Lin Jue nodded and said: "So, at that time, your idea was actually very simple, just to fight for survival, and if you don't want to die like that, because it will be very unwilling." So you see, sometimes people's goals are as simple as that, and at that time, you just wanted to survive, to survive. That's all you have to think about. You don't know that Luoyan Valley will develop vigorously in the future, and you will become a general in command of tens of thousands of soldiers and horses. Our army will one day be able to fight head-on with hundreds of thousands of horses, and win the battle. Moreover, we can also have the capital to dominate the world, right? You didn't think about any of this at the time, you just wanted to live, and in order to survive, you did your best, didn't you? ”

Liang Qi thought for a while and nodded, "Yes, that was our only goal at that time. Is it just thinking about being able to live, where can you think of today? ”

Lin Jue said: "A few brothers, people's desires are sometimes so simple, just to live. But then, you don't just want to be alive. We established the Falling Goose Army, and we grew stronger. Our thoughts are no longer just about living, we want to live better. We built dams and opened up valleys. We eventually unified Funiu Mountain and became the master of Funiu Mountain. We blessed tens of thousands of people, we began to recruit troops, and we began to think about things beyond the mountains. It wasn't until later that we held high the banner of the Great Expedition against Guo Xu and Lu Zhongtian. Then, now, you came to persuade me to be emperor. When you were fighting to stay alive, you would never have thought of what you are thinking about now. You would never have thought that one day you would be angry because I wanted to support the little prince as the emperor, right? What is it that has made you go from a simple desire to survive to worrying about who will be the emperor today? All this can only be attributed to endless desires. What everyone inevitably avoids is the expansion of desires brought about by changes in mood and environment. A poor man just wants to eat enough at first, when he has no worries about food and clothing, he wants to marry a wife and have children, after marrying a wife, he wants to take a concubine, after taking a concubine, he wants to be an official, and when he becomes an official, he wants to climb up, and finally he wants to be an emperor, and when he becomes an emperor, he wants to live forever. Human desires are endless, and the so-called desires are unquenchable. There is always something better in the world that people want to grab. Therefore, once you can't curb your desires, you forget your original intention, you are swayed by your desires, you can't see yourself, you can't control yourself. Then, it will be swallowed up by infinite desires. ”

Liang Qisun Dayong and the others were silent, it turned out that Lord Lin did not want to remember the bittersweet memories with them, but to tell them some truths and explain his behavior.

“…… If people are only swayed by their own desires, they will bring endless disasters. Look at Guo Xu, he will do whatever it takes to become the emperor. Even his father and brother did not spare him. In the end, it led to the concentrated outbreak of internal and external troubles, and brought down the Great Zhou Dynasty. He himself was toyed with and finally died. Look at Lu Zhongtian again, originally as the prime minister of the Great Zhou Dynasty, he can't be said to be a virtuous minister, but he can be regarded as decent. But it is precisely because of the expansion of ambition that he wants to control the government and eliminate dissidents, and then he wants to steal the country as the emperor, which is a manifestation of the expansion of desire step by step without containment. The great leader of the Jurchen Wan Yan Aguda, he could have unified the north and become the male lord of the north, this

It's something that is within his power. But his desire and ambition prompted him to lead his army to invade the south, wanting to swallow our Great Zhou Dynasty. Will he succeed? Whether these people succeed or not, what they bring is not good, it is all the blood and rain that is stained with life, and it is the suffering and death of the world and human life. Some people may say that those who achieve great things are not informal, but is this really true? The so-called son of destiny must come naturally and follow the trend, rather than provoking bloody storms with his own desires, imposing them on others, and bringing suffering to the people of the world. That kind of person will never succeed. ”

Lin Jue slowly paced in the tent, his voice was not loud, but he was calm and peaceful.

“…… Personally, my original idea was simple. My way of doing things is very simple, that is, I can live a good life with my relatives and brothers around me, free from bullying and oppression, and I don't have to be involuntarily self-conscious. To this day, I still think so. It's easy to say, but it's hard. In today's world, it is extremely difficult to control your own destiny and not be bullied by others. It's a simple idea that takes a lot of effort to achieve, but that's what I'm trying to do. Today, there are many other extensions to this idea. For example, I have the world in mind, for example, the survival of the Great Zhou Society, and the fulfillment of my promise to the people I care about, and the inheritance of the mantle and spirit of the people I respect. These seem to have been detached from my original intention, but in fact, if you think about it carefully, you will understand that all these things are built on the original goal, which are integrated and expanded with each other, and it seems to be very large, but its connotation is the same as the beginning. ”

