In the (two-in-one) secret room, Hai Dongqing rubbed the firearm, playing with it for a long time, and thoughts flew in his mind. Scenes from the past flashed through his mind, making his wrinkled and scarred face suddenly smile, grit his teeth, and frown.

Finally, Hai Dongqing stood up with a long sigh, put on the mask, tucked the firearm at his waist and walked out of the secret room to the main room. He looked at the blazing sunlight outside the house, several slaves were leading several women over, and a smile appeared on Hai Dongqing's face.

"Meet the Holy Father, the woman who asked for the blessing of the Holy Father today has been brought, and ask the Holy Father to decide." A slave came forward and knelt down and screamed.

Hai Dongqing nodded, and through the small hole in the mask, his eyes were fixed on several girls. Several girls are well-proportioned and beautiful, and they are all the daughters of the sect members who have been selected at various levels. Every other month, the daughters of the congregation will go through fierce competition, and select the best ones to send to them to receive their 'blessings'. All this is done willingly, and even in order to be able to send their daughter to bless themselves, they will pay bribes to the people who are selected. Some of these girls who were blessed by Hai Dongqing stayed in the church as saints to provide for those high-ranking apologists around Hai Dongqing, and some would stay by Hai Dongqing's side. Now Hai Dongqing has dozens of stunning women serving by his side.

"Although I am not the emperor, the emperor is afraid that this is the only way." Hai Dongqing thought with a smile, stretched out his hand and touched the face of a girl with a timid look, and said in a deep voice: "Take them to the back pavilion to bathe, and the deity will go to bless them in a while." ”

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In the evening sunset, the northwest lake is sparkling and golden. In the water pavilion of the old palace, Guo Bing half-leaned on a bamboo chair and held a fishing rod in the water to fish. After arriving in the capital, he closed his door to greet guests and spent the whole day fishing in the water pavilion in the lake in the back garden. At this moment, he had been here for a whole day.

On the wooden plank road, Shen Tan and Lin Jue walked side by side, Lin Jue saw the prince sitting there with his body bent down from a distance, and sighed unconsciously.

"Father-in-law, has he always been fishing here? This kind of weather is unbearable. ”

"Hey, isn't it? If you persuade him and don't listen, you know the temper of the prince. This time the blow was too big, and I was afraid that the prince would not be able to overcome this hurdle in his heart. Shen Tan sighed softly.

Lin Jue said softly: "Yes, my father-in-law has always avoided returning to Beijing, but this time I had to go back to Beijing to live." and was forced to express his support for the new law and pay the assistant money, which is no longer a human being. It's no wonder he's depressed. I'm going to meet him. ”

Shen Tan nodded and said, "Okay, it's okay for you to persuade the prince, I'll wait for you in the front yard, and we'll talk about the selection of people in a while." ”

Lin Jue nodded and arched his hand: "Thank you, second brother." ”

Shen Tan smiled and said, "Don't call it that here, I can't afford to be heard." Our brotherhood is in our hearts. ”

Lin Jue nodded, and walked towards the Water Pavilion in the middle of the lake. After a while, I walked to the entrance of the water pavilion. When several guards saw Lin Jue coming, they hurriedly bowed and saluted. A guard wanted to go down the stone steps to report to Guo Bing, but Lin Jue hurriedly waved his hand to stop it.

Lin Jue slowly walked down the stone steps on the east side and came to the shore of the craggy lake. Guo Bing sat there motionless with his back to Lin Jue, as if he didn't notice Lin Jue's arrival at all. A huge ripple appeared on the lake in the distance, and a fish bit the hook, but Guo Bing didn't seem to notice it, the fish dragged the fishing rod and slid into the water, Lin Jue rushed up quickly and grabbed the fishing rod and pulled it hard. A glittering golden carp emerges from the water and jumps under the fishing rod.

"Hmm......" Guo Bing cried out, opening his hazy eyes, and the corners of his mouth were still covered with saliva left by his sleep. What's wrong? What's wrong? Guo Bing shouted.

"Father-in-law, the fish took the bait and almost dragged the rod away. The son-in-law just arrived. Quick, come and help me, my son-in-law is not good at fishing, and the fishing line is about to break. Lin Jue shouted.

"Lower the rod and let the fish enter the water to unload, so hard that the line will naturally break. Just pull along the water. Guo Bing said loudly.

"Good, good." Lin Jue hurriedly followed the instructions and let the fish re-enter the water and drag it along the water. The fish was really not small, it was very rebellious in tossing and jumping on the water, and several times Lin Jue thought it was going to escape, but after all, it was pulled to the shore by Lin Jue. Guo Bing copied it with a copy net and captured it completely. The fish was still tumbling and jumping, splashing the two of them with droplets.

Finally, the scrambled Weng and his son-in-law completely captured the big fish. A large carp that is a foot long. The belly was swollen, apparently full of roe.

