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

Chapter 171: Defense of Luoyang

"Is this the place where Cao Mao died?"

Xia Lin stood on the street, chatting with Guard Hong with his hands behind his back. At this moment, Wang Shichong's orders were no longer effective. The whole city of Luoyang looked desolate because of the policy of closing the doors. Soldiers were walking on the streets, planning to defend the old capital.

"It should be here. Not far ahead is the old site of the Taiji Palace. Cao Mao and his men should have fallen here when they rushed out."

Xia Lin sneered: "The Sima family was nailed to the pillar of shame by Cao Mao, who will be the next one?"

Not to mention that Hong Shoubei was a rough man, his expression twisted when he heard this, and he quickly took two steps forward and said, "Brother, please don't say anything wrong..."

"With war raging everywhere in this world, who knows what the future holds? Alas..."

Xia Lin sighed, "I'd rather be a dog in a peaceful time than a man in a chaotic time. I've seen too many war-torn places. Not to mention now, even more than a thousand years later, the people in these war-torn places live worse than pigs and dogs. It's true that when prosperity comes, the people suffer, and when destruction comes, the people suffer."

"Yes." Hong Shoubei also shook his head secretly: "The people in the world who are most reluctant to see war are precisely us soldiers. Only after going to the battlefield do we know that human life is worthless. I just don't know when China will no longer be troubled by war."

"Let's wait until my teacher is born. He's the only one who can do it."

"Hmm?" Guard Hong turned his head to look at Xia Lin: "Brother, did you catch a cold? Why are you talking so incoherently?"

Xia Lin waved his sleeves: "Hahahaha... just a joke."

At present, Luoyang City is still stable. Especially after all civil servants were placed under house arrest, the situation is actually still very good.

As for the rest, they just waited for the siege. Luoyang City was not something that could be taken down just by attacking. As long as there were no traitors who secretly opened the city gates, the gates of the old capital would be stronger than those of Jinling City. Not to mention the infantry, even catapults could not knock down the high walls of rammed earth and stone, not to mention that Luoyang also had the most awesome urn city in the world. It was a market at ordinary times, but in wartime, no matter how many came in, they would be destroyed.

Shoubei Hong, who was defending the city, was not in a panic. Although he was not a famous general, he would have no problem defending an isolated city as long as there was food. In addition, there happened to be a disaster a few days ago, and a large amount of food was shipped to Luoyang, enough to eat for half a year.

Soon, Xia Lin followed Guard Hong to the top of Luoyang City. Looking at the vast white wilderness in the distance, he began to think that if a few machine guns were set up in this place, as long as there were enough bullets, even the most powerful person would have to retreat.

But unfortunately, there are neither machine guns nor the Lord here now.

After a round of inspection, he found that all preparations were proceeding in an orderly manner, so he went down the city wall and returned to the villa.

When he got there, he found Lao Zhang sitting there and performing the trick of making straw sandals for the little princess. Seeing him coming back, Lao Zhang looked up and asked, "How's it going?"

"Just wait." Xia Lin sat down and patted the little princess' head: "Thank you for your hard work."

"It's not hard!" The little princess' eyes sparkled, and she said excitedly, "This is my first time experiencing this!"

Xia Lin leaned there and sighed, then said to Lao Zhang: "I'm afraid the Jiangnan Road can't come to support us this time. The Lingnan Road has already started fighting."

Old Zhang leaned there and thought for a moment without being too surprised. He just smiled and asked, "What are your plans now?"

"I have no plans. It's best for me to stay out of the spotlight right now. But I plan to push that An Muxi up and make him the most clean person in the world. With that kind of person, he is definitely an expert at disgusting Gao Shilian."

"Anmuxi? It should be Anmusi."

"Yes, yes, Anmusi." Xia Lin nodded hurriedly: "I can never remember his name."

After listening to this, Lao Zhang nodded: "So you just recited my lime chant out of his mouth, right?"

"What's yours or mine? It's ours." Xia Lin took a sip of Lao Zhang's tea and said, "The tea is cold. Lao Zhang, give me another cup."

"Go away, fall down on your own." Old Zhang frowned and asked, "Can he really succeed?"

"Can you? Let's put him on a pedestal first. He was the first person to confront Wang Shichong and even forced him to rebel. He has the integrity of a scholar. He helped to defend Luoyang City, so he has literary talent and martial arts. You put him on such a high pedestal. If you are Gao Shilian, will you mention him?"

"Mention it! If you don't, you won't be able to do your job in the future. Gao Shilian's army has been shaken by you. If he doesn't take this opportunity to recruit a few good candidates, and let people say, 'Did you see? Following you, Brother Gao, you will get high positions and generous salaries.' Then his position as prime minister will be in vain."

The little princess found what he said interesting and giggled, while Xia Lin nodded: "Anmusi is a blockhead who doesn't know how to adapt. If you brainwash him a little, he will be the light of righteousness. If he gets promoted, you will see how he will torment Gao Shilian."

Lao Zhang slapped his thigh and laughed: "You are truly the most sinister person in the world. You can even think of such a method? Aren't you afraid that the person will change his mind halfway through?"

