Lin Jue's voice gently echoed on the surface of the lake, Lin Boyong frowned, and a painful look appeared on his face. It would have been fine if he hadn't been touched, but in fact, this month's closed-door meditation had made him think about many things. Although he hated Lin Jue and Lin Bonian's behavior of sticking knives in the back, he also realized that his previous actions had indeed lost their fairness and were blinded by selfishness.

Lin Boyong is indeed aware of Lin Ke's behavior in the past ten years, after all, for more than ten years, Lin Boyong has been in charge of affairs inside and outside the family, how can he know nothing about his actions? He was not unaware of the lack of money and materials at home. But it was precisely because of his doting and selfishness that he thought that Lin Ke himself had privately annexed these silver taels and materials, which was actually nothing in Lin Boyong's eyes.

Lin Ke will be the head of the family in the future, and he can't expose this matter, and he can't let his son, the only one who is still a master, lose face. Therefore, Lin Boyong only occasionally reminded him vaguely for a sentence or two, but he did not really realize the seriousness of the problem. It was precisely because of the idea of the dominance of the long house in his heart that he ignored Lin Ke's abnormal behavior. Therefore, after the Lin Ke incident that day, Lin Boyong was not only shocked, but also deeply blamed.

Lin Boyong did not think about fighting back after seizing the position of head of the family, but it was precisely because he realized his mistake and calmed down that he did not take further action. And the more he calmed down, the more he understood the series of mistakes he had made in the position of the head of the family, and the more he understood his failures in this position. It's just that he refuses to say it for the sake of face. In addition, the methods used by Lin Bonian and Lin Jue were a bit despicable, so they were still angry in their hearts. In fact, he didn't have such a strong sense of hatred for Lin Jue, but for Lin Bonian, he deeply felt the feeling of being deeply betrayed by a knife in the abdomen.

Therefore, in the past month, Lin Boyong has actually fallen into a complex emotion of self-blame but refusal to give in, anger but regret. In order to dispel these emotions, he can only place his affection on the mountains and rivers, dress himself up as a fisherman, and boat on the lake every day without thinking too much.

He listened to Lin Jue's words just now, although they were old tunes, but these things were things that he had been thinking about over and over again in his heart for the past month. I have to say that he admits Lin Jue's frankness, and even understands Lin Jue and Lin Bonian's actions.

Lin Jue continued softly: "Uncle, I know what happened this time that you can't let go, what I just want to tell Uncle is that Lin Jue is open-minded and has no selfishness. Everything I do is for one purpose, and that is for the sake of the future of the Lin family. Even if one day I need to pay the price of my life for the Lin family, I will not back down. This is the fate of being a child of the Lin family. I came to see Uncle to dissect my heart and let you know my inner thoughts. I don't want this incident to cause the Lin family to fall apart and have resentment against each other. If the Lin family wants to move forward, it is by no means a certain person or a certain room, but everyone goes forward together, and no one can be left behind. And the Lin family is the most important person in the Lin family to move forward together, so I came today to ask the uncle to let go of the resentment in his heart. If there's anything I can do to make Uncle feel relieved, I'm willing to do it. ”

Lin Boyong slowly raised his head and looked into Lin Jue's eyes. He saw the earnest gaze in Lin Jue's eyes, and the sincerity in his eyes. Lin Boyong sighed a little in his heart, this three-room concubine is really changing too fast, once upon a time, there was no such person in his eyes, and now, the world has been turned upside down. His words and deeds are no longer something that others can ignore. The words he said today, whether they were true or false, were not something that ordinary people could say. If it weren't for his open-mindedness and grand pattern, it would be that this person was treacherous and loyal, and the city was like the sea.

"Lin Jue!" Lin Boyong finally spoke: "The old man is not stupid enough to have the Lin family in his heart. The reason why the old man chose to think about it behind closed doors was to turn big things into small things and small things. We can't let outsiders see our jokes. Although the old man has a lot of mistakes, he can still see the overall situation clearly. ”

"I knew that Uncle knew the righteousness and would think through these things. I don't ask the uncle to forgive me, just hearing the uncle's words, Lin Jue's trip is already worth it. Lin Juexi said.

