At that time, everyone hurriedly bowed and saluted the short officer: "I have seen you, Lord Du Yuhou, in this humble position."
The officer snorted, looked at Lin Jue and others, clasped his fists and said, "Sir, my subordinates don't know etiquette, so I'm sorry for bothering you. I'm in front of the palace, and I'm waiting for Gao Yongchang to be polite."
Lin Jue and others hurriedly raised their hands to return the salute, and then they realized that this person was an officer of the Dianqian Division of the Sanya Imperial Guards. This man's position was Ban Zhidu Yuhou, a middle-to-high-level officer. The duties of the Dianqian Division were complicated.
, to put it simply, the commander-in-chief of the capital in front of the palace is the highest officer, commonly known as the "palace commander". Next are the deputy commander-in-chief, duyuhou and deputy duyuhou. Next are the commanders and deputy commanders of various squads.
The envoys are the chief Yuhou and the deputy capital Yuhou. Under each squad are the Zhuzhi, which is commonly known as the so-called "Banzhi". The front secretary of the palace is responsible for the security and security of the palace, and will be on duty in turn.
A twelve-hour uninterrupted system. Therefore, the imperial guards in front of the palace are divided into four squads, each of which is on duty for six hours. Each squad is divided into four groups, each of which is responsible for the protection and patrol of different areas.
The Gao Yongchang in front of him calls himself Zhidu Yuhou, and he is the Duyuhou of Zhi, a military unit subdivided under the fourth squad. He can basically be regarded as a middle-level officer, roughly equivalent to an officer at the battalion level. That person
The tall, fierce-talking Hou Dutou was one of his subordinates, Dutou. According to the military system of the Great Zhou Dynasty, there were a hundred people in a capital, and the position of Dutou was equivalent to the rank of lieutenant company commander.
"Master Gao, you're polite." Lin Jue and others returned the courtesy.
"It's easy to talk about." Gao Yongchang chuckled.
Master Jiang swallowed his saliva and said cautiously: "Master Gao came to our place, why do you know why?"
Gao Yongchang said in a deep voice: "Do you have a Master Lin Juelin here?"
Mr. Jiang was startled, with a look on his face as if it was true, and he shrunk his neck and did not dare to make a sound.
Lin Jue puffed up his chest and said, "I am Lin Jue."
Gao Yongchang said oh, looked Lin Jue up and down, nodded and said: "So you are Lord Lin Juelin. I came here to see Lord Lin. Lord Lin, come with us."
Before Lin Jue could answer, Yang Xiu shouted from the side: "What crime has Mr. Lin committed? If you want to take him, you have to have a name. If you just come to take Mr. Lin, what does it mean? If it is because of what happened a few days ago,
Come, I, Yang Xiu, can testify for Mr. Lin. That matter was not Mr. Lin’s fault. You take me with you, and I can record a confession as a witness."
Lin Jue turned around and sighed: "Brother Yang, why do you have to do this? Don't do this."
Yang Xiudao: "What I said will naturally be fulfilled. It's okay. You don't have to worry about me. I'm not afraid."
Gao Yongchang looked at the two of them with a confused look, smacked his lips and said with a smile: "What's going on, you two? Mr. Yang, why didn't I understand what you said? Why do you want to arrest Mr. Lin? Why do you want to take you to testify?
Yes, I have been confused by you."
Lin Jue and Yang Xiu were both shocked when they heard this. Yang Xiu said: "Aren't you... here to get Mr. Lin?"
Gao Yongchang smiled and said: "Did I ever say that I was going to take him? I was ordered to invite Mr. Lin to Rongxiu Palace. What are you talking about? Where are you?"
"What? I was ordered to invite Master Lin to Rongxiu Palace? Whose order?" Yang Xiu said blankly.
Gao Yongchang suppressed his smile, raised his hands to the sky and said, "I have been ordered by the Holy Master to go to Rongxiu Palace to see Master Xuanlin Juelin!"
"Meet...meet you?" Mr. Jiang and Mr. Hu's eyes almost popped out of their heads as they shouted, "Is the matter so big? It's over. No one can escape this time."
