Halfway through the second watch, everyone was full of wine and food, and the banquet was coming to an end.

Finally, on the overpass pavilion, Lin Jue raised his glass, walked to the side of the platform fence under the moonlight, and stood under the brilliant lights. The officials knew that Lin Xiang should have something to say, so they quieted down and listened quietly.

"Ladies and gentlemen!" Lin Jue's voice sounded: "Today's Mid-Autumn Festival, we will gather for a feast and drink, this is a great thing." However, the feast will inevitably disperse, and the happy hour will still end, before the banquet is over, Lin wants to toast everyone with the last glass of wine. On this night of the full moon, I wish you peace and joy, as the song says, everyone is 'always there, the flowers are always blooming, and the moon is long'. Come, drink this cup together! ”

All the officials raised their glasses and shouted: "Thank you Lin Xiang, and I wish Lin Xiang so." ”

After everyone drank this cup together, Lin Jue laughed loudly: "After drinking this cup, the banquet will be dispersed." Before saying goodbye to you, Lin has a few words I want to say to you. I hope it won't sweep away your lords' Yaxing. ”

When the officials heard this, their hearts sank. The atmosphere of this whole night is a group of harmony, drinking and admiring the moon and listening to music. Although Lin Xiang said that it was to make up for everyone's feelings of going to their hometowns, it should obviously be more than that. Lin Jue said that he didn't want to ruin everyone's happiness, which meant that the next words were the words that ruined the fun.

"Ladies and gentlemen, the imperial court decreed that you should be summoned to the capital from all over the Great Zhou, of course, not to come to the capital to drink and admire the moon. There is a Mid-Autumn Festival every year, and there is a fine wine every year. One year was missed, and there is the next. However, there are some things that cannot be missed or waited. Once the opportunity is delayed, it will cause a catastrophe for the country's social welfare. People will die, countries will be destroyed, and species will be wiped out. Lin Jue's voice floated between the buildings, clearly reaching everyone's ears.

"This is not alarmist, everyone, in the past few years, everything I have experienced in Da Zhou is obvious to all. I'm afraid that five years ago, none of you would have thought that my Great Zhou would suffer the catastrophe of almost losing the country. I'm afraid no one would have thought that I was so panicked that the Great Zhou, the Central Plains, was actually beaten to the city of Bianliang by the little Jurchen soldiers and horses. It's simply unimaginable. My Great Zhou is prosperous and rich in the world, looking at the universe, who can compare with it? If someone had told you five years ago or more that we would have been beaten by the Jurchens, you would have called him a madman and a fool. Until the facts are right in front of you, you don't want to believe such facts. Yes, I don't want to believe it, and no one in the world wants to believe it. But this is the case, I, the thousands of people in the Great Zhou, the military officials from top to bottom, and all the people of the Great Zhou, in the past five years, have been like having an incredible nightmare. My Great Zhou just fell from the top of its glory. The seemingly sturdy and gorgeous edifice fell, only to find that the columns had eroded, and the moths had hollowed out the load-bearing columns. When the gorgeous coat was lifted, it was found that the body was full of lice. The invasion of the Jurchens stripped away all illusory strength and false strength, and presented everything bloody in front of us, how cruel it was. ”

The faces of all the officials became serious, and the emotions of good wine and food, singing and dancing, and spending a full moon had long disappeared without a trace. Lin Jue's words were really striking, and he brought everyone back to cruel memories and reality. This is something that many people deliberately avoid and don't want to think about again, Lin Xiang said these words mercilessly without the slightest disguise. The phrase 'when you lift off your gorgeous coat and find that your body is full of lice' sounds disgusting, but what an image.

"We should be grateful to the Jurchens, really, Lin is not drunk, and he is not crazy. We have to thank the Jurchens, the Liao people, and even Lu Zhongtian. If it weren't for them, we might still be living in my dream of being the best and invincible in the world. The Jurchens and Liao told us that we hit millions

The male soldiers are simply vulnerable. Our heroic city can't stop their iron hooves at all, and we think that we are invincible in the world, but in fact, we are deceiving ourselves. Lu Zhongtian told us that there are many internal contradictions in our Great Zhou, careerists, conspirators, speculators, selfish and selfish people, people who harm the public and private interests, and many people who tend to be inflammatory. There are countless moths, rats, poisonous snakes, flies, mosquitoes, cockroaches, destroying the foundation of my Great Zhou. Even, they want to take advantage of the chaos to seize the throne and subvert my Great Zhou. Without this internal and external enemy, how would we know that the situation has reached such a point? If we are still immersed in the invincible dream of the Great Zhou, one day a greater storm will hit, and our Great Zhou will be completely subverted. So, we have to thank them for bringing us to our senses, yes or no? ”

Thousands of people were silent, everyone's brows were furrowed, and their hearts were extremely heavy. Although what Lin Xiang said was very extreme and left no room for it, I have to say that what he said was reasonable. The thunder woke up the sweet dream, and many people still can't believe what Da Zhou has suffered in the past year. It turns out that the truth is so cruel.

