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Chapter 161 Return to Luoyang!

Looking back to the past, the two young boys came to the south in the spring sunshine lying on an ox cart pulling fodder. A few years passed in a flash, and when they returned, they returned to Luoyang in a horse-drawn carriage in the howling north wind.

It took more than a month to go there and only seven days to come back. It’s really good to have money.

As the main disaster area of ​​this locust plague, Luoyang was obviously not greatly affected. One reason was that Xia Lin won the food blocking battle beautifully, and the other was that this place was the old capital after all, with its own profound heritage.

The wind was a bit cold, it must be snowing. The little princess was the first to get off the car, she was wearing a cashmere cape and wrapped herself tightly.

"Hmm... it's so cold."

The little princess looked up at the word Luoyang on the city gate, shuddered, and turned back to look at Xia Lin, who had just stepped out of the carriage and jumped to the ground: "Oh, we are back to the place where we eat slop again."

At this moment, the little princess hurried over and hugged Xia Lin's arm, and the person who greeted them at the city gate also came up and asked: "Are you Lord Xia and Mr. Zhang?"

Lao Zhang poked his head out and said, "That's right."

"Please follow me. The owner of the family told you to stay in the other garden first and rest for a while. She went to Shanxi yesterday and will be back in a few days. Please rest for a few days before we get together again."

"Thank you." Xia Lin nodded gently and said, "Please lead the way."

The three of them were led to Moxiangju, one of the best villas in Luoyang. Standing at the gate of the villa, Lao Zhang looked up and nudged Xia Lin with his elbow.

"What are you doing?"

"Do you still remember this place?" Old Zhang raised his chin and smiled, "We stood here back then. I said I would be willing to die if I could live here for a few days."

"Pah, pah, pah, children should not be restrained in their words." Xia Lin spat on the ground: "After we settle down, let's go visit our old neighbors first."

"Well, remember to bring more money. We stole a lot of food from others back then."

Thinking back, when they were in the most difficult times, they really relied on their old neighbors for help. Now, Xia Lin is one of the richest people in the world, and money is not a big deal to him. It is reasonable for him to give those neighbors some sweet treats.

And now the little princess asked curiously: "Were you in a mess before?"

"In a miserable state? You've even ended up eating slop." Old Zhang sighed, "Alas... the past is too hard to recall."

After the Tang family brought them into the villa, seven or eight people came immediately to start cleaning. Under their guidance, Xia Lin put some of his luggage into the side room.

"It's almost time. I can just take Qianqian to try some local specialties."

Xia Lin looked around and said, "Then I will go and pay my respects to the Luoyang garrison commander. It would be unreasonable if I didn't pay my respects to him since I'm already here."

According to his arrangement, they went to have lunch first. This place was the place where Lao Zhang stole swill in the past, Qingchunlou. Before Lao Zhang's family fell into poverty, he often came here to eat, but he had not been here for many years since then. Later, when he was even poor, he would pick up some leftovers here. Although it was not swill, it was actually not much different.

This time, they walked in openly and asked for the highest-level box. It happened that it snowed in Luoyang at that time. As soon as the snow fell in the city, the whole atmosphere became lively and there was a sense of romance.

"Ah? This locust plague doesn't seem to have much impact on Luoyang."

Xia Lin asked the boy who brought them up, "It looks pretty prosperous to me."

"Sir, judging from your accent, you are a local, right?" The servant said with a smile, "Are you back from doing business? Luoyang has suffered a severe disaster, but thanks to the young prince's foresight, Luoyang has not suffered much of a disaster. Please take a seat, I will serve you the dishes."

It was Tuoba Qian's first time to Luoyang. She stood at the window, rubbing her hands and looking at the snow scene. It didn't snow much in the south, and she was very happy to see the snow, just staring at it.

Xia Lin sat down and said to Lao Zhang, "This time we come back to celebrate the New Year, and we will avenge our grievances and seek revenge."

Old Zhang chuckled without saying anything, and opened the fan in his hand with a click. His eyes immediately became gloomy. It can be seen that although Old Zhang did not say anything, he was still brooding over it. However, a few years have passed, and it is unknown whether the young lady of the Chen family has become a mother, and now the little magistrate is no longer worthy of their attention.

