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

Chapter 185 He is anxious He is anxious
It's not a good idea to pretend if you don't copy things in front of everyone, but it's not a bad thing to reproduce the eternal masterpiece that will never appear again at the right time. It can be regarded as Xiao Xia helping them to pass on the legacy.

"Oh? Oh, right. Daosheng, that old eunuch didn't give you an imperial edict? Just a gold medal?"

"Oral edict, oral edict, oral edict! I've said it so many times, oral edict! How can such a fucking thing be subject to an imperial edict? Every imperial edict must be archived. If this kind of imperial edict without any prior warning is made public, the Wei Dynasty will be in turmoil tomorrow." Xia Lin smiled and waved his hands, "So I said this thing is just a trick to fool people, and there is no evidence to prove it."

Lao Zhang nodded: "I see, it seems they are on guard as well."

"Of course, you see. I secretly gave him a gold medal. Guess what Li Yuan gave him as a reward?"

"He's already a Duke, what else can you reward him with? Make him a king?"

After Lao Zhang finished speaking, he saw Xia Lin’s face full of smiles. He slapped his thigh and said, “You’re not really going to be crowned king, are you?!”

"It's almost certain, so I just call him Prince Li Shimin, hehe." Xia Lin chuckled a few times, "But let's be honest, His Majesty really wants to build a good team for his son. He is also really afraid that I will vote for Li Shimin. I can understand that. After all, my ability is there. In more than three years, he has built an economic center in Jiangnan Road, recovered lost territory without a marriage alliance, and defended Luoyang by himself. That's not right!"

After Xia Lin finished speaking, he suddenly slapped his thigh and stood up, then paced around the room with an anxious look on his face: "No, no, no."

Lao Zhang looked at him curiously: "What's wrong with you?"

"There's something else going on here!" He walked around the room with his hands behind his back, frowning, "There must be a reason for starting at 0 frames."

"What are you mumbling about?"

Facing Lao Zhang's questioning, Xia Lin's expression became more and more nervous: "There must be something over there that concerns me. Even if I saved Jinling City, I could at most be promoted to the fourth rank and the prince's guardian. It is absolutely impossible for them to suddenly attack me. This should be the excuse that His Majesty used before his death. It's too early now."

"So what do you think it will be?"

Xia Lin paced back and forth: "They are trying to keep me here, because they are worried that I will run away. And the only thing they are worried about is which warlord I will join. But the only warlords I can get in touch with are Li Yuan, Guo Dad, and Wang Shichong. I can't join Wang Shichong, can I?"

"Could it be grassland?"

Xia Lin was stunned by Lao Zhang's words. He raised his hand and never put it down. He turned his head to look at the little princess, then smacked his lips and said, "Qianqian wants to marry a foreign prince? That's not right. I brought her here and didn't hide it from anyone. Even if it's a foreign marriage, I wouldn't marry a woman who's already engaged."

The little princess giggled as she listened: "She is not even a woman yet..."

"Don't say anything." Old Zhang pointed at the little princess and said, "Pay attention to the occasion. Don't say such things when your brother is around."

"Oh……"

Xia Lin has now started the revolving lantern of life. He is carefully sorting out the past and recalling his days and nights in Ulaanbaatar.

The Chanyu seems to have only three children. The eldest is married, the second is eleven years old, and the third is nine years old. All three are daughters...

Thinking of this, combined with the previous news about the marriage, and Emperor Hongbao's sudden move.

Xia Lin plopped down on the stool and slapped his thighs with both hands: "Oh no, it's coming for me."

"What do you mean?"

"It's about the marriage." Xia Lin pursed his lips and said, "It must be the people from the grassland who went to negotiate the marriage. The old emperor must be under great pressure and can't stand it any longer."

"Marriage..." The little princess's face turned pale and she shook her head vigorously: "I don't want a marriage."

"It's not you." Xia Lin pointed at himself: "It's me."

"what?"

Old Zhang and the little princess were both stunned. Xia Lin himself found it both ridiculous and funny, but the probability of this happening was the highest. If this was true, in addition to the princess, the grassland might also give him a huge dowry and a very humble attitude in exchange for himself.

When the ministers in the court see such a good thing, they will certainly push the development of this matter with all their might, and at this time Emperor Hongbao will be put in trouble, and it will be a tricky matter whether he agrees or not.

The best way here is to refuse in person, so that the blame will naturally be put on Xia Lin.

Oh, no wonder he suddenly got close to me and used his ultimate skill. It turned out that he was waiting for me here. It is said that these people are very good at playing politics. Everything in the world is a bargaining chip and resource for them to play games with others.

After Xia Lin figured this out, he pondered for a long time, but this matter did seem to be an unsolvable problem. Could it be that he really wanted to marry the princess of the grassland? That was outrageous. The princess was only thirteen this year. Of course, she was the second princess. The third princess was only eleven. She was already shot...

"Oh no!" Xia Lin raised his head. "It's troublesome. I knew that this sudden move on me would be bad news. Just think about it, you gave me the gold medal, but you didn't let me return to my post, and let me wander around outside. Isn't this a bit unreasonable?"

