The little county lord stepped forward and explained the situation in a low and quick voice. Lin Jue thought about it for a while, and knew that Concubine Rong must have played a role. Obviously, the Queen Mother came forward to speak, forcing Guo Chong to make a holy decree. This means that the case of Liang Wangye's murder of Kang Zizhen will be officially characterized as manslaughter, which is manslaughter, although the punishment is inevitable, it will not be very serious. A stone in Lin Jue's heart fell to the ground, and he finally didn't work in vain.

"Lord Lin, this is the end of the matter. Hurry up and go home with the lord and these people. Our family and Marshal Zhao are also full of merit, and they have to go back to the palace to resume their lives. Qian Delu stepped forward and smiled.

"This is the father-in-law of Qian in the palace, who came to deliver the decree. That one is General Zhao, the commander of the front division of the palace," the little county lord introduced in a low voice.

Lin Jue hurriedly saluted the two and said: "Lin Jue has eyes but doesn't know Mount Tai, and there is Marshal Lao Zhao and his father-in-law." ”

Zhao Yuankang bowed his hand slightly: "You were going to arrest and bring justice to you for making such a fuss, but the emperor and the queen mother were gracious and did not pursue it, so you quickly took your family and left, so as not to cause another incident." Otherwise, Ben Shuai doesn't care, and he can't be merciful if he destroys public security. ”

Qian Delu also said: "Yes, don't make trouble. It's not good for you. If today's affairs can be dealt with in this way, you will steal the joy. ”

Lin Jue arched his hand and said: "Since the father-in-law and the palace marshal have spoken, they naturally want to give the two of them face. We can go, I don't have to pursue this matter, but I always have to give an explanation for being locked up in prison for no reason. Otherwise, what is it? The laws of the imperial court are not ornaments, and the imperial history platform is not a yamen controlled by private individuals, and in the future, Fang Zhongcheng will detain whoever he wants, which will not mess up the rules of the imperial court. Since the beginning of the self, we must suppress this trend and not let others do whatever they want. So, before leaving, I want to say a few words to Fang Zhongcheng. ”

Qian Delu smacked his lips and said, "What did you say?" Can you not be so troublesome? ”

Zhao Yuankang said: "Let him say two words." ”

Lin Jue slowly walked in front of Fang Dunru and bowed: "Hello Lord Fang, Lin Jue is polite." ”

Fang Dunru turned his head and glanced at Lin Jue coldly and said, "What do you want me to say to you?" Do you have to ask the old man to kowtow to you and apologize? You don't want to. ”

Lin Jue looked at Fang Dunru quietly and said, "How dare you let your lord kowtow to the lower official to make amends." But whether the adults are guilty of the law and discipline of the imperial court, the adults know in their hearts. In fact, the adults don't need to explain to me, but they need to explain to the court and the laws of the Great Zhou. This matter is nothing to me personally, but the damage to the laws of the imperial court is huge. Lord Fang, as the Emperor of the Imperial History, how could he not be responsible for this. Your Excellency may not apologize to me, but you must apologize to the court. ”

Fang Dunru said coldly: "Joke, the old man took you because you were suspected of perjury and participating in the murder of Kang Zizhen, what is the crime?" The old man has nothing to say to you, if it weren't for the emperor's decree, the old man would find out your connection to this case and teach you not to go unpunished. ”

Lin Jue laughed and said, "Up to now, Lord Fang is still unwilling. The emperor's holy decree has been issued, the prince just killed Kang Zizhen by mistake, the matter has been decided, and the adults are still talking like this, and they are too ignorant of current affairs. But that's your Lord Fang's business, and I have nothing to do with it. I only ask Lord Fang one sentence, you have pursued serving the imperial court all your life, taking it as your responsibility to enrich the country and strengthen the army, what do you say, 'Establish a life for the people and open peace for all generations.' So how do you do that? Are you detaining court officials at will and forcing them to confess according to your will? What's the difference between this and a corrupt official? Is this how you serve the court? Is it at the cost of breaking the law? If you can do this, others have some criticism of the new law, so why do you regard it as an enemy? Isn't that a contradiction? ”

Fang Dunru shouted: "The old man doesn't need you to teach me how to do things, the old man has his own rules of conduct." For the sake of my big Zhou to be rich and strong, the old man will not think too much about his mother-in-law and mother-in-law. The old man only wants peace of mind, even if he is insulted and slandered by some sharp people? People all over the world understand the old man's heart, and the emperor understands that I am sincere and loyal. As for you, the old man has long been disappointed in you, and I don't know what you think. ”

"Adults are so disappointed in me, and I am not so sorry for adults. The adult's words were impassioned, but did the adult listen to the voice of the people of the world? Are you going to listen to their grievances about what you're doing? I believe that adults are fiercely loyal. But can you do whatever you want with faithfulness, and will you not give up for the sake of your end? My lord, I advise you, don't lose your heart, don't lose your true character as a reader, and don't let yourself go to extremes. You used to be a humble and tolerant Confucian, but now, you have become a presumptuous and willful person who is desperate to achieve his goals. I'm so saddened that I really don't want to see you become so extreme, so strange. Lin Jue said in a deep voice.

"Shut up, I have nothing to do with you, and you don't need to judge what kind of person the old man is. Speaking of sadness, it is the old man who should be sad. The old man was blind, and once accepted you from the entrance wall, thinking that you were a buildable material, and that you would become a pillar of the Great Zhou Dynasty in the future, sharing worries for the court and making a life for the people. But you taught the old man to be disappointed. There is no need to say those words, you and I have no relationship with each other, you don't need to use those words to fake words, and the old man has no expectations for you. The old man only told you that it doesn't matter if you or anyone else, but it is in vain to stand in my way to change the law and strengthen the country. The grasshopper shakes the tree, and the mantis arm is used as a cart, and it will eventually turn itself into powder. If you go on like this, one day you will still fall into the hands of the old man. The old man will punish you mercilessly. Fang Dunru shouted angrily.

