Halfway through the second watch, everyone was full and full of food and wine, and the banquet was coming to an end.
Finally, on the overpass pavilion, Lin Jue raised his glass and walked to the side of the platform fence under the moonlight, standing under the bright lights. The officials knew that Prime Minister Lin must have something to say, so they all fell silent and listened quietly.
"My lords!" Lin Jue's voice sounded: "Today is the Mid-Autumn Festival, we are gathering for a feast. This is a great event. However, the feast will inevitably come to an end, and the happy time will still end. Before the banquet ends, Lin wants to
Here is the last glass of wine for you all. On this night of beautiful flowers and full moon, I wish you all peace and joy. As the song says, everyone is 'people are always here, flowers are always blooming, and the moon is always full'. Come and drink this cup together.
!”
All the officials raised their glasses and shouted loudly: "Thank you very much, Prime Minister Lin. I also wish Prime Minister Lin the same."
After everyone drank this cup, Lin Jue laughed loudly and said: "After drinking this cup, the banquet is about to disperse. Before saying goodbye to you, Lin has a few words to say to all of you. I hope you won't be confused.
It is a pleasure for all your lords."
The officials were shocked when they heard this. The atmosphere throughout the night was harmonious, drinking wine, admiring the moon and listening to music. Although Lin Xiang said that it was to make up for everyone's feeling of leaving home, it was obviously more than that. Lin Jue said that he did not want to sweep away the country.
If it arouses everyone's interest, it means that the next words will be disappointing.
"My lords, the imperial court has ordered you to come to the capital from all over the Zhou Dynasty. Of course, I don't want you to come to the capital to drink and admire the moon. Mid-Autumn Festival happens every year, and good wine happens every year. If you miss one year, there will be the next one. But
, but some things cannot be missed or waited for. Once the opportunity is delayed, it will lead to a catastrophic disaster for the country and the country. People will die and the country will be destroyed." Lin Jue's voice floated between the buildings, clearly.
into everyone's ears.
"This is not alarmist. Everyone, in the past few years, everything that I, the Great Zhou Dynasty, have endured has been witnessed by all. I am afraid that five years ago, none of you would have thought that I, the Great Zhou Dynasty, would suffer such a catastrophe that almost destroyed the country. I am afraid that no one would.
It would have occurred to me that when I was in panic in the Great Zhou Dynasty, in the Central Plains Kingdom, I was actually beaten to the foot of Bianliang City by the little Jurchen soldiers and horses. This is simply unimaginable. My Great Zhou Dynasty is prosperous and rich in the world. Looking at the world, who can
In comparison, if someone had told you five years ago or more that we would be beaten to pieces by the Jurchens, you would have called him a lunatic and a fool. Until the facts are right in front of you, you are afraid that
I don’t want to believe this fact. Yes, I don’t want to believe it either, and no one in the world wants to believe it. But the fact is that it is the case. Thousands of people in our Zhou Dynasty, civil and military officials up and down, all the people of Zhou Dynasty
, the past five years have been like having an incredible nightmare. I fell from the top of glory like this. The seemingly solid and gorgeous building fell, only to discover that the pillars were corroded.
The moths have hollowed out the load-bearing pillars. When the gorgeous coat was opened, it was discovered that the body was covered with lice. The invasion of the Jurchens peeled away all the illusory power and false strength, and presented everything bloody to us.
How cruel."
The faces of all the officials became serious. The previous mood of having wine and food, singing and dancing, and flowers and a full moon had long disappeared without a trace. Lin Jue's words really made the scene look bad. He brought everyone back to the cruel memories and reality.
中. This is something that many people deliberately avoid and don’t want to think about again. Lin Xiang said these words without mercy and without any concealment. "When I opened my gorgeous coat, I found that my body was covered with lice."
It's disgusting, but it's so graphic.
"We should thank the Jurchens. Really, Lin was not drunk and what he said was not crazy. We should thank the Jurchens, the Liao people, and even Lu Zhongtian. If it weren't for them, we might still be living in our country.
