Zhao Di, Handan.

Lin Ze stood on the high platform, looked at the neatly arranged 100,000 troops in front of him, waved his big hand, and said loudly: "Target Peixian, the whole army will set off." ”

The 100,000 troops who had received the military order immediately set off and marched to Pei County in the southeast.

Zhuang Zhou, who was beside Lin Ze, saw this picture and couldn't help but ask: "Isn't the purpose of the junior brother this time to capture the land of Yan Zhao? Now that most of the land of Yan Zhao has fallen into the hands of the junior brother, why does the junior brother still attack Pei County?"

In the end, Zhuang Zhou's face showed a look of worry and said: "At the beginning of the great controversy, Confucianism has not yet harvested luck on Liu Ji, if the junior brother destroys Liu Ji, it may cut off the way for Confucianism to harvest luck, this result is that Confucianism appears decisively, and Confucianism may not give up." ”

"At the beginning of the current dispute, it is not advisable for the junior and junior to clash too much with Confucianism, so as not to lose both, and let the Qin State and Buddhism take advantage of it. ”

Lin Ze smiled softly and replied: "Senior brother don't worry, senior brother is just trying to make a show of attacking Peixian County with great fanfare, as long as Confucianism is not stupid, this battle will definitely not be fought." ”

Zhuang Zhou asked rhetorically: "Since the junior brother doesn't want to attack Peixian, why is he so popular?"

Lin Ze chuckled and said: "There are two reasons why the junior brother did this: one is to superficially express his dissatisfaction with Liu Ji's capture of Jindi, in order to cover up the fact that the junior brother is deliberately trying to grab his territory. ”

Second, take this opportunity to get the corresponding benefits from Confucianism as much as possible. ”

"To do a full set of plays, since the junior brother designed this matter for Liu Ji to attack Jinyang, he should be at a loss, if he only captures the land of Yan Zhao and stops, it is very likely that the land of Yan Zhao will compete with Liu Ji in the future. ”

"The only way to hurt Liu Ji is to beat him up at one time, and let him personally admit that the land of Yan Zhao belongs to Western Qin, and if there is a dispute in the future, the righteousness is in hand, and the name is justified. ”

Zhuang Zhou nodded slightly, accepting Lin Ze's words, and couldn't help but remind at the end: "Senior brother has planned very well, but you have to pay attention to grasp the size, don't go too far, don't let Confucianism not come to the stage, things will make a big fuss." ”

Lin Ze smiled brightly and said: "Senior brother don't worry too much, senior brother knows in his heart, if there is an accident in this matter, it will not be able to end, so I can only ask senior brother to come out and maintain superficial peace with Confucianism." ”

Zhuang Zhou shook his head when he heard this, and said with a smile: "You, you, senior brother, I am about to become your subordinate." ”

Lin Ze said cheekily: "It's all for the Dao Palace, senior brother doesn't have to be so clear." ”

Zhuang Zhou......

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Peixian County Ya, Liu Ji paced back and forth in the courtyard, fidgeting, and the news that Yan Zhao's land had been lost made him anxious.

It doesn't matter if Yan Zhao's land is not guaranteed, what worries him even more is that after Lin Ze captured Handan, he didn't stop, and gathered a large army, which seemed to have the intention of going south.

In order to fight against Lin Ze, Liu Ji communicated with Confucian scholars and invited a Confucian sage to come to Pei County to settle people's hearts.

On the other side, Liu Ji quickly recalled the army that was fighting against Wei in Qidi, and if Lin Ze really attacked Peixian, he would also have enough troops to defend Peixian.

A few days later, Liu Ji's worst fear still happened, a scout came to report that Lin Ze personally led an army of 100,000 people, less than a hundred miles away from Pei County.

Liu Ji hurriedly found Zhang Liang and asked: "Lin Ze's army is coming, Pei County's troops are insufficient, and there is no danger to defend, what can I do?"

Zhang Liangsi pondered for a moment, and said in a deep voice: "With today's plan, the lord has only two ways to choose. ”

"First, urge the Confucian sages to come quickly, with the Confucian sages here, even if Pei County is lost, the lord can be safe and sound. ”

Second, if the Confucian sages do not come, the lord can only give up Peixian and avoid it for the time being. As the saying goes, stay in the green mountains, don't be afraid of no firewood, and the lord doesn't need to fight for a moment and fight with Lin Ze. ”

"The coming day is long, and when the lord's strength grows, today's humiliation can be returned a hundredfold. ”

Obviously, Zhang Liang was worried that Liu Ji would refuse to run away because of face, which was a bit redundant.

When Liu Ji heard the latter sentence, he hurriedly said: "In this case, then pack up and rush to Linzi, Qidi, it just so happens that the Qi Palace is well preserved and can be moved in by orphans." ”

Zhang Liang smiled bitterly and said: "If the lord really wants to leave, it is best to inform Confucianism and listen to Confucianism's advice." ”

Liu Ji thought about it, Zhang Liang's words were reasonable, so he instructed the guards at the door: "Go and invite a few Confucian gentlemen to come over to discuss matters." ”

As soon as Liu Ji spoke, a noise sounded outside the lobby, but it was several people from Confucianism stationed around Liu Ji who came together.

