Guo Kun sneered: "Standing in front of you is the emperor of the Great Zhou, this is what you said to an emperor?" Won't you feel a troubled conscience and feel guilty when you do this? ”

Lin Jue frowned and said: "I didn't say anything inappropriate, you are the emperor, there is no doubt about it." But that doesn't mean you're supreme and I can't be honest with you. If you want false compliments and respect, you won't get them from me. To be honest, I don't think you're doing enough to be a good emperor. ”

Guo Kun said angrily: "I'm not qualified. Then you want to be the emperor, why do you need me to be a puppet? I know you have such a mind, no matter how high-sounding you say, you can't hide your inner thoughts. I don't fight with you, and I can't fight with you. It is better to announce tomorrow that the emperor will be located in you, and let you fulfill your wish. ”

Lin Jue slowly shook his head and said, "Brother, you still don't understand me, and you haven't tried to really understand me so far." In your eyes, everything I do is to become emperor one day, right? Although the position of emperor is supreme, not everyone wants to do it. Just because you want to do it doesn't mean I want to do it. To sit in that position comes with great responsibility, and the well-being of all the people is tied to one, and one is responsible for the people of the world. As long as there is one person in the world who is not clothed and hungry, you will not be able to eat with peace of mind. As long as there is one grievance in the world, you can't sleep peacefully. As long as there is an inch of land in the Great Zhou that is threatened and occupied by foreign enemies and cannot be safe, you must be worried and not take it lightly. Sitting in the position of the emperor, you must tremble and walk on thin ice, and you must be responsible for the world at all times. I asked myself if I couldn't do that, so I didn't dare to think about it in the slightest. And your Guo family is the orthodox royal family, and it is natural to inherit the throne. Therefore, I will appoint you to regain the throne of Emperor of the Great Zhou. But you also have to do your duties as an emperor. If you can't do 100%, you have to try your best to do your best. If you can do six or seven percent, you will also be a good emperor. But I don't see that, so I have to remind you of it sternly. ”

Guo Kun said coldly: "Since it is my Guo family, why do I need your reminder?" Don't I understand these myself? ”

Lin Jue shouted: "Of course I don't want to do much, but I have come this far, and I have also taken on a great responsibility." It was I who established the Luoyan Army to regain the throne, it was I who handed over the throne to you, and it was my fault that you were not the emperor well, do you understand? If you are as stupid as Guo Xu, why should I go against Guo Xu? If the people are still suffering, the Great Zhou is still the same as before, and the situation is still going down, with internal and external troubles, then why should I bother to regain the throne for you? I don't want the Great Zhou to remain the same after the blood and sacrifice of countless soldiers and brothers, it will be meaningless. ”

Guo Kun frowned and groaned for a long time, and said softly: "To put it bluntly, you are not actually for me, you are for the revenge in your heart." You are the same as your teacher Fang Dunru, you are for

His own reputation is not for the sake of loyalty to the emperor. ”

Lin Jue laughed and said: "You are only half right, we are for the sake of the world, not for any false fame." As for allegiance to the emperor, we believe that thinking about the common people in the world is the greatest allegiance, not to be submissive to you, to be subservient to you, just to please you. I don't want one person to laugh and ten thousand people to cry, I want everyone to laugh. ”

Guo Kun gasped and didn't speak, and his heart was extremely angry. In his thoughts, he would never think of the questions that Lin Jue was thinking. Everything he did was to achieve the goal of ascending to the throne and sitting on the throne. As for other things, he didn't think about it at all. What Lin Jue said was completely contrary to him. Isn't the world for the joy of his own? Is it true that the emperor wants to suffer himself in order to make the world happy? Isn't that putting the cart before the horse? Guo Kun grew up in doting and indulgence since he was a child, and as the prince of the palace, he has not read a few books, and he does not even have ordinary readers to understand the reason. If he was a little more diligent and read a few basic books, he would know what Lin Jue was talking about. That's just the truth of 'the people are the most important, the community is secondary, and the king is light'. But what he was thinking now was that Lin Jue had exposed his inner thoughts, and all the things he said were to cover up and make excuses for his dictatorship. It's not that he doesn't want to be an emperor, but he doesn't have that qualification, and he's worried about people's words. He needs to use his identity to make himself his puppet.

