What is It Like To Be Summoned As a Giant?

"Old man, what kind of vegetables do you usually sell?" Tang Lin asked.

The old woman replied tremblingly: "We sell what we grow, and we don't know when spring will be next year. We need to look at the weather to decide what vegetables to plant."

Tang Lin frowned, but didn't ask further questions. Putting away the scary white tiger mount, Tang Lin simply rode the ox cart with the old woman towards Chaoge City.

No matter what, this old woman is also the key to getting close to Master Wen and participating in the Northern Expedition. It is definitely right to follow her first.

Tang Lin also used magic to help the old woman look back for more than ten years, which made the old woman feel much more energetic. She only regarded Tang Lin as a powerful and compassionate god, so she respected Tang Lin even more.

The two of them arrived at the gate of Chaoge City together. As a result, they had to pay a city gate tax to enter, but the tax didn't seem to be much. Tang Lin looked at it and paid 1/20 of the charcoal. This ratio seemed to be quite good. normal.

After all, in the troubled times in the story, half of the city gate tax was collected at every turn, and goods fell on the ground and returned to the city lord. It seems that the Shang Dynasty still had good luck for more than ten years.

Just after this idea came to mind, Tang Lin and the old woman's ox cart was stopped by a group of people not long after they left the city gate.

Everyone in this group of people in mink coats looks rich or noble, but they have a bit of a slave temperament, very much like the eunuchs in TV dramas.

"The palace wants this cart of charcoal." A man on horseback said, pointing to the charcoal under Tang Lin and the others.

Then, someone next to him took out a package of something that looked like silk, hung it on the cow's head, and then reached out to remove the shaft.

At this time, the old woman ignored the freezing weather and knelt down on the ground, kowtowing and said: "Please forgive me, superior officials. This cart of charcoal does not belong to the woman, but is the charcoal sold by Nanyuanfang. The woman does not dare to I took it upon myself to replace the charcoal with cloth.”

"Hmph, you ungrateful untouchable. The palace wants you to have this charcoal, and it is a favor to change your cloth. Do you think that the king does not need your charcoal? What are you waiting for? All the nobles in the palace are still waiting to keep warm." The official's tone was extremely unkind, and he threatened his subordinates to grab him forcefully.

Tang Lin saw this scene and raised his hand. Dozens of stalagmites rose from the ground, stringing together all the officials who wanted to rob them. Tang Lin didn't mean to hurt anyone, he just pierced their clothes and hung them in the air.

At this time, Tang Lincai asked the old woman: "Old man, is this cloth worthless?"

When the old woman saw this scene, she was initially trembling with fear, but when she thought that the person next to her was an immortal who was more powerful than the officials, she suddenly gained some courage and explained: "The cloth from the palace is naturally extremely valuable, but this It’s freezing cold, so others are rushing to save their lives with this charcoal. And no one dares to buy or sell the cloth in the palace. If we trade charcoal for this cloth, many people in the neighborhood of Nanyuanfang will freeze to death.”

Tang Lin understood as soon as he heard it. This seemingly exquisite cloth seemed to be reserved for emperors or royal palaces. Common people would not dare to touch it if they got it occasionally, otherwise they would be executed for the crime of transgression. Used.

The cold winters in ancient times cannot be compared with modern times. Ancient people were generally weak. Even in this era of great spiritual energy, ordinary people's bodies are very weak due to lack of food and clothing. If they don't burn a little charcoal, they may freeze to death.

If her life was not at stake, this old woman would not risk offending the officials by kowtow and begging for mercy.

Tang Lin then walked up to the arrogant official and said to him: "There is nothing in the palace. How come you guys come out to rob the people of their charcoal?"

This official was hung in the air by Tang Lin's stone thorn, and he even stuttered and threatened: "You... you, you... who are you, this demon? How dare you run wild in Chaoge City?"

