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

Chapter 503 Just do it and it’s over

It is said that one hero needs three helpers, and when four people get together, the whole plan can be completed quickly.

The previous plan of Xia Lin and Lao Zhang was completely overturned, because their efforts could at most enable Jingzhao Prefecture to conduct a major investigation to overturn the case, which would not play any substantial role.

In order to make a big deal out of this, Ma Zhou told everyone a story.

"When I was young, there was always someone herding sheep in the county. The sheep urinated and defecated without restraint, which made people very annoyed. People often told the shepherd about it, but the shepherd relied on his son being a minor official in the county and continued to do as he pleased. One day, someone was so annoyed that he put up a sign at the place where the man herded sheep, which read 'No Sheep Grazing Here', but it had little effect. After a few days, the weather was hot and the stench was pervasive, so someone went to find the county scholar and asked him how to deal with it."

Ma Zhou took a sip of tea and took a bite of the bun. After a long pause, he said, "The scholar said that if we just write a few words on the sign, we won't have to worry about anything."

"What?" Xia Lin asked curiously.

"I insist on herding sheep here. If you have the guts, you can kill all my sheep."

When Xu Jingzong heard this, he slapped his thigh and said, "Great! What a great idea!"

Xia Lin and Lao Zhang also figured it out: "Okay, okay, it's indeed a great idea."

Ma Zhou smiled and said, "Yes, that's a great idea. It's just a sign, so it won't have much effect, but if you add this sentence, it will naturally hand the matter over to someone who is capable of handling it."

"What happened next?" Lao Zhang asked curiously.

"After that, the shepherd no longer dared to graze his sheep there." Ma Zhou smiled and said, "Although it won't be that simple if something really happens, this is actually a very good idea."

Xu Jingzong smiled and said, "Yes, if we talk directly, Jingzhao Prefecture probably won't do much. It's better to use a method that goes against the grain and force them to take action. If they can take it, it will be considered an achievement of the court. If they can't take it, then the competent ones will take it."

Old Zhang looked up with some concern: "Can they take it?"

"What the hell." Ma Zhou said unhappily, "Everyone knows what Jingzhao Prefecture is like. The political situation changed drastically a few days ago, and the whole Jingzhao Prefecture was inconsistent. A large number of cases were delayed, and there were new cases all the time. Later, for various reasons, new cases became old cases. Now Jingzhao Prefecture is already exhausted from dealing with it, not to mention that the intrigue among them is more rampant than before, and they are constrained everywhere, and are even worse than before."

"Oh! I understand. Prime Minister Ma puts pressure on Jingzhao Prefecture, and then someone will recommend Xia Daosheng to work for Jingzhao Prefecture. When Your Majesty comes back, Prime Minister Ma will report Xia Daosheng again, accusing him of disregarding national laws and seizing power to participate in politics. Well, well, one-track mind becomes two-sided. It's not without reason that Prime Minister Ma can be the prime minister." Xu Jingzong gave Ma Zhou a thumbs up: "I admire you."

"What do you admire? Don't I know the abilities of your Xu Yan clan? Stop mocking me."

At this moment, Lao Zhang spoke up: "Someone needs to put up this sign. So the things I discussed with Daosheng before cannot be completely abandoned. We need something to prove the incompetence of Jingzhao Prefecture and Daosheng's ability to solve the current problem."

"Yes. We need a big case." Ma Zhou nodded and said, "Let's communicate this matter first, and we will get it done within three days."

The four of them hit it off immediately. Xu Jingzong and Li Yifu, who was about to appear, were responsible for planning a plan to overturn an old case that could force Jingzhao Prefecture into a dead end. Lao Zhang was responsible for maximizing the public opinion effect of the incident and creating a huge public opinion pressure on Jingzhao Prefecture.

Xia Lin plays the role of a heroic and upright judge, which requires very high abilities, but everyone seems to trust Xia Lin.

Finally, it's Ma Zhou. Ma Zhou has to cooperate in putting pressure on Jingzhao Prefecture in the court. When Jingzhao Prefecture can no longer bear it, Xia Lin will directly and forcibly take over Jingzhao Prefecture from Ma Zhou. This way, he can seize power completely and leave a wedge for Ma Zhou.

Of course, Ma Zhou would be very upset about this matter. After all, he had to give an explanation to the royal family, to his ministers, and to the people.

