Fang Dunru groaned.

An old voice came from the No. 3 prison of Tianzi next door and said, "Lin Jue, it's hard for you to still want to come to see us." Not long ago, the old man and Brother Dun were still speculating about who would come to visit us, and we all guessed that you would come back. Don't look at Brother Dun Ru seems to be ruthless to you, but in fact, this is not the case, he has always taken good care of you, but you don't know it. ”

Lin Jue turned his head to look, and half of Yan Zhengsu's face loomed behind the fence, as if he was still smiling.

"Lord Yan, Lin Jue has seen Lord Yan!" Lin Jue hurriedly bowed and saluted.

"Don't be polite, don't call it Lord Yan, the old man is already a criminal official, but he is not an adult." Yan Zhengsu waved his hand and sighed.

"Yan Shibo, this is the clothes sent by your family. They were blocked outside and couldn't get in, so we brought them in. Fang Huanqiu hurriedly stepped forward and handed a package in.

Yan Zhengsu frowned and said, "My wife is here too?" Hey, she's not in good health, I'm afraid I'm going to get sick in a hurry this time. ”

Fang Huanqiu said: "I didn't see my aunt, it's a few of them." ”

Yan Zhengsu nodded and said, "Please ask your niece to inform them when you go back, you won't use it in the future." All of them resigned and left Beijing to return to their hometowns. They are not allowed to stay in the officialdom or stay in the capital. ”

Lin Jue frowned and said, "What's the matter with the two adults?" How can you say such a thing? The students were puzzled. ”

Fang Dunru sneered and said, "Lin Jue, can't you see it? This time we may not be able to survive. How many people who came in this cell were able to get out of the room? This time they will surely kill us. I'm afraid that there has been a ruckus outside, and I'm afraid that the ghosts and spirits are jumping up and down, and they are starting to weave all kinds of accusations against us again. I'm afraid my family won't be able to stand these attacks. These people may also harass our families, so the sooner we leave the capital, the better. ”

Lin Jue said in a deep voice: "But what about the two adults themselves? Don't you think about yourself? ”

Fang Dunru smiled and said, "Lord Yan and I have already prepared for today, and we are not afraid of this. What is there to consider? ”

Lin Jue frowned and said, "Sir, if the student says something you don't like to hear, this time your three deficiencies are indeed ...... It really went overboard. Don't you think you shouldn't say that, sir? ”

Fang Dunru groaned: "What I said was the truth, what I said in my heart. Maybe I shouldn't have said it, but it's not because of these words that we are where we are today. We ended up today because of the change of the law, not because of some radical remarks. The emperor is not so tolerant. Those people are just using it as a lever. ”

Lin Jue nodded slightly, what Fang Dunru said was right. In the final analysis, the grievance lies in the pattern and balance of power of the imperial court changed by the arrival of Yan Zhengsu and Fang Dunru. The change of law infringed on the interests of the scholar class and offended an extremely domineering figure like Yang Jun. The three deficiencies are a fuse, and the root cause lies in the matter of changing the law. Fang Dunru was still very clear in his heart.

"Sir, Lord Yan, since you know this, why don't you remedy it? To tell you the truth, I came here to ask for the emperor's will, and I came to see you with the emperor's permission, and the emperor didn't want things to get out of hand. That's why I'm here to ask you two adults to give yourself a chance. Lin Jue said in a deep voice.

"Oh? The emperor asked you to come? Emperor...... What did he say? When Fang Dunru and Yan Zhengsu heard that it was Guo Chong's will, they became extremely concerned.

Lin Jue knew in his heart that although the two adults had great contempt for Lu Zhongtian and the others, they still respected the emperor and were extremely concerned about the emperor's attitude. They actually know very well in their hearts that the key to everything lies in the emperor, and anyone's attacks are useless, only the emperor's attitude is the most important.

"The emperor is very annoyed, he thinks that you have betrayed his trust. But he is willing to give you a chance. The civil and military forces of the Manchu Dynasty demanded that the two adults be severely punished, but the emperor is still willing to let me tell you that he has no intention of severely punishing you. Lin Jue said softly.

"Your Majesty! Ay! The emperor's grace is mighty. Yan Zhengsu said softly.

"Yes, it's not easy for the emperor." Fang Dunru also said softly.

"Lin Jue, please return to the emperor, Fang Dunru and Yan Zhengsu are grateful and sincere to the emperor, and their loyalty can be shown to the sun and the moon. Those three inadequate words were by no means deliberately annoying the emperor, but ...... Proceed on a case-by-case basis. Please calm the emperor's anger and take care of yourself. Fang Dunru said.

Lin Jue said softly: "Why don't the two adults go and tell the emperor themselves?" ”

"Your Majesty...... Your Majesty, is he willing to see us? "Solemnly solemn.

Lin Jue said in a deep voice: "What the emperor means is that as long as you can admit your mistakes and apologize, and retract your inappropriate remarks." Moreover...... Moreover...... If you admit that the new law has drawbacks, caused a lot of chaos, and led to the rebellion of the Youth Sect, and apologize for it. The emperor will remember the loyalty and patriotism of the two adults and forgive them. At most, give a small punishment, so that it will not get out of hand. The students thought this was the best way to do it at the moment, and the students suggested that the two gentlemen do it. ”

Fang Dunru and Yan Zhengsu frowned and were silent, and their faces were a little solemn.

