Lin Jue smiled and said, "Your Excellency, you are too worried. I have no other intentions in lowering my rank."
Yang Jun nodded, looked at the mountains outside the city with his hands behind his hands for a moment, and said softly: "Lin Jue, you are very knowledgeable and have great ideas. It is rare for me to have a rising star like you in Zhou Dynasty. It's a pity... it's a pity...
"
Lin Jue smiled and asked: "What are you regretting, sir?"
Yang Jun turned his head and looked at Lin Jue indifferently: "Don't you know that you have been involved in a huge dispute? This can ruin everything for you."
Lin Jue frowned and said in deep thought: "My lord, are you saying that I intervened in the matter between the two princes?"
Yang Jun chuckled and said: "You know it very well in your heart. Just understand. One of the benefits of a smart person is that he will know why he is unlucky. Unlike some fools, they don't know until they die.
How did you die? At least you know. Hahaha."
Lin Jue smiled bitterly and said: "Sir, is it necessary to say it so directly? What you mean is that I have offended some people and some people want to kill me?"
Yang Jun smiled and said: "I didn't say that. I only know that you offended someone who shouldn't be offended. And you made your position clear on an important matter. It's like gambling, whether you are betting on the big or the small.
Is it going to be big or small? You can’t control it yourself, you’re just betting on luck. But what you don’t know is that whether it’s going to be big or small is actually controlled by others, and you can only hope that you’ve made the right bet.”
Lin Jue frowned and said, "What do you mean, sir? The size has been determined?"
Yang Jun shook his head and said: "I didn't say it. What I mean is that the big and small are controlled by others, and you are not the one who controls the results, so you can only try your luck. Once you lose the bet, you have nothing.
"
Lin Jue smacked his lips and said, "But I didn't place the bet, it's just that others thought I did."
Yang Jun laughed and said: "Others think you have placed a bet, that's enough."
Lin Jue frowned and said: "I can't control other people's thoughts. I only do what I should do. I have no intention of participating in this bet. I am just the boy serving tea and water. Everyone on the gambling table is like me."
I can't afford to offend him and I don't want to offend him. But if someone at the gambling table insists on asking me to gamble, I can't refuse and can only do it reluctantly."
Yang Jun glared at Lin Jue fiercely and said, "It seems you really want to take a gamble."
Lin Jue said: "My lord has said that some people already hate me to the core, so I might as well take a gamble. Maybe I win? When people are forced into desperate situations, they will always make a desperate move."
Yang Jun burst out laughing and said, "That's right. It's a shame to spend thousands of dollars on a big gamble, win a lot of money, and lose everything. It's just a pity, a pity."
Lin Jue stood in deep thought. He felt that Yang Jun was here to test him. Yang Jun and Lu Zhongtian were already close because of the political reform. This time they sent troops to suppress the rebellion, many of the Privy Council's orders were actually issued according to Lu Zhongtian's wishes. For example, the Beijing-North Army requested
The order to increase troops was rejected, as was the increase in material supply. It once felt to Lin Jue that Yang Jun and Lu Zhongtian had colluded with Guo Xu's plan to kill with a borrowed knife, and marched into the north of Beijing to force the army into a desperate situation. That's why Lin Jue just arrived
When he played charades with Yang Jun, he was very careful, just to tell Yang Jun that he had no intention of participating. But from Yang Jun's tone, it seemed that the other party was unwilling to let go, so Lin Jue said some harsh words. He couldn't look back anyway, so then
Just don't look back.
Yang Jun gave Lin Jue the feeling that the situation seemed to have been decided. This made Lin Jue feel very confused.
"Your Excellency is also a participant in the gambling game. Should you bet big or small in this game?" Lin Jue asked with a smile.
Yang Jun laughed again, and suddenly his laughter stopped. He glared at Lin Jue and said: "I don't need to place a bet. I am the banker. I can win or lose. You want to trick me? You are still young. I just feel for you.
It's a pity that I can protect you this time, but I may not be able to protect you next time. You can only take care of yourself. You have to rely on yourself to do everything in this world. You cannot rely on others. If you are really smart enough, you should learn how to do it.
Assess the situation."
Lin Jue smiled and nodded: "Don't be surprised, Mr. Yang, my subordinate is talking too much. But aren't we talking about gambling? Why don't we seem to be talking about gambling? It seems that we are talking about something else. It's really strange.
.”
Yang Jun sneered and said: "This is not funny at all. Lin Jue, you are now a member of my Privy Council. You must act carefully and carefully. Don't make me unhappy. I am not easy to get along with. Whoever offends me will be punished."