Xia Lin is the core figure in this matter. He will be blocked from both sides, but this is exactly what he wants. As long as he cannot be rewarded, the emperor, the ministers and Xia Daosheng himself will be at ease. The only ones who are not happy are the people. But again, we must have absolute confidence in the power of ordinary people but never have hope in their wisdom.

Things are planned, then the operation begins. Li Yifu soon appeared in Xia Lin's sight. This young man, who was less than 20 years old, should have been full of vigor and vitality, but the first time Xia Lin saw him, he felt that this man was covered with dark clouds and exuded a strong gloomy aura.

He is truly worthy of being Xu Jingzong's disciple. He has captured the temperament of "I would rather let the world down than be let down by the world" just right.

After repeated planning by these two top-notch shady men, they finally found a case that was very suitable for Xia Lin to handle.

The case was about the murder of a family of 17 in a large house in the countryside of Gyeonggi Province. When Xia Lin heard about it, his first thought was the murder of the 13 members of the Qi family and Master Chang's innate supernatural powers.

But after he studied the case carefully with Xu Jingzong, he felt that this matter might not be that simple. The case of annihilating an entire family is a serious crime that must be severely punished in any era, but this matter has been suppressed in Jingzhao Prefecture for two years.

The deceased's family was originally a wealthy family near Yangzhou Prefecture, but somehow they were wiped out, from the 83-year-old great-grandfather to the baby in swaddling clothes, no one was spared. However, the family did not suffer any loss of property after the massacre. The only property lost was the hot noodles that the criminals must have made for themselves in the kitchen.

This is an extremely arrogant crime, but why is the Jingzhao Prefecture so unwilling to take this case out for a thorough examination? This is the first suspicious point.

The second suspicious point is that judging from the information submitted, Jingzhao Prefecture seemed to be deliberately covering up something. Three pages were missing from the file, which resulted in an obvious lack of coherence between the testimony and confession.

The third suspicious point is that although all the family members died overnight, they were not without relatives. However, after the case was suppressed, no relative came to inquire about the matter. Even when all the family’s property, land and valuables were confiscated, no one came to complain.

With these three doubts, Xia Lin felt that this case was probably the channel and ladder for him to move from martial arts to literature.

"Tomorrow you will invite the relatives of this family to go to Jingzhao Prefecture to beat drums and appeal for justice."

"My lord, I'm afraid it's difficult. Some of the relatives of this family have changed their names after the incident, and some have moved far away. In short, most of them are no longer in Gyeonggi Province."

Li Yifu's words made Xia Lin pause for a moment. He asked curiously, "You are the dark genius that the Yan clan mentioned, right? Why don't you use your brain to think carefully?"

"My Lord...I don't understand what you mean."

"If I say yes, then there is. If I say no, then there is. If I say yes, then there is no." Xia Lin's fingers tapped on the table. "Just arrange it when I tell you to. Once the arrangements are in place, I will naturally find a way to make them confirm this relationship. Remember this and find some reliable people." "Yes! I'll do it over here."

Li Yifu was born in a humble family and was not a noble. He was only thirteen or fourteen years old when he became Xu Jingzong's disciple. After years of struggling in the market, he learned a lot of principles and had many interactions with the so-called people of the world.

"Tomorrow you will go to Jingzhao Prefecture and beat the drum to appeal for justice."

Li Yifu pulled a friend from the market and whispered, "It would be best if you could bring your lame old lady along. The more miserable she cries and the louder she screams, the more you can get. No matter who you are, you just need to insist that you are a relative of this family."

"But Xiao Li, we will be beaten out if we do this. The rules of the Wei Dynasty require us to go to the county first." The eldest brother is also a practical man: "If we skip the county and go directly to Jingzhao Prefecture... we can't bear the sin."

"Well, you can't afford it, but someone can. Just do it." Li Yifu took out a purse, which contained 700 taels of silver notes: "Enough for your expenses for ten years."

The man took the purse and took a look at it, his eyebrows immediately lit up: "Thank you, Master Li!"

"Don't be like this. You will know what to do tomorrow."

"Don't worry. My mother and I often go to earn money by crying at graves when we have nothing to do. Isn't this a piece of cake?"

Li Yifu glanced at him and said, "If you mess up, you will be in big trouble."

