"Second uncle, please forgive me for my nephew's difficulty in obeying his orders. Although my parents ordered me to marry, and my second uncle is the head of my Lin family, my nephew should obey his orders. But my nephew's intention is that marriage is a lifelong matter.
How could I casually marry a woman I have never seen or known? Second uncle, please forgive me." Lin Jue said in a deep voice.
"What? You actually refused, Lin Jue, you are too self-righteous, do you still take me as the head of the family in your eyes? Huh? Just now you said how much you think about the Lin family and how much you respect me, I think you
They're all farting!" Lin Bonian slapped the table and yelled angrily.
Lin Jue frowned. Lin Bonian was a little hysterical. Not only was his attitude bad, but his language was also vulgar. But the more this happened, the more Lin Jue refused to buy his account.
"I have explained it very clearly. If my second uncle insists on thinking so, then there is nothing I can do about it. My second uncle can think whatever he likes. Lin Jue has a clear conscience." Lin Jue said lightly.
"You!" Lin Bonian glared at Lin Jue angrily, his body trembling slightly with anger, and the expression on his face became distorted.
Before coming here tonight, he knew that he might not be able to handle Lin Jue, so he acted like the head of the family as soon as he entered the house, in order to overwhelm Lin Jue with his momentum and make Lin Jue understand that he was the master of the Lin family and he must obey his orders.
.So from the beginning to now, Lin Bonian's tone has always been tough and unquestionable. But in the end, he was rejected by Lin Jue, and all his efforts and persuasion were in vain.
Lin Bonian glared at Lin Jue, and Lin Jue stared at him silently. The two of them stared at each other like two fighting cocks, not wanting to let go. Lin Bonian did not see the slightest trace of anger in Lin Jue's eyes.
After giving in, without seeing any compromise, his last glimmer of hope disappeared, and uncontrollable anger arose in his heart.
"Lin Jue, do you really want to disobey me?"
"Second uncle, I forgive my nephew for being unable to obey. My nephew cannot agree to this marriage."
"Okay, okay. Lin Jue, you have a lot of backbone. Let me ask you, am I the head of the Lin family?"
"Of course it is. Do you even need to ask?"
"Okay, then are you, Lin Jue, a descendant of the Lin family?"
"...Of course, I am my father's son, and my father is the third master of the Lin family. Naturally, I am a member of the Lin family."
"Very good. Since you are a descendant of the Lin family, and I am the head of the Lin family, don't you know that you will be punished by family law if you disobey the order of the head of the family?"
"Second uncle..."
"If you don't agree to this marriage today, you will be disobeying the order of the head of the Lin family, and you will be punished by family law. As the head of the Lin family, I am now formally warning you. If you dare not listen to me, I will expel you.
Leave the Lin family. Since you want to be free, I will make it possible for you. After expelling you from the Lin family, I will go to the court and report your disobedience and unfilial behavior to the Ming court. You know, what is most important to me, the Zhou Dynasty, you have passed the exam.
Your fame will be taken away, you will have nothing, and no one will dare to make friends with you. Since you love freedom and unrestriction, I will give you absolute freedom. What do you think?"
Lin Bonian's voice was as cold as the cold wind blowing from an ice cellar. After entering Lin Jue's ears, Lin Jue's whole body became chilled. His heart slowly sank, and sank. What Lin Jue didn't expect was that Lin Bo
Nian finally used this trick to threaten himself, just like when Lin Boyong forced him to write a document to withdraw from the Lin family. They all like this trick.
Lin Jue sighed secretly in his heart. He thought wholeheartedly about the Lin family. Many things were done from the Lin family's standpoint, but it was always difficult to be recognized by these people. Whether it was Lin Boyong or Lin Bonian, their hearts seemed cold.
It is as difficult to melt as stone. What they did was not based on the standpoint of the Lin family, but based on personal likes and dislikes. At this moment, it seems that helping Lin Bonian seize Lin Boyong's position as the head of the family was actually a failure.
, changing the soup but not the medicine, they are all the same people who only care about themselves and not consider other people in the Lin family.
"Second uncle!" Lin Jue said hoarsely: "Second uncle, why do you have to say such heartless words? Why are you forcing me to agree to this marriage? Can you tell me the truth? Is someone forcing you to do this?
