"Master Han, don't get excited. Lin is not insulting you, but trying to reason with you. If you don't like to hear it, let's stop here." Lin Jue said with a smile.
Han Gang also realized his situation. No matter how much he said that he had saved the lives of hundreds of people like him, healed their wounds, and provided them with food and drink, it would be too much to fall out with him after just a few words. Besides, he really wanted to take action.
, I am afraid that none of my four hundred remnant soldiers will survive.
Han Gang slowly sat down, cupped his hands and said, "Mr. Lin, it's not that Han is rude, but that Mr. Lin's words are really... unacceptable to Han. Although Han has not read any books, he considers himself loyal to the emperor and serving the country.
I admit that I have never done anything harmful to nature or harm the people. But in the eyes of Mr. Lin, we seem to be useless."
Lin Jue softened his tone and said in a deep voice: "Master Han, you can't stand my words, so have you ever thought about our feelings? I, Lin Jue, also think that I have devoted my best efforts to the imperial court and have never done anything harmful to nature. But in this case,
Isn't it true that I am still called a 'rebel' in your mouth? Maybe you want to say that I did raise an army to rebel. But I clearly gave the reason why our Luoyan Army rebelled, and who of you really believed it?
Like you, General Han, you know clearly what our Luoyan Army announced to the world, but you still choose not to believe it? What happened in the capital that day was Lin’s personal experience, and there is even the jade seal left by the late emperor as evidence. The facts are all clear, but you still don’t
Do you think it's a lie? After all, people believe what they want to believe. If it doesn't suit their minds, even if the ironclad facts are in front of them, they will choose to ignore it, right?"
Han Gang pondered: "So what if Han believes it? Han is just a general in the army, it doesn't matter whether he believes it or not."
Lin Jue nodded and said: "This is the truth. That's why I say you are a confused person. Until now, you don't know what you are defending. Even if what you are defending is a usurper who killed his father and brother.
The traitor who seizes the throne, you still choose to bow your head and obey orders without questioning. Isn't this a kind of evil? You said that you have not done anything harmful to nature, so let me ask you, when a person violates the ordinary ethics, commits a crime
By committing heinous crimes, destroying benevolence, justice and morality, and disregarding human ethics, this person has violated the most basic bottom line of being a human being and has become an animal-like person. If you still choose to be loyal to such a person, isn't this an act of injustice?"
Han Gang was speechless for a long time. In fact, regarding the shocking incident in the capital last year, even if the imperial court strictly ordered silence, and even if high-pressure measures were taken to silence the people of the world, the more forbidden this kind of thing was, the more difficult it became.
Someone will secretly spread it. Han Gang is not low in the military, and he knows many things better than others. Comparing the court's explanation and the Luoyan Army's announcement, it is not difficult to find who is more detailed and convincing. However,
In Han Gang's view, in any case, the disputes within the Guo royal family are internal affairs of the royal family. As a military general, he has no right to criticize these. On the contrary, Han Gang was concerned about Lin Jue and others' betrayal of the capital.
But it is regarded as a kind of rebellion. This is actually the common mentality of officials. But Han Gang also has to admit that if the current emperor Guo Xu really killed his father and brother and bloodbathed the harem while seizing the throne, then he would have gone too far. In
Deep down, Han Gang couldn't agree with this. It's just that as a minister of the Great Zhou Dynasty, he couldn't get rid of the constraints of his identity, and he didn't have the courage or qualification to speak out.
Lin Jue's questioning at this moment left Han Gang speechless. If Guo Xu had really done those things, he would be worse than a beast. If he still wanted to be loyal to him, wouldn't that be equivalent to committing evil?
"The emperor may not have done the things you are talking about. How do you know that you are not framed? Since you want to rebel, what can't you say? It is possible to throw dirty water on the emperor." Han Gang held it in for a long time and finally said it.
Here comes this sentence.
Sun Da courageously wanted to curse again, but Lin Jue waved his hand to stop him, and said to Han Gang with a smile: "General Han, I don't think we should continue on this topic. No matter how much I talk about it, you will always express disbelief. I don't want to talk to him.
You are trying to keep your mouth shut on this matter. I don’t need you to believe what I say. People in the world accuse me, Lin Jue, of being a traitor, and I don’t care if there is one more of you. Lin only does what he should do, Lin Jue
It is absolutely impossible for a certain person to submit to a traitor who has no conscience, killed his father, brother, and the queen. Up to now, I, Lin Jue, and the Luoyan Army have considered themselves subjects of the Great Zhou Dynasty. We raised our flag to rebel, and we were not rebelling against the Great Zhou Dynasty.
, but Guo Xu, the traitor who usurped the throne. No matter what you think, this is our original intention. This can also be used as an answer to your previous question about why I want to save you, because we are all subjects of the Zhou Dynasty, and the Liao people are ours.
Common enemy, if you are in danger, I will naturally not stand idly by. Because I, Lin Jue, rebel against Guo Xu, not Dazhou Sheji. General Han and these brothers are my good sons and daughters of Dazhou, and they all fought for Dazhou.
Enemy soldiers, Lin has no enmity with you, only respect. That's why we took action. I don't know if General Han will be satisfied with this answer."
Han Gang said in a deep voice: "But, are all Mr. Lin's previous actions based on this purpose? It's not something...he has ulterior motives."
