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

Chapter 670 A Reckless Man!

Go to the New Army camp to demand people?
That's pure fantasy.

The legal order in Nanjing is now on the verge of collapse because after they dealt with Anzi, they also removed several officials from the legal system from their posts.

The law is a system where one move affects the whole situation. If they can call a deer a horse, then don't be surprised if some people take their judgments as a precedent and start a new era of calling a deer a horse.

Chaos reigned, the wilderness was desolate, and everyone was on edge. Just as they were preparing to celebrate their victory, Xia Lin returned, bringing with him a raw, untamed aura. He pounced on them with methods even more ruthless than barbaric, appearing to onlookers like a tiger descending from the mountain.

The tiger itself isn't scary; what's scary is that the cage that originally held the tiger was dismantled by their own hands. Without the cage to restrain him, Xia Lin can now act with complete impunity.

The law? The law is no longer effective, because they can write laws to punish others, so naturally someone will write laws to punish them.

In the past, there were always people in the Legalists who defended the law and protected the bottom line. However, now that their charge has failed, Xia Lin can do whatever he wants even more recklessly.

The aristocratic families whose members had been taken began seeking help everywhere. First, they went to the Grand General of the Imperial Guards. After listening to their plea, the Grand General simply waved his hand and said, "The New Army is the New Army, and the Imperial Guards are the Imperial Guards. Asking me to manage the New Army's affairs would be breaking the rules. Although I can't manage it either, I'll give you a suggestion: go to the Ministry of War. They can handle it."

So the group turned around and went to the Ministry of War. The Minister of War hid for a while but found that he could not hide any longer, so he had no choice but to meet with the group.

"Please calm down for a moment."

"Still trying to stay calm? Your own children have been taken away, their fates unknown. How can we stay calm? You need to give us an explanation for what happened today. Don't you have nephews among your children? Are you just going to stand by and watch?"

The Minister of War sighed: "It's not that I don't want to manage it, but I really can't. Their new army doesn't belong to the imperial military system; they are under the general system. They are under the feudal prince system. It wouldn't be right for me to manage it; it's against the law."

"Then tell me what to do!"

"Regarding this matter of the legal code, we still need to go to the Dali Temple. Yes, Dali Temple!"

Upon hearing the name Dali Temple, everyone present wilted. They had thoroughly offended Dali Temple, and now they wanted to ask Dali Temple for help? Well then, fifty lashes would be enough to warrant immediate execution.

"Let's go directly to His Majesty..."

They arrived at the palace, travel-worn and weary. Upon seeing Emperor Jingtai, they began to wail and lodge accusations, saying that the perpetrators of the previous crimes had not yet been found, yet so many people had been arrested, which was utterly lawless.

Emperor Jingtai was shocked. He stood up and asked, "What happened?"

They told Emperor Jingtai everything, how Xia Lin had allowed his troops to commit violence, how he had broken into people's homes, and how he had beaten and arrested people. In their account, Xia Lin's arrival had caused the sky to fall over the capital.

"Very well, this scoundrel! So arrogant and boastful of his achievements, he dares to act so brazenly in the capital!" Emperor Jingtai gritted his teeth. "Go, Delu. Go and bring that scoundrel to me!"

Seeing Emperor Jingtai's fury, they realized there was a chance for them to succeed, so they quickly retreated to the side and waited.

A short while later, Xia Lin strode in, led by the chief eunuch. He did not kneel before the emperor, but simply cupped his hands and said, "Your subject greets Your Majesty the Emperor of Great Wei. Long live Your Majesty!"

"I ask you!" Emperor Jingtai stood up: "Did you detain the children of these families? Was it without cause?"

"Yes."

"Why is this?" Emperor Jingtai asked, frowning. "Do you still consider me the emperor?"

Asking this question meant that the emperor had murderous intent. The representatives of the noble families around him began to applaud in their hearts, waiting for the two to have a fierce battle. If they could break them up because of this, it would be an unexpected bonus.

But then Xia Lin rummaged in his pocket for a while and pulled out a folded book with more than thirty pages. With a flick of his wrist, the book was unfolded.

"Your Majesty, please allow me to detail the crimes of those individuals."

Having said that, he cleared his throat: "The son of a Yellow Gate Attendant, peeping at an eighty-year-old woman using the toilet, is a violation of public morals and should be punished with thirty strokes of the cane and given a three-day reprimand..."

The list of charges against the spoiled brats he had arrested included all sorts of absurd accusations: kicking over a local's wonton stall, peeping at an old lady using the toilet, urinating into someone's water tank, and even taking someone's undergarments that were drying outside.

Those who came to plead their cases turned red in the face. These were all trivial matters that they had confessed to themselves, and none of them were major issues. But the key was that once these things were laid bare before the Emperor, even minor issues became major issues.

Emperor Jingtai glared fiercely at those pleading for mercy, but still questioned, "Even if everything the superiors say is true, this is not a matter for a soldier like you to concern yourself with. What are your intentions?" "Oh? Your Majesty is quite right. How about this: I have indeed overstepped my bounds. Your Majesty may sentence or punish as appropriate, and I will accept it. But I don't know who should be in charge of these matters?"