"
"Don't talk nonsense, just tell me whether you agree or not. I don't want to come to this point. You forced me to do this. You don't take me seriously, so of course I don't have to defend you. It hurts me to do this.
Rujiao, you know that I value you very much. I thought that you would support the Lin family in the future, but you have disappointed me. In order for you to grow up, I have to take this step, although I feel sorry for your parents.
, there is nothing you can do about it. Tell me, are you willing to be expelled from the Lin family, lose everything, and be alone from now on, or are you willing to accept this marriage, become prosperous in the future, and become the person in charge of the Lin family in the future? You decide for yourself where to go.
.”
Lin Bonian's words were full of determination, but also full of temptation. In order to get Lin Jue to agree, he even drew a big pie for Lin Jue to be in charge of the Lin family in the future, to tempt Lin Jue to agree.
. But for a normal person, if he loses everything and has a bright future and the opportunity to take charge of the Lin family in the future, what choice does he need? The answer is obvious. But Lin Bonian forgot how smart Lin Jue was. He also
He is not a normal person at all. What Lin Jue hates most is threatening himself, especially the people of the Lin family, and the person in front of him who he helped him become the head of the family.
"Second uncle, since you have brought your words to this point, I have nothing to say. If you want to expel me from the Lin family because of this matter, then you can expel me. Anyway, this is not the first time. My uncle has threatened me like this before.
He killed me once. Lin Jue thinks that he has done nothing wrong and has not sorry for the Lin family. I have a clear conscience, and my second uncle can do whatever he wants." Lin Jue said quietly.
"You... are you willing to give up everything you will gain? As far as I know, you are likely to be the number one scholar in the new science. Your future will be infinite. Or... do you want to take revenge on me? What happened to us in Hangzhou...
...Say it?" Lin Bonian was shocked. He didn't expect Lin Jue to be so decisive. His first feeling was that there must be something fishy about this kid and he must want to reveal what happened in Hangzhou.
Lin Jue smiled bitterly and said: "Second uncle, don't worry, I won't reveal a word about those things. I said that I love the Lin family. Even if I am expelled from the Lin family, I will not do anything detrimental to the Lin family. This
This is my principle. But I would like to give my second uncle a few words of advice. As the head of the Lin family, hundreds of uncles and children in the family rely on the Lin family. The head of the family must uphold his integrity and act fairly. If you act based on personal likes and dislikes,
If you impose your ideas on others, you will never be able to convince them. If you can't do this, what's the difference between you and my uncle when he was the head of the family? That's it. Second uncle, please go back. My nephew will take you to the door."
Lin Bonian opened his mouth blankly. He did not expect that things would turn into such a bad situation. He thought that as long as he threatened, Lin Jue would definitely compromise. Because once he was expelled from the Lin family, Lin Jue would have nothing.
Moreover, he had to bear a very bad reputation. Lin Bonian was afraid that Lin Jue would not understand the seriousness of this matter, so he specifically said that he would report to the court that Lin Jue was disobedient and unfilial. That was to clarify the pros and cons with Lin Jue. But in the end
Lin Jue was actually still so determined.
Lin Bonian really took it for granted. He didn't understand Lin Jue at all. In this life, Lin Jue was no longer willing to make any compromises. He would start from the heart and act according to his inner thoughts. He would not be coerced at all. Although he went too far.
, is too rigid, but this is the code of conduct that Lin Jue has set for himself in this life. What's more, Lin Jue already has someone in his heart, and it is impossible for him to marry a good-looking daughter. If Lin Bonian and Lin Jue break up again
Get closer and pay more attention to him, and he should know this. Unfortunately, he doesn't, so he is destined to reach a dead end.
The current situation is in a dilemma. Lin Bonian is purely a threat. He has no intention of expelling Lin Jue from the house. But Lin Jue does not give him any room for maneuver, and he does not know what to do. Seriously
Expelling Lin Jue from the house? What good will that do to you? You still can’t get things done, and you’re still going to die, so what’s the point of having a lot of work?
Lin Bonian was stunned on the spot, his face changed several times, and he didn't know what to do. When his eyes saw Lin Youde standing stunned in a corner, he suddenly seemed to have grasped a life-saving straw.
"Youde, listen, what did Lin Jue say? I'm so angry. You Delian, come back with me. You can't live here. Don't we, the Lin family, have no place to live?" Uncle Lin said.
Nian stamped his feet and shouted.
