Several people lingered here for a long time, and Lu Wu found many places to play in his childhood memories in the old site of the Lu family. For example, there is a large pool, surrounded by steps paved with blue striped stones, which extend into the pool layer by layer. Although the pool was already covered with weeds and the water smelled black and smelly, Midori recalled playing on the blue stones of the pool in the summer when she was a child. Following the memory, a stone turtle was found on the side of the pool. At the entrance of the head, Midori said that she had been riding on the turtle's neck to play since she was a child.

All this, the more you search, the more you can get back the memories of your childhood. The identity of Lu Shilang's daughter, who was already solid, is even more certain.

It wasn't until the end of the day that a few people left here. Ma Bin and Shen Tan left separately, and Lin Jue returned home with Green Dance. Midori didn't say a word all the way, and when she got home, she went back to her house and closed her door.

Lin Jue understood her feelings, and suddenly learned of her origin, and learned that her family had suffered a catastrophe and her family was ruined, and she remembered too many old childhood things, so she was naturally upset. Green Dance needs to be quiet by herself, and Lin Jue doesn't want to disturb her, and let her think about it by herself and calm down.

In fact, Lin Jue also needed to calm down his emotions. Lin Jue's impact was worse than that of Green Dance. Before, I still had the idea that Green Dance might not be the daughter of the Lu family, but now that this matter has been confirmed, a question cannot be avoided. It is those rumors about Lu Feiming and Concubine Rong. Lu Feiming's death was strange, the disaster of the Lu family came suddenly, since Lu Feiming did not have a grudge with anyone, and there were no political enemies in the court, how could it suddenly cause such a catastrophe? And what is the connection between all this and the rumors between Lu Feiming and Concubine Rong? Shen Tan said that Concubine Rong gave birth to a son and Lu Feiming gave birth to a daughter only an hour apart, is there really any amazing secret in this? Just thinking about this, Lin Jue felt that his head was big.

When it was time to hold the lamp, Green Dance went out of the room as if nothing happened, and as usual, he arranged for dinner, arranged for the maid of the vigil, and ordered some trivial matters. Lin Jue was very impressed by this. There is great tenacity in this small and weak body, and even at this time, Midori Dance will never let go of what she should do and suppress the emotions in her heart. How strong it is.

Lin Jue also figured it out, and put this matter aside for the time being. I can't tell Midori about what I know, otherwise I'm afraid it will frighten Midori and make her even more overwhelmed. The relationship between Concubine Rong and the Lu family, the mystery of Green Dance's final identity, these are slowly secretly investigated to see if there are any clues. It is absolutely impossible to force the search for the truth and go to the investigation with great fanfare. No, this is another big disaster.

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The next morning, Lin Jue's vacation was over, and as soon as the sky was bright, he got up to wash up and prepare to go to the Yamen of the Regulations Department. Today is a big day, according to the original plan, today, the first day of the second month, is the day when the new law, the "Employment Law", is sent to the Holy Lord for preview. If the new law is approved by the Holy Judgment today, it will be officially promulgated tomorrow on the morning of February 2. This is a big day for the officials of the entire Regulation Division.

Lin Jue deliberately wore a brand-new official uniform, official hat and official boots, trimmed the black beard on his lips that was not thick, and went to the yamen neatly. Yan Zhengsu said before that he would let him and Du Wei gradually enter the palace together today, so that he could explain the content of the terms at any time. After all, the regulations were gradually formulated by him and Du Wei, and it is also the best way for the people who handle them to answer questions.

This was not done when the first new law was promulgated last time, which shows that this second new law, the Employment Law, is more important than the first law. It is also necessary to be more adequate in the preparation for answering the questions of the Holy Judgment.

When Lin Jue arrived at the yamen, he realized that he was actually the latest to come. Yan Zheng, Su Fang, Dunru and Du Weijian have actually arrived. The three of them sat in the candle-lit hall and waited for themselves. Lin Jue felt a little guilty, Yan Zhengsu and Fang Dunru didn't say anything else, and when they saw Lin Jue coming, they all got up.