Lin Boyong shook his head and said, "You don't have to say such things at this moment to please me." After meditating behind closed doors during this time, I also realized my mistake, and perhaps I should have stepped down from the position of head of the family a long time ago. You guys helped me, and that's good. I am also happy to relax, and in the future, I will fish, fish, raise birds, and enjoy my old age in peace. ”

Lin Jue said: "Doesn't the uncle plan to go out of the mountain?" Uncle knows why I'm here today. Today is exactly the month since I was the chief steward. At the beginning, I said that it would only be for a month. I also came here this time to ask the uncle to go out of the mountain to take charge of the business. ”

Lin Boyong looked at Lin Jue in surprise, and then waved his hand and said, "Lin Jue, I will never agree to this matter." The old man finally lived a quiet life, how could he get involved in family affairs again. No way. ”

Lin Jue said: "Do you think you can't get over your face?" ”

Lin Boyong sneered: "Joke, do you think I still care about face now?" It's just that I don't want to complicate things any more. This matter is never to be mentioned again. ”

Lin Jue actually understood that Lin Boyong would not agree to come out to take care of the business again, the head of the family was taken away, what is it for him to come out to be the chief steward now? Although he said that he didn't care about face, he actually cared about face the most. As a steward again, dealing with those people in the Lin family's business, and being asked about what happened to the Lin family, he would not have to be ashamed and speechless. So he would rather hide at home to retire than go out of the mountains.

Before leaving, Lin Bonian also expressed his intention not to let Lin Boyong come out, and Lin Jue understood that it was Lin Bonian's selfishness. Lin Jue himself is also a little selfish, if Lin Jue still looked at this big steward very lightly and felt that it didn't matter, after making some efforts, Lin Jue would like to see the results. And once you change hands at this time, there will be some changes, and you can't interfere. Then everything you did before will be in vain.

"Since the uncle has such an attitude, the nephew will not persecute the uncle. My nephew is actually not here, but I am afraid that I can only barely survive for a while now. But there's one thing Uncle must promise me. Recently, the two brothers in the long house ...... They are discouraged and haunt the ...... every day On the street, I drank and got drunk, and I said something that was out of my identity in the house, I think my uncle should have heard of it. ”

Lin Boyong became vigilant and dumbfounded: "What do you want to do with them?" Driven out of Hangzhou? Wipe out all my longhouse? ”

Lin Jue hurriedly said: "Where did the uncle go?" Where am I thinking this way. I mean, it's not a way for the two brothers to be so decadent, can the uncle persuade them to come back and do things. ”

"Doing things? Are you willing to let them come back and do things? Lin Boyong was surprised.

"Why not? As long as the two brothers don't make any more noise. After all, looking at the decadent appearance of the two brothers, I was also very anxious. Uncle must be anxious in his heart. After all, the long house is a long house, the eldest son is gone, and the second and third sons are also going to hold the lintel in the future, will the uncle watch them sink like this? That's not going to work. I intend to put them back in charge of the two docks on the East and West Rivers. The two brothers actually did nothing wrong, but they ...... Too arrogant. If Uncle can convince him to obey the overall situation, I will naturally want them to come back. After all, the Lin family's business is ultimately managed by the Lin family, and the two brothers will also have to take on great responsibilities in the future, and I am not here, when everything stabilizes, I will definitely resign from the position of chief steward. Again, I don't have any other thoughts, I just hope that the Lin family will move forward together, and there will be no one left behind. ”

Lin Boyong looked at Lin Jue quietly for a long time, and said in a deep voice: "If you really want to do this, aren't you afraid that your second uncle will be unhappy?" ”

Lin Jue said softly: "Uncle, my heart for the second uncle is no different from your heart, I only do what I think I should do, but I am definitely not forming a gang with anyone." It's my insistence on being right for things and not for people. ”

Lin Boyong nodded slowly, put on his hat and said in a deep voice: "Come back, it's a little cold here." ”

……

No one knew about this conversation in the lotus swing, although Lin Boyong did not give a clear answer at the time, but two days later, Lin Song and Lin Run took advantage of the night to come to Lin Jue's small courtyard and made a soul-deep self-criticism in front of Lin Jue. This is enough to prove that the conversation of that day has convinced Lin Boyong.

Although it is not that Lin Boyong has eliminated his anger towards himself, at least Dafang is willing to cooperate, which is already the best result. What Lin Jue was most worried about was that something would happen to the big house, and it would really make a big fuss, but Lin Jue didn't know how to deal with it. So, the best outcome is for everyone to take a step back and settle the dispute.

