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

Chapter 266: Kill but not bury

There were scholars making trouble at the door. These guys didn't have any special abilities, but they had a strong desire to kill for justice.

This kind of people cannot be killed. Killing them is exactly what we want. Moreover, after the migration to the south, the overall trend now has a kind of style of our Great Song Dynasty, which is to value culture over military affairs. If we kill a few of these idiots with official titles, the world will be turned upside down.

What's more, Xia Daosheng himself represents the interests of this class since his debut. The poor people from humble backgrounds are all his targets to win over. If he kills them casually, it would be a big disaster.

So he walked out in person, but as soon as he walked out, he happened to see the contestant who wanted to challenge him last night. After seeing Xia Lin, the man was stunned for a moment, and for a moment he didn't know whether to raise the sign in his hand or not.

"You come to scold me, and I know what it is. So do you want me to give you an explanation here, or should I arrest you as a rioter first and then give you an explanation?"

Xia Lin walked in front of these people with his hands behind his back, not hiding his immense power at all. Quite a few people from the surrounding areas came to watch the fun.

"Xia Daosheng, have you forgotten your oath? Now that you are a high-ranking official, you have begun to plunder the people's wealth. We were blind to regard you, a heartless person, as our treasure."

Some of them shouted, and even started crying while speaking, and the sound of their crying blood was so painful that it made people feel distressed.

Xia Lin didn't show any courtesy and sat down on the steps directly: "Come on, go get me the account book. These BYD guys are so damn naive."

The surroundings suddenly became quiet, even the scholars who were making trouble quieted down, and then a small table and a pile of account books were moved out.

Xia Lin pointed with his hand: "Who knows how to do the accounting? Come over here."

The scholars looked at each other, and finally Du Feng stepped forward and said, "I understand a little."

"Read this page! Tell them after you're done." Xia Lin pointed at the scholars and said, "Don't leave me alone. After we're done, each of you slap yourself ten times."

As he spoke, the officers and soldiers nearby had already surrounded them. The common people were watching the fun with joy. In the past, the imperial envoy would kill people at any time, but today was interesting. He made such a big fuss just to give these people ten slaps in the face.

Du Feng was sitting next to Xia Lin at this moment, calculating on the abacus, and he was sweating coldly when he looked at the accounts.

This account book contains the investments and deficits of officials at all levels here, as well as the corruption and embezzlement by the King of Lingnan before, as well as the amount of tax that Xia Lin subsidized with the money from the sale of these assets, and the costs of repairing damaged buildings in various places due to war.

The accounts are clear and crystal clear.

"Little brother, are you sweating profusely?"

Xia Lin turned his head and asked in a low voice. Du Feng's hands were shaking at this moment. If the basket was exposed, Xia Lin would not even have to do anything, and the gentry and officials at all levels would be able to skin him and eat him alive.

Especially those industries, the original accounts were in huge losses, so Xia Lin immediately transferred these bad assets to merchants from other places. The money not only filled those huge holes, but also made a lot of money.

There may not be many wealthy people, but Guangzhou is very big...

What's more important is that the occupied land, ponds, etc. have been registered and distributed, and these accounts were all settled by him. In other words, more than 30,000 people who lost their land have regained their land, and this is just a light number. Once this matter is reported, Xia Lin will be in trouble, but those people who just got their land back will be ruined. These are considered dirty things and must be confiscated. Now they are considered non-performing assets and are distributed like this, but as long as the matter becomes a big deal and is carefully investigated...

There was no need for Xia Lin to take action, nor for those senior officials in the court who had taken back their investment funds to take action. The peasants who had lost their investment funds again could kill them all.

"Report it." Xia Lin said with a smile.

Du Feng's hands began to tremble and his face turned pale.

"Don't hesitate. You see there are seals on every page. They are official documents that cannot be faked." Xia Lin said with a smile, "Weren't you quite proud when you were scolding me just now? Report it now!"

Under the scorching sun of the autumn tiger in August, Du Feng felt cold all over and his feet were shaking. He hated himself for getting involved at that time. He might not die if he scolded Xia Daosheng, but he would definitely die if he touched the money of the dignitaries.

Those young fools are not afraid of death, but Du Feng is. Why is he looking for people to challenge everywhere? Isn't it just for fame? What does fame mean for him? Isn't it just to become an official?

After this incident, he is still an official? He should just be the night-roaming judge.

Xia Lin sat there with his sleeves rolled up, not saying a word, waiting for him to come out and report the accounts. The common people outside, as well as the scholars who were making trouble, were all eagerly waiting.

Most people can't stand this kind of pressure. Du Feng took three deep breaths and finally made a very difficult decision. He stood up and said with a smile, "Master Xia, I wonder who is doing the accounting? The accounts are in a mess. Although the general account is good, the detailed accounts are unbearable to look at. No wonder some people misunderstand that you are embezzling money and squandering the people's money. How about letting me sort out the accounts for you?"

