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

Chapter 414: Believe in the power of the people, but question their intelligence

It was Grain Full Day, and there was both good news and bad news for Dugu Han.

The good news is that her 20 million taels of silver were exchanged for a title of marquis, and a great marquis at that, Marquis of Pingyang. The 20 million taels of silver have now gone from a huge loss to a profit or loss, which still needs to be discussed. After all, the dynasty has not conferred a new marquisate for 140 years. This position is priceless. If it weren't for my timely help, she would never have gotten the title of marquis.

But the bad news was bad enough, that is, his fiefdom was on the Li family's territory, and it conflicted with Princess Pingyang's fiefdom.

This problem is very difficult to solve, but if you think about it carefully, even if you don't want this land, it will be enough to just have this title. Although you lost the 20 million taels, it is not a big loss, and you can earn it back in the future.

However, new storms soon arose, and the imperial edict arrived before she could give further instructions.

"The imperial edict has arrived."

At the sound of the loud singing, all the people in the Dugu Mansion knelt down, except Dugu Han, who was exempted from the formalities because of his meritorious service and was a newly promoted marquis. He only needed to take off his hat to greet the guests.

"Today is the great plan of the Holy Dynasty for a hundred years, the foundation of prosperity. We specially select virtuous people and search for the most virtuous people in remote places. We are grateful to the heaven for receiving rain and dew, and we are grateful to the mountains and rivers for nourishing the earth. There is a man from the Dugu clan named Han, who is both virtuous and talented, with a distinguished family background and extraordinary intelligence. Therefore, the emperor has granted marriage to him and announced it to the world.

Today, I grant Princess Li to marry Dugu Han, and bestow gold, silver, jewelry, silk, satin, jade, agate, etc. as royal favors to honor her virtue. I also grant Dugu Han official titles and salaries to honor her. After the marriage, Princess Li should strictly abide by the code of conduct for women, respect the ancestral temple, inherit her husband's business, comfort the orphans and widows, and be a role model for her parents.

"hold head high?"

Dugu Han was stunned for a moment, and looked at the eunuch who came to inform him with a blank face: "Ah?"

"What are you standing there for? My Lord, please accept my orders."

"Oh……"

Dugu Han stepped forward and said, "Long live the emperor."

After receiving the imperial edict and the reward, Dugu Han was furious. A marriage contract was signed, and he was getting married again? And this time it was the sister of the Li family? Isn't this a random matchmaking?
Now the matter is very serious. If she does not accept the imperial edict, it would be deceiving the emperor and she would be punished. But if she accepts the imperial edict, it would be equivalent to standing completely against the Li family.

Eh? How come he is on the opposite side after marrying the princess of the Li family? Because Li Yuan did not want any of his children except Li Jiancheng to become powerful. Now Li Shimin has the support of the Gao family. If Princess Li marries the Dugu family again, Li Yuan's head will explode.

As soon as the imperial edict was issued, the power of the Li family was basically divided into three groups. One was Li Jiancheng supported by the Li family, the second was Li Shimin supported by the Gao family, and the third was Princess Pingyang supported by the Dugu family.

Hey……

It turns out that none of the people who can sit on the throne for forty years are useless. Isn't this a trick to harm the three sages?

What's more crucial is that he has put his fiefdom into the heart of the Li family. Now everything is complete. The Northwestern Li family now divides the world into three parts.

Dugu Han sat there and looked at the imperial edict over and over again. He wanted to laugh, but he felt that it was all ridiculous.

It is estimated that another imperial edict has already flown to Fuliang to be delivered to Princess Li. I just wonder what Princess Li would think after seeing it.

But even if Li Yuan came, he would not have any feelings. Would he disobey the order? After all, his daughter accepted the title of princess and had to accept the royal family's appointment.

Besides, it was a good match for the head of his Dugu family to marry the daughter of the Li family. They were all from the Eight Pillars of the State, and there was no difference in their status. If the princess of the Li family was married to someone like Xia Lin who was born to eat slop, Li Yuan might still be able to make some arguments.

When Dugu Han thought of this, he suddenly sighed deeply, his expression full of helplessness.

Of course, the one who benefited the most from this turmoil was naturally the royal family, as they raised almost two or three years' worth of tax revenue in one go. This did not just quench their thirst, but it solved their urgent needs.

Not only did he reap a wave of major business groups, but he also made people applaud. It has to be said that Xia Daosheng is indeed a genius in governing the country. Anyway, Dugu Han thinks it would be great if he could become the emperor. After becoming the emperor, if he could send the Dugu family's bloodline to the throne, it would be the best thing in the world. By then, the Dugu family will surely prosper for thousands of years.

However, if she couldn't persuade Xia Lin to agree to this matter, no matter how much she fantasized, she would get no results. Moreover, Dugu Han was really anxious now, because she had no idea what Xia Lin's plan was, or which side he wanted to cooperate with. After all, he had to choose one side: the aristocratic family, the warlords, or the royal family. He couldn't have nothing to do with any of them.

