In early summer, it is the time when all things are flourishing, and the leaves of the trees above and around us are already very dense. In the middle of May, the locust flowers in the canopy of the nearby locust tree are in full bloom, as white as snow. The air is filled with
The sweet fragrance of locust flowers filled the air, and buzzing bees were flying around the tree. This scene, quiet and peaceful, made people feel extremely peaceful. But Lin Jue knew in his heart that Fang Dunru's visit was definitely not for him.
Coming here without anything happened must have some intention. Because with Fang Dunru's temperament, he would never take the initiative to visit him, and Lin Jue knew this best.
Fang Dunru stood under a big locust tree, looked up at the white strings of locust flowers all over the tree, and was lost in thought. He slowly said: "Poetry: In previous years, cicadas would arrive in June, and every time they smelled of locust flowers, they would arrive.
My bones are frightened. Today, the locust flowers are still blooming, but the sorrow is even more silent. It’s the time when the cicadas sing and the locust flowers are blooming. Time flies so fast. Lin Jue, do you think this locust flower looks like a human being?
My gray hair, when you think about it, a person’s life is really short, and black hair and gray hair, it only takes a blink of an eye. If you think about it seriously, it’s quite boring.”
Lin Jue laughed and said, "Why did you say this, sir? I remember that there is also a locust tree on the hill behind Songshan Academy. Every year after mid-May, the tree is full of locust trees. What the gentleman said at that time was: The locust trees make me grow old. I don't understand.
It means that after June ends, the trees will be covered with green hair. The locust flowers are indeed like white hair, but they will fall after June. Wouldn’t their hair be full of green hair and flourishing at that time?”
Fang Dunru chuckled, turned around and looked at Lin Jue and said: "You still remember it clearly. But this moment is the same as the other moment. There is no sun and moon in the mountains, and only in the world of mortals can you know how time flies. When I say that life is short, I am not lamenting it, but a reminder.
"Myself, time is precious and needs to be cherished. When I was young, I felt that my age was still too early, so I often wasted my time without knowing how to cherish it. But after a lifetime of flicking bullets and having nothing to accomplish in old age, I will regret that I didn't know how precious time was before."
"That's why you go out and do something, because you don't want to waste time." Lin Jue said softly.
Fang Dunru nodded slightly, looked at Lin Jue and sighed: "You still understand me. There are not many people in the world who understand me. You are one of them. It's a pity, it's a pity."
Fang Dunru didn't say what he regretted, and Lin Jue didn't ask him what he regretted. In fact, the regret is self-evident. What's a pity is that although they admire each other, they eventually took different paths, and the previous relationship also broke up.
Eight. Both of them are extremely smart people, and many things they say are actually unspoken.
The two were silent for a moment, and the surroundings were quiet and peaceful. The wind blew by, the leaves rustled softly, and a few locust flower petals slowly fell, falling on the shoulders of Lin Jue and Fang Dunru. Fang Dunru looked at the few flowers on his shoulders.
The locust flowers made no move, but Lin Jue stretched out his hand and swept them off the ground, where they fell into dust.
"Uh-huh!" Fang Dunru coughed, and the expression on his face became serious.
"Lin Jue, do you know why I came to you today?" Fang Dunru turned around and asked.
Lin Jue bowed and said, "Students don't know."
Fang Dunru waved his hand and said: "You don't have to call yourself a student, you are no longer my student."
"Student understands." Lin Jue said.
Fang Dundu rolled his eyes, no longer entangled in this matter, and said in a deep voice: "You can't possibly not know why I came to you. I came here about the murder case of your father-in-law, Prince Liang. The Emperor ordered me and the Criminal Department to
Several officials from Dali Temple are responsible for thoroughly investigating this matter, and they must already know about it."
Lin Jue breathed a sigh of relief, as expected. The moment he saw Fang Dunru, Lin Jue knew that he was here for this matter.
"Students know." Lin Jue said.
"That's good. You came back from Hangzhou and you witnessed the whole thing. You are a witness and one of the parties involved, so I have to start the investigation from you. But I don't want to come to you in my official capacity. Then
There is no room for maneuver, so today I came incognito and wanted to communicate with you in advance." Fang Dunru said.
