"Lord Han, I don't know how to say what is in my heart. In the past nearly a month, it has been the most painful and hesitant moment of my life. Even when I gave up the imperial examination and joined the army, I was ridiculed and ridiculed by everyone, I never suffered so much. Ma Qingshan didn't answer Han Gang's question directly, let out a breath of turbidity, and said softly.

Han Gang nodded slightly and said, "Brother Qingshan, I know, and I understand you, because since the defeat of the army for more than a month, I have also been in pain and suffering. Marshal Yang...... Marshal Yang was actually killed by the emperor like this. Even if the army is defeated, it can't kill Lord Yang. Isn't this move by the imperial court self-destruction of the Great Wall? The more times like this, the more you can't do that. You can be punished, but how can you kill Lord Yang? It's incredible. When I heard the news of Lord Yang's execution, I was cold from head to toe, like falling into an ice cellar. You probably feel the same way as me. ”

Ma Qingshan stared at the mottled mountains and forests under the autumn sun, and said slowly: "That's right, Lord Yang was executed, it was really like a thunderbolt on a sunny day, and I was stunned. But...... It's not that that that chills me the most, it's the ...... that chills me There is no one in the DPRK and China to stop it, and so many people of insight can't see through this situation? Make peace with the Liao? Which one is the one to discuss? Can there be a real reconciliation between my Great Zhou and the Liao people? Even if peace is negotiated, aren't you afraid that they will repent? After killing Lord Yang, if the Liao people come to attack, who will lead the army? Don't those people in the court think about the consequences? Even if the emperor wants to negotiate peace, why should he take Lord Yang as a knife? It's just incomprehensible. I really believe what Lord Lin said to us that day. Lord Han, I really believe it. ”

Han Gang frowned and said, "Do you mean that Lin Jue?" What did he say? ”

Ma Qingshan said: "That day, Lin Jue rescued us from the Liao people, and said so many things to Lord Han in the camping place in the forest, doesn't Lord Han remember?" ”

Han Gang smiled bitterly: "Of course I remember, but he Lin Jue is a traitor to the imperial court, how can I take his words seriously?" Besides, all he said that day was slanderous to the emperor and the court, as an official of the court, how could I listen to his demagoguery? ”

Ma Qingshan turned his head, looked at Han Gang in a daze, and said, "Lord Han, do you think what Lord Lin said is a lie?" But I thought what he said was true. We just have different identities and refuse to believe the fact that the emperor killed his father and brother and usurped the throne. ”

Han Gang said: "Even if that's the truth? You and I are the courtiers of the Great Zhou, what can we do? ”

Ma Qingshan still didn't respond to Han Gang's questioning, and only said softly: "Lord Han, after you left that night, I had a conversation with Lord Lin, do you want to know what we said?" ”

Han Gang looked at Ma Qingshan suspiciously: "Brother Qingshan, don't sell Guanzi, if you have something to say, you can say it." Between you and me, you don't have to spit out. ”

Ma Qingshan nodded and said, "Of course, I took the initiative to talk to Lin Juepan that night, because when I heard him talk to you in the afternoon, I felt something in my heart, and I was a little curious about him." In addition, he is also a legend of my Da Zhou, so I want to talk to him. What I originally wanted to know was why Lin Jue, who had a great future and was ranked as the third envoy at a young age, chose to betray the decisive path of the imperial court. He could have had a better choice. ”

Han Gang frowned and pondered, "Does he have a choice?" Didn't he support King Guo Mian of Jin? Guo Xu succeeded in usurping the throne, how could he be tolerated? ”

Ma Qingshan said with a strange expression: "It turns out that Lord Han also thinks that the current emperor is a usurper. This unintentional remark is actually the true thought of Lord Han's heart. ”

Han Gang was a little embarrassed, waved his hand and said, "Don't say this, this has nothing to do with what we said." ”

Ma Qingshan smiled and said in a deep voice: "Lin Jue said that he did not have no choice, in fact, the emperor and Lu Xiang have been wooing him, hoping that he can serve them. Lin Jue said that until the last moment, he actually had a choice. The emperor's jade seal was handed over to him by Qian Delu, the commander of the inner chamberlain, and at that time, he only needed to hand over the jade seal to the current emperor, so the emperor was not a usurper, but an upright enthronement. Lin Jue said something that impressed me deeply, he said, 'There are no eternal enemies or allies in this world, only eternal interests'. If he is willing to take refuge in the emperor and Lu Xiang, the emperor and Lu Xiang will not turn him away. I believe in his words, because I know that Lin feels his experience and ability, he is the leader of my Great Zhou, and Wen Taowu is all impressive. Just think, if such a person is willing to assist the emperor, how can the emperor turn him away? ”

Han Gang thought for a while and said, "Even if what he said is true, then why should he be a traitor to the imperial court?" ”

Ma Qingshan said softly: "This is the problem, he revealed his heart to me that night. He said that after the failure of the two adults Yan Zhengsu and Fang Dunru to implement the new law, he could see that the court was rotten. He gave me an analogy, he said that my Da Zhou is now a gorgeous mansion outside, looking tall and gorgeous, but in fact, the pillars are rotten, and the rats and bugs are rampant inside, and they are rotten and can't be rotten anymore. Yan Zhengsu and Fang Dunru's change of law was to try to repair the pillars and clean up the rats, bedding, insects, and cockroaches in the house, which was actually just a maintenance, and could not allow the big mansion of Da Zhou to be completely repaired. And even this method of repair has failed in the end. Since then, he has actually understood that relying on this kind of tinkering method cannot make the big mansion of Da Zhou able to shelter the people of the world and shelter the people from the wind and rain. Therefore, he thinks that instead of constantly repairing and not having good results, it is better to burn down the house with a fire. ”

"Burned? To put it lightly, if you burn down this house, won't you even have the least shelter from the wind and rain? Can burning solve the problem? He was justifying his rebellion. Han Gang shouted.