Lin Youde had been in the hall. He had been stunned by the conversation between Lin Jue and the head of the family. The content of their words was too rich. Although Lin Youde didn't understand many things at all, Lin Youde still understood it roughly. Although he didn't
I understand why Lin Jue wanted to disobey, but the head of the family actually wanted to expel Lin Jue from the house. How could this happen? He stood aside confused, until Lin Bonian stamped his feet to call him, and he realized that he had to come out to persuade him.
Two sentences.
"Master Lin Jue, we are all members of our own family. Why should we make such a quarrel and make other people laugh? Master, Lin Jue is a young man with an uneasy temperament, so his words are hard to hear. You are the master of the family and you have tolerance. Don't blame me too much."
He. Besides, the head of the family said that he would be expelled from the Lin family...I'm afraid he should think twice about this matter. After all, Mr. Lin Jue is also the third-room master...Um...can you listen to me and calm down? This matter will happen in a few days.
After further discussion, most of them are calm and collected, and we don’t know whether there may be a turning point or a solution to both problems.”
These words played into Lin Bonian's wish and gave him a step down. He couldn't really expel Lin Jue from the Lin family. It would be of no benefit to him and would be out of control. And just at that moment, a light flashed through his mind.
Shen had already thought of a solution. Regardless of whether Lin Jue agreed or not, the marriage was bound to happen, and he no longer needed Lin Jue's approval. As long as Lin Jue was still a descendant of the Lin family, he could not refuse.
"That's good. Since Youde has spoken, I will give Youde a face. Youde, please persuade him carefully and ask him not to be stubborn. Give me a reply in a few days. Lin Jue, I have to say, you let
I'm disappointed. But I won't care about this. I hope you can think about it carefully, for yourself and the Lin family. I'm leaving." Lin Bonian said with a gloomy face.
Lin Youde cupped his hands and said, "If you are virtuous, send it to the head of the family."
Lin Bonian nodded and walked out with his hands behind his hands. When he passed Lin Jue, he stopped and glanced at Lin Jue, who was frowning and silent. He let out a long sigh and walked away. Lin You pulled Lin Jue's hand.
Lin Youde had no choice but to chase Lin Bonian's back and send Lin Bonian outside the courtyard gate.
As soon as Uncle Lin left, Xie Yingying, Lu Wu, Xiaohu and others rushed in from the back door of the front hall. They heard the whole quarrel in the hall outside the back door and roughly understood what happened.
"It's too much. The head of the family has gone too far. How can he force his uncle to get married? He even threatened to be kicked out of the Lin family. How much did he worry about the Lin family? How many things did he do? Everyone in the Lin family recognizes and respects his uncle. If not
I don’t know what the Lin family is like now that my uncle is here. The head of the family is too overbearing." Lin Jue shouted loudly.
Lu Wu turned pale and stamped her feet: "Xiaohu, don't shout loudly. I'm afraid the master of the house hasn't left yet. It would be a big deal if he hears you."
Lin Hu stiffened his neck and shouted toward the hall door: "What did you hear? That's right. It's so unethical. In Hangzhou, if it weren't for my uncle's help, would he be the head of the family? Now he is ungrateful..."
"Xiaohu!" Lin Jue shouted in a deep voice.
When Lin Hu saw Lin Jue's words, he stopped talking. Lin Hu was fully involved in the seizure of the title of head of the family last year. In the yard of the boat shop, the uncle and nephew teamed up to beat the shopkeepers who made trouble with sticks.
Although Xiaohu is young, he has seen a lot of Lin Jue in the past two years. Most of Lin Jue's things are not secrets in front of him.
Lin Jue was unwilling to publicize that matter, so he stopped Lin Hu. Those things were secrets even to Lu Wu, and Lin Jue didn't want Lu Wu, Xie Yingying and the others to know these things.
Things like conspiracies and intrigues can be done as soon as they are done, but there is no need to let the women around you know too much, so as not to cause trouble to them.
Xie Yingying walked slowly to Lin Jue and said softly: "Young master, I can't help you. The identity of the slave family makes it difficult for the master. The master of the family blames the master, and I really feel..."
Lin Jue smiled bitterly and said: "What does it have to do with you? Didn't you hear it? He was just deliberately looking for trouble. His main purpose was to force me to agree to the marriage, but it had nothing to do with you at all. I guess there must be something behind it.
