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

Chapter 401 A Small Warning
In fact, if Xia Lin didn't have the cheat in his hand, he would at most be a player who is relatively good at palace fighting. In terms of overall view and political sensitivity, he is far inferior to Lao Zhang.

Because just after they finished eating hot pot, the next day Lao Zhang went to the palace to report on things. He reported on Xia Lin, but he didn't say anything messy. He just said that in the process of destroying Buddhism, the etiquette and laws were violated and not in line with the ancient system, which might violate the teachings of the ancestors.

There are also reports that he forcibly demolished other people's ancestral halls when demolishing the old city, which went against the foundation of the Wei Dynasty, which was filial piety.

It was not a big deal, and even when the ancestral hall was demolished, people were happy to set off firecrackers, saying that they could move their ancestors to a clean new home. But if these things were brought to the table, it would be a major event in the national etiquette system.

Didn't this just happen to play into the prince's hands? He had no reason to replace Xia Lin, and Lao Zhang's move really pleased him.

So the prince pretended to be difficult and had a discussion with his ministers, and finally came to a more "appropriate" result.

That is, on the pretext that Xia Lin was delayed in investigating the Buddhist matter, he was ordered to leave the capital immediately to investigate the matter, while the affairs in the capital were to be handed over to others to handle.

This handling result is actually very good, and it is decent for everyone. On the one hand, it gives Xia Lin a warning and makes him realize who is the one who is complaining. On the other hand, it can further develop his own power.

After the court session, the prince called Zhao Shiyuan to his side and asked him nervously, "Xia Daosheng and Zhang Zhongchun have always been good friends, but today in the palace, Zhang Zhongchun was the first to come out and criticize Xia Lin. Why is that?"

Zhao Shiyuan was a very energetic young man. He paced back and forth for a few steps with his hands behind his back. "Your Highness, I have dealt with Lord Zhang Zhongchun several times. I think he has the qualities of a gentleman and is a capable minister."

The prince had never seen anyone who could receive such a high evaluation from Zhao Shiyuan. Even Zhao Shiyuan's evaluation of Xia Daosheng was that he had "the demeanor of a hero in troubled times, the momentum of a wild horse in the wilderness. He is talented and unruly."

"How could you think so highly of him?"

Zhao Shiyuan nodded and told the prince about Lao Zhang drawing for him yesterday. He added, "Although I have achievements, I have no official position. I am just a commoner. Lord Zhang, a fifth-rank official, remembered my request many days ago and not only came to my door in person, but also treated me with courtesy and sincerity, and was polite and courteous. I have read a lot of books but have never seen such a person. Even if I wanted to keep Lord Zhang for a meal, he declined by saying that he had to prepare for the Queen Mother's birthday."

The prince nodded: "Well... this person was also dismissed from the Ministry of Rites and sent to the Central Government because of his uprightness."

"So I went to find out privately today. Although Zhang Zhongchun and Xia Daosheng are good friends, they have had a lot of quarrels over the years. Moreover, these two people have no gold and silver transactions and no cliques. When they meet, they just have a meal and get together. It is really a rare innocence in the world. So I think it is normal for Lord Zhang to go to Xia Daosheng today."

"it is good!"

The prince clapped his hands and laughed, "As expected of someone I like, you are really very observant. If that's the case, I have a solution."

"Thank you for your kindness, Your Highness."

"I appoint you as the adjutant of the Investigation Department, mainly responsible for handling the demolition and reconstruction of the two cities of Jinling. Oh... no, no, you just become his deputy. He has a hundred ways to kill you."

The prince's words were so frightening that Zhao Shiyuan shrank his neck and was speechless for a long time...

Come to think of it, that was Xia Daosheng... He was assigned to work directly under him and even stole his project. Given that man's personality, killing Zhao Shiyuan, who had no background, would be as easy as killing a dog.

"Your Highness, please forgive me, that's Xia Daosheng."

The prince also laughed, but the two were still at a loss. At this moment, Jinlian came forward to refill their tea, but the prince grabbed Jinlian's hand and said, "Baby, help me make a decision."

Jinlian was extremely frightened and shook her head repeatedly: "Your Highness, no, Your Highness's affairs are related to the national economy and the people's livelihood, how dare I say more..."

"It's okay. There are no outsiders here. I want to hear what you think."

At this moment, Zhao Shiyuan lowered his eyelids, actually feeling somewhat unhappy in his heart. After all, letting a woman interfere in government affairs was a big taboo. However, given his current status, it was not easy for him to remind her, so he could only listen silently.

"But I don't know what it is."

The prince described the specific situation to Jinlian, saying that Xia Daosheng was going to go outside to continue destroying Buddhism, and someone was needed in the capital to replace Xia Daosheng.

"No ordinary person can do this. With Daosheng's methods, anyone who comes here will probably die." The prince sighed, "I just want to give him a small warning, not really want to break up with him. He is still my most capable minister."

"Then your highness asked Jinlian to comment, but she couldn't tell either. But your highness did tell me before who Xia Daosheng was close to, so just ask that person to take over. He can't harm his own brothers, right?"

