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

Chapter 452: First Contact with Li Yuan

"I will be in Chang'an for a month at most this time. I will definitely rush back before the New Year. It's already November, and the New Year is just a few days away."

Xia Lin was getting ready to leave in the morning. While getting dressed in the house, he said to the little princess beside him, "You don't have to come with me this time. Just help me take care of the housework. If I get detained, you can write a letter to my father-in-law and Father Guo, saying that the Li family has taken action and ask them to start mobilizing troops."

"Also, I will travel light this time, with only one guard. The rest of you will have to maintain order here. Also, if Zhuo Heng comes back, you should tell him that the next political work must be done well, and we should seize the time to train a group of educated and trustworthy people to maintain the ideological work of the grassroots people and soldiers."

The little princess nodded and said, "Be careful on the road."

"Don't worry, I have two fast horses, and we can rush 800 miles. We will arrive in a few days." Xia Lin put on his cloak and windbreaker: "You should take good care of yourself."

"Okay, got it." The little princess stretched out her hands and gestured, "I owe you twenty times. I remember them all."

"I know, I know. Twenty is twenty. I'll give you nine out of ten and return thirteen."

"That won't work either. Doctor Sun said you can't do revenge sex anymore... Well, just keep it to yourself. Don't overdo it."

After all, it was his wife who cared about him. Before Xia Lin left, he turned around and kissed the little princess: "Take good care of the house. You must take good care of the tiger talisman. Don't lose it."

After that, he walked out the door and got on his horse. He turned around and said to the little princess, "Say hello to Sister Chuntao and ask her to pickle some salted fish with Narcissus. Come back and make some salted fish and roast meat for us. We haven't eaten it for a long time."

"Oh, I see."

Apart from anything else, at least on this point Xia Lin was truly convincing. His trip was very dangerous, and all he wanted to come back for was a meal of salted fish and braised pork. Now there were people from all over the world in this place, and they had seen how extravagant the officials there were. A county magistrate ate fish to the point of only eating the fish lips and belly, but when it came to Xia Lin, all he wanted was a meal of salted fish and braised pork.

"Sir, why don't you live a decent life?"

When the horses arrived at the post station after galloping for a while, Luo Shixin couldn't help but ask, "Before in the north, there was a shortage of supplies, but here we have everything."

"But we're not rich enough for everyone to eat." Xia Lin picked up the noodles and ate them. "It doesn't matter if they taste good or bad, as long as they're not too bad. Look at my wife, isn't she the prettiest here?"

"That's true……"

"That's it." Xia Lin wiped his mouth and said, "Get on with it. Let's try to get it done as soon as possible."

Luo Shixin also ate the noodles in the bowl in two bites, then walked out with his lance and climbed onto his horse.

The two of them headed northwest in a sea of ​​smoke and dust, day and night.

Riding a horse is not as easy as it looks. It is a very physically demanding activity. People will be exhausted after riding for a whole day. However, they really wanted to catch up with the progress, so they did not care about the physical fatigue. Chang'an is 800 miles away from Nanyang in a straight line, but after all, it is impossible to travel in a straight line on land. The whole journey is about 1,200 miles, and it took three days to travel 800 miles in an accelerated manner.

When he arrived in Chang'an on the third day, Xia Lin didn't even stop, but went to visit the Prince Tang's Palace in a dusty state.

"My Lord, this is not like your habit. I have never seen you carry so many old things anywhere. I can hardly carry them."

"Stop being so sarcastic." Xia Lin was also carrying a lot of things in his hands: "We still need to be polite."

"No, sir. You never carry anything even when you go to see the prince."

"Oh, it's different, don't talk nonsense."

The two men were covered in dust, which was somewhat out of place in front of the grand Tang Palace. The soldiers at the door frowned at the two men. One was wearing armor, which looked quite high-grade, and should be a personal soldier of the emperor, but it was dirty. The other one was dressed as a scholar, and looked like he was not an ordinary person, but he was still dirty.

"Please stay, both of you. This is the Tang Palace. Do you want to seek refuge here?"

"Oh." Xia Lin said politely to the two men, "Please tell Prince Tang that Xia Lin, the fourth-rank inspector, wants to see him."

