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Zong Yuan wiped off his cold sweat. What use was there to him? If Tang Yin were to encounter any danger outside, he wouldn't be able to help him at all. Seeing that Tang Yin was already walking out, Zong Yuan did not have time to think further and quickly followed him.

The two of them left the County Head Palace, with Zong Yuan leading the way, they walked straight towards the west side of the city.

Tang Yin and Zong Yuan were only dressed in simple casual attire, and they did not have any attendants by their side. Just from their appearances, no one would believe that one of them was the leader of the three counties, and the other was his strategist. While leading the way, Zong Yuan also sized Tang Yin up. Seeing that he was brimming with energy and looking exhausted after a few days, he could not help but ask curiously: "Master seems to be in good spirits today!"

"Yes!" Tang Yin nodded and said: "I had a good sleep today."

Zong Yuan also knew about him visiting Wu Yu at the Dance Hall, and secretly guessed, could it be that Tang Yin was sleeping in the Dance Hall? He did not directly ask a question, but instead turned and asked, "What was the result of Sir Wu's visit today?"

Tang Yin laughed and said: "After we eliminate Zhong Tian, Prime Minister Wu has the intention to make me king, and the condition is that I want to recover my Wu Family's position and military strength. Master Zong, what do you think?" As he spoke, he looked at Zong Yuan without blinking. He also wanted to test out his reaction to his desire for the throne.

Hearing that, Zong Yuan inhaled a breath of cold air, but he quickly calmed himself down and stood still. He cupped his hands and said: "If we can successfully eliminate Zhong Tian, Master's contribution will be the greatest, and with the entire Feng King clan being harmed by Zhong Tian, no one will be able to pass on to the orthodoxy. For Master to take the throne, is also a matter of course!"

Hm! Tang Yin secretly nodded his head. No matter if what Zong Yuan said was sincere or not, on the surface, he supported claiming the title of king. Seeing Tang Yin's gaze soften, Zong Yuan secretly heaved a sigh of relief, and said: "However, although Master can get Master Wu's support, it will not be easy to get Lord Liang and General Ziyang's support. Also …" At this point, he paused and didn't continue.

Tang Yin looked up: "What about others?"

"Oh …" Also, although it is logical for sire to claim the title of king, it is still lacking a position. Zong Yuan carefully reminded.

"Oh? Title? " Tang Yin did not understand what Zong Yuan meant.

Zong Yuan said: "The ruler of a nation cannot be titled, but needs to be acknowledged by the emperor, and must be bestowed a title by the emperor. Right now, the ruler Zhong Tian is not just in name, his words are unreasonable, and no one respects him as a king in terms of Feng Country, for this is the example of the past, Master cannot repeat the same mistake, and follow Zhong Tian's old path!"

Ah!" After thinking for a moment, he said, "What you mean is that while we're roping in Wu, Liang, and Ziyang, we should also curry favor with the Imperial Court and have the Imperial Majesty bestow upon me the title of king?

"Yes, my lord!" Zong Yuan said: "Although the Imperial Court has declined and is no longer in power, its prestige still exists. With the Imperial Court's acknowledgement, all the citizens of the world and all the dukes will recognize the Lord. At that time, even if the Liang and Ziyang families do not support the Lord, it will be of no importance! Therefore, it is very important for Master to make the arrangements early and send someone to Shang Jing to gather a lot of gold from the imperial court for the ministers. "

Tang Yin thought that it was true. If possible, he should personally make a trip to Shang Jing. Thinking about that, his heart twitched, he suddenly thought of a person, the woman branded on his soul, Crystal, or rather, Yin Rou. I wonder how she's doing in Shang Jing?!

Seeing Tang Yin's deep gaze that was in a daze, Zong Yuan laughed: "Of course, this kind of thing cannot be rushed, Master does not need to be distracted by this matter right now."

Tang Yin came back to reality and slowly muttered: "If I can find some time in the future, I will definitely go to Shang Jing." Saying that, he looked towards Zong Yuan, and praised him in his heart, Zong Yuan was very clever, very meticulous, and very talented. He smiled and said: "What Master Zong says is true, thank you for your guidance!"

Zong Yuan was shocked. Tang Yin was the master, and he was the one who followed. How could the master listen to him? His heart trembled. He felt that he had said too much. He bowed and said, "Sire, kill this subordinate!"

Tang Yin was amused by his overreaction, he patted his shoulder and said: "Privately, there is no need to be so polite! "Let's go, the two of us will go to the casino to relax!"

"Yes, yes!" "Please, my lord!" Zong Yuan sighed. Tang Yin's fickleness was something that Zong Yuan could not fathom at all. This also caused him to be more cautious and prudent in front of Tang Yin.

