The crowd retreated, leaving only Lin Jue and Yan Zhengsu in the box. Lin Jue smiled and took the cup himself, pouring a glass of wine for Yan Zhengsu, and then poured a glass for himself, raising his hands to toast.
"I am very grateful to you, Lord Yan, for being able to show me your respect today. Lin Jue knew that Lord Yan was very busy with many affairs, so he had no hope that he could come. But he came anyway, and Lin Jue felt deeply honored. Here is a glass of wine for you, as a token of thanks.
grown ups."
Yan Zheng laughed solemnly, raised his cup in the air, raised his neck and drank it all.
Lin Jue also drank the first glass of wine, then filled up two more wine glasses. He picked up the wine glasses and said with a smile: "With this second glass of wine, I respectfully honor Lord Yan for his promotion to the position of Deputy Prime Minister. Although this congratulation comes late.
After half a year, it has become a bit rude. But I still want to propose a toast. A good official like Mr. Yan should be in a high position, so that he can do more for the people of Zhou Dynasty. Lin Jue hopes that Mr. Yan can make great achievements in the capital.
Fulfill the grand vision in your heart and accomplish what you want to do.”
Yan Zhengsun nodded slowly and raised his glass: "If you just congratulate me on becoming the deputy prime minister, I will not drink this glass of wine. For me, the size of the official position is not a concern. But I like to hear the next few words of yours,
I drank this glass of wine. Not only do I wish that I can achieve great things and fulfill my wishes, but I also wish that you and all the aspiring people in the world can achieve great things and live up to their career in this world."
Yan Zheng drank it all in one gulp, and Lin Jue also drank it with a smile. The wine was very strong, and after two glasses of wine, the mouthpiece, chest and abdomen felt like fire, scalding hot. But the taste of the wine was so good that he drank it from between his lips and teeth.
The feeling of overflowing mellow aroma is very strange. However, although the wine is good, after drinking two glasses in a row and drinking on an empty stomach, I will immediately have a sense of fragrance.
Lin Jue continued to pour wine, and the two glasses of wine were filled again. Lin Jue raised his glass and said with a smile: "Master Yan, this third glass of wine..."
Yan Zhengsun looked at Lin Jue with a smile, without even touching the cup with his finger.
"Lin Jue, let's drink this third glass of wine later. I am old and can't compare with you young people. Are you trying to get me drunk? If you really get me drunk, I will go home and sleep.
.I drank too much and fell asleep, so we can’t talk anything.”
Lin Jue was stunned, and his face turned slightly red. He did have this plan. It was not that he wanted to get Yan Zhengsun drunk, but that he wanted to drink him until Xunxun happened. Otherwise, with Yan Zhengsheng's usual calmness, things would not go smoothly.
The chance of success is low. But if you can drink Xunxun, maybe things will be easier to handle. Everyone is almost a completely different person before and after drinking, such as Yan Zhengsu. Lin Jue has seen him and
Fang Dunru looked like he was half drunk. He talked a lot and was easily excited. This was exactly the state Lin Jue wanted. But at this moment, when Yan Zheng pointed it out, Lin Jue had nothing to do.
"Sir Yan, Lin Jue doesn't dare to get you drunk. Your ability to drink is much greater than mine. If you get drunk, I will be completely drunk as well. But since you have spoken, I will listen to you. Eat food, eat
"Dishes, let's make some wine first." Lin Jue greeted attentively.
Yan Zhengsheng did not move his chopsticks, but looked at Lin Jue with a thoughtful and incomprehensible smile. Lin Jue felt frightened by what he saw and said with a smile: "Master Yan, what's wrong with you?"
Yan solemnly smiled and said: "Lin Jue, you must have something to tell me when you invite me here today. You know that I am very busy, so you would not invite me just to have a meal with a few polite words."
Come here. If you want to say these things, you can go directly to my official office. If you want to see me, you can go to my public house to see me. But you specifically asked Yan Kuan to tell me. I think you must have something.
You need to tell me something in private, so no matter how busy I am, I still come. If you have anything to say, just say it directly and don't use these polite words."
Lin Jue smacked his lips and nodded. This is how he has a serious temper. He goes straight to the point and doesn't like nonsense. Everyone is smart and understands some things tacitly, so there is nothing to be pretentious about.
"Sir Yan, in that case, I won't beat around the bush. I invite you here because I really have something to say. It's not convenient to talk about it in your public office, so I can only ask Butler Yan to take the lead.
.”
Yan Zhengzhen nodded and said with a smile: "Isn't it convenient to talk about it in the public office? Let me guess. Hmm... is it about your appointment? No, no, you won't ask me for that matter, because
You don’t have to beg me at all. You have King Liang as your father-in-law behind you, so begging him is more effective than begging me. Besides, I know that you are not a person who is willing to work for yourself. You have never done this from beginning to end, so naturally at this moment
I won't do that either. Then, apart from this, I'm afraid there is only one thing. You must ask me for an explanation for this matter, well... it must be this matter. You are here to beg me to let it go.
Are you in the second year of Berlin?"
Yan Zhengsheng was very skillful in speaking. He used the opportunity of speculation to seal up the matter of Lin Jue's appointment to prevent Lin Jue from raising the matter. Then he came to the main topic of today, which is to tell Lin Jue that I know you.
Today's intentions are all within my control.
Lin Jue was not surprised. His intention was not difficult to guess. Moreover, Yan Zhengsu came to the banquet today, which showed that the matter had turned around. If there was no room for improvement, Yan Zhengsu would not have come today.
Yes. Therefore, Lin Jue held on to a glimmer of hope.