The two soldiers obviously didn't know Xia Lin, but when they heard that he was a fourth-rank official, they still didn't believe it. They felt that they were liars. The Tang Palace encountered many such people every year. Based on their appearance and dress, they believed that they were seventh or eighth-rank officials. Fourth-rank? You can't lie. A third-rank official is already a frontier official. He looks like a fourth-rank official. Besides, there is no such young fourth-rank official in the world.

"No, the prince is not here. He went to Yumen Pass before the New Year."

"Fuck you, you dare to lie to me, the Marshal?" Luo Shixin pointed his finger and said, "I'll skin you alive."

"Oh my! Don't you see where this is? Do you think you can act wild?"

"Come on!" Luo Shixin swung his gun and said, "I want to kill twenty of them!"

Xia Lin stood beside him with his hands behind his back and rolled his eyes: "Alright, who in your house keeps their word? Call one out, and I won't embarrass you."

"You are not qualified!"

Luo Shixin saw that his general was being mocked, how could he bear it? He went up and kicked the man away, which stirred up a hornet's nest. The personal soldiers of the palace rushed out and surrounded them in three layers.

Luo Shixin was not afraid either. He put down the thing in his hand and smashed the 70-pound steel gun on the ground in front of him, breaking a piece of the bluestone slab.

Xia Lin didn't care at the moment and just sat on the steps next to him and waited.

"on!"

The leader of the royal army roared loudly, and dozens of soldiers rushed over. But this was Luo Shixin, and his might was no joke. He moved sideways and swung his spear like a dragon. Just one sweep was enough to make more than a dozen people fall to the ground in pain. He didn't even use the tip of the spear, the butt of the spear alone was enough to have such power.

This time even Xia Lin was shocked. He was indeed a strong man who could kill a blind bear with his bare hands. It would take at least a hundred or eighty people to catch him.

At this moment, the people inside also went in to report, but Li Yuan was really not at home today. He and Li Jiancheng went to inspect the Longxi camp. The only one left in the entire Tang Palace was the lazy Princess Pingyang. She was already five months pregnant and was somewhat pregnant. She lay in the yard all day to bask in the sun and did not dare to wield swords or guns for fear of hurting the child.

"Your Highness, something bad has happened. A reckless man has come to the door and said he wanted to see the prince. The guards said the prince was not at home, so they tried to force their way in. The reckless man was extremely strong and beat dozens of us brothers so hard that we could not get in."

"Is there such a thing?"

Sanniang stood up, took off her lance and walked out. From her angle she couldn't see Xia Lin, she could only see Luo Shixin who was riding the wind-fire wheels.

Seeing Luo Shixin coming, the princess immediately understood clearly, but why was this man like this...

So she pushed her personal guards aside a few times, walked forward and slammed the horse spear into the ground: "Hit! Hit hard!"

Luo Shixin saw the princess as soon as he turned around. He didn't dare to attack her, so he immediately withdrew his strength. However, due to inertia, the strong wind brought by the silver spear still made San Nian's clothes rustle.

Xia Lin, who was sitting behind the stone lion, turned his head and glanced at her, and then stared at her belly. But everyone understood what he meant, and no one said anything. Sannian said coldly, "You two, come with me! You are fooling around!"

Xia Lin walked up to her and glanced down at her belly, and the princess rolled her eyes at him fiercely: "Come in!"

The two men who had been so arrogant just now were now ashamed. However, when Luo Shixin entered the room, he made a provocative gesture towards the personal soldiers who were screaming in pain after being beaten by him, and then followed him in.

"Yes?"

"Are you blind?"

"mine?"

"No."

Xia Lin laughed: "It would be strange if it wasn't so. Am I going to be a father?"

He was about to go forward to hug the princess, but was stopped by the princess with a glare: "Don't bother, I don't know how much trouble it will cause if someone sees you, come with me to my courtyard first."

The two followed her into the yard. There was no one around at this time. As soon as the gate was closed, Xia Lin hugged Sanniang and started spinning around: "I'm going to be a father!"

"Keep your voice down! You deserve to die." The princess patted his head and said, "Be gentler too! Don't hurt the child!"

Xia Lin reached out and touched her belly, then leaned forward and said, "Your father is here. I'll ask your second uncle to meet you later."

"You idiot!" The princess laughed in anger and pushed his dog head away: "Do you think you are a human being? Tell me, what are you doing in Chang'an this time?"