Yan Zhengsu said lightly: "Enter the palace, the emperor should already be waiting for us." Take your things. ”

Yan Zhengsu pointed at the table, and the two wooden boxes on the table were neatly placed. Needless to say, there are regulations for the new law inside. Because it is easy for the saint to read, the regulations of this new law are not binding, they are all sheets of paper, and they are very loose. Therefore, it needs to be packed in a wooden box. The two wooden boxes were fluttering, but in fact, they contained more than 100 pieces of paper on which they were written. But it is the dozens of clauses on these hundreds of pieces of paper, but at the moment it is the most important document of the Great Zhou, because it is a new law that affects the overall situation.

Lin Jue and Du Weijian followed Yan Zhengsu and Fang Dunru out of the yamen with a wooden box, because it was not far from the palace gate, so they did not take a sedan chair in a car, but only walked. The sky is just bright, and there are few people in the square. This is not yet after the hour, if it is the time of the morning, it is the time when the officials of the major yamen gather to rush to the yamen, then this square is lively. Horseback riding, sedan chairs, and cars shuttling back and forth, and officials making a noisy greeting. At the moment, it is very quiet.

Yan Zhengsu and Fang Dunru walked side by side in front, talking in a low voice. Lin Jue and Du Wei gradually followed behind, and they were not too close. It's the rule. If you are too close, you will be suspected of eavesdropping on the conversation, which is a distance that subordinates must consciously keep.

Lin Jue turned his head and looked at Du Weijian holding the wooden box respectfully, a little funny, he felt that Du Weijian looked like an old pedant. To say that it sounds good is steady, and to say that it is bad to say that it is old-fashioned and lifeless. Lin Jue suddenly had a naughty heart in his heart, walked to Du Weiji's side, and suddenly stretched out his hand and snatched the wooden box in Du Weiji's hand.

Du Wei was gradually startled, seeing Lin Jue's sly smile, he knew that he was joking. So he reached out and snatched it again. In the middle of this battle, several pieces of paper in the brocade box rushed out and fell to the ground. Both of them were startled and hurriedly bent down to pick them up. Looking at the backs of the two adults in front of them, the two adults didn't seem to notice, so they sighed.

Du Wei gradually glared at Lin Jue, waved his hand to mean not to mess around, and pointed to the paper in Lin Jue's hand, asking Lin Jue to hand it to him and put it according to the page number. Lin Jue handed it over with a smile, and Du Wei gradually reached out to take it. Just between these handovers, Lin Jue's eyes suddenly widened in shock, staring at the paper in his hand as if he had seen a ghost.

Du Wei looked at Lin Jue in astonishment, and his gaze fell on the piece of paper with Lin Jue's gaze. The beautiful black pavilion script on the paper clearly came into view in the morning light.

"General Provisions IV, Regulations X. With regard to the method of collecting 'slave money', the slave money was set up for the money and silver needed by the servants of the imperial court. In addition to the exemption money collected from the previous third-class households and above, the official households, temple view households, young Guo households, female households, single Ding households and unmarried households that did not perform errand service under the previous system shall pay half of the fixed amount of service money from the date of promulgation of this law. The specific analysis is as follows......"

There was no need to look at it, just looking at such a paragraph on this piece of paper, Lin Jue and Du Weijian were stunned and speechless.

The drafting of the "Conscription Law" was almost entirely handled by Lin Jue and Du Weiji. After more than 10 days and nights of deliberation and discussion, they memorized every word of this new law. Seeing such a passage on this piece of paper, the two of them realized at the same time that this was not the regulation they drafted at all. The content of the regulations written above is completely different.

According to the content of the regulations written on this piece of paper, the item on the payment of assistant money obviously completely discarded the opinions of Lin Jue and Du Weiji, and turned Lin Jue's gentle policy of voluntarily and consciously commending and rewarding donations into a compulsory measure. And this is exactly what Lin Jue argued with before, hoping that the two adults would not be so radical.

Lin Jue and Du Wei gradually glanced at each other, and they both saw a trace of horror in each other's eyes.

"What's going on?" Du Wei asked in a low voice.

Lin Jue said in a low voice: "Look through the ones below." ”

Du Wei quickly followed the page number to find the page of the new law and regulations of the fourth general provisions. I quickly flipped through a few sheets on my side. The content of the above text is all about the detailed rules and standards for the collection of labor money, and all of them are collection methods and coercive measures for official households, temple view households, young Guo households, female households, single Ding households, and non-mature households. This is a completely different version of the new law, and it is not the new law drafted by Lin Jue and Du Weijian at all.

