Chapter 903: The Childish Prince
(There have been a lot of guests at home these days, and the New Year can't be lazy, so it affects the speed and quality of the codeword.) I'm sorry to all of you. It should be better after the Lantern Festival, and I will adjust my state and speed up. Apologies again! )
"It depends on what. For the throne of the Great Zhou, what did he dare not do? Besides, it is the bandits who are fighting with us on the surface, and it has nothing to do with him. He didn't have to do it himself, and he didn't have to carry his reputation, so why didn't he do it? He is bent on competing with you for the crown prince, and he is unwilling to put down the rebellion this time. What better way than to take a flight other than you. After you, the future throne will belong to him. King Jin, if you still refuse to believe it, and still hold the benevolence of a woman, thinking that everyone is as affectionate and righteous as you, then even if you die, you won't know who is the one who really harms you. Today I have made it clear that you still refuse to believe it, and that I am stupid. ”
Guo Kun didn't have any reverence for Guo Mian, and at this moment, he was not polite at all, and there was no distinction between respect and inferiority. In addition to being emotional, I don't choose words.
Guo Mian stood there dumbfounded, frowning and still shaking his head, "I...... I still can't believe what you say, no matter what, it won't come this far. Guo Xu has never dared to be disrespectful to me since he was a child, I am his eldest brother, and my father once sternly warned the two of us not to attack each other at any time, otherwise he will definitely not follow. How could he have such audacity. I can't believe it unless I produce evidence. ”
Guo Kun was so angry that he was about to scold. He was angry and wanted to speak, but Lin Jue, who had not spoken, waved his hand. Lin Jue was worried that Guo Kun's impatient temper would cause Guo Mian's disgust. gave Guo Mian a feeling of eagerness to blame Guo Xu. If Guo Mian is suspicious, it will cost more tongues.
"His Royal Highness King Jin. Xia Guan didn't know if he could explain a few words to His Royal Highness King Jin. Lin Jue said softly.
"Okay, okay, Lin Jue, you can talk about it. Is Guo Kun a little confused? How could such a bizarre idea come to mind. We are all scholars, although the history books record that there is a brotherly wall, but how could it happen in the Great Zhou of my country of etiquette and benevolence? How can I believe it without evidence? Guo Mian nodded towards Lin Jue.
Lin Jue smiled and said, "What evidence does Your Highness want?" Do you need King Huai to come to you and personally admit that he wants to borrow a knife to kill people, and it is not good for you to be the king of Jin by borrowing the hands of the Qingjiao bandits? ”
Guo Mian frowned and said, "What do you mean by that?" Am I such a foolish person? But there must always be evidence in everything, and how can such a great matter be believed? ”
Guo Kun shouted: "King Jin ......"
Lin Jue waved his hand to stop it, and said to Guo Mian: "What Your Highness said is that the matter is very high, and I need convincing evidence. In fact, there is no need to say a lot anymore, and the discussion between His Royal Highness the King of Jin and the King of Huai about the dispute between the crown prince has been going on for a long time, and those of us don't know the clues, and we may have misunderstood the relationship between His Royal Highness the King of Jin and His Royal Highness the King of Huai. Perhaps the brothers and sisters between His Royal Highness King Jin and His Royal Highness King Huai respect and love each other, and they have no intention of competing for the position of the crown prince at all, but humbly surrender the position of the prince to each other. We, outsiders, are afraid that it is the heart of a villain who lives in the belly of a gentleman. ”
Guo Mian shouted: "Lin Jue, you don't have to say the opposite to sarcastically mock me. According to the ancestral system, only I am qualified to occupy the position of the crown prince, and it is absolutely impossible for King Huai to get involved. There was some fighting between us, but it didn't get to that point. ”
Lin Jue smiled and said: "Yes, the rivers and mountains of the Great Zhou Dynasty can't match the brotherhood in King Huai's mind. After King Huai broke the sky, he just rested and recuperated, not deliberately not sending troops, right? It's not to give the Qingjiao bandits a chance to breathe, is it? Prime Minister Lu came to Ying Tianfu to preach the holy decree of commendation, but it was only out of official business and selflessness, right? After Tianfu increased his troops, he still did not exterminate the bandits, but attacked the surrounding remote cities, was that the most correct decision? Hai Dongqing is gathering the remnants of the bandits in Chengwu County, and now there are forty or fifty thousand people, and they will not attack anyone, but just stay in Chengwu County and wait for the officers and soldiers to encircle and suppress them all, right? His Royal Highness the King of Jin and Du Yuhou jointly asked the imperial court to send reinforcements, but they were immediately rejected, because it is unreasonable, right? His Royal Highness the King of Jin's previous private request to return to Beijing alone was also rejected, so it was definitely not to force the King of Jin to stay in this dangerous place, right? ”
Lin Jue's series of questions were like a series of cannons, all the questions were counter-talking, and they were all about the facts that happened. Guo Mian listened with a frown, his hand grabbed the corner of the table and broke the wood hard, the well-maintained slender fingers were deformed, and the knuckles turned white because of the force.