There is something hidden. I wanted to ask, but he refused to tell me."
Lu Wu raised her head and said in a panic: "Then what should we do now? It is impossible for the young master to marry that young lady from the Qian family, but the head of the family wants to force the young master. If the young master is really to be expelled from the Lin family, what will happen?
Okay? He also said that he would also take away the young master’s reputation."
Lin Jue spread his hands and smiled bitterly: "He is the head of the family. If he really wants to do this, I can't stop him. At worst, I won't be an official anymore. I just need to find a place to live. The world is so big, are you afraid that there will be no place for me?"
"That's it, at worst we can go to Luoyan Valley in Funiu Mountain. Life there is more comfortable than here. We are free and we don't have to look at people's faces. Uncle, if you are kicked out of the Lin family by the head of the family, I will be the first to leave the Lin family and follow you.
." Lin Hu said, patting his chest.
Lu Wu said angrily: "What's the point? Of course we will always stand by the Young Master. How can we betray the Young Master?"
Xie Yingying also said seriously: "Yes, the slave family will follow the young master wherever he goes. The young master will not be alone."
Lin Jue laughed and said: "I know even if you don't tell me, but you think too much, and things may not come to that point. If he really wanted to drive me away, and I contradicted him like that just now, he would be determined to do it."
I did it. It turned out that he had some scruples. I don’t think things will be too bad. Let’s go back to the room and rest. Don’t forget that you have to look at the results tomorrow. Get a good sleep to avoid being sluggish tomorrow.
of."
When this matter was mentioned, everyone became excited. Lin Hu shouted: "Exactly, Uncle Tomorrow will be in high spirits if he wins the first prize and wants to wear a hairpin to parade around the streets. As soon as the gold medal list is announced tomorrow, everyone in the world will know it.
Uncle’s name is given to me.”
Xie Yingying covered her mouth and said with a smile: "Your Uncle Lin Jue is now known to the whole world. I have heard people say today that the articles written by your Uncle Lin Jue have begun to be widely circulated outside. What is it called "Red Cliff Ode"? It is so well written.
It’s really good.”
Lin Jue was stunned. He didn't expect that his article in the examination room would spread so quickly. It would be impossible to become famous even if he didn't expect it.
…
Inside the Zhuque Gate, the royal road is wide and straight, and the square is wide and vast. When the summer sun rises, people pour in from all directions. In the inner city and the outer city, people inside and outside the Zhuque Gate soon become crowded and bustling.
There is no doubt that today is a special day. The results of the Spring Examination will be announced today, and the gold medal list, which has entrusted the dreams of countless people, will be posted on the bulletin board in the main square inside Zhuque Gate as usual in previous years.
During the ten years of cold weather, countless students suffered in the severe cold and heat, struggled to study in the mountains of books, and endured heavy pressure from the expectations of their parents, wives and children, just to write their own names on the gold list in this spring.
Name. It is the supreme glory and brilliance. It is the brilliance of the family. It is also the reward of more than ten years of hard work.
In fact, the number of candidates for this spring exam is only about 3,500, but the number of people arriving at the square at this moment is unbelievable. Some of them are parents, wives, children, relatives and friends of Gongsheng students, and some are ordinary people who came to cheer for the winner. Look.
Lively crowds. The square inside and outside Zhuque Gate is the largest square in Bianliang. It was once used as a military exercise venue for the Zhou Dynasty's Western Expedition to the Xixia Kingdom decades ago. It can accommodate more than 100,000 soldiers and horses. But at this moment, in a short time,
It was filled with swarming crowds within a short period of time. A rough estimate put the number of people at about 130,000 or 40,000.
Lin Jue's family also came bustling with six or seven people. In addition to Lin Youde, Xie Yingying, Luwu and Xiaohu, even Xie Danhong, who was greedy for money, agreed that the theater would be closed for the day and came with her red sleeves. Of course, they didn't know
Lin Jue High School is actually a sure thing.
But even if they got the news in advance, everything has not been settled before the gold list is announced. Therefore, Green Dancer Xie Yingying and the others are still very nervous and looking forward to it. Only when they finally see Lin Jue's name written on the gold list will they
It’s finally settled.
Several bulletin boards were already surrounded by water, and there was nowhere to go in the nearby open spaces. Lin Jue didn't want to join in the booing, so he still found a remote place with the others to stand under the eaves, waiting for the announcement of the gold list.
