Chang'an, in front of the altar, because of Lin Ze's departure, the civil and military officials who were originally low-eyed and pleasing to the eyes were instantly unrestrained, and they gathered together in groups of three or five, discussing a lot.

Due to their different factions, this group of officials in Guanzhong clearly formed four small circles.

The faction with the largest number of people is undoubtedly the veteran nobles of the Qin State who were recruited by Lin Ze.

With marriage as a bond, they have long had me in you and you in me for hundreds of years, and they are all relatives, and they are born to belong to the same camp.

The second faction, also known as the new faction, which has a slightly smaller number, is a group of officials selected through examinations since the establishment of the Western Qin Dynasty.

These people came from all over the world, with different backgrounds, but because they were all new to the officialdom of Western Qin, they tacitly chose to stay warm.

In terms of intimacy with each other, the second faction is probably less than one-tenth of the first.

The third faction is the old man who follows Lin Ze, this faction is not many in number, but because it has been tested for a long time, its loyalty and ability far surpass others, almost all of them are in high positions, and they are actually the strongest faction.

Strictly speaking, the fourth faction is not considered a faction, because they are not gathered together on their own initiative, but some people who are excluded by the other three factions.

The composition is also very complicated, some of them are disciples of the Mo family and peasant families, and they belong to pure "scientific research and technical personnel", which is somewhat incompatible with officialdom.

Some of them are because of their maverick personalities, such as considering themselves noble and unwilling to associate with vulgar people, such as acting obscene and not being treated well by others.

The topics discussed by the four factions were very different, and the old nobles of the Qin State had some extremely high sensitivity to war and politics.

Lin Ze's sentence of preparing for battle gave them the hope of re-entering the core.

These people may not be good at anything else, but their family history is there, and they are very familiar with conquest.

After a simple discussion, the families quickly reached a consensus and arranged for the best disciples of the family to go to the army, accumulate military merits, and enter the inner circle.

Most of the new faction were civilian officials, who were not interested in marching and fighting, but were interested in expanding their territory.

Someone must always manage the captured land, and if you are bolder, you will take the initiative to ask for help, saying that you can move it up if you don't have a position.

Who doesn't know that His Majesty the Emperor of the Western Qin Dynasty misses the old love the most, and the first group of people who were originally with him were either prime ministers or captains, and they almost got a place in Shangshu.

With the expansion of Western Qin, the others are also rising, isn't this their opportunity now?

Unlike the old aristocrats of the Qin State and the new faction, the other two factions behaved very calmly, a bit like being rigid without desire.

As time passed, the discussion gradually increased, and seeing that it was getting more and more noisy, someone couldn't help but say in a loud voice: "Colleagues, be quiet, His Majesty the Emperor of the People's Republic of China has issued an edict before leaving, ordering you to think about countermeasures to deal with Han Chu and South Vietnam." ”

"I think you should go back to your home and think about it carefully, instead of talking about it publicly, I wonder what your colleagues think?"

As soon as these words came out, someone immediately replied in a strange way: "Lord Zhou has won the appreciation of His Majesty, it can be said that he is not unwilling, and now he has actually taught his colleagues a lesson, which is really a great majesty." ”

Zhou Xing, who had been promoted by Lin Ze to the next level because of his good performance, narrowed his eyes slightly when he heard this, and said in a slightly cold tone: "Before Lord Zhang said such things, don't you take a look around?"

The official surnamed Zhang was shocked, and hurriedly looked around, but found nothing abnormal.

But his performance was seen by the rest of the officials, and they immediately let out a burst of ridicule.

The official surnamed Zhang was annoyed and angry: "Lord Zhou lies and intimidates his colleagues, where is his morality?"

Zhou Xing sneered and said, "Do you think this official is intimidating you? Is it because you are too stupid to see the abnormality?"

The official surnamed Zhang snorted coldly: "All of your colleagues are here, what's wrong?

Zhou Xing shook his head, did not speak, and stretched out his hand to point in one direction.

The official surnamed Zhang looked down and saw several brocade guards standing.