Lin Jue's rhetorical question continued: "Is it just a coincidence that the imperial court suddenly summoned me back to Beijing today to commend me?" How can I, Lin Jue, be virtuous, and the reward still needs to be faced, and it will be announced by the emperor himself? In short, everything is normal in the eyes of King Jin, isn't it? But what we want to tell King Jin is that these are all abnormal in our opinion. We don't have any of the so-called conclusive evidence you want. All the evidence is hidden in the facts, and we can only deduce conclusions from this. Whether His Royal Highness the King of Jin believes it or not, we can't do it. To say something that the King of Jin doesn't like to hear, this matter is aimed at the King of Jin, what does it have to do with us? You can't believe it. Anyway, I'm going back to Beijing soon to receive the reward. Du Yuhou also planned to go to the imperial court and return to the capital to rest for a few days. We can go, but you can't, the general. You will lead your brothers to prepare for a decisive battle with the bandits. You can personally verify and verify, and at a critical time, King Huai will not send troops to rescue. Maybe at that time, King Jin will understand a truth, many things actually don't need evidence. Nothing is evidence. ”
Guo Mian was stunned, although Lin Jue's sarcasm and questioning were a little mean and rude, but they made the sensitive Guo Mian listen to it and think about it. The whole thing has actually been connected by Lin Jue with facts, and he only needs to think about it a little to find the connection and the unusual thing that makes them together. What's more, Lin Jue has already pointed out these unusual points. Especially what Lin Jue said at the end, Guo Mian was greatly frightened. Lin Jue is going back to Beijing, and Guo Kun is also going back to Beijing. Leaving yourself alone here? Isn't that going to die on your own? Once the bandits attack, how can they command the battle?
"You're leaving? How can you leave me? Guo Kun, you are the deputy commander in the army, and I have handed over all the big and small affairs to you, why do you just leave? If you know that there is danger, why do you want to abandon me? Isn't this a fall into the ground? Are you so ruthless? Guo Mian spread his hands and shouted at the two.
Lin Jue smacked his lips and said: "His Royal Highness the King of Jin, I can't afford what you say, what does it mean to be ruthless?" Lord Zhu has just gone to rest, and the imperial court has just issued an order for me to return to Beijing immediately to receive a reward, and this is not that I want to leave, but that I have to go. Didn't His Royal Highness the King of Shicai Jin still think that I would stay for another night, and wish I would follow Zhu Zhirong back to Beijing immediately? At this time, if you say such a thing, the lower officials can't afford it. ”
Guo Mian's face was red, and he turned to Guo Kun and said, "What about you?" The imperial court didn't let you go back to Beijing, how could you leave your military affairs behind? ”
Guo Kun sneered: "King Jin, King Jin, haven't you understood it yet?" Everything is deliberately done by someone, pushing us into a desperate situation step by step. We want people they don't give, we want supplies, food and grass they rub in, and now even Lin Jue, who I rely on the most, has to be recalled to the capital at a critical time, isn't this just a clear want for us to die? I don't want to die here, Lin Jue is right, this matter is aimed at His Royal Highness King Jin. Since His Highness doesn't care, why drag us to die together. I only told His Highness one sentence: Lin Jue is here, we may still have the strength to fight, and once Lin Jue leaves, no one can cope with the situation in front of him. I can't, you can't, who else in the army can have a good way? We have been designed from beginning to end, King Jin, wake up, it's time to wake up. The noose is already around your neck, don't you know it? ”
Guo Mian finally came to his senses. No matter how dull he is, when it comes to this, he sees the situation clearly. Guo Xu and some people in the court are blocking all their back roads step by step, so that they have to be forced to fight with the bandits. Without Lin Jue and Guo Kun in charge, what will you do to fight others? The soldiers and horses at hand are like this, and the bandits may gather several times more troops than themselves. Others can strategize to win more with less, but how can they do it themselves?
"This ...... Does he really have the guts? Do you want to use this opportunity to get rid of me? The intentions are so vicious, they are simply outrageous. No wonder you want to march into Wanting County, I was still a little puzzled before, the five counties have been leveled, why do you want to cross east to Wanting to assemble? It seems that both of you have seen this, are you planning something, right? Guo Mian asked as he turned pale and licked his dry lips.
"That's right, we didn't spread out this matter and tell King Jin, it is precisely because there is no so-called true evidence in King Jin's mouth, we can't publicize it. This time we marched into Wanting, and we also used the banner of receiving the soldiers and horses of Xingren Mansion, and did not inform everyone of the true purpose. But now, we have to find out to you. They want to recall Lin Jue back to the capital, this is my last bottom line. So, I can only tell you the truth. Guo Kun said in a deep voice.
Guo Mian frowned and thought for a moment, then suddenly took a breath and said, "It's my father who wants to summon Lin Jue back to Beijing, doesn't that mean...... Father, Emperor, ...... He ......"
Guo Mian was speechless in fright, and beads of sweat appeared on his head. He thought that this was his father's connivance with Guo Xu, so he cooperated with Guo Xu's actions. If that's the case, wouldn't it mean that he has been disgusted and abandoned by his father. In that case, you will only be a dead end. In that case, there is no point in struggling.
"His Royal Highness the King of Jin, this matter has nothing to do with the saint, didn't you listen to Zhu Zhirong? This matter was Lu Zhongtian's suggestion, and the emperor just didn't know his intentions. Lu Zhongtian went to Tianfu to reward Guo Xu, and they must have reached a tacit understanding. Lu Zhongtian exerted his strength in the court, did not allow us to increase troops, did not give us supplies, and recalled me back to the capital, all of which paved the way for Guo Xu. How does the emperor know the intentions of the two of them? Don't be wrong about the emperor. You are the emperor's son, how can the emperor do this? This kind of speculation is absolutely unacceptable. Lin Jue said softly.
Guo Mian stretched out his sleeves to wipe his sweat, nodded again and again, and said, "What I said is, what I said is, I think too much." How could my father do this? Guo Xu and Lu Zhongtian were embarrassed, and in order to harm me, they also deceived the king. No, I will expose them, I will make their plot public, and I will report it to my father. Punish them severely. They must not be allowed to succeed. You say don't you? ”
Guo Mian looked at Lin Jue and Guo Kun excitedly, and suddenly found that these two people looked at him as if they were looking at an idiot. Busy surprised: "What? Am I not right? ”