Lin Jue and Lin Boyong's conversation was well chosen, Lin Jue felt that since Lin Boyong was a person who protected his shortcomings, starting from the arrangement of the two long-term sons, he took a step back, and he might be able to hit Lin Boyong's weakness. This is exactly the case, Lin Boyong himself will not give up his face anymore, but the two sons of Dafang are idle and excluded all day long, so it is not a way to go on like this. He wanted to forcibly make trouble, but he refused to publicize his family ugliness and ignore the overall situation of the Lin family, and Lin Jue took the initiative to ask Lin Song and Lin Run to go back to do things, which solved a heart problem.

On the third day after Lin Song and Lin Run went to Lin Jue's small courtyard, Lin Jue announced the return of the two sons of the long house in the ship's hall. The prime minister's positions at the two wharves of Donghe and Xihe were already vacant, and they were the positions that had been vacant since the departure of the two long-term sons, and Lin Song and Lin Run resumed their original positions.

This move caused a lot of discussion among everyone, and everyone never expected that the two sons of the Lin family's house would be invited back to serve, and they were puzzled. There are all kinds of theories in private.

Some people say that Lin Jue's move is clever, this is called magnanimity regardless of previous suspicions, no matter how much trouble you make, the Lin family is the Lin family after all.

Some people also said that Lin Jue had no guts, and the big house was estimated to be in trouble, so Lin Jue had to beg for the two sons of the long house to come back. It's not good, and soon, Lin Jue's position as the chief steward will be forced to give way.

Some people also said that Lin Song and Lin Run came back because the big house and the second and third rooms reached a compromise, and it was impossible for the second and third rooms to completely exclude the big house, so in the end, they had to let the two sons of the long house come back to take care of things, that is, to supervise the behavior of Lin Jue, the chief steward, so as not to encroach on the family business in the big steward's pockets.

In addition, there are all kinds of remarks, in short, they are endless, and they are really a bit noisy. Lin Jue also knew about these discussions, but he didn't care about them, or he didn't care about them at all. Because he didn't have time to care, it was easy to calm down the affairs of the Lin family, and Lin felt that he had taken care of some of his own things.

In September, Fang Dunru was about to resign from his position as the chief of the mountain and leave Hangzhou, and he didn't visit him once during this time, which was already rude. Before he left, Lin Jue had to serve him for a few days and do his best as a disciple.

Also, in late September, it is the autumn exam, and it will only take more than a month to be full. I have decided to be admitted to Qiuyu through my own ability, but this is not just talking. Lin Jue knew the difficulty of Qiu Yu, he was just confident that he could be admitted. But if you don't make some preparations because of this, I'm afraid that you will be blind at that time, so you must take care of your mind and do a systematic review. Time is already running out.

However, just when Lin Jue was about to calm down and take care of his mind and touch his books, and do what he had to do, on August 12, Lin Jue received two invitations from the prefect's yamen and the Liang Wangfu at the same time. And the two invitations turned out to be inviting Lin Jue to participate in the upcoming Oiran Competition.

Lin Jue is not unaware that this year's Oiran Contest is coming, but because Mochizuki Tower has been separated from the flower world, he will not participate in the Oiran Contest this year. Lin Jue also felt that there was nothing to participate in, so he had already decided not to join in the fun. However, at this moment, he received two invitations at the same time, which made Lin Jue scratch his head.

Yan Zhengsu's invitation letter said that this year's Oiran Contest was different, and several famous young houses in Yangzhou and Jiangning would come to Hangzhou to participate in the Oiran Competition, and the Oiran Competition, which originally belonged only to Hangzhou, was upgraded to the Southeast Oiran Competition. It may be the last time he will host such a grand event as the prefect of Hangzhou, and he will not be stubborn. And we can't let the green buildings elsewhere cover the limelight in Hangzhou. To put it bluntly, when others come to smash the field, you must not lose. So I want to ask Lin Jue to help with advice, after all, last year, Lin Jue single-handedly put the unfavored Moon Tower on the throne of Oiran, and he may be able to do his part.

