The little princess came forward and explained the situation in a low voice and quickly. Lin Jue thought for a moment and knew that Concubine Rong must have played a role. It was obviously the Queen Mother who spoke up and forced Guo Chong to follow the imperial edict. This
This means that the murder of Kang Zizhen by Prince Liang will be officially classified as manslaughter. Since it is manslaughter, although the punishment is inevitable, it will not be very serious. Lin Jue felt a stone in his heart, and finally his work was not in vain.
"Mr. Lin, this matter is over. You should quickly take the princess and these people home. Our family and Marshal Zhao have also accomplished their merits and have to return to the palace." Qian Delu stepped forward and said with a smile.
"This is Eunuch Qian from the palace, here to convey the order. That one is General Zhao, the commander of the front department," the little princess introduced in a low voice.
Lin Jue hurriedly saluted the two of them and said, "Lin Jue has eyesight but cannot see Mount Tai. It's up to Marshal Zhao and my father-in-law to help you."
Zhao Yuankang slightly cupped his hands and said: "You should have been arrested and punished for making such a fuss, but the Emperor and Queen Mother were merciful and refused to pursue the case, so you should quickly take your family and leave, and don't cause trouble again. Otherwise, I will not care about it and disrupt the public order."
, I will not be merciful."
Qian Delu also said: "Yeah, stop making trouble. It won't do you any good. If today's matter can be handled like this, you can have fun secretly."
Lin Jue cupped his hands and said: "Since my father-in-law and the palace commander have spoken, they naturally want to give you both face. We can leave, and I don't have to pursue this matter, but the matter of me being locked up in the prison for a day for no reason will always be
You have to give me an explanation. Otherwise, what does this mean? The laws of the imperial court are not decorations, and the Yushitai is not a privately controlled yamen. In the future, Fang Zhongcheng will imprison whoever he wants. Wouldn't that be a violation of the court's rules? Start by yourself
, this trend must be suppressed, and we cannot let others do whatever they want. Therefore, before leaving, I would like to say a few words to Fang Zhongcheng."
Qian Delu smacked his lips and said, "What are you talking about again? Can you not go to such trouble?"
Zhao Yuankang said: "Just let him say a few words."
Lin Jue walked slowly to Fang Dunru, raised his hands and saluted: "Hello, Mr. Fang, Lin Jue is polite."
Fang Dunru turned his head and looked at Lin Jue coldly and said, "What explanation do you want me to give you? Do you want me to kowtow to you and apologize? You can't even think about it."
Lin Jue looked at Fang Dunru quietly and said: "How dare you ask your Excellency to kowtow to the lower official to apologize? But you know in your heart whether you are guilty of the court's laws and disciplines. In fact, you don't need to explain to me, but you need to explain to the court, to you."
Zhou's legal explanation. This matter is nothing to me personally, but the damage to the court's laws is huge. As the censor Zhongcheng, how can Sir Fang be irresponsible for this? Sir, you can not apologize to me.
, but I have to apologize to the court."
Fang Dunru said coldly: "It's a joke, I'm taking you here because you are suspected of committing perjury and participating in the murder of Kang Zizhen. What crime are you guilty of? I have nothing to say to you. If it weren't for the emperor's decree, I would have found out.
Your connection with this case means you cannot go unpunished."
Lin Jue laughed and said: "Even now, Lord Fang is still unwilling. The emperor's decree has been issued, and the prince just accidentally killed Kang Zizhen. The matter has been concluded. It is too ignorant of current affairs for Lord to still talk like this."
But that is your business, Mr. Fang, and has nothing to do with me. I only want to ask Mr. Fang, you have been pursuing serving the imperial court all your life and taking it as your mission to enrich the country and strengthen the army. What do you mean by "establishing a destiny for the people and creating peace for all generations?", but you
How did you do it? Are you just based on your personal assumptions, disregarding the law, detaining court officials at will, and forcing them to confess according to your wishes? How is this different from violating the law and cruelty? Is this how you serve the court? Just like that
Is it at the expense of breaking the law? Since you can do this, and others have some criticisms of the new law, why do you regard them as enemies? Isn't it contradictory? "
Fang Dunru shouted: "I don't need you to teach me how to do things. I have my own rules. In order for me to be prosperous and strong, I will not think too much about my mother-in-law and mother-in-law. I only want peace of mind when doing things, even if I am criticized by some clever people.
So what if I have been insulted and slandered by my generation? The people of the world will understand my clear intention, and the emperor will understand that I am completely sincere and loyal. As for you, I have been deeply disappointed in you, and I don’t care what you think."
"Your Excellency is extremely disappointed in me, and I am not the same with you. Your Excellency's words were impassioned, but have you listened to the voices of the people in the world? Have you listened to their dissatisfaction with what you have done? I believe it.
Your Excellency is extremely loyal. But if you are extremely loyal, you can do whatever you want, and you can never give up to achieve your goals? My Lord, I would like to advise you, don’t lose your original intention, don’t lose your true nature as a scholar, and don’t let yourself go to extremes. You originally
He was a humble and tolerant scholar, but now he has become a wanton and willful person who does whatever it takes to achieve his goals. I am very sad, and I really don’t want to see you become so extreme and strange." Lin Jue said in a deep voice.
road.
"Shut up, I have nothing to do with you. You don't need to judge what kind of person I am. Speaking of heartache, it's me who should be heartbroken. I'm blind. I once accepted you into the house, thinking that you were a human being.
With such talent, you will become a great leader of Zhou Dynasty in the future, sharing the worries of the court and establishing lives for the people. But you have disappointed me. There is no need to say those words. You and I have no relationship now, so you don’t need to use those words to pretend.