"Matters concerning laws and regulations are naturally handled by the Jingzhao Prefecture, the Ministry of Justice, and the Dali Temple."

"No, the Prefect of the Capital must avoid suspicion. The person who stole the girl's undergarments is a relative of the Prefect of the Capital. We must avoid suspicion in this matter."

"Then let's go to the Ministry of Justice."

"No, no." Xia Lin waved his hand and said, "One of the young men said when he went in that the Minister of Justice was his future father-in-law. How can that be allowed?"

Emperor Jingtai nodded: "Then let's go to the Dali Temple."

"The Court of Judicial Review is fine. As for my punishment, Your Majesty, it is up to you. I am used to being away from home, and it may be a little hard to adapt to seeing so many lawless people in the capital. However, we soldiers are tough; we admit our mistakes and stand firm in our punishments. I will send someone to transfer those people to the Court of Judicial Review right away."

"Absolutely not!"

Immediately, someone jumped out anxiously and began to plead for leniency, but not for those little brats, but for Xia Lin.

Between two evils, choose the lesser. Although everyone knows that Xia Lin and the Dali Temple will take the opportunity to avenge Anmus, at least they can be spared if they go to Xia Lin. But if they go to the Dali Temple, given the current murderous aura of the Dali Temple, they can dig up all the bad things their ancestors did for eighteen generations.

The slogan "Princes are subject to the same laws as commoners" has been chanted for two thousand years, but very few people have actually put it into practice, because those in power will not dare to break this rule, and those below will not dare to break it.

Now Xia Lin is going to stab them. Can the blood of gentlemen be shed for nothing? If he doesn't kill them one by one, Xia Lin is risking his life. What's the point? He's hoping that if he doesn't want to live, they'll all die a horrible death.

"Fine." Xia Lin crossed his arms. "You think you can just leave me here? Military law will punish you: stealing means chopping off your hand, peeping means blinding you, kicking means chopping off your foot. You all know military law is ruthless. If you ask me, how about I send you to the Dali Temple?"

Everyone knows he's just being ridiculous, but what can you do about it? Sue him? If you push him too far, he might massacre the entire city! What they fear most is a rogue soldier like Xia Lin. Guo Da used to be just like that, giving everyone a headache. But Guo Da's advantage is that he also has a family, so they have to consider their influence to some extent.

But this BYD guy has neither a family nor a backer; he got to where he is purely by his own efforts. Unless the emperor is determined to get rid of him, even the Heavenly King himself wouldn't be able to help him.

But the problem now is that even if the emperor is determined to deal with him, he doesn't dare to. He is a wall between the Tang Dynasty, the Central Plains, the grasslands, and the Great Wei. If this wall is torn down, none of them are confident that they can stop the storm outside the wall.

The current Great Wei, they eat his food, drink his water, and rely on him for protection. What to do about him?
Everyone fell silent at that moment, and Xia Lin was subsequently punished with a one-year salary deduction and three days of solitary confinement...

At this moment, the atmosphere in the Dali Temple, which was extremely oppressive, suddenly came from the sound of armor. Then the gate was pushed open, and several burly men in blood-red armor dragged in a few bruised and swollen boys. They then pushed them onto the wet grass and said, "Here you go."

After saying that, they turned and left.

The monks of Dali Temple emerged one after another. They were originally refined and cultured scholars, but when they saw who had been thrown over, their demeanor changed completely. They almost collectively transformed into vengeful ghosts from the abyss, becoming especially terrifying...

"Welcome to Dali Temple."

The acting Minister of the Court of Judicial Review stood there with his arms crossed, speaking in his unique scholarly voice, but every word he uttered carried a sinister and eerie aura.

Those men who had been beaten senseless by the soldiers suddenly felt the gate of the Dali Temple vanish, replaced by a huge beast's mouth with sharp teeth.

Xia Lin was sentenced to three days of solitary confinement, which was a light punishment. No one would say anything, since he usually wouldn't stay here for long and there was no need to cause trouble for himself by getting involved with such a person.

But when they gathered together to discuss how to rescue their own offspring, they were all at a loss for words, because getting them out of trouble was now a pipe dream.

Just now, the Court of Judicial Review requested a joint trial by the three judicial departments.

A joint trial by three judicial departments! What are they investigating? Certainly not peeping at an old lady using the toilet, right? This is a serious matter.

What's even more terrifying is that the Dali Temple has now entered a killing spree, and they know exactly how these people operate. After these people entered the Dali Temple, they disappeared without a trace, like a clay ox sinking into the sea.

Upon realizing the horror of this matter, the entire aristocratic family group in the capital immediately activated a coordinated action. Among them were many intelligent individuals who also realized at this moment that something extremely frightening was about to happen: the end times they had created were about to backfire, and the chaotic era of laws was about to begin indiscriminately slaughtering everyone.
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I'm really tired today... so I'll post less. I'll try to resume two updates a day tomorrow. I'm feeling really anxious.

(End of this chapter)