Chapter 1555 Conditions
Lin Jue sat down, he calmed down, feeling a little guilty about his previous anger. He knew that the reason why he was angry was not because of Lu Zhongtian's shamelessness and Liu Zhenbang's sophistry. It's because I remembered many past events and many people from Liu Zhenbang's words.
He remembered his teacher Fang Dunru, an upright and selfless person with noble conduct, who worked hard for Da Zhou, and had great wisdom and a big pattern, who could obviously save Da Zhou from fire and water, but he was attacked by this group of young people, and even died because his ideals were shattered. Like a man who has found light in the fog and darkness, when he tells others the right way forward, not only does no one follow him, but he is slandered as leading people to death. No one understands him, no one believes him, and this is his greatest pain.
Similarly, there is also Master Yan Zheng Yan, to a certain extent, he and his teacher Fang Dunru are real confidants. For countless sleepless nights, he and Fang Dunru struggled to find a way out for Da Zhou. The deep friendship between the two comes from the like-mindedness and temperament of each other. In the end, we will die together and make our will to die together to the world. Although Lin Jue did not have much contact with Yan Zhengsu, and he did not have as much affection as he had with Fang Dunru's two lives, this did not prevent Lin Jue from respecting him Yan Zhengsu. Some people don't need to be in a relationship for too long to know what kind of person they are. A thousand years at a glance, a word with a heart, is often like this. What's more, Yan Zhengsu also has a lot of love and support for himself.
In addition to the two bosses, Lin Jue also remembered many people. The first emperor Guo Chong, that is also an emperor who wants to make great efforts. The weakness of the Great Zhou actually has little to do with him, several emperors of the previous dynasty were desperate to exhaust the treasury, and the big ship of the Great Zhou was actually dilapidated in his hands. He wanted to do something, and he did make up his mind. He actually withstood the tremendous pressure and gave Yan Zhengsu and Fang Dunru great power to change the law. But in the end, because the pressure was too great, the opposition and containment forces within the court were too strong, and in the end they failed to succeed. It would be unfair to blame him for the failure of the change, and he actually did what he could. Sadly, he actually died at the hands of his own son, he failed for the king, and he also failed for the father. But this failure was not because of himself, which made his life even more tragic.
For Lin Jue, Guo Chong's influence on himself was very good. In his limited dealings with him, he also respected him. Even after the death of Fang Dunru and Yan Zhengsu, Guo Chong still intended to promote himself, hoping that he could take over the banner of changing the law. Unfortunately, it all came to naught.
The people Lin Jue remembered were Yang Jun, Concubine Rong, the crown prince Guo Mian, and Du Weichuan...... These people are now gone, and they have all been swallowed up in the great flood of the past few years. Some of them could have become the shining stars of this era, but they were ruthlessly annihilated like meteors. All this is because of the struggle for power, for selfish interests and ambitions. Lu Zhongtian, Guo Xu and others strangled these people, and brought Da Zhou to the current situation of internal and external troubles and the collapse of the building. Hundreds of thousands of soldiers have died in the war, millions of people have lost their homes and been displaced, and tens of millions of people are in dire straits. And Lu Zhongtian, one of the sinners who caused all this, and his accomplices are still quibbling and whitewashing in front of themselves.
This is the truth of Lin Jue's uncontrollable anger before
Positive cause.
"Thank you for the opportunity to speak to the emperor, Lin Dashuai, don't be angry, I understand your feelings. However, the past has passed after all, and it is always necessary to look forward. Personal grievances are not worth mentioning compared to the Great Zhou Jiangshan Society. Now, if we start fighting within the Great Zhou, wouldn't it make our relatives and enemies happy? It was in view of this that Lu Xiang asked him to come down to see the emperor and express his willingness to stop the dispute. Liu Zhenbang arched his hand and said.
Lin Jue sneered, he wanted to jump up and give Liu Zhenbang a few big slaps, and beat his mouth and face to pieces. This person actually said that the landing of the Luoyan army under Bianliang City was a personal grudge, and this alone shows his intention to deliberately reverse black and white to confuse the public. Lin Jue disdained to refute him, he thought that he didn't need to scold him himself, Guo Kun would rebuke him for this statement.
However, Guo Kun did not rebuke Liu Zhenbang as Lin Jue wished, and his attention did not seem to be here. Instead, he nodded and asked in a deep voice: "Lu Zhongtian is really willing to reform himself, that's also a good thing." You just said that he is willing to stop the strife and welcome me into Beijing, right? β
Liu Zhenbang nodded hurriedly and said: "Exactly, Lu Xiang cleaned the inner courtyard of the palace, ordered the people to wash and clean the streets of the inner and outer cities, prepared firecrackers and fireworks, prepared honor guards and horses, and waited to welcome the emperor into the capital." As long as the emperor said a word, Lu Xiang opened the city gate and waited for the emperor to enter the city and ascend the palace. β
Guo Kun's eyes were full of joy, but he didn't faint.
"Then, then, why don't you open the gates of the city to welcome me into the city? What was he waiting for? Guo Kun said.