"This ...... What the hell is going on? Du Wei asked in a low voice.

Lin Jue sneered, looked up at the backs of the two adults in front of him, and said slowly, "Do you still need to ask?" We were tricked by two adults. The advice they had promised me was completely false. After the first draft was handed over to them, they revised all the part of the assistant money, and still imposed it in the way they had set before. I'm so stupid, how could the two adults change their minds so easily, it's because I'm too naïve. That's what they did when they were in the "Changping New Law", and now they're doing it again. ”

Du Wei gradually realized that in order not to delay the process of the new law, Yan Zhengsu and Fang Dunru pretended to promise themselves and Lin Jue's suggestions on the regulations on the collection of labor money, so that the new law could be formulated smoothly. After the framework of the new law was completed, Lin Jue and his previous suggestions were eliminated, and the clauses were re-drafted according to their previous ideas. This is blatant deception.

"This is too shameless, it's just ......" Du Wei gradually blurted out and scolded, and suddenly realized that Fang Dunru was Lin Jue's teacher, so he hurriedly stopped. He said in a deep voice: "So what now?" This new law is going to be given to the Holy Lord to preview the Holy Judgment, and the emperor will see it, and it will be a certainty. ”

Lin Jue frowned and didn't speak, but the anger in his heart was difficult to suppress. The two adults actually deceived themselves in such a way, which made him feel indignant. The image of the two adults in their minds has always been above board. Even if there are many differences between the two sides, they will be resolved on the table. Who would have thought that they would use such despicable means to calculate themselves. Yes, it is not an exaggeration to say 'despicable'.

"You two, go faster, why are you grinding?" Fang Dunru in front of him turned his head and shouted at the two of them.

Du Wei was about to answer, but Lin Jue preemptively said: "Two adults, I'm really embarrassed, can I go back to the Yamen?" I forgot to wear my official hat. If you enter the palace like this, you may be rude. ”

"Official hat?" Yan Zhengsu and Fang Dunru turned around and frowned. "Didn't I see you wearing it? Are we dazzled? ”

Du Weijian was also a little puzzled, obviously Lin Jue was wearing an official hat before, but he was bareheaded at the moment. Looking at Lin Jue's bulging arms again, Du Wei gradually understood. Lin Jue took off his official hat and put it in his arms. deliberately excused himself by saying that he didn't wear his official hat. However, Du Wei gradually didn't understand why Lin Jue did this. Procrastinating for time? What's the use of that?

"My lords, I did forget...... I forgot to wear an official hat. I don't believe you can ask Lord Du, or Lord Du reminded me. Lin Jue was serious.

Although Du Weijian was a little surprised, he only frowned, and said in a deep voice: "That's true, it is the right person to remind Lord Lin." Maybe I was in too much of a hurry when I left and forgot to wear it. ”

Yan Zhengsu frowned and said, "It seems that our old eyes are dizzy." In this way, you give the things to Du Weichuan, and go back to get them quickly. ”

Fang Dunru also said dissatisfiedly: "Give the things to Du Weichuan, you go and come back quickly, don't delay too long." How can you be so frizzy. ”

Lin Juelian claimed that it was, put the wooden box in his hand into Du Wei's hand, turned around and ran away.

Du Wei gradually looked at Lin Jue's back, and there were some doubts in his heart. Lin Jue lied for some reason. But since he did so, he must have a deep meaning. I helped him lie without thinking, but I don't know what he was going to do.

Lin Jue rushed back, panting through the front hall of the yamen and running to the back hall. There was no one at the door of the public house in the back hall at the moment, Lin Jue looked left and right, and after making sure that there was no one, he flashed into it, and immediately began to rummage through the cabinets. Not long after, he found a draft of the "Conscription Law" next to Fang Dunru's bookcase, and quickly looked through the contents, which was the draft drafted by himself and Du Weiji. Lin Jue put it in his arms without thinking, turned around and came out, and left quickly.

Lin Jue didn't know that this scene happened to be seen by a shadow in the corner of the courtyard, which was Liu Xiding, who had just arrived at the public house and was taking firewood from the firewood pile in the corner of the courtyard to prepare to make a fire to warm the public house. When Lin Jue rushed in, Liu Xiding hid on the side of the pyre, and after Lin Jue left, Liu Xiding appeared, looked at Lin Jue's back and thought for a moment, with a puzzled face.

