After lunch, Lin Jue took Guo Caiwei to the fish pond pavilion in the back garden to watch the fish. The couple leaned on the railing and watched the koi fish competing for food and playing in the pond, but they also enjoyed themselves. However, Lin Jue couldn't help but sigh in the end. Guo Caiwei
Realizing that Lin Jue seemed to be in a bad mood, he hurriedly asked with concern. So Lin Jue informed Guo Caiwei of today's events.
"Husband, since Mr. Yan and Mr. Yan think highly of you, why don't you agree? Your storyteller in Chongzheng Palace has little development. Isn't this an excellent opportunity?" Guo Caiwei was a little puzzled by Lin Jue's decision.
Lin Jue sighed: "Don't I want to have a good future? If I go to school and become an official, could it be that I just want to be a storyteller in Chongzheng Palace? I, the top scholar, have now fallen to this level and am ridiculed by my colleagues.
Do I want to be ridiculed by everyone? Even my family members will inevitably talk about it and pretend that I don’t know?"
Guo Caiwei smiled and said: "Husband, don't worry, I don't dislike you. Even if my husband is a fisherman and chopper of firewood, I don't care. We are living a good life now. If you are not the head of the Lin family, we will have no worries every day."
No worries, I don’t know how happy I am.”
Lin Jue laughed and said: "My dear, if you don't have immediate worries, you must have long-term worries. Many things need to be prepared for a rainy day. If you want to be comfortable now, it will be too late when the wind and rain come."
Guo Caiwei said angrily: "It's so serious, it's scary to death."
Lin Juexin said: Of course you don't know, but I know. If nothing else, your Prince Liang's mansion won't be able to survive for a few more years. When the time comes, we will all be ruined. I don't think about these things now.
Who will save us in the future?
Seeing that Lin Jue was silent, Guo Caiwei threw all the fish food in her hand into the pond, causing a group of red carps to come forward and fight for the food. Guo Caiwei came forward and took Lin Jue's arm and spoke softly.
"Husband, don't think too much. Are you feeling unhappy because Mr. Fang and Mr. Yan and the others made a fuss over rescuing the second uncle? Do you blame them? So you are angry this time?"
Lin Jue smiled bitterly and said: "Weier, you underestimate your husband. Am I that kind of person? Your father and brother took advantage of the situation and took advantage of it. What did I say? I, the Lin family, myself
I want to blame others for the trouble I got into? How can it be reasonable? When I was assigned to be this official, neither the palace nor my husband helped me, so what did I say? I am not that kind of person
.”
Guo Caiwei said hurriedly: "My understanding was wrong. In fact, I felt a little unhappy. I thought my husband was just like me. Yes, how could my husband be such a narrow-minded person?"
Lin Jue was amused by her, held her waist, buried his nose in her bun and smelled the fragrance of her hair, closing his eyes and saying nothing.
Guo Caiwei said softly: "Then I don't understand. When I went back to my parents' home, I heard from my father that the Yamen established by Yan Zhengsheng to establish the Three Regulations Department is a great Yamen. I don't know how many people want to go there.
Li Zhuan. Mr. Yan transferred my husband to take up a position, why didn’t he go?”
Lin Jue slightly left Guo Caiwei's body, looked at her pretty face, and said in a deep voice: "Weier, there are two types of opportunities in this world, one is real opportunities, or can be called opportunities. The other is fake opportunities and real opportunities.
The trap can be called speculation. If you want to be successful, you can do both. Those who seize opportunities can rise to great heights, and speculators can also take advantage of the situation. In your opinion, which one is the way to choose? "
Guo Caiwei was stunned, frowned and said: "Of course I am taking the right path...Actually, I don't really understand. I am just a womanizer."
Lin Juedao: "Let's put it this way. Master Yan and Mr. Fang now have the support of the Holy One and are about to carry out reforms. After overthrowing the Third Division, everyone in the court knows that Master Yan and Mr. Fang are now in power. This
Sometimes, in order to make money, many people will rely on them and grab what they want under the guise of participating in the reform. This is called speculation. They are not really supporting the reform, they are just a group of speculators."
Guo Caiwei frowned and said: "I see. Don't Master Yan and Mr. Fang know this? They will also screen it."
Lin Jue frowned and said: "Screening, how to screen? If the human heart can be seen, it will be obvious at a glance. If everyone speaks from the sincerity, and there is no such thing as a lie, there is nothing to worry about. Unfortunately,
The heart is in the belly, and no one knows what is going on in the heart.”
Guo Caiwei said in a daze: "What your husband means is that you don't support Mr. Yan and Mr. Fang's reforms, right?"
Lin Jueleng asked: "Where do these words come from?"
Guo Caiwei tilted her head and said: "You don't want to be a speculator, so you don't want to be called to join the job. If you support the reform, you have a clear conscience and naturally you will not refuse."
Lin Jue stretched out his hand and pinched Guo Caiwei's fat face, and said with a smile: "When did you learn to guess people's hearts? I have to admit, what you said makes sense. In fact, I have always been very contradictory. If you say I am against it, I am not.
It’s not that I am against it. The current situation of the Zhou Dynasty will be very difficult if no measures are taken. But if Mr. Yan and Mr. Fang stand up and change things like this, it may not be a good thing."
"My husband is getting more and more confused." Guo Caiwei said with a smile.
