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

Chapter 464 Funeral
The moment Xia Lin stepped down from the carriage, he felt like a marshal getting off a plane. The surrounding imperial guards immediately came forward to surround him. Although they were polite to him, only he knew the feeling.

Although he was working at full speed, Emperor Hongbao had passed away for nine days. His body was kept in the ice storage of the imperial palace, but the death had been kept secret. Although everyone knew that Emperor Hongbao was gone, there were still many things that had not been sorted out. The key was that Xia Lin had not returned, so all work could not be carried out.

The person who greeted Xia Lin was none other than the Crown Prince. He looked much more haggard. After walking up to Xia Lin, they walked side by side towards the palace.

"Daosheng..." The prince said softly, "I asked you to come back because I was afraid and I didn't know what to do. Daosheng, we were once kings and subjects, so don't blame me."

Xia Lin just smiled and said, "I know. I don't blame you. It's my fault that I'm too successful."

"How can you say it so directly..." The prince also smiled and said, "I see that you must have had a hard time sleeping in the open air all this way. How about...how about I ask Jinlian to serve you tonight."

This sentence shocked Xia Lin. He turned his head to look at the prince in astonishment and said, "Your Highness, have you been too busy lately?"

"Yes, I do like Jinlian, but if you said you wanted her, I wouldn't even blink an eye."

Xia Lin turned around and glanced at the little princess not far behind him: "Your sister is still behind. I appreciate your kindness, Your Highness. A gentleman does not take away what others like."

The prince also smiled awkwardly and didn't say anything more.

Xia Lin probably knew the reason for his change of attitude, because the 400,000-strong army was there, call it the Po Lu Army or the Po Lu New Army, even if they listened to Xia Lin, at least Lao Guo could still exercise control, but these 400,000 Green Forest Army were truly Xia Lin's army. It took only a few months to pull out 400,000 iron-clad troops that could crush enemy troops with ease, not to mention the other soldiers who defected to them. Which emperor would not be afraid?
"Don't panic, Your Highness." Xia Lin lowered his eyelids and said, "I promised Your Majesty that I would never betray you. Although I am not a gentleman, I am a man of my word."

The prince nodded gently: "Daosheng... I..."

"Your Highness, there is no need to say more. I know everything." Xia Lin put his hands behind his back and said, "I will stay in the capital and keep vigil for His Majesty for three years."

"Good, good, good! Father will be pleased."

"Your Highness."

"I'm here, Daosheng. What's the matter?"

At this moment, Xia Lin raised a finger: "First time."

"What first time?"

"Just think of it as a riddle given to Your Highness."

Arriving at the palace, Xia Lin took the initiative to ask to enter the ice cellar, where he saw the remains of Emperor Hongbao. The old man who had laughed and scolded before had now become a blue-gray corpse. Xia Lin walked forward and paused for a long time, then suddenly knelt on one knee: "Your Majesty, I, Xia Daosheng, have fulfilled my mission and have protected the Great Wei for the first time. Please review it, Your Majesty."

There was a rumbling echo in the ice cellar. The wind from somewhere made the eternal lamp whistle. Xia Lin stood up and stood there for a long time before slowly leaving the ice cellar.

And at the last moment when the door of the ice cellar was closed, Emperor Hongbao, who had been dead for nine days, exhaled his last breath. Although it was a bit idealistic, it was only when he exhaled that he truly left the world.

When she arrived at the palace, the prince didn't waste any time and directly asked her to live there. The little princess then returned to the palace.

That night, the prince and Xia Lin had a long talk which lasted until late at night.

In fact, Xia Lin knew that there was an expert behind the prince, so he told Xia Lin all his worries, concerns and thoughts openly.

Xia Lin could actually understand this. After all, he was the crown prince and was about to ascend the throne to become emperor. But now was precisely his most vulnerable time. And judging from the intelligence from the Investigation Department, the Second Prince would probably take action soon.

There were not many people he could protect and trust at the moment. Even if Xia Lin pissed him off, he had to coax him as long as Xia Lin did not show any rebellion, because the biggest trump card in his hand at the moment was Xia Daosheng, who had 400,000 troops in his hands.

If Xia Lin wanted to leave, the prince couldn't and didn't dare to keep him, but Xia Lin couldn't leave because he didn't want to be the emperor. He wanted to keep stability. And now he was the most stable and unstable person. It was enough to keep 400,000 people stuck in Henan Road. This was his strategic intention.

Revitalize the Central Plains. After the Central Plains is revitalized, the fifth brother will make his own decision when the time comes, because the fifth brother also holds a tiger talisman in his hand, and he will be the commander-in-chief of one of the twelve armies!
Xia Lin kept vigil at the body of this generation's crown prince in order to send a message to the world that the Wei Dynasty must not fall into chaos.

"Daosheng, you take a rest. I'll ask Jinlian to stay with you."

After the prince finished speaking, he stood up and left, while Jinlian sat there looking at the drunk Xia Daosheng, with an expression of obvious joy on her face.

But just as Jinlian was about to change Xia Lin's clothes, he suddenly sat up, shook his finger and said, "No."

"Master Xia..." Jin Lian is a top-notch vicious female supporting role in other people's lives, but only in front of Xia Lin, she is a pure fanatical fan: "Master, do you think nothing of my humble appearance?"