Lin Jue understood that Fang Dunru wanted to see him in a private capacity before he was formally summoned for questioning. The so-called room for maneuver was nothing more than trying to persuade him to tell the truth. Once he was formally summoned, then
There was no possibility of negotiation or transaction. What he said could not be changed, so he wanted to meet him in advance to achieve some desired purpose.
"Thank you sir, what do you want to ask?" Lin Jue said.
"Of course this is the truth about this matter. The emperor took out the confession of King Liang at the court meeting this morning and showed it to all the ministers. To be honest, the so-called reason for manslaughter is just to coax a three-year-old child. Only a fool would use that reason.
Xin. I just want you to tell me how King Liang drowned Kang Zizhen? Did Kang Zizhen's reminder to pay for his aid irritate him?" Fang Dunru glared at Lin Jue.
Lin Jue coughed and opened his mouth to speak. Fang Dunru suddenly stretched out his hand to interrupt Lin Jue and said in a deep voice: "Lin Jue, I hope you will think about it before answering. First, I came to see you today because of you.
After all, I am a master and a disciple, and I admit that I still have feelings for you. No matter what, this cannot be let go. Your wife... and Huanqiu, they still treat you the same as before. So I don’t want you to
I don’t want you to get involved in this matter. Secondly, you must know the seriousness of this matter. This is by no means a simple murder case. The person who killed was a fourth-rank official of the imperial court.
This is a blatant contempt for the laws of the Great Zhou Dynasty, and it is also a crazy attack on the new law. Its nature is of no small importance. This is not what I said, this is approved by the emperor and determined by the court. You have to understand this
, you must not be confused.”
Lin Jue secretly sighed in his heart, what does it mean to give both kindness and power? This is it. He used the emotional card and intimidation together, and even mentioned his master's wife and junior sister. This is not the first time that Fang Dunru has done this. Maybe he is sincere, but
Making a fuss about feelings made Lin Jue feel unreasonably bored.
"Sir, don't worry, Lin Jue understands. Even if your husband doesn't say anything about this matter, the student knows the seriousness of it. Your husband and his wife and junior sister treat me as family members, so naturally they don't want this matter to have anything to do with me. I understand." Lin Jue
said softly.
"Okay, as long as you understand everything. Then I won't say more. Lin Jue, I am actually not having a good time during this period. I am always thinking about the things before. I am thinking that after this period of work is over, you can go
Let's go have a meal at home so that we can talk openly and honestly. Maybe... maybe... there is still room for improvement in the relationship between you and me..." Fang Dunru said softly.
Lin Jue frowned, and his heart was churning. If he had heard Fang Dunru say these words before, it would have been a dream come true. But now, hearing these words, Lin Jue felt extremely disgusted. Because he
He knew that these were not Fang Dunru's sincere words, but his expedient words, just to deceive him. Lin Jue didn't know what to say. Fang Dunru had changed so much that he could no longer recognize him.
Lin Jue even doubted whether the Fang Dunru in front of him was another person wearing a mask. He and the Fang Dunru in Songshan Academy were already completely different.
"Tell me, what's going on?" Fang Dunru said with his hands behind his back.
Lin Jue took a breath and said: "I know what the gentleman wants to hear, but I'm very sorry, the student cannot satisfy the gentleman. Whether the civil and military officials of the court believe it or not, Kang Zizhen was indeed accidentally killed by the prince. Specific details
After all, it has been clearly written in the prince's book, so I don't need to go into details. I would like to tell you about this Kang Zizhen. In the name of promoting new laws, he caused a stir in Hangzhou. This time, he broke into
Went to Prince Liang’s boat to search. My wife was pregnant and was almost shocked by him. This man was so arrogant and domineering that even if the prince really killed him, he would still be worthy of his death. Sir, you should restrain him.
If these people continue to cause trouble like this, sooner or later the world will be in chaos, and the people will..."
"Shut up!" Fang Dunru's livid and angry voice stopped Lin Jue from speaking any more. He never expected that all the previous words were in vain, and all the emotional cards were in vain. Lin Jue was not only ignorant of current affairs, but also
He actually pointed fingers at the new law and those who implemented it.
