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

Chapter 169: Fighting
The night in the filing room can be said to be an unforgettable night for Amus. He received more scolding that night than he had received in his entire life.

But some people don't like being scolded, and some people are born to be scolded. Obviously, Amus is one of them. In the second half of the night, when Xia Lin was snoring, he stood at the window alone with a felt blanket wrapped around him, reflecting on himself. Feelings of shame and humiliation kept alternating in his mind, making him look uneasy.

“The moment you put a price on human life, you have already read the sage’s book into a dog’s stomach.”

"The character 'official' has two mouths, and they are the same even in thick grass. They have never changed since ancient times. The upper mouth is for you to preach for the saints, and the lower mouth is for you to redress grievances for the people. The vertical one is for you to be upright and incorruptible."

"If you don't dare, I don't dare, and he doesn't dare, then no one in the world dares. Saving Wei from disaster and saving the people from chaos cannot be achieved by waiting. Waiting will not bring justice. We must fight and struggle. The world's sacrifices will begin with us."

"Death? Why read books if you are afraid of death? Reading is to make you not afraid of death. Confucius said to sacrifice for benevolence, Mencius said to pursue justice. Let him kill. Justice can never be killed, because truth exists forever! If one person is killed, there will be others to come."

These words struck Amos' heart. He felt his veins bulging and his whole body was filled with strength. A voice in his heart kept saying to himself, "Why should I be afraid of death? For the sake of the saints, for the protection of the law, and for the common people, what is there to be afraid of?"

So, standing at the window, being blown by the biting cold wind, he felt terribly strong at that moment.

Just as a white edge appeared in the corner of the sky, the heavy snow was still falling. Xia Lin had curled himself up like a mummy and was sleeping soundly, but An Musi had already been writing behind his desk. He stood there writing furiously, and the Thousand Character Essay appeared. It was full of murderous aura and hit the key points directly, saying that Wang Shichong was worthless.

After finishing writing, he came to the window and shook it vigorously: "Come here! I want to see Wang Shichong, the commander of Henan Province!"

"If you don't work harder, you will have to go home and inherit Wanda..." Xia Lin suddenly shouted in a daze while lying on the ground.

An Musi turned his head to look at him and found that he was still talking in his sleep, so he continued to shake the window: "I want to see Wang Shichong!"

Xia Lin was finally awakened. He sat up slowly and yawned, "Oh... it's you who's calling me. I've been dreaming of someone calling me to tear onions. Damn... it turned out to be Shi Chong. Your accent is a bit heavy. Are you from Zhejiang?"

"Hangzhou people, what's wrong?"

"never mind."

Seeing that Xia Lin was fine, An Musi continued to call out to Wang Shichong, but it was still dark and no one paid attention to him even though he shouted at the top of his lungs.

After calling for a while and finding no one, Anmus leaned back and sighed, while Xia Lin sat beside him wrapped in a woolen blanket and yawned, "Don't count on it. Apart from the guards outside, no one will come here for three to five days. Wang Shichong only cares about Prime Minister Zeng and Prime Minister Gao. He won't come until he has figured it out."

"What should we do?"

"What are you afraid of?" Xia Lin stood up, took a few books to use as pillows, and lay down wrapped in wool felt: "Let's sleep first."

Sure enough, they slept until noon and were woken up by hunger. When Anmus sat up, rubbing his stomach, he found Xia Lin sitting next to him eating roast chicken. There were seven or eight plates on the ground, and the dishes inside were steaming.

"what?"

"What are you talking about? Do you want to eat?" Xia Lin handed him the bowl and chopsticks: "There's rice in the rice bucket at the back. Eat it while it's hot."

"Where did you get the food?"

"I bought it, damn. Who do you think will bring you food?"

This confused Anmusi again, but the next moment he saw the window outside open, and then the waiter from Qingchunlou began to pass wine and a whole braised goose inside from outside, and said: "My dear guests, this is the signature dish of our restaurant, salt-braised goose. Please enjoy it slowly. The food is ready, and I will be waiting outside."

Xia Lin hummed, "It's on the account of the garrison office."

"Oh, all right, sir."

After closing the window, Xia Lin began to feast on the food, and Anmus smacked his lips and simply went over to eat. He had never expected that he could eat the food in the restaurant while being confined. It felt like a dream.