Lin Jue shook his head slowly, a painful look on his face. You can't wake up someone who is pretending to be asleep. If Fang Dunru did not have a clear understanding of what he had done and was not aware of the drawbacks brought about by the new law, it would be absolutely impossible. It's a pity that he has been immersed in the beautiful dream he has weaved, and he can't turn back or doesn't want to go back at all. He is bound to go all the way to the dark, even if there is a cliff or an abyss in front of him, he doesn't think about it.

Lin Jue sighed, knowing that it would be useless to keep talking, in fact, there was no need to talk about this with Fang Dunru for a long time.

"Husband, let's go, what do you have to say to this kind of person? It's a pity that Sister Huanqiu, if she knew what happened today, I am afraid she would be in pain. The little county lord said softly.

Lin Jue's heart ached, and the beautiful face of his junior sister appeared in his eyes. Yes, Huanqiu is sandwiched between herself and Mr. Fang, and she is the most painful one. There is also Mrs. Fang, they are the ones who are really suffering. If it goes on like this, he may not even have the opportunity to meet Fang Huanqiu.

"Master Lin, forget it, is this the end of the matter? lest it get out of hand. It's really wrong for him to detain you, but isn't it even worse that your wife brought people to break into the yamen and injured people? Everyone takes a step back and opens the sky. What do you think? Qian Delu couldn't help but step forward and say again.

Lin Jue nodded slowly and said, "Father-in-law Qian, Zhao Dashuai, since this is the case, I will not pursue it, and I have no intention of pursuing it." These two things are even. But I report one more thing. ”

Qian Delu frowned and said, "What's the matter?" Is there any end to it? ”

Lin Jue took out the confessions of Xiong Sanshan and the others from his arms and held them in his hands, lowered his head and hesitated for a moment, then turned his head to look at Fang Dunru and was silent.

Fang Dunru looked away, thoughtful. Lin Jue sighed, put the confession back into his arms, and said to Qian Delu and Zhao Yuankang: "It's okay, the next official has resigned." ”

Qian Delu let out a sigh of relief and said with a smile: "Let's go, let's go, we should also go back to the palace, the county lord, you go first." ”

Qian Delu wanted to watch Lin Jue and them leave to feel at ease, for fear that something would happen again.

Lin Jue turned his head and took Guo Caiwei's hand, beckoned everyone to leave the yamen, and walked clean after a while. Qian Delu and Zhao Yuankang watched Lin Jue and the others leave, so they also said goodbye and left. The officials also got up and dispersed silently. A farce of an extremely bad nature came to an abrupt end. When everything was quiet, Fang Dunru was the only one left standing alone at the foot of the steps in the huge courtyard.

The sun had set, twilight was rising, and the sky was a deep blue and solemn color. Countless crows flew back one after another, landing on the tall trees in the yamen of the Imperial Tower, and the birds were noisy and fighting. As night fell, the entire Imperial Observatory Yamen melted into the deep darkness. Cold and lonely.

Fang Dunru stood in the empty courtyard, his mind in chaos. He was a little unwilling, obviously this was an extremely bad incident. The people of the Lin family who broke into the government deserved to be severely punished. He can make a big fuss about this matter and link it with the prince's case, resulting in public opinion that the prince instigated the new law to attack the new law and violently resist. I could have taken this opportunity to take the new law a big step forward. But now it's so dead.

A feeling of powerlessness hit, and Fang Dunru felt a chill on his body. He remembered what Lin Jue had said a long time ago. Lin Jue said that the emperor's attitude is the key to the implementation of the new law, and no matter how resolute and determined others are, it is not the most important factor. If the emperor is not resolute enough in his heart to implement the new law, the road to changing the law will be full of ups and downs and hardships, and even failure.

Fang Dunru never thought that the Fa change would fail, nor did he doubt 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 so resolute. Maybe you take some of it for granted. Although today's events do not seem to involve the new law, in fact, the two have long been merged. To put it bluntly, supporting oneself and being solemn means supporting the new law, and supporting others is supporting the law, which has long been a matter of two and one.

Fang Dunru moved, he was originally indignant in his heart, thinking that he would immediately enter the palace to see the emperor's theory and ask the emperor what he thought in his heart. But now he doesn't want to see the emperor. If the emperor has a heart, he will give himself an explanation. And now, Fang Dunru is full of disappointment and exhaustion, and what he wants most is to get drunk. After thinking about it, he can confide in his heart, and there is only one person who conspires to get drunk, and that is Yan Zhengsu. Except for Yan Zhengsu, I am afraid that no one in this world can understand himself.

Including his wife and daughter. They are also noticeably distancing themselves from themselves. Although Mrs. still takes care of herself, although Huanqiu still seems to respect and love herself. But there was something in their eyes that was respectful, and as soon as they entered the house, the whole house suddenly fell silent, and the mother and daughter rarely spoke. All this made Fang Dunru feel sad. Have you become a loner? The disciple betrayed, and the wife and daughter stayed away, could it be that he was such a failure?

Fang Dunru couldn't figure it all out, and he didn't want to think about it anymore. All of this is small compared to the major events of changing the law. How lonely the sages are, they will understand their own in the future, and they will definitely be.