"The emperor can rest assured that Lord Lin has promised me that he will never hurt the emperor's life. Because that's the condition I put on him. The emperor's father and son have a life-saving grace for me. Although for the sake of the world's righteousness, the minister had to make a choice. But I will never let Lord Lin kill the emperor because of this. Actually, without me making such a request, Lord Lin would not have killed the emperor. Lord Lin is extremely smart, if he wanted to rebel, he would have rebelled a long time ago, how could he get to this day? He does not rebel, but thinks about the righteousness of the world. If he doesn't rebel, why does he bear the name of killing the king? Your Majesty, think about it, even Guo Xu refuses to do it, or the emperor personally hands it, will he hurt your life? The emperor still doesn't know much about Lord Lin. Shen Tan said softly.

Guo Kun thought about it carefully and admitted that what Shen Tan said was reasonable. After Guo Xu was captured, Lin Jue did not kill him. On the one hand, he was anxious to kill Guo Xu, otherwise he would not be able to ascend the throne as the emperor, and on the other hand, he also realized that Lin Jue wanted to kill Guo Xu with his own hands, and refused to bear the name of killing the king. If it is really as Shen Tan said, maybe he really has the possibility of survival.

"Shen Tan, the matter has come to this, I have nothing to say, even if Lin Jue kills me, I have no power to resist. Even you have turned your back on me, what else do I say? I only hope that my conscience will not be cleared, and I will remember the kindness of the past, and save the lives of me, the Queen Mother and my relatives. Guo Kun said in a deep voice.

Shen Tan sighed and said: "The minister has already said that the emperor does not have to worry about his life, and the queen mother and empress naturally do not have to worry. But since the emperor has already done this kind of thing, if he wants to attack Lord Lin, Lord Lin will not ignore it. The relationship between the emperor and him has broken off, and there is no going back. Although it was not very good before, at least it was harmonious on the surface, and this time Lord Lin would deal with this matter, the minister also knew nothing. The minister can only give the emperor a piece of advice, and the emperor may have to deeply reflect on his behavior, and I am afraid that he will have to give an explanation to Lord Lin and the people of the world. This matter will not pass like this, with my understanding of Lin Jue, he is a person with clear grievances, I am afraid that he has a plan in his heart. The minister said it more bluntly, the emperor will ...... in the future I'm afraid that I will never be able to get Lin Jue's trust and support anymore. Ay! was originally a good situation, but the emperor personally ruined him, which really made people not know what to say. ”

Guo Kun was dumbfounded for a long time, and said coldly: "Isn't all this thanks to you?" If you had not betrayed me, I would have succeeded today. ”

Shen Tan smiled bitterly: "Does the emperor still think so?" It's incredible. Didn't the emperor see that all this was already in the hands of Lord Lin? He had long known that the Queen Mother had contacted Liu Sheng and Shen Fang, and he had long known that as soon as he led his troops away, the emperor would have trouble behind his back. Do you think that without his ministers, he will have no other arrangements? Of course, he knew I was going to stop this, so he entrusted the matter to me. If he doesn't trust me, will he let me stay in the capital? Those who remain in the capital will have other people. ”

Guo Kun was stunned and speechless, stunned. After a while, he said in a dumb voice: "He's so smart, he's not like a person, like a demon, he knows everything." However, you ...... You've been loyal to him for a long time, haven't you? You've been one of his people for a long time, haven't you? You were sent by my palace to befriend him and take the opportunity to monitor and control him

Man, when did you become his man? I really can't figure out why you're all so desperate for him? Even you are willing to bear the name of ingratitude to help him. You tell me, okay? I was not convinced, what was the reason for all this. What is it that makes you fall under his spell? ”

Shen Tan looked at Guo Kun quietly, Guo Kun's question made it difficult for him to answer. In fact, he himself didn't know when he had changed his friendship with Lin Jue from a false friendship to a sincere maintenance. Before, he was instructed to befriend Lin Jue, and everything was hypocritical, but then how did he become respectful and adored to Lin Jue, and regretted his hypocrisy? When he witnessed Lin Jue's resourcefulness in the lair of the lake bandits on Guishan Island? Or in the stormy waves and hurricanes of Peach Blossom Island, I saw Lin Jue's incredible bravery and wisdom, almost single-handedly turning the bandits' nest on Peach Blossom Island upside down? Or is it the affection and righteousness that he faced side by side with those people in order to fulfill his promise to the people of Guishan Island, and did not hesitate to come up with a plan to rob armor and weapons for them? Or is it the literary style of Toad Palace in the Beijing big exam when talking and laughing? Or is it the foresight to take precautions, gain insight into the situation, and lay out the Funiu Mountain early?