Liu Zhenbang smacked his lips and said, "This ...... It's not that simple...... Emperor...... The emperor understands what the minister means. β
Guo Kun frowned and said, "What do you mean?" β
Lin Jue couldn't help it, and sneered: "Don't you understand what he means?" Lu Zhongtian wanted to put forward conditions. How can there be a free banquet in the world, how could Lu Zhongtian just open the city and surrender? If he does not meet his requirements, how can he welcome the emperor into Beijing? β
Guo Kun was stunned for a moment, his face sank and said, "Liu Zhenbang, is that so?" At this time, Lu Zhongtian still has to make conditions with me? My army is under the city, and he still has to bargain with me? β
Liu Zhenbang smacked his lips and said: "Your Majesty, as the saying goes, it is good, but ugly words have to be said in the head." Lu Xiang naturally had his concerns. In view of the fact that there was a misunderstanding between Lu Xiang, the emperor and Marshal Lin before, or there were some grievances, Lu Xiang was naturally worried. Moreover, now that the Great Zhou has misunderstood Lu Xiang, they all say that Lu Xiang colluded with foreign enemies to usurp the throne and seek the country, how dare Lu Xiang bear such a huge grievance and crime? Therefore, if some things are not clarified and resolved now, there will be many more troubles in the future. Lu Xiang hoped that these matters could be resolved before the emperor entered Beijing, so as not to bring unnecessary trouble. β
Guo Kun sneered: "Sure enough, you want to put forward conditions, but you should tell me, what kind of conditions does Lu Zhongtian want?" β
Liu Zhenbang said in a deep voice: "Actually, it's very simple, Lu Xiang just wants the emperor to do two things. First, the emperor must correct the name of Lu Xiang, and issue an edict to inform the people of the world that Lu Xiang is by no means a thief who steals the country, and everything he does is for the sake of the Great Zhou Jiangshan Society, and he is a great loyal minister. Whether it is the change of seizing the throne a few years ago, or even what he has done recently, Lu Xiang is standing in the great and thoughtful
Bureau of considerations. The Jurchens invaded outside the capital, and LΓΌ Xiang led the army to defend the capital, which is a fact. There was indeed some peace with the Jurchens, but it was also a last resort. In exchange for a small price, the whole of the Great Zhou Jiangshan Sheji would not be invaded by the Jurchens, so the Northwest Army did not listen to the order to send troops privately, resulting in a critical situation after the defeat, which was actually to protect the capital and the Great Zhou Dynasty. The first emperor went to the Jurchen army as a hostage, and he did it voluntarily, and Lu Xiang's death was unsuccessful, and the first emperor was determined to give up the throne. This attracted many suspicions that Lu Xiang wanted to replace him. In fact, Lu Xiang had no such intention. The first emperor did not want the Great Zhou to be left ownerless, which led to chaos, but in the end, he ruined LΓΌ Xiang's reputation. These are all proofs that Lu Xiang did his best to protect my Great Zhou. Lu Xiang can't be slandered by others because he is loyal to the country, so the emperor must give Lu Xiang an edict to correct his name, so that Lu Xiang can be relieved. β
Lin Jue laughed angrily, he finally heard the whitewashing rhetoric that Liu Zhenbang had prepared to weave for Lu Zhongtian's behavior over the past year. Sure enough, there is no most shameless, only more shameless. Lu Zhongtian actually whitewashed his trip to steal the country so much, he can be called the first shameless and immoral person in the world.
"Lu Zhongtian is really the number one loyal minister in the world, hahaha, in order to protect my Great Zhou, he has worked hard." Lin Jue laughed.
Liu Zhenbang rolled his eyes and said: "Your Majesty, look, even Marshal Lin doesn't believe it, let alone the people of the world." β
Guo Kun said coldly: "What other conditions does he have?" β
Liu Zhenbang said: "What's more, Lu Xiang knows that what he did before offended the emperor and Marshal Lin, as well as many people in the Luoyan army. He knew that once the emperor entered Beijing, someone would settle accounts and impeach and slander him. LΓΌ Xiang hoped that the emperor could give him a guarantee, and after he opened the city to welcome the emperor into Beijing, the emperor needed to ensure the safety of LΓΌ Xiang and the officials and generals in the city. Lu Xiang did not expect the emperor to reward him for his loyalty to the country, nor did he want to die because of the hatred of others. Therefore, please ask the emperor to make a decree to correct the name of Lu Xiang, and also issue a special decree to pardon all the soldiers and civilians in the city, and not settle accounts after the autumn, and then pursue it. β
Guo Kun shouted coldly: "How can this be reasonable, is this trying to blackmail me?" He keeps saying that he is loyal to me, why does he put forward so many conditions? What if I don't agree? What if I attack the capital? What should he do? β
Liu Zhenbang said in a deep voice: "Your Majesty, don't be angry with what the minister said, the city defense of the capital is strong, and the 400,000 Jurchen army with thousands of siege equipment has not been able to break through, the minister is not to belittle the combat effectiveness of the Luoyan army, but if you want to capture the capital with these hundreds of thousands of soldiers and horses, I am afraid ...... It's not easy. There are millions of soldiers and civilians in the city, the city is well guarded, and the materials and grain and grass in the city are also abundant. Moreover, Lu Xiang said that if the emperor could not understand his loyalty to the country, and thought that he was a disloyal minister like everyone else, then he would be too disappointed. If that is the case, Lu Xiang will burn the jade along with Bianliang City. Not only will he defend it with all his might, but if the city is about to be broken, he will set fire to the palace and all the houses in the city, and burn the entire capital to the ground. What the emperor got was not the capital Bianliang, but a dead city and an empty city. Bianliang City has since disappeared forever. β
"Shameless!"
"Bold!"
Lin Jue and Guo Kun shouted angrily almost in unison.