Tang Lin was very experienced in dealing with this kind of person. He slapped him a few times to make him understand that he would not be polite to him at all. Then Tang Lincai said: "No matter how many experts look after Chaoge City, your life is in my hands now. If I pinch you lightly, your soul will fly away. If you don't want to die, you'd better answer my question. Here. There are so many people, so it doesn’t have to be you.”

Tang Lin's threatening words frightened the man to the point of peeing. A patch of white frost spread on his thick pants, making him shiver from the cold, and then he finished speaking.

"Excuse me, have mercy on me. We are just servants running errands in the palace. It's cold today, and the steward asked us to go outside the city to get some charcoal. I saw some charcoal here, so I didn't bother to run dozens of miles to the charcoal burning field to get charcoal. I I really just wanted to be lazy, I didn’t mean to harm anyone intentionally, please forgive me.”

After hearing this explanation, Tang Lin was a little funny, but also a little emotional.

It is true that these small officials did not intend to harm anyone, but just because they wanted to be lazy, if Tang Lin was not here, many people would be killed indirectly. This feeling of being like a duckweed is really very uncomfortable.

Not to mention whether King Zhou was good or bad in history, in this world of gods, King Zhou would indeed soon turn into a licentious and foolish king. Just like Empress Shiji, in the earliest version of the myth, she was the leader of the demons in the world, the kind who truly eats human flesh without spitting out the bones.

But in the world of Fengshen, Empress Shiji is a harmless otaku, and her favorite food is the potato chips brought by Tang Lin. Therefore, Fengshen World still has to pay attention to the original work. It is best not to attach too much importance to other interpretations, otherwise it is easy to cause bias in judgment.

Tang Lin had no intention of embarrassing these little people and let them go with a wave of his hand. These people who came out of the palace ran away crawling on the ground, and Tang Lin didn't bother to pay attention.

There is no need to kill people to silence them. I don’t know how many people saw this scene in broad daylight. Should we kill all the people on the street at the city gate, or arrest them one by one and brainwash them?

In this world where divination is not difficult, killing people and silencing them makes no sense.

What's more, what Tang Lin wants is to get in touch with Grand Master Wen. If he beats these young and old ones, Master Wen will probably be alerted soon if the fight continues. Tang Lin was not afraid of offending this powerful old minister Tuogu, because Grand Master Wen was the true pillar of the country. Although he did not say he loved the people as his own children, he could not tolerate dirty things in the officialdom.

Besides, Tang Lin is now attending the Biyou Palace. As a disciple of the saint, even if he is a direct disciple, he is also the uncle of Master Wen. This status is enough for Master Wen to lower his body and talk to Tang Lin.

When the time comes, a few little people will not even lose their lives. Master Wen cannot fall out with him because of this.

The biggest problem is this old woman. Afterwards, just arrange a new identity for her and just change her life in another place.

Having made up his mind, Tang Lin took the old woman and continued delivering charcoal. When we arrived at Nanyuanfang, which was actually a slum-like place, the charcoal sent by the old woman was quickly distributed to each family.

Tang Lin looked at the children whose hands and feet were red from the cold, carrying sacks of charcoal home, and couldn't help but feel a little unbearable. There are no heaters these days. When burning charcoal in the house, the doors and windows must be closed tightly, otherwise it will not be warm at all. But once the doors and windows are closed, the chance of charcoal poisoning is very high.

Tang Lin looked at the surroundings and said to the red-faced old woman who had just received her wages: "Old man, who does Nanyuanfang belong to?"

The old woman replied: "Nanyuanfang was established by His Highness Yin Hong, but on weekdays, any important affairs are presided over by the three elders. After all, His Highness would not come to such a lowly place. However, because of His Highness's protection, Nanyuanfang The taxes are much lower, and everyone finally has a place to live.”

It turned out to be Yin Hong's Nanyuanfang, and Tang Lin finally understood where his opportunity lay. The old woman was indeed just an introduction. The one who could really get Tang Lin into the court had to look at His Highness Yin Hong.