"Come to visit King Tang."

Sanniang rolled her eyes and pointed at Luo Shixin: "You, go take a bath and change clothes with your commander. You look like beggars. No wonder the guards at the gate won't let you in."

After the maids in the palace arranged for the two to bathe and change clothes, they finally looked like human beings. Luo Shixin began to sit in the yard to maintain his armor, while Xia Lin was in the house...

Of course, it's not to look after the children. This month is more dangerous, and Xia Lin is also very tired, so he can't do much. He mainly described the problems he encountered at the moment. He came to the Tang Palace to say hello to Li Yuan and told them that Longxi didn't need to panic. Although there might be some turmoil, the Li family was asked not to react. It was not their turn to attack them yet.

"As expected, you told me at that time in Goguryeo that Henan Province would resort to war to destroy Buddhism. So it is true."

"Yes." Xia Lin lowered his eyelids. "That's what happened. Before I came here, the Jianmen guard told me that Erfeng had taken over Jianmen Pass. I asked him if he had seen you, and he said no. I thought you must have had some problems here, so I came to see you. Otherwise, I wouldn't have rushed eight hundred miles."

Luo Shixin, who was standing at the door, heard these words. He quickly put down his armor and read them carefully, understanding them deeply. He had to admit that it was the Marshal who was hurt. How could an ordinary person say such beautiful words? They came here just to visit Li Yuan...

This was probably the charming moment of journalism. Anyway, the princess was very moved after hearing it. Then she saw that he was running towards her with Luo Shixin like a beggar, so she couldn't help but went forward and hugged Xia Lin.

After hugging for a while, Xia Lin's hands began to move, and his mouth did not stop: "Tell me, do you have milk now? Let me take a sip."

"Don't bother... No!"

The princess pushed the bastard away and said, "You go and rest first. My father will be back in a few days. I will be the head of the palace for now."

"You have a high status in the family."

"In order to win over Er Feng, and because I am pregnant with the Dugu family's child, my father is thinking of asking the Dugu family for some support."

She emphasized the three words "Dugu Family". Xia Lin stroked his chin and said, "If the child is born, will he be named Dugu? I don't want that."

"My surname is Li."

"That person's Dugu family is also a single-line family. Will they agree?"

"I don't care." The princess snorted coldly: "I'm going to take this eldest son."

"Isn't the eldest son Li Jiancheng's son?"

"You bad boy..." The princess pushed his head, not knowing whether to laugh or cry. "Go to bed quickly. You look so pale. You must be exhausted."

This is absolutely true. Xia Lin was almost exhausted after this journey. He slept for two days before he recovered. There were still three or four days before Li Yuan came back.

During these few days, he would go to the princess's courtyard every day under the pretext of discussing state affairs with the princess, but no one knew whether they were discussing state affairs or not.

"Do you think he is a son or a daughter?"

Xia Lin put his ear on the princess' belly and spoke to her belly button: "Come on, little bastard, tell your daddy in your dream tonight whether you are a son or a daughter."

"Why? Do you want a son or a daughter?"

"It's all right. I'm not picky anyway. I don't favor boys over girls."

"I hope it's a son." Her Royal Highness said after a moment of silence, "After all, it's better for a son to inherit the throne."

"Oh, what the hell, Datong, it's just as good to have a son or a daughter. A daughter can also pass on the family line."

"Ha... you are quite open-minded."

The two were talking about the child when someone came in to report that Li Yuan and Li Jiancheng had returned.

Xia Lin quickly pulled the quilt down to cover the princess' belly, then slipped back to his own villa through the side door. When Li Yuan walked in, he was already sitting in the pavilion in the courtyard, burning incense and reading.

"Master Xia, hearing about someone is not as good as meeting them in person. Now that we can meet here, it is true that heroes emerge young."

Li Yuan walked into the courtyard and laughed heartily: "I wonder if Lord Xia would mind if I sit here for a while?"

Xia Lin quickly stood up and bowed: "Greetings, Prince Tang."

Li Yuan looked Xia Lin up and down. "I've heard my children talk to me about Lord Xia. You seem to be very familiar with Er Feng and San Hu. So I won't be polite. I want to ask Lord Xia, relying on my seniority, why are you deploying troops by the river?"

(End of this chapter)