(There should be another update later, I’m working on coding!)
While they were talking, several riders rushed dozens of steps below the fortress and shouted loudly towards the city: "People on the city, listen, Prime Minister Lu and Minister Yang want to talk to you. Don't shoot arrows!"
Lin Jue laughed softly and said: "Old rules always try to fool us."
Sun Dayong said: "I bet the two old thieves must have persuaded you to surrender, promising not to kill you, guaranteeing all lives, and so on."
Lin Jue raised his thumb and praised: "Brother Sun is wise."
Shen Tan rolled his eyes and said, "It's already this time, but you two are still in the mood to joke around."
Sun Dayong shouted to the people below the city: "Tell you Prime Minister Lu and Secret Envoy Yang that we don't know how to shoot arrows. We are different from them and we are not shameless people."
The cavalry galloped back, and a moment later, dozens of cavalrymen carrying large shields tightly protected Lu Zhongtian, Yang Jun, and Wu Chunlai and came dozens of steps away. The large shields covered Lu Zhongtian and others so tightly that no one could see them.
Lin Juelang laughed loudly and said: "Privy Yang, Prime Minister Lu, why don't you just come forward wearing a tortoise shell? You are as cautious and timid as a mouse, and in front of tens of thousands of forbidden troops, you are not afraid of being laughed at. "
The shield was withdrawn, and Yang Jun shouted loudly: "Lin Jue, don't be so arrogant. You don't even look at the current situation, and you are still talking shamelessly here."
Lin Jue laughed and said: "Privy Yang, I have this kind of virtue, don't you understand me? I also want to thank Privy Yang for letting us out on the street. Although we failed to escape from the city, we still have to thank Privy Yang for his help." Friendly."
Yang Jun's expression changed, and he turned to look at Lu Zhongtian and said, "Don't you believe Mr. Lu's lies? These guys are just trying to sow discord. I'm not letting them go. Don't be fooled."
Lu Zhongtian's face was cold and he said calmly: "Don't worry, how could I be fooled? Why should Privy Yang be nervous?"
Lu Zhongtian came to supervise the battle in person. On the one hand, he had to kill Guo Bing and Guo Kun and his son for the sake of important things. On the other hand, he was actually very surprised after hearing the news that Yang Jun was ineffective in intercepting. So many soldiers and horses could not stop Lin. There are more than a thousand troops of Lin Jue and others, which is somewhat unreasonable. Lu Zhongtian does suspect that Yang Jun is playing two-faced and deliberately lets Lin Jue and others escape to leave a way out for the future. After all, Yang Jun and himself are not the same people. , Lu Zhongtian does not trust him.
So when he saw Yang Jun, he asked a lot of questions, which made Yang Jun quite annoyed. Originally, he became angry after being stunned by Lin Jue's firearm, but when Lu Zhongtian doubted him, Yang Jun couldn't bear to mention the awkwardness in his heart. He had to be patient. Xingzi explained it, but Lu Zhongtian didn't comment. Now Lin Jue doesn't open any pot, which is even more embarrassing.
Lu Zhongtian stroked his beard and looked at the city wall, shouting loudly: "Mr. Lin, I want to speak to the prince. Please come out and meet me."
Lin Jue said with a smile: "Lv Zhongtian, the prince is not free, just tell me if you have anything to say. In fact, you don't need to say anything, I can guess what you are going to say. You just want to persuade the prince not to take risks and tell the prince to the court. Regardless of the behavior of the prince, as long as the prince and his son are loyal to Guo Xu and raise their hands to surrender, this matter will be settled. You will guarantee everyone's life. I don't know if my guess is right."
Lu Zhongtian chuckled and said: "Master Lin is still so sharp-tongued. But being sharp with your tongue is not a skill. The truth is exactly what I want to advise you to do. The imperial court is tolerant and cannot bear to see anyone in the royal family.
The court officials are in trouble. Therefore, I want to persuade the prince and his son. Since you know that I want to do this, it means that you understand the reason, why don't you persuade the prince and his son together? "
Lin Jue laughed and said: "Why are these words so ridiculous coming from your mouth? You can't bear the royal family to fight among themselves? Old thief, you and Guo Xu conspired to usurp the throne, kill the prince and the emperor, and seize the throne. This is an act of treason and injustice.
.You planned and encouraged Guo Xu to kill his father and brother, and now you are here to say these things in a sanctimonious manner. In the past hundred years of the Great Zhou Dynasty, there have been dozens of prime ministers, but you, Lu Zhongtian, are the most treacherous and immoral, and the most treacherous prime minister. You are the Great Zhou Dynasty.
The root of the problem. Although we are unable to avenge the emperor for the time being, we disdain to be vassals to those who killed our fathers and brothers, and we disdain to associate with traitors, so we will leave. You want to deceive us and leave us to be slaughtered by you, which is a good idea.
.I might as well tell you, old thief, that I want to protect the prince and his son from leaving, and then set up the banner of revolting against traitors and avenging the emperor and the prince. Do you understand our attitude now?"
Lu Zhongtian's face was distorted and ugly, and he could no longer maintain his grace. He sneered and shouted: "Lin Jue, don't give me a toast or eat a fine wine. In such a situation, how can you talk about escaping? I advise you to give you a chance. In
Under the siege of one hundred thousand of my imperial troops, if you can escape, I will write the character Lu upside down from now on. I advise you to be wiser and surrender immediately, otherwise you will be killed overnight."
Lin Jue laughed and said: "It's not sincere even if you swear. Won't the character "LV" written upside down still be the character "LV"? It shows that you are scared to death of me. You have no confidence in catching us. Look at your timid look.
