Chapter 1240: Alignment of Goals
Facing everyone's expectant eyes, Lin Jue pondered for a long time and said something.
"Brothers, the outcome of a battle depends on the influence of many factors, and it is difficult to predict. Guo Xu and the Jurchens joined forces to use troops against Liao, which was not a simple battle, but a complex war between countries, and the result was even more difficult to judge with a simple victory. In fact, in my opinion, the victory or defeat of both sides is no longer important. When the war starts, it will be in flames, and the world will become a pot of boiling water, boiling and hot. When the big war starts, it will also start a chaotic change. What role we play in it, what kind of power we become, and what kind of goal we achieve are what we should consider. All brothers must cheer up and prepare for this great change unseen in a century. Maybe we can't control the situation, but we must not be spectators, we will be participants. You ask me my opinion on the success or failure of the war, but I want to ask you, are you ready for this change that has not been seen in a century? ”
Lin Jue's answer was actually equivalent to not answering, because Lin Jue didn't know how to answer such a question. In this way, he could only tell the crowd that the situation would change dramatically, regardless of victory or defeat. He can only motivate everyone to think about the consequences and his own position, but he cannot answer the question of victory or defeat.
In fact, the smart person has already got the answer from Lin Jue's words.
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In the afternoon, Lin Jue took his wives and concubines to the place where the Lin family gathered in the Lin family village of Jiming Mountain. After talking to Lin Boyong behind closed doors, Lin Boyong and Lin Jue walked out of the door with solemn faces, and there seemed to be faint tears in the corners of Lin Boyong's eyes. Lin Boyong immediately announced the convening of a clan meeting, gathered all the members of the Lin family, and gathered in the courtyard of the mansion where Lin Boyong lived.
Soon after, the Lin family crowded the courtyard, and the sons of the three rooms of the main family were also listed. Everyone didn't know what was going on, but when they saw the solemn face of the head of the family, they knew that something big had happened.
When the people were almost here, Lin Boyong finally stood on the steps and spoke. With a sad face, he announced the news that Lin Bonian had committed suicide by throwing himself into the river brought back by Lin Jue, and for a while there was a cry and sigh in the courtyard. Although Lin Bonian refused to follow the Lin family to Funiu Mountain, many people understood that Lin Bonian who stayed behind was afraid that he would be more auspicious. But when the news of Lin Bonian's death came, everyone was still sad and wept bitterly.
The two brothers, Lin Chang and Lin Sheng, beat their chests even more. Their wives and concubines and children also wailed loudly. At the beginning, Lin Bonian resolutely refused to let them stay by his side for their safety, and only stayed in Hangzhou by himself. For Lin Chang and Lin Sheng, their father's stay in Hangzhou and they took refuge in the mountains, which in itself was an act of unfilial piety. It's just that because of the special circumstances, they have to do it. Now that the news of their father's death came, they were guilty and sad.
Lin Boyong wiped his old tears and stepped forward to comfort them, and the two brothers knelt in front of Lin Boyong crying, begging to go out of the mountain to find their father's burial place. Lin Boyong had already told everyone before that after Lin Bonian threw himself into the water and died, the body was said to have been picked up by the local people in Chuzhou and hastily buried somewhere. The two brothers felt that only by finding their father's grave and bringing the remains back for a thick burial could they alleviate their guilt a little.
"Two virtuous nephews, the reason why your father forced you to come here with us is to let you live well and preserve the bones and blood of the two rooms and one vein. Now, if you go out to find his burial place, you will be falling into a trap. The court eagle dog must be secretly watching. You can't be fooled. It is also against your Father's will. My Lin family can't afford to lose any more. The second brother he ...... Hey, the temperament is too stubborn, otherwise it wouldn't be like this. You can't be impulsive, think about your wives and children, and your mothers, and you won't be able to do any more. Lin Boyong sighed and persuaded.
Everyone also persuaded one after another, and the two brothers thought about it and knew that it was not realistic to do so. My father is dead, and now the two brothers are the pillars of the second house. Old mothers, wives and children all depend on them. If they die outside, even if the uncle is merciful, it will be difficult for him to be orphans and widows in the second room. So he wept mourningly, and no longer insisted.
"Two brothers, I must avenge this revenge. Forced the second uncle to commit suicide and humiliated the name of the second uncle, you remember, he is Chen Jue, the commander of the soldiers and horses of the Imperial City Division, and I will capture him in the future and worship the second uncle with his head. I will also send someone to find the burial place of the second uncle and take care of it secretly. One day, our Lin family will still have to return to their ancestral homeland, and the second uncle can't be buried in Chuzhou, let alone buried here, and the fallen leaves must be buried in the ancestral grave in Hangzhou. In the future, we will move the grave of the second uncle and return to the sect, and the scenery will be buried. Lin Jue also comforted the two brothers in a low voice.
Lin Sheng nodded with tears in his eyes and said, "Thank you, second brother, I'm afraid you will have to take responsibility for this matter and avenge my father." ”
Lin Chang on the side suddenly pointed at Lin Jue's nose and shouted, "What do you ask him to do?" It's all him, if he hadn't done something, how could my Lin family have come to this deep mountain and old forest? It's not like Daddy didn't want to be a mountain bandit so he stayed? It was he who caused the trouble, and everyone had to leave their homeland to come here. Lin Sheng, what are you still begging him for, and thanking him for what he has done? We've all been killed by him. ”
Lin Jue's face turned pale and he was speechless. And all the people remained where they were. Although Lin Chang was angry under his grief, this was obviously a pimple in his heart, and I am afraid that many people in the family would also think so.