In the square, almost all the students were wearing their best clothes, and they were all neatly dressed to welcome that sacred moment. Although they were still chatting and laughing with their familiar classmates, they were all worried in their hearts.
Understand that at the moment when the gold list is announced, some of them will become lucky and some will become unlucky. After that, there will be a huge gap between them who were originally equal. They can no longer talk and laugh so equally.
The sun gradually rose, and the atmosphere in the square became more and more fiery. As the time approached, everyone's heartbeat began to speed up, and their moods became involuntarily nervous. Finally, they saw speeding towards the Royal Road due to the north.
There were hundreds of cavalry and thousands of soldiers with bright armor. They were all fully armed, and their brand-new armor and weapons shone with a scorching light in the sun.
These are the soldiers and horses of the Forbidden Army who maintain order. Their arrival heralds that the announcement is about to be announced. Hundreds of cavalry rushed straight along the royal road, with no intention of avoiding the crowd. However, the originally crowded people consciously gave way.
As the cavalry flew past, like a large ship cutting through water filled with duckweeds, the crowd was cut in half and retreated to both sides.
In the rear, the Forbidden Army infantry marched in uniform steps, divided into two teams on the left and right, passing through the edge of the square. They quickly blocked the surrounding streets. Several groups of soldiers rushed to the east and west bulletin boards and shouted loudly.
He grabbed the crowd, squeezed the crowd in front of the bulletin board into an open space, and set up a cordon of more than ten paces around the bulletin board. Under the glare of the dazzling weapons and crackling whips,
Under threat, no one dared to step beyond the threshold.
"Dong dong dong!" Three trumpets sounded from the north, and the noisy and bustling square suddenly became silent. Everyone's eyes turned to the direction of the royal road in the north. Even the one who was frightened in the panic just now cried.
The children who were shouting also stopped crying in cooperation and looked towards the place where the cannon sounded with tearful eyes.
A cavalry team of dozens of people slowly appeared in people's sight. On the two tall horses in front sat two officials wearing crimson official robes. One of them was a middle-aged man with a handsome appearance, and the other was a tall man with both hair and beard.
The white old man. Both of them hold the reins in one hand and hold a yellow scroll in the other hand. They sit on the horse and look calmly, with majestic appearance.
Many people know them, and all the students know who they are. They are the two examiners of this year's spring exam. One is the current ruler and deputy prime minister Qian Qianyi, and the other is the middle-aged and middle-aged minister.
The leader among the officials is Wu Chunlai, the director of the military hall of Zhengshi Hall. The yellow scroll they hold in their hands goes without saying that it is Jinke's gold medal.
Qian Qianyi and Wu Chunlai rode horses and slowly entered the square surrounded by people. They looked at the crowded scene in front of them with smiles. They knew that they were the center of attention at the moment, but they didn't care.
Inevitably, his waist became straighter and his pretensions became more powerful. Wu Chunlai also deliberately moved his head to make his three strands of beautiful beard fly more elegantly in the wind.
Beside the dismounting stone, the two examiners dismounted slowly.
"Sir Qian, please go first."
"Master Wu, please invite me first."
"Mr. Qian, you are a superior officer, you should invite me first."
"There is no Shangguan here. You and I are the examiners. Mr. Wu invites you first."
The two men held the gold medal and humbly gave in in full view of the public.
"You and I just go together. If we continue to be humble, the students waiting for the results will probably scold us in their stomachs. Hahaha." Wu Chunlai laughed.
"Okay, okay, please." Qian Qianyi said with a smile.
The two of them took square steps and walked slowly towards a bulletin board on the right through the passage opened by the cavalry. According to the rules, after the bulletin board was posted here first, the bulletin board could be posted at the other places in the square at the same time. The rest of the gold bulletins had already been followed.
The deputy examiners took the papers and went to various bulletin boards to wait.
Qian Qianyi and Wu Chunlai walked to the bulletin board and stood there. Wu Chunlai turned sideways and said to Qian Qianyi, "Master Qian, please say a few words."
Qian Qianyi coughed and said, "Master Wu just said that I don't have enough strength and my voice is not loud, so I'm afraid they can't hear clearly. Master Wu can do it for me."
Wu Chunlai did not refuse and said with a smile: "In this case, I will do it for you."
