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

Chapter 513 The verdict is out, Xia Lin has been sentenced!
Ever since the case of Minister Feng was reopened, Anzi has been discussing the case with his colleagues in the Dali Temple across the railings every day, and remotely controlling the people outside to conduct the investigation and trial.

Xia Lin seemed particularly bored. If Dong Niang wasn't an important witness who couldn't go anywhere, he estimated that the hole in the yard could have been dug to South America, um... to Rio de Janeiro.

It was not until one month and nineteen days after he was detained that the verdict on Xia Lin was finally announced, along with the verdict on those officials who were imprisoned in the Dali Temple cell because of him.

This matter was the highest instruction made by the Ministry of Justice, the Dali Temple and the Central Government who sent personnel to the Central Plains to find Emperor Jingtai. After listening to the report, Emperor Jingtai felt that Mr. Zhu was like a god on earth.

If I hadn't come here to hide and stayed in the capital for them to mess around, my life would have been shortened by many years. Just from the personnel appointments and dismissals in the past two seasons, it can be seen how intense the struggle in the capital has become. The various forces are fighting so fiercely that even the internal conflicts among them have already broken out.

The top leader and second in command of the floating party even started fighting with bayonets...

Now it seems that Ma Zhou has won.

"Mr. Zhu, what do you think should be done now?"

"Although Daosheng's move was rash, it was a good strategy to retreat in order to advance. Your Majesty should just follow his wishes. He doesn't want anything, he just wants to return to his Jiangnan Province."

Mr. Zhu's words made Emperor Jingtai laugh, but he said, "He is guarding the late emperor's body as a son and nephew. I can't ask him to go back because of the etiquette and law."

"Then all his official positions and titles will be stripped from him, completely."

Emperor Jingtai was stunned for a moment: "Is this...appropriate?"

"This is the only thing that is most appropriate at this moment, Your Majesty. His crime of interfering in other people's affairs is already extremely serious. If he is given a light sentence, how will others see it? Moreover, there are so many people who will be punished with him. If he can be given a light sentence, how will those officials be dealt with?"

"Well, Mr. Zhu is right. So be it."

Emperor Jingtai waved his hand and re-sentenced everyone.

Except for one person - Anzi.

Anzi was a little arrogant, and he was indeed rebellious, but this was within his duties, so the emperor could not punish him for being inhumane. If he really wanted to punish him, he would have to wait until the future when he had to balance the situation before finding a reason.

For example, Anzi was in disarray when he went to court yesterday.

But he must never be punished for enforcing the law and coming into conflict with higher-ranking officials.

A qualified emperor does not need to see justice and fairness, he only needs to see the balance between yin and yang. There are so many unjust, false and wrong cases in the world, some of which are even condoned by the emperor himself. How can he possibly uncover them all?

The imperial edict was quickly sent back to Jinling City and distributed to various departments. When everyone took a look at it, they were all shocked, because basically all the officials were dealt with to the maximum extent possible: those who killed would be punished with death, those who embezzled would be exiled, and those who committed misconduct would be dismissed from their posts.

Xia Daosheng is the troublemaker.

"The imperial edict has arrived! I have received the favor of Heaven and inherited the great foundation of the Nine Temples. I am vigilant day and night to ensure the safety of the people. General Xia Lin of Ningbo was promoted to an important position with his humble talent. He did not think of serving the country with loyalty, but dared to communicate with the vassal states, privately accepted money and silk, disrupted the salt and iron industry, disregarded the laws of the country, and usurped power. The Censorate impeached him and found him guilty of corruption and private gains. If he is not punished, how can we rectify the government and set an example for others?

Xia Lin can be stripped of all his official positions and handed over to the Dali Temple for interrogation. His accomplices Wang Zhongzhen, the Minister of the Ministry of Revenue, and Zhang Shoude, the Junior Magistrate of Jingzhao, are also suspended from their posts pending investigation. All of their confiscated property will be used to provide disaster relief to Hebei Province. The Ministry of Justice and the Censorate will hold a joint trial today to get the truth and not let any traitors escape."

"Your Majesty, Xia Lin accepts your order."

Xia Lin stepped forward and took the imperial eunuch's order. After taking it, the eunuch chuckled and said, "Master Xia, I have been wronged these days. I have arranged a banquet for you. Would you please do me the honor?"

"Come on, you are not afraid of getting stained by me. Wait a few days. Next time you go to Fuliang on business, I will take you to have some fun."

The eunuch was flattered and immediately clasped his fists: "Thank you, Lord Xia. I won't delay you now. I still have a lot of imperial edicts on hand."

"Go ahead, and go slowly on the road."

"Thank you for your concern, Lord Dexia."

After the eunuch left, Xia Lin opened the imperial edict and read it carefully, clicking his tongue: "Not only have I lost all my official positions, but my property has also been confiscated! This BYD is really cruel."

At this time, Dong Niang came forward to take a look, and then whispered: "What should we do now... If you have no money, I still have some, which are all deducted from you over the years."

Xia Lin turned around and glanced at her, his eyes wide open: "Wait a minute, how come every penny matches when you report the bill? Oh!~~~ Dong Niang, it turns out that you, a guy with thick eyebrows and big eyes, have also learned to take kickbacks."

