In Chang'an, Lin Ze's study, a colorful butterfly appeared out of thin air, flapped its wings, and then revealed Zhuang Zhou's figure.

Lin Ze, who was bowing his head to deal with government affairs, raised his head and smiled: "Senior brother is here." ”

Zhuang Zhou said indifferently: "I just received a letter from my teacher, saying that my junior brother successfully obtained the mandate of heaven and was promoted to the third realm of heaven and man. ”

Lin Ze said with a smile on his face: "Trouble senior brother, senior brother, please take a seat." ”

Zhuang Zhou said disapprovingly: "It's good if the junior brother doesn't dislike it." ”

Lin Ze was stunned when he heard this, and asked in surprise, "Why did Senior Brother say this?"

Zhuang Zhou said with a serious face: "If the junior brother thinks that I am not credible, or thinks that I am sent by the teacher to spy on you, you can tell me directly, otherwise it will not be good to cause misunderstanding." ”

Lin Ze instantly understood the meaning of Zhuang Zhou's words, he had previously told Zhuang Zhou that he would go back to the Dao Palace to ask for help from the Dao Saint, and as a result, he obtained the Mandate of Heaven by sacrificing to the sky.

In Zhuang Zhou's opinion, Lin Ze's behavior is a manifestation of distrust of him, so Zhuang Zhou will have an opinion.

Lin Ze speculated that Zhuang Zhou might even have eaten the Dao Saint's hang because of this incident.

Thinking of this, Lin Ze got up and bowed to Zhuang Zhou with a solemn face: "The senior brother acted recklessly before, and failed to take into account the feelings of the senior brother, so I apologize to the senior brother, and I hope that the senior brother will not care about the villain." ”

Zhuang Zhou was stunned, he probably didn't expect Lin Ze to admit his mistake so straightforwardly, he was entangled for a moment, sighed and said: "Senior brother, remember one thing, the teacher and senior brother will not harm you, even if you want to take risks next time, you should say hello in advance." ”

"Although the senior brother may not be able to help much, the senior brother has lived for tens of thousands of years, and it is still possible to solve some of the problems. ”

Lin Ze nodded sincerely: "Senior brother understands, he will never do it again next time." ”

Zhuang Zhou glanced at Lin Ze deeply, and said meaningfully: "If my junior brother believes me, I will try my best to protect you." ”

Lin Ze swore and said: "Absolutely and unconditionally trust Senior Brother, Senior Brother, please sit down, come here, and brew the good tea I have treasured and send it up." ”

Saying a few good words can make the first person under the saint protect with his heart, and Lin Ze will only say no if he is stupid.

Lin Ze's sincere and enthusiastic attitude made Zhuang Zhou a little unclear about the truth and falsehood, and sat on the chair that Lin Ze moved for him.

Soon Zhuang Zhou was relieved, is it so important whether it is true or false? Anyway, you have to protect him, don't you?

Zhuang Zhou took the hot tea handed by Lin Ze, sniffed it gently, and praised: "Good tea." For the sake of this tea, Senior Brother will spare you this time. ”

Lin Ze, who successfully resolved Zhuang Zhou's dissatisfaction, secretly breathed a sigh of relief.

At this time, the commander of Guanzhong Jinyi Guard hurriedly came to the door of the study and bowed loudly: "Your Majesty, the news you asked to inquire about earlier has been settled. ”

Lin Ze said in a serious and deep voice: "Come in and say." ”

Jinyiwei commanded the envoy Yiyan into the study and bowed down and said: "The minister sent someone to Hu Hai's hermitage to investigate, except for Hu Hai's disappearance, the rest of the people are safe and sound, and the messenger who came to report the news is still on the way, and it is expected to arrive tomorrow." ”

Lin Ze's expression was clear, Yan Hui didn't lie, it was Confucianism who took Hu Hai away, otherwise, there would be no living mouth left in the secluded place.

"According to the three imperial physicians who served Hu Hai, two of the twenty concubines His Majesty gave Hu Hai were pregnant. ”

"Hmm, is this serious?" Lin Ze's eyes lit up when he heard this, and he couldn't help but ask.

The commander of the Jinyi guard bowed down and said, "The minister does not dare to bully the king." ”

Lin Ze laughed and said: "Okay, very good, immediately send someone to take those two people to Chang'an, take care of them, and ensure that the two of them give birth to Hu Hai's bloodline safely." ”

Zhuang Zhou asked coldly on the side: "Hu Hai has a bloodline, and the junior brother seems to be very happy?"