"Hahaha, good, good. That's it, this cunning thing. There was a black line on the head of the fish, and I recognized it. I've been teased by it for the past few days. It ate all the bait it that was cast, but it just didn't take the bait. I finally got it today. I will stew you in soup and drink it at night, and let you make fun of the king. It's okay that this king was teased by others, and now even the fish are teasing this king. This king can't deal with people, can't he slaughter your fish? Guo Bing pointed to the big fish jumping in the net pocket and laughed and scolded.

Lin Jue said with a smile: "It turns out that the prince has a vendetta with him, so he can't spare it, so he stewed and drank soup at night." ”

Guo Bing laughed and ordered the guards to pull the fish away. With Lin Jue's support, he returned to the wooden chair in the water pavilion and sat down. The guards brewed herbal tea and stayed away.

"Sit, Lin Jue, sit down and talk." Guo Bing's mood seemed to be much better, and he pointed to the chair opposite.

Lin Jue thanked him and sat down, looked at Guo Bing in front of him, and found that although he had only seen him for a few days, Guo Bing had obviously lost some weight and seemed to be older. The sides of the slightly scattered bun are slightly dyed with frost, and there are a lot more wrinkles at the corners of the eyes. Originally, Guo Bing was pampered, a little fat, and his face was white and smooth, but now he has a slight sense of vicissitudes and sadness.

Guo Bing drank a few big sips of tea, wiped his mouth and smiled: "Why are you here today?" It's better that you don't come here here, I don't blame you. ”

Lin Jue smiled: "How can my father-in-law say such a thing? You are my father-in-law, can I not come? The son-in-law is rightful to go to the father-in-law's family. It's hard for my father-in-law to drive me away. ”

Guo Bing said: "I'm thinking about you. Now the status of this king is not the same as before, I am just a county king, and ...... Hey...... Under the noses of others, he can only be a turtle with a shrunken head. You have a great future, and you can't be implicated by me. ”

Lin Juezheng said: "Father-in-law, what you said is wrong, what does it mean to be implicated?" We are a family, can we still draw a line? The son-in-law not only wants to come, but also comes often when he has time. In the past, when my father-in-law was a prince, I didn't come to the door very often, but it was to avoid suspicion. In this situation, I have to come often, because I am no longer afraid that people will say that I am here to please my father-in-law, and I hope to get some benefit from him. Instead, he has no scruples. ”

Guo Bing looked at Lin Jue in a daze for a long time, then suddenly sighed and nodded, "Okay, good." Adversity sees sincerity, and at this moment you can know a person's personality better. Lin Jue, this king can't stand you, to be honest, this king didn't want to see you before, but this time, if it weren't for your mediation, this king's situation would be ten times worse than now. Your mother-in-law also said yesterday that our family is lucky, Wei'er has a good husband who saved my palace once. ”

Lin Jue said with a smile: "Father-in-law, don't say this, the family doesn't talk about two families." The son-in-law is also responsible for this incident, and if the son-in-law had tried his best to stop it that day, maybe such a thing would not have happened. The son-in-law is to blame. ”

Guo Bing waved his hand and said, "Don't mention it, it's over." That Kang Zizhen deserves to die, and this king thinks he deserves to die until now. It's just that you can't kill at that time. This king should have found someone to touch his house and cut off his head afterwards, and make a headless public case. It was this king who did not think about it and changed his plan. ”

Lin Jue nodded and said, "Yes, Kang Zizhen deserves to die, but his death changed the situation, and the price paid by the prince is not small." But this may not be a bad thing, the prince stayed in Hangzhou...... In fact, it is just a little more freedom of movement, but it is a matter of words. Now that he is in the capital, under the noses of others, some things will not be blamed on the prince. It's called being a blessing when you lose your horse. Instead of being attacked and suspicious in Hangzhou, how can you be a fisherman in the capital? ”

Guo Bing smiled bitterly: "What you say is not unreasonable. I remember last fall, when you came here, you wrote me a poem, and it seemed to be a prophecy. From now on, I'm afraid I'll only be able to do what you say in your poem. …… The maple leaves in front of the window are beginning to fall, and the dace under the pavilion is fat in autumn. Ann has to follow the king's lily hat, and the song has taken advantage of the smoke to fall. …… I already see my future days in the poem. ”

Lin Jue was stunned and smiled: "Father-in-law, my son-in-law never meant this when he wrote poems, and my father-in-law should not blame me for my crow's mouth." ”

"I'm not blaming you, I'm just emotional. Besides, it's good to live the days in that poem. In the past, there were too many ideas, but it was troublesome. It's better to fish to watch the leaves fall and listen to the rain. It's just that I'm thinking too much. ”

Guo Bing waved his hand and sighed lightly, his gaze passed through the pillars of the water pavilion and cast it into the distance. On the shore of the lake in the distance, the palace walls are brilliant and dazzling in the setting sun, and the palace Qiongyu green tree pavilion is reflected in the lake, like an unattainable fairyland.