"His family property is only six taels of silver."

An Musi, who had changed back into his official uniform, came over and glanced at Xia Lin coldly: "You have been an official for almost ten years, but you don't even own a house. You don't even have ten taels of silver. With your position, you have cut off the path for others."

"Hey! Anzi, you investigated me!?"

An Zi put on his official hat in a serious manner and said: "The Dali Temple has everyone's background, including yours. Also, as a commoner, please call me Lord An."

"You son of a bitch!"

Xia Lin originally wanted to go up and beat him, but then he thought better of it. An Zi was so weak, he didn't want to go up and beat him to death.

When they walked out of the main gate of Zongzheng Temple, there were already many people waiting to greet them. Most of them were scholars dressed as Confucian scholars, and some were ordinary people. At this moment, Xia Daosheng was wearing common clothes, but Anzi was still wearing official uniform. He raised his head and glanced at the people around him who came to greet him, then sat on the sedan chair with an expressionless face.

It feels like he's acting like a big shot.

"Anzi."

Xia Lin took two quick steps to his sedan chair and tapped the window. The curtain was opened to reveal An Zi's face. Xia Lin nodded at him and said, "Don't try to die. As long as you don't die, I can get you out anyway."

Anzi didn't say much, just chuckled and lowered the curtain, very cold and aloof.

Xia Lin stood there and watched An Zi leave. To others, this was the cause of the conflict between their two personalities, but only Xia Lin himself knew that he was actually watching a generous man go to his death. At this moment, the sun was behind him, making An Zi's departing figure shine brightly.

"Congratulations, Master Xia!"

"Master Xia finally came out."

"Master Xia! I want to give you a son!"

When Xia Lin heard this, he looked back, pointed at the guy and shouted, "Men can't have children."

As everyone laughed, Xia Lin was also taken to a carriage. He leaned his head out of the carriage, waved to the people who greeted him and shouted, "Go home, I have to go back to guard the tomb. Don't miss me too much."

As the wheels rolled forward, Xia Lin's head retracted. He sighed but said nothing.

"What's wrong? Are you not happy even after getting out of jail?"

The one who came to pick him up was naturally the little princess. Seeing Xia Lin looking worried in the car, the little princess asked curiously.

"It's not that I'm unhappy, I'm just a little confused right now. Anzi wants to overturn a major case from the past and go to war with the Gao Shilian Group head-on, but he won't let me participate. What do you think I should do?"

The little princess pointed at her chin and pondered for a long time, but how could she have any idea about a duel of this level? After thinking about it, she just sighed and leaned on Xia Lin's shoulder: "I can't think of it."

"If you can't think of it, then forget it."

Xia Lin leaned against the carriage, watching the scenery move backward. He said that he was only at the county level, and now he really felt that he had almost reached his limit, and he was a little powerless to wrestle any further.

Especially when the brute force stage is over and you need to start using your wits, the feeling of being stretched to the limit becomes more and more intense.

But it doesn't matter, as long as he can get back to Jiangnan Road as soon as possible, everything will be fine. Then he can click on the howitzer cheat, and then click on the rails and steam engine. Seriously, even if the opponents have an IQ of 150, they can't withstand MM.

As for now, it was pretty good. The prince didn't allow him to get involved in government affairs anymore, and Anzi didn't want him to participate in the Legalist charge.

Then the only thing left for Xia Lin to do is to guard the tomb, but it is not possible to ask him to guard the mountain every day...

Write a novel.

Or it could be said to be plagiarizing a novel.

On his way back, he happened to pass by the Ministry of Justice and the Dali Temple. He could see that these two government offices were extremely busy. The prisoner carts were like cabbages being transported to people's homes in the north in winter, one cart after another...

"Pause."

Xia Lin's carriage stopped nearby, and the bailiffs immediately came forward to drive him away. But when they drew aside the curtain and saw it was Xia Lin, the two young men were so frightened that they stood at attention, turned around on the spot, and then went back.

At this moment, those officials who were once well-dressed were now wearing prison uniforms and locked in prison cars. Some were transferred to the Ministry of Justice’s prison, while others were directly transferred to the Department of Prison Sentences to be exiled.

The huge flow of people just fits the saying - I watched him build a tall building, I watched him entertain guests, and I watched his building collapse.

Many of these people sitting in the prison van were once ordinary people who would have been guilty of even looking up at them, and many of them were celebrities with many titles to their credit.

Xia Lin had no doubt that their group hated him. If he fell into the hands of this group of people, he would be torn to pieces.

"Dong Niang!"

Xia Lin suddenly slapped his thigh and shouted, and the little princess next to him was startled by him: "What's wrong with Dong Niang?"

"Dong Niang is the only key witness. An Zi can't charge forward without Dong Niang. If they can't deal with An Zi, can they deal with Dong Niang?"

After Xia Lin suddenly realized what was happening, he pondered for a long time, then turned his head to look at the little princess: "You go back first, I have something to do."

"Well...be careful then."

"Don't worry, I'm most afraid of death." Xia Lin smiled and pinched his wife's face: "I will definitely do things seriously."

(End of this chapter)