Seeing off a group of old ministers, Lin Jue laughed loudly. The purpose of these people is obvious, they know what they are going to do, they know very well, but they don't want to let themselves do it. The reason is actually very simple, the deep-rooted worship of imperial power is one of the reasons, and the other is the stake.

To put it bluntly, this group of people is a group of people with vested interests, people who are left and right, holding resources and being invincible. No matter who is the emperor, they are all at the top and enjoy vested interests. As long as the imperial power remains, the person who is the emperor will not offend them and will cooperate with them. In the scholar class, the wealthy class, they have the right to speak. They knew that they were going to attack the imperial power, and they were worried that their status would not be guaranteed, so they were in a hurry to find themselves tonight. The rumors outside became more and more unfavorable to the emperor, and they couldn't sit still. But this is not because of loyalty to Guo Kun.

This group of people is just a representative, and behind them is a large group of people who are now panicking, and they are all now like ants on a hot pot. For this type of people, Lin Jue's previous idea was to win over and appease them, try to stabilize their emotions, and win their support. But tonight, Lin Jue suddenly understood that he couldn't get used to these people, and he had to make them understand that they couldn't control the development of the situation. If they forcibly object, the consequences will be catastrophic. Therefore, Lin Jue used an unreasonable and domineering style, and deliberately used extreme means such as seizing the throne and killing people as a threat. Let them understand that change is necessary, or it will be worse. As the saying goes, those who seek the top will be in the middle, and those who seek the middle will be in the middle. You are going to open the windows of the house, and a large crowd of people will say that the windows will not be opened, and they will go through all kinds of evils, and they will come out against it. But if you want to tear off the roof and destroy the house, the group will agree to open the windows. Because the house was demolished, they had no place to live. This is Lin Jue's strategy.

Facts have proved that after a lot of spothing and intimidation with broken jars, Yuan Xiandao, Chen Zhiliang and others realized that they had to cooperate with Lin Jue, otherwise Lin Jue would lift the rice bowl and smash the stove, and no one would have anything to eat. Although their hearts were extremely angry, and they even wanted to scold Lin Jue's bandit style, they also knew that there was no future for them at the moment.

Although Chen Zhiliang and the others did not express their stance when they left, Lin Jue knew that they would definitely cooperate with him. Regardless of their own face, they also have to cooperate for their own interests. Moreover, Lin Jue gave them two guarantees before they left, the first point was that Guo Kun would not be abolished, and the imperial power was still there. The second point is that their interests will not be touched, as long as they are willing to actively cooperate, they can still occupy important positions in the court and enjoy privileges. Lin Jue also knew in his heart that it was impossible to eat a fat man in one bite, and if he wanted to realize his ideas, he must win the support of the most people and establish a common united front. Including people like Chen Zhiliang and Yuan Xiandao, try to take care of their feelings and meet their needs, as long as they can support their actions.

To put it bluntly, what Lin Jue wants is not earth-shaking subversion, he wants a positive improvement. At the current level of people's wisdom and productivity in the Great Zhou, reform is the most realistic and sensible approach. This is also a conclusion that Lin Jue came to after thinking deeply.

When sending them away, Lin Jue deliberately gave them a tacit promise. That was when Chen Zhiliang asked

When they were allowed to see the emperor once, Lin Jue was noncommittal. Lin Jue knew that they would definitely go to see Guo Kun, and they would persuade Guo Kun to comply. Guo Kun has remained silent for many days, maintaining his last stubbornness, refusing to offer to meet him, in fact, holding on to the last hope, and refusing to bow his head and hand over power. Lin Jue knew this, so he kept hanging him and didn't take the initiative to see him. In fact, the two sides are a silent wrestle at the moment. And as long as Chen Zhiliang and others go to see Guo Kun, once they persuade Guo Kun to accept the reality, Guo Kun will completely collapse. Because he knew that his last hope was gone.

In the next few days, Lin Jue received waves of people. Some of them were Lin Jue's loyal supporters, and the purpose of their coming to see Lin Jue was to persuade Lin Jue to stand on his own feet. Most of these people are Lin Jue's old subordinates, generals in the Luoyan Army. Lin Jue didn't blame them for not seeing enough, after all, not everyone could see the situation in the world clearly. It is not the truth that everyone understands that the world is in chaos, all the people are miserable, and one's own selfish desires will bring about the suffering of all the people. It doesn't matter if Lin Jue is indecisive, or if the handsome man is not bold enough, some even blow their beards and stare at Lin Jue with a red face, saying that the handsome man is too kind to a woman. Lin Jue smiled all at all, explained a few words if he could explain, and comforted him with wine and food if he couldn't explain. But for these people, Lin Jue couldn't bear to criticize them. Maybe in the future they will understand the point of doing this.