After a long time, Guo Kun said in a hoarse voice: "Lin Jue, I know that you are for my good, and I am grateful to you." Some of the previous words were angry words, so don't mind. You know, I'm a man who sometimes doesn't choose what to say, but that's not what I have in mind. You have done me a great service, and I can say that I am where I am today because of you. We are already connected by blood, you see, you are my brother-in-law, we are a family. Everything I have is yours, and I can share anything you want. We have known each other since Hangzhou, and this way can be regarded as being in the same boat through thick and thin, helping each other and supporting each other. If nothing else, just think about how my father treats you. What shall I do with you? Who were you back then? We don't care about your humble background, and we will marry Cai Wei to you. Cai Wei is my father's favorite daughter. Isn't that because I value you? We are people in the same boat, and everything in this world is ours. I don't mind sharing it with you. I only hope that you can make me feel like an emperor and give me some majesty. ”

Lin Jue didn't know what to say, and after talking for a long time, Guo Kun still returned to his old path. He didn't even understand what he was talking about, or that he was playing dumb. Eliminating his own threat to the throne was more important to him than anything else, and nothing else was in his mind.

Lin Jue didn't want to bother talking any more, the words that should have been said had been exhausted, but you would never wake up

A man who pretends to be asleep. It is naturally not appropriate to entangle these things with Guo Kun in front of him, the civil strife has just subsided, the Jurchens are still entrenched in the north, everything is still undecided, and Da Zhou can't afford to toss again. Guo Kun's identity is there, and many things can only be carried out with his cooperation. Therefore, it is better to stabilize Guo Kun's mood and emotions for the time being.

"Okay, you say, what the hell do you want me to do?" Lin Jue said in a deep voice.

"I ...... I just want you to swear an oath, right here, in front of the lakes and stars, in front of my father's spirit in the sky, you swear. You will never seek rebellion and usurpation, you will abide by your duty as a courtier, and you will never think of wrongdoing. Is that possible? I just want to hear you swear this oath, and we'll discuss the rest. Guo Kun said softly.

Lin Jue looked at Guo Kun silently for a long time, and Guo Kun stared at him expectantly. Lin Jue finally said slowly: "Okay, if this can reassure you, I swear." I, Lin Jue, swear to heaven that I will never try to usurp the throne of Emperor Guo in this life, and I will never think of anything wrong. If this oath is violated, heaven and earth will hate it. ”

Guo Kun took a long breath and stroked his palm: "Okay, okay, isn't this good?" You made this vow, and I was relieved. I knew you were a man of honor, Father...... Those people say that you have a heart for distraction, and I don't approve of it. Hehehe. Great, great. ”

Lin Jue didn't have a smile on his face, and said in a deep voice: "Then brother, please move to Da Nei tomorrow, there are still many things to do, time is not waiting." ”

"Of course, of course, I'll move in the evening. To tell the truth, this is not a place for people to live at all, and the palace has become a ghost house. I didn't sleep all night last night, and the room was full of rats, jumping around. Guo Kun said with a smile.

Lin Jue nodded and said, "It's okay, it's best to move there tonight." So, I'll quit first. Tomorrow morning, we will discuss some things in the morning. ”

Guo Kun nodded and said, "Okay, you can go." ”

Lin Jue bowed, bowed and exited the water pavilion, turned around and stepped onto the trestle. In the distance, the roar of firecrackers was heard in the market, followed by countless fireworks rising into the sky, illuminating the night sky. It must have been a spontaneous celebration of the people. In the direction of the palace that was originally black in the east, the red lights lit up one after another, and the entire palace was brilliant and beautiful in a short period of time, like a heavenly palace. The reflection of the lake in the brightly lit palace is a sight to behold. Lin Jue knew that it was a test of lights in the palace, and this was something he ordered to go on, because the new emperor wanted to enter the palace, so he naturally had to put up the lights. So try the lights ahead of time tonight.

The fireworks in the sky are incomparably gorgeous, and the lights in the palace are also incomparably gorgeous, giving people a feeling of peace and prosperity.

Lin Jue stood on the trestle and looked at these lights, stood for a moment, and walked away. In the water pavilion, Guo Kun looked at the brightly lit imperial city excitedly, and danced happily.