To be honest, it was quite embarrassing to go back to that public housing courtyard again. After all, now it is tantamount to being beaten back to its original form, and it has also ended up with the reputation of being expelled from the school, and it is back with a stain on its reputation.

Yang Xiu and Master Jiang didn't say anything, Yang Xiu was still as enthusiastic as ever, and he didn't mention half a sentence. The eyes of Master Jiang and Master Hu were full of gossip, but they were probably too embarrassed to ask, so except for some exchanges in private, they didn't ask any sensitive topics in front of Lin Jue.

Lin Jue thought that life would soon return to peace, and return to the idle and lazy days when he was here, but he was wrong. Starting the next morning, two scholars came to Hallym Academy. One is named Deng Hui and the other is called Wang Jing, and as soon as the two of them came to the public house, they gathered everyone to announce a decision. That is, from now on, they will be stationed here to supervise and direct the affairs of the public housing. The two of them proudly took the official document signed by Yuan Xiandao, a scholar of the Hanlin Academy, and showed it to everyone, and they especially glanced at Lin Jue with their eyes.

"The Hallym Academy is going to undergo a rectification recently, and all the public housing yamen affiliated with the academy will be subject to the rectification. Chongzheng Hall said that the public house was too lazy and idle, and it is said that there are still people who are often not on duty in the public house, and the scholar said that such a casual style should be completely rectified, and such a thing must never be allowed. We are here to oversee your work, and you are to obey our commands in full and not to disobey. Deng Hui and Wang Jing said.

Lin Jue was speechless, he originally planned to repeat his old tricks and not come to work as before, but in this way, he couldn't be lazy. Being trapped in this public house every day is not a comfortable thing. But now, there is nothing to be done, and Lin Jue can only do it.

But soon, Lin Jue felt that something was wrong. These two people are not here to do serious things at all, they have nothing to do every day, and they make a lot of rude demands. For example, they asked Lin Jue, Yang Xiu and others to take the official document outside once a day to dry. Ask them to transcribe all the official documents and books neatly.

The room is full of books, and you will be tired and sweaty just by moving them out to dry for a while, let alone moving them out once a day. It is not even necessary to transcribe books and official documents. There are many carved books outside, and the dilapidated ones can be bought and replaced, and manual transcription has long been abandoned. Official documents are old papers, which are simply scrapped. All of this seems like a deliberate attempt to make things difficult for everyone, and there is nothing to do.

Yang Xiu angrily wanted to reason with them, but Lin Jue stopped him. Lin Jue told Yang Xiu that moving books should be exercised, and copying books should be practiced calligraphy. Anyway, it's boring to be in public housing for a long time, and not looking for something to do.

What is infuriating is that when Lin Jue, Yang Xiu and the others were busy, these two people picked their noses and eyes next to them, accusing the books of uneven exposure for a while, and accusing Yang Xiu and Lin Jue of not having enough neat words. When they said that they were tired, the two of them basked in the sun under the porch, and let the two adults of Jiang and Hu wait to make tea and talk, which was full of style.

A few days later, Lin Jue saw that these two guys were here to deliberately make trouble. Their goal is to make themselves uncomfortable. Because they actually accuse themselves the most, and their words are full of contempt and provocation.

Finding fault with his own handwriting, he will say: "Dignified champion, how can you write so badly, your champion won't be fake." ”

When moving things, when Lin Jue was sweating profusely, the two of them said cool words beside him: "I'm afraid Lord Lin hasn't done these things in the Regulations Department, and at first glance, he is a person who is used to being arrogant." Unfortunately, it's not what it used to be. At this time and that time, you should bow your head. ”

Lin Jue not only did not get angry at these remarks with guns and sticks, but smiled in return. The two of them said to Lin Jue in private: "I am not ashamed but proud, he still laughs, if it were me, I am afraid I would die of shame." Something like that.

But only Yang Xiu knew that Lord Lin was not laughing, it was a gritted smile. After seeing Lin Jue's smiling face several times, he turned his head and became a fierce appearance of gritting his back molars. Yang Xiu had a premonition that something seemed to be going to happen. So he comforted Lin Jue in private, endured the calm for a while, and didn't follow the general knowledge of the species. If something happens now, it will be very unfavorable to Lin Jue. Lin Jue reciprocated with a hehe sneer.

On the afternoon of the 10th day of February, everyone in the public house took a nap in the warm sunlight under the porch. Lin Jue and Yang Xiu were sitting in the corner of the corridor and were talking in a whisper about the huge turmoil caused by the second new law in the court recently. Deng Hui and Wang Jing, who were unwilling to be lonely, walked in front of Lin Jue and Yang Xiu.