I won’t give him good fruit to eat, I hope you remember this.”
Lin Jue cupped his hands and said, "How can a lower official make you unhappy? Don't worry, sir."
Yang Jun nodded and said: "Very good. The imperial court will soon hold people accountable for this rebellion, and some people are to blame. I am telling you this to say hello in advance. I heard that you
This person is a little nostalgic for old friendships, so I warn you not to be emotional in matters of great right and wrong, otherwise you will be asking for trouble. Although the counter-rebellion was successful this time, the vitality of the imperial court was greatly damaged. I finally saved some money, and the counter-rebellion was a waste of time.
Millions of taels were lost, and so many people died. If we don’t trace the source of this matter and investigate the final responsibility, it will be difficult to explain to the world. Some people in the court have had enough trouble, and it’s time to take a break.”
Lin Jue was a little puzzled by Yang Jun's words at first, but suddenly he was frightened and stood in silence in the autumn wind.
…
An hour later, Yang Jun led his bodyguards to leave Xingren Mansion and headed toward East Juechen. Guo Mian, Guo Kun, Lin Jue and others were sent outside the east city gate. Until the dust raised by the horses' hooves dissipated, Yang Jun and others disappeared in the official road.
After arriving, everyone turned back into the city.
Lin Jue stayed alone and went up to the city tower alone. He came to the place where he had a long chat with Yang Jun and leaned on the railing to look into the distance. It was late autumn and the frosty sky was bleak. The trees inside and outside the city were no longer lush, the grass was withered and yellow, and the sky was high and solemn.
People's mood also fell into a kind of sadness.
Lin Jue was indeed in a bad mood, but this was not because of the literati's sad autumn plot, but because of a long conversation with Yang Jun. In the previous conversation, Yang Jun actually revealed a lot of information. Whether it was
It was not Yang Jun's deliberate attempt to test, but at least Lin Jue sensed some hidden information from his words. The conversation about the big bet and the small bet actually told Lin Jue that he had now fallen in love with Lu Zhongtian and Guo Xu.
Blacklist, they have already regarded Lin Jue as a member of King Jin.
Lin Jue was actually very helpless. How did he get on the boat of King Jin? What happened now was actually not Lin Jue's active wish, but that he got to the current situation step by step. It was said that it was forced, but it was not forced.
Everything seemed to happen naturally. For Lin Jue, it was naturally based on the judgment of the counter-rebellion situation, but it objectively formed the fact that it helped the King of Jin. Of course, since Zhu Zhirong dared to assassinate himself, Lin Jue
He had already psychologically rejected any favorable impression of Guo Xu. But this did not mean that Lin Jue was determined to help the King of Jin in the fight for the crown prince's position.
However, now, I am afraid that even if I don't want to get involved in this dispute, I have to get involved in it. Lin feels a little distressed and hesitant. Most of these distress and hesitations stem from the lessons of the annihilation of the Lin family in the previous life. Lin felt a little distressed and hesitant.
Lin Jue had to admit that the massacre of his family in the previous life had brought a huge shadow to his soul, so he always warned himself to avoid making the same mistake again in this life. Therefore, after his second uncle Lin Bonian was dismissed from office, Lin Jue actually felt from the bottom of his heart.
Deep down, he breathed a sigh of relief. Lin Jue had no intention of taking on the position of head of the Lin family, but he still did not refuse. This was actually based on his inner desire to control the rudder of the Lin family's ship, and he was worried that if he handed it over to others, he would repeat the same mistakes.
In the last life, it was the joint decision of Lin Boyong and Lin Bonian that brought the Lin family into the abyss. In this life, Lin Jue deliberately prevented these possibilities from happening on many levels.
But now, Lin Jue sadly discovered that everything seemed to be the will of God. Some things seemed destined to go that way. They were pulled by an invisible force. Just like he did back then.
After knowing that Prince Liang's Mansion would be destroyed, he deliberately kept a distance from Prince Liang's Mansion. Not only did he fail to make things clear, but he eventually married the little princess and became a person who shared the same fate as Prince Liang's Mansion. It seemed that he was determined not to get involved.
It's the same as the battle for the prince's inheritance, but he gets caught up in it inexplicably.
But some things are successful, such as Fang Huanqiu's fate, Lu Wu's fate, and Lin Youde's fate. However, he successfully reversed the ending of his previous life. This caused Lin Jue great confusion.
.Is there some destiny somewhere in the world, or is it that man's determination to defeat heaven can reverse the situation in the previous life? There seems to be no definite answer.