Lin Jue laughed and said: "You have ulterior motives? Yang Jun is judging a gentleman with a villain's heart. What I said today was for you, General Han. If the person sitting in front of me was Yang Jun, I wouldn't even bother
There is no room for reconciliation between him and me. He will naturally think that everything I do has ulterior motives. What I did before was not because of Yang Jun. I said, I was doing it for Da Zhou.
For the sake of the people of the Zhou Dynasty, Guo Xu’s reckless use of troops against the Liao Kingdom was already a foolish move. If you are defeated, the consequences will be disastrous. I naturally hope to avoid all this from happening. The people of the Zhou Dynasty are already suffering a lot.
If we suffer the disaster of war and fire, the people will be in dire straits.”
When Lin Jue finished speaking, his smile faded and his expression became extremely solemn. Both his tone and look showed that he was extremely worried about this, and he was worried from the bottom of his heart. Han Gang thought to himself: If Lin Jue really thinks so, then this person is really worried.
People are in awe. People who have compassion for Dazhou and its people will probably never commit evil crimes. As for the complicated grudges and grudges involved, everyone who does not know the truth insists on their own opinions. In fact,
You can put them all aside and don't think about them for the time being.
"Master Lin, were you responsible for the warning from the flare before?" Han Gang asked.
Lin Jue nodded and said: "Yes, seeing that you rushed into the Liao ambush without any precautions, I had to take the risk and raise the alarm. The Liao people wanted to wait until all of your more than 20,000 cavalry entered the ambush before taking action. They wanted to take advantage of it."
I want to kill you. How could I let them succeed? So I asked them to send the signal bomb in advance. For this reason, my two brothers exposed their positions and were almost shot by the Liao people."
Han Gang handed over his hand again and expressed his heartfelt thanks. He knew in his heart that Lin Jue had not only saved the four hundred of them, but it was precisely because of his warning that the team stopped advancing. The tens of thousands of cavalry in the rear did not rush into the ambush circle.
.The lives of tens of thousands of people can be regarded as Lin Jue's rescue. Thinking about the consequences if Lin Jue had not sent out the warning fireworks, Han Gang's heart became cold and cold sweat broke out on his spine.
"Mr. Lin, Mr. Han apologizes to you for his previous impulsiveness. I believe Mr. Lin is a person who understands the righteousness and does not have any purpose. No matter what others think, after today, Han will be grateful to Mr. Lin for his help. In the future
I will repay you if I have the opportunity." Han Gang said sincerely.
Lin Jue smiled and said: "That's not necessary. I just hope that we won't have to fight each other in the future. I have never thought about repayment or anything."
Han Gang nodded and looked up at the sky. The sky had turned dark, stars had appeared in the sky, and the whole sky looked solemn.
Han Gang stood up and cupped his hands and said: "Mr. Lin, thanks to your rescue, we were able to survive, but we're afraid we won't be able to stay here for long. We must rush back to the army as soon as possible. My front team was attacked, and I don't know what will happen next.
The situation. I'm afraid Marshal Yang and the others are still waiting for us to report the situation. We have to rush back."
Lin Jue stood up and pointed to a group of wounded soldiers lying on the grass in the distance and said: "But your group of wounded soldiers cannot walk. Besides, it is extremely dangerous in the mountains and fields. I don't know if the Liao soldiers and horses are searching.
Does General Han really want to take the risk of going back?"
Han Gang said: "I plan to hide the wounded soldiers. When my army arrives not far to the north, the Liao people will not dare to stay any longer. I think there will be no danger. When I return to the camp and report the situation, I will bring people to pick them up and nourish them."
Injury. Can you get rid of Master Lin and take care of them for me for a while?"
Lin Jue looked at Han Gang with a strange expression and said, "Does General Han want us to wait here to die?"
Han Gang was stunned and immediately understood what Lin Jue meant. If Yang Jun knew where Lin Jue and the others were, wouldn't he have sent troops to surround and kill them? If he asked Lin Jue to help take care of the wounded soldiers, wouldn't that mean he asked Lin Jue to help him take care of them?
They are waiting to die here.
"Sorry, Master Lin can leave some water and dry food for them, so you don't have to take care of them." Han Gang said.
"What a joke, you have already consumed a lot of our supplies, and we still want to leave dry food and water for them? Do you really think that we are Bodhisattvas in the temple, and we will grant all requests?" Gao Muqing said coldly.
Han Gang smacked his lips and said, "That's all. You can't die even if you starve for a day and a half. My request is indeed too much. You have already done your best. Just pretend I didn't say anything."
Lin Jue smiled and said: "General Han, don't mind. We do have insufficient supplies and cannot provide supplies for nearly four hundred of you. Please forgive us. We still have a long way to go. We have been delayed here for too much time."
Han Gang asked: "I wonder where you are going?"
Lin Jue looked at him with a smile and did not answer. Han Gang suddenly realized that he had asked the wrong question. It seemed that he was inquiring about their whereabouts, which aroused suspicion.
"Sorry, sorry, I won't ask anymore. In short, I cannot thank you enough for your kindness. We will remember the life-saving grace of Mr. Lin and everyone. We will repay it in the future. Well... Han said goodbye to Mr. Lin here.
Okay, I have to leave." Han Gang said hurriedly.
Lin Jue nodded and cupped his hands. Han Gang turned around and ordered someone to bring the horse, and then walked to talk to the wounded soldiers to explain a few words. Lin Jue suddenly called out to him.
"Master Han, stay here. I have a piece of advice."