Yang Xiu was speechless and said: "Just now you knocked on the door in a hurry, why is that?"
"The Holy Spirit has announced, how can we delay? If you don't open the door, you will naturally knock on it." Gao Yongchang said.
"What do you want your Majesty to do when you see Mr. Lin?" Mr. Hu asked.
Gao Yongchang frowned and said coldly: "You guys are really curious. How do I know what the emperor wants to see Lord Lin for? Why are you so verbose? Lord Lin, let us go. We have wasted time. The emperor will punish you. , but no one can afford it.”
Lin Jue was shocked, but he did not dare to delay at this moment. Gao Yongchang and others led the way, and Lin Jue followed them out of the public house. From behind, Yang Xiu called out in a trembling voice: "Brother Lin, you...do you have anything to explain?" "
Lin Jue turned around and said with a smile: "No need, Brother Yang, there is no need to worry. Maybe it is a good thing that the emperor summoned you."
The group of people left the public house and headed east, came to the central axis of the main hall, turned north, passed Chongzheng Hall, Jingfu Hall, Yanhe Hall and went all the way north, straight into the Yanfu Palace in the back garden. Along the way, Lin Jue I was in a state of confusion, wondering why Guo Chong wanted to summon me today. I have only seen Guo Chong four or five times since I became an official, all in large crowds of people. Guo Chong has never summoned me alone. The most recent one Once at a New Year's banquet, I exchanged a few words with Guo Chong. Other than that, we had no other interactions.
Guo Chong suddenly summoned him, what was the reason? Moreover, it was in Rongxiu Palace, which was even more strange. Rongxiu Palace was the residence of Concubine Rong, so if the emperor was summoned for some official business, he should also be in the front hall. That's why he was summoned at Concubine Rong's residence. This was against the rules. But he didn't know what was going on.
Just as they were thinking wildly, the group of people had arrived at the second gate of Yanfu Palace. The imperial guards in front of the palace were not allowed to enter. Only a few people, led by Gao Yongchang, entered the second gate of Yanfu Palace and went straight to Rong Xiu on the east side. He left the palace. Among the few imperial guards accompanying him was the Hou Dutou.
Arriving outside Rongxiu Palace, when Gao Yongchang was led by the chamberlain to report, Lin Jue and several guards could only stand at the door and wait. Hou Dou slowly came to Lin Jue's side, looked around and saw no one, and suddenly lowered his voice He said something. Lin Jue suddenly looked at him in shock.
What Hou Dutou said was: "Master Lin Jue, do you know a man named Hou Yongnian?"
How could Lin Jue not know Hou Yongnian, the leader of the Baihe Gang of the Jianghu sect who was killed by him in a ruined temple thirty miles north of the capital years ago. The next moment, lightning flashed in Lin Jue's mind, and he suddenly I understood who the Hou Dutou was in front of me. Hou Dutou squinted his eyes with a fierce light, nodded slowly and said: "You may know who I am. Yes, Hou Yongnian is my uncle. My name is Hou Changqing. You'd better remember my name."
Lin Jue was shocked. After the temple was destroyed and the people were killed, Ma Bin came to inform him. He once said that Hou Yongnian had a nephew who was the captain of the Forbidden Army. It turned out that the Hou Dutou in front of him was the one Ma Bin mentioned. Hou Changqing. If this guy said such words at this moment, does it mean that he already knew everything?
Of course Lin Jue couldn't admit it, he laughed and said: "It turns out that Hou Dutou's name is Hou Changqing, a good name, evergreen. But the name you mentioned is Hou Yongnian, but I don't know who it is. Hou Dutou and I should be the first one today. When we met for the first time, I don’t know any of your relatives. Is this Hou Yongnian your uncle? Then please give me my best wishes to him and wish him longevity."
Hou Changqing sneered and gritted his teeth. He whispered: "You can pretend, I know everything about what you did. Do you think that if you cut off the clues, no one will know that you did it? As long as I investigate
Once you have real evidence, you will be finished. I will avenge my uncle and cut his killers into pieces."
