Damn it, I'm in the garbage book I wrote

Chapter 160 How can you not return home after getting rich?

"Xia Lin, the guilty minister, openly disobeyed the imperial order by hoarding goods for sale in the year of great disaster, winning over powerful people, and bribing officials. The evidence of his crime is solid. According to the laws of the Great Wei, he should be demoted to a low rank as a warning to others. However, considering that this is his first offense and he has made contributions in disaster relief, Xia Lin will be temporarily dismissed from his post as the magistrate of Fuliang County, but will be retained as the inspector to see how he performs. I decree this."

"Long live our emperor, he is wise and holy."

Xia Lin received the imperial edict and took off his official hat. He smacked his lips and said with a smile, "Thank you for your hard work, eunuch. It's only been a few days since we met again."

The eunuch who delivered the imperial edict sighed, "Master Xia, Master Xia, you are so confused... Never mind, this is not something I should say. I am leaving now. You should take care of yourself."

"Don't worry, don't worry, someone come."

Xia Lin called out, and Xu Jingzong next to him immediately came over. Xia Lin leaned close to his ear and whispered, "Entertain these eunuchs well, and you have to manage this place well these days. We'll talk about everything after I come back."

"I understand." Xu Jingzong nodded, and then immediately put on a smile: "You eunuchs are tired from the journey, come with me to rest for a while before we make any plans."

This eunuch was an old acquaintance, and he knew as soon as he heard it that he could enjoy himself again. However, seeing so many important figures were there, he did not show any expression on his face. He just greeted the young prince and followed Xu Jingzong away.

It just so happened that the refugees had already begun to settle in the new city, and there would not be anything particularly sensational happening afterwards. Xia Lin glanced at the young prince and then clasped his fists and saluted him and Minister Yang: "I am no longer in office, so I cannot interfere. Please let your Highness make the decision here."

The young prince nodded, walked up and patted Xia Lin on the shoulder, lowering his voice and saying, "I'm sorry."

"Hey, it's no big deal."

This matter is very simple, Gao Shilian is fighting back. Xia Lin made him lose his reputation and wealth, so he has to seek revenge here. Besides, the court will definitely deal with those officials who are in cahoots with the rich and powerful. Gao Shilian can't stop it, so Xia Lin will definitely not be able to escape this hurdle.

In that case, let's do it together. As for how the charge of bribing officials came about, Ma Zhou.

Ma Zhou reported Xia Lin, saying that Xia Lin gave him a bribe of 100,000 taels of silver after he learned that he was going to be transferred to the capital.

This matter could be big or small, but Gao Shilian was determined to make it bigger, so he found Ma Zhou and asked him to collect some negative information about Xia Lin, such as collusion with cliques, favoritism and abuse of power. Anyway, he just wanted to find a way to take Xia Lin down directly.

Ma Zhou looked for various things, and finally had no choice but to write a letter to ask Xia Lin what to do. Xia Lin's reply asked him to pay attention to three things: the first is the authenticity. It doesn't matter how big or small it is, but it must be true, otherwise there is a risk of being dug up in the future. The second is the severity of the matter. There is no need to mention some things like scolding old ladies and kicking children, but you can elaborate on some ambiguous charges such as having an affair with a common woman and disrespecting ghosts and gods. The crimes are very bad, but the actual crimes are not that serious. The last point is to stick to one thing, that is, forming a clique, that is, Xia Lin likes to make friends with talented officials and then entertain and win them over in a very extravagant way, so that they can be used by him after they become officials.

Ma Zhou can play freely at this point. He must clear the relationship between him, Lord Ma, and Xia Lin in the court anyway. The clearer the better.

As expected, after Ma Zhoudu did as he was told, after Xia Lin was convicted, he was promoted twice within three days, first from the seventh-rank ambassador of the Ministry of Rites to the sixth-rank chief official of the Ministry of Rites, and then to the fifth-rank Zuo Shaoqing of the Honglu Temple.

This clearly shows that he has a promising future. He originally planned to work under Cao Dahua, the tiger of the Ministry of Rites, but now, because of this change, Ma Zhou has been directly listed as the fourth of the "24 new people with promising futures in the court" because of his selling Xia Lin and his outstanding ability. Coupled with his excellent performance during the southern tour and the current empty court, it may not take long for Ma Zhou to take the throne.

As for Xia Lin, he actually didn't care. He didn't expect to be able to enter the central government, at least he couldn't enter the central government before the new emperor ascended the throne. He was dismissed from his post. Anyway, anyone else who came to Fuliang would die except him. The power struggle between the two sides would not allow such a big taxpayer to fall into the hands of the other side.

The county magistrate may come, but even if he is capable, he can only work for more than a month. If Gao Shilian's people come, Old Guo will not let him live long, and the prince will not let anyone touch his base. But if their people come, Gao Shilian will not let this person live comfortably.

Only Xia Lin, because he was the one who built this place up, as long as it was not a principled mistake, no one could shake him. The imperial edict seemed to be a punishment, but if you read it carefully, you will know that it was just a holiday ordered by the emperor. The translation is:

"Daosheng, I see that you have been very busy in recent years. I just happen to have an opportunity here. You can take a vacation and go out to play for a while. Put aside the work at hand for the time being. Go wherever you want. When you are done with this period of work, come back and continue working for me."

