The generals were surprised when they heard this. Although this matter seemed to happen sooner or later, everyone thought that they would only talk about supporting the emperor after everything settled after the capture of Bianliang. It was a bit unexpected that it came so early. Moreover,
, it seems that this matter should not be decided so hastily. The generals of the Luoyan Army actually had other ideas in mind.
Guo Kun was ecstatic, his heart beating so fast that he was about to burst out of his throat. This was what he had wanted to say for a long time, but he didn't dare to mention it if Lin Jue didn't speak. Now that Lin Jue finally said it, how could he not be ecstatic?
. However, he showed great surprise on his face, waving his hands and saying: "This matter... is too hasty. The barbarians have not been exterminated, the traitors have not been punished, large areas of rivers and mountains have been lost in the hands of others, and Bianliang has not been captured yet, how can we do this?"
Do you want to do this? It’s better to think about it in the long term.”
Lin Jue shook his head and said: "It would be better when everything is stable, but I don't know how long it will take. Now that Guo Xu is dead, the Great Zhou Dynasty has no master. When the news comes out, the world will be in chaos. Many people think that the Great Zhou Dynasty is dead.
Then they would go their separate ways and establish themselves as kings. At this moment, the flag must be brightened to tell the people of the world that the Zhou Dynasty is not dead and the new emperor has ascended the throne, so as to reassure people's hearts. Besides, Lu Zhongtian made a farce of abdicating the throne, just to make the people of the world think that he is the king.
As the emperor of the Great Zhou Dynasty, many people would be deceived and seriously think that it was Guo Xu who gave way to him. The prince had already killed Guo Xu with his own hands, so he would definitely make a big fuss about it. Instead of letting Lu Zhongtian smear him and deceive the world,
Why not make it clear and tell the world that you are going to kill Guo Xu and take back the throne of the Great Zhou Dynasty. In any case, you are the orthodox royal family of the Great Zhou Dynasty. How can you let Lu Zhongtian, a thief like this, deceive the world and not stand up to clear his name? Isn’t that true?
Are you acquiescing to his actions? Where will the people of the world go? They will also be confused. Today's battle is a great victory, and my Luoyan Army is famous all over the world. I just use this opportunity to ascend the throne and expand my influence. Without this battle, maybe we really have to
Wait a minute, but after seeing this great victory, we should take advantage of the situation. We are not only fighting a military battle now, but also fighting for people's hearts and resources, so the time has come."
Guo Kun was ecstatic in his heart, but he still muttered: "This...this...should we discuss it again? I...I am a little unprepared."
Lin Jue said with a smile: "There is no need to prepare, I think it is settled. I will ascend the throne tomorrow, right here on the Ten Miles Long Post, under the Range Rover Tower. Once I ascend the throne, I can tell the world to do orthodox things."
.Besides, I, the Luoyan Army, and all my brothers no longer want to bear the name of bandits. We have to become the soldiers of the Zhou Dynasty in an upright manner, so that we can have more confidence and energy to fight. I am also thinking about everyone.
Your Majesty is reluctant to do so and make do with simplicity for the time being. Later, when the world is settled, we can celebrate grandly."
Guo Kun suppressed the excitement in his heart and said in a trembling voice: "Since you said so, then... then I will listen to you."
…
After the third watch, the army camp was quiet. After experiencing the battle, the soldiers slowly calmed down from the extreme excitement, but became more tired mentally and physically, so the whole camp was filled with snoring.
There were still candles burning in Lin Jue's tent. After the generals dispersed and Lin Jue was about to take a rest, generals Sun Dayong, Liang Qi, Lu Yi and Mu Bubuqing left and returned, asking to see Lin Jue. Lin Jue.
Jue frowned and thought for a while, then let them in. These were old people from the village, and they were Lin Jue's most trusted people.
After several people entered the tent, they stood in front of Lin Jue without saying a word, and they all stared at Lin Jue.
Lin Jue smiled and said: "What's wrong? You have
What's the matter? Why are you staring at me? If you have anything to say, just say it. If nothing happens, go back and rest."
"Military advisor, you know our purpose of coming." Liang Qi said in a deep voice.
Lin Jue smiled and said: "I'm not a roundworm in your stomach, how do I know what you are going to say? Yes, brother Liang, are you still unhappy because I had to punish you before?"
Liang Qi smacked his lips and said, "How could this happen? The military advisor wanted to punish Liang Qi, but how could Liang Qi say no? Even if Liang Qi was not wrong, the military advisor wanted to kill Liang Qi and cut him into pieces without frowning. How can our brother? I want to ask the military advisor a word when I get back."
Lin Jue smiled and said: "What are you asking? Ask what you should ask, and don't ask what you shouldn't."
Liang Qidao: "What we want to ask is naturally the right thing to ask. We want to ask the military advisor, why should we give up the throne of emperor to others? The power of the Great Zhou Dynasty has been exhausted. Our brothers have already discussed it in private. This time, we will go out. He worked hard for the Guo family and only fought for the military advisor. The emperor's position must be filled by the military advisor. We will not agree to anyone else except the military advisor. Who is he, Guo Kun? The world is in chaos now, and the military advisor should lead his brothers We created the foundation and unified the world. Why should Guo Kun be allowed to be the emperor? Military advisor, brothers, don’t talk too much, you can’t lose face with this kind of thing, this is a major matter related to the foundation of the world, you should do your part, but You can't be polite."
Lin Jue frowned and looked at Liang Qi speechless. In fact, when they left and returned, Lin Jue guessed that it was because of this matter. This was not the first time Lin Jue heard Liang Qi's words. Many people secretly They were all whispered in Lin Jue’s ears.