Xia Lin's identity is very important now. He is not an ordinary inspector, but a regent who helps the crown prince relieve his worries. This is one level lower than the imperial envoy sent by the emperor. Don't look at his rank as an official. Anyway, when he goes to the local area, he represents the royal identity.

Although this thing is just a banner under the guise of a tiger, why not use the banner if there is one?
"What did we say before?"

Xia Lin's words made Lao Zhang look up and laugh: "That won't make them suffer at least a bit if they don't die, right?"

When the food was served, Xia Lin couldn't eat anymore after a few bites. The delicacies he had longed for back then now seemed just so-so. Without the precious spices shipped from Parthia and India, the dishes tasted bland and made people lose their appetite. The same was true for Lao Zhang. After getting used to the food over there, eating these again made him feel like he was not a human being.

In the afternoon, Xia Lin went to visit the Luoyang garrison commander and tactfully revealed the purpose of his visit. The garrison commander of course understood what he meant and naturally welcomed him very much.

"Captain Hong, I was ordered to come here for two main tasks. The first is to investigate the merchants who hoarded goods during the locust plague, and the other is to review the officials at all levels in Luoyang. I hope that Guards Hong can help me when the time comes."

When the garrison commander heard this, his eyes rolled and he began to laugh: "Master Xia, you are too polite. It is my duty to share the worries of the king. Master Xia, please go ahead and check. I heard that Master Xia is also from Luoyang? Doesn't that mean you are returning to your hometown this time?"

"Don't worry, garrison commander. Xia Lin's men are very careful about the severity of the situation." Xia Lin didn't say any nonsense, but just stood up and clasped his fists: "Then I will take my leave and report to you again in a few days."

After Xia Lin left, it was the turn of the officials in Luoyang to feel nervous. The defense here was not as good as Lao Guo's. They did not have the momentum of one man guarding the pass and blocking ten thousand men. He was really scared by Xia Lin's shouting, and without saying a word, he summoned officials at all levels to his mansion.

The arrival of the imperial envoy is no small matter. Although it is usually said that the imperial power cannot be delegated, when something really happens, we have to do what we should do.

Moreover, these serious imperial censors all travel incognito and it is impossible for them to blatantly wear official uniforms in public, so they must act urgently now.

In addition, the speed of information transmission was very slow in this era, and there was no way to verify what Xia Lin was doing, so officials from all over Luoyang suddenly became busy in this snowy day.

On the other hand, Xia Lin, after strolling around the garrison, went straight back to the villa, took a nice bath and then lay down on the bed to spend the winter.

He was here on vacation, and as for whether he was really patrolling, he could be. But he was mainly trying to scare people, but none of the people who bullied them at that time could escape, and let's not say that he was narrow-minded. Anyway, it was the oath they made when they left Luoyang, so he had to come here to fulfill it, right?

While Xia Lin was lying in bed and browsing his phone, the door suddenly creaked open, and then he saw the little princess with a flushed face and steam coming in stealthily. She tiptoed to Xia Lin's bed in a bathrobe, and stood there looking at him pitifully without saying a word. "Look at what you have done." Xia Lin moved to the side: "Come on."

The little princess smiled and hung her bathrobe on the shelf next to her, then crawled into the bed like a loach.

"It's so cold outside..." The little princess said softly, "Master Xia, do you want me to help you with anything?"

She was talking but her hands started to shift gears. This hot-blooded young man couldn't handle it and it started to hurt after a few strokes.

"Hey...you are so bad."

The little princess said delicately, "Are you thinking of something bad again?"

"Look at what you said. If I don't want to change my mind, I might as well go to the palace and become Eunuch Tian's godson."

His hands roamed back and forth on the little princess's smooth back. He looked down at the charming little princess and felt that people of this era were quite open-minded.

But that's true. With professional players like Qiu He guiding her, it's hard for her not to be open-minded.

"Here I come!" The little princess laughed and slowly sank into the quilt: "Let's see how long you can keep showing off!"

While Xia Lin and the little princess were playing some games that everyone liked, Lao Zhang had already arrived at the place where they used to live. He opened the door and burned incense at his parents' graves, and then cleaned the small, shabby house. He hadn't been back for a few years and the place had become dilapidated.