And the invitation letter of Liang Wangfu was even more direct, because of Lin Jue's troubles last year, Wanhualou and Qunfang Pavilion lost face. This year's Oiran Competition will be upgraded to the Southeast Oiran Competition, and Liang Wang Guo Bing wants Lin Jue to help no matter what. Guo Bing even asked Shen Tan, the commander of the palace guards who sent the letter, to tell Lin Jue bluntly: "Last year you made trouble, and this year you must make amends." Several Qinglou in Yangzhou Jiangning have already snatched up all the famous celebrities and talents in the capital and even in the Great Zhou, and there is no one to help Wanhualou and Qunfang Pavilion now, so you are duty-bound. ’。

Lin Jue's head was swollen, and he wanted to study quietly, but he was entangled in these things, which was really troublesome. But think about it, since this year's Oiran Contest is so grand and the specifications are so high, I am afraid that it is a big scene that I have never seen before. Thinking of this, the heart that loves to be lively is difficult to calm down.

Besides, this time it's a three-city confrontation. Jiangning Mansion, Yangzhou Mansion, Hangzhou Mansion, is the place where fireworks are extremely prosperous on Wednesday, and the name of Hangzhou Mansion, the first southeast capital, has long aroused the dissatisfaction of many state capitals, especially Yangzhou and Jiangning. I'm afraid this time I'm really here to smash the field. As a native of Hangzhou, if he watched other state capitals take the Oiran and leave, he would have no face. Governor Yan and the prince are also competitive people, and they are even more unwilling to admit defeat. Maybe I should help.

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In order to find out what happened, Lin Jue deliberately went to the prefect's yamen to figure out the ins and outs of the matter. Yan Zhengsu also told Lin Jue the origin of the incident.

Speaking of which, the origin of this year's Oiran Contest upgrade actually came from an official gathering in the officialdom. After the victory of the Hangzhou government's soldiers and horses to suppress the bandits, Hai Dongqing led the remnants of the coastal north and disappeared. In order to prevent the remnants of Haidongqing from causing disasters and causing losses in various parts of the southeast, the two Zhejiang Roads, Jiangnan East Road, and Huainan Road carried out official linkages, and held a meeting of military and political leaders from various coastal state capitals along the Yangtze River in Jiangning Prefecture. The purpose was to prevent the remnants of the bandits from attempting to attack the coast or infiltrate the interior.

As the initiator of the extermination of the bandits, the Hangzhou government has the unshirkable duty to introduce the details of the crackdown on the bandits to the local state capitals, explain the remaining number of pirates, and some information about the bandits. Although Yangzhou and Jiangning are not on the verge of coastal areas, they are on the verge of the Yangtze River, and they are distributed in the south and north of the Yangtze River. The Yangtze River leads directly to the sea, and if Haidongqing penetrates into the inland from the Yangtze River, these two southeastern state capitals obviously have to be prepared. The purpose of this joint military and political cooperation between the military and government of more than a dozen state capitals is to cooperate with each other, and the purpose is to promptly report the movements of the remnants of the pirates that have been discovered, so that they can rescue each other and avoid unforeseen attacks when they are infiltrated by the pirates.

It can be said that this meeting is very necessary, after all, there are still as many as 1,000 pirates led by Hai Dongqing, and it is still very easy to take one or two prefectures and counties and attack villages and towns. If he infiltrates the interior along the river, no matter which state capital he settles in, it will also be a big trouble here. No one wants to see the territory under the jurisdiction of their state capital being swept in. In fact, this meeting was also an official meeting jointly performed by several prefects of Jiangnan East Road on Huainan Road and approved by the imperial court. In fact, the two governments also sent officials to preside over the meeting, which can be described as a high-level meeting.

Naturally, there is nothing to say about the content of the meeting, which is nothing more than the establishment of a strict prevention linkage mechanism to prevent the nuisance of bandits from settling down. In fact, there is not much time for such a meeting to talk about business, but a large group of prefects and commanders gather here, all of whom are official figures, and it is inevitable to have a feast and a tour of the mountains and rivers.

As the host of this meeting, Jiangning Mansion has really made some efforts to show the strength of Jiangning Mansion. It is said that before the arrival of the prefects' commanders, Shen Fang, the prefect of Jiangning, specially ordered a large-scale clean-up of the whole city, sweeping the main streets and alleys, and trying to show his governance skills. What's more, it is said that Shen Fang also arrested some homeless people and beggars on the streets of Jiangning and put them in one place, so as not to be seen by the prefect commanders and envoys attending the meeting.

The meeting lasted for two days, and the next morning the officials were going back to their respective territories, and the night before leaving, Shen Fang, the prefect of Jiangning, naturally wanted to show the best side of Jiangning Mansion, so he warmly invited all officials to go to the Qinhuai River to appreciate the charm of Jiangning Mansion.