will do anything to him. Even if someone dies, as long as the other party is not a high-ranking official, he can find someone to take the blame. Isn't it common to find someone to be beheaded for 500 taels of silver? In this world, there are a lot of people who are willing to save 500 taels of silver for their families and then die.

This kind of bastard is the most difficult to deal with. Basically, they don't treat other people as human beings. He is not at all inferior to local officials. He is protected by golden light and is a real dragon. The local officials can't do anything to him. Are they really going to lock him up and kill him?
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Tuoba Nan stepped onto the dock of Fuliang County while enjoying the beautiful spring sunshine. Following behind him were several guards, and he swaggered through the city.

He was relatively honest in the capital, but once he got out there he felt like a fish in water and didn't take local affairs seriously at all.

He was not particularly stupid, but he was not smart either. The eldest prince described him as "blind-minded, slow-witted, and stubborn."

After getting ashore, he picked up a meat bun from the shop next to him and stuffed it into his mouth. After taking two bites, he found it tasted good, so he took a few more.

The owner of the bun shop didn't dare to say anything when he saw that he was dressed in fancy clothes and had an arrogant look. But it was a good thing that he didn't say anything, otherwise, if he met such a villain, who knows what he would do.

"Oh, Your Highness, you are finally here."

Lu Chengqing saw the third prince from a distance and hurried over with a crying expression on his face: "If you don't come, I will be bullied to death."

"Who is so bold as to bully you?" The third prince looked him up and down and said, "No, you look pretty good."

"Your Highness is unaware of this."

When Lu Chengqing was crying out for injustice, the Third Prince rubbed his greasy hands from eating buns all over his body, but he seemed to have a hearing impairment and did not even let Lu Chengqing finish his story before he stepped forward.

"This is a good place." The third prince stood on the dock with his hands behind his back: "Think of a way to take it down. I want it."

Passers-by who heard his words all looked at him sideways, but the prince didn't realize there was any problem at all. Instead, he pointed ahead with his hand and said, "This piece is all good. Circle it and I'll take it all."

The area he was referring to was the so-called Fuliang "financial district", which is considered the Wall Street of Jiangnan Road. It is filled with branches or head offices of local commercial banks, and it really looks grand and clean.

But with just this one sentence, even if he died eighty times, it would not be enough. After all, this was the gathering place of all the wealthy families in the world, including the Huguang Commercial Bank, the Fujian and Zhejiang Commercial Bank, the Lianghuai Commercial Bank, the Central Plains Commercial Bank, etc. Basically all the major wealthy families were gathered here. It was not known whether these people could summon a dragon when they got together, but it was enough to make all the dragon scales of the Tuoba family fall off.

"Your Highness... Your Highness... You must be hungry after a long journey. I will take you to taste the delicious food here."

Lu Chengqing wanted to take this gentleman away quickly, not for any other reason, but because his own Dongshan Trading Company was also in this area...

When His Highness left, he did not forget to add: "I want all this land, don't forget it."

"Yes, yes, yes...I'll do it later."

What can you do when you encounter such a situation? Just coax him. Anyway, he definitely can't take this place. Two of the six major business houses in the imperial city belong to his father, two to his brother, and two to the Zongzheng Temple. Even if he is a prince, he will have to go back and suffer family punishment.

Arriving at the best restaurant in Fuliang County, the Third Prince sat on top and watched the Changjiang River rolling in the distance. He stood on the railing and looked out into the distance: "This broken place is really nice. No wonder you called me over in a hurry. OK, OK. Let's go see if there are any places to have fun later. Let's go and have some fun first."

"Your Highness, my Highness. This is not a good place. The county magistrate here is very difficult to deal with. I advise you to stay safe and don't be imprisoned like me. You will lose face if you do that."

"That's unreasonable!"

The third prince slapped the table and said, "Could it be that the county magistrate of this place has connections? You sit here, I will go meet him!"

"Your Highness... Your Highness..."

"Sit down!" The third prince shouted angrily, without even taking a bite of his food: "Sit down and wait for me!" Seeing him leave angrily, Lu Chengqing had a worried look on his face but the corners of his mouth were harder to suppress than AK. He never expected that this idiot would give in so easily. He was still worried about how to get him to fight with Xia Daosheng, but who knew that he would take the bait so easily.

