After halfway through the second round, everyone was full of food and food, and the banquet was approaching.

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

"My dear sirs!" Lin Jue's voice sounded: "Today's Mid-Autumn Festival, we are gathering and having a banquet. This is a great thing. However, the feast will inevitably end, and the happy time is still over. Before the banquet ends, Lin wants to toast you with your last glass of wine. With this beautiful night of flowers and full moon, I wish you all peace and joy. As the song says, everyone is 'people always are there, flowers always bloom, and the moon is long'. Come and drink this cup together!"

The officials raised their glasses and shouted loudly: "Thank you, Lin Xiang, and I wish Lin Xiang so much."

After everyone drank this cup together, Lin Jue laughed loudly and said, "After drinking this cup, the banquet will be over. Before saying goodbye to you, Lin has a few words to say to you. I hope it will not wipe out your graceful pleasure."

When the officials heard this, they felt a stern. The atmosphere was harmonious all night, drinking, watching the moon and listening to music. Although Lin Xiang said that it was to make up for everyone's feelings for going home and away from home, it was obviously not only that. Lin Jue said that he did not want to discourage everyone's excitement, which meant that the next words would be dispelling words.

"My dear lords, the court issued an order to call you from all over the Great Zhou Dynasty to the capital. Of course, you are not asking you to come to the capital to drink and enjoy the moon. The Mid-Autumn Festival is available every year, and the fine wine is available every year. If you miss a year, there will be the next year. However, some things cannot be missed or waited for. Once the opportunity is delayed, it will cause a disaster for the country and the country. People will die, and the country will be destroyed." Lin Jue's voice floated between the buildings, clearly putting it into everyone's ears.

"This is not an exaggeration, everyone, in the past few years, everything that I have experienced in the Great Zhou Dynasty is obvious to all. I am afraid that no one would have thought that my Great Zhou would have suffered a catastrophe that almost destroyed his country. I am afraid that no one would have thought that I was in a panic in the Great Zhou Dynasty, the country on the Central Plains, was actually defeated by the small Jurchen soldiers to the city of Bianliang. This is simply unimaginable. My Great Zhou is prosperous and prosperous, and rich in the world. Looking at the world, who can compare with it? If someone told you five years ago or longer ago that we would be beaten by the Jurchens, you would definitely call him a madman and a fool. Until the fact is right in front of you, you are afraid that you will not believe it.

It is true that I don’t want to believe it, and people in the world don’t want to believe it. But the fact is that millions of people, civil and military officials from all over the world, and all the people of the Great Zhou, have been a bit like an incredible nightmare in the past five years. My Great Zhou fell from the top of glory. The seemingly solid and gorgeous building fell, and only then did I find that the columns of the corridor had eroded, and the borers had hollowed out the load-bearing pillars. The gorgeous coat was lifted up and I found that my body was full of lice. The invasion of the Jurchens stripped off all the illusory power and false strength, and presented everything to us bloodily. How cruel."

All the officials' expressions became serious. The emotions of good wine and food, singing and dancing, and full flowers and moon had long disappeared without a trace. Lin Jue's words were indeed disgusting, and he brought everyone back to cruel memories and reality. This is something that many people deliberately avoided and did not want to remember again. Lin Xiang said these words without any concealment. "I lifted up my gorgeous coat and found that my body was full of lice." This sentence sounds disgusting, but it is so vivid.

"We should thank the Jurchens. Really, Lin was not drunk and said crazy words. We should thank the Jurchens, the Liao people, and even Lu Zhongtian. If it weren't for them, we might still live in the dream of being the best in the Great Zhou world and being invincible. The Jurchens and the Liao people told us that we will fight millions.

The heroic soldiers are vulnerable. Our heroic city cannot stop their iron hooves at all. We think that no one in the world can defeat them, but in fact we are deceiving ourselves. Lu Zhongtian told us that our Great Zhou has many internal conflicts, including ambitious people, conspirators, speculators, selfish people, people who harm the public and private, and many people who are fighting against the enemy. There are countless borers, rats, poisonous snakes, flies, mosquitoes, cockroaches, which destroy the foundation of our Great Zhou. Even, they want to seize the throne and subvert our Great Zhou. If there is no enemy inside and outside, how could we know that the situation has reached such a point? If we are still immersed in the dream of invincible Great Zhou, one day more storms will come, and our Great Zhou will be completely overturned. So, we have to thank them, they have made us awake, right?"

Thousands of people were silent, and everyone's brows were frowning, and their mood was extremely heavy. Although Lin Xiang said something extreme and had no room for anything, he had to say that everything he said was reasonable. The anger thunder awakened the beautiful dream, and many people still cannot believe what the Great Zhou suffered in the past year. It turns out that the truth is so cruel.

"My dear sirs, today's Mid-Autumn Festival night, the full moon is full. I really say these words are really unsightly. But when we enjoy fine wine and food, we should also think about what to do if hundreds of millions of people in the world. The people of the three northern routes whose homes were destroyed are returning to their homes. Their homes are destroyed and the fields are deserted and the relatives are separated and their lives are uncertain. When we are drinking and watching the moon here, have we ever thought that at this moment they are crying at the ruins and walls against the corpses of their relatives?