I know your thoughts better than anyone else. Guo Xu thought you were helping him, but in fact he was deceived by you. He killed his father and brother and took the throne. How will he win the hearts of the people in the future? You deliberately did not stop him.
It is because he, the emperor, has an unfair reputation and is an unfilial and disrespectful citizen. If he kills the prince and his son, there will be no one who can take the throne. Do you also want to dethrone the emperor and stand on your own, and imitate what the traitor Cao Mengde did?
Hehe, I'm afraid you are just dreaming."
Lu Zhongtian was shocked. He never expected that the words Lin Jue said were exactly what he was thinking. This person could actually see into his own heart and see his intentions clearly. How could this be possible?
In fact, what Guo Xu did was indeed within his expectation. He could have stopped it, but after entering the palace, he did not stop him directly. Instead, he deliberately delayed for a while, and then rushed there after guessing that the time was almost up.
The harem stopped him. He wanted to make Guo Xu have a bad reputation as an unfaithful, unfilial, unkind, unjust, patricide and brother-killer. In this way, in the future, if Guo Xu was unpopular, he could easily destroy Guo Xu. Not only would the people and officials not blame him, but they would
Will agree with him. After this, there is a lot of room for maneuver. He can support the puppets. The Lu family can control the government for a long time and become the supreme emperor of the Zhou Dynasty, or he can replace him when the time is right. In short, he will be the master of the Zhou Dynasty by then.
The problem is that he has not mentioned this kind of thoughts to anyone, including the closest and trusted people around him, and he has not mentioned a word. How did Lin Jue know? Could it be that he has the ability to read people's minds?
Impossible! This kid must have made random guesses by mistake.
"That's nonsense! I, Lu Zhongtian, am loyal to the Great Zhou Dynasty. How could I have such dirty thoughts as you? You yourself have a rebellious heart, so you treat a gentleman as a villain. At this time, you still want to disturb people's hearts and behave like this.
How despicable." Lu Zhongtian shouted angrily.
Lin Jue laughed loudly and said: "Mr. Lu is so excited, did I tell you what he was thinking? Mr. Lu, you want to learn from me?"
Cao Cao is also wishful thinking. Cao Mengde is a great hero, but you are just a sneaky little person. You can't do that. You don't have the ability."
Lin Jue didn't know Lu Zhongtian's true intention, and what he said just now was just nonsense. Since Lu Zhongtian was coming to talk, Lin Jue naturally wanted to seize the opportunity to sow discord. In front of tens of thousands of Forbidden Army officers, Lin Jue
If the truth is not revealed and humiliated, it would be a shame for Lu Zhongtian.
Lu Zhongtian finally realized that the conversation before the war was a mistake. His original intention was not to persuade him to surrender or to reach an agreement, but to humiliate the prince, his son and Lin Jue and show off to them. He was forced to do so.
They beg for mercy from him. In addition to being psychologically satisfied, his prestige has also been greatly improved. From now on, he will devote himself to improving his authority in the Great Zhou Dynasty and make some preparations for controlling the situation in the future.
. Even if the other party surrenders, Lu Zhongtian will never allow them to survive.
"Lin Jue, I have good intentions, but you are saying evil things. It seems that my attempt to persuade you to turn back is unnecessary. In this case, don't blame us. You are rebelling and intending to seize the throne. It is really treasonous. I just want to
I can eliminate traitors for the court and protect the country's peace." Lu Zhongtian shouted coldly.
Lin Jue laughed and said: "Lv Zhongtian, you can put all the charges on us, just like you did when you framed my teacher Mr. Fang and Master Yan. You should not have come to talk to me. I and you
How can a so-called agreement be reached between them? Can humans and animals have the same language? You are all a bunch of dressed-up beasts. You have ignored the emperor's trust, usurped the throne and conspired to rebel, killed the prince and the emperor, and messed up the great Zhou Dynasty. You are also worthy
Come talk to me? The most pity is for you, Yang Jun. You are an innocent person. Although you have made some mistakes, you did not participate in the usurpation and rebellion. But you do not cherish your own feathers, and you actually joined in and killed them.
You have also been blamed for killing the prince. You have made yourself dirty, and your reputation has been ruined. Do you think you deserve it? If I were you, I would turn the tide and save the country from danger. Leave a good name for eternity. Instead of
You are colluding with others and selling your soul for some illusory gains. Do you think you will be tolerated by Lu Zhongtian? Once they gain a firm foothold, you will be discarded by them like a rag. If you don’t believe it, just wait and see."
Yang Jun frowned and seemed to have something in his heart. Lu Zhongtian on the side said in a low voice: "This little thief is really hateful, and he is trying to drive a wedge between us at this time. Privy Yang, you don't believe his lies. We are honest with each other."
In the future, you and I will support the Zhou Dynasty together. When Lin Jue, a little thief, is at the end of his rope, he said such words to instigate himself to protect himself. I don’t need to say this, Privy Yang should have heard it."
Yang Jun stroked his beard and chuckled: "Don't worry, Mr. Lu, how could I fall for him to sow discord? But Lin Jue is right, we shouldn't have come to say these things to him, we can just do it directly to avoid him
His clever tongue confuses people's hearts."
Lu Zhongtian laughed and said: "Yes, don't I want to be benevolent and righteous? Shan Lin feels that the little thief naturally does not need to say more to him, but the prince and the young prince are here, and they cannot let the world talk about it and say that we don't care. Now
Now that our attitude is clear, there is nothing more to say. I think the rest will be left to Privy Councilor Yang."
Yang Jun nodded and said: "Leave it to me. Prime Minister Lu will take a good look at the combat effectiveness of our Imperial Army. Let's go."