Fang Dunru said in a deep voice: "Did the emperor mention the rebellion of the Qingjiao? He wants us to apologize to the world for this? ”

Lin Jue nodded and said, "Yes, the emperor said it himself." ”

Yan Zhengsu sighed beside him, and Fang Dunru continued: "That means ...... The emperor has already regretted the edict he issued? The emperor refuses to take responsibility? ”

Lin Jue hurriedly said: "The problem is not here, the two adults, that incident has passed, it doesn't matter whose responsibility it is, the emperor just wants the two adults to have an attitude, and he has a step down." Otherwise, how can the matter be settled? That's the key. ”

"Wrong! Big mistake, big mistake! Fang Dunru said sharply: "We can't apologize for that incident." The emperor has sinned against himself, and we don't have it

agreed, but the emperor was in a favor of him, and we couldn't blame and stop it. But Lord Yan and I never admitted that the chaos was caused by the new law. Now we have to admit it, what does that mean? And the old man still has that point of view, although the rebellion of the Qingjiao is troublesome, but in terms of the overall situation of the Great Zhou Dynasty, which is more important? The new law is to blame for some chaos and disturbances, and this is something we must not agree to. This is also what the old man said, 'The sky is not enough to be afraid, people are not enough to be compassionate, and the ancestors are not lawless.' 'The original intention. Because of the slander of some people, because of the rebellion of the Qingjiao, the new law was degraded to nothing, which was a choking and abandonment of food. This is exactly what Lord Yan and I swore to defend to the death. If the emperor wants us to admit the fault of that incident, doesn't he want us to admit the fault of changing the law? So Lin Jue, tell me, the emperor will not allow the implementation of the new law after that? Still changing the law? ”

Lin Jue frowned and pondered for a moment, and said softly: "Sir, it would be too unrealistic to think about that now. It is important to save your life first, they want your life. As for the change of the law...... The emperor probably won't mention it again. Even if you continue to change the law, it has nothing to do with the two adults. At the moment, the two adults should be thinking about safety. Emperor...... If the emperor has no steps to go down, I'm afraid he will ...... will have to make unfavorable decisions. ”

"Hehehe, hahaha." Fang Dunru and Yan Zhengsu laughed at the same time.

"Fish, I want too; Bear's paws, as well as I want. You can't have both, and you can't have both, and you can give up the fish and take the bear's paw. Life, also what I want; Righteousness is also what I want. You can't have both, and those who sacrifice their lives to take righteousness are also. Life is also what I want, and what I want is more than the living, so I don't want to get it; Death is also evil to me, and the evil is worse than the dead, so I can't avoid it. If a man desires more than he lives, then why not use those who can live? If there is no worse than the dead, then why not avoid the sick? From the yes, there is no need, and from the yes, you can avoid trouble and do nothing. Therefore they desire more than the living, and evil more than the dead. Not only the sage has a heart, everyone has it, and the sage can not lose his ears. ......" Fang Dunru recited in a deep voice.

Yan Zhengsu recited aloud: "A spoonful of food, a bean soup, if you get it, you will live, and if you get it, you will die." Huer and with it, the doer of the way is receiving; With it, the beggars disdain. Wan Zhong does not distinguish between etiquette and righteousness, and Wan Zhong is not good for me! For the beauty of the palace, the dedication of wives and concubines, and the poor who know me and? The township is not subject to the death of the body, and now it is the beauty of the palace; The township is not subject to death, but now it is the worship of wives and concubines; The country is not subject to death for the sake of the body, but now it is for the poor who know that I am doing it; Yes or no? This is a loss of heart. ”

Lin Jue stood there quietly, not knowing what to think in his heart. The text recited by the two adults was written by Asheng Mencius. This article is familiar to almost everyone who reads it, and it is easy to memorize it. This is a classic article about trade-offs, about dignity, about inner perseverance, and about the basic principles of being a human being. Everyone knows this article and understands what it is about. However, not everyone follows the guidance of this article.

The meaning of Fang Dunru and Yan Zhengsu reciting this article at this moment could not be more obvious, they were telling Lin Jue that they would not go against their inner perseverance in order to survive. Life and death are not important to them, what matters is what they have to hold onto. If they admit their mistakes, if the Fa change fails, they would rather die in exchange for this perseverance.

Lin Jue didn't know whether to call this behavior pedantic or to be in awe. Sometimes I don't know what to stick to, and that's also a kind of sadness. But Lin Jue didn't dare to make such a judgment easily. Maybe in the past, Lin Jue would laugh at their inflexibility, but now Lin Jue, after going through too many things, he knows how precious this kind of stubbornness is. There is no shortage of people in this world, there is no shortage of sleek and sophisticated people, there is no shortage of smart people, and there is no shortage of stupid and ignorant people, but the only thing that is lacking is people like Yan Zhengsu and Fang Dunru who have the courage to stick to the cause in their hearts, and can even do whatever they can.

Lin Jue wanted to say something more and persuade something, but he found that he couldn't seem to say anything. Whatever he said seemed ridiculous and ignorant, and he didn't fit in with the two adults.