There are also people who come to see Lin Jue who also advocate that Lin Jue abolish the emperor and stand on his own, but their motives are impure. Every major change, every turning point, there is no shortage of large numbers of speculators who take advantage of the situation to make political capital in order to mix interests. These people swore allegiance to Lin Jue, but what they were thinking about in their hearts was how to win trust and obtain the greatest benefits. Lin Jue has seen too many of these people. Just like when Fang Dunru and Yan Zhengsu presided over the reform of the law, a large number of speculators poured into the ranks of the new law reform, and when the new law was vigorously implemented, they were unstoppable and unstoppable, and the scenery was infinite. took advantage of the opportunity to gain a lot of power and oil. However, when the new law encountered obstacles, this group of people was the first to defect, dissociating themselves from their involvement, and even becoming the counter-accusers and stern and solemn people. The faces of this group of people, Lin Jue could see it clearly at the beginning.

Therefore, this time, it is absolutely impossible for Lin Jue to let this type of person succeed.

The way to identify them is actually very simple, and the heart of this type of person can be understood by a simple conversation. With Lin Jue's current Taoism, he only needs to know the purpose of these people in a few words. As for the consequences of the abolition and the changes in the situation in the world brought about, these people avoided the important and trivialized, or responded in a simple and crude way. They didn't understand what Lin Jue was going to do at all. After repelling several waves of speculators in a row, Lin Jue's ears were much quieter.

Another group of people are pragmatists. They didn't care about what Lin Jue was going to do when they came to see Lin Jue. They only came for the current predicament facing the imperial court. According to the administrative procedures, major affairs can only be implemented with the approval of the emperor. Under the current circumstances, Guo Kun is like being imprisoned, and naturally he cannot exercise the power of the emperor. There is a lot of backlog of major military and political affairs in the major yamen. For example, the recruitment of troops in border towns, the relief of people from the three northern roads returning to their homeland, and related facilitation and support measures. Planning for the reconstruction of various cities

As well as the cost, some major water conservancy projects in the south and so on. Plans and methods have been formed for these matters, and they have also been approved by the chief official yamen. Now there is no final emperor's approval, and the decree is carried out. But because of procedural problems, it got stuck. Of course, Lin Jue can also directly order the implementation without Guo Kun's approval, but if it is inconsistent with the procedural and legal principles, it will cause passivity in the situation.

Lin Jue also realized that things could not be delayed any longer, the time had gradually matured, and it had been dormant for nearly twenty days, and the whole court, the military and civilians in all parts of the Great Zhou were actually looking forward to a situation in which things could be resolved. If it is delayed, it will consume the patience of the people and the major affairs of the court. The reform of the political system and government must be carried out immediately, regardless of whether public opinion is completely tilted against oneself, and whether or not the various factions have decided to support oneself.

On July 23, Chen Zhiliang came to see Lin Jue again and brought a message from Guo Kun that he wanted to see Lin Jue. As Lin Jue expected, after Lin Jue acquiesced to Chen Zhiliang and others to see Guo Kun, Chen Zhiliang and others entered the palace to see Guo Kun for two consecutive days, and they didn't know what they talked about.

Lin Jue knew that this silent wrestling with Guo Kun was finally over. In fact, in the past few days, not only Chen Zhiliang and Yuan Xiandao and others, but also Guo Caiwei and the generals of the old Luoyan Army, Ma Bin, Shen Tanliangqi and others have also entered the palace to meet Guo Kun. Guo Kun should have completely lost his illusions, and he had to ask to meet Lin Jue.

In the afternoon of the same day, Lin Jue was invited into the palace to see Guo Kun. This is the first time Lin Jue has entered the palace since returning to Beijing.

The palace is quiet in the afternoon. The midday sun shines on the glazed roof tiles of the temple, reflecting the dazzling golden light. The sun is scorching, but the palace is lush with green trees, except for the scorching heat in the large square in front of the temple, but there is a cool breeze between the trees in the aisle, and the gloomy place is even a little chilling.

Lin Jue and his entourage entered through the main gate of Yanfu Palace through the green shade and the sound of cicadas, and went all the way east to a small harem garden in front of the Lijing Hall of Yanfu Palace. There is a small lotus pond here, it is the height of summer, the lotus flowers are in full bloom, and the lotus leaves are also thick. The lotus pond is surrounded by tall trees and meandering corridors, making it a quiet and cool place.

Stepping on the corridor from a distance, Lin Jue saw a person sitting in the small pavilion in the middle of the lotus pond. The man sat in the pavilion in a daze, Lin Jue knew that it must be Guo Kun.

"Lin Xiang, the emperor is in the pavilion over there." Shen Tanying, who personally led people to bring Guo Kun from Cuiwei Hall and sent a large number of people to protect him, stepped forward and reported it.

Lin Jue nodded and said, "If you have work, everyone should withdraw, and I will talk to the emperor alone." ”

Shen Tan nodded and said, "Obey." ”

Lin Jue walked quickly along the corridor to the small pavilion in the middle of the pond, Guo Kun seemed to sense something, and turned his head to look at the corridor. When he saw Lin Jue's figure, he stood up suddenly, staring at Lin Jue with his eyes, his fists clenched tightly, his teeth clenched tightly, and his eyes seemed to be about to erupt fire.

"Chen Lin Jue, see the emperor." Lin Jue stepped forward quickly, bowed in Guo Kun's cannibalistic eyes, and shouted loudly.