Sitting in the cold and dark room, Lao Zhang couldn't help but sigh. The past few years were like a dream. When they left, Xia Lin said that he would become an official and return home in glory in the future. At that time, he thought Xia Lin was talking nonsense, but now it seems that he really did it.

Not only did he accomplish it, he even exceeded the target. It's only been a few years? He came back as a fifth-rank official. Based on Lao Zhang's understanding of Xiao Xia, a large number of people in Luoyang City are likely to be in big trouble this time.

Just at this moment, the neighbor next door heard some noise and thought there were thieves, so the butcher came out with a knife.

When he came over, he saw Lao Zhang sitting there. The elder brother stood at the window and called out, "Hey, Chunzi."

"Hey! Big brother." Lao Zhang stood up and greeted him: "Come in, come in."

The butcher walked into the house and asked with a smile, "Looks like you're doing well out there."

When Lao Zhang left, he was wearing coarse clothes and cloth shoes. This time when he came back, he was wearing a brocade gown, a slim cotton jacket, and a woolen cloak. That was not an ordinary person's outfit. He looked like Mei Changsu of Jiang Zuo. A change was visibly achieved.

"Brother, stop teasing me." Lao Zhang sat there holding the elder brother's hand: "Without the neighbors' care, we wouldn't be where we are today."

"Hmm? Xiao Linzi is back too?"

"I'm back. I went to do some work. I should be back tomorrow." Old Zhang said with a smile, "I came to see my old neighbor. By the way, have you seen Sister Chunhua?"

When he heard him mention Chunhua, the butcher sighed and said, "Your sister-in-law Chunhua passed away last year."

"Gone?" Old Zhang frowned, "Why?"

"It was the county magistrate's son. He rode his horse and injured your sister Chunhua, but he didn't care. The neighbors pulled her back, and she died that night."

After hearing this, Lao Zhang's eyes widened with anger: "How can this be possible!"

"Chun'er, don't be angry. You can't win against that official. You've finally gotten better and now look like a human being. Why bother? Chunhua was a miserable person. She suffered a lot of grievances in that brothel in her early years. Later, she finally got married, but her husband died within two years. Now she's gone too. We all say she's gone back to heaven to enjoy happiness."

Hearing the pork seller's words, Lao Zhang was so angry that he was shaking all over, and his fists were clenched tightly. "Is this how you let it go after killing someone?"

"Well, Chunhua's family is extinct, so what else can we do? We did go and ask for justice, but that night a hooligans broke in and broke a finger of your blacksmith Brother Liu."

Upon hearing this, Lao Zhang stood up and said, "I'll go call Daosheng over."

"Don't...don't..." The pork seller held Lao Zhang tightly and said, "You two are still young, it's really not necessary! Just listen to what your brother says."

Lao Zhang shook his head and held the pork seller's hand tightly: "Brother, don't worry. Daosheng is no longer an ordinary person. Let's wait until he comes."

As he said this, he hurried back. After entering the villa, he ran straight to Xia Lin's room. When he reached the door, he knocked first: "Daosheng, stop playing. Chunhua was killed by someone."

Xia Lin was making authentic Feng Juice at the moment. When he heard the news, he sat up from the bed and said, "Here it comes!"

The little princess was startled and quickly covered herself with the quilt and asked, "What happened? Who was killed?"

"A neighbor who has done me a great favor."

Xia Lin dressed very quickly. In a few seconds, he was walking out while talking to the little princess: "Rest here. I'll be back later. Don't run around."

"Um……"

As he spoke, he opened the door and walked out, then walked out quickly with Lao Zhang: "What's going on? Tell me in detail."

"Chunhua was hit to death by someone riding a horse. That person was the son of the magistrate of Xiao County."

"Oh, well, well, it seems that there is a will in the universe. We are probably here because Sister Chunhua has appeared from heaven." Xia Lin's face turned pale: "I want that man to pay with his blood."

"Let's go over there first, oh... Chunhua." Lao Zhang sighed again: "What a nice person, oh... I feel so upset."
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I have been busy packing up the baby's things and cleaning the house all day today, so I will just update this chapter first. I will slowly recover starting tomorrow. I have been in a bad state these past few days. I have no inspiration when my mind is in a mess. Please forgive me for the sudden change.

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