The Third Prince angrily rushed to the government office with his hands behind his back. The guard beside him whispered, "Your Highness, the county magistrate here is the prince consort. Besides, this is the place of Prince Teng. We can't be so reckless, right?"

"You know nothing." The Third Prince came to a corner and looked back at the direction of the restaurant. "That idiot wants me to have a conflict with Xia Daosheng. Can't you see that? Am I really going to confront him?"

"Your Highness...you..."

"Come on, I grew up in an imperial family. If I really cause trouble now, no matter who ascends the throne, no matter whether it's my eldest brother or my second brother, I won't have a good time." The third prince slowed down his pace as he continued to move forward. "Go over and say hello, just to show off. The benefits of the Lu family were given to my second brother, but now they think of me when they are charging into battle. It's a joke. Go, buy some pastries on the roadside and bring a bottle of wine, don't let people say that we don't know the rules."

"Well, I'll go now."

At this moment, Xia Lin was squatting in the courtyard of the yamen, discussing funeral arrangements with Li Jing's entourage. The order had come down from above, and Li Jing would indeed be buried in the imperial mausoleum, so how to send him and what kind of ceremonial guards to use were all things that needed to be discussed.

Just as they were discussing this, the Third Prince pushed open the middle door of the government office and came in. He glanced around and pointed at Xia Lin from a distance: "Ah, Xia Daosheng! I recognize you."

Xia Lin was stunned, nodded to Li Jing's followers and let them go. Then he looked around at the third prince curiously: "Who are you?"

"Oh, I. Tuoba Nan." The third prince patted his chest and waved to the guards behind him: "I brought you some gifts from the capital, please don't despise them."

Xia Lin took the gift and looked at it in confusion. On the red paper was written Leping Crisp Cake, a Jiangnan specialty...

"Your Highness, why didn't you inform us beforehand when you came here? You even asked Your Highness to come in person. Oh... How rude of you."

"Don't talk nonsense." The third prince waved his hand and said, "I hate red tape the most in my life. Okay, I just came to tell you, just pretend I didn't come here. Hey, brother-in-law, is there anything fun here?"

The word "brother-in-law" made Xia Lin raise his head. He narrowed his eyes and was silent for a moment, then smiled and said, "There are so many fun things to do in Fuliang. Why don't I take Your Highness around for a walk?"

"Oh, don't follow me. I'll go and have fun on my own. Just tell me where to go."

Seeing this rough prince, Xia Lin had some ideas in mind. He clapped his hands, and the chief clerk Du Feng came out quickly. He came to Xia Lin and bowed, saying, "Sir."

"Go, get His Highness a travel guide to Fuliang!"

A beautifully printed guide to Fuliang soon landed in the hands of the Third Prince. He flipped through it and took a few glances. "Okay, that's all. Let's go. Don't see me off."

After saying this, he strode out of the yamen.

Xia Lin was inside, watching the impetuous Third Prince come and go, and for a moment he was quite confused.

"What is the situation of this Third Prince?"

Xia Lin scratched his head: "What's wrong with him?"

Old Xu, who had been strolling around but had not come forward, stepped forward and whispered, "This Third Prince has a bad reputation in the capital. People say that he is a pervert, overbearing and eccentric person who doesn't understand reason."

"I think he's quite reasonable, eh?"

Xia Lin picked up the "Leping Crisp Cake, a Jiangnan Specialty" in his hand and said, "He also brought me some specialties from the capital."

Xu Jingzong glanced at the shortbread and then laughed: "Lord Xia should be able to see through it."

Xia Lin blinked a few times quickly, then laughed as well, pointing at Xu Jingzong: "Old Xu, you are the real old fox."

"I don't deserve it, I don't deserve it." Xu Jingzong bowed and said modestly: "There is nothing new in the world."

Du Feng, who was the chief clerk at the side, was confused. He had no idea what the two superiors were laughing at, let alone what riddles they were talking about.

(End of this chapter)