In short, Shen Tan didn't know when the change in his impression of Lin Jue in his heart began, but what was certain was that every thing Lin Jue had done brought a great shock to Shen Tan. Shen Tan was born in the reckless rivers and lakes, although he has been in the palace for many years, what he values most is the simple feelings of righteousness in the rivers and lakes. In Lin Jue, he deeply realized this. It should be said that Lin Jue's attitude towards the remnants of the cottage on Guishan Island deeply touched Shen Tan. Lin Jue is trustworthy and righteous, and he does not hesitate to commit the name of bandits for the people of Guishan Island, although this is Lin Jue's key handle, but it is praised by Shen Tan in his heart. In the rivers and lakes, beyond righteousness is strength. And Lin Jue is by no means as polite as he appears on the surface, his strength does not lie in his fists and feet, although he has the courage to take risks and enjoys it, but it is not the point that touches Shen Tan. What really touched Shen Tan should be that after seeing Lin Jue's strategies and methods, Shen Tan would truly understand that there were such smart and far-sighted people in the world. It turns out that many things can be solved in this way. Shen Tan has seen too many stupid tricks and incompetent methods of the prince's father and son, and compared with Lin Jueyi, it is simply a world of difference.

But all of this can only be said to be a kind of recognition of Lin Jue by Shen Tan. And Shen Tan finally chose to become a staunch supporter of Lin Jue, which is by no means completely influenced by personal charm. After all, letting someone like Shen Tan betray his life-saving benefactor and do things for Lin Jue is not something that can be achieved by personal charm. What really made Shen Tan decide to follow Lin Jue's side, and what was willing to bear the name of ingratitude was the righteousness of the world that Shen Tan finally understood. He allowed Shen Tan to cross a threshold from an ordinary person to a higher, selfless and meaningful world.

Facing Guo Kun's incomprehensible inquiry, Shen Tan's mind remembered the early morning of that day on the ten-mile long post. On that day, the Jurchen attack was thwarted, the Luoyan army won a great victory, and he finally defended the ramp on the north side of the western slope and fulfilled the promise he made to Lin Jue before the battle.

After the enemy army was defeated and retreated, he entered Lin Jue's camp, and he finally mustered up the courage to tell the secret. Although he already knew that Lin Jue already knew the secret, because Sun Dayong's performance had already explained everything. And Lin Jue's attitude towards himself is also very subtle. Lin Jue actually knew that he was pretending to befriend him, but he never broke it.

That night, I was honest about everything. Lin Jue didn't get angry, he didn't laugh, he just listened to his narration quietly, always with a calm smile on his face. After saying everything, Shen Tan was ready, he took off his armor, removed his sword, and handed over the big seal of the commander of the Ma army. He was ready to be disposed of.

However, Lin Jue didn't do that, Lin Jue said: "Second Brother Shen, this matter has been held in your heart for a long time, you must be very painful." I understand your situation, and you have received the grace of the prince to save your life, and you should be grateful and do anything for them. But you later found out that you were unfair to me like that, because I, Lin Jue, treated you like a real brother, and you really gave birth to brotherly righteousness to me. On the one hand, there is the grace of saving lives, and on the other hand, there is the righteousness of brothers, and there is a dilemma between grace and righteousness, so you will suffer. This just shows that you are a person with a bottom line and a conscience. You weigh what is right and what is right, and some people weigh what is good, and you are many times higher than those people. Do you know why I don't tell you about it? It is because I know you and respect you for it. ”

Lin Jue's words went straight to his heart, which was exactly the knot he had been suffering all along. I almost burst into tears. Lin Jue knows people's hearts too well, he is too smart, he seems to know what he has been thinking in his heart, and he also knows the pain he is suffering.

Lin Jue said again: "Second Brother Shen, I will not alienate you and force you to make a choice because of this matter. If you can be honest, it just means that you have a hard time making a choice. I force you to make a choice at this time, which is difficult for a strong man. But Second Brother Shen, I can tell you my own heart, once upon a time, I was also a person who only acted for interests, and the principle of my actions at that time was to only protect the interests of myself and the people around me and not care about the feelings of others. While this is true, being narrow-minded and selfish is a small realm of gain and loss. It wasn't until I figured out the reasons why my mentors, Mr. Fang and Master Yan, committed suicide and died, that I had a complete realization. If you act for your own selfishness, you will always be trapped by interests, suffer from gains and losses, and eventually be swayed by interests and do things that violate the principles of heaven. Many people are like this, they are good people at the beginning, and in the end they are corrupted and degenerated, and they will do whatever it takes for profit, they become corrupt officials, they become traitors, they become careerists, and they become the kind of people they hated before. It is the so-called loss of its original intention. But the deaths of Mr. Fang and Lord Yan have taught me a standard for judging whether my actions are right or wrong. Whenever you use this standard as a guide, you will know if you are on the right path. As long as you are on the right path, you don't have to worry about any other false constraints. For example, kindness, such as righteousness, such as other things that you find confused, that you feel in a dilemma. I can share this standard with you. ”