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

Chapter 377 Secret Meeting
When Xia Lin turned around, his dazed and dazed look was very real, but when the man saw his face, he staggered and took a few steps back.

His expression became visibly flustered, and the guard next to him didn't know what was going on, so he rushed forward to support him, but the man shook off the guard's hand, turned around and walked into the house without looking back.

Almost instantly, the sound of tables and chairs rubbing against the floor could be heard, followed by a flurry of footsteps. Not long after, the door opened again, and only the Second Prince and several guards came out.

They were about to go down with normal expressions, but just as they passed by Xia Lin, the Second Prince's clothes were suddenly pulled: "Don't go, you haven't drunk enough yet, Li Yuanji, are you afraid you can't make it?"

Hearing his vague voice and confused expression, the Second Prince showed a hint of relief on his face, but after confirming that it was Xia Lin, they did not dare to stay any longer. They tore off the corner of his clothes that he was holding and quickly went downstairs, leaving Xia Lin sitting there drunk and crazy.

Xia Lin saw them leaving and did a quick headcount, only to discover something was wrong, very wrong.

The number of people is wrong!

Indeed, including the Second Prince, the guards, and the man who looked like the chief guard at the beginning, there were indeed four or five people, but the question was, which prince would eat at the same table with the guards?

Not everyone is Li Shimin, and not everyone is Xia Daosheng.

The people inside ran away!

Xia Lin is sitting here not to know who is inside, he just wants to know whether the people inside can be exposed. Now that he is the chief of the secret service, there are some things he should know.

It seems that the people inside cannot see the light now, and after learning that it was Xia Lin sitting at their door, everyone inside seemed very panicked. So there is only one possibility, that Xia Lin knows the person inside and they know Xia Lin.

And another reason is that these people cannot meet with the second prince privately.

who can that be?

Xia Lin eliminated the heads in his mind, and suddenly four words popped into his mind: "foreign envoys".

If they were ministers at all levels, there would be no problem at all for them to come out for a drink with the prince. Even if Emperor Hongbao knew about it, he would just admonish the Second Prince and tell him not to neglect his studies because of playing around.

But these people's behavior was obviously not that of ordinary ministers, and they absolutely could not be discovered having contact with the prince.

Then there is only one possibility, that is, "foreign envoys". Diplomacy is a big deal at all times, and generally these matters are handled by the prince.

If the second prince had any contact with foreign envoys, it would be considered an act of usurpation, and secretly meeting with foreign envoys could even be considered treason.

Then there is an envoy who is qualified to have a secret meeting with the second prince and knows Xia Lin.

New Turkic Royal Court.

Xia Lin slapped his thigh and had an idea in mind. The Second Prince was having a secret meeting with the envoys from the Turkic royal court!
Although it is just speculation without evidence, it is actually very simple to confirm your guess. All you have to do is check whether there has been any delegation to Wei recently and who is the leader of the delegation.

After a while, Li Yuanji came out to look for Xia Lin. Seeing Xia Lin's drunken appearance, he even laughed out loud: "I told you not to drink fast, but you still don't believe me. Come on, come on, I'll help you to rest."

Xia Lin waved his hands, vomited all over the floor, and muttered, "No, no, I can't drink any more..."

After this chaos, the Jiaofangsi soon returned to its bustle. Xia Lin was arranged to rest in the guest room, while Li Yuanji stayed in the next room and called two younger sisters at once. It seemed that the Li family members were really born with good physical strength.

When the noise from next door gradually grew louder, Xia Lin sat up from the bed, stood at the window, took out a whistle and blew a few times. After a while, several well-dressed eunuchs came in from outside. They used to be Tian En's ace spies, but now they could be seen with a whistle.

"You guys go check who the foreign envoys are in the capital these days and what they have been up to. Don't alert them."

After saying this, Xia Lin pursed his lips and lowered his eyelids: "Check who the second prince has been in contact with these days."

To be honest, he is a little homesick now. When he was in Fuliang, the thing he worried about most every day was which furnace was blocked today, which production line was broken tomorrow, and whose kiln collapsed the day after tomorrow. As long as there were no accidents, his life was stable. He harassed all kinds of little sisters and big sisters every day. The sisters were so sweet and soft, and he didn't know how happy they were. But once he left Fuliang, he would worry about who the second prince met today, which chicken the eldest prince liked, and what was the point of His Majesty doing this. There were really too many troubles.

But these are all his business, and he has to do it. He originally just wanted to deal with the big monk and the little bald donkey, but who would have thought that he would cause so many problems at once.