"Do you want to live?"

Jinlian shuddered: "My lord, I..." "If you want to live, you should chase after His Highness now and cry and say to His Highness, I have eliminated you and don't want to be touched by others. If His Highness really pities Jinlian, then let her die."

"But...but, sir, Jinlian is willing." After saying this, she threw herself on him: "Ever since I was rescued by you, sir, Jinlian's heart has been filled with you. Whether you are the crown prince or the emperor, Jinlian only has you in her heart."

"I feel embarrassed by what you said." Xia Lin gently helped her up: "Go, chase him. Otherwise, with his mind, it will be difficult for you to survive this year."

Jinlian's face suddenly changed, but she still decided to listen to her idol. She bit her lip, looked back every few steps, and walked away reluctantly.

When the prince heard footsteps behind him, he turned around and saw Jinlian running towards him with tears in her eyes. He couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief.

But he still reprimanded with a serious face: "Didn't I tell you to stay and serve Daosheng? Why are you here!?"

"Your Highness, Jinlian will disobey your order today..."

"Be bold!"

Jinlian knelt down quickly and repeated to the prince what Xia Lin had just said to him. The prince's eyes were filled with joy for a moment. He squatted down and picked Jinlian up: "I'm sorry for putting you through this..."

"Your Highness..." Jinlian threw herself into the prince's arms and cried sadly. It was such a sad scene.

But at this moment, Jinlian was secretly afraid. If she really stayed there, she might not live more than a year as Lord Xia said.

After thinking it over, Lord Xia once again saved her life. She really couldn't help but be attracted to Lord Xia, really...

On the second day, after getting up, Xia Lin began to set up the funeral committee for Emperor Hongbao. He became very busy now. The posthumous title had already been decided - Emperor Renzong of Wei.

But Xia Lin had to take care of everything else. In addition to arranging the funeral for His Majesty, he also did a bold thing, which was to bury the master and the servant together, allowing Tian En to be buried alone with Emperor Hongbao in the mausoleum.

This incident caused a huge uproar in the Ministry of Rites, but Xia Lin covered it up with just one sentence.

"If you don't agree, I'll tear your roof off." Xia Lin said to the Minister of Rites: "How about we restore the ritual system of the Shang and Zhou dynasties? Pick nine people from your Ministry of Rites and I'll lock you up and sacrifice you alive. Isn't it true that the laws of our ancestors cannot be changed? Come on, choose someone! Choose now!"

"Xia Daosheng, you are going too far!"

"Slam the table again!" Xia Lin pointed at the Minister of Rites and shouted, "I am still the Inspector General of the Inspection Department. If you continue to be stubborn, I will start collecting information about you tomorrow. It's up to you whether I send you to see His Majesty or not!"

All the members of the Ministry of Rites gave in and decided to bury the master and servant together. Although there was no law to support it, Tian En was a loyal servant who volunteered to be buried with the emperor, so there was no problem in doing so.

It’s just that Xia Lin’s attitude is too irritating…

The Minister of Rites turned around and went to Gao Shilian to complain, but Gao Shilian scolded him: "You bastard! To die for the country is to be brave, to die for the master is to be loyal, loyal people are buried with the master, this is the good saying of the Wei Dynasty, why are you insisting on this? I really don't know how you managed to get to this position at your age. If you can't do it anymore, give up your position to someone else."

The Minister of Rites was still not giving up, so he ran to the Crown Prince to cry and complain, saying that Xia Lin threatened to tear the roof of the Ministry of Rites off.

The prince didn't say much, just four words: "Well, it's time to lift it up."

Come on, just do it. What etiquette or not, just do it and it's done. And from this incident, officials at all levels also knew what position Xia Daosheng held in the court.

From the day of Emperor Hongbao's funeral, all entertainment venues in the capital were closed for seven days, and all government offices were covered with white silk, making the scene extremely grand.

The Zongzheng Temple was actually not very happy about this, because most of the money was paid by the Zongzheng Temple. But someone spread the story about Xia Lin, the cricket in the Zongzheng Temple, and Xia Lin heard about it. So Xia Lin took some people to the Zongzheng Temple and made a big fuss that day.

"Your Majesty has been frugal all his life. He is old and weak. He hesitated for three years to build a greenhouse. Now he is gone, and his children and grandchildren want to hold a grand ceremony for him. You are the only ones who talk too much, aren't you? Oh, I see. Isn't the Zongzheng Temple a royal family? I'm afraid you don't intend to recognize your Majesty's achievements? Otherwise, how about you find a way to remove your Majesty from the Tuoba family?"

"Be bold!"

The Minister of the Imperial Clan Temple shouted angrily, "How dare you, little brat!"

"How dare I? How dare you ask me how dare I? Come on, come on, your Majesty's own son is here, ask him if he can do it?"

The prince was dragged to the front by Xia Lin, and he touched his nose awkwardly: "Uncle Emperor... do it, just follow his instructions."

"If you have the ability, then don't do it!" Xia Lin had already walked to the door, and with a red face, he pointed inside and cursed like a shrew: "If you are short of one ounce of silver, I will burn down your government office!"

(End of this chapter)