"Change? How did he change? Think about how he got to that position? He was promoted by a fire from below. When he was in that position, someone would force him to do these things. He was promoted by Gao Shilian, and the upright officials in the court would be wary of him, but the key point is that he is an upright person, and he must do things for the upright. No matter how disgusted Gao Shilian is, he can't do anything to this guy."

Lao Zhang nodded and said, "That's right. You set up this game very beautifully." "The most beautiful one is not him but Ma Zhou." Xia Lin narrowed his eyes and whispered, "I need someone in the court to bite me. Otherwise, I could be pushed to the upper level by them at any time, and I won't have a good time if I go up there."

"So you're still going to stay in your Fuliang County?"

"Of course. Without a base, you won't be able to speak with confidence. If you want to turn Fuliang County in Jiangnan Road into my solid backing, you need people and guns. If those noble families only rely on their mouths, wouldn't they have been wiped out long ago? They have soldiers under their command and their own base."

The little princess couldn't understand what was said. She blinked and yawned, then stood up and said, "I'm going to go back and have a rest. Brother Xia, come and play with me later."

Old Zhang turned his head to glance at the little princess' back, then looked at Xia Lin with a smile.

"What are you laughing at?"

"We met this little girl in the gambling house in Yangzhou back then. Who would have thought that you would pick up a natural beauty."

Xia Lin smacked his lips and said, "Don't talk about me. When are you going to start a family?"

"Is this the right time to talk about this? Daosheng, young master, I only care about the survival of the country, not the love between men and women."

"Get out of here, you son of a bitch." Xia Lin spat, "How old are you this year? Why don't you find someone? How can I explain to the master and the mistress when I leave? When the old man and the old lady ask me about having children, is my Zhongchun married? What should I say? Tell her that your Zhongchun has shaved her head and become a nun and will never marry?"

Lao Zhang scratched his chin and blinked his eyes: "Why does your tone sound a little off? It feels a bit like an elder urging you to get married."

"Stop talking nonsense. I'll arrange one for you when we get back to Fuliang. I guarantee you'll be satisfied."

"Not those prostitutes under your command, right? I don't want them, so don't defile me."

"Look at your appearance, they may not be interested in you. Don't worry, they are all from good families. By the way, after we finish this, let's take some time to go to your ex-father-in-law's house."

Xia Lin narrowed his eyes after he finished speaking: "He wanted to lock me in a dog cage in the beginning. I'm going to settle this account with him."

"Count me in." Old Zhang laughed slyly, "I want to see how my 'fiancée' is doing now."

As they were chatting, they suddenly burst into laughter. After several years, looking back at those people who were out of their reach back then, wow... they are not even as good as dogs.

And just when they were having a pleasant chat, on the other side of the Yangtze River in the Jinling Palace, Emperor Hongbao was pacing back and forth with a dark face. There were rebellions in Henan and Lingnan, and at this time the envoys from the grassland came to discuss something about marriage. Almost all the headaches were concentrated at once.

"Your Majesty, the officials and envoys will be here soon. Please return to the throne first. If someone sees you like this, it will damage the dignity of the emperor."

When Emperor Hongbao saw Tian En's face, he sighed and said, "Tian En, I have inherited the sacred artifact with my poor virtue. I have always been vigilant and diligent, thinking of the lives of all living beings. I have never forgotten my guilt when something is lost. However, the treacherous ministers and vicious people have abandoned their loyalty and kindness, plundered the people, and disturbed the country. These are all my mistakes that I did not understand."

"Your Majesty... I am an illiterate servant, so I cannot explain why. But I know that Your Majesty has done a good job over the years, and it is not Your Majesty's fault that the world is in chaos."

Emperor Hongbao sighed again: "What is Xia Daosheng doing? If there is nothing wrong, call him to my side."

"This... Your Majesty... That kid is in Luoyang."

"What?" Emperor Hongbao was stunned for a moment: "He is in Luoyang? What is he doing there?"

Tian En looked embarrassed: "I don't know, now Luoyang City has already erected walls and cleared the fields to defend the city, and the rest can only wait until the storm is over."

"This little bastard! I knew that wherever he goes, something bad would happen. When he is done with his work, I will quickly send him back to Fuliang to be the county magistrate." Emperor Hongbao cursed him on the spot: "Tian En, believe it or not, this time Wang Shichong's rebellion must have something to do with him!"

Tian En pursed his lips: "It seems... a little bit."

"Look!" Emperor Hongbao spread his hands, "What a little bastard!"

After sitting back on the throne, Emperor Hongbao calmed down a bit: "Ah? How could he, with his status, force Wang Shichong to rebel? What on earth did he do?"

"I don't know yet. The internal security is investigating in detail. I think we will get the result today or tomorrow."

At this moment, the eunuch outside suddenly shouted: "The special envoy of the Khan of the Desert Chabila Royal Court has arrived!"

"Go, Tian En, let the envoy in. Don't neglect the envoy, it will make our Celestial Empire appear rude."

(End of this chapter)