This was the first time that Lin Jue directly talked to Guo Chong about the crown prince. In the past, he couldn't get a word in at all, but later he couldn't talk about it to avoid taboos. In fact, it was still difficult to discuss the choice of crown prince in front of Guo Chong.
Inappropriate. However, what Lin Jue did today was an extremely smart move.
Lin Jue saw that Guo Chong was in a low mood at the moment. At this time, Guo Chong was full of frustration and frustration, and he was even a little at a loss. At this time, it was easiest for him to listen to words, and it was also the easiest time to cause him to reflect. Lin Jue wanted to catch him
Taking this opportunity to guide Guo Chong's thoughts, although implicitly accusing Guo Chong at this time may backfire, but based on Lin Jue's understanding of Guo Chong, he is generally a person who knows how to reflect on himself. He is not the kind of unreasonable person.
Because of this, Lin Jue had the courage to say these words. And this argument about virtuous and unvirtuous people was also a question that Lin Jue had been thinking about.
When it comes to the matter of establishing a prince, there has been a lot of debate in the past dynasties about establishing an elder and establishing a virtuous person, but generally speaking, establishing a direct eldest son has the upper hand, largely because it is easy to operate and does not cause too many disputes. But establishing a virtuous person is different.
, different standards of virtuousness will lead to variables. In fact, Lin Jue also understood this truth after thinking about it. Lin Jue believed that for a country, the stability of political power transfer is the first priority, and the virtuous monarch actually lies in
To a certain extent, it is not that important, because things are basically done by ministers. Only ministers in charge need talented people. As long as the monarch is not so tyrannical and ignorant, the country will not be in any bad shape.
After hearing this long speech, Guo Chong really fell into deep thought. After a while, he sighed softly: "It seems that I am the culprit that caused all this. My selfishness is what caused them to fight with each other.
The reason for the seizure. If everything were according to the ancestral system, we would not be able to fight for it. I really hope that the Great Zhou Dynasty will be good. I hope to seek change and virtue, but it turns out that I am wrong."
Lin Jue said softly: "Your Majesty, I am not blaming the Emperor. The Emperor's idea is actually not wrong, but it is not combined with the current situation. At present, we, the Great Zhou Dynasty, must give priority to stability. The unity and stability of the imperial court are so important. Foreign enemies are watching, and national strength
Weakness can be said to be a time of internal and external troubles. Internal strife at this time is a big taboo. That’s what I think anyway. Maybe what I said is wrong. Your Majesty, don’t blame me. Just treat it as nonsense.”
Guo Chong shook his head and said: "No, I think what you said is pertinent. At least you are still thinking of ways for the court, while many people are just dawdling. That's all, I'm tired, you go back. I want to have a good rest.
Take a break and think about it. I need to make a decision on many things."
Lin Jue bowed and saluted and said: "I obey the order. However, there is one thing that the emperor has not made clear to me. I will feel uneasy when I go back."
Guo Chong was stunned and said: "What's the matter?"
Lin Jue said: "This is the crime I concealed and did not report. The emperor has not punished me yet, so I feel uneasy."
Guo Chong frowned and thought for a while and said: "You have already explained that although you deceived me, this matter actually has nothing to do with you. You were just a child when it happened. The crime of deception is excusable.
I would like to thank you, the Lin family. If it were not for the Lin family, my daughter might not have survived. The merits and demerits are equal, so I won’t punish you."
Lin Jue bowed and thanked. Guo Chong turned to Lu Wu and said, "I had the intention to keep you here to talk in the palace, but I am upset at the moment. In addition, your identity cannot be announced for the time being, so I won't keep you here. Come and accompany me tomorrow at noon.
How about I have lunch?"
Before Lu Wu could hesitate, Lin Jue handed him a color, and Lu Wu just
He nodded helplessly and said: "As ordered."
Guo Chong waved his hand and said, "You go ahead."
Lin Jue was about to turn around and leave when he heard Lu Wu say: "Your Majesty, Lu Wu can I ask you something?"
Guo Chong had already sunk deeply into the chair with a dull expression. After hearing this, he straightened up again and said, "Say."
Lu Wu said: "I heard that my adoptive mother was arrested and brought to the capital. Lu Wu begged the emperor not to embarrass her. She is also the one who raised Lu Wu and is very kind to Lu Wu. She is actually very pitiful. Lu Wu hopes
If the emperor can let her go, Lu Wu would like to see her."
Guo Chong thought for a while, nodded and said: "Although this woman is also an accomplice, she was only forced to obey, and she really has no big fault. She is your adoptive mother, so naturally I will not embarrass her. She has been escorted into the palace.
Yes. I will interrogate her personally tomorrow. Come tomorrow at noon, and I will let you meet."
Luwu Yingying knelt down to thank her, kowtowed heavily, and then stood up and followed Lin Jue out of the Spring Pavilion.
After leaving Spring Pavilion, the spring outside was cold and cold. Lin Jue took a long breath of cold air and felt a little calmer. I originally thought that tonight would be an uncontrollable situation, but now it seems that it is better than imagined. Although
It's still extremely tricky, but at least it's not out of control yet.
Lin Jue and others came out, and Qian Delu, who was standing at the door, wanted to lift the curtain and enter the room to serve. Lin Jue grabbed the corner of Qian Delu's clothes and whispered: "Eunuch Qian, please take a step to speak."
Qian Delu was stunned for a moment, then followed Lin Jue to the side and whispered: "What's the matter? Please keep it short. We still have to go in and serve the emperor."
Lin Jue nodded, reached into his arms and took out a few silver notes and stuffed them into Qian Delu's hand. Qian Delu took a look through the lantern in the corridor and was shocked. It was a full five thousand taels of silver.