"Lin Jue knows that he can't hide it from your Majesty. Your Majesty is right. The reason for inviting Mr. Yan here today is indeed about my second uncle's affairs." Lin Jue admitted frankly.
"Well, that's true. Tell me what you think about this matter." Yan nodded solemnly.
Lin Jue pondered for a moment and said: "Master Yan, I believe you know what kind of person I am. I, Lin Jue, sit upright and have never done anything stupid. Since I got acquainted with you, Sir
, Lin Jue asks himself, he has never bothered you just because he is familiar with you."
Yan solemnly nodded and said: "Of course not. You have helped me a lot. You have done a lot to suppress the bandits. I am grateful to you. But you have never mentioned this matter in front of me, nor have you become arrogant because of it."
.You are young, it is not easy to do this. This is one of the reasons why I admire you, and it is not just your talent and courage. I believe that talent and courage are on the one hand, and you know where to go.
It is also extremely important, otherwise it will offset the talent and courage and make people boring. Many people don’t understand this, so they often don’t know how to advance or retreat, which attracts criticism.”
Lin Jue smiled and said: "It seems that your master's opinion of me is quite high. Lin Jue is not very honored."
He said solemnly: "There is no need to be too modest. You are indeed worthy of praise. Brother Dunru is such a picky person. If he can accept you as his disciple, he will know that your conduct and talent are first-class. You have also proved that he did not make any mistakes.
"
Lin Jue cupped his hands and thanked him, and said with a smile: "Lin Jue actually deserves your compliment. The reason why Lin Jue is like this is that he knows that everyone has their own standards and bottom line for behavior, and he cannot touch this bottom line, otherwise
Just forcing others to do something difficult will definitely bring some unnecessary trouble. As the saying goes, 'Don't do to others what you don't want others to do to you,' only by maintaining respect for others will you win the respect of others."
"Well said. This is how it should be between people. It's a pity that many people may not understand it even after they live a long time." Yan Zhengsheng praised.
Lin Jue smiled and said, "Sir, please listen to what I have to say. There is another point in Lin Jue's way of life, that is, 'I will not offend others unless they offend me. If they offend me, I will offend them.' To put it simply,
I won’t touch your bottom line, and you shouldn’t touch mine. Otherwise, I won’t be done with you. And one of my bottom lines is the safety of the Lin family. If the safety of any one of the hundreds of people in the Lin family is endangered,
If there is a threat, Lin Jue will definitely come forward to defend it. No matter who touches this bottom line, Lin Jue will not sit idly by."
The smile on Yan Zhengsu's face disappeared, revealing a murderous look. He shouted in a deep voice: "What do you mean? You mean, Lin Bonian's matter has touched your bottom line? So you need to defend it? This is how you feel about this matter.
Attitude?"
Lin Jue said quietly: "Exactly, Master Yan understands it right. The second uncle is the head of my Lin family. This time he was investigated and imprisoned by Master Yan and Mr. Fang. This matter is related to the survival of our Lin family. Lin Jue cannot sit back and watch. Lin Jue is
People from the Lin family must not be left alone."
Yan Zheng said solemnly: "Lin Jue, you are a sensible person and cannot be confused. You must understand the most basic truth. Lin Bonian violated the national law and did something that is intolerable under the national law. How can your Lin family compare with Dazhou?"
Get up, what does it matter? You are also a person who has read the books of sages and knows the righteousness, how can you say such things?"
Lin Jue smiled and said: "Sir Yan, I understand the truth, but I can't do it. Although the second uncle made mistakes, part of his sins were committed for the Lin family. It can also be said that he did it for the Lin family.
.As a member of the Lin family, how can Lin Jue ignore it? Besides, there are many people who have violated the national law, and my second uncle is not the only one. If all the people in the world who have violated the national law are imprisoned and investigated, then I will not say anything.
It’s me, the head of the Lin family, so that’s unfair. Since the national law is unfair, what else can we say?”
"You! Bastard, you are using strong words. How could you say such a thing? I came here today and wanted to explain this matter to you clearly, thinking that you would be able to forgive me. I didn't expect you to say
You said these words? It seems that you are not a person who can show justice at all. Like everyone else, you only think about yourself and your Lin family. It seems that my trip here is in vain."
Yan Zhengzheng shouted angrily.
Lin Jue said quietly: "Master Yan, there is no conflict between righteousness and morality. I don't think that if I want to excuse my second uncle, I have lost my righteousness. The ancients said that if the family manages the country and brings peace to the world, it is still arrogant to ignore the life and death of the family.
What are you talking about about righteousness? What Lin Jue despises the most in his life are those people who claim to be righteous and destroy their relatives. You can even abandon the people close to you and deny your relatives just for your so-called righteousness. I, Lin Jue, cannot be this kind of person.
, which is also looked down upon.”
"Hehehe, I finally understand. You are here to reprimand me today. Do you want to call your teacher here, and we can listen to your reprimand together? Do you think that I and your teacher Fang Dunru are both you?
This kind of person you look down upon?" Yan Zheng was so angry that he laughed, and without any warning, he picked up the wine glass and took a sip, and then coughed violently.
Lin Jue bowed and said: "How dare Lin Jue slander Mr. Yan and Mr. Lin Jue? Lin Jue just expressed his own thoughts. Mr. Yan and Mr. Fang are both people whom Lin Jue respects. Lin Jue will never be able to compare with him in his life. Lin Jue also himself
I understand the difficulties of the two elders."
"The reason? Hahaha, why don't you tell us what the reason is?" Yan Zhengsu's face turned red. He didn't know whether it was caused by coughing or the smell of alcohol.