Lin Jue was secretly frightened, but at the same time he was relieved. Hou Changqing might really know something, but unfortunately he had no evidence. If there was conclusive evidence, how could he talk nonsense to him? Although he had already provided clues to the matter
Bai Yushuang and more than a dozen doctors are already far away in Funiu Mountain. However, this matter is not seamless. With the ability of the Imperial City Secretary, it may not be difficult to infer and guess that it is related to him. There is no such thing in the world.
As long as a ventilated wall is built, someone will always know about it. This incident also illustrates a terrible fact, that is, there are definitely people who are secretly following and investigating oneself, thus inferring that the matter is related to oneself. Perhaps it is related to oneself.
It was his whereabouts when he left the city that day, or perhaps a series of actions after returning to the city. In short, these must have been found out. That's why Hou Changqing asked today.
Lin Jue frowned and looked at Hou Changqing and said: "Hou Dutou is so strange. What are you talking about? I don't understand at all. Your uncle was killed? You have to take revenge for your uncle and take charge of your own business. Tell me this."
What are you doing? If you don’t have a good mind at all, should you say these things to a random good person on the street? "
Hou Changqing's eyebrows trembled, as if he was about to have a seizure after being stimulated by Lin Jue's words. At this time, a chamberlain hurriedly came to the palace gate and said loudly: "Where is Lin Jue? Who is Lin Jue? Your Majesty and the Imperial Concubine are waiting for you.
Let’s go in and meet the driver.”
In the Nuan Pavilion on the east side of Rongxiu Palace, Guo Chong was half-hugging Concubine Rong, holding Concubine Rong's hand, and teaching Concubine Rong to write on paper. Guo Chong was very good to Concubine Rong, even though the prince she gave birth to was already dead.
She died many years ago, but Guo Chong still gave her a very high position. In the harem, in addition to the position of the queen, the two noble concubines were the highest. Concubine Mei is naturally more valuable than her mother and her son, and Concubine Rong can still remain the same.
In this position, in addition to Concubine Rong's graceful and beautiful appearance, a large part of it is because of her status as the niece of the Queen Mother. The Queen Mother loves Concubine Rong, and Guo Chong just wants to be happy for the Queen Mother, so he naturally wants to treat Concubine Rong better. Besides, the Queen Mother loves Concubine Rong.
Concubine Rong herself was very popular with Guo Chong.
"The zigzag character seems easy to write, but in fact it is very difficult to write well. The simpler the character, the worse it is. Characters with complex glyphs, although there are many gestures, seem cumbersome. But just because of the many gestures, it is difficult to write well.
It is easier to coordinate the skeleton of the characters, so that the head and tail are well-proportioned. Whether the skeleton of the characters is straight and well-proportioned is one of the most basic criteria for measuring the quality of the characters. It is obvious that every stroke is in place, but
But the overall look is not good, that is because the skeleton is not well-proportioned and straight. The fewer gestures, the more skill is shown. Look at the zigzag character you wrote, it looks like you are about to fall." Guo Chong caught him.
Concubine Rong's soft hands bit her pearl-like earlobe and whispered softly.
Concubine Rong shrank down and smiled coquettishly, saying angrily: "Your Majesty, I'm blushing at what you said. I can't compare my handwriting to that of the Emperor. If I can write well, why do you need the Emperor to teach me about it?"
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Guo Chong laughed and said: "I'm not laughing at you, what I mean is..."
Before Guo Chong finished speaking, the waiter's voice sounded hoarse outside the door curtain.
"Your Majesty, Lin Jue's summons has arrived."
After hearing this, Guo Chong hurriedly let go of Concubine Rong's hand, stood up straight, turned around and walked to the soft couch to sit upright. Concubine Rong also hurriedly put down her pen, walked to Guo Chong and sat down.
"Let him come in." Guo Chong said solemnly.
"According to the order!" the chamberlain promised loudly, and then there was a rustling sound, the door curtain was opened, a man bowed and walked in quickly, and knelt down outside the bead curtain.
"Your Majesty, Lin Jue, comes to see Your Majesty, Your Majesty, Your Majesty."
Guo Chong said in a deep voice: "Get up."