"What is this for? What is this for?" Qian Delu smacked his lips.
"I sincerely ask Eunuch Qian to take care of Concubine Rong. Don't let Concubine Rong suffer. Although I don't know what kind of place Changchun Pavilion is, I think it must be an uninhabitable place. If Eunuch-in-law can care about you, Lin and Lu Wu will be very grateful."
All done." Lin Jue cupped his hands and said.
When Qian Delu heard this, he hurriedly said in a low voice: "Oh, so that's what happened. Even if Mr. Lin doesn't say hello, our family will take care of us. Concubine Rong always treats our family well, how can our family be so ungrateful?"
The person? This money..."
Lin Jue smiled and said: "My father-in-law, please keep it so that you can take care of it. After all, my wife made a big mistake, and my father-in-law took a risk. If you need anything else, please tell me."
Qian Delu said with a smile: "It makes sense. We really need to take care of it. Those people are talkative and will shut up if they are given some money. In this case, our family will keep it first. We have thought about it. There is a small partition in the south corner of Changchun Pavilion.
The courtyard is quite quiet. Let's take some people to clean it, and let the queen live there first, so no one will disturb her. We will also send a few clever servants to serve her, so that she can easily use whatever she needs to eat or use."
Lin Jue nodded and said, "Thank you, father-in-law."
Green Wu on the side also hurriedly saluted Qian Delu and thanked him: "Thank you so much, father-in-law. Thank you so much."
Qian Delu hurriedly returned the courtesy and said: "Oh, how dare you accept the princess's gift and offend me? Don't say anything. I will leave your affairs to our family. I will not let your mother suffer. We will not let you suffer."
We have to go in, we can’t delay any longer. If anything happens later, I’ll let the princess and Mr. Lin know.”
Lin Jue nodded and watched Qian Delu put the banknotes into his sleeves and turned to leave. Then he took Lu Wu's cold little hand and wanted to go. Suddenly,
Lin Jue's eyes glanced at a figure standing behind a pillar not far away. After a closer look, he found that the person was Zhao Yuankang, the commander of the front department of the palace. Zhao Yuankang stood in the shadow under a pillar, stretching out his arms.
He was craning his neck as if eavesdropping on something, which made Lin Jue's heart tremble and his scalp numb.
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The great spring night at the third watch is the best time for a deep sleep, but in the Flower Hall of the Prime Minister's Mansion, several important figures of the Zhou Dynasty were sitting silently, with different expressions.
Footsteps sounded, and a steward came quickly with a corner of his robe in hand, entering the flower hall and attracting the attention of everyone in the hall. The steward had never been so noticed by so many important officials of the imperial court, so his heart beat faster and he was a little panicked.
There was actually a piece of garlic mixed under his feet, and he fell to the floor of the flower hall with a thud. He grinned in pain.
"Why are you panicking? It's useless." Lu Zhongtian cursed angrily.
"Yes, yes, yes." The housekeeper got up and hurriedly came to Lu Zhongtian regardless of the pain in his body, handing over a letter with both hands.
"Go down." Lu Zhongtian shouted.
The butler hurriedly agreed and bowed out. In the midst of the rush, he looked at the people present from the corner of his eyes, only to find that their attention was no longer on him, but on the letter in Lu Zhongtian's hand. In the butler's heart
Some were a little angry, it turned out that they were not paying attention to themselves just now, but the news they brought.
Over here, Lu Zhongtian had already opened the envelope and took out a piece of letterhead. He shook his head and leaned closer to the candlelight to look at it, a smile slowly appeared on his face.
"How's it going? How's it going?" Wu Chunlai, who was sitting sideways, asked, stretching his neck.
"Yes, grandpa, how is the matter?" Huai Wang Guo Xuye, who was sitting on the other side, asked with excitement in his eyes.
The remaining officials are all close relatives of Lu Zhongtian and Wu Chunlai, and they are all waiting expectantly for Lu Zhongtian's answer.
Lu Zhongtian stroked his beard and smiled, then handed the letter to the candle and lit it. The letter burst into flames and instantly turned into ashes.
"Good news, good news." Lu Zhongtian said.
When everyone heard this, they immediately looked relieved. Wu Chunlai whispered: "What's wrong? Has Concubine Rong been sentenced to death? How did the Queen Mother react?"
Lu Zhongtian shook his head and said: "That's not true. The emperor was furious. After we went there, he drove to the Rongxiu Palace. It is said that the emperor was furious, but unfortunately no outsiders were allowed in. The person who sent the news only heard a few words. But Concubine Rong has already
She was demoted to the cold palace and waited for her fate. After entering Changchun Pavilion, is there anyone who can come out alive? Concubine Rong will definitely die."
"Great! This is a breath of bad breath. I don't know how many bad things Concubine Rong said about me in front of the Emperor. This time, I deserved it. Is there any intention from the Emperor? Do you want to thoroughly investigate the culprit behind it?" Guo Xu asked excitedly
road.
"There is no decree. But Lin Jue was summoned to the palace, and he brought your lost sister with him. The emperor talked to them inside for a long time," Lu Zhongtian said.
"Ah? That fellow Lin Jue has entered the palace? Why did the emperor summon him?" Wu Chunlai frowned.
"What's the point of asking? When the emperor knew what Concubine Rong had done, he must have asked Lin Jue to take his concubine to verify the authenticity and confront him. Lin Jue probably wouldn't be able to escape this time. He should have known about this earlier.
Yes, can the emperor get around him? He deceived the emperor and concealed it and refused to retaliate." Guo Xu said in a deep voice.
Wu Chunlai frowned and said nothing, only thinking deeply.