Lin Jue looked at Liang Qi and the others who seemed to be a little confused, so he smiled and further explained: "For example, I want to be an official when I take the meritorious test, to put it bluntly. Because I know that as an official, my care and protection of my family and relatives around me will make my Lin family more beneficial to businessmen. But what makes me different from others is that others become officials for the sake of fame and fortune, and I become an official for the sake of being an official, which is different. Another example is my move to establish the Luoyan Army, because in the environment of Funiu Mountain, the law of the jungle can only rely on strong force. Therefore, we established the Luoyan Army and recruited troops to expand our strength, the purpose of which was naturally to protect ourselves from being eaten by others. If we hadn't done that, we would have died in the hands of Zuo Zongdao and even the flow of the Qin Donghe River. However, one thing should be clear, the establishment and expansion of the Wild Goose Army is to protect itself, not to oppress and enslave others, and bring pain and disaster to others. It's not about ambition. Some people recruit to dominate the world, while others want to protect themselves, and this is the difference. So, everything I did after that was actually for that original intention. I said that, you should understand a little. ”

Liang Qisun Dayong and the others nodded slightly, Lord Lin said this more straightforwardly, but he could understand what he meant.

Lin Jue's voice continued to sound: "Of course, some things are not static, such as the people we want to protect. At the beginning, I personally just wanted to protect the people around me, and maybe I only needed to be an official and gain fame. However, later, I got to know Mu Qing and you brothers, and there were more and more people I wanted to defend. You guys

's parents, wives and children, relatives and friends, and many people I don't know are also involved. It's like a snowball, this snowball is getting bigger and bigger, and the number of people is getting bigger. In order to protect more and more people, we can only keep making ourselves stronger. The reason why the Luoyan Army continues to expand and become stronger is, to a certain extent, that it cannot remain strong, because without the corresponding ability, it will not be able to protect and protect our relatives and friends. In fact, in this situation, what we want to protect is not only the people in Funiu Mountain, but the people of the entire Great Zhou. As the so-called old and old, young and young, when one day you want to understand this truth, you will feel that this is not a lie. At a certain level, you will not be able to ignore the suffering of the people, and you will not only think about the life and death of your relatives and friends, but you will inevitably have a protective heart for them. The strong have a natural responsibility to protect the weak, not to bully them. In fact, everyone in the world is the object that needs to be protected, which is the reason why my Luoyan Army finally raised the flag and rebelled. Delve into the fundamentals, the connotation has not changed, not to dominate the world, but to protect the common people. ”

The generals nodded slightly, and at this time they finally really got a glimpse of Lord Lin's heart. Lord Lin's mental journey is consistent, and he has not forgotten his original intention. Today's situation, in the final analysis, is caused by involuntary self-reliance, forced by the situation all the way, and snowballed all the way. He couldn't stop himself, he couldn't help but fight to expand his strength, because there were more and more people in need of protection in his mind, so that the people in the world had been included in the category that he felt needed protection in his heart. So he can't let them struggle in suffering, so he has to lead the army out of the mountains and solve these problems.

"You mean well, but you misunderstood what I meant. I can't say that I, Lin Jue, have no heart to fight, everyone in this world has the heart to fight, because this is human nature. Who doesn't want to make a name for themselves and become the master of this world. Which man is not hot-blooded, not to mention that I, Lin Jue, think that I don't need many pretentious emperors and generals. If I want to do something, I should have a chance to succeed. However, this fundamentally defeats my original intention. My Great Zhou itself is not at fault, and I am worried about the Central Plains, the state of etiquette, standing on the top of the world. Either way, it's like a tall beacon that shines on the darkness around it. Those barbarian countries are simply a bunch of barbarians compared to my Great Zhou. Such a country, such a civilized country, can only be revitalized, not destroyed. The so-called "Great Destruction and Great Establishment" refers to the structure and operation of the imperial court, rather than civilization and culture. Lu Zhongtian has set a very bad example, and now many people must be ready to move, if I join it, the world will be in chaos, and the smoke will be everywhere. The entire Great Zhou will be torn apart, each with its own king, and will fall into the chaos of mutual conquest. Civilians will be destroyed, civilization will be destroyed, and thousands will die. The Jurchens will take advantage of the chaos, and barbarism will crush civilization, that is the regression of history. That's something I would never do. At this time, I must support orthodoxy and end this chaotic situation as soon as possible, which is the best choice to realize my original intention, protect the people of the world to the greatest extent, and protect the Great Zhou civilization from trampling and regression. That's my answer to you, I don't know if you understand it. ”