This time, not only Xia Lin was stunned, but everyone around was stunned. The students who were making trouble blinked their eyes and were completely at a loss. After all, Du Feng was one of their organizers, and he was the one who made the loudest noise at the beginning. Why did he turn against them now?
"Oh?" Xia Lin's reaction was still quick. He chuckled and said, "That's what I want. I'm just a warrior, and I'm very crude. Fortunately, I have scholars like you who are willing to help me. That's really good." Huh? Xia Daosheng, you have to have some shamelessness.

Are you a warrior? Are you vulgar? Brother, do you know that you are recognized as the top person in the current literary world? You are lying here with your eyes open. How presumptuous of you.

But since he said so, Du Feng could only accept it. He clasped his hands together and bowed to Xia Lin: "Then please take care of me in the future, Lord Xia."

After saying this, he turned around and said to his companions, "My fellow students, this time it may be that we have misunderstood Lord Xia. This misunderstanding is all due to the incompetence of the accountant under the imperial envoy's account, which has caused the accounts to be in disarray. That is why there is a rumor that the imperial envoy Xia embezzled money."

After saying that, he came to the camp of his classmates, knelt on one knee in front of Xia Lin, and then slapped himself left and right. Ten slaps made his face swollen.

After the beating, he still said vaguely: "Who is without fault? It is the greatest virtue to correct one's fault. Since I made a mistake, I will accept the punishment. I didn't know the truth and said bad things, so I deserve to be beaten!"

He took the lead, and the group of students had nothing to say, and started slapping themselves in the face. For a while, the scene was filled with crackling sounds, and the people around who were watching the excitement naturally clapped and cheered. There were countless people who instigated the disturbance, causing those students to cover their faces and flee after the fight, not daring to stay any longer.

Only Du Feng not only walked quickly towards Xia Lin, but also helped him pick up the accounts on the table and followed him into the villa.

When entering the house, Xia Lin walked in front with his hands behind his back. When he heard the footsteps behind him, he smiled and said, "You are quite smart."

"Replying to Lord Xia, I was just impulsive. I hope you can forgive me."

"You are probably not acting on impulse, are you? You are planning to kill a few classmates to gain a reputation for being strong and resolute, so that you can join the ranks of the clean stream." Xia Lin teased, "But why did you suddenly change your mind?"

"Ah... I... Sigh..." Du Feng was walking behind with his body bent. Hearing this, he sighed and smiled helplessly: "After all, he is the best in the world. I can't hide these little thoughts from you, sir. I am a candidate of Guangnan Prefecture. I haven't become an official yet, but my name is already on the list of King Lingnan. I am implicated and I am under investigation..."

"I understand." Xia Lin turned around and looked at him: "You are clearly a mean person."

"Your Excellency is too kind... I am just assessing the situation. If the account is really read out, it will be a fatal disaster. I only want to seek an official position, not to lose my life, Your Excellency."

"Hahahaha, I see."

Xia Lin came into the room, and after he sat down, Du Feng immediately came forward to pour him tea, and picked up the palm-leaf fan beside him to fan him.

At this moment, Xia Lin waved his hand and said, "In this case, I will give you a chance. But let me ask you, do you want to be a gentleman or a villain?"

Du Feng bowed, and Xia Lin pointed to the stool next to him: "Sit down, I don't have such a big rule here."

"Thank you for letting me sit down." Du Feng sat on the chair, only half of his buttocks were covered, his waist was still straight, and he looked very nervous: "To answer your question, there is yin and yang. Alone yang cannot grow, and alone yin cannot exist. Yin is within yang, and yang makes yin grow. Your Excellency asked me, and I don't know how to answer. I just ask for a harmony of yin and yang. Mencius said: He who uses his heart to the utmost knows his nature; knowing his nature, he knows heaven."

"Hey, you have really figured out the doctrine of the mean."

"Your Excellency is too kind..."

"Okay, stop playing these empty games." Xia Lin pinched his chin: "But I may be directly dismissed and exiled after this, and you will not end up well if you follow me."

"I am willing to do my best for you."

After seeing those accounts, he actually understood in his heart that Xia Lin was settling accounts with the senior officials in the court, and he would definitely be demoted. However, he could also see that such a demotion was definitely a form of protection.

So if you don't show your loyalty now, when will you show your loyalty?

As expected, Xia Lin took out a piece of paper and wrote him a letter of appointment on the spot, and then stamped it with his own seal: "Take this to Fuliang and be a chief clerk first."

"Thank you for the promotion, sir! Thank you, sir!"

Du Feng was ecstatic at the moment, but Xia Lin laughed: "He's just a small clerk, not even a high-ranking official. Why are you so happy?"

"If people knew that I was a subordinate of Xia Daosheng, the number one in the world, then even if I was just a yamen runner, people would look up to me, sir!"

(End of this chapter)