I also asked him about this, and he said that the house was burned precisely to rebuild a new one. That's the goal. Rather than let people suffer in this rat-infested, crumbling house, it is better to build a new big mansion. In his words, it is a big break, and if you want to stand, you must break it first, and it will not be possible if you are not ruthless. Therefore, this is the ultimate reason why he chose to defect from the court. He said that he was not against Da Zhou, but Guo Xu, and he wanted to work hard to build a new house for Da Zhou, because he was on the throne today, and he would change the soup but not the medicine. The monarch of the court is not a king, the minister is not a minister, they are all a group of rotten people, and these moths will never be allowed in the new Great Zhou, these people who seem to be pillars but have become extremely corrupt exist. Ma Qingshan said in a deep voice.

"Big break? Big break! Han Gang's face was stunned, and he frowned.

Ma Qingshan continued: "At that time, when I heard his words, I also felt that he was suspected of finding a reason for rebellion for himself. According to his meaning, none of the ministers in the court are pillars, they are all selfish silverfish, and they are all for their own interests without considering the walls of the Great Zhou Society. They are all corrupt people who don't care about the lives of the people. When I heard his words, I was actually a little disgusted. I have always thought that although my Great Zhou has some drawbacks, it is not as unbearable as he said, I dare not comment on the emperor, but there are still talents among Lu Xiang and a group of courtiers, and he Lin Jue is really too much. However, to this day, I have to say that Lin Jue's words are right. Lord Yang's death proves this. The entire court was full of Gou An's generation, and no one stopped the emperor from killing Lord Yang. Emperor...... How dim. Lu Xiang was even more disappointing. I even suspect from the fact that he actually agreed to take the office of privy councillor temporarily...... He deliberately asked the emperor to kill Yang Jun without stopping it, in order to ...... Seize military power. I even suspect that Lu Xiang may have contributed to this. If this is really the case, the emperor is deaf, Lu Xiang is still thinking about autocracy at this time, and the courtiers are all shrunken turtles, then what else is there for us to maintain this court that we want to maintain? What kind of court are we loyal to? Just thinking about it is enough to keep me awake at night and have trouble sleeping. ”

Han Gang stared at Ma Qingshan in astonishment, and muttered for a while: "Brother Qingshan, are you thinking too much?" Are you too tired during this time, how can you fall into Lin Jue's trap. He told you this for another purpose. How can you believe his word and slander the court? ”

Ma Qingshan shook his head and said, "Lord Han, of course I believe Lin Jue, because everything he said is reasonable, and the reality has been fulfilled." Lord Han, let me tell you the most outrageous thing, if you say this, you may think that I have fallen into evil. But I can swear by my dead father and mother that I am telling the truth. ”

Han Gang hurriedly said, "How can you make such a poisonous oath? You can't do it, Brother Ma. ”

Ma Qingshan said: "I don't want to do this either, but this thing is too bizarre and weird, you must think I'm talking nonsense." That's why I swore a poisonous oath to tell you that what I said was the truth. ”

Han Gang said: "That's it, you say it." ”

Ma Qingshan said: "At the end of the conversation that night, Lin Jue said a few words to me, and I remember him saying this: 'Brother Ma, it is not a wonderful plan to destroy Liao by Lian Juzhen, but a catastrophe in the Great Zhou. This war will not take advantage of the big week. Not only will they not be able to take advantage, but it is very likely that stealing chickens will not lead to the destruction of the country. ’。 After hearing this, I naturally didn't believe it, so I asked him if he meant that my Great Zhou would lose this northern expedition. He told me in no uncertain terms that this was exactly what he meant. I asked him, 'Why are you so sure?' ’。 Guess what he said? ”

Han Gang frowned and said, "What did he say?" ”

He said...... Heavenly secrets must not be revealed. The reason he wouldn't tell me, he just told me to remember his prophecy. When the time comes, it will be known that he is not talking nonsense, nor is he pretending to be false. Ma Qingshan said softly.

Han Gang was stunned: "He...... What does he mean is that he is a prophet? Can he foresee the success or failure of things? ”

Ma Qingshan smacked his lips and said, "I'm afraid that's exactly the case." I heard it as a joke at the time, but now I ...... The facts are all there, and all his words have been fulfilled, can I still not believe it? This Lin Jue...... I'm afraid that it is really a person who knows what happened before and after, and can predict the prophet. I have never seen a man so sure that my army would fail. Do you say that this evil door is not an evil door? ”