Of course, the appearance does not mean that if there are painful things in the world, others cannot live a good life and will be sad and uncomfortable. The true appearance means that we officials must think about these people in our hearts and must take responsibility. We must seriously think about how we should solve their suffering. When everyone in the world can gather together to enjoy the moon, drink and enjoy family happiness, we can drink and enjoy the moon more at ease. That is our responsibility."

"...You have received the imperial edict from you from afar. Some of you are old and still come without hesitation. Some are still in good health. We gathered in the capital, of course, not to travel around the mountains, waters, drink and enjoy the moon. The court issued an order to summon you to come together to discuss the country. We have a great responsibility. Although our Great Zhou has defeated the foreign enemy and eliminated the internal thieves, the current situation of our Great Zhou is not optimistic. The reality is in front of us and we can no longer live in the illusory dream. How to revitalize the Great Zhou? How to make the millions of people in the world live better,

How to avoid the repetition of the same mistakes in the Great Zhou Dynasty, how to avoid the regeneration of internal thieves and breeding of borers within the court. How to ensure that the decisions of the Great Zhou Dynasty in the future are correct, at least in the general direction, how to make the country and country stable and the country's destiny. These are all problems that we need to solve immediately. These problems must be solved from the root, they must be bold, have the heart to cut off their arm, and must be solved from the height of serving the country and the people. This requires the collective wisdom and responsibility of all of us here, and the joint efforts of everyone."

"I know, most of you have heard of it, and they all know more or less news. I believe that most of you know what I said outside Donghua Gate that day. I know, many of you have many doubts in your heart. One is the doubts about me, and I think that there are many people who are ruthless, and I want to point at my nose and scold me in person. The other is the doubts about how we should do it. It doesn't matter, I and you will solve these doubts in the next few days. In short, you must be mentally prepared. I put ugly words in my head. The change of the government institutions is imperative, including the emperor, has agreed. This is an unchangeable thing. I don't want us to discuss the issue of whether to change should be made. It's not whether to do it or not, but how to do it. I hope you can understand this meaning. Well... it's not too early... It's not too early. I don't want us to discuss the issue of whether to change. It's not whether to do it or not, but how to do it. I hope you can understand this meaning.

You guys have also drunk a lot of wine. Today is Mid-Autumn Festival night. I don’t want to take up too much time for you. The banquet has ended here, so you can take care of yourself.”

After saying these words, Lin Jue bowed and turned back. After a while, surrounded by officials, he went down the overpass and left Fanlou. All the officials politely delivered it. It was not until Lin Jue and others disappeared on the street that the entire Fanlou became so excited.

...

The moonlight sets westward, and there are long tables and chairs in the back garden of Lin's family. There are fruits and wine on the table, but it is already a little scattered. The chairs are much empty, and many people who watch the moon have left.

The wives, concubines and children of the Lin family were originally going to wait for Lin Jue to enjoy the moon together, but after waiting for too long, they finally couldn't stand it. The girls left the seat and returned to their room to rest. Only Lu Wu and Fang Huanqiu were left in the back garden under the moonlight.

While the two of them were talking nonsense, Lin Jue finally returned to the house and came to the back garden. The two of them quickly stood up to greet each other and pulled Lin Jue to sit down.

"Are they all asleep?" Lin Jue asked.

"I don't see what time it is. It's already the third day. Princess Mu Qingbinger and the others are waiting for you to come back to watch the moon and celebrate the festival. The children are looking forward to their father, but you never come back. It's okay, the children can't stand it anymore, so they can only take them to sleep. Binger and Qianqian have drunk too much and went to bed. Oh, my husband is really, I should come back early on the Mid-Autumn Festival. I haven't been reunited for several years, and I have fewer opportunities to gather on weekdays." Lu Wu 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 squinted his eyes.

"Lu Wu, stop talking about it. Senior brother is now busy with his major affairs. That is a major event of the country. We all have to take care of it. Look at him so tired. Although he has some shortcomings, it is worth it for the sake of the people of the world." Fang Huanqiu said.

Lu Wu said: "Sister Huanqiu's speech is becoming more and more like Mr. Fang's voice back then, and it is similar to what his husband said. People in the world, we are also people in the world. I am not saying that my husband shouldn't do things, I just think... Sometimes I feel that it's not as comfortable as in the small courtyard of our Lin family in Hangzhou. Sometimes, I always think that it would be fine if I could go back."

Fang Huanqiu laughed and said, "Can you go back by talking nonsense? I think too, life was so comfortable at that time, and my father was still there. My senior brother often came to build fences and vegetable beds for my house, and drank and talked about articles with my father. We went to the bottom of the cliff together... It was so good at that time."

Lu Wu smiled and said, "I said to me, aren't you the same? In fact, life is pretty good now, but I feel indescribable. Husband, I'm not saying that you are not comfortable now, don't be too careful. We haven't blamed you for anything."

“…”

Lin Jue closed his eyes silently. Fang Huanqiu went up to take a look and smiled bitterly, "Husband is asleep. We complained about our feelings, but he didn't even hear it."

Lu Wu smiled bitterly and said, "Oh, I'm so tired. I don't know what the picture is. I understand all the principles, but I was unhappy when I heard a sentence that day. I accidentally heard someone commenting on my husband on the street and said, "If Prime Minister Lin continues to do this, he will die in the future without a place to bury him." After hearing that sentence, I was not worth it for my husband."
Chapter completed!