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

Chapter 163 Great Terror

The moment Xia Lin came in, everyone in Qingchunlou turned their heads and followed him all the way to the field.

Many people saw Xia Lin for the first time. It was hard for them to imagine that this man who was known as the best talent in the world was so young. What was even more outrageous was that he was already a fifth-rank official at his age. Normally, it would take about 40 years to go from a juren to a prime minister, and even 30 years to go from a top scholar to a prime minister. Being able to maintain a promotion every five years was already considered fast. The man in front of them looked only about 20 years old, but he was already a fifth-rank official. It was conceivable how much favor he had received from the emperor.

"What kind of dirt is on my face?"

After Xia Lin sat down, he wiped his face with a handkerchief: "Why else are you all looking at me like that?"

His words made all the students, both young and old, smile. At this moment, someone shouted, "Master Xia, please write a poem!"

This sudden shout immediately caused the entire Qingchun Tower to shout out to Xia Lin to compose a poem, as if someone was deliberately setting up a trap.

Xia Lin smacked his lips, leaned back in his chair and smiled, "Do you want to test me? Do you want to see if I have real talent and knowledge?"

The students who were sitting or standing below couldn't help but laugh. In fact, most of them had the same idea. Otherwise, why would some people spend two days running a hundred or two hundred miles to get here?
"Okay." Xia Lin tapped his fingers on the table. "Now, writing love poems doesn't go with the clothes I'm wearing. Besides, you all know me and the princess, right? If she's not here, I'll be a little ignorant of the ways of the world. I might even be asked when I go back, 'Did you write that love poem because of the pretty girl over there?'"

His little joke made the whole audience burst into laughter again. Those people were really amazed at Xia Lin's liveliness, straightforwardness and unrestrainedness. They really admired his open-minded and interesting state of mind.

"Since I don't write love poems, there's no point in describing the scenery. I'd like to present you with a policy paper, which is suitable for the current situation. I hope we can discuss it carefully." Xia Lin coughed and said, "It is said that the six countries were destroyed, not because of their disadvantaged soldiers or poor fighting skills, but because of their bribery of Qin. Bribing Qin and weakening their strength is the way to destruction. Some people say: Did the six countries lose each other because of bribery? I say: Those who did not bribe were lost by those who bribed, because they lost strong support and could not survive alone. Therefore, it is said: The fault lies in bribing Qin..."

This piece of "On the Six Kingdoms" was written by Su Xun, one of the Three Su brothers. Su Xun did not discuss the events themselves, but used them to elaborate on the topic. His purpose of writing was not to summarize the lessons of the demise of the Six Kingdoms, but to warn the rulers of the Song Dynasty not to repeat the mistakes of the demise of the Six Kingdoms.

But now the Wei Dynasty is actually in a similar predicament as the Song Dynasty, so it does not seem abrupt to use it directly.

When he was reciting, everyone was writing furiously. There was no need to pick out the articles of the Three Su brothers. Throughout history, there were very few people who could surpass these three masters in terms of policy essays. Students who were lucky enough to see them were really excited. As for Xia Lin, the reciter, copying poems and plays was copying, but copying this kind of article was spreading advanced ideas and warnings to the world, which was far beyond the reach of ordinary copyists.

The main surrender faction in the court now is Gao Shilian. He advocates ceding land and marrying off daughters to ensure that the Wei Dynasty can recuperate. Xia Lin now wants to refute Gao Shilian's ideological policy on this point.

Therefore, when "On the Six Kingdoms" was published, many students were secretly shocked and couldn't help but say in their hearts: "This is really contrary to Prime Minister Gao's philosophy. This is the character of the first talent."

After finishing an article, Xia Lin tapped the table with his fingers again. The students present were completely silent, with only a few low voices of discussion occasionally heard, and the orderly footsteps of the soldiers outside who were arresting people passing by the window.

Regardless of the concept, this article alone is extremely brilliant. Although it does not have fancy words, it would be too exaggerated to pile up more words on this kind of thing.

Originally, these students from Luoyang came here to see the poetic talent, but who knew that they would be taught a lesson. The key is that the lesson was taught very well and no one present could find fault with it. Some people wanted to refute, but what the other party was talking about was the strategy of the Six Kingdoms against Qin, which was already concluded in history books, but they always felt that something was not right.

But this matter is just like eating chocolate. It’s fine for humans, but it will kill dogs if they eat it.

There was someone here who was looking for trouble with Xia Lin. They felt something was wrong no matter how they looked at it, but they didn't know where to start when they wanted to dismantle the article and argue with him.

Xia Lin looked at these people who were scratching their heads anxiously, and he couldn't take back the smile on his face. Although Old Su was not as famous as his two sons, he was one of the Three Su's, and he was a famous figure in the heyday of the Northern Song Dynasty. You want to tear down his articles? Go ahead, he is one of the Eight Great Masters of the Tang and Song Dynasties, tear him down, tear him down as much as you can!
But if you can't dismantle the article, you can't dismantle Xia Lin either? So at this moment, someone shouted from below: "It seems that Lord Xia's opinion is very different from Prime Minister Gao's. I wonder if Lord Xia doesn't agree with Prime Minister Gao's opinion?"