"Thank you, Your Majesty, thank you, Your Majesty." Lin Jue kowtowed and stood up, standing outside the bead curtain with his hands lowered. He quickly glanced at the inner room behind the bead curtain and saw two confused figures sitting side by side.
"Lin Jue, come in and talk." Guo Chong said.
"I don't dare!" Lin Jue said hurriedly.
"It's okay, I allowed you to come in and I won't blame you for being rude." Guo Chong said with a smile.
When officials enter the harem, they are not allowed to come face-to-face with the Queen Mother, Empress, and concubines. Even if they do see each other, they must be separated by a beaded curtain to avoid suspicion. Of course, as long as the Emperor is present and the Emperor gives permission, there is no problem.
Lin Jue thanked him loudly, opened the bead curtain and walked into the inner room, bowed and stood still.
Concubine Rong looked at Lin Jue intently, her eyes full of kindness. Guo Chong looked cold, stood up slowly, and shouted at the desk beside the aisle: "Lin Jue, do you know your guilt?"
Lin Jue was startled, and his heart sank. It turned out that the emperor's summons was not a good thing, and he blamed himself as soon as he opened his mouth. However, he didn't know if the matter of beating Shangguan had been brought to the emperor. In that case, he would be in trouble.
"Your Majesty, I... I don't know what the crime is." Lin Jue decided to fight until he couldn't resist.
"What crime are you guilty of? You didn't know what you were doing? I ask you, why were you expelled from the school by Fang Dunru and dismissed from your position in the Regulations Department?" Guo Chong asked coldly.
Lin Jue felt relieved. It turned out that the matter of beating Shangguan was not a matter of the Ordinance Department. He had already been punished for that matter, so it should be no big deal.
"Your Majesty, I... am ashamed. I made my husband unhappy and was expelled from my school, which made me laugh. I am ashamed." Lin Jue said softly.
Guo Chong nodded and said: "You still know how to be ashamed, that means you can still be saved. I, the Great Zhou Dynasty, govern the country with loyalty, filial piety, benevolence and righteousness, and everyone in the Great Zhou Dynasty respects etiquette and respects the Tao. This teacher's way is also one of the things that I, the Great Zhou Dynasty, attach great importance to. A teacher is like a parent.
, Not respecting your teacher is equivalent to being unfilial. Not respecting your teacher is also unrighteous. Can you bear the sin of being unfilial and unjust?"
Lin Jue hurriedly said: "I dare not take the responsibility. I am definitely not an unfilial and unjust person. I did not betray the school, but was expelled from the school by my husband. I do not dare to admit this crime of being unfilial and unjust."
Guo Chong snorted coldly and said: "You are very sharp-tongued. However, there is some truth in what you said. You did not betray the master, so we cannot forcefully accuse you of being unfilial and unjust. But you were expelled by Fang Dunru after all.
Master, if it wasn’t for his bad conduct, how could Fang Dunru do this?”
Lin Jue said in a deep voice: "I dare not take the blame for such misconduct. I ask myself if I have any fault in my conduct, and I would like to ask the Holy One to take a clear look at it."
Guo Chong frowned and said: "You pushed me clean. So, Fang Dunru can't stand you anymore? Expelled you from the school for no reason?"
Lin Jue said softly: "That's not the case. My husband kicked me out of the school. It must be something I did wrong, which led to such consequences. It must be that as a student, I made a mistake that my husband cannot forgive."
Guo Chong nodded slowly and said: "It seems that you understand the reason why you were expelled from the school. Can you tell me."
Lin Jue pondered for a moment and said softly: "I was expelled from the school by Mr. Fang because of the new law. Regarding the terms of the new law, I and Mr. Fang had different opinions and it was difficult to reconcile. The teacher must have been disappointed with me, so he expelled me from the school.
of."
"Oh? We have different opinions? You, master and disciple, are working hard to promote the new law. You are the school's literary officer. You participated in the formulation of the new law and regulations. How can there be such a thing as different opinions? Is it about the "Changping New Law" or about the "Changping New Law"?