After hearing these words, the prince knew that Jinlian didn't understand politics at all, so he laughed out loud: "Lianbao, Lianbao, if it involves the financial path, even fathers, sons and brothers can be killed, let alone just friendship."

But at this moment, Zhao Shiyuan's eyes lit up: "Your Highness, perhaps this is really possible."

"Huh? Why?"

"I think this Office of Investigation is of great importance and has unlimited powers. Xia Daosheng certainly won't let others take control easily. It would be better to transfer Zhang Zhongchun. He only holds a nominal position in the central government. It would be better to ask him to be the deputy of the Office of Investigation, and I will assist him. First, I have little experience, and second, I can help Your Highness with supervision." "Good!" The prince slapped the stone table and said, "Great, great! I want to see if Xia Daosheng dares to kill Zhang Zhongchun."

The fact that Xia Lin is the chief officer of the Inspection Department cannot be changed, because he was appointed by His Majesty himself. If the prince rejects the emperor's edict, wouldn't that be going against Tiangang?

But it's okay to add a deputy to the Investigation Department within my authority, right? And adding another deputy to the deputy, that's also okay, right?

"That's it!"

Early the next morning, Lao Zhang was squatting on the ground putting the final touches on the framing of the Empress Dowager's holy painting when a eunuch summoned him to the palace.

Old Zhang walked up to the throne room covered in carbon ash and dust.

"Zhang Aiqing, why are you dressed like this?"

"Your Highness, I completed the statue of the Empress Dowager overnight so that it can be made in time for the celebration of her birthday."

"It's hard for you." The prince cleared his throat, turned his head and said to the eunuch beside him: "Announce."

"Zhang Zhongchun, listen to my orders!"

Old Zhang knelt down immediately, and then he heard that his superiors had appointed him as the adjutant of the Inspection Department, to take over the affairs of the Inspection Department in the capital when Xia Daosheng was away.

"I accept the order and thank you for your kindness."

"Go ahead and get busy. I'll allow you to visit the East Palace. If you have anything to say, please report it to me."

After Lao Zhang got out, he felt neither sad nor happy, just a little surprised. He knew that he would become an official with real power, but he didn't expect that he would get such a big thing right from the start.

The deputy commander of the Investigation Department, he would be the head of the Investigation Department when Xia Lin was not around. It was thought that this position would be left to Zhao Shiyuan, but who knew that it was given to him instead.

Outsiders would definitely not understand this, and could even interpret it as a heartfelt call from the Crown Prince to Xia Daosheng: "I'm not letting you go to take away your power, but I'm teaching you the way of ruler and subject. Look, am I not promoting your good brother right away? The Investigation Department is still your Investigation Department, just go about your business."

Of course, shouting like this is a bit ambiguous, but politics is so outrageous that sometimes it is impossible to understand its deeper meaning without deep understanding.

Naturally, this matter soon reached Xia Lin's ears, and he also received an imperial order to quickly hand over the affairs of the Procuratorate in the capital to Zhang Zhongchun.

“Hahahaha… fuck your mother.” Old Zhang slapped his thigh and laughed, “The prince is a damn coward. He wants to deal with you but doesn’t dare. He wants to promote his own people but is afraid that you will kill them. He really has no courage at all. How can such a person be the emperor? Why not let me…”

Before Lao Zhang could finish his words, Wu Ning had already put an empty bowl on his mouth: "Shut up!"

Xia Lin leaned over there with his legs crossed: "Don't worry, there is not a single chicken feather within a hundred meters. This is the core of the Investigation Department. It is safer than the inner palace."

"I guess the next step is to arrange Zhao Shiyuan to be your deputy." Xia Lin held the teacup and pondered for a moment: "First, it is to give him a chance to make meritorious contributions and be promoted, and second, it is to supervise you. You know what to do next, right? I won't teach you, you are better than me in everything except that stinky mouth."

"His stinky mouth is better than yours. Your mouth won't kill nine clans, but he can kill nine clans in one day."

"Okay, let's hand it over first." Xia Lin placed a pile of files in front of him: "The yellow ones are the number and list of households that moved out of the old city, and the green ones are the number and list of households that moved into the new city. The two sides can only be more, not less. And there's the work at the liberal arts university. You're better at this than I am. You understand my plan."

"College...well, you're finally going to start." Old Zhang showed an evil smile on his face.

But now Wu Ning couldn't understand what they were talking about, so he asked, "No, when we talked about this university, why did you two laugh so evilly? Wow... It's terrible. Isn't this university just a little less academic?"

"Imperial Academy." The two said in unison, "Imperial Academy is shit!"

The synchronization rate reached 100%, even the action of spitting on the ground after speaking was exactly the same.

"University is for destroying hearts." Old Zhang's expression became murderous: "Destroy the hearts of this family, destroy the hearts of this wealthy family, destroy the hearts of the corrupt people in the world!"

Xia Lin added at this moment: "He's still alive."

"Yes, they are still alive! Kill them and destroy their hearts!"

(End of this chapter)