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One hundred sergeants with spears in their hands, more than eighty servants of the Lin family, plus dozens of subordinates under Master Qiao Ba, there were nearly 300 people on both sides.

Jule Casino is an ancient building, 80.00% of the structure is made of wood. The people outside just said a few words, and after a moment of delay, they saw flames igniting the roof and billowing smoke. It's raining, the roof is wet, so hurry up to put out the fire now, and you can save Jule Casino.

Zhang Xiu's support for Qiao Ba is naturally beneficial. If the Jule Gambling Shop is not insured, his losses will not be small during the closure period. Seeing that he is coming now, Mrs. Lin still refuses to give way. Furious, he shouted: "In the blue sky, you dare to instigate your servants to set fire to the city. In your eyes, is there any law for the king?"

"Wang Fa?" Mrs. Lin sneered, then took Tang Yuxiang's little hand and walked forward slowly.

While the two were walking, the guards of the Lin family who were blocking the front stepped aside one by one, giving way to the road.

Tang Yuxiang is not yet 17 years old this year. Although she is stubborn and courageous among her peers, facing Zhang Xiu, the Los Angeles garrison, and more than a hundred sergeants with long guns, she is also shocked at this moment. If it wasn't for Mrs. Lin secretly pulling her forward and supporting her in the opposite direction, she wouldn't be able to move.

Zhang Xiu didn't understand what Old Madam Lin was going to do, and when the two of them approached, he scolded them again to get them out of the way, but she saw Old Madam Lin raised her hand suddenly,

"Snapped"

After a crisp sound, there was a sharp pain on the left side of his face.

In front of more than [-] people from both sides, as well as hundreds of onlookers around, the old lady Lin raised the bamboo board in her hand and slapped Zhang Xiu hard on the face!

The surrounding people's eyes widened in an instant, and the eyeballs almost fell off!

Even Zhang Xiu was stunned...

"Crack" Mrs. Lin made another backhand blow, only to wake Zhang Xiu up.

"You...you are so bold that you dare to beat the imperial court official in the street, come and take down all the members of the Lin family!" Zhang Xiuqi trembled all over, almost going crazy.

Being slapped in the face by an old woman in the street, if the news spread, he would be ashamed to go out to meet people in the future.

"Who dares!" Old Madam Lin shouted, but she was unafraid!All the sergeants just responded, and stopped after walking a few steps.It has to be said that the aura of a high-ranking person emanating from Mrs. Lin's body can still shock the scene.

Gradually, Mrs. Lin glanced around, her eyes were sharp and her aura was terrifying. All the soldiers caught by her eyes either lowered their heads or turned their heads, and took a few steps back. No one dared to confront her. See.

"Zhang Xiu, do you know who the old man is?" Looking away, Mrs. Lin stared at Zhang Xiu's face and asked in a cold voice.

The two bamboo planks were so strong that they made Zhang Xiu's left and right faces red and swollen. Seeing that his subordinates were frightened by someone's one word and frozen there, he felt that his face was dull. He replied angrily: "Of course I know, aren't you the old lady of the Lin family?"

"Presumptuous!" Mrs. Lin shouted angrily, raising the bamboo board in her hand again.

Zhang Xiu was startled, and quickly took a step back. At this time, Mrs. Lin said again: "The old lady is the lady of the seventh rank who was conferred by the royal family. You are a small guard in Luocheng, and you dare to talk to the old lady like this. Let me ask you, do you still take the current Royal Dragon Clan seriously?"

Hearing this, Zhang Xiu's forehead suddenly seeped a layer of cold sweat!

Too bad, I was in a hurry, so I forgot about it.

In the Daqian Dynasty, there was no such thing as equality for everyone. In the officialdom, people mostly judged the status of a person according to the size of the official position. When a subordinate official met a superior official, he would naturally greet him with respect.

In addition, there is another way to distinguish, which is to divide according to the status of the characters. There is no doubt that people in the royal family have the highest status. Even if they are the first-rank prime ministers, they still have to kowtow Say hello.