On the way, Tang Yin asked Zong Yuan if he needed to give him the right to use Wu Family as a weapon in the future, but Zong Yuan was firmly opposed to that. His understanding was that the military might of the entire nation, especially the military power in the Central Region, must definitely not fall into the hands of the nobles with great authority.

Although it was just a casual conversation, Tang Yin remembered Zong Yuan's words in his heart. He did not want Zhan Hua's previous mistakes to happen to him.

The gambling house that Zong Yuan had brought Tang Yin to was not small at all. There was a big red lantern hanging outside, and the inner part of it had two floors. At that time, the various dukes had different attitudes towards casinos. Some dukes forbade gambling, while some dukes did not. Feng Country belonged to the latter, and the opening of casinos was also legal.

There were a lot of ways to gamble, and there were even a handful of soybeans that could be placed on the gambling table. Among them, the number of people gambling with each other was the most, and Tang Yin had come to join in the fun, wherever there were more people, he would go where they would.

Tang Yin did not have any scattered silver on him, but luckily he had a lot of silver in his silver pouch, so he used it as his gambling stake.

Zong Yuan was lucky, even though the silver had won a whole bag, but Tang Yin did not inherit his good luck. Tang Yin sneaked a peek at Zong Yuan who was beside him, the latter acted as if nothing had happened, as though he did not care if Tang Yin had lost all his silver, this evaluation was very admirable, but from another point of view, it was not hard to see that Zong Yuan did not value money as much as he did.

Although Tang Yin did not point it out, he already knew in his heart that Zong Yuan's brain was probably smarter than Qiu Zhen's.

Tang Yin was currently the leader of the three counties, so the financial power of the three counties lay solely in his hands. One could imagine how much money the three counties had, but in the gambling house, he was extremely careful, as the amount of silver bet each time was not much.

Just as Tang Yin was enjoying himself, there was suddenly a commotion in the gambling house. Tang Yin did not understand and looked around. Seeing that the gamblers did not want to bet anymore, he started to look in the direction of the entrance to the gambling house. Tang Yin followed the crowd's gaze and looked over, only to see a group of people walking in from outside the gambling den. The person in the lead was a man in his early thirties, dressed in simple and casual attire.

Tang Yin and Zong Yuan did not know who this person was, how did he cause such a commotion in the gambling house? Zong Yuan asked a customer beside him, "Brother, who is this person? "What kind of background?"

"You don't even know him?" The gambler looked at Zong Yuan as if he had seen a monster.

"Ha ha!" Zong Yuan laughed, looked at Tang Yin, and said to the gambler: "I'm from outside this region, it's my first time here, so I don't really understand the local situation!"

"Oh!" "No wonder!" The gambler was a talker as well, so he explained it to Zong Yuan: "Actually, I don't know his name, but I have seen him several times before. He was very generous, or else he wouldn't come, and would bet a lot of money if he wanted to bet, and every time, it wouldn't be much more, but he would bet a thousand silvers, if he lost, he would leave immediately. If he won, he wouldn't take it, and would throw it all at the people in the casino.

"Oh?" Hearing this, Tang Yin and Zong Yuan looked at each other, slightly surprised. There was actually such a straightforward person in this world, but just what does he do for himself? Every time he went to the casino, he would throw away a thousand taels of silver. It seemed like everyone knew him, and he was clearly a frequent customer. How much money would he have to throw away then? Even if he was rich, it would still be thrown away by him!

After listening to the gambler's narration, Tang Yin and Zong Yuan became more and more curious about him.

He reached into his bosom and took out a silver note, slapping it on the table. Without even looking at the people around him, he placed it on the table, placed it on the side, and said: "One thousand taels, small!"

The dealer who shook the dice seemed to be very familiar with the man, he smiled knowingly and nodded, then looked at the others and said: "Pound, Pound, Pound!" "I will definitely leave you!"

All the gamblers shook their heads. At this time, no one was willing to bet anymore. They were all waiting for the result of the burly man's bet to see if he would win or lose.

Seeing that no one was placing their bets, the dealer shouted, "Open!"

He picked up the colored cup, and everyone around the gambling table cast their eyes over. They saw that the three dice were 265. When the dealer saw them, he grinned and shouted, "Five, six, six! Big!"

"Whooosh."

Following the Zhuang family's shout, the surrounding crowd all sounded out in disappointment. If the big man could win, then even if he earned a profit of 2000 taels of silver, everyone present would still be able to receive a large share!

He lost a thousand taels of silver to someone else in an instant. The man didn't even blink as he walked out of the store. The servants who had accompanied him followed him out of the casino.

Tang Yin was extremely curious about his identity, he chased after him quickly, looking at the big sized man's back, he smiled and said: "Brother, please wait!"

Hearing that, the big sized man stood still, he turned and looked at Tang Yin with a puzzled expression, sizing him up before frowning and asking: "What business do you have with me?"