The Dong Family.
The largest family in Tokyo City.
A few years ago, they had been no more than a second-rate family, and their entire clan had nearly perished in Great Xia's blood sacrifice.
They had thought that was bad enough, but who could have guessed there was worse to come?
After the Qin Emperor ascended the throne and founded Great Qin, he began looking for all kinds of excuses to wipe out the great clans.
To keep the Qin Emperor from setting his sights on them, the Dong Family had proactively donated money to help rebuild Tokyo City. It could be said that the city's swift recovery owed more to them than anyone else.
They had thought that since they had contributed to Great Qin, the Qin Emperor would no longer raise his butcher's knife against them.
But who could have guessed that, not long ago, Chen Zu, the Minister of Justice, would suddenly arrive in Tokyo City, not only denying them credit for rebuilding the city but also pinning the enormous charge of plotting rebellion under the guise of construction on them.
Just as everyone thought the Dong Family was doomed, the family head, Dong Yidian, sensed a glimmer of life in the midst of crisis.
He not only handed over his entire fortune to curry favor with Chen Zu, but also packaged up his daughter and wife and sent them to Chen Zu as concubines. He even had his son, Dong Kun, take Chen Zu as his god-grandfather.
From then on, the Dong Family not only escaped ruin but also built ties with the Minister of Justice.
With Minister of Justice Chen Zu acting as matchmaker, they had even made the acquaintance of Miss Dongfang, the Minister of Rites, Li Ji, the Great Agricultural Order, and several