When he heard that Liu Ji wanted to abandon the city and flee, the first Confucian student immediately said: "Pei Gong must not do this, Xiao Sheng contacted Yan Sheng, Zeng Sheng, Zhong Sheng and others the day before yesterday, and the three sages all said that Pei Gong only needs to stick to Pei County and wait for them to come to help." ”

Yan Sheng personally said that the supporter behind Lin Ze is the Dao Palace, and the relationship between Confucianism and the Dao Palace is very good. ”

"Besides, this incident, there seems to be a misunderstanding in it, if Lin Ze really brings troops to come, Pei Gong can ask about the misunderstanding, so as not to fight between the two tigers and let the Qin State benefit. ”

Liu Ji's face was a little ugly and said, "What if Lin Ze doesn't care about Confucianism and has to die?"

The Confucian scholar at the head of the sect said with a dissatisfied look on his face: "What kind of person is Yan Sheng, how could he deceive Duke Pei on such a matter? ”

Liu Ji wanted to say more, but Zhang Liang saw that it was wrong, and hurriedly said: "Since the relationship between Confucianism and the Taoist Palace is very good, can a few great sages send an envoy to Lin Ze's army to communicate one or two in advance?"

The Confucian student at the head glanced at Zhang Liang, and said indifferently: "Mr. Zhang doesn't need to provoke us with words, when Lin Zebing comes to the city, the old man and the others will go to the other party's military camp, and try not to let Pei Gong suffer from the other party's injuries and insults." ”

Zhang Liang chuckled and said, "I hope so." ”

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After three days of rapid marching, the army led by Lin Ze finally saw the city wall of Peixian.

Pei County, as a county, is not the seat of the county, the city wall is not high, in the case of less than 20,000 defenders in the city, Lin Ze does not need 100,000 troops at all, only 50,000 troops, can easily capture this county.

It's just that this time, Lin Ze didn't come to attack the city and plunder the land, so the army camped outside the city and stopped.

Then Lin Ze stood alone three hundred meters in front of the gate of Peixian County, and said loudly: "Where is Liu Ji? Today, I led a large army to come here, just to seek justice for the dead brothers, and asked Liu Ji to come out and answer." ”

Lin Ze's voice was not loud, but it clearly spread throughout Pei County, Liu Ji naturally heard it, but he didn't dare to meet Lin Ze.

In Liu Ji's impression, Lin Ze has always been a decisive figure, if he really appeared in front of Lin Ze, the latter might cut him with a sword.

Liu Ji did not appear, it does not mean that no one in Pei County came forward, and the five Confucian scholars who had previously advised Liu Ji not to abandon the city fulfilled their promise and came to the city wall.

The first Confucian student took the lead in saluting Lin Ze and said, "Confucian disciples pay homage to Lin Ze Immortal of the Dao Palace. ”

As the saying goes, reaching out and not hitting the smiling person, before showing the conflict of interest, Lin Ze still smiled at the five people very kindly, nodded and saluted in return.

The Confucian scholar then asked, "I don't know why Lin Ze Immortal led his troops to commit Pei Gong's realm?"

Lin Ze looked at a few people, and said indifferently: "The reason for this is that the person concerned, Liu Ji, has to come over, so let's make it clearer, a few Confucian disciples don't seem to have much to do with this matter, and it seems that there is no need to tell you about it." ”

The Confucian scholar at the head replied with a smile: "The inferior people and Pei Bus are inseparable, and some things have the same meaning as the inferior people. ”

"Oh," Lin Ze replied undeniably, "If this seat wants to take Liu Ji's life and pay tribute to the dead brothers, how many of them are willing to take their place?"

As soon as Lin Ze said this, a trace of embarrassment suddenly appeared on the face of the Confucian student, and he didn't know how to answer.

Lin Ze snorted lightly and said: "Needless to say, let Liu Ji come out, this seat will give him a quarter of an hour, if he hides and refuses to come out, this seat can directly order the siege of the city, dig three feet into the ground, and find him out." ”

If he is willing to come out and explain clearly, this seat may not be embarrassed by him for the sake of Confucianism, if he is weak and refuses to explain, if this seat does not take a serious shot and beats people to death, Confucianism will not blame me. ”

The Confucian scholar at the head didn't expect Lin Ze's attitude to be so resolute, he glanced at his companions, and said, "Please also ask Lin Ze Immortal to exercise a little restraint, and find him here at the inferior level." ”

After speaking, he went down the city wall and went to find Liu Ji.

When Liu Ji heard that Confucian said that Lin Ze had to see him, he was very unhappy and said, "If you go down, what if the other party kills people directly with supreme cultivation?"

"So, how can the gentleman explain to the Confucian sage?"

Confucius smiled bitterly: "But that Lin Ze wants to see you by name, if he can't see you for a quarter of an hour, he will most likely order the siege of the city." ”

"Once the city is broken, I am afraid that the two sides will not even have a chance to negotiate peace. At least now, the other party also said that they could talk, and with Lin Ze's status, he would probably not go back on his word. ”

Liu Ji resolutely refused: "That's because Mr. doesn't understand him, Lin Ze is definitely not a person who can be bound by morality, and he is not willing to risk his life." ”

As soon as Liu Ji's words fell, an ethereal voice sounded: "With me here, you don't have to worry about this." ”

Just when Liu Ji's face was stunned, Confucian Sheng showed joy on his face, bowed down and said, "Xiaosheng welcomes Yan Sheng's arrival." ”

Subsequently, a young Confucian with a face like jade and a gentle and elegant face appeared in front of Liu Ji, and it was the Confucian sage Yan who returned.