Deng Hui said with a smiling expression: "Lord Lin, you are the champion, you must have read a lot. Lord Wang and I would like to ask you a question. ”

Lin Jue frowned and raised his head, squinted his eyes and said, "The two adults are also from first-class backgrounds, but they came to ask me questions, and Lin didn't dare to do it." ”

Deng Hui said with a smile: "Yes, Lord Wang and I were indeed first-class and first-class back then, and I thought I had read a lot of books." But he is still far from Lin Zhuangyuan. Especially on one thing, I am quite puzzled. Please don't hesitate to give me advice. ”

Lin Jue smiled: "In this case, let's discuss and discuss together." ”

Deng Hui laughed, glanced at Wang Jing, turned his head and said softly: "Lord Wang and I both think that since ancient times, respecting teachers has been the norm of human ethics, and it is rare to see people like Lord Lin who rebelled against their teachers and were expelled from their teachers. Can you please tell us about Lin Zhuangyuan's mood and feelings of being expelled from the division for disobedience. ”

As soon as these words came out, the air around them seemed to freeze. This is a naked ridicule and provocation, Lin Jue's forbearance failed to exchange for their restraint, but they took Lin Jue even more inappropriately. If you just talk a few words behind your back, and ask in person, it is equivalent to slapping Lin Jue's face.

The smile on Lin Jue's face stiffened, but he still smiled and slowly stood up.

Yang Xiu felt that something was going to happen, so he hurriedly got up and said, "Two adults, what kind of problem are you asking?" Brother Lin, let's go out for a walk and breathe, I heard that the flowers in front of the Chongzheng Palace are blooming, let's go and take a look. ”

Lin Jue didn't speak, and stared at the two faces of Deng Hui and Wang Jing in front of him with a smile. Deng Hui and Wang Jing felt that something was wrong, but they refused to flinch, stretching their necks and glaring at Lin Jue, still smiling on their faces.

"Do you really want to know?" Lin Jue's smile became even brighter.

"Yes, we really want to know, please ask Lord Lin to give us an answer, otherwise, we won't be able to sleep at night." Deng Hui thought that Lin Jue was weak, and teased with a smile.

As soon as his words fell, he saw a slap magnified in front of his eyes, and the next moment, "Bang!" With a bang, the whole mouth suddenly hurt hotly, and the eyes also darkened, and Venus was shining. This is not over, after being slapped on the face, the bun suddenly hurts, and he was pulled down, he had to bend down, and with a bang, he ate a knee on the bridge of his nose, and suddenly his nose seemed to open a sweet and sour sauce shop, and all kinds of tastes mixed with the pain of the bones made him moan loudly.

"Don't you want to know what it's like? That's how it feels, and I feel it well. Dog, you dare to provoke me. Lin Jue scolded loudly, and his hands kept moving. Although he doesn't have any martial arts on his body, Lin Jue is surrounded by masters, and he can see some doorways, and through those people around him, he also knows how to quickly make a person lose his ability to resist. It is more than enough to deal with this powerless Deng Hui.

Under the three punches and two kicks, Deng Hui had already been beaten and his mouth and nose were bleeding, and he was dizzy, and there was only room for crying.

Yang Xiu and Master Jiang and Master Hu were stunned, and Lord Lin started without saying a word, and he hit it very hard. Deng Hui is a Shangguan, this is worth it. The crime of assaulting an official is not trivial.

Wang Jing shouted in fright: "Stop, stop." Lin Jue, you are so bold, you dare to beat Shangguan. Don't stop the official yet! ”

He didn't shout, Lin Jue only beat Deng Hui, and his shouting reminded Lin Jue that there was another one here. Lin Jue stepped forward, grabbed Wang Jing's collar, and fanned it with two big ears on the front and back. His fists and feet greeted Wang Jing like a sandbag, and Wang Jing screamed and fell to the ground and rolled.

"Brother Lin, Brother Lin, don't be impulsive." Yang Xiu shouted anxiously.

Lin Jue couldn't hold his hand anymore, and all the evil anger in his heart was vented, and the humiliation and provocation by these two people in the past few days, as well as the suffocating anger in his heart before, were all vented with his fists and feet. The two bachelors were lying on the ground, and they were beaten by Lin Jue, holding their heads and wailing and rolling. Lin Jue's hands and feet were sore, and he turned around to look for things like sticks, boards, bricks, etc., but the yard was too neat and clean, and there was no trace of debris. But Lin Jue caught a glimpse of the fish pond next to the flower bed, and immediately grabbed the hair buns of the two people on the ground one by one and pulled them. The two of them had to twist their bodies to cooperate, and they were pulled by Lin Jue to the pool, and pressed their heads and necks into the pool.

Although it was already mid-February, the water was still bitterly cold. The two of them were pressed into the pool, and their whole heads were as if they were being pricked everywhere with a needle, they were thrashing vigorously, Lin Jue just didn't let go, the two of them ran out of qi in their chests, and they drank ice water with their mouths open, and their bodies fluttered even more.

