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

Chapter 504: One person’s strength is definitely not enough

It has to be said that the arrival of Xia Daosheng in the capital is like throwing a fourteenth-level catfish into the crucian carp pond. The originally calm and docile pond has now become a little boiling with blood.

The common people certainly didn't think there was a problem, but the officials in the court were really on pins and needles. It was easier to deal with the emperor when he was here, at least he could be suppressed. If not, he could complain to Prince Teng, but now His Majesty led the army to fight in person, the prince was ill in bed, Guo Da returned to the north to visit his relatives, and Ma Zhou was left to take over the position of the emperor.

Could Ma Zhou control Xia Daosheng? Obviously not, and this devil was not a quiet person, and he would come out to cause trouble every now and then.

Look, the situation has changed. First it was the Zongzheng Temple, and now it is the Jingzhao Prefecture.

Jingzhao Yin walked out quickly. Although he looked unhappy, he was really afraid that Xia Lin would beat him up. In fact, he felt a little aggrieved at the moment.

This official position, hey... he is from the third rank, and is almost at the highest position in the country, but he is pinned down by a young boy and cannot move. Everyone who sees him as the Jingzhao Yin has to be polite and courteous. Even His Majesty would not be so disrespectful.

But who would have thought that today such a boy who doesn't care about haircuts would be called to my house.

The first thing he saw after he went out was the drum for complaining that had been kicked to the ground. This drum was the face and symbol of Jingzhao Prefecture, but now it was just rolling in the sewage on the side, with many people around pointing and talking about it, which was a heart-wrenching thing.

Thinking back to the time when he was seventeen years old, he was recommended by his family to be an official. He started as a minor clerk and worked his way up to where he is today. It has been nearly forty years. He has never suffered such injustice.

But there's no way, I can't deal with such a ruffian.

The prefect saw that he had no other choice, so he simply lifted his robe and sat down next to Xia Daosheng, and said in the tone of an elder chatting at home: "Master Xia, Prince Consort Xia... I know what you are talking about, and I will definitely do it. I will do it after I am done with this busy period!"

"What do you mean you must do it? It's been a few years. I just heard from the mother and daughter that his cousin has been reincarnated twice and you haven't done anything yet." Xia Lin bared his teeth and showed a domineering and arbitrary expression: "Oh~~~ I get it. I'm afraid you are just going to deal with it. Hurry up and deal with the Majesty's affairs, deal with the officials' affairs quickly, and wait until the people's affairs are dealt with?"

As soon as these words came out, everyone around burst into laughter, and at this moment, Jingzhao Yin looked around with an embarrassed expression, then smiled helplessly and awkwardly.

Normally, if anyone mocked him like this, he would definitely get angry, but towards Xia Daosheng's behavior, he showed great tolerance.

"No matter how much you say today, it's useless. I must wait here for justice. Either you do this now, or if you can't do it, then I will do it. Go get me his family's files!"

Hearing this, the prefect's face turned green. How could he go to the court to seek justice for this matter? What did he mean by "if Jingzhao Prefecture couldn't do it, then Xia Daosheng would do it?" This was a matter of a million miles away! If he really let Xia Daosheng do it, he would lose his official hat.

"Master Xia, please don't be so absurd. There should be a limit to how much nonsense you can do."

The prefect stood up and said, "Perhaps the Jingzhao Prefecture has failed in its duties, but it is not the turn of Lord Xia to point fingers here. I have always admired him..."

Before he could finish his words, Xia Lin stood up and left...

he's gone……

As soon as he left, Jingzhao Yin's buttocks were clenched tightly, and Xia Lin turned around after taking two steps and said, "You old thief, you are putting a hat on me. Okay, I'll save your face, we'll wait and see! See you in the court tomorrow morning, we will solve the intellectual issues culturally! You just wait for me!"

Xia Lin said so, but his words had nothing to do with culture. However, his attitude and speech won him applause from the rough people around him.

Jingzhao Yin stood there with a pale face, and he didn't know how to deal with this move. After thinking for a long time, Jingzhao Yin remembered Ma Zhou.

"Is there such a thing?"

Ma Zhou was reviewing memorials from various places at this moment. When he heard about the grievances of Jingzhao Prefecture, he was not in a hurry: "Why did you stir up this hornet's nest?"

Jingzhao Yin was also at a loss whether to laugh or cry: "How could I dare to provoke this grandfather? He took the initiative to come to my house. I can understand that he is young and hot-tempered and wants to fight for justice, but...he went too far in this matter."

"How many files do you have in backlog?" Ma Zhou suddenly asked, "Some things can be understood if they are not put on the table, but if they are put on the table, it will be unacceptable."

"I..." Jingzhao Yin was stunned, then said a little embarrassedly: "It's... not that many, only more than 170 cases, which is much less than the Ministry of Justice and the Dali Temple. The Ministry of Justice has more than 2,000 cases, and the Dali Temple has nearly 3,000 cases."

Ma Zhou slammed the pen on the table and said, "Okay, Lord Prefect. Tomorrow you will announce this in the hall and ask Xia Daosheng to burn down the Ministry of Justice and the Dali Temple."

Only then did Jingzhao Yin realize that he had said the wrong thing. This kind of behavior of dragging others to die with him when he was about to die, no matter what their relationship was like before, as long as these words were spoken in public, things would be out of control.