What are the provisions of the "Recruitment Law"? What are the differences between your opinions and Fang Dunru's? Tell me." Guo Chong asked with a frown.
Lin Jue then stated his disagreement with the provisions of the new law and briefly elaborated on his reasons. Guo Chong listened carefully and frowned slightly.
After Lin Jue finished speaking, Guo Chong said in a deep voice: "According to what you said, Fang Dunru is narrow-minded and cannot listen to your opinions?"
Lin Jue said hurriedly: "I definitely didn't mean this. I had a lot of disputes with my teacher because of my different opinions on these terms. I am a subordinate, so I shouldn't be like this. So I was wrong first, and I don't blame Mr. Fang."
Guo Chong thought for a moment and said, "Since you know you are wrong, why do you still do this? He is your teacher, and you should obey his instructions."
Lin Jue said in a deep voice: "I don't think so. I am fulfilling my duties. Since I am an official of the Regulations Department, I must do my best to formulate new laws. State affairs come first, and masters and disciples come later. Naturally, I have to fulfill my duties first.
It is the duty of the inspection and writing officer. If I feel that the regulations are inappropriate, I will naturally argue vigorously."
Guo Chong nodded slowly and asked again in a deep voice: "From what you said, it seems that you have no regrets about this matter so far?"
Lin Jue bowed and said: "I'll be honest, I really have nothing to regret. I did my duty, and I feel that my behavior was inappropriate, so I have nothing to say. I just want to be clear in my heart."
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Guo Chong frowned and looked at Lin Jue: "Do you really think so? Even if you lose your official position in the Regulations Department, are expelled from the school, and end up being criticized by others, will you still not regret it?"
Lin Jue bowed and said: "I have no regrets. I think what I did was right. I have nothing to regret."
Guo Chong frowned and said: "Why do you think your ideas are correct? Are Yan Zhengsu and Fang Dunru not as knowledgeable as you about the new laws and regulations? Are your ideas definitely correct?"
Lin Jue said in a deep voice: "I dare not say that I am more knowledgeable than the two masters Yan Fang. But the eagerness for quick success and quick benefits of the new law is obvious. I know that I, the Zhou Dynasty, are in urgent need of quick changes, but I do not agree with this serious situation."
The consequences of strong medicine. There are two possibilities for doing this. One is that the disease can be cured quickly, and the other is that the strong medicine will harm the patient and kill him. And I, the foundation of Dazhou, cannot allow any loss, so I can only
There is one option, which is to make my big week better without making any mistakes. Therefore, I feel that we should take one step at a time and use a more stable strategy to let my big week slowly adjust instead of
It’s an adventure. There is no room for any adventure in the country of Great Zhou.”
Guo Chong frowned and stood by the table, tapping his fingers lightly on the table, thinking carefully about Lin Jue's words.
"I understand what you are thinking, but sometimes if you are seriously ill, you have to take strong medicine, otherwise the person will not be saved. Sometimes you have to take a little risk. Nothing in this world is foolproof. I, Da Zhou, must make changes in a short time.
, I can’t wait. Therefore, I support the actions of Yan Zhengsheng and Fang Dunru. And you are also loyal to the country of the Great Zhou Dynasty, and I can’t blame you. From Fang Dunru’s standpoint, he and Fang Dunru
You are solemnly presiding over the reform affairs, and this is the time when you are not focused on anything else. As his disciple, he will naturally not tolerate it if you do not support his ideas. If it were me, I would probably kick you out of the disciples."
Lin Jue nodded and said: "I understand, so I don't have any resentment towards you sir. It's my own fault."
Guo Chong laughed, tilted his head and looked at Lin Jue and said, "If I can act as a middleman for you and negotiate an agreement with Fang Dunru for you, and let Fang Dunru accept your entrance wall again, would you be willing?"
Lin Jue said happily: "Of course I have ten thousand wishes. If I can return to my mentor's sect, it will be my dream."
Guo Chong smiled and nodded: "Then what if the condition is that you can no longer argue with him in the future, but fully support his ideas and methods? Are you willing?"
Lin Jue frowned and pondered for a long time, then shook his head and said: "If such conditions are attached, I don't want to."
