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

Chapter 470 The Dust Has Settled
"If we don't get rid of Xia Daosheng during the rebellion, isn't that just like washing carbon with water?"

This is the comment made by the people in the capital who are qualified to know the inside story. The Second Prince died in vain. In fact, from the day Xia Daosheng entered Jinling City, he should have postponed or moved the rebellion forward. There was no need to do it while he was here.

Didn't he think about why he asked Xia Daosheng to come over to take care of the funeral at this critical moment? There was no one left in the royal family, right? He asked a son-in-law to come back to preside over the funeral.

Also, after he came back, he reduced the number of officials but not the number of soldiers. Isn't that like taking off your pants to fart?

On the surface, he said that he was guarding the tomb of the late emperor for three years, but in fact, it was just to maintain order in Nanjing for three years and to make it easier for Guo Da to transfer the military power to him gradually.

Everyone knows what kind of monster this guy is. He has been in the court for less than ten years, and just eight years including this year. Although his rank is just that, a fifth-rank official, who can resist being convinced by the fact that he is in the highest position among the ministers?

The Crown Prince... No, it should be Emperor Jingtai. Emperor Jingtai had to use a negotiating tone when talking to him because he was the last barrier of the Wei Dynasty at that time.

The 400,000 people were stuck in Henan Province for rest. At first, everyone thought that there was a real rebellion in Henan Province, but now it seems that the rebellion was nothing to them. The real intention was to use troops to contain the four provinces of Gansu and Shaanxi, and to get stuck there in the name of righteousness. It was obvious that Li Yuan now wanted to let his troops advance eastward, but he was stuck because of these 400,000 people.

However, what was coming finally came. Li Yuan soon learned the news about the second prince. He immediately asked three questions to the Emperor Jingtai who was about to ascend the throne in the capital.

Question 1: Why did no one escape when the Second Prince’s house caught fire?

Second question: Why could you, Tuoba Jing, be so cruel when the late emperor's body was still warm?

The third question: Did you, Tuoba Jing, come to the throne legitimately? Why didn’t you dare to announce the late emperor’s will?

As soon as the three questions were asked, anyone with a normal brain would know that this was simply an opportunity to stir up trouble. First of all, these three questions not only questioned the legitimacy and orthodoxy of the new emperor, but also strongly questioned the character and morality of the new emperor, almost slapping the words "unworthy of the position" directly on the new emperor's face.

The next thing is to maintain one's loyalty. That is to say, Li Yuan's family said that they only recognize the late emperor's will, and if you don't produce the late emperor's will, everything is nonsense.

But the problem is that there is no such will from the previous emperor. The previous emperor revised the will seven times, and finally confirmed and affirmed that it was the system of primogeniture. But there is a huge problem here, that is, there are no witnesses.

The eunuch who wrote the pen for the late emperor was Tian En, and Tian En died with the late emperor. Although both the central government and the Ministry of Rites presented relevant evidence, problems also followed. The Li family refused to admit it, and without the late emperor's personal explanation, what else could a man who could kill his own brother for the throne not do?
Well, because of the bug in this matter, the Li family even directly announced that they did not recognize the new emperor. They did not even mention rebellion, but directly said that they did not approve of the new emperor, believing that he had obtained the position illegitimately and had poor character.

This incident made the newly crowned Emperor Jingtai so angry that he vomited blood and fainted on the day of his accession. He even summoned Xia Lin to his bedroom regardless of the law.

"No, you are too narrow-minded."

Xia Lin was sitting beside the new emperor's bed, drinking his bird's nest soup. "You know what kind of person Li Yuan is. He is not the one who spread rumors about you. Even if you are honest, he might question your health and say you can't be the emperor for long because you poop three times a day. He is determined to rebel, and he only obeys the late emperor. He will rebel even if the emperor is the one sitting there, not to mention you."

"Ah~~~yo~~~" Emperor Jingtai cried out while lying on the bed: "Why is my life so painful?"

"Is your life still miserable? Do you want me to take you to live in a poor mountain area for a few months? I'll eat some rice bran and some wild vegetables to help you recuperate."

"Daosheng, after all, I am the emperor now, please be polite."

"Come on, you can be polite to each other outside, why are you two being so polite?" Xia Lin finished eating the bird's nest and picked up the cake to eat again: "I'm not saying anything bad about you, but now is not the time for you to get angry and fall ill, so you dare to write a proclamation against rebellion?"

"I dare not... I dare not. Do you know how much it hurts the people if I fight against the rebellion right after ascending the throne? And I actually want to be a wise ruler. Don't you know better than me how powerful Li Yuan is?"

"That's true. You haven't let victory get to your head yet."

After Xia Lin finished speaking, he stood up and strolled around: "Give out the rewards first, and don't worry about the rest. If Li Yuan is building momentum, let's do the same. Didn't he ask you three questions? Give him seven deadly sins."

