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Chapter 345: Arrogant Person
Crazy, too crazy.

Xia Lin's arrogance made Duke Dingguo Dou Wu's face turn pale, but he did not say anything but went back silently. The other person's intention was very clear, he wanted your place, and not only wanted it, but also wanted it with his hands on his hips and his back straight, which was a legitimate demand.

Well, now people have clearly given him two options: one is to file a complaint with the emperor, and the other is to send troops to suppress him.

He definitely couldn't send out troops. Even though Duke Dingguo was so angry that his nose was bleeding and his cerebral infarction was 83% advanced, but once he sent out troops, his true strength would be exposed. Then it wouldn't be him who sent troops to suppress Xia Lin, but the court would hold him accountable and then the Po Lu army would come to kill him.

Whether the Po Lu Army can defeat the Xuan Jia Army is a question mark. No one knows without a fight on the battlefield, but he has no doubt that the Po Lu Army can definitely defeat him.

Then he could only file a complaint with the Emperor, but he could not file a complaint with the Emperor for Xia Lin's arrogance, because Xia Lin's arrogance was due to the fact that there were only one person left in Zhenhai County, and it was because of his dereliction of duty as Duke Dingguo in recent years. Suing him would be equivalent to posting a message to cyberbully himself, which was totally unnecessary.

But he couldn't swallow this humiliation. He had been planning to deal with Xia Lin in the first place, but now, he was shitting on his head.

So he immediately wrote a letter and sent it to the capital, indicating that it was time to start.

But he really didn't expect that Xia Lin would be one step faster even in this matter. While Duke Dingguo was still hesitating about what to do with Xia Lin, Xia Lin didn't have to worry about anything. He only needed to write down the local situation in recent years and let all the suffering people put their fingerprints on it. He then sent five local people who were harassed by bandits to the capital. This was a million and two hundred thousand times more effective than a false accusation that was neither painful nor itchy.

The carriage sped up the boat, and within a few days, Xia Lin's news had reached the capital. Although the prince was a narrow-minded and average player, he was not without merit. He tried his best to emulate his father, Emperor Hongbao, so he even called the suffering people to the Golden Palace and verified the truth of the matter in front of the civil and military officials.

It is true, the fingerprints of the thousand people above cannot be false. A county with a population of ten thousand has been ravaged by overseas bandits, leaving only a thousand people. Even Gao Shilian felt his temples throbbing when he heard about this. The prince sat there and took a deep breath, but did not say anything. He just lowered his head again to confirm the number above. The muscles in his cheeks showed that he had been clenching his back teeth the whole time.

Originally, the noble group was quite united, but as this incident was exposed, they were somewhat unconfident. Many people were wondering what tricks the Duke of Dingguo was playing. How could a military man from a superior country tolerate this? He allowed the people under his rule to become prey. Three years, three years!
"Retreat."

The Crown Prince waved his hands, his face as sullen as a donkey's. No one had ever seen him with such an ugly expression. Who among the officials dared to say anything good to the Duke Dingguo at this moment? This matter was handled too ugly. Not to mention the more radical Crown Prince, even if Emperor Hongbao was here, he would not forgive the Duke Dingguo.

You have to know that all that is left of his Great Wei Dynasty is benevolence and virtue.

"Your godson handled the situation well this time." Zeng Ming walked with Lao Guo after the court session. "It seems that he will become a powerful general in the future."

Lao Guo laughed heartily, his face full of pride: "I didn't expect him to be so decisive."

"What I wrote doesn't look like that of a scholar. It's not decent."

Xia Lin didn't dare read aloud the memorial of complaint he wrote in the hall. It was full of swear words, and every word was filled with the anger that is unique to young people. Moreover, he wrote things with a high sense of involvement. As soon as his swear words came out, everyone in the court empathized with him. Although they were indecent, they just reflected his emotions and the plight of the local area.

"What do you know, old man? This is what a true scholar does. Didn't Confucius, whom you believe in, say that if one hears the truth in the morning, one can die in the evening."

"Eh?" Zeng Ming was stunned for a moment: "You old man, you use allusions inaccurately!"

Old Guo curled his lips and said, "My godson told me that if you hear the truth in the morning, you can die in the evening. It means that if you know the news about your enemy in the morning, the enemy must die in the evening. At that time, I felt that Confucius was a righteous man and a man of the Tao!"

"Hey!!!" Zeng Ming's eyes widened: "Come back, old bastard! I'm wrong! Ouch, I'm wrong~"

However, before the Crown Prince could figure out how to deal with this duke-level noble, on the morning of the next day, many officials from the lineage of Duke Dingguo and King Tang received a letter from Duke Dingguo. They thought that the letter was asking them to intervene to prevent the matter from escalating into something difficult to deal with, but who would have thought that the letter actually asked them to take action.

What to start? Start Gan Xialin's memorial!
They have been keeping an eye on Xia Lin for a long time, but apart from his love of playing with little girls, there is really nothing they can catch about this guy. He has no outside wealth, no nepotism, and no selling of titles and official positions. They privately checked his property and found that apart from his salary, he lived on the rewards from the princess's mansion and the 300 households of food and fiefdom given to him by Emperor Hongbao. In the past, he just ate a few buns and two bowls of noodles for free. They were too embarrassed to talk about these things.