Yang Xiu saw that he was about to die, and hurriedly beckoned the miscellaneous servants to work together, and the two of them desperately took Lin Jue away, and Deng Hui and Wang Jing were soaked and collapsed on the ground like dead dogs, and clear water kept coming out of their mouths. After a while, he coughed and cried.

Lin Jue was also panting, his face was pale, and he shook off Yang Xiu's finger and pointed at the two people who were blue and swollen, soaked and shivering: "You two dogs, don't think that I don't know that you were instructed by someone to deliberately mess with me." Go back and tell those who instructed you that if you want to come, you will come clearly, and what are you doing by such indiscriminate means? You remember it for me, do you think that if I fall into Pingyang, I can be bullied by you dogs? If no one had stopped you today, that you might die here? Don't get out of here yet! ”

Where do Deng Hui and Wang Jing dare to say more, they did leave the ghost gate today, and they were almost drowned by Lin Jue, how dare they stay here. Although his hands and feet were in pain at the moment, he didn't know where to burst out of strength, and he got up like two lost dogs and ran away.

The courtyard was quiet, Yang Xiu and Jiang Hu looked at Lin Jue in a daze, everything that happened before was like a dream, if it wasn't for the bloodstains on the ground, if it wasn't for the mess next to the fish pond, how could they dare to believe the things that Lord Lin had just done. He almost killed someone, everyone is a scholar, how can he solve things in such a barbaric way? Lin Jue is still a champion, it's incredible.

"Brother Lin!" Yang Xiu swallowed and foamed at the mouth and said hoarsely.

Lin Jue waved his hand and said, "Needless to say, I've had enough of them, and today I want to teach them a hard lesson." ”

Yang Xiu said: "Brother Lin, I mean...... You played well. These two are too hateful, and they will fight on their own. But...... In this way, I am afraid that I will also be in trouble. ”

"Yes, yes, Lord Lin, how can you do this? You are beating up a Shangguan, which is a felony. Hey, if you have something to say, why did the gentleman start to do it if he didn't do it? Only the ruffians of the market would use such barbaric methods. How good is that? This is not to be done, but what should we do if we ask about sin? Hey, too impulsive, too impulsive. Master Jiang and Master Hu also stepped forward and sighed and shook their heads.

Lin Jue smiled and said, "The two adults have lived for such a long time, is there really anything reasonable in this world?" If he can't reason, he speaks with his fists and feet. What bullshit gentleman doesn't do anything, you can use it yourself, it's just a coward's excuse. Besides, I'm not a gentleman, and Hugh is going to put this on me. ”

Master Jiang smacked his lips and said, "Hey, you talk like that...... This one...... Very bad, very bad. ”

Lin Jue smiled, "I know what you're worried about. The two adults can rest assured that Lin is responsible for doing things alone, and they will not drag you down when they come to ask for guilt. You can rest assured that it will not affect your two comfortable lives. ”

"We didn't mean that...... Lord Lin, you misunderstood. Master Hu hurriedly explained.

Lin Jue sneered twice, and while tidying up his scattered clothes, he brushed his sleeves and left.

"You see, this temper, we are kind persuasion." Master Jiang pointed to Lin Jue's back and said to Yang Xiu.

Yang Xiu sneered and said, "The two adults should go to the public room to doze off, Hugh has to worry about it." Lord Lin has said that it won't affect you, what are you worried about? ”

After that, Yang Xiu also brushed his sleeves away. Leaving Jiang Hu and the two old guys looking at each other and sighing.

Yang Xiu found Lin Jue, who was sitting on a stone bench and staring at the buds on the vines, under the grape trellis on the south side of the courtyard. This grape trellis is the product of the renovation carried out by Lin Jue when he first came to the public house last year, and spent money to let the chamberlain secretly dig up two Western Regions grape vines from the imperial garden. After Yang Xiu's careful care, last year, the entire grape trellis was full of branches, and the bamboo net shed above was full.

"The new leaves are about to grow. Brother Lin didn't see that last autumn, the grapes were hanging fruit, purple bunches, and they were so sweet. The two adults were smiling happily when they ate. Come to think of it, a year has passed. Yang Xiu said.