Thinking of this, Xia Lin could only sigh secretly, but he did not blame Emperor Hongbao. It was not him who was heartless but everyone who sat in that position. He was the controller of power, and what he wanted was that his power was unshakable and that he could guarantee the unshakable power of his offspring. All the tenderness and benevolence on any emperor was just a means of playing with power.

Of course, maybe he really likes Xia Lin, but in the interests of imperial power, Xia Lin can only be a card in his hand. He can play it out at the beginning of the game to win the three-piece match, or keep it in his hand to wait for the opponent's four-piece match to win the big and small king. "So what are you going to do with it?"

Xia Lin frowned and said, "I don't know. I'll just take it one step at a time. I'm not a god, so how can I predict the future?"

After eating mutton, radish and rice cake, they went back to their rooms to sleep. As expected, they were met by Commander Hong the next day. No... they should be having dinner at Commander Hong's residence.

This was a family dinner. Apart from Xia Lin, Old Zhang, Princess and others, the only others at the table were Commander Hong's parents, wife, children and their entire family.

It is common to have a meal at a banquet, but not everyone can attend a high-ranking official’s family dinner. If you are invited, you are treated as one of the family.

Commander Hong's face was flushed. Although his official rank was only promoted from the fourth rank to the fourth rank, his entire status had changed dramatically. As a fourth rank commander, although he still had some distance to be compared with a real provincial governor, he was still young, in his forties, and had a promising future.

Others may not know how he became the commander, but how could he not know it? So no matter how many thanks you give, it is redundant. Just invite your brother to your home for a meal.

"Brother, I heard that you are also from Luoyang, but it is not easy for you to not have a house now. I will go to Zhengzhou to take up the post of commander soon. The house in Luoyang is empty anyway, so I might as well give it to you." The commander patted Xia Lin on the shoulder and said a little tipsy, "I also heard that there is no one at home. I won't say anything else. I will be your real brother from now on. If you have any problem, just ask me and I will go through fire and water for you."

Of course Xia Lin was very polite. His flattery made the commander very happy. Halfway through the meal he drank too much and slipped under the table. He could not sit still even after being helped up several times.

It can be seen that he is really happy. After all, when he gets drunk at a family dinner, he is really drunk, without any falsehood.

Xia Lin and the others were also arranged to rest in the guest room. It was not until the afternoon when Commander Hong woke up, rubbed his head, and found Xia Lin to drink tea that he started to speak seriously.

"Brother, I am a rough man and I don't have that many tricks, but I still want to tell you that sometimes you have to hold back. If you are too aggressive, you will easily be envied. When Li Shimin visits you, don't think he has good intentions. People from such families fart with seven sounds and are full of tricks."

"Got it, Brother Hong." Xia Lin nodded: "I will pay attention to it."

"If you really encounter any difficulties in the future, just come to me, I will never treat you unfairly."

"rest assured."

Commander Hong nodded, feeling a little relieved. He then asked, "The Chinese New Year is only a few days away. Why don't you spend the New Year at my house? It will be more lively and there won't be any more chopsticks."

"This is really not possible, but it would be a waste of my brother's kindness. First, the princess is around, so it's really inconvenient. Second, I still have to go to Yanmen Pass. I have to explain the Luoyang incident to General Guo Yingguo after all."

"Oh...right, right." Commander Hong patted his head and said, "Look at my stupid brain. If I don't explain this matter clearly, it will lead to misunderstandings."

"I hope my brother will understand."

"Don't be so polite. It's meaningless for us to be polite to each other. Anyway, the door of my Hong family is your door. You can come anytime."

"Thank you, brother."

What Xia Lin didn't expect was that when he returned to the villa after dinner, he saw Tian En sitting there drinking tea. Xia Lin was stunned for a moment and said, "Tian Daban, have you eaten?"

"I ate it." Tian En looked up at him and said, "Tomorrow, you can let Princess Changchun go back with me."

"Ah? Go back? Why?"

"Ancestor worship, ancestor worship!" Tian En stamped his feet and said, "It's not about the marriage, oh... don't worry, we just need to go back to the royal family to worship our ancestors. Isn't the New Year coming soon?"

Oh... yes, Xia Lin just remembered that the royal family has this procedure every year. They will not return until after Qingming Festival.

"Okay, I'll tell Qianqian."

However, Xia Lin did not leave after he finished speaking. He just smiled and approached Tian En and said flatteringly: "Big friend, I want to ask you something. You can't lie to me."

"explain."

"This time the grassland is going to the imperial court for marriage, and the person nominated is..."

Tian En looked up at Xia Lin, with a look of disbelief in his eyes: "How did you know that?"

Seeing his reaction, Xia Lin had guessed it almost exactly: "It's really me?"

"Yeah." Tian En nodded: "I don't know more, but the barbarians are willing to pay tribute and be vassal every year, just to get you to come over."

(End of this chapter)