At that time, it would not be Xia Daosheng who would cause trouble, but the Ministry of Justice and the Dali Temple. These two departments would kill people. He, the Jingzhao Prefecture, might not be able to withstand the impact of the real combat power of these two.

"Ma Xiang, what should we do now?"

Seeing that the prefect was really panicked, Ma Zhou was not in a hurry. He just frowned slightly and said, "As the saying goes, a scholar encounters a soldier and cannot explain himself clearly. He is the kind of person who makes trouble for no reason and never gives in. The only one who can mediate is Your Majesty. Even he and Your Majesty would quarrel. You can see how messed up this person is." The Jingzhao Prefect was also very stupid. He had been an official for his entire life, but this was the first time he encountered such a thing.

"That moment..."

Ma Zhou lowered his eyelids again: "Retreat to advance."

"To retreat in order to advance?" Jingzhao Yin was stunned for a moment and then said, "Ma Xiang means..."

"If he likes to investigate, give him all your backlogged cases. He has no job at the moment, so I'll assign him to Jingzhao Prefecture."

"Great!" Jingzhao Yin glared, "This is a great plan that will win both ways."

"Yes." Ma Zhou smiled and said, "Although I have been criticized by him before, I do not like Xia Daosheng's boastful character. Tomorrow you will submit a memorial and I will approve a note to have him go to Jingzhao Prefecture to assist in the investigation and management, and to clear up the accumulated files. When Your Majesty returns, no matter whether he succeeds or not, I will report him for interfering in government affairs."

"Isn't this... a bit heavy?"

Jingzhao Yin started to speak up for Xia Lin now, not because he thought Xia Lin was a talent, but because he was worried that Xia Daosheng would become desperate if this continued.

"Nothing. He is the person appointed by the previous emperor to assist the new emperor. As long as he is not guilty of treason, it is not a serious crime. This is his qualification to be arrogant because of his favor. If his crime is minor, how can we ask him to leave immediately? Just asking him not to roam around in front of us is better than anything else."

When Jingzhao Yin heard this, he agreed deeply. He could see from Ma Zhou's behavior that with Xia Daosheng's style of doing things, even those who were members of the Floating Party could not tolerate him.

Come to think of it, he is so conceited and domineering. Apart from his own father, who else could tolerate such a person?

As expected, Xia Lin went to the main hall to make trouble the next day. He sat cross-legged and started pointing at Jingzhao Yin and scolding him. The civil and military officials really watched a big show. Although they thought it was ridiculous, it was not a disaster for them, so they naturally didn't say much. Even those who were in the same party as Jingzhao Yin didn't say much. After all, it was not a matter of principle and no one wanted to provoke this ancestor.

"Lord Xia, please be more careful with your words. The government is in a good order now, and there will be problems of one kind or another as the old is replaced by the new. It will take some time to resolve them."

"Don't talk nonsense to me. I'm here today just to get an explanation. If he can't give one, you'll have to quit your job as Jingzhao Yin. Shout... shout..." Xia Lin rolled his eyes around, and the people he saw hurriedly lowered their heads.

"You! It's you! Go do it."

Xia Lin pointed at a young eunuch holding a lamp nearby and said, "You go and become the Jingzhao Yin."

The young eunuch turned pale and knelt down immediately: "Please spare my life, sir... eunuchs who interfere in government affairs will be beheaded... sir."

All the civil and military officials wanted to laugh but didn't dare to. Only Jingzhao Yin's face turned green. He nodded vigorously at this time: "Xia Daosheng, since you are so aggressive, I will do as you wish."

After saying this, he took out the memorial and bowed forward: "Prime Minister Ma, I have a memorial to make a request!"

Ma Zhou nodded: "Please go ahead."

"The Jingzhao Prefecture has limited talent and insufficient manpower. Recently, there has been a backlog of cases. I sincerely request that the court dispatch talented and knowledgeable people to help the Jingzhao Prefecture clear the backlog." Jingzhao Yin said this and turned back to look at Xia Lin before continuing, "I'm sure the court will agree."

Ma Zhou frowned and said, "All my colleagues are in trouble, I know that very well. But sending more people at this time may be against the rules."

"Come on, come on, stop acting."

Xia Lin stopped pretending and did a one-armed pirouette and patted his chest, "You just asked me to do it. If it works, it's because you guys are good at mobilizing people. If it doesn't, it's because I'm a loser and incompetent. Fine, I'll take it. Tell me, what are you going to do?"

His words not only showed disrespect to the Jingzhao Prefecture, but also to Ma Zhou. Ma Zhou's face immediately turned dark, and he even showed an expression of laughter as if he was so angry.

The officials in charge of cultural relics all took a step back in unison, fearing that the blood would splash five steps away and stain their clothes.

"Okay!" Ma Zhou suddenly raised his voice: "Xia Daosheng, you are a military man, do you dare to sign a military order?"

Xia Lin tilted his head and said, "It's fine, but since you've set the rules for me, don't blame me for negotiating!"

After saying that, he glanced around and said in a cold voice: "I can't do it, so I will punish you by military law. But if anyone tries to trip me up, don't blame me for discussing military law with you too!"

(End of this chapter)