"This……"

"Maybe you guys in the capital don't like this, but in the north, this is necessary. It's freezing cold, and it's hard enough for the masters to work in the government office. What's wrong with eating and drinking a little?"

"But... this..." Anmu pointed at the dazed boy standing beside him curiously: "Why did this person come in?"

"tacit agreement."

"tacit agreement?"

"Yeah, tacit understanding." Xia Lin said while clacking at his food, "In a government office like this, when you go to a restaurant, a waiter from the restaurant will come in and shout 'Who wants a meal?' People who want a meal will lean out of the door to order, and he will write it down, and then send it over after it's ready. It's usually recorded in the government office's entertainment account. Otherwise, where do you think the maintenance costs of a government office of several thousand or tens of thousands of taels a year come from?"

"So you ordered it?"

"Yes, it is. Aren't we here on official business? Isn't it normal to charge the local government with official business? No, you don't have this in the capital? Aren't you always on official business?"

An Musi shook his head: "There really isn't one in the capital...if we find out, we'll be criticized."

"It's normal at the feet of the emperor. Eat quickly, and have someone take the plates and bowls back when you're done."

It was a very enjoyable meal, with small dishes, roast chicken, braised goose and warm wine. Amousse didn't usually eat so well, but he enjoyed it now that he was locked up.

After eating, Xia Lin wanted to relieve himself, so he leaned out and called the soldier who was guarding them. Then he was taken out by the soldier to relieve himself, and came back, wrapped in a felt, and took a nap.

An Musi did the same thing, and he really didn't expect that the soldiers would take them out with them. When he came back, he saw Xia Lin leaning sideways with an inkstone in his hand, dancing and giggling, so he asked, "Why did those soldiers agree to let us go out?"

"I ordered food for them, too." Xia Lin looked back and said, "We are all human beings. It's not a sin to eat and drink in such a cold weather. Besides, people have urgent needs, so it's human nature to go out for a while." As he said that, he stood up and walked to the window, opened it, and shouted outside, "Hey, little brother, come here."

Soon the soldier on guard came over. Xia Lin fished out some loose change from his pocket and handed it to him: "When you get off duty, bring some things for us, ten kilograms of coal, a bucket of clean water, and some dry food and biscuits. The rest of the money is your hard work fee."

"Thank you, sir." The soldier was very happy: "I will bring it to you when I am on duty tonight."

After closing the window again, Xia Lin said, "You are standing there cursing and saying you want to see Wang Shichong, but how can that little soldier help you shout Wang Shichong? But if you give him some benefits, it is reasonable for him to buy something for you. Let me tell you, unite all the people you can unite with, this is the magic weapon to win no matter where you are."

The two were talking when suddenly a figure sneaked up to the door. Then they heard a loud noise outside the door, and then saw the door open. Then they looked again and saw Hong Shoubei running in. He rubbed his hands and came to Xia Lin with a chuckle: "Brother, I'm wronged."

After saying this, he even bowed to An Musi and said, "I'm so sorry, Lord An."

"No problem." An Musi waved his hand: "Where is Wang Shichong? I want to see Wang Shichong."

"The commander has returned to his seat."

Guard Hong pursed his lips and glanced at Anmus, then looked at Xia Lin. Xia Lin understood and immediately stood up and followed him to the side.

"There has been some movement outside, the people are making a lot of noise, and the students have also started to make a fuss."

"Don't be in a hurry. The Wang family has the final say in Henan Province. Now we just need to delay. The New Year is coming soon and the grand court meeting will begin soon. Brother, don't make any moves to avoid any unrest. In my opinion, you might as well retreat to advance and find a way to encourage Wang Shichong to detain me and that kid. Anyway, just find a reason to detain us, and the court will react on its own."

"Well, I'm afraid that will be an injustice to you, brother."

"It's just a small matter, not worth mentioning. I was demoted to a nominal position, but..."

Xia Lin glanced at Anmus who was in a daze not far away, then lowered his voice and said, "Luoyang City should be prepared to guard against Wang Shichong's rebellion. Jiangnan Road will definitely not be able to come to our aid. The only thing we can wait for is the support of the Guanlong Li family. I calculated that the longest time is one and a half months and the shortest is seventeen days. Luoyang City may have to defend itself alone for two months."