Of course, he is not the only one in the world who has the potential to be an emperor. Li Shimin of the Li family also has the potential to be an emperor. But it is obvious that the Gao family has already invested in them. There will not be many people that the Dugu family will be optimistic about in the future. Most of them are just small-time people.

And judging from the current situation, the prosperous and peaceful era may not last long. Dugu Han believes that there is a high probability that the world will begin to become chaotic after Emperor Hongbao leaves, so her top priority now is to convince Xia Lin to become the most reliable big tree of the Dugu family.

But at this moment, Xia Lin was squatting on the ground, digging things out with his hands, observing the growth trend of these crops, and then comparing the stages on the Internet to determine whether topdressing was needed. While he was studying, Xiao Chenzi came over swinging a dogtail grass and holding a rabbit in his hand.

The two men didn't look like officials at all, but rather looked like two young farmers.

"Chenzi, this land is really good. When I was in Jiangnan, I would start applying fertilizer at this stage, but here I don't need to apply any fertilizer at all. I can even squeeze out oil from the land."

"Yes, so I will take this place no matter what." Xiao Chenzi sat on the ridge of the field with the rabbit in his hand: "How come you are a fourth-rank official, so dirty and unpresentable?"

"You know nothing." Xia Lin stood up and wiped his hands on the rabbit. "You should believe in the power of the people but not their intelligence. You have to go deep into their midst to lead them. You are an official, lazy and ignorant. You can't even get into their midst, so how can you lead them?"

After he finished speaking, he also sat down on the edge of the field and said, "Tell me, why did you have such strong hostility towards your old father back then?"

"I have one now, but I still need you." Xiao Chenzi also said bluntly: "Why? Do you still expect me to like you?"

"A rebellious son will always hurt his father's heart." Xia Lin didn't care at all: "To be honest, if I didn't know you well, I would have killed you a few years ago, really."

"You know me? How do you know me? Do you have spies around me?"

"This is a secret that cannot be revealed, but Xiao Chenzi, you have to know that it is easier for me to kill you than to kill a dog." Xia Lin hugged his knees and sighed: "Do you admit this?"

What else can be said? That is the fact. Xiao Chenzi himself knows it very well. At that moment, Xia Lin holds the twelve tiger talismans in his hands, and has already secured his position as the most powerful official in the world. If he wants to kill an unpopular frontier garrison like himself, it would be like a piece of cake.

"Then why don't you kill me?"

"Because I know you. You bought your title as the top scholar with money, right? You can't even understand what I'm saying." Xia Lin patted his shoulder and said, "Do your best. Dad will definitely support you."

"To be honest, you make me a little confused."

Xiao Chenzi looked up at him and said, "If it were someone else, they would definitely regard me as an enemy, right?"

"That's right. Although you are always doing nothing, have a strong desire for power and no empathy, and are a heartless beast, there is one thing you have never done."

"what's up?"

"Be a traitor." Xia Lin swung his arm and walked back: "I'll go back to roast the rabbit tonight, and add more oil. I haven't had any oil in my stomach these past few days, and I feel very uncomfortable."

Xiao Chenzi followed his steps and said helplessly: "This is for my wife to replenish her body."

"Eating your mother's rabbit to nourish your body? Stop it. I have real canned meat in my car. Eating rabbit will starve you to death."

The two of them returned to their residence in a reluctant manner. There was nothing to do at night. There was no brothel in this remote place, and his wife could not provide him with high emotional value at her current stage, so Xia Lin would usually take Xiao Chenzi to class after nightfall.

It mainly talks about methodology and the contents of Marxism-Leninism and Mao Zedong thought. Xia Lin doesn't even need to use cheats for these, as they are basically rooted in his heart.

As for Xiao Chenzi, his talent as the top scholar is unimaginable to others. Any top scholar who is not bought with money is so awesome. Being studious and asking questions is just the beginning. Next comes the ability to understand, the ability to think independently and a series of other abilities that high-end talents need to possess. Without any of these, it is impossible to stand out among hundreds of thousands or even millions of people.

So he learned very quickly, and although he always asked questions, Xia Lin never felt annoyed. During this time on this black land, Xia Lin worked hard to instill in him the revolutionary spirit of struggle.

Chen Zi's ability to understand is naturally very strong, but after all, he is the product of more than 20 years of education from heaven, earth, the emperor, parents and teachers. To change his way of thinking requires one high-intensity debate after another.

So every night fierce quarrels would break out in their room. They would even argue about the marriage system, banging the table and smashing cups, and doing everything else.

But quarreling is definitely valuable, mainly because Xia Lin can completely suppress Xiao Chenzi in debate. After all, the knowledge and experience that is more than a thousand years ahead cannot be compensated by strong innate skills. What's more, Xia Lin is standing on the shoulders of great men and looking down on them. He is a complete numerical monster. Xiao Chenzi will definitely not be able to beat him even if he moves Confucius himself over.

"The mass line must be the final form of the line. Any attempt to take the elitist line will result in a clean break."

After Xia Lin finished speaking, Xiao Chenzi drooped his eyelids and was silent for a moment: "It could also be torn into pieces by five horses."

(End of this chapter)