On the square, Du Weijian and the three of them had already walked not far from the palace gate. Seeing Lin Jue rushing from afar, Yan Zhengsu and Fang Dunru's faces were slightly pale. Lin Jue arrived, panting, and wore an official hat on his head this time. It's just that his clothes are a little untidy, his face is a little red, and his eyes are a little flashing.

But Yan Zhengsu and Fang Dunru didn't care about all this, and walked straight to the palace gate to prepare to enter the palace.

Lin whispered to Du Wei: "Brother Du has worked hard, I'll take it." As he spoke, he stretched out his hand and pulled out the wooden box under Du Weiji's hand and held it in his arms. The wooden box was originally the one that Du Weijian was holding, and the paper containing the regulations was a version of the content changes that the two of them had seen before.

Du Wei looked at Lin Jue in a daze, Lin Jue squeezed his eyes at him and made a meaningful expression. didn't wait for Du Wei to gradually understand, but saw Lin Jue covering the front of the wooden box with his long sleeves, taking out the paper in the wooden box at a very fast speed, and putting it into his sleeve with a bang. At the same time, he quickly took out a stack of papers from his bosom and put them in the wooden box.

All these actions were done extremely quickly, and they happened right under Du Weiji's nose, and Lin Jue did not hide from him during the whole process, only blocking the sight of Yan Zhengsu and Fang Dunru in front of him. In fact, the two adults did not look back.

Du Wei gradually understood, it turned out that the reason why Lin Jue lied that he went back to get the official hat was that he went back to get another draft of the new law and regulations, and at this moment, the draft in the wooden box was removed. Du Wei's heart was beating like a drum, and he was sweating all over. was not only shocked by Lin Jue's boldness, but also felt that Lin Jue's brain was really fast. Before, I was still thinking about how to make the two adults change their minds, whether to directly expose the words, or to think of a way to achieve the goal. Lin Jue immediately made a decision to use the bag drop plan to directly drop the new laws and regulations presented to the Holy Emperor.

I have to say, this is indeed the quickest way. Judging by the actions of the two adults, it is clear that it is impossible to convince them. Even if they are exposed and argued on the basis of reason, it will be fruitless. Not only would that not only fail to achieve the goal, but they will find out that their methods of concealment and deception have been exposed, and the situation may be worse.

Lin Jue did this, so he simply skipped this meaningless and meaningless grinding link, and directly completed the package drop. Soon after, the version that the emperor saw was the version drafted by himself and Lin Jue. If the emperor approves it, then even if Fang Dunru and Yan Zhengsu find out afterwards, they will not be able to make changes. This move was really neat and forcibly reversed the result.

However, the price Lin Jue would pay for doing so would be huge. dropped the bag without authorization, and afterwards Yan Zhengsu and Fang Dunru found out, and Lin Jue was finished. With the thunderous temper of Yan Zhengsu and Fang Dunru, Lin Jue may no longer be able to gain a foothold in the Yamen of the Regulations Department, if Yan Zhengsu and Fang Dunru are more ruthless, his career may end here. In addition, his relationship with his mentor will also drop to a freezing point, or even break down. In short, the cost is extremely large, so big that Lin Jue can hardly afford it.

Lin Jue wouldn't have been unaware of such a result, but he still did it. Du Wei gradually felt a sense of admiration for Lin Jue in his heart. Lin Jue did this without even thinking about it, seemingly without thinking about the consequences at all. However, he did such a shocking thing at such a huge cost, but not for himself. He didn't have to, and with what he knew about him, he didn't have any demands or ambitions. It can be said that his purpose in doing this is entirely for the smooth progress of this new law, so that the two adults will not be swallowed up by the words of attack.

To a certain extent, Lin Jue is the truly determined reformer, the one who has no hesitation. It can even be compared to the strength of the two adults, Yan Zhengsu and Fang Dunru. The so-called real reformers are not waving the flag and shouting, not clamoring and cheering, not boasting and cheering. Rather, it is those who have made practical contributions to the progress of the reform. Even if he says something that is out of place, even if he seems to be moving against the current, he is essentially a real reformer, a real changer.