"Guanlong Li family? Will they help?"

"Help, of course. If you don't help, then you'll be considered a rebel. The entire Yellow River line, including Guo, Li, Wang, Xue, Liu, Xiao, and Liang, will all be in chaos."

"Jiangnan Road..." Guard Hong frowned, "Ah? Could it be Lingnan Road?"

"Shh..." Xia Lin gestured: "Don't say a word."

"clear."

Guard Hong understood it immediately, and he sighed deeply as he sat there: "The Wei Dynasty is going to be in chaos."

"It's normal to have chaos. If there's no chaos, there's a problem." Xia Lin waved his hand and said, "No matter what, we must be prepared to defend for two months. No one is allowed to move into Luoyang City. Otherwise, once Luoyang is lost, the entire Central Plains will be divided, and chaos will break out with the river as the boundary."

"Brother, I understand." Hong Shoubei's mood also became heavy: "Then let's do as you say, and see what the court will say."

"Ah."

A few days passed like this, and Wang Shichong was still waiting for a signal. He was now in a very contradictory and tangled stage. If the court wanted to deal with him, his only way was to rebel, but once he rebelled, he would be sandwiched by the Guo family of Fenyang and the Li family of Longxi. If he retreated to the east, he could only go to the Taishan line. If he went to the Shanhaiguan line, he would probably be washed away by Li Jing of Yongyang.

These are the three most troublesome forces. Wang Shichong would be worried no matter which side he faced. And below... below is the Jiangnan Road guarded by the Po Lu Army. Fight, and I will blow your head off. The key is to attack Xiangyang by force, otherwise he will have to cross the river, and the few people he has are useless.

As for attacking Xiangyang... Wang Shichong did not have the guts to attack Xiangyang. Unless Xiangyang surrendered, there would probably be no one in the world who could capture Xiangyang.

It was really embarrassing for a local lord to be forced to this point by two insignificant punks.

But it's also true, who made him like micromanaging? For the sake of face, he even went out in person to protect a county magistrate. If he was smart, he wouldn't be in such a dilemma. If he really wanted to deal with those two people, it would be tantamount to announcing to everyone in the world that Wang Shichong would no longer obey the court's orders, and Henan Province could do whatever it wanted!
Then why not find a cut...

Xia Lin has been living a more and more comfortable life these days. He had people set up beds here, spread out mattresses, build a stove and set up a table. In the evening, he could have a few drinks with the soldiers on guard, and everyone could chat lively in the room. Except for not being able to leave the garrison, he could do nothing else and could even meet guests here.

If he wanted to take a bath, the soldiers would even help him boil water at night. Sometimes, during their rest days, they would even grill some meat together in the yard of the garrison.

This operation made Amus stunned, but he didn't say anything. He just enjoyed it together. The two of them lived in this office, each with a bed.

It was the first time that An Zi saw a person under house arrest being so comfortable. He felt a little strange. But if he thought about it, it made sense. Xia Lin really knew how to behave. Not only was he generous, he also knew how to win people's hearts. He did not take advantage of his status to treat those soldiers as inferiors.

You know what, seven or eight people gathered together late at night to drink, cook, and tell ghost stories, it was really fucking exciting...

Before they knew it, ten days had passed. Public opinion outside was growing increasingly agitated, with petitioners coming to the gate of the garrison every day to demand that they release the people. However, the scale of the protest was still small and was far from enough to alarm Wang Shichong.

But according to the news from Guard Hong, the troops of Henan Road have gradually been blocked at Hangu Pass, which is the only way for Henan Road and Shanxi Road.

It seems that he is also planning to do something big, but in the final analysis, he was really scared by Xia Lin. Why... Because just a few days ago, the Po Lu Army took action. 20,000 Po Lu soldiers pressed to the edge of Xiangyang City, overlooking the Central Plains with a covetous look. There is no defense from Xiangyang to Xinye.

But this was not really aimed at Wang Shichong. It was because the Po Lu Army was going to start suppressing Lingnan. The routine operation was to prevent other regions from joining forces to encircle the Jiangnan Road, so there was an action to guard Xiangyang.

It’s just that this information is not circulated, and the Po Lu Army is so damn scary... The commander of the Central Plains is trembling with fear, Tietie.

(End of this chapter)