"Commander Liang is absolutely right. Heroes emerge from troubled times, and in these troubled times, it is the time for you to rise. With your ability, none of them can compete with you. What does it mean to leave the world alone and hand it over to others? I'm not talking about the young prince behind his back. What qualifications does the young prince have to be the emperor? Don't you know that he is forming gangs behind his back? Your Excellency is already very polite to him. If he becomes the emperor, will he be able to tolerate you? "Sun Dayong also echoed.
"That's right. We brothers only serve as military advisors. Others are nothing. We don't care about the prince or not. There is only one person in the world who is qualified to be the emperor, and that is you, the military advisor. The military advisor wants the young prince to become the emperor. How can this happen? "Yes? How can our brothers ask clearly? Military advisor, please don't be confused." Lu Yi also said anxiously.
Several people were talking to each other with eager expressions and excited words. They were talking about Lin Jue's decision to support Guo Kun as emperor. They almost objected at the time, but after the meeting, they discussed it and came to Lin Jue. Theorized.
Lin Jue waited until they had finished talking, waved his hand and said, "Are you done talking? When you've finished talking, let's go back and have a rest."
Liang Qi said in astonishment: "Won't the military advisor give you an explanation? Don't you understand what the brothers are thinking?"
Lin Jue smiled and said: "You have made it clear enough, can I not understand? I know how much you love me, Lin Jue. However, some things are not as simple as what you said. Becoming an emperor? I But I have never thought about it this way, and I will not become the emperor. Don't say these nonsense. If these words spread, they will cause an uproar, shake the morale of the army, and destroy unity."
"Sir, what are you worrying about? You have always been decisive in your actions and your resourcefulness is unparalleled in the world. Do you think you are not qualified to compete for the world?" Sun Dayong frowned and shouted.
Lin Jue's expression gradually became serious, he stood up and walked slowly to the door of the tent, facing towards
Looking at the dark night sky outside the tent, the stars in the dark night sky were twinkling. Liang Qi and others stared at Lin Jue's back, and none of them dared to disturb Lin Jue. After a while, Lin Jue turned his head and scanned everyone.
face, and said in a deep voice.
"Brothers, do you still remember when we first arrived at Funiu Mountain?"
"Why don't you remember? I will never forget the situation at that time in my life." Liang Qi and Lu Yi both nodded.
Lin Jue nodded, glanced at Sun Dayong and Mu Buping and said, "Even if you two have not experienced the situation at that time, you should have heard of it. At that time, Mu Qing led the ordinary brothers on Guishan Island to desperation.
They came to Funiu Mountain hoping to find a place to avoid the court's pursuit. However, they were deceived by Zuo Zongdao, the leader of Shiren Mountain, and finally had to fight to the death. Mu Qing led Liang Qiluyi and hundreds of other brothers to guard the village.
On the east mountain of Luoyan Valley, they faced attacks from soldiers from Beishan Village and Shirenshan Dazhai that were several times larger than theirs. For more than a month, they fought numerous battles every day, day and night. In the end, less than two hundred people were left struggling.
Support. Both Brother Liang and Brother Lu experienced those days personally. I don’t know what you think when you think of those days.”
Liang Qi sighed: "To be honest with the military advisor, if the military advisor had not mentioned it, I would never want to recall those dark days. After so many years, I can still dream about the scene at that time, and I will wake up with fright. At that time
There is only despair in my heart, without any hope. What I face every day is fighting, and I will die on the hillside anytime and anywhere. The number of people is decreasing day by day, the bows and arrows are gone, the weapons are broken, and finally there is no dry food. The leader of the village
A woman, who was at the forefront every day, suffered dozens of injuries on her body. The wounds were so scarred that she couldn’t even take off her armor. None of us brothers were covered in wounds. My calf was punctured, and I still get it every rainy day.
The pain was unbearable. Two of Brother Lu Yi's fingers were broken. They were chopped off due to grabbing the opponent's weapon during the hand-to-hand fight. In short, although that period was short, it was the most desperate and terrifying day. I...I
I really don’t want to mention this matter again. If it weren’t for the military advisor who later gave me tens of thousands of taels of silver and allowed us to buy food and clothing for the winter outside the mountains. Later, he also obtained armor and weapons and led us to fight several victorious battles in the mountains.
Only by joining forces with Beishan Dazhai and destroying Zuo Zongdao in Shiren Mountain did we gain a firm foothold. Otherwise, we would not have survived at all."
Lu Yi gritted his teeth and nodded: "Yes, I was really desperate at that time. It was really not a human life during that time. I thought we were all going to die. But we survived after all. The military advisor came,
Everything is getting better. But those things will remain in my heart forever, and it makes me scared every time I think about them."
Lin Jue nodded slowly and said: "Yes, my first brothers in the Luoyan Army crawled over from that kind of mountain of corpses and sea of blood. Anyone who is afraid of that kind of situation would give up. But even though you are desperate, you can't do it."
I have not given up. I would like to ask you two, since the situation was so bad at that time, why can you still persist? Logically speaking, shouldn't you compromise and surrender? You don't know where to survive. It was only later that I found out, so I helped
Yours."
Liang Qi and Lu Yi frowned and thought for a moment. Liang Qi said: "We don't want to die, we want to live."
Lu Yi nodded and said: "Yes, we don't want to die. The leader of Gao Dazhao also said at that time that no matter what, we must try our best to live. We cannot give up easily and cannot let the enemy slaughter us. Even if we die there in the end
, but also have to fight until the last moment before dying."
