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

Chapter 208 What are you doing!
It took him more than an hour to report to the prince and Lao Guo about the troubles he had been having in the north during this period.

After saying this, the two big guys just stared at each other in surprise. After all, they only knew that Wang Shichong had rebelled, but they didn't expect that Wang Shichong would be forced to defect by two small figures. From this point, it can be seen that one is that Xia Lin, this little bastard, does have some skills in the art of diplomacy, and the other is that Wang Shichong is really a complete fool.

As for the art of warfare, after listening carefully to Xia Lin's battle intentions and action plan, Lao Guo couldn't find any fault with it. He could only praise Wang Shichong for being a big fool. If the fire hadn't burned the food and supplies, they wouldn't have been defeated so miserably and so quickly.

As for Xia Lin himself, he could not be considered a military genius. His strategy could only be considered mediocre. After all, the best strategy is to attack the enemy's strategy. He was still a little arbitrary. The battle situation was complicated and if he was not careful, his corpses would be trampled into the mud by horses and turned into spring fertilizer.

And there is another big problem here, that is, when they went out, the second son of the Li family did not stop them. It is unrealistic to say that they did not notice the thousand cavalrymen going out. Besides, Erfeng is a real outstanding person. If Wang Shichong, a fool, could not notice it, how could Li Erfeng not notice it?
"You're not going to say that he, Li Er, let me off the hook, are you? No way, what kind of person is he, how could he be so kind to me?"

"Then it's possible that there are others in his army who are at odds with him." The prince raised his head and glanced at Lao Guo: "They found out but didn't make it public, and let you go."

When Lao Guo heard this, he took a sip of tea and said, "It's very possible. In my opinion, it's probably because someone is worried that he will become too successful after taking over Luoyang."

"Li Yuanji!" Xia Lin slapped his thigh, "His younger brother."

"It's very possible. The Li family has three sons and one daughter, all of whom are brave and powerful. It's a pity that these people are not very cunning. If they can be of one mind, I'm afraid they will be invincible except for Ming Huai and the pharmacist working together." The prince blew away the tea leaves, smacked his lips, raised his head and glanced at Xia Lin: "You are not as good as them. In terms of scheming, ability, and power, you are not as good as them. But don't be discouraged. If you take one of them, you can still compete with it, such as the waiter of the Li family."

Xia Lin laughed in his heart. Wasn't it enough to be compared with Emperor Taizong? Why did he have to compare with Emperor Taizong's family after they merged? Why not just go and fight the Little Gourd King Kong? It might be easier to lead the army to attack the Little Gourd King Kong.

"I know they are powerful." Xia Lin leaned there and sighed, "Among all the heroes in the world, they are the most powerful. If they rebel, they can directly split the Wei Dynasty into two. But they will not rebel now and dare not rebel. Once they rebel, they will have to face the Fenyang Guo family, the Chabi Khanate and the Western Regions at the same time. I heard that the remnants of the original grassland have taken people to conquer a piece of land in the Western Regions and set up the Western Turks. By then, something big will happen."

"Hmm." The prince turned his eyes around and looked back at Lao Guo: "What do you think would happen if the pharmacist defected to Li Yuan?"

"It's hard to say. Although they are both from the Longxi Li family, Li Yuan is from the Wuyang branch and he is from the Danyang branch, so they are definitely not close. Moreover, they have had a lot of rifts with each other during their years as officials in the same court. I'm afraid that as long as Your Majesty doesn't mess around, the pharmacist will not be willing to bear the stigma of treason."

There was actually nothing more to talk about after that. They told Xia Lin to have a good rest and then they strolled back. Only then did Xia Lin get a good night's sleep. After all, the journey was really tiring.

When he woke up, he heard the sound of washing water outside, so he got up and took a look. He found Sister Chuntao washing clothes. Xia Lin tiptoed over and patted her on the buttocks, but when he turned around, he found it was Narcissus. She was surprised at first, but when she turned around and saw it was Xia Lin, she laughed and said, "Master, please go back to your room and rest for a while."

"Why are you here alone? Where's Chuntao?"

"Chun Tao is preparing food at home. She said she wants to prepare a good meal for the master's return today." Shui Xian said happily while holding her clothes: "You can have dinner after a short rest."

Xia Lin hummed, but his hand slid from Narcissus's back to her thigh: "Not bad, you've gained weight in the past six months."

Narcissus just chuckled but did not evade. Instead, she consciously moved closer to Xia Lin: "If it weren't for the master, Narcissus would probably be a dead bone in a desolate grave now."

"Oh, that's enough, stop saying that." Xia Lin pinched her chin and said, "I'll ask Chuntao to prepare an extra set of bowls and chopsticks. Lao Zhang will also come over to eat."

"Well, I know."