Lin Boyong hurriedly shouted: "Lin Chang, don't talk nonsense? ”
Lin Chang shouted, "Did I say something wrong? Our Lin family was originally fine, but he harmed us. ”
"Smack!" Lin Boyong slapped him over, and Lin Chang's eyes were full of stars. Lin Chang covered his face and looked at Lin Boyong in a daze.
"You bastard, you would say such a thing. Do you know how much Lin Jue has done for my Lin family? Do you know how much Lin Jue contributed to your father's affairs? When your father was in the capital, the Lin family was almost wiped out. If it weren't for Lin Jue's maneuvering, my Lin family would have fallen apart, and your father would have been beheaded by the imperial court. Your father was so sad when he was alive that you bastard could say such a thing? Can the changes in the imperial court be controlled by Lin Jue? That Guo Xu killed his father and brother to usurp the throne, which caused Lin Jue. If he hadn't asked Lin Hu to rush back to Hangzhou to report the news at night, nearly 200 members of our family would have died in Hangzhou. It's okay if you don't know how to be grateful, but it's rude to come and blame it. How did your Father's eyes in the Spirit of heaven look at you when he hears these words? Lin Boyong scolded sharply.
Lin Chang slowly calmed down and bowed his head silently. Many people around him also spoke, and he shouldn't have done this.
Lin Jue hurriedly said: "Uncle, uncles and brothers, the eldest brother in the second room is sad in his heart, don't blame him." The Lin family has ended up like this, and I am indeed responsible. I am not the one to shirk responsibility, it is indeed my position in the DPRK that has dragged down the Lin family. I also hope to make up for it, and I will definitely let the Lin family return to their ancestral hometown, please rest assured. But I dare not take responsibility for the death of the second uncle. The second uncle is a reader, and the reader has the insistence of the reader, and the second uncle himself has thought about the result of staying. In fact, he had already prepared. Hey, it's just that I didn't think of this beforehand and communicate with his old man. But I swear that I will avenge it. Anyone who harms my Lin family, I will not let go of any of them. Please supervise me and remember my promises. ”
Lin Jue's generosity and self-blame moved everyone in the Lin family, and Lin Jue already had a good reputation in the eyes of everyone in the Lin family. This time the family migrated to Funiu Mountain, which did cause a lot of incomprehension and complaints in the hearts of the Lin family, but they also understood that at the moment, they had to follow Lin Jue to survive. Life in the mountains wasn't too hard, but the emotions were a little different.
Lin Chang also calmed down and apologized to Lin Jue with tears.
Lin Jue said: "There is no need to apologize, we are all members of the Lin family, and we can't write two Lin characters in one stroke." My Lin family has something to say in person, and we must not have internal suspicions. It's going to teach people to see jokes. You are actually the focus of attention of more than 100,000 soldiers and civilians in the mountains, because your surname is Lin, and you are all my Lin Jue's clansmen and family, so you should pay more attention to your words and deeds. I know you have a grievance in your heart, after all, you have left your homeland and come here. However, the green mountains are not worried about running out of firewood. My Lin family will not fall, this is the most important thing. As long as my Lin family is here, the Lin family will be revitalized, and if there are no people, there will be nothing to talk about. My Lin family also has bones and backbones, even if I give up my ancestral business and move my family, I will not be in the same stream as the thief who killed my brother and father and usurped the throne, and it is a humiliation to become his subject. So, instead of feeling sorry and angry, you should feel proud and proud. Compared with the people of the world, my Lin family has made a choice that thousands of people can't do, this is not to shame the ancestors of the Lin family, but to add glory to the lintel. ”
"Well said, exactly." Lin Boyong echoed loudly.
The people of the Lin family were very encouraged, they themselves couldn't understand these truths, and Lin Jue's words were based on the explanation given by their current psychology, which made a lot of barriers in everyone's hearts clear.
At the moment, Lin Boyong decided to hold a funeral for Lin Bonian, and Lin Bonian's body was still in Chuzhou, but he still built a coffin, a mourning hall, and a clothing mound. In order to express the condolences of the Lin family to him.
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In the next few days, Lin Jue held a series of meetings to discuss specific matters after the imperial court sent troops to the Liao State. Gradually, the thoughts of the people on Funiu Mountain gathered on the idea of vigorously developing equipment, vigorously building reserve materials, and preparing for the coming changes. In view of the fact that once the imperial court sent troops, the state capital near Funiu Mountain would inevitably be unable to blockade Funiu Mountain, so it was decided to send procurement personnel to contact merchants everywhere to purchase military supplies urgently needed in the mountain. In order to speed up the construction of the armament of the Luoyan Army.
Lin Jue also demanded that the weapons building workshops in the cottage and the firearms building workshops would also be vigorously expanded. Attract craftsmen from outside the mountain to enter the mountain with generous treatment. Lin Jue even told everyone that if necessary, they could forcibly bring these craftsmen into the mountains. Forcing them to teach their skills. At this time, there is no need to be too rigid in some rules and regulations, and everything is aimed at arming the Falling Wild Goose Army and enhancing the strength of the Falling Wild Goose Army.