Lin Ze said unabashedly: "Of course I am happy, don't hide it from my senior brother, this is very important to my junior brother, and it will bring unexpected benefits to my junior brother." ”

Lin Ze was referring to a transaction between him and Emperor Qin, in which Lin Ze promised to promise not to cut off the blood of Emperor Qin, in exchange for the inheritance left by Emperor Qin, and the jade seal of the country was one of them.

Just like this time, if Lin Ze didn't pass on the jade seal of the country to help, how could he possibly get the mandate of heaven in one fell swoop?

Lin Ze swore by the heart of the Dao, if he couldn't complete it, even if Lin Ze's comprehension of the Dao was self, he would be affected somewhat.

Now it's a matter of concern.

Jinyiwei commanded the envoy: "The minister obeys the order, the minister still has a report, and the secret agent lurking in Linzi has sent news that Confucianism is plotting the unity of the Three Kingdoms, and it seems that it is going to integrate the power of Chu and Han and Nanyue to fight against Western Qin." ”

Lin Ze thought for a moment and said decisively: "Order the secret agents lurking in the Han Kingdom, let them pay close attention to the movements of the Han Kingdom, and pay attention to the timely transmission of news." ”

The Jinyi guard commanded the envoy to bow and retreat.

Lin Ze turned his head to look at Zhuang Zhou and said, "According to what Senior Brother has seen, the Buddha Confucian Sage and Uncle Tongtian will directly attack Senior Brother and me?"

Zhuang Zhou was suddenly shocked and said, "Senior brother, what do you want to do, the power of the saint is beyond comprehension, junior brother must not risk angering them." ”

Lin Ze spread his hands and said, "It's because I don't want to take risks, so I invite the senior brother." ”

Zhuang Zhou shook his head again and again, and said in a resolute tone: "Senior brother, tell me what you plan to do first." ”

Lin Ze said calmly: "Senior brother just heard that the Buddha and Confucian Sage plan to integrate the power of Chu Han and Nanyue to deal with Western Qin. Others may not know, but the senior brother is not clear, what they really want to deal with is the junior brother and me. ”

"As the saying goes, there are only a thousand days to be a thief, how can there be a thousand days to prevent a thief? ”

"That's why the junior brother wants to strike first, and before the three kingdoms are united, he will use the power of Western Qin to destroy one side first, so as to reduce the pressure. ”

"What the junior brother is worried about is that if the junior brother personally leads the troops to the battle, the Buddha and the Confucian saints will not directly attack me, and let me fall on the spot with my supreme cultivation. ”

Zhuang Zhou thought for a while and said, "Probably not." ”

Lin Ze's face immediately darkened, this is a matter of life and death for me, should you give me a sentence, isn't it too irresponsible?

As if seeing Lin Ze's displeasure, Zhuang Zhou explained: "It stands to reason that if the Buddha and Confucian Sage make up their minds to attack their junior brother, even if the junior brother does not appear in front of them, it will be useless to hide in Chang'an all the time. ”

Lin Ze couldn't deny it: "That's not necessarily, if the junior brother is hiding in Chang'an, the Buddha and Confucian sage will only let the disciples attack me out of some kind of concern, if the junior brother destroys Chu Han Nanyue in front of them and kills the Confucian disciples of Buddhism, can they still endure it?"

Zhuang Zhou frowned slightly when he heard this: "That's right, it's better for the junior brother to stay in Chang'an honestly and consolidate his cultivation with peace of mind." When the cultivation of the junior and younger brother is improved, and the destiny of heaven is favored, you don't have to worry about the Buddha and the Confucian saints attacking you. ”

Lin Ze said angrily: "Senior brother thinks that the Buddha and Confucian saints will give me too much time? Maybe after a few months, the junior brother's cultivation has not improved much, and the Three Kingdoms have already come outside the city." ”

Zhuang Zhou nodded: "That's what I said." ”

Lin Ze's face darkened, didn't he say that he was not to blame for the previous incident? What's going on with this perfunctory attitude?

Zhuang Zhou looked at Lin Ze's depressed expression, he was in a very happy mood, took the tea and drank it all, and said with a chuckle: "Senior brother is just worried that the Buddha and the Confucian saints will directly attack you with a big bully, and this matter is actually very easy to solve." ”

Lin Ze hurriedly asked, "How to solve it?"

Zhuang Zhou said proudly: "Senior brother, although I don't dare to say that I can confront the saint head-on, but it is not difficult to say that I can save the life of the senior brother in the hands of the saint." ”

Lin Ze looked at Zhuang Zhou with a suspicious expression, and his disbelief was overflowing.

Seeing this, Zhuang Zhou was annoyed and said, "If it weren't for that, how could the teacher let me protect you?"