After Narcissus left, Xia Lin climbed to the top of the wall and sat on it. This place was high and he could overlook most of the town. It was indeed much more prosperous than before he left, and its area had expanded several times. Although it was not as big as Luoyang City at first glance, it was definitely not inferior to other ordinary cities. Moreover, without the restriction of city walls, this place looked even more vibrant.

A child walking by the road leading a cow raised his hand and greeted Xia Lin: "Hello, Master Xia."

"Fuck you, what day is it today? Who told you to herd cattle? Are you not going to class?" Xia Lin cursed in Chinese: "Tell your parents to come over!"

"Master Xia, you forgot that today is a day off." The child laughed loudly, then turned over and rode on the cow's back: "I'm helping my family herd cattle during the day off."

"Oh, take a break." Xia Lin waved his hand and said, "Go away."

"Master Xia, do you want to eat wild fruits?" The child untied a small package from the horn of the cow: "They are delicious!"

"On the hour."

Xia Lin jumped down from the wall and started to share the wild fruits with a cowherd boy on the roadside. They tasted sour and sweet and were really delicious.

This is something you would never see in other counties. Xia Lin has seen many local officials, all of whom act so arrogantly and have no idea what they are like. If such a day really comes, that kind of county magistrate will be the first to be dragged out and beheaded as a sacrifice.

"The senior brothers in the academy are all anxious to prepare for the exam recently, right?"

"Yes, I'm really anxious. I heard that this year's test questions are very difficult, and it is said that the test questions are personally set by the current Grand Secretary." The cowherd boy and Xia Lin were both laughing: "Everyone is waiting for you to come back and predict the test questions."

"When the holiday is over, are you in the Jinshi class or the technician class?" "I'm in the technician class. My parents said I'm not as smart as my senior brothers. I can make money in the future if I learn a skill."

"Yeah, it's good." Xia Lin stood up: "Would you like some cakes? The prince left a lot of cakes for me."

"food!"

After hearing this, Xia Lin directly climbed over the wall and the cowherd boy shouted anxiously, "Master Xia, there is a way! There is a way!"

But at this moment he had already climbed out from behind the wall again, holding a food box in his hand, which was full of maltose and cakes. After coming out, the two of them squatted at the foot of the wall and started eating. Many passers-by didn't even recognize that the person squatting outside the yamen wall eating with the child was the fifth-rank county magistrate Xia Daosheng.

The two were eating, Xia Lin was browsing his phone while eating, and now it was almost dusk, the child stood up, patted his butt and said, "My Lord, I'm going home first. If I go back late, my father will scold me."

The scene was just like when I was a kid and I was going to say goodbye after playing outside with my friends all day. Xia Lin raised his hand and waved, "Go ahead. Get some more wild fruits tomorrow. If I'm not at the government office, you can give them to the gatekeeper."

"okay."

The little boy agreed and led the cow away. Suddenly, Xia Lin smelled a fragrance. He looked around and then suddenly raised his head and found Miss Tingyun's face on the top of the wall.

"Don't drool on my head." Xia Lin moved aside: "What are you doing here?"

Miss Tingyun struggled to climb out from the wall wearing her skirt. Xia Lin looked up at her the whole time, but there wasn't much to see, not much was exposed, and there was something underneath.

What about trust between people?
"I came to deliver cakes to Master Xia. The concierge said you were inside, but I looked around but couldn't find you. Later I heard you were eating outside with that shepherd boy."

"What is stealing? That's sharing the fruits of victory."

Miss Tingyun just smiled, then pushed the debris and dust on the ground aside, sat down next to Xia Lin, and handed the basket to him: "Xiaoyue and I made this ourselves."

Xia Lin squinted his eyes, took a piece out of the basket, and looked at it carefully in the sunset for a long time.

"What are you looking at?"

"I'm checking to see if there's anything foreign inside."

Miss Tingyun rolled her eyes and said, "We can still escape after we poisoned you?"

"It's not poison." Xia Lin suddenly said mysteriously, "You're fine, but your sister Xiaoyue...she's a nympho, sis. I'm afraid she'll pluck a few hairs and put them in the pastry when she's making it. How horrible it would be if she ate it."

"Wh…what hair?"

“The kind with the curlers.”

Tingyun was also from a place of entertainment. He had never eaten pork but he saw pigs running every day. When he heard him say this, he almost burst into laughter.

"How could that be! We don't look like that at all."

"Hey." Xia Lin suddenly nudged Miss Tingyun with his elbow.

"What are you doing?"

"No, I have to go out for dinner tonight. I'll do it when I'm free in a few days." After Xia Lin finished speaking, he slowly pulled out a hair from the pancake with one hand. It was obviously thicker than his head and had natural curls.

"yours?"

After seeing it, Miss Tingyun's whole person turned into Edward Munch's "The Scream". She really couldn't believe that there really was such a thing in it!

Xia Lin blew away the hair, then sighed: "You really don't understand your little sister. Don't look at her beauty, she's crazy!"

(End of this chapter)