"Ladies and gentlemen, today's Mid-Autumn Festival flowers and full moon night, it is really beautiful for the prime minister to say these words. But when we enjoy good food and wine, we also have to think about what hundreds of millions of people in the world should do. The people of the three northern roads whose homes have been destroyed are returning to their homes, their homes and cities are destroyed, the fields are deserted, their relatives are separated, and their lives and deaths are uncertain. Of course, this does not mean that if there is suffering in the world, other people will not be able to live a good life, so they will have to be sad and uncomfortable. The meaning of this aspect is that those of us who are officials must have these people in mind and must take responsibility. We need to think seriously about how we can solve their suffering. When everyone in the world can gather together as a family to enjoy the moon and enjoy the joy of family, we can drink and enjoy the moon with more peace of mind. That's our responsibility. ”

“…… You have received the Holy Decree and have come all the way. Some of you are old and still come here with great difficulty. Some are still ill. We gathered in the capital, of course, not to visit the mountains and waters, drink wine and admire the moon, the imperial court issued an order to summon you to come here to discuss the country. Our responsibility is very great, although my Da Zhou has now defeated the foreign enemy and eliminated the internal thieves, but the current situation of my Da Zhou is not optimistic. Reality is in front of us, and we can no longer live in illusory dreams. How to revitalize the Great Week? How to make hundreds of millions of people in the world live better, how to avoid the repetition of the mistakes of the Great Zhou, and how to avoid the regeneration of internal thieves in the imperial court and the breeding of moths. How to ensure that my future decisions are correct, at least in the general direction, how to make my Great Zhou society stable and the country continuous. These are all problems that we need to solve immediately. These problems must be solved from the roots, they must be drastic, they must have the heart of a strong man to break their wrists, and they must be solved from the perspective of serving the country and the people. This requires the collective wisdom and responsibility of all of us here, and the concerted efforts of all of us. ”

"I know that most of you have actually heard about it, and you all know some of it to some extent. I think most of you know what I said outside the Donghua Gate that day. I know that many of you have many doubts in your hearts, one is the doubt about me, there are people who think that I Lin Jue is rebellious, and there are people who want to point their noses and scold me in person. The other is wondering what we're going to do. It doesn't matter, in the next few days, I and you will solve these doubts. In a word, you should be mentally prepared. I put the ugly words in my head, and it is imperative to change the government institutions, including the emperor. It's something that can't be changed. I don't want us to talk about whether we should change or not. It's not about whether you don't do it, it's about how to do it, and I hope you will understand what it means. Not...... It's not early

Now, you have also drunk a lot of wine, and today is the night of the Mid-Autumn Festival, and I don't want to take up too much of your time. The banquet is over, and the adults can do their own thing. ”

After Lin Jue finished saying these words, he bowed his hand and turned back. After a while, surrounded by all the officials, he got off the overpass and walked out of the Fan Tower. All the officials saluted, and it wasn't until the figures of Lin Jue and the others disappeared into the street that the entire Fan Building boiled like a pot.

……

The moonlight is slanting in the west, and there are long tables and chairs in the back garden of the Lin family. There are melons, fruits and drinks on the table, but they are already a little scattered. The chairs are also much empty, and many of the people who admire the moon have left.

The wives and concubines and children of the Lin family originally wanted to wait for Lin Jue to enjoy the moon together, but they waited too long and finally couldn't stand it. All the women left the table and went back to the room to rest, leaving only Lu Wu and Fang Huanqiu in the back garden under the moonlight who insisted on waiting.

When the two of them were talking, Lin Jue finally returned to the house and came to the back garden. The two hurriedly got up to greet each other and pulled Lin Jue to sit down.

"They're all asleep?" Lin Jue asked.

"I don't look at what time it is, it's already past three watches. The county lord Mu Qingbing'er and the others are waiting for you to come back to enjoy the moon and the festival, and the children are looking forward to their father, but you never come back. The adults can't stay up, so they can only take it to sleep. Bing'er and Qianqian drank too much and went to sleep. Hey, my husband is really, and I should come back early for the Mid-Autumn Festival. It's been a few years since we've been together, and there are fewer opportunities to get together on weekdays. Green Dance peeled off a plump pomegranate, scooped the pomegranate seeds with a spoon and handed them over in a small bowl.

Lin Jue grabbed a handful of pomegranate seeds and chewed them in his mouth, the sweet juice made him sigh with satisfaction, leaned back on the chair, and narrowed his eyes.

"Green Dance, don't talk about it, Senior Brother is busy with his big things now, it's a big thing for the country, and we all have to take care of it. Look he's so tired. Although there are some shortcomings, it is worth it for the sake of the world. Fang Huanqiu said.

Green Dance said: "Sister Huanqiu's voice is becoming more and more like Mr. Fang's voice back then, and what she said is similar to that of her husband. People in the world, we are also people in the world. I'm not saying that husbands shouldn't do things, I just think ...... Sometimes I feel that it is not as comfortable as in Hangzhou, in the small courtyard of our Lin family. Sometimes, I always think that it would be nice if I could go back to that time. ”

Fang Huanqiu sneered: "If you talk nonsense, can you go back?" I also thought, life was so comfortable at that time, my father is still there. My brother often came to my house to repair the fence and prepare the vegetable bed, and drank with my father and talked about articles. Let's go to the back cliff together...... It was a good time. ”

Green Dance smiled: "Still talking about me, aren't you like this?" In fact, the current life is also very good, but there is a feeling that I can't put it into words. Husband, I'm not saying that you're not comfortable right now, you don't have to be too careful. We don't blame you for anything. ”

“……”

Lin Jue closed his eyes and was silent, Fang Huanqiu leaned in to take a look, and said with a wry smile: "My husband is asleep, and we complain about our feelings, but he didn't hear it." ”

Green Dance smiled bitterly: "Hey, I'm too tired of him." Don't know what the diagram is? I understand the truth, but when I heard a sentence that day, I was unhappy all the time. I overheard someone on the street commenting on her husband and saying, 'If Prime Minister Lin continues to toss like this, he will die in the future and have no place to be buried'. After I heard that sentence, I felt that my husband was not worth it. ”

Fang Huanqiu sighed lightly, looked at the sleeping Lin Jue's face, and said softly: "It's nothing worthless, it's his life." Just like my father, that's his life. Some people are born in this world to do earth-shattering things, they don't care about life and death, they don't care about reputation, they are another kind of people, people who are difficult for us ordinary people to understand. ”