"Don't worry, Master Li will be relieved." The man smiled and said, "By the way, Master Li, who should I cry to?"

"Zhou, that family's surname is Zhou. Um... you can just say he's his cousin. It's a pity that the entire Zhou family was murdered and no one has sought justice until now."

"it is good!"

The next morning, this man brought his mother to the gate of Jingzhao Mansion. Their acting skills could really be said to be those of professional grave-crying actors. They knelt down and cried, and then banged on the big drum at the door after crying.

Jingzhao Prefecture had been so busy these days, and now suddenly two beggars came and beat the drums. The clerks in the yamen rushed out angrily, pointed at them with angry faces and said, "Where are you from? Do you know what the crime is for beating the drums without permission!?"

You know what, this eldest brother and his wife were really dedicated. They cried so hard that they were out of breath and were in a state of being on the verge of dying. Naturally, they couldn't speak clearly, and only sporadic words could be heard about exterminating the entire family and the Zhou family.

Since ancient times, the people have always been curious. When they saw something exciting happening at the gate of the Jingzhao government office, they would even put down their work and crowd over just to see what was going on.

Seeing more and more people gathered around, the clerk became anxious and waved the steel knife in his hand: "Go away, go away, go away, all of you, what's so interesting about this?"

At this moment, the eldest brother made up his mind, knelt down and hugged the clerk's thigh: "My eldest brother of the Zhou family died so tragically! His family was wiped out for many years but they have never received an explanation. My mother's eyes are almost blinded by crying. She keeps saying day and night that she doesn't know how to face her ancestors in the underworld after death..."

"Let go...let me go."

Seeing this man rubbing his nose and tears on him, the clerk became anxious. He shouted, "If you have any problems, go to your county. This is Jingzhao Prefecture, not a place for you to cry and scream! If you don't leave, don't blame me for being rude."

These words caused the people below to talk a lot, and as more and more people came to work in Jingzhao Prefecture, the bailiffs finally arrived, and they began to drive away the mother and son as a routine.

"Wait a moment!"

Suddenly, a voice sounded in the crowd, and countless pairs of eyes looked over. Then, Xia Lin came out in plain white clothes, holding a fan and wearing a purple gold crown on his head.

The purple gold crown. Even if the clerk was ignorant, he knew the identity of the person who could wear the purple gold crown. They were all royal relatives, and of a high status. The eighth son of the second aunt of the emperor's cousin's husband was also a royal relative, but let him dare to wear the purple gold crown.

The man wearing the purple gold crown came forward, stood in front of the yamen runners and clerks, and said coldly: "Why don't you redress the grievances of the people?"

"This... I wonder who you are?"

The clerk's expression suddenly changed. He took a deep breath and smiled, "You may not know the rules here. If they want to beat the drum to complain, unless it is a huge injustice, they must first let the county submit a memorial, and then wait for the prefect to criticize it before it counts. If everyone in the world is like this, wouldn't Jingzhao Prefecture become a market?"

The man wearing the purple gold crown was none other than Xia Lin who came here to play the exhibition match today. After listening to what he had said, he sneered, "What a rule."

After saying this, he took three steps forward and kicked the injustice drum at the gate of the yamen over. The clerk was shocked: "This... This is what Emperor Taizu Wu said, you..."

"No matter what the Great Ancestor or Holy Ancestor is, since it has no use standing here, just tear it down!"

As soon as he finished speaking, there was a burst of applause from the people, and the clerk was in a very awkward situation. He opened his mouth, and his expression of being at a loss whether to laugh or cry looked a little funny.

"Go, tell your prefect that if he doesn't give me an explanation today, I will stay here and not leave. Tell him that I, Xia Daosheng, hate evil the most in my life. It's ok if I don't see him normally, but today I have to see him, and I will take care of him to the end!"

When the clerk heard the three words "Xia Daosheng", it was as if thunder had exploded in his head. He bowed and trotted towards the Jingzhao Prefecture. When the people outside heard Xia Lin's words, the atmosphere became lively.

At this moment, Lao Zhang also took action. His men began to spread the news in the city, and people from the Jinling Times had already arrived, instantly relieving the pressure on Jingzhao Prefecture.

After hearing this, Jingzhao Yin stood up and asked loudly, "He is outside Jingzhao Mansion!? What is he doing!? Come on, take me out to take a look!"

(End of this chapter)