The key issue is that the official position is reduced but not demoted. This is obviously a show match. Demote, demote, why is it called demote? Then you have to demote first.

After his official hat was taken off, Xia Lin returned to the county government office. Chuntao and Narcissus had already prepared their luggage and were waiting for him to come back, and the boat at the dock had been parked there for a long time.

Miss Tang had already set off yesterday, and Xia Lin took Lao Zhang to Jiujiang, after all, they had to meet the little princess.

I happened to see the prince at the dock. At that moment, Prince Teng was leaning next to the dock section chief to look at today's shift schedule. He was wearing a rattan safety helmet on his head.

Xia Lin stepped forward, rubbed his hands, and said with a smile: "Your Majesty... I'm leaving now."

The prince didn't even put down the duty roster, and replied indifferently: "So urgent?"

"Since I've been fired, I have to leave as soon as possible. If I stay, people will criticize me." Xia Lin said with a smile, "I plan to go back to my hometown in Luoyang to have a look."

The prince pulled down the schedule a little and glanced at Xia Lin: "Do we need to go through Donglin?"

"No, don't worry...haha..." The prince sneered and put down the things in his hands: "I will personally stay in Fuliang these days, you can go away."

"Thank you, Your Highness!" Xia Lin was so happy when he heard this: "If you have any problem, please find Xu Jingzong. He is a sinister man and a master of ideas. It's always right to ask him about big and small matters."

"Are you teaching me how to do things?"

"I dare not..." Xia Lin said, looking back: "Oh, Your Majesty's ship is about to leave, I have to get on board, take care, Your Majesty! It's cold, don't stay at the dock in the wind, Your Majesty, then..."

Before he could finish his words, the prince kicked him on the butt: "Get lost!"

The boat drifted down the river to Poyang Lake and arrived at Jiujiang Wharf in the evening. Lao Zhang definitely could not go with him to see the little princess, so Lao Zhang stayed on the shore to rest, while Xia Lin took a carriage to the little princess's residence.

When she saw the little princess, she was leaning against the door and looking out again. She had been looking forward to this action since she was thirteen or fourteen years old. There was no need to say who she was waiting for, but the girl, who was now almost seventeen years old, had a more resentful look on her face.

Her eyes followed every person who walked along this road, and when she found that it was not him, she quickly shifted to the next person. Her gaze kept switching between full of expectation, disappointment, and then full of expectation. Although she never spoke, her eyes had already said everything clearly.

"Who are you looking at?"

Xia Lin's voice came from behind her, and she didn't even react for a moment. When she finally reacted, she screamed, turned around and threw herself into Xia Lin's arms.

"Oh, this is a Buddhist place. It's not good." Xia Lin patted her shoulder and said, "Pack your things and follow me."

The little princess was stunned by these words. She looked up at him with a confused expression: "Where are we going? It's not three years yet? There's still one year left!"

"Don't worry about it. I'm worried if you don't stay with me. The court is now in a heated discussion. Ma Zhou told me that the court is discussing the marriage again. They have already sent someone to contact them. The grassland envoy should be here soon." Xia Lin sneered, "As long as His Majesty doesn't grant the marriage, you are still in danger. Pack your things."

"it is good!"

The little princess was so in love that she did things without considering the consequences. She took advantage of the time when her second brother was sleeping and the guards were eating to pick up the gift that Xia Lin bought for her on the table and ran out without even taking her clothes.

"You don't bring any clothes either?"

"I don't need to wear anything when I'm with you."

"You put it... Never mind, buy it again in a few days."

Xia Lin dragged her into the carriage in a hurry. Of course, he did not do such a beastly thing as leaving without saying goodbye. He still left a letter on the table in the garden, saying that the little princess was with him and everyone should not worry. If anyone checked or asked about it, they could say that the little princess was sick because of missing him and Xia Lin took her to Zhongnan Mountain to find Sun Simiao.

Finally, the little princess was brought out of the danger zone. Xia Lin sat in the inn and drank several big gulps of water before he calmed down.

"oops……"

But before he could catch his breath, the little princess had already kissed him. The little princess now was no longer a little girl. The characteristics of the Tuoba family were fully reflected in her. She was curvy and love-minded. As a girl from an imperial family that had been in the family for three hundred years, she must not look bad. She also had good physical fitness and her development was far better than that of her younger sisters of the same age.

This sucking was so exciting that Xia Lin's good brother finally let go. Xia Lin rubbed his cheeks and said, "Huh? You are so skilled."

"Qiu He taught me..."

"You two usually..." Xia Lin was stunned for a moment: "Huh?"

"Um……"

"Amazing! The maids in the young prince's family are all amazing." Xia Lin felt a pain in his waist when he thought of Sister Chuntao and Sister Narcissus. He couldn't beat them with such a good physique, especially when they came together, it was simply fatal. He didn't expect that even Qiuhe was such a master.

The little princess had already started to take off her clothes, but Xia Lin held her hand and said, "Don't worry. I tell you, if you get pregnant at this critical moment, it will be really troublesome. This trip will take us at least a few months, so don't worry..."

"What should we do?" The little princess pressed it with her hand: "Look at it. Besides, everyone in the world knows you and me. The emperor has said it himself. What are you afraid of?"

Xia Lin thought about it and was silent for a moment, then stood up: "I have a good idea." (unbuttoning his belt)
(End of this chapter)