"Father-in-law, it's better to come to this water pavilion less." Lin Jue said softly.

Guo Bing retracted his gaze and smiled bitterly: "Don't worry, I'm just looking, I know I can't do it." ”

Lin Jue was silent.

Guo Bing smiled: "Tell me about the things outside, although it has nothing to do with me, but it doesn't hurt to listen to it." ”

Lin Jue said with a smile: "The prince can ask the little prince." ”

Guo Bing smiled bitterly: "He? You're mad at me. I understand his thoughts, Kun'er has to be strong, and this time it really makes him uncomfortable. My palace is unlucky, and he is also unlucky. I am afraid that I have a grudge in my heart, and I haven't seen him for a few days. Let him slow himself. ”

Lin Jue frowned and said, "The little prince is arrogant, and he has indeed suffered a blow. I took the time to visit him and talk to him. ”

Guo Bing nodded and said, "Yes, you have to enlighten him." At this time, you should communicate and cooperate more with each other and help each other. ”

Lin Jue nodded. He smiled and said, "So what does my father-in-law want to hear?" Anyway, there have been a lot of new things in the capital recently. There is a beautiful woman from the Western Regions in Fanlou, it is said that her waist is only eight inches, and she can turn more than 800 times in a row when dancing. It's amazing. There is also a rookie in the literary world in Beijing, and the words he made are popular in Beijing. What's life if it's only as first seen, what is the autumn wind sad picture. 'I think it's a very good word......"

Guo Bing interrupted with disgust: "I don't want to listen to this, what I want to listen to is the affairs of the court." ”

Lin Juexin said: After all, you can't 'listen to the rain and make clothes'. You're just taking a blow and licking your wounds for a while.

"I guess what my father-in-law wants to know is about the new law. Actually, I don't need to say much, my father-in-law should know the situation. Since you paid for the conscription, they have used you as an example and publicized it. Now the collection of the assistant money is very smooth. It is said that in less than 10 days, the whole week collected more than 8 million taels of labor money. The royal family and nobles, high-ranking officials and wealthy families all obediently handed over the assistant silver. I have to say, this is still the credit of my father-in-law. Lin Jue smiled.

Guo Bing stretched out his fist and slammed it on the table, shaking the cups and cups. He scolded angrily: "Shameless, I knew they would make a fuss about me." This is also the reason why I didn't pretend to be a color to Kang Zizhen in Hangzhou. Now I am afraid that I will be scolded to death, and the people who are forced to pay the money will hate me for doing bad things. ”

Lin Jue said softly: "Why should my father-in-law be angry? Isn't that to be expected? Didn't the emperor do that just to make you look like you and show the world? Father-in-law, it's better not to ignore the matter at this point. In fact, this assistant money can't be passed, and sooner or later it will have to be paid. As long as the new law has been promoted, as long as the emperor is determined to continue the implementation of the new law, the silver will have to be paid sooner or later. On the contrary, such a move now will cause everyone's displeasure. Lord Yan and Lord Fang actually didn't gain much in this matter, it seemed that the promotion of the new law had been effective, but in fact, it was extremely damaging to their prestige. It can be said that this time it is a lose-lose situation. ”

Guo Bing nodded and said, "What you said is very true, I killed Kang Zizhen, and they wanted to put me to death, but so what?" These two people are really annoying. I'll tell you the truth, now I have more disgust with Yan Zhengsu and Fang Dunru than Lu Zhongtian. Sooner or later, my Great Zhou will be destroyed in their hands. ”

Lin Jue said softly: "The two adults actually have good intentions, but they are too extreme and too eager to succeed, which is counterproductive. Father-in-law, even so, I don't think it's better not to compare them with Lu Zhongtian. Lord Yan and Mr. Fang are dedicated to the Great Zhou. ”

"It's all this time, how can you defend them? How did Fang Dunru treat you? It's just a matter of expelling you from the school, and he took you to prison last time, does he have a little master-apprentice affection for you? Hello speak for them? Guo Bing said angrily.

Lin Jue shook his head and said, "I'm not speaking for them, I'm speaking from the axiom." Different positions lead to different angles. From their standpoint, everything they do is reasonable. It's just that people in this world rarely see things from each other's point of view. If it is compatible, it will be used, and if it is not compatible, it will be discarded. From a utilitarian point of view, there is nothing wrong with it, but from the overall situation, it is a narrow pattern. ”

Guo Bing sighed and frowned.