I'm coming!

Xia Lin laughed and thought, "I've been waiting for you to do this."

Then he put away his smile and gently took a sip of the teacup: "Why not? According to you, Prime Minister Gao's words and thoughts must be correct? Or that no one in the world should disobey Prime Minister Gao's words?"

My goodness, if they fall into this trap, the fanatical fans will crush Gao Xiang, who is far away in the capital, to death. As for Heaven, Earth, Emperor, Parents and Teacher, even Gao Xiang’s own son would never dare to say that what his father said is the first truth in the world.

If you dare to say it, Gao Shilian will be attacked by everyone. No matter what noble family you are from or what position you are as prime minister, one sentence can clear your side.

Why? Because Gao Shilian was the one who had the final say, because Gao Shilian was causing chaos in the imperial court, because Gao Shilian was the one who could cover the sky with one hand. If Gao Shilian were here, as long as someone said "Yes, Prime Minister Gao should not be disobeyed", he would be the first to jump up and kill the person who said that, and then he would go to the capital to die with a three-foot white silk on his back. The emperor would definitely not want him to die, but he still had to take his attitude.

It is useless for the aristocratic families to want the world; all they want is profit.

The people present were not fools. Xia Lin's words made the scene quiet immediately. At this moment, Xia Lin stood up and said, "As a scholar, you must dare to listen, dare to speak, dare to think, dare to act, and most importantly, dare to admit it. If you had agreed, I, Xia, would still consider you a man, but now you have become a joke."

After he finished speaking, Fu Xiu left. As he passed through the students, he said, "Coincidentally, there is a grievance redress meeting going on in Luoyang City these days. If you are interested, you can go and have a look. You can see what it means to live up to your majesty's cultivation."

After he finished speaking, he strolled out, and at this moment a man stood up from an inconspicuous corner. This man was none other than Lao Zhang.

He went out before Xia Lin did, and then the two walked side by side on the road. Old Zhang asked curiously, "Does this trick really work?"

"It doesn't matter whether it's useful or not. The main thing is to see how much attention it gets. If I raise the level of attention to this matter to the highest level, no matter who they are, they will keep a close eye on it. The more they hate me, the more they will keep a close eye on it. If there's any violation, they will have to hold a banquet to celebrate."

Xia Lin got on the carriage and said to the driver in front, "Hey, let's go to Xiao County."

Lao Zhang followed closely behind him and said, "So the people who support you are also like this?"

"Yes, those who support me will keep a close eye on this matter. They will focus on how it is handled, while others will focus on why it is not handled."

"Oh! You play both sides. Daosheng, you are quite insidious."

"Can this be called insidious? This is an open conspiracy with no solution. Unless they don't even look at me, but this is impossible. Let's just wait for the result."

As expected, these students were really played around by Xia Lin. After Xia Lin left, they quickly split into two factions. At first, they were just arguing, but as these students were full of energy and vigor, the argument became heated.

But under the deliberate guidance of some people who had mixed in with them, the students in Luoyang were in an uproar, and the topic went off topic after just a stick of incense. In the end, they even started arguing about whether Xia Lin was a pragmatist or an idealist, and finally they made a bet.

Just as Xia Lin expected, after this group of people split into two factions, they began to take their own actions. They formed cliques and factions and quickly formed two powerful supervisory alliances.

Some wanted to see if they could redress their grievances and avenge their grievances as Xia Lin had said, while others were keeping a close eye on the verification process, trying hard to get some evidence against Xia Lin.

But they didn't expect that this was the result Xia Lin wanted. The attention was instantly drawn and conflicts were aroused. The garrison commander didn't know if this was the core of the dispute, but he really had no other choice but to bite the bullet and find someone to calm the anger of these students.

But young people are still hot-tempered. They don't listen to any advice and are full of enthusiasm. They are willing to go through fire and water for their "you're awesome" bet.

Now that public opinion is boiling over, Governor Hong has no choice but to go ahead and do it.

As for Xia Lin, he was now sitting on the desk of the magistrate of Xiao County, playing with a Wei resume on it.

"I don't know if it's Lord Xia who has arrived. I'm sorry for not welcoming you from afar."

The magistrate of Xiao County came out from the back hall and said to Xia Lin with a smile on his face, "I didn't expect that Lord Xia would come in person. Please rest in the inner hall."

"No need to rest." Xia Lin sighed: "Mr. County Magistrate, I came here today to learn about the governance of the county in recent years. I hope you will approve it."

"Of course, Master Xia, please rest assured that everything has been arranged for you."

"Oh? Really?" Xia Lin said with a smile: "When you are ready, sir, it will be fine."

(End of this chapter)