That afternoon, Lin suddenly received an invitation from the family, and he couldn't help but feel stunned.

Because Lin's father died early and his mother is unknown, his relationship with the family has never been good. Back then, he would go to Shuangyue City with Gao Ze Gaole, but it was just because the people in the family thought he was a burden.

So now that such an invitation letter suddenly came, Lin was indeed a little surprised, and he hesitated to go back and have a look.

After thinking about it again, Lin felt that no matter what his relationship with his family was, his reputation would always be there. So he finally decided to go back and have a look.

So in the evening, Lin took the time to go back. Since Lin has been gone for a long time, the family's mansion has also been renovated. So everything here is no longer the same as in Lin's memory. Lin looked at the environment of the mansion seriously, but the only feeling he had here, but it was unfamiliar.

Only those familiar faces, Lin still had some vague impressions in his mind, but the memories that accompanied them were never clear.

But then again, the attitude of these relatives towards Lin today is really good and a little excessive, the sentence "good nephew" on the left and "good brother" on the right really makes Lin feel a little at a loss.

But it didn't take long for Lin to figure out why they were so enthusiastic about him.

It turned out that since Lin left the country of the stream, the family's life in the country of the stream has actually been getting worse. Although the country of Jian is now a situation where nobles control the government, it is a pity that Lin's family does not belong to the ruling wave, but to the group that is being squeezed, so now the family's financial situation is already a little beyond their means. They thought that Lin was now friendly with the king, and maybe he could help them get some resources.

So Lin smiled bitterly and shook his head: "You have also seen that I am like this now, and I am not justified in the palace, let alone help you fight for something, I can't do what you ask me to do." ”

Lin's uncle immediately pulled his own child and said eagerly: "This is easy to do, since you can't be an official in the court, then you have to promote the talents in our family, so that you can have a good relationship with you in the future, right? I think your cousin is good, you go to the king and say a few kind words, let him get your cousin an official and a half-position in the court, if you can become the king's close minister, it will be better." ”

Lin glanced at his so-called cousin, then fell silent and did not speak.

"What do you mean by not talking?" asked my uncle.

Lin said calmly: "There are thousands of people who want to be on the throne, how many of them are successful? And your son is not suitable for doing this." Besides, the position of the king's close courtier, how many families are fighting for it, do you think your son can win them? ”

Hearing that Lin refused their request, the atmosphere at the scene suddenly became a little awkward. After a moment of silence, the uncle said in an unkind tone: "After a few days by the king's side, do you really think you are a character?

Lin sighed slightly, and then stood up: "If you don't talk more than half a sentence, it seems that we can't talk together after all." In that case, there is no intention to say more. Later, I have some things to discuss with the king, so I will take my leave. With that, Lin pushed away the chair, turned around and left the restaurant.

The people in the family didn't expect Lin to refuse so bluntly, and they immediately felt that they had lost face. Some of them still can't accept that the submissive child of their childhood now dares to disobey their demands.

But they didn't dare to do anything to Lin now, so they had to watch his back and let him go.

After coming out of the mansion, Lin's heart was a little cold. Although what he had seen and heard just now was only an insignificant part of the group portrait of the country of streams, he still vaguely realized that this was the normal state of the country of streams.

The families controlled the imperial court, and even the entire country, so that ordinary people simply did not have the channel to realize their ideals through hard work. So over time, those young people who have ideals gradually begin to become numb, because hard work does not pay them anything.

Everyone here seems to take collusion for granted, and everyone is trying to get what they want. There's no healthy competitive atmosphere here, so the overall feel is lifeless. The situation in the country of streams seems to have fallen into a vicious circle. If you want to change it, you can only completely disintegrate all the original unspoken rules, but all this is almost an impossible thing for Gao Le, who is alone!

The king was nothing more than a puppet to the ministers. If the puppet has the consciousness to resist, then it is good to kill it and replace it with another one.

Because of this, if Gao Le continues to persevere, the contradictions between him and the ministers will one day be stimulated, and then it will only be a zero-sum game, and only one side will survive!

Now Lin gradually can finally understand Gao Ze's desperate state of mind at that time. Gao Ze has lofty ideals and wants to bring new changes to the country. However, his own ability could not support this lofty goal, and in the process of continuous self-blame and self-doubt, Gao Ze was finally gradually crushed by reality, and then he embarked on a dead end.

So after experiencing this, Lin couldn't help but start to become a little confused: What Gao Ze failed to complete, can he do it himself?

Although since Gao Ze's death, Lin's state of mind has undergone a series of changes, and he has also decided to accompany Gao Le all the way. But the cautious character he cultivated since he was a child still retains it to a certain extent. Lin has never been a confident person, which is really not a good personality in the court that bullies the weak and fears the hard. And Gao Le has always been mild-mannered, although he is very persistent in what he believes, but he is not the type to conflict with others, which gives others the impression that they are cowardly and bulliful.

And although Valentine can maintain a flamboyant personality, his prophet is fake after all, so when he wants to do something, he will inevitably lack confidence and then be timid.

But as long as he thinks of Gao Le's isolated and helpless appearance, Lin's heart will slowly become firmer, and his belief in defending the country will become stronger and stronger.