"The two new laws have been promulgated, and the effect cannot be said to be absent, and the disadvantages are indeed very great. But what worries me the most now is that the promotion of these two new laws is nearing the end, and I am afraid that the two adults will start to implement the third new law. That's the worst thing. A rich country is the first step, and a strong army is the second step. I'm afraid that they will feel that it will come to pass, and they will start to fight the idea of the army, and make changes to the army, and then it will cause a lot of trouble. If they can judge the situation, they should slow down the second step. But with the temperament of the two adults, I guess they won't wait any longer. Lin Jue frowned and said softly.

"You're saying they're going to enact a new law to reform the army?" Guo Bing was surprised.

"yes. This is an established plan, and I have been in the Ordinance Department for more than half a year, so I know the steps of the new law. After the promulgation of the new law and the law on hired labor, the next step was a new law for the military. As far as I know, there will be three or four new laws to be released. It is related to the reform of civilian armor protection, disarmament and generals, horses and weapons. To put it simply, it is to change the existing army of the Great Zhou. As soon as this new law comes out, it will definitely cause a sensation all over the world. Lin Jue frowned.

"Hahaha, didn't that stab Yang Jun's hornet's nest? Yang Jun had already said that they could toss as much as they liked, but as long as Mo reached into his Yang Jun's pocket. Yang Jun has never said anything about the new law, just because the fire did not burn on his head. If Yan Zhengsu and Fang Dunru really dared to do this, then they would really be dizzy. Yang Jun is not easy to mess with, he is a rough man, and no one dares to mess with him. The emperor wants to give him three points. Guo Bing stroked his palms and laughed loudly, quite afraid that the world would not be chaotic.

Lin Jue frowned even more: "Father-in-law, you shouldn't be so happy, you will be discordant, and the country will be unstable." You should be worried about that. This Yang Shumi is not easy to mess with, who doesn't know? It's going to be a huge upheaval. ”

Guo Bing smiled bitterly: "I'm worried about a fart? The emperor is strong, those two donkeys will not look back, who can have a way? Besides, do you think the king still has room to speak? Tell me to say, don't hit the south wall and don't look back, tell them to toss, don't hit the head and break the blood, they still think that now they are the king of heaven. Hehe, Yang Jun will give them a good look. If you know what Yang Jun did when he quelled the rebellion in Western Xia, you know how terrible this person is. This person is not a good man and a woman, and if he annoys him, he will have a good show. ”

How did Lin Jue not know about Yang Jun's past, Yang Jun was the famous issuer of the 'extermination order'. In that year, the Western Xia tribe rebelled again under the leadership of Li Xuanhao, and Yang Jun led the army to suppress it, defeating Li Xuanhao's army of more than 100,000 troops. After that, in order to consolidate his rule in Western Xia, he issued a notorious extermination order. All the men over the age of ten from the tribes of the Western Xia were killed, and all the children under the age of ten were taken back to the Central Plains, and the etiquette and customs of the Great Zhou were taught to teach them to become Great Zhou people. This is tantamount to cutting off the roots of all the departments of the Western Xia Party.

Such means are not something that ordinary people can do. For this reason, Yang Jun was not less slandered by Confucian scholars and scholars in the Great Zhou Dynasty. After quelling the Western Xia rebellion, Yang Jun could not be reused for a long time, not because the emperor refused to use him, but because the reaction of public opinion was too great. But I have to say that the extermination order has had an outstanding effect, and the Western Xia has been stable for so many years because of the people who were cut off a whole stubble alive.

Of course, Yang Jun never admitted that he had issued an extermination order, and no matter what the occasion, he insisted that there was no such thing. Later, after the emperor finally granted him the post of privy councillor, this matter became even more taboo. No one dares to mention the extermination order anymore. Yang Xiu offended Yang Jun because he satirized the extermination order in his strategy, so he was suppressed in the storytelling office of the Chongzheng Palace.

In addition to these, in terms of merit and qualifications, Yang Jun is the only person who can be on an equal footing with Lu Zhongtian. There are some things that Lu Zhongtian must also be afraid of Yang Jun's reaction, otherwise Lu Zhongtian would have turned against the sky a long time ago.

Although Lin Jue was a little unimpressed by the prince's gloating attitude, what the prince said was indeed reasonable. At this point, some things are simply unstoppable. Fang Dunru and Yan Zhengsu had already ridden the wild horses that had escaped, and they were already desperate. Whoever stops them at this time will be trampled to death under the horse. The only thing that can stop is the iron wall and the endless abyss ahead.

Lin Jue felt a burst of sadness and powerlessness, he had expected the result of the change from the beginning, and felt that the situation was out of control. But so what? He was soft-spoken, and he had done his best to dissuade him, but he couldn't prevent all this from happening, and he ended up with the master and apprentice turning against him, and he was almost imprisoned. In fact, Lin Jue pities his sister and his wife the most, they must be at a loss like a frightened deer now. The storm is coming, who will protect their safety?