Lin Jue glanced back at Yang Xiu, nodded and said, "Yes, a year has passed, and when I dug it up last year, it was only one person tall." It's full of vines now. It is conceivable that autumn will be full of fruits. Time flies, and when you think about how we renovated this place last year, it feels like yesterday. The vine is like this, how can man be worthy? ”

Yang Xiu slowly approached, stroked the grape branches, and said softly: "Brother Lin, are you extremely depressed in your heart?" That's why I couldn't help but burst out today. ”

Lin Jue sighed and looked up at the sunshine in the west, and said in a deep voice: "Life is not as good as it should be, no one is smooth sailing, there are always all kinds of unsatisfactory. I've really had a bad time lately. Although you never asked me about my expulsion, you also understood how much it affected me. I don't think about anything else, I just feel sad, I feel the same affection for my husband as I do for my father, but when he does this, it is like I am a rebellious person. I know what people out there think of me, you look at those two things, they use this to humiliate me. There are also Master Jiang and Master Hu, although they didn't ask, their eyes tell me that they still have something to say about my expulsion from the school. I'm afraid I'm a big rebel in the eyes of others. ”

Yang Xiu hurriedly said: "Brother Lin, don't say that, in my mind, I don't have such thoughts. Although I don't know why, I know that Brother Lin is a person of love and righteousness, and he will never do anything against his teacher. Master Fang...... Hey, I don't know what to say? I believe that there will be a day when misunderstandings between you and your master and apprentice will be cleared up. ”

Lin Jue shook his head with a wry smile and said softly: "You don't know Mr. Fang, there is a conflict of ideas between me and him, and it is not easy to bridge. If not, how could it have gotten to this point? The difference in philosophy is the difference in the code of conduct and the difference in the standard of life, which cannot be changed for a while. In particular, neither my husband nor I are people who will change themselves easily, which is why this will lead to all this. Especially on the matter of the new law, I have too many differences with him, and he can't allow me to put forward opinions, but I can't help but mention them, so ...... Annoyed him. I don't blame Mr. for this, but I think I did the right thing. Ay! Don't mention it, heart stop! ”

Yang Xiu was stunned and said: "It turned out to be because of the new law." I don't understand, are you, like those officials, who are opposed to the new law? ”

Lin Jue smiled: "How could I object? So what am I going to do with the Ordinance Division? I just think the new law is too radical and will lead to failure. As you have seen in the past few days, there has been a lot of quarrel in the court, which is the consequence of the new law. Almost everyone is against it, how do you think this new law can be implemented smoothly? ”

Yang Xiu said: "That's right, however, Lord Yan and Lord Fang don't seem to flinch. I heard that today I was fighting the ministers in the palace and refuted them one by one. He also said that he would openly welcome the debate in the coming days. Lord Yan and Lord Fang seem to be very determined. ”

Lin Jue smiled bitterly: "This is not a matter of winning the debate of the ministers in the war of tongues, even if the people in the world who you argue are speechless, the disadvantages of the new law are there, but there will still be problems in its implementation." Moreover, if a new law that does not have the support of the majority of the people is enforced, what will be the result? The law was changed for the sake of the court, for the people, and for the people of the Great Zhou. And not to change for the sake of proving something, changing something. This is not a show and an act, if it is messed up, the country will be in chaos, and the society may die. This is by no means a stage for individuals, but a stage for people of the world. Do you understand that? ”

Yang Xiu pondered for a long time, as if he had touched something, but he didn't quite understand. After a while, he smiled and said: "That's it, I don't understand enough about this, I think about your words seriously in the dead of night." Yes...... You just started beating the two bachelors, I'm afraid that this matter will soon be in trouble, let's discuss how to deal with it. I thought about it, if they came to ask, I would testify that they insulted Brother Lin first and then did it first. I said that the two of them fought one, and Brother Lin was forced to defend himself and beat them......"

When Lin Jue heard this, he laughed: "Brother Yang is a righteous person, but he doesn't need to. ”

Yang Xiu said: "What? Doesn't Brother Lin treat me as a friend? I, Yang Xiu, know that I am far from Brother Lin, but I am not a person who is afraid of things. I'm willing to testify for Brother Lin, but it's not Brother Thurin or anything. ”

Lin Jue hurriedly pulled his sleeve to sit down, and said with a smile: "Brother Yang, why did I say that you wanted me something?" I'm so depressed now, what can you do to me? My promise to help you get out of here didn't keep it, and you didn't say anything. I know Brother Yang is thinking about me, but it doesn't have to be this way. ”

Yang Xiu frowned and said: "But this matter must not be stopped, if the above Xingshi asks for the guilt, how should you deal with it?" ”

Lin Jue smiled and said, "Does Xingshi ask about the crime?" It depends on who's coming. These two dogs don't really have a grudge against me, they must have been instructed to do so. I would like to have his men come forward. Brother Yang, you don't have to worry, since I dare to do it, I know the consequences. Don't forget, although I, Lin Jue, am now down, I am still the son-in-law of Liang Wangfu, what can they do to me? Do you think Yuan Xiandao would take the risk of having a bad relationship with the Liang Wangfu to ask me for his guilt? ”

Yang Xiu was surprised: "You mean, it was Scholar Yuan who sent them to find fault?" ”