The only thing that can be convicted of is the unclear relationship with Princess Pingyang, but this is the ultimate trick to restrain him, and it is a bit too early to release it now.

The key point is that he just wrote a letter yesterday to describe the miserable situation in Zhenhai County. Although he didn't point fingers at Duke Dingguo and curse him, his words were telling the world "You f*cking Duke Dingguo are worse than pigs and dogs." And the next day you start to accuse him of having an affair with another princess as a son-in-law.

Oh, they come up with the country and the people, and you come up with the bed. Anyone would think that you are just talking nonsense to cover up your own crime of inaction.

This move is really not smart, and can even be said to be a bit stupid.

But the officials who received these letters had no other choice. Since their financial sponsors had spoken, they could only follow their orders, even if they were a little stupid.

So today's morning court was lively. A total of seven or eight officials joined forces to impeach Xia Lin, and they kept talking about the dirty things between him and Princess Pingyang, saying that as a son-in-law, he did not respect himself or love himself, and that he had brought shame to the royal family's reputation and so on.

After hearing this series of accusations, not to mention the prince, even Gao Shilian who was standing there almost laughed out loud. Please, you are too anxious. The prince just didn't have a way to vent his anger, but you guys ran into the gun.

"Okay, okay." The prince sneered: "You have an affair with Princess Pingyang, right? Then what do you think should be done with him?"

Those officials could hear directly from the emperor, so they were not fools. They could see that the prince's face looked very wrong. They looked at each other but could not say anything for a long time.

"Speak!" The prince slapped the armrest of the dragon throne. "When you were impeached, you were all indignant, but when it came to the time of punishment, you were all submissive. I want you to speak!"

Seeing that the young man was about to explode with anger, one of them stepped forward and bowed, saying, "Your Highness, I...I think...I think that although Princess Pingyang is a princess with the surname Li, she is also a princess personally appointed by the emperor. If such a thing gets out, it will...damage the reputation of the royal family. I...I...I..."

"What I want to ask is how to deal with him! Should we bring Xia Lin back to punish him or exile him thousands of miles away?"

Everyone knew that he was leading troops to fight bandits outside at this point, so who would benefit from punishing him? It goes without saying that compared to the massacre of civilians, they actually dared to make a fuss about a little princess sleeping with someone.

How audacious!

"If you ask me a third time, I will let you be Xia Lin's advisor."

"Ah?" The minister leaned back and was stunned for a moment: "Your Majesty...Your Highness...I think that since...it is like this, it would be better to just give...Princess Pingyang to him as well."

For the first time, Tuoba Jing felt so clearly how true Xia Lin’s words, “The world is just a huge makeshift team” were.

How dare they say such things? Let Pingyang marry Xia Lin? Push him to Li Yuan's side or force Li Yuan to rebel now?

It doesn't matter what they do in private, it's fine for them to have ten or eight sons, but how can this matter be brought to the table?
Seeing that the situation in the court was getting more and more outrageous, the old fox had to come out to calm the situation. Gao Shilian hurriedly stepped forward and said, "Your Highness, I think this matter is just a figment of the imagination. Princess Pingyang is a noble person and would not do anything shameful with others. Maybe she is just a heroic young man who appreciates each other and has a good relationship with her. I heard that Prince Tang and his heirs all get along very well, so I'm afraid it's the same reason."

Look at the wisdom of the older generation of politicians. They solved all the crises with just one sentence. Although Gao Shilian was not a good person, he was a politically wise man after all.

After Gao Shilian finished speaking, he looked back at the group of people, then he couldn't help but shook his head and sighed softly: "Your Highness, the most important thing now is how to resettle the people of Zhenhai and prevent the bandits from resurrecting."

Well... we still have to learn from the seniors. The trade-offs in these few sentences are enough for young people to learn for many years.

Several important keywords are "resettlement", "prevention" and "bandits". Although Duke Dingguo was not mentioned at all, the most important task at the moment was pointed out.

Simply put, it is the matter of Duke Dingguo, which is secondary. After the refugees are settled, the bandits are wiped out, and the defense work is done, then find a way to deal with Duke Dingguo. Don't do things when you are angry, otherwise it will not end well.

After Gao Shilian's reminder, the prince gradually calmed down. He nodded and said, "Prime Minister Gao is right. Let's leave this matter to Prime Minister Gao."

"I accept your order."

Old Guo, who was standing by, wanted to speak several times, but was stopped by Prince Teng who was listening in. It was not until after the court session that Old Guo asked unsatisfiedly, "Old Nine, what do you think? Can Gao Shilian bring any benefit to my godson?"

"Don't worry." The prince laughed. "He won't get involved in this matter. The old man is very smart. He will definitely give all the power to your son."

"Oh? Explain it to me."

"It's useless to explain to a rough man like you." The prince flicked his sleeves and said, "Do you think that boy is really having an affair with Pingyang?"

"No." Lao Guo waved his hand. "It's just a teasing at most. You know the character of the Li family. Even if she really likes my son, she has to let him divorce your daughter first."

"Dare! Try it!"

"My son definitely won't, so they must be fine."

(End of this chapter)