"I can't do it anymore. I'm really tired these days. Plus, he made me so angry that my blood is boiling. I need to rest for a few days. So, go and discuss this matter with Jinlian."

"Did you fall on your head when you went to the toilet last night? Who is she? Should I discuss this with her?"

Emperor Jingtai also laughed, but he didn't blame Xia Lin for his offense. He just raised his hand and beckoned Xia Lin: "Come, come."

"If you have something to say, just say it. Don't make such a fuss." Xia Lin walked over and sat down: "Go ahead."

"I plan to make Jinlian a concubine, do you have..."

"Don't give me that. I've already done my best to send her to you, Imperial Concubine... Let me tell you this, if you make her an Imperial Concubine, she won't live for more than two years. You're the emperor now, can you just marry a woman? You should get rid of that sour, literary youth vibe in you and have some fun outside. Why are you really bringing her home?"

"You...if someone else had spoken to me like this, he would have died eight times."

Xia Lin stood up and said, "You decide on the reward yourself. Zhao Shiyuan should be credited with the first achievement for killing the traitor. As for the others..." "Aren't you credited with the first achievement?"

"Yes, I am the first meritorious one. Then let me ask you, how much merit have I made? Can you give me enough? Can you give me the throne?" Xia Lin sneered, "Come on, I don't want any reward. Just stop bleeding and let the people live in peace for a few years. I'll be thankful."

"I have discovered one thing. You used to be polite to me, but you have become more impolite since I ascended the throne."

"You were the crown prince before, and you were narrow-minded. You held a grudge when I said something to you. Now you are the emperor. Even if you hold a grudge, you should know what is good and what is bad. Besides, what good will it do you to hold a grudge against me? I want to take over your kingdom. Guess how much territory you have left now."

Emperor Jingtai picked up the tickler beside him, which was the Jade Ruyi, and was about to hit Xia Lin: "Oh... I was already pissed off by Li Yuan, and you're going to piss me off again!"

"Okay, if you don't have anything else, I'll leave first. Remember to reward me."

"I know, get out of here..." Emperor Jingtai groaned a few times while lying there, "I'm not mad at you enough."

Li Yuan rebelled after all. Even though he was afraid of the Green Forest Army that stood in his way, he still took that step and became the true King of the Northwest.

Although he has not yet become emperor, it now seems only a matter of time.

Xia Lin happened to meet Jinlian when he was going out. When they passed each other, Jinlian tugged at Xia Lin's clothes, then she raised her head and looked at Xia Lin with a look that was difficult to describe.

"Jinlian, please go and see this boy off, so he doesn't run around and defile the harem."

"You're talking nonsense!" Xia Lin turned around and cursed, "You're really bad at talking even after becoming the emperor."

Hearing Xia Lin scolding her like that, Jin Lian was not surprised at all. She just smiled and said, "Then I will see you off, Master Xia."

The two walked in the imperial garden without talking to each other. Jinlian kept looking at Xia Lin with her head tilted to the side. The look in her eyes was the kind that could not hide the love for someone at all, and the love even flowed out of her eyes.

"Don't look at me like that. It's not appropriate, Imperial Concubine." Xia Lin smiled and said, "Just bear with it."

"I know. Don't worry, Master Xia." Jinlian chuckled, not feeling lost like an ordinary girl. "I know who I am, but sometimes I think, if I had met Master Xia ten years earlier, maybe I would still be that rich girl."

"You didn't think highly of me then. I was still eating swill."

"No, some things are forever." Jinlian bit her lip and said, "It's a pity that fate plays tricks on us."

Xia Lin waved his hand: "Alright! It would be miserable if I said more. It's not worth it. It's really not worth it."

He said, and stopped, "Just send it here. If it goes any further, your Majesty will beep you."

As expected, Jinlian did not move forward. Instead, she stopped and looked at Xia Lin with a smile: "Master Xia..."

"Ok?"

"It's okay." Jinlian waved her hand: "See you later."

Xia Lin nodded and walked away. When Jin Lian returned to the room, Emperor Jingtai had already sat up and asked, "Have you told him to help you get an identity?"

"No." Jinlian shook her head: "I don't care about any status or position, I just want to be with His Majesty all the time."

"You are...stupid."

Emperor Jingtai sighed deeply after he finished speaking: "I'll ask him to try again. I will definitely do what I promised you, but that guy..."

"Your Majesty, now is not the time to worry about me. Those soldiers who have served you are still waiting. We must not let them down. As long as I can be by your side, I will be safe."

"Yes, you are right. After all, I am Jinlian, who is considerate, unlike the queen, who thinks about what she has gained and lost all day long, which is not like a good person."

Jinlian was speechless and could not speak. He gently began to massage Emperor Jingtai's shoulders and neck: "Your Majesty should rest more. Your health is the most important thing."

"Hey...Li Yuan really deserves to die! Really deserves to die!"

(End of this chapter)