I have no expectations for you anymore. I only tell you that no matter you or anyone else, it will be in vain to block my path to reform and strengthen the country. A cricket can shake a big tree, and a mantis can use its arms as a cart.
Turn your overestimation into dust. If you continue like this, you will one day fall into my hands. I will punish you mercilessly." Fang Dunru shouted angrily.
Lin Jue shook his head slowly, with a look of pain on his face. After all, you can't wake up a person who is pretending to sleep. If Fang Dunru does not have a clear understanding of what he is doing and is not aware of the disadvantages brought by the new law,
That is absolutely impossible. Unfortunately, he has been immersed in the dream he has weaved, and can no longer look back or is unwilling to look back at all. He must go all the way to the dark, even if there is a cliff or an abyss in front of him, he will not go
Think about it.
Lin Jue sighed, knowing that it would be useless to talk any more. In fact, there was no need to talk about this with Fang Dunru.
"Husband, let's go. What's there to say to this kind of person? It's a pity for sister Huanqiu. If she knew what happened today, I'm afraid she would be in great pain." The little princess said softly.
Lin Jue felt a pain in his heart, and the beautiful face of his junior sister appeared in his eyes. Yes, Huanqiu was sandwiched between him and Mr. Fang, and she was the one who suffered the most. And Mrs. Fang, they were the ones who really suffered.
A tormented person. If this continues, he may not even have the chance to meet Fang Huanqiu.
"Master Lin, let's forget it. Let's end this matter, okay? Otherwise it will get out of hand. It is indeed wrong for him to detain you, but your wife brought someone to break into the Yamen and hurt someone. Isn't this even more bad? Everyone, everyone.
Take a step back, the sea and the sky are brighter. What do you think?" Qian Delu couldn't help but stepped forward and asked again.
Lin Jue nodded slowly and said: "Eunuch Qian, Marshal Zhao, in this case, I will not pursue the case, and I have no intention of pursuing it. The two matters can be considered even. But I will report another matter."
Qian Delu frowned and said, "What's wrong? Is it over yet?"
Lin Jue took out the confessions of Xiong Sanshan and others from his arms and held them in his hand. He lowered his head and hesitated for a moment, then turned to look at Fang Dunru without saying a word.
Fang Dunru looked away, thoughtful. Lin Jue sighed, put the confession back in his arms, raised his hands and said to Qian Delu and Zhao Yuankang: "It's okay, I'll take my leave."
Qian Delu took a deep breath and said with a smile: "Let's go, let's go. It's time for us to return to the palace. Princess, you go first."
Qian Delu wanted to watch Lin Jue and the others leave before he could feel at ease, for fear of causing trouble again.
Lin Jue turned around and took Guo Caiwei's hand, and asked everyone to leave the Yamen. After a while, they left cleanly. Qian Delu and Zhao Yuankang watched Lin Jue and others leave, and they also said goodbye and left. The Yamen servants also supported them.
They stood up and dispersed silently. A farce that was actually extremely bad in nature ended suddenly. When everything quieted down, Fang Dunru was the only one left standing alone at the foot of the steps in the huge courtyard.
The sun has set, twilight is rising, and the sky is showing a deep blue and solemn color. Countless crows have flown back one after another, landing on the tall trees in Yushitai Yamen, and the storks are noisy and fighting. As the night falls,
After arriving, the entire Yushitai Yamen melted into the deep darkness. It was cold and lonely.
Fang Dunru stood in the empty yard, his mind in chaos. He was a little unwilling to accept it. It was obvious that this was an extremely bad incident. Everyone in the Lin family who broke into the Yamen should be severely punished. He could make a big fuss about this matter and punish it.
Linked to the prince's case, public opinion was created that it was the prince who instigated the new law to attack the new law and violently resist. I could have used this to push the new law a step forward. But now it has died down.
Waves of powerlessness came over him, and Fang Dunru felt chills in his body. He remembered what Lin Jue said a long time ago. Lin Jue said that the emperor's attitude is the key to the implementation of the new law. No matter how resolute the attitude of others is, no matter how determined they are,
Although it is big, it is not the most important factor. If the emperor is not determined enough in the implementation of the new law, the road to reform will be full of bumps and hardships, and may even fail.
Fang Dunru never thought that the reform would fail, and he never doubted the emperor's determination. But after today's incident, Fang Dunru suddenly had an ominous premonition. Maybe Lin Jue was right, maybe the emperor's attitude was not the same.
Not so determined. Maybe I took some things for granted. Although today's matter does not seem to involve the new law, in fact, the two have already become one. To put it bluntly, supporting yourself and Yan Zhengsu means supporting the new law.
To support people is to support the law. This is already two and one things.
Fang Dunru moved his body. He was originally very angry. He wanted to go to the palace immediately to see the emperor to argue and ask the emperor what he was thinking. But he didn't want to see the emperor now. If the emperor was interested,
He will give himself an explanation. But now, Fang Dunru is full of disappointment and exhaustion. What he wants most is to get drunk. After thinking about it, he can pour out his heart and conspire to get drunk.
There is only one, and that is Yan Zhengsu. Apart from Yan Zhengsu, I am afraid there is no one in the world who can understand me.
Including his wife and daughter. They are also obviously alienated from him. Although his wife still takes good care of him, although Huanqiu still seems to respect and love him. But there is something in their eyes that is distant, and he always
As soon as he entered the house, the whole house fell silent, and the mother and daughter seldom spoke. All this made Fang Dunru feel sad. Could it be that he had become a loner? His disciples betrayed him, and his wife and daughter kept him at a distance. Could it be that he had become a lonely person?
Such a failure?
Fang Dunru couldn't figure it all out, and he didn't want to think about it any more. All of this was insignificant compared to the big event of the Reform. Considering how lonely the saints are, they will understand themselves in the future, and they will definitely do so.