"Lin Jue, I didn't expect you to be so stubborn. Do you think I'm here to beg you? I'm here to save you. You have nothing to do with this matter. Now you can only turn into a tainted witness to prove that Guo Bing committed murder.
, you can get away with it. Do you understand? Once I started to officially investigate this matter, one is one, two is two, and there is no turning back. That’s why I came to you today to talk alone and privately. I didn’t expect you to have such an attitude.
.It really chills and makes people angry." Fang Dunru shouted.
Lin Jue said softly: "Sir, after so many years together, don't you still know who Lin Jue is? Don't you still understand the character of his students? This trip is unnecessary for you. What you once taught the students
The students have memorized the words, but sir, you have forgotten. The sir himself is a tough and stubborn person. Isn’t it just a case of favoritism for you to come here today? This is not the style of the sir. The students have not changed, but the sir has.
It is the students who should be disappointed, not you, sir."
"Presumptuous! What did you say? It's totally disrespectful and unreasonable. Lin Jue, I'll ask you one last time, have you decided to fight to the end? Do you have to go against me?" Fang Dunru shouted loudly, his voice shocking the tree.
Birds perched on the top flew up, screamed and fled away.
Lin Jue bowed and said: "Sir, I have my own rules of conduct. It's not that I want to go against anyone. It's not me who is against you, but you. It's you. You are too focused on gains and losses, and too utilitarian. You want to be repaid.
There is nothing wrong with the imperial court wanting to leave a name in history, and even wanting to create peace for all generations. But sir, to do this, your ability is not enough. Instead of doing this, why bother to do it, embarrass yourself and embarrass others?
?In the end, if your success fails, if you not only fail to do anything for the world, but also mess up the world and harm the people, then your reputation will be ruined. Rather than doing this, it is better to live a busy life, which is better than being reviled."
Fang Dunru looked at Lin Jue with a pale face. How could he have thought that Lin Jue would actually say such words? Lin Jue was too presumptuous. What did he think of himself? He was teaching himself a lesson. He was teaching himself.
. Crazy, this guy is really out of his mind and crazy. What does he think of himself? It’s so ridiculous, so crazy.
"Hahahaha, Mr. Lin, I learned a lesson today. I came all the way here to listen to Lin Daru's teachings and teach me how to be a human being. Well, it turns out that a young man is better than a good man. In this case, I also
There is nothing more to say. There is nothing left to talk about between you and me. Summer insects cannot be said, so my trip has been in vain. I will remember today, and you will remember today too. Time will prove everything.
"Fang Dunru laughed loudly and walked away without even raising his hands to say goodbye.
Lin Jue also felt that his words were too harsh, but he was really anxious just now. He really wanted his husband to wake up and not fall into fanaticism. He wanted to use these words to stimulate Fang Dunru, but now it seems that it had the opposite effect. However,
Lin Jue didn't feel any regret. He had already done everything he should have to endure and give in to. He still couldn't make Fang Dunru wake up. He had already fulfilled his duty as a disciple.
Lin Jue also understood that from today on, there would be a complete break between himself and Fang Dunru. If Fang Dunru might have had a lot of reluctance and teacher-student friendship towards him before, then from today on, there would be a complete break.
No more. Fang Dunru and Yan Zhengsheng's characters are as hot as fire, stubborn and upright. In other words, they are stubborn and stubborn. If they agree, they will use it and if they don't, they will abandon it. They typically judge people by their own standards. So
He will never forgive himself again.
Lin Jue stood under the locust tree, looking at Fang Dunru's back as he left as fast as a gust of wind, slowly raised his hands and bowed to say goodbye.
"Mr. Fang, take it seriously. You and I have different ways and we can't agree on each other. Although I am your student, I am afraid I have to go against you. Because I know you are wrong and I am right. Because I see
I know more than you, and you don’t know what you are doing." Lin Jue said softly.
Fang Dunru's figure disappeared, and Lin Jue stood for a moment amidst the sound of cicadas under the locust tree, straightened his clothes, and left with his chest held high and his head held high.