Lin Jue said: "To put it simply, I feel that with the style of Mr. Yan and Mr. Fang, this reform will be like a storm and thunder. It is definitely not a spring breeze. In the past dynasties, reforms will cause a bloody storm. And
I am afraid that the reforms that Mr. Yan and Mr. Fang are going to carry out will be more drastic and will cause greater turbulence and conflict."
Guo Caiwei said solemnly: "How did your husband know? Is it because of the temperaments of Mr. Yan and Mr. Fang?"
Lin Jue nodded slowly and said: "Yes, I thought I knew them before, but now I realize that I know very little about them. But one thing is for sure, Master Yan and Mr. Fang can do anything for the reform.
Their style of work is also one of never compromising. And the reform needs to balance the interests of all parties in order to proceed smoothly. If nothing else, take what has happened as an example, their move to destroy the Sansi Yamen
, is there a tendency to use too much force and attract criticism? Although the crimes in the Sansi Yamen were discovered, it completely destroyed the financial department of Da Zhou, and the consequences may not be all good.
"
Guo Caiwei nodded slowly and said: "What you said is the same as what my father said. My father said that Yan Zhengsheng and his men went too far and did not consider the feelings of others in the court. Although they established authority in the Sansi Yamen case, they also caused dissatisfaction.
Little criticism."
Lin Jue sneered twice and said: "This is just the beginning. I don't know how big the criticism will be in the future. Take the establishment of the third administrative department and the regulations department in this industry as an example. It is an extremely excessive yamen setting. This third administrative department
The new yamen of the Ordinance Department is said to integrate military, political, and financial powers into one body, and its power is boundless. If you think about it, the basic structure of the founding of the Zhou Dynasty was the separation of military, political, and financial powers. The reason why the founding emperors did this was because they learned from the previous
The experience of the fall of the dynasty prevents ministers from centralizing power too much. But by doing this, Master Yan and Mr. Fang, wouldn’t it completely subvert the basic system established by the Great Zhou Dynasty for more than a hundred years? This is not an ordinary matter, this is a big deal
This is a matter of creating a small middle school and a small imperial court alone. Soon, just this alone will be used as a reason, and there will be an uproar. "
Guo Caiwei was horrified. She understood. She also somewhat understood why Lin Jue did not want to work in that yamen. It was clearly a den of right and wrong, and if he went there, he would be asking for trouble.
"I see, my husband can see it clearly. I am confused and don't understand anything. But...since my husband has seen this, shouldn't he talk to Mr. Yan and Mr. Fang and remind them why?
good?"
"It's useless. Who are Mr. Yan and Mr. Yan? Do they not understand the seriousness of this matter? They also know that doing so is actually a taboo. However, at this moment, they can no longer stop. The reform is already gone.
An arrow on a string can only move forward without taking it back. So they had no choice but to rush forward. I was actually hesitating whether to help them. I didn't want to see them fall into despair.
In the abyss, maybe I can't be selfish, I should make suggestions for them and do my best. However, I also feel that they may not listen to my words, and in the end I am afraid that they will have bad feelings. I am very contradictory and entangled now.
I don’t know what to do.”
Lin Jue sighed, grabbed handfuls of a box of fish food placed on the railing, and sprinkled it into the water. The water was churning, and the fish were fighting for food, making endless noises.
Guo Caiwei hurriedly held his hand and said: "How can you feed koi like this? Aren't you going to strangle them to death? You can't toss the fish if you are anxious."
Lin Jue sighed, waved his hand and said, "I'm going to go to the study for some quiet time and sort out my thoughts."
Guo Caiwei looked at Lin Jue's retreating back, sighed, and turned around. In front of her, the clear water of the pond under the summer sun was clear, and there were fields of lotus leaves. Pink lotus flowers were dotted among the lotus leaves. The scenery was as beautiful as a picture. Under the water, the brocade
The carp swims leisurely and contentedly.
"You are much happier than other people, free and carefree. Look at my man, he is so worried that he will grow old." Guo Caiwei said to the fish in the water.
…
In the evening, Lin Jue was reading in the study. Someone came in from the front house and said that Mrs. Fang was here. Lin Jue hurriedly put down the book and went to the front hall, where he saw Mrs. Fang with a flower-covered head and a flower headband standing in the hall facing the hall.
There is a pot of magnolia and bamboo in the middle, and I bend my body to look at it.
Lin Jue stepped forward quickly, cupped his hands and said with a smile: "Master's wife? Why are you here? Oh, you are a rare visitor."
Mrs. Fang turned around and said with a smile on her face: "You are from a wealthy family. I have passed by you a few times, but I didn't dare to come in. Tsk, tsk, tsk, this house is so grand. I have never lived like this in my life."
House. Are these all dowries from the palace? No wonder you want to marry the princess of the palace. How can other people have such a good house for you to live in?"
Lin Jue scratched his head and said, "Master, there's no need to be so sarcastic about the students."
Mrs. Fang chuckled and said: "That's all, Mrs. Mrs. can't help her words. Hey, don't blame Mrs. Mrs. for talking too much. Mrs. Mrs. is just petty. Women are all petty."
Lin Jue smiled and said, "I don't dare to hear about Master's wife's fault. What's the matter with Master's visit? You come to visit me for anything."
Mrs. Fang said: "It's true that something has happened, um... I'm here to ask you to have a drink at home. Mr. Yan is coming to have a drink at home tonight. Your husband has said that he invites you to accompany him. No, he was originally invited by someone else.
Yours, I happened to go to the Bian River to buy fresh shrimps and passed by here, so I stopped by to say something to you."