In the dream of the Great Zhou Dynasty, we were number one in the world and unrivaled. The Jurchens and Liao people told us that we could defeat millions
The heroic soldiers are simply vulnerable. Our heroic city cannot stop their iron hoofs. We think that we are the best in the world and are invincible. In fact, we are deceiving ourselves. Lu Zhongtian told us that there are many internal contradictions in our country, including careerists and conspirators.
Speculators, selfish people, those who harm the public and enrich their own interests, follow the crowds of others, like crucian carp crossing the river. There are countless moths, rats, poisonous snakes, flies, mosquitoes and cockroaches, destroying the foundation of our great Zhou Dynasty. They even want to seize the throne by taking advantage of the chaos.
, subverting our Great Zhou. Without these internal and external enemies, how would we know that the situation has reached this point? If we are still immersed in the dream of being invincible, one day a greater storm will strike, and our Great Zhou will be completely overturned.
So, we have to thank them, they made us wake up, right?"
Thousands of people were silent, their brows were furrowed, and their moods were extremely heavy. Although what Lin Xiang said was very extreme and unscrupulous, it had to be said that everything he said made sense. Angry Thunder
Awakened from their sweet dreams, many people still can’t believe everything Dazhou has suffered in the past year. It turns out that the truth is so cruel.
"My lords, today, on the night of the Mid-Autumn Festival when the moon is full and the flowers are blooming, it is really embarrassing to say these words. But while we are enjoying the fine wine and food, we must also think about what to do with the hundreds of millions of people in the world. The North Third Road whose homes were destroyed
The people are returning to their homes. Their homes, cities, and fields are destroyed, and their families are separated and their lives are uncertain. When we are drinking here and admiring the moon, have we ever thought that at this moment, they are crying in front of the ruins and the corpses of their relatives? The truth is of course not the case.
It is said that if there are painful things in the world, other people cannot live a good life and have to be sad and uncomfortable. The true meaning is that we, the officials, must think of these people in our hearts and must take responsibility.
.We must seriously think about how we can solve their suffering. When everyone in the world can gather together as a family to watch the moon, drink wine and enjoy family happiness, then we can drink and watch the moon more safely. That is ours
responsibility."
"... You have come all the way to receive the imperial edict. Some of you are old, but you still go all the way to come. Some of you are still sick. We are gathered in the capital, and of course we are not here to travel around, drink, and admire the moon.
The imperial court issued a decree to convene you here to discuss the state of affairs. We have a great responsibility. Although we, the Great Zhou Dynasty, have defeated the foreign enemies and eliminated the internal thieves, the current situation of our Great Zhou Dynasty is not optimistic. The reality is before us.
, we can no longer live in illusory dreams. How to revitalize the Great Zhou Dynasty? How to make the lives of hundreds of millions of people in the world better, how to prevent our Great Zhou Dynasty from making the same mistakes, how to prevent the rebirth of internal thieves and the breeding of moths within the imperial court. How to ensure that our Great Zhou Dynasty
Zhou's future decisions are all correct, at least in the general direction. How to make our country stable and our country continuous? These are all problems we need to solve immediately. These problems must be solved from the root.
It must be bold and decisive, and it must be resolved with the determination of a strong man to cut off his wrist, and it must be solved from the perspective of serving the country and the people. This requires the collective wisdom and responsibility of all of us here, and the concerted efforts of everyone."
"I know that most of you have actually heard about it, and you all know more or less some news. I think most of you are also aware of what I said outside Donghua Gate that day.
Yes. I know that many of you have many doubts in your hearts. One is doubt about me. There are many people who think that I, Lin Jue, are treasonous. There are many people who want to point their noses at me and scold me to my face. The other is doubt.
As for how we are going to do it. It doesn't matter. In the next few days, I and you will solve these doubts. In a word, you adults must be mentally prepared. I have said ugly words in my head about the changes in government institutions.
It is already imperative, and even the emperor has agreed to it. This is something that cannot be changed. I don’t want us to have to discuss the issue of whether changes should be made. It’s not about whether to do it, but how to do it. I hope
You adults can understand the meaning of this. Well...it's not too early
Okay, you all have drank a lot, and today is the night of the Mid-Autumn Festival, so I don’t want to take up too much of your time. The banquet is now over, and you can go to your own devices."