In addition to the members of the royal family, there are princes with different surnames, public, uncle, and the title of Marquis.

This kind of title is conferred by the royal family personally, which is extremely rare. It has been more than [-] years since the founding of the Dagan Dynasty, but those who can be named princes with different surnames can be counted on one hand, 'gong' There will be more titles, but it is not full of one hundred.

During the stable period of the dynasty, all those who could get the title of "Uncle" were generals who made great contributions to the country. The old general Wang Changlong who died in the battle last year and guarded the border for the dynasty for decades was "An Beibo". .

Under "Bo" is Hou, and this title is relatively more numerous. Most of the people who get this title are relatives of the emperor, such as Fu Ma, or the daughter of the family who marries into the palace, will also be given the title of Lord Hou.

Most of the high officials in the court do not have titles. If they meet these people on the street, even if they have higher official positions, they have to take the initiative to give way. When they meet on weekdays, people with titles do not need to salute them. , can sit on an equal footing.

The above are the titles of men, and the empress dowager in the natural palace of women, the empress is the largest, and comes from the imperial concubine, the concubine, the princess, the princess, and the prince's concubine, etc.

Apart from these, there is a woman who has been appointed by his wife. Although Mrs. Lin is only a seventh-rank imperial order, the Daqian Dynasty has been very stingy and strict about rewarding titles since the founding of the country, so let alone the defense of Luocheng. Zhang Xiu, even if Wang Meng, the city guard of Luocheng, had to bow down and take the initiative to greet Mrs. Lin.

This title was bestowed by the royal family. Like Zhang Xiu did before, not only was he rude to greet him, but he even dared to yell at Mrs. Lin, which is a violation of the rules.

To put it lightly, it means not knowing the dignity and bad manners, but to put it more seriously, isn't it the same as contempt for the royal family!

Hearing the old lady Lin's questioning, Zhang Xiu dared to contradict him again. She bent her knees and knelt on the ground, "I was in a hurry and offended the old lady. Please punish me."

"Crack, crack, crack..."

Mrs. Lin was not polite either. She took a step forward, waved the bamboo board in her hand, and pointed at Zhang Xiu's face. Xiaoxiu and Wang Meng worked hand in hand to deal with Lin Jingzhi's troubles, and now that she had the opportunity, she naturally wanted to let out a fierce breath of anger in her chest.

In the Daqian Dynasty, in Liuzhou, the defense of a small city was nothing, but in the three-acre area of ​​Luocheng, there are really not many officials who can ride on Zhang Xiu's head. At this moment, he is kneeling on the ground Well, letting Mrs. Lin slap her in the face is like throwing everyone away.

After all, Mrs. Lin is a pampered and wealthy lady, and she is also getting old. After hitting twenty or thirty times, she has no strength. She stopped panting, she turned her head, and looked coldly at the girl standing beside her. Joe Bapa.

Qiao Baye's status was lower than Zhang Xiu's, he was just a commoner, although he was a rough man who didn't know too many rules and etiquette, but he didn't dare to resist when he saw Zhang Xiu, and he didn't dare to let him beat him. Dare to say more, with a plop, he also knelt down.

"A humble bastard who dares to call himself Qiaomou, Yu Xiang in front of the old man, come up and take it, and help the old man teach this ignorant bastard a lesson!"

After Madam Lin finished speaking, she handed the one-foot-long bamboo piece in front of Tang Yuxiang.

"What a Mrs. Lin, she is as smart as the rumors say!" In the surrounding crowd, at some time, two handsome young men in long gowns came, the one with the left hand, with an admiration on his face, whispered to himself.

Hearing the words, the other nodded in admiration.

When the two whispered to each other, they didn't see not far away. A young man moved his eyes to them, paused, then turned his head and looked back to the field.

'These two are Mrs. Lin and the second grandmother of the Lin family?I don't know how she is doing well under their hands...