Thinking of the terrifying rumors of Jinyiwei, surnamed Zhang broke out in a cold sweat and almost collapsed to the ground.

Only then did the rest of the officials become alert, and when they looked around, they found that there were more than 100 Jinyi guards guarding nearby.

Some people began to desperately recall whether they had just said something disrespectful, and some people suddenly became afraid and planned to leave.

At this time, a familiar voice sounded: "Hey, haven't you dispersed yet?"

As soon as the voice appeared, it was Zhou Xing who reacted the fastest, only to see him decisively kneeling down and bowing: "Weichen see His Majesty the Emperor." ”

The rest of the officials did the same, kneeling.

Lin Ze's figure slowly appeared above the altar, and said indifferently: "All the ministers are exempt from courtesy. ”

The ministers responded in unison: "Thank you, Your Majesty." ”

Lin Ze's gaze swept over the ministers, and finally fell on Zhou Xing: "Can Zhou Qing give me an answer, why didn't Zhongqing prepare for the battle during the time I left?"

Zhou Xing bowed deeply, and said in a respectful tone: "Back to Your Majesty, we have just discussed how to share the worries of the monarch, and we have not had time to leave yet." ”

Lin Ze had a playful smile on his face when he heard this: "Oh, how is the discussion?

Zhou Xing unceremoniously pointed at the official surnamed Zhang and replied: "Your Majesty, Lord Zhang has just talked loudly, and he must have a good plan in his heart, why doesn't Your Majesty ask him?"

The face of the official surnamed Zhang changed suddenly, and he knelt on the ground and said: "Your Majesty Mingjian, Weichen is stupid and has no tricks, Lord Zhou is wise and brave, maybe there will be a trick." ”

The smile on Lin Ze's face gradually faded.

Zhou Xing secretly exclaimed, took a step forward and bowed and saluted: "Your Majesty, the minister has a few immature suggestions, and I respectfully ask Your Majesty to listen." ”

Lin Ze said indifferently: "Let's listen to it, it's good, I forgive you for your innocence, it's not good......

Lin Ze didn't say the second half of the sentence, but all the officials present understood, and it wouldn't end well anyway.

Zhou Xing wiped the cold sweat from his forehead and said respectfully: "The minister has three strategies, and the strategy is to attack the heart. ”

"The minister heard that not long ago, the Han State and South Vietnam joined forces to attack Chu, and both sides had damage, so the minister boldly speculated that this time the three countries of Han Chu and South Vietnam joined forces, and they were absolutely inseparable. ”

"The first strategy is to spread rumors and drive a wedge between the three kingdoms, so that instead of working together, they will be mired in infighting, so that the Western Qin fishermen can benefit. ”

"The second strategy is to attack from afar. For example, if it is divided into four points today, the border with Western Qin is Nanyue and Han, although Chu has enmity with Western Qin, but after all, it is separated by countless regions. ”

"The minister thought that he should send an envoy to the state of Chu and strive to ally with the state of Chu. ”

"The third strategy is to rebel. Western Qin is now overpowered, there are countless yearning people in the world, and there must be many people in the three countries who are interested in Western Qin, Your Majesty can send someone to secretly contact them, and they may be able to win by surprise at a critical moment. ”

"I sincerely ask Your Majesty to evaluate these three strategies. ”

The indifference on Lin Ze's face suddenly dissipated a lot, and he said indifferently: "Although the three strategies are not very clever, at least they are attentive, and I will pass the test even if you pass this time." ”

"Pay attention to your words in the future, if you have the thoughts and behaviors of using me as a knife to kill people next time, I will kill you first, you can remember. ”

Zhou Xing knelt on the ground without hesitation, kowtowed again and again: "The minister offended His Majesty, the crime deserves death, and please ask Your Majesty to surrender." ”

Lin Ze waved his hand and said, "I Jinkou Yuyan, since I said that I will not be investigated this time, I will not blame you, get up." ”

"Now that the enemy is present, it is still useful for me to keep your life, and I hope that you will always be useful to me. ”

"Disperse, I will send a decree later, so that you and others know how to prepare. ”