After Lin Jue said these words, he bowed his hands and turned back. After a while, surrounded by officials, he walked off the overpass and out of the building. All the officials bowed respectfully until Lin Jue and others disappeared on the street.
After that, the whole Fan Tower started boiling like a pot exploding.
…
The moon was setting in the west, and there was a long table and chairs in the Lin family's back garden. There were fruits and wine on the table, but it was a little scattered. The chairs were also many empty, and many people watching the moon had left.
The wives, concubines, and children of the Lin family originally wanted to wait for Lin Jue to enjoy the moon together, but after waiting for too long, they finally couldn't bear it any longer. The girls left the table and went back to their rooms to rest, leaving only Green Dance in the back garden under the moonlight.
He and Fang Huanqiu kept waiting.
While the two of them were chatting, Lin Jue finally returned home and came to the back garden. The two of them quickly stood up to greet each other and pulled Lin Jue to sit down.
"Are they all asleep?" Lin Jue asked.
"I don't even know what time it is, it's already past the third watch. Princess Mu Qingbing'er and the others are waiting for you to come back to enjoy the moon and celebrate the festival. The children are all looking forward to their father, but you never come back. That's all for the adults.
, the children couldn't bear it anymore, so they had to take them to bed. Bing'er and Qianqian drank too much and went to bed. Hey, husband, it's true that you should come back early for the Mid-Autumn Festival. We haven't been together for several years.
We are reunited, and there are less opportunities to gather on weekdays." Lu Wu peeled off a plump pomegranate, scooped out the pomegranate seeds with a spoon, and handed it over in a small bowl.
Lin Jue grabbed a handful of pomegranate seeds and chewed them in his mouth. The sweet juice made him sigh with satisfaction. He leaned back on the chair and closed his eyes.
"Don't talk about it, Lu Wu. Senior brother is busy with his important affairs now. It is a major matter for the country, and we all need to take more care of it. Look at how tired he is. Although there are some shortcomings, it is worth it for the sake of the people of the world.
." Fang Huanqiu said.
Lu Wu said: "Sister Huanqiu's speech is becoming more and more like Mr. Fang's voice back then, and what her husband said is similar. People in the world, we are also people in the world. I'm not saying that your husband shouldn't do things, I just think that
…Sometimes I feel that I am not as happy now as I was in Hangzhou, in our Lin family’s small courtyard. Sometimes, I always think that it would be great if I could go back to that time.”
Fang Huanqiu chuckled and said: "You are just talking nonsense, can you go back? I thought about it too. Life was really comfortable at that time, and my father was still there. My senior brother often came to my house to repair the fence, arrange the vegetable garden, and drink and talk about articles with my father.
.We went to play at the foot of Houshan Cliff together... It was so good at that time."
Lu Wu smiled and said: "You are still talking about me, aren't you the same? In fact, life is pretty good now, but there is an indescribable feeling. Husband, I am not saying that life is not comfortable now, don't ask for more
Heart. We don’t blame you for anything.”
"..."
Lin Jue closed his eyes and was silent. Fang Huanqiu came up to take a look and said with a wry smile: "My husband is asleep. We complained about our relationship, but he didn't even hear it."
Lu Wu smiled bitterly and said: "Hey, he's too tired. I don't know what the picture is about? I understand the basic principles, but I heard a sentence that day and I was always unhappy. I accidentally heard someone on the street talking to my husband.
He made a comment and said, 'If Prime Minister Lin keeps tossing like this, he will die without a burial place in the future.' After hearing those words, I felt that my husband was no longer worthy of me."
Fang Huanqiu sighed softly, looked at the sleeping Lin Jue's face, and said softly: "It's not worth it, it's his life. Just like my father, it's his life. Some people are born in this world.
They want to do earth-shattering things. They don't care about life or death, or reputation or reputation. They are another kind of people, people that we ordinary people cannot understand at all."