The next day, around 9:00 a.m., the news came. There were many diplomatic missions in Beijing recently, and the one that had just arrived was a merchant group led by the eldest son of the new Turkic Khan.

That is to say, the prince of the grassland has come. Xia Lin remembered this prince. When he first met him, this kid was still a thirteen-year-old boy. He followed Xia Lin all day long and asked him questions, such as why the stars in the sky are different every day and how the crops on the ground grow.

Many years passed, and he was able to lead a team to the Wei Dynasty as an envoy.

However, Xia Lin certainly didn't believe that he led the team alone, and he must have brought a think tank with him as well.

Yes, Xia Lin did have a good relationship with Cao Yuan, but this relationship was a personal one, and when the issue rose to the national level, the personal relationship could actually be put aside.

Does the grassland envy the Central Plains for its wealth? That's nonsense. They dream of conquering the Central Plains, but they just don't have enough strength. However, after these years of recuperation, the grassland is no longer what it used to be. It is estimated that the desire for the Central Plains has once again surged in their hearts.

If the second prince came into contact with them, it would be very likely that he would work together with Caoyuan to accomplish something big, such as asking Caoyuan to help him ascend the throne and promising the land of Yanyun to Caoyuan.

This is very possible, because the Yanyun area is adjacent to the grassland and is also within the sphere of influence of the Li family. If such a useless piece of land is exchanged for the support of such a large royal court, this deal is actually a good deal.

But if this is true, Xia Lin would have to look down on the Second Prince to some extent. He could accept stupid and incompetent wastes and unlearned trash, but he could not accept traitors who sold out their ancestors for personal gain.

Therefore, if this matter is investigated thoroughly, and if the Second Prince is really as he imagined, he will not be able to seize the title of heir. If he is not killed, Xia Lin will not have the surname Xia. If Brother Jing does not take action, he will find a way to get Li Yuan to take action. In short, the traitor cannot be allowed to stay.

"The Second Prince hasn't had much contact with people these days, mostly scholars and literati."

"Okay, I see. Keep checking."

After Xia Lin finished speaking, he didn't say hello to anyone and ran straight to the Honglu Temple. He wanted to meet the future emperor of the grassland.

Of course, he entered in his personal capacity. After all, he was very familiar with these guys when he was on the grassland, so there was no need to be too polite now.

Hearing someone was visiting, the future emperor of the grassland, nicknamed Toto, came out curiously. But when he saw that it was Xia Lin, his young face obviously couldn't hide too many emotions, from surprise to astonishment to nervousness. Finally, like a child who had done something wrong, he spoke after several turns: "Long time no see, my Chinese is very good now."

Xia Lin looked the child up and down and thought he was very cute. He did not embarrass him, but smiled and said, "When I went to the grassland, you were still a child, but now you are a man."

Toto smiled shyly, and then immediately seemed to remember something and said, "Please come in... please come in quickly."

But Xia Lin waved his hand and did not go in: "My identity is very sensitive now, I can't meet with foreign envoys privately. I'll go to the grassland to reminisce when I have time. You too, you must be careful about who you should and shouldn't meet in this place. Peace is not easy to come by, you must learn to cherish it."

After Xia Lin finished speaking, he patted him on the shoulder and left. In theory, one cannot pat a grassland prince's shoulder casually, but Xia Lin was different. His father pointed at Xia Lin and told everyone that seeing him was like seeing his father, and that everyone should be received with the highest etiquette of the grassland. Xia Lin patting his shoulder was like being a father or brother.

But what he said made the grassland prince's expression become solemn. He probably knew why, so when Xia Lin turned around, he called out to Xia Lin and said in Turkic: "I don't understand, but the prime minister and the others insisted that I go to see him. When I heard you outside yesterday, I was very scared."

"You are already a man. You should have your own ideas about what you should and shouldn't do. If the two countries go to war because of this, the hard-earned good days will be gone. Go back and tell your father that it was me who said that the grassland should not get involved in any disputes in the Central Plains and just continue to develop. Otherwise, the grassland will be the first to suffer."

Xia Lin's fluent Turkic was even more authentic than that of the prince, with an authentic old royal court accent. This was obviously a warning, because the people of the grassland still didn't know what would happen when foreign races suddenly poured in during the turbulent times in the Central Plains. If Er Feng didn't beat the shit out of them, they would have to eat less these days.

"Then what should I do?"

Hearing the older boy's nervous question, Xia Lin smiled and said, "Get sick, then go back to the grassland. Then say hello to your father for me. Oh, and